¹Factum est ergo quadringentesimoThen it happened that,et octogesimo anno egressionis filiorum Israël de terra Ægypti,in the four hundred and eightieth year after the sons of Israel departed from the land of Egypt,in anno quarto,in the fourth year of the reign of Solomon over Israel,mense Zio (ipse est mensis secundus),in the month of Ziv,regni Salomonis super Israël,which is the second month,ædificari cœpit domus Domino.the house of the Lord began to be built.

¹Factum est ergo quadringentesimoThen it happened that,et octogesimo anno egressionis filiorum Israël de terra Ægypti,in the four hundred and eightieth year after the sons of Israel departed from the land of Egypt,in anno quarto,in the fourth year of the reign of Solomon over Israel,mense Zio (ipse est mensis secundus),in the month of Ziv,regni Salomonis super Israël,which is the second month,ædificari cœpit domus Domino.the house of the Lord began to be built.

²Domus autem quam ædificabat rex Salomon Domino,Now the house, which king Solomon was building to the Lord,habebat sexaginta cubitos in longitudine,was sixty cubits in length,et viginti cubitos in latitudine,and twenty cubits in width,et triginta cubitos in altitudine.and thirty cubits in height.

²Domus autem quam ædificabat rex Salomon Domino,Now the house, which king Solomon was building to the Lord,habebat sexaginta cubitos in longitudine,was sixty cubits in length,et viginti cubitos in latitudine,and twenty cubits in width,et triginta cubitos in altitudine.and thirty cubits in height.

³Et porticus erat ante templum viginti cubitorum longitudinis,And a portico was before the temple, of twenty cubits in length,juxta mensuram latitudinis templi:in accord with the measure of the width of the temple.et habebat decem cubitos latitudinis ante faciem templi.And it had ten cubits of width before the face of the temple.

³Et porticus erat ante templum viginti cubitorum longitudinis,And a portico was before the temple, of twenty cubits in length,juxta mensuram latitudinis templi:in accord with the measure of the width of the temple.et habebat decem cubitos latitudinis ante faciem templi.And it had ten cubits of width before the face of the temple.

⁴Fecitque in templo fenestras obliquas.And he made oblique windows in the temple.

⁴Fecitque in templo fenestras obliquas.And he made oblique windows in the temple.

⁵Et ædificavit super parietem templi tabulata per gyrum,And upon the wall of the temple,in parietibus domus per circuitum templihe built panels on all sides,et oraculi,in the walls of the house around the temple and the oracle.et fecit latera in circuitu.And he made side chambers all around.

⁵Et ædificavit super parietem templi tabulata per gyrum,And upon the wall of the temple,in parietibus domus per circuitum templihe built panels on all sides,et oraculi,in the walls of the house around the temple and the oracle.et fecit latera in circuitu.And he made side chambers all around.

⁶Tabulatum quod subter erat,The flooring on the bottom level held five cubits in width,quinque cubitos habebat latitudinis,and the middle floor was six cubits in width,et medium tabulatum sex cubitorum latitudinis,and the third floor held seven cubits in width.et tertium tabulatum septem habens cubitos latitudinis.Then he positioned beams on the house all around the outside,Trabes autem posuit in domo per circuitum forinsecus, ut non hærerent muris templi.in such a way that they would not be fastened to the walls of the temple.

⁶Tabulatum quod subter erat,The flooring on the bottom level held five cubits in width,quinque cubitos habebat latitudinis,and the middle floor was six cubits in width,et medium tabulatum sex cubitorum latitudinis,and the third floor held seven cubits in width.et tertium tabulatum septem habens cubitos latitudinis.Then he positioned beams on the house all around the outside,Trabes autem posuit in domo per circuitum forinsecus, ut non hærerent muris templi.in such a way that they would not be fastened to the walls of the temple.

⁷Domus autem cum ædificaretur,Now the house, while it was being built,de lapidibus dolatis atque perfectis ædificata est:was made from cut and finished stones. And so,et malleus,neither mallet,et securis,nor chisel,et omne ferramentum non sunt audita in domo cum ædificaretur.nor any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was being built.

