王上5:1 推罗王希兰听见以色列人膏立了所罗门接续他父亲作王，就派遣自己的臣仆来见所罗门；因为希兰一向爱大卫。（本节在《马索拉抄本》为5:15）
王上5:1 Now Hiram, king of Tyre, hearing that Solomon had been made king in place of his father, sent his servants to him; for Hiram had ever been a friend to David.
王上5:2 所罗门也派遣人去见希兰，说：
王上5:2 And Solomon sent back word to Hiram, saying,
王上5:3 “你知道我的父亲大卫为了四周的战事，在耶和华使敌人都服在他的脚下以前，他不能为耶和华他的 神的名建造殿宇。
王上5:3 You have knowledge that David my father was not able to make a house for the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars which were round him on every side, till the Lord put all those who were against him under his feet.
王上5:4 但是，现在耶和华我的 神使我四境太平，没有仇敌，也没有灾祸。
王上5:4 But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side; no one is making trouble, and no evil is taking place.
王上5:5 所以我有意要为耶和华我的 神的名建造殿宇，正如耶和华曾对我的父亲大卫说：‘你的儿子，就是我要使他接续你坐在王位上的，要为我的名建造殿宇。’
王上5:5 And so it is my purpose to make a house for the name of the Lord my God, as he said to David my father, Your son, whom I will make king in your place, will be the builder of a house for my name.
王上5:6 现在请你命令人从黎巴嫩为我砍伐香柏木；我的仆人要与你的仆人一起工作；至于你的仆人的工资，我必按照你所说的付给你，因为你也知道，我们中间没有人像西顿人那样善于砍伐树木。”
王上5:6 So now, will you have cedar-trees from Lebanon cut down for me, and my servants will be with your servants; and I will give you payment for your servants at whatever rate you say; for it is common knowledge that we have no such wood-cutters among us as the men of Zidon.
王上5:7 希兰听见了所罗门的话，就十分欢喜，说：“今天耶和华是应当称颂的，因为他赐给了大卫一个有智慧的儿子治理这么众多的人民。”
王上5:7 And these words of Solomon made Hiram glad, and he said, Now may the Lord be praised who has given to David a wise son to be king over this great people.
王上5:8 于是希兰派遣人去见所罗门，说：“你派人来向我所传的消息，我都听到了。关于香柏木和松木的事，你心所愿的，我都照办。
王上5:8 Then Hiram sent to Solomon, saying; The words you sent have been given to me: I will do all your desire in the question of cedar-wood and cypress-wood.
王上5:9 我的仆人要把这些木材从黎巴嫩运下海中；我会把木材扎成木筏，从海上运到你指定我的地方去。我在那里把木材拆开，你就可以运走。你也要成全我的心愿，用粮食供应我家。”
王上5:9 My men will take them down from Lebanon to the sea, where I will have them corded together to go by sea to whatever place you say, and I will have them cut up there so that you may take them away; as for payment, it will be enough if you give me food for my people.
王上5:10 于是希兰照所罗门所想要的，供给他香柏木和松木。
王上5:10 So Hiram gave Solomon all the cedar-wood and cypress-wood he had need of;
王上5:11 所罗门也给了希兰麦子两千公吨，纯油四十万公升，作为他的家的食物。所罗门年年都这样供给希兰。
王上5:11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of grain, as food for his people, and twenty measures of clear oil; this he did every year.
王上5:12 耶和华照着他应许所罗门的，把智慧赐给他。希兰与所罗门之间，彼此和平相处，二人互相立约。
王上5:12 Now the Lord had given Solomon wisdom, as he had said to him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they made an agreement together.
王上5:13 所罗门从以色列众人中征召作苦工的人，这些作苦工的人共有三万，
王上5:13 Then King Solomon got together men for the forced work through all Israel, thirty thousand men in number;
王上5:14 派他们轮班上黎巴嫩山去，每月一万人；他们一个月在黎巴嫩山上，两个月在家里。管理这些作苦工的是亚多尼兰。
王上5:14 And sent them to Lebanon in bands of ten thousand every month: for a month they were working in Lebanon and for two months in their country, and Adoniram was in control of them.
王上5:15 所罗门有七万个搬运重物的工人，有八万个在山上凿石的石匠。
王上5:15 Then he had seventy thousand for the work of transport, and eighty thousand stone-cutters in the mountains;
王上5:16 除此以外，所罗门还有三千三百个监管工作的官长，管理作工的人民。
王上5:16 In addition to the chiefs of the responsible men put by Solomon to oversee the work, three thousand and three hundred in authority over the workmen.
王上5:17 王下令，人就开凿出又大又贵重的石头，用凿好的石头作殿的地基。
王上5:17 By the king's orders great stones, stones of high price, were cut out, so that the base of the house might be made of squared stone.
王上5:18 所罗门的工匠、希兰的工匠和迦巴勒人把石头凿好，又预备建造殿宇用的木料和石料。
王上5:18 Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did the work of cutting them, and put edges on them, and got the wood and the stone ready for the building of the house.