Secondo libro delle Cronache 6

NOVA VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Tunc Salomon ait: “ Dominus pollicitus est, ut habitaret in ca ligine;	1 Then Solomon said: "The LORD intends to dwell in the dark cloud.
2 ego autem aedificavi domum in habitaculum tuum, ut habitares ibi in perpetuum ”.	2 I have truly built you a princely house and dwelling, where you may abide forever."
3 Et convertit rex faciem suam et benedixit universae multitudini Israel — nam omnis turba stabat intenta — et ait:	3 Turning about, the king greeted the whole community of Israel as they stood.
4 “ Benedictus Dominus, Deus Israel, qui, quod locutus est ore suo David patri meo, opere complevit dicens:	4 He said: "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who with his own mouth made a promise to my father David and by his own hands brought it to fulfillment. He said:
5 “A die qua eduxi populum meum de terra Aegypti non elegi civitatem de cunctis tribubus Israel, ut aedificaretur in ea domus nomini meo, neque elegi quemquam alium virum, ut esset dux in populo meo Israel,	5 'Since the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen any city from among all the tribes of Israel for the building of a temple to my honor, nor have I chosen any man to be commander of my people Israel;
6 sed elegi Ierusalem, ut sit nomen meum in ea, et elegi David, ut constituerem eum super populum meum Israel”.	6 but now I choose Jerusalem, where I shall be honored, and I choose David to rule my people Israel.'
7 Cumque fuisset voluntatis David patris mei, ut aedificaret domum nomini Domini, Dei Israel,	7 My father David wished to build a temple to the honor of the LORD, the God of Israel,
8 dixit Dominus ad eum: “Quia haec fuit voluntas tua, ut aedificares domum nomini meo, bene quidem fecisti huiuscemodi habere voluntatem,	8 but the LORD said to him: 'In wishing to build a temple to my honor, you do well.
9 sed non tu aedificabis domum, verum filius tuus, qui egredietur de lumbis tuis, ipse aedificabit domum nomini meo”.	9 However, you shall not build the temple; rather, your son whom you will beget shall build the temple to my honor.'
10 Complevit ergo Dominus sermonem suum, quem locutus fuerat, et ego surrexi pro David patre meo et sedi super thronum Israel, sicut locutus est Dominus, et aedificavi domum nomini Domini, Dei Israel;	10 "Now the LORD has fulfilled the promise that he made. I have succeeded my father David and have taken my seat on the throne of Israel, as the LORD foretold, and I have built the temple to the honor of the LORD, the God of Israel.
11 et posui in ea arcam, in qua est pactum Domini, quod pepigit cum filiis Israel ”.	11 And I have placed there the ark, in which abides the covenant of the LORD which he made with the Israelites."
12 Stetit ergo coram altari Domini ex adverso universae multitudinis Israel et extendit manus suas.	12 Solomon then took his place before the altar of the LORD in the presence of the whole community of Israel and stretched forth his hands.
13 Siquidem fecerat Salomon basim aeneam et posuerat eam in medio atrii habentem quinque cubitos longitudinis et quinque cubitos latitudinis et tres cubitos altitudinis, stetitque super eam; et deinceps, flexis genibus contra universam multitudinem Israel et palmis in caelum levatis,	13 He had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high, which he had placed in the middle of the courtyard. Having ascended it, Solomon knelt in the presence of the whole of Israel and stretched forth his hands toward heaven.
14 ait: “ Domine, Deus Israel, non est similis tui Deus in caelo et in terra, qui custodis pactum et misericordiam cum servis tuis, qui ambulant coram te in toto corde suo,	14 Thus he prayed: "LORD, God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven or on earth; you keep your covenant and show kindness to your servants who are wholeheartedly faithful to you.
15 qui praestitisti servo tuo David patri meo quaecumque locutus fueras ei, et, quae ore promiseras, opere complesti, sicut et praesens tempus probat.	15 You have kept the promise you made to my father David, your servant. With your own mouth you spoke it, and by your own hand you have brought it to fulfillment this day.
