1 Kings 8
New Life Version
The Special Box Brought into the House of God
8 Then King Solomon gathered together the leaders of Israel in front of him in Jerusalem. He gathered together all the heads of the families and the leaders of the fathers’ houses of the sons of Israel. They gathered to bring up the Lord’s special box of the agreement from Zion the city of David. 2 All the men of Israel gathered to King Solomon at the special supper in the seventh month, Ethanim. 3 All the leaders of Israel came, and the religious leaders took up the Lord’s special box of the agreement. 4 They brought up the Lord’s special box of the agreement, the meeting tent, and all the holy objects which were in the tent. The religious leaders and the Levites brought them up. 5 King Solomon and all the people of Israel, who were gathered to him, were with him in front of the special box. They killed so many sheep and cattle on the altar that their number could not be known. 6 Then the religious leaders brought the Lord’s special box of the agreement to its place. They brought it into the most holy place of the house, under the wings of the cherubim. 7 The cherubim spread their wings over the place of the special box. The cherubim made a covering above the special box and its special pieces of wood used for carrying. 8 The carrying pieces were so long that the ends of them could be seen from the holy place in front of the most holy place. But they could not be seen from outside. They are there to this day. 9 There was nothing in the special box except the two stone writings which Moses put there at Horeb. There the Lord had made an agreement with the people of Israel when they came out of the land of Egypt. 10 When the religious leaders came from the holy place, the cloud filled the house of the Lord. 11 So the religious leaders were not able to stand there to do their work because of the cloud. For the shining-greatness of the Lord filled the Lord’s house.
12 Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that He would live in the thick cloud. 13 I have built You an honored house, a place for You to live forever.”
Solomon’s Words to the People
14 Then the king turned around and prayed that good would come to all the people of Israel, while all the people of Israel stood. 15 He said, “Thanks be to the Lord, the God of Israel. He spoke with His mouth to my father David. And He has kept His promise with His hand, saying, 16 ’Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I did not choose a city of all the families of Israel in which to build a house that My name might be there. But I chose David to be king over My people Israel.’ 17 Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 18 But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well that it was in your heart. 19 But you will not build the house. Your son who will be born to you will build the house for My name.’ 20 Now the Lord has kept His promise which He made. For I have taken my father David’s place and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised. And I have built the house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 21 There I have made a place for the special box in which is the agreement of the Lord. He made it when He brought them from the land of Egypt.”
Solomon’s Prayer
22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord. And in front of all the people of Israel he lifted his hands toward heaven. 23 He said, “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below. You are keeping Your agreement and are showing loving-kindness to Your servants who walk in Your ways with all their heart. 24 You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. Yes, You have spoken with Your mouth, and have done it with Your hand, as it is this day. 25 So now, O Lord, God of Israel, keep Your promise to my father David when You said to him, ‘You will not be without a man to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your sons are careful to walk in My ways as you have walked.’ 26 O God of Israel, let Your Word be made sure, which You have spoken to Your servant, my father David.
27 “But is it true that God will live on the earth? See, heaven and the highest heaven are not big enough to hold You. How much less this house which I have built! 28 But keep in mind the prayer of Your servant, O Lord my God. Listen to the cry and to the prayer which Your servant prays to You today. 29 Open Your eyes night and day toward this house, toward the place of which You have said, ‘My name will be there.’ Listen to the prayer Your servant will pray toward this place. 30 Listen to the prayer of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear in heaven where You live. Hear and forgive.
31 “If a man sins against his neighbor and has to make a promise, and he comes and makes a promise at Your altar in this house, 32 then hear in heaven and act. Judge Your servants. Punish the guilty forever by bringing his actions upon his own head, and free from guilt the one who is right and good, by returning his good to him.
33 “When Your people Israel do not win in battle over those who hate them, because they have sinned against You, but if they turn to You again and call on Your name and pray to You in this house, 34 then hear in heaven. Forgive the sin of Your people Israel. And return them to the land You gave to their fathers.
35 “When the heavens are shut up and give no rain because they have sinned against You, if they pray toward this place and call on Your name and turn from their sin when You bring trouble to them, 36 then hear in heaven. Forgive the sin of Your servants and of Your people Israel. Teach them the good way in which they should walk. And send rain on Your land, which You have given to Your people.
