今日讀經

約櫃運進聖殿

²那時，所羅門將以色列的長老、各支派的首領，並以色列的族長招聚到耶路撒冷，要把耶和華的約櫃從大衛城─就是錫安─運上來。At that time Solomon assembled in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David.

³於是以色列眾人在七月節前都聚集到王那裡。So all the men of Israel came together to the king at the feast in the seventh month.

⁴以色列眾長老來到，利未人便抬起約櫃。When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the Levites took up the ark,

⁵祭司利未人將約櫃運上來，又將會幕和會幕的一切聖器具都帶上來。and they brought up the ark and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings. The Levitical priests carried them up.

⁶所羅門王和聚集到他那裡的以色列全會眾都在約櫃前獻牛羊為祭，多得不可勝數。There, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.

⁷祭司將耶和華的約櫃抬進內殿，就是至聖所，放在兩個基路伯的翅膀底下。Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.

⁸基路伯張著翅膀在約櫃之上，遮掩約櫃和抬櫃的槓。For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles.

⁹這槓甚長，槓頭在內殿前可以看見，在殿外卻不能看見，直到如今還在那裡。The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.

¹⁰約櫃裡惟有兩塊石版，就是以色列人出埃及後，耶和華與他們立約的時候，摩西在何烈山所放的。除此以外，並無別物。There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of Egypt.

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歌唱讚美，雲彩充滿殿

¹¹當時，在那裡所有的祭司都已自潔，並不分班供職。Now all the priests who were present had consecrated themselves regardless of their divisions. And when the priests came out of the Holy Place,

¹²他們出聖所的時候，歌唱的利未人亞薩、希幔、耶杜頓，和他們的眾子眾弟兄都穿細麻布衣服，站在壇的東邊，敲鈸、鼓瑟、彈琴，同著他們有一百二十個祭司吹號。all the Levitical singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.

¹³吹號的、歌唱的都一齊發聲，聲合為一，讚美感謝耶和華。吹號、敲鈸，用各種樂器，揚聲讚美耶和華說：耶和華本為善，他的慈愛永遠長存！那時，耶和華的殿有雲充滿，The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud

¹⁴甚至祭司不能站立供職，因為耶和華的榮光充滿了　神的殿。so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.

我已建殿作你的居所

¹那時，所羅門說：耶和華曾說他必住在幽暗之處。Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.

²但我已經建造殿宇作你的居所，為你永遠的住處。But I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”

神應許的成就了

³王轉臉為以色列會眾祝福，以色列會眾就都站立。And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all

⁴所羅門說：「耶和華─以色列的　神是應當稱頌的！因他親口向我父大衛所應許的，也親手成就了。and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,

⁵他說：『自從我領我民出埃及地以來，我未曾在以色列眾支派中選擇一城建造殿宇為我名的居所，也未曾揀選一人作我民以色列的君；‘Since the day I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there, nor have I chosen anyone to be ruler over My people Israel.

⁶但選擇耶路撒冷為我名的居所，又揀選大衛治理我民以色列。』」But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’

⁷所羅門說：「我父大衛曾立意要為耶和華─以色列　神的名建殿，Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

⁸耶和華卻對我父大衛說：『你立意要為我的名建殿，這意思甚好；But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.

⁹只是你不可建殿，惟你所生的兒子必為我名建殿。』Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’

¹⁰「現在耶和華成就了他所應許的話，使我接續我父大衛坐以色列的國位，是照耶和華所說的，又為耶和華─以色列　神的名建造了殿。Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

¹¹我將約櫃安置在其中，櫃內有耶和華的約，就是他與以色列人所立的約。」And there I have placed the ark, which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with the children of Israel.”

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所羅門跪下禱告

¹²所羅門當著以色列會眾，站在耶和華的壇前，舉起手來，Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.

¹³〈所羅門曾造一個銅臺，長五肘，寬五肘，高三肘，放在院中〉就站在臺上，當著以色列的會眾跪下，向天舉手，Now Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high and had placed it in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it, knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,

¹⁴說：「耶和華─以色列的　神啊，天上地下沒有神可比你的！你向那盡心行在你面前的僕人守約施慈愛；and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven or on earth, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.

¹⁵向你僕人─我父大衛所應許的話現在應驗了。你親口應許，親手成就，正如今日一樣。You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.

