旧约列王纪上 7:1–51
前情提要
上回说到
昨天():所罗门国中繁荣,智慧名闻列国;他与泰尔王希兰立约,取得香柏木;出埃及后四百八十年开工建造圣殿,前后七年完工。
今天你会读到
所罗门用十三年建造自己的宫室:黎巴嫩林宫、柱廊、审判廊和法老女儿的宫;泰尔的铜匠户兰为圣殿铸造两根铜柱雅斤和波阿斯、巨大的铜海、十个盆座和铜盆等器具;最后所罗门把大卫分别为圣的金银器皿放进殿的府库。
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对照 和 :圣殿用了七年建成,所罗门自己的宫室却用了十三年。经文没有评论,但值得读者想一想。
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一般认为所罗门的宫室群在圣殿南边,规模比圣殿大得多:黎巴嫩林宫长一百肘(),圣殿长六十肘()。
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列王纪上 第 7 章
所罗门的宫室
1所罗门为自己建造宫室,十三年方才造成;Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.
黎巴嫩林宫
2又建造,长一百肘,宽五十肘,高三十肘,有香柏木柱三(原文是四)行,柱上有香柏木。He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.
3其上以香柏木为盖,每行柱子十五根,共有四十五根。The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row.
4有窗户三层,窗与窗相对。There were three rows of high windows facing one another in three tiers.
5所有的门框都是厚木见方的,有窗户三层,窗与窗相对。All the doorways had rectangular frames, with the openings facing one another in three tiers.
柱廊、审判廊与王的住处
6并建造有柱子的廊子,长五十肘,宽三十肘;在这廊前又有廊子,廊外有柱子和台阶。Solomon made his colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, with a portico in front of it and a canopy with pillars in front of the portico.
7又建造一廊,其中设立,这廊从地到顶都用香柏木遮蔽。In addition, he built a hall for the throne, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.
8廊后院内有所罗门住的宫室;工作与这工作相同。所罗门又为所娶法老的女儿建造一宫,做法与这廊子一样。And the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.
9建造这一切所用的石头都是宝贵的,是按着尺寸凿成的,是用锯里外锯齐的;从根基直到,从外头直到大院,都是如此。All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.
10根基是宝贵的大石头,有长十肘的,有长八肘的;The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long.
11上面有香柏木和按着尺寸凿成宝贵的石头。Above these were costly stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.
12大院周围有凿成的石头三层、香柏木一层,都照耶和华殿的内院和殿廊的样式。The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.
铜匠户兰
13所罗门王差遣人往泰尔去,将召了来。Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre.
14他是拿弗他利支派中一个寡妇的儿子,他父亲是泰尔人,作铜匠的。户兰满有智慧、聪明、技能,善于各样铜作。他来到所罗门王那里,做王一切所要做的。He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.
两根铜柱:雅斤和波阿斯
15他制造两根铜柱,每根高十八肘,围十二肘;He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.
16又用铜铸了两个柱顶安在柱上,各高五肘。He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high.
17柱顶上有装修的网子和,每顶七个。For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital.
18网子周围有两行石榴遮盖柱顶,两个柱顶都是如此。Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars.
19廊子的柱顶径四肘,刻着百合花。And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high.
20两柱顶的上挨着网子,各有两行石榴环绕,两行共有二百。On the capitals of both pillars, just above the rounded projection next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates in rows encircling each capital.
21他将两根柱子立在殿廊前头:右边立一根,起名叫;左边立一根,起名叫。Thus he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jachin, and the pillar to the north he named Boaz.
22在柱顶上刻着百合花。这样,造柱子的工就完毕了。And the tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the work of the pillars was completed.
铜海
23他又铸一个,样式是圆的,高五肘,径十肘,围三十肘。He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.
24在海边之下,周围有野瓜的样式;每肘十瓜,共有两行,是铸海的时候铸上的。Below the rim, ornamental buds encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea.
25有十二只铜牛驮海:三只向北,三只向西,三只向南,三只向东;海在牛上,牛尾都向内。The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center.