⁷Domus autem cum ædificaretur,Now the house, while it was being built,de lapidibus dolatis atque perfectis ædificata est:was made from cut and finished stones. And so,et malleus,neither mallet,et securis,nor chisel,et omne ferramentum non sunt audita in domo cum ædificaretur.nor any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was being built.

⁸Ostium lateris medii in parte erat domus dextræ:The door at the side of the middle section was to the right of the house.et per cochleam ascendebant in medium cœnaculum,And they would ascend along winding stairs to the middle level,et a medio in tertium.and from the middle level to the third level.

⁸Ostium lateris medii in parte erat domus dextræ:The door at the side of the middle section was to the right of the house.et per cochleam ascendebant in medium cœnaculum,And they would ascend along winding stairs to the middle level,et a medio in tertium.and from the middle level to the third level.

⁹Et ædificavit domum,And he built the house,et consummavit eam:and finished it.texit quoque domum laquearibus cedrinis.And he overlaid the house with boards of cedar.

⁹Et ædificavit domum,And he built the house,et consummavit eam:and finished it.texit quoque domum laquearibus cedrinis.And he overlaid the house with boards of cedar.

¹⁰Et ædificavit tabulatum super omnem domum quinque cubitis altitudinis,And he built a paneling over the entire house, five cubits in height,et operuit domum lignis cedrinis.and he covered the house with cedar wood.

¹⁰Et ædificavit tabulatum super omnem domum quinque cubitis altitudinis,And he built a paneling over the entire house, five cubits in height,et operuit domum lignis cedrinis.and he covered the house with cedar wood.

¹¹Et factus est sermo Domini ad Salomonem,And the word of the Lord came to Solomon,dicens:saying:

¹¹Et factus est sermo Domini ad Salomonem,And the word of the Lord came to Solomon,dicens:saying:

¹²Domus hæc,“Concerning this house,quam ædificas,which you are building:si ambulaveris in præceptis meis,if you will walk in my precepts,et judicia mea feceris,and carry out my judgments,et custodieris omnia mandata mea,and keep all my commandments,gradiens per ea,advancing by them,firmabo sermonem meum tibi,I will confirm my word to you,quem locutus sum ad David patrem tuum:which I spoke to your father David.

¹²Domus hæc,“Concerning this house,quam ædificas,which you are building:si ambulaveris in præceptis meis,if you will walk in my precepts,et judicia mea feceris,and carry out my judgments,et custodieris omnia mandata mea,and keep all my commandments,gradiens per ea,advancing by them,firmabo sermonem meum tibi,I will confirm my word to you,quem locutus sum ad David patrem tuum:which I spoke to your father David.

¹³et habitabo in medio filiorum Israël,And I will dwell in the midst of the sons of Israel,et non derelinquam populum meum Israël.and I will not forsake my people Israel.”

¹³et habitabo in medio filiorum Israël,And I will dwell in the midst of the sons of Israel,et non derelinquam populum meum Israël.and I will not forsake my people Israel.”

¹⁴Igitur ædificavit Salomon domum,And so, Solomon built the house,et consummavit eam.and finished it.

¹⁴Igitur ædificavit Salomon domum,And so, Solomon built the house,et consummavit eam.and finished it.

¹⁵Et ædificavit parietes domus intrinsecus tabulatis cedrinis:And he built the walls of the house, on the interior, with panels of cedar,a pavimento domus usque ad summitatem parietum,from the floor of the house, to the top of the walls,et usque ad laquearia,and even to the ceiling.operuit lignis cedrinis intrinsecus:He covered it with cedar wood on the interior.et texit pavimentum domus tabulis abiegnis.And he overlaid the floor of the house with panels of spruce.

