I Regum 1
1 Et rex David senuerat, habebatque ætatis plurimos dies: cumque operiretur vestibus, non calefiebat.
Now King David was old and advanced in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn’t keep warm.
2 Dixerunt ergo ei servi sui: Quæramus domino nostro regi adolescentulam virginem, et stet coram rege, et foveat eum, dormiatque in sinu suo, et calefaciat dominum nostrum regem.
Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young virgin be sought for my lord the king. Let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.”
3 Quæsierunt igitur adolescentulam speciosam in omnibus finibus Israel, et invenerunt Abisag Sunamitidem, et adduxerunt eam ad regem.
So they sought for a beautiful young lady throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
4 Erat autem puella pulchra nimis, dormiebatque cum rege, et ministrabat ei, rex vero non cognovit eam.
The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and served him; but the king didn’t know her intimately.
5 Adonias autem filius Haggith elevabatur, dicens: Ego regnabo. Fecitque sibi currus et equites, et quinquaginta viros, qui currerent ante eum.
Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” Then he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
6 Nec corripuit eum pater suus aliquando, dicens: Quare hoc fecisti? Erat autem et ipse pulcher valde, secundus natu post Absalom.
His father had not displeased him at any time in saying, “Why have you done so?” and he was also a very handsome man; and he was born after Absalom.
7 Et sermo ei cum Ioab filio Sarviæ, et cum Abiathar sacerdote, qui adiuvabant partes Adoniæ.
He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest; and they followed Adonijah and helped him.
8 Sadoc vero sacerdos, et Banaias filius Ioiadæ, et Nathan propheta, et Semei et Rei, et robur exercitus David non erat cum Adonia.
But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
9 Immolatis ergo Adonias arietibus et vitulis, et universis pinguibus iuxta Lapidem Zoheleth, qui erat vicinus Fonti Rogel, vocavit universos fratres suos filios regis, et omnes viros Iuda servos regis.
Adonijah killed sheep, cattle, and fatlings by the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En Rogel; and he called all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah, the king’s servants;
10 Nathan autem prophetam, et Banaiam, et robustos quosque, et Salomonem fratrem suum non vocavit.
but he didn’t call Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother.
11 Dixit itaque Nathan ad Bethsabee matrem Salomonis: Num audisti, quod regnaverit Adonias filius Haggith, et dominus noster David hoc ignorat?
Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, “Haven’t you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord doesn’t know it?
12 Nunc ergo veni, accipe consilium a me, et salva animam tuam, filiique tui Salomonis.
Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life and your son Solomon’s life.
13 Vade, et ingredere ad regem David, et dic ei: Nonne tu domine mi rex iurasti mihi ancillæ tuæ, dicens: Salomon filius tuus regnabit post me, et ipse sedebit in solio meo? Quare ergo regnat Adonias?
Go in to King David, and tell him, ‘Didn’t you, my lord the king, swear to your servant, saying, “Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? Why then does Adonijah reign?’
14 Et adhuc ibi te loquente cum rege, ego veniam post te, et complebo sermones tuos.
Behold, while you are still talking there with the king, I will also come in after you and confirm your words.”
15 Ingressa est itaque Bethsabee ad regem in cubiculum: rex autem senuerat nimis, et Abisag Sunamitis ministrabat ei.
Bathsheba went in to the king in his room. The king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.
16 Inclinavit se Bethsabee, et adoravit regem. Ad quam rex: Quid tibi, inquit, vis?
Bathsheba bowed and showed respect to the king. The king said, “What would you like?”
17 Quæ respondens, ait: domine mi, tu iurasti per Dominum Deum tuum ancillæ tuæ, Salomon filius tuus regnabit post me, et ipse sedebit in solio meo.
She said to him, “My lord, you swore by the LORD your God to your servant, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’
18 Et ecce nunc Adonias regnat, te, domine mi rex, ignorante.
Now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, don’t know it.
19 Mactavit boves, et pinguia quæque, et arietes plurimos, et vocavit omnes filios regis, Abiathar quoque sacerdotem, et Ioab principem militiæ: Salomonem autem servum tuum non vocavit.
He has slain cattle and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has called all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the army; but he hasn’t called Solomon your servant.
20 Verumtamen domine mi rex, in te oculi respiciunt totius Israel, ut indices eis, quis sedere debeat in solio tuo domine mi rex post te.
You, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
21 Eritque cum dormierit dominus meus rex cum patribus suis, erimus ego et filius meus Salomon peccatores.
Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered criminals.”
22 Adhuc illa loquente cum rege, Nathan propheta venit.
Behold, while she was still talking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.
23 Et nunciaverunt regi, dicentes: Adest Nathan propheta. Cumque introisset in conspectu regis, et adorasset eum pronus in terram,
They told the king, saying, “Behold, Nathan the prophet!” When he had come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
24 dixit Nathan: domine mi rex, tu dixisti: Adonias regnet post me, et ipse sedeat super thronum meum?
Nathan said, “My lord, King, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne’?
25 Quia descendit hodie, et immolavit boves, et pinguia, et arietes plurimos, et vocavit universos filios regis et principes exercitus, Abiathar quoque sacerdotem: illisque vescentibus, et bibentibus coram eo, et dicentibus: Vivat rex Adonias:
For he has gone down today, and has slain cattle, fatlings, and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king’s sons, the captains of the army, and Abiathar the priest. Behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’
26 Me servum tuum, et Sadoc sacerdotem, et Banaiam filium Ioiadæ, et Salomonem famulum tuum non vocavit.
But he hasn’t called me, even me your servant, Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon.
