Liber III Regum

Factum est ergo quadringentesimo et octogesimo anno egressionis filiorum Israël de terra Ægypti, in anno quarto, mense Zio (ipse est mensis secundus), regni Salomonis super Israël, ædificari cœpit domus Domino.

And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of the reign of Solomon over Israel, in the month Zio, (the same is the second month) he began to build a house to the Lord.

Facto es ergo quadringentesimo et octogesimo anno de egressione de filios Israële de terra de Aegypto, in anno quarto, mense Zio (ipso es mense secundo), de regno de Salomone super Israële, aedifica domo incipe ad Domino.

Domus autem quam ædificabat rex Salomon Domino, habebat sexaginta cubitos in longitudine, et viginti cubitos in latitudine, et triginta cubitos in altitudine.

And the house, which king Solomon built to the Lord, was threescore cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and thirty cubits in height.

Domo autem Salomone ad Domino rege aedifica quam, habe sexaginta cubitoses in longitudine, et viginti cubitoses in latitudine, et triginta cubitoses in altitudine.

Et porticus erat ante templum viginti cubitorum longitudinis, juxta mensuram latitudinis templi: et habebat decem cubitos latitudinis ante faciem templi.

And there was a porch before the temple, of twenty cubits in length, according to the measure of the breadth of the temple: and it was ten cubits in breadth, before the face of the temple.

Et porticu es ante templo viginti de cubitos de longitudine, juxta mensura de latitudine de templo: et habe deceme cubitose de latitudine ante facie de templo.

Fecitque in templo fenestras obliquas.

And he made in the temple oblique windows.

Et fac in templo fenestras obliquo.

Et ædificavit super parietem templi tabulata per gyrum, in parietibus domus per circuitum templi et oraculi, et fecit latera in circuitu.

And upon the wall of the temple, he built floors round about, in the walls of the house, round about the temple and the oracle, and he made chambers in the sides round about.

Et aedifica super pariete de templo tabulatos per gyro, in parietes de domo per circuitu de templo et de oraculo, et fac lateres in circuitu.

Tabulatum quod subter erat, quinque cubitos habebat latitudinis, et medium tabulatum sex cubitorum latitudinis, et tertium tabulatum septem habens cubitos latitudinis. Trabes autem posuit in domo per circuitum forinsecus, ut non hærerent muris templi.

The floor that was underneath was five cubits in breadth, and the middle floor was six cubits in breadth, and the third floor was seven cubits in breadth. And he put beams in the house round about on the outside, that they might not be fastened in the walls of the temple.

Tabulato quod subter es, quinque cubitose habe de latitudine, et medio tabulato sexu de cubito de latitudine, et tertio tabulato septeme habente cubitoses de latitudine. Trabes autem pone in domo per circuitu forinsecus, ut non haere muros de templo.

Domus autem cum ædificaretur, de lapidibus dolatis atque perfectis ædificata est: et malleus, et securis, et omne ferramentum non sunt audita in domo cum ædificaretur.

And the house, when it was in building, was built of stones, hewed and made ready: so that there was neither hammer nor axe, nor any tool of iron heard in the house when it was in building.

Domo autem cum aedifica, de lapides dofa et perfice aedifica es: et malleo, et secure, et omni ferramento non es audi in domo cum aedifica.

Ostium lateris medii in parte erat domus dextræ: et per cochleam ascendebant in medium cœnaculum, et a medio in tertium.

The door, for the middle side, was on the right hand of the house: and by winding stairs they went up to the middle room, and from the middle to the third.

Ostio de latere medio in parte es domo dextro: et per cochlea ascende in medio coenaculo, et ab medio in tertio.

Et ædificavit domum, et consummavit eam: texit quoque domum laquearibus cedrinis.

So he built the house, and finished it: and he covered the house with roofs of cedar.

Et aedifica domo, et consumma illa: tege etiam domo laquearias cedrinos.

Et ædificavit tabulatum super omnem domum quinque cubitis altitudinis, et operuit domum lignis cedrinis.

And he built a floor over all the house, five cubits in height, and he covered the house with timber of cedar.

Et aedifica tabulato super omni domo quinque cubito de altitudine, et operi domo lignos cedrinos.

Et factus est sermo Domini ad Salomonem, dicens:

And the word of the Lord came to Solomon,

Et facto es sermone de Domino ad Salomone, dicente:

Domus hæc, quam ædificas, si ambulaveris in præceptis meis, et judicia mea feceris, et custodieris omnia mandata mea, gradiens per ea, firmabo sermonem meum tibi, quem locutus sum ad David patrem tuum:

As for this house, which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments, walking in them, I will fulfil my word to thee, which I spoke to David thy father.

