2 Chronicles 9
1 The queen who ruled [the] Sheba [area in Arabia] heard that Solomon had become famous, so she traveled to Jerusalem to ask him questions that were difficult [to answer]. She came with a large group of servants, and she brought camels that were loaded with spices, and valuable gems, and a lot of gold. When she met Solomon, she asked him questions about all the things/topics in which she was interested.
Or la regina di Sceba, avendo udito la fama che circondava Salomone, venne a Gerusalemme per metterlo alla prova con degli enimmi. Essa giunse con un numerosissimo séguito, con cammelli carichi di aromi, d’oro in gran quantità, e di pietre preziose: e, recatasi da Salomone, gli disse tutto quello che aveva in cuore.
2 Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult.
Salomone rispose a tutte le questioni propostegli da lei, e non ci fu cosa che fosse oscura per il re, e ch’ei non sapesse spiegare.
3 The queen realized that Solomon was very wise. She saw his palace,
E quando la regina di Sceba ebbe veduto la sapienza di Salomone e la casa ch’egli avea costruita,
4 she saw the food that was served on his table [every day]; she saw how his officials were seated at the table, their uniforms, the servants who served the food and wine, and the sacrifices that he took to the temple to be completely burned on the altar. She was extremely amazed.
e le vivande della sua mensa e gli alloggi de’ suoi servi e l’ordine di servizio de’ suoi ufficiali e le loro vesti e i suoi coppieri e le loro vesti e gli olocausti ch’egli offriva nella casa dell’Eterno, rimase fuor di sé dalla maraviglia.
5 She said to the king, “Everything that I heard in my own country about you and about how wise you are is true!
E disse al re: “Quello che avevo sentito dire nel mio paese dei fatti tuoi e della tua sapienza era dunque vero.
6 But I did not believe it was true until I came here and saw it myself. You are [extremely wise and rich, ] more than what people told me.
Ma io non ci ho creduto finché non son venuta io stessa, e non ho visto con gli occhi miei; ed ora, ecco, non m’era stata riferita neppur la metà della grandezza della tua sapienza! Tu sorpassi la fama che me n’era giunta!
7 The men who work for you are very fortunate! Your officials who are constantly standing in front of you and listening to the wise things that you say are also fortunate!
Beata la tua gente, beati questi tuoi servi che stanno del continuo dinanzi a te, ed ascoltano la tua sapienza!
8 Praise Yahweh your God, who has shown that he is pleased with you by appointing you to be the king of Israel for him. God has always loved the Israeli people, and desires to assist them forever, and therefore he has appointed you to be their king, in order that you will rule them fairly and righteously.”
Sia benedetto l’Eterno, il tuo Dio, il quale t’ha gradito, mettendoti sul suo trono, onde tu regni per l’Eterno, per il tuo Dio! Iddio ti ha stabilito re per far ragione e giustizia, perch’egli ama Israele e vuol conservarlo in perpetuo”.
9 Then the queen gave to Solomon about 4-1/2 tons of gold and a large amount of spices and gems. Never had King Solomon received more spices than the queen gave him at that time.
Poi ella donò al re centoventi talenti d’oro, grandissima quantità di aromi e delle pietre preziose. Non vi furon più tali aromi, come quelli che la regina di Sceba diede al re Salomone.
10 King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba everything that she wanted. He gave her more than she had given to him. Then she and those who came with her returned to her own land. [In the ships that belonged to King Hiram, ] Hiram’s workers and Solomon’s workers brought gold from Ophir. They also brought a large amount of juniper wood and gems. King Solomon [told his workers] to use that wood to make railings in the temple and in his palace and also to make harps and lyres for the musicians. That wood was the the finest wood that had ever been seen in Israel.
(I servi di Huram e i servi di Salomone che portavano oro da Ofir, portavano anche del legno di sandalo e delle pietre preziose;
e di questo legno di sandalo il re fece delle scale per la casa dell’Eterno e per la casa reale, delle cetre e del saltèri per i cantori. Del legno come questo non se n’era mai visto prima nel paese di Giuda).
Il re Salomone diede alla regina di Sceba tutto quello ch’essa bramò e chiese, oltre all’equivalente di quello ch’essa avea portato al re. Poi ella si rimise in cammino, e coi suoi servi se ne tornò al suo paese.
13 Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of 25 tons of gold.
Or il peso dell’oro che giungeva ogni anno a Salomone, era di seicento sessantasei talenti,
14 That was in addition to the [taxes] paid to him by the merchants and traders. Also, the kings of Arabia and the governors of [the districts in] Israel brought gold and silver to Solomon.
oltre quello che percepiva dai trafficanti e dai negozianti che gliene portavano, da tutti i re d’Arabia e dai governatori del paese che recavano a Salomone dell’oro e dell’argento.
