歷代志下 7

1 [祝聖聖殿]撒羅滿祈禱完了，有火從天上降下，焚燒了全燔祭和其他的犧牲；上主的榮耀充滿了聖殿。

And when Salomon had made an ende of praying, fire came downe from heauen, and consumed the burnt offring and the sacrifices: and the glory of the Lord filled the house,

2 由於上主的榮耀充滿了上主的殿，司祭不能進入上主的殿。

So that the Priestes could not euter into the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lordes house.

3 所有的以色列子民看見有火降下，上主的榮耀充滿了聖殿，便俯伏在石鋪的地上，叩拜稱頌上主說：「因為他是聖善的，因為他的仁慈永遠常存。」

And when all the children of Israel saw the fire, and the glory of the Lord come downe vpon the house, they bowed themselues with their faces to the earth vpon the pauement, and worshipped and praysed the Lord, saying, For he is good, because his mercy lasteth for euer.

4 君王和眾百姓在上主面前祭殺了犧牲。

Then the King and all the people offred sacrifices before the Lord.

5 撒羅滿王那時祭殺了二萬二千頭牛，十二萬隻羊；這樣君王和全百姓為上主的聖殿行了奉獻禮。

And King Salomon offered a sacrifice of two and twentie thousand bullockes, and an hundreth and twentie thousand sheepe. so the King and all the people dedicated the house of God.

6 司祭各站在自己的岡位上，肋未人拿著達味王所製的上主的樂器，奏「因為他的仁慈永遠常存」稱頌上主的歌；這讚美歌是達味令他們唱的；司祭們面對著他們吹號筒，同時全以色列人都站立不動。

And the Priests waited on their offices, and the Leuites with the instruments of musicke of the Lord, which King Dauid had made to praise the Lord, Because his mercy lasteth for euer: whe Dauid praysed God by them, the Priestes also blewe trumpets ouer against them: and all they of Israel stoode by.

7 撒羅滿祝聖了上主殿前的內院，在那裏，獻了全燔祭與和平祭的脂油，因為他製造的銅壇容不下那麼多全燔祭、素祭和脂油。

Moreouer Salomon halowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord: for there hee had prepared burnt offerings, and the fatte of the peace offerings, because the brasen altar which Salomon had made, was not able to receiue the burnt offering, and the meate offring, and the fat.

8 那時，撒羅滿舉行慶節七天之久，所有的哈瑪特渡口到埃及小河的以色列百姓，都與他在一起，實是一大集會。

And Salomon made a feast at that time of seuen dayes, and all Israel with him, a very great Congregation, from the entring in of Hamath, vnto the riuer of Egypt.

9 第八天又舉行了盛大的集會，如此舉行獻壇七天，過節七天。

And in the eight day they made a solemne assemblie: for they had made the dedication of the altar seuen daies, and the feast seuen dayes.

10 七月二十三日，君王遣散了民眾。他們因上主對達味、撒羅滿和他的百姓以色列所施的恩惠，都滿懷歡樂，回了自己的帳幕。[上主的俯允與警告]

And the three and twentieth day of the seuenth moneth, he sent the people away into their tentes, ioyous and with glad heart, because of the goodnesse that the Lord had done for Dauid and for Salomon, and for Israel his people.

11 撒羅滿完成了上主的殿和王宮，凡撒羅滿心中要在上主的殿和自己的宮內所作的，都順利完成了。

So Salomon finished the house of the Lord, and the Kings house, and all that came into Salomons heart to make in the house of the Lord: and he prospered in his house.

12 夜間上主顯示給撒羅滿，對他說：「我已聽了你的祈禱，我也為我揀選了這地方作為祭祀的大殿。

And the Lord appeared to Salomon by night and said to him, I haue heard thy prayer, and haue chosen this place for my selfe to be an house of sacrifice.

13 我如果使天閉塞不雨，使蝗蟲吞吃這地，或使瘟疫在我百姓中間流行，

If I shut the heauen that there be no raine, or if I commaund the grashopper to deuoure the lande, or if I sende pestilence among my people,

14 這稱為我名下的百姓，如果謙遜祈禱，尋求我的面，遠離自己的惡行，我必從天上俯聽，寬恕他們的罪過，使他們的土地生產。

If my people, among whome my Name is called vpon, doe humble them selues, and praye, and seeke my presence, and turne from their wicked wayes, then will I heare in heauen, and be mercifull to their sinne, and wil heale their land:

15 自今以後，我必睜眼垂顧，側耳諦聽在此處發出的祈禱。

Then mine eies shalbe open and mine eares attent vnto the prayer made in this place.

16 現今我已選擇這殿，予以祝聖，使我的名永遠在這殿中；我的眼和我的心，也時時留在那裏。

For I haue nowe chosen and sanctified this house, that my Name may be there for euer: and mine eyes and mine heart shalbe there perpetually.

17 至於你，如果你在我面前行走，像你父親達味那樣行走，遵行我吩咐你的一切，恪守我的法律和典章，

And if thou wilt walke before me, as Dauid thy father walked, to doe according vnto all that I haue commanded thee, and shalt obserue my statutes and my iudgements,

18 我必鞏固你的王位，一如我應許你父親達味所說：你的子孫中，決斷不了有人作以色列的統治者。

Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdome, according as I made the couenant with Dauid thy father, saying, Thou shalt not want a man to be ruler in Israel.

19 但是，如果你們遠離我，離棄我在你們前所頒布的法律和誡命，而去服侍敬拜別的神，

But if ye turne away, and forsake my statutes and my commandements which I haue set before you, and shall goe and serue other gods, and worshippe them,

20 我必將你們從我賜予你們的地上根除，且要拋棄這座為我名而祝聖的殿，毫不顧惜，使它成為萬民的笑話和話柄。

Then will I plucke them vp out of my lande, which I haue giuen them, and this house which I haue sanctified for my Name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a prouerbe and a common talke among all people.

21 這殿雖然宏大，凡經過的人必將驚愕說：上主為什麼這樣對待了這地方和這座殿﹖

And this house which is most hie, shall be an astonishment to euery one that passeth by it, so that he shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus to this lande, and to this house?

22 人必回答說：是因為他們離棄了領他們出離埃及地的上主，他們祖先的天主，而歸依、崇拜、服侍了別的神；為此，上主使這一切災禍臨到他們身上。」

And they shall answere, Because they forsooke the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the lande of Egypt, and haue taken holde on other gods, and haue worshipped them, and serued them, therefore hath he brought all this euill vpon them.