Liber I Regum, 7

1. domum autem suam ædificavit Salomon tredecim annis et ad perfectum usque perduxit

1. And Solomon built his own house in thirteen years, and brought it to perfection.

2. ædificavit quoque domum saltus Libani centum cubitorum longitudinis et quinquaginta cubitorum latitudinis et triginta cubitorum altitudinis et quattuor deambulacra inter columnas cedrinas ligna quippe cedrina exciderat in columnas

2. He built also the house of the forest of Libanus, the length of it was a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty cubits, and the height thirty cubits: and four galleries between pillars of cedar: for he had cut cedar trees into pillars.

3. et tabulatis cedrinis vestivit totam cameram quæ quadraginta quinque columnis sustentabatur unus autem ordo habebat columnas quindecim

3. And he covered the whole vault with boards of cedar, and it was held up with five and forty pillars. And one row had fifteen pillars,

4. contra se invicem positas

4. Set one against another,

5. et e regione se respicientes æquali spatio inter columnas et super columnas quadrangulata ligna in cunctis æqualia

5. And looking one upon another, with equal space between the pillars, and over the pillars were square beams in- all things equal.

6. et porticum columnarum fecit quinquaginta cubitorum longitudinis et triginta cubitorum latitudinis et alteram porticum in facie majoris porticus et columnas et epistylia super columnas

6. And he made a porch of pillars of fifty cubits in length, and thirty cubits in breadth: and another porch before the greater porch: and pillars, and chapiters upon the pillars.

7. porticum quoque solii in qua tribunal est fecit et texit lignis cedrinis a pavimento usque ad summitatem

7. He made also the porch of the throne, wherein is the seat of judgment: and covered it with cedar wood from the floor to the top.

8. et domuncula in qua sedetur ad judicandum erat in media porticu simili opere domum quoque fecit filiæ Pharaonis quam uxorem duxerat Salomon tali opere quali et hanc porticum

8. And in the midst of the porch, was a small house where he sat in judgment, of the like work. He made also a house for the daughter of Pharao (whom Solomon had taken to wife) of the same work, as this porch,

9. omnia lapidibus pretiosis qui ad normam quandam atque mensuram tam intrinsecus quam extrinsecus serrati erant a fundamento usque ad summitatem parietum et intrinsecus usque ad atrium majus

9. All of costly stones, which were sawed by a certain rule and measure both within and without: from the foundation to the top of the walls, and without unto the great court.

10. fundamenta autem de lapidibus pretiosis lapidibus magnis decem sive octo cubitorum

10. And the foundations were of costly stones, great stones of ten cubits or eight cubits:

11. et desuper lapides pretiosi æqualis mensuræ secti erant similiterque de cedro

11. And above there were costly stones, or equal measure, hewed; and, in like manner, planks of cedar:

12. et atrium majus rotundum trium ordinum de lapidibus sectis et unius ordinis dolata cedro necnon et in atrio domus Domini interiori et in porticu domus

12. And the greater court was made round with three rows of hewed stones, and one row of planks of cedar, moreover also in the inner court of the house of the Lord, and in the porch of the house.

13. misit quoque rex Salomon et tulit Hiram de Tyro

13. And king Solomon sent, and brought Hiram from Tyre,

14. filium mulieris viduæ de tribu Nepthali patre Tyrio artificem ærarium et plenum sapientia et intellegentia et doctrina ad faciendum omne opus ex ære qui cum venisset ad regem Salomonem fecit omne opus ejus

14. The son of a widow woman of the tribe of Nephtali, whose father was a Tyrian, an artificer in brass, and full of wisdom, and understanding, and skill to work all work in brass. And when he was come to king Solomon, he wrought all his work.

15. et finxit duas columnas æreas decem et octo cubitorum altitudinis columnam unam et linea duodecim cubitorum ambiebat columnam utramque

15. And he cast two pillars in brass, each pillar was eighteen cubits high: and a line of twelve cubits compassed both the pillars.

16. duo quoque capitella fecit quæ ponerentur super capita columnarum fusili ære quinque cubitorum altitudinis capitellum unum et quinque cubitorum altitudinis capitellum alterum

16. He made also two chapiters of molten brass, to be set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits:

17. et quasi in modum retis et catenarum sibi invicem miro opere contextarum utrumque capitellum columnarum fusile erat septena versuum retiacula in capitello uno et septena retiacula in capitello altero

17. And a kind of network, and chain work wreathed together with wonderful art. Both the chapiters of the pillars were cast : seven rows of nets were on one chapiter, and seven nets on the other chapiter.

