1 Kings 5

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	BIBBIA TINTORI
1 Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, down to the border of Egypt; they paid Solomon tribute and were his vassals as long as he lived.	1 Or Hiram re di Tiro, essendo stato in ogni tempo amico di David, mandò i suoi servi a Salomone, quando seppe che egli era stato unto re in luogo di suo padre.
2 Solomon's supplies for each day were thirty kors of fine flour, sixty kors of meal,	2 E Salomone mandò a dire a Hiram:
3 ten fatted oxen, twenty pasture-fed oxen, and a hundred sheep, not counting harts, gazelles, roebucks, and fatted fowl.	3 « Tu sai che mio padre non potè, come desiderava, edificare una casa al nome del Signore Dio suo, a causa delle guerre che dovette combattere da ogni parte, finché il Signore non pose i suoi nemici sotto i suoi piedi.
4 He ruled over all the land west of the Euphrates, from Tiphsah to Gaza, and over all its kings, and he had peace on all his borders round about.	4 Ma ora il Signore m'ha dato riposo da ogni parte, e non ho nè avversario nè sventure,
5 Thus Judah and Israel lived in security, every man under his vine or under his fig tree from Dan to Beer-sheba, as long as Solomon lived.	5 quindi ho in animo di fabbricare un tempio al nome del Signore Dio mio, come dichiarò il Signore a David mio padre, con queste parole: Sarà il tuo figliolo, che io metterò sul trono al tuo posto, quello che fabbricherà una casa al mio nome.
6 Solomon had four thousand stalls for his twelve thousand chariot horses.	6 Ordina dunque ai tuoi servi di tagliarmi dei cedri del Libano: i miei servi staranno insieme coi tuoi, per i quali io darò la mercede che tu chiederai, perchè tu sai bene che nel mio popolo non v'è nessuno che sappia tagliare il legname come i Sidonii ».
7 These commissaries, one for each month, provided food for King Solomon and for all the guests at the royal table. They left nothing unprovided.	7 Quando Hiram intese le parole di Salomone, ne ebbe gran piacere, e disse: « Benedetto sia oggi il Signore Dio, il quale ha dato a David un figlio sapientissimo per regnare sopra questo gran popolo ».
8 For the chariot horses and draft animals also, each brought his quota of barley and straw to the required place.	8 Poi Hiram mandò a dire a Salomone: « Ho inteso tutto quello che mi chiedi, e farò tutto quello che desideri, riguardo ai legnami di cedro e di abete;
9 Moreover, God gave Solomon wisdom and exceptional understanding and knowledge, as vast as the sand on the seashore.	9 miei servi li trasporteranno dal Libano al mare, poi io li farò giungere per mare su zattere fino al luogo che tu m'indicherai, ove li farò posare, e tu li prenderai; tu poi mi fornirai tutto il necessario per il vitto della mia casa ».
10 Solomon surpassed all the Cedemites and all the Egyptians in wisdom.	10 Così Hiram dava a Salomone i legnami di cedro e di abete desiderati,
11 He was wiser than all other men--than Ethan the Ezrahite, or Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the musicians--and his fame spread throughout the neighboring nations.	11 e Salomone dava ad Hiram venti mila cori di grano pel mantenimento della sua casa, e venti cori di olio finissimo: tutto questo, Salomone lo dava ad Hiram ogni anno.
12 Solomon also uttered three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.	12 Avendo il Signore data a Salomone la sapienza, come gli aveva promesso, vi era pace tra Hiram e Salomone e fecero tutt'e due alleanza.
13 He discussed plants, from the cedar on Lebanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall, and he spoke about beasts, birds, reptiles, and fishes.	13 Il re Salomone scelse operai da tutto Israele, in numero di trenta mila,
14 Men came to hear Solomon's wisdom from all nations, sent by all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.	14 e ne mandava al Libano, per turno, dieci mila al mese, facendoli cosi restar per due mesi alle loro case. L'incarico di scegliere gli operai fu dato ad Adoniram.
15 When Hiram, king of Tyre, heard that Solomon had been anointed king in place of his father, he sent an embassy to him; for Hiram had always been David's friend.	15 Salomone aveva poi settanta mila uomini che portavano pesi, ottanta mila che tagliavano pietre sulla montagna;
16 Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:	16 senza contare quelli che presiedevano ai vari lavori, che erano tremila trecento, e comandavano al popolo e a quelli che facevano il lavoro.
17 "You know that my father David, because of the enemies surrounding him on all sides, could not build a temple in honor of the LORD, his God, until such a time as the LORD should put these enemies under the soles of his feet.	17 Il re ordinò che fossero prese pietre grandi, pietre scelte e riquadrate per i fondamenti del tempio.
18 But now the LORD, my God, has given me peace on all sides. There is no enemy or threat of danger.	18 I muratori di Salomone, e i muratori d'Hiram le tagliarono, e quelli di Giblos prepararono il legname e le pietre per edificare la casa.
19 So I purpose to build a temple in honor of the LORD, my God, as the LORD predicted to my father David when he said: 'It is your son whom I will put upon your throne in your place who shall build the temple in my honor.'
20 Give orders, then, to have cedars from the Lebanon cut down for me. My servants shall accompany yours, since you know that there is no one among us who is skilled in cutting timber like the Sidonians, and I will pay you whatever you say for your servants' salary."
21 When he had heard the words of Solomon, Hiram was pleased and said, "Blessed be the LORD this day, who has given David a wise son to rule this numerous people."
22 Hiram then sent word to Solomon, "I agree to the proposal you sent me, and I will provide all the cedars and fir trees you wish.
23 My servants shall bring them down from the Lebanon to the sea, and I will arrange them into rafts in the sea and bring them wherever you say. There I will break up the rafts, and you shall take the lumber. You, for your part, shall furnish the provisions I desire for my household."
24 So Hiram continued to provide Solomon with all the cedars and fir trees he wished;
25 while Solomon every year gave Hiram twenty thousand kors of wheat to provide for his household, and twenty thousand measures of pure oil.
26 The LORD, moreover, gave Solomon wisdom as he promised him, and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, since they were parties to a treaty.
27 King Solomon conscripted thirty thousand workmen from all Israel.
28 He sent them to the Lebanon each month in relays of ten thousand, so that they spent one month in the Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of the draft.
29 Solomon had seventy thousand carriers and eighty thousand stonecutters in the mountain,
30 in addition to three thousand three hundred overseers, answerable to Solomon's prefects for the work, directing the people engaged in the work.
31 By order of the king, fine, large blocks were quarried to give the temple a foundation of hewn stone.
32 Solomon's and Hiram's builders, along with the Gebalites, hewed them out, and prepared the wood and stones for building the temple.