¹⁵Et ædificavit parietes domus intrinsecus tabulatis cedrinis:And he built the walls of the house, on the interior, with panels of cedar,a pavimento domus usque ad summitatem parietum,from the floor of the house, to the top of the walls,et usque ad laquearia,and even to the ceiling.operuit lignis cedrinis intrinsecus:He covered it with cedar wood on the interior.et texit pavimentum domus tabulis abiegnis.And he overlaid the floor of the house with panels of spruce.

¹⁶Ædificavitque viginti cubitorum ad posteriorem partem templi tabulata cedrina,And he built panels of cedar, of twenty cubits, at the back part of the temple,a pavimento usque ad superiora:from the floor even to the top.et fecit interiorem domum oraculi in Sanctum sanctorum.And he made the inner house of the oracle as the Holy of Holies.

¹⁶Ædificavitque viginti cubitorum ad posteriorem partem templi tabulata cedrina,And he built panels of cedar, of twenty cubits, at the back part of the temple,a pavimento usque ad superiora:from the floor even to the top.et fecit interiorem domum oraculi in Sanctum sanctorum.And he made the inner house of the oracle as the Holy of Holies.

¹⁷Porro quadraginta cubitorum erat ipsum templum pro foribus oraculi.And the temple itself, before the doors of the oracle, was forty cubits.

¹⁷Porro quadraginta cubitorum erat ipsum templum pro foribus oraculi.And the temple itself, before the doors of the oracle, was forty cubits.

¹⁸Et cedro omnis domus intrinsecus vestiebatur,And the entire house was clothed with cedar on the interior,habens tornaturas et juncturas suas fabrefactas,having its turnings and junctures artfully wrought,et cælaturas eminentes:with carvings projecting outward.omnia cedrinis tabulis vestiebantur:Everything was clothed with panels of cedar.nec omnino lapis apparere poterat in pariete.And no stone at all was able to be seen in the wall.

¹⁸Et cedro omnis domus intrinsecus vestiebatur,And the entire house was clothed with cedar on the interior,habens tornaturas et juncturas suas fabrefactas,having its turnings and junctures artfully wrought,et cælaturas eminentes:with carvings projecting outward.omnia cedrinis tabulis vestiebantur:Everything was clothed with panels of cedar.nec omnino lapis apparere poterat in pariete.And no stone at all was able to be seen in the wall.

¹⁹Oraculum autem in medio domus,Now he made the oracle in the middle of the house,in interiori parte fecerat,in the inner part,ut poneret ibi arcam fœderis Domini.so that he might station the ark of the covenant of the Lord there.

¹⁹Oraculum autem in medio domus,Now he made the oracle in the middle of the house,in interiori parte fecerat,in the inner part,ut poneret ibi arcam fœderis Domini.so that he might station the ark of the covenant of the Lord there.

²⁰Porro oraculum habebat viginti cubitos longitudinis,And the oracle held twenty cubits in length,et viginti cubitos latitudinis,and twenty cubits in width,et viginti cubitos altitudinis:and twenty cubits in height.et operuit illudAnd he covered and clothed it with the purest gold.atque vestivit auro purissimo:Then,sedtoo,et altare vestivit cedro.he clothed the altar in cedar.

²⁰Porro oraculum habebat viginti cubitos longitudinis,And the oracle held twenty cubits in length,et viginti cubitos latitudinis,and twenty cubits in width,et viginti cubitos altitudinis:and twenty cubits in height.et operuit illudAnd he covered and clothed it with the purest gold.atque vestivit auro purissimo:Then,sedtoo,et altare vestivit cedro.he clothed the altar in cedar.

²¹Domum quoque ante oraculum operuit auro purissimo,Also, the house before the oracle, he covered with the purest gold,et affixit laminas clavis aureis.and he fastened the plates with nails of gold.

²¹Domum quoque ante oraculum operuit auro purissimo,Also, the house before the oracle, he covered with the purest gold,et affixit laminas clavis aureis.and he fastened the plates with nails of gold.

²²Nihilque erat in templo quod non auro tegeretur:And there was nothing in the temple that was not covered with gold.sedMoreover,et totum altare oraculi texit auro.the entire altar of the oracle he overlaid with gold.

