1 Then Salomon said: Our Lord promised that he would dwell in darkness:
1 Then ¹Solomon said: The Lord promised that he would dwell in a cloud.
2 and I have built a house to his name, that he might dwell there for ever.
2 But I have built a house to his name, that he might dwell there forever.
3 And the king turned his face, and blessed all the multitude of Israel (for all the multitude stood attent) and said:
3 And the king turned his face, and blessed all the multitude of Israel for all the multitude stood attentive and he said:
4 Blessed be our Lord the God of Israel, who in work hath accomplished that, which he spake to David my father, saying:
4 Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, who hath accomplished in deed that which he spoke to David my father, saying:
5 From the day, that I brought my people out of the Land of Ægypt, I chose not a city of all the tribes of Israel, that a house might be built in it to my name: neither did I choose any other man, to be Duke in my people Israel.
5 From the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel, for a house to be built in it to my name: neither chose I any other man, to be the ruler of my people Israel.
6 but I chose Jerusalem, that my name may be in it: and I chose David, that I might appoint him over my people Israel.
6 But I chose Jerusalem, that my name might be there: and I chose David to set him over my people Israel.
7 And whereas David my father had meant to build a house to the name of our Lord the God of Israel,
7 And whereas David my father had a mind to build a house to the name of the Lord the God of Israel,
8 our Lord said to him: Because thy will was this, that thou wouldest build a house to my name, thou hast done well certes to have such a will:
8 The Lord said to him: Forasmuch as it was thy will to build a house to my name, thou hast done well indeed in having such a will:
9 howbeit thou shalt not build the house, but thy son, which shall come out of thy loins, he shall build a house to my name.
9 But thou shalt not build the house, but thy son, who shall come out of thy loins, he shall build a house to my name.
10 Our Lord therefore hath accomplished his word, which he spake: and I am risen for David my father, and sit upon the throne of Israel, as our Lord hath spoken: and have built a house to the name of our Lord the God of Israel.
10 The Lord therefore hath accomplished his word which he spoke: and I am risen up in the place of David my father, and sit upon the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised: and have built a house to the name of the Lord God of Israel.
11 And I have put in it the Ark, wherein is the covenant of our Lord, which he made with the children of Israel:
11 And I have put in it the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with the children of Israel.
12 He therefore stood before the Altar of our Lord, over against all the multitude of Israel, and stretched forth his hands.
12 And he stood before the altar of the Lord, in presence of all the multitude of Israel, and stretched forth his hands.
13 For Salomon had made an eminent place of brass, and had put it in the midst of the temple, having five cubits of length, and breadth, & three of height: & he stood upon it: and afterward kneeling over against all the multitude of Israel, and his hands lifted up toward heaven,
13 For Solomon had made a brazen scaffold, and had set it in the midst of the temple, which was five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high: and he stood upon it: then kneeling down in the presence of all the multitude of Israel, and lifting up his hands towards heaven,
14 he said: Lord God of Israel, there is not the like God to thee in heaven and in earth: which keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants, that walk before thee in all their heart:
14 ²He said: O Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee in heaven nor in earth: who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants, that walk before thee with all their hearts:
15 which hast performed to thy servant David my father what things soever thou hadst spoken to him: and the things that by mouth thou hadst promised, in work thou hast accomplished, as also the present time proveth.
15 Who hast performed to thy servant David my father all that thou hast promised him: and hast accomplished in fact, what thou hast spoken with thy mouth, as also the present time proveth.
16 Now therefore Lord God of Israel, fulfill to thy servant my father David, what soever thou didst speak to him, saying: There shall not fail of thee a man before me, to sit upon the throne of Israel: yet so if thy children keep their ways, and walk in my law, as thou also hast walked before me.
16 Now then, O Lord God of Israel, fulfill to thy servant David my father, whatsoever thou hast promised him, saying: There shall not fail thee a man in my sight, to sit upon the throne of Israel: yet so that thy children take heed to their ways, and walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.
17 And now Lord God of Israel, be thy word confirmed, which thou hast spoken to thy servant David.
17 And now, Lord God of Israel, let thy word be established which thou hast spoken to thy servant David.
18 Is it credible then that God should dwell with men upon the earth? If heaven & the heavens of heavens do not take thee, how much more this house, which I have built?
18 Is it credible then that God should dwell with men on the earth? If heaven and the heavens of heavens do not contain thee, how much less this house, which I have built?
19 But to this end only it is made, that thou shouldest respect the prayer of thy servant, & his supplication Lord my God: and mayst hear the prayers, which thy servant poureth out before thee:
19 But to this end only it is made, that thou mayest regard the prayer of thy servant and his supplication, O Lord my God: and mayest hear the prayers which thy servant poureth out before thee.
20 that thou open thine eyes upon this house days and nights, upon the place, wherein thou hast promised that thy name should be invocated,
20 That thou mayest open thy eyes upon this house day and night, upon the place wherein thou hast promised that thy name should be called upon,
21 and wouldest hear the prayer, which thy servant prayeth in it: and mayst hear the prayers of thy servant, and of thy people Israel. Whosoever shall pray in this place, hear out of thy habitation, that is from the heavens, & be propitious.
21 And that thou wouldst hear the prayer which thy servant prayeth in it: hearken then to the prayers of thy servant, and of thy people Israel. Whosoever shall pray in this place, hear thou from thy dwelling place, that is, from heaven, and show mercy.
22 If any man shall sin against his neighbour, and come ready to swear against him, and bind himself with a curse before the altar in this house:
22 If any man sin against his neighbor, and come to swear against him, and bind himself with a curse before the altar in this house:
23 thou shalt hear from heaven, and shalt do the judgment of thy servants, so that thou render to the unjust his way upon his own head, and revenge the just, rewarding him according to his justice.
