1 Then were gathered together all the ancients of Israel with the princes of the tribes, and the heads of the families of the children of Israel to king Salomon into Jerusalem: that they might carry the Ark of the covenant of our Lord out of the city of David, that is, out of Sion.
1 Then all the ancients of Israel, ¹with the princes of the tribes, and the heads of the families of the children of Israel, were assembled to king Solomon in Jerusalem: that they might carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, that is, out of Sion.
2 And all Israel assembled to king Salomon in the month of Ethanim, on a solemn day, that is the seventh month.
2 And all Israel assembled themselves to king Solomon, on the festival day, in the month of Ethanim, the same is the seventh month.
3 And all the ancients of Israel came, and the Priests took the ark,
3 And all the ancients of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark,
4 and carried the ark of our Lord, and the tabernacle of covenant, and all the vessels of the Sanctuary, that were in the tabernacle: and the Priests and the Levites carried them.
4 And carried the ark of the Lord, and the tabernacle of the covenant, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, that were in the tabernacle: and the priests and the Levites carried them.
5 And King Salomon, and all the multitude of Israel which was assembled unto him, went with him before the ark, and they immolated sheep and oxen without estimation and number.
5 And king Solomon, and all the multitude of Israel, that were assembled unto him, went with him before the ark, and they sacrificed sheep and oxen, that could not be counted or numbered.
6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of our Lord into his place, into the oracle of the temple, into Sanctum Sanctorum under the wings of the Cherubs.
6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord into its place, into the oracle of the temple, into the holy of holies, under the wings of the cherubim.
7 For the Cherubs spread their wings over the place of the ark, and covered the ark, and the bars thereof above.
7 For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and covered the ark, and the staves thereof above.
8 And whereas the bars stood out, and the ends of them appeared without in the Sanctuary before the oracle, they appeared no farther outward, which also were there until this present day.
8 And whereas the staves stood out, the ends of them were seen without, in the sanctuary before the oracle, but were not seen farther out, and there they have been unto this day.
9 And in the ark there was nothing else but two tables of stone, which Moyses put in it in Horeb, when our Lord made the covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the Land of Ægypt.
9 Now in the ark there was nothing else ²but the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
10 And it came to pass, when the Priests were gone out of the Sanctuary, a cloud filled the house of our Lord,
10 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the sanctuary, that a cloud filled the house of the Lord,
11 and the Priests could not stand and minister for the cloud: for the glory of our Lord had filled the house of our Lord.
11 And the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.
12 Then said Salomon: Our Lord said that he would dwell in a cloud.
12 Then Solomon said: ³The Lord said that he would dwell in a cloud.
13 Building I have built a house for thy habitation, thy most firm throne for ever.
13 Building, I have built a house for thy dwelling, to be thy most firm throne forever.
14 And the king turned his face, and blessed all the Church of Israel: for all the Church of Israel stood.
14 And the king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: for all the assembly of Israel stood.
15 And Salomon said: Bless be our Lord the God of Israel, who spake by his mouth to David my father, & in his own hands hath perfected it, saying:
15 And Solomon said: Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel who spoke with his mouth to David my father, and with his own hands hath accomplished it, saying:
16 Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Ægypt, I chose no city of all the tribes of Israel, that a house might be built, and my name might be there: but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
16 Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel, for a house to be built, that my name might be there: but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
17 And David my father would have built a house to the name of our Lord the God of Israel:
17 ⁴And David my father would have built a house to the name of the Lord the God of Israel:
18 and our Lord said to David my father: In that thou hast thought in thy heart to build a house to my name, thou hast done well, casting this same thing in thy mind.
18 And the Lord said to David my father: Whereas, thou hast thought in thy heart to build a house to my name, thou hast done well in having this same thing in thy mind.
19 Nevertheless thou shalt not build me a house, but thy son, that shall come forth of thy reins, he shall build a house to my name.
19 Nevertheless, thou shalt not build me a house, but thy son, that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build a house to my name.
20 Our Lord hath confirmed his word, which he spake: & I stand for David my father, & sit upon the throne of Israel, as our Lord hath spoken: and I have built a house to the name of our Lord the God of Israel.
20 The Lord hath performed his word which he spoke. And I stand in the room 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 the God of Israel.
