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示巴女王覲所羅門

示巴女王聽見所羅門的名聲,就來到耶路撒冷,要用難解的話試問所羅門。跟隨她的人甚多,又有駱駝馱著香料、寶石和許多金子。她來見了所羅門,就把心裡所有的對所羅門都說出來。 所羅門將她所問的都答上了,沒有一句不明白不能答的。 示巴女王見所羅門的智慧,和他所建造的宮室, 席上的珍饈美味,群臣分列而坐,僕人兩旁侍立,以及他們的衣服裝飾,酒政和酒政的衣服裝飾,又見他上耶和華殿的臺階,就詫異得神不守舍, 對王說:「我在本國裡所聽見論到你的事和你的智慧實在是真的! 我先不信那些話,及至我來,親眼見了,才知道你的大智慧,人所告訴我的還不到一半。你的實跡越過我所聽見的名聲。 你的群臣、你的僕人常侍立在你面前聽你智慧的話是有福的! 耶和華你的神是應當稱頌的!他喜悅你,使你坐他的國位,為耶和華你的神做王。因為你的神愛以色列人,要永遠堅立他們,所以立你做他們的王,使你秉公行義。」

於是示巴女王將一百二十他連得金子和寶石,與極多的香料送給所羅門王。她送給王的香料,以後再沒有這樣的。 10 希蘭的僕人和所羅門的僕人從俄斐運了金子來,也運了檀香木[a]和寶石來。 11 王用檀香木為耶和華殿和王宮做臺,又為歌唱的人做琴瑟;猶大地從來沒有見過這樣的。 12 所羅門王按示巴女王所帶來的還她禮物,另外照她一切所要所求的,都送給她。於是女王和她臣僕轉回本國去了。

所羅門之豐富

13 所羅門每年所得的金子共有六百六十六他連得, 14 另外還有商人所進的金子,並且阿拉伯諸王與屬國的省長都帶金銀給所羅門 15 所羅門王用錘出來的金子打成擋牌二百面,每面用金子六百舍客勒, 16 又用錘出來的金子打成盾牌三百面,每面用金子三百舍客勒,都放在黎巴嫩林宮裡。 17 王用象牙製造一個大寶座,用精金包裹。 18 寶座有六層臺階,又有金腳凳,與寶座相連。寶座兩旁有扶手,靠近扶手有兩個獅子站立。 19 六層臺階上有十二個獅子站立,每層有兩個,左邊一個,右邊一個。在列國中沒有這樣做的。 20 所羅門王一切的飲器都是金的,黎巴嫩林宮裡的一切器皿都是精金的,所羅門年間銀子算不了什麼。 21 因為王的船隻與希蘭的僕人一同往他施去,他施船隻三年一次裝載金銀、象牙、猿猴、孔雀回來。

列王咸欲聽其哲言

22 所羅門王的財寶與智慧勝過天下的列王。 23 普天下的王都求見所羅門,要聽神賜給他智慧的話。 24 他們各帶貢物,就是金器、銀器、衣服、軍械、香料、騾馬,每年有一定之例。 25 所羅門有套車的馬四千棚,有馬兵一萬二千,安置在屯車的城邑和耶路撒冷,就是王那裡。 26 所羅門統管諸王,從大河到非利士地,直到埃及的邊界。 27 王在耶路撒冷使銀子多如石頭,香柏木多如高原的桑樹。 28 有人從埃及和各國為所羅門趕馬群來。

所羅門卒其子羅波安繼位

29 所羅門其餘的事,自始至終,不都寫在先知拿單的書上和示羅亞希雅的預言書上,並先見易多尼八兒子耶羅波安的默示書上嗎? 30 所羅門耶路撒冷以色列眾人的王共四十年。 31 所羅門與他列祖同睡,葬在他父大衛城裡。他兒子羅波安接續他做王。

