I Regum 3
1 Confirmatum est igitur regnum in manu Salomonis, et affinitate coniunctus est Pharaoni regi Aegypti: accepit namque filiam eius, et adduxit in civitatem David, donec compleret aedificans domum suam, et domum Domini, et murum Ierusalem per circuitum.
And Solomon joineth in marriage with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and taketh the daughter of Pharaoh, and bringeth her in unto the city of David, till he completeth to build his own house, and the house of Jehovah, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
2 Attamen populus immolabat in excelsis: non enim aedificatum erat templum nomini Domini usque in diem illum.
Only, the people are sacrificing in high places, for there hath not been built a house for the name of Jehovah till those days.
3 Dilexit autem Salomon Dominum, ambulans in praeceptis David patris sui, excepto quod in excelsis immolabat, et accendebat thymiama.
And Solomon loveth Jehovah, to walk in the statutes of David his father — only, in high places he is sacrificing and making perfume —
4 Abiit itaque in Gabaon, ut immolaret ibi: illud quippe erat excelsum maximum: mille hostias in holocaustum obtulit Salomon super altare illud in Gabaon.
and the king goeth to Gibeon, to sacrifice there, for it [is] the great high place; a thousand burnt-offerings cause to ascend doth Solomon on that altar.
5 Apparuit autem Dominus Salomoni per somnium nocte, dicens: Postula quod vis ut dem tibi.
In Gibeon hath Jehovah appeared unto Solomon, in a dream of the night, and God saith, 'Ask — what do I give to thee?'
6 Et ait Salomon: Tu fecisti cum servo tuo David patre meo misericordiam magnam, sicut ambulavit in conspectu tuo in veritate, et iustitia, et recto corde tecum: custodisti ei misericordiam tuam grandem, et dedisti ei filium sedentem super thronum eius, sicut est hodie.
And Solomon saith, 'Thou hast done with Thy servant David my father great kindness, as he walked before Thee in truth and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with Thee, and Thou dost keep for him this great kindness, and dost give to him a son sitting on his throne, as [at] this day.
7 Et nunc Domine Deus, tu regnare fecisti servum tuum pro David patre meo: ego autem sum puer parvulus, et ignorans egressum, et introitum meum.
And now, O Jehovah my God, Thou hast caused thy servant to reign instead of David my father; and I [am] a little child, I do not know to go out and to come in;
8 Et servus tuus in medio est populi, quem elegisti, populi infiniti, qui numerari et supputari non potest prae multitudine.
and Thy servant [is] in the midst of thy people, whom Thou hast chosen, a people numerous, that is not numbered nor counted for multitude,
9 Dabis ergo servo tuo cor docile, ut populum tuum iudicare possit, et discernere inter bonum et malum. quis enim poterit iudicare populum istum, populum tuum hunc multum?
and Thou hast given to Thy servant an understanding heart, to judge Thy people, to discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this Thy great people?'
10 Placuit ergo sermo coram Domino, quod Salomon postulasset huiuscemodi rem.
And the thing is good in the eyes of the Lord, that Solomon hath asked this thing,
11 Et dixit Dominus Salomoni: Quia postulasti verbum hoc, et non petisti tibi dies multos, nec divitias, aut animas inimicorum tuorum, sed postulasti tibi sapientiam ad discernendum iudicium:
and God saith unto him, 'Because that thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thee many days, nor asked for thee riches, nor asked the life of thine enemies, and hast asked for thee discernment to understand judgment,
12 ecce feci tibi secundum sermones tuos, et dedi tibi cor sapiens et intelligens, in tantum ut nullus ante te similis tui fuerit, nec post te surrecturus sit.
lo, I have done according to thy words; lo, I have given to thee a heart, wise and understanding, that like thee there hath not been before thee, and after thee there doth not arise like thee;
13 Sed et haec, quae non postulasti, dedi tibi: divitias scilicet, et gloriam, ut nemo fuerit similis tui in regibus cunctis retro diebus.
and also, that which thou hast not asked I have given to thee, both riches and honour, that there hath not been like thee a man among the kings all thy days;
14 Si autem ambulaveris in viis meis, et custodieris praecepta mea, et mandata mea, sicut ambulavit pater tuus, longos faciam dies tuos.
and if thou dost walk in My ways to keep My statutes, and My commands, as David thy father walked, then I have prolonged thy days.'
