Deuxième livre des Chroniques 9

BIBLES DES PEUPLES	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 La reine de Saba avait entendu parler de Salomon et elle vint pour le mettre à l’épreuve par ses énigmes: elle arriva avec d’énormes richesses, des chameaux chargés de parfums, de l’or en grande quantité ainsi que des pierres précieuses. Arrivée près de Salomon, elle parla avec lui de tous ses doutes.	1 Also, when the queen of Sheba had heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem, with great riches and with camels which were carrying aromatics, and very much gold, and precious gems, so that she might test him with enigmas. And when she had approached Solomon, she spoke to him all that was in her heart.
2 Salomon éclaira toutes ses questions, aucune d’entre elles ne resta sans réponse pour Salomon.	2 And Solomon explained for her all that she had proposed. And there was nothing that he did not make clear to her.
3 Lorsque la reine de Saba vit la sagesse de Salomon, le palais qu’il avait construit,	3 And after she saw these things, specifically, the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built,
4 le menu de sa table, le logement de ses serviteurs, le service et les costumes de ses gens, les maîtres d’hôtel et leurs tenues et les holocaustes qu’il offrait dans la Maison de Yahvé, elle en eut le souffle coupé.	4 indeed also the foods of his table, and the habitations of the servants, and the duties of his ministers, and their apparel, and also his cupbearers and their garments, and the victims which he was immolating in the house of the Lord, there was no longer any spirit in her, due to astonishment.
5 Elle dit alors au roi: “Ce que j’ai entendu dire dans mon pays sur tes paroles et ta sagesse était donc vrai!	5 And she said to the king: “The word is true, which I had heard in my own land, about your virtues and wisdom.
6 Je n’en croyais pas les rumeurs avant d’être venue le voir de mes propres yeux; mais vraiment, on ne m’avait pas dit la moitié de ta grande sagesse! Tu surpasses tout ce qu’on m’avait dit de toi.	6 I did not believe those who described it, until I had arrived and my eyes had seen, and I had proven that not even half of your wisdom had been described to me. You have exceeded your fame with your virtue.
7 Que tes femmes sont heureuses! Qu’ils sont heureux, ces serviteurs qui se tiennent constamment devant toi et entendent ta sagesse!	7 Blessed are your men, and blessed are your servants, who stand before you at all times and listen to your wisdom.
8 Béni soit Yahvé ton Dieu qui t’a montré sa faveur et qui t’a placé sur son trône comme roi! Ton Dieu aime Israël et veut le garder pour toujours, c’est pourquoi il a fait de toi leur roi pour exercer le droit et la justice.”	8 Blessed is the Lord your God, who willed to set you upon his throne as a king for the Lord your God. Since God loves Israel, he wishes to preserve them unto eternity. For this reason, he appointed you as king over them, so that you may accomplish judgment and justice.”
9 Elle donna au roi 120 talents d’or, des parfums en très grande quantité ainsi que des pierres précieuses; jamais il n’y eut autant de parfums que ceux que la reine de Saba donna au roi Salomon.	9 Then she gave to the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, and an exceedingly great abundance of aromatics, and very precious gems. Never were there such aromatics as those that the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
10 Les serviteurs de Hiram et ceux de Salomon qui avaient amené l’or d’Ofir, apportèrent aussi des bois exotiques et des pierres précieuses.	10 Then too, the servants of Hiram, with the servants of Solomon, brought gold from Ophir, and wood from thyine trees, and very precious gems.
11 Avec ces bois exotiques, le roi fit faire des planchers pour la Maison de Yahvé et pour le palais royal, des lyres et des harpes pour les musiciens; jamais encore on n’avait vu chose pareille dans le pays de Juda!	11 And the king made, from this particular thyine wood, steps in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king, and also harps and psalteries for the singing men. Never was there seen such wood in the land of Judah.
12 Le roi Salomon donna à la reine de Saba tout ce qu’elle désirait: beaucoup plus qu’elle n’avait apporté au roi. Elle s’en retourna alors et regagna son pays avec ses serviteurs.	12 Then king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired, and all that she requested, and much more than what she had brought to him. And returning, she went away to her own land with her servants.
13 Chaque année Salomon recevait 666 talents d’or,	13 Now the weight of the gold, which was being brought to Solomon throughout each year, was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
14 sans compter ce qui venait des impôts des marchands et des profits des commerçants. Tous les rois d’Arabie et les gouverneurs du pays apportaient de l’or et de l’argent à Salomon.	14 apart from the sum that the legates of various nations and the merchants were accustomed to bring, and apart from the gold and silver that all the kings of Arabia, and the princes of the lands, were bringing together for Solomon.
