1In the four hundred and eightieth year after the people of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, he began to build the house of the LORD. (2Ch 3:1; 2Ch 3:2; Ac 7:47)2The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits[1] long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high. (2Ch 3:3; 2Ch 3:4; Eze 40:1)3The vestibule in front of the nave of the house was twenty cubits long, equal to the width of the house, and ten cubits deep in front of the house.4And he made for the house windows with recessed frames.[2] (Eze 40:16; Eze 41:16; Eze 41:26)5He also built a structure[3] against the wall of the house, running around the walls of the house, both the nave and the inner sanctuary. And he made side chambers all around. (1Ki 6:16; 1Ki 6:19; 1Ki 6:20; 1Ki 6:23; 1Ki 6:31; 1Ki 7:49; 1Ki 8:6; 1Ki 8:8; 2Ch 4:20; 2Ch 5:7; 2Ch 5:9; Ps 28:2; Eze 41:5; Eze 41:6)6The lowest story[4] was five cubits broad, the middle one was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad. For around the outside of the house he made offsets on the wall in order that the supporting beams should not be inserted into the walls of the house.7When the house was built, it was with stone prepared at the quarry, so that neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was being built. (De 27:5; De 27:6; 1Ki 5:18)8The entrance for the lowest[5] story was on the south side of the house, and one went up by stairs to the middle story, and from the middle story to the third.9So he built the house and finished it, and he made the ceiling of the house of beams and planks of cedar. (1Ki 6:14)10He built the structure against the whole house, five cubits high, and it was joined to the house with timbers of cedar.11Now the word of the LORD came to Solomon,12“Concerning this house that you are building, if you will walk in my statutes and obey my rules and keep all my commandments and walk in them, then I will establish my word with you, which I spoke to David your father. (2Sa 7:13; 1Ki 2:4; 1Ki 9:4; 1Ch 22:10)13And I will dwell among the children of Israel and will not forsake my people Israel.” (Ex 25:8; De 31:6; De 31:8; Jos 1:5)14So Solomon built the house and finished it. (1Ki 6:9)15He lined the walls of the house on the inside with boards of cedar. From the floor of the house to the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood, and he covered the floor of the house with boards of cypress. (1Ki 7:7)16He built twenty cubits of the rear of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the walls, and he built this within as an inner sanctuary, as the Most Holy Place. (Ex 26:33; Ex 26:34; 1Ki 7:50; 1Ki 8:6; 2Ch 3:8; Eze 45:3; Heb 9:3)17The house, that is, the nave in front of the inner sanctuary, was forty cubits long.18The cedar within the house was carved in the form of gourds and open flowers. All was cedar; no stone was seen. (1Ki 7:24)19The inner sanctuary he prepared in the innermost part of the house, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.20The inner sanctuary[6] was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high, and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid[7] an altar of cedar.21And Solomon overlaid the inside of the house with pure gold, and he drew chains of gold across, in front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold.22And he overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. Also the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary he overlaid with gold. (Ex 30:1; Ex 30:3; Ex 30:6)23In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olivewood, each ten cubits high. (Ex 37:7; 2Ch 3:10)24Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the length of the other wing of the cherub; it was ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other.25The other cherub also measured ten cubits; both cherubim had the same measure and the same form.26The height of one cherub was ten cubits, and so was that of the other cherub.27He put the cherubim in the innermost part of the house. And the wings of the cherubim were spread out so that a wing of one touched the one wall, and a wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; their other wings touched each other in the middle of the house. (Ex 25:20; Ex 37:9; 1Ki 8:7; 2Ch 5:8)28And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.29Around all the walls of the house he carved engraved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, in the inner and outer rooms.30The floor of the house he overlaid with gold in the inner and outer rooms.31For the entrance to the inner sanctuary he made doors of olivewood; the lintel and the doorposts were five-sided.[8]32He covered the two doors of olivewood with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. He overlaid them with gold and spread gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.33So also he made for the entrance to the nave doorposts of olivewood, in the form of a square,34and two doors of cypress wood. The two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding. (Eze 41:24)35On them he carved cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and he overlaid them with gold evenly applied on the carved work.36He built the inner court with three courses of cut stone and one course of cedar beams. (1Ki 7:12)37In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid, in the month of Ziv. (1Ki 6:1)38And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its parts, and according to all its specifications. He was seven years in building it.
