2 Chronicles 1
1 And Solomon son of David strengthens himself over his kingdom, and his God YHWH [is] with him, and makes him exceedingly great.
[撒羅滿求智慧]達味的兒子撒羅滿漸漸鞏固了自己的王位，上主，他的天主常與他同在，使他非常偉大。
2 And Solomon says to all Israel, to heads of the thousands, and of the hundreds, and to the ones judging, and to every honorable one of all Israel, heads of the fathers,
撒羅滿命令全以色列，即千夫長、百夫長、判官，以及全以色列的首領和族長集合，
3 and they go—Solomon, and all the assembly with him—to the high place that [is] in Gibeon, for God’s Tent of Meeting has been there, that Moses, servant of YHWH, made in the wilderness,
然後同全會眾往基貝紅高丘去，因為那裏有上主的僕人梅瑟，在曠野裏所做的天主的會幕。
4 but David had the Ark of God brought up from Kirjath-Jearim to the [place] David had prepared for it, for he stretched out a tent for it in Jerusalem;
但是，天主的約櫃，達味已由克黎雅特耶阿陵運到所預備的地方，因為他在耶路撒冷為約櫃搭了一個帳幕。
5 and the altar of bronze that Bezaleel son of Uri, son of Hur made, he put before the Dwelling Place of YHWH; and Solomon and the assembly seek Him [there].
胡爾的孫子，烏黎的兒子貝匝肋耳所製的銅壇，也在那裏，即在上主的會幕前。撒羅滿與會眾便去求問上主。
6 And Solomon goes up there, on the altar of bronze, before YHWH, that [is] at the Tent of Meeting, and causes one thousand burnt-offerings to ascend on it.
撒羅滿上到會幕前的銅壇上，在上主面前，獻了一千犧牲，作為全燔祭。
7 In that night God has appeared to Solomon and says to him, “Ask—what do I give to you?”
那天夜裏天主顯示給撒羅滿，對他說：「你不拘求什麼，我必要給你! 」
8 And Solomon says to God, “You have done great kindness with my father David, and have caused me to reign in his stead.
撒羅滿對天主說：「你曾對我父親達味大施仁慈，使我繼他為王。
9 Now, O YHWH God, Your word with my father David is steadfast, for You have caused me to reign over a people [as] numerous as the dust of the earth;
上主，天主! 現在唯願你向我父達味應許的話得以實現，因為你已立了我為王，治理一個多如地上塵沙的民族。
10 now, give wisdom and knowledge to me, and I go out before this people, and I come in, for who judges this—Your great people?”
現在，求你賜我智慧和聰明，好使我能在這民族面前出入，因為誰能統治你這樣大的一個民族﹖」
11 And God says to Solomon, “Because that this has been with your heart, and you have not asked for riches, wealth, and honor, and the life of those hating you, and also have not asked for many days, and ask for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, so that you judge My people over which I have caused you to reign—
天主對撒羅滿說：「你既有此心願，沒有求富貴、財寶、光榮，也沒有要求你敵人的性命，也沒有要求長壽，只為自己求智慧和聰明，好能治理我的民族，即我使你為王所管理的民族；
12 the wisdom and the knowledge is given to you, and riches and wealth and honor I [also] give to you, that there has not been so to the kings who [are] before you, and after you it is not so.”
為此，智慧和聰明已賜予了你，但我還願將富貴和光榮賜予你，是你以前的君王從沒有過，你以後也不會再有的。」
13 And Solomon comes in to Jerusalem [from] the high place that [is] in Gibeon, from before the Tent of Meeting, and reigns over Israel,
以後撒羅滿由基貝紅高丘，由會幕前回了耶路撒冷，治理以色列。撒羅滿的財富
14 and Solomon gathers chariots and horsemen, and he has one thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, and he places them in the cities of the chariots, and with the king in Jerusalem.
撒羅滿調集了戰車和騎兵，計戰車一千四百輛，騎兵一萬二千名，使他們駐守屯車城，或在耶路撒冷君王左右。
15 And the king makes the silver and the gold in Jerusalem as stones, and the cedars he made as sycamores that [are] in the low country, for abundance.
君王在耶路撒冷積存的金銀多如石塊，香柏木多如平原的桑樹。
16 And the source of the horses that [are] for Solomon [is] from Egypt and from Keva; merchants of the king take [them] from Keva at a price,
撒羅滿所養的馬，都是來自慕茲黎和科厄，是君王的商人依照定價由科厄買來的。
17 and they come up, and bring out a chariot from Egypt for six hundred pieces of silver, and a horse for one hundred and fifty, and so for all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram—they bring [them] out by their hand.
他們由慕茲黎運來的車，每輛值遺六百「協刻耳；」馬，每匹值銀一百五十「協刻耳。」同樣，赫特諸王和阿蘭諸無所有的車馬，也都是經這些商人的手運來的。[建殿的準備]
