Primo libro dei Re 10

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Sed et regina Saba, audita fama Salomonis — in hono rem nominis Domini — venit tentare eum in aenigmatibus.	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 Et ingressa Ierusalem multo cum comitatu et divitiis, camelis portantibus aromata et aurum infinitum nimis et gemmas pretiosas, venit ad Salomonem et locuta est ei universa, quae habebat in corde suo.	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 Et docuit eam Salomon omnia verba, quae proposuerat: non fuit sermo, qui regem posset latere, et non responderet ei.	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 Videns autem regina Saba omnem sapientiam Salomonis et domum, quam aedificaverat,	4 Then, when the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
5 et cibos mensae eius et sessionem servorum et ordinem ministrantium vestesque eorum et pincernas et holocausta, quae offerebat in domo Domini, non habebat ultra spiritum	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 dixitque ad regem: “ Verus est sermo, quem audivi in terra mea super rebus tuis et super sapientia tua!	6 And she said to the king: “The word is true, which I have heard in my own land,
7 Et non credebam narrantibus mihi, donec ipsa veni et vidi oculis meis et probavi quod media pars mihi nuntiata non fuerit; maior est sapientia et bona tua quam rumor, quem audivi.	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 viri tui et beati servi tui hi, qui stant coram te semper et audiunt sapientiam tuam!	8 Blessed are your men, and blessed are your servants, who stand before you always, and who hear your wisdom.
9 Sit Dominus Deus tuus benedictus, cui placuisti, et posuit te super thronum Israel, eo quod dilexerit Dominus Israel in sempiternum et constituit te regem, ut faceres iudicium et iustitiam ”.	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 Dedit ergo regi centum viginti talenta auri et aromata multa nimis et gemmas pretiosas; non sunt allata ultra aromata tam multa quam ea, quae dedit regina Saba regi Salomoni.	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 Sed et classis Hiram, quae portabat aurum de Ophir, attulit ex Ophir ligna thyina multa nimis et gemmas pretiosas.	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 Fecitque rex de lignis thyinis fulcra domus Domini et domus regiae et citharas lyrasque cantoribus. Non sunt allata huiuscemodi ligna thyina neque visa usque in praesentem diem.	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 Rex autem Salomon dedit reginae Saba omnia, quae voluit et petivit ab eo, praeter ea, quae ultro obtulerat ei munere regio. Quae reversa est et abiit in terram suam cum servis suis.	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 Erat autem pondus auri, quod afferebatur Salomoni per annos singulos, sescentorum sexaginta sex talentorum auri,	14 Now the weight of the gold that was brought to Solomon each year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
15 praeter id, quod proveniebat ex tributis subiectorum et commercio negotiatorum et omnium regum Arabiae et ducum terrae.	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 Fecit quoque rex Salomon ducenta scuta de auro puro, sescentos auri siclos dedit in laminas scuti unius;	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 et trecentas peltas ex auro probato, tres minae auri unam peltam vestiebant; posuitque ea rex in domo Saltus Libani.	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 Fecit etiam rex Salomon thronum de ebore grandem et vestivit eum auro fulvo nimis.	18 Also, king Solomon made a great throne from ivory. And he clothed it with a great quantity of red gold.
19 Qui habebat sex gradus, et summitas throni rotunda erat in parte posteriori, et duae manus hinc atque inde tenentes sedile, et duo leones stabant iuxta manus;	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 et duodecim leunculi stantes super sex gradus hinc atque inde. Non est factum tale opus in universis regnis.	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 Sed et omnia vasa, quibus potabat rex Salomon, erant aurea, et universa supellex domus Saltus Libani de auro purissimo; non erat argentum nec alicuius pretii putabatur in diebus Salomonis,	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 quia classis Tharsis, quae regi erat, per mare cum classe Hiram semel per tres annos redibat deferens aurum et argentum et ebur et simias et pavos.	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 Magnificatus est ergo rex Salomon super omnes reges terrae divitiis et sapientia.	23 And so, king Solomon was magnified above all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
24 Et universa terra desiderabat vultum Salomonis, ut audiret sapientiam eius, quam dederat Deus in corde eius.	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 Et singuli deferebant ei munera, vasa argentea et aurea, vestes et arma bellica, aromata quoque et equos et mulos per annos singulos.	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 Congregavitque Salomon currus et equites, et facti sunt ei mille quadringenti currus et duodecim milia equitum; et disposuit eos per civitates quadrigarum et cum rege 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 Fecitque ut tanta esset abundantia argenti in Ierusalem quanta et lapidum; et cedrorum praebuit multitudinem quasi sycomoros, quae nascuntur in Sephela.	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 Et educebantur equi Salomoni de Aegypto et de Coa; negotiatores enim regis emebant de Coa statuto pretio.	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 Constabat autem et egrediebatur quadriga ex Aegypto sescentis siclis argenti, et equus centum quinquaginta; atque in hunc modum cunctis regibus Hetthaeorum et Syriae per manus suas venundabant.	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.