27 Numquid a domino meo rege exivit hoc verbum, et mihi non indicasti servo tuo quis sessurus esset super thronum domini mei regis post eum?
Was this thing done by my lord the king, and you haven’t shown to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?”
28 Et respondit rex David, dicens: Vocate ad me Bethsabee. Quæ cum fuisset ingressa coram rege, et stetisset ante eum,
Then King David answered, “Call Bathsheba in to me.” She came into the king’s presence and stood before the king.
29 iuravit rex, et ait: Vivit Dominus, qui eruit animam meam de omni angustia,
The king vowed and said, “As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
30 quia sicut iuravi tibi per Dominum Deum Israel, dicens: Salomon filius tuus regnabit post me, et ipse sedebit super solium meum pro me: sic faciam hodie.
most certainly as I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel, saying, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place;’ I will most certainly do this today.”
31 Summissoque Bethsabee in terram vultu, adoravit regem, dicens: Vivat dominus meus David in æternum.
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth and showed respect to the king, and said, “Let my lord King David live forever!”
32 Dixit quoque rex David: Vocate mihi Sadoc sacerdotem, et Nathan prophetam, et Banaiam filium Ioiadæ. Qui cum ingressi fuissent coram rege,
King David said, “Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king.
33 dixit ad eos: Tollite vobiscum servos domini vestri, et imponite Salomonem filium meum super mulam meam: et ducite eum in Gihon.
The king said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.
34 Et ungat eum ibi Sadoc sacerdos, et Nathan propheta in regem super Israel: et canetis buccina, atque dicetis: Vivat rex Salomon.
Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel. Blow the shofar, and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
35 Et ascendetis post eum, et veniet, et sedebit super solium meum, et ipse regnabit pro me: illique præcipiam ut sit dux super Israel, et super Iudam.
Then come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne; for he shall be king in my place. I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah.”
36 Et respondit Banaias filius Ioiadæ, regi, dicens: Amen: sic loquatur Dominus Deus domini mei regis.
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, “Amen. May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say so.
37 Quomodo fuit Dominus cum domino meo rege, sic sit cum Salomone, et sublimius faciat solium eius a solio domini mei regis David.
As the LORD has been with my lord the king, even so may he be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David.”
38 Descendit ergo Sadoc sacerdos, et Nathan propheta, et Banaias filius Ioiadæ, et Cerethi, et Phelethi: et imposuerunt Salomonem super mulam regis David, et adduxerunt eum in Gihon.
So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.
39 Sumpsitque Sadoc sacerdos cornu olei de tabernaculo, et unxit Salomonem: et cecinerunt buccina, et dixit omnis populus: Vivat rex Salomon.
Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the Tent, and anointed Solomon. They blew the shofar; and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!”
40 Et ascendit universa multitudo post eum, et populus canentium tibiis, et lætantium gaudio magno, et insonuit terra a clamore eorum.
All the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth shook with their sound.
41 Audivit autem Adonias, et omnes, qui invitati fuerant ab eo, iamque convivium finitum erat: sed et Ioab, audita voce tubæ, ait: Quid sibi vult clamor civitatis tumultuantis?
Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they had finished eating. When Joab heard the sound of the shofar, he said, “Why is this noise of the city being in an uproar?”
42 Adhuc illo loquente, Ionathas filius Abiathar sacerdotis venit: cui dixit Adonias: Ingredere, quia vir fortis es, et bona nuncians.
While he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said, “Come in; for you are a worthy man, and bring good news.”
43 Responditque Ionathas Adoniæ: Nequaquam: dominus enim noster rex David regem constituit Salomonem:
Jonathan answered Adonijah, “Most certainly our lord King David has made Solomon king.
44 misitque cum eo Sadoc sacerdotem, et Nathan prophetam, et Banaiam filium Ioiadæ, et Cerethi, et Phelethi, et imposuerunt eum super mulam regis.
The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and they have caused him to ride on the king’s mule.
45 Unxeruntque eum Sadoc sacerdos, et Nathan propheta regem in Gihon: et ascenderunt inde lætantes, et insonuit civitas: hæc est vox, quam audistis.
Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon. They have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that you have heard.
46 Sed et Salomon sedet super solium regni.
Also, Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.
47 Et ingressi servi regis benedixerunt domino nostro regi David, dicentes: Amplificet Deus nomen Salomonis super nomen tuum, et magnificet thronus eius super thronum tuum. Et adoravit rex in lectulo suo:
Moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne;’ and the king bowed himself on the bed.
48 et locutus est: Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel, qui dedit hodie sedentem in solio meo, videntibus oculis meis.
Also thus said the king, ‘Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne today, my eyes even seeing it.’”
49 Territi sunt ergo, et surrexerunt omnes, qui invitati fuerant ab Adonia, et ivit unusquisque in viam suam.
All the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and each man went his way.
50 Adonias autem timens Salomonem, surrexit, et abiit, tenuitque cornu altaris.
Adonijah was afraid because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and hung onto the horns of the altar.
51 Et nunciaverunt Salomoni, dicentes: Ecce Adonias timens regem Salomonem, tenuit cornu altaris, dicens: Iuret mihi rex Salomon hodie, quod non interficiat servum suum gladio.
Solomon was told, “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon; for, behold, he is hanging onto the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me first that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’”
52 Dixitque Salomon: Si fuerit vir bonus, non cadet ne unus quidem capillus eius in terram: sin autem malum inventum fuerit in eo, morietur.
Solomon said, “If he shows himself a worthy man, not a hair of his shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.”
53 Misit ergo rex Salomon, et eduxit eum ab altari: et ingressus adoravit regem Salomonem: dixitque ei Salomon: Vade in domum tuam.
So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon; and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.”
