2 Chronicles 1
1 And strengthen himself doth Solomon son of David over his kingdom, and Jehovah his God [is] with him, and maketh 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 saith to all Israel, to heads of the thousands, and of the hundreds, and to judges, and to every honourable 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 there hath been God's tent of meeting, that Moses, servant of Jehovah, 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 the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-Jearim, when David prepared for it, for he stretched out for it a tent 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 brass that Bezaleel son of Uri, son of Hur made, he put before the tabernacle of Jehovah; and Solomon and the assembly seek to it.
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 goeth up thither, on the altar of brass, before Jehovah, that [is] at the tent of meeting, and causeth to ascend upon it a thousand burnt-offerings.
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 hath God appeared to Solomon, and saith to him, 'Ask — what do I give 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 Solomon saith to God, 'Thou hast done with David my father great kindness, and hast 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 Jehovah God, is Thy word with David my father stedfast, for Thou hast caused me to reign over a people 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, wisdom and knowledge give to me, and I go out before this people, and I come in, for who doth judge this Thy 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 saith to Solomon, 'Because that this hath been with thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, and honour, and the life of those hating thee, and also many days hast not asked, and dost ask for thyself wisdom and knowledge, so that thou dost judge My people over which I have caused thee 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 thee, and riches and wealth and honour I give to thee, that there hath not been so to the kings who [are] before thee, and after thee 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 cometh in [from] the high place that [is] in Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tent of meeting, and reigneth 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 gathereth chariots and horsemen, and he hath a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, and he placeth 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 maketh 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] to Solomon [is] from Egypt and from Keva; merchants of the king from Keva take 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 from Egypt a chariot for six hundred silverlings, and a horse for fifty and a hundred, and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of Aram — by their hand they bring out.
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]
