历代志下 7
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
耶和华的荣光充满了殿
7 所罗门祷告完了,有火从天上降下来,烧尽了燔祭和其他的祭品;耶和华的荣光充满了那殿。 2 因为耶和华的荣光充满了耶和华的殿,祭司都不能进入耶和华的殿。 3 那火降下,耶和华的荣光停在殿上的时候,以色列众人都看见;于是他们在铺石地跪下,俯伏在地,敬拜称颂耶和华说:“耶和华是良善的,他的慈爱永远长存。”
所罗门和人民一起献祭守节(A)
4 王和全体人民都在耶和华面前献祭。 5 所罗门王献上了二万二千头牛、十二万只羊为祭。这样,王和全体人民为 神的殿举行了奉献礼。 6 祭司都站在自己的岗位上;利未人也站着,拿着大卫王所做的耶和华的乐器,称颂耶和华,因为他的慈爱永远长存;大卫借着他们赞美耶和华的时候,祭司在众人前面吹号;以色列众人都站着。 7 所罗门把耶和华殿前院子当中的地方分别为圣,在那里献上了燔祭和平安祭的脂肪,因为所罗门所做的铜坛容不下所有的燔祭、素祭和脂肪。
8 那时,所罗门和全体以色列人,就是来自哈马口,直到埃及小河的一群极大的会众,一起举行了七天的节期。 9 第八天举行了严肃会,又举行献坛礼七天,举行了七天的节期。 10 七月二十三日,王遣散众民回家;他们因看见耶和华向大卫、所罗门和他的子民以色列所施的恩惠,心里都欢喜快乐。
耶和华的警告与应许(B)
11 这样,所罗门完成了耶和华的殿宇和王宫。在耶和华的殿里或所罗门的宫中,所罗门心里要作的,都顺利地作成了。 12 夜间,耶和华向所罗门显现,对他说:“我已经听了你的祷告,也为我自己选择了这地方作献祭的殿。 13 如果我使天闭塞不下雨,或吩咐蝗虫吞吃这地的土产,或差遣瘟疫到我的子民中间来; 14 这称为我名下的子民,若是谦卑、祷告、寻求我的面,转离他们的恶行,我必从天上垂听,赦免他们的罪,医治他们的地。 15 现在我的眼睛必张开,我的耳朵必垂听在这地所发的祷告。 16 现在我拣选了这殿,把它分别为圣,使我的名永远在这殿中;我的眼和我的心也常常留在那里。 17 至于你,你若是在我面前行事为人像你的父亲大卫所行的那样,遵行我吩咐你的一切话,谨守我的律例和典章, 18 我就必巩固你的国位,好象我和你父亲大卫所立的约说:‘你的子孙必不会断人作君王统治以色列。’
19 “可是,如果你们转离我,丢弃我在你们面前颁布的律例和诫命,去事奉和敬拜别的神, 20 我就必把以色列人从我赐给他们的土地上拔出来,并且我为自己的名分别为圣的这殿,我也必从我面前舍弃,使这殿在万民中成为笑谈和讥笑的对象。 21 这殿虽然高大,但将来经过的人,都必惊讶,说:‘耶和华为甚么这样对待这地和这殿呢?’ 22 人必回答说:‘是因为这地的人离弃了耶和华他们列祖的 神,就是领他们从埃及地出来的 神,去亲近别的神,敬拜和事奉他们;所以,耶和华使这一切灾祸临到他们。’”
2 Chronicles 7
The Message
The Temple Dedication
7 1-3 When Solomon finished praying, a bolt of lightning out of heaven struck the Whole-Burnt-Offering and sacrifices and the Glory of God filled The Temple. The Glory was so dense that the priests couldn’t get in—God so filled The Temple that there was no room for the priests! When all Israel saw the fire fall from heaven and the Glory of God fill The Temple, they fell on their knees, bowed their heads, and worshiped, thanking God:
Yes! God is good!
His love never quits!
4-6 Then the king and all Israel worshiped, offering sacrifices to God. King Solomon worshiped by sacrificing 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep at the dedication of The Temple. The priests were all on duty; the choir and orchestra of Levites that David had provided for singing and playing anthems to the praise and love of God were all there; across the courtyard the priests blew trumpets. All Israelites were on their feet.
7-10 Solomon set apart the central area of the courtyard in front of God’s Temple for sacred use and there sacrificed the Whole-Burnt-Offerings, Grain-Offerings, and fat from the Peace-Offerings—the Bronze Altar was too small to handle all these offerings. This is how Solomon kept the great autumn Feast of Booths. For seven days there were people there all the way from the far northeast (the Entrance to Hamath) to the far southwest (the Brook of Egypt)—a huge congregation. They started out celebrating for seven days, and then did it for another seven days, a week for dedicating the Altar and another for the Feast itself—two solid weeks of celebration! On the twenty-third day of the seventh month Solomon dismissed his congregation. They left rejoicing, exuberant over all the good God had done for David and Solomon and his people Israel.
God’s Confirmation
11 Solomon completed building The Temple of God and the royal palace—the projects he had set his heart on doing. Everything was done—success! Satisfaction!
