¹Convocavit igitur David omnes principes Israël, duces tribuum,And so David called together all the leaders of Israel, the rulers of the tribes,et præpositos turmarum,and those in charge of the companies,qui ministrabant regi:who were ministering to the king,tribunos quoque et centuriones,and also the tribunes and centurions,et qui præerant substantiæ et possessionibus regis, filiosque suos cum eunuchis,and those in charge of the substance and possessions of the king, and his sons,et potentes et robustissimos quosque in exercitu Jerusalem.with the eunuchs and the powerful and those most experienced in the army, at Jerusalem.

¹Convocavit igitur David omnes principes Israël, duces tribuum,And so David called together all the leaders of Israel, the rulers of the tribes,et præpositos turmarum,and those in charge of the companies,qui ministrabant regi:who were ministering to the king,tribunos quoque et centuriones,and also the tribunes and centurions,et qui præerant substantiæ et possessionibus regis, filiosque suos cum eunuchis,and those in charge of the substance and possessions of the king, and his sons,et potentes et robustissimos quosque in exercitu Jerusalem.with the eunuchs and the powerful and those most experienced in the army, at Jerusalem.

²Cumque surrexisset rex, et stetisset,And when the king had risen up and was standing,ait: Audite me,he said: “Listen to me,fratres mei et populus meus:my brothers and my people.cogitavi ut ædificarem domum,I thought that I would build a house,in qua requiesceret arca fœderis Domini,in which the ark of the covenant of the Lord,et scabellum pedum Dei nostri:the footstool of our God, might rest.et ad ædificandum, omnia præparavi.And so I prepared everything for its building.

²Cumque surrexisset rex, et stetisset,And when the king had risen up and was standing,ait: Audite me,he said: “Listen to me,fratres mei et populus meus:my brothers and my people.cogitavi ut ædificarem domum,I thought that I would build a house,in qua requiesceret arca fœderis Domini,in which the ark of the covenant of the Lord,et scabellum pedum Dei nostri:the footstool of our God, might rest.et ad ædificandum, omnia præparavi.And so I prepared everything for its building.

³Deus autem dixit mihi:But God said to me:Non ædificabis domum nomini meo,‘You shall not build a house to my name,eo quod sis vir bellator,because you are a man of war,et sanguinem fuderis.and have shed blood.’

³Deus autem dixit mihi:But God said to me:Non ædificabis domum nomini meo,‘You shall not build a house to my name,eo quod sis vir bellator,because you are a man of war,et sanguinem fuderis.and have shed blood.’

⁴Sed elegit Dominus Deus Israël me de universa domo patris mei,Now the Lord God of Israel chose me, out of the entire house of my father,ut essem rex super Israël in sempiternum:so that I would be king over Israel forever.de Juda enim elegit principes:For from Judah he chose leaders;porro de domo Juda, domum patris mei,then from the house of Judah he chose the house of my father;et de filiis patris mei placuit ei ut me eligeret regem super cunctum Israël.and from the sons of my father, it pleased him to choose me as king over all of Israel.

⁴Sed elegit Dominus Deus Israël me de universa domo patris mei,Now the Lord God of Israel chose me, out of the entire house of my father,ut essem rex super Israël in sempiternum:so that I would be king over Israel forever.de Juda enim elegit principes:For from Judah he chose leaders;porro de domo Juda, domum patris mei,then from the house of Judah he chose the house of my father;et de filiis patris mei placuit ei ut me eligeret regem super cunctum Israël.and from the sons of my father, it pleased him to choose me as king over all of Israel.

⁵Sed et de filiis meis (filios enim mihi multos dedit Dominus) elegit Salomonem filium meum ut sederet in throno regni Domini super Israël,Then too, among my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons) he chose Solomon my son, so that he would sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord, over Israel.

⁵Sed et de filiis meis (filios enim mihi multos dedit Dominus) elegit Salomonem filium meum ut sederet in throno regni Domini super Israël,Then too, among my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons) he chose Solomon my son, so that he would sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord, over Israel.

⁶dixitque mihi:And he said to me:Salomon filius tuus ædificabit domum meam,‘Solomon your son shall build my houseet atria mea:and my courts.ipsum enim elegi mihi in filium,For I have chosen him to be to me as a son,et ego ero ei in patrem.and I will be to him as a father.

⁶dixitque mihi:And he said to me:Salomon filius tuus ædificabit domum meam,‘Solomon your son shall build my houseet atria mea:and my courts.ipsum enim elegi mihi in filium,For I have chosen him to be to me as a son,et ego ero ei in patrem.and I will be to him as a father.

⁷Et firmabo regnum ejus usque in æternum,And I will make firm his kingdom, even unto eternity,si perseveraverit facere præcepta mea et judicia,if he will persevere in doing my precepts and judgments,sicut et hodie.as also today.’

⁷Et firmabo regnum ejus usque in æternum,And I will make firm his kingdom, even unto eternity,si perseveraverit facere præcepta mea et judicia,if he will persevere in doing my precepts and judgments,sicut et hodie.as also today.’

