Ii Paralipomenon 1

1 Confortatus est ergo Salomon filius David in regno suo, et Dominus erat cum eo, et magnificavit eum in excelsum.

And Solomon, the son of David, made himself strong in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and made him very great.

2 Praecepitque Salomon universo Israeli, tribunis, et centurionibus, et ducibus, et iudicibus omnis Israel, et principibus familiarum:

And Solomon sent word to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds and to the judges and to every chief in all Israel, heads of their families.

3 et abiit cum universa multitudine in Excelsum Gabaon, ubi erat tabernaculum foederis Domini, quod fecit Moyses famulus Dei in solitudine.

Then Solomon, and all the men of Israel with him, went to the high place at Gibeon, because the Tent of meeting of God, which Moses, the servant of the Lord, had made in the waste land, was there.

4 Arcam autem Dei adduxerat David de Cariathiarim in locum, quem praeparaverat ei, et ubi fixerat illi tabernaculum, hoc est, in Ierusalem.

But the ark of God had been moved by David from Kiriath-jearim to the place which he had made ready for it, for he had put up a tent for it at Jerusalem.

5 Altare quoque aeneum, quod fabricatus fuerat Beseleel filius Uri filii Hur, ibi erat coram tabernaculo Domini: quod et requisivit Salomon, et omnis ecclesia.

And the altar of brass which Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, was there before the Tent of the Lord; and Solomon and all the people went to give worship there.

6 Ascenditque Salomon ad altare aeneum, coram tabernaculo foederis Domini, et obtulit in eo mille hostias.

And Solomon went up there to the brass altar before the Lord at the Tent of meeting, offering on it a thousand burned offerings.

7 Ecce autem in ipsa nocte apparuit ei Deus, dicens: Postula quod vis, ut dem tibi.

In that night God came to Solomon in a vision, and said to him, Say what I am to give you.

8 Dixitque Salomon Deo: Tu fecisti cum David patre meo misericordiam magnam: et constituisti me regem pro eo.

And Solomon said to God, Great was your mercy to David my father, and you have made me king in his place.

9 Nunc ergo Domine Deus impleatur sermo tuus, quem pollicitus es David patri meo: tu enim me fecisti regem super populum tuum multum, qui tam innumerabilis est, quam pulvis terrae.

Now, O Lord God, let your word to David my father come true; for you have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in number.

10 Da mihi sapientiam et intelligentiam, ut ingrediar et egrediar coram populo tuo: quis enim potest hunc populum tuum digne, qui tam grandis est, iudicare?

Give me now wisdom and knowledge, so that I may go out and come in before this people: for who is able to be the judge of this great people of yours?

11 Dixit autem Deus ad Salomonem: Quia hoc magis placuit cordi tuo, et non postulasti divitias, et substantiam, et gloriam, neque animas eorum qui te oderant, sed nec dies vitae plurimos: petisti autem sapientiam et scientiam, ut iudicare possis populum meum, super quem constitui te regem.

And God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you did not make request for money, property, or honour, or for the destruction of your haters, or for long life; but you have made request for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, so that you may be the judge of my people over whom I have made you king:

12 Sapientia et scientia data sunt tibi: divitias autem et substantiam et gloriam dabo tibi, ita ut nullus in regibus nec ante te nec post te fuerit similis tui.

Wisdom and knowledge are given to you; and I will give you wealth and honour, such as no king has had before you or ever will have after you.

13 Venit ergo Salomon ab Excelso Gabaon in Ierusalem coram tabernaculo foederis, et regnavit super Israel.

So Solomon went back from the high place at Gibeon, from before the Tent of meeting, to Jerusalem; and he was king over Israel.

14 Congregavitque sibi currus et equites, et facti sunt ei mille quadringenti currus, et duodecim millia equitum: et fecit eos esse in urbibus quadrigarum, et cum rege in Ierusalem.

And Solomon got together war-carriages and horsemen; he had one thousand, four hundred carriages and twelve thousand horsemen, which he kept, some in the carriage-towns and some with the king at Jerusalem.

15 Praebuitque rex argentum et aurum in Ierusalem quasi lapides, et cedros quasi sycomoros, quae nascuntur in campestribus multitudine magna.

And the king made silver and gold as common as stones in Jerusalem, and cedar like the sycamore-trees of the lowland in number.

16 Adducebantur autem ei equi de Aegypto, et de Coa a negotiatoribus regis, qui ibant, et emebant pretio,

And Solomon's horses came out of Egypt; the king's traders got them from Kue at a price.

17 quadrigam equorum sexcentis argenteis, et equum centum quinquaginta: similiter de universis regnis Cethaeorum, et a regibus Syriae emptio celebrabatur.

A war-carriage might be got from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: they got them at the same rate for all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.