¹Confortatus est ergo Salomon filius David in regno suo,Then Solomon, the son of David, was strengthened in his reign,et Dominus Deus ejus erat cum eo,and the Lord his God was with him,et magnificavit eum in excelsum.and he magnified him on high.

¹Confortatus est ergo Salomon filius David in regno suo,Then Solomon, the son of David, was strengthened in his reign,et Dominus Deus ejus erat cum eo,and the Lord his God was with him,et magnificavit eum in excelsum.and he magnified him on high.

²Præcepitque Salomon universo Israëli,And Solomon instructed the whole of Israel,tribunis,the tribunes,et centurionibus,and the centurions,et ducibus,and the rulers,et judicibus omnis Israël,and the judges over all of Israel,et principibus familiarum:and the leaders of the families.

²Præcepitque Salomon universo Israëli,And Solomon instructed the whole of Israel,tribunis,the tribunes,et centurionibus,and the centurions,et ducibus,and the rulers,et judicibus omnis Israël,and the judges over all of Israel,et principibus familiarum:and the leaders of the families.

³et abiit cum universa multitudine in excelsum Gabaon,And he went away with the entire multitude to the high place of Gibeon,ubi erat tabernaculum fœderis Dei,where the tabernacle of the covenant of the Lord was,quod fecit Moyses famulus Dei in solitudine.which Moses, the servant of God, made in the wilderness.

³et abiit cum universa multitudine in excelsum Gabaon,And he went away with the entire multitude to the high place of Gibeon,ubi erat tabernaculum fœderis Dei,where the tabernacle of the covenant of the Lord was,quod fecit Moyses famulus Dei in solitudine.which Moses, the servant of God, made in the wilderness.

⁴Arcam autem Dei adduxerat David de Cariathiarim in locum quem præparaverat ei,For David had brought the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim, to the place that he had prepared for it,et ubi fixerat illi tabernaculum,and where he had pitched a tabernacle for it,hoc est,that is,in Jerusalem.in Jerusalem.

⁴Arcam autem Dei adduxerat David de Cariathiarim in locum quem præparaverat ei,For David had brought the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim, to the place that he had prepared for it,et ubi fixerat illi tabernaculum,and where he had pitched a tabernacle for it,hoc est,that is,in Jerusalem.in Jerusalem.

⁵Altare quoque æneum quod fabricatus fuerat Beseleel filius Uri filii Hur, ibi erat coram tabernaculo Domini: quod et requisivit Salomon, et omnis ecclesia.Also, the altar of brass, which Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had constructed, was there before the tabernacle of the Lord. And so Solomon sought it, with the entire assembly.

⁵Altare quoque æneum quod fabricatus fuerat Beseleel filius Uri filii Hur, ibi erat coram tabernaculo Domini: quod et requisivit Salomon, et omnis ecclesia.Also, the altar of brass, which Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had constructed, was there before the tabernacle of the Lord. And so Solomon sought it, with the entire assembly.

⁶Ascenditque Salomon ad altare æneum,And Solomon ascended to the bronze altar,coram tabernaculo fœderis Domini,before the tabernacle of the covenant of the Lord,et obtulit in eo mille hostias.and he offered upon it one thousand victims.

⁶Ascenditque Salomon ad altare æneum,And Solomon ascended to the bronze altar,coram tabernaculo fœderis Domini,before the tabernacle of the covenant of the Lord,et obtulit in eo mille hostias.and he offered upon it one thousand victims.

⁷Ecce autem in ipsa nocte apparuit ei Deus,But behold, during that night God appeared to him,dicens:saying,Postula quod vis,“Request what you wish,ut dem tibi.so that I may give it to you.”

⁷Ecce autem in ipsa nocte apparuit ei Deus,But behold, during that night God appeared to him,dicens:saying,Postula quod vis,“Request what you wish,ut dem tibi.so that I may give it to you.”

⁸Dixitque Salomon Deo:And Solomon said to God:Tu fecisti cum David patre meo misericordiam magnam,“You have shown great mercy to my father David.et constituisti me regem pro eo.And you have appointed me as king in his place.

⁸Dixitque Salomon Deo:And Solomon said to God:Tu fecisti cum David patre meo misericordiam magnam,“You have shown great mercy to my father David.et constituisti me regem pro eo.And you have appointed me as king in his place.

⁹Nunc ergo Domine Deus,Now therefore, O Lord God,impleatur sermo tuus quem pollicitus es David patri meo:let your word be fulfilled, which you promised to my father David.tu enim me fecisti regem super populum tuum multum,For you have made me king over your great people,qui tam innumerabilis est quam pulvis terræ.who are as innumerable as the dust of the earth.

⁹Nunc ergo Domine Deus,Now therefore, O Lord God,impleatur sermo tuus quem pollicitus es David patri meo:let your word be fulfilled, which you promised to my father David.tu enim me fecisti regem super populum tuum multum,For you have made me king over your great people,qui tam innumerabilis est quam pulvis terræ.who are as innumerable as the dust of the earth.

¹⁰Da mihi sapientiam et intelligentiam,Give to me wisdom and understanding,ut ingrediar et egrediar coram populo tuo:so that I may enter and depart before your people.quis enim potest hunc populum tuum digne,For who is able worthily to judge this,qui tam grandis est,your people,judicare?who are so great?”

