Terzo dei Re 10

BIBBIA VOLGARE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 E la regina Saba, udita la fama di Salomone, nel nome di Dio venne a tentarlo in figure e similitudini.	1 Then, too, the queen of Sheba, having heard of the fame of Solomon in the name of the Lord, arrived to test him with enigmas.
2 Ed entrata in Ierusalem con grande compagnia e ricchezze, e cammelli i quali portavano spezie molte e oro infinito e gemme preziose, venne al re Salomone; e favellogli (e dissegli) tutte quelle cose ch' ella avea nel suo cuore.	2 And entering into Jerusalem with a great retinue, and with riches, and with camels carrying aromatics, and with an exceedingly great quantity of gold and precious stones, she went to king Solomon. And she spoke to him all that she held in her heart.
3 E Salomone l' ammaestrò in tutte quelle parole ch' ella gli avea proposte; non fue parola che al re potesse essere occulta, e della quale non gli rispondesse.	3 And Solomon taught her, in all the words that she had proposed to him. There was not any word which was able to be hidden from the king, or which he did not answer for her.
4 E veggendo la regina Saba la sapienza di Salomone, e la casa che avea edificata,	4 Then, when the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
5 e i cibi della mensa sua, e le abitazioni dei servi suoì, e l' ordine de' ministri, e le loro vestimenta, e' donzelli, e' sacrificii che offeriva nella casa di Dio, non avea più spirito.	5 and the food of his table, and the dwelling places of his servants, and the rows of his ministers, and their apparel, and the cupbearers, and the holocausts that he was offering in the house of the Lord, she had no longer any spirit in her.
6 E disse al re: vero è quello ch' io hoe inteso nella terra mia	6 And she said to the king: “The word is true, which I have heard in my own land,
7 de' fatti tuoi e della sapienza tua; io nol credea a coloro che 'l mi narravano, tanto ch' io medesima venni, e ho veduto con li miei occhii, e ho trovato che la metà non me n'era detto; ella è maggiore la tua sapienza e le tue opere, che la fama ch' io avea udita.	7 about your words and your wisdom. But I did not believe those who explained it to me, until I went myself and saw it with my own eyes. And I have discovered that the half of it has not been told to me: your wisdom and works are greater than the report that I have heard.
8 Beati gli uomini tuoi, e beati i servi tuoi, i quali stanno dinanzi a te continuo, e odono la tua sapienza.	8 Blessed are your men, and blessed are your servants, who stand before you always, and who hear your wisdom.
9 Sia benedetto il tuo Signore Iddio, al quale tu piacesti, e puoseti sopra la sedia d' Israel; però che il Signore ha amato Israel in sempiterno, e te ha fatto re, acciò che tu faccia giudicio e giustizia.	9 Blessed is the Lord your God, whom you have greatly pleased, and who has placed you upon the throne of Israel. For the Lord loves Israel forever, and he has appointed you as king, so that you may accomplish judgment and justice.”
10 E diede al re CXX talenti d'oro, e spezie molte e gemme preziose. Da indi innanzi non furono mai portate tante spezie, quante quelle che la regina Saba donò al re Salomone.	10 Then she gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, and an exceedingly great amount of aromatics and precious stones. No greater quantity of aromatics was ever again brought forth as these, which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
11 E la nave d'Iram, la quale portava l'oro di Ofir, recò di Ofir legne tiine molto troppe, e gemme preziose.	11 Then, too, the navy of Hiram, which carried gold from Ophir, brought an exceedingly great quantity of thyine wood and precious stones from Ophir.
12 E fece il re Salomone de' legni tiini le lettiere della casa di Dio e della casa del re, e citare e lire ai cantatori; e non furono portati così fatti legni tiini nè veduti, insino al presente dì.	12 And the king made, from the thyine wood, the posts of the house of the Lord, and of the house of the king, and citharas and lyres for the musicians. No thyine trees of this kind were ever again brought forth or seen, even to the present day.
13 E il re Salomone diede alla regina Saba ciò ch' ella volse e domandò da lui, sanza quello che oltre questo egli diè a lei per donamenti regali. La quale si ritornò, e andossene nella sua terra coi servi suoi.	13 Then king Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all that she desired and requested of him, aside from what he himself had offered to her from his royal bounty. And she returned and went away to her own land, with her servants.
