I Chronicles 29

vayyomer david hammelekh lekhol-haqqahal shelomoh veni ekhad bakhar-bo elohim na'ar varakh vehammelakhah gedolah ki lo le'adam habbirah ki la-Adonai elohim

King David said to the entire assemblage, “God has chosen my son Solomon alone, an untried lad, although the work to be done is vast—for the temple is not for mortals but for the ETERNAL God.

ukhekhol-kokhi hakhinoti levet-elohay hazzahav lazzahav vehakkesef lakkesef vehannekhoshet lannekhoshet habbarzel labbarzel veha'etsim la'etsim avne-shoham umillu'im avne-fukh veriqmah vekhol even yeqarah ve'avne-shayish larov

I have spared no effort to lay up for the House of my God gold for golden objects, silver for silver, copper for copper, iron for iron, wood for wooden, onyx-stone and inlay-stone, stone of antimony and variegated colors—every kind of precious stone and much marble.

ve'od birtsoti bevet elohay yesh-li segullah zahav vakhasef natatti levet-elohay lemalah mikkol-hakhinoti levet haqqodesh

Besides, out of my solicitude for the House of my God, I gave over my private hoard of gold and silver to the House of my God—in addition to all that I laid aside for the holy House:

sheloshet alafim kikkere zahav mizzehav ofir veshivat alafim kikkar-kesef mezuqqaq latuakh qirot habbattim

3,000 gold talents of Ophir gold, and 7,000 talents of refined silver for covering the walls of the houses

lazzahav lazzahav velakkesef lakkesef ulekhol-melakhah beyad kharashim umi mitnaddev lemallovt yado hayyom la-Adonai

(gold for golden objects, silver for silver for all the work)—into the hands of artisans. Now who [among you] are going to make a freewill offering and devote themselves today to GOD?”

vayyitnaddevu sare ha'avot vesare shivte yisra'el vesare ha'alafim vehamme'ot ulesare melekhet hammelekh

The officers of the clans and the officers of the tribes of Israel and the captains of thousands and hundreds and the supervisors of the king’s work made freewill offerings,

vayyittenu la'avodat bet-ha'elohim zahav kikkarim khameshet-alafim va'adarkhonim ribbo vekhesef kikkarim aseret alafim unekhoshet ribbo ushemonat alafim kikkarim uvarzel me'ah-elef kikkarim

giving for the work of the House of God: 5,000 talents of gold, 10,000 darics, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of copper, 100,000 talents of iron.

vehannimtsa itto avanim natenu le'otsar bet-Adonai al yad-yekhi'el haggereshunni

Whoever had stones in his possession gave them to the treasury of the House of GOD in the charge of Jehiel the Gershonite.

vayyismekhu ha'am al-hitnaddevam ki belev shalem hitnaddevu la-Adonai vegam david hammelekh samakh simkhah gedolah

The people rejoiced over the freewill offerings they made, for with a whole heart they made freewill offerings to GOD; King David also rejoiced very much.

vayevarekh david et-Adonai le'ene kol-haqqahal vayyomer david barukh attah Adonai elohe yisra'el avinu me'olam ve'ad-olam

David blessed GOD in front of all the assemblage; David said, “Blessed are You, ETERNAL One, God of Israel our father, from eternity to eternity.

lekha Adonai haggedullah vehaggevurah vehattiferet vehannetsakh vehahod ki-khol bashamayim uva'arets lekha Adonai hammamlakhah vehammitnasse lekhol lerosh

Yours, ETERNAL One, are greatness, might, splendor, triumph, and majesty—yes, all that is in heaven and on earth; to You, ETERNAL One, belong kingship and preeminence above all.

veha'osher vehakkavod millefanekha ve'attah moshel bakkol uveyadekha koakh ugevurah uveyadekha legaddel ulekhazzeq lakkol

Riches and honor are Yours to dispense; You have dominion over all; with You are strength and might, and it is in Your power to make anyone great and strong.

ve'attah elohenu modim anakhnu lakh umehalelim leshem tifartekha

Now, God, we praise You and extol Your glorious name.

vekhi mi ani umi ammi ki-natsor koakh lehitnaddev kazot ki-mimmekha hakkol umiyyadekha natannu lakh

Who am I and who are my people, that we should have the means to make such a freewill offering; but all is from You, and it is Your gift that we have given to You.

ki-gerim anakhnu lefanekha vetoshavim kekhol-avotenu katsel yamenu al-ha'arets ve'en miqveh

For we are sojourners with You, mere transients like our ancestors; our days on earth are like a shadow, with nothing in prospect.

