¹Sed et regina Saba,Then, too, the queen of Sheba,audita fama Salomonis in nomine Domini, venit tentare eum in ænigmatibus.having heard of the fame of Solomon in the name of the Lord, arrived to test him with enigmas.

¹Sed et regina Saba,Then, too, the queen of Sheba,audita fama Salomonis in nomine Domini, venit tentare eum in ænigmatibus.having heard of the fame of Solomon in the name of the Lord, arrived to test him with enigmas.

²Et ingressa Jerusalem multo cum comitatu et divitiis,And entering into Jerusalem with a great retinue,camelis portantibus aromata,and with riches,et aurum infinitum nimis,and with camels carrying aromatics,et gemmas pretiosas,and with an exceedingly great quantity of gold and precious stones,venit ad regem Salomonem,she went to king Solomon.et locuta est ei universa quæ habebat in corde suo.And she spoke to him all that she held in her heart.

²Et ingressa Jerusalem multo cum comitatu et divitiis,And entering into Jerusalem with a great retinue,camelis portantibus aromata,and with riches,et aurum infinitum nimis,and with camels carrying aromatics,et gemmas pretiosas,and with an exceedingly great quantity of gold and precious stones,venit ad regem Salomonem,she went to king Solomon.et locuta est ei universa quæ habebat in corde suo.And she spoke to him all that she held in her heart.

³Et docuit eam Salomon omnia verba quæ proposuerat:And Solomon taught her, in all the words that she had proposed to him.non fuit sermo qui regem posset latere,There was not any word which was able to be hidden from the king,et non responderet ei.or which he did not answer for her.

³Et docuit eam Salomon omnia verba quæ proposuerat:And Solomon taught her, in all the words that she had proposed to him.non fuit sermo qui regem posset latere,There was not any word which was able to be hidden from the king,et non responderet ei.or which he did not answer for her.

⁴Videns autem regina Saba omnem sapientiam Salomonis,Then, when the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon,et domum quam ædificaverat,and the house that he had built,

⁴Videns autem regina Saba omnem sapientiam Salomonis,Then, when the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon,et domum quam ædificaverat,and the house that he had built,

⁵et cibos mensæ ejus,and the food of his table,et habitacula servorum,and the dwelling places of his servants,et ordines ministrantium,and the rows of his ministers,vestesque eorum,and their apparel,et pincernas,and the cupbearers,et holocausta quæ offerebat in domo Domini:and the holocausts that he was offering in the house of the Lord,non habebat ultra spiritum.she had no longer any spirit in her.

⁵et cibos mensæ ejus,and the food of his table,et habitacula servorum,and the dwelling places of his servants,et ordines ministrantium,and the rows of his ministers,vestesque eorum,and their apparel,et pincernas,and the cupbearers,et holocausta quæ offerebat in domo Domini:and the holocausts that he was offering in the house of the Lord,non habebat ultra spiritum.she had no longer any spirit in her.

⁶Dixitque ad regem:And she said to the king:Verus est sermo quem audivi in terra mea“The word is true, which I have heard in my own land,

⁶Dixitque ad regem:And she said to the king:Verus est sermo quem audivi in terra mea“The word is true, which I have heard in my own land,

⁷super sermonibus tuis,about your wordset super sapientia tua:and your wisdom.et non credebam narrantibus mihi,But I did not believe those who explained it to me,donec ipsa veni,until I went myselfet vidi oculis meis,and saw it with my own eyes.et probavi quod media pars mihi nuntiata non fuerit:And I have discovered that the half of it has not been told to me:major est sapientia et opera tua,your wisdomquam rumor quem audivi.and works are greater than the report that I have heard.

⁷super sermonibus tuis,about your wordset super sapientia tua:and your wisdom.et non credebam narrantibus mihi,But I did not believe those who explained it to me,donec ipsa veni,until I went myselfet vidi oculis meis,and saw it with my own eyes.et probavi quod media pars mihi nuntiata non fuerit:And I have discovered that the half of it has not been told to me:major est sapientia et opera tua,your wisdomquam rumor quem audivi.and works are greater than the report that I have heard.

⁸Beati viri tui,Blessed are your men,et beati servi tui,and blessed are your servants,qui stant coram te semper,who stand before you always,et audiunt sapientiam tuam.and who hear your wisdom.

