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所罗门定意建殿

所罗门定意要为耶和华的名建造殿宇,又为自己的国建造宫室。 所罗门就挑选七万扛抬的,八万在山上凿石头的,三千六百督工的。 所罗门差人去见推罗希兰,说:“你曾运香柏木于我父大卫建宫居住,求你也这样待我。 我要为耶和华我神的名建造殿宇,分别为圣献给他,在他面前焚烧美香,常摆陈设饼,每早晚、安息日、月朔并耶和华我们神所定的节期献燔祭。这是以色列人永远的定例。 我所要建造的殿宇甚大,因为我们的神至大,超乎诸神。 天和天上的天尚且不足他居住的,谁能为他建造殿宇呢?我是谁,能为他建造殿宇吗?不过在他面前烧香而已。 现在求你差一个巧匠来,就是善用金、银、铜、铁和紫色、朱红色、蓝色线,并精于雕刻之工的巧匠,与我父大卫犹大耶路撒冷所预备的巧匠一同做工。 又求你从黎巴嫩运些香柏木、松木、檀香木到我这里来,因我知道你的仆人善于砍伐黎巴嫩的树木,我的仆人也必与你的仆人同工。 这样,可以给我预备许多的木料,因我要建造的殿宇高大出奇。 10 你的仆人砍伐树木,我必给他们打好了的小麦二万歌珥,大麦二万歌珥,酒二万罢特,油二万罢特。”

推罗王希兰允助其成

11 推罗希兰写信回答所罗门说:“耶和华因为爱他的子民,所以立你做他们的王。” 12 又说:“创造天地的耶和华以色列的神是应当称颂的!他赐给大卫王一个有智慧的儿子,使他有谋略聪明,可以为耶和华建造殿宇,又为自己的国建造宫室。 13 现在我打发一个精巧有聪明的人去,他是我父亲希兰所用的, 14 支派一个妇人的儿子,他父亲是推罗人。他善用金、银、铜、铁、石、木,和紫色、蓝色、朱红色线与细麻制造各物,并精于雕刻,又能想出各样的巧工。请你派定这人与你的巧匠和你父我主大卫的巧匠一同做工。 15 我主所说的小麦、大麦、酒、油,愿我主运来给众仆人。 16 我们必照你所需用的,从黎巴嫩砍伐树木,扎成筏子,浮海运到约帕,你可以从那里运到耶路撒冷。”

所罗门选匠派工

17 所罗门仿照他父大卫,数点住在以色列地所有寄居的外邦人,共有十五万三千六百名, 18 使七万人扛抬材料,八万人在山上凿石头,三千六百人督理工作。

所羅門定意建殿(A)

所羅門決意要為耶和華的名建造殿宇,又為自己建造王宮。(本節在《馬索拉文本》為1:18) 於是,所羅門選派了七萬人作挑夫,八萬人在山上鑿石,三千六百人作督工。(本節在《馬索拉文本》為2:1) 所羅門派人去見推羅王希蘭說:“你怎樣待我的父親大衛,給他運來香柏木,為他建造宮殿居住,請你也這樣待我。 現在我要為耶和華我 神的名建造殿宇,分別為聖獻給他,在他面前焚燒芬芳的香,經常擺上陳設餅,每日早晚、安息日、初一,以及耶和華我們的 神所定的節日,都獻上燔祭;這是以色列人永遠的定例。 我要建造的殿宇必須宏偉,因為我們的 神偉大,超過眾神。 但誰能為他建造殿宇呢?天和天上的天也容不下他;我是誰,怎能為他建造殿宇?我不過在他面前燒香罷了。 現在請你派一個巧匠到我這裡來,他要精於使用金、銀、銅、鐵和紫色朱紅色藍色線工作,並且懂得雕刻,好與我的父親大衛在猶大和耶路撒冷預備的巧匠一同工作。 又請你從黎巴嫩運送香柏木、松木和檀香木到我這裡來,因為我知道你的臣僕善於砍伐黎巴嫩的樹木;我的臣僕可以和你的臣僕一同工作。 給我預備大量的木材,因為我要建造的那殿宇,將會十分宏偉。 10 至於你的僕人,就是砍伐樹木的人,我必給他們食物,就是小麥四百萬公升、大麥四百萬公升、酒四十萬公升、油四十萬公升。”

推羅王答應相助(B)

11 推羅王希蘭回信給所羅門說:“耶和華因為愛自己的子民,所以立你作他們的王。” 12 希蘭又說:“創造天地的耶和華以色列的 神,是應當稱頌的!因為他賜給大衛王一個有智慧的兒子,有聰明有見識,可以為耶和華建造殿宇,為自己建造王宮。 13 現在我派一個技藝精巧、滿有聰明的人來,他是我父親希蘭的匠人。 14 他是但支派一個婦人的兒子,他的父親是推羅人。他精於使用金、銀、銅、鐵、石、木,以及紫色藍色朱紅色線和細麻作工,也能作各樣雕刻的工作,又能設計各樣交託他們的巧工。這人可以和你的巧匠,以及我主你父親大衛的巧匠一同工作。 15 我主所說的小麥、大麥、酒和油,請派人運來給眾僕人。 16 我們必照著你所需要的,從黎巴嫩砍下樹木,紮成木筏,從海上運到約帕,你可以從那裡把它們運上耶路撒冷。”

選派工人(C)

17 所羅門按照他父親大衛數點的數目,又數點了住在以色列地所有的外族人,他們共有十五萬三千六百人。 18 他選派七萬人作挑夫,八萬人在山上鑿石頭,三千六百人作監工,督促人民工作。

And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdom.

And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.

And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.

Behold, I build an house to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.

And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.

But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?

Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.

Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,

Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.

10 And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.

11 Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the Lord hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them.

12 Huram said moreover, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the Lord, and an house for his kingdom.

13 And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,

14 The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.

15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants:

16 And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.

17 And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.

18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.