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1Ki 10:1-13.
英文原文
1Ki 10:1-13.
THE QUEEN OF SHEBA ADMIRES THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON.
1. the queen of Sheba--Some think her country was the Sabean kingdom of Yemen, of which the capital was Saba, in Arabia-Felix; others, that it was in African Ethiopia, that is, Abyssinia, towards the south of the Red Sea. The opinions preponderate in favor of the former. This view harmonizes with the language of our Lord, as Yemen means "South"; and this country, extending to the shores of the Indian ocean, might in ancient times be considered "the uttermost parts of the earth."
heard of the fame of Solomon--doubtless by the Ophir fleet.
concerning the name of the Lord--meaning either his great knowledge of God, or the extraordinary things which God had done for him.
hard questions--enigmas or riddles. The Orientals delight in this species of intellectual exercise and test wisdom by the power and readiness to solve them.
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2. 她来到耶路撒冷,随从甚多,有骆驼——一长串的驮兽是阿拉伯常见的旅行方式;所列的礼物也正好是那地的土产。当然,王室的车队自然比寻常的商队更为庞大、更为壮观。
英文原文
2. she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels--A long train of those beasts of burden forms the common way of travelling in Arabia; and the presents specified consist of the native produce of that country. Of course, a royal equipage would be larger and more imposing than an ordinary caravan.
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6. 我在本国所听见论到你和你智慧的话,实在是真的——她对所罗门智慧的印证,不仅来自他的言谈,也来自他的作为:宫殿的华美、厨房与膳食的安排、宫廷的秩序、仆役的等级和华服,尤其是那条从王宫通往圣殿的拱形高架桥
(2Ki 16:18)
——其遗迹近来已被发现[ROBINSON]——这一切都使她惊叹不已。[参见
2Ch 9:4。]
英文原文
6. It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom--The proofs she obtained of Solomon's wisdom--not from his conversation only, but also from his works; the splendor of his palace; the economy of his kitchen and table; the order of his court; the gradations and gorgeous costume of his servants; above all, the arched viaduct that led from his palace to the temple
(2Ki 16:18),
and the remains of which have been recently discovered [ROBINSON]--overwhelmed her with astonishment. [See on
2Ch 9:4.]
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9. 耶和华你的神是应当称颂的——(参见
1Ki 5:7)。
正如犹太作家所言,这位女王有可能因所罗门的影响而归信真神。但经上没有记载她在圣殿中献过任何礼物或祭物。
英文原文
9. Blessed be the Lord thy God--(See on
1Ki 5:7).
It is quite possible, as Jewish writers say, that this queen was converted, through Solomon's influence, to the worship of the true God. But there is no record of her making any gift or offering in the temple.
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10. 她将一百二十他连得金子送给王——合七十二万英镑。
英文原文
10. she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold--£720,00.
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11. 乌木——附带提及,与示巴女王的贵重礼物并列,有一种由俄斐船队运来的外国木材。有人认为是檀香木;也有人认为是雪松(deodar)——一种芳香的枞树,在印度多用于神圣而重要的工程。所罗门用它造圣殿和宫殿的楼梯
(2Ch 9:11),
但主要用来制造乐器。
英文原文
11. almug trees--Parenthetically, along with the valuable presents of the queen of Sheba, is mentioned a foreign wood, which was brought in the Ophir ships. It is thought by some to be the sandalwood; by others, to be the deodar--a species of fragrant fir, much used in India for sacred and important works. Solomon used it for stairs in his temple and palace
(2Ch 9:11),
but chiefly for musical instruments.
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13. 所罗门王照示巴女王所愿、所求的,都赐给她;另外——即所罗门不仅将这位贵客所想要的一切见识和信息都赐给她;而且按东方的风尚,对她所带来的礼物,他给予了丰厚的回礼。
英文原文
13. King Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside--that is, Solomon not only gave his illustrious guest all the insight and information she wanted; but, according to the Oriental fashion, he gave her ample remuneration for the presents she had brought.
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1Ki 10:14-29.
1Ki 10:14-29.
所罗门的财富
14、15. 所罗门每年所得的金子——六百六十六他连得,合三百九十九万六千英镑。这些金子的来源没有说明;这也不是他收入的全部,因为「另外还有商人和杂货商的贸易,以及阿拉伯诸王和各地的省长所纳的」。他大力鼓励商业,使王家府库充盈。他在王国各处(尤其是在幼发拉底河的一个渡口提弗萨、以及叙利亚旷野的他得默等地)修筑防御工事,为商队贸易提供了充分的保障,使之免受阿拉伯劫匪的掠夺;作为这种保护的回报,他对外国货物的进口征收一定的过境税,也是合理的。他建造的积货城和旅店也会带来相当可观的收入;这些城很可能就是商埠,商队的商人在此卸下香料和其他货物的包捆,卖给王的代办;按东方的惯例,代办再在西方市场零售获利。「附庸诸王和各地省长所纳的贡物」这一收入,必然是东方一切下级官长定期向他们的君主所献的礼物,即他们各自省份的土产。
英文原文
1Ki 10:14-29.