37 “If there is no food in the land, if there is a bad sickness, if there are diseases or locusts or grasshoppers that kill the plants, if the armies of those who hate Your people gather around their cities, or whatever trouble or sickness there is, 38 whatever prayer is made by any man or by all Your people Israel, each knowing the trouble of his own heart and spreading his hands toward this house, 39 then hear in heaven where You are. Forgive, and act. Give to each the pay he has earned by all his ways. You know his heart. You alone know the hearts of all the children of men. 40 May they fear You all the days they live in the land You have given to our fathers.
41 “When a stranger who is not of Your people Israel comes from a far country because of You, 42 (for they will hear of Your great name and Your powerful hand and Your long arm,) when he comes and prays toward this house, 43 hear in heaven where You are. Do all the stranger asks of You. So all the peoples of the earth may know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel. Then they may know that this house I have built is called by Your name.
44 “When your people go out to battle against those who hate them, by whatever way You send them, when they pray to the Lord toward the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your name, 45 then hear their prayer and their cry in heaven. See that the right thing is done to them.
46 “When they sin against You (for there is no man who does not sin), and You will be angry with them, give them to those who hate them, so they will be taken away to another land, far away or near. 47 When they do some thinking in the land where they have been taken, and pray to You in the land of those who hate them, saying, ‘We have sinned and have done wrong and have done bad things,’ 48 if they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of those who hate them and have taken them there, and if they pray to You toward their land which You have given to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your name, 49 then hear their prayer in heaven where You are. See that the right thing is done to them. 50 Forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all the wrong they have done against You. Give them loving-pity in front of those who have taken them away, that they may have loving-pity on them. 51 For they are Your people and Your children whom You have brought out of Egypt, from the iron fire-place. 52 Let Your eyes be open to the prayer of Your servant and of Your people Israel. Listen to them when they call to You. 53 For You have divided them from all the peoples of the earth as Your children. You have done what You said You would do through Your servant Moses, when You brought our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.”
Prayer for Good to Come to the People
54 When Solomon had finished praying all this prayer to the Lord, he stood up in front of the altar of the Lord. He had been on his knees with his hands lifted toward heaven. 55 He stood and prayed with a loud voice that good would come to all the people of Israel who were gathered together. He said, 56 “Thanks be to the Lord. He has given rest to His people Israel. He has done all that He promised. Every word has come true of all His good promise, which He promised through His servant Moses. 57 May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He not leave us alone. 58 May He turn our hearts to Him, to walk in all His ways, and to keep all His Word and all His Laws, which He told our fathers. 59 May these words of mine, which I have prayed to the Lord, be near to the Lord our God day and night. May He see that the right thing is done to His servant and His people Israel, day by day as we have need. 60 Then all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God. There is no other. 61 So let your whole heart be true to the Lord our God. Walk in His Laws and keep His Word, just as you are doing today.”
The House of God Is Set Apart
62 Then the king and all Israel with him gave a gift in worship to the Lord. 63 Solomon gave 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep as a peace gift to the Lord. So the king and all the people of Israel set apart the house of the Lord. 64 The same day the king set apart the center of the open space that was in front of the house of the Lord. For there he gave the burnt gift and the grain gift and the fat of the peace gifts. Because the brass altar before the Lord was too small to hold the burnt gift and the grain gift and the fat of the peace gifts. 65 So Solomon had the special supper at that time, and all Israel with him. There were many people gathered, from the way into Hamath to the river of Egypt. They were before the Lord our God for seven days and seven more days, fourteen days in all. 66 Solomon sent the people away on the eighth day, and they gave thanks to the king. Then they went to their tents full of joy and glad in their hearts for all the good things the Lord had shown to His servant David and to His people Israel.
1 Kings 8
English Standard Version
The Ark Brought into the Temple
8 (A)Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, (B)the leaders of the fathers' houses of the people of Israel, before King Solomon in Jerusalem, (C)to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of (D)the city of David, which is Zion. 2 And all the men of Israel assembled to King Solomon at (E)the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. 3 And all the elders of Israel came, and (F)the priests took up the ark. 4 And they brought up the ark of the Lord, (G)the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent; the priests and the Levites brought them up. 5 And King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who had assembled before him, were with him before the ark, (H)sacrificing so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered. 6 (I)Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord (J)to its place in (K)the inner sanctuary of the house, in the Most Holy Place, underneath the wings of the cherubim. 7 For the cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles. 8 (L)And the poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the Holy Place before (M)the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day. 9 There was nothing in the ark except (N)the two tablets of stone that Moses put there at Horeb, where (O)the Lord made a covenant with the people of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. 10 And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, (P)a cloud filled the house of the Lord, 11 so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.