Domo hoc, quam aedifica, si ambula in praeceptos meo, et iudicios meo fac, et custodi omni mandatos meo, grada per illa, firma sermone meo ad te, quem locuto es ad Davide patre tuo:

et habitabo in medio filiorum Israël, et non derelinquam populum meum Israël.

And I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel, and I will not forsake my people Israel.

Et habita in medio de filios Israële, et non derelinque populo meo Israële.

Igitur ædificavit Salomon domum, et consummavit eam.

So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

Ergo Salomone aedifica domo, et consumma illa.

Et ædificavit parietes domus intrinsecus tabulatis cedrinis: a pavimento domus usque ad summitatem parietum, et usque ad laquearia, operuit lignis cedrinis intrinsecus: et texit pavimentum domus tabulis abiegnis.

And he built the walls of the house on the inside, with boards of cedar, from the floor of the house to the top of the walls, and to the roofs, he covered it with boards of cedar on the inside: and he covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.

Et aedifica parietes de domo intrinsecus tabulatos cedrinos: ab pavimento de domo usque ad summitate de parietes, et usque ad laqvearios, operi lignos cedrinos intrinsecus: et tege pavimento de domo tabulas abiegnias.

Ædificavitque viginti cubitorum ad posteriorem partem templi tabulata cedrina, a pavimento usque ad superiora: et fecit interiorem domum oraculi in Sanctum sanctorum.

And he built up twenty cubits with boards of cedar at the hinder part of the temple, from the floor to the top: and made the inner house of the oracle to be the holy of holies.

Et viginti de cubitos dedifica ad posteriori parte de templo tabulatos cedrinas, ab pavimento usque ad superiori: et fac interiori domo de oraculo in Sancto sancto.

Porro quadraginta cubitorum erat ipsum templum pro foribus oraculi.

And the temple itself, before the doors of the oracle, was forty cubits long.

Porro quadraginta de cubitos es ipso templo pro foris de oraculo.

Et cedro omnis domus intrinsecus vestiebatur, habens tornaturas et juncturas suas fabrefactas, et cælaturas eminentes: omnia cedrinis tabulis vestiebantur: nec omnino lapis apparere poterat in pariete.

And all the house was covered within with cedar, having the turnings, and the joints thereof artfully wrought, and carvings projecting out: all was covered with boards of cedar: and no stone could be seen in the wall at all.

Et cedro omni domo intrinsecus vestie, habente tornaturas et iuncturas suo fabrefacie, et caelaturas emine: omni cedrinos tabulas vestie: nec omnino lapide appare pote in pariete.

Oraculum autem in medio domus, in interiori parte fecerat, ut poneret ibi arcam fœderis Domini.

And he made the oracle in the midst of the house, in the inner part, to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

Domo autem in medio fac, in interiori parte oraculo, ut pone ibi arca de foedro de Domino.

Porro oraculum habebat viginti cubitos longitudinis, et viginti cubitos latitudinis, et viginti cubitos altitudinis: et operuit illud atque vestivit auro purissimo: sed et altare vestivit cedro.

Now the oracle was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in height. And he covered it, and overlaid it with most pure gold. And the altar also he covered with cedar.

Porro oraculo habe viginti cubitoses de longitudine, et viginti cubitoses de latitudine, et viginti cubitoses de altitudine: et operi illo et vestie auro purissimo: sed et altari vestie cedro.

Domum quoque ante oraculum operuit auro purissimo, et affixit laminas clavis aureis.

And the house before the oracle he overlaid with most pure gold, and fastened on the plates with nails of gold.

Domo etiam ante oraculo operi auro purissimo, et affige laminas de claves aurea.

Nihilque erat in templo quod non auro tegeretur: sed et totum altare oraculi texit auro.

And there was nothing in the temple that was not covered with gold: the whole altar of the oracle he covered also with gold.

Et nihil es in templo quod non auro tege: sed et toto altari de oraculo tege auro.

Et fecit in oraculo duos cherubim de lignis olivarum, decem cubitorum altitudinis.

And he made in the oracle two cherubims of olive tree, of ten cubits in height.

Et fac in oraculo duo de cherube de lignos de olivas, deceme de cubito de altitudine.

Quinque cubitorum ala cherub una, et quinque cubitorum ala cherub altera: id est, decem cubitos habentes, a summitate alæ unius usque ad alæ alterius summitatem.

One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub was five cubits: that is, in all ten cubits, from the extremity of one wing to the extremity of the other wing.

Quinque de cubito aluma cherube uno, et quinque de cubito aluma cherube altero: id es, deceme cubitose habe, ab summitate de ala de uno usque ad ala de altero summitate.