⁸Beati viri tui,Blessed are your men,et beati servi tui,and blessed are your servants,qui stant coram te semper,who stand before you always,et audiunt sapientiam tuam.and who hear your wisdom.

⁹Sit Dominus Deus tuus benedictus,Blessed is the Lord your God,cui complacuisti,whom you have greatly pleased,et posuit te super thronum Israël,and who has placed you upon the throne of Israel.eo quod dilexerit Dominus Israël in sempiternum,For the Lord loves Israel forever,et constituit te regem ut faceres judiciumand he has appointed you as king,et justitiam.so that you may accomplish judgment and justice.”

⁹Sit Dominus Deus tuus benedictus,Blessed is the Lord your God,cui complacuisti,whom you have greatly pleased,et posuit te super thronum Israël,and who has placed you upon the throne of Israel.eo quod dilexerit Dominus Israël in sempiternum,For the Lord loves Israel forever,et constituit te regem ut faceres judiciumand he has appointed you as king,et justitiam.so that you may accomplish judgment and justice.”

¹⁰Dedit ergo regi centum viginti talenta auri,Then she gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold,et aromata multa nimis,and an exceedingly great amount of aromaticset gemmas pretiosas:and precious stones.non sunt allata ultra aromata tam multa,No greater quantity of aromatics was ever again brought forth as these,quam ea quæ dedit regina Saba regi Salomoni.which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

¹⁰Dedit ergo regi centum viginti talenta auri,Then she gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold,et aromata multa nimis,and an exceedingly great amount of aromaticset gemmas pretiosas:and precious stones.non sunt allata ultra aromata tam multa,No greater quantity of aromatics was ever again brought forth as these,quam ea quæ dedit regina Saba regi Salomoni.which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

¹¹(SedThen,et classis Hiram,too,quæ portabat aurum de Ophir,the navy of Hiram,attulit ex Ophir ligna thyina multa nimis,which carried gold from Ophir,et gemmas pretiosas.brought an exceedingly great quantity of thyine wood and precious stones from Ophir.

¹¹(SedThen,et classis Hiram,too,quæ portabat aurum de Ophir,the navy of Hiram,attulit ex Ophir ligna thyina multa nimis,which carried gold from Ophir,et gemmas pretiosas.brought an exceedingly great quantity of thyine wood and precious stones from Ophir.

¹²Fecitque rex de lignis thyinis fulcra domus Domini et domus regiæ,And the king made, from the thyine wood, the posts of the house of the Lord,et citharas lyrasque cantoribus:and of the house of the king, and citharas and lyres for the musicians.non sunt allata hujuscemodi ligna thyina, neque visa usque in præsentem diem.)No thyine trees of this kind were ever again brought forth or seen, even to the present day.

¹²Fecitque rex de lignis thyinis fulcra domus Domini et domus regiæ,And the king made, from the thyine wood, the posts of the house of the Lord,et citharas lyrasque cantoribus:and of the house of the king, and citharas and lyres for the musicians.non sunt allata hujuscemodi ligna thyina, neque visa usque in præsentem diem.)No thyine trees of this kind were ever again brought forth or seen, even to the present day.

¹³Rex autem Salomon dedit reginæ Saba omnia quæ voluit et petivit ab eo,Then king Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all that she desired and requested of him,exceptis his quæ ultro obtulerat ei munere regio.aside from what he himself had offered to her from his royal bounty.Quæ reversa est,And she returned and went away to her own land,et abiit in terram suam cum servis suis.with her servants.

¹³Rex autem Salomon dedit reginæ Saba omnia quæ voluit et petivit ab eo,Then king Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all that she desired and requested of him,exceptis his quæ ultro obtulerat ei munere regio.aside from what he himself had offered to her from his royal bounty.Quæ reversa est,And she returned and went away to her own land,et abiit in terram suam cum servis suis.with her servants.

¹⁴Erat autem pondus auri quod afferebatur Salomoni per annos singulos, sexcentorum sexaginta sex talentorum auri,Now the weight of the gold that was brought to Solomon each year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,

¹⁴Erat autem pondus auri quod afferebatur Salomoni per annos singulos, sexcentorum sexaginta sex talentorum auri,Now the weight of the gold that was brought to Solomon each year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,

¹⁵excepto eo quod afferebant viri qui super vectigalia erant,aside from what was brought to him by the men who were over the tributes,et negotiatores,and by the merchants,universique scruta vendentes,and by those selling every kind of small item,et omnes reges Arabiæ,and by all the kings of Arabia,ducesque terræ.and by the rulers of the land.

