歷代志下 7
1 所羅門祈禱已畢，就有火從天上降下來，燒盡燔祭和別的祭。耶和華的榮光充滿了殿；
When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and burned up the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the Temple.
2 因耶和華的榮光充滿了耶和華殿，所以祭司不能進殿。
The priests couldn't enter the Temple of the Lord because the Lord's glory filled the Lord's Temple.
3 那火降下、耶和華的榮光在殿上的時候，以色列眾人看見，就在鋪石地俯伏叩拜，稱謝耶和華說： 耶和華本為善， 他的慈愛永遠長存！
When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the Lord in the Temple, they knelt down and bowed their faces to the ground. They worshiped and praised the Lord, saying, “He is good! His trustworthy love lasts forever!”
4 王和眾民在耶和華面前獻祭。
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices to the Lord.
5 所羅門王用牛二萬二千，羊十二萬獻祭。這樣，王和眾民為上帝的殿行奉獻之禮。
King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep. In this way the king and all the people dedicated the Temple of God.
6 祭司侍立，各供其職；利未人也拿着耶和華的樂器，就是大衛王造出來、藉利未人頌讚耶和華的。（他的慈愛永遠長存！）祭司在眾人面前吹號，以色列人都站立。
The priests stood at their posts, and the Levites too, with the musical instruments that King David had made for giving praise, and which David had used for praise. They sang, “For his trustworthy love lasts forever!” Opposite them the priests blew trumpets, and all the Israelites stood up.
7 所羅門因他所造的銅壇容不下燔祭、素祭，和脂油，便將耶和華殿前院子當中分別為聖，在那裏獻燔祭和平安祭牲的脂油。
After that Solomon dedicated the middle of the courtyard in front of the Temple of the Lord. There he presented burnt offerings and the fat of the friendship offerings, since the bronze altar he had made couldn't hold all the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the offerings.
8 那時所羅門和以色列眾人，就是從哈馬口直到埃及小河，所有的以色列人都聚集成為大會，守節七日。
Then over the next seven days Solomon observed the feast with all of Israel, a huge gathering that came from Lebo-hamath to the Wadi of Egypt.
9 第八日設立嚴肅會，行奉獻壇的禮七日，守節七日。
On the eighth day they held a final assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast another seven days.
10 七月二十三日，王遣散眾民；他們因見耶和華向大衛和所羅門與他民以色列所施的恩惠，就都心中喜樂，各歸各家去了。
On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people home. They were still celebrating and really happy for the goodness that the Lord had shown to David, for Solomon, and for his people Israel.
11 所羅門造成了耶和華殿和王宮；在耶和華殿和王宮凡他心中所要做的，都順順利利地做成了。
After Solomon had finished the Temple of the Lord and the royal palace, having successfully accomplished everything he'd wanted to do for the Temple of the Lord and for his own palace,
12 夜間耶和華向所羅門顯現，對他說：「我已聽了你的禱告，也選擇這地方作為祭祀我的殿宇。
the Lord appeared to him at night and told him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a Temple of sacrifice.
13 我若使天閉塞不下雨，或使蝗蟲吃這地的出產，或使瘟疫流行在我民中，
If I were to close shut the sky so there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send a plague among my people,
14 這稱為我名下的子民，若是自卑、禱告，尋求我的面，轉離他們的惡行，我必從天上垂聽，赦免他們的罪，醫治他們的地。
and if my people who are called by my name humble themselves and pray and return to me, and turn away from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sins, and heal their land.
15 我必睜眼看、側耳聽在此處所獻的禱告。
Now my eyes will be open, and my ears will pay attention to the prayers offered in this place,
16 現在我已選擇這殿，分別為聖，使我的名永在其中，我的眼、我的心也必常在那裏。
for I have chosen and consecrated this Temple so that I may be honored there forever. I will always watch over it and take care of it for it really matters to me.
17 你若在我面前效法你父大衛所行的，遵行我一切所吩咐你的，謹守我的律例典章，
As for you, if you follow my ways as your father David did, doing everything I've told you to do, and if you keep my laws and regulations,
18 我就必堅固你的國位，正如我與你父大衛所立的約，說：『你的子孫必不斷人作以色列的王。』
then I will make sure your reign is secure. I made this agreement with your father David, telling him, ‘You will always have a descendant to rule over Israel.’
19 「倘若你們轉去丟棄我指示你們的律例誡命，去事奉敬拜別神，
But if you turn away and ignore the laws and the commandments I have given you, and if you go and serve and worship other gods,
20 我就必將以色列人從我賜給他們的地上拔出根來，並且我為己名所分別為聖的殿也必捨棄不顧，使他在萬民中作笑談，被譏誚。
then I will pull you up from the land I gave you. I will banish from my presence this Temple I have dedicated to my honor, and I will make it an object lesson of ridicule among the nations.
21 這殿雖然甚高，將來經過的人必驚訝說：『耶和華為何向這地和這殿如此行呢？』
This Temple that now is so respected will become so spoiled that passers-by will say, ‘Why has the Lord acted in such a way to this land and this Temple?’
22 人必回答說：『是因此地的人離棄耶和華－他們列祖的上帝，就是領他們出埃及地的上帝，去親近別神，敬拜事奉他，所以耶和華使這一切災禍臨到他們。』」
The answer will come, ‘Because they abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of Egypt, and have clung to other gods, worshiping them and serving them. That's why the Lord has brought all this trouble upon them.’”
