列王紀上 5
1 提洛王希蘭聽說撒羅滿受傳繼父為王，就派自己的僕人去見撒羅滿，因為希蘭一生常是達味的好友。
And Hiram King of Tyrus sent his seruants vnto Salomon, (for he had heard, that they had anoynted him King in the roume of his father) because Hiram had euer loued Dauid.
2 撒羅滿也派人去見希蘭說﹕「
Also Salomon sent to Hiram, saying,
3 你知道我父親達味因了四周的戰爭，在上主沒有將敵人置於他腳下以前，不能為上主他的天主的名建造殿宇。
Thou knowest that Dauid my father could not build an house vnto the Name of the Lord his God, for the warres which were about him on euery side, vntill the Lord had put them vnder the soles of his feete.
4 但是現在，上主我的天主使我四周太平，沒有仇敵，也沒有災禍。
But now the Lord my God hath giuen me rest on euery side, so that there is neither aduersarie, nor euill to resist.
5 所以我決意要為上主我天主的名建造殿宇，一如上主對握父親曾說過﹕你的兒子，即我使他繼你坐你寶座的那一位，要為我的名建造殿宇。
And beholde, I purpose to build an house vnto ye Name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spake vnto Dauid my father, saying, Thy sonne, whom I wil set vpon thy throne for thee, he shall build an house vnto my Name.
6 所以現在，請你吩咐人從黎巴嫩給我砍伐香柏木，我的僕人會與你的僕人一起工作，我必照你所說定的，把你僕人的工資全交給你，因為你知道在我們中間，沒有像漆冬人那樣善於砍伐樹木的。」
Now therefore commaund, that they hewe me cedar trees out of Lebanon, and my seruants shall be with thy seruants, and vnto thee will I giue the hire for thy seruants, according to all that thou shalt appoynt: for thou knowest that there are none among vs, that can hewe timber like vnto the Sidonians.
7 希蘭聽了撒羅滿的話，非常高興說﹕「上主今日應受讚美，因為他賜給了達味一個有智慧的兒子，統治這個強大的民族。」
And when Hiram heard the wordes of Salomon, he reioyced greatly, and sayde, Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath giuen vnto Dauid a wise sonne ouer this mightie people.
8 希蘭遂派人去見撒羅滿說﹕「你派人來向我說的話，我都聽到了﹔至於香柏木和柏木，我必全照你的心願去做。
And Hiram sent to Salomon, saying, I haue considered the things, for the which thou sentest vnto me, and will accomplish all thy desire, concerning the cedar trees and firre trees.
9 我僕人把這些木料從黎巴嫩運下海中，編成木筏，由海上轉運到你給我指定的地方，我在那裏拆開，你在那裏接收﹔但是，你也要成全我的心願，拿食糧來供應我的宮廷。」
My seruants shall bring them downe from Lebanon to the sea: and I will conuey them by sea in raftes vnto the place that thou shalt shew me, and wil cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receiue them: nowe thou shalt doe mee a pleasure to minister foode for my familie.
10 希蘭於是全照撒羅滿的要求，供給他香柏木和柏木，
So Hiram gaue Salomon cedar trees and firre trees, euen his full desire.
11 撒羅滿則供給希蘭麥子兩萬「苛爾，」純油二十「苛爾，」作為他宮廷的食糧。撒羅滿年年這樣供應希蘭。
And Salomon gaue Hiram twentie thousand measures of wheate for foode to his householde, and twentie measures of beaten oyle. Thus much gaue Salomon to Hiram yere by yere.
12 上主依照所許的，賜給了撒羅滿智慧﹔希蘭與撒羅滿之間，彼此和好，二人相互訂立了盟約。徵調工人
And the Lord gaue Salomon wisedome as he promised him. And there was peace betweene Hiram and Salomon, and they two made a couenant.
13 撒羅滿王由全以色列中，徵人服役，共徵調了三萬﹔
And King Salomon raised a summe out of all Israel, and the summe was thirtie thousand men:
14 每月輪流派一萬人上黎巴嫩山﹕一個月在黎巴嫩山，兩個月留在家中﹔由阿多蘭監督勞工。
Whome he sent to Lebanon, ten thousand a moneth by course: they were a moneth in Lebanon, and two moneths at home. And Adoniram was ouer the summe.
15 撒羅滿有七萬搬運重物的工人，有八萬在山上工作的石匠﹔
And Salomon had seuentie thousand that bare burdens, and fourescore thousand masons in the mountaine,
16 此外，還有三千三百監管工作的頭目，指揮人民工作。
Besides the princes, whome Salomon appoynted ouer the worke, euen three thousande and three hundreth, which ruled the people that wrought in the worke.
17 君王吩咐人開採巨大和貴重的石頭，以鑿好的石頭建築殿宇的基礎。
And the King commanded them, and they brought great stones and costly stones to make the foundation of the house, euen hewed stones.
18 撒羅滿和希蘭的工人，以及革巴耳人都開鑿石頭，預備木料和石頭，建造殿宇。
And Salomons workemen, and the workemen of Hiram, and the masons hewed and prepared timber and stones for the buylding of the house.
