1 Chroniques 29
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Les dons du roi pour la construction du Temple
29 Puis le roi David dit à toute l’assemblée : Mon fils Salomon, le seul que Dieu ait choisi, est jeune et inexpérimenté, alors que l’ouvrage est immense, car ce n’est pas pour un homme qu’il s’agit de construire un palais, mais bien pour l’Eternel Dieu. 2 Quant à moi, j’ai consacré tous mes efforts à préparer pour le temple de mon Dieu de l’or, de l’argent, du bronze, du fer et du bois pour tout ce qui est à fabriquer avec ces divers matériaux. J’ai préparé aussi des pierres d’onyx et des pierres à enchâsser, des pierres brillantes et de diverses couleurs, toutes sortes de pierres précieuses et des blocs de marbre blanc en abondance[a]. 3 De plus, par amour pour le temple de Dieu, je donne pour sa construction des biens précieux en or et en argent que je possède personnellement, en plus de tout ce que j’ai préparé pour le sanctuaire. 4 Il y a dans mes réserves cent tonnes d’or pur d’Ophir[b] et deux cent cinquante tonnes d’argent affiné pour recouvrir les parois des bâtiments. 5 Cet or et cet argent sont destinés à la confection de tout ce qui doit être en or et en argent, ainsi qu’à tous les travaux que les artisans auront à exécuter. A présent, qui d’entre vous est prêt à donner volontairement et de façon généreuse pour l’Eternel ?
Les dons du peuple pour la construction du Temple
6 Alors les chefs des groupes familiaux et des tribus d’Israël, les chefs des « milliers » et des « centaines » et les responsables des affaires du roi offrirent des dons volontaires. 7 Ils remirent spontanément pour le temple de Dieu cent soixante-dix tonnes d’or, dix mille pièces d’or, plus de trois cents tonnes d’argent, quelque six cents tonnes de bronze et plus de trois mille tonnes de fer. 8 Ceux qui possédaient des pierres précieuses les confièrent à Yehiel le Guershonite pour le trésor du temple de l’Eternel. 9 Le peuple se réjouit de ses dons volontaires, car c’était d’un cœur sans partage qu’ils les avaient faits à l’Eternel. Le roi David en éprouva lui aussi une très grande joie.
Prière de reconnaissance
10 David bénit l’Eternel devant toute l’assemblée en disant :
Béni sois-tu à tout jamais, ╵ô Eternel,
Dieu de notre ancêtre Israël !
11 A toi, Eternel, appartiennent ╵la grandeur, la puissance ╵et la magnificence,
et la gloire et la majesté.
Car tout ce qui est dans le ciel ╵et sur la terre ╵est à toi, Eternel.
C’est à toi qu’appartient le règne,
tu es le souverain ╵au-dessus de tout être[c].
12 Et c’est de toi que viennent ╵la richesse et la gloire.
Tu domines sur tout
et dans ta main résident ╵la force et la puissance,
tu détiens le pouvoir ╵d’élever qui tu veux ╵et de le rendre fort.
13 C’est pourquoi, notre Dieu, ╵nous te louons,
nous célébrons ta gloire.
14 Car, qui donc suis-je,
et qui donc est mon peuple
pour avoir les moyens ╵de t’offrir de tels dons ?
Tout cela vient de toi,
et c’est de ta main même ╵que nous avons reçu ╵ce que nous te donnons.
15 Nous sommes devant toi ╵comme des étrangers, des hôtes, ╵tout comme nos ancêtres.
Notre vie sur la terre ╵est aussi éphémère ╵qu’une ombre passagère, ╵qui passe sans espoir.
16 Eternel, notre Dieu, ╵c’est de ta main que vient ╵toute cette fortune
que nous venons de réunir ╵pour te bâtir un temple ╵qui portera ton nom, ╵toi qui es saint.
Tout cela t’appartient.
17 Je le sais, ô mon Dieu, ╵tu sondes notre cœur
et tu as du plaisir ╵lorsque quelqu’un est droit.
Eh bien, c’est d’un cœur droit ╵que je t’ai apporté ╵tous ces dons volontaires,
et j’ai vu avec joie ╵ton peuple ici présent ╵t’apporter ses dons volontaires.
18 O Eternel, Dieu d’Abraham, ╵d’Isaac et d’Israël, nos pères,
conserve pour toujours ╵dans le cœur de ton peuple ╵ces dispositions, ces pensées,
et maintiens fermement ╵leur cœur tourné vers toi !
19 A mon fils Salomon ╵donne un cœur sans partage
afin qu’il obéisse ╵à tes commandements,
tes ordonnances et tes lois, ╵et les applique tous,
et qu’il bâtisse le palais[d] ╵en vue duquel j’ai fait ╵tous ces préparatifs.