26海厚一掌,边如杯边,又如百合花,可容二千。It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold two thousand baths.
十个盆座
27他用铜制造十个盆座,每座长四肘,宽四肘,高三肘。In addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.
28座的造法是这样:四面都有心子,心子在边子当中,This was the design of the stands: They had side panels attached to uprights,
29心子上有狮子和牛,并基路伯;边上有小座,狮子和牛以下有垂下的。and on the panels between the uprights were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the uprights was a pedestal above, and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work.
30每盆座有四个铜轮和铜轴。小座的四角上在盆以下,有铸成的盆架,其旁都有璎珞。Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and a basin resting on four supports, with wreaths at each side.
31小座高一肘,口是圆的,仿佛座的样式,径一肘半,在口上有雕工,心子是方的,不是圆的。The opening to each stand inside the crown at the top was one cubit deep, with a round opening like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half wide. And around its opening were engravings, but the panels of the stands were square, not round.
32四个轮子在心子以下,轮轴与座相连,每轮高一肘半。There were four wheels under the panels, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand; each wheel was a cubit and a half in diameter.
33轮的样式如同车轮;都是铸的。The wheels were made like chariot wheels; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal.
34每座四角上都有盆架,是与座一同铸成的。Each stand had four handles, one for each corner, projecting from the stand.
35座上有圆架,高半肘;座上有撑子和心子,是与座一同铸的。At the top of each stand was a circular band half a cubit high. The supports and panels were cast as a unit with the top of the stand.
36在撑子和心子上刻着基路伯、狮子,和棕树,周围有璎珞。He engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and panels, wherever each had space, with wreaths all around.
37十个盆座都是这样,铸法、尺寸、样式相同。In this way he made the ten stands, each with the same casting, dimensions, and shape.
十个铜盆
38又用铜制造十个盆,每盆可容四十罢特。盆径四肘,在那十座上,每座安设一盆。He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands.
39五个安在殿门的右边,五个放在殿门的左边;又将海放在殿门的右旁,就是南边。He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.
户兰完成的器具
40户兰又造了盆、铲子,和盘子。这样,他为所罗门王做完了耶和华殿的一切工。Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD:
41所造的就是:两根柱子和柱上两个如球的顶;并两个盖柱顶的网子;the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars;
42和四百石榴,安在两个网子上,每网两行,盖着两个柱上如球的顶;the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars);
43十个座和其上的十个盆;the ten stands; the ten basins on the stands;
44海和海下的十二只牛;the Sea; the twelve oxen underneath the Sea;
45盆、铲子、盘子。这一切都是户兰给所罗门王用光亮的铜为耶和华的殿造成的,and the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. All the articles that Huram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were made of burnished bronze.
46是遵王命在约旦平原、疏割和撒拉但中间借铸成的。The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.
47这一切所罗门都没有过秤;因为甚多,铜的轻重也无法可查。Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.
殿里的金器
48所罗门又造耶和华殿里的金坛和的金桌子;Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;
49内殿前的精金灯台:右边五个,左边五个,并其上的金花、灯盏、,the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs;
50与精金的杯、盘、镊子、调羹、火鼎,以及至圣所、内殿的门枢,和外殿的门枢。the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
殿工完毕
51所罗门王做完了耶和华殿的一切工,就把他父大卫分别为圣的金银和器皿都带来放在耶和华殿的府库里。So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
摘要
所罗门花十三年建造王宫及相关建筑,包括利巴嫩林宫、审判廊和法老女儿的宫室,用材讲究,根基以宝贵大石铺成。他又从推罗召来铜匠户兰,户兰满有智慧技能,为圣殿制造两根铜柱(雅斤与波阿斯)、铜海、十个盆座及各样器皿,所用铜材多到无法秤量。殿内的金坛、金桌、金灯台等精金器具也一一完成,所罗门最后将大卫分别为圣的金银器皿收入耶和华殿的府库,整个圣殿工程至此全部竣工。
反思问题
- 所罗门建殿用最好的材料和最有智慧的工匠,你在服事神的事上,是否也愿意献上自己最好的时间、才能与资源?