23 Then hear thou from heaven, and do justice to thy servants, so to requite the wicked by making his wickedness fall upon his own head, and to revenge the just, rewarding him according to his justice.
24 If thy people Israel shall be overcome of their enemies, (for they will sin to thee) & converted shall do penance, and beseech thy name, and pray in this place,
24 If thy people Israel be overcome by their enemies (for they will sin against thee) and being converted shall do penance, and call upon thy name, and pray to thee in this place,
25 thou shalt hear from heaven, and be thou propitious to the sin of thy people Israel, and reduce them into the land, which thou gavest them, and their fathers.
25 Then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel and bring them back into the land which thou gavest to them, and their fathers.
26 If the heaven being shut, there fall no rain for the sins of the people, and they shall beseech thee in this place, and shall confess to thy name, & shall be converted from their sins, when thou shalt afflict them,
26 If the heavens be shut up, and there fall no rain by reason of the sin of the people, and they shall pray to thee in this place, and confess to thy name, and be converted from their sins, when thou dost afflict them,
27 hear from heaven o Lord, and forgive the sins of thy servants and of thy people Israel, and teach them the good way, by the which they may go: and give rain to thy land, which thou hast given thy people to possess.
27 Then hear thou from heaven, O Lord, and forgive the sins of thy servants and of thy people Israel and teach them the good way in which they may walk: and give rain to thy land which thou hast given to thy people to possess.
28 If famine shall arise in the land, and pestilence, rust, and blast, and locust, & bruch, and the enemies, wasting the countries, shall besiege the gates of the city, and all plague and infirmity shall press them:
28 ³If a famine arise in the land, or a pestilence or blasting, or mildew, or locusts, or caterpillars: or if their enemies waste the country, and besiege the cities, whatsoever scourge or infirmity shall be upon them:
29 if any of thy people Israel shall pray, knowing their plague and infirmity, and shall spread forth their hands in this house,
29 Then if any of thy people Israel, knowing his own scourge and infirmity shall pray, and shall spread forth his hands in this house,
30 thou shalt hear from heaven, to wit, out of thy high habitation, & be thou propitious, & render to every one according to his ways, which thou knowest him to have in his heart: (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men:)
30 Hear thou from heaven, from thy high dwelling place, and forgive, and render to everyone according to his ways, which thou knowest him to have in his heart: for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men:
31 that they may fear thee, & walk in thy ways all the days, that they live upon the face of the land, which thou hast given to our fathers.
31 That they may fear thee, and walk in thy ways all the days that they live upon the face of the land, which thou hast given to our fathers.
32 The Foreigner also, which is not of thy people Israel, if he come from a far country, for thy strong hand, & thy stretched out arm, and adore in this place:
32 If the stranger also, who is not of thy people Israel, come from a far country, for the sake of thy great name, and thy strong hand, and thy stretched out arm, and adore in this place:
33 thou shalt hear from heaven thy most firm habitation, and shalt do all things, for the which that pilgrim shall invocate thee: that all the peoples of the earth may know thy name, and may fear thee, as thy people Israel, and may know, that thy name is invocated upon this house, which I have built.
33 Hear thou from heaven thy firm dwelling place, and do all that which that stranger shall call upon thee for: that all the people of the earth may know thy name, and may fear thee, as thy people Israel, and may know, that thy name is invoked upon this house, which I have built.
34 If thy people shall go forth to war against their adversaries, by the way that thou shalt send them, shall adore thee against the way wherein is this city, which thou hast chosen, & the house, which I have built to thy name:
34 If thy people go out to war against their enemies, by the way that thou shalt send them, and adore thee towards the way of this city, which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built to thy name:
35 thou shalt from heaven hear their prayers, and petition, and do thou revenge.
35 Then hear thou from heaven their prayers, and their supplications, and revenge them.
36 And if they shall sin to thee (for there is no man that sinneth not) & thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemies, and they lead them captive into a far country, or which is near at the least,
36 And if they sin against thee (⁴for there is no man that sinneth not) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them up to their enemies, and they lead them away captive to a land either afar off, or near at hand,
37 and being converted in their heart in the land, to the which they were led captive, shall do penance, and shall beseech thee in the land of their captivity, saying: We have sinned, we have done wickedly, we have dealt unjustly:
37 And if they be converted in their heart in the land to which they were led captive, and do penance, and pray to thee in the land of their captivity saying: We have sinned, we have done wickedly, we have dealt unjustly:
38 and shall return to thee in all their heart, and in all their soul, in the land of their captivity, to the which they were led, shall adore thee against the way of their land, which thou gavest their fathers, & of the city, which thou hast chosen, & of the house, which I have built to thy name:
38 And return to thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their captivity, to which they were led away, and adore thee towards the way of their own land which thou gavest their fathers, and of the city, which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built to thy name:
39 thou shall hear from heaven, that is, from thy firm habitation their prayers, and do thou judgment, and forgive thy people, although sinful:
39 Then hear thou from heaven, that is, from thy firm dwelling place, their prayers, and do judgment, and forgive thy people, although they have sinned:
40 for thou art my God: let thine eyes, I beseech thee, be opened, and let thine ears be attent to the prayer, that is made in this place.
40 For thou art my God: let thy eyes, I beseech thee, be open, and let thy ears be attentive to the prayer, that is made in this place.
41 Now therefore arise Lord God in thy rest, thou and the Ark of thy strength: Let thy Priests Lord God put on salvation, and thy Saints rejoice in good things.
41 ⁵Now therefore arise, O Lord God, into thy resting place, thou and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O Lord God, put on salvation, and thy saints rejoice in good things.
42 Lord God turn not away from the face of thy Christ: remember the mercies of David thy servant.
42 O Lord God, turn not away the face of thy anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.