圣殿的器具

所罗门造了一座铜坛,长九米,宽九米,高四点五米。 他又铸了一个圆形铜海,高二点二五米,直径四点五米,周长十三点五米。 铜海边缘下方有两圈牛的图案,每五十厘米有十头牛,是铸铜海的时候铸上的。 有十二头铜牛驮着铜海,三头向北,三头向西,三头向南,三头向东,牛尾向内。 铜海厚八厘米,边如杯边,又如百合花,容量为六万六千升。 他又造了十个盆,五个放右边,五个放左边,用来清洗献燔祭所用之物。但铜海只供祭司沐浴使用。

他照着所定的式样,造了十个金灯台放在殿里,五个在右边,五个在左边; 又造了十张桌子放在殿里,五个在右边,五个在左边;还造了一百个金碗。 他又建了祭司院、大院及大院的门,门都包上铜。 10 铜海放在殿的右边,就是东南方。

11 户兰又造了盆、铲和碗。他为所罗门王完成了上帝殿里的工作。 12 户兰所制造的有:两根柱子,两个碗状的柱冠,两个装饰柱冠的网子, 13 用来装饰碗状柱冠、安在两个网子上的四百石榴——每个网子上两行; 14 盆座及盆座上的盆; 15 铜海和铜海下面的十二头铜牛; 16 盆、铲、肉叉及耶和华殿里的一切器具。这些都是巧匠户兰用磨亮的铜为所罗门王制造的。 17 这些都是照王的命令,在疏割和撒利但之间的约旦平原用泥模铸成的。 18 所罗门制造的器具极多,铜的重量无法统计。

19 所罗门又造了上帝殿里的金坛和放置供饼的桌子, 20 按规定放在内殿前的纯金的灯台和灯盏, 21 以及纯金的花饰、灯盏、火钳、 22 蜡剪、碗、碟和火鼎。殿门和至圣所的门也是金的。

建造殿中各器皿(A)

他又做了一座銅壇,長九公尺,寬九公尺,高四公尺半。 又鑄造了一個銅海,直徑有四公尺半,是圓形的,高兩公尺兩公寸,圓周有十三公尺兩公寸。 銅海底下四周有形狀像牛的裝飾物;每四十五公分十個,共分二行,是和銅海一體鑄成的。 有十二頭銅牛馱著銅海:三頭向北,三頭向西,三頭向南,三頭向東。銅海在牛背上面,牛尾部向內。 銅海厚七公分半,邊緣像杯邊的做法,形狀似百合花,容量有六萬公升。 他又做了十個洗濯盆:五個放在銅海的右邊,五個放在左邊,用來清洗東西;獻燔祭所用的東西要在盆內清洗,但銅海是給祭司洗濯的。

又照著規定的樣式做了十個金燈臺,放在殿內;五個在右邊,五個在左邊。 又做了十張桌子,安放在殿內;五張在右邊,五張在左邊。又做了一百個金碗。 又建造祭司院、大院和大院的門;門都包上銅。 10 又把銅海放在殿的右邊,就是東南方。

11 戶蘭又做了鍋、鏟和碗。這樣,戶蘭為所羅門王完成了神殿的工程, 12 就是兩根柱子和在柱子上面兩個碗形柱頂,以及兩個網子,遮蓋柱子上面兩個碗形的柱頂, 13 又有四百個石榴,安放在兩個網子上,每個網子有兩行石榴,遮蓋柱子上頭兩個碗形的柱頂。 14 又做了十個盆座和盆座上的十個洗濯盆, 15 還有一個銅海和銅海底下的十二頭銅牛。 16 鍋、鏟、肉叉和一切相關的器皿,都是戶蘭用磨光的銅給所羅門王,為耶和華的殿所做的。 17 是王在約旦平原,在疏割和撒利但之間,用膠泥模鑄成的。 18 所羅門所做的這一切器皿,數量很多;銅的重量無法估計。

19 所羅門又做了神殿裡的一切器具,就是金壇和放陳設餅的桌子, 20 用純金做的燈臺和燈盞,按定例在內殿門前燃點, 21 還有燈花、燈盞和燭剪,都是精金做的。 22 又有剪刀、盤子、調羹和火鼎,都是用精金做的。殿門,就是進入至聖所裡面的門和正殿的門,都是金的。

建造殿中各器皿(A)

他又做了一座铜坛,长九公尺,宽九公尺,高四公尺半。 又铸造了一个铜海,直径有四公尺半,是圆形的,高两公尺两公寸,圆周有十三公尺两公寸。 铜海底下四周有形状像牛的装饰物;每四十五公分十个,共分二行,是和铜海一体铸成的。 有十二头铜牛驮着铜海:三头向北,三头向西,三头向南,三头向东。铜海在牛背上面,牛尾部向内。 铜海厚七公分半,边缘像杯边的做法,形状似百合花,容量有六万公升。 他又做了十个洗濯盆:五个放在铜海的右边,五个放在左边,用来清洗东西;献燔祭所用的东西要在盆内清洗,但铜海是给祭司洗濯的。

