2 Chronicles 8
1 At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the LORD’s house and his own house,
Salomo membangun Rumah TUHAN dan istana raja dalam waktu 20 tahun.
2 Solomon built the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
Kota-kota yang diberikan Raja Hiram kepadanya dibangunnya kembali, lalu menyuruh orang Israel tinggal di situ.
3 Solomon went to Hamath Zobah, and prevailed against it.
Ia merebut daerah Hamat dan Zoba
4 He built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities, which he built in Hamath.
serta memperkuat kota Tadmor di padang gurun, lalu membangun kembali semua pusat perbekalan di Hamat.
5 Also he built Beth Horon the upper and Beth Horon the lower, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars;
Kota Bet-Horon-Atas dan Bet-Horon-Bawah dibangunnya kembali menjadi kota berbenteng dengan gerbang yang berpalang pintu.
6 and Baalath, and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
Juga dibangunnya kembali kota Baalat, dan semua kota perbekalan, serta kota-kota pangkalan kereta perang dan kudanya. Semua rencana pembangunannya di Yerusalem, Libanon dan di seluruh wilayah kekuasaannya telah dilaksanakannya.
7 As for all the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel—
Semua keturunan bangsa Kanaan yang tidak dapat dibunuh habis oleh orang Israel ketika mereka menduduki negeri itu, dikerahkan oleh Salomo untuk kerja paksa. Mereka adalah orang Het, Amori, Feris, Hewi dan Yebus. Sampai sekarang keturunan mereka masih menjadi hamba.
8 of their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel did not consume—of them Solomon conscripted forced labor to this day.
9 But of the children of Israel, Solomon made no servants for his work, but they were men of war, chief of his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.
Orang Israel tidak disuruh kerja paksa; mereka ditugaskan sebagai prajurit, perwira, komandan kereta perang, dan tentara pasukan berkuda.
10 These were the chief officers of King Solomon, even two-hundred fifty, who ruled over the people.
Dua ratus lima puluh pegawai diserahi tanggung jawab atas orang-orang yang melakukan kerja paksa dalam berbagai proyek pembangunan.
11 Solomon brought up Pharaoh’s daughter out of David’s city to the house that he had built for her; for he said, “My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places where the LORD’s ark has come are holy.”
Salomo memindahkan istrinya, yaitu putri raja Mesir, dari Kota Daud ke rumah yang didirikan baginya. Sebab Salomo berpikir, "Istriku tidak boleh tinggal di istana Daud, raja Israel, karena semua tempat di mana Peti Perjanjian pernah diletakkan adalah tempat yang suci."
12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the LORD’s altar which he had built before the porch,
Salomo mempersembahkan kurban bakaran kepada TUHAN di atas mezbah yang dibangunnya di depan Rumah TUHAN.
13 even as the duty of every day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, three times per year, during the feast of unleavened bread, during the feast of weeks, and during the feast of booths.
Kurban-kurban itu dipersembahkannya menurut Hukum Musa untuk setiap hari raya: hari Sabat, hari raya Bulan Baru, dan ketiga hari raya tahunan, yaitu hari raya Roti Tidak Beragi, hari raya Panen, dan hari raya Pondok Daun.
14 He appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required, the doorkeepers also by their divisions at every gate, for David the man of God had so commanded.
Sesuai dengan peraturan-peraturan Daud ayahnya, Salomo mengatur tugas-tugas harian untuk para imam dan untuk orang Lewi yang harus menyanyikan puji-pujian kepada TUHAN dan membantu para imam dalam melaksanakan upacara-upacara ibadah. Juga para pengawal Rumah TUHAN dibaginya dalam regu-regu untuk setiap pintu gerbang, sesuai dengan petunjuk Daud hamba Allah.
15 They did not depart from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter or concerning the treasures.
Semua petunjuk Daud kepada para imam dan orang Lewi mengenai gudang-gudang dan hal-hal lain, diikutinya dengan cermat.
16 Now all the work of Solomon was accomplished from the day of the foundation of the LORD’s house until it was finished. So the LORD’s house was completed.
Maka selesailah proyek pembangunan yang direncanakan Salomo. Seluruh pekerjaan, mulai dari perletakan pondasi sampai selesainya Rumah TUHAN, telah dikerjakan dengan baik.
17 Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
Setelah itu Salomo pergi ke Ezion-Geber dan ke Elot, kota-kota pelabuhan di pantai Teluk Akaba di negeri Edom.
18 Huram sent him ships and servants who had knowledge of the sea by the hands of his servants; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and brought from there four hundred fifty talents of gold, and brought them to King Solomon.
Raja Hiram mengirim kepadanya kapal-kapal yang dijalankan oleh anak buah Hiram sendiri bersama awak kapal yang berpengalaman. Mereka berlayar ke negeri Ofir bersama anak buah Salomo dan mengambil dari sana 15.000 kilogram emas lalu membawanya kepada Salomo.
