2 Chronicles 4 (WYC)

1Also he made a brasun auter of twenti cubitis of lengthe, and of twenti cubitis of breede, and of ten cubitis of heiythe;He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.

2he made also a yotun see of ten cubitis fro brynke til to brynke, round bi cumpas; it hadde fyue cubitis of heiythe; and a coorde of thritti cubitis cumpasside the cumpas therof.He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.

3And the licnesse of oxis was vndur it, and bi ten cubitis summe grauyngis with outforth cumpassiden the brynke of the see as with tweyne ordris; sotheli the oxis weren yotun.Below the rim, figures of oxen encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea.

4And thilke see was set on twelue oxis, of whiche oxis thre bihelden to the north, and othere thre to the west, sotheli thre othere bihelden the south, and thre `that weren residue bihelden the eest, and hadden the see set aboue; but the hyndrere partis of the oxis weren with ynne vndur the see.The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center.

5Sotheli the thicknesse therof hadde the mesure of a pawm of the hond, and the brynke therof was as the brynke of a cuppe, ethir of a lilie crokid ayen, and it took thre thousynde metretis of mesure.It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths.

6Also he made ten holowe vessels, and settide fyue at the riytside, and fyue at the leftside, that thei schulden waische in tho alle thingis, whiche thei schulden offre in to brent sacrifice; sotheli the preestis weren waischun in the see.He also made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. The parts of the burnt offering were rinsed in them, but the priests used the Sea for washing.

7Sotheli he made ten goldun candilstikis bi the licknesse which he hadde comaundid to be maad, and he settide tho in the temple, fyue at the riytside and fyue at the leftsid.He made ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.

8And he made also ten boordis, and settide tho in the temple, fyue at the riytside and fyue at the leftside.Additionally, he made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He also made a hundred gold bowls.

9Also he made an hundrid goldun viols. `Also he made a large place of preestis, and a greet hows, and doris in the greet hows, which he hilide with bras.He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze.

10Forsothe he settide the see in the riytsyde ayens the eest at the south.He put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner.

11Also Iram made cawdruns, and fleischokis, and viols, and he fillide al the werk of the kyng in the hows of God,Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of God:

12that is, twei pilers, and pomels, and heedis, and as summe nettis, that hiliden the heedis aboue the pomels;the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars;

13also he made fourti pumgarnadis, and twei werkis lijk nettis, so that two ordris of pumgarnadis weren ioyned to ech werk like nettis, which hiliden the pomels, and heedis of the pilers.the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars);

14He made also foundementis, and holow vessels, whiche he settide on the foundementis;the stands; the basins on the stands;

15he made o see, and twelue oxis vndur the see,the Sea; the twelve oxen underneath the Sea;

16and caudruns, and fleischookis, and viols. Iram, the fadir of Salomon, made to hym alle vessels in the hows of the Lord of clennest bras.and the pots, shovels, meat forks, and all the other articles. All these objects that Huram-abi made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD were of polished bronze.

17The kyng yetide tho in the cuntrey of Jordan, in cleiy lond bitwixe Socoth and Saredata.The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zeredah.

18Forsothe the multitude of vessels was vnnoumbrable, so that the weiyte of bras was not knowun.Solomon made all these articles in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze could not be determined.

19And Salomon made alle the vessels of Goddis hows, the goldun auter, `and bordis, and loouys of settyng forth on tho;Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of God: the golden altar; the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;

20and candilstikis of purest gold, with her lanternes, that tho schulden schyne bifor Goddis answering place bi the custom;the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;

21and he made summe werkis lijk flouris, and lanternes, and goldun tongis; alle thingis weren maad of clennest gold;the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold—of purest gold;

22also he made pannes for colis to brenne encense, and censeris, and viols, and morters, of pureste gold. And he grauyde doris of the ynnere temple, that is, in the hooli of hooli thingis, and the goldun doris of the temple with out forth; and so al the werk was fillid that Salomon made in the hows of the Lord.the wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers of pure gold; and the gold doors of the temple: the inner doors to the Most Holy Place as well as the doors of the main hall.

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