列王紀上 3
1 [撒羅滿與外族結親]撒羅滿與埃及王法郎結親，娶了法郎的公主，接她住在達味城，直等到他建完了自己的宮殿、上主的殿及耶路撒冷四周圍的城垣。
And Solomon joineth in marriage with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and taketh the daughter of Pharaoh, and bringeth her in unto the city of David, till he completeth to build his own house, and the house of Jehovah, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
2 百姓仍然在高丘上獻祭，因為直到那時，還沒有為上主的名建造殿宇。
Only, the people are sacrificing in high places, for there hath not been built a house for the name of Jehovah till those days.
3 撒羅滿愛慕上主，遵行他父親達味的律例，只是仍在高丘上獻祭焚香。上主顯現給撒羅滿
And Solomon loveth Jehovah, to walk in the statutes of David his father — only, in high places he is sacrificing and making perfume —
4 撒羅滿王去了基貝紅，為在那裏獻祭，因為那是一個最廣大的高丘。撒羅滿在那裏的祭壇上奉獻了一千全燔祭。
and the king goeth to Gibeon, to sacrifice there, for it [is] the great high place; a thousand burnt-offerings cause to ascend doth Solomon on that altar.
5 撒羅滿在基貝紅時，夜間上主藉著夢顯現給他；天主對他說﹕「你不拘求什麼，我必給你。」
In Gibeon hath Jehovah appeared unto Solomon, in a dream of the night, and God saith, 'Ask — what do I give to thee?'
6 撒羅滿說﹕「你的僕人，我的父親達味曾以虔誠、公義及正直的心與你同行，你曾向他表示了偉大的恩德，又為給他保持這偉大的恩德，賜給了他一個兒子，坐在他的寶座上，如同今天一樣。
And Solomon saith, 'Thou hast done with Thy servant David my father great kindness, as he walked before Thee in truth and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with Thee, and Thou dost keep for him this great kindness, and dost give to him a son sitting on his throne, as [at] this day.
7 上主，我的天主，現在你使你的僕人替代我父親達味為王，但我還太年輕，不知道如何處理國事。
And now, O Jehovah my God, Thou hast caused thy servant to reign instead of David my father; and I [am] a little child, I do not know to go out and to come in;
8 你的僕人是住在你所選的民族中間，這是一個多得不可統計，不可勝數的大民族。
and Thy servant [is] in the midst of thy people, whom Thou hast chosen, a people numerous, that is not numbered nor counted for multitude,
9 為此，求你賜給你的僕人一顆慧心，可統治你的百姓，判斷善惡；否則，誰能統治你這樣眾多的人民呢﹖」
and Thou hast given to Thy servant an understanding heart, to judge Thy people, to discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this Thy great people?'
10 因為撒羅滿求了這件事，獲得了上主的歡心。
And the thing is good in the eyes of the Lord, that Solomon hath asked this thing,
11 天主於是對他說﹕「因為你求了這件事，而沒有為你自己求長壽，也沒有為你自己求富貴，也沒有要求你敵人的性命，單單為你自己求了智慧，為能辨明正義。
and God saith unto him, 'Because that thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thee many days, nor asked for thee riches, nor asked the life of thine enemies, and hast asked for thee discernment to understand judgment,
12 我必照你的話作，賞賜你一顆聰明智慧的心，在你以前沒有像你的人，在你以後，也不會興起一個像你的人。
lo, I have done according to thy words; lo, I have given to thee a heart, wise and understanding, that like thee there hath not been before thee, and after thee there doth not arise like thee;
13 你沒有要求的榮華富貴，我也賞賜你，使你在列王中，一生沒有可與你相比的。
and also, that which thou hast not asked I have given to thee, both riches and honour, that there hath not been like thee a man among the kings all thy days;
14 如果你履行我的道路，恪守我的法律和我的命令，一如你父親達味所行的，我必要延長你的壽命。」
and if thou dost walk in My ways to keep My statutes, and My commands, as David thy father walked, then I have prolonged thy days.'
