Workmen and all necessaries being prepared, 6. David commandeth Salomon to build the Temple, for so God hath appointed. 13. exhorteth him to serve God. 17. and other principal men to assist him.VVorkemen and al necessaries being prepared, 6. Dauid commandeth Salomon to build the Temple, for so God hath appoynted. 13. exhorteth him to serue God. 17. and other principal men to assist him.✦
And David said: This is the house of God, and this is an altar for holocaustum: a whole burnt offering to Israel.AND Dauid sayd: This is the house of God, and this is an altar for holocauste to Israel.✦Dixitque David : Hæc est domus Dei, et hoc altare in holocaustum Israëli.
2And he commanded that the proselyti: religious converts; the resident strangers sojourning in Israel of the land of Israel should be gathered together, and he appointed of them masons to hew stones and polish them, that the house of God might be built.And he commanded that the proselytes of the land of Israel should be gathered together, and he appoynted of them masons to hewe stones and polish them, that the house of God might be built.Et præcepit ut congregarentur omnes proselyti de terra Israël, et constituit ex eis latomos ad cædendos lapides et poliendos, ut ædificaretur domus Dei.
3David prepared also very much iron for the nails of the gates, and for the joinings and junctures: and of brass an innumerable weight.Dauid prepared also verie much yron for the nayles of the gates, and for the ioyninges and ioynctures: and of brasse an inmumerable weight.Ferrum quoque plurimum ad clavos januarum, et ad commissuras atque juncturas, præparavit David : et æris pondus innumerabile.
4The cedar trees also could not be aestimari: respected, admired; valued, appraised, reckoned, which the Sidonians, and Tyrians brought down to David.The cedar trees also could not be estemed, which the Sidonians, and Tyrians brought downe to Dauid.Ligna quoque cedrina non poterant æstimari, quæ Sidonii et Tyrii deportaverant ad David.
5And David said: Salomon my son is yet a little child and delicatus: refined, fragile; tender, young and soft, and the house which I would have to be builded to our Lord, must be such as may be renowned in all countries: I therefore will prepare him necessaries. And for this cause before his death he prepared all the expenses.And Dauid sayd: Salomon my sonne is yet a litle child and delicate, and the house which I would haue to be builded to our Lord, must be such as may be renowned in al countries: I therfore wil prepare him necessaries. And for this cause before his death he prepared al the expenses.✦Et dixit David : Solomon filius meus puer parvulus est et delicatus : domus autem, quam ædificari volo Domino, talis esse debet ut in cunctis regionibus nominetur : præparabo ergo ei necessaria. Et ob hanc causam ante mortem suam omnes præparavit impensas.
6And he called Salomon his son: and commanded him that he should build a house to our Lord the God of Israel.And he called Salomon his sonne: and commanded him that he should build a house to our Lord the God of Israel.Vocavitque Salomonem filium suum, et præcepit ei ut ædificaret domum Domino Deo Israël.
7And David said to Salomon: My son, it was my will to have built a house to the name of our Lord my God.And Dauid sayd to Salomon: My sonne, it was my wil to haue built a house to the name of our Lord my God.Dixitque David ad Salomonem : Fili mi, voluntatis meæ fuit ut ædificarem domum nomini Domini Dei mei :
8But the word of our Lord was made to me, saying: Thou hast shed much blood, and fought very many battles, thou canst not build a house to my name, so much blood being shed before me:But the word of our Lord was made to me, saying: Thou hast shed much bloud, and fought verie manie battels, thou canst not build a house to my name, so much bloud being shed before me:sed factus est sermo Domini ad me, dicens : Multum sanguinem effudisti, et plurima bella bellasti : non poteris ædificare domum nomini meo, tanto effuso sanguine coram me :
9the son, which shall be born to thee, shall be a most quiet man: for I will make him rest from all his enemies round about: and for this cause, he shall be called Peaceable: and I will give peace and quietness in Israel all his days.the sonne, which shal be borne to thee, shal be a most quiet man: for I wil make him rest from al his enemies round about: and for this cause, he shal be called Peaceable: and I wil geue peace and quietnesse in Israel al his dayes.filius qui nascetur tibi, erit vir quietissimus : faciam enim eum requiescere ab omnibus inimicis suis per circuitum : et ob hanc causam Pacificus vocabitur : et pacem et otium dabo in Israël cunctis diebus ejus.
10He shall build a house to my name, and he shall be to me for a son, and I will be to him for a father: and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.He shal build a house to my name, & he shal be to me for a sonne, and I wil be to him for a father: and I wil establih the throne of his kingdom ouer Israel for euer.Ipse ædificabit domum nomini meo, et ipse erit mihi in filium, et ego ero illi in patrem : firmaboque solium regni ejus super Israël in æternum.