- 户兰虽出身平凡,却因神赐的智慧与技能被重用;你如何看待并善用神给你的恩赐来建造祂的国度?
- 所罗门建自己的宫室花了十三年,建圣殿却花七年——当个人需要与敬拜神的优先次序产生张力时,你如何做出取舍?
新约约翰福音 5:1–16
前情提要
上回说到
昨天():许多撒马利亚人因妇人的见证和耶稣的话信了,称祂为救世主;耶稣回到加利利的迦拿,一句话就医好了大臣在迦百农的儿子,这是祂行的第二件神迹。
今天你会读到
耶稣上耶路撒冷过节,在毕士大池子旁,医好一个病了三十八年的人,对他说:“起来,拿你的褥子走吧!”那天是安息日,犹太人就责难那人,又因耶稣在安息日医病而逼迫祂。
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耶稣问“你要痊愈吗?”(),病人只想到没有人把他放进池子。留意耶稣不靠池水,一句话就医好了他。
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毕士大池在圣殿北边、羊门附近,考古学家挖出了有柱廊的双池遗址,可能就是这里说的五个廊子。 下半到 括号里的话不见于最早的古抄本。
约翰福音 第 5 章
毕士大池旁
1这事以后,到了,耶稣就上耶路撒冷去。Some time later there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
2在耶路撒冷,靠近有一个池子,叫作,旁边有五个廊子;Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.
3里面躺着瞎眼的、瘸腿的、许多病人。(有古卷加:等候水动;On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.
4因为有天使按时下池子搅动那水,水动之后,谁先下去,无论害什么病就痊愈了。)(BSB 英译本没有这一节)
病了三十八年的人
5在那里有一个人,病了三十八年。One man there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
6耶稣看见他躺着,知道他病了许久,就问他说:“你要吗?”When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?”
7病人回答说:“先生,水动的时候,没有人把我放在池子里;我正去的时候,就有别人比我先下去。”“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.”
8耶稣对他说:“起来,拿你的走吧!”Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.”
9那人立刻痊愈,就拿起褥子来走了。Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day,
安息日的争论
10那天是,所以犹太人对那医好的人说:“今天是安息日,你拿褥子是不可的。”so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.”
11他却回答说:“那使我痊愈的,对我说:‘拿你的褥子走吧。’”But he answered, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”
12他们问他说:“对你说‘拿褥子走’的是什么人?”“Who is this man who told you to pick it up and walk?” they asked.
13那医好的人不知道是谁;因为那里的人多,耶稣已经了。But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while the crowd was there.
耶稣在殿里遇见他
14后来耶稣在殿里遇见他,对他说:“你已经痊愈了,不要再犯罪,恐怕你遭遇的更加。”Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”
15那人就去告诉犹太人,使他痊愈的是耶稣。And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
16所以犹太人逼迫耶稣,因为他在安息日做了这事。Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.
摘要
耶稣在安息日于毕士大池旁医治一位病了三十八年的瘫子,主动问他“你要痊愈吗?”并吩咐他拿褥子走,那人立刻得医治。犹太人因安息日的规条质疑并逼迫耶稣,耶稣借此宣告祂与父同等:父做事,子也做事;父赐生命,子也赐生命;父将审判的权柄全交与子。耶稣进一步指出,为祂作见证的不仅有施洗约翰,更有父神自己和圣经,但犹太人虽查考圣经,心里却没有神的爱,不肯到耶稣这里来得生命。
反思问题
- 耶稣问瘫子‘你要痊愈吗?’——在你生命中是否有长期未解决的困境,你是否真心渴望改变,还是已经习惯了现状?
- 犹太人重视安息日规条却忽略神怜悯医治的心意,你是否曾让宗教习惯或形式取代了对神真实的认识与顺服?
- 耶稣说‘你们查考圣经,却不肯到我这里来得生命’——你读经时,是停留在知识的累积,还是透过经文真实地遇见基督、经历生命的更新?