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与希兰王立约建殿

推罗希兰平素爱大卫,他听见以色列人膏所罗门,接续他父亲做王,就差遣臣仆来见他。 所罗门也差遣人去见希兰,说: “你知道我父亲大卫因四围的争战,不能为耶和华他神的名建殿,直等到耶和华使仇敌都服在他脚下。 现在耶和华我的神使我四围平安,没有仇敌,没有灾祸。 我定意要为耶和华我神的名建殿,是照耶和华应许我父亲大卫的话说:‘我必使你儿子接续你坐你的位,他必为我的名建殿。’ 所以求你吩咐你的仆人在黎巴嫩为我砍伐香柏木,我的仆人也必帮助他们,我必照你所定的,给你仆人的工价。因为你知道,在我们中间没有人像西顿人善于砍伐树木。”

希兰听见所罗门的话,就甚喜悦,说:“今日应当称颂耶和华!因他赐给大卫一个有智慧的儿子,治理这众多的民。” 希兰打发人去见所罗门,说:“你差遣人向我所提的那事,我都听见了。论到香柏木和松木,我必照你的心愿而行。 我的仆人必将这木料从黎巴嫩运到海里,扎成筏子,浮海运到你所指定我的地方,在那里拆开,你就可以收取。你也要成全我的心愿,将食物给我的家。” 10 于是希兰照着所罗门所要的,给他香柏木和松木。 11 所罗门希兰麦子二万歌珥,清油二十歌珥,做他家的食物,所罗门每年都是这样给希兰 12 耶和华照着所应许的赐智慧给所罗门希兰所罗门和好,彼此立约。

13 所罗门王从以色列人中挑取服苦的人共有三万, 14 派他们轮流每月一万人上黎巴嫩去,一个月在黎巴嫩,两个月在家里,亚多尼兰掌管他们。 15 所罗门用七万扛抬的,八万在山上凿石头的。 16 此外,所罗门用三千三百督工的,监管工人。 17 王下令,人就凿出又大又宝贵的石头来,用以立殿的根基。 18 所罗门的匠人和希兰的匠人并迦巴勒人,都将石头凿好,预备木料和石头建殿。

预备建造圣殿

泰尔王希兰素来与大卫修好,他听说以色列人膏立了所罗门继承大卫的王位,就遣使者来见所罗门。 所罗门也派人去见希兰,说: “你知道,我父大卫因周围战事连连,未能为他的上帝耶和华建殿,要等到耶和华使仇敌伏在他脚下后再建。 现在我的上帝耶和华使我四境太平,内外无忧, 我想为我的上帝耶和华建殿,因为耶和华曾对我父大卫说,‘我必使你的儿子继承你的王位,他必为我的名建殿。’ 请你命人为我砍伐黎巴嫩的香柏木。我会派人帮助你的人,并按你的要求付你的人工钱。因为你知道,我们没有人像西顿人那样善于砍伐树木。”

希兰听了所罗门的话后,非常高兴,说:“今天当赞美耶和华!祂赐给大卫一个有智慧的儿子治理这伟大的民族。” 他派人回复所罗门说:“我已收到你派人带来的口信。我一定会照你的心愿提供香柏木和松木。 我的工人会将这些木料从黎巴嫩扎成木筏,经海道运到你指定的地点。木筏拆散以后,你就可以点收了。你也要成全我的心愿,供应我家食粮。” 10 于是,希兰供应所罗门需用的香柏木和松木, 11 所罗门每年供应希兰四百四十万升麦子和四千四百升橄榄油。 12 耶和华照着应许赐给所罗门智慧。他跟希兰修好,缔结盟约。

13 所罗门王从以色列征集了三万劳工, 14 派他们每月轮班到黎巴嫩工作,每班一万人,在黎巴嫩一个月,在家两个月。亚多尼兰做他们的总管。 15 所罗门又征用了七万名搬运工,八万名在山上凿石的匠人。 16 此外,他还派了三千三百名监工,监督工人做工。 17 他们按照王的命令在山上凿出珍贵的巨石,用来作殿的根基。 18 于是,所罗门和希兰的工匠及迦巴勒人凿好石头,备好木料,准备建殿。

Preparations for Building the Temple(A)

[a]When Hiram(B) 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. Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:

“You know that because of the wars(C) waged against my father David from all sides, he could not build(D) a temple for the Name of the Lord his God until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.(E) But now the Lord my God has given me rest(F) on every side, and there is no adversary(G) or disaster. I intend, therefore, to build a temple(H) 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.’(I)

“So give orders that cedars(J) 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.”

When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was greatly pleased and said, “Praise be to the Lord(K) today, for he has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.”

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. My men will haul them down from Lebanon to the Mediterranean Sea(L), 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(M) for my royal household.”

