I Reis, 7

1. Salomão levou treze anos para terminar a construção do seu palácio.

1. Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house.

2. Edificou primeiro a Casa da Floresta do Líbano, que tinha cem côvados de comprimento, cinquenta de largo e trinta de alto, repousando sobre quatro fileiras de colunas de cedro, com traves de cedro sobre as colunas.*

2. He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon; its length was a hundred cubits, and its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, and it was built upon three rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

3. Forrou de cedro o teto dos quartos, que se apoiavam nas colunas, em número de quarenta e cinco, ou seja, quinze colunas por fileira.

3. And it was covered with cedar above the chambers that were upon the forty-five pillars, fifteen in each row.

4. Havia três fileiras de quartos, cujas janelas se correspondiam três vezes.*

4. There were window frames in three rows, and window opposite window in three tiers.

5. Todas as portas e suas vigas eram retangulares e as janelas se correspondiam três vezes.

5. All the doorways and windows had square frames, and window was opposite window in three tiers.

6. Fez um pórtico de colunas, com cinquenta côvados de comprido e trinta de largo, precedido de um segundo pórtico de colunas com degraus.

6. And he made the Hall of Pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth thirty cubits; there was a porch in front with pillars, and a canopy before them.

7. Salomão mandou fazer a sala do trono, onde estava o tribunal, o pórtico do juízo e revestiu-o de cedro desde o pavimento até o teto.

7. And he made the Hall of the Throne where he was to pronounce judgment, even the Hall of Judgment; it was finished with cedar from floor to rafters.

8. Sua residência, construída no segundo pátio, atrás do pórtico, era de trabalho semelhante. Enfim, mandou construir para a filha do faraó, que ele tinha desposado, uma casa do mesmo gênero que esse pórtico.

8. His own house where he was to dwell, in the other court back of the hall, was of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh's daughter whom he had taken in marriage.

9. Todas essas construções eram fei­tas com pedras escolhidas, talhadas sob medida e serradas tanto por dentro como por fora, desde os fundamentos até o alto das cornijas, inclusive o muro do grande pátio.

9. All these were made of costly stones, hewn according to measure, sawed with saws, back and front, even from the foundation to the coping, and from the court of the house of the LORD to the great court.

10. Os fundamentos eram também feitos de pedras escolhidas de grande dimensão, pedras de dez e de oito côvados.

10. The foundation was of costly stones, huge stones, stones of eight and ten cubits.

11. Por cima havia ainda pedras escolhidas, talhadas sob medida e traves de cedro.

11. And above were costly stones, hewn according to measurement, and cedar.

12. O muro, que cercava o grande pátio, tinha três ordens de pedras talhadas e uma fileira de vigas de cedro, assim como no pátio interior do Templo do Senhor e no pórtico do palácio.

12. The great court had three courses of hewn stone round about, and a course of cedar beams; so had the inner court of the house of the LORD, and the vestibule of the house.

13. O rei Salomão mandara vir de Tiro um homem que trabalhava em bronze, Hiram,

13. And King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre.

14. filho de uma viúva da tribo de Neftali, cujo pai era de Tiro. Hiram era talentoso, cheio de inteligência e habilidade para fazer toda espécie de trabalhos em bronze. Apresentou-se ao rei Salomão e executou todos os seus trabalhos.

14. He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naph'tali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze; and he was full of wisdom, understanding, and skill, for making any work in bronze. He came to King Solomon, and did all his work.

15. Fez duas colunas de bronze: a primeira tinha dezoito côvados de altura; a sua periferia media-se com um fio de doze côvados. Tinham quatro dedos de espessura e eram ocas. A segunda coluna era semelhante à primeira.*

15. He cast two pillars of bronze. Eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured its circumference; it was hollow, and its thickness was four fingers; the second pillar was the same.

16. Fundiu dois capitéis para os colocar no alto das colunas; ambos tinham cinco côvados de altura

16. He also made two capitals of molten bronze, to set upon the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.

17. e eram ornados de redes de malhas e grinaldas em forma de cadeias; havia sete grinaldas para cada capitel.

17. Then he made two nets of checker work with wreaths of chain work for the capitals upon the tops of the pillars; a net for the one capital, and a net for the other capital.

