2 Crónicas 2
Bible du Rabbinat (Zadoc Kahn)
1Salomon enrôla soixante-dix mille hommes pour porter les fardeaux, quatre-vingt mille pour extraire des pierres de la montagne et, pour diriger leurs travaux, trois mille six cents.
2Salomon envoya dire à Houram, roi de Tyr: "Comme tu as agi à l’égard de David, mon père, à qui tu envoyas des cèdres pour qu’il pût se bâtir un palais comme résidence, veuille agir à mon égard.
3Voici je projette d’édifier en l’honneur de l’Eternel, mon Dieu, une maison qui lui sera consacrée pour y brûler devant lui l’encens aromatique; y exposer en permanence les pains de proposition, y offrir des holocaustes les matins et les soirs, aux Sabbats, aux néoménies et aux fêtes solennelles de l’Eternel, notre Dieu, comme cela est prescrit pour toujours à Israël.
4La maison que je vais construire doit être grande, car notre Dieu est plus grand que tous les dieux.
5Qui, en vérité, aurait assez de puissance pour lui ériger une maison, à Lui que le ciel et tous les cieux ne sauraient contenir? Et qui suis-je, moi, pour lui élever une maison, si ce n’est en vue de faire fumer de l’encens devant lui?
6Envoie-moi donc un homme habile à travailler l’or, l’argent, le cuivre, le fer, les étoffes teintes en pourpre, en cramoisi et en azur, et connaissant l’art de la sculpture, pour qu’il seconde les artistes dont je dispose en Juda et à Jérusalem et que David, mon père, a réunis.
7Envoie-moi aussi du Liban du bois de cèdre, de cyprès et de sandal, car je sais que tes serviteurs sont exercés à couper les arbres du Liban; et mes travailleurs aideront les tiens.
8Qu’on me prépare donc du bois en quantité, car la maison que je me propose de construire sera prodigieusement grande.
9A mon tour, j’attribue à tes serviteurs, aux bûcherons, aux fendeurs de bois, pour leur entretien, vingt mille kôr de froment, vingt mille kôr d’orge, vingt mille bath de vin et vingt mille bath d’huile.
10Houram, roi de Tyr, répondit par une lettre qu’il fit parvenir à Salomon: "Dans son amour pour son peuple, dit-il, l’Eternel t’a placé comme roi à sa tête."
11Houram ajouta: "Béni soit l’Eternel, Dieu d’Israël, qui a fait le ciel et la terre, d’avoir donné au roi David un fils sage, doué de jugement et d’intelligence, résolu à construire une maison pour l’Eternel et un palais pour sa résidence royale!
12Or, j’envoie un homme habile, plein de savoir: Maître Houram.
13C’est le fils d’une femme, d’entre les filles de Dan, et son père était un Tyrien; il sait travailler l’or, l’argent, le cuivre, le fer, les pierres, le bois, les étoffes de pourpre, d’azur, de byssus et de cramoisi; il connaît l’art de la sculpture, est capable de combiner toute œuvre d’artiste, dont il sera chargé concurremment avec tes artistes et les artistes de mon seigneur, ton père David.
14Quant au froment, à l’orge, à l’huile et au vin dont a parlé mon seigneur, qu’il les fasse parvenir à ses serviteurs.
15Et nous, nous abattrons des arbres du Liban selon tous tes besoins et te les amènerons par radeaux jusqu’à la mer de Joppé; toi, tu les feras monter à Jérusalem."
16Salomon fit le relevé de tous les individus étrangers établis dans le pays d’Israël et qui avaient déjà été recensés par son père David: ils s’élevaient au nombre de cent cinquante-trois mille six cents.
17Il en employa soixante-dix mille pour porter les fardeaux, quatre-vingt mille pour extraire les pierres de la montagne, et trois mille six cents comme directeurs, chargés de faire travailler le peuple.
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Reina-Valera 1909
1DETERMINÓ pues Salomón edificar casa al nombre de Jehová, y otra casa para su reino.
2Y contó Salomón setenta mil hombres que llevasen cargas, y ochenta mil hombres que cortasen en el monte, y tres mil y seiscientos que los gobernasen.
3Y envió á decir Salomón á Hiram rey de Tiro: Haz conmigo como hiciste con David mi padre, enviándole cedros para que edificara para sí casa en que morase.
4He aquí yo tengo que edificar casa al nombre de Jehová mi Dios, para consagrársela, para quemar perfumes aromáticos delante de él, y para la colocación continua de los panes de la proposición, y para holocaustos á mañana y tarde, y los sábados, y nuevas lunas, y festividades de Jehová nuestro Dios; lo cual ha de ser perpetuo en Israel.