¹⁰Da mihi sapientiam et intelligentiam,Give to me wisdom and understanding,ut ingrediar et egrediar coram populo tuo:so that I may enter and depart before your people.quis enim potest hunc populum tuum digne,For who is able worthily to judge this,qui tam grandis est,your people,judicare?who are so great?”

¹¹Dixit autem Deus ad Salomonem: Quia hoc magis placuit cordi tuo,Then God said to Solomon: “Since this is the choice that pleased your heart,et non postulasti divitias, et substantiam, et gloriam,and you did not request wealth and substance and glory,neque animas eorum qui te oderant,nor the lives of those who hate you,sed nec dies vitæ plurimos:nor even many days of life,petisti autem sapientiam et scientiam, ut judicare possis populum meum super quem constitui te regem:since instead you requested wisdom and knowledge so that you may be able to judge my people, over whom I have appointed you as king:

¹¹Dixit autem Deus ad Salomonem: Quia hoc magis placuit cordi tuo,Then God said to Solomon: “Since this is the choice that pleased your heart,et non postulasti divitias, et substantiam, et gloriam,and you did not request wealth and substance and glory,neque animas eorum qui te oderant,nor the lives of those who hate you,sed nec dies vitæ plurimos:nor even many days of life,petisti autem sapientiam et scientiam, ut judicare possis populum meum super quem constitui te regem:since instead you requested wisdom and knowledge so that you may be able to judge my people, over whom I have appointed you as king:

¹²sapientia et scientia data sunt tibi:wisdom and knowledge are granted to you.divitias autem et substantiam et gloriam dabo tibi,And I will give to you wealth and substance and glory,ita ut nullus in regibus nec ante te nec post te fuerit similis tui.so that none of the kings either before you or after you will be similar to you.”

¹²sapientia et scientia data sunt tibi:wisdom and knowledge are granted to you.divitias autem et substantiam et gloriam dabo tibi,And I will give to you wealth and substance and glory,ita ut nullus in regibus nec ante te nec post te fuerit similis tui.so that none of the kings either before you or after you will be similar to you.”

¹³Venit ergo Salomon ab excelso Gabaon in Jerusalem coram tabernaculo fœderis,Then Solomon went from the high place of Gibeon to Jerusalem, before the tabernacle of the covenant,et regnavit super Israël.and he reigned over Israel.

¹³Venit ergo Salomon ab excelso Gabaon in Jerusalem coram tabernaculo fœderis,Then Solomon went from the high place of Gibeon to Jerusalem, before the tabernacle of the covenant,et regnavit super Israël.and he reigned over Israel.

¹⁴Congregavitque sibi currus et equites,And he gathered to himself chariots and horsemen.et facti sunt ei mille quadringenti currus,And they brought to him one thousand four hundred chariots,et duodecim millia equitum:and twelve thousand horsemen.et fecit eos esse in urbibus quadrigarum,And he caused them to be in the cities of the chariots,et cum rege in Jerusalem.and with the king in Jerusalem.

¹⁴Congregavitque sibi currus et equites,And he gathered to himself chariots and horsemen.et facti sunt ei mille quadringenti currus,And they brought to him one thousand four hundred chariots,et duodecim millia equitum:and twelve thousand horsemen.et fecit eos esse in urbibus quadrigarum,And he caused them to be in the cities of the chariots,et cum rege in Jerusalem.and with the king in Jerusalem.

¹⁵Præbuitque rex argentumAnd the king offered silver and gold in Jerusalem as if they were stones,et aurum in Jerusalem quasi lapides,and cedar trees as if they were sycamores,et cedros quasi sycomoros quæ nascuntur in campestribus multitudine magna.which grow in the plains in a great multitude.

¹⁵Præbuitque rex argentumAnd the king offered silver and gold in Jerusalem as if they were stones,et aurum in Jerusalem quasi lapides,and cedar trees as if they were sycamores,et cedros quasi sycomoros quæ nascuntur in campestribus multitudine magna.which grow in the plains in a great multitude.

¹⁶Adducebantur autem ei equi de Ægypto et de Coa a negotiatoribus regis,Then horses were brought to him from Egypt and from Kue, by the negotiators of the king,qui ibant et emebant pretio,who went and bought for a price:

¹⁶Adducebantur autem ei equi de Ægypto et de Coa a negotiatoribus regis,Then horses were brought to him from Egypt and from Kue, by the negotiators of the king,qui ibant et emebant pretio,who went and bought for a price:

¹⁷quadrigam equorum sexcentis argenteis,a four-horse chariot for six hundred pieces of silver,et equum centum quinquaginta:and a horse for one hundred fifty.similiter de universis regnis Hethæorum,A similar offer to purchase was made known among all the kingdoms of the Hittites,et a regibus Syriæ emptio celebrabatur.and among the kings of Syria.

¹⁷quadrigam equorum sexcentis argenteis,a four-horse chariot for six hundred pieces of silver,et equum centum quinquaginta:and a horse for one hundred fifty.similiter de universis regnis Hethæorum,A similar offer to purchase was made known among all the kingdoms of the Hittites,et a regibus Syriæ emptio celebrabatur.and among the kings of Syria.