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BIBBIA CEI 1974	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Il re Salomone estendeva il suo dominio su tutto Israele.	1 Now king Solomon was reigning over all of Israel.
2 Questi furono i suoi dignitari: Azaria figlio di Zadòk fu sacerdote.	2 And these were the leaders that he had: Azariah, the son of Zadok, the priest;
3 Elicoref e Achia, figli di Sisa, scribi. Giòsafat, figlio di Achilùd, archivista.	3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, the scribes; Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, the keeper of records;
4 Benaià, figlio di Ioiadà, capo dell'esercito. Zadòk e Ebiatàr, sacerdoti.	4 Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, over the army; and Zadok, and Abiathar, priests;
5 Azaria, figlio di Natan, capo dei prefetti. Zabud, figlio di Natan, sacerdote, amico del re.	5 Azariah, the son of Nathan, over those who were assisting the king; Zabud, the son of Nathan, the priest, the friend of the king;
6 Achisar maggiordomo. Adoniram, figlio di Abda, sovrintendente ai lavori forzati.	6 and Ahishar, first ruler of the house; and Adoniram, the son of Abda, over the tribute.
7 Salomone aveva dodici prefetti su tutto Israele; costoro provvedevano al re e alla sua famiglia; ognuno aveva l'incarico di procurare il necessario per un mese all'anno.	7 And Solomon had twelve commanders over all of Israel, who offered yearly provisions for the king and his house. For each was ministering the necessities, by each month of the year.
8 Questi sono i loro nomi: ...figlio di Cur, sulle montagne di Èfraim;	8 And these are their names: Benhur, on mount Ephraim;
9 ...figlio di Deker, a Makaz, a Saalbìm, a Bet-Sèmes, ad Aialon fino a Bet-Canan;	9 Bendeker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon, and in Beth-hanan;
10 ...figlio di Chesed, in Arrubôt; a lui appartenevano Soco e tutto il paese di Chefer;	10 Benhesed, in Arubboth: his was Socoh and the entire land of Hepher;
11 ...figlio di Abinadàb, aveva tutta la costa di Dor (sua moglie era Tafat, figlia di Salomone);	11 Benabinadab, to whom was all of Naphath-Dor, who had Taphath, the daughter of Solomon, as wife;
12 Baana, figlio di Achilùd, aveva Tàanach, Meghìddo, sino al di là di Iakmeam, e tutto Beisan che è sotto Izreèl, da Beisan fino ad Abel-Mecola che è verso Zartan;	12 Baana, the son of Ahilud, who was reigning in Taanach, and Megiddo, and all of Bethshean, which is beside Zarethan and below Jezreel, from Bethshean as far as Abelmeholah, opposite Jokmeam;
13 ... figlio di Gheber, in Ramot di Gàlaad; a lui appartenevano i villaggi di Iair figlio di Manàsse in Gàlaad, il distretto di Argob in Basan, sessanta grandi città con mura e spranghe di bronzo;	13 Bengeber, in Ramoth Gilead, who had the town of Jair, the son of Manasseh, in Gilead; the same was first in the entire region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls that had bronze bars;
14 Achinadàb, figlio di Iddo, a Macanàim;	14 Ahinadab, the son of Iddo, who was first in Mahanaim;
15 Achimaaz in néftali - anche costui aveva preso in moglie una figlia di Salomone, Bosmat -;	15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali, and he also had Basemath, the daughter of Solomon, in marriage;
16 Baana, figlio di Cusai, in Aser e in Zàbulon;	16 Baana, the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Bealoth;
17 Giòsafat, figlio di Paruach, in Issacar;	17 Jehoshaphat, the son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18 Simei, figlio di Ela, in Beniamino;	18 Shimei, the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
19 Gheber, figlio di Uri, nel paese di Gad, già terra di Sicon re degli Amorrei e di Og re di Basan. Inoltre c'era un prefetto nel territorio di Giuda.	19 Geber, the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, in the land of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and of Og, king of Bashan, over all who were in that land.
20 Giuda e Israele erano numerosi come la sabbia del mare e mangiavano e bevevano allegramente.	20 Judah and Israel were innumerable, like the sand of the sea in multitude: eating and drinking, and rejoicing.
	21 Now Solomon had, in his dominion, all the kingdoms, from the river to the land of the Philistines, even to the border of Egypt. And they offered gifts to him, and they served him all the days of his life.
	22 And the provisions of Solomon, for each day, were thirty cor of fine wheat flour, and sixty cor of meal,
	23 ten fattened oxen, and twenty oxen from the pastures, and one hundred rams, aside from the venison of stags, roe deer, and gazelles, and fattened poultry.
	24 For he had obtained the entire region which was beyond the river, from Tiphsah as far as Gaza, and all the kings of those regions. And he had peace on every side all around.
	25 And so, Judah and Israel were living without any fear, each one under his own vine and under his own fig tree, from Dan as far as Beersheba, during all the days of Solomon.
	26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and twelve thousand riding horses.
	27 And the above-stated commanders of the king nourished these. And they also offered the necessities for the table of king Solomon, with immense diligence, each in his time.
	28 Also, they brought barley and straw for the horses and beasts of burden, to the place where the king was, just as it was appointed to them.
	29 And God gave wisdom to Solomon, and an exceedingly great prudence, and a spacious heart, like the sand which is on the shore of the sea.
	30 And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the East, and of the Egyptians.
	31 And he was wiser than all men: wiser than Ethan, the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And he was renowned in all the nations on every side.
	32 Solomon also spoke three thousand parables. And his verses were one thousand and five.
	33 And he discoursed about trees, from the cedar which is in Lebanon, to the hyssop which grows out from the wall. And he explained about beasts, and birds, and reptiles, and fish.
	34 And they came from all the peoples in order to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who were hearing about his wisdom.