Solomon Blesses the Lord
12 (Q)Then Solomon said, “The Lord[a] has said that he would dwell (R)in thick darkness. 13 (S)I have indeed built you an exalted house, (T)a place for you to dwell in forever.” 14 Then the king turned around and (U)blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood. 15 And he said, (V)“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled (W)what he promised with his mouth to David my father, saying, 16 (X)‘Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house, (Y)that my name might be there. (Z)But I chose David to be over my people Israel.’ 17 (AA)Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 18 But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart. 19 (AB)Nevertheless, you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’ 20 Now the Lord has fulfilled his promise that he made. For I have risen in the place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, (AC)as the Lord promised, and I have built the house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 21 And there I have provided a place for the ark, (AD)in which is the covenant of the Lord that he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.”
Solomon's Prayer of Dedication
22 Then Solomon (AE)stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and (AF)spread out his hands toward heaven, 23 and said, “O Lord, God of Israel, (AG)there is no God like you, in heaven above or on earth beneath, (AH)keeping covenant and showing steadfast love to your servants who walk before you with all their heart; 24 you have kept with your servant David my father what you declared to him. (AI)You spoke with your mouth, and with your hand have fulfilled it this day. 25 Now therefore, O Lord, God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father what you have promised him, saying, (AJ)‘You shall not lack a man to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons pay close attention to their way, to walk before me as you have walked before me.’ 26 (AK)Now therefore, O God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you have spoken to your servant David my father.
27 “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, (AL)heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built! 28 Yet have regard to the prayer of your servant and to his plea, O Lord my God, listening to the cry and to the prayer that your servant prays before you this day, 29 (AM)that your eyes may be open night and day toward this house, the place of which you have said, (AN)‘My name shall be there,’ that you may listen to the prayer that your servant offers toward this place. 30 And listen to the plea of your servant and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. And listen in heaven your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive.
31 “If a man sins against his neighbor and is made to take (AO)an oath and comes and swears his oath before your altar in this house, 32 then hear in heaven and act and judge your servants, (AP)condemning the guilty by bringing his conduct on his own head, and vindicating the righteous by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
33 (AQ)“When your people Israel are defeated before the enemy because they have sinned against you, and (AR)if they turn again to you and acknowledge your name and pray and plead with you in this house, 34 then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them again to the land that you gave to their fathers.
35 (AS)“When heaven is shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against you, if they pray toward this place and acknowledge your name and turn from their sin, when you afflict them, 36 then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel, when (AT)you teach them (AU)the good way in which they should walk, and grant rain upon your land, which you have given to your people as an inheritance.
37 (AV)“If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence or blight or mildew or locust or caterpillar, if their enemy besieges them in the land at their gates,[b] whatever plague, whatever sickness there is, 38 whatever prayer, whatever plea is made by any man or by all your people Israel, each knowing the affliction of his own heart and stretching out his hands toward this house, 39 then hear in heaven your dwelling place and forgive and act and render to each whose heart you know, according to all his ways ((AW)for you, you only, know the hearts of all the children of mankind), 40 that they may fear you (AX)all the days that they live in the land that you gave to our fathers.
41 “Likewise, when a foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, comes from a far country for your name's sake 42 (for they shall hear of your great name (AY)and your mighty hand, and of your outstretched arm), when he comes and prays toward this house, 43 hear in heaven your dwelling place and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to you, in order (AZ)that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and (BA)fear you, as do your people Israel, and that they may know that this house that I have built is called by your name.
44 “If your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to the Lord (BB)toward the city that you have chosen and the house that I have built for your name, 45 then hear in heaven their prayer and their plea, and maintain their cause.
46 “If they sin against you—(BC)for there is no one who does not sin—and you are angry with them and give them to an enemy, so that they are carried away captive (BD)to the land of the enemy, far off or near, 47 yet (BE)if they turn their heart in the land to which they have been carried captive, and repent and plead with you in the land of their captors, saying, (BF)‘We have sinned and have acted perversely and wickedly,’ 48 (BG)if they repent with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray to you (BH)toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city that you have chosen, and the house that I have built for your name, 49 then hear in heaven your dwelling place their prayer and their plea, and maintain their cause 50 and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions that they have committed against you, and (BI)grant them compassion in the sight of those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them 51 ((BJ)for they are your people, and your heritage, which you brought out of Egypt, (BK)from the midst of the iron furnace). 52 (BL)Let your eyes be open to the plea of your servant and to the plea of your people Israel, giving ear to them whenever they call to you. 53 For you separated them from among all the peoples of the earth to be your heritage, (BM)as you declared through Moses your servant, when you brought our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.”