16 Nunc ergo, Domine, Deus Israel, imple servo tuo patri meo David, quaecumque locutus es dicens: “Non deficiet ex te vir coram me, qui sedeat super thronum Israel, ita tamen si custodierint filii tui vias suas et ambulaverint in lege mea, sicut et tu ambulasti coram me”.	16 Now, therefore, LORD, God of Israel, keep the further promise you made to my father David, your servant, when you said, 'You shall always have someone from your line to sit before me on the throne of Israel, provided only that your descendants look to their conduct so as always to live according to my law, even as you have lived in my presence.'
17 Et nunc, Domine, Deus Israel, firmetur sermo tuus, quem locutus es servo tuo David!	17 Now, LORD, God of Israel, may this promise which you made to your servant David be confirmed.
18 Ergone credibile est, ut habitet Deus cum hominibus super terram? Si caelum et caeli caelorum non te capiunt, quanto magis domus ista, quam aedificavi!	18 "Can it indeed be that God dwells with mankind on earth? If the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain you, how much less this temple which I have built!
19 Sed respice orationem servi tui et obsecrationem eius, Domine Deus meus, et audi clamorem et preces, quas fundit famulus tuus coram te,	19 Look kindly on the prayer and petition of your servant, O LORD, my God, and listen to the cry of supplication your servant makes before you.
20 ut aperias oculos tuos super domum istam diebus ac noctibus, super locum in quo pollicitus es, ut ponas nomen tuum et exaudires orationem, quam servus tuus orat in eo.	20 May your eyes watch day and night over this temple, the place where you have decreed you shall be honored; may you heed the prayer which I your servant offer toward this place.
21 Et exaudi preces famuli tui et populi tui Israel, qui oraverint ad locum istum; exaudi de habitaculo tuo, de caelis, exaudi et propitiare!	21 Listen to the petitions of your servant and of your people Israel which they direct toward this place. Listen from your heavenly dwelling, and when you have heard, pardon.
22 Si peccaverit quispiam in proximum suum, et ille exegerit ab eo iuramentum, ut se maledicto constringat coram altari in domo ista,	22 "When any man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath of execration against himself, and when he comes for the oath before your altar in this temple,
23 tu audies de caelo et facies iudicium servorum tuorum, ita ut reddas iniquo viam suam in caput proprium et ulciscaris iustum retribuens ei secundum iustitiam suam.	23 listen from heaven: take action and pass judgment on your servants, requiting the wicked man and holding him responsible for his conduct, but absolving the innocent and rewarding him according to his virtue.
24 Si superatus fuerit populus tuus Israel ab inimicis, quia peccaturi sunt tibi, et conversi egerint paenitentiam et confitentes nomini tuo oraverint et fuerint deprecati in domo ista,	24 When your people Israel have sinned against you and are defeated by the enemy, but afterward they return and praise your name, and they pray to you and entreat you in this temple,
25 tu exaudies de caelo, et propitiare peccato populi tui Israel et reduc eos in terram, quam dedisti eis et patribus eorum.	25 listen from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which you gave them and their fathers.
26 Si clauso caelo pluvia non fluxerit propter peccata populi, et deprecati te fuerint in loco isto et confessi nomini tuo et conversi a peccatis suis, cum eos afflixeris,	26 When the sky is closed so that there is no rain, because they have sinned against you, but then they pray toward this place and praise your name, and they withdraw from sin because you afflict them,
27 exaudi de caelo, Domine, et dimitte peccata servorum tuorum et populi tui Israel, doce eos viam bonam, per quam ingrediantur, et da pluviam terrae, quam dedisti populo tuo ad possidendum.	27 listen in heaven and forgive the sin of your servants and of your people Israel. But teach them the right way to live, and send rain upon your land which you gave your people as their heritage.
28 Fames si orta fuerit in terra et pestilentia, uredo et aurugo et locusta et bruchus et hostes, vastatis regionibus, portas eius obsederint, omnisque plaga et infirmitas presserit,	28 When there is famine in the land, when there is pestilence, or blight, or mildew, or locusts, or caterpillars; when their enemies besiege them at any of their gates; whenever there is a plague or sickness of any kind;
29 si quis de populo tuo Israel fuerit deprecatus cognoscens plagam et infirmitatem suam et expanderit manus suas ad domum hanc,	29 when any Israelite of all your people offers a prayer or petition of any kind, and in awareness of his affliction and pain, stretches out his hands toward this temple,
30 tu exaudi de caelo, de loco habitationis tuae, et propitiare et redde unicuique secundum vias suas, quia nosti cor eius; tu enim solus nosti corda filiorum hominum,	30 listen from your heavenly dwelling place, and forgive. Knowing his heart, render to everyone according to his conduct, for you alone know the hearts of men.
