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Sabato, 27 aprile 2024 - Santa Zita ( Letture di oggi)

Primo libro dei Re 10


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BIBBIA CEI 1974CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 La regina di Saba, sentita la fama di Salomone, venne per metterlo alla prova con enigmi.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 Venne in Gerusalemme con ricchezze molto grandi, con cammelli carichi di aromi, d'oro in grande quantità e di pietre preziose. Si presentò a Salomone e gli disse quanto aveva pensato.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 Salomone rispose a tutte le sue domande, nessuna ve ne fu che non avesse risposta o che restasse insolubile per Salomone.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 La regina di Saba, quando ebbe ammirato tutta la saggezza di Salomone, il palazzo che egli aveva costruito,4 Then, when the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
5 i cibi della sua tavola, gli alloggi dei suoi dignitari, l'attività dei suoi ministri, le loro divise, i suoi coppieri e gli olocausti che egli offriva nel tempio del Signore, rimase senza fiato.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 Allora disse al re: "Era vero, dunque, quanto avevo sentito nel mio paese sul tuo conto e sulla tua saggezza!6 And she said to the king: “The word is true, which I have heard in my own land,
7 Io non avevo voluto credere a quanto si diceva, finché non sono giunta qui e i miei occhi non hanno visto; ebbene non me n'era stata riferita neppure una metà! Quanto alla saggezza e alla prosperità, superi la fama che io ne ho 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 i tuoi uomini, beati questi tuoi ministri che stanno sempre davanti a te e ascoltano la tua saggezza!8 Blessed are your men, and blessed are your servants, who stand before you always, and who hear your wisdom.
9 Sia benedetto il Signore tuo Dio, che si è compiaciuto di te sì da collocarti sul trono di Israele. Nel suo amore eterno per Israele il Signore ti ha stabilito re perché tu eserciti il diritto e la 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 Essa diede al re centoventi talenti d'oro, aromi in gran quantità e pietre preziose. Non arrivarono mai tanti aromi quanti ne portò la regina di Saba a 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 Inoltre, la flotta di Chiram, che caricava oro in Ofir, portò da Ofir legname di sandalo in gran quantità e pietre 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 Con il legname di sandalo il re fece ringhiere per il tempio e per la reggia, cetre e arpe per i cantori. Mai più arrivò, né mai più si vide fino ad oggi, tanto legno di sandalo.
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 Il re Salomone diede alla regina di Saba quanto essa desiderava e aveva domandato, oltre quanto le aveva dato con mano regale. Quindi essa tornò nel suo paese con i suoi servi.
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 La quantità d'oro che affluiva nelle casse di Salomone ogni anno era di seicentosessantasei talenti,14 Now the weight of the gold that was brought to Solomon each year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
15 senza contare quanto ne proveniva dai trafficanti e dai commercianti, da tutti i re dell'Arabia e dai governatori del paese.
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 Il re Salomone fece duecento scudi grandi d'oro battuto, per ciascuno dei quali adoperò seicento 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 trecento scudi piccoli d'oro battuto, per ciascuno dei quali adoperò tre mine d'oro, e il re li collocò nel palazzo della Foresta del 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 Inoltre, il re fece un grande trono d'avorio che rivestì d'oro puro.18 Also, king Solomon made a great throne from ivory. And he clothed it with a great quantity of red gold.
19 Il trono aveva sei gradini; sullo schienale c'erano teste di vitello; il sedile aveva due bracci laterali, ai cui fianchi si ergevano due leoni.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 Dodici leoni si ergevano di qua e di là, sui sei gradini; non ne esistevano di simili in nessun regno.
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 Tutti i vasi per le bevande del re Salomone erano d'oro; tutti gli arredi del palazzo della Foresta del Libano erano d'oro fino; al tempo di Salomone l'argento non si stimava nulla.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 Difatti il re aveva in mare la flotta di Tarsis, oltre la flotta di Chiram; ogni tre anni la flotta di Tarsis portava carichi d'oro e d'argento, d'avorio, di scimmie e di babbuini.
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 Il re Salomone superò, dunque, per ricchezza e saggezza, tutti i re della terra.23 And so, king Solomon was magnified above all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
24 In ogni parte della terra si desiderava di avvicinare Salomone per ascoltare la saggezza che Dio aveva messo 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 Ognuno gli portava, ogni anno, offerte d'argento e oggetti d'oro, vesti, armi, aromi, cavalli e muli.
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 Salomone radunò carri e cavalli; aveva millequattrocento carri e dodicimila cavalli, distribuiti nelle città per i carri e presso il re in Gerusalemme.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 Fece sì che in Gerusalemme l'argento abbondasse come le pietre e rese il legname di cedro tanto comune quanto i sicomòri che crescono nella Sefela.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 I cavalli di Salomone provenivano da Muzri e da Kue; i mercanti del re li compravano in Kue.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 Un carro, importato da Muzri, costava seicento sicli d'argento, un cavallo centocinquanta. In tal modo tutti i re degli Hittiti e i re di Aram vendevano i loro 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.