2 Chronicles 9
1 The queen who ruled [the] Sheba [area in Arabia] heard that Solomon had become famous, so she traveled to Jerusalem to ask him questions that were difficult [to answer]. She came with a large group of servants, and she brought camels that were loaded with spices, and valuable gems, and a lot of gold. When she met Solomon, she asked him questions about all the things/topics in which she was interested.
E ouvindo a rainha de Sabá a fama de Salomão, veio a Jerusalém com uma comitiva muito grande, com camelos carregados de aroma, e ouro em abundância, e pedras preciosas, para tentar a Salomão com perguntas difíceis. E logo que veio a Salomão, falou com ele tudo o que havia em seu coração.
2 Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult.
Porém Salomão lhe declarou todas suas palavras: nenhuma coisa restou que Salomão não lhe declarasse.
3 The queen realized that Solomon was very wise. She saw his palace,
E vendo a rainha de Sabá a sabedoria de Salomão, e a casa que havia edificado,
4 she saw the food that was served on his table [every day]; she saw how his officials were seated at the table, their uniforms, the servants who served the food and wine, and the sacrifices that he took to the temple to be completely burned on the altar. She was extremely amazed.
E as iguarias de sua mesa, e o assento de seus servos, e o estado de seus criados, e os vestidos deles, seus mestres-salas e seus vestidos, e sua subida por de onde subia à casa do SENHOR, não restou mais espírito nela.
5 She said to the king, “Everything that I heard in my own country about you and about how wise you are is true!
E disse ao rei: Verdade é o que havia ouvido em minha terra de tuas coisas e de tua sabedoria;
6 But I did not believe it was true until I came here and saw it myself. You are [extremely wise and rich, ] more than what people told me.