⁸Nunc ergo coram universo cœtu Israël audiente Deo nostro,Now therefore, before the entire assembly of Israel, in the hearing of our God,custodite, et perquirite cuncta mandata Domini Dei nostri:keep and seek all the commandments of the Lord our God,ut possideatis terram bonam,so that you may possess the good land,et relinquatis eam filiis vestris post vos usque in sempiternum.and may bequeath it to your sons after you, even forever.

⁸Nunc ergo coram universo cœtu Israël audiente Deo nostro,Now therefore, before the entire assembly of Israel, in the hearing of our God,custodite, et perquirite cuncta mandata Domini Dei nostri:keep and seek all the commandments of the Lord our God,ut possideatis terram bonam,so that you may possess the good land,et relinquatis eam filiis vestris post vos usque in sempiternum.and may bequeath it to your sons after you, even forever.

⁹Tu autem,And as for you,Salomon fili mi,my son Solomon,scito Deum patris tui,know the God of your father,et servito ei corde perfecto,and serve him with a perfect heartanimo voluntario:and a willing mind.omnia enim corda scrutatur Dominus,For the Lord searches all hearts,et universas mentium cogitationes intelligit.and understands the thoughts of all minds.Si quæsieris eum,If you seek him,invenies:you will find him.si autem dereliqueris eum,But if you abandon him,projiciet te in æternum.he will cast you aside for eternity.

⁹Tu autem,And as for you,Salomon fili mi,my son Solomon,scito Deum patris tui,know the God of your father,et servito ei corde perfecto,and serve him with a perfect heartanimo voluntario:and a willing mind.omnia enim corda scrutatur Dominus,For the Lord searches all hearts,et universas mentium cogitationes intelligit.and understands the thoughts of all minds.Si quæsieris eum,If you seek him,invenies:you will find him.si autem dereliqueris eum,But if you abandon him,projiciet te in æternum.he will cast you aside for eternity.

¹⁰Nunc ergo quia elegit te Dominus ut ædificares domum sanctuarii,Now therefore, since the Lord has chosen you, so that you would build the house of the Sanctuary,confortare, et perfice.be strengthened and accomplish it.”

¹⁰Nunc ergo quia elegit te Dominus ut ædificares domum sanctuarii,Now therefore, since the Lord has chosen you, so that you would build the house of the Sanctuary,confortare, et perfice.be strengthened and accomplish it.”

¹¹Dedit autem David Salomoni filio suo descriptionem porticus,Then David gave to his son Solomon a description of the portico,et templi,and the temple,et cellariorum,and the storerooms,et cœnaculi,and the upper floor,et cubiculorum in adytis,and the innermost rooms,et domus propitiationis,and the house of propitiation,

¹¹Dedit autem David Salomoni filio suo descriptionem porticus,Then David gave to his son Solomon a description of the portico,et templi,and the temple,et cellariorum,and the storerooms,et cœnaculi,and the upper floor,et cubiculorum in adytis,and the innermost rooms,et domus propitiationis,and the house of propitiation,

¹²necnonand indeed also of all the courts that he had planned,et omnium quæ cogitaverat atriorumand the outer rooms on all sides,et exedrarum per circuitum in thesauros domus Domini,for the treasuries of the house of the Lord,et in thesauros sanctorum,and for the treasuries of the holy things,

¹²necnonand indeed also of all the courts that he had planned,et omnium quæ cogitaverat atriorumand the outer rooms on all sides,et exedrarum per circuitum in thesauros domus Domini,for the treasuries of the house of the Lord,et in thesauros sanctorum,and for the treasuries of the holy things,

¹³divisionumque sacerdotalium et Leviticarum,and for the divisions of the priests and the Levites:in omnia opera domus Domini, et in universa vasa ministerii templi Domini.concerning all the works of the house of the Lord and all the items in the ministry of the temple of the Lord.

¹³divisionumque sacerdotalium et Leviticarum,and for the divisions of the priests and the Levites:in omnia opera domus Domini, et in universa vasa ministerii templi Domini.concerning all the works of the house of the Lord and all the items in the ministry of the temple of the Lord.

¹⁴Aurum in pondere per singula vasa ministerii.There was gold by weight for every vessel of the ministry,Argenti quoque pondus pro vasorum et operum diversitate.and also silver by weight for the diversity of vessels and equipment.

¹⁴Aurum in pondere per singula vasa ministerii.There was gold by weight for every vessel of the ministry,Argenti quoque pondus pro vasorum et operum diversitate.and also silver by weight for the diversity of vessels and equipment.

¹⁵Sed et in candelabra aurea,Then too,et ad lucernas eorum,he distributed gold for the lampstandsaurum pro mensura uniuscujusque candelabri et lucernarum.and their lamps,Similiter et in candelabra argentea,according to the measure of each of the lampstands with their lamps.et in lucernas eorum,Similarly also,pro diversitate mensuræ,he distributed silver by weight for the silver lampstands with their lamps,pondus argenti tradidit.according to the diversity of their measure.