Solomon's Benediction
54 (BN)Now as Solomon finished offering all this prayer and plea to the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, where he had (BO)knelt with hands outstretched toward heaven. 55 And he stood and (BP)blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying, 56 “Blessed be the Lord who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised. (BQ)Not one word has failed of all his good promise, which he spoke by Moses his servant. 57 The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers. (BR)May he not leave us or forsake us, 58 that he may (BS)incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his rules, which he commanded our fathers. 59 Let these words of mine, with which I have pleaded before the Lord, be near to the Lord our God day and night, and may he maintain the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel, as each day requires, 60 that (BT)all the peoples of the earth may know that (BU)the Lord is God; there is no other. 61 (BV)Let your heart therefore be wholly true to the Lord our God, walking in his statutes and keeping his commandments, as at this day.”
Solomon's Sacrifices
62 (BW)Then (BX)the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the Lord. 63 Solomon offered as peace offerings to the Lord 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord. 64 The same day the king consecrated the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord, for there he offered the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat pieces of the peace offerings, because (BY)the bronze altar that was before the Lord was too small to receive the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat pieces of the peace offerings.
65 So Solomon held (BZ)the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from (CA)Lebo-hamath to (CB)the Brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days.[c] 66 On the eighth day he sent the people away, and they blessed the king and went to their homes joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the Lord had shown to David his servant and to Israel his people.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 8:12 Septuagint The Lord has set the sun in the heavens, but
- 1 Kings 8:37 Septuagint, Syriac in any of their cities
- 1 Kings 8:65 Septuagint; Hebrew seven days and seven days, fourteen days
Трето Царе 8
Bulgarian Bible
8 Тогава Соломон събра при себе си в Ерусалим Израилевите старейшини, и всичките началници на племената, началниците на бащините домове на израилтяните, за да възнесат ковчега на Господния завет от Давидовия град, който е Сион.
2 И тъй всичките Израилеви мъже се събраха при цар Соломона на празника в месец Етаним, който е седмият месец.
3 А когато дойдоха всичките Израилеви старейшини, свещениците вдигнаха ковчега.
4 Те занесоха Господния ковчег и шатъра за срещане с всичките свети принадлежности, които бяха в шатъра; свещениците и левитите ги занесоха.
5 А цар Соломон и цялото Израилево общество, колкото се бяха събрали при него, бяха с него пред ковчега, и жертвуваха овци и говеда, които по множеството си не можеха да се пресметнат или да се изброят.
6 Така свещениците внесоха ковчега на Господния завет на мястото му, в светилището на дома, в пресветото място, под крилата на херувимите.
7 Защото херувимите бяха с крилата си разперени над мястото на ковчега и херувимите покриваха отгоре ковчега и върлините му.
8 И върлините се издадоха така щото се виждаха краищата на върлините от светото място пред светилището, но извън не се виждаха; и там са до днес.
9 В ковчега нямаше друго освен двете каменни плочи, които Моисей положи там на Хорив, гдето Господ направи завет с израилтяните, когато бяха излезли от Египетската земя.
10 А щом излязоха свещениците из светилището, облакът изпълни Господния дом;
11 така щото поради облака свещениците на можеха да застанат, за да служат, защото Господната слава изпълни Господния дом.
12 Тогава Соломон говори: Господ е казал, че ще обитава в мрак.
13 Аз Ти построих дом за обитаване, място, в което да пребиваваш вечно.
14 После царят обърна лицето си та благоволи цялото Израилево общество, докато цялото Израилево общество стоеше на крака, като каза:
15 Благословен да бъде Господ Израилевият Бог, Който извърши с реката Си онова, което говори с устата Си онова, което говори с устата Си на баща ми Давида, като рече:
16 От деня, когато изведох людете Си Израиля из Египет, не избрах измежду всичките Израилеви племена ни един град, гдето да се построи дом за да се настани името Ми там; но избрах Давида, за да бъде над людете Ми Израиля.