²²Nihilque erat in templo quod non auro tegeretur:And there was nothing in the temple that was not covered with gold.sedMoreover,et totum altare oraculi texit auro.the entire altar of the oracle he overlaid with gold.

²³Et fecit in oraculo duos cherubim de lignis olivarum,And he made in the oracle two cherubim from wood of the olive tree,decem cubitorum altitudinis.of ten cubits in height.

²³Et fecit in oraculo duos cherubim de lignis olivarum,And he made in the oracle two cherubim from wood of the olive tree,decem cubitorum altitudinis.of ten cubits in height.

²⁴Quinque cubitorum ala cherub una,One wing of a cherub was five cubits,et quinque cubitorum ala cherub altera:and the other wing of a cherub was five cubits,id est,that is,decem cubitos habentes, a summitate alæ unius usque ad alæ alterius summitatem.having ten cubits from the summit of one wing even to the summit of the other wing.

²⁴Quinque cubitorum ala cherub una,One wing of a cherub was five cubits,et quinque cubitorum ala cherub altera:and the other wing of a cherub was five cubits,id est,that is,decem cubitos habentes, a summitate alæ unius usque ad alæ alterius summitatem.having ten cubits from the summit of one wing even to the summit of the other wing.

²⁵Decem quoque cubitorum erat cherub secundus:Likewise, the second cherub was ten cubits.in mensura pari, et opus unum erat in duobus cherubim,And the measure was equal and the work was one, in the two cherubim,

²⁵Decem quoque cubitorum erat cherub secundus:Likewise, the second cherub was ten cubits.in mensura pari, et opus unum erat in duobus cherubim,And the measure was equal and the work was one, in the two cherubim,

²⁶id est,that is,altitudinem habebat unus cherub decem cubitorum,one cherub had a height of ten cubits,et similiter cherub secundus.and similarly the second cherub.

²⁶id est,that is,altitudinem habebat unus cherub decem cubitorum,one cherub had a height of ten cubits,et similiter cherub secundus.and similarly the second cherub.

²⁷Posuitque cherubim in medio templi interioris:And he stationed the cherubim in the middle of the inner temple.extendebant autem alas suas cherubim, et tangebat ala una parietem,And the cherubim extended their wings, and the wing of the one was touching the wall,et ala cherub secundi tangebat parietem alterum:and the wing of the second cherub was touching the other wall.alæ autem alteræ in media parte templi se invicem contingebant.But the other wings, in the middle of the temple, were touching each another.

²⁷Posuitque cherubim in medio templi interioris:And he stationed the cherubim in the middle of the inner temple.extendebant autem alas suas cherubim, et tangebat ala una parietem,And the cherubim extended their wings, and the wing of the one was touching the wall,et ala cherub secundi tangebat parietem alterum:and the wing of the second cherub was touching the other wall.alæ autem alteræ in media parte templi se invicem contingebant.But the other wings, in the middle of the temple, were touching each another.

²⁸Texit quoque cherubim auro.He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.

²⁸Texit quoque cherubim auro.He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.

²⁹Et omnes parietes templi per circuitum sculpsit variis cælaturisAnd all the walls of the temple all around he engraved with diverse carvings and turnings.et torno:And he made in them cherubim,et fecit in eis cherubim,and palm trees,et palmas,and various images,et picturas varias,as if these were projecting out,quasi prominentes de pariete,and going forth from,et egredientes.the wall.

²⁹Et omnes parietes templi per circuitum sculpsit variis cælaturisAnd all the walls of the temple all around he engraved with diverse carvings and turnings.et torno:And he made in them cherubim,et fecit in eis cherubim,and palm trees,et palmas,and various images,et picturas varias,as if these were projecting out,quasi prominentes de pariete,and going forth from,et egredientes.the wall.

³⁰SedThen,et pavimentum domus texit auro intrinsecustoo,et extrinsecus.the floor of the house he overlaid with gold within and without.

