Secondo libro delle Cronache 9

NOVA VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Regina quoque Saba, cum audisset famam Salomonis, venit, ut tentaret eum in aenigmatibus in Ierusalem cum magno comitatu et camelis, qui portabant aromata et auri plurimum gemmasque pretiosas. Cumque venisset ad Salomonem, locuta est ei, quaecumque erant in corde suo.	1 When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's fame, she came to Jerusalem to test him with subtle questions, accompanied by a very numerous retinue and by camels bearing spices, much gold, and precious stones. She came to Solomon and questioned him on every subject in which she was interested.
2 Et exposuit ei Salomon omnia, quae proposuerat, nec quidquam fuit quod ei non perspicuum fecerit.	2 Solomon explained to her everything she asked about, and there remained nothing hidden from Solomon that he could not explain to her.
3 Quae postquam vidit, sapientiam scilicet Salomonis et domum, quam aedificaverat,	3 When the queen of Sheba witnessed Solomon's wisdom, the palace he had built,
4 necnon et cibaria mensae eius et sessionem servorum et officia ministrorum eius et vestimenta eorum, pincernas quoque et vestes eorum et victimas, quas immolabat in domo Domini, non erat prae stupore ultra in ea spiritus.	4 the food at his table, the seating of his ministers, the attendance of his servants and their dress, his cupbearers and their dress, and the holocausts he offered in the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.
5 Dixitque ad regem: “ Verus est sermo, quem audieram in terra mea, de rebus tuis et sapientia tua;	5 "The account I heard in my country about your deeds and your wisdom is true," she told the king.
6 non credebam narrantibus, donec ipsa venissem, et vidissent oculi mei, et probassem vix medietatem sapientiae tuae mihi fuisse narratam; vicisti famam, quam audivi.	6 "Yet I did not believe the report until I came and saw with my own eyes. I have discovered that they did not tell me the half of your great wisdom; you have surpassed the stories I heard.
7 Beati viri tui et beati servi tui, qui assistunt coram te omni tempore et audiunt sapientiam tuam!	7 Happy are your men, happy these servants of yours, who stand before you always and listen to your wisdom.
8 Sit Dominus Deus tuus benedictus, qui voluit te ordinare super thronum suum regem Domini Dei tui! Quia diligit Deus tuus Israel et vult servare eum in aeternum, idcirco posuit te super eum regem, ut facias iudicia atque iustitiam ”.	8 Blessed be the LORD, your God, who has been so pleased with you as to place you on his throne as king for the LORD, your God. Because your God has so loved Israel as to will to make it last forever, he has appointed you over them as king to administer right and justice."
9 Dedit autem regi centum viginti talenta auri et aromata multa nimis et gemmas pretiosissimas; non fuerunt aromata talia ut haec, quae dedit regina Saba regi Salomoni.	9 Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty gold talents and a very large quantity of spices, as well as precious stones. There was no other spice like that which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
10 Sed et servi Hiram cum servis Salomonis attulerunt aurum de Ophir et ligna thyina et gemmas pretiosissimas;	10 The servants of Huram and of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought cabinet wood and precious stones.
11 et fecit rex de lignis thyinis gradus in domo Domini et in domo regia, citharas quoque et psalteria cantoribus. Numquam visa sunt in terra Iudae ligna talia.	11 With the cabinet wood the king made stairs for the temple of the LORD and the palace of the king; also lyres and harps for the chanters. The like of these had not been seen before in the land of Judah.
12 Rex autem Salomon dedit reginae Saba cuncta, quae voluit et quae postulavit, et multo plura quam attulerat ad eum. Quae reversa abiit in terram suam cum servis suis.	12 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she desired and asked him for, more than she had brought to the king. Then she returned to her own country with her servants.
13 Erat autem pondus auri, quod afferebatur Salomoni per singulos annos, sescenta sexaginta sex talenta auri,	13 The gold that Solomon received each year weighed six hundred and sixty-six gold talents,
14 excepta ea summa, quae proveniebat ex tributis mercatorum et negotiatorum afferentium et omnium regum Arabiae et ducum terrae, qui comportabant aurum et argentum Salomoni.	14 in addition to what was collected from travelers and what the merchants brought. All the kings of Arabia also, and the governors of the country, brought gold and silver to Solomon.
