Liber II Paralipomenon, 9

1. Regina quoque Saba, cum audisset famam Salomonis, venit, ut tentaret eum in aenigmatibus in Ierusalem cum magno comitatu et camelis, qui portabant aromata et auri plurimum gemmasque pretiosas. Cumque venisset ad Salomonem, locuta est ei, quaecumque erant in corde suo.

1. Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions, having a very great retinue and camels bearing spices and very much gold and precious stones. When she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind.

2. Et exposuit ei Salomon omnia, quae proposuerat, nec quidquam fuit quod ei non perspicuum fecerit.

2. And Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing hidden from Solomon which he could not explain to her.

3. Quae postquam vidit, sapientiam scilicet Salomonis et domum, quam aedificaverat,

3. And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,

4. necnon et cibaria mensae eius et sessionem servorum et officia ministrorum eius et vestimenta eorum, pincernas quoque et vestes eorum et victimas, quas immolabat in domo Domini, non erat prae stupore ultra in ea spiritus.

4. the food of his table, the seating of his officials, and the attendance of his servants, and their clothing, his cupbearers, and their clothing, and his burnt offerings which he offered at the house of the LORD, there was no more spirit in her.

5. Dixitque ad regem: “Verus est sermo, quem audieram in terra mea, de rebus tuis et sapientia tua;

5. And she said to the king, "The report was true which I heard in my own land of your affairs and of your wisdom,

6. non credebam narrantibus, donec ipsa venissem, et vidissent oculi mei, et probassem vix medietatem sapientiae tuae mihi fuisse narratam; vicisti famam, quam audivi.

6. but I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it; and behold, half the greatness of your wisdom was not told me; you surpass the report which I heard.

7. Beati viri tui et beati servi tui, qui assistunt coram te omni tempore et audiunt sapientiam tuam!

7. Happy are your wives! Happy are these your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!

8. Sit Dominus Deus tuus benedictus, qui voluit te ordinare super thronum suum regem Domini Dei tui! Quia diligit Deus tuus Israel et vult servare eum in aeternum, idcirco posuit te super eum regem, ut facias iudicia atque iustitiam”.

8. Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and set you on his throne as king for the LORD your God! Because your God loved Israel and would establish them for ever, he has made you king over them, that you may execute justice and righteousness."

9. Dedit autem regi centum viginti talenta auri et aromata multa nimis et gemmas pretiosissimas; non fuerunt aromata talia ut haec, quae dedit regina Saba regi Salomoni.

9. Then she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones: there were no spices such as those which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

10. Sed et servi Hiram cum servis Salomonis attulerunt aurum de Ophir et ligna thyina et gemmas pretiosissimas;

10. Moreover the servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought algum wood and precious stones.

11. et fecit rex de lignis thyinis gradus in domo Domini et in domo regia, citharas quoque et psalteria cantoribus. Numquam visa sunt in terra Iudae ligna talia.

11. And the king made of the algum wood steps for the house of the LORD and for the king's house, lyres also and harps for the singers; there never was seen the like of them before in the land of Judah.

12. Rex autem Salomon dedit reginae Saba cuncta, quae voluit et quae postulavit, et multo plura quam attulerat ad eum. Quae reversa abiit in terram suam cum servis suis.

12. And King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired, whatever she asked besides what she had brought to the king. So she turned and went back to her own land, with her servants.

13. Erat autem pondus auri, quod afferebatur Salomoni per singulos annos, sescenta sexaginta sex talenta auri,

13. Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,

14. excepta ea summa, quae proveniebat ex tributis mercatorum et negotiatorum afferentium et omnium regum Arabiae et ducum terrae, qui comportabant aurum et argentum Salomoni.

14. besides that which the traders and merchants brought; and all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land brought gold and silver to Solomon.

15. Fecit igitur rex Salomon ducenta scuta aurea de summa sescentorum aureorum, qui in singulis scutis expendebantur,

15. King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of beaten gold went into each shield.

16. trecentas quoque peltas aureas trecentorum aureorum, quibus tegebantur singulae peltae, posuitque ea rex in domo Saltus Libani.

16. And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield; and the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

17. Fecit quoque rex solium eburneum grande et vestivit illud auro mundissimo;

17. The king also made a great ivory throne, and overlaid it with pure gold.

18. sex quoque gradus, quibus ascendebatur ad solium, et scabellum aureum et brachiola duo altrinsecus et duos leones stantes iuxta brachiola,

18. The throne had six steps and a footstool of gold, which were attached to the throne, and on each side of the seat were arm rests and two lions standing beside the arm rests,

19. sed et alios duodecim leunculos stantes super sex gradus ex utraque parte; non fuit tale solium in universis regnis.

19. while twelve lions stood there, one on each end of a step on the six steps. The like of it was never made in any kingdom.

20. Omnia quoque vasa convivii regis erant aurea, et vasa domus Saltus Libani ex auro purissimo; argentum enim in diebus Salomonis pro nihilo reputabatur.

20. All King Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; silver was not considered as anything in the days of Solomon.

21. Siquidem naves regis ibant in Tharsis cum servis Hiram; semel in annis tribus veniebant naves Tharsis portantes aurum et argentum et ebur et simias et pavos.

21. For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

22. Magnificatus est igitur rex Salomon super omnes reges terrae divitiis et sapientia.

22. Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

23. Omnesque reges terrarum desiderabant faciem videre Salomonis, ut audirent sapientiam, quam dederat Deus in corde eius,

23. And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind.

24. et deferebant ei munera, vasa argentea et aurea et vestes et arma et aromata, equos et mulos per singulos annos.

24. Every one of them brought his present, articles of silver and of gold, garments, myrrh, spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year.

25. Habuit quoque Salomon quattuor milia stabula equorum et curruum equitumque duodecim milia; constituitque eos in urbibus quadrigarum et, ubi erat rex, in Ierusalem.

25. And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

26. Exercuit etiam potestatem super cunctos reges, a fluvio Euphrate usque ad terram Philisthinorum et usque ad terminos Aegypti;

26. And he ruled over all the kings from the Euphra'tes to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.

27. tantamque copiam praebuit argenti in Ierusalem quasi lapidum, et cedrorum tantam multitudinem velut sycomororum, quae gignuntur in Sephela.

27. And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephe'lah.

28. Adducebantur autem ei equi de Aegypto cunctisque regionibus.

28. And horses were imported for Solomon from Egypt and from all lands.

29. Reliqua vero operum Salomonis priorum et novissimorum scripta sunt in verbis Nathan prophetae et in prophetia Ahiae Silonitis, in visione quoque Addo videntis super Ieroboam filium Nabat.

29. Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, from first to last, are they not written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahi'jah the Shi'lonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jerobo'am the son of Nebat?

30. Regnavit autem Salomon in Ierusalem super omnem Israel quadraginta annis;

30. Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.

31. dormivitque cum patribus suis, et sepelierunt eum in civitate David patris eius. Regnavitque Roboam filius eius pro eo.

31. And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father; and Rehobo'am his son reigned in his stead.