圣殿奉献礼

所罗门祷告完毕,就有火从天上降下,烧尽了燔祭和其他祭物。殿里充满了耶和华的荣光, 以致祭司不能进殿。 全体以色列人看见有火降下,又看见耶和华的荣光停在殿上,便俯伏敬拜,称谢耶和华说:

“耶和华是美善的,
祂的慈爱永远长存。”

所罗门王和全体民众一同向耶和华献祭。 所罗门王献上两万二千头牛和十二万只羊,王和全体民众为上帝的殿举行奉献典礼。 祭司在自己的岗位上侍立,利未人奏着大卫王为颂赞耶和华而为他们制造的乐器,歌颂说:“祂的慈爱永远长存。”他们对面的祭司也吹响号角,全体以色列人都肃立。

所罗门因所造的铜坛太小,容不下燔祭、素祭和脂肪,就把耶和华殿前院子中间的地方分别出来,作圣洁之地,在那里献上燔祭和平安祭祭牲的脂肪。

所罗门和从哈马口直至埃及小河而来的全体以色列人聚成一大群会众,一起守节期七天。 第八天举行庄严的聚会,又举行七天献坛礼。之后,他们又欢庆七天。 10 七月二十三日,所罗门王让民众各回本乡。他们看见耶和华向大卫、所罗门和祂的以色列子民所施的恩惠,就满心欢喜地回家去了。

耶和华向所罗门显现

11 所罗门建完了耶和华的殿和他自己的王宫,他按计划完成了耶和华殿里和他自己宫里的一切工作。 12 耶和华在夜间向所罗门显现,对他说:“我已听见你的祷告,也已选择这殿作为给我献祭的地方。 13 若我使天不下雨,使蝗虫吞吃地上的出产,或叫瘟疫在我民中流行, 14 而这些被称为我名下的子民若谦卑下来,祈祷、寻求我的面,离开恶道,我必从天上垂听,赦免他们的罪,医治他们的土地。 15 现在,我会睁眼看、留心听在这殿里献上的祷告。 16 我已选择这殿,使之圣洁,永远归在我的名下,我的眼和我的心必常在那里。 17 如果你像你父亲大卫一样事奉我,遵行我一切的吩咐,谨守我的律例和典章, 18 我必使你的王位稳固,正如我曾与你父亲大卫立约,说,‘你的子孙必永远统治以色列。’

19 “然而,如果你们背弃我指示你们的律例和诫命,去供奉、祭拜别的神明, 20 我必把你们从我赐给你们的土地上铲除,并离弃我为自己的名而使之圣洁的这殿,使这殿在万民中成为笑柄、被人嘲讽。 21 这殿虽然宏伟,但将来经过的人必惊讶地问,‘耶和华为什么这样对待这地方和这殿呢?’ 22 人们会回答,‘因为他们背弃曾领他们祖先离开埃及的耶和华——他们的上帝,去追随、祭拜、供奉别的神明,所以耶和华把这一切灾祸降在他们身上。’”

聖殿奉獻禮

所羅門禱告完畢,就有火從天上降下,燒盡了燔祭和其他祭物。殿裡充滿了耶和華的榮光, 以致祭司不能進殿。 全體以色列人看見有火降下,又看見耶和華的榮光停在殿上,便俯伏敬拜,稱謝耶和華說:

「耶和華是美善的,
祂的慈愛永遠長存。」

所羅門王和全體民眾一同向耶和華獻祭。 所羅門王獻上兩萬二千頭牛和十二萬隻羊,王和全體民眾為上帝的殿舉行奉獻典禮。 祭司在自己的崗位上侍立,利未人奏著大衛王為頌讚耶和華而為他們製造的樂器,歌頌說:「祂的慈愛永遠長存。」他們對面的祭司也吹響號角,全體以色列人都肅立。

所羅門因所造的銅壇太小,容不下燔祭、素祭和脂肪,就把耶和華殿前院子中間的地方分別出來,作聖潔之地,在那裡獻上燔祭和平安祭祭牲的脂肪。

所羅門和從哈馬口直至埃及小河而來的全體以色列人聚成一大群會眾,一起守節期七天。 第八天舉行莊嚴的聚會,又舉行七天獻壇禮。之後,他們又歡慶七天。 10 七月二十三日,所羅門王讓民眾各回本鄉。他們看見耶和華向大衛、所羅門和祂的以色列子民所施的恩惠,就滿心歡喜地回家去了。

耶和華向所羅門顯現

11 所羅門建完了耶和華的殿和他自己的王宮,他按計劃完成了耶和華殿裡和他自己宮裡的一切工作。 12 耶和華在夜間向所羅門顯現,對他說:「我已聽見你的禱告,也已選擇這殿作為給我獻祭的地方。 13 若我使天不下雨,使蝗蟲吞吃地上的出產,或叫瘟疫在我民中流行, 14 而這些被稱為我名下的子民若謙卑下來,祈禱、尋求我的面,離開惡道,我必從天上垂聽,赦免他們的罪,醫治他們的土地。 15 現在,我會睜眼看、留心聽在這殿裡獻上的禱告。 16 我已選擇這殿,使之聖潔,永遠歸在我的名下,我的眼和我的心必常在那裡。 17 如果你像你父親大衛一樣事奉我,遵行我一切的吩咐,謹守我的律例和典章, 18 我必使你的王位穩固,正如我曾與你父親大衛立約,說,『你的子孫必永遠統治以色列。』