15 King Solomon’s [workers took this] gold [and] hammered [it] into thin sheets and covered 200 large shields with those thin sheets of gold; they put almost 7-1/2 pounds of gold on each shield.
E il re Salomone fece fare duecento scudi grandi d’oro battuto, per ognuno dei quali impiegò seicento sicli d’oro battuto,
16 His [workers] made 300 [smaller] shields. They covered each of them with almost 4 pounds of gold. Then the king put those shields in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon.
e trecento altri scudi d’oro battuto, per ognuno dei quali impiegò trecento sicli d’oro; e il re li mise nella casa della “Foresta del Libano”.
17 His [workers] also made for him a large throne. [Part of] it was covered with [decorations made from] ivory and [part of it was covered] with very fine gold.
Il re fece pure un gran trono d’avorio, che rivesti d’oro puro.
18 There were six steps in front of the throne. There was a gold footstool that was attached to the throne. At each side of the throne there was an armrest, and alongside each armrest there was a [small statue of a] lion.
Questo trono aveva sei gradini e una predella d’oro connessi col trono; v’erano dei bracci da un lato e dall’altro del seggio, due leoni stavano presso i bracci,
19 On the six steps there were twelve statues of lions, one on each side. No throne like that had ever existed in any other kingdom.
e dodici leoni stavano sui sei gradini, da una parte e dall’altra. Niente di simile era ancora stato fatto in verun altro regno.
20 All of Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the various dishes in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon were made of gold. [They did not make things from silver], because during the years that Solomon [ruled], silver was not considered to be valuable.
E tutte le coppe del re Salomone erano d’oro, e tutto il vasellame della casa della “Foresta del Libano” era d’oro puro; dell’argento non si faceva alcun conto al tempo di Salomone.
21 The king had a fleet of ships that sailed with the ships that King Hiram owned. Every three years the ships returned [from the places to which they had sailed], bringing gold, silver, ivory, monkeys, and baboons (OR, peacocks).
Poiché il re aveva delle navi che andavano a Tarsis con la gente di Huram; e una volta ogni tre anni venivano le navi da Tarsis, recando oro, argento, avorio, scimmie e pavoni.
22 King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on the earth.
Così il re Salomone fu il più grande di tutti i re della terra per ricchezze e per sapienza.
23 Kings from all over the world wanted to come and listen to the wise things that Solomon said, things that God had enabled him to know.
E tutti i re della terra cercavano di veder Salomone per udir la sapienza che Dio gli avea messa in cuore.
24 All the people who came to him brought presents: They brought things made from silver or gold, or robes, or weapons, or spices, or horses, or mules. The people continued to do this every year.
E ognun d’essi gli portava il suo dono: vasi d’argento, vasi d’oro, vesti, armi, aromi, cavalli, muli; e questo avveniva ogni anno.
25 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his horses and chariots, and 12,000 horses. Solomon put some of them in Jerusalem and some of them in other cities where he kept his chariots.
Salomone aveva delle scuderie per quattromila cavalli, de’ carri, e dodicimila cavalieri, che distribuiva nelle città dove teneva i suoi carri, e in Gerusalemme presso di sé.
26 Solomon ruled over all the kings in the area from the [Euphrates] River [in the northeast] to the Philistia area [in the west] to the border of Egypt [in the south].
Egli signoreggiava su tutti i re, dal fiume sino al paese de’ Filistei e sino ai confini d’Egitto.
27 [During the years that Solomon was] king, [he] caused silver to become as common in Jerusalem as stones; and he caused cedar trees in the foothills of Judah to become as plentiful as fig trees.
E il re fece sì che l’argento era in Gerusalemme così comune come le pietre, e i cedri tanto abbondanti quanto i sicomori della pianura.
28 Solomon’s agents brought horses from [the] Musri [area] and other places.
E si menavano a Salomone de’ cavalli dall’Egitto e da tutti i paesi.
29 Lists of all the other things that Solomon did are recorded in the scrolls written by the prophet Nathan and by the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh [city], and in [the scroll in which were written] the visions that the prophet Iddo saw concerning [King] Jeroboam.
Or il rimanente delle azioni di Salomone, le prime e le ultime, sono scritte nel libro di Nathan, il profeta, nella profezia di Ahija di Scilo, e nelle visioni di Jeddo il veggente, relative a Geroboamo, figliuolo di Nebat.
30 Solomon ruled from Jerusalem all of Israel for 40 years.
Salomone regnò a Gerusalemme, su tutto Israele, quarant’anni.
31 Then Solomon died and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. And his son Rehoboam became the king.
Poi Salomone s’addormentò coi suoi padri, e fu sepolto nella città di Davide suo padre; e Roboamo suo figliuolo regnò in luogo suo.
