2 Chronicles 8
1 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,
Salomo membangun Rumah TUHAN dan istana raja dalam waktu 20 tahun.
2 That the cities which Huram had restored 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 Hamathzobah, and prevailed against 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 Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced 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 chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout 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 As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which 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 But of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day.
9 But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and 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 officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule 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 unto the house that 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, unto which the ark of the LORD 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 burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,
Salomo mempersembahkan kurban bakaran kepada TUHAN di atas mezbah yang dibangunnya di depan Rumah TUHAN.
13 Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in 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 order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.
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 departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.
Semua petunjuk Daud kepada para imam dan orang Lewi mengenai gudang-gudang dan hal-hal lain, diikutinya dengan cermat.
16 Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was perfected.
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 Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side 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 the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took 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.
