II Livro das Crônicas 9

SAGRADA BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 A rainha de Sabá, ouvindo falar da fama de Salomão, veio a Jerusalém para prová-lo por meio de enigmas. Ela tinha um séquito considerável, camelos carregados de aromas, grande quantidade de ouro e de pedras preciosas. Quando da sua visita a Salomão, expôs-lhe tudo o que tinha no coração.	1 Also, when the queen of Sheba had heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem, with great riches and with camels which were carrying aromatics, and very much gold, and precious gems, so that she might test him with enigmas. And when she had approached Solomon, she spoke to him all that was in her heart.
2 Salomão respondeu a todas as suas perguntas, e nada houve por demais obscuro que não pudesse solucionar.	2 And Solomon explained for her all that she had proposed. And there was nothing that he did not make clear to her.
3 Diante dessa sabedoria do rei, à vista da residência que tinha construído para si,	3 And after she saw these things, specifically, the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built,
4 dos manjares de sua mesa, dos aposentos de seus servos, da habitação e vestes de seus domésticos, de seus copeiros e seus trajes, dos holocaustos que oferecia no templo do Senhor, a rainha de Sabá ficou enlevada de admiração.	4 indeed also the foods of his table, and the habitations of the servants, and the duties of his ministers, and their apparel, and also his cupbearers and their garments, and the victims which he was immolating in the house of the Lord, there was no longer any spirit in her, due to astonishment.
5 É, pois, verdade, disse ela ao rei, o que tinha ouvido dizer, em minha terra, a respeito de tuas obras e de tua sabedoria.	5 And she said to the king: “The word is true, which I had heard in my own land, about your virtues and wisdom.
6 Não queria dar fé a isso antes de vir e ver com meus próprios olhos. Pois bem, o que me tinham descrito não era sequer a metade de tua imensa sabedoria; ultrapassas tudo o que soube de ti pela tua fama!	6 I did not believe those who described it, until I had arrived and my eyes had seen, and I had proven that not even half of your wisdom had been described to me. You have exceeded your fame with your virtue.
7 Felizes os teus servos! Felizes esses servos que sempre estão diante de ti e ouvem tua sabedoria!	7 Blessed are your men, and blessed are your servants, who stand before you at all times and listen to your wisdom.
8 Bendito seja o Senhor, teu Deus, que te tomou como objeto de afeição, e te colocou no seu trono, como rei em nome do Senhor, teu Deus! É por causa de seu amor a Israel, e porque quer fazê-lo subsistir para sempre que te fez rei, para que faças reinar o direito e a justiça!	8 Blessed is the Lord your God, who willed to set you upon his throne as a king for the Lord your God. Since God loves Israel, he wishes to preserve them unto eternity. For this reason, he appointed you as king over them, so that you may accomplish judgment and justice.”
9 Em seguida, presenteou ao rei cento e vinte talentos de ouro, grande quantidade de aromas e pedras preciosas. Jamais se viram tantos aromas quantos os que a rainha de Sabá dera ao rei Salomão.	9 Then she gave to the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, and an exceedingly great abundance of aromatics, and very precious gems. Never were there such aromatics as those that the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
10 Os servos de Hirão e os servos de Salomão, que traziam o ouro de Ofir, trouxeram também madeira de sândalo e pedras preciosas.	10 Then too, the servants of Hiram, with the servants of Solomon, brought gold from Ophir, and wood from thyine trees, and very precious gems.
11 Com essa madeira de sândalo o rei fez degraus para o templo do Senhor e para o palácio real, harpas e liras para os cantores. Nunca ainda se tinha visto semelhante madeira na terra de Judá.	11 And the king made, from this particular thyine wood, steps in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king, and also harps and psalteries for the singing men. Never was there seen such wood in the land of Judah.
12 O rei Salomão presenteou a rainha de Sabá com tudo o que ela sonhava ganhar, com muito mais do que ela havia trazido. Depois ela retomou com seus servos o caminho de sua terra.	12 Then king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired, and all that she requested, and much more than what she had brought to him. And returning, she went away to her own land with her servants.
13 O peso de ouro que Salomão recebia cada ano era de seiscentos e sessenta e seis talentos,	13 Now the weight of the gold, which was being brought to Solomon throughout each year, was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
14 além do que lhe traziam os mercadores e traficantes. Todos os reis da Arábia, como os governadores locais, traziam a Salomão {um tributo} de ouro e prata.	14 apart from the sum that the legates of various nations and the merchants were accustomed to bring, and apart from the gold and silver that all the kings of Arabia, and the princes of the lands, were bringing together for Solomon.
