Liber I Regum, 8

1. Tunc congregavit Salomon om nes maiores natu Israel — om nes principes tribuum, duces familiarum filiorum Israel ad regem Salomonem — in Ierusalem, ut deferrent arcam foederis Domini de civitate David, id est de Sion.

1. Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers' houses of the people of Israel, before King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.

2. Convenitque ad regem Salomonem universus Israel in mense Ethanim in sollemnitate, ipse est mensis septimus.

2. And all the men of Israel assembled to King Solomon at the feast in the month Eth'anim, which is the seventh month.

3. Veneruntque cuncti senes Israel, et tulerunt sacerdotes arcam

3. And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

4. et portaverunt arcam Domini et tabernaculum conventus et omnia vasa sanctuarii, quae erant in tabernaculo; et ferebant ea sacerdotes et Levitae.

4. And they brought up the ark of the LORD, the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent; the priests and the Levites brought them up.

5. Rex autem Salomon et universus coetus Israel, qui convenerat ad eum, cum illo ante arcam immolabant oves et boves absque aestimatione et numero.

5. And King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who had assembled before him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.

6. Et intulerunt sacerdotes arcam foederis Domini in locum suum in Dabir templi, in sanctum sanctorum, subter alas cherubim;

6. Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, in the inner sanctuary of the house, in the most holy place, underneath the wings of the cherubim.

7. siquidem cherubim expandebant alas super locum arcae et protegebant arcam et vectes eius desuper.

7. For the cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim made a covering above the ark and its poles.

8. Cumque eminerent vectes et apparerent summitates eorum foris in sanctuario ante Dabir, non apparebant ultra extrinsecus; qui et fuerunt ibi usque in praesentem diem.

8. And the poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the holy place before the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside; and they are there to this day.

9. In arca autem non erat aliud nisi duae tabulae lapideae, quas posuerat in ea Moyses in Horeb, quando pepigit Dominus foedus cum filiis Israel, cum egrederentur de terra Aegypti.

9. There was nothing in the ark except the two tables of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, where the LORD made a covenant with the people of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

10. Factum est autem cum exissent sacerdotes de sanctuario, nebula implevit domum Domini,

10. And when the priests came out of the holy place, a cloud filled the house of the LORD,

11. et non poterant sacerdotes stare et ministrare propter nebulam; impleverat enim gloria Domini domum Domini.

11. so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.

12. Tunc ait Salomon: “Dominus dixit ut habitaret in nebula.

12. Then Solomon said, "The LORD has set the sun in the heavens, but has said that he would dwell in thick darkness.

13. Aedificans aedificavi domum in habitaculum tuum, firmissimum solium tuum in sempiternum”.

13. I have built thee an exalted house, a place for thee to dwell in for ever."

14. Convertitque rex faciem suam et benedixit omni ecclesiae Israel; omnis enim ecclesia Israel stabat.

14. Then the king faced about, and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood.

15. Et ait: “Benedictus Dominus, Deus Israel, qui locutus est ore suo ad David patrem meum et in manibus suis perfecit dicens:

15. And he said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to David my father, saying,

16. “A die qua eduxi populum meum Israel de Aegypto, non elegi civitatem de universis tribubus Israel, ut aedificaretur domus, et esset nomen meum ibi; sed elegi David, ut esset super populum meum Israel”.

16. `Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city in all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.'

17. Voluitque David pater meus aedificare domum nomini Domini, Dei Israel,

17. Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

18. et ait Dominus ad David patrem meum: “Quod cogitasti in corde tuo aedificare domum nomini meo, bene fecisti hoc ipsum mente tractans;

18. But the LORD said to David my father, `Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart;

19. verumtamen tu non aedificabis domum sed filius tuus, qui egredietur de lumbis tuis, ipse aedificabit domum nomini meo”.

19. nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.'

20. Confirmavit Dominus sermonem suum, quem locutus est; stetique pro David patre meo et sedi super thronum Israel, sicut locutus est Dominus, et aedificavi domum nomini Domini, Dei Israel.

20. Now the LORD has fulfilled his promise which he made; for I have risen in the place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and I have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

21. Et constitui ibi locum arcae, in qua foedus est Domini, quod percussit cum patribus nostris, quando eduxit eos de terra Aegypti”.