HIS RICHES.
14, 15. Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year--666 talents, equal to £3,996,000. The sources whence this was derived are not mentioned; nor was it the full amount of his revenue; for this was "Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffic of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country." The great encouragement he gave to commerce was the means of enriching his royal treasury. By the fortifications which he erected in various parts of his kingdom, (particularly at such places as Thapsacus, one of the passages of Euphrates, and at Tadmor, in the Syrian desert), he gave complete security to the caravan trade from the depredations of the Arab marauders; and it was reasonable that, in return for this protection, he should exact a certain toll or duty for the importation of foreign goods. A considerable revenue, too, would arise from the use of the store cities and khans he built; and it is not improbable that those cities were emporia, where the caravan merchants unloaded their bales of spices and other commodities and sold them to the king's factors, who, according to the modern practice in the East, retailed them in the Western markets at a profit. "The revenue derived from the tributary kings and from the governors of the country" must have consisted in the tribute which all inferior magistrates periodically bring to their sovereigns in the East, in the shape of presents of the produce of their respective provinces.
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16、17. 二百面挡牌,每面六百舍客勒——这些防御兵器古时以木制成,外蒙皮革;这些却以精金包裹。每面挡牌的镀金用了六百舍客勒——每面盾牌三百。它们是供王宫的仪仗军械库用的(参见
1Ki 14:26)。
英文原文
16, 17. two hundred targets, six hundred shekels--These defensive arms were anciently made of wood and covered with leather; those were covered with fine gold. 600 shekels were used in the gilding of each target--300 for each shield. They were intended for the state armory of the palace (see
1Ki 14:26).
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18-26. 一张大的象牙宝座——它似乎不是整块象牙造成的,而是镶嵌的。形状如一把靠背椅,椅背雕刻精美。登阶而上有六级,每级两旁各立一狮,代替栏杆——两侧各有一狮(大概是镀金的),据其他东方宝座的类比推测,可能支撑着一个华盖。此外还提到一个金脚凳
(2Ch 9:18)
附属于这宝座;其华美被描述为举世无双。
英文原文
18-26. a great throne of ivory--It seems to have been made not of solid ivory, but veneered. It was in the form of an armchair, with a carved back. The ascent to it was by six steps, on each of which stood lions, in place of a railing--while a lion, probably of gilt metal, stood at each side, which, we may suppose from the analogy of other Oriental thrones, supported a canopy. A golden footstool is mentioned
(2Ch 9:18)
as attached to this throne, whose magnificence is described as unrivalled.
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22. 他施的船只——即西班牙的他珥土斯(Tartessus)。那里古时盛产金银,所罗门时代多得不足为奇。但「他施」后来成为西方的通称
(Jon 1:3)。
在海上——地中海。
三年一次——即每第三年。没有罗盘,他们只能沿海岸航行。象牙、猿猴、孔雀,大概是在出海或回程途中,在北非沿岸(这些动物的产地)购得的。它们被一一列明,大概是因为船上最稀有的货物。
英文原文
22. a navy of Tharshish--Tartessus in Spain. There gold, and especially silver, was obtained, anciently, in so great abundance that it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. But "Tarshish" came to be a general term for the West
(Jon 1:3).
at sea--on the Mediterranean.
once in three years--that is, every third year. Without the mariner's compass they had to coast along the shore. The ivory, apes, and peacocks might have been purchased, on the outward or homeward voyage, on the north coast of Africa, where the animals were to be found. They were particularized, probably as being the rarest articles on board.
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26-29.——(参见
2Ch 1:14
[及
2Ch 9:25]。)
英文原文
26-29.--(See on
2Ch 1:14
[and
2Ch 9:25].)
1Ki 10:1-13.
示巴女王钦慕所罗门的智慧
1. 示巴女王——有人认为她的国家是阿拉伯•菲力克斯(Arabia-Felix)的萨巴王国,其首都为萨巴(Saba);也有人认为在非洲的埃塞俄比亚,即阿比西尼亚(Abyssinia),位于红海以南。多数意见倾向于前者。这一看法与主的话语相符,因为「也门」(Yemen)意即「南方」;该国一直延伸到印度洋沿岸,在古代可被视为「地极」。
听见所罗门的名声——无疑是藉由俄斐船队听说的。
属耶和华的名——意指他对神有极深的认识,或指神为他行了的奇事。
难解的话——即谜语或隐语。东方人喜爱这类智力活动,并以解答这些难题的能力与敏捷来考验智慧。