I Regum 10

1 Sed et Regina Saba, audita fama Salomonis in nomine Domini, venit tentare eum in ænigmatibus.

And the queen of Saba heard of the name of Solomon, and the name of the Lord, and she came to try him with riddles.

2 Et ingressa Ierusalem multo cum comitatu, et divitiis, camelis portantibus aromata, et aurum infinitum nimis, et gemmas pretiosas, venit ad regem Salomonem, et locuta est ei universa quæ habebat in corde suo.

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train; and [there came] camels bearing spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and she came in to Solomon, and told him all that was in her heart.

3 Et docuit eam Salomon omnia verba, quæ proposuerat: non fuit sermo, qui regem posset latere, et non responderet ei.

And Solomon answered all her questions: and there was not a question overlooked by the king which he did not answer her.

4 Videns autem regina Saba omnem sapientiam Salomonis, et domum, quam ædificaverat,

And the queen of Saba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he built,

5 et cibos mensæ eius, et habitacula servorum, et ordines ministrantium, vestesque eorum, et pincernas, et holocausta, quæ offerebat in domo Domini: non habebat ultra spiritum.

and the provision of Solomon and the sitting of his attendants, and the standing of his servants, and his raiment, and his cupbearers, and his whole burnt offering which he offered in the house of the Lord, and she was utterly amazed.

6 Dixitque ad regem: Verus est sermo, quem audivi in terra mea

And she said to king Solomon, [It was] a true report which I heard in my land of your words and your wisdom.

7 super sermonibus tuis, et super sapientia tua: et non credebam narrantibus mihi, donec ipsa veni, et vidi oculis meis, et probavi quod media pars mihi nunciata non fuerit: maior est sapientia et opera tua, quam rumor, quem audivi.

But I believed not them that told me, until I came and my eyes saw: and, behold, the words as they reported to me are not the half: you have exceeded in goodness all the report which I heard in my land.

8 Beati viri tui, et beati servi tui, qui stant coram te semper, et audiunt sapientiam tuam.

Blessed [are] your wives, blessed [are] these your servants who stand before you continually, who hear all your wisdom.

9 Sit Dominus Deus tuus benedictus, cui complacuisti, et posuit te super thronum Israel, eo quod dilexerit Dominus Israel in sempiternum, et constituit te regem, ut faceres iudicium et iustitiam.

Blessed be the Lord your God, who has taken pleasure in you, to set you upon the throne of Israel, because the Lord loved Israel to establish [him] for ever; and he has made you king over them, to execute judgement with justice, and in their causes.

10 Dedit ergo regi centum viginti talenta auri, et aromata multa nimis, et gemmas pretiosas: non sunt allata ultra aromata tam multa, quam ea quæ dedit regina Saba regi Salomoni.

And she gave to Solomon a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and very many spices, and precious stones: there had not come any other spices so abundant as those which the queen of Saba gave to king Solomon.

11 (Sed et classis Hiram, quæ portabat aurum de Ophir, attulit ex Ophir ligna thyina multa nimis, et gemmas pretiosas.

And the ship of Chiram which brought the gold from Suphir, brought very much hewn timber and precious stones.

12 Fecitque rex de lignis thyinis fulcra domus Domini, et domus regiæ, et citharas lyrasque cantoribus: non sunt allata huiuscemodi ligna thyina, neque visa usque in præsentem diem.)

And the king made the hewn timber [into] buttresses of the house of the Lord and the king's house, and lyres and harps for singers: such hewn timber had not come upon the earth, nor have been seen anywhere until this day.

13 Rex autem Salomon dedit reginæ Saba omnia quæ voluit, et petivit ab eo: exceptis his, quæ ultro obtulerat ei munere regio. Quæ reversa est, et abiit in terram suam cum servis suis.

And king Solomon gave to the queen of Saba all that she desired, whatever she asked, besides all that he had given her by the hand of king Solomon: and she returned, and came into her own land, she and her servants.

