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Domenica, 28 aprile 2024 - San Luigi Maria Grignion da Montfort ( Letture di oggi)

Regum I 4


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VULGATANEW JERUSALEM
1 Erat autem rex Salomon regnans super omnem Israël :1 King Solomon was king of al Israel,
2 et hi principes quos habebat : Azarias filius Sadoc sacerdotis :2 and these were his high officials: Azariah son of Zadok, priest;
3 Elihoreph et Ahia filii Sisa scribæ : Josaphat filius Ahilud a commentariis :3 Elihaph and Ahijah sons of Shisha, secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud, herald.
4 Banaias filius Jojadæ super exercitum : Sadoc autem et Abiathar sacerdotes :4 (Benaiah son of Jehoiada, commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar, priests);
5 Azarias filius Nathan super eos qui assistebant regi : Zabud filius Nathan sacerdos, amicus regis :5 Azariah son of Nathan, chief administrator; Zabud son of Nathan, Friend of the King;
6 et Ahisar præpositus domus : et Adoniram filius Abda super tributa.6 Ahishar, master of the palace; Eliab son of Joab, commander of the army; Adoram son of Abda, incharge of forced labour.
7 Habebat autem Salomon duodecim præfectos super omnem Israël, qui præbebant annonam regi et domui ejus : per singulos enim menses in anno, singuli necessaria ministrabant.7 Solomon had twelve administrators for al Israel who saw to the provisioning of the king and hishousehold; each had to provide for one month in the year.
8 Et hæc nomina eorum : Benhur in monte Ephraim.8 These are their names: Son of Hur, in the mountain country of Ephraim.
9 Bendecar in Macces, et in Salebim, et in Bethsames, et in Elon, et in Bethanan.9 Son of Deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-Shemesh, Aijalon, Beth-Hanan.
10 Benhesed in Aruboth : ipsius erat Socho, et omnis terra Epher.10 Son of Hesed, in Arubboth; his district was Socoh and the whole territory of Hepher.
11 Benabinadab, cujus omnis Nephath Dor : Tapheth filiam Salomonis habebat uxorem.11 Son of Abinadab, al the Slopes of Dor. Tabaath Solomon's daughter was his wife.
12 Bana filius Ahilud regebat Thanac et Mageddo, et universam Bethsan, quæ est juxta Sarthana subter Jezrahel, a Bethsan usque Abelmehula e regione Jecmaan.12 Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo as far as the other side of Jokmeam, and all Beth-Shean below Jezreel, from Beth-Shean as far as Abel-Meholah by Zarethan.
13 Bengaber in Ramoth Galaad : habebat Avothjair filii Manasse in Galaad : ipse præerat in omni regione Argob, quæ est in Basan, sexaginta civitatibus magnis atque muratis quæ habebant seras æreas.13 Son of Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead: his district was the Encampments of Jair son of Manasseh, which arein Gilead; he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan: sixty fortified towns, wal ed and with bolts of bronze.
14 Ahinadab filius Addo præerat in Manaim.14 Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim.
15 Achimaas in Nephthali : sed et ipse habebat Basemath filiam Salomonis in conjugio.15 Ahimaaz in Naphtali; he too married a daughter of Solomon, Basemath.
16 Baana filius Husi in Aser, et in Baloth.16 Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and in the highlands.
17 Josaphat filius Pharue in Issachar.17 Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar.
18 Semei filius Ela in Benjamin.18 Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin.
19 Gaber filius Uri in terra Galaad, in terra Sehon regis Amorrhæi et Og regis Basan, super omnia quæ erant in illa terra.
19 Geber son of Uri, in the territory of Gad, the territory of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king ofBashan. In addition, there was one administrator in the country.
20 Juda et Israël innumerabiles, sicut arena maris in multitudine : comedentes, et bibentes, atque lætantes.20 Judah and Israel were numerous, as numerous as the sand on the sea-shore; they ate and drank andwere happy.
21 Salomon autem erat in ditione sua, habens omnia regna a flumine terræ Philisthiim usque ad terminum Ægypti : offerentium sibi munera, et servientium ei cunctis diebus vitæ ejus.
22 Erat autem cibus Salomonis per dies singulos triginta cori similæ, et sexaginta cori farinæ,
23 decem boves pingues, et viginti boves pascuales, et centum arietes, excepta venatione cervorum, caprearum, atque bubalorum, et avium altilium.
24 Ipse enim obtinebat omnem regionem quæ erat trans flumen, a Thaphsa usque ad Gazan, et cunctos reges illarum regionum : et habebat pacem ex omni parte in circuitu.
25 Habitabatque Juda et Israël absque timore ullo, unusquisque sub vite sua et sub ficu sua, a Dan usque Bersabee, cunctis diebus Salomonis.
26 Et habebat Salomon quadraginta millia præsepia equorum currilium, et duodecim millia equestrium.
27 Nutriebantque eos supradicti regis præfecti : sed et necessaria mensæ regis Salomonis cum ingenti cura præbebant in tempore suo.
28 Hordeum quoque, et paleas equorum et jumentorum, deferebant in locum ubi erat rex, juxta constitutum sibi.
29 Dedit quoque Deus sapientiam Salomoni, et prudentiam multam nimis, et latitudinem cordis quasi arenam quæ est in littore maris.
30 Et præcedebat sapientia Salomonis sapientiam omnium Orientalium et Ægyptiorum,
31 et erat sapientior cunctis hominibus : sapientior Ethan Ezrahita, et Heman, et Chalcol, et Dorda filiis Mahol : et erat nominatus in universis gentibus per circuitum.
32 Locutus est quoque Salomon tria millia parabolas : et fuerunt carmina ejus quinque et mille.
33 Et disputavit super lignis a cedro quæ est in Libano, usque ad hyssopum quæ egreditur de pariete : et disseruit de jumentis, et volucribus, et reptilibus, et piscibus.
34 Et veniebant de cunctis populis ad audiendam sapientiam Salomonis, et ab universis regibus terræ qui audiebant sapientiam ejus.