Premier livre des Rois 7

JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Quant à son palais, Salomon y travailla treize ans jusqu'à son complet achèvement.	1 Now Solomon built his own house for thirteen years, and he brought it to perfection.
2 Il construisit la Maison de la Forêt du Liban, cent coudées de long, 50 coudées de large et 30 coudéesde haut, sur quatre rangées de colonnes de cèdre, et il y avait des madriers de cèdre sur les colonnes.	2 And he built the house from the forest of Lebanon: one hundred cubits in length, and fifty cubits in width, and thirty cubits in height, with four walkways between columns of cedar. For he had hewn the cedar trees into columns.
3 Elle était lambrissée de cèdre à la partie supérieure jusqu'aux planches qui étaient sur les colonnes.	3 And he clothed the entire vaulted room with panels of cedar. And it was supported by forty-five columns. Now one row held fifteen columns,
4 Il y avait trois rangées d'architraves, 45 en tout, soit quinze par rangée, se faisant vis-à-vis trois fois.	4 each positioned opposite another,
5 Toutes les portes et les montants étaient à cadre rectangulaire, se faisant vis-à-vis de face, trois fois.	5 and looking toward one another, with equal spacing between the columns. And above the columns there were square beams equal in all things.
6 Il fit le vestibule des colonnes, 50 coudées de long et 30 coudées de large... avec un porche par-devant.	6 And he made a portico of columns, fifty cubits in length and thirty cubits in width, and another portico, facing the greater portico, with columns and with crossbeams upon the columns.
7 Il fit le vestibule du trône, où il rendait la justice, c'est le vestibule du jugement; il était lambrissé decèdre depuis le sol jusqu'aux poutres.	7 He also made the portico of the throne, in which is the tribunal. And he overlaid it with cedar wood, from the floor even to the summit.
8 Son habitation privée, dans l'autre cour et à l'intérieur par rapport au vestibule, avait la même façon;il y avait aussi une maison, semblable à ce vestibule, pour la fille de Pharaon, qu'il avait épousée.	8 And in the midst of the portico, there was a small house, where he would sit in judgment, similar in workmanship. He also made a house for the daughter of Pharaoh (whom Solomon had taken as wife) of the same work and type as this portico.
9 Tous ces bâtiments étaient en pierres de choix, à la mesure des pierres de taille, parées à la scie au-dedans et au-dehors, depuis le fondement jusqu'aux bois de chaînage --	9 All was of precious stones, which had been sawed by a particular standard and measure, as much within as without, from the foundation even to the summit of the walls, and outside even to the great atrium.
10 ils avaient pour fondations des pierres de choix, de grandes pierres de dix et huit coudées,	10 Now the foundations were of precious stones: great stones of eight or ten cubits.
11 et, au-dessus, des pierres de choix, à la mesure des pierres de taille, et du cèdre --,	11 And above these, there were precious stones, of equal measure, which had been cut in a manner similar to boards of cedar.
12 et à l'extérieur, la grande cour avait, à l'entour, trois assises de pierres de taille et une assise demadriers de cèdre, de même pour la cour intérieure du Temple de Yahvé et pour le vestibule du Temple.	12 And the great atrium was round, with three rows of cut stones and one row of cut cedar, even as it also was in the interior atrium of the house of the Lord, and in the portico of the house.
13 Salomon envoya chercher Hiram de Tyr;	13 And king Solomon sent and brought Hiram of Tyre,
14 c'était le fils d'une veuve de la tribu de Nephtali, mais son père était Tyrien, ouvrier en bronze. Ilétait plein d'habileté, d'adresse et de savoir pour exécuter tout travail de bronze. Il vint auprès du roi Salomon etil exécuta tous ses travaux.	14 the son of a widowed woman, from the tribe of Naphtali, whose father was a Tyrian, an artisan in brass, and full of wisdom, and understanding, and knowledge in order to form every work of brass. And when he had gone to king Solomon, he wrought all his work.
15 Il coula les deux colonnes de bronze; la hauteur d'une colonne était de dix-huit coudées et un fil dedouze coudées en mesurait le tour; de même la seconde colonne.	15 And he cast two columns of brass. Each column was eighteen cubits in height, and a line of twelve cubits encompassed both columns.
16 Il fit deux chapiteaux coulés en bronze destinés au sommet des colonnes; la hauteur d'un chapiteauétait de cinq coudées et la hauteur de l'autre chapiteau était de cinq coudées.	16 Also, he made two heads of molten brass, which would be set upon the tops of the columns: one head was five cubits in height, and the other head was five cubits in height.
17 Il fit deux treillis pour couvrir les deux tores des chapiteaux qui étaient au sommet des colonnes, untreillis pour un chapiteau et un treillis pour l'autre chapiteau.	17 And there was something like a network of chains, woven together in a wonderful manner. Both heads of the columns were cast, and seven rows of little nets traversed one head, and seven little nets were on the other head.
