歷代志下 8
1 [撒羅滿的其他建設]撒羅滿建造上主的殿和自己的王宮歷時二十年；二十年過後，
At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the LORD’s house and his own house,
2 撒羅滿又重建了希蘭還給他的城邑，令以色列子民住在那裏。
Solomon built the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
3 此後，撒羅滿到了哈瑪特祚巴，征服了那地。
Solomon went to Hamath Zobah, and prevailed against it.
4 又修建了在曠野裏的塔德摩爾，在哈瑪特四周修築了儲藏城。
He built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities, which he built in Hamath.
5 又修築了上貝特曷龍和下貝特曷龍，作為有牆有門有閂的設防城。
Also he built Beth Horon the upper and Beth Horon the lower, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars;
6 又建築了巴阿拉特和所屬於撒羅滿的儲藏城，以及一切屯車城和騎兵城；凡撒羅滿願意在耶路撒冷、黎巴嫩以及他所管轄的境內所要建設的，都已建設了。
and Baalath, and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
7 至於其餘的人民，即那些不屬以色列的赫特人、阿摩黎人、培黎齊人、希威人和耶步斯人，
As for all the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel—
8 以色列子民沒有消滅，而他們凡留在此地的子孫，撒羅滿都徵來充作苦役，直到今天仍是如此。
of their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel didn’t consume—of them Solomon conscripted forced labour to this day.
9 撒羅滿並沒有使以色列子民為他的工作擔任苦役，因為他們是他的戰士、將官、戰車長和騎兵長。
But of the children of Israel, Solomon made no servants for his work, but they were men of war, chief of his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.
10 撒羅滿的監察官，共有二百五十人，監管百姓。
These were the chief officers of King Solomon, even two-hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people.
11 撒羅滿又將法郎的女兒，從達味城搬到為她建築的宮中，因為他說：「連我的妻子，也不可住在以色列王達味的宮中，因為上主約櫃所到的地方是聖地。」
Solomon brought up Pharaoh’s daughter out of David’s city to the house that he had built for her; for he said, “My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places where the LORD’s ark has come are holy.”
12 那時，撒羅滿在上主的祭壇上，即他在門廊前所築的祭壇上，向上主獻了全燔祭；
Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the LORD’s altar which he had built before the porch,
13 並按梅瑟的吩咐，在安息日、新月和每年的三個節期：無酵節、七七節和帳棚節，奉獻每日應獻的祭品。
even as the duty of every day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, three times per year, during the feast of unleavened bread, during the feast of weeks, and during the feast of booths.
14 它又照他父親達味的規定，為司祭派定了班次，各盡其職；又規定了肋未人的任務，令他們負責讚頌；照每日的定例，在司祭前服務；又派定了門丁，按照他們的班次守衛各門，因為天主的人達味是如此命令的。
He appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required, the doorkeepers also by their divisions at every gate, for David the man of God had so commanded.
15 君王對司祭和肋未人所吩咐的任何職務，以及管理府庫的事，他們都沒有違抗。
They didn’t depart from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter or concerning the treasures.
16 由上主的殿奠基之日起，以迄完成，撒羅滿的一切工作完備無缺；上主的殿於是告成。
Now all the work of Solomon was accomplished from the day of the foundation of the LORD’s house until it was finished. So the LORD’s house was completed.
17 此後，撒羅滿往厄東地，到了濱海的厄茲雍革貝爾及厄拉特。
Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
18 希蘭派遣自己的臣僕給他送來了船隻和善於航海的人；他們與撒羅滿的僕人同往敖非爾去，從那裏裝載了黃金四百五十「塔冷通，」運到撒羅滿王那裏。
Huram sent him ships and servants who had knowledge of the sea by the hands of his servants; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and brought from there four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to King Solomon.
