2 Chronicles 9
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World English Bible
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
1When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to test Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great caravan, including camels that bore spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. When she had come to Solomon, she talked with him about all that was in her heart.
1示巴 女王聽見 所羅門 的名聲，就來到 耶路撒冷 ，要用難解的話試問 所羅門 ；跟隨她的人甚多，又有駱駝馱着香料、寶石，和許多金子。她來見了 所羅門 ，就把心裏所有的對 所羅門 都說出來。
2Solomon answered all her questions. There wasn’t anything hidden from Solomon which he didn’t tell her.
2所羅門 將她所問的都答上了，沒有一句不明白、不能答的。
3When the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,
3示巴 女王見 所羅門 的智慧和他所建造的宮室、
4the food of his table, the seating of his servants, the attendance of his ministers, their clothing, his cup bearers and their clothing, and his ascent by which he went up to the LORD’s house, there was no more spirit in her.
4席上的珍饈美味、群臣分列而坐、僕人兩旁侍立，以及他們的衣服裝飾、酒政，和酒政的衣服裝飾，又見他上耶和華殿的臺階，就詫異得神不守舍，
5She said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts and of your wisdom.
5對王說：「我在本國裏所聽見論到你的事和你的智慧實在是真的！
6However I didn’t believe their words until I came, and my eyes had seen it; and behold half of the greatness of your wisdom wasn’t told me. You exceed the fame that I heard!
6我先不信那些話，及至我來親眼見了，才知道你的大智慧；人所告訴我的，還不到一半；你的實跡越過我所聽見的名聲。
7Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom.
7你的群臣、你的僕人常侍立在你面前聽你智慧的話是有福的。
8Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you and set you on his throne to be king for the LORD your God, because your God loved Israel, to establish them forever. Therefore he made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.”
8耶和華－你的上帝是應當稱頌的！他喜悅你，使你坐他的國位，為耶和華－你的上帝作王；因為你的上帝愛 以色列 人，要永遠堅立他們，所以立你作他們的王，使你秉公行義。」
9She gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great abundance, and precious stones. There was never before such spice as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
9於是 示巴 女王將一百二十他連得金子和寶石，與極多的香料送給 所羅門 王；她送給王的香料， 以後 再沒有這樣的。
10The servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum trees and precious stones.
10希蘭 的僕人和 所羅門 的僕人從 俄斐 運了金子來，也運了檀香木和寶石來。
11The king used algum tree wood to make terraces for the LORD’s house and for the king’s house, and harps and stringed instruments for the singers. There were none like these seen before in the land of Judah.
11王用檀香木為耶和華殿和王宮做臺，又為歌唱的人做琴瑟； 猶大 地從來沒有見過這樣的。
12King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, more than that which she had brought to the king. So she turned and went to her own land, she and her servants.
12所羅門 王按 示巴 女王所帶來的，還她禮物，另外照她一切所要所求的，都送給她。於是女王和她臣僕轉回本國去了。
13Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
13所羅門 每年所得的金子共有六百六十六他連得，
14in addition to that which the traders and merchants brought. All the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.
14另外還有商人所進的金子，並且 阿拉伯 諸王與 屬 國的省長都帶金銀給 所羅門 。
15King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold. Six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one large shield.
15所羅門 王用錘出來的金子打成擋牌二百面，每面用金子六百 舍客勒 ；
16He made three hundred shields of beaten gold. Three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
16又用錘出來的金子打成盾牌三百面，每面用金子三百 舍客勒 ，都放在 黎巴嫩林宮 裏。
17Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
17王用象牙製造一個大寶座，用精金包裹。
18There were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and armrests on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.
18寶座有六層臺階，又有金腳凳，與寶座相連。寶座兩旁有扶手，靠近扶手有兩個獅子站立。
19Twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps. There was nothing like it made in any other kingdom.
19六層臺階上有十二個獅子站立，每層有兩個：左邊一個，右邊一個；在列國中沒有這樣做的。
20All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. Silver was not considered valuable in the days of Solomon.
20所羅門 王一切的飲器都是金的， 黎巴嫩林宮 裏的一切器皿都是精金的。 所羅門 年間，銀子算不了甚麼。
21For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with Huram’s servants. Once every three years, the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
21因為王的船隻與 希蘭 的僕人一同往 他施 去； 他施 船隻三年一次裝載金、銀、象牙、猿猴、孔雀回來。
22So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
22所羅門 王的財寶與智慧勝過天下的列王。
23All the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
23普天下的王都求見 所羅門 ，要聽上帝賜給他智慧的話。
24They each brought tribute: vessels of silver, vessels of gold, clothing, armor, spices, horses, and mules every year.
24他們各帶貢物，就是金器、銀器、衣服、軍械、香料、騾馬，每年有一定之例。
25Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen that he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.
25所羅門 有套車的馬四千棚，有馬兵一萬二千，安置在屯車的城邑和 耶路撒冷 ，就是王那裏。
26He ruled over all the kings from the River even to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.
26所羅門 統管諸王，從大河到 非利士 地，直到 埃及 的邊界。
27The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars to be as abundant as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland.
27王在 耶路撒冷 使銀子多如石頭，香柏木多如高原的桑樹。
28They brought horses for Solomon out of Egypt and out of all lands.
28有人從 埃及 和各國為 所羅門 趕馬群來。
29Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, aren’t they written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
29所羅門 其餘的事，自始至終，不都寫在先知 拿單 的書上和 示羅 人 亞希雅 的預言書上，並先見 易多 論 尼八 兒子 耶羅波安 的默示書上嗎？
30Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
30所羅門 在 耶路撒冷 作 以色列 眾人的王共四十年。
31Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in his father David’s city; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.
31所羅門 與他列祖同睡，葬在他父 大衛城 裏。他兒子 羅波安 接續他作王。
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