Then Solomon said,“ Lord, you have said you would live in a dark cloud.

那时，所罗门说：“耶和华曾说他必住在幽暗之处。

那时，所罗门说：“耶和华曾说要住在幽暗之处。

那时，所罗门说：“耶和华曾说要住在幽暗之处。

那时，所罗门说：“耶和华啊，你曾说你要住在密云中，

那时所罗门说：“耶和华曾说他要住在幽暗之中。

那時，所羅門說：耶和華曾說他必住在幽暗之處。

那時，所羅門說：「耶和華曾說要住在幽暗之處。

那時，所羅門說：「耶和華曾說要住在幽暗之處。

那時，所羅門說：「耶和華啊，你曾說你要住在密雲中，

那時所羅門說：“耶和華曾說他要住在幽暗之中。

那時所羅門說：『永恆主曾經說過他要居於暗霧之中。

維時、所羅門曰、耶和華曾云、必居於幽深之處、

所羅門曰、耶和華曾云、必居於幽深玄遠。

維時所羅門曰、主曾云、必居玄秘之所、

Then Solomon said,“ The Lord has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud;

Then Solomon said,“ The Lord has said that he would dwell in thick darkness.

Then Solomon prayed,“ O Lord, you have said that you would live in a thick cloud of darkness.

Then Solomon said: The LORD said he would dwell in total darkness,

Then Solomon said,“ The Lord has said that He would dwell in the thick darkness.

Then Solomon spoke:“ The Lord said He would dwell in the dark cloud.

Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

Then Solomon said: The Lord said He would dwell in thick darkness,

Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

Then Solomon said,“ The LORD has said that he lives in thick darkness.

Then Solomon said,“ Yahweh has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

You haven’t come to a mountain that can be touched. You haven’t come to a mountain burning with fire. You haven’t come to darkness, gloom and storm.

Moses approached the thick darkness where God was. But the people remained a long way off.

