2 Chronicles 1

1 Then Solomon, the son of David, was strengthened in his reign, and the Lord his God was with him, and he magnified him on high.

大衛的兒子所羅門國位堅固；耶和華－他的上帝與他同在，使他甚為尊大。

2 And Solomon instructed the whole of Israel, the tribunes, and the centurions, and the rulers, and the judges over all of Israel, and the leaders of the families.

所羅門吩咐以色列眾人，就是千夫長、百夫長、審判官、首領與族長都來。

3 And he went away with the entire multitude to the high place of Gibeon, where the tabernacle of the covenant of the Lord was, which Moses, the servant of God, made in the wilderness.

所羅門和會眾都往基遍的邱壇去，因那裏有上帝的會幕，就是耶和華僕人摩西在曠野所製造的。

4 For David had brought the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim, to the place that he had prepared for it, and where he had pitched a tabernacle for it, that is, in Jerusalem.

只是上帝的約櫃，大衛已經從基列‧耶琳搬到他所預備的地方，因他曾在耶路撒冷為約櫃支搭了帳幕，

5 Also, the altar of brass, which Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had constructed, was there before the tabernacle of the Lord. And so Solomon sought it, with the entire assembly.

並且戶珥的孫子、烏利的兒子比撒列所造的銅壇也在基遍耶和華的會幕前。所羅門和會眾都就近壇前。

6 And Solomon ascended to the bronze altar, before the tabernacle of the covenant of the Lord, and he offered upon it one thousand victims.

所羅門上到耶和華面前會幕的銅壇那裏，獻一千犧牲為燔祭。

7 But behold, during that night God appeared to him, saying, “Request what you wish, so that I may give it to you.”

當夜，上帝向所羅門顯現，對他說：「你願我賜你甚麼，你可以求。」

8 And Solomon said to God: “You have shown great mercy to my father David. And you have appointed me as king in his place.

所羅門對上帝說：「你曾向我父大衛大施慈愛，使我接續他作王。

9 Now therefore, O Lord God, let your word be fulfilled, which you promised to my father David. For you have made me king over your great people, who are as innumerable as the dust of the earth.

耶和華上帝啊，現在求你成就向我父大衛所應許的話；因你立我作這民的王，他們如同地上塵沙那樣多。

10 Give to me wisdom and understanding, so that I may enter and depart before your people. For who is able worthily to judge this, your people, who are so great?”

求你賜我智慧聰明，我好在這民前出入；不然，誰能判斷這眾多的民呢？」

11 Then God said to Solomon: “Since this is the choice that pleased your heart, and you did not request wealth and substance and glory, nor the lives of those who hate you, nor even many days of life, since instead you requested wisdom and knowledge so that you may be able to judge my people, over whom I have appointed you as king:

上帝對所羅門說：「我已立你作我民的王。你既有這心意，並不求資財、豐富、尊榮，也不求滅絕那恨你之人的性命，又不求大壽數，只求智慧聰明好判斷我的民；

12 wisdom and knowledge are granted to you. And I will give to you wealth and substance and glory, so that none of the kings either before you or after you will be similar to you.”

我必賜你智慧聰明，也必賜你資財、豐富、尊榮。在你以前的列王都沒有這樣，在你以後也必沒有這樣的。」

13 Then Solomon went from the high place of Gibeon to Jerusalem, before the tabernacle of the covenant, and he reigned over Israel.

於是，所羅門從基遍邱壇會幕前回到耶路撒冷，治理以色列人。

14 And he gathered to himself chariots and horsemen. And they brought to him one thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. And he caused them to be in the cities of the chariots, and with the king in Jerusalem.

所羅門聚集戰車馬兵，有戰車一千四百輛，馬兵一萬二千名，安置在屯車的城邑和耶路撒冷，就是王那裏。

15 And the king offered silver and gold in Jerusalem as if they were stones, and cedar trees as if they were sycamores, which grow in the plains in a great multitude.

王在耶路撒冷使金銀多如石頭，香柏木多如高原的桑樹。

16 Then horses were brought to him from Egypt and from Kue, by the negotiators of the king, who went and bought for a price:

所羅門的馬是從埃及帶來的，是王的商人一群一群按着定價買來的。

17 a four-horse chariot for six hundred pieces of silver, and a horse for one hundred fifty. A similar offer to purchase was made known among all the kingdoms of the Hittites, and among the kings of Syria.

他們從埃及買來的車，每輛價銀六百舍客勒，馬每匹一百五十舍客勒。赫人諸王和亞蘭諸王所買的車馬，也是按這價值經他們手買來的。