1 Kings 10

1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.

1 示巴女王聽見所羅門因耶和華之名所得的名聲，就來要用難解的話試問所羅門。

2 She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind.

2 跟隨她到耶路撒冷的人甚多，又有駱駝馱着香料、寶石，和許多金子。她來見了所羅門王，就把心裏所有的對所羅門都說出來。

3 And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for the king to explain.

3 所羅門王將她所問的都答上了，沒有一句不明白、不能答的。

4 When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,

4 示巴女王見所羅門大有智慧，和他所建造的宮室，

5 the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.

5 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；

6 She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.

6 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！

7 But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told to me. Your wisdom and prosperity have far exceeded the report I heard.

7 我先不信那些話，及至我來親眼見了才知道人所告訴我的還不到一半。你的智慧和你的福分越過我所聽見的風聲。

8 How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!

8 你的臣子、你的僕人常侍立在你面前聽你智慧的話是有福的！

9 Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”

9 耶和華－你的上帝是應當稱頌的！他喜悅你，使你坐以色列的國位；因為他永遠愛以色列，所以立你作王，使你秉公行義。」

10 Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again were spices in such abundance brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

10 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，以後奉來的不再有這樣多。 （

11 (The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones.

11 希蘭的船隻從俄斐運了金子來，又從俄斐運了許多檀香木 和寶石來。

12 The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen again to this day.)

12 王用檀香木為耶和華殿和王宮做欄杆，又為歌唱的人做琴瑟。以後再沒有這樣的檀香木進國來，也沒有人看見過，直到如今。）

13 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.

13 示巴女王一切所要所求的，所羅門王都送給她，另外照自己的厚意餽送她。於是女王和她臣僕轉回本國去了。

14 The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,

14 所羅門每年所得的金子共有六百六十六他連得。

15 not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.

15 另外還有商人和雜族 的諸王，與國中的省長所進的金子。

16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.

16 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；

17 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

17 又用錘出來的金子打成盾牌三百面，每面用金子三彌那，都放在黎巴嫩林宮裏。

18 Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

18 王用象牙製造一個寶座，用精金包裹。

19 The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.

19 寶座有六層臺階，座的後背是圓的，兩旁有扶手，靠近扶手有兩個獅子站立。

20 Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.

20 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。

21 All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.

21 所羅門王一切的飲器都是金子的。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。

22 For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

22 因為王有他施船隻與希蘭的船隻一同航海，三年一次，裝載金銀、象牙、猿猴、孔雀回來。

23 So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

23 所羅門王的財寶與智慧勝過天下的列王。

24 The whole world sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.

24 普天下的王都求見所羅門，要聽上帝賜給他智慧的話。

25 Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.

25 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。

26 Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.

26 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。

27 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.

27 王在耶路撒冷使銀子多如石頭，香柏木多如高原的桑樹。

28 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.

28 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。

29 A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.

29 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。