15 Igitur evigilavit Salomon, et intellexit quod esset somnium: cumque venisset Ierusalem, stetit coram arca foederis Domini, et obtulit holocausta, et fecit victimas pacificas, et grande convivium universis famulis suis.
And Solomon awaketh, and lo, a dream; and he cometh in to Jerusalem, and standeth before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and causeth to ascend burnt-offerings, and maketh peace-offerings. And he maketh a banquet for all his servants,
16 Tunc venerunt duae mulieres meretrices ad regem, steteruntque coram eo,
then come in do two women, harlots, unto the king, and stand before him,
17 quarum una ait: Obsecro, mi Domine: ego et mulier haec habitabamus in domo una, et peperi apud eam in cubiculo.
and the one woman saith, 'O, my lord, I and this woman are dwelling in one house, and I bring forth with her, in the house;
18 Tertia autem die postquam ego peperi, peperit et haec: et eramus simul, nullusque alius nobiscum in domo, exceptis nobis duabus.
and it cometh to pass on the third day of my bringing forth, that this woman also bringeth forth, and we [are] together, there is no stranger with us in the house, save we two, in the house.
19 Mortuus est autem filius mulieris huius nocte. dormiens quippe oppressit eum.
And the son of this woman dieth at night, because she hath lain upon it,
20 Et consurgens intempestae noctis silentio, tulit filium meum de latere meo ancillae tuae dormientis, et collocavit in sinu suo: suum autem filium, qui erat mortuus, posuit in sinu meo.
and she riseth in the middle of the night, and taketh my son from beside me — and thy handmaid is asleep — and layeth it in her bosom, and her dead son she hath laid in my bosom;
21 Cumque surrexissem mane ut darem lac filio meo, apparuit mortuus: quem diligentius intuens clara luce, deprehendi non esse meum quem genueram.
and I rise in the morning to suckle my son, and lo, dead; and I consider concerning it in the morning, and lo, it was not my son whom I did bear.'
22 Responditque altera mulier: Non est ita ut dicis, sed filius tuus mortuus est, meus autem vivit. Econtrario illa dicebat: Mentiris: filius quippe meus vivit, et filius tuus mortuus est. Atque in hunc modum contendebant coram rege.
And the other woman saith, 'Nay, but my son [is] the living, and thy son the dead;' and this [one] saith, 'Nay, but thy son [is] the dead, and my son the living.' And they speak before the king.
23 Tunc rex ait: Haec dicit, Filius meus vivit, et filius tuus mortuus est. Et ista respondit, Non, sed filius tuus mortuus est, meus autem vivit.
And the king saith, 'This [one] saith, This [is] my son, the living, and thy son [is] the dead; and that [one] saith, Nay, but thy son [is] the dead, and my son the living.'
24 Dixit ergo rex: Afferte mihi gladium. Cumque attulissent gladium coram rege,
And the king saith, 'Take for me a sword;' and they bring the sword before the king,
25 Dividite, inquit, infantem vivum in duas partes, et date dimidiam partem uni, et dimidiam partem alteri.
and the king saith, 'Cut the living child into two, and give the half to the one, and the half to the other.'
26 Dixit autem mulier, cuius filius erat vivus, ad regem: (commota sunt quippe viscera eius super filio suo) Obsecro domine, date illi infantem vivum, et nolite interficere eum. Econtrario illa dicebat: Nec mihi, nec tibi sit, sed dividatur.
And the woman whose son [is] the living one saith unto the king (for her bowels yearned over her son), yea, she saith, 'O, my lord, give to her the living child, and put it not at all to death;' and this [one] saith, 'Let it be neither mine or thine — cut [it].'
27 Respondit rex, et ait: Date huic infantem vivum, et non occidatur: haec est enim mater eius.
And the king answereth and saith, 'Give ye to her the living child, and put it not at all to death; she [is] its mother.'
28 Audivit itaque omnis Israel iudicium quod iudicasset rex, et timuerunt regem, videntes sapientiam Dei esse in eo ad faciendum iudicium.
And all Israel hear of the judgment that the king hath judged, and fear because of the king, for they have seen that the wisdom of God [is] in his heart, to do judgment.
