列王纪上 5
1 泰尔王希兰，平素爱大卫；他听见以色列人膏所罗门，接续他父亲作王，就差遣臣仆来见他。
And Chiram king of Tyre sent his servants to anoint Solomon in the room of David his father, because Chiram always loved David.
2 所罗门也差遣人去见希兰，说：
And Solomon sent to Chiram, saying,
3 “你知道我父亲大卫因四围的争战，不能为耶和华—他 神的名建殿，直等到耶和华使仇敌都服在他脚下。
Thou knewest my father David, that he could not build a house to the name of the Lord my God because of the wars that compassed him about, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.
4 现在耶和华—我的 神使我四围平安，没有仇敌，没有灾祸。
And now the Lord my God has given me rest round about; there is no one plotting against [me], and there is no evil trespass [against me].
5 我定意要为耶和华—我 神的名建殿，是照耶和华应许我父亲大卫的话说：‘我必使你儿子接续你坐你的位，他必为我的名建殿。’
And, behold, I intend to build a house to the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord God spoke to my father David, saying, Thy son whom I will set on thy throne in thy place, he shall build a house to my name.
6 所以求你吩咐你的仆人在黎巴嫩为我砍伐香柏木，我的仆人也必帮助他们，我必照你所定的，给你仆人的工价；因为你知道，在我们中间没有人像西顿人善于砍伐树木。”
And now command, and let [men] cut wood for me out of Libanus: and, behold, my servants [shall be] with thy servants, and I will give thee the wages of thy service, according to all that thou shalt say, because thou knowest that we have no one skilled in cutting timber like the Sidonians.
7 希兰听见所罗门的话，就甚喜悦，说：“今日应当称颂耶和华；因他赐给大卫一个有智慧的儿子，治理这众多的民。”
And it came to pass, as soon as Chiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed [be] God to-day, who has given to David a wise son over this numerous people.
8 希兰打发人去见所罗门，说：“你差遣人向我所提的那事，我都听见了；论到香柏木和松木，我必照你的心愿而行。
And he sent to Solomon, saying, I have listened concerning all that thou hast sent to me for: I will do all thy will: [as for] timber of cedar and fir,
9 我的仆人必将这木料从黎巴嫩运到海里，扎成筏子，浮海运到你所指定我的地方，在那里拆开，你就可以收取；你也要成全我的心愿，将食物给我的家。”
my servants shall bring them down from Libanus to the sea: I will form them [into] rafts, [and bring them] to the place which thou shalt send to me [about]; and I will land them there, and thou shalt take [them] up: and thou shalt do my will, in giving bread to my household.
10 于是希兰照着所罗门所要的，给他香柏木和松木；
So Chiram gave to Solomon cedars, and fir trees, and all his desire.
11 所罗门给希兰麦子二万歌珥，清油二十歌珥，作他家的食物。所罗门每年都是这样给希兰。
And Solomon gave to Chiram twenty thousand measures of wheat as food for his house, and twenty thousand baths of beaten oil thus Solomon gave to Chiram yearly.
12 耶和华照着所应许的赐智慧给所罗门。希兰与所罗门和好，彼此立约。
And the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon as he promised him; and there was peace between Chiram and Solomon, and they made a covenant between them.
13 所罗门王从以色列人中挑取服苦的人共有三万，
And the king raised a levy out of all Israel, and the levy was thirty thousand men.
14 派他们轮流每月一万人上黎巴嫩去；一个月在黎巴嫩，两个月在家里。亚多尼兰掌管他们。
And he sent them to Libanus, ten thousand taking turn every month: they were a month in Libanus and two months at home: and Adoniram [was] over the levy.
15 所罗门用七万扛抬的，八万在山上凿石头的。
And Solomon had seventy thousand bearers of burdens, and eighty thousand hewers of stone in the mountain;
16 此外，所罗门用三千三百督工的，监管工人。
besides the rulers that were appointed over the works of Solomon, [there were] three thousand six hundred masters who wrought in the works.
17 王下令，人就凿出又大又宝贵的石头来，用以立殿的根基。
[And the king commanded and they ] [brought great stones, precious stones for the foundation of the house, and unhewn stones. ]
18 所罗门的匠人和希兰的匠人，并迦巴勒人，都将石头凿好，预备木料和石头建殿。
And they prepared the stones and the timber [during] three years.