21 And I have appointed there a place for the ark, wherein the covenant of our Lord is, which he made with our fathers, when they came out of the Land of Ægypt.
21 And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with our fathers, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
22 And Salomon stood before the altar of our Lord in the sight of the assembly of Israel, and extended his hands toward heaven,
22 And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord, in the sight of the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands towards heaven,
23 and said: Lord God of Israel, there is no God like to thee in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: which keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants, that walk before thee in all their heart.
23 And said: Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath: who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants, that have walked before thee with all their heart:
24 Which hast kept to thy servant David my father, the things that thou hast spoken to him: by mouth thou didst speak, and with thy hands thou hast accomplished, as this day proveth.
24 Who hast kept with thy servant David my father what thou hast promised him: with thy mouth thou didst speak, and with thy hands thou hast performed, as this day proveth.
25 Now therefore Lord God of Israel, keep unto thy servant David my father the things which thou hast spoken to him, saying: There shall not be taken away of thee a man before me, which sitteth upon the throne of Israel: yet so if thy children shall keep their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked in my sight.
25 Now, therefore, O Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father what thou hast spoken to him, saying: ⁵There shall not be taken away of thee a man in my sight, to sit on the throne of Israel: yet so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked in my sight.
26 And now Lord God of Israel, let thy words be established, which thou hast spoken to thy servant David my father.
26 And now, Lord God of Israel, let thy words be established, which thou hast spoken to thy servant David my father.
27 Is it then to be thought that indeed God dwelleth upon the earth? For if heaven, and the heavens of heavens cannot contain thee, how much more this house, which I have built?
27 Is it then to be thought that God should indeed dwell upon earth? For if heaven, and the heavens of heavens, cannot contain thee, how much less this house which I have built?
28 But look toward the prayer of thy servant, & to his petitions, o Lord my God: hear the hymn and the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee this day:
28 But have regard to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplications, O Lord, my God: hear the hymn and the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee this day:
29 that thy eyes be opened upon this house night and day: upon the house, whereof thou saidst: My name shall be there: that thou hear the prayer, which thy servant prayeth in this place to thee.
29 That thy eyes may be open upon this house, night and day: upon the house of which thou hast said: ⁶My name shall be there: that thou mayst hearken to the prayer which thy servant prayeth, in this place to thee:
30 That thou hear the request of thy servant & of thy people Israel, whatsoever they shall pray for in this place, & thou shalt hear in the place of thy habitation in heaven: and when thou hast heard, thou shalt be merciful,
30 That thou mayst hearken to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, whatsoever they shall pray for in this place, and hear them in the place of thy dwelling in heaven; and when thou hearest, show them mercy.
31 If a man shall sin against his neighbour, & shall have any oath, wherewith he is held fast bound: & shall come because of the oath before thine altar into thy house,
31 If any man trespass against his neighbor, and have an oath upon him, wherewith he is bound, and come, because of the oath, before thy altar, to thy house,
32 thou shalt hear in heaven: and shalt do, and judge thy servants, condemning the impious, and rendering his way upon his head, and justifying the just, and rewarding him according to his justice.
32 Then hear thou in heaven: and do and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, and bringing his way upon his own head, and justifying the just, and rewarding him according to his justice.
33 If thy people Israel shall fly their enemies (because they will sin against thee) & doing penance and confessing to thy name, shall come, and pray, & beseech thee in this house;
33 If thy people Israel shall fly before their enemies (because they will sin against thee) and doing penance, and confessing to thy name, shall come and pray, and make supplications to thee in this house:
34 hear in heaven, & forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and thou shalt reduce them unto the land, which thou gavest to their fathers.
34 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them back to the land which thou gavest to their fathers.
35 If the heaven shall be shut, and it rain not, because of their sins, and praying in this place, they do penance to thy name, and shall be converted from their sins through their affliction:
35 If heaven shall be shut up, and there shall be no rain, because of their sins, and they, praying in this place, shall do penance to thy name, and shall be converted from their sins, by occasion of their afflictions:
36 hear them in heaven, and forgive the sins of thy servants, and of thy people Israel: and shew them a good way wherein they may walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou has given to thy people in possession.
36 Then hear thou them in heaven, and forgive the sins of thy servants, and of thy people Israel: and show them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people in possession.
