1 Kings 3
1 Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt. He took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her into David’s city until he had finished building his own house, the LORD’s house, and the wall around Jerusalem.
[撒羅滿與外族結親]撒羅滿與埃及王法郎結親，娶了法郎的公主，接她住在達味城，直等到他建完了自己的宮殿、上主的殿及耶路撒冷四周圍的城垣。
2 However, the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was not yet a house built for the LORD’s name.
百姓仍然在高丘上獻祭，因為直到那時，還沒有為上主的名建造殿宇。
3 Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father, except that he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
撒羅滿愛慕上主，遵行他父親達味的律例，只是仍在高丘上獻祭焚香。上主顯現給撒羅滿
4 The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
撒羅滿王去了基貝紅，為在那裏獻祭，因為那是一個最廣大的高丘。撒羅滿在那裏的祭壇上奉獻了一千全燔祭。
5 In Gibeon, the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask for what I should give you.”
撒羅滿在基貝紅時，夜間上主藉著夢顯現給他；天主對他說﹕「你不拘求什麼，我必給你。」
6 Solomon said, “You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness, because he walked before you in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you. You have kept for him this great loving kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is today.
撒羅滿說﹕「你的僕人，我的父親達味曾以虔誠、公義及正直的心與你同行，你曾向他表示了偉大的恩德，又為給他保持這偉大的恩德，賜給了他一個兒子，坐在他的寶座上，如同今天一樣。
7 Now, LORD my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father. I am just a little child. I don’t know how to go out or come in.
上主，我的天主，現在你使你的僕人替代我父親達味為王，但我還太年輕，不知道如何處理國事。
8 Your servant is amongst your people which you have chosen, a great people, that can’t be numbered or counted for multitude.
你的僕人是住在你所選的民族中間，這是一個多得不可統計，不可勝數的大民族。
9 Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?”
為此，求你賜給你的僕人一顆慧心，可統治你的百姓，判斷善惡；否則，誰能統治你這樣眾多的人民呢﹖」
10 This request pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
因為撒羅滿求了這件事，獲得了上主的歡心。
11 God said to him, “Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life, nor have you asked for riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice,
天主於是對他說﹕「因為你求了這件事，而沒有為你自己求長壽，也沒有為你自己求富貴，也沒有要求你敵人的性命，單單為你自己求了智慧，為能辨明正義。
12 behold, I have done according to your word. Behold, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has been no one like you before you, and after you none will arise like you.
我必照你的話作，賞賜你一顆聰明智慧的心，在你以前沒有像你的人，在你以後，也不會興起一個像你的人。
13 I have also given you that which you have not asked, both riches and honour, so that there will not be any amongst the kings like you for all your days.
你沒有要求的榮華富貴，我也賞賜你，使你在列王中，一生沒有可與你相比的。
14 If you will walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days.”
如果你履行我的道路，恪守我的法律和我的命令，一如你父親達味所行的，我必要延長你的壽命。」
15 Solomon awoke; and behold, it was a dream. Then he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the LORD’s covenant, and offered up burnt offerings, offered peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants.
撒羅滿醒來，纔知道原是一夢；以後他回了耶路撒冷，立在上主的約櫃前，奉獻了全燔祭與和平祭，設宴款待了自己所有的臣僕。撒羅滿斷獄如神
16 Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king, and stood before him.
有一天，有兩個妓女來見君王，立在君王面前。
17 The one woman said, “Oh, my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house. I delivered a child with her in the house.
一個女人說﹕「我主，我和這個女人同住一房，在這房裏，我靠著她生了一個孩子。
18 The third day after I delivered, this woman delivered also. We were together. There was no stranger with us in the house, just us two in the house.
我生產後第三天，這個女子也生了一個孩子。我們住在一起，在這房裏，除我們二人外，再沒有別人住在這房裏。
19 This woman’s child died in the night, because she lay on it.
有一夜，這個女子的兒子死了，是因為她睡覺壓死的。
20 She arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me while your servant slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
她半夜起來，趁你婢女熟睡時，從我身邊抱去我的兒子，放在她懷裡，把她死了的兒子，放在我懷裡。
21 When I rose in the morning to nurse my child, behold, he was dead; but when I had looked at him in the morning, behold, it was not my son whom I bore.”
當我清早起來，給孩子餵奶時，發覺孩子死了；及至天亮，我仔細一看，發覺他不是我親生的兒子。」
22 The other woman said, “No! But the living one is my son, and the dead one is your son.” The first one said, “No! But the dead one is your son, and the living one is my son.” They argued like this before the king.
另一個女人說﹕「不是的，活的是我的兒子，死的是你的兒子。」這個女人說﹕「不是的，死的是你的兒子，活的是我的兒子。」她們倆就這樣在君王面前爭論不休。
23 Then the king said, “One says, ‘This is my son who lives, and your son is the dead one;’ and the other says, ‘No! But your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’”
君王說﹕「這一個說﹕活的是我的兒子，死的是你的兒子；那一個說﹕不是的，死的是你的兒子，活的是我的兒子。」
24 The king said, “Get me a sword.” So they brought a sword before the king.
君王吩咐說﹕「給我拿把刀來! 」人就給君王拿來了一把刀。
25 The king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.”
君王遂下令說﹕「把那活孩子劈成兩半﹕一半給這一個，一半給那一個。」
26 Then the woman whose the living child was spoke to the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, “Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no way kill him!” But the other said, “He shall be neither mine nor yours. Divide him.”
那活孩子的母親因為愛子心切，就對君王說﹕「我主，請把活孩子給那女人罷! 千萬不要殺他! 」那個女人說﹕「劈開罷! 這孩子不歸我，也不歸你! 」
27 Then the king answered, “Give the first woman the living child, and definitely do not kill him. She is his mother.”
君王於是宣判說﹕「將活孩子給這個女人，不要殺他。這個女人實在是他的母親! 」
28 All Israel heard of the judgement which the king had judged; and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to do justice.
全以色列人聽了君王所斷的案件，便都尊敬君王，因為他們見他斷案時，具有天主的智慧。