¹⁶耶和華─以色列的　神啊，你所應許你僕人─我父大衛的話說：『你的子孫若謹慎自己的行為，遵守我的律法，像你在我面前所行的一樣，就不斷人坐以色列的國位。』現在求你應驗這話。Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk in My law as you have walked before Me.’

¹⁷耶和華─以色列的　神啊，求你成就向你僕人大衛所應許的話。And now, O LORD, God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant David.

天都不足神居住

¹⁸「　神果真與世人同住在地上嗎？看哪，天和天上的天尚且不足你居住的，何況我所建的這殿呢？But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

¹⁹惟求耶和華─我的　神垂顧僕人的禱告祈求，俯聽僕人在你面前的祈禱呼籲。Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You.

²⁰願你晝夜看顧這殿，就是你應許立為你名的居所；求你垂聽僕人向此處禱告的話。May Your eyes be open toward this temple day and night, toward the place where You said You would put Your Name, so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place.

²¹你僕人和你民以色列向此處祈禱的時候，求你從天上你的居所垂聽，垂聽而赦免。Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive.

為起誓的案件禱告

²²「人若得罪鄰舍，有人叫他起誓，他來到這殿，在你的壇前起誓，When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple,

²³求你從天上垂聽，判斷你的僕人，定惡人有罪，照他所行的報應在他頭上；定義人有理，照他的義賞賜他。then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

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為戰敗、乾旱和災禍禱告

²⁴「你的民以色列若得罪你，敗在仇敵面前，又回心轉意承認你的名，在這殿裡向你祈求禱告，When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, praying and pleading before You in this temple,

²⁵求你從天上垂聽，赦免你民以色列的罪，使他們歸回你賜給他們和他們列祖之地。then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel. May You restore them to the land You gave to them and their fathers.

²⁶「你的民因得罪你，你懲罰他們，使天閉塞不下雨，他們若向此處禱告，承認你的名，離開他們的罪，When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them,

²⁷求你在天上垂聽，赦免你僕人和你民以色列的罪，將當行的善道指教他們，且降雨在你的地，就是你賜給你民為業之地。then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, so that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk. May You send rain on the land that You gave Your people as an inheritance.

²⁸「國中若有饑荒、瘟疫、旱風、霉爛、蝗蟲、螞蚱，或有仇敵犯境，圍困城邑，無論遭遇甚麼災禍疾病，When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemies besiege them in their cities, whatever plague or sickness may come,

²⁹你的民以色列，或是眾人，或是一人，自覺災禍甚苦，向這殿舉手，無論祈求甚麼，禱告甚麼，then may whatever prayer or plea Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple—

³⁰求你從天上你的居所垂聽赦免。你是知道人心的，要照各人所行的待他們（惟有你知道世人的心），be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of men—

³¹使他們在你賜給我們列祖之地上一生一世敬畏你，遵行你的道。so that they may fear You and walk in Your ways all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers.

為外邦人禱告

³²「論到不屬你民以色列的外邦人，為你的大名和大能的手，並伸出來的膀臂，從遠方而來，向這殿禱告，And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your great name and Your mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple,

³³求你從天上你的居所垂聽，照著外邦人所祈求的而行，使天下萬民都認識你的名，敬畏你，像你的民以色列一樣，又使他們知道我建造的這殿是稱為你名下的。then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.

為出征和被擄的人禱告

³⁴「你的民若奉你的差遣，無論往何處去與仇敵爭戰，向你所選擇的城與我為你名所建造的殿禱告，When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to You in the direction of this city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name,

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³⁵求你從天上垂聽他們的禱告祈求，使他們得勝。then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause.

³⁶「你的民若得罪你（世上沒有不犯罪的人），你向他們發怒，將他們交給仇敵擄到或遠或近之地；When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to a land far or near,

³⁷他們若在擄到之地想起罪來，回心轉意，懇求你說：『我們有罪了，我們悖逆了，我們作惡了』；and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’

³⁸他們若在擄到之地盡心盡性歸服你，又向自己的地，就是你賜給他們列祖之地和你所選擇的城，並我為你名所建造的殿禱告，and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name,

³⁹求你從天上你的居所垂聽你民的禱告祈求，為他們伸冤，赦免他們的過犯。then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and pleas, and may You uphold their cause. May You forgive Your people who sinned against You.

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求神起來進入安息之所

⁴⁰「我的　神啊，現在求你睜眼看，側耳聽在此處所獻的禱告。Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.