10 In this way Hiram kept Solomon supplied with all the cedar and juniper logs he wanted, 11 and Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand cors[b] of wheat as food(N) 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. 12 The Lord gave Solomon wisdom,(O) just as he had promised him. There were peaceful relations between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.(P)

13 King Solomon conscripted laborers(Q) from all Israel—thirty thousand men. 14 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(R) was in charge of the forced labor. 15 Solomon had seventy thousand carriers and eighty thousand stonecutters in the hills, 16 as well as thirty-three hundred[e] foremen(S) who supervised the project and directed the workers. 17 At the king’s command they removed from the quarry(T) large blocks of high-grade stone(U) to provide a foundation of dressed stone for the temple. 18 The craftsmen of Solomon and Hiram(V) and workers from Byblos(W) cut and prepared the timber and stone for the building of the temple.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 5:1 In Hebrew texts 5:1-18 is numbered 5:15-32.
  2. 1 Kings 5:11 That is, probably about 3,600 tons or about 3,250 metric tons
  3. 1 Kings 5:11 Septuagint (see also 2 Chron. 2:10); Hebrew twenty cors
  4. 1 Kings 5:11 That is, about 120,000 gallons or about 440,000 liters
  5. 1 Kings 5:16 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 2 Chron. 2:2,18) thirty-six hundred

Enteekateeka y’Okuzimba Yeekaalu

(A)Awo Kiramu kabaka w’e Ttuulo bwe yawulira nga Sulemaani bamufuseeko amafuta okuba kabaka, ng’asikidde kitaawe Dawudi, n’atuma ababaka be eri Sulemaani, kubanga yali mukwano gwa Dawudi. Sulemaani n’atumira Kiramu ng’ayogera nti,

(B)“Omanyi nti, Olw’entalo ennyingi ezeetooloola Dawudi kitange, teyasobola kuzimbira linnya lya Mukama Katonda we yeekaalu, okutuusa Mukama lwe yamala okuteeka abalabe be wansi w’ebigere bye. (C)Naye kaakano Mukama Katonda wange awadde Isirayiri yonna emirembe ku njuyi zonna, era tewakyali mulabe wadde akabi ak’engeri yonna. (D)Era, laba, nsuubira okuzimbira Erinnya lya Mukama Katonda wange yeekaalu, nga Mukama bwe yagamba Dawudi kitange, bwe yayogera nti, ‘Mutabani wo gwe nditeeka ku ntebe ey’obwakabaka mu kifo kyo, yalizimbira Erinnya lyange yeekaalu.’

“Noolwekyo lagira basajja bo bantemere emivule gya Lebanooni. Abaddu bange banaakoleranga wamu n’abaddu bo, era nakuweerezanga empeera yonna, gy’olinsaba olw’abaddu bo. Omanyi nga ku ffe tekuli n’omu alina magezi kutema miti okwenkana ab’e Sidoni.”

Awo Kiramu bwe yawulira obubaka bwa Sulemaani, n’asanyuka nnyo era n’ayogera nti, “Mukama yeebazibwe, kubanga awadde Dawudi omwana ow’amagezi okufuga eggwanga lino eddene.”

Awo Kiramu n’atumira Sulemaani ng’ayogera nti,

“Obubaka bwe wampeereza mbufunye, era nnaakola by’oyagala byonna eby’emiti egy’emivule n’emiti egy’emiberosi. (E)Basajja bange baligiggya mu Lebanooni ne bagiserengesa ku nnyanja, era ndigisengeka ng’ebitindiro okuyita ku nnyanja okugituusa mu kifo ky’olindaga. Nga gituuse eyo ndiragira ne bagisumulula, ne gikuweebwa. Kye njagala okolere ab’omu nnyumba yange, kwe kubawanga emmere.”

10 Awo Kiramu n’awa Sulemaani emiti gy’emivule n’emiti egy’emiberosi nga bwe yayagala, 11 ne Sulemaani n’amuwanga ebigero by’eŋŋaano kilo enkumi nnya mu bina eby’emmere ey’ennyumba ye, n’amafuta ag’omuzeeyituuni ebigero amakumi abiri, ze kilo nga bina mu ana buli mwaka. Kino Sulemaani yakikoleranga Kiramu buli mwaka. 12 (F)Mukama n’awa Sulemaani amagezi, nga bwe yamusuubiza. Ne waba emirembe wakati wa Kiramu ne Sulemaani, n’okulagaana ne balagaana endagaano bombi.

13 (G)Kabaka Sulemaani n’akuŋŋaanya abakozi mu Isirayiri yonna, ne bawera abasajja emitwalo esatu. 14 (H)N’abaweerezanga e Lebanooni mu mpalo; buli luwalo nga lumala omwezi gumu e Lebanooni n’emyezi ebiri ewaabwe, era Adoniraamu ye yabavunaanyizibwanga. 15 Sulemaani yalina abantu emitwalo musanvu abaasitulanga emigugu, n’emitwalo munaana abaatemanga amayinja ku nsozi, 16 (I)ate n’abaami be enkumi ssatu mu bisatu abaalabiriranga omulimu n’okulagirira abakozi. 17 (J)Kabaka n’alagira bateme amayinja amanene ddala nga bagaggya mu kirombe ky’amayinja ag’omuwendo, okuzimba emisingi gya yeekaalu n’amayinja amateme obulungi. 18 (K)Abaweesi ba Sulemaani n’aba Kiramu, wamu n’abasajja ba Gebali ne balongoosa n’okutegeka ne bategeka emiti n’amayinja eby’okuzimba yeekaalu.