12-18 God appeared to Solomon that very night and said, “I accept your prayer; yes, I have chosen this place as a temple for sacrifice, a house of worship. If I ever shut off the supply of rain from the skies or order the locusts to eat the crops or send a plague on my people, and my people, my God-defined people, respond by humbling themselves, praying, seeking my presence, and turning their backs on their wicked lives, I’ll be there ready for you: I’ll listen from heaven, forgive their sins, and restore their land to health. From now on I’m alert day and night to the prayers offered at this place. Believe me, I’ve chosen and sanctified this Temple that you have built: My Name is stamped on it forever; my eyes are on it and my heart in it always. As for you, if you live in my presence as your father David lived, pure in heart and action, living the life I’ve set out for you, attentively obedient to my guidance and judgments, then I’ll back your kingly rule over Israel—make it a sure thing on a sure foundation. The same covenant guarantee I gave to David your father I’m giving to you, namely, ‘You can count on always having a descendant on Israel’s throne.’
19-22 “But if you or your sons betray me, ignoring my guidance and judgments, taking up with alien gods by serving and worshiping them, then the guarantee is off: I’ll wipe Israel right off the map and repudiate this Temple I’ve just sanctified to honor my Name. And Israel will be nothing but a bad joke among the peoples of the world. And this Temple, splendid as it now is, will become an object of contempt; tourists will shake their heads, saying, ‘What happened here? What’s the story behind these ruins?’ Then they’ll be told, ‘The people who used to live here betrayed their God, the very God who rescued their ancestors from Egypt; they took up with alien gods, worshiping and serving them. That’s what’s behind this God-visited devastation.’”
Divrey Hayamim Bais 7
Orthodox Jewish Bible
7 Now when Sh’lomo had made an end of davening, the eish came down from Shomayim, and consumed the olah and the zevakhim; and the kavod Hashem filled HaBeis.
2 And the Kohanim could not enter into the Beis Hashem, because the kavod Hashem had filled the Beis Hashem.
3 And when all the Bnei Yisroel saw how the eish came down, and the kavod Hashem upon HaBeis, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the ritzpah (floor, pavement) and worshiped, and gave thanks to Hashem, saying, Ki tov ki l’olam chasdo (For He is good; for His mercy endureth forever).
4 Then HaMelech and kol HaAm offered zevach before Hashem.
5 And HaMelech Sh’lomo offered zevach of 22,000 bakar, and 120,000 tzon; so HaMelech and kol HaAm dedicated the Beis HaElohim.
6 And the Kohanim stood at their mishmerot (watches); the Levi’im also with kelei shir Hashem, (musical instruments of Hashem) which Dovid HaMelech had made to give thanks to Hashem‖ki l’oham chasdo (for His mercy endureth forever)‖whenever Dovid praised by their means; and the Kohanim sounded khatzotzrot (trumpets) opposite them, and kol Yisroel stood.
7 Moreover Sh’lomo set apart as kodesh the toch hekhatzer (center of the courtyard) that was in front of the Beis Hashem; for there he offered HaOlot and the chelvei hashelamim (fat of peace offerings), because the Mizbe’ach hanechoshet which Sh’lomo had made was not able to receive the Olot, and the Mincha, and HaChalavim (the fats).
8 Also at the same time Sh’lomo kept the Chag (see v. 9) shivat yamim, and kol Yisroel with him, a Kahal Gadol Me’od, from the Levo (Approach) Chamat unto the Wadi Mitzrayim.
9 And on the Yom HaShemini they held an Atzeret (solemn assembly); for they kept the chanukat HaMizbe’ach (dedication of the altar, i.e., the Beis Hamikdash) shivat yamim, and the chag [Sukkot] shivat yamim.
10 And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent HaAm away into their ohalim joyful and tovei lev for the goodness that Hashem had showed unto Dovid, and to Sh’lomo, and to Yisroel His Am.
11 Thus Sh’lomo finished the Beis Hashem, and the Beis HaMelech; and all that came into the lev Sh’lomo to do in the Beis Hashem, and in his own palace, he prosperously effected.
12 And Hashem appeared to Sh’lomo balailah, and said unto him, I have heard thy tefillah, and have chosen this makom for Myself for a Beis Zevach.
13 When I shut up Shomayim that there be no matar, or when I command the locusts to devour HaAretz, or when I send dever among Ami (My People)
14 If Ami, which are called by Shmi, shall humble themselves, and daven, and seek my face, and turn from their derakhim hara’im (wicked ways), then will I hear from Shomayim, and will forgive their chattat, and will heal their land.
15 Now Mine eyes shall be open, and Mine ears attentive unto the tefillah that is made in Makom HaZeh.
16 For now have I chosen and set apart as kodesh HaBeis HaZeh, that Shmi may be there ad olam, and Mine eyes and Mine lev shall be there kol hayamim.
17 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before Me, as Dovid Avicha walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe My chukkot and My mishpatim;
18 Then will I establish the kisse of thy Malchut, just as I have covenanted with Dovid Avicha, saying, Lo yikaret lecha ish moshel b’Yisroel.
19 But if ye turn away, and forsake My chukkot and My mitzvot, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve elohim acherim, and worship them,
20 Then will I uproot them out of My Adamah which I have given them; and HaBeis HaZeh, which I have set apart as kodesh for Shmi, will I cast out of My sight, and will make it to be a Mashal (byword) and an object of ridicule among Kol haAmim.
21 And HaBeis HaZeh, which is elyon, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath Hashem done thus unto HaAretz HaZot, and unto HaBeis Hazeh?
22 And it shall be answered, Because they forsook Hashem Elohei Avoteihem, Who brought them forth out of Eretz Mitzrayim, and they laid hold on elohim acherim, and worshiped them, and served them; therefore hath He brought all this ra’ah upon them.
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