列王紀上 11
1 所羅門王在法老的女兒之外，又寵愛許多外邦女子，就是摩押女子、亞捫女子、以東女子、西頓女子、赫人女子。
Now King Solomon loved many foreign women including the daughter of Pharaoh—women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites.
2 論到這些國的人，耶和華曾曉諭以色列人說：「你們不可與她們往來相通，因為她們必誘惑你們的心去隨從她們的神。」所羅門卻戀愛這些女子。
They were from the nations about which Yahweh said to the people of Israel, “You will not go among them to marry, neither will they come among you, for they will certainly turn your heart to their gods.” In spite of this command, Solomon was affectionate toward these women in love.
3 所羅門有妃七百，都是公主；還有嬪三百。這些妃嬪誘惑他的心。
Solomon had seven hundred royal wives and three hundred concubines. His wives turned his heart away.
4 所羅門年老的時候，他的妃嬪誘惑他的心去隨從別神，不效法他父親大衛誠誠實實地順服耶和華－他的上帝。
For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned away his heart after other gods; his heart was not fully surrendered to Yahweh his God, as was the heart of David his father.
5 因為所羅門隨從西頓人的女神亞斯她錄和亞捫人可憎的神米勒公。
For Solomon followed Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Sidonians, and he followed Molech, the disgusting idol of the Ammonites.
6 所羅門行耶和華眼中看為惡的事，不效法他父親大衛專心順從耶和華。
Solomon did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh; he did not fully follow Yahweh as David his father had done.
7 所羅門為摩押可憎的神基抹和亞捫人可憎的神摩洛，在耶路撒冷對面的山上建築邱壇。
Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the disgusting idol of Moab, on a hill east of Jerusalem, and also for Molech, the disgusting idol of the people of Ammon.
8 他為那些向自己的神燒香獻祭的外邦女子，就是他娶來的妃嬪也是這樣行。
He also built high places for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods at them.
9 耶和華向所羅門發怒，因為他的心偏離向他兩次顯現的耶和華－以色列的上帝。
Yahweh was angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from him, the God of Israel, even though he had appeared to him twice
10 耶和華曾吩咐他不可隨從別神，他卻沒有遵守耶和華所吩咐的。
and commanded him about this very thing, that he should not go after other gods. But Solomon did not obey what Yahweh commanded.
11 所以耶和華對他說：「你既行了這事，不遵守我所吩咐你守的約和律例，我必將你的國奪回，賜給你的臣子。
Therefore Yahweh said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept the covenant and my statutes that I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you and give it to your servant.
12 然而，因你父親大衛的緣故，我不在你活着的日子行這事，必從你兒子的手中將國奪回。
However, for David your father's sake, I will not do it in your lifetime, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
13 只是我不將全國奪回，要因我僕人大衛和我所選擇的耶路撒冷，還留一支派給你的兒子。」
Yet I will not tear away all the kingdom; I will give one tribe to your son for David my servant's sake, and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”
14 耶和華使以東人哈達興起，作所羅門的敵人；他是以東王的後裔。
Then Yahweh raised up an adversary to Solomon, Hadad the Edomite. He was from the royal family of Edom.
15 先前大衛攻擊以東，元帥約押上去葬埋陣亡的人，將以東的男丁都殺了。
When David was in Edom, Joab the captain of the army had gone up to bury the dead, every man who had been killed in Edom.
16 約押和以色列眾人在以東住了六個月，直到將以東的男丁盡都剪除。
Joab and all Israel remained there six months until he had killed every male in Edom.
17 那時哈達還是幼童；他和他父親的臣僕，幾個以東人逃往埃及。
But Hadad was taken with other Edomites by his father's servants into Egypt, since Hadad was still a little child.
18 他們從米甸起行，到了巴蘭；從巴蘭帶着幾個人來到埃及見埃及王法老；法老為他派定糧食，又給他房屋田地。
They left Midian and came to Paran, from where they took men with them to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave him a house and land and food.
19 哈達在法老面前大蒙恩惠，以致法老將王后答比匿的妹子賜他為妻。
Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that Pharaoh gave him a wife, his own wife's sister, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
20 答比匿的妹子給哈達生了一個兒子，名叫基努拔。答比匿使基努拔在法老的宮裏斷奶，基努拔就與法老的眾子一同住在法老的宮裏。
The sister of Tahpenes gave birth to Hadad's son. They named him Genubath. Tahpenes raised him in Pharaoh's palace. So Genubath lived in Pharaoh's palace among the children of Pharaoh.
21 哈達在埃及聽見大衛與他列祖同睡，元帥約押也死了，就對法老說：「求王容我回本國去。」
While he was in Egypt, Hadad heard that David had lain down with his ancestors and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me depart, so I may go to my own country.”
22 法老對他說：「你在我這裏有甚麼缺乏，你竟要回你本國去呢？」他回答說：「我沒有缺乏甚麼，只是求王容我回去。」
Then Pharaoh said to him, “But what have you lacked with me, that you now seek to go to your own country?” Hadad answered, “Nothing. Please let me go.”
