與希蘭王立約建殿
Preparations for Building the Temple
第五章 1 Kings 5
1.推羅王希蘭，平素愛大衛；他聽見以色列人膏所羅門，接續他父親作王，就差遣臣僕來見他。
[a]When Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David.
Footnotes:
a. 1 Kings 5:1 In Hebrew texts 5:1-18 is numbered 5:15-32.
2.所羅門也差遣人去見希蘭，說：
Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:
3.「你知道我父親大衛因四圍的爭戰，不能為耶和華他 神的名建殿，直等到耶和華使仇敵都服在他腳下。
「You know that because of the wars waged against my father David from all sides, he could not build a temple for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD put his enemies under his feet.
4.現在耶和華我的 神使我四圍平安，沒有仇敵，沒有災禍。
But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or disaster.
5.我定意要為耶和華我 神的名建殿，是照耶和華應許我父親大衛的話說：『我必使你兒子接續你坐你的位，他必為我的名建殿。』
I intend, therefore, to build a temple for the Name of the LORD my God, as the LORD told my father David, when he said, 『Your son whom I will put on the throne in your place will build the temple for my Name.』
6.所以求你吩咐你的僕人在利巴嫩為我砍伐香柏木，我的僕人也必幫助他們，我必照你所定的，給你僕人的工價；因為你知道，在我們中間沒有人像西頓人善於砍伐樹木。」
「So give orders that cedars of Lebanon be cut for me. My men will work with yours, and I will pay you for your men whatever wages you set. You know that we have no one so skilled in felling timber as the Sidonians.」
7.希蘭聽見所羅門的話，就甚喜悅，說：「今日應當稱頌耶和華；因他賜給大衛一個有智慧的兒子，治理這眾多的民。」
When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was greatly pleased and said, 「Praise be to the LORD today, for he has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.」
8.希蘭打發人去見所羅門，說：「你差遣人向我所提的那事，我都聽見了；論到香柏木和松木，我必照你的心願而行。
So Hiram sent word to Solomon: 「I have received the message you sent me and will do all you want in providing the cedar and juniper logs.
9.我的僕人必將這木料從利巴嫩運到海裏，紮成筏子，浮海運到你所指定我的地方，在那裏拆開，你就可以收取；你也要成全我的心願，將食物給我的家。」
My men will haul them down from Lebanon to the Mediterranean Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate them and you can take them away. And you are to grant my wish by providing food for my royal household.」
10.於是希蘭照著所羅門所要的，給他香柏木和松木；
In this way Hiram kept Solomon supplied with all the cedar and juniper logs he wanted,
11.所羅門給希蘭麥子二萬歌珥，清油二十歌珥，作他家的食物，所羅門每年都是這樣給希蘭。
and Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand cors[b] of wheat as food for his household, in addition to twenty thousand baths[c][d] of pressed olive oil. Solomon continued to do this for Hiram year after year.
Footnotes:
b. 1 Kings 5:11 That is, probably about 3,600 tons or about 3,250 metric tons
c. 1 Kings 5:11 Septuagint (see also 2 Chron. 2:10); Hebrew twenty cors
d. 1 Kings 5:11 That is, about 120,000 gallons or about 440,000 liters
12.耶和華照著所應許的賜智慧給所羅門。希蘭與所羅門和好，彼此立約。
The LORD gave Solomon wisdom, just as he had promised him. There were peaceful relations between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.
13.所羅門王從以色列人中挑取服苦的人共有三萬，
King Solomon conscripted laborers from all Israel—thirty thousand men.
14.派他們輪流每月一萬人上利巴嫩去；一個月在利巴嫩，兩個月在家裏，亞多尼蘭掌管他們。
He sent them off to Lebanon in shifts of ten thousand a month, so that they spent one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.
15.所羅門用七萬扛擡的，八萬在山上鑿石頭的。
Solomon had seventy thousand carriers and eighty thousand stonecutters in the hills,
16.此外，所羅門用三千三百督工的，監管工人。
as well as thirty-three hundred[e] foremen who supervised the project and directed the workers.
Footnotes:
e. 1 Kings 5:16 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 2 Chron. 2:2,18) thirty-six hundred
17.王下令，人就鑿出又大又寶貴的石頭來，用以立殿的根基。
At the king’s command they removed from the quarry large blocks of high-grade stone to provide a foundation of dressed stone for the temple.
18.所羅門的匠人，和希蘭的匠人，並迦巴勒人，都將石頭鑿好，預備木料和石頭建殿。
The craftsmen of Solomon and Hiram and workers from Byblos cut and prepared the timber and stone for the building of the temple. |
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