15 撒羅滿醒來，纔知道原是一夢；以後他回了耶路撒冷，立在上主的約櫃前，奉獻了全燔祭與和平祭，設宴款待了自己所有的臣僕。撒羅滿斷獄如神
And Solomon awaketh, and lo, a dream; and he cometh in to Jerusalem, and standeth before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and causeth to ascend burnt-offerings, and maketh peace-offerings. And he maketh a banquet for all his servants,
16 有一天，有兩個妓女來見君王，立在君王面前。
then come in do two women, harlots, unto the king, and stand before him,
17 一個女人說﹕「我主，我和這個女人同住一房，在這房裏，我靠著她生了一個孩子。
and the one woman saith, 'O, my lord, I and this woman are dwelling in one house, and I bring forth with her, in the house;
18 我生產後第三天，這個女子也生了一個孩子。我們住在一起，在這房裏，除我們二人外，再沒有別人住在這房裏。
and it cometh to pass on the third day of my bringing forth, that this woman also bringeth forth, and we [are] together, there is no stranger with us in the house, save we two, in the house.
19 有一夜，這個女子的兒子死了，是因為她睡覺壓死的。
And the son of this woman dieth at night, because she hath lain upon it,
20 她半夜起來，趁你婢女熟睡時，從我身邊抱去我的兒子，放在她懷裡，把她死了的兒子，放在我懷裡。
and she riseth in the middle of the night, and taketh my son from beside me — and thy handmaid is asleep — and layeth it in her bosom, and her dead son she hath laid in my bosom;
21 當我清早起來，給孩子餵奶時，發覺孩子死了；及至天亮，我仔細一看，發覺他不是我親生的兒子。」
and I rise in the morning to suckle my son, and lo, dead; and I consider concerning it in the morning, and lo, it was not my son whom I did bear.'
22 另一個女人說﹕「不是的，活的是我的兒子，死的是你的兒子。」這個女人說﹕「不是的，死的是你的兒子，活的是我的兒子。」她們倆就這樣在君王面前爭論不休。
And the other woman saith, 'Nay, but my son [is] the living, and thy son the dead;' and this [one] saith, 'Nay, but thy son [is] the dead, and my son the living.' And they speak before the king.
23 君王說﹕「這一個說﹕活的是我的兒子，死的是你的兒子；那一個說﹕不是的，死的是你的兒子，活的是我的兒子。」
And the king saith, 'This [one] saith, This [is] my son, the living, and thy son [is] the dead; and that [one] saith, Nay, but thy son [is] the dead, and my son the living.'
24 君王吩咐說﹕「給我拿把刀來! 」人就給君王拿來了一把刀。
And the king saith, 'Take for me a sword;' and they bring the sword before the king,
25 君王遂下令說﹕「把那活孩子劈成兩半﹕一半給這一個，一半給那一個。」
and the king saith, 'Cut the living child into two, and give the half to the one, and the half to the other.'
26 那活孩子的母親因為愛子心切，就對君王說﹕「我主，請把活孩子給那女人罷! 千萬不要殺他! 」那個女人說﹕「劈開罷! 這孩子不歸我，也不歸你! 」
And the woman whose son [is] the living one saith unto the king (for her bowels yearned over her son), yea, she saith, 'O, my lord, give to her the living child, and put it not at all to death;' and this [one] saith, 'Let it be neither mine or thine — cut [it].'
27 君王於是宣判說﹕「將活孩子給這個女人，不要殺他。這個女人實在是他的母親! 」
And the king answereth and saith, 'Give ye to her the living child, and put it not at all to death; she [is] its mother.'
28 全以色列人聽了君王所斷的案件，便都尊敬君王，因為他們見他斷案時，具有天主的智慧。
And all Israel hear of the judgment that the king hath judged, and fear because of the king, for they have seen that the wisdom of God [is] in his heart, to do judgment.
