Chronicles I 28
1 And David assembled all the chief [men] of Israel, the chief of the judges, and all the chief [men] of the courses [of attendance] on the person of the king, and the captains of thousands and hundreds, and the treasurers, and the lords of his substance, and of all the king's property, and of his sons, together with the eunuchs, and the mighty men, and the warriors of the army, at Jerusalem.
[達味宣佈建殿]達味召集了以色列的眾首長、各支派首長、值班服事君王的首長、千夫長、百夫長、掌管軍人及王室子女財產牲畜的首長，以及太監、勇士和眾顯要，到耶路撒冷來。
2 And David stood in the midst of the assembly, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and a place for the feet of our Lord, and I prepared [materials] suitable for the building:
達味王站起來說道：「我的弟兄，我的百姓，請聽我的話! 我原有意為上主的約櫃，即為我們天主的腳凳，建造一座安放的殿宇，並且我已作了建造的準備；
3 but God said, Thou shalt not build me a house to call my name upon it, for thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.
然而天主對我說：你不可為我的名建築殿宇，因為你是一個軍人，流過人的血。
4 Yet the Lord God of Israel chose me out of the whole house of my father to be king over Israel for ever; and he chose Juda as the kingly [house], and out of the house of Juda [he chose] the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he preferred me, that I should be king over all Israel.
上主以色列的天主，由我父全家中選拔了我永遠作王，統治以色列，因為他選拔了猶大為長，由猷大家族中又選拔了我的父家，在我父親的兒子中，他喜愛我，立我作王，統治全以色列；
5 And of all my sons, (for the Lord has given me many sons, ) he has chosen Solomon my son, to set him on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
他又從我的眾子中，─因為上主賞賜了我許多兒子，選拔了我兒撒羅滿，坐上主王國的寶座，治理以色列。
6 And God said to me, Solomon thy son shall build my house and my court: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be to him a father.
他這樣對我說：是你的兒子撒羅滿要為我建築殿宇和庭院，因為我以選了他作我的兒子，我要作他的父親。
7 And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he continue to keep my commandments, and my judgments, as [at] this day.
如果他堅守遵行我的誡命和法律，如同今日一樣，我必鞏固他的王權直到永遠。
8 And now [I charge you] before the whole assembly of the Lord, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek all the commandments of the Lord our God, that ye may inherit the good land, and leave it for your sons to inherit after you for ever.
所以現今當著全以色列，上主的會眾面前，在我們天主聽聞之下，我勸你們必須遵守並尋求上主，你們天主的一切誡命，好使你們保有這塊美麗的地方，永遠遺留給你們的子孫。
9 And now, [my] son Solomon, know the God of thy fathers, and serve him with a perfect heart and willing soul: for the Lord searches all hearts, and knows every thought: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou shouldest forsake him, he will forsake thee for ever.
至於你、我兒撒羅滿! 你要認識你父親的天主，全心樂意事奉他，因為上主洞察所有人的心，知道人的一切心思欲念。如果你尋求他，他必使你尋獲；如果你背判他，他必要永遠拋棄你。
10 See now, for the Lord has chosen thee to build him a house for a sanctuary, be strong and do [it].
現在，你該注意，因為上主揀選了你建築殿宇作為他的聖所，你要勇敢去行。」[交付聖殿圖樣]
11 And David gave Solomon his son the plan of the temple, and its buildings, and its treasuries, and its upper chambers, and the inner store-rooms, and the place of the atonement,
達味遂將門廊、廂房、府庫、樓閣、內室和至聖所的圖樣，交給了他的兒子撒羅滿；
12 and the plan which he had in his mind of the courts of the house of the Lord, and of all the chambers round about, [designed] for the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the holy things, and of the chambers for resting:
將他心中關於上主殿宇的庭院，周圍的房屋，天主殿內的府庫，聖物的府庫所有的圖樣，
13 and [the plan] of the courses of the priests and Levites, for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and of the stores of vessels for ministration of the service of the house of the Lord.
以及關於司祭和肋未人的班次，在上主殿內應行的一切禮儀，上主殿內行禮儀時應用的一切器皿，都指示給他，
14 And [he gave him] the account of their weight, both of gold and silver [vessels].
並給他指定用多少份量的金子，製各種禮儀應使用的一切金器；用多少份量的銀子，製各種歷任應使用的一切銀器，
15 He gave him the weight of the candlesticks, and of the lamps.
用多少份量的金子，製金燈台及台上的金燈，用多少份量製每盞金燈台及台上的金燈；用多少份量的銀子，製銀燈台及台上的銀燈，每盞銀燈台及台上銀燈的重量，按每盞燈台的用途應用多少；
16 He gave him likewise the weight of the tables of shewbread, of each table of gold, and likewise of the [tables of] silver:
用多少份量的金子，製供餅的桌子，每張應用多少；用多少銀子製銀桌子；
17 also of the flesh-hooks, and vessels for drink-offering, and golden bowls: and the weight of the gold and silver [articles], and censers, [and] bowls, according to the weight of each.
用多少份量的純金，製叉、盤和壺；用多少份量的金子，製各種金碗，每隻碗重量多少；用多少份量的銀子，製各種銀碗，每隻碗重量多少；
18 And he shewed him the weight [of the utensils] of the altar of incense, [which was] of pure gold, and the plan of the chariot of the cherubs that spread out their wings, and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
用多少份量的純金，製造香壇；最後給他指定了車子的圖樣，即展開翅膀遮蓋上主的約櫃的金革魯的圖樣：
19 David gave all to Solomon in the Lord's handwriting, according to the knowledge given him of the work of the pattern.
這一切，即這一切工作的圖樣，都給他按照上主的指示劃了出來。[勸勉撒羅滿]
20 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong, and play the man, and do: fear not, neither be terrified; for the Lord my God [is] with thee; he will not forsake thee, and will not fail thee, until thou hast finished all the work of the service of the house of the Lord. And behold the pattern of the temple, even his house, and its treasury, and the upper chambers, and the inner store-rooms, and the place of propitiation, and the plan of the house of the Lord.
達味又對他的兒子撒羅滿說：「你要勇敢勉力去行，不必害怕，不必畏懼，因為上主天主，我的天主必與你同在；他決不遠離你，決不拋棄你，直到你完成修築上主殿宇的一切工作。
21 And see, [here are] the courses of the priests and Levites for all the service of the house of the Lord, and [there shall be] with thee [men] for every workmanship, and every one of ready skill in every art: also the chief men and all the people, [ready] for all thy commands.
你看，司祭和肋未人已分好班次，奉行天主殿內的事務；在各種工作上，又有各種的巧匠自願輔助你，首領和全體人民又都聽你的指揮。」