18. et perfecit columnas et duos ordines per circuitum retiaculorum singulorum ut tegerent capitella quæ erant super summitatem malogranatorum eodem modo fecit et capitello secundo

18. And he made the pillars, and two rows round about each network to cover the chapiters, that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and in like manner did he to the other chapiter.

19. capitella autem quæ erant super capita columnarum quasi opere lilii fabricata erant in porticu quattuor cubitorum

19. And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars, were of lily work in the porch, of four cubits.

20. et rursum alia capitella in summitate columnarum desuper juxta mensuram columnæ contra retiacula malogranatorum autem ducenti ordines erant in circuitu capitelli secundi

20. And again other chapiters in the top of the pillars above, according to the measure of the pillar over against the network: and of pomegranates there were two hundred in rows round about the other chapiter.

21. et statuit duas columnas in porticum templi cumque statuisset columnam dexteram vocavit eam nomine Jachin similiter erexit columnam secundam et vocavit nomen ejus Booz

21. And he set up the two pillars in the porch of the temple: and when he had set up the pillar on the right hand, he called the name thereof Jachin: in like manner he set up the second pillar, and called the name thereof Booz.

22. et super capita columnarum opus in modum lilii posuit perfectumque est opus columnarum

22. And upon the tops of the pillars he made lily work: so the work of the pillars was finished.

23. fecit quoque mare fusile decem cubitorum a labio usque ad labium rotundum in circuitu quinque cubitorum altitudo ejus et resticula triginta cubitorum cingebat illud per circuitum

23. He made also a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round all about; the height of it was five cubits, and a line of thirty cubits compassed it round about.

24. et scalptura subter labium circumibat illud decem cubitis ambiens mare duo ordines scalpturarum histriatarum erant fusiles

24. And a graven work under the brim of it compassed it, for ten cubits going about the sea: there were two rows cast of chamfered sculptures.

25. et stabat super duodecim boves e quibus tres respiciebant ad aquilonem et tres ad occidentem et tres ad meridiem et tres ad orientem et mare super eos desuper erat quorum posteriora universa intrinsecus latitabant

25. And it stood upon twelve oxen, of which three looked towards the north, and three towards the west, and three towards the south, and three towards the east, and the sea was above upon them, and their hinder parts were all hid within.

26. grossitudo autem luteris trium unciarum erat labiumque ejus quasi labium calicis et folium repandi lilii duo milia batos capiebat

26. And the laver was a handbreadth thick: and the brim thereof was like the brim of a cup, or the leaf of a crisped lily: it contained two thousand bates.

27. et fecit bases decem æreas quattuor cubitorum longitudinis bases singulas et quattuor cubitorum latitudinis et trium cubitorum altitudinis

27. And he made ten bases of brass, every base was four cubits in length, and four cubits in breadth, and three cubits high.

28. et ipsum opus basium interrasile erat et scalpturæ inter juncturas

28. And the work itself of the bases, was intergraven: and there were gravings between the joinings.

29. et inter coronulas et plectas leones et boves et cherubin et in juncturis similiter desuper et subter leones et boves quasi lora ex ære dependentia

29. And between the little crowns and the ledges were lions, and oxen, and cherubims: and in the joinings likewise above: and under the lions and oxen, as it were bands of brass hanging down.

30. et quattuor rotæ per bases singulas et axes ærei et per quattuor partes quasi umeruli subter luterem fusiles contra se invicem respectantes

30. And every base had four wheels, and axletrees of brass: and at the four sides were undersetters under the laver molten, looking one against another.

31. os quoque luteris intrinsecus erat in capitis summitate et quod forinsecus apparebat unius cubiti erat totum rotundum pariterque habebat unum cubitum et dimidium in angulis autem columnarum variæ celaturæ erant et media intercolumnia quadrata non rotunda

31. The mouth also of the laver within, was in the top of the chapiter: and that which appeared without, was of one cubit all round, and together it was one cubit and a half: and in the corners of the pillars were divers engravings: and the spaces between the pillars were square, not round.

32. quattuor quoque rotæ quæ per quattuor angulos basis erant coherebant subter basi una rota habebat altitudinis cubitum et semis

32. And the four wheels, which were at the four corners of the base, were joined one to another under the base: the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half.

33. tales autem rotæ erant quales solent in curru fieri et axes earum et radii et canti et modioli omnia fusilia

33. And they were such wheels as are used to be made in a chariot: and their axletrees, and spokes, and strakes, and naves, were all east.