Footnotes

  1. 歷代志下 9:10 或作:烏木。下同。

示巴女王拜访所罗门

示巴女王听闻所罗门的名声,便来用难题考问他。她率领许多随从,用骆驼驮着香料、宝石和大量的黄金到耶路撒冷晋见所罗门王,与所罗门谈论她心中的疑问。 所罗门王解答了她所有的问题,没有一样难得住他。 示巴女王看见所罗门的智慧,又看见他建的宫殿、 席上的美味、入座的群臣、侍立一旁的仆人、他们的服装、酒政、以及他在耶和华殿里献的燔祭,感到万分惊奇。 她对所罗门王说:“我在本国听到的有关你的功业和智慧原来都是真的。 若不是亲眼目睹,我不会相信。事实上,我听到的还不到一半!你的智慧远超过我听到的传闻。 你的臣仆经常侍立在你面前聆听智慧之言,真有福气! 你的上帝耶和华当受称颂!祂喜爱你,立你做王统治祂的子民。因为你的上帝爱以色列人,要使他们永远坚立,所以立你为他们的王,使你秉公行义。”

示巴女王将四吨黄金、大量香料和宝石献给所罗门王。再无人像示巴女王那样献给所罗门王那么多香料。 10 希兰的仆人和所罗门的仆人从俄斐运来黄金、檀香木和宝石。 11 所罗门王用这些檀香木建造耶和华的殿和王宫的阶梯,又制作歌乐手的琴瑟。在犹大从来没有见过这样的物品。 12 所罗门王满足了示巴女王的一切要求,回赠她的礼物超过了她带来的。之后,女王和随从就回示巴去了。

所罗门王的财富

13 所罗门每年收到的黄金约二十三吨, 14 此外还有商人、阿拉伯诸王和国内各总督送给他的金银。 15 所罗门王用锤好的金子打造了二百面大盾牌,每面用七公斤金子; 16 又用锤好的金子打造了三百面小盾牌,每面用三点五公斤金子,全部放在黎巴嫩林宫。 17 王又造了一个象牙大宝座,外面用纯金包裹。 18 这宝座有六级台阶,又有金脚凳与宝座相连,宝座两旁有扶手,扶手两边各站着一头狮子, 19 六级台阶上共站着十二头狮子,每级台阶两端各站一头。这宝座举世无双。 20 所罗门王所有的杯子都是金的,黎巴嫩林宫里所有的器皿都是纯金的,没有一件是用银子造的,因为所罗门年间银子不算什么。 21 王有船队与希兰的仆人一起出海去他施,每三年就运回金银、象牙、猿猴和孔雀。 22 所罗门王的财富和智慧超过天下诸王。 23 天下的君王都纷纷来朝见所罗门,聆听上帝赐给他的智言慧语。 24 他们年年都带来礼物,有金银器皿、衣服、兵器、香料和骡马。 25 所罗门有四千个安置战车和马匹的棚,有一万二千名骑兵,驻扎在屯车城和他所在的耶路撒冷。 26 所罗门统管从幼发拉底河到非利士地区,远至埃及边境的诸王。 27 王使耶路撒冷的金银多如石头,使香柏木多如丘陵的无花果树。 28 所罗门的马匹都是从埃及和其他国家运来的。

所罗门逝世

29 所罗门一生的事迹,自始至终都记在拿单先知的史记、示罗人亚希雅的《预言书》和易多先见论尼八的儿子耶罗波安的《启示书》中。 30 所罗门在耶路撒冷统治以色列四十年, 31 他与祖先同眠后,葬在他父亲大卫的城里。他儿子罗波安继位。

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not.

And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.

And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom:

Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.

Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the Lord thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.

10 And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.

11 And the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of the Lord, and to the king's palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.

12 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants.

13 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;

14 Beside that which chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.

15 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.

16 And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

17 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.

18 And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays:

19 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom.

20 And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was not any thing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

21 For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

22 And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

23 And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart.

24 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

26 And he reigned over all the kings from the river even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.

27 And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.

28 And they brought unto Solomon horses out of Egypt, and out of all lands.

29 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?