19 「然而,如果你們背棄我指示你們的律例和誡命,去供奉、祭拜別的神明, 20 我必把你們從我賜給你們的土地上剷除,並離棄我為自己的名而使之聖潔的這殿,使這殿在萬民中成為笑柄、被人嘲諷。 21 這殿雖然宏偉,但將來經過的人必驚訝地問,『耶和華為什麼這樣對待這地方和這殿呢?』 22 人們會回答,『因為他們背棄曾領他們祖先離開埃及的耶和華——他們的上帝,去追隨、祭拜、供奉別的神明,所以耶和華把這一切災禍降在他們身上。』」

The Shekinah Glory

(A)Now when Solomon had finished praying, (B)fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the house. (C)The priests could not enter into the house of the Lord because the glory of the Lord filled the Lord’s house. All the sons of Israel, seeing the fire come down and the glory of the Lord upon the house, bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave praise to the Lord, saying, “(D)Truly He is good, truly His lovingkindness is everlasting.”

Sacrifices Offered

(E)Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the Lord. King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. Thus the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. The priests stood at their posts, and (F)the Levites also, with the instruments of music to the Lord, which King David had made for giving praise to the Lord—“for His lovingkindness is everlasting”—whenever [a]he gave praise by their [b]means, while (G)the priests on the other side blew trumpets; and all Israel was standing.

(H)Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord, for there he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings because the bronze altar which Solomon had made was not able to contain the burnt offering, the grain offering and the fat.

The Feast of Dedication

So (I)Solomon observed the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly who came from the entrance of Hamath to the (J)brook of Egypt. On the eighth day they held (K)a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar they observed seven days and the feast seven days. 10 Then on the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their tents, rejoicing and happy of heart because of the goodness that the Lord had shown to David and to Solomon and to His people Israel.

God’s Promise and Warning

11 (L)Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord and the king’s palace, and successfully completed all that [c]he had planned on doing in the house of the Lord and in his palace.

12 Then the Lord appeared to Solomon at night and said to him, “I have heard your prayer and (M)have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. 13 (N)If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people, 14 (O)and My people [d]who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 15 (P)Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the [e]prayer offered in this place. 16 For (Q)now I have chosen and consecrated this house that My name may be there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually. 17 As for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, even to do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep My statutes and My ordinances, 18 then I will establish your royal throne as I covenanted with your father David, saying, ‘[f](R)You shall not lack a man to be ruler in Israel.’

19 (S)But if you turn away and forsake My statutes and My commandments which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them, 20 (T)then I will uproot you from My land which I have given [g]you, and this house which I have consecrated for My name I will cast out of My sight and I will make it (U)a proverb and a byword among all peoples. 21 As for this house, which was exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, ‘(V)Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’ 22 And they will say, ‘Because (W)they forsook the Lord, the God of their fathers who brought them from the land of Egypt, and they adopted other gods and worshiped them and served them; therefore He has brought all this adversity on them.’”

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 7:6 Lit David
  2. 2 Chronicles 7:6 Lit hand
  3. 2 Chronicles 7:11 Lit came upon the heart of Solomon to do
  4. 2 Chronicles 7:14 Lit over whom My name is called
  5. 2 Chronicles 7:15 Lit prayer of this place
  6. 2 Chronicles 7:18 Lit There shall not be cut off to you a man
  7. 2 Chronicles 7:20 Ancient versions and Heb read them

Okuwongebwa kwa Yeekaalu

(A)Awo Sulemaani bwe yamaliriza esaala ye, omuliro ne guva mu ggulu ne gwokya ekiweebwayo ekyokebwa ne ssaddaaka era n’ekitiibwa kya Mukama ne kijjula eyeekaalu. (B)Bakabona ne batayinza kuyingira mu yeekaalu ya Mukama kubanga ekitiibwa kya Mukama kyajjula eyeekaalu ya Mukama. (C)Awo Abayisirayiri bonna bwe baalaba omuliro nga gukka, n’ekitiibwa kya Mukama nga kiri ku yeekaalu, ne bavuunama ku lubalaza ng’amaaso gaabwe gatunudde wansi ne basinza era ne beebaza Mukama nga boogera nti,

“Mulungi,
    era okwagala kwe kubeerera emirembe gyonna.”

