Chronicles II 8
1 And it came to pass after twenty years, in which Solomon built the house of the Lord, and his own house,
[撒羅滿的其他建設]撒羅滿建造上主的殿和自己的王宮歷時二十年；二十年過後，
2 that Solomon rebuilt the cities which Chiram had given to Solomon, and caused the children of Israel to dwell in them.
撒羅滿又重建了希蘭還給他的城邑，令以色列子民住在那裏。
3 And Solomon came to Baesoba, and fortified it.
此後，撒羅滿到了哈瑪特祚巴，征服了那地。
4 And he built Thoedmor in the wilderness, and all the strong cities which he built in Emath.
又修建了在曠野裏的塔德摩爾，在哈瑪特四周修築了儲藏城。
5 And he built Baethoron the upper, and Baethoron the lower, strong cities, —they had walls, gates, and bars;
又修築了上貝特曷龍和下貝特曷龍，作為有牆有門有閂的設防城。
6 and Balaath, and all the strong cities which Solomon had, and all his chariot cities, and cities of horsemen, and all things that Solomon desired according to his desire of building, in Jerusalem, and in Libanus, and in all his kingdom.
又建築了巴阿拉特和所屬於撒羅滿的儲藏城，以及一切屯車城和騎兵城；凡撒羅滿願意在耶路撒冷、黎巴嫩以及他所管轄的境內所要建設的，都已建設了。
7 [As for] all the people that was left of the Chettites, and the Amorites, and the Pherezites, and the Evites, and the Jebusites, who are not of Israel,
至於其餘的人民，即那些不屬以色列的赫特人、阿摩黎人、培黎齊人、希威人和耶步斯人，
8 but were of the children of them whom the children Israel destroyed not, that were left after them in the land, even them did Solomon make tributaries to this day.
以色列子民沒有消滅，而他們凡留在此地的子孫，撒羅滿都徵來充作苦役，直到今天仍是如此。
9 But Solomon did not make any of the children of Israel servants in his kingdom; for, behold, [they were] warriors and rulers, and mighty [men], and captains of chariots and horsemen.
撒羅滿並沒有使以色列子民為他的工作擔任苦役，因為他們是他的戰士、將官、戰車長和騎兵長。
10 And these are the chiefs of the officers of king Solomon, two hundred and fifty overseeing the work among the people.
撒羅滿的監察官，共有二百五十人，監管百姓。
11 And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharao from the city of David to the house which he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the city of David, the king of Israel, for [the place] is holy into which the ark of the Lord has entered.
撒羅滿又將法郎的女兒，從達味城搬到為她建築的宮中，因為他說：「連我的妻子，也不可住在以色列王達味的宮中，因為上主約櫃所到的地方是聖地。」
12 Then Solomon offered up to the Lord whole-burnt-offerings on the altar which he had built to the Lord before the temple,
那時，撒羅滿在上主的祭壇上，即他在門廊前所築的祭壇上，向上主獻了全燔祭；
13 according to the daily rate, to offer up [sacrifices] according to the commandments of Moses, on the sabbaths, and at the new moons, and at the feasts, three times in the year, at the feast of unleavened bread, and at the feast of weeks, and at the feast of tabernacles.
並按梅瑟的吩咐，在安息日、新月和每年的三個節期：無酵節、七七節和帳棚節，奉獻每日應獻的祭品。
14 And he established, according to the order of his father David, the courses of the priests, and [that] according to their public ministrations: and the Levites [were appointed] over their charges, to praise and minister before the priests according to the daily order: and the porters were appointed according to their courses to the different gates: for thus [were] the commandments of David the man of God.
它又照他父親達味的規定，為司祭派定了班次，各盡其職；又規定了肋未人的任務，令他們負責讚頌；照每日的定例，在司祭前服務；又派定了門丁，按照他們的班次守衛各門，因為天主的人達味是如此命令的。
15 They transgressed not the commandments of the king concerning the priests and the Levites with regard to everything else, and with regard to the treasures.
君王對司祭和肋未人所吩咐的任何職務，以及管理府庫的事，他們都沒有違抗。
16 Now all the work had been prepared from the day when the foundation was laid, until Solomon finished the house of the Lord.
由上主的殿奠基之日起，以迄完成，撒羅滿的一切工作完備無缺；上主的殿於是告成。
17 Then Solomon went to Gasion Gaber, and to Aelath near the sea in the land of Idumea.
此後，撒羅滿往厄東地，到了濱海的厄茲雍革貝爾及厄拉特。
18 And Chiram sent by the hand of his servants ships, and servants skilled in naval affairs; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Sophira, and brought thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and they came to king Solomon.
希蘭派遣自己的臣僕給他送來了船隻和善於航海的人；他們與撒羅滿的僕人同往敖非爾去，從那裏裝載了黃金四百五十「塔冷通，」運到撒羅滿王那裏。