18. Dispôs em círculo ao redor de cada uma das malhas duas fileiras de romãs, para ornar cada um dos capitéis que cobriam as colunas.

18. Likewise he made pomegranates; in two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the capital that was upon the top of the pillar; and he did the same with the other capital.

19. Os capitéis, que sobremontavam as colunas no pórtico, tinham a forma de lírios, com quatro côvados de altura.

19. Now the capitals that were upon the tops of the pillars in the vestibule were of lily-work, four cubits.

20. Os capitéis colocados sobre as duas colunas elevavam-se acima da parte mais grossa da coluna, além da rede. Em volta dos dois capitéis, havia duzentas romãs dispostas em círculo.

20. The capitals were upon the two pillars and also above the rounded projection which was beside the network; there were two hundred pomegranates, in two rows round about; and so with the other capital.

21. Hiram levantou as colunas no pórtico do templo: a coluna direita, que chamou Jaquin e a esquerda, que chamou Booz.*

21. He set up the pillars at the vestibule of the temple; he set up the pillar on the south and called its name Jachin; and he set up the pillar on the north and called its name Bo'az.

22. Por cima das colunas pôs um trabalho em forma de lírio. E assim foi acabada a obra das colunas.

22. And upon the tops of the pillars was lily-work. Thus the work of the pillars was finished.

23. Hiram fez também o mar de bronze, que tinha dez côvados de uma borda à outra, perfeitamente redondo e com altura de cinco côvados; sua circunferência media-se com um fio de trinta côvados.

23. Then he made the molten sea; it was round, ten cubits from brim to brim, and five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference.

24. Por baixo de sua borda havia colo­quíntidas em número de dez por côvado; elas rodeavam o mar, dispostas em duas ordens, formando com o mar uma só peça.

24. Under its brim were gourds, for thirty cubits, compassing the sea round about; the gourds were in two rows, cast with it when it was cast.

25. Este apoiava-se sobre doze bois, dos quais três olhavam para o norte, três para o ocidente, três para o sul e três para o oriente. O mar repousava sobre eles e suas ancas estavam para o lado de dentro.

25. It stood upon twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; the sea was set upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.

26. A espessura do mar era de um palmo e a borda assemelhava-se à de um copo em forma de lírio; sua capacidade era de dois mil batos.*

26. Its thickness was a handbreadth; and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily; it held two thousand baths.

27. Fez também duas bases de bronze, tendo cada uma quatro côvados de comprimento, quatro de largura e três de altura.

27. He also made the ten stands of bronze; each stand was four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.

28. Eis como eram feitas essas bases: eram formadas de painéis e enquadradas de molduras.

28. This was the construction of the stands: they had panels, and the panels were set in the frames

29. Nos painéis enquadrados de molduras, havia leões, bois e querubins, assim como nas travessas igualmente. Por cima e por baixo dos leões e dos bois pendiam grinaldas em forma de festões.

29. and on the panels that were set in the frames were lions, oxen, and cherubim. Upon the frames, both above and below the lions and oxen, there were wreaths of beveled work.

30. Cada base tinha quatro rodas de bronze, com seus eixos de bronze e nos quatro cantos havia suportes fundidos que sustinham a bacia, os quais estavam por baixo das grinaldas.

30. Moreover each stand had four bronze wheels and axles of bronze; and at the four corners were supports for a laver. The supports were cast, with wreaths at the side of each.

31. A abertura para a bacia era no interior dos suportes e os ultrapassava de um côvado de altura; era cilíndrica e seu diâmetro era de um côvado e meio; e era também ornada de esculturas. Os painéis eram quadrados, e não redondos.

31. Its opening was within a crown which projected upward one cubit; its opening was round, as a pedestal is made, a cubit and a half deep. At its opening there were carvings; and its panels were square, not round.

32. Debaixo destes estavam as quatro rodas, cujos eixos eram fixados à base. Cada roda tinha um côvado e meio de altura 33 e era feita como as de um carro. Eixos, aros, raios e cubos, tudo era fundido.

32. And the four wheels were underneath the panels; the axles of the wheels were of one piece with the stands; and the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half.

