I Regum 10

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

And the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon in connection with the name of Jehovah, and came to prove him with enigmas.

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 quae habebat in corde suo.

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bore spices and gold in very great abundance, and precious stones; and she came to Solomon, and spoke to him of all that was in her heart.

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

And Solomon explained to her all she spoke of: there was not a thing hidden from the king that he did not explain to her.

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

And when the queen of Sheba saw all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,

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

and the food of his table, and the deportment of his servants, and the order of service of his attendants, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up to the house of Jehovah, there was no more spirit in her.

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

And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thine affairs, and of thy 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 gave no credit to the words, until I came and mine eyes had seen; and behold, the half was not told me: in wisdom and prosperity thou exceedest the report that I heard.

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

Happy are thy men! happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, who hear thy 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 Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel! Because Jehovah loves Israel for ever, therefore did he make thee king, to do judgment and justice.

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

And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in very great abundance, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as those which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

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

(And the fleet also of Hiram, which carried gold from Ophir, brought from Ophir sandal-wood in very great abundance, and precious stones.

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

And the king made of the sandal-wood a balustrade for the house of Jehovah, and for the king's house, and harps and lutes for the singers. There came no such sandal-wood, nor was there seen to this day.)

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

And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides what he gave her of the bounty of king Solomon. And she turned and went to 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 Arabiae, ducesque terrae.

besides what [came] by the dealers, and by the traffic of the merchants, and by all the kings of Arabia, and by the governors of the country.

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

And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold, — he applied six hundred [shekels] of gold to one target;

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

and three hundred shields of beaten gold, — he applied three minas of gold to 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 throne of ivory, and overlaid it with refined gold:

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

the throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was rounded behind; and there were arms on each side at the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the arms;

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

and twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any 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 king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of precious gold: none were of silver, [which] was not of the least account 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 the king had on the sea a Tarshish-fleet, with the fleet of Hiram: once in three years came the Tarshish-fleet, bringing gold and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

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

And king Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

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

And all the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in 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 man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and clothing, and armour, and spices, horses and mules, a rate year by year.

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

And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; and he had a thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; and he placed them in the chariot-cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

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

And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he as the sycamores that are in the lowland for abundance.

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

And the exportation of horses that Solomon had was from Egypt: a caravan of the king's merchants fetched a drove [of horses], at a price.

29 Egrediebatur autem quadriga ex Aegypto sexcentis siclis argenti, et equus centum quinquaginta. Atque in hunc modum cuncti reges Hethaeorum et Syriae equos venundabant.

And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred [shekels] of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; and so they brought [them] by their means, for all the kings of the Hittites and for the kings of Syria.