17 И в сърцето на баща ми Давида дойде да построи дом за името на Господа Израилевия Бог;
18 но Господ рече на баща ми Давида: Понеже дойде в сърцето ти да построиш дом за името Ми, добре си сторил, че е дошло това в сърцето ти.
19 Ти, обаче, няма да построиш дома; но синът ти, който ще излезе из чреслата ти, кой ще построи дома за името Ми.
20 Господ, прочее, изпълни словото, което говори; и като се издигнах аз вместо баща си Давида, и седнах на Израилевия престол, според както говори Господ, построих дома за името на Господа Израилевия Бог.
21 И в него приготвих място за ковчега, в който е заветът, който Господ направи с бащите ни, когато ги изведе из Египетската земя.
22 Тогава Соломон застана пред Господния олтар, пред цялото Израилево общество, и като простря ръцете си към небето рече:
23 Господи Боже Израилев, няма гора на небето или долу на земята бог подобен на Тебе, Който пазиш завета и милостта към слугите Си, които ходят пред Тебе с цялото си сърце;
24 Който си изпълнил към слугата Си Давида, баща ми, това, което си му обещал; да! каквото си говорил с устата Си, това си свършил с ръката Си, както се вижда днес.
25 Сега, Господи Боже Израилев, изпълни към слугата Си Давида, баща ми, онова, което си му обещал, като си рекъл: Няма да ти липсва мъж, който да седи пред Мене на Израилевия престол, ако само внимават чадата ти в пътя си, за да ходят пред Мене, както ти си ходил пред Мене.
26 Сега, прочее, Боже Израилев, нека се потвърди, моля, словото, което си говорил на слугата Си Давида баща ми.
27 Но Бог наистина ли ще обитава на земята? Ето, небето и небето на небесата не са достатъчни да Ти поберат; колко по-малко тоя дом, който построих!
28 Но пак погледни благосклонно към молитвата на слугата Си и към молението му, Господи Боже мой, тъй щото да послушаш вика и молитвата, с която слугата Ти се моли днес пред Тебе,
29 за да бъдат очите Ти, нощем и денем, отворени към Твоя дом, към мястото, за което Ти си казвал: Името Ми ще бъде там, за да слушаш молитвата, с която слугата Ти ще се моли на това място.
30 Слушай молението на слугата Си и на людете Си Израиля, когато се молят на това място да! слушай Ти от местообиталището Си, от небето, и като слушаш бивай милостив.
31 Ако съгреши някой на ближния си, и му се наложи клетва за да се закълне, и той дойде та се закълне пред олтара Ти в тоя дом,
32 тогава послушай Ти от небето и подействувай, извърши правосъдие за слугите Си, и осъди беззаконния, така щото да възвърнеш делото му върху главата му, а оправяй праведния като му отдадеш според правдата му.
33 Когато людете Ти Израил бъдат разбити пред неприятеля по причина, че са Ти съгрешили, ако се обърнат към Тебе та изповядат Твоето име, и принесат молитва, като Ти се помолят в тоя дом,
34 тогава Ти послушай от небето, и прости греха на людете Си Израиля, и възвърни ги в земята, която си дал на бащите им.
35 Когато се затвори небето та не вали дъжд по причина, че са Ти съгрешили, ако се помолят на това място и изповядат Твоето име, и се обърнат от греховете си, понеже ги съкрушаваш,
36 тогава Ти послушай от небето и прости греха на слугите Си и на людете Си Израиля, и покажи им добрия път, в който трябва да ходят, и дай дъжд на земята Си, която си дал в наследство на людете Си.
37 Ако настане глад на земята, ако настане мор, ако се появят изсушителен вятър, мана, скакалци, или гъсеници, ако неприятелят им ги обсади в градовете на земята им, - каквато и да е язвата, каквато и да е болестта, -
38 тогава всяка молитва, всяко моление, което би се принесло от кой да бил човек, или от всичките Ти люде Израиля, който ще познае всеки раната на своето сърце, и простре ръцете си към тоя дом,
39 Ти послушай от небето, от местообиталището Си, и прости и подействувай та въздай на всекиго според всичките му постъпки, като познаваш сърцето му, (защото Ти, само Ти, познаваш сърцата на целия човешки род),
40 за да Ти се боят през всичкото време, когато живеят на земята, която си дал на бащите ни.