15 Fecit igitur rex Salomon ducenta scuta aurea de summa sescentorum aureorum, qui in singulis scutis expendebantur,	15 Moreover, King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold, six hundred shekels of beaten gold going into each shield,
16 trecentas quoque peltas aureas trecentorum aureorum, quibus tegebantur singulae peltae, posuitque ea rex in domo Saltus Libani.	16 and three hundred bucklers of beaten gold, three hundred shekels of gold going into each buckler; these the king put in the hall of the Forest of Lebanon.
17 Fecit quoque rex solium eburneum grande et vestivit illud auro mundissimo;	17 King Solomon also made a large ivory throne which he overlaid with fine gold.
18 sex quoque gradus, quibus ascendebatur ad solium, et scabellum aureum et brachiola duo altrinsecus et duos leones stantes iuxta brachiola,	18 The throne had six steps; a footstool of gold was fastened to it, and there was an arm on each side of the seat, with two lions standing beside the arms.
19 sed et alios duodecim leunculos stantes super sex gradus ex utraque parte; non fuit tale solium in universis regnis.	19 Twelve other lions also stood there, one on either side of each step. Nothing like this had ever been produced in any other kingdom.
20 Omnia quoque vasa convivii regis erant aurea, et vasa domus Saltus Libani ex auro purissimo; argentum enim in diebus Salomonis pro nihilo reputabatur.	20 Furthermore, all of King Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the utensils in the hall of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; silver was not considered of value in Solomon's time.
21 Siquidem naves regis ibant in Tharsis cum servis Hiram; semel in annis tribus veniebant naves Tharsis portantes aurum et argentum et ebur et simias et pavos.	21 For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram. Once every three years the fleet of Tarshish would return with a cargo of gold and silver, ivory, apes and monkeys.
22 Magnificatus est igitur rex Salomon super omnes reges terrae divitiis et sapientia.	22 Thus King Solomon surpassed all the other kings of the earth in riches as well as in wisdom.
23 Omnesque reges terrarum desiderabant faciem videre Salomonis, ut audirent sapientiam, quam dederat Deus in corde eius,	23 All the kings of the earth sought audience with Solomon, to hear from him the wisdom which God had put in his heart.
24 et deferebant ei munera, vasa argentea et aurea et vestes et arma et aromata, equos et mulos per singulos annos.	24 Year in and year out, each one would bring his tribute-silver and gold articles, garments, weapons, spices, horses and mules.
25 Habuit quoque Salomon quattuor milia stabula equorum et curruum equitumque duodecim milia; constituitque eos in urbibus quadrigarum et, ubi erat rex, in Ierusalem.	25 Solomon also had four thousand stalls of horses, chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he assigned to the chariot cities and to the king in Jerusalem.
26 Exercuit etiam potestatem super cunctos reges, a fluvio Euphrate usque ad terram Philisthinorum et usque ad terminos Aegypti;	26 He was ruler over all the kings from the River to the land of the Philistines and down to the border of Egypt.
27 tantamque copiam praebuit argenti in Ierusalem quasi lapidum, et cedrorum tantam multitudinem velut sycomororum, quae gignuntur in Sephela.	27 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, while cedars became as numerous as the sycamores of the foothills.
28 Adducebantur autem ei equi de Aegypto cunctisque regionibus.	28 Horses were imported for Solomon from Egypt and from all the lands.
29 Reliqua vero operum Salomonis priorum et novissimorum scripta sunt in verbis Nathan prophetae et in prophetia Ahiae Silonitis, in visione quoque Addo videntis super Ieroboam filium Nabat.	29 The rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are written, as is well known, in the acts of Nathan the prophet, in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer which concern Jeroboam, son of Nebat.
30 Regnavit autem Salomon in Ierusalem super omnem Israel quadraginta annis;	30 Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years.
31 dormivitque cum patribus suis, et sepelierunt eum in civitate David patris eius. Regnavitque Roboam filius eius pro eo.	31 He rested with his ancestors; he was buried in his father's City of David, and his son Rehoboam succeeded him as king.