31 ut timeant te et ambulent in viis tuis cunctis diebus, quibus vivunt super faciem terrae, quam dedisti patribus nostris.	31 So may they fear you and walk in your ways as long as they live on the land you gave our fathers.
32 Externum quoque, qui non est de populo tuo Israel, si venerit de terra longinqua propter nomen tuum magnum et propter manum tuam robustam et brachium tuum extentum, et oraverit in loco isto,	32 "For the foreigner, too, who is not of your people Israel, when he comes from a distant land to honor your great name, your mighty power, and your outstretched arm, when they come in prayer to this temple,
33 tu exaudies de caelo firmissimo habitaculo tuo et facies cuncta, pro quibus invocaverit te ille peregrinus, ut sciant omnes populi terrae nomen tuum et timeant te sicut populus tuus Israel et cognoscant quia nomen tuum invocatum est super domum hanc, quam aedificavi.	33 listen from your heavenly dwelling place, and do whatever the foreigner entreats you, that all the peoples of the earth may know your name, fearing you as do your people Israel, and knowing that this house which I have built is dedicated to your honor.
34 Si egressus fuerit populus tuus ad bellum contra adversarios suos per viam, in qua miseris eos, et oraverint te contra viam, in qua civitas haec est, quam elegisti, et domus, quam aedificavi nomini tuo,	34 "When your people go forth to war against their enemies, wherever you send them, and pray to you in the direction of this city and of the house I have built to your honor,
35 tu exaudies de caelo preces eorum et obsecrationem, et facies iudicium eorum.	35 listen from heaven to their prayer and petition, and defend their cause.
36 Si autem peccaverint tibi — neque enim est homo, qui non peccet — et iratus fueris eis et tradideris hostibus, et captivos duxerint eos in terram longinquam vel propinquam,	36 When they sin against you (for there is no man who does not sin), and in your anger against them you deliver them to the enemy, so that their captors deport them to another land, far or near,
37 et conversi in corde suo in terra, ad quam captivi ducti fuerant, egerint paenitentiam et deprecati te fuerint in terra captivitatis suae dicentes: “Peccavimus, inique fecimus, iniuste egimus”;	37 when they repent in the land where they are captive and are converted, when they entreat you in the land of their captivity and say, 'We have sinned and done wrong; we have been wicked,'
38 et reversi fuerint ad te in toto corde suo et in tota anima sua in terra captivitatis suae, ad quam ducti sunt, et oraverint te contra viam terrae suae, quam dedisti patribus eorum, et urbis, quam elegisti, et domus, quam aedificavi nomini tuo,	38 and with their whole heart and with their whole soul they turn back to you in the land of those who hold them captive, when they pray in the direction of their land which you gave their fathers, and of the city you have chosen, and of the house which I have built to your honor,
39 ut exaudias de caelo, de loco habitationis tuae, preces eorum et supplicationes eorum et facias iudicium et dimittas populo tuo, qui peccavit tibi;	39 listen from your heavenly dwelling place, hear their prayer and petitions, and uphold their cause. Forgive your people who have sinned against you.
40 tu es enim Deus meus. Aperiantur, quaeso, oculi tui, et aures tuae intentae sint ad orationem, quae fit in loco isto.	40 My God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayer of this place.
41 Nunc igitur consurge, Domine Deus, in requiem tuam, tu et arca fortitudinis tuae; sacerdotes tui, Domine Deus, induantur salutem, et sancti tui laetentur in bonis.	41 And now, "Advance, LORD God, to your resting place, you and the ark of your majesty. May your priests, LORD God, be clothed with salvation, may your faithful ones rejoice in good things.
42 Domine Deus, ne averteris faciem christi tui; memento misericordiarum David servi tui ”.	42 LORD God, reject not the plea of your anointed, remember the devotion of David, your servant."