23 上帝又使以利亞大的兒子利遜興起，作所羅門的敵人。他先前逃避主人瑣巴王哈大底謝。
God also raised up another adversary to Solomon, Rezon son of Eliada, who had fled from his master Hadadezer king of Zobah.
24 大衛擊殺 瑣巴人的時候，利遜招聚了一群人，自己作他們的頭目，往大馬士革居住，在那裏作王。
Rezon gathered men to himself and became captain over a small force, when David defeated the men of Zobah. Rezon's men went to Damascus and lived there, and Rezon controlled Damascus.
25 所羅門活着的時候，哈達為患之外，利遜也作以色列的敵人。他恨惡以色列人，且作了亞蘭人的王。
He was an enemy of Israel all the days of Solomon, along with the trouble that Hadad caused. Rezon abhorred Israel and reigned over Aram.
26 所羅門的臣僕、尼八的兒子耶羅波安也舉手攻擊王。他是以法蓮支派的洗利達人，他母親是寡婦，名叫洗魯阿。
Then Jeroboam son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, an official of Solomon, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, also lifted up his hand against the king.
27 他舉手攻擊王的緣故，乃由先前所羅門建造米羅，修補他父親大衛城的破口。
He lifted up his hand against the king because Solomon had built up the place located at Millo and repaired the opening in the city wall of David his father.
28 耶羅波安是大有才能的人。所羅門見這少年人殷勤，就派他監管約瑟家的一切工程。
Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. Solomon saw that the young man was industrious, so he gave him command over all the labor of the house of Joseph.
29 一日，耶羅波安出了耶路撒冷，示羅人先知亞希雅在路上遇見他； 亞希雅身上穿着一件新衣。他們二人在田野，以外並無別人。
At that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the road. Now Ahijah had dressed in a new garment and the two men were alone in the field.
30 亞希雅將自己穿的那件新衣撕成十二片，
Then Ahijah grabbed hold of the new garment that was on him and tore it into twelve pieces.
31 對耶羅波安說：「你可以拿十片。耶和華－以色列的上帝如此說：『我必將國從所羅門手裏奪回，將十個支派賜給你。（
He said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces, for Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, 'Look, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and I will give ten tribes to you
32 我因僕人大衛和我在以色列眾支派中所選擇的耶路撒冷城的緣故，仍給所羅門留一個支派。）
(but Solomon will have one tribe, for my servant David's sake and for Jerusalem's sake—the city that I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel),
33 因為他離棄我，敬拜西頓人的女神亞斯她錄、摩押的神基抹，和亞捫人的神米勒公，沒有遵從我的道，行我眼中看為正的事，守我的律例典章，像他父親大衛一樣。
because they have forsaken me and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Molech the god of the people of Ammon. They have not walked in my ways, to do what is right in my eyes, and to keep my statutes and my decrees, as did David his father.
34 但我不從他手裏將全國奪回；使他終身為君，是因我所揀選的僕人大衛謹守我的誡命律例。
However, I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon's hand. Instead, I have made him ruler all the days of his life, for David my servant's sake whom I chose, the one who kept my commandments and my statutes.
35 我必從他兒子的手裏將國奪回，以十個支派賜給你，
But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand and I will give it to you, ten tribes.
36 還留一個支派給他的兒子，使我僕人大衛在我所選擇立我名的耶路撒冷城裏，在我面前長有燈光。
I will give one tribe to Solomon's son, so that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city in which I have chosen to put my name.
37 我必揀選你，使你照心裏一切所願的，作王治理以色列。
I will take you, and you will rule to fulfill all that you desire, and you will be king over Israel.
38 你若聽從我一切所吩咐你的，遵行我的道，行我眼中看為正的事，謹守我的律例誡命，像我僕人大衛所行的，我就與你同在，為你立堅固的家，像我為大衛所立的一樣，將以色列人賜給你。
If you listen to all that I command you, and if you walk in my ways and do what is right in my eyes, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did, then I will be with you and will build you a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel to you.
39 我必因所羅門所行的使大衛後裔受患難，但不至於永遠。』」
I will punish the descendants of David, but not forever.'”
40 所羅門因此想要殺耶羅波安。耶羅波安卻起身逃往埃及；到了埃及王示撒那裏，就住在埃及，直到所羅門死了。
So Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam got up and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and he remained in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
41 所羅門其餘的事，凡他所行的和他的智慧都寫在所羅門記上。
As for the other matters concerning Solomon, all that he did and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the events of Solomon?
42 所羅門在耶路撒冷作以色列眾人的王共四十年。
Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years.
43 所羅門與他列祖同睡，葬在他父親大衛的城裏。他兒子羅波安接續他作王。
He slept with his ancestors and he was buried in the city of David his father. Rehoboam his son became king in his place.
