Deuxième livre des Chroniques 9

JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 La reine de Saba apprit la renommée de Salomon et vint à Jérusalem éprouver Salomon pardes énigmes. Elle arriva avec de très grandes richesses, des chameaux chargés d'aromates, quantité d'or et depierres précieuses. Quand elle se fut rendue auprès de Salomon, elle s'entretint avec lui de tout ce qu'elle avaitmédité.	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 l'éclaira sur toutes ses questions et aucune ne fut pour lui un secret qu'il ne pûtélucider.	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 s'était 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 placement de ses officiers, le service de ses gens et leur livrée, seséchansons et leur livrée, les holocaustes qu'il offrait au Temple de Yahvé, le coeur lui manqua	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 et elle dit au roi: "Ce que j'ai entendu dire dans mon pays sur toi et sur ta sagesse était doncvrai!	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'ai pas voulu croire ce qu'on disait avant de venir et de voir de mes yeux, mais vraiment onne m'avait pas appris la moitié de l'étendue de ta sagesse: tu surpasses la renommée dont j'avais eu l'écho.	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 Bienheureux tes gens, bienheureux tes serviteurs que voici, qui se tiennent continuellementdevant toi et qui 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 en te plaçant sur son trône comme roi aunom de Yahvé ton Dieu; c'est parce que ton Dieu aime Israël et veut le maintenir à jamais qu'il t'en a donné laroyauté 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, une grande quantité d'aromates et des pierres précieuses.Les aromates que la reine de Saba apporta au roi Salomon étaient incomparables.	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 De même les serviteurs de Huram et les serviteurs de Salomon qui rapportèrent l'or d'Ophir,rapportèrent du bois d'algummim 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 Le roi fit avec le bois d'algummim des planchers pour le Temple de Yahvé et pour le palaisroyal, des lyres et des harpes pour les musiciens; on n'avait encore jamais rien vu de pareil 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 Quant au roi Salomon, il offrit à la reine de Saba tout ce dont elle manifesta l'envie, sanscompter ce qu'elle avait apporté au roi. Puis elle s'en retourna et alla dans son pays, elle et 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 Le poids de l'or qui arriva à Salomon en une année fut de 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 redevances des marchands et des courtiers importateurs; tousles rois d'Arabie, tous les gouverneurs du pays apportaient également 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 200 grands boucliers d'or battu, sur chacun desquels il appliqua 600 siclesd'or battu,	15 And so, king Solomon made two hundred gold spears, from six hundred gold pieces, the amount used for each spear,
16 et 300 petits boucliers d'or battu, sur chacun desquels il appliqua 300 sicles d'or, et il lesdéposa dans la Galerie 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 aussi un grand trône d'ivoire et le plaqua d'or raffiné.	17 Also, the king made a great ivory throne, and he clothed it with the purest gold.
18 Ce trône avait six degrés et un marchepied d'or qui lui étaient attachés, des bras de part etd'autre du siège et deux lions debout près 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 Douze lions se tenaient de part et d'autre des six degrés. On n'a rien fait de semblable dansaucun 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 vases à boire du roi Salomon étaient en or et tout le mobilier de la Galerie de laForêt du Liban était en or fin; car on faisait fi de l'argent au temps du roi Salomon.	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 En effet le roi avait des navires allant à Tarsis avec les serviteurs de Huram et tous les troisans les navires revenaient de Tarsis chargés d'or, d'argent, d'ivoire, 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 surpassa 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 être reçus par Salomon pour profiter de la sagesse que Dieului avait mise au coeur	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 et chacun apportait son présent: vases d'argent et vases d'or, vêtements, armes et aromates,chevaux et mulets, et ainsi d'année en année.	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 et ses chars, et 12.000 chevaux qu'il cantonnadans les villes de chars et près du roi à Jérusalem.	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 étendit son pouvoir sur tous les rois depuis le Fleuve jusqu'au pays des Philistins et jusqu'àla frontière d'Egypte.	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 Il rendit l'argent aussi commun à Jérusalem que les cailloux, et les cèdres aussi nombreuxque 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 Salomon des chevaux de Muçur et de tous les pays.	28 And horses were brought to him from Egypt and from every region.
29 Le reste de l'histoire de Salomon, du début à la fin, n'est-ce pas écrit dans l'histoire de Natânle prophète, dans la prophétie d'Ahiyya de Silo, et dans la vision de Yéddo le voyant concernant Jéroboam fils deNebat?	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 à Jérusalem sur tout Israël.	30 And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem, over all of Israel, for forty years.
31 Puis il se coucha avec ses pères et on l'enterra dans la Cité de David, son père, et son filsRoboam 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.