14 Erat autem pondus auri, quod afferebatur Salomoni per annos singulos, sexcentorum sexaginta sex talentorum auri:

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

15 excepto eo, quod afferebant viri, qui super vectigalia erant, et negotiatores, universique scruta vendentes, et omnes reges Arabiæ, ducesque terræ.

Besides the tributes of them that were subjects, both merchants and all the kings of the [country] beyond [the river], and of the princess of the land.

16 Fecit quoque rex Salomon ducenta scuta de auro purissimo, sexcentos auri siclos dedit in laminas scuti unius.

And Solomon made three hundred spears of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold were upon one spear.

17 Et trecentas peltas ex auro probato: trecentæ minæ auri unam peltam vestiebant: posuitque eas rex in domo saltus Libani.

And three hundred shields of beaten gold: and three pounds of gold were in one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

18 Fecit etiam rex Salomon thronum de ebore grandem: et vestivit eum auro fulvo nimis,

And the king made a great ivory throne, and gilded it with pure gold.

19 qui habebat sex gradus: et summitas throni rotunda erat in parte posteriori: et duæ manus hinc atque inde tenentes sedile: et duo leones stabant iuxta manus singulas.

The throne [had] six steps, and calves in bold relief to the throne behind it, and side-pieces on either hand of the place of the seat, and two lions standing by the side-pieces,

20 Et duodecim leunculi stantes super sex gradus hinc atque inde: non est factum tale opus in universis regnis.

and twelve lions standing there on the six steps on either side: it was not so done in any [other] kingdom.

21 Sed et omnia vasa, quibus potabat rex Salomon, erant aurea: et universa supellex domus saltus Libani de auro purissimo: non erat argentum, nec alicuius pretii putabatur in diebus Salomonis,

And all the vessels made by Solomon [were] of gold, and the lavers [were] golden, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; there was no silver, for it was not accounted of in the days of Solomon.

22 quia classis regis per mare cum classe Hiram semel per tres annos ibat in Tharsis, deferens inde aurum, et argentum, et dentes elephantorum, et simias, et pavos.

For Solomon had a ship of Tharsis in the sea with the ships of Chiram: one ship came to the king every three years out of Tharsis, [laden with] gold and silver, and wrought stones, and hewn stones.

23 Magnificatus est ergo rex Salomon super omnes reges terræ divitiis, et sapientia.

And Solomon increased beyond all the kings of the earth in wealth and wisdom.

24 Et universa terra desiderabat vultum Salomonis, ut audiret sapientiam eius, quam dederat Deus in corde eius.

And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which the Lord [had] put into his heart.

25 Et singuli deferebant ei munera, vasa argentea et aurea, vestes et arma bellica, aromata quoque, et equos et mulos per annos singulos.

And they brought every one their gifts, vessels of gold, and raiment, and stacte, and spices, and horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

26 Congregavitque Salomon currus et equites, et facti sunt ei milla quadringenti currus, et duodecim millia equitum: et disposuit eos per civitates munitas, et cum rege in Ierusalem.

And Solomon had four thousand mares for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen: and he put them in the cities of his chariots, and with the king in Jerusalem: and he ruled over all the kings from the river to the land of the Philistines, and to the borders of Egypt.

27 Fecitque ut tanta esset abundantia argenti in Ierusalem, quanta et lapidum: et cedrorum præbuit multitudinem quasi sycomoros, quæ nascuntur in campestribus.

And the king made gold and silver in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as the sycamores in the plain for multitude.

28 Et educebantur equi Salomoni de Ægypto, et de Coa. Negotiatores enim regis emebant de Coa, et statuto pretio perducebant.

And the goings forth of Solomon's horsemen [was] also out of Egypt, and the king's merchants [were] of Thecue; and they received them out of Thecue at a price.

29 Egrediebatur autem quadriga ex Ægypto sexcentis siclis argenti, et equus centum quinquaginta. Atque in hunc modum cuncti reges Hethæorum et Syriæ equos venundabant.

And that which proceeded out of Egypt went up [thus, even] a chariot for a hundred [shekels] of silver, and a horse for fifty [shekels] of silver: and thus for all the kings of the Chettians, and the kings of Syria, they came out by sea.