Decem quoque cubitorum erat cherub secundus: in mensura pari, et opus unum erat in duobus cherubim,

The second cherub also was ten cubits: and the measure, and the work was the same in both the cherubims:

Deceme etiam de cubitos es cherube secundo: in mensura pari, et opere uno es in duo cherube,

id est, altitudinem habebat unus cherub decem cubitorum, et similiter cherub secundus.

That is to say, one cherub was ten cubits high, and in like manner the other cherub.

Id es, altitudine habe uno cherube deceme de cubito, et similiter cherube secundo.

Posuitque cherubim in medio templi interioris: extendebant autem alas suas cherubim, et tangebat ala una parietem, et ala cherub secundi tangebat parietem alterum: alæ autem alteræ in media parte templi se invicem contingebant.

And he set the cherubims in the midst of the inner temple: and the cherubims stretched forth their wings, and the wing of the one touched one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall: and the other wings in the midst of the temple touched one another.

Et pone de cherubes in medio de templo interiori: extende autem alas suo de cherubes, et aluma tange uno pariete, et aluma cherube de secundo tange pariete altero: ala autem altero in medio parte de templo continge invicem se.

Texit quoque cherubim auro.

And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.

Tege etiam de cherubes auro.

Et omnes parietes templi per circuitum sculpsit variis cælaturis et torno: et fecit in eis cherubim, et palmas, et picturas varias, quasi prominentes de pariete, et egredientes.

And all the walls of the temple round about he carved with divers figures and carvings: and he made in them cherubims and palm trees, and divers representations, as it were standing out, and coming forth from the wall.

Et omni parietes de templo per circuitu sculpra varia caela et torno: et fac in illos cherubes, et palmas, et picturas varia, quasi promine de pariete, et egredior.

Sed et pavimentum domus texit auro intrinsecus et extrinsecus.

And the floor of the house he also overlaid with gold within and without.

Sed et pavimento domo tege auro intrinsecus et extrinsecus.

Et in ingressu oraculi fecit ostiola de lignis olivarum, postesque angulorum quinque.

And in the entrance of the oracle, he made little doors of olive tree, and posts of five corners,

Et in ingressu de oraculo fac ostiolos de lignos de olivas, et postes de angulos quinque.

Et duo ostia de lignis olivarum: et sculpsit in eis picturam cherubim, et palmarum species, et anaglypha valde prominentia: et texit ea auro, et operuit tam cherubim quam palmas, et cetera, auro.

And two doors of olive tree: and he carved upon them figures of cherubims, and figures of palm trees, and carvings very much projecting; and he overlaid them with gold: and he covered both the cherubims and the palm trees, and the other things, with gold.

Et duo ostio de lignos de olivas: et sculpra in illos pictura de cherubes, et de palmas species, et anaglypha valde promine: et tege illa auro, et operi tam de cherube quam palmas, et cetero, auro.

Fecitque in introitu templi postes de lignis olivarum quadrangulatos,

And he made in the entrance of the temple posts of olive tree foursquare:

Et fac in introitu de templo postes de lignos de olivas quadrangula,

et duo ostia de lignis abiegnis altrinsecus: et utrumque ostium duplex erat, et se invicem tenens aperiebatur.

And two doors of fir tree, one of each side: and each door was double, and so opened with folding leaves.

Et duo ostio de lignos abiegnias altrinseco: et ambo ostio duplici es, et se invicem tene aperi.

Et sculpsit cherubim, et palmas, et cælaturas valde eminentes: operuitque omnia laminis aureis opere quadro ad regulam.

And he carved cherubims, and palm trees, and carved work standing very much out: and he overlaid all with golden plates in square work by rule.

Et sculpra cherubes, et palmas, et caelaturas valde emine: et operi omni lamos aurea opere de quadro ad regula.

Et ædificavit atrium interius tribus ordinibus lapidum politorum, et uno ordine lignorum cedri.

And he built the inner court with three rows of polished stones, and one row of beams of cedar.

Et aedifica atrio interiori tre ordine de lapides pollue, et uno ordine de lignos de cedro.

Anno quarto fundata est domus Domini in mense Zio:

In the fourth year was the house of the Lord founded, in the month Zio:

Anno quarto funde es domo de Domino in mense Zio:

et in anno undecimo, mense Bul (ipse est mensis octavus), perfecta est domus in omni opere suo, et in universis utensilibus suis: ædificavitque eam annis septem.

And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul. (which is the eighth month) the house was finished in all the works thereof, and in all the appurtenances thereof: and he was seven years in building it.

Et in anno undecimo, mense Tule (ipso es mense octavo), perfice es domo in omni opere suo, et in universa utensilia suo: et aedifica illa annos septeme.