21. And there I have provided a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the LORD which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt."

22. Stetit autem Salomon ante altare Domini in conspectu omnis ecclesiae Israel et expandit manus suas in caelum

22. Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven;

23. et ait: “Domine, Deus Israel, non est similis tui Deus in caelo desuper et super terra deorsum, qui custodis pactum et misericordiam servis tuis, qui ambulant coram te in toto corde suo;

23. and said, "O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above or on earth beneath, keeping covenant and showing steadfast love to thy servants who walk before thee with all their heart;

24. qui custodisti servo tuo David patri meo, quae locutus es ei; ore locutus es et manibus perfecisti, ut et haec dies probat.

24. who hast kept with thy servant David my father what thou didst declare to him; yea, thou didst speak with thy mouth, and with thy hand hast fulfilled it this day.

25. Nunc igitur, Domine, Deus Israel, conserva famulo tuo David patri meo, quae locutus es ei dicens: “Non auferetur de te vir coram me, qui sedeat super thronum Israel, ita tamen, si custodierint filii tui viam suam, ut ambulent coram me, sicut tu ambulasti in conspectu meo”.

25. Now therefore, O LORD, God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father what thou hast promised him, saying, `There shall never fail you a man before me to sit upon the throne of Israel, if only your sons take heed to their way, to walk before me as you have walked before me.'

26. Et nunc, Domine, Deus Israel, firmentur verba tua, quae locutus es servo tuo David patri meo.

26. Now therefore, O God of Israel, let thy word be confirmed, which thou hast spoken to thy servant David my father.

27. Ergone putandum est quod vere Deus habitet super terram? Si enim caelum et caeli caelorum te capere non possunt, quanto magis domus haec, quam aedificavi!

27. "But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!

28. Sed respice ad orationem servi tui et ad preces eius, Domine Deus meus; audi clamorem et orationem, quam servus tuus orat coram te hodie,

28. Yet have regard to the prayer of thy servant and to his supplication, O LORD my God, hearkening to the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prays before thee this day;

29. ut sint oculi tui aperti super domum hanc nocte ac die, super locum, de quo dixisti: “Erit nomen meum ibi”, ut exaudias orationem, qua orat te servus tuus in loco isto,

29. that thy eyes may be open night and day toward this house, the place of which thou hast said, `My name shall be there,' that thou mayest hearken to the prayer which thy servant offers toward this place.

30. ut exaudias deprecationem servi tui et populi tui Israel, quodcumque oraverint in loco isto, et exaudies in loco habitaculi tui in caelo et, cum exaudieris, propitius eris.

30. And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant and of thy people Israel, when they pray toward this place; yea, hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place; and when thou hearest, forgive.

31. Si peccaverit homo in proximum suum et habuerit aliquod iuramentum, quo teneatur astrictus, et venerit propter iuramentum coram altari tuo in domum istam,

31. "If a man sins against his neighbor and is made to take an oath, and comes and swears his oath before thine altar in this house,

32. tu exaudies in caelo et facies et iudicabis servos tuos condemnans impium et reddens viam suam super caput eius iustificansque iustum et retribuens ei secundum iustitiam suam.

32. then hear thou in heaven, and act, and judge thy servants, condemning the guilty by bringing his conduct upon his own head, and vindicating the righteous by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

33. Si superatus fuerit populus tuus Israel ab inimicis suis, quia peccaturus est tibi, et agentes paenitentiam et confitentes nomini tuo venerint et oraverint et deprecati te fuerint in domo hac,

33. "When thy people Israel are defeated before the enemy because they have sinned against thee, if they turn again to thee, and acknowledge thy name, and pray and make supplication to thee in this house;

34. exaudi in caelo et dimitte peccatum populi tui Israel et reduces eos in terram, quam dedisti patribus eorum.

34. then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again to the land which thou gavest to their fathers.

