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Regum I 4


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VULGATACATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Erat autem rex Salomon regnans super omnem Israël :1 Now king Solomon was reigning over all of Israel.
2 et hi principes quos habebat : Azarias filius Sadoc sacerdotis :2 And these were the leaders that he had: Azariah, the son of Zadok, the priest;
3 Elihoreph et Ahia filii Sisa scribæ : Josaphat filius Ahilud a commentariis :3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, the scribes; Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, the keeper of records;
4 Banaias filius Jojadæ super exercitum : Sadoc autem et Abiathar sacerdotes :4 Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, over the army; and Zadok, and Abiathar, priests;
5 Azarias filius Nathan super eos qui assistebant regi : Zabud filius Nathan sacerdos, amicus regis :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 et Ahisar præpositus domus : et Adoniram filius Abda super tributa.6 and Ahishar, first ruler of the house; and Adoniram, the son of Abda, over the tribute.
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 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 Et hæc nomina eorum : Benhur in monte Ephraim.8 And these are their names: Benhur, on mount Ephraim;
9 Bendecar in Macces, et in Salebim, et in Bethsames, et in Elon, et in Bethanan.9 Bendeker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon, and in Beth-hanan;
10 Benhesed in Aruboth : ipsius erat Socho, et omnis terra Epher.10 Benhesed, in Arubboth: his was Socoh and the entire land of Hepher;
11 Benabinadab, cujus omnis Nephath Dor : Tapheth filiam Salomonis habebat uxorem.11 Benabinadab, to whom was all of Naphath-Dor, who had Taphath, the daughter of Solomon, as 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, 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 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 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 Ahinadab filius Addo præerat in Manaim.14 Ahinadab, the son of Iddo, who was first in Mahanaim;
15 Achimaas in Nephthali : sed et ipse habebat Basemath filiam Salomonis in conjugio.15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali, and he also had Basemath, the daughter of Solomon, in marriage;
16 Baana filius Husi in Aser, et in Baloth.16 Baana, the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Bealoth;
17 Josaphat filius Pharue in Issachar.17 Jehoshaphat, the son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18 Semei filius Ela in Benjamin.18 Shimei, the 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, 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 Juda et Israël innumerabiles, sicut arena maris in multitudine : comedentes, et bibentes, atque lætantes.20 Judah and Israel were innumerable, like the sand of the sea in multitude: eating and drinking, and rejoicing.
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.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 Erat autem cibus Salomonis per dies singulos triginta cori similæ, et sexaginta cori farinæ,22 And the provisions of Solomon, for each day, were thirty cor of fine wheat flour, and sixty cor of meal,
23 decem boves pingues, et viginti boves pascuales, et centum arietes, excepta venatione cervorum, caprearum, atque bubalorum, et avium altilium.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 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.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 Habitabatque Juda et Israël absque timore ullo, unusquisque sub vite sua et sub ficu sua, a Dan usque Bersabee, cunctis diebus Salomonis.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 Et habebat Salomon quadraginta millia præsepia equorum currilium, et duodecim millia equestrium.26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and twelve thousand riding horses.
27 Nutriebantque eos supradicti regis præfecti : sed et necessaria mensæ regis Salomonis cum ingenti cura præbebant in tempore suo.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 Hordeum quoque, et paleas equorum et jumentorum, deferebant in locum ubi erat rex, juxta constitutum sibi.
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 Dedit quoque Deus sapientiam Salomoni, et prudentiam multam nimis, et latitudinem cordis quasi arenam quæ est in littore maris.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 Et præcedebat sapientia Salomonis sapientiam omnium Orientalium et Ægyptiorum,30 And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the East, and of the Egyptians.
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.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 Locutus est quoque Salomon tria millia parabolas : et fuerunt carmina ejus quinque et mille.32 Solomon also spoke three thousand parables. And his verses were one thousand and five.
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.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 Et veniebant de cunctis populis ad audiendam sapientiam Salomonis, et ab universis regibus terræ qui audiebant sapientiam ejus.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.