1 所罗门祷告完了， 有火从天上降下来， 烧尽了燔祭和其他的祭品； 耶和华的荣光充满了那殿。 2 因为耶和华的荣光充满了耶和华的殿， 祭司都不能进入耶和华的殿。 3 那火降下， 耶和华的荣光停在殿上的时候， 以色列众人都看见； 于是他们在铺石地跪下， 俯伏在地， 敬拜称颂耶和华说： "耶和华是良善的， 他的慈爱永远长存。" 4 王和全体人民都在耶和华面前献祭。 5 所罗门王献上了二万二千头牛、十二万只羊为祭。这样， 王和全体人民为 神的殿举行了奉献礼。 6 祭司都站在自己的岗位上； 利未人拿着大卫王所做的耶和华的乐器， 称颂耶和华， 因为他的慈爱永远长存； 大卫借着他们赞美耶和华的时候， 祭司在众人前面吹号； 以色列众人都站着。 7 所罗门把耶和华殿前院子当中的地方分别为圣， 在那里献上了燔祭和平安祭的脂肪， 因为所罗门所做的铜坛容不下所有的燔祭、素祭和脂肪。 8 那时， 所罗门和全体以色列人， 就是来自哈马口， 直到埃及小河的一群极大的会众， 一起举行了七天的节期。 9 第八天举行了严肃会， 又举行献坛礼七天， 举行了七天的节期。 10 七月二十三日， 王遣散众民回家； 他们因看见耶和华向大卫、所罗门和他的子民以色列所施的恩惠， 心里都欢喜快乐。 11 这样， 所罗门完成了耶和华的殿宇和王宫。在耶和华的殿里或所罗门的宫中， 所罗门心里要作的， 都顺利地作成了。 12 夜间， 耶和华向所罗门显现， 对他说： "我已经听了你的祷告， 也为我自己选择了这地方作献祭的殿。 13 如果我使天闭塞不下雨， 或吩咐蝗虫吞吃这地的土产， 或差遣瘟疫到我的子民中间来； 14 这称为我名下的子民， 若是谦卑、祷告、寻求我的面， 转离他们的恶行， 我必从天上垂听， 赦免他们的罪， 医治他们的地。 15 现在我的眼睛必张开， 我的耳朵必垂听在这地所发的祷告。 16 现在我拣选了这殿， 把它分别为圣， 使我的名永远在这殿中； 我的眼和我的心也常常留在那里。 17 至于你， 你若是在我面前行事为人像你的父亲大卫所行的那样， 遵行我吩咐你的一切话， 谨守我的律例和典章， 18 我就必巩固你的国位， 好像我和你父亲大卫所立的约说： ‘你的子孙必不会断人作君王统治以色列。’ 19 "可是， 如果你转离我， 丢弃我在你们面前颁布的律例和诫命， 去事奉和敬拜别的神， 20 我就必把以色列人从我赐给他们的土地上拔出来， 并且我为自己的名分别为圣的这殿， 我也必从我面前舍弃， 使这殿在万民中成为笑谈和讥笑的对象。 21 这殿虽然高大， 但将来经过的人， 都必惊讶， 说： ‘耶和华为什么这样对待这地和这殿呢？’ 22 人必回答说： ‘是因为这地的人离弃了耶和华他们列祖的 神， 就是领他们从埃及地出来的 神， 去亲近别的神， 敬拜和事奉他们； 所以， 耶和华使这一切灾祸临到他们。’"

1 And at Solomon`s finishing to pray, then the fire hath come down from the heavens, and consumeth the burnt-offering and the sacrifices, and the honour of Jehovah hath filled the house,2 and the priests have not been able to go in unto the house of Jehovah, because the honour of Jehovah hath filled the house of Jehovah.3 And all the sons of Israel are looking on the descending of the fire, and the honour of Jehovah on the house, and they bow -- faces to the earth -- on the pavement, and do obeisance, and give thanks to Jehovah, for good, for to the age [is] His kindness.4 And the king and all the people are sacrificing a sacrifice before Jehovah,5 and king Solomon sacrificeth the sacrifice of the herd, twenty and two thousand, and of the flock, a hundred and twenty thousand, and the king and all the people dedicate the house of God.6 And the priests over their charges are standing, and the Levites with instruments of the song of Jehovah -- that David the king made, to give thanks to Jehovah, for to the age [is] His kindness, in David`s praising by their hand -- and the priests are blowing trumpets over-against them, and all Israel are standing.7 And Solomon sanctifieth the middle of the court that [is] before the house of Jehovah, for he hath made there the burnt-offerings, and the fat of the peace-offerings: for the altar of brass that Solomon made hath not been able to contain the burnt-offering, and the present, and the fat.8 And solomon maketh the feast at that time seven days, and all Israel with him -- a very great assembly -- from the entering in of Hamath unto the brook of Egypt.9 And they make on the eighth day a restraint, because the dedication of the altar they have made seven days, and the feast seven days.10 And on the twenty and third day of the seventh month he hath sent the people to their tents, rejoicing, and glad in heart, for the goodness that Jehovah hath done to David, and to Solomon, and to Israel His people.11 And Solomon finisheth the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king; and all that hath come on the heart of Solomon to do in the house of Jehovah, and in his own house, he hath caused to prosper.12 And Jehovah appeareth unto Solomon by night, and saith to him, `I have heard thy prayer, and have fixed on this place to Me for a house of sacrifice.13 If I restrain the heavens and there is no rain, and if I lay charge on the locust to consume the land, and if I send pestilence among My people --14 and My people on whom My name is called be humbled, and pray, and seek My face, and turn back from their evil ways, then I -- I hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin, and heal their land.15 `Now, Mine eyes are open, and Mine ears attentive, to the prayer of this place;16 and now, I have chosen and sanctified this house for My name being there unto the age; yea, Mine eyes and My heart have been there all the days.17 `And thou, if thou dost walk before Me as David thy father walked, even to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and My statutes and My judgments dost keep --18 then I have established the throne of thy kingdom, as I covenanted with David thy father, saying, There is not cut off a man to thee -- a ruler in Israel;19 and if ye turn back -- ye -- and have forsaken My statutes, and My commands, that I have placed before you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them -- then I have plucked them from off My ground that I have given to them,20 and this house that I have sanctified for My name, I cast from before My face, and make it for a proverb, and for a byword, among all the peoples.21 `And this house that hath been high, to every one passing by it, is an astonishment, and he hath said, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus to this land, and to this house?22 and they have said, Because that they have forsaken Jehovah, God of their fathers, who brought them out from the land of Egypt, and lay hold on other gods, and bow themselves to them, and serve them, therefore He hath brought upon them all this evil.`