Translation, 1 Kings 8

Then assembled Shlomoh the elders of Israel All the heads of the tribes The chiefs of the fathers to the sons of Israel To the king Shlomoh in Jerusalem. To cause to ascend the coffer of the covenant of Yahweh From the city of David, that is, Zion. And they assembled to the king Shlomoh All the men of Israel In the month of the Ethanim On the feast, that is, the seventh month. And entered all the elders of Israel And bore the priests the coffer. And they caused to ascend the coffer of Yahweh And the tent of meeting And all the holy instruments, which were in the tent And they caused them to ascend, the priests and the Levites. And the king Shlomoh and all the congregation of Israel Who congregated in front of him With him to the face of the coffer Sacrificing flock animals and herd animals Which were not counted up And were not allowed to be counted From numerousness. Then the priests caused to enter the coffer of the covenant of Yahweh to its place To the Debir of the house To the holy place of the holy places To under the wings of the cherubim. For the cherubim were spreading wings to the place of the coffer And covered the cherubim over the coffer and over its poles from above. And extended the poles And were seen the heads of the poles from the holy place Over the face of the Debir But they were not seen the outside And they are there until this day. There was not in the coffer except the two tablets of stone Which Moses caused to rest there in Horeb Which Yahweh cut with the sons of Israel in their coming out from the land of Mizraim. And it was in the coming out of the priests from the holy place But the cloud filled the house of Yahweh. But the priests did not finish to stand to serve from the face of the cloud For filled the glory of Yahweh the house of Yahweh.

Then said Shlomoh ?Yahweh said to dwell in the gloom Building I have built a house a lofty-dwelling for you A place for your enthronement (for) ages. Then turned the king his face And blessed all the assembly of Israel And all the assembly of Israel standing. And he said, ?Blessed be Yahweh God of Israel who spoke by His mouth, David my father And by his hand fills/fulfills saying, ?From the day which I caused to come out My people Israel from Mizraim I did not choose in a city from all the tribes of Israel To build a house to be My Name there And I chose in David to be over My people Israel.?E ?And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh God of Israel ?And said Yahweh to David my father, ?Because which it was with your heart to built a house for my name You did well for it was with your heart Except you yourself shall not built the house for if (but) your son who comes out from your loins that one shall build the house for my name.?E ?And Yahweh caused to stand up his word which he spoke And I was caused to stand up in the place of David my father And I sit on the throne of Israel Just as spoke Yahweh And I built the house for the name of Yahweh, God of Israel. And I set there a place for the coffer Which there the covenant of Yahweh Which he cut with our fathers In his causing them to come out (when He brought them out) From the land of Mizraim.?E

And stood Shlomoh before the face of the slaughter-site of Yahweh Opposite all the assembly of Israel And he spread his palms to the heavens. And he said, ?Yahweh God of Israel There is not like you gods in the heavens above or on the earth beneath Guarding the covenant and the lovingkindness To all your servants who walk before you with all their hearts. Who (which you) guarded to your servant David my father Which you spoke to him And you spoke to him with your mouth And with your hand you have filled as at this day. ?Now You yourself, Yahweh God of Israel Guard to your servant David my father Which you spoke to him, saying, ?I will not cut to you a man from before My face Sitting on the throne of Israel Except if your sons guard their way To walk before My face Just as you walked before My face.?E ?Now your yourself, God of Israel, Let be confirmed, please, Your word Which you spoke to Your servant David my father. ?For will really God be enthroned on earth? Behold, the heavens and the heaven of heavens do not hold You Even for this house which I built. ?Now face toward the prayers of your servant and his supplications Yahweh my God To hear to the cry and to the prayer which your servant prays before your face today. To be your eyes opening to this house night and day To the place which you said, ?My name will be there.?E To hear to the prayer which your servant prays to this place. And hear to the supplications of your servant and of your people Israel Which they pray to this place And now, hear to the place of your enthronement to the heavens And hear And forgive.

?Which sins a man to his neighbor and lends on it a curse for its/his curses and enters a curse before the face of the altar in this house Then you yourself hear in heavens And do And judge your servants To condemn the condemnable to give his way on his head And to justify the just to give to him according to his justice.

?In the being smitten of your people Israel before the face of an enemy which they sinned to you and they turn to you and confess your name and pray and plead for grace to you in this house Then you yourself hear in heavens And forgive to the sin of your people Israel And cause them to turn to the ground which you gave to their fathers.