15 O rei Salomão mandou fabricar duzentos escudos de ouro batido, para cada um dos quais utilizou seiscentos siclos de ouro batido;	15 And so, king Solomon made two hundred gold spears, from six hundred gold pieces, the amount used for each spear,
16 e trezentos pequenos escudos de ouro batido, para cada um dos quais empregou trezentos siclos de ouro. O rei colocou-os no palácio do Bosque do Líbano.	16 and also three hundred gold shields, from three hundred gold pieces, which covered each shield. And the king placed them in the armory, which was situated in a forest.
17 Mandou também construir um grande trono de marfim, revestido de ouro puro.	17 Also, the king made a great ivory throne, and he clothed it with the purest gold.
18 Esse trono tinha seis degraus, com um escabelo de ouro fixado no trono. Nos dois lados do assento havia encostos flanqueados por leões.	18 And there were six steps, by which he would ascend to the throne, and a footstool of gold, and two arms, one on each side, and two lions standing beside the arms.
19 Doze leões estavam colocados à direita e à esquerda, nos seis degraus. Nada de semelhante havia ainda sido feito em nenhum reino.	19 Moreover, there were twelve additional little lions standing upon the six steps on both sides. There was no similar throne in all the kingdoms.
20 Todas as taças do rei Salomão eram feitas de ouro, e todo o vasilhame do palácio do Bosque do Líbano era de ouro puro. Nada era de prata, metal do qual no tempo de Salomão não se fazia caso algum.	20 Also, all the vessels for the feasts of the king were of gold, and the vessels of the forest house of Lebanon were from the purest gold. For silver in those days was considered as nothing.
21 Pois o rei tinha navios que iam a Társis com os servos de Hirão, e uma vez a cada três anos a frota voltava de Társis, carregada de ouro, prata, marfim, macacos e pavões.	21 For indeed, the ships of the king went to Tarshish, with the servants of Hiram, once every three years. And they brought from there gold, and silver, and ivory, and primates, and peacocks.
22 Dessa maneira, por sua riqueza e sabedoria, o rei Salomão avantajava-se a todos os reis da terra,	22 And so, Solomon was magnified above all the kings of the earth in wealth and glory.
23 e todos procuravam sua presença a fim de poderem ouvir a sabedoria que Deus lhe tinha infundido no coração.	23 And all the kings of the lands were desiring to see the face of Solomon, so that they might hear the wisdom that God had granted to his heart.
24 Cada um lhe trazia anualmente seu presente: objetos de prata, objetos de ouro, vestimentas, armas, aromas, cavalos e mulos.	24 And they were bringing to him gifts, vessels of silver and of gold, and garments, and armor, and aromatics, and horses, and mules, throughout each year.
25 Salomão possuía cavalariças para quatro mil cavalos de carros e doze mil {cavalgaduras} para cavaleiros, que ele colocou nas cidades onde estavam abrigados seus carros assim como em Jerusalém, perto de si.	25 Also, Solomon had forty thousand horses in the stables, and twelve thousand chariots and horsemen, and he appointed them to the cities of the chariots, and where the king was in Jerusalem.
26 Ele dominava sobre todos os reis, desde o Eufrates até a terra dos filisteus e a fronteira do Egito.	26 Now he also exercised authority over all the kings from the river Euphrates as far as the land of the Philistines, and as far as the borders of Egypt.
27 Graças a ele, a prata tornou-se, em Jerusalém, tão comum como as pedras, e os cedros tão numerosos como os sicômoros da planície.	27 And he brought forth so much silver that it was as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones. And cedar trees were as great in number as the sycamores that spring up in the plains.
28 Era do Egito e de todas as terras que se importavam cavalos para Salomão.	28 And horses were brought to him from Egypt and from every region.
29 O resto dos feitos de Salomão, dos primeiros aos últimos, está relatado no livro do profeta Natã, na profecia de Aías de Silo e nas visões do vidente Ado a respeito de Jeroboão, filho de Nabat.	29 Now the rest of the works of Solomon, the first and the last, have been written in the words of Nathan, the prophet, and in the books of Ahijah, the Shilonite, as well as in the vision of Iddo, the seer, against Jeroboam, the son of Nabat.
30 O reinado de Salomão sobre todo o Israel durou quarenta anos, em Jerusalém.	30 And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem, over all of Israel, for forty years.
31 Depois disso, Salomão adormeceu com seus pais e foi sepultado na cidade de Davi, seu pai. Seu filho Roboão sucedeu-lhe no trono.	31 And he slept with his fathers. And they buried him in the City of David. And his son, Rehoboam, reigned in his place.