14 Ed era il peso dell' oro, che ciascuno anno si portava al re Salomone, secento sessantasei talenti,	14 Now the weight of the gold that was brought to Solomon each year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
15 sanza quello che gli davano quelli ch' erano sopra i passaggi e mercanzie, e tutti che vendeano aromata le scruta, e tutti i re di Arabia, e i capitani delle terre.	15 aside from what was brought to him by the men who were over the tributes, and by the merchants, and by those selling every kind of small item, and by all the kings of Arabia, and by the rulers of the land.
16 E fece il re Salomone CC scuda d'oro purissimo; ed era la piastra di ciascuno scudo secento sicli d'oro.	16 Also, king Solomon made two hundred large shields from the purest gold. He dispensed six hundred shekels of gold for the layers of one shield.
17 E fece CCC scuda piccoline d'oro provato; e avea ciascuno scudicciuolo CCC mine d'oro; e puosele il re nella casa del bosco di Libano.	17 And for the three hundred crescent-shaped shields of tested gold, there were three hundred minas of gold covering one shield. And the king placed these in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
18 E fece il re Salomone una grande sedia di avorio; e vestilla di oro molto resplendente.	18 Also, king Solomon made a great throne from ivory. And he clothed it with a great quantity of red gold.
19 La quale avea sei gradi; e la sommitade della sedia dalla parte di rietro era ritonda; e due mani da ogni lato teneano il sedile; e due leoni istavano a lato a ciascuna delle mani.	19 The throne had six steps, and the summit of the throne was rounded in the back section. And there were two hands, on one side and the other, holding the seat. And two lions were standing beside each hand,
20 E XII lioncelli istavano in sei gradi d'ogni lato; non fu fatto così fatto lavoro in tutti i reami.	20 with twelve little lions standing upon the six steps, on one side and the other. No similar work has been made, ever in any kingdom.
21 E anche tutto il vasellamento, nel quale il re Salomone bevea, era tutto d' oro; e tutte le massarizie della casa del bosco di Libano era d' oro purissimo; e non era [lo] argento d'alcuno pregio nel tempo di Salomone.	21 Moreover, all the vessels from which king Solomon would drink were of gold. And all the items in the house of the forest of Lebanon were of the purest gold. There was no silver, nor was any accounting made of silver in the days of Solomon.
22 Però che le navi del re con le navi d' Iram, una volta in tre anni, andavano in Tarso; e portavano indi oro e argento e denti d' elefanti e scimie e pavoni.	22 For the navy of the king, once every three years, went with the navy of Hiram by sea to Tarshish, bringing from there gold, and silver, and elephant tusks, and primates, and peacocks.
23 E fu magnificato il re Salomone, sopra tutti i re della terra, di ricchezza e di sapienza.	23 And so, king Solomon was magnified above all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
24 E tutta la terra desiderava il volto di Salomone, per intendere la sapienza la quale Iddio avea data nel suo cuore.	24 And all the earth desired to see the face of Solomon, so as to hear his wisdom, which God had granted to his heart.
25 E ciascuno gli portava presenti, vasa d'argento e d'oro, e vestimenta e arme da combattere, spezie e cavalli e muli, per ciascuno anno.	25 And each one brought him gifts, vessels of silver and of gold, clothing and weapons of war, as well as aromatics, and horses, and mules, throughout each year.
26 E raund Salomone carri e cavalieri, ed ebbe mille quattrocento carri e XII milia cavalieri; e ordinogli per le città fornite, e con il re in Ierusalem.	26 And Solomon gathered together the chariots and horsemen. And he had one thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. And he placed them in the walled cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
27 E fece ch' era tanta abbondanza d' argento in Ierusalem, quanta di pietre; e moltitudine di cedri, come di sicomori i quali nascono per li campi.	27 And he caused silver to be as abundant in Jerusalem as stones, and he supplied a multitude of cedars like the sycamores that grow in the plains.
28 Ed erano menati cavalli a Salomone di Egitto e di Coa; però che i mercatanti [del re gli] compravano in Coa, e con ordinato prezzo gli menavano.	28 And horses were brought for Solomon from Egypt and from Kue. For the merchants of the king were buying these from Kue. And they paid out the established price.
29 E compravasi la quadriga in Egitto secento sicli d'argento, è il cavallo CL. E in questo modo tutti i re degli Etei e di Siria vendeano cavalli.	29 Now a four-horse chariot would be sent from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred and fifty. And in this manner, all the kings of the Hittites and of Syria were selling horses.