34. nam et umeruli illi quattuor per singulos angulos basis unius ex ipsa basi fusiles et coniuncti erant

34. And the four undersetters that were at every corner of each base, were of the base itself cast and joined together.

35. in summitate autem basis erat quædam rotunditas dimidii cubiti ita fabrefacta ut luter desuper possit inponi habens celaturas suas et scalpturas varias ex semet ipso

35. And in the top of the base there was a round compass of half a cubit, so wrought that the laver might be set thereon, having its gravings, and divers sculptures of itself.

36. scalpsit quoque in tabulatis illis quæ erant ex ære et in angulis cherubin et leones et palmas quasi in similitudinem stantis hominis ut non celata sed adposita per circuitum viderentur

36. He engraved also in those plates, which were of brass. and in the corners, cherubims, and lions, and palm trees, in likeness of a man standing, so that they seemed not to be engraven, but added round about.

37. in hunc modum fecit decem bases fusura una et mensura scalpturaque consimili

37. After this manner he made ten bases, of one casting and measure, and the like graving.

38. fecit quoque decem luteres æreos quadraginta batos capiebat luter unus eratque quattuor cubitorum singulosque luteres per singulas id est decem bases posuit

38. He made also ten lavers of brass: one laver contained four bases, and was of four cubits: and upon every base, in all ten, he put as many lavers.

39. et constituit decem bases quinque ad dexteram partem templi et quinque ad sinistram mare autem posuit ad dexteram partem templi contra orientem ad meridiem

39. And he set the ten bases, five on the right side of the temple, and five on the left: and the sea he put on the right side of the temple over against the east southward.

40. fecit ergo Hiram lebetas et scutras et amulas et perfecit omne opus regis Salomonis in templo Domini

40. And Hiram made caldrons, and shovels, and basins, and finished all the work of king Solomon in the temple of the Lord.

41. columnas duas et funiculos capitulorum super capitella columnarum duos et retiacula duo ut operirent duos funiculos qui erant super capita columnarum

41. The two pillars and the two cords of the chapiters, upon the chapiters of the pillars: and the two networks, to cover the two cords, that were upon the top of the pillars.

42. et malogranata quadringenta in duobus retiaculis duos versus malogranatorum in retiaculis singulis ad operiendos funiculos capitellorum qui erant super capita columnarum

42. And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks: two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the cords of the chapiters, which were upon the tops of the pillars.

43. et bases decem et luteres decem super bases

43. And the ten bases, and the ten lavers on the bases.

44. et mare unum et boves duodecim subter mare

44. And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea.

45. et lebetas et scutras et amulas omnia vasa quæ fecit Hiram regi Salomoni in domo Domini de aurichalco erant

45. And the caldrons, and the shovels, and the basins. All the vessels that Hi- ram made for king Solomon for the house of the Lord, were of fine brass.

46. in campestri regione Jordanis fudit ea rex in argillosa terra inter Socchoth et Sarthan

46. In the plains of the Jordan did the king cast them in a clay ground, between Socoth and Sartham.

47. et posuit Salomon omnia vasa propter multitudinem autem nimiam non erat pondus æris

47. And Solomon placed all the vessels: but for exceeding great multitude the brass could not be weighed.

48. fecitque Salomon omnia vasa in domo Domini altare aureum et mensam super quam ponerentur panes propositionis auream

48. And Solomon made all the vessels for the house of the Lord: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, upon which the leaves of proposition should be set:

49. et candelabra aurea quinque ad dexteram et quinque ad sinistram contra oraculum ex auro primo et quasi lilii flores et lucernas desuper aureas et forcipes aureos

49. And the golden candlesticks, five on the right hand, and five on the left, over against the oracle, of pure gold: and the flowers like lilies, and the lamps over them of gold: and golden snuffers,

50. et hydrias et fuscinulas et fialas et mortariola et turibula de auro purissimo et cardines ostiorum domus interioris sancti sanctorum et ostiorum domus templi ex auro erant

50. And pots, and fleshhooks, and bowls, and mortars, and censers, of most pure gold: and the hinges for the doors of the inner house of the holy of holies, and for the doors of the house of the temple were of gold.

51. et perfecit omne opus quod faciebat Salomon in domo Domini et intulit quæ sanctificaverat David pater suus argentum et aurum et vasa reposuitque in thesauris domus Domini

51. And Solomon finished all the work that he made in the house of the Lord, and brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, the silver and the gold, and the vessels, and laid them up in the treasures of the house of the Lord.