Awo kabaka n’abantu bonna, ne baweerayo ssaddaaka mu maaso ga Mukama. Kabaka Sulemaani n’awaayo ssaddaaka ey’ente ezawera emitwalo ebiri, n’endiga n’embuzi emitwalo kkumi n’ebiri. Awo kabaka n’abantu bonna ne bawonga eyeekaalu ya Mukama. (D)Bakabona ne bayimirira mu bifo byabwe, n’Abaleevi nabo mu bifo byabwe nga bakutte ebivuga bya Mukama, kabaka Dawudi bye yali akoze olw’okutenderezanga Mukama, buli lwe yeebazanga Mukama ng’agamba nti, “Okwagala kwe kubeerera emirembe gyonna.” Ku luuyi olwaddirira Abaleevi, bakabona ne bafuuwa amakondeere, Isirayiri yenna n’ayimirira.

Sulemaani n’atukuza oluggya olwa wakati olwali mu maaso ga yeekaalu ya Mukama, era eyo n’aweerayo ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa n’amasavu ag’ebiweebwayo olw’emirembe kubanga ku kyoto eky’ekikomo kye yali akoze kwali tekugyako biweebwayo byokebwa n’ebiweebwayo ebyobutta, n’ebitundu n’amasavu. (E)Era mu kiseera kyekimu Sulemaani n’akuuma embaga eyo okumala ennaku musanvu, ne Isirayiri yenna wamu naye, n’ekibiina ekinene ennyo okuva awayingirirwa e Kamasi okutuuka ku kagga ak’e Misiri. (F)Ku lunaku olw’omunaana ne bakuba olukuŋŋaana, kubanga baali bajjagulizza okuwongebwa kw’ekyoto ennaku musanvu, n’embaga ennaku endala musanvu. 10 Ku lunaku olw’amakumi abiri mu esatu olw’omwezi ogw’omusanvu, Kabaka Sulemaani n’asindika abantu baddeyo ewaabwe, era ne bagenda nga basanyufu era nga bajaguza mu mitima gyabwe olw’obulungi bwa Mukama bwe yalaga Dawudi ne Sulemaani n’abantu be Isirayiri.

Mukama Alabikira Sulemaani Omulundi Ogwokubiri

11 Awo Sulemaani bwe yamaliriza eyeekaalu ya Mukama, n’olubiri lwa kabaka, era ng’amalirizza n’ebyo byonna bye yali ateeseteese mu mutima gwe okukola mu yeekaalu ya Mukama ne mu lubiri lwa kabaka, 12 (G)Mukama n’amulabikira mu kiro n’amugamba nti,

“Mpulidde okusaba kwo, era neerobozza gye ndi ekifo kino okuba eyeekaalu ey’okuweerangamu ssaddaaka.

13 (H)“Bwe nnaggalangawo eggulu enkuba n’etatonnya, oba ne ndagira enzige okulya ensi oba ne nsindikira abantu bange kawumpuli, 14 (I)abantu bange abatuumiddwa erinnya lyange bwe baneetowazanga, ne basaba, ne banoonya amaaso gange, ne bakyuka okuleka amakubo gaabwe amakyamu, kale nnaawuliranga nga nsinziira mu ggulu ne nsonyiwa ekibi kyabwe era ne mponya ensi yaabwe. 15 (J)Era amaaso gange ganaazibukanga, n’amatu gange ganaawuliranga esaala ezinaawebwangayo mu kifo kino. 16 (K)Nnonze era neewongedde yeekaalu eno, Erinnya lyange libeerenga omwo ennaku zonna. Amaaso gange n’omutima gwange binaabeeranga omwo ekiseera kyonna.

17 (L)“Bw’onootambuliranga mu maaso gange nga Dawudi kitaawo bwe yakola, n’okola bye nkulagira byonna, n’okuuma ebiragiro byange n’amateeka gange, 18 (M)ndinyweza entebe ey’obwakabaka bwo, nga bwe nalagaana ne Dawudi kitaawo bwe nayogera nti, ‘Tolirema kuba na musika alifuga Isirayiri.’ 

19 (N)“Naye bwe munaakyuka ne muva ku mateeka gange n’ebiragiro byange bye mbawadde, ne mugenda okuweereza bakatonda abalala ne mubasinza, 20 (O)ndisiguukulula Isirayiri okuva mu nsi yange, gye mbawadde, era sirifaayo na ku yeekaalu eno gye neewongera olw’Erinnya lyange. Ndigifuula ekisekererwa era ekinyoomebwa mu mawanga gonna. 21 (P)Newaakubadde nga yeekaalu eno eyatiikiridde nnyo, abaliyitawo bonna balyewuunya, nga boogera nti, ‘Lwaki Mukama akoze ekifaanana bwe kiti ku nsi eno ne ku yeekaalu eno?’ 22 Abantu baliddamu nti, ‘Kubanga baava ku Mukama, Katonda wa bajjajjaabwe eyabaggya mu Misiri, ne bagoberera bakatonda abalala, nga babasinza era nga babaweereza, kyavudde abaleetako emitawaana gino gyonna, ginnamuzisa.’ ”