1 Kings 7

7 ¹But Solomon take thirteen years build im own palace, until e finish everything. ²E build di House of di Forest of Lebanon: e long reach about 150 feet, e wide reach 75 feet, e high reach 45 feet, e stand on four rows of cedar pillars, wit cedar beams for dia top. ³For up, dem roof am wit cedar over di rooms wey rest on top di pillars, forty-five all together, fifteen for each row. ⁴Dem get window frames for three rows, wit window face window for three levels. ⁵All di doorways and doorposts get frames wey be like square, wit window face window for three levels. ⁶E make di Hall of Pillars, e long reach about seventy-five feet and e wide reach forty-five feet, wit porch for front, pillars, and canopy for dia front. ⁷E make di Hall of di Throne, di place wey e dey judge—di Hall of Justice—dem cover am wit cedar wood from ground reach ceiling. ⁸Di house wey e dey stay, for di oda courtyard for back di hall, dem make am di same way. Solomon also build one house wey be like am for Pharaoh im pikin-woman, wey e don marry. ⁹All dis ones na costly stones, dem cut am to di correct measure and saw am inside and outside, from di foundation reach di top, and go out reach di big courtyard. ¹⁰Di foundation na costly stones, big-big stones, some reach about fifteen feet long, some reach about twelve feet long. ¹¹For up na costly stones, dem cut am to size, and cedar wood. ¹²Di big courtyard, all around, get three rows of stone wey dem cut fine and one row of cedar beams wey dem cut, just like di inside courtyard of our Papa house and im porch.

Bronze for di House of our Papa

¹³King Solomon send message go Tyre come carry Hiram come back. ¹⁴Im mama na widow from di tribe of Naphtali; im papa na man from Tyre wey sabi work bronze. Hiram full wit wisdom, understanding, and sense to do all kind bronze work. E come meet King Solomon come do all di work wey di king want. ¹⁵E cast two bronze pillars, each one high reach about twenty-seven feet, and cord wey reach about eighteen feet dey go round each one. ¹⁶E make two capitals wit cast bronze to put on top di pillars, each one high reach about seven and half feet. ¹⁷Net wey dem weave like mat and chain wey dem twist like flower dey decorate di capital of each pillar—seven for one, seven for di oda one. ¹⁸E make di pillars, wit two rows of pomegranate dey go round each net, to cover di capitals for top—na di same tin for di two capitals. ¹⁹Di capitals for di top of di pillars for di porch, dem shape am like lily flower, e high reach about six feet. ²⁰For di capitals of di two pillars, up di round part wey dey near di net, dem get 200 pomegranates for rows wey dey go round each capital. ²¹E set up di pillars for di porch of di temple, e call di one for south side Jachin and di one for north side Boaz. ^a a v21 Di name Jachin mean "e dey set tin firm," and Boaz mean "strength dey inside am" — di two pillars stand for di entrance as witness say our Papa dey make im dwelling place secure and e dey hold am up. ²²For di top of di pillars na di lily design. So di work of di pillars finish.

²³E make di Sea wit metal wey dem cast, e round, e reach about fifteen feet from one edge to di oda edge, e high reach about seven and half feet; line wey reach forty-five feet fit go round am. ²⁴For down di edge, gourds dey go round am, ten for every foot and half, all around di Sea; dem cast am for two rows, na one piece wit am. ²⁵Di Sea stand on top twelve oxen: three face north, three face west, three face south, three face east, dia back parts face inside. ²⁶E thick reach about three inches; im edge, e be like di edge of cup, e open like lily flower. E fit hold about 12,000 gallons.

²⁷E make ten bronze stands, each one long reach about six feet, wide reach about six feet, high reach about four and half feet. ²⁸Na so dem make di stands: dem get panels wey dem set between di uprights. ²⁹For di panels between di uprights na lions, oxen, and cherubim, wit wreaths wey dem beat wit hammer for up and for down di lions and oxen. ³⁰Each stand get four bronze wheels and bronze axles; im four legs get supports wey dem cast for under di basin, wit wreaths for di side of each one. ³¹Im opening dey inside di crown, e rise about foot and half above am, e round, dem shape am like pedestal, e wide reach about two feet, dem carve am all around; im panels na square, no be round. ³²Four wheels dey under di panels; dia axles join to di stand—each wheel high reach about twenty-seven inches. ³³Dem make di wheels like chariot wheels: axles, rims, spokes, hubs—na all cast metal. ³⁴Each stand get four handles, one for each corner, wey commot from di stand itself. ³⁵For di top of each stand na round rim wey deep reach about nine inches; for im top, di supports and panels na one piece wit am. ³⁶For di surface of di supports and di panels e carve cherubim, lions, and palm trees, for anywhere wey space dey, wit wreaths all around. ³⁷Na so e take make di ten stands: na one casting, one size, one shape for all of dem.

³⁸E make ten bronze basins, each one dey hold about 240 gallons and e wide reach about six feet across—one for each of di ten stands. ³⁹E put five stands for di south side of di temple, five for di north, and di Sea for im southeast corner.

⁴⁰Hiram make di pots, shovels, and bowls. E finish all di work wey e do for King Solomon on di house of our Papa: ⁴¹di two pillars; di two capitals wey shape like bowl for di top of di pillars; di two nets wey cover di two capitals wey shape like bowl for di top of di pillars; ⁴²400 pomegranates for di two nets, two rows each, to cover di two capitals wey shape like bowl for di top of di pillars. ⁴³Di ten stands wit dia ten basins; ⁴⁴di one Sea wit di twelve oxen for under am. ⁴⁵Di pots, shovels, and bowls—all dis tins wey Hiram make for King Solomon, for di house of our Papa—na polished bronze. ⁴⁶Di king make dem cast am for clay molds for di Jordan plain, between Succoth and Zarethan. ⁴⁷Solomon no weigh all di tins—dem plenty well well—so dem never sabi di weight of di bronze.

⁴⁸Solomon make all di tins for di house of our Papa: di gold altar and di gold table wey di bread of di Presence dey on top. ⁴⁹Di lampstands—five for south, five for north, for front di inside sanctuary—na pure gold; di flowers, lamps, and tongs, na gold. ⁵⁰Basins, wick trimmers, bowls for sprinkle, dishes, and firepans na pure gold; and gold sockets for di doors of di innermost room, di Most Holy Place, and for di doors of di main hall of di temple.

⁵¹Wen King Solomon finish all di work for di house of our Papa, e bring in di tins wey im papa David don dedicate—di silver, gold, and di oda tins—come put dem for di storerooms of di house of our Papa.