¹⁵excepto eo quod afferebant viri qui super vectigalia erant,aside from what was brought to him by the men who were over the tributes,et negotiatores,and by the merchants,universique scruta vendentes,and by those selling every kind of small item,et omnes reges Arabiæ,and by all the kings of Arabia,ducesque terræ.and by the rulers of the land.

¹⁶Fecit quoque rex Salomon ducenta scuta de auro purissimo:Also, king Solomon made two hundred large shields from the purest gold.sexcentos auri siclos dedit in laminas scuti unius.He dispensed six hundred shekels of gold for the layers of one shield.

¹⁶Fecit quoque rex Salomon ducenta scuta de auro purissimo:Also, king Solomon made two hundred large shields from the purest gold.sexcentos auri siclos dedit in laminas scuti unius.He dispensed six hundred shekels of gold for the layers of one shield.

¹⁷Et trecentas peltas ex auro probato:And for the three hundred crescent-shaped shields of tested gold,trecentæ minæ auri unam peltam vestiebant:there were three hundred minas of gold covering one shield.posuitque eas rex in domo saltus Libani.And the king placed these in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

¹⁷Et trecentas peltas ex auro probato:And for the three hundred crescent-shaped shields of tested gold,trecentæ minæ auri unam peltam vestiebant:there were three hundred minas of gold covering one shield.posuitque eas rex in domo saltus Libani.And the king placed these in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

¹⁸Fecit etiam rex Salomon thronum de ebore grandem:Also, king Solomon made a great throne from ivory.et vestivit eum auro fulvo nimis,And he clothed it with a great quantity of red gold.

¹⁸Fecit etiam rex Salomon thronum de ebore grandem:Also, king Solomon made a great throne from ivory.et vestivit eum auro fulvo nimis,And he clothed it with a great quantity of red gold.

¹⁹qui habebat sex gradus:The throne had six steps,et summitas throni rotunda erat in parte posteriori:and the summit of the throne was rounded in the back section.et duæ manus hinc atque inde tenentes sedile:And there were two hands, on one side and the other,et duo leones stabant juxta manus singulas.holding the seat. And two lions were standing beside each hand,

¹⁹qui habebat sex gradus:The throne had six steps,et summitas throni rotunda erat in parte posteriori:and the summit of the throne was rounded in the back section.et duæ manus hinc atque inde tenentes sedile:And there were two hands, on one side and the other,et duo leones stabant juxta manus singulas.holding the seat. And two lions were standing beside each hand,

²⁰Et duodecim leunculi stantes super sex gradus hinc atque inde:with twelve little lions standing upon the six steps, on one side and the other.non est factum tale opus in universis regnis.No similar work has been made, ever in any kingdom.

²⁰Et duodecim leunculi stantes super sex gradus hinc atque inde:with twelve little lions standing upon the six steps, on one side and the other.non est factum tale opus in universis regnis.No similar work has been made, ever in any kingdom.

²¹Sed et omnia vasa quibus potabat rex Salomon,Moreover,erant aurea:all the vessels from which king Solomon would drink were of gold.et universa supellex domus saltus Libani de auro purissimo:And all the items in the house of the forest of Lebanon were of the purest gold.non erat argentum,There was no silver,nec alicujus pretii putabatur in diebus Salomonis,nor was any accounting made of silver in the days of Solomon.

²¹Sed et omnia vasa quibus potabat rex Salomon,Moreover,erant aurea:all the vessels from which king Solomon would drink were of gold.et universa supellex domus saltus Libani de auro purissimo:And all the items in the house of the forest of Lebanon were of the purest gold.non erat argentum,There was no silver,nec alicujus pretii putabatur in diebus Salomonis,nor was any accounting made of silver in the days of Solomon.

²²quia classis regis per mare cum classe Hiram semel per tres annos ibat in Tharsis,For the navy of the king, once every three years, went with the navy of Hiram by sea to Tarshish,deferens inde aurum,bringing from there gold,et argentum,and silver,et dentes elephantorum,and elephant tusks,et simias,and primates,et pavos.and peacocks.