¹⁵Sed et in candelabra aurea,Then too,et ad lucernas eorum,he distributed gold for the lampstandsaurum pro mensura uniuscujusque candelabri et lucernarum.and their lamps,Similiter et in candelabra argentea,according to the measure of each of the lampstands with their lamps.et in lucernas eorum,Similarly also,pro diversitate mensuræ,he distributed silver by weight for the silver lampstands with their lamps,pondus argenti tradidit.according to the diversity of their measure.

¹⁶Aurum quoque dedit in mensas propositionis pro diversitate mensarum:Also, he gave gold for the tables of the presence, according to the diversity of the tables;similiter et argentum in alias mensas argenteas.similarly too, he gave silver for the other tables of silver.

¹⁶Aurum quoque dedit in mensas propositionis pro diversitate mensarum:Also, he gave gold for the tables of the presence, according to the diversity of the tables;similiter et argentum in alias mensas argenteas.similarly too, he gave silver for the other tables of silver.

¹⁷Ad fuscinulas quoque, et phialas,Also, he distributed from the purest gold for the small hooks and the bowls and the censors,et thuribula ex auro purissimo,as well as for the little lions of gold,et leunculos aureos pro qualitate mensuræ pondus distribuit in leunculum et leunculum.in accord with the precise measure of the weight, for lion after lion.Similiter et in leones argenteos diversum argenti pondus separavit.Similarly too, for the lions of silver, he set aside a different weight of silver.

¹⁷Ad fuscinulas quoque, et phialas,Also, he distributed from the purest gold for the small hooks and the bowls and the censors,et thuribula ex auro purissimo,as well as for the little lions of gold,et leunculos aureos pro qualitate mensuræ pondus distribuit in leunculum et leunculum.in accord with the precise measure of the weight, for lion after lion.Similiter et in leones argenteos diversum argenti pondus separavit.Similarly too, for the lions of silver, he set aside a different weight of silver.

¹⁸Altari autem, in quo adoletur incensum,Then, for the altar on which the incense was burned,aurum purissimum dedit:he gave the purest gold.ut ex ipso fieret similitudo quadrigæ cherubim extendentium alas,And from the same he made the likeness of the chariot of the Cherubim, with extended wings,et velantium arcam fœderis Domini.which is veiling the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

¹⁸Altari autem, in quo adoletur incensum,Then, for the altar on which the incense was burned,aurum purissimum dedit:he gave the purest gold.ut ex ipso fieret similitudo quadrigæ cherubim extendentium alas,And from the same he made the likeness of the chariot of the Cherubim, with extended wings,et velantium arcam fœderis Domini.which is veiling the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

¹⁹Omnia,“All these things,”inquit,he said,venerunt scripta manu Domini ad me,“came to me written by the hand of the Lord,ut intelligerem universa opera exemplaris.so that I would understand all the works of the pattern.”

¹⁹Omnia,“All these things,”inquit,he said,venerunt scripta manu Domini ad me,“came to me written by the hand of the Lord,ut intelligerem universa opera exemplaris.so that I would understand all the works of the pattern.”

²⁰Dixit quoque David Salomoni filio suo:David also said to his son Solomon: “Act manfully,Viriliter age,and be strengthened,et confortare,and carry it out.et fac: ne timeas,You should not be afraid,et ne paveas: Dominus enim Deus meus tecum erit,and you should not be dismayed. For the Lord my God will be with you,et non dimittet te nec derelinquet,and he will not send you away, nor will he abandon you,donec perficias omne opus ministerii domus Domini.until you have perfected the entire work of the ministry of the house of the Lord.

²⁰Dixit quoque David Salomoni filio suo:David also said to his son Solomon: “Act manfully,Viriliter age,and be strengthened,et confortare,and carry it out.et fac: ne timeas,You should not be afraid,et ne paveas: Dominus enim Deus meus tecum erit,and you should not be dismayed. For the Lord my God will be with you,et non dimittet te nec derelinquet,and he will not send you away, nor will he abandon you,donec perficias omne opus ministerii domus Domini.until you have perfected the entire work of the ministry of the house of the Lord.

²¹Ecce divisiones sacerdotum et Levitarum:Behold, the divisions of the priests and the Levites,in omne ministerium domus Domini assistunt tibi,for every ministry of the house of the Lord, are standing before you.et parati sunt,And they have been prepared,et noverunt tam principes quam populus facere omnia præcepta tua.and so they know, both the leaders and the people, how to carry out all your precepts.”

²¹Ecce divisiones sacerdotum et Levitarum:Behold, the divisions of the priests and the Levites,in omne ministerium domus Domini assistunt tibi,for every ministry of the house of the Lord, are standing before you.et parati sunt,And they have been prepared,et noverunt tam principes quam populus facere omnia præcepta tua.and so they know, both the leaders and the people, how to carry out all your precepts.”