I Livro dos Reis 10

SAGRADA BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 A rainha de Sabá, tendo ouvido falar de Salomão e da glória do Senhor, veio prová-lo com enigmas.	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 Chegou a Jerusalém com uma numerosa comitiva, com camelos carregados de aromas, e uma grande quantidade de ouro e pedras preciosas. Apresentou-se diante do rei Salomão e disse-lhe tudo o que tinha no espírito.	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 A tudo respondeu o rei. Nenhuma de suas perguntas lhe pareceu obscura, e deu solução a todas.	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 Quando a rainha de Sabá viu toda a sabedoria de Salomão, a casa que ele tinha feito,	4 Then, when the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
5 os manjares de sua mesa, os apartamentos de seus servos, as habitações e uniformes de seus oficiais, os copeiros do rei e os holocaustos que ele oferecia no templo do Senhor, ficou estupefata,	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 e disse ao rei: É bem verdade o que ouvi a teu respeito e de tua sabedoria, na minha terra.	6 And she said to the king: “The word is true, which I have heard in my own land,
7 Eu não quis acreditar no que me diziam, antes de vir aqui e ver com os meus próprios olhos. Mas eis que não contavam nem a metade: tua sabedoria e tua opulência são muito maiores do que a fama que havia chegado até mim.	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 Felizes os teus homens, felizes os teus servos que estão sempre contigo e ouvem a tua sabedoria!	8 Blessed are your men, and blessed are your servants, who stand before you always, and who hear your wisdom.
9 Bendito seja o Senhor, teu Deus, a quem aprouve colocar-te sobre o trono de Israel. Porque o Senhor amou Israel para sempre, por isso constituiu-te rei para governares com justiça e eqüidade.	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 Presenteou o rei com cento e vinte talentos de ouro e grande quantidade de perfumes e pedras preciosas. Não apareceu jamais uma quantidade de aromas tão grande como a que a rainha de Sabá deu ao rei Salomão.	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 A frota de Hirão, que trazia o ouro de Ofir, trouxe também grande quantidade de madeira de sândalo e pedras preciosas.	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 Com este sândalo fez o rei balaustradas para o templo do Senhor, assim como harpas e flautas para os músicos do palácio real. E desde então não se transportou mais dessa madeira de sândalo, e não se viu mais até o dia de hoje.	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 O rei Salomão deu à rainha de Sabá tudo o que ela desejou e pediu, além dos presentes que ele mesmo lhe fez com real liberalidade. E a rainha retomou o caminho de volta com a sua comitiva.	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 O peso de ouro, que era levado anualmente a Salomão, era de seiscentos e sessenta e seis talentos,	14 Now the weight of the gold that was brought to Solomon each year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
15 sem contar o que ele recebia dos vendedores ambulantes e do tráfico dos negociantes, dos reis da Arábia e de todos os governadores da terra.	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 O rei Salomão mandou fazer duzentos escudos de ouro batido, empregando em cada um seiscentos siclos de ouro,	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 e trezentos escudos menores de ouro batido, empregando em cada um três minas de ouro. E colocou-os no pavilhão da Floresta do Líbano.	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 Mandou fazer também um grande trono de marfim, revestido de ouro fino.	18 Also, king Solomon made a great throne from ivory. And he clothed it with a great quantity of red gold.
19 O trono tinha seis degraus; a parte superior do espaldar era arredondada; havia de cada lado do assento dois braços, junto dos quais se achavam figuras de dois leões;	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 havia outros doze leões postos nos degraus, seis de cada lado. Nunca se fez coisa semelhante em nenhum outro reino.	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 Todas as taças do rei Salomão eram de ouro, assim como todo o vasilhame do pavilhão da Floresta do Líbano. Não havia nada feito de prata, porque não se fazia caso algum dela no tempo de Salomão.	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 O rei tinha no mar navios de Társis, que acompanhavam a frota de Hirão. De três em três anos, a frota de Társis trazia ouro, prata, marfim, macacos e pavões.	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 O rei Salomão sobrepujou todos os reis da terra em riquezas e opulência.	23 And so, king Solomon was magnified above all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
24 Todos buscavam a presença de Salomão para ouvir a sabedoria que o Senhor lhe tinha dado.	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 E cada um lhe trazia presentes: objetos de prata e ouro, vestes, armas, aromas, cavalos e burros. Assim, cada ano.	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 Contou Salomão os seus carros e cavaleiros: havia mil e quatrocentos carros e doze mil cavaleiros, que distribuiu pelas cidades-entrepostos dos carros e por Jerusalém, junto dele.	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 Graças ao rei, tornou-se a prata em Jerusalém tão comum como as pedras, e os cedros tão numerosos como os sicômoros que crescem na planície.	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 Vinham do Egito os cavalos de Salomão; uma caravana de mercadores do rei ia comprá-los ali por um preço estabelecido.	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 Uma quadriga trazida do Egito custava-lhe seiscentos siclos de prata, e um cavalo cento e cinqüenta siclos. Do mesmo modo exportavam cavalos para todos os reis dos hiteus e da Síria.	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.