I Livro dos Reis 4

SAGRADA BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 O rei Salomão reinava sobre todo o Israel.	1 Now king Solomon was reigning over all of Israel.
2 Estes são os ministros que o assistiam: Azarias, filho do sacerdote Sadoc;	2 And these were the leaders that he had: Azariah, the son of Zadok, the priest;
3 Elioref e Aia, filhos de Sisa, escribas; Josafá, filho de Ailud, cronista;	3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, the scribes; Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, the keeper of records;
4 Banaías, filho de Jojada, general do exército; Sadoc e Abiatar, sacerdotes;	4 Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, over the army; and Zadok, and Abiathar, priests;
5 Azarias, filho de Natã, chefe dos intendentes; Zabud, filho de Natã, conselheiro privado do rei;	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 Aisar, prefeito do palácio; e Adonirão, filho de Abda, dirigente dos trabalhos.	6 and Ahishar, first ruler of the house; and Adoniram, the son of Abda, over the tribute.
7 Salomão tinha doze intendentes estabelecidos sobre todo o Israel, que proviam às necessidades do rei e de sua casa, cada um durante um mês do ano.	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 Estes são os seus nomes: ..., filho de Hur, na montanha de Efraim;	8 And these are their names: Benhur, on mount Ephraim;
9 ... {filho de Decar, em Maces, em Salebim, em Betsames e em Elon de Betanã;	9 Bendeker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon, and in Beth-hanan;
10 ..., filho de Hesed, em Harubot, do qual dependia Soco e toda a terra de Eíer;	10 Benhesed, in Arubboth: his was Socoh and the entire land of Hepher;
11 ..., filho de Abinadab, que tinha os altos de Dor {e era casado com Tafet, filha de Salomão};	11 Benabinadab, to whom was all of Naphath-Dor, who had Taphath, the daughter of Solomon, as wife;
12 Bana, filho de Ailud, que tinha Tanac e Magedo, e todo o Betsã, perto de Sartana, debaixo de Jezrael, desde Betsã, até Abelmeula, e até além de Jecmaã;	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 ..., filho de Gaber, em Ramot de Galaad, que tinha as aldeias de Jair, filho de Manassés, situadas em Galaad, toda a região de Argob em Basã, sessenta cidades grandes e muradas, que tinham fechaduras de bronze;	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 Ainadab, filho de Ado, em Maanaim;	14 Ahinadab, the son of Iddo, who was first in Mahanaim;
15 Aquimaas, em Neftali, casado também com uma filha de Salomão, chamada Basemat;	15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali, and he also had Basemath, the daughter of Solomon, in marriage;
16 Baana, filho de Husi, em Haser e em Halot;	16 Baana, the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Bealoth;
17 Josafá, filho de Farué, em Issacar;	17 Jehoshaphat, the son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18 Semei, filho de Ela, em Benjamim;	18 Shimei, the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
19 Gabar, filho de Uri, na terra de Galaad, pátria de Seon, rei dos amorreus e de Og, rei de Basã; {havia um só intendente para toda essa região}.	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 A população de Judá e de Israel era tão numerosa como a areia na praia do mar; comiam, bebiam e alegravam-se.	20 Judah and Israel were innumerable, like the sand of the sea in multitude: eating and drinking, and rejoicing.
21 Salomão dominava sobre todos os reinos, desde o Eufrates até a terra dos filisteus, e até a fronteira do Egito. Esses reinos pagavam tributo e ficaram-lhe sujeitos durante todo o tempo de sua vida.	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 {A casa de} Salomão consumia diariamente para o seu sustento trinta coros de flor de farinha e sessenta de farinha,	22 And the provisions of Solomon, for each day, were thirty cor of fine wheat flour, and sixty cor of meal,
23 dez bois cevados e vinte de pasto, cem cordeiros, além de veados, gazelas, gamos e as aves cevadas.	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 Salomão dominava em toda a terra além do Rio, e sobre todos os reis dessas regiões, desde Tafsa até Gaza, e estava em paz com todos os povos vizinhos.	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 Judá e Israel, desde Dã até Bersabéia, viviam sem temor algum, cada qual debaixo de sua vinha e de sua figueira, durante todo o tempo que reinou Salomão.	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 Salomão tinha quatro mil manjedouras para os cavalos de seus carros, e doze mil cavalos de sela.	26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and twelve thousand riding horses.
27 Os intendentes, cada um no seu mês, proviam às necessidades de Salomão e de todos os que se sentavam com ele à mesa real, de modo que nada lhes faltava.	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 Por seu turno, levavam também ao lugar onde fosse preciso, cevada e palha para os cavalos de carga e de montaria.	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 Deus deu a Salomão a sabedoria, uma inteligência penetrante e um espírito de uma visão tão vasta como as areias que estão à beira do mar.	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 Sua sabedoria excedia a de todos os orientais e a de todo o Egito.	30 And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the East, and of the Egyptians.
31 Ele era o mais sábio de todos os homens, mais sábio do que Etã, o ezraíta, do que Hemã, Chacol e Dorda, filhos de Maol; e sua fama espalhou-se por todos os povos vizinhos.	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 Pronunciou três mil sentenças e compôs mil e cinco poemas.	32 Solomon also spoke three thousand parables. And his verses were one thousand and five.
33 Falou das árvores, desde o cedro do Líbano até o hissopo que brota dos muros; falou dos animais, das aves, dos répteis e dos peixes.	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 De todos os povos vinham pessoas ouvir a sabedoria de Salomão, da parte de todos os reis da terra que tinham ouvido falar de sua sabedoria.	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.