1 Kings 6
King James Version
1And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon' reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.2And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits , and the height thereof thirty cubits.3And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.4And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.5And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:6The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.7And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.8The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber , and out of the middle into the third.9So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.10And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.11And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,12Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:13And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.14So Solomon built the house, and finished it.15And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.16And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place .17And the house, that is , the temple before it, was forty cubits long .18And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.19And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.20And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.21So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.22And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.23And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.24And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.25And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.26The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.27And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.28And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.29And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.30And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.31And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall .32The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.33So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall .34And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.35And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.36And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.37In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:38And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.
1 Kings 6
Nuova Riveduta 2006
from Società Biblica di Ginevra
Costruzione del tempio
1Il quattrocentottantesimo anno dopo l’uscita dei figli d’Israele dal paese d’Egitto, nel quarto anno del suo regno sopra Israele, nel mese di Ziv[1], che è il secondo mese, Salomone cominciò a costruire la casa per il Signore.2La casa che il re Salomone costruì per il Signore aveva sessanta cubiti di lunghezza, venti di larghezza, trenta di altezza.3Il portico sul davanti del luogo santo della casa si estendeva per venti cubiti, rispondenti alla larghezza della casa, ed era profondo dieci cubiti sul davanti della casa.4Il re fece alla casa delle finestre a reticolato fisso.5Egli costruì, a ridosso del muro della casa, tutto intorno, dei piani che circondavano i muri della casa, cioè del luogo santo e del luogo santissimo; e fece delle camere laterali, tutto intorno.6Il piano inferiore era largo cinque cubiti; quello di mezzo sei cubiti, e il terzo sette cubiti; perché egli aveva fatto delle sporgenze intorno ai muri esterni della casa, affinché le travi non fossero incastrate nei muri della casa.7Per la costruzione della casa si servirono di pietre già preparate nella cava; così nella casa, durante la sua costruzione, non si udì mai rumore di martello, d’ascia o d’altro strumento di ferro.8L’ingresso del piano di mezzo si trovava sul lato destro della casa; per una scala a chiocciola si saliva al piano di mezzo, e dal piano di mezzo al terzo.9Dopo aver finito di costruire la casa, Salomone la coprì di travi e di assi di legno di cedro.10Fece i piani addossati a tutta la casa dando a ognuno cinque cubiti d’altezza, e li collegò alla casa con travi di cedro.11La parola del Signore fu rivolta a Salomone, dicendo:12«Quanto a questa casa che tu costruisci, se tu cammini secondo le mie leggi, se metti in pratica i miei precetti