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33. The wheels were made like a chariot wheel; their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs, were all cast.

34. Nos quatro ângulos de cada base encontravam-se quatro suportes que faziam parte da mesma base.

34. There were four supports at the four corners of each stand; the supports were of one piece with the stands.

35. A parte superior da base era de forma circular, tendo meio-côvado de altura; seus esteios formavam com os painéis uma só peça.

35. And on the top of the stand there was a round band half a cubit high; and on the top of the stand its stays and its panels were of one piece with it.

36. Nas placas dos seus esteios e dos painéis assim como no espaço livre entre estas, esculpiu querubins, leões, palmas e grinaldas circulares.

36. And on the surfaces of its stays and on its panels, he carved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths round about.

37. Foi dessa maneira que fez as dez bases, todas do mesmo molde, da mesma dimensão e modelo.

37. After this manner he made the ten stands; all of them were cast alike, of the same measure and the same form.

38. Fez também dez bacias de bronze, contendo cada uma quarenta batos. Cada uma tinha quatro côvados e repousava sobre um dos dez pedestais.

38. And he made ten lavers of bronze; each laver held forty baths, each laver measured four cubits, and there was a laver for each of the ten stands.

39. Pôs cinco pedestais do lado direito do templo e cinco do lado esquerdo. O mar foi colocado do lado direito do edifício, para o sudoeste.

39. And he set the stands, five on the south side of the house, and five on the north side of the house; and he set the sea on the southeast corner of the house.

40. Hiram fez também caldeirões, pás e bacias. Hiram concluiu, pois, toda a obra que o rei Salomão lhe mandara fazer para o Templo do Senhor:

40. Hiram also made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished all the work that he did for King Solomon on the house of the LORD:

41. duas colunas, dois capitéis esféricos para o alto das colunas, duas redes para cobrir os capitéis esféricos que estão sobre as colunas;

41. the two pillars, the two bowls of the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars, and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars;

42. quatrocentas romãs para as redes, duas fileiras de romãs para cada rede, para cobrir os dois capitéis esféricos que estão no alto das colunas;

42. and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were upon the pillars;

43. dez pedestais e dez bacias sobre os pedestais;

43. the ten stands, and the ten lavers upon the stands;

44. o mar, único, com os doze bois por baixo do mar;

44. and the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath the sea.

45. os caldeirões, pás e bacias. Todos esses objetos que Hiram fez por ordem do rei Salomão para o Templo do Senhor, eram de bronze polido.

45. Now the pots, the shovels, and the basins, all these vessels in the house of the LORD, which Hiram made for King Solomon, were of burnished bronze.

46. O rei mandou-os fundir na planície do Jordão, numa terra argilosa, entre Sucot e Sartã.

46. In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan.

47. Era tão grande o número desses objetos, que Salomão não pesou o bronze.

47. And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them; the weight of the bronze was not found out.

48. Salomão mandou ainda fabricar todos os utensílios que estariam no Templo do Senhor: o altar de ouro, a mesa de ouro sobre a qual se colocavam os pães de proposição;

48. So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of the LORD: the golden altar, the golden table for the bread of the Presence,

49. os candelabros de ouro fino, cinco à direita e cinco à esquerda, diante do santuário, com as flores, as lâmpadas e as espevitadeiras de ouro,

49. the lampstands of pure gold, five on the south side and five on the north, before the inner sanctuary; the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold;

50. os copos, as facas, as bacias, as colheres e os cinzeiros de ouro fino; os gonzos de ouro para os batentes da porta do santuário, o Santo dos Santos e da porta do templo, o Santo.

50. the cups, snuffers, basins, dishes for incense, and firepans, of pure gold; and the sockets of gold, for the doors of the innermost part of the house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the nave of the temple.

51. Assim foram concluídos todos os trabalhos empreendidos pelo rei Salomão para o Templo do Senhor. E Salomão mandou então que se trouxesse tudo o que Davi, seu pai, tinha consagrado: a prata, o ouro e os utensílios e os depositou nas reservas do Templo do Senhor.

51. Thus all the work that King Solomon did on the house of the LORD was finished. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated, the silver, the gold, and the vessels, and stored them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.