5Y la casa que tengo que edificar, ha de ser grande: porque el Dios nuestro es grande sobre todos los dioses.
6Mas ¿quién será tan poderoso que le edifique casa? Los cielos y los cielos de los cielos no le pueden comprender; ¿quién pues soy yo, que le edifique casa, sino para quemar perfumes delante de él?
7Envíame pues ahora un hombre hábil, que sepa trabajar en oro, y en plata, y en metal, y en hierro, en púrpura, y en grana, y en cárdeno, y que sepa esculpir con los maestros que están conmigo en Judá y en Jerusalem, los cuales previno mi padre.
8Envíame también madera de cedro, de haya, de pino, del Líbano: porque yo sé que tus siervos entienden de cortar madera en el Líbano; y he aquí, mis siervos irán con los tuyos,
9Para que me apresten mucha madera, porque la casa que tengo de edificar ha de ser grande y portentosa.
10Y he aquí para los operarios tus siervos, cortadores de la madera, he dado veinte mil coros de trigo en grano, y veinte mil coros de cebada, y veinte mil batos de vino, y veinte mil batos de aceite.
11Entonces Hiram rey de Tiro respondió por letras, las que envió á Salomón: Porque Jehová amó á su pueblo, te ha puesto por rey sobre ellos.
12Y además decía Hiram: Bendito sea Jehová el Dios de Israel, que hizo los cielos y la tierra, y que dió al rey David hijo sabio, entendido, cuerdo y prudente, que edifique casa á Jehová, y casa para su reino.
13Yo pues te he enviado un hombre hábil y entendido, que fué de Hiram mi padre,
14Hijo de una mujer de las hijas de Dan, mas su padre fué de Tiro; el cual sabe trabajar en oro, y plata, y metal, y hierro, en piedra y en madera, en púrpura y en cárdeno, en lino y en carmesí; asimismo para esculpir todas figuras, y sacar toda suerte de diseño que se le propusiere, y estar con tus hombres peritos, y con los de mi señor David tu padre.
15Ahora pues, enviará mi señor á sus siervos el trigo y cebada, y aceite y vino, que ha dicho;
16Y nosotros cortaremos en el Líbano la madera que hubieres menester, y te la traeremos en balsas por la mar hasta Joppe, y tú la harás llevar hasta Jerusalem.
17Y contó Salomón todos los hombres extranjeros que estaban en la tierra de Israel, después de haberlos ya contado David su padre, y fueron hallados ciento cincuenta y tres mil seiscientos.
18Y señaló de ellos setenta mil para llevar cargas, y ochenta mil que cortasen en el monte, y tres mil y seiscientos por sobrestantes para hacer trabajar al pueblo.
King James Version
1And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
2And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.
3And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.
4Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.
5And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
6But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?
7Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.
8Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,
9Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.
10And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
11Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the LORD hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them.
12Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
13And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father’s,
14The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.
15Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants:
16And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.
17And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.
18And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.
World English Bible
1Now Solomon decided to build a house for the LORD’s name, and a house for his kingdom.
2Solomon counted out seventy thousand men to bear burdens, eighty thousand men who were stone cutters in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred to oversee them.
3Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, “As you dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build him a house in which to dwell, so deal with me.
4Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, to burn before him incense of sweet spices, for the continual show bread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel.
5“The house which I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
6But who is able to build him a house, since heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain him? Who am I then, that I should build him a house, except just to burn incense before him?
7“Now therefore send me a man skillful to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, in iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue, and who knows how to engrave engravings, to be with the skillful men who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.
8“Send me also cedar trees, cypress trees, and algum trees out of Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon. Behold, my servants will be with your servants,
9even to prepare timber in abundance for me; for the house which I am about to build will be great and wonderful.
10Behold, I will give to your servants, the cutters who cut timber, twenty thousand cors of beaten wheat, twenty thousand baths of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.”
11Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, “Because the LORD loves his people, he has made you king over them.”
12Huram continued, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, who would build a house for the LORD and a house for his kingdom.
13Now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, Huram-abi,
14the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan; and his father was a man of Tyre. He is skillful to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, in iron, in stone, in timber, in purple, in blue, in fine linen, and in crimson, also to engrave any kind of engraving and to devise any device, that there may be a place appointed to him with your skillful men, and with the skillful men of my lord David your father.
15“Now therefore, the wheat, the barley, the oil, and the wine which my lord has spoken of, let him send to his servants;
16and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as you need. We will bring it to you in rafts by sea to Joppa; then you shall carry it up to Jerusalem.”
17Solomon counted all the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, after the census with which David his father had counted them; and they found one hundred fifty-three thousand six hundred.
18He set seventy thousand of them to bear burdens, eighty thousand who were stone cutters in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred overseers to assign the people their work.