Ii Paralipomenon 2
1 Decrevit autem Salomon aedificare domum nomini Domini, et palatium sibi.
Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
2 Et numeravit septuaginta millia virorum portantium humeris, et octoginta millia qui caederent lapides in montibus, praepositosque eorum tria millia sexcentos.
So he conscripted 70,000 porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.
3 Misit quoque ad Hiram regem Tyri, dicens: Sicut egisti cum David patre meo, et misisti ei ligna cedrina ut aedificaret sibi domum, in qua et habitavit:
Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.
4 sic fac mecum ut aedificem domum nomini Domini Dei mei, ut consecrem eam ad adolendum incensum coram illo, et fumiganda aromata, et ad propositionem panum sempiternam, et ad holocautomata mane, et vespere, sabbatis quoque, et neomeniis, et sollemnitatibus Domini Dei nostri in sempiternum, quae mandata sunt Israeli.
Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.
5 Domus enim, quam aedificare cupio, magna est: magnus est enim Deus noster super omnes deos.
The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
6 Quis ergo poterit praevalere, ut aedificet ei dignam domum? si caelum, et caeli caelorum capere eum nequeunt: quantus ego sum, ut possim aedificare ei domum? sed ad hoc tantum, ut adoleatur incensum coram illo.
But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him?
7 Mitte ergo mihi virum eruditum, qui noverit operari in auro, et argento, aere, et ferro, purpura, coccino, et hyacintho, et qui sciat sculpere caelaturas cum his artificibus, quos mecum habeo in Iudaea, et Ierusalem, quos praeparavit David pater meus.
Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.
8 Sed et ligna cedrina mitte mihi, et arceuthina, et pinea de Libano: scio enim quod servi tui noverint caedere ligna de Libano, et erunt servi mei cum servis tuis,
Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours
9 ut parentur mihi ligna plurima. Domus enim, quam cupio aedificare, magna est nimis, et inclyta.
to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful.
10 Praeterea operariis, qui caesuri sunt ligna, servis tuis dabo in cibaria tritici coros viginti millia, et hordei coros totidem, olei quoque sata viginti millia.
I will pay your servants, the woodcutters, 20,000 cors of ground wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of olive oil.”
11 Dixit autem Hiram rex Tyri per litteras, quas miserat Salomoni: Quia dilexit Dominus populum suum, idcirco te regnare fecit super eum.
Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.”
12 Et addidit, dicens: Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel, qui fecit caelum et terram, qui dedit David regi filium sapientem et eruditum et sensatum atque prudentem, ut aedificaret domum Domino, et palatium sibi.
And Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
13 Misi ergo tibi virum prudentem et scientissimum Hiram, ut patrem meum,
So now I am sending you Huram-abi, a skillful man endowed with creativity.
14 filium mulieris de filiabus Dan, cuius pater fuit Tyrius, qui novit operari in auro, et argento, aere, et ferro, et marmore, et lignis, in purpura quoque, et hyacintho, et bysso, et coccino: et qui scit caelare omnem sculpturam, et adinvenire prudenter quodcumque in opere necessarium est cum artificibus tuis, et cum artificibus domini mei David patris tui.
He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple, blue, and crimson yarn, and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can execute any design that is given him. He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my lord, your father David.
15 Triticum ergo, et hordeum, et oleum, et vinum, quae pollicitus es domine mi, mitte servis tuis.
Now let my lord send to his servants the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine he promised.
16 Nos autem caedemus ligna de Libano, quot necessaria habueris, et applicabimus ea ratibus per mare in Ioppe: tuum autem erit transferre ea in Ierusalem.
We will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and we will float them to you as rafts by sea down to Joppa. Then you can take them up to Jerusalem.”
17 Numeravit igitur Salomon omnes viros proselytos, qui erant in terra Israel, post dinumerationem, quam dinumeravit David pater eius, et inventi sunt centum quinquaginta tria millia et sexcenti.
Solomon numbered all the foreign men in the land of Israel following the census his father David had conducted, and there were found to be 153,600 in all.
18 Fecitque ex eis septuaginta millia, qui humeris onera portarent, et octoginta millia, qui lapides de montibus caederent: tria autem millia et sexcentos praepositos operum populi.
Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.