?In the being shut of the heavens and rain is not because they sin to you And they pray to this place And confess your name And from their sins They turn For you subdue them. Then you yourself hear the heavens And forgive to the sin of your servants and of your people Israel For you teach the way of good which they walk in it And give them rain on the land Which you gave to your people for an inheritance.

?Famine, for it will be in the land plague, for it will be scorching, green-blight locust cockroach, for it will be for it fashions to him his enemy in the land his gates every stroke/plague every sickness Every prayer, every plea for grace which till be to every man To all your people Israel Which they shall know each the stroke/plague to his own heart And he spreads his palms to this house And Your Yourself hear in the heavens the place of Your enthronement And you forgive And you do And you give To each according to all his ways which you know his heart For You Yourself alone know the hearts of all the sons of men. In order that they may fear You all the days Which they (are) living on the face of the ground which You gave to their fathers.

?Also to the foreigner which (is) not from Your people Israel He and he comes from a distant land on account of Your name For they will year Your great Name and Your strong hand And Your arm outstretched And he comes and he prays to this ho use You Yourself hear in the heavens the place of Your enthronement And do according to all which he calls to you, the foreigner In your that all the people of the land may know Your name To fear You as Your people Israel and to know for Your name is called over this house which I built.

?For go out Your peop le to war against his enemy in the way which You send them And they pray to Yahweh in the way of the city Which Your chose on her And the house which I built to Your name: You hear in the heavens their prayer and their plea for grace And You do their judgment.

?For they will sin to you for there is not a man which does not sin and You are angry against them And you given them before the fact of the enemy And the ones who turn them turn them to the land of the enemy Distant or near And they turn to their heart in the land which they have been turned there and they cause to turn to their heart in the which they have been turned there and they turn and plead for grace to You in the land of their turning, saying ?We have sinned And we have done wrong We have made ourselves guilty?E And they turn to You In all their heart And in all their soul In the land of their enemies which they turned them And they pray to You in the way of their land which You gave to their fathers the city which You chose And the house which I built for Your name You hear in the heavens the place of Your enthronement their prayers and their please for mercy And do their judgment. And forgive to Your people which sinned to You And to all their rebellion which they rebelled against You And give them to wombs/compassion Before the face of the ones who turn them And they will have compassion on them. For Your people and Your inheritance they are Which you caused to come out from Mizraim From the midst of the iron furnace. To be Your eyes open to the plea for grace of Your servant And to the plea for grace of Your people Israel To hear to them in all their calling to You. For You Yourself caused them to be separate to Yourself To Your inheritance from all the peoples of the earth Just as Your spoke by the hand of Mosheh Your servant In your causing to come out our Fathers from Mizraim Master Yahweh. And for Israel His people. And it happened according to finishing of Shlomoh to pray to Yahweh All this prayer And pleas-for-grace He arise from before the face of the slaughter-site of Yahweh From kneeling on his knees And his palms spreading to the heavens And he stood And he blessed all the assembly of Israel, a great voice, saying, ?Blessed be Yahweh Which gave rest to His people Israel According to all which he spoke. Did not fall a one speaking/word From all his good speaking/word Which he spoke by the hand of Mosheh his servant. May Yahweh our Elohim (be) with us According to which he was with our fathers May he not leave us and may he not forsake us To incline our hearts to Him To walk in all shi ways And to guard His commandments And His statutes And His judgments Which He commanded our fathers. And may these words be Which I plea-for-grace before the face of Yahweh Near-bringings to Yahweh our Elohim day and night To do judgment of his servant and judgment of his people Israel The thing of a day in its day. In order that may know all the peoples of the land For Yahweh, He is Elohim. There is not another. And may your heart be complete/pacified with Yahweh our Elohim To walk in His statutes And to guard His commandments According to this day.

Then the king and all Israel with Him sacrificed sacrifices before the face of Yahweh. And sacrificed Shlomoh sacrifices of peace Which he sacrificed to Yahweh 22,000 herd animals and 120,000 flock animals. And they dedicated the house of Yahweh, the king and all the sons of Israel. In that day consecrated the king the midst of the inner court Which (was) before the face of the house of Yahweh. For he did there the ascension And the tribute And the fat of the peace For the slaughter-site of bronze Which (was) before the face of Yahweh Small from holding The ascension And the tribute And the fat of the peace.

The made Shlomoh in that time the feast And all Israel with Him A great assembly from the entrance of Chamat until the wadi of Mizraim before the face of Yahweh our Elohim seven days, and seven days, fourteen days. On the eighteen day he sent the people And they blessed the king And they walked to their tents Joyful And good of heart Over all the good which Yahweh did For David his servant