⁴¹耶和華　神啊，求你起來，和你有能力的約櫃同入安息之所。耶和華　神啊，願你的祭司披上救恩；願你的聖民蒙福歡樂。Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness.

⁴²耶和華　神啊，求你不要厭棄你的受膏者，要記念向你僕人大衛所施的慈愛。」O LORD God, do not reject Your anointed one. Remember Your loving devotion to Your servant David.”

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火從天降，榮光充滿殿

¹所羅門祈禱已畢，就有火從天上降下來，燒盡燔祭和別的祭。耶和華的榮光充滿了殿；When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.

²因耶和華的榮光充滿了耶和華殿，所以祭司不能進殿。The priests were unable to enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled it.

³那火降下、耶和華的榮光在殿上的時候，以色列眾人看見，就在鋪石地俯伏叩拜，稱謝耶和華說：耶和華本為善，他的慈愛永遠長存！When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.”

獻祭守節

⁴王和眾民在耶和華面前獻祭。Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.

⁵所羅門王用牛二萬二千，羊十二萬獻祭。這樣，王和眾民為　神的殿行奉獻之禮。And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

⁶祭司侍立，各供其職；利未人也拿著耶和華的樂器，就是大衛王造出來、藉利未人頌讚耶和華的。（他的慈愛永遠長存！）祭司在眾人面前吹號，以色列人都站立。The priests stood at their posts, as did the Levites with the musical instruments of the LORD, which King David had made for giving thanks to the LORD and with which David had offered praise, saying, “For His loving devotion endures forever.” Across from the Levites, the priests sounded trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.

⁷所羅門因他所造的銅壇容不下燔祭、素祭，和脂油，便將耶和華殿前院子當中分別為聖，在那裡獻燔祭和平安祭牲的脂油。Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar he had made could not hold all these offerings.

⁸那時所羅門和以色列眾人，就是從哈馬口直到埃及小河，所有的以色列人都聚集成為大會，守節七日。So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a very great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast for seven days.

⁹第八日設立嚴肅會，行奉獻壇的禮七日，守節七日。On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast seven days more.

¹⁰七月二十三日，王遣散眾民；他們因見耶和華向大衛和所羅門與他民以色列所施的恩惠，就都心中喜樂，各歸各家去了。On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the good things that the LORD had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel.

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寡婦被忽略

¹那時，門徒增多，有說希臘話的猶太人向希伯來人發怨言，因為在天天的供給上忽略了他們的寡婦。In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

選立七個人管理飯食

²十二使徒叫眾門徒來，對他們說：「我們撇下　神的道去管理飯食，原是不合宜的。So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.

³所以弟兄們，當從你們中間選出七個有好名聲、被聖靈充滿、智慧充足的人，我們就派他們管理這事。Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will assign this responsibility to them

⁴但我們要專心以祈禱、傳道為事。」and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

⁵大眾都喜悅這話，就揀選了司提反，乃是大有信心、聖靈充滿的人，又揀選腓利、伯羅哥羅、尼迦挪、提門、巴米拿，並進猶太教的安提阿人尼哥拉，This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.

⁶叫他們站在使徒面前。使徒禱告了，就按手在他們頭上。They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

神的道興旺

⁷神的道興旺起來；在耶路撒冷門徒數目加增的甚多，也有許多祭司信從了這道。So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.

司提反被人敵擋

⁸司提反滿得恩惠、能力，在民間行了大奇事和神蹟。Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.

⁹當時有稱利百地拿會堂的幾個人，並有古利奈、亞歷山大、基利家、亞細亞各處會堂的幾個人，都起來和司提反辯論。But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They disputed with Stephen,

¹⁰司提反是以智慧和聖靈說話，眾人敵擋不住，but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.

司提反被誣告

¹¹就買出人來說：「我們聽見他說謗讟摩西和　神的話。」Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”

¹²他們又聳動了百姓、長老，並文士，就忽然來捉拿他，把他帶到公會去，So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,

¹³設下假見證，說：「這個人說話，不住地糟踐聖所和律法。where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.

¹⁴我們曾聽見他說，這拿撒勒人耶穌要毀壞此地，也要改變摩西所交給我們的規條。」For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

¹⁵在公會裡坐著的人都定睛看他，見他的面貌，好像天使的面貌。All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

大祭司審問

¹大祭司就說：「這些事果然有嗎？」Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these charges true?”