18 Il fit les grenades: il y en avait deux rangées autour de chaque treillis, et de même l'autre chapiteau.	18 And he finished the columns with two rows all around each network, so that these covered the heads, which were at the top, with pomegranates. And he did in like manner to the second head.
19 Les chapiteaux qui étaient au sommet des colonnes étaient en forme de fleurs. En tout 400,	19 Now the heads that were at the top of the columns, in the portico of four cubits, had been fabricated with a work of lilies.
20 appliquées contre le noyau qui était derrière le treillis; il y avait 200 grenades autour d'un chapiteau,	20 And again, there were other heads at the tops of the columns above, in accord with the measure of the column opposite the netting. And there were two hundred of the pomegranates, in rows around the second head.
21 Il dressa les colonnes devant le vestibule du sanctuaire; il dressa la colonne de droite et lui donnapour nom: Yakîn; il dressa la colonne de gauche et lui donna pour nom: Boaz.	21 And he stationed the two columns in the portico of the temple. And when he had stationed the column on the right, he called its name Jachin. Similarly, he erected the second column, and he called its name Boaz.
22 Ainsi fut achevée l'oeuvre des colonnes.	22 And above the tops of the columns, he set a work in the manner of lilies. And the work of the columns was perfected.
23 Il fit la Mer en métal fondu, de dix coudées de bord à bord, à pourtour circulaire, de cinq coudées dehauteur; un fil de 30 coudées en mesurait le tour.	23 He also made a molten sea, of ten cubits from brim to brim, rounded on all sides. Its height was five cubits, and a thin rope of thirty cubits wrapped it all around.
24 Il y avait des coloquintes au-dessous de son bord, l'encerclant tout autour: sur 30 coudées ellestournaient autour de la Mer; les coloquintes étaient en deux rangées, coulées avec la masse.	24 And a sculpted work under the brim encircled it for ten cubits going around the sea. There were two rows cast of striated sculptures.
25 Elle reposait sur douze boeufs: trois regardaient le nord, trois regardaient l'ouest, trois regardaient lesud et trois regardaient l'est; la Mer s'élevait au-dessus d'eux, et tous leurs arrière-trains étaient tournés versl'intérieur.	25 And it was standing upon twelve oxen, of which three were looking toward the north, and three toward the west, and three toward the south, and three toward the east. And the sea above was over them. And their posteriors were entirely hidden within.
26 Son épaisseur était d'un palme et son bord avait la même forme que le bord d'une coupe, comme unefleur. Elle contenait 2.000 mesures.	26 And the basin was the thickness of three twelfths. And its brim was like the brim of a chalice, or like the outturned petal of a lily. It contained two thousand baths.
27 Il fit les dix bases en bronze; chaque base avait quatre coudées de long, quatre coudées de large ettrois coudées de haut.	27 And he made ten bases of brass: each base was four cubits in length, and four cubits in width, and three cubits in height.
28 Voici comment elles étaient faites: elles avaient un châssis et des traverses au châssis.	28 And the work itself of the bases was engraved; and there were sculptures between the junctures.
29 Sur les traverses du châssis, il y avait des lions, des taureaux et des chérubins, et au-dessus duchâssis, il y avait un support; en dessous des lions et des taureaux, il y avait des volutes en façon de...	29 And between the little crowns and the edges, there were lions, and oxen, and cherubim; and similarly in the junctures above. And under the lions and oxen were something like bands of brass hanging down.
30 Chaque base avait quatre roues de bronze et des axes de bronze; ses quatre pieds avaient desépaulements, en dessous du bassin, et les épaulements étaient coulés...	30 And each base had four wheels, with axels of brass. And at the four sides were something like little arms, under the cast basin, facing away from one another.
31 Son embouchure, à partir de la croisée des épaulements jusqu'en haut, avait une coudée et demie;son embouchure était ronde en forme de support de vase et sur l'embouchure aussi il y avait des sculptures; maisles traverses étaient quadrangulaires et non rondes.	31 Also, the mouth of the interior of the basin was at the top of the head. And what was visible outside was of one cubit all around, and altogether it had one cubit and a half. Now at the corners of the columns were diverse engravings. And the spaces between the columns were square, not round.
32 Les quatre roues étaient sous les traverses. Les tourillons des roues étaient dans la base; la hauteurdes roues était d'une coudée et demie.	32 And the four wheels, which were at the four corners of the base, were joined to one another under the base. The height of one wheel held one cubit and a half.
33 La forme des roues était celle d'une roue de char: leurs tourillons, leurs jantes, leurs rais et leursmoyeux, tout était coulé.	33 Now these were the kind of wheels such as are often made for a chariot. And their axels, and spokes, and tires, and centers were all cast.