³⁰SedThen,et pavimentum domus texit auro intrinsecustoo,et extrinsecus.the floor of the house he overlaid with gold within and without.

³¹Et in ingressu oraculi fecit ostiola de lignis olivarum,And at the entrance of the oracle, he made little doors, from wood of the olive tree,postesque angulorum quinque.with posts of five corners.

³¹Et in ingressu oraculi fecit ostiola de lignis olivarum,And at the entrance of the oracle, he made little doors, from wood of the olive tree,postesque angulorum quinque.with posts of five corners.

³²Et duo ostia de lignis olivarum:And there were two doors, from wood of the olive tree.et sculpsit in eis picturam cherubim,And he carved upon them pictures of cherubim,et palmarum species,and images of palm trees,et anaglypha valde prominentia: et texit ea auro,and very prominent figures. And he overlaid these with gold.et operuit tam cherubim quam palmas, et cetera,And he covered the cherubim, as well as the palm trees and the other things,auro.with gold.

³²Et duo ostia de lignis olivarum:And there were two doors, from wood of the olive tree.et sculpsit in eis picturam cherubim,And he carved upon them pictures of cherubim,et palmarum species,and images of palm trees,et anaglypha valde prominentia: et texit ea auro,and very prominent figures. And he overlaid these with gold.et operuit tam cherubim quam palmas, et cetera,And he covered the cherubim, as well as the palm trees and the other things,auro.with gold.

³³Fecitque in introitu templi postes de lignis olivarum quadrangulatos,And he made, at the entrance of the temple, posts from wood of the olive tree, with four corners,

³³Fecitque in introitu templi postes de lignis olivarum quadrangulatos,And he made, at the entrance of the temple, posts from wood of the olive tree, with four corners,

³⁴et duo ostia de lignis abiegnis altrinsecus:and two doors, from wood of the spruce tree,et utrumque ostium duplex erat,on the other side. And each door was double,et se invicem tenens aperiebatur.and so it opened by folding upon itself.

³⁴et duo ostia de lignis abiegnis altrinsecus:and two doors, from wood of the spruce tree,et utrumque ostium duplex erat,on the other side. And each door was double,et se invicem tenens aperiebatur.and so it opened by folding upon itself.

³⁵Et sculpsit cherubim,And he carved cherubim,et palmas,and palm trees,et cælaturas valde eminentes:and very prominent engravings.operuitque omnia laminis aureis opere quadro ad regulam.And he covered everything with gold plates, worked to be perfectly square.

³⁵Et sculpsit cherubim,And he carved cherubim,et palmas,and palm trees,et cælaturas valde eminentes:and very prominent engravings.operuitque omnia laminis aureis opere quadro ad regulam.And he covered everything with gold plates, worked to be perfectly square.

³⁶Et ædificavit atrium interius tribus ordinibus lapidum politorum,And he built the inner atrium with three rows of polished stones,et uno ordine lignorum cedri.and one row of cedar wood.

³⁶Et ædificavit atrium interius tribus ordinibus lapidum politorum,And he built the inner atrium with three rows of polished stones,et uno ordine lignorum cedri.and one row of cedar wood.

³⁷Anno quarto fundata est domus Domini in mense Zio:In the fourth year, the house of the Lord was founded, in the month of Ziv.

³⁷Anno quarto fundata est domus Domini in mense Zio:In the fourth year, the house of the Lord was founded, in the month of Ziv.

³⁸et in anno undecimo,And in the eleventh year,mense Bul (ipse est mensis octavus),in the month Bul,perfecta est domus in omni opere suo,which is the eighth month,et in universis utensilibus suis:the house was perfected in all its works and in all its equipment.ædificavitque eam annis septem.And he built it for seven years.

³⁸et in anno undecimo,And in the eleventh year,mense Bul (ipse est mensis octavus),in the month Bul,perfecta est domus in omni opere suo,which is the eighth month,et in universis utensilibus suis:the house was perfected in all its works and in all its equipment.ædificavitque eam annis septem.And he built it for seven years.