2 Chronicles 2
1 Forsothe Salomon demyde to bilde an hows to the name of the Lord, and a paleis to hym silf.
撒羅滿決定為上主的名建造聖殿，為自己修築王宮。
2 And he noumbride seuenti thousynde of men berynge in schuldris, and fourescore thousynde that schulden kitte stoonys in hillis; and the souereyns of hem thre thousynde and sixe hundrid.
撒羅滿點派了七萬人作運夫，八萬人在山上鑿石，三千六百人作監工。
3 And he sente to Iram, kyng of Tire, and seide, As thou didist with my fadir Dauid, and sentist to hym trees of cedre, that he schulde bilde to hym an hows, in which also he dwellide;
撒羅滿遣使向提洛王希蘭說：「有如你怎樣對待了我父達味，給他運來了香柏木，建造他居住的宮殿，也請你如此對待我。
4 so do thou with me, that Y bilde an hows to the name of `my Lord God, and that Y halewe it, to brenne encense bifor hym, and to make odour of swete smellynge spiceries, and to euerlastynge settynge forth of looues, and to brent sacrifices in the morewtid and euentid, and in sabatis, and neomenyes, and solempnytees of `oure Lord God in to with outen ende, that ben comaundid to Israel.
我現今要為上主我的天主的名，建造一座聖殿，奉獻給他，在他面前焚燒芬芳的香料，永遠獻上供餅，每日早晚、安息日、月朔，以及上主我們天主的節日，奉獻全燔祭：這為以色列人是永久的事。
5 For the hows which Y coueyte to bilde is greet; for `oure Lord God is greet ouer alle goddis.
我建造的殿宇必須廣大，因為我們的天父大於諸神。
6 Who therfor may haue myyt to bilde a worthi hows to hym? For if heuene and the heuenes of heuenes moun not take hym, hou greet am Y, that Y may bilde `an hows to hym, but to this thing oonli, that encense be brent bifor hym?
然而，誰有能力為他建造一座殿宇﹖天與諸天之天，尚容不下他。我是誰，竟能為他建造殿宇﹖不過只是為在他面前焚香罷了!
7 Therfor sende thou to me a lernd man, that can worche in gold, and siluer, bras, and yrun, purpur, rede silke, and iacynct; and that can graue in grauyng with these crafti men, which Y haue with me in Judee and Jerusalem, whiche Dauid, my fadir, made redi.
現在，請你給我派一位技師來，他要精於金、銀、銅、鐵，以及紫紅、朱紅、藍線等工作；並且還應會各種雕刻，好與我父親達味在猶大和耶路撒冷所準備的技術人員一同工作。
8 But also sende thou to me cedre trees, and pyne trees, and thyne trees of the Liban; for Y woot, that thi seruauntis kunnen kitte trees of the Liban; and my seruauntis schulen be with thi seruauntis,
請你由黎巴嫩給我運香柏、松柏和檀香木來，因為我知道你的僕人善於砍伐黎巴嫩的木材；我的僕人將與你的僕人一同工作。
9 that ful many trees be maad redi to me; for the hows which Y coueyte to bilde is ful greet and noble.
他們要為我大量預備木材，因為我要建造的殿宇極其廣大。
10 Ferthermore to thi seruauntis, werk men that schulen kitte trees, Y schal yyue in to meetis twenti thousynde chorus of whete, and so many chorus of barli, and twenti thousynde mesuris of oile, that ben clepid sata.
至於你那些伐木砍樹的僕人，我必供給他們食糧，小麥二萬「苛爾，」大麥二萬「苛爾，」酒兩萬「巴特，」油兩萬「巴特。」[提洛王應允合作]
11 Forsothe Iram, king of Tire, seide bi lettris whiche he sente to Salomon, For the Lord louyde his puple, therfor he made thee to regne on it.
提洛王希蘭回信給撒羅滿說：「上主由於愛慕自己的百姓，所以立你作了他們的君王。」
12 And he addide, seiynge, Blessid be the Lord God of Israel, that made heuene and erthe, which yaf to `Dauid the kyng a wijs sone, and lernd, and witti, and prudent, that he schulde bilde an hows to the Lord, and a paleis to hym silf.
希蘭又說：「創造天地的上主以色列的天主應受讚美! 因為他賜給了達味王一個智慧的兒子，聰明機敏，可為上主建造殿宇，為自己修築無宮。
13 Therfor Y sente to thee a prudent man and moost kunnynge, Iram,
我現在打發一個具有智慧和才學的人去，他名叫胡蘭阿彼，
14 my fadir, the sone of a womman of the lynage of Dan, whos fadir was a man of Tire; whiche Iram can worche in gold, and siluer, bras, and irun, and marble, and trees, also in purpur, and iacynct, and bijs, and rede silke; and which Iram can graue al grauyng, and fynde prudentli, what euer thing is nedeful in werk with thi crafti men, and with the crafti men of my lord Dauid, thi fadir.
是一丹支派女人的兒子，他父親是提洛人，他精於金、銀、銅、鐵、石、木紫色、紅色、藍色、細麻，以及朱紅線各種工作，善於各種雕刻，又能設計各種托於他的技工。這人可與你的技師和你父親我主達味的技師，一同工作。
15 Therfor, my lord, sende thou to thi seruauntis the whete, and barli, and oyle, and wyn, whiche thou bihiytist.
我主談及的小麥、大麥、油和酒，請即運來分配給僕人。
16 Sotheli we schulen kitte trees of the Liban, how many euere thou hast nedeful; and we schulen brynge tho in schippis bi the see in to Joppe; forsothe it schal be thin to lede tho ouer in to Jerusalem.
我們必照你所需要的，在黎巴嫩砍伐樹木，編成木筏，由海上運到約培；以後你運到耶路撒冷。選派工匠
17 Therfor Salomon noumbride alle men conuertid fro hethenesse, that weren in the lond of Israel, aftir the noumbryng which Dauid, his fadir, noumbride; and an hundrid thousynde and thre and fifti thousynde and sixe hundrid weren foundun.
撒羅滿按照他父親達味所統計過的數目，又統計了住在以色列境內的一切外方人，共計十五萬三千六百人，
18 And he made of hem seuenti thousynde, that schulden bere birthuns in schuldris, and `foure score thousynde, that schulden kitte stonys in hillis; sotheli he made thre thousynde and sixe hundrid souereyns of werkis of the puple.
委派其中的七萬人作運夫，八萬人在山上鑿石，安千六百人作監工，督促人民工作。