34 Il y avait quatre épaulements, aux quatre angles de chaque base: la base et ses épaulements faisaientcorps.	34 And the four little arms, which were at each corner of a base, were cast and joined together as part of the base itself.
35 Au sommet de la base, il y avait un support d'une demi-coudée de hauteur, à pourtour circulaire; surle sommet de la base, il y avait des tenons; les traverses faisaient corps avec elle.	35 And at the summit of the base, there was a round stand of one half cubit, fabricated so that the basin could be placed upon it, having its engravings, and various sculptures of its own.
36 Il grava sur les bandes des chérubins, des lions et des palmettes... et des volutes autour.	36 He also engraved those plates, which were of brass. And at the corners were cherubim, and lions, and palm trees, standing out, as if in the likeness of a man, so that they seemed not to be engraved, but placed adjacent on all sides.
37 Il fit ainsi les dix bases: même fonte et même mesure pour toutes.	37 In this manner, he made ten bases with the same casting and measure, and very similar engravings.
38 Il fit dix bassins de bronze, chaque bassin contenait 40 mesures et chaque bassin avait quatrecoudées, un bassin sur chaque base pour les dix bases.	38 He also made ten hand basins of brass. One hand basin contained four baths, and was of four cubits. And each basin he set upon a base, which is ten bases.
39 Il plaça les bases, cinq près du côté droit du Temple et cinq près du côté gauche du Temple; quant àla Mer, il l'avait placée à distance du côté droit du Temple au sud-est.	39 And he stationed the ten bases, five to the right side of the temple, and five to the left. And the sea he placed to the right side of the temple, opposite the east, toward the south.
40 Hiram fit les vases à cendres, les pelles, les bols à aspersion. Il acheva tout l'ouvrage dont l'avaitchargé le roi Salomon pour le Temple de Yahvé:	40 Then Hiram made cooking pots, and trays, and small hooks. And he completed all the work of king Solomon in the temple of the Lord:
41 deux colonnes; les deux tores des chapiteaux qui étaient au sommet des colonnes; les deux treillispour couvrir les deux tores des chapiteaux qui étaient au sommet des colonnes;	41 the two columns, and the two cords of the heads over the tops of the columns, and the two networks which covered the two cords that were above the tops of the columns;
42 les 400 grenades pour les deux treillis: les grenades de chaque treillis étaient en deux rangées.	42 and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two turnings of pomegranates for each network, in order to cover the cords of the heads, which were above the tops of the columns;
43 Les dix bases et les dix bassins sur les bases;	43 and the ten bases, and the ten basins on the bases;
44 la Mer unique et les douze taureaux sous la Mer;	44 and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;
45 les vases à cendres, les pelles, les bols à aspersion. Tous ces objets que Hiram fit au roi Salomonpour le Temple de Yahvé étaient en bronze poli.	45 and the cooking pots, and the trays, and the small hooks. All of the items that Hiram made for king Solomon, for the house of the Lord, were of golden brass.
46 C'est dans la plaine du Jourdain qu'il les coula en pleine terre, entre Sukkot et Cartân;	46 In the open regions near the Jordan, the king cast these, in the clay soil between Succoth and Zarethan.
47 à cause de leur énorme quantité, on ne calcula pas le poids du bronze.	47 And Solomon positioned all the items. But because of its exceedingly great amount, the brass was not weighed.
48 Salomon déposa tous les objets qu'il avait faits dans le Temple de Yahvé, l'autel d'or et la table surlaquelle étaient les pains d'oblation, en or;	48 And Solomon made all the furniture for the house of the Lord: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, upon which the bread of the presence would be placed;
49 les chandeliers, cinq à droite et cinq à gauche devant le Debir, en or fin; les fleurons, les lampes, lesmouchettes, en or;	49 and the gold lampstands, five to the right, and five to the left, opposite the oracle, of pure gold; and likenesses of lily blossoms, with lamps above them, of gold; and gold tongs;
50 les bassins, les couteaux, les bols à aspersion, les coupes et les encensoirs, en or fin; les pivots pourles portes de la chambre intérieure -- c'est le Saint des Saints -- et du Hékal, en or.	50 and waters pots, and little forks, and bowls, and little mortars, and censers, of the purest gold; and the hinges of the doors, for the interior house of the Holy of Holies and for the doors of the house of the temple, which were of gold.
51 Alors fut achevé tout le travail que fit le roi Salomon pour le Temple de Yahvé, et Salomon apportace que son père David avait consacré, l'argent, l'or et les vases, qu'il mit dans le trésor du Temple de Yahvé.	51 And Solomon perfected all the work that he was doing in the house of the Lord. And he brought in the things that his father David had sanctified: the silver, and the gold, and the vessels. And he stored these in the treasuries of the house of the Lord.