In the year four hundred and fourscore after the Israelites came from Egypt, Salomon, the fourth year of his reign, beginneth to build the Temple. 2. The principal parts with the greatness, form, and ornaments thereof are described. 38. it is in building seven years.In the yeare foure hundred and fourescore after the Israelites came from Ægypt, Salomon, the fourth yeare of his reigne, beginneth to build the Temple. 2. The principal partes with the greatnes, forme, and ornamentes thereof are described. 38. it is in building seuen yeares.✦
And it came to pass in the four hundred and fourscore year of the coming forth of the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year, the month Zio (that is the second month) of the reign of Salomon over Israel, he began to build a house to our Lord.AND it came to passe in the foure hundred and fourescore yeare of the coming forth of the children of Israel out of the Land of Ægypt, in the fourth yeare, the moneth Zio (that is the second moneth) of the reigne of Salomon ouer Israel, he began to build a house to our Lord.✦Factum est ergo quadringentesimo et octogesimo anno egressionis filiorum Israël de terra Ægypti, in anno quarto, mense Zio (ipse est mensis secundus), regni Salomonis super Israël, ædificari cœpit domus Domino.
2And the house, which king Salomon built to our Lord, had threescore cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and thirty cubits in height.And the house, which king Salomon built to our Lord, had threescore cubites in length, and twentie cubites in bredth, and thirtie cubites in height.✦Domus autem quam ædificabat rex Salomon Domino, habebat sexaginta cubitos in longitudine, et viginti cubitos in latitudine, et triginta cubitos in altitudine.
3And there was a porch before the temple of twenty cubits of length, according to the measure of the breadth of the temple: and it had ten cubits of breadth before the face of the temple.And there was a porche before the temple of twentie cubites of length, according to the measure of the bredth of the temple: and it had ten cubites of bredth before the face of the temple.✦Et porticus erat ante templum viginti cubitorum longitudinis, juxta mensuram latitudinis templi : et habebat decem cubitos latitudinis ante faciem templi.
4And he made in the temple obliquas: slanting, splayed (narrow without, broad within) windows.And he made in the temple oblique windowes.✦Fecitque in templo fenestras obliquas.
5And he built upon the wall of the temple lofts round about, in the walls of the house round about the temple, and the oracle, and he made sides round about.And he built vpon the wal of the temple loftes round about, in the walles of the house round about the temple, and the oracle, and he made sides round about.✦Et ædificavit super parietem templi tabulata per gyrum, in parietibus domus per circuitum templi et oraculi, et fecit latera in circuitu.
6The loft that was underneath, had five cubits of breadth, & the middle loft was of six cubits in breadth, and the third loft had seven cubits of breadth. And he put beams in the house round about on the outside, that they might not hærerent: split apart; cling, adhere to the walls of the temple.The loft that was vnderneth, had fiue cubites of bredth, & the middle loft was of six cubites in bredth, and the third loft had seuen cubites of bredth. And he put beames in the house round about on the outside, that they might not cleaue to the walles of the temple.✦Tabulatum quod subter erat, quinque cubitos habebat latitudinis, et medium tabulatum sex cubitorum latitudinis, et tertium tabulatum septem habens cubitos latitudinis. Trabes autem posuit in domo per circuitum forinsecus, ut non hærerent muris templi.
7And the house when it was built, was built of stones hewed and perfected: and hammer, and hatchet, and all the tool of iron were not heard in the house when it was built.And the house when it was built, was built of stones hewed and perfected: and hammer, and hachet, and al the toole of yron were not heard in the house when it was built.✦Domus autem cum ædificaretur, de lapidibus dolatis atque perfectis ædificata est : et malleus, et securis, et omne ferramentum non sunt audita in domo cum ædificaretur.
8The door of the middle side was in the wall of the house on the right hand: and by winding stairs they went up into the middle room, and from the middle into the third.The doore of the middle side was in the wal of the house on the right hand: and by wynding staires they went vp into the middle rowme, and from the middle into the third.✦Ostium lateris medii in parte erat domus dextræ : et per cochleam ascendebant in medium cœnaculum, et a medio in tertium.
9And he built the house, and finished it: he covered also the house with laquearibus: panelled linings, wainscot of cedar trees.And he built the house, and finished it: he couered also the house with seelings of cedre trees.Et ædificavit domum, et consummavit eam : texit quoque domum laquearibus cedrinis.
10And he built a loft over all the house five cubits of height, and he covered the house with cedar timber.And he built a loft ouer al the house fiue cubites of height, and he couered the house with cedre timber.✦Et ædificavit tabulatum super omnem domum quinque cubitis altitudinis, et operuit domum lignis cedrinis.
