2 Chronicles 8
1 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the house of Jehovah and his own house,
Salomo membangun Rumah TUHAN dan istana raja dalam waktu 20 tahun.
2 that the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
Kota-kota yang diberikan Raja Hiram kepadanya dibangunnya kembali, lalu menyuruh orang Israel tinggal di situ.
3 And Solomon went to Hamath-Zobah, and overcame it.
Ia merebut daerah Hamat dan Zoba
4 And he built Tadmor, in the wilderness, and all the store-cities, which he built in Hamath.
serta memperkuat kota Tadmor di padang gurun, lalu membangun kembali semua pusat perbekalan di Hamat.
5 And he built upper Beth-Horon and lower Beth-Horon, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
Kota Bet-Horon-Atas dan Bet-Horon-Bawah dibangunnya kembali menjadi kota berbenteng dengan gerbang yang berpalang pintu.
6 and Baalath, and all the store-cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for chariots, and the cities for the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and on Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
Juga dibangunnya kembali kota Baalat, dan semua kota perbekalan, serta kota-kota pangkalan kereta perang dan kudanya. Semua rencana pembangunannya di Yerusalem, Libanon dan di seluruh wilayah kekuasaannya telah dilaksanakannya.
7 All the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel,
Semua keturunan bangsa Kanaan yang tidak dapat dibunuh habis oleh orang Israel ketika mereka menduduki negeri itu, dikerahkan oleh Salomo untuk kerja paksa. Mereka adalah orang Het, Amori, Feris, Hewi dan Yebus. Sampai sekarang keturunan mereka masih menjadi hamba.
8 their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel had not destroyed, upon them did Solomon impose tribute-service until this day.
9 But of the children of Israel, of them did Solomon make no bondmen for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and his horsemen.
Orang Israel tidak disuruh kerja paksa; mereka ditugaskan sebagai prajurit, perwira, komandan kereta perang, dan tentara pasukan berkuda.
10 And these were the chief of king Solomon's superintendents, two hundred and fifty, that ruled over the people.
Dua ratus lima puluh pegawai diserahi tanggung jawab atas orang-orang yang melakukan kerja paksa dalam berbagai proyek pembangunan.
11 And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David to the house which he had built for her; for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the [places] are holy to which the ark of Jehovah has come.
Salomo memindahkan istrinya, yaitu putri raja Mesir, dari Kota Daud ke rumah yang didirikan baginya. Sebab Salomo berpikir, "Istriku tidak boleh tinggal di istana Daud, raja Israel, karena semua tempat di mana Peti Perjanjian pernah diletakkan adalah tempat yang suci."
12 Then Solomon offered up burnt-offerings to Jehovah on the altar of Jehovah, which he had built before the porch;
Salomo mempersembahkan kurban bakaran kepada TUHAN di atas mezbah yang dibangunnya di depan Rumah TUHAN.
13 even as the duty of every day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and at the set feasts, three times in the year, — at the feast of unleavened bread, and at the feast of weeks, and at the feast of tabernacles.
Kurban-kurban itu dipersembahkannya menurut Hukum Musa untuk setiap hari raya: hari Sabat, hari raya Bulan Baru, dan ketiga hari raya tahunan, yaitu hari raya Roti Tidak Beragi, hari raya Panen, dan hari raya Pondok Daun.
14 And he appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their charges, to praise and serve before the priests, as the duty of every day required; and the doorkeepers by their divisions at every gate: for such was the commandment of David the man of God;
Sesuai dengan peraturan-peraturan Daud ayahnya, Salomo mengatur tugas-tugas harian untuk para imam dan untuk orang Lewi yang harus menyanyikan puji-pujian kepada TUHAN dan membantu para imam dalam melaksanakan upacara-upacara ibadah. Juga para pengawal Rumah TUHAN dibaginya dalam regu-regu untuk setiap pintu gerbang, sesuai dengan petunjuk Daud hamba Allah.
15 and they did not depart from the commandment of the king to the priests and the Levites concerning any matter, nor concerning the treasures.
Semua petunjuk Daud kepada para imam dan orang Lewi mengenai gudang-gudang dan hal-hal lain, diikutinya dengan cermat.
16 And all the work of Solomon was prepared, to the day of the foundation of the house of Jehovah and to its completion. [So] the house of Jehovah was finished.
Maka selesailah proyek pembangunan yang direncanakan Salomo. Seluruh pekerjaan, mulai dari perletakan pondasi sampai selesainya Rumah TUHAN, telah dikerjakan dengan baik.
17 Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
Setelah itu Salomo pergi ke Ezion-Geber dan ke Elot, kota-kota pelabuhan di pantai Teluk Akaba di negeri Edom.
18 And Huram sent him by his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
Raja Hiram mengirim kepadanya kapal-kapal yang dijalankan oleh anak buah Hiram sendiri bersama awak kapal yang berpengalaman. Mereka berlayar ke negeri Ofir bersama anak buah Salomo dan mengambil dari sana 15.000 kilogram emas lalu membawanya kepada Salomo.
