歷代志下 9
1 [舍巴女王來訪撒羅滿]舍巴女王聽見了撒羅滿的聲譽，就來到耶路撒冷，考問灑羅滿一些難題；陪從她的人很多，駱駝馱著許多香料、黃金和寶石；進見撒羅滿時，便將所有的心思都對他說了出來。
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great train, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
2 撒羅滿對她所問的一切難題，一一給她解答了，沒有一樣可難住撒羅滿，而不能給她解答的。
And Solomon told her all her questions; and there was not anything hid from Solomon which he told her not.
3 舍巴女王看見了撒羅滿的智慧和所建造的宮殿，
And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
4 筵席上的餚饌，群臣的坐次，僕從的侍候和服裝，酒正與酒正的服裝，和在上主殿內的全燔祭，驚訝得出神，
and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, his cupbearers also, and their apparel, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of Jehovah; there was no more spirit in her.
5 遂對君王說：「關於你的作為和智慧，我在我國內所聽到的，的確是真的。
And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom.
6 以前我原不相信這些傳聞，及至我來親眼見了，纔知人告訴我的還不及你偉大智慧的一半；你實在超越了我所聽聞的。
Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it; and, behold, the half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: thou exceedest the fame that I heard.
7 你的妻妾是有福的，你的臣僕是有福的，能常侍立在你面前，聆聽你的智慧。
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
8 上主，你的天主應受讚美! 他喜愛你，使你坐在他的王位，代上主你的天主為王；因為你的天主愛慕以色列，要永遠保持他們，所以使你作他們的王，來秉公行義。」
Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on his throne, to be king for Jehovah thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do justice and righteousness.
9 舍巴女王遂將一百二十「塔冷通」黃金，大批香料和寶石，贈送給君王：舍巴女王贈給撒羅滿王的香料這樣多，是從來未有過的。
And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
10 從敖非爾運金子的希蘭的僕人和撒羅滿的僕人，也運來了檀香木和寶石。
And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, that brought gold from Ophir, brought algum-trees and precious stones.
11 君王用檀香木為上主的殿和王宮製造了欄杆，為歌詠者製造了琴瑟；像這樣的東西，在猶大地方從來沒有見過。
And the king made of the algum-trees terraces for the house of Jehovah, and for the king’s house, and harps and psalteries for the singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.
12 凡舍巴女王所願所求的，撒羅滿都奉送給她；此外，尚有君王為酬謝她贈送的禮品；以後她和她的僕人回了本國。撒 [羅滿的富貴榮華]
And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, besides that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants.
13 撒羅滿每年收入的金子，重量有六百六十「塔冷通，」
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold,
14 商人小販所運來的，以及阿拉伯的儲王和本國太守給撒羅滿所進獻的金銀，尚不計算在內。
besides that which the traders and merchants brought: and all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.
15 撒羅滿王又用鎚打的金子，作了二百個盾牌，每個用鎚打的金子六百「協刻耳。」
And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred [shekels] of beaten gold went to one buckler.
16 又用鎚打的金子，作了三百小盾牌，美個用金三百「協刻耳；」君王把這些盾牌都懸掛仔黎巴嫩林宮。
And [he made] three hundred shields of beaten gold; three hundred [shekels] of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
17 君王又用象牙製造了一個大寶座，用純金包鑲。
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
18 寶座有六級台階，座背後有一隻金羔羊，座位兩邊有扶手，扶手兩旁立著兩隻獅子。
And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the stays.
19 六級台階上立有十二隻獅子，美級兩個，一左一右；在任何國家從沒有過這樣的製造法。
And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.
20 撒羅滿王所有的飲器，都是金的；黎巴嫩林宮的器具，都是純金的；撒羅滿時代，銀是不值什麼的。
And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: silver was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
21 原來君王的船隻與希蘭的僕人一同去塔爾史士；去塔爾史士的船隻，每三年往返一次，運來金銀象牙，猿猴和孔雀。
For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram; once every three years came the ships of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
22 這樣，撒羅滿王的富貴和智慧，超過了世上所有的君王。
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
23 世上所有的君王都想見撒羅滿的面，聽聽天主賦予他心中的智慧；
And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
24 各人帶來自己的禮物：銀器、金器、衣服、兵器、香料、騾馬，年年都是如此。
And they brought every man his tribute, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, armor, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
25 撒羅滿有四千廄，為養馬存車，有一萬二千騎兵，駐紮在屯車城和耶路撒冷君王左右。
And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
26 撒羅滿統轄列王，由大河到培肋舍特人領域，直到埃及邊陲。
And he ruled over all the kings from the River even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.
27 君王在耶路撒冷有的銀子，多如石頭，香柏木多如平原的桑樹。
And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore-trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.
28 撒羅滿所有的馬，都是由慕茲黎和各地運來的。[撒羅滿逝世]
And they brought horses for Solomon out of Egypt, and out of all lands.
29 撒羅滿其餘的前後事蹟，都記載在先知納堂的言行錄，史羅人阿希雅的預言書和先見者依多論及乃巴特之子雅洛貝罕的啟示錄上。
Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
30 撒羅滿在耶路撒冷作全以色列王凡四十年。
And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
31 撒羅滿與他的列祖同眠，葬在他父親達味城內；他的兒子勒哈貝罕繼位為王。
And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