15 Le roi Salomon fit faire 200 grands boucliers en or martelé, (on avait appliqué sur chacun d’eux 600 sicles d’or),	15 And so, king Solomon made two hundred gold spears, from six hundred gold pieces, the amount used for each spear,
16 300 petits boucliers d’or martelé (on avait appliqué sur chacun d’eux 300 sicles d’or): le roi les plaça dans la Maison-de-la-Forêt-du-Liban.	16 and also three hundred gold shields, from three hundred gold pieces, which covered each shield. And the king placed them in the armory, which was situated in a forest.
17 Le roi fit exécuter un grand trône d’ivoire revêtu d’or pur.	17 Also, the king made a great ivory throne, and he clothed it with the purest gold.
18 Ce trône avait six marches, un dossier arrondi derrière le trône et des bras de chaque côté du siège, deux lions à côté des bras,	18 And there were six steps, by which he would ascend to the throne, and a footstool of gold, and two arms, one on each side, and two lions standing beside the arms.
19 et douze lions répartis de chaque côté des six marches. On n’avait jamais rien fait de semblable dans aucun royaume!	19 Moreover, there were twelve additional little lions standing upon the six steps on both sides. There was no similar throne in all the kingdoms.
20 Tous les gobelets dans lesquels buvait le roi Salomon étaient en or et tous les meubles de la Maison-de-la-Forêt-du-Liban étaient plaqués d’or fin: au temps de Salomon, l’argent paraissait sans valeur.	20 Also, all the vessels for the feasts of the king were of gold, and the vessels of the forest house of Lebanon were from the purest gold. For silver in those days was considered as nothing.
21 Car le roi avait des navires qui se rendaient à Tarsis avec les serviteurs de Hiram, et tous les trois ans les navires revenaient de Tarsis chargés d’or, d’argent, de singes et de guenons.	21 For indeed, the ships of the king went to Tarshish, with the servants of Hiram, once every three years. And they brought from there gold, and silver, and ivory, and primates, and peacocks.
22 Le roi Salomon dépassa en richesse et en sagesse tous les rois de la terre;	22 And so, Solomon was magnified above all the kings of the earth in wealth and glory.
23 tous les rois de la terre voulaient voir Salomon pour entendre la sagesse que Dieu lui avait donnée.	23 And all the kings of the lands were desiring to see the face of Solomon, so that they might hear the wisdom that God had granted to his heart.
24 Chacun apportait son cadeau: des objets en argent ou en or, des vêtements, des armes, des parfums, des chevaux et des mulets; il en était ainsi tous les ans.	24 And they were bringing to him gifts, vessels of silver and of gold, and garments, and armor, and aromatics, and horses, and mules, throughout each year.
25 Salomon eut 4 000 stalles pour ses chevaux de chars et 12 000 chevaux. Il les avait dans les villes de chars et à Jérusalem, aux côtés du roi.	25 Also, Solomon had forty thousand horses in the stables, and twelve thousand chariots and horsemen, and he appointed them to the cities of the chariots, and where the king was in Jerusalem.
26 Il dominait sur tous les rois, depuis le Fleuve jusqu’au pays des Philistins et jusqu’à la frontière d’Égypte.	26 Now he also exercised authority over all the kings from the river Euphrates as far as the land of the Philistines, and as far as the borders of Egypt.
27 Le roi fit si bien, que l’argent était à Jérusalem aussi ordinaire que les cailloux et que les cèdres étaient aussi nombreux que les sycomores du Bas-Pays.	27 And he brought forth so much silver that it was as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones. And cedar trees were as great in number as the sycamores that spring up in the plains.
28 On importait pour le service de Salomon des chevaux de Mousour et de tous les pays.	28 And horses were brought to him from Egypt and from every region.
29 Le reste des actes de Salomon, depuis les premiers jusqu’aux derniers, cela n’est-il pas écrit dans l’histoire du prophète Nathan, dans les prophéties d’Ahiya de Silo et dans les visions de Yédo le voyant concernant Jéroboam fils de Nabat?	29 Now the rest of the works of Solomon, the first and the last, have been written in the words of Nathan, the prophet, and in the books of Ahijah, the Shilonite, as well as in the vision of Iddo, the seer, against Jeroboam, the son of Nabat.
30 Salomon régna 40 ans sur tout Israël, à Jérusalem.	30 And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem, over all of Israel, for forty years.
31 Salomon se coucha avec ses pères et on l’enterra dans la Cité de David son père. Roboam, son fils, régna à sa place.	31 And he slept with his fathers. And they buried him in the City of David. And his son, Rehoboam, reigned in his place.