< 历代志下 7 >
1 所罗门祈祷已毕,就有火从天上降下来,烧尽燔祭和别的祭。耶和华的荣光充满了殿;
Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of YHWH filled the house.
2 因耶和华的荣光充满了耶和华殿,所以祭司不能进殿。
The priests could not enter into the house of YHWH, because the glory of YHWH filled YHWH's house.
3 那火降下、耶和华的荣光在殿上的时候,以色列众人看见,就在铺石地俯伏叩拜,称谢耶和华说: 耶和华本为善, 他的慈爱永远长存!
All the children of Israel looked on, when the fire came down, and the glory of YHWH was on the house; and they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped, and gave thanks to YHWH, saying, "For he is good; for his loving kindness endures for ever."
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before YHWH.
5 所罗门王用牛二万二千,羊十二万献祭。这样,王和众民为 神的殿行奉献之礼。
King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand head of cattle, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated God's house.
6 祭司侍立,各供其职;利未人也拿着耶和华的乐器,就是大卫王造出来、借利未人颂赞耶和华的。(他的慈爱永远长存!)祭司在众人面前吹号,以色列人都站立。
The priests stood, according to their positions; the Levites also with instruments of music of YHWH, which David the king had made to give thanks to YHWH, when David praised by their ministry, saying "For his loving kindness endures for ever." The priests sounded trumpets before them; and all Israel stood.
7 所罗门因他所造的铜坛容不下燔祭、素祭,和脂油,便将耶和华殿前院子当中分别为圣,在那里献燔祭和平安祭牲的脂油。
Moreover Solomon made the middle of the court holy that was before the house of YHWH; for there he offered the burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offering, and the meal offering, and the fat.
8 那时所罗门和以色列众人,就是从哈马口直到埃及小河,所有的以色列人都聚集成为大会,守节七日。
So Solomon held the feast at that time seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from Lebo Hamath to the Wadi of Egypt.
9 第八日设立严肃会,行奉献坛的礼七日,守节七日。
On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
10 七月二十三日,王遣散众民;他们因见耶和华向大卫和所罗门与他民以色列所施的恩惠,就都心中喜乐,各归各家去了。
On the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that YHWH had shown to David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
11 所罗门造成了耶和华殿和王宫;在耶和华殿和王宫凡他心中所要做的,都顺顺利利地做成了。
Thus Solomon finished the house of YHWH, and the king's house: and he successfully completed all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of YHWH, and in his own house.
12 夜间耶和华向所罗门显现,对他说:“我已听了你的祷告,也选择这地方作为祭祀我的殿宇。
YHWH appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him, "I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for a house of sacrifice.
13 我若使天闭塞不下雨,或使蝗虫吃这地的出产,或使瘟疫流行在我民中,
If I shut up the sky so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among my people;
14 这称为我名下的子民,若是自卑、祷告,寻求我的面,转离他们的恶行,我必从天上垂听,赦免他们的罪,医治他们的地。
then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Now my eyes shall be open, and my ears attentive, to the prayer that is made in this place.
16 现在我已选择这殿,分别为圣,使我的名永在其中,我的眼、我的心也必常在那里。
For now have I chosen and made this house holy, that my name may be there forever; and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
17 你若在我面前效法你父大卫所行的,遵行我一切所吩咐你的,谨守我的律例典章,
As for you, if you will walk before me as David your father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep my statutes and my ordinances;
18 我就必坚固你的国位,正如我与你父大卫所立的约,说:‘你的子孙必不断人作以色列的王。’
then I will establish the throne of your kingdom, according as I covenanted with David your father, saying, 'There shall not fail you a man to be ruler in Israel.'
19 “倘若你们转去丢弃我指示你们的律例诫命,去事奉敬拜别神,
But if you turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
20 我就必将以色列人从我赐给他们的地上拔出根来,并且我为己名所分别为圣的殿也必舍弃不顾,使他在万民中作笑谈,被讥诮。
then I will pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, I will cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
21 这殿虽然甚高,将来经过的人必惊讶说:‘耶和华为何向这地和这殿如此行呢?’
And this house, which is exalted, will become a heap of ruins. Everyone who passes by it will be astonished, and will say, 'Why has YHWH done this to this land, and to this house?'
22 人必回答说:‘是因此地的人离弃耶和华—他们列祖的 神,就是领他们出埃及地的 神,去亲近别神,敬拜事奉他,所以耶和华使这一切灾祸临到他们。’”
And they shall answer, 'Because they abandoned YHWH, the God of their fathers, who brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and took other gods, worshiped them, and served them. Therefore he has brought all these disasters on them.'"