35. Si clausum fuerit caelum et non pluerit propter peccata eorum, et oraverint in loco isto confessi nomini tuo et a peccatis suis conversi propter afflictionem suam,

35. "When heaven is shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against thee, if they pray toward this place, and acknowledge thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them,

36. exaudi eos in caelo et dimitte peccata servorum tuorum et populi tui Israel et ostende eis viam bonam, per quam ambulent, et da pluviam super terram tuam, quam dedisti populo tuo in possessionem.

36. then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, thy people Israel, when thou dost teach them the good way in which they should walk; and grant rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people as an inheritance.

37. Fames si oborta fuerit in terra aut pestilentia aut uredo aut aurugo aut locusta vel bruchus, et afflixerit eum inimicus eius portas obsidens, omnis plaga, universa infirmitas,

37. "If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence or blight or mildew or locust or caterpillar; if their enemy besieges them in any of their cities; whatever plague, whatever sickness there is;

38. cuncta oratio et deprecatio, quae acciderit omni homini de populo tuo Israel; si quis cognoverit plagam cordis sui et expanderit manus suas in domo hac,

38. whatever prayer, whatever supplication is made by any man or by all thy people Israel, each knowing the affliction of his own heart and stretching out his hands toward this house;

39. tu audies in caelo in loco habitationis tuae et repropitiaberis et facies, ut des unicuique secundum omnes vias suas, sicut videris cor eius, quia tu nosti solus cor omnium filiorum hominum,

39. then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and render to each whose heart thou knowest, according to all his ways (for thou, thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men);

40. ut timeant te cunctis diebus, quibus vivunt super faciem terrae, quam dedisti patribus nostris.

40. that they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest to our fathers.

41. Insuper et alienigena, qui non est de populo tuo Israel, cum venerit de terra longinqua propter nomen tuum

41. "Likewise when a foreigner, who is not of thy people Israel, comes from a far country for thy name's sake

42. — audietur enim nomen tuum magnum et manus tua fortis et brachium tuum extentum ubique — cum venerit ergo et oraverit in hoc loco,

42. (for they shall hear of thy great name, and thy mighty hand, and of thy outstretched arm), when he comes and prays toward this house,

43. tu exaudies in caelo in loco habitationis tuae et facies omnia, pro quibus invocaverit te alienigena, ut sciant universi populi terrarum nomen tuum et timeant te, sicut populus tuus Israel, et probent quia nomen tuum invocatum est super domum hanc, quam aedificavi.

43. hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to thee; in order that all the peoples of the earth may know thy name and fear thee, as do thy people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.

44. Si egressus fuerit populus tuus ad bellum contra inimicos suos per viam, quocumque miseris eos, et oraverint te contra viam civitatis, quam elegisti, et contra domum, quam aedificavi nomini tuo,

44. "If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way thou shalt send them, and they pray to the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen and the house which I have built for thy name,

45. exaudies in caelo orationes eorum et preces eorum et facies iudicium eorum.

45. then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.

46. Quod si peccaverint tibi — non est enim homo qui non peccet — et iratus tradideris eos inimicis suis, et captivi ducti fuerint in terram inimicorum longe vel prope

46. "If they sin against thee -- for there is no man who does not sin -- and thou art angry with them, and dost give them to an enemy, so that they are carried away captive to the land of the enemy, far off or near;

47. et egerint paenitentiam in corde suo in loco captivitatis et conversi deprecati te fuerint in captivitate sua dicentes: “Peccavimus, inique egimus, impie gessimus”;

47. yet if they lay it to heart in the land to which they have been carried captive, and repent, and make supplication to thee in the land of their captors, saying, `We have sinned, and have acted perversely and wickedly';

48. et reversi fuerint ad te in universo corde suo et tota anima sua in terra inimicorum suorum, ad quam captivi ducti sunt, et oraverint te contra viam terrae suae, quam dedisti patribus eorum, et civitatis, quam elegisti, et templi, quod aedificavi nomini tuo,

48. if they repent with all their mind and with all their heart in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray to thee toward their land, which thou gavest to their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name;

49. exaudies in caelo in firmamento solii tui orationes eorum et preces eorum et facies iudicium eorum;

49. then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause

50. et propitiaberis populo tuo, qui peccavit tibi, et omnibus iniquitatibus eorum, quibus praevaricati sunt in te, et dabis misericordiam coram eis, qui eos captivos habuerint, ut misereantur eis

50. and forgive thy people who have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions which they have committed against thee; and grant them compassion in the sight of those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them

51. — populus enim tuus est et hereditas tua, quos eduxisti de terra Aegypti de medio fornacis ferreae —

51. (for they are thy people, and thy heritage, which thou didst bring out of Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace).