L’onction royale de Salomon
20 Là-dessus, David dit à toute l’assemblée : Bénissez l’Eternel, votre Dieu !
Alors toute l’assemblée loua l’Eternel, le Dieu de ses ancêtres. Ils s’inclinèrent et se prosternèrent devant l’Eternel et devant le roi. 21 Le lendemain, ils offrirent des sacrifices et des holocaustes à l’Eternel : mille taureaux, mille béliers et mille agneaux, accompagnés des offrandes de vin requises[e] ; et ils offrirent un grand nombre de sacrifices pour tout Israël. 22 Ils mangèrent et burent ce jour-là devant l’Eternel dans de grandes réjouissances. Pour la seconde fois[f], ils proclamèrent roi Salomon, fils de David, et lui conférèrent l’onction au nom de l’Eternel pour être leur chef. Ils établirent aussi par l’onction Tsadoq comme prêtre. 23 Salomon prit place sur le trône de l’Eternel, pour régner à la place de son père David. Il l’occupa avec succès et tout Israël lui obéit. 24 Tous les chefs, et les soldats, et même tous les fils du roi David se soumirent à lui. 25 L’Eternel éleva au plus haut point le prestige de Salomon aux yeux de tout Israël, et il rendit son règne plus éclatant que celui de tous ses prédécesseurs, comme roi sur Israël.
La mort de David(A)
26 David, fils d’Isaï, avait régné sur tout Israël. 27 Il avait régné quarante ans sur Israël, sept ans à Hébron[g] et trente-trois ans à Jérusalem[h].
28 Et il mourut au terme d’une heureuse vieillesse, rassasié de jours, de richesses et de gloire. Son fils Salomon lui succéda sur le trône.
29 Les faits et gestes du roi David, des premiers aux derniers, sont cités dans les Annales du prophète Samuel, dans les Annales du prophète Nathan, et dans les Annales du prophète Gad. 30 On y raconte tout son règne, sa puissance, et tout ce qui lui est arrivé, ainsi qu’à Israël, et à tous les royaumes de la région.
Footnotes
- 29.2 Voir 22.5.
- 29.4 Région souvent mentionnée (1 R 10.11 ; Jb 28.16) comme lieu de provenance de l’or le plus pur (voir note 1 R 9.28).
- 29.11 Cf. Mt 6.13.
- 29.19 Autre traduction : qu’il exécute tout pour bâtir le palais.
- 29.21 Les libations accompagnent obligatoirement les sacrifices (voir Ex 29.40-41 ; Nb 15.1-16).
- 29.22 Voir 1 R 1 ; 1 Ch 23.1.
- 29.27 De 1010 à 1003 av. J.-C.
- 29.27 De 1003 à 970 av. J.-C.
1 Chronicles 29
Revised Geneva Translation
29 Moreover, David the king said to all the Congregation, “God has chosen Solomon, my only son, young and tender. And the work is great! For this House is not for man, but for the LORD God.
2 “Now, I have prepared for the House of my God with all my power: gold for vessels of gold, and silver for those of silver, and bronze for things of bronze, iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood, and onyx stones and stones to be set, and carbuncle stones, and stones of diverse colors, and all precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
3 “Moreover, because I take delight in the House of my God, I have given some of my own gold and silver to the House of my God, besides all that I have prepared for the House of the Sanctuary,
4 “three thousand talents of gold of the gold of Ophir and seven thousand talents of fined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses,
5 “the gold for the things of gold and the silver for things of silver and for all the work by the hands of artificers. And who is willing to fill his hand to the LORD today?”
6 So the princes of the families, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king’s work, offered willingly.
7 And they gave for the service of the House of God: five thousand talents and ten thousand pieces of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
8 And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the House of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
9 And the people willingly rejoiced when they offered; for they offered willingly to the LORD, with a perfect heart. And David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
10 Therefore, David blessed the LORD before all the Congregation. And David said, “Blessed are You, O LORD God of Israel, our father forever and ever!
11 “Yours, O LORD, is greatness and power and glory and victory and praise, for all that is in Heaven and on Earth! Yours is the kingdom, O LORD! And You excel as Head over all!
12 “Both riches and honor come from You; and You reign over all! And in Your Hand is power and strength! And in Your Hand it is to make great and to give strength to all!
13 “Now therefore, our God, we thank You and praise Your glorious Name!
14 “But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer willingly in this way? For all things come from You. And from Your own Hand we have given to You.
15 “For we are strangers before You, and sojourners, like all our fathers. Our days are like the shadow upon the Earth. And there is no hope.
16 “O LORD our God, all this abundance that we have prepared, to build You a House for Your Holy Name, is from Your Hand. And all is Yours.
17 “I also know, my God, that You test the heart, and have pleasure in righteousness. I have offered all these things willingly in the uprightness of my heart. Now, I have also seen Your people who are found here offer to You willingly with joy.
18 “O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel our fathers! Keep this forever in the intentions and the thoughts of the hearts of Your people. And prepare their hearts for You.
19 “And give to Solomon, my son, a perfect heart to keep Your Commandments, Your Testimonies, and Your Statutes, and to do all things and to build the House which I have prepared.”
20 And David said to all the congregation, “Now bless the LORD your God!” And all the Congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers and bowed down their heads and paid homage to the LORD and the king.