30 And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.

31 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

示巴女王拜访所罗门(A)

示巴女王听见所罗门的名声,就来到耶路撒冷,要用难题考问所罗门。她带着很多的随从,有骆驼驮着香料、许多金子和宝石。她来到所罗门那里,向他提出心中所有的问题。 所罗门回答了她所有的问题,没有一个问题太难,是所罗门不能向她解答的。 示巴女王看见所罗门的智慧和他所建造的宫殿, 席上的食物,坐着的群臣,侍立的仆人和他们的服装,司酒长和他们的服装,以及他上耶和华殿的台阶[a],就诧异得神不守舍。

她对王说:“我在本国所听到的话,论到你的事和你的智慧是真的! 我本来不信那些话,及至我来亲眼看见了,看哪,人所告诉我的,还不及你丰富智慧的一半,超过我所听见的传闻。 你的人是有福的!你这些常侍立在你面前、听你智慧话的仆人是有福的! 耶和华—你的 神是应当称颂的!他喜爱你,使你坐他的王位,为耶和华—你的 神作王;因为你的 神爱以色列,要永远坚立它,所以立你作他们的王,使你秉公行义。” 于是示巴女王把一百二十他连得金子、极多的香料和宝石送给所罗门王;从来没有像示巴女王送给所罗门王那么多的香料。

10 希兰的仆人和所罗门的仆人也从俄斐运了金子来,又运了檀香木和宝石来。 11 王用檀香木为耶和华的殿和王宫做阶梯,又为歌唱的人做琴瑟;犹大地从来没有见过这样的。

12 所罗门王除了回赠示巴女王所带来的,凡她所提出的一切要求,所罗门王都送给她。于是女王和她臣仆转回,到本国去了。

所罗门的财富(B)

13 所罗门每年所得的金子,重六百六十六他连得, 14 另外还有从商人和贸易所收到的,以及阿拉伯诸王和各地的省长进贡给所罗门的金银。 15 所罗门王用锤出来的金子打成二百面盾牌,每面盾牌用六百舍客勒锤出来的金子; 16 又用锤出来的金子打成三百面小盾牌,每面小盾牌用三百舍客勒金子。王把它们放在黎巴嫩林宫里。 17 王又制造一个大的象牙宝座,包上纯金。 18 宝座有六层台阶,又有金脚凳,与宝座相连。座位之处两旁有扶手,靠近扶手有两只狮子站立。 19 六层台阶上有十二只狮子站立,分站左边和右边;任何国度都没有这样做的。 20 所罗门王一切的饮器都是金的,黎巴嫩林宫里所有的器皿都是纯金的。在所罗门的日子,银子算不了什么。 21 因王的船只与希兰的仆人一同往他施去,他施船只每三年一次把金、银、象牙、猿猴、孔雀[b]运回来。

22 所罗门王的财宝与智慧胜过地上的众王。 23 地上的众王都求见所罗门的面,要听 神放在他心里的智慧。 24 他们各带贡物,就是银器、金器、衣服、兵器、香料、马、骡子,每年都有一定的数量。 25 所罗门拥有给战车和马用的四千个棚子,还有一万二千名骑兵,安置在屯车城,在耶路撒冷的王那里。 26 所罗门统管诸王,从大河非利士人的地,直到埃及的边界。 27 王在耶路撒冷使银子多如石头,香柏木多如谢非拉的桑树。 28 有人从埃及[c]和各国为所罗门把马匹运来。

所罗门去世(C)

29 所罗门其余的事,自始至终,不都写在拿单先知的书上和示罗亚希雅的《预言书》上,以及易多先见论尼八儿子耶罗波安的《默示书》上吗? 30 所罗门耶路撒冷作全以色列的王四十年。 31 所罗门与他祖先同睡,葬在他父亲大卫的城里,他儿子罗波安接续他作王。

Footnotes

  1. 9.4 “台阶”或译“楼房”;“他上耶和华殿的台阶”:七十士译本和其他古译本是“他在耶和华殿里所献的燔祭”;参王上10.5。
  2. 9.21 “孔雀”或译“狒狒”。
  3. 9.28 “埃及”可能不是南方的埃及,而是美索不达米亚北方的一国。