52. ut sint oculi tui aperti ad deprecationem servi tui et populi tui Israel, et exaudias eos in universis, pro quibus invocaverint te.

52. Let thy eyes be open to the supplication of thy servant, and to the supplication of thy people Israel, giving ear to them whenever they call to thee.

53. Tu enim separasti eos tibi in hereditatem de universis populis terrae, sicut locutus es per Moysen servum tuum, quando eduxisti patres nostros de Aegypto, Domine Deus”.

53. For thou didst separate them from among all the peoples of the earth, to be thy heritage, as thou didst declare through Moses, thy servant, when thou didst bring our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord GOD."

54. Factum est autem cum complesset Salomon orans Dominum omnem orationem et deprecationem hanc, surrexit de conspectu altaris Domini; utrumque enim genu in terram fixerat et manus expanderat in caelum.

54. Now as Solomon finished offering all this prayer and supplication to the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, where he had knelt with hands outstretched toward heaven;

55. Stetit ergo et benedixit omni ecclesiae Israel voce magna dicens:

55. and he stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

56. “Benedictus Dominus, qui dedit requiem populo suo Israel iuxta omnia, quae locutus est; non cecidit ne unus quidem sermo ex omnibus bonis, quae locutus est per Moysen servum suum.

56. "Blessed be the LORD who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised; not one word has failed of all his good promise, which he uttered by Moses his servant.

57. Sit Dominus Deus noster nobiscum, sicut fuit cum patribus nostris, non derelinquens nos neque proiciens,

57. The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers; may he not leave us or forsake us;

58. sed inclinet corda nostra ad se, ut ambulemus in universis viis eius et custodiamus mandata eius et decreta et iudicia, quaecumque mandavit patribus nostris.

58. that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers.

59. Et sint sermones mei isti, quibus deprecatus sum coram Domino, appropinquantes Domino Deo nostro die ac nocte, ut faciat iudicium servo suo et populo suo Israel per singulos dies,

59. Let these words of mine, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be near to the LORD our God day and night, and may he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel, as each day requires;

60. ut sciant omnes populi terrae quia Dominus ipse est Deus, et non est ultra absque eo.

60. that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God; there is no other.

61. Sit quoque cor vestrum perfectum cum Domino Deo nostro, ut ambuletis in decretis eius et custodiatis mandata eius sicut et hodie”.

61. Let your heart therefore be wholly true to the LORD our God, walking in his statutes and keeping his commandments, as at this day."

62. Igitur rex et omnis Israel cum eo immolabant victimas coram Domino.

62. Then the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD.

63. Mactavitque Salomon hostias pacificas, quas immolavit Domino, boum viginti duo milia et ovium centum viginti milia. Et dedicaverunt templum Domini rex et omnes filii Israel.

63. Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD twenty-two thousand oxen and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.

64. In die illa sanctificavit rex medium atrii, quod erat ante domum Domini; fecit quippe holocaustum ibi et oblationem et adipem pacificorum, quoniam altare aereum, quod erat coram Domino, minus erat et capere non poterat holocaustum et oblationem et adipem pacificorum.

64. The same day the king consecrated the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD; for there he offered the burnt offering and the cereal offering and the fat pieces of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar that was before the LORD was too small to receive the burnt offering and the cereal offering and the fat pieces of the peace offerings.

65. Fecit ergo Salomon in tempore illo festivitatem celebrem, et omnis Israel cum eo, ecclesia magna ab introitu Emath usque ad rivum Aegypti, coram Domino Deo nostro septem diebus.

65. So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days.

66. Et in die octava dimisit populos; qui benedicentes regi profecti sunt in tabernacula sua laetantes et alacri corde super omnibus bonis, quae fecerat Dominus David servo suo et Israel populo suo.

66. On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they blessed the king, and went to their homes joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had shown to David his servant and to Israel his people.