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Посвећење Дома

Кад је Соломон завршио молитву, огањ сиђе са небеса и спали жртву свеспалницу и друге жртве, а Господња слава испуни Дом. Свештеници нису могли да уђу у Дом Господњи јер је био испуњен славом Господњом А када је сав Израиљев народ видео како је огањ сишао и да је слава пала на Господњи Дом, поклонили су се лицем до земље, до каменог пода захваљујући Господу

„јер је добар,
    јер је милост његова довека.“

Затим су цар и сав народ принели жртве пред Господом. Цар Соломон је принео двадесет две хиљаде говеда и стотину двадесет хиљада оваца. Тако су цар и сав народ посветили Дом Божији. Свештеници су стајали на својим дужностима, Левити су певали Господу са инструментима које је направио цар Давид за хваљење Господа. Захваљивали су Давидовом песмом Господу јер је милост његова довека – Давид је тако преко њих захваљивао – а свештеници су дували у трубе док је пред њима стајао сав Израиљ.

Соломон је посветио средиште дворишта, које је испред Дома Господњег. Онде је принео жртве свеспалнице и сало жртава мира јер на бронзаном жртвенику, што га је направио, није било места. Толико је било жртава – свеспалница, жита и сала – да нису могле да стану на жртвеник.

У то време је Соломон седам дана приредио свечаност. Са њим је био сав Израиљ, велико мноштво је дошло од Лево-Амата до Египатског потока. Осмог дана славља су имали свечани сабор, јер су седам дана посвећивали жртвеник и још седам дана празновали. 10 Двадесет трећег дана трећег месеца цар је отпустио народ, па су отишли својим кућама, веселећи се и радујући се у срцу због свег добра што је Господ учинио своме слузи Давиду и своме народу Израиљу.

Бог се јавља Соломону

11 Тако је Соломон завршио Дом Господњи и царев двор. Успевао је у свему што је срцем замислио да уради и у Дому Господњем и у свом двору. 12 Једне ноћи, Господ се јавио Соломону и рекао му:

„Чуо сам твоју молитву и изабрао ово место за себе као Дом за жртве.

13 Ако затворим небеса и не буде кише, ако пошаљем скакавце да попасу земљу, ако пошаљем болест на народ; 14 и понизи се народ који је по мени назван, помоле се, потраже моје лице и врате се са својих злих путева, ја ћу их чути са небеса, опростићу им грехе и излечићу им земљу. 15 Сад ће моје очи бити отворене и уши пажљиве на молитве са овог места 16 Сада сам изабрао и посветио овај Дом да у њему заувек буду моје име, моје срце и моје очи.

17 А ти, ако будеш ходао преда мном као што је ходао твој отац Давид, према свему што сам ти заповедио, и будеш чувао моје прописе и уредбе, 18 учврстићу твој царски престо, као што сам обећао твоме оцу Давиду – ’Никад ти неће понестати владар у Израиљу.’

19 Али ако се одвратите и заборавите моје прописе и заповеди које сам ставио пред вас да их следите, па одете да служите другим боговима и да им се клањате – 20 искоренићу их са лица моје земље коју сам вам дао, а Дом који сам посветио за своје име одбацићу од себе, па ће Израиљ постати предмет исмејавања и ругања међу свим народима. 21 А свако ко буде пролазио поред овог Дома, који је сада узвишен, биће запрепаштен, па ће говорити: ’Зашто је Господ поступио овако са овом земљом и са овим Домом?’ 22 Тада ће им рећи: ’Зато што су напустили Господа, Бога њихових отаца који их је извео из Египта и пригрлили друге богове клањајући им се и служећи им. Зато је Господ довео на њих сву ову невољу.’“

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.

The Lord Appears to Solomon(Q)

11 When Solomon had finished(R) the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in the temple of the Lord and in his own palace, 12 the Lord appeared(S) to him at night and said:

“I have heard your prayer and have chosen(T) this place for myself(U) as a temple for sacrifices.