41 Още за чужденеца, който не е от людете Ти Израиля, но иде от далечна страна, заради Твоето име,
42 (защото ще чуят за великото Ти име, и за Твоята мощна ръка, и за Твоята издигната мишца), - когато дойде та се помоли в тоя дом,
43 Ти послушай от небето, от местообиталището Си, и подействувай според всичко, за което чужденецът Те призове; за да познаят името Ти всичките люде на света, да Ти се боят както людете Ти Израил, и да познаят, че с Твоето име се нарече тоя дом, който построих.
44 Ако людете ти излязат на бой против неприятеля си, където би ги пратил Ти, и се помолят на Господа като се обърнат към града, който Ти си избрал, и към дома, който построих за Твоето име,
45 тогава послушай от небето молитвата им и защити правото им.
46 Ако Ти съгрешат, (защото няма човек, който да не греши), и Ти се разгневиш на тях та ги предадеш на неприятеля, и пленителите им ги заведат пленници в неприятелската земя, далеч или близо,
47 все пак, ако дойдат на себе си в земята, гдето са отведени пленници, та се обърнат и Ти се помолят в земята на пленителите си, и рекат: Съгрешихме, беззаконстувахме, сторихме неправда,
48 и се обърнат към Тебе с цялото си сърце и с цялата си душа в земята на неприятелите, които са ги запленили, и Ти се помолят като се обърнат към земята си, която си дал на бащите им, към града, който си избрал, и към дома, който построих за Твоето име,
49 тогава Ти послушай от небето, от местообиталището Си, молитвата им и молението им, защити правото им,
50 и прости на людете Си, които са Ти съгрешили, всичките им прегрешения, чрез които станаха престъпници против Тебе, и умилостиви към тях пленителите им, за да им покажат милост;
51 защото те са Твои люде и Твое наследство, които си извел из Египет, отсред железарската пещ.
52 Нека прочее, бъдат отворени очите Ти към молението на слугата Ти и към молението на людете Ти Израиля, за да ги слушаш за каквото и да Те призоват;
53 защото Ти, Господи Иеова, си ги отделил от всичките племена на света, за да бъдат Твое наследство, според както говори чрез слугата Си Моисея, когато изведе бащите ни из Египет.
54 И като свърши Соломон да принася цялата тая молитва и това моление към Господа, стана отпред Господния олтар, гдето бе коленичил с ръце прострени към небето.
55 И застана та благослови с висок глас цялото Израилево общество, като каза:
56 Благословен да бъде Господ, Който успокои людете Си Израиля според всичко що е обещал. Не пропадна ни едно от всичките добри обещания, които даде чрез слугата Си Моисея.
57 Дано бъде Господ наш Бог с нас както е бил с бащите ни, да не ни остави, нито да ни отхвърли!
58 да преклони сърцата ни към себе Си, тъй щото да ходим във всичките Му пътища, и да пазим заповедите, повеленията и съдбите, които е заповядал на бащите ни!
59 И тия мои думи, с които се помолих пред Господа, нека бъдат денем и нощем близо при Господа нашия Бог, за да защищава правото на слугата Си и правото на людете Си Израиля според всекидневната нужда;
60 така щото всичките племена на света да познаят, че Иеова Той е Бог; няма друг.
61 Прочее, вашите сърца нека бъдат съвършени спрямо Господа нашия Бог, за да ходите в повеленията Му и да пазите заповедите Му, както правите днес.
62 Тогава царят и целият Израил с него принесоха жертви пред Господа.
63 За примирителни жертви, които принесе Господу, Соломон пожертвува двадесет и две хиляди говеда и сто и двадесет хиляди овци. Така царят и всичките израилтяни посветиха Господния дом.
64 В същия ден царят освети средата на двора, който е към лицето на Господния дом; защото там принесе всеизгарянето и хлебния принос и тлъстината на примирителните приноси, понеже медният олтар, който бе пред Господа, бе твърде малък, за да побере всеизгарянето и хлебния принос и тлъстината на примирителните приноси.
65 По тоя начин Соломон и целият Израил с него, голям събор събран из местностите от прохода на Емат до египетския поток пазеха в онова време празника пред Господа нашия Бог седем дена и седем дена, четиринадесет дена.
66 А на осмия ден разпусна людете: и те благословиха царя, и отидоха си в шатрите си с радостни и весели сърца поради всичкото добро, което Господ бе показал към слугата Си Давида и към людете Си Израиля.
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