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耶和华荣光充满殿宇

所罗门祈祷已毕,就有火从天上降下来,烧尽燔祭和别的祭,耶和华的荣光充满了殿。 因耶和华的荣光充满了耶和华殿,所以祭司不能进殿。 那火降下,耶和华的荣光在殿上的时候,以色列众人看见,就在铺石地俯伏叩拜,称谢耶和华说:“耶和华本为善,他的慈爱永远长存!”

所罗门与民献祭

王和众民在耶和华面前献祭。 所罗门王用牛二万二千、羊十二万献祭。这样,王和众民为神的殿行奉献之礼。 祭司侍立,各供其职。利未人也拿着耶和华的乐器,就是大卫王造出来借利未人颂赞耶和华的:“他的慈爱永远长存!”祭司在众人面前吹号,以色列人都站立。 所罗门因他所造的铜坛容不下燔祭、素祭和脂油,便将耶和华殿前院子当中分别为圣,在那里献燔祭和平安祭牲的脂油。

集民守节

那时所罗门以色列众人,就是从哈马口直到埃及小河所有的以色列人,都聚集成为大会,守节七日。 第八日设立严肃会,行奉献坛的礼七日,守节七日。 10 七月二十三日,王遣散众民。他们因见耶和华向大卫所罗门与他民以色列所施的恩惠,就都心中喜乐,各归各家去了。

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The Dedication of the Temple(A)

When Solomon finished praying, fire(B) came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled(C) the temple.(D) The priests could not enter(E) the temple of the Lord because the glory(F) of the Lord filled it. When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the Lord above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying,

“He is good;
    his love endures forever.”(G)

Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord. And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand head of cattle and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep and goats. So the king and all the people dedicated the temple of God. The priests took their positions, as did the Levites(H) with the Lord’s musical instruments,(I) which King David had made for praising the Lord and which were used when he gave thanks, saying, “His love endures forever.” Opposite the Levites, the priests blew their trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.

Solomon consecrated the middle part of the courtyard in front of the temple of the Lord, and there he offered burnt offerings and the fat(J) of the fellowship offerings, because the bronze altar he had made could not hold the burnt offerings, the grain offerings and the fat portions.

So Solomon observed the festival(K) at that time for seven days, and all Israel(L) with him—a vast assembly, people from Lebo Hamath(M) to the Wadi of Egypt.(N) On the eighth day they held an assembly, for they had celebrated(O) the dedication of the altar for seven days and the festival(P) for seven days more. 10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their homes, joyful and glad in heart for the good things the Lord had done for David and Solomon and for his people Israel.

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The Dedication of the Temple

When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices. The Glory of the Lord filled the house. The priests were not able to go into the House of the Lord because the Glory of the Lord filled the House of the Lord. When all the people of Israel saw the fire coming down and the Glory of the Lord over the house, they bowed to the ground with their faces on the pavement, and they worshipped, giving thanks to the Lord:

Truly, he is good, because his mercy endures forever.

The king and all the people were offering sacrifices before the Lord. King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand cattle and one hundred twenty thousand sheep. The king and all the people dedicated the House of God.

The priests stood at their assigned positions. The Levites, using the musical instruments for the Lord, which King David had made to give thanks to the Lord because his mercy endures forever, were offering the praises written by David. The priests who blew the trumpets stood across from them. All Israel was standing there.

Solomon consecrated the center of the courtyard that was in front of the Lord’s house, so that he could present the burnt offerings and the fat of the fellowship offerings there, because the bronze altar which Solomon had made was not large enough to hold the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat from the fellowship offerings.

At that time Solomon celebrated the festival[a] for seven days, and all Israel was with him, a very large assembly of people, who had come from as far away as Lebo Hamath and the Stream of Egypt. On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, because they had spent seven days on the dedication of the altar and on the festival. 10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people to their homes. When they left, they were joyful, and their hearts were glad because of the good things which the Lord had done for David, for Solomon, and for his people Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 7:8 That is, the Festival of Shelters

Ang Pagtatalaga sa Templo(A)

Pagkatapos(B) manalangin ni Solomon, may apoy na bumabâ mula sa langit; tinupok ang mga handog, at ang Templo ay napuno ng kaluwalhatian ni Yahweh. Hindi makapasok sa Templo ang mga pari sapagkat napuno ito ng kaluwalhatian ni Yahweh. Nasaksihan(C) ng buong Israel nang bumabâ ang apoy at nang ang Templo'y mapuno ng kaluwalhatian ni Yahweh. Kaya't nagpatirapa sila, sumamba at nagpasalamat kay Yahweh, at nagsasabing, “Purihin si Yahweh sa kanyang kabutihan! Pag-ibig niya'y tunay, laging tapat kailanman.” Pagkatapos, ang hari at ang buong bayan ay nag-alay ng mga handog kay Yahweh. Naghandog si Solomon ng 22,000 baka at 120,000 tupa. Sa ganitong paraan itinalaga ng hari at ng sambayanan ang Templo ng Diyos. Nakatayo ang mga pari sa kani-kanilang lugar, kaharap ang mga Levita na tumutugtog ng mga instrumentong ginawa ni Haring David upang pasalamatan si Yahweh. Ito ang awit nila: “Ang tapat niyang pag-ibig ay walang hanggan.” Hinipan naman ng mga pari ang mga trumpeta habang nakatayo ang buong sambayanan ng Israel.

Itinalaga ni Solomon ang gitna ng bulwagan sa harap ng Templo. Doon niya inialay ang mga handog na susunugin, ang mga handog na pagkaing butil at ang mga tabang handog pangkapayapaan, sapagkat hindi magkasya ang mga ito sa altar na tanso na ipinagawa ni Solomon.

Ipinagdiwang ni Solomon ang Pista ng mga Tolda sa loob ng pitong araw. Dumalo roon ang buong bayan ng Israel mula sa pagpasok sa Hamat na nasa hilaga hanggang sa Batis ng Egipto sa timog. Nang ikawalong araw, nagdaos sila ng isang dakilang pagtitipon. Pitong araw nilang ipinagdiwang ang pagtatalaga sa altar at pitong araw rin ang Pista ng mga Tolda. 10 Nang ikadalawampu't tatlong araw ng ikapitong buwan, pinauwi na ni Solomon ang mga tao. Masayang-masaya silang lahat dahil sa kagandahang-loob ni Yahweh kay David, kay Solomon at sa kanyang bayang Israel.

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