37 If famine arise in the land, or pestilence, or corrupt air, or blasting, or locust, or rust, and their enemy afflict them besieging the gates, all plague, all infirmity,
37 If a famine arise in the land, or a pestilence, or corrupt air, or blasting, or locust, or mildew; if their enemy afflict them, besieging the gates, whatsoever plague, whatsoever infirmity,
38 all cursing, and banning, that shall chance to any man of thy people Israel: if any man shall know the wound of his heart, and shall spread forth his hands in this house,
38 Whatsoever curse or imprecation shall happen to any man of thy people Israel: when a man shall know the wound of his own heart, and shall spread forth his hands in this house;
39 thou shalt hear in heaven, in the place of thy habitation, and shalt be merciful again, and shalt so do that thou give to every one according to his ways, as thou shalt see his heart (for thou only knowest the heart of all the children of men)
39 Then hear thou in heaven, in the place of thy dwelling, and forgive, and do so as to give to everyone according to his ways, as thou shalt see his heart (for thou only knowest the heart of all the children of men)
40 that they fear thee all the days, which they live upon the face of the land, which thou hast given our fathers.
40 That they may fear thee all the days that they live upon the face of the land, which thou hast given to our fathers.
41 Moreover also the stranger, which is not of thy people Israel, when he shall come from a far country for thy name (for thy great name shall be heard of, and thy strong hand,
41 Moreover also the stranger, who is not of thy people Israel, when he shall come out of a far country for thy name’s sake (for they shall hear everywhere of thy great name, and thy mighty hand,
42 and thy stretched out arm every-where) when therefore he shall come, and shall pray in this place,
42 And thy stretched out arm), so when he shall come, and shall pray in this place,
43 thou shalt hear in heaven, in the firmament of thy habitation, & thou shalt do all things, for the which the stranger shall invocate thee: that all the peoples of the earth may learn to fear thy name, as thy people Israel, and may prove that thy name is invocated upon this house, which I have built.
43 Then hear thou in heaven, in the firmament of thy dwelling place, and do all those things, for which that stranger shall call upon thee: that all the people of the earth may learn to fear thy name, as do thy people Israel, and may prove that thy name is called upon on this house, which I have built.
44 If thy people shall go forth to war against their enemies, by the way, whithersoever thou shalt send them, they shall pray to thee against the way of the city, which thou hast chosen, and against the house, which I have built to thy name,
44 If thy people go out to war against their enemies, by what way soever thou shalt send them, they shall pray to thee towards the way of the city, which thou hast chosen, and towards the house, which I have built to thy name:
45 and thou shall hear in heaven their prayers, and their petitions, and shall do judgment for them.
45 And then hear thou in heaven their prayers, and their supplications, and do judgment for them.
46 But if they shall sin to thee (for there is no man which sinneth not) and thou being wrath shalt deliver them to their enemies, and they shall be led captive into the land of their enemies far or near,
46 But if they sin against thee (⁷for there is no man who sinneth not), and thou being angry, deliver them up to their enemies, so that they be led away captives into the land of their enemies, far or near;
47 and shall do penance in their heart in the place of captivity, and converted shall beseech thee in their captivity, saying: We have sinned, we have done wickedly, we have dealt impiously:
47 Then if they do penance in their heart, in the place of captivity, and being converted, make supplication to thee in their captivity, saying: We have sinned, we have done unjustly, we have committed wickedness:
48 and shall return to thee in all their heart, and all their soul, in the land of their enemies, to the which they shall be led captive: and shall pray to thee against the way of their land, which thou gavest to their fathers, & of the city which thou hast chosen, & of the temple which I have built to thy name:
48 And return to thee with all their heart, and all their soul, in the land of their enemies, to which they have been led captives: and pray to thee towards the way of their land, which thou gavest to their fathers, and of the city which thou hast chosen, and of the temple which I have built to thy name:
49 thou shalt hear in heaven, in the firmament of thy throne their prayers, and their petitions, and shall do their judgment for them:
49 Then hear thou in heaven, in the firmament of thy throne, their prayers, and their supplications, and do judgment for them:
50 and shalt be merciful to thy people, which sinned to thee, and to all their iniquities wherewith they have transgressed against thee: & thou shalt give mercy before them that shall have them captives, that they may have compassion on them.
50 And forgive thy people, that have sinned against thee, and all their iniquities, by which they have transgressed against thee: and give them mercy before them that have made them captives, that they may have compassion on them.
