I Regum 10

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

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon in connection with the name of the Lord, she came to prove 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 quae habebat in corde suo.

And she came to Jerusalem with an exceedingly great train, with camels bearing spices, and gold in great abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she spoke with him of all that was on her heart.

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

And Solomon solved [for] her all her questions: nothing remained hidden from the king, which he did not tell 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 sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cup-bearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the Lord: 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, The truth only was the word that I heard in my own land of thy acts 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.

And I believed not in the words, until I came, and my eyes saw [all]: and, behold, the half hath not been told me; thou excellest in wisdom and prosperity the report which I have 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 before thee continually, 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 the Lord thy God, who hath had delight in thee, to place thee on the throne of Israel; because the Lord loveth Israel for ever, therefore hath he made thee king, to do justice and righteousness.

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 to the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices a very great store, and precious stones: there came no more spices in such abundance as these 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 also the ship of Hiram, that fetched gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir in great abundance sandal-wood 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 railing for the house of the Lord, and for the king's house, and harps and psalteries for the singers: there came no such sandal-wood, nor was it seen [again] until 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 unto the queen of Sheba all her pleasure, whatsoever she asked, beside what Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned about and went to her own country, she and her servants.

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

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

Beside [what he had] of the traveling tradesmen, and of the traffic of the merchants, and of the kings of confederate nations, and of 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: six hundred shekels of gold he used for each one target.

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

And [he made] three hundred shields of beaten gold; three manehs of gold he used for each 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,

The king also made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best 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 there was a round top on the throne behind; and there were arms on either side on 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 upon the six steps on both sides: there was not the like made 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 king Solomon's drinking-vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver; it was not valued in the days of Solomon at the least.

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 a Tharshish-ship at sea with the ship of Hiram: once in three years the Tharshish-ship used to come home, laden with gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

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

And king Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

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

And [men of] 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 garments, and armor, and spices, horses, and mules: and so 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 together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he quartered in the cities for chariots, and near 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 rendered the silver in Jerusalem like stones, and the cedars he rendered like the sycamore-trees that are in the lowlands, for abundance.

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

And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt; and a company of the king's merchants bought a quantity 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-team came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.