Adonai elohenu kol hehamon hazzeh asher hakhinonu livnot-lekha vayit leshem qodshekha miyyadekha (hy) [hu] ulekha hakkol

O ETERNAL One our God, all this great mass that we have laid aside to build You a House for Your holy name is from You, and it is all Yours.

veyadati elohay ki attah bokhen levav umesharim tirtseh ani beyosher levavi hitnaddavti khol-elleh ve'attah ammekha hannimtse'u-foh ra'iti vesimkhah lehitnaddev-lakh

I know, God, that You search the heart and desire uprightness; I, with upright heart, freely offered all these things; now Your people, who are present here—I saw them joyously making freewill offerings.

Adonai elohe avraham yitskhaq veyisra'el avotenu shomrah-zzot le'olam leyetser makhshevot levav ammekha vehakhen levavam elekha

O ETERNAL One God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, remember this to the eternal credit of the thoughts of Your people’s hearts, and make their hearts constant toward You.

velishlomoh veni ten levav shalem lishmor mitsvotekha edevotekha vekhuqqekha vela'asot hakkol velivnot habbirah asher-hakhinoti

As to my son Solomon, give him a whole heart to observe Your commandments, Your admonitions, and Your laws, and to fulfill them all, and to build this temple for which I have made provision.”

vayyomer david lekhol-haqqahal barekhu na et-Adonai elohekhem vayevarekhu khol-haqqahal la-Adonai elohe avotehem vayyiqqedu vayyishtakhavu la-Adonai velammelekh

David said to the whole assemblage, “Now bless the ETERNAL your God.” All the assemblage blessed the ETERNAL God of their ancestors, and bowed their heads low to GOD and the king.

vayyizbekhu la-Adonai zevakhim vayya'alu olot la-Adonai lemokhorat hayyom hahu parim elef elim elef kevasim elef veniskehem uzevakhim larov lekhol-yisra'el

They offered sacrifices to GOD and made burnt offerings to GOD on the morrow of that day: 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, 1,000 lambs, with their libations; [they made] sacrifices in great number for all Israel,

vayyokhelu vayyishtu lifne Adonai bayyom hahu besimkhah gedolah vayyamlikhu shenit lishlomoh ven-david vayyimshekhu la-Adonai lenagid uletsadoq lekhohen

and they ate and drank in GOD’s presence on that day with great joy. They again proclaimed Solomon son of David king, and they anointed him as ruler before GOD, and Zadok as high priest.

vayyeshev shelomoh al-kisse Adonai lemelekh takhat-david aviv vayyatslakh vayyishme'u elayw kol-yisra'el

Solomon successfully took over the throne of GOD as king instead of his father David, and all went well with him. All Israel accepted him;

vekhol-hassarim vehaggibborim vegam kol-bene hammelekh david natenu yad takhat shelomoh hammelekh

all the officials and the warriors, and the sons of King David as well, gave their hand in support of King Solomon.

vayegaddel Adonai et-shelomoh lemalah le'ene kol-yisra'el vayyitten alayw hod malkhut asher lo-hayah al-kol-melekh lefanayw al-yisra'el

GOD made Solomon exceedingly great in the eyes of all Israel, and endowed him with a regal majesty that no king of Israel before him ever had.

vedavid ben-yishay malakh al-kol-yisra'el

Thus David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel;

vehayyamim asher malakh al-yisra'el arba'im shanah bekhevron malakh sheva shanim uvirushalai͏m malakh sheloshim veshalosh

the length of his reign over Israel was forty years: he reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

vayyamot besevah tovah seva yamim osher vekhavod vayyimlokh shelomoh veno takhtayw

He died at a ripe old age, having enjoyed long life, riches and honor, and his son Solomon reigned in his stead.

vedivre david hammelekh harishonim veha'akharonim hinnam ketuvim al-divre shemu'el haro'eh ve'al-divre natan hannavi ve'al-divre gad hakhozeh

The acts of King David, early and late, are recorded in the history of Samuel the seer, the history of Nathan the prophet, and the history of Gad the seer,

im kol-malkhuto ugevurato veha'ittim asher averu alayw ve'al-yisra'el ve'al kol-mamlekhot ha'aratsot

together with all the mighty deeds of his kingship and the events that befell him and Israel and all the kingdoms of the earth.