又照着规定的样式做了十个金灯台,放在殿内;五个在右边,五个在左边。 又做了十张桌子,安放在殿内;五张在右边,五张在左边。又做了一百个金碗。 又建造祭司院、大院和大院的门;门都包上铜。 10 又把铜海放在殿的右边,就是东南方。

11 户兰又做了锅、铲和碗。这样,户兰为所罗门王完成了神殿的工程, 12 就是两根柱子和在柱子上面两个碗形柱顶,以及两个网子,遮盖柱子上面两个碗形的柱顶, 13 又有四百个石榴,安放在两个网子上,每个网子有两行石榴,遮盖柱子上头两个碗形的柱顶。 14 又做了十个盆座和盆座上的十个洗濯盆, 15 还有一个铜海和铜海底下的十二头铜牛。 16 锅、铲、肉叉和一切相关的器皿,都是户兰用磨光的铜给所罗门王,为耶和华的殿所做的。 17 是王在约旦平原,在疏割和撒利但之间,用胶泥模铸成的。 18 所罗门所做的这一切器皿,数量很多;铜的重量无法估计。

19 所罗门又做了神殿里的一切器具,就是金坛和放陈设饼的桌子, 20 用纯金做的灯台和灯盏,按定例在内殿门前燃点, 21 还有灯花、灯盏和烛剪,都是精金做的。 22 又有剪刀、盘子、调羹和火鼎,都是用精金做的。殿门,就是进入至圣所里面的门和正殿的门,都是金的。

Solomon's workers make things for the temple

Solomon's workers made a bronze altar. It was 9 metres long, 9 metres wide and 4 metres high. They used bronze to make a big bath which they called ‘the Sea’. It was in the shape of a circle 4½ metres across. It was 2½ metres deep. It was 14 metres around the outside.[a] All around its edge, below the top, there were two rows of images of things that looked like bulls. They were all part of the same piece of bronze as the big bath. There were 20 bulls for every metre around the edge.

They put the bronze ‘Sea’ on top of 12 bronze bulls. Three pointed north, three pointed west, three pointed south and three pointed east. Their backs were towards the middle of the ‘Sea’. The bronze walls of the ‘Sea’ were 7½ centimetres thick. Its top edge was like a cup in the shape of a lily flower. The ‘Sea’ contained about 65,000 litres of water.

They made ten bowls to wash in. They put five bowls on the south side and five bowls on the north side. The priests used them to wash all the things that they used for the burnt offerings. But the priests washed themselves in the water from the bronze ‘Sea’.

They used gold to make ten lampstands. They made them in the way that Solomon told them. They put the lampstands in the temple, five lampstands on the south side and five lampstands on the north side.[b]

They also made ten tables. They put them in the temple, five tables on the south side and five tables on the north side. They also used gold to make 100 bowls.

They made a small yard for the priests and another big yard with doors. They covered the doors with bronze. 10 They put the bronze ‘Sea’ on the south side of the temple, at its south-east corner.

11 Huram-Abi also made more pots, small tools and bowls. So he finished all the work in God's temple that King Solomon had asked him to do. He made these things:

12 two pillars;

two pieces for the top of each pillar, with the shape of big bowls;

rows of chains on the tops of the pillars;

13 400 images of pomegranates for the two groups of chains (there were two rows of these images around the piece at the top of each pillar, which had the shape of a bowl);

14 the carts with the buckets that were on them;

15 the big bronze bath called ‘the Sea’ and the 12 bulls under it;

16 the pots, small tools and forks for meat.

King Solomon asked Huram-Abi to make all these things for the Lord's temple. He used bright bronze to make all these things. 17 The king told his workers to pour the hot bronze into shapes in the ground. They did that at a special place in the region of the Jordan Valley, between Succoth and Zarethan. 18 Solomon did not weigh any of these things, because there were so many of them. No one ever knew the weight of the bronze.

Inside the temple

19 Solomon's workers also made all these things for God's temple:

the gold altar;

the tables which had the special bread on them;

20 the pure gold lampstands with their lamps (the plans showed how the lamps had to burn at the entrance of the Most Holy Place);

21 the gold images of flowers;

the lamps;

the small tools that held things for the altar;

22 the small tools of pure gold that they used for the lamps;

the bowls for water;

the dishes for ashes;

the baskets that carried hot coals;

the gold pieces that held the doors of the Most Holy Place;

the gold pieces that held the doors of the temple's big hall.

Footnotes

  1. 4:2 ‘The Sea’ was full of water. The priests used this to wash themselves when they went into the temple.
  2. 4:7 See 1 Chronicles 28:14-15.