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1 Therfor Salomon, the sone of Dauid, was coumfortid in his rewme, and the Lord was with hym, and magnefiede hym an hiy.
[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 Salomon comaundide to al Israel, to tribunes, and centuriouns, and to duykis, and domesmen of al Israel, and to the princes of meynees;
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 he yede with al the multitude in to the hiy place of Gabaon, where the tabernacle of boond of pees of the Lord was, which tabernacle Moyses, the seruaunt of the Lord, made in wildirnesse.
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 Forsothe Dauid hadde brouyt the arke of God fro Cariathiarym in to the place which he hadde maad redy to it, and where he hadde set a tabernacle to it, that is, in to 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 brasun auter, which Beseleel, the sone of Vri, sone of Vr, hadde maad, was there bifor the tabernacle of the Lord; whiche also Salomon and al the chirche souyte.
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 Salomon stiede to the brasun autir, bifor the tabernacle of boond of pees of the Lord, and offride in it a thousynde sacrifices.
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 Lo! `forsothe in that nyyt God apperide to hym, `and seide, Axe that that thou wolt, that Y yyue to thee.
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 Salomon seide to God, Thou hast do greet mersi with Dauid, my fadir, and hast ordeyned me kyng for hym.
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 therfor, Lord God, thi word be fillid, which thou bihiytist to Dauid, my fadir; for thou hast maad me kyng on thi greet puple, which is so vnnoumbrable as the dust of erthe.
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 Yiue thou to me wisdom and vndurstondyng, that Y go in and go out bifor thi puple; for who may deme worthili this thi puple, which is so greet?
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 Sotheli God seide to Salomon, For this thing pleside more thin herte, and thou axidist not richessis, and catel, and glorie, nether the lyues of them that hatiden thee, but nether ful many daies of lijf; but thou axidist wisdom and kunnyng, that thou maist deme my puple, on which Y ordeynede thee kyng,
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 wisdom and kunnyng ben youun to thee; forsothe Y schal yyue to thee richessis, and catel, and glorie, so that noon among kyngis, nether bifor thee nethir aftir thee, be lijk thee.
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 Therfor Salomon cam fro the hiy place of Gabaon in to Jerusalem, bifor the tabernacle of boond of pees, and he regnede on 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 he gaderide to hym chaaris and knyytis, and a thousynde and foure hundrid charis weren maad to hym, and twelue thousynde of knyytis; and he made hem to be in the citees of cartis, and with the kyng 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 kyng yaf in Jerusalem gold and siluer as stoonys, and cedris as sicomoris, that comen forth in feeldi places in greet multitude.
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 Forsothe horsis weren brouyt to hym fro Egipt, and fro Choa, bi the marchauntis of the kyng, whiche yeden, and bouyten bi prijs,
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 `a foure `horsid carte for sixe hundrid platis of siluer, and an hors for an hundrid and fifti. In lijk maner biyng was maad of alle the rewmes of citees, and of the kingis of Sirie.
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]