11Now therefore my son, Our Lord be with thee, and do thou prosper, and build the house to our Lord thy God, as he hath spoken of thee.Now therfore my sonne, Our Lord be with thee, and doe thou prosper, and build the house to our Lord thy God, as he hath spoken of thee.Nunc ergo fili mi, sit Dominus tecum, et prosperare, et ædifica domum Domino Deo tuo sicut locutus est de te.
12Our Lord also give thee wisdom and understanding, that thou mayst be able to rule Israel, and to keep the law of our Lord thy GodOur Lord also giue thee wisdome and vnderstanding, that thou mayst be able to rule Israel, and to kepe the law of our Lord thy GodDet quoque Dominus prudentiam et sensum ut regere possis Israël, et custodire legem Domini Dei tui.
13For then thou shalt be able to prosper, if thou shalt keep the comviriliter age: act with manly courage, be valiantdments, and judgments, which our Lord commanded Moyses to teach Israel: take courage and play the man, fear not, neither be dismayed.For then thou shalt be able to prosper, if thou shalt keepe the commandementes, and iudgementes, which our Lord commanded Moyses to teach Israel: take courage and play the man, feare not, neither be dismayde.Tunc enim proficere poteris, si custodieris mandata et judicia quæ præcepit Dominus Moysi ut doceret Israël. Confortare, et viriliter age : ne timeas, neque paveas.
14Behold I in my poverty have prepared the charges of the house of our Lord, of gold an hundred thousand talents, and of silver a thousand thousand talents: but of brass, and of iron there is no weight, for the number is surpassed with the greatness: timber and stones I have prepared to all the charges.Behold I in my pouertie haue prepared the charges of the house of our Lord, of gold an hundred thousand talentes, and of siluer a thousand thousand talentes: but of brasse, and of yron there is noe weight, for the number is surpassed with the greatnesse: timber and stones I haue prepared to al the charges.✦Ecce ego in paupertate mea præparavi impensas domus Domini, auri talenta centum millia, et argenti mille millia talentorum : æris vero et ferri non est pondus, vincitur enim numerus magnitudine ; ligna et lapides præparavi ad universa impendia.
15Thou hast also very many artifices: skilled craftsmen, workmen; hewers of stones, and masons, and carpenters, and of all artium: jobs, employments; crafts, trades, arts most skilful to make work,Thou hast also verie manie artificers; hewers of stones, and masons, & carpenters, and of al occupations most skilful to make worke,Habes quoque plurimos artifices, latomos, et cæmentarios, artificesque lignorum, et omnium artium ad faciendum opus prudentissimos,
16in gold and silver and brass and iron, whereof there is no number. Rise therefore, and do it, and our Lord will be with thee.in gold and siluer and brasse and yron, wherof there is no number. Ryse therfore, and do it, and our Lord wil be with thee.in auro et argento et ære et ferro, cujus non est numerus. Surge igitur et fac, et erit Dominus tecum.
17David also commanded all the princes of Israel, that they should help Salomon his son.Dauid also commanded al the princes of Israel, that they should help Salomon his sonne.Præcepit quoque David cunctis principibus Israël ut adjuvarent Salomonem filium suum :
18You see, inquiens: said he, that our Lord your God is with you, and hath given you rest round about, and hath delivered all your enemies into your hands, and the land is subdued before our Lord, and before his people.You see, quoth he, that our Lord your God is with you, and hath geuen you rest round about, and hath deliuered al your enemies into your handes, and the land is subdewed before our Lord, and before his people.Cernitis, inquiens, quod Dominus Deus vester vobiscum sit, et dederit vobis requiem per circuitum, et tradiderit omnes inimicos vestros in manus vestras, et subjecta sit terra coram Domino, et coram populo ejus.
19Give therefore your heart and your souls, to seek our Lord your God: and arise, and build a sanctuary to our Lord God, that the Ark of the covenant of our Lord, and the vessels consecrated to our Lord, may be brought into the house, which is built to the name of our Lord.Geue therfore your hart and your soules, to seeke our Lord your God: and arise, and build a sanctuarie to our Lord God, that the Arke of the couenant of our Lord, and the vessels consecrated to our Lord, may be brought into the house, which is built to the name of our Lord.Præbete igitur corda vestra et animas vestras, ut quæratis Dominum Deum vestrum : et consurgite, et ædificate sanctuarium Domino Deo, ut introducatur arca fœderis Domini, et vasa Domino consecrata, in domum quæ ædificatur nomini Domini.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.