e osservi e segui tutti i miei comandamenti, io confermerò in tuo favore la promessa che feci a Davide tuo padre:13abiterò in mezzo ai figli d’Israele e non abbandonerò il mio popolo Israele».14Quando Salomone ebbe finito di costruire la casa,15ne rivestì le pareti interne di tavole di cedro, dal pavimento fino alla travatura del tetto; rivestì così di legno l’interno e coprì il pavimento della casa con tavole di cipresso.16Rivestì di tavole di cedro uno spazio di venti cubiti in fondo alla casa, dal pavimento al soffitto; e riservò quello spazio interno per farne un santuario, il luogo santissimo.17I quaranta cubiti sul davanti formavano la casa, vale a dire il tempio.18Il legno di cedro, nell’interno della casa, presentava delle sculture di frutti di colloquintide[2] e di fiori sbocciati; tutto era di cedro, non si vedeva neppure una pietra.19Salomone stabilì il santuario nell’interno, in fondo alla casa, per collocarvi l’arca del patto del Signore.20Il santuario aveva venti cubiti di lunghezza, venti cubiti di larghezza e venti cubiti d’altezza. Salomone lo ricoprì d’oro finissimo; davanti al santuario fece un altare di legno di cedro e lo ricoprì d’oro.21Salomone ricoprì d’oro finissimo l’interno della casa e fece passare un velo, sospeso da catenelle d’oro, davanti al santuario, che ricoprì d’oro.22Ricoprì d’oro tutta la casa, tutta quanta la casa, e ricoprì pure d’oro tutto l’altare che apparteneva al santuario.23Fece nel santuario due cherubini di legno d’olivo, dell’altezza di dieci cubiti ciascuno.24Le ali dei cherubini misuravano cinque cubiti ciascuna; tutto l’insieme faceva dieci cubiti, dalla punta di un’ala alla punta dell’altra.25Il secondo cherubino era anch’esso di dieci cubiti; tutti e due i cherubini erano delle stesse dimensioni e della stessa forma.26L’altezza del primo cherubino era di dieci cubiti, e tale era l’altezza dell’altro.27Salomone pose i cherubini in mezzo alla casa, nell’interno. I cherubini avevano le ali spiegate, in modo che l’ala del primo toccava una delle pareti e l’ala del secondo toccava l’altra parete; le altre ali si toccavano l’una con l’altra con le punte, in mezzo alla casa.28Salomone ricoprì d’oro i cherubini.29Fece ornare tutte le pareti della casa, tutto intorno, tanto all’interno quanto all’esterno, di sculture di cherubini, di palme e di fiori sbocciati.30Ricoprì d’oro il pavimento della casa, nella parte interna e in quella esterna.31All’ingresso del santuario fece una porta a due battenti di legno d’olivo; la sua inquadratura, con gli stipiti, occupava la quinta parte della parete.32I due battenti erano di legno d’olivo. Egli vi fece scolpire dei cherubini, delle palme e dei fiori sbocciati, e li ricoprì d’oro, stendendo l’oro sui cherubini e sulle palme.33Fece pure, per la porta del tempio, degli stipiti di legno d’olivo, che occupavano un quarto della larghezza del muro,34e due battenti di legno di cipresso; ciascun battente si componeva di due pezzi mobili.35Salomone vi fece scolpire dei cherubini, delle palme e dei fiori sbocciati, e li ricoprì d’oro, stendendolo sulle sculture.36Costruì il muro di cinta del cortile interno con tre ordini di pietre squadrate e un ordine di travatura di cedro.37Il quarto anno, nel mese di Ziv, furono gettate le fondamenta della casa del Signore;38e l’undicesimo anno, nel mese di Bul[3], che è l’ottavo mese, la casa fu terminata in tutte le sue parti, come era stata progettata. Salomone la costruì in sette anni.
1480 Jahre waren vergangen, seit die Israeliten Ägypten verlassen hatten. Es war das 4. Regierungsjahr König Salomos. Im Monat Siw, dem 2. Monat des Jahres, begann König Salomo mit dem Bau des Tempels für den HERRN. (2Ch 3:1)2Das Gebäude war 30 Meter lang, 10 Meter breit und 15 Meter hoch.3An der Vorderseite baute Salomo eine Vorhalle an; sie war genauso breit wie der Tempel und 5 Meter lang.4In die Tempelmauer ließ Salomo Fenster mit Rahmen und Gitterstäben einsetzen.5Um die beiden Seitenwände und die Hinterwand baute er einen dreistöckigen Rundgang, der in einzelne Kammern unterteilt war.6Das untere Stockwerk war 2,5 Meter breit, das mittlere 3 Meter und das oberste 3,5 Meter. Mit jedem höher gelegenen Stockwerk trat die Tempelmauer etwas mehr zurück. Dadurch entstanden