11And the word of our Lord came to Salomon, saying:And the word of our Lord came to Salomon, saying:Et factus est sermo Domini ad Salomonem, dicens :
12This house, which thou buildest, if thou wilt walk in my precepts, and do my judgments, and keep all my commandments, going in them, I will establish my word to thee, which I spake to David thy father.This house, which thou buildest, if thou wilt walke in my preceptes, and doe my iudgementes, and keepe al my commandementes, going in them, I wil establish my word to thee, which I spake to Dauid thy father.Domus hæc, quam ædificas, si ambulaveris in præceptis meis, et judicia mea feceris, et custodieris omnia mandata mea, gradiens per ea, firmabo sermonem meum tibi, quem locutus sum ad David patrem tuum :
13And I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.And I wil dwel in the middes of the children of Israel, and wil not forsake my people Israel.et habitabo in medio filiorum Israël, et non derelinquam populum meum Israël.
14Salomon therefore built the house, and finished it.Salomon therefore built the house, and finished it.Igitur ædificavit Salomon domum, et consummavit eam.
15And he built the walls of the house on the inside, with cedar lofts, from the pavement of the house to the top of the walls, and to the roofs, he covered it with cedar trees on the inside: and he covered the floor of the house with boards of fir.And he built the walles of the house on the inside, with cedre loftes, from the pauement of the house to the toppe of the walles, and to the roofes, he couered it with cedre trees on the inside: and he couered the floore of the house with boordes of firre.✦Et ædificavit parietes domus intrinsecus tabulatis cedrinis : a pavimento domus usque ad summitatem parietum, et usque ad laquearia, operuit lignis cedrinis intrinsecus : et texit pavimentum domus tabulis abiegnis.
16And he built lofts of cedar timber of twenty cubits at the hinder part of the temple, from the pavement to the higher parts: and he made the inner house of the oracle to be Sanctum Sanctorum.And he built loftes of cedre timber of twentie cubites at the hinder part of the temple, from the pauement to the higher partes: and he made the inner house of the oracle to be Sanctum Sanctorum.✦Ædificavitque viginti cubitorum ad posteriorem partem templi tabulata cedrina, a pavimento usque ad superiora : et fecit interiorem domum oraculi in Sanctum sanctorum.
17Moreover the temple itself was forty cubits before the doors of the oracle.Moreouer the temple it self was fourtie cubites before the doores of the oracle.✦Porro quadraginta cubitorum erat ipsum templum pro foribus oraculi.
18And all the house was covered within with cedar, having tornaturas: carved round ornaments, turned work, and the joints thereof fabrefactas: craftily, slyly; skilfully, expertly wrought and the engravings standing out: all things were covered with boards: neither could there a stone appear in the wall at all.And al the house was couered within with ceder, hauing roundels, and the ioyntes therof connyngly wrought and the engrauinges standing out: al thinges were couered with bordes: neither could there a stone appeare in the wal at al.Et cedro omnis domus intrinsecus vestiebatur, habens tornaturas et juncturas suas fabrefactas, et cælaturas eminentes : omnia cedrinis tabulis vestiebantur : nec omnino lapis apparere poterat in pariete.
19And he made the oracle in the midst of the house, in the inner part, that he might put the ark of covenant of our Lord there.And he made the oracle in the middes of the house, in the inner part, that he might put the arke of couenant of our Lord there.✦Oraculum autem in medio domus, in interiori parte fecerat, ut poneret ibi arcam fœderis Domini.
20Moreover the oracle had twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits of breadth, and twenty cubits in height. And he covered and seeled it with most pure gold: and the altar also he decked with cedar.Moreouer the oracle had twentie cubites in length, and twentie cubites of bredth, and twentie cubites in height. And he couered and seeled it with most pure gold: and the altar also he decked with ceder.✦Porro oraculum habebat viginti cubitos longitudinis, et viginti cubitos latitudinis, et viginti cubitos altitudinis : et operuit illud atque vestivit auro purissimo : sed et altare vestivit cedro.
21The house also before the oracle he covered with most pure gold, and fastened on plates with nails of gold.The house also before the oracle he couered with most pure gold, and fastened on plates with nailes of gold.✦Domum quoque ante oraculum operuit auro purissimo, et affixit laminas clavis aureis.
22And all there was nothing in the temple that was not covered with gold: yea and all the altar of the oracle he covered with gold.And al there was nothing in the temple that was not couered with gold: yea and al the altar of the oracle he couered with gold.Nihilque erat in templo quod non auro tegeretur : sed et totum altare oraculi texit auro.
23And he made in the oracle two cherubs of olive trees, of ten cubits in height.And he made in the oracle two cherubs of oliue trees, of ten cubites in height.✦Et fecit in oraculo duos cherubim de lignis olivarum, decem cubitorum altitudinis.
24One wing of a cherub of five cubits, and the other wing of a cherub five cubits: that is, having ten cubits, from the end of one wing unto the end of the other wing.One wing of a cherub of fiue cubites, and the other wing of a cherub fiue cubites: that is, hauing tenne cubites, from the end of one wing vnto the end of the other wing.✦Quinque cubitorum ala cherub una, et quinque cubitorum ala cherub altera : id est, decem cubitos habentes, a summitate alæ unius usque ad alæ alterius summitatem.
