2nd Chronicles 历代志下07
英语课
7When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.
2The priests could not enter the temple of the Lord because the glory of the Lord filled it.
3When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the Lord above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord , saying, "He is good; his love endures forever."
4Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord .
5And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand head of cattle and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep and goats. So the king and all the people dedicated 1 the temple of God.
6The priests took their positions, as did the Levites with the Lord 's musical instruments, which King David had made for praising the Lord and which were used when he gave thanks, saying, "His love endures forever." Opposite the Levites, the priests blew their trumpets 2, and all the Israelites were standing 3.
7Solomon consecrated 4 the middle part of the courtyard in front of the temple of the Lord , and there he offered burnt offerings and the fat of the fellowship offerings, because the bronze altar he had made could not hold the burnt offerings, the grain offerings and the fat portions.
8So Solomon observed the festival at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him-a vast assembly, people from Lebo Hamath to the Wadi of Egypt.
9On the eighth day they held an assembly, for they had celebrated 5 the dedication 6 of the altar for seven days and the festival for seven days more.
10On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their homes, joyful 7 and glad in heart for the good things the Lord had done for David and Solomon and for his people Israel.
11When Solomon had finished the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in the temple of the Lord and in his own palace,
12the Lord appeared to him at night and said: "I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices.
13"When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts 8 to devour 9 the land or send a plague among my people,
14if my people, who are called by my name, will humble 10 themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
15Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive 11 to the prayers offered in this place.
16I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.
17"As for you, if you walk before me as David your father did, and do all I command, and observe my decrees and laws,
18I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted 12 with David your father when I said, 'You shall never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.'
19"But if you turn away and forsake 13 the decrees and commands I have given you and go off to serve other gods and worship them,
20then I will uproot 14 Israel from my land, which I have given them, and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule 15 among all peoples.
21And though this temple is now so imposing 16, all who pass by will be appalled 17 and say, 'Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and to this temple?'
22People will answer, 'Because they have forsaken 18 the Lord , the God of their fathers, who brought them out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them-that is why he brought all this disaster on them.' "
2The priests could not enter the temple of the Lord because the glory of the Lord filled it.
3When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the Lord above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord , saying, "He is good; his love endures forever."
4Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord .
5And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand head of cattle and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep and goats. So the king and all the people dedicated 1 the temple of God.
6The priests took their positions, as did the Levites with the Lord 's musical instruments, which King David had made for praising the Lord and which were used when he gave thanks, saying, "His love endures forever." Opposite the Levites, the priests blew their trumpets 2, and all the Israelites were standing 3.
7Solomon consecrated 4 the middle part of the courtyard in front of the temple of the Lord , and there he offered burnt offerings and the fat of the fellowship offerings, because the bronze altar he had made could not hold the burnt offerings, the grain offerings and the fat portions.
8So Solomon observed the festival at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him-a vast assembly, people from Lebo Hamath to the Wadi of Egypt.
9On the eighth day they held an assembly, for they had celebrated 5 the dedication 6 of the altar for seven days and the festival for seven days more.
10On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their homes, joyful 7 and glad in heart for the good things the Lord had done for David and Solomon and for his people Israel.
11When Solomon had finished the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in the temple of the Lord and in his own palace,
12the Lord appeared to him at night and said: "I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices.
13"When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts 8 to devour 9 the land or send a plague among my people,
14if my people, who are called by my name, will humble 10 themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
15Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive 11 to the prayers offered in this place.
16I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.
17"As for you, if you walk before me as David your father did, and do all I command, and observe my decrees and laws,
18I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted 12 with David your father when I said, 'You shall never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.'
19"But if you turn away and forsake 13 the decrees and commands I have given you and go off to serve other gods and worship them,
20then I will uproot 14 Israel from my land, which I have given them, and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule 15 among all peoples.
21And though this temple is now so imposing 16, all who pass by will be appalled 17 and say, 'Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and to this temple?'
22People will answer, 'Because they have forsaken 18 the Lord , the God of their fathers, who brought them out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them-that is why he brought all this disaster on them.' "
adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的
- He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
- His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
喇叭( trumpet的名词复数 )； 小号； 喇叭形物； （尤指）绽开的水仙花
- A wreath was laid on the monument to a fanfare of trumpets. 在响亮的号角声中花圈被献在纪念碑前。
- A fanfare of trumpets heralded the arrival of the King. 嘹亮的小号声宣告了国王驾到。
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
adj.神圣的，被视为神圣的v.把…奉为神圣，给…祝圣( consecrate的过去式和过去分词 )；奉献
- The church was consecrated in 1853. 这座教堂于1853年祝圣。
- They consecrated a temple to their god. 他们把庙奉献给神。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
n.奉献，献身，致力，题献，献辞
- We admire her courage,compassion and dedication.我们钦佩她的勇气、爱心和奉献精神。
- Her dedication to her work was admirable.她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。
adj.欢乐的，令人欢欣的
- She was joyful of her good result of the scientific experiments.她为自己的科学实验取得好成果而高兴。
- They were singing and dancing to celebrate this joyful occasion.他们唱着、跳着庆祝这令人欢乐的时刻。
n.蝗虫( locust的名词复数 )；贪吃的人；破坏者；槐树
- a swarm of locusts 一大群蝗虫
- In no time the locusts came down and started eating everything. 很快蝗虫就飞落下来开始吃东西，什么都吃。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.吞没；贪婪地注视或谛听，贪读；使着迷
- Larger fish devour the smaller ones.大鱼吃小鱼。
- Beauty is but a flower which wrinkle will devour.美只不过是一朵，终会被皱纹所吞噬。
adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低
- In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
- Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。
adj.注意的，专心的；关心(别人)的，殷勤的
- She was very attentive to her guests.她对客人招待得十分周到。
- The speaker likes to have an attentive audience.演讲者喜欢注意力集中的听众。
v.立约，立誓( covenant的过去分词 )
- Before signing, he covenanted that he would remain in possession. 签字以前，他要求以保留所有权为条件。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- They covenanted that their hostages would be present. 他们保证他们的人质到场。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
vt.遗弃，抛弃；舍弃，放弃
- She pleaded with her husband not to forsake her.她恳求丈夫不要抛弃她。
- You must forsake your bad habits.你必须革除你的坏习惯。
v.连根拔起，拔除；根除，灭绝；赶出家园，被迫移开
- The family decided to uproot themselves and emigrate to Australia.他们全家决定离开故土，移居澳大利亚。
- The trunk of an elephant is powerful enough to uproot trees.大象的长鼻强壮得足以将树木连根拔起。
v.讥讽，挖苦；n.嘲弄
- You mustn't ridicule unfortunate people.你不该嘲笑不幸的人。
- Silly mistakes and queer clothes often arouse ridicule.荒谬的错误和古怪的服装常会引起人们的讪笑。
adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的
- The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
- He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。
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