²²quia classis regis per mare cum classe Hiram semel per tres annos ibat in Tharsis,For the navy of the king, once every three years, went with the navy of Hiram by sea to Tarshish,deferens inde aurum,bringing from there gold,et argentum,and silver,et dentes elephantorum,and elephant tusks,et simias,and primates,et pavos.and peacocks.

²³Magnificatus est ergo rex Salomon super omnes reges terræ divitiisAnd so,et sapientia.king Solomon was magnified above all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

²³Magnificatus est ergo rex Salomon super omnes reges terræ divitiisAnd so,et sapientia.king Solomon was magnified above all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

²⁴Et universa terra desiderabat vultum Salomonis,And all the earth desired to see the face of Solomon,ut audiret sapientiam ejus,so as to hear his wisdom,quam dederat Deus in corde ejus.which God had granted to his heart.

²⁴Et universa terra desiderabat vultum Salomonis,And all the earth desired to see the face of Solomon,ut audiret sapientiam ejus,so as to hear his wisdom,quam dederat Deus in corde ejus.which God had granted to his heart.

²⁵Et singuli deferebant ei munera,And each one brought him gifts,vasa argentea et aurea,vessels of silver and of gold,vestes et arma bellica,clothing and weapons of war,aromata quoque,as well as aromatics,et equos et mulos per annos singulos.and horses, and mules, throughout each year.

²⁵Et singuli deferebant ei munera,And each one brought him gifts,vasa argentea et aurea,vessels of silver and of gold,vestes et arma bellica,clothing and weapons of war,aromata quoque,as well as aromatics,et equos et mulos per annos singulos.and horses, and mules, throughout each year.

²⁶Congregavitque Salomon currus et equites,And Solomon gathered together the chariots and horsemen.et facti sunt ei mille quadringenti currus,And he had one thousand four hundred chariots,et duodecim millia equitum:and twelve thousand horsemen.et disposuit eos per civitates munitas,And he placed them in the walled cities,et cum rege in Jerusalem.and with the king at Jerusalem.

²⁶Congregavitque Salomon currus et equites,And Solomon gathered together the chariots and horsemen.et facti sunt ei mille quadringenti currus,And he had one thousand four hundred chariots,et duodecim millia equitum:and twelve thousand horsemen.et disposuit eos per civitates munitas,And he placed them in the walled cities,et cum rege in Jerusalem.and with the king at Jerusalem.

²⁷Fecitque ut tanta esset abundantia argenti in Jerusalem, quanta et lapidum:And he caused silver to be as abundant in Jerusalem as stones,et cedrorum præbuit multitudinem quasi sycomoros quæ nascuntur in campestribus.and he supplied a multitude of cedars like the sycamores that grow in the plains.

²⁷Fecitque ut tanta esset abundantia argenti in Jerusalem, quanta et lapidum:And he caused silver to be as abundant in Jerusalem as stones,et cedrorum præbuit multitudinem quasi sycomoros quæ nascuntur in campestribus.and he supplied a multitude of cedars like the sycamores that grow in the plains.

²⁸Et educebantur equi Salomoni de Ægypto,And horses were brought for Solomon from Egyptet de Coa.and from Kue.Negotiatores enim regis emebant de Coa,For the merchants of the king were buying these from Kue.et statuto pretio perducebant.And they paid out the established price.

²⁸Et educebantur equi Salomoni de Ægypto,And horses were brought for Solomon from Egyptet de Coa.and from Kue.Negotiatores enim regis emebant de Coa,For the merchants of the king were buying these from Kue.et statuto pretio perducebant.And they paid out the established price.

²⁹Egrediebatur autem quadriga ex Ægypto sexcentis siclis argenti,Now a four-horse chariot would be sent from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver,et equus centum quinquaginta.and a horse for one hundred and fifty.Atque in hunc modum cuncti reges HethæorumAnd in this manner,et Syriæ equos venundabant.all the kings of the Hittites and of Syria were selling horses.

²⁹Egrediebatur autem quadriga ex Ægypto sexcentis siclis argenti,Now a four-horse chariot would be sent from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver,et equus centum quinquaginta.and a horse for one hundred and fifty.Atque in hunc modum cuncti reges HethæorumAnd in this manner,et Syriæ equos venundabant.all the kings of the Hittites and of Syria were selling horses.