25Of ten cubits also was the second cherub: in like measure, and the work was one in both cherubs,Of ten cubites also was the second cherub: in like measure, and the worke was one in both cherubs,Decem quoque cubitorum erat cherub secundus : in mensura pari, et opus unum erat in duobus cherubim,
26that is to say, one cherub had the height of ten cubits, and in like manner the second cherub.that is to say, one cherub had the height of ten cubites, and in like maner the second cherub.id est, altitudinem habebat unus cherub decem cubitorum, et similiter cherub secundus.
27And he put the cherubs in the midst of the inner temple: and the cherubs extended their wings, and the one wing touched the wall, and the wing of the second cherub touched the other wall: and the other wings in the middle part of the temple touched each other.And he put the cherubs in the middes of the inner temple: and the cherubs extended their winges, and the one wing touched the wal, and the wing of the second cherub touched the other wal: and the other winges in the middle part of the temple touched ech other.✦Posuitque cherubim in medio templi interioris : extendebant autem alas suas cherubim, et tangebat ala una parietem, et ala cherub secundi tangebat parietem alterum : alæ autem alteræ in media parte templi se invicem contingebant.
28He covered also the cherubs with gold.He couered also the cherubs with gold.Texit quoque cherubim auro.
29And all the walls of the temple round about he graved with diverse engravings and carving: & he made in them cherubs, and palm trees, and diverse pictures, as it were standing out of the wall, and coming forth.And al the walles of the temple round about he graued with diuerse engrauinges and caruing: & he made in them cherubs, and palme trees, and diuerse pictures, as it were standing out of the wal, and coming forth.✦Et omnes parietes templi per circuitum sculpsit variis cælaturis et torno : et fecit in eis cherubim, et palmas, et picturas varias, quasi prominentes de pariete, et egredientes.
30Yea the pavement also of the house he covered, with gold within and without.Yea the pauement also of the house he couered, with gold within and without.✦Sed et pavimentum domus texit auro intrinsecus et extrinsecus.
31And in the entrance of the oracle he made little doors of the timber of olive trees, and five corner posts.And in the entrance of the oracle he made litle doores of the timber of oliue trees, and fiue corner postes.✦Et in ingressu oraculi fecit ostiola de lignis olivarum, postesque angulorum quinque.
32And two doors of olive timber: and he graved in them pictures of Cherubs, and figures of Palm trees, and graven works standing out very much: and he covered them with gold: and he covered as well the cherubs as the palm trees, and the other things with gold.And two doores of oliue timber: and he graued in them pictures of Cherubs, and figures of Palme trees, and grauen workes standing out very much: and he couered them with gold: and he couered as wel the cherubs as the palmetrees, and the other thinges with gold.Et duo ostia de lignis olivarum : et sculpsit in eis picturam cherubim, et palmarum species, et anaglypha valde prominentia : et texit ea auro, et operuit tam cherubim quam palmas, et cetera, auro.
33And he made in the entrance of the temple posts of olive timber four square:And he made in the entrance of the temple postes of oliue timber foure square:✦Fecitque in introitu templi postes de lignis olivarum quadrangulatos,
34and two doors of fir trees, one against another: and either door was double, and so opened with folding leaves.and two doores of firre trees, one agaynst an other: and either doore was duble, and so opened with folding leaues.et duo ostia de lignis abiegnis altrinsecus : et utrumque ostium duplex erat, et se invicem tenens aperiebatur.
35And he graved cherubs, and palm trees, and engravings appearing very much: and he covered all with golden plates in square work by rule.And he graued cherubs, and palmetrees, and engrauinges appearing very much: and he couered al with golden plates in square worke by rule.Et sculpsit cherubim, et palmas, et cælaturas valde eminentes : operuitque omnia laminis aureis opere quadro ad regulam.
36And he built the inner court with three rows of stones polished, and one row of cedar timber.And he built the inner court with three rowes of stones polished, and one rowe of ceder timber.✦Et ædificavit atrium interius tribus ordinibus lapidum politorum, et uno ordine lignorum cedri.
37In the fourth year was the house of our Lord founded in the month of Zio:In the fourth yeare was the house of our Lord founded in the moneth of Zio:✦Anno quarto fundata est domus Domini in mense Zio :
38and in the eleventh year in the month Bul (that is the eighth month) the house was perfected in all the works thereof, and in all the implements thereof: and he was building it seven years.and in the eleuenth yeare in the moneth Bul (that is the eight moneth) the house was perfected in al the workes therof, and in al the implementes therof: and he was building it seuen yeares.✦et in anno undecimo, mense Bul (ipse est mensis octavus), perfecta est domus in omni opere suo, et in universis utensilibus suis : ædificavitque eam annis septem.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.