Then Solomon said,“ Lord, you have said you would live in a dark cloud.As you can see, I’ve built a beautiful temple for you. You can live in it forever.”The whole community of Israel was standing there. The king turned around and gave them his blessing.Then he said,“ I praise the Lord. He is the God of Israel. With his own mouth he made a promise to my father David. With his own powerful hand he made it come true. He said,‘ I brought my people Israel out of Egypt. Ever since, I haven’t chosen a city in any tribe of Israel where a temple could be built for my Name. But I have chosen David to rule over my people Israel.’“ With all his heart my father David wanted to build a temple. He wanted to do it so the Lord could put his Name there. The Lord is the God of Israel.But the Lord spoke to my father David. He said,‘ With all your heart you wanted to build a temple for my Name. It is good that you wanted to do that.But you will not build the temple. Instead, your son will build the temple for my Name. He is your own flesh and blood.’“ The Lord has kept the promise he made. I’ve become the next king after my father David. Now I’m sitting on the throne of Israel. That’s exactly what the Lord promised would happen. I’ve built the temple where the Lord will put his Name. He is the God of Israel.I’ve provided a place for the ark there. The tablets of the Lord’ s covenant law are inside it. He made that covenant with our people of long ago. He made it when he brought them out of Egypt.”Then Solomon stood in front of the Lord’ s altar. He stood in front of the whole community of Israel. He spread out his hands toward heaven.He said,“ Lord, you are the God of Israel. There is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below. You keep the covenant you made with us. You show us your love. You do that when we follow you with all our hearts.You have kept your promise to my father David. He was your servant. With your mouth you made a promise. With your powerful hand you have made it come true. And today we can see it.“ Lord, you are the God of Israel. Keep the promises you made to my father David. Do it for him. He was your servant. Here is what you said to him.‘ A son from your family line will sit before me on the throne of Israel. This will always be true if your children after you are careful in everything they do. They must live in my sight faithfully the way you have lived.’God of Israel, let your promise to my father David come true.“ But will you really live on earth? After all, the heavens can’t hold you. In fact, even the highest heavens can’t hold you. So this temple I’ve built certainly can’t hold you!But please pay attention to my prayer. Lord my God, be ready to help me as I make my appeal to you. Listen to my cry for help. Hear the prayer I’m praying to you today.Let your eyes look toward this temple night and day. You said,‘ I will put my Name there.’ So please listen to the prayer I’m praying toward this place.Hear me when I ask you to help us. Listen to your people Israel when they pray toward this place. Listen to us from heaven. It’s the place where you live. When you hear us, forgive us.“ Suppose someone does something wrong to their neighbor. And the person who has done something wrong is required to give their word. They must tell the truth about what they have done. They must come and do it in front of your altar in this temple.When they do, listen to them from heaven. Take action. Judge between the person and their neighbor. Punish the guilty one. Do to that person what they have done to their neighbor. Deal with the one who isn’t guilty in a way that shows they are free from blame. That will prove they aren’t guilty.“ Suppose your people Israel have lost the battle against their enemies. And suppose they’ve sinned against you. But they turn back to you and praise your name. They pray to you in this temple. And they ask you to help them.Then listen to them from heaven. Forgive the sin of your people Israel. Bring them back to the land you gave to their people who lived long ago.“ Suppose your people have sinned against you. And because of that, the sky is closed up and there isn’t any rain. But your people pray toward this place. They praise you by admitting they’ve sinned. And they turn away from their sin because you have made them suffer.Then listen to them from heaven. Forgive the sin of your people Israel. Teach them the right way to live. Send rain on the land you gave them as their share.“ Suppose there isn’t enough food in the land. And a plague strikes the land. The hot winds completely dry up our crops. Or locusts or grasshoppers come and eat them up. Or an enemy surrounds one of our cities and gets ready to attack it. Or trouble or sickness comes.But suppose one of your people prays to you. They ask you to help them. They are aware of how much their own heart is suffering. And they spread out their hands toward this temple to pray.Then listen to them from heaven. It’s the place where you live. Forgive them. Take action. Deal with everyone in keeping with everything they do. You know their hearts. In fact, you are the only one who knows every human heart.Your people will have respect for you. They will respect you as long as they are in the land you gave our people long ago.“ Suppose there are outsiders who don’t belong to your people Israel. And they have come from a land far away. They’ve come because they’ve heard about your name.When they get here, they will find out even more about your great name. They’ll hear about how you reached out your mighty hand and powerful arm. So they’ll come and pray toward this temple.Then listen to them from heaven. It’s the place where you live. Do what those outsiders ask you to do. Then all the nations on earth will know you. They will have respect for you. They’ll respect you just as your own people Israel do. They’ll know that your Name is in this house I’ve built.“ Suppose your people go to war against their enemies. It doesn’t matter where you send them. And suppose they pray to you toward the city you have chosen. They pray toward the temple I’ve built for your Name.Then listen to them from heaven. Listen to their prayer for your help. Stand up for them.“ Suppose your people sin against you. After all, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t sin. And suppose you get angry with them. You hand them over to their enemies. They take them as prisoners to their own lands. It doesn’t matter whether those lands are near or far away.But suppose your people change their ways in the land where they are held as prisoners. They turn away from their sins. They beg you to help them in the land of those who won the battle over them. They say,‘ We have sinned. We’ve done what is wrong. We’ve done what is evil.’And they turn back to you with all their heart and soul. Suppose it happens in the land of their enemies who took them away as prisoners. There they pray to you toward the land you gave their people long ago. They pray toward the city you have chosen. And they pray toward the temple I’ve built for your Name.Then listen to them from heaven. It’s the place where you live. Listen to their prayer. Listen to them when they ask you to help them. Stand up for them.Your people have sinned against you. Please forgive them. Forgive them for all the wrong things they’ve done against you. And make those who won the battle over them show mercy to them.

The Lord said to Moses,“ Speak to your brother Aaron. Tell him not to come into the Most Holy Room just anytime he wants to. Tell him not to come behind the curtain in front of the cover of the ark. The cover is the place where sin is paid for. If he comes behind the curtain, he will die. That is because I appear in the cloud over the cover.

Clouds and thick darkness surround him. His rule is built on what is right and fair.

The Lord is slow to get angry. But he is very powerful. The Lord will not let guilty people go without punishing them. When he marches out, he stirs up winds and storms. Clouds are the dust kicked up by his feet.

Smoke came out of his nose. Flames of fire came out of his mouth. Burning coals blazed out of it.He opened the heavens and came down. Dark clouds were under his feet.He stood on the cherubim and flew. The wings of the wind lifted him up.He covered himself with darkness. The dark rain clouds of the sky were like a tent around him.

Moses went up on the mountain. Then the cloud covered it.The glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai. The cloud covered the mountain for six days. On the seventh day the Lord called out to Moses from inside the cloud.The people of Israel saw the glory of the Lord. It looked like a fire burning on top of the mountain.Moses entered the cloud as he went on up the mountain. He stayed on the mountain for 40 days and 40 nights.

You came near and stood at the foot of the mountain. It blazed with fire that reached as high as the very heavens. There were black clouds and deep darkness.