Mauervorsprünge, auf denen man die tragenden Querbalken der Stockwerke abstützen konnte. So mussten die Balken nicht in der eigentlichen Tempelmauer verankert werden.7Die Steine für den Bau des Tempels wurden vorher im Steinbruch schon fertig behauen. Daher brauchte man sie am Bauplatz nur noch zusammenzufügen und hörte dort keinen Lärm von Hämmern, Meißeln und anderen Eisenwerkzeugen.8In das untere Stockwerk[1] des Rundgangs kam man durch eine Tür an der rechten Tempelseite. Von dort führte eine Wendeltreppe zum mittleren und oberen Stockwerk hinauf.9Nachdem das Mauerwerk errichtet war, ließ Salomo das Gebäude mit einem Flachdach versehen, das mit Balken und Brettern aus Zedernholz gedeckt wurde.10Den Rundgang verband er durch Zedernbalken mit der Tempelmauer. Die drei Stockwerke waren jeweils 2,5 Meter hoch.11Eines Tages sprach der HERR zu Salomo:12»Du baust mir diesen Tempel. Wenn du nun so lebst, wie es mir gefällt, wenn du mein Gesetz befolgst und auf jedes Gebot achtest, dann will ich mein Versprechen einlösen, das ich schon deinem Vater David gegeben habe.13Dann will ich mitten unter den Israeliten in diesem Tempel wohnen und mein Volk nie verlassen.«
Der Innenausbau und die Fertigstellung des Tempels
14Als der Rohbau des Tempels fertiggestellt war, (2Ch 3:5)15ließ Salomo das ganze Gebäude innen mit Holz auskleiden. Die Wände täfelte er von oben bis unten mit Zedernholz, und den Fußboden belegte er mit Zypressenholz.16Zehn Meter vor der Rückwand zog er vom Boden bis zur Decke eine Wand aus Zedernbrettern hoch. Auf diese Weise entstand ein Hinterraum, der das »Allerheiligste« bilden sollte.17Der davor liegende Hauptraum, das »Heiligtum«, war also noch 20 Meter lang.18Der Tempel war innen ganz mit Zedernholz ausgekleidet, nicht ein Mauerstein war mehr zu sehen. In die Wände wurden Blätter- und Blütenornamente geschnitzt.19Im hinteren Raum sollte später die Bundeslade des HERRN stehen.20Dieser Teil des Tempels war 10 Meter lang, 10 Meter breit und 10 Meter hoch. Salomo ließ den ganzen Raum mit reinem Gold auskleiden. Vor dem Allerheiligsten stand ein Altar aus Zedernholz. Auch er wurde mit Gold überzogen,21ebenso der gesamte Innenraum des Heiligtums. Vor dem Eingang zum Allerheiligsten ließ Salomo goldene Ketten aufhängen.22So wurde also der ganze Innenraum des Tempels mit Gold überzogen, ebenso der Altar, der vor dem Allerheiligsten stand.23Dann ließ Salomo zwei Keruben aus Olivenholz schnitzen, die im Allerheiligsten stehen sollten. Sie waren 5 Meter hoch.24Jeder ihrer ausgespannten Flügel maß 2,5 Meter, so dass ein Kerub von der einen Flügelspitze zur anderen 5 Meter breit war.25-26Beide Engelfiguren waren gleich groß, nämlich 5 Meter, und sahen genau gleich aus.27Salomo ließ sie mitten im Allerheiligsten aufstellen, und zwar so, dass sich ihre ausgebreiteten Flügel in der Mitte berührten. Mit ihrer äußeren Flügelspitze berührten sie die Seitenwände.28Auch die Engel wurden ganz mit Gold überzogen.29In die Innenwände des Heiligtums und des Allerheiligsten hatte Salomo Bilder von Keruben, Palmwedeln und Blütenkelchen schnitzen lassen.30Den Fußboden der beiden Räume überzog er mit Gold.31Für den Eingang zum Allerheiligsten wurde eine Tür mit zwei Flügeln aus Olivenholz hergestellt. Der Türrahmen war fünffach abgestuft.32Die Türflügel wurden mit Schnitzereien von Keruben, Palmwedeln und Blüten verziert und anschließend vergoldet.33Auch für den Eingang zum Heiligtum ließ Salomo einen Türrahmen aus Olivenholz anfertigen. Er war vierfach abgestuft.34Die Tür hatte zwei Flügel aus Zypressenholz. Jeder der beiden Flügel war aus zwei drehbaren Teilen zusammengesetzt.35Auch in diese Tür wurden Ornamente von Keruben, Palmenzweigen und Blütenkelchen geschnitzt und danach gleichmäßig mit Gold überzogen.36Um das Gebäude herum wurde der innere Vorhof angelegt und mit einer Mauer eingegrenzt. Sie bestand aus drei Lagen behauener Steine und einer Lage Zedernbalken.37Im 4. Regierungsjahr Salomos, im Monat Siw, dem 2. Monat des Jahres, war das Fundament für den Tempel gelegt worden.38Im 11. Regierungsjahr Salomos, im Monat Bul, dem 8. Monat des Jahres, war der Tempel fertig. Insgesamt hatte man also sieben Jahre daran gebaut. Jede Einzelheit stimmte genau mit den Bauplänen überein.