13 “When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain,(V) or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, 14 if my people, who are called by my name,(W) will humble(X) themselves and pray and seek my face(Y) and turn(Z) from their wicked ways, then I will hear(AA) from heaven, and I will forgive(AB) their sin and will heal(AC) their land. 15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.(AD) 16 I have chosen(AE) and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.

17 “As for you, if you walk before me faithfully(AF) as David your father did, and do all I command, and observe my decrees(AG) and laws, 18 I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted(AH) with David your father when I said, ‘You shall never fail to have a successor(AI) to rule over Israel.’(AJ)

19 “But if you[a] turn away(AK) and forsake(AL) the decrees and commands I have given you[b] and go off to serve other gods and worship them, 20 then I will uproot(AM) Israel from my land,(AN) which I have given them, and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule(AO) among all peoples. 21 This temple will become a heap of rubble. All[c] who pass by will be appalled(AP) and say,(AQ) ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ 22 People will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them(AR)—that is why he brought all this disaster on them.’”

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 7:19 The Hebrew is plural.
  2. 2 Chronicles 7:19 The Hebrew is plural.
  3. 2 Chronicles 7:21 See some Septuagint manuscripts, Old Latin, Syriac, Arabic and Targum; Hebrew And though this temple is now so imposing, all

Solomon Dedicates the Temple(A)

When (B)Solomon had finished praying, (C)fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and (D)the glory of the Lord filled the [a]temple. (E)And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house. When all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord on the temple, they bowed their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped and praised the Lord, saying:

(F)“For He is good,
(G)For His mercy endures forever.”

(H)Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord. King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand bulls and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. (I)And the priests attended to their services; the Levites also with instruments of the music of the Lord, which King David had made to praise the Lord, saying, “For His mercy endures forever,” whenever David offered praise by their [b]ministry. (J)The priests sounded trumpets opposite them, while all Israel stood.

Furthermore (K)Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was in front of the house of the Lord; for there he offered burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat.

(L)At that time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly (M)from the entrance of Hamath to (N)the[c] Brook of Egypt. And on the eighth day they held a (O)sacred assembly, for they observed the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. 10 (P)On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the good that the Lord had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel. 11 Thus (Q)Solomon finished the house of the Lord and the king’s house; and Solomon successfully accomplished all that came into his heart to make in the house of the Lord and in his own house.

God’s Second Appearance to Solomon(R)

12 Then the Lord (S)appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him: “I have heard your prayer, (T)and have chosen this (U)place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. 13 (V)When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, 14 if My people who are (W)called by My name will (X)humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, (Y)then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 15 Now (Z)My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer made in this place. 16 For now (AA)I have chosen and [d]sanctified this house, that My name may be there forever; and [e]My eyes and [f]My heart will be there perpetually. 17 (AB)As for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, and do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments, 18 then I will establish the throne of your kingdom, as I covenanted with David your father, saying, (AC)‘You shall not fail to have a man as ruler in Israel.’

19 (AD)“But if you turn away and forsake My statutes and My commandments which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods, and worship them, 20 (AE)then I will uproot them from My land which I have given them; and this house which I have [g]sanctified for My name I will cast out of My sight, and will make it a proverb and a (AF)byword among all peoples.

21 “And as for (AG)this [h]house, which [i]is exalted, everyone who passes by it will be (AH)astonished and say, (AI)‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and this house?’ 22 Then they will answer, ‘Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and embraced other gods, and worshiped them and served them; therefore He has brought all this calamity on them.’ ”

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 7:1 Lit. house
  2. 2 Chronicles 7:6 Lit. hand
  3. 2 Chronicles 7:8 The Shihor, 1 Chr. 13:5
  4. 2 Chronicles 7:16 set apart
  5. 2 Chronicles 7:16 My attention
  6. 2 Chronicles 7:16 My concern
  7. 2 Chronicles 7:20 set apart
  8. 2 Chronicles 7:21 Temple
  9. 2 Chronicles 7:21 Or was