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( 一個士兵的自述)
I was there watching the door as a guard as David made Solomon his successor as the King of Israel and Solomon receiving his last instructions from his father, David.
作為一個以色列王家衛隊士兵，我親眼目睹了以色列大衛王指定他兒子所羅門作為以色列王位繼承人以及所羅門王如何聽取父王大衛最后遺言的全過程。
God had given Solomon any wish, and he chose wisdom. This I heard from another guard. I couldn’t believe it! Why hadn’t he picked other things like riches, long life, or the death of his enemies? Now I know why because he is one of the youngest rulers ever and he needs wisdom to rule the people. God thought that it was such a good answer so he gave him wisdom, riches, power and fame.
上帝能滿足所羅門的任何愿望，但是他選擇了要智慧。這一段情景是我從另外的王家衛兵那里聽來的。當時我很納悶，為什么他不選擇其他的愿望呢，比如財富、永生、或敵國滅亡之類的？現在我明白了，因為他是史上最年輕的國王，所以他需要更多的智慧來統領大家。智慧來自于上帝。上帝對他的選擇很滿意，結果除了智慧以外，上帝還賜給他財富、權利以及名譽。
When Pharaoh came to Jerusalem to speak with Solomon, I was called to stand behind King Solomon. I was listening to their conversation when finally they came to a point. Solomon had made an alliance or a so-called treaty of peace by marrying Pharaoh’s daughter. I was at their wedding too. I soon overheard about how King Solomon was making a temple to the one and only God above. I was sent to work at the masonry, because I was once a stone mason and they are short of masons so they are pulling everybody with rock carving experience to the masonry. At least I don’t have to worked like those labour slaves have to. They are worked until they are almost dead. It looks like they never stop working. I feel that those labour enforcers are working the slaves too hard that the slaves might not want to work.
有一次埃及的法老前來耶路撒冷與所羅門王商談要事，我有幸守在所羅門王身邊，目睹了全過程。他們商談的結果是，所羅門王須與法老的公主聯姻，以達成兩國的和平共處協議。我也參加了他們的結婚大典。不久我聽說所羅門王正在為上帝建造圣殿。由于當時急缺泥石匠師，加上我之前有類似經驗，所以我被調去做泥石部門的工頭。至少我不必像那些出賣苦力的一樣勞力至死。