21 And they offered sacrifices to the LORD. And the next day after that day, they offered Burnt Offerings to the LORD: a thousand young bullocks, a thousand rams and a thousand sheep, with their abundant Drink Offerings and Sacrifices, for all Israel.
22 And they ate and drank before the LORD that same day with great joy. And they made Solomon, the son of David, king a second time, and anointed him prince before the LORD, and Zadok for the High Priest.
23 So, Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David, his father, and prospered. And all Israel obeyed him.
24 And all the princes and men of power and all the sons of King David submitted themselves under King Solomon.
25 And the LORD magnified Solomon in dignity, in the sight of all Israel, and gave him a more glorious kingdom than any king had ever had before him in Israel.
26 Thus, David, the son of Jesse, reigned over all Israel.
27 And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
28 And he died at a good age, full of days, riches and honor. And Solomon, his son, reigned in his place.
29 Concerning the acts of David the king, first and last, behold they are written in the Book of Samuel the Seer and in the Book of Nathan the Prophet and in the Book of Gad the Seer,
30 with all his reign and his power and the accounts of him and of Israel and of all the kingdoms of the Earth.
1 Chronicles 29
New King James Version
Offerings for Building the Temple
29 Furthermore King David said to all the assembly: “My son Solomon, whom alone God has (A)chosen, is (B)young and inexperienced; and the work is great, because the [a]temple is not for man but for the Lord God. 2 Now for the house of my God I have prepared with all my might: gold for things to be made of gold, silver for things of silver, bronze for things of bronze, iron for things of iron, wood for things of wood, (C)onyx stones, stones to be set, glistening stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and marble slabs in abundance. 3 Moreover, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, my own special treasure of gold and silver: 4 three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of (D)Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses; 5 the gold for things of gold and the silver for things of silver, and for all kinds of work to be done by the hands of craftsmen. Who then is (E)willing to [b]consecrate himself this day to the Lord?”
6 Then (F)the leaders of the fathers’ houses, leaders of the tribes of Israel, the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with (G)the officers over the king’s work, (H)offered willingly. 7 They gave for the work of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and one hundred thousand talents of iron. 8 And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord, into the hand of (I)Jehiel[c] the Gershonite. 9 Then the people rejoiced, for they had offered willingly, because with a loyal heart they had (J)offered willingly to the Lord; and King David also rejoiced greatly.
David’s Praise to God
10 Therefore David blessed the Lord before all the assembly; and David said:
“Blessed are You, Lord God of Israel, our Father, forever and ever.
11 (K)Yours, O Lord, is the greatness,
The power and the glory,
The victory and the majesty;
For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours;
Yours is the kingdom, O Lord,
And You are exalted as head over all.
12 (L)Both riches and honor come from You,
And You reign over all.
In Your hand is power and might;
In Your hand it is to make great
And to give strength to all.
13 “Now therefore, our God,
We thank You
And praise Your glorious name.
14 But who am I, and who are my people,
That we should be able to offer so willingly as this?
For all things come from You,
And [d]of Your own we have given You.
15 For (M)we are [e]aliens and [f]pilgrims before You,
As were all our fathers;
(N)Our days on earth are as a shadow,
And without hope.
16 “O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have prepared to build You a house for Your holy name is from Your hand, and is all Your own. 17 I know also, my God, that You (O)test the heart and (P)have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here to offer willingly to You. 18 O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the intent of the thoughts of the heart of Your people, and fix their heart toward You. 19 And (Q)give my son Solomon a loyal heart to keep Your commandments and Your testimonies and Your statutes, to do all these things, and to build the [g]temple for which (R)I have made provision.”
20 Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless the Lord your God.” So all the assembly blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed their heads and prostrated themselves before the Lord and the king.
Solomon Anointed King(S)
21 And they made sacrifices to the Lord and offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the next day: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and (T)sacrifices in abundance for all Israel. 22 So they ate and drank before the Lord with great gladness on that day. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and (U)anointed him before the Lord to be the leader, and Zadok to be priest. 23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him. 24 All the leaders and the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David, (V)submitted[h] themselves to King Solomon. 25 So the Lord exalted Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and (W)bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
The Close of David’s Reign
26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 27 (X)And the period that he reigned over Israel was forty years; (Y)seven years he reigned in Hebron, and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem. 28 So he (Z)died in a good old age, (AA)full of days and riches and honor; and Solomon his son reigned in his place. 29 Now the acts of King David, first and last, indeed they are written in the [i]book of Samuel the seer, in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, 30 with all his reign and his might, (AB)and the events that happened to him, to Israel, and to all the kingdoms of the lands.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 29:1 Lit. palace
- 1 Chronicles 29:5 Lit. fill his hand
- 1 Chronicles 29:8 Possibly the same as Jehieli, 1 Chr. 26:21, 22
- 1 Chronicles 29:14 Lit. of Your hand
- 1 Chronicles 29:15 sojourners, temporary residents
- 1 Chronicles 29:15 transients, temporary residents in an even more temporary sense
- 1 Chronicles 29:19 Lit. palace
- 1 Chronicles 29:24 Lit. gave the hand
- 1 Chronicles 29:29 Lit. words
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