51 For they are thy people, and thine inheritance, whom thou hast brought out of the Land of Ægypt, from the midst of the iron furnace.
51 For they are thy people, and thy inheritance, whom thou hast brought out of the land of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron.
52 That thy eyes be open to the petition of thy servant, & of thy people Israel, and thou hear them in all things for which they shall invocate thee.
52 That thy eyes may be open to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, to hear them in all things for which they shall call upon thee.
53 For thou hast separated them to thee for an inheritance from all the peoples of the earth, as thou hast spoken by Moyses thy servant, when thou didst bring our fathers out of Ægypt, Lord God.
53 For thou hast separated them to thyself for an inheritance, from amongst all the people of the earth, as thou hast spoken by Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.
54 And it came to pass, when Salomon had accomplished praying to our Lord all this prayer and petition, he rose from the sight of the altar of our Lord: for he had fastened both knees on the ground, and had spread his hands toward heaven.
54 And it came to pass, when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication to the Lord, that he rose from before the altar of the Lord: for he had fixed both knees on the ground, and had spread his hands towards heaven.
55 He stood therefore and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying:
55 And he stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying:
56 Blessed be our Lord, which hath given rest to his people Israel, according to all things that he hath spoken: there hath not failed so much as one word of all the good things, that he spake by Moyses his servant.
56 Blessed be the Lord, who hath given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed so much as one word of all the good things that he promised by his servant Moses.
57 Be our Lord God with us, as he hath been with our fathers, not forsaking, nor rejecting us.
57 The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers, and not leave us, nor cast us off:
58 But incline he our hearts to him, that we may walk in all his ways, and keep his commandments, and his ceremonies, and judgments whatsoever he commanded our fathers.
58 But may he incline our hearts to himself, that we may walk in all his ways, and keep his commandments, and his ceremonies, and all his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.
59 And be these my words, wherewith I have prayed before our Lord, approaching to our Lord God day and night, that he may do judgment for his servant, and for his people Israel day by day:
59 And let these my words, wherewith I have prayed before the Lord, be nigh unto the Lord our God day and night, that he may do judgment for his servant, and for his people Israel, day by day:
60 that all the people of the earth may know, that our Lord he is God, and there is none other besides him.
60 That all the people of the earth may know, that the Lord he is God, and there is no other besides him.
61 Let our heart also be perfect with our Lord God, that we walk in his decrees, and keep his commandments, as also this day.
61 Let our hearts also be perfect with the Lord our God, that we may walk in his statutes, and keep his commandments, as at this day.
62 Therefore the king, and all Israel with him, did immolate victims before our Lord.
62 And the king, and all Israel with him, offered victims before the Lord.
63 And Salomon killed pacific hosts, which he immolated to our Lord, of oxen two and twenty thousand, and of sheep an hundred twenty thousand: and they dedicated the temple of our Lord, the king, and the children of Israel.
63 And Solomon slew victims of peace offerings, which he sacrificed to the Lord, two and twenty thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep so the king, and all the children of Israel, dedicated the temple of the Lord.
64 In that day the king sanctified the midst of the court, that was before the house of our Lord: for he made the holocaust there, and sacrifice, and fat of the pacifics: because the brazen altar, that was before our Lord, was too little, and could not take the holocaust, and sacrifice, and fat of the pacifics.
64 In that day the king sanctified the middle of the court, that was before the house of the Lord for there he offered the holocaust, and sacrifice, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brazen altar that was before the Lord, was too little to receive the holocaust, and sacrifice, and the fat of the peace offerings.
65 Salomon therefore made in the time a solemn festivity, and all Israel with him, a great multitude from the entrance of Emath unto the River of Ægypt, before our Lord God, seven days and seven days, that is, fourteen days.
65 And Solomon made at the same time a solemn feast, and all Israel with him, a great multitude, from the entrance of Emath to the river of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days and seven days, that is, fourteen days.
66 And in the eighth day he dismissed the people: Who blessing the king, went into their tabernacles rejoicing, and with a joyful heart for all the good things, that our Lord had done to David his servant, and to Israel his people.
66 And on the eighth day, he sent away the people: and they blessed the king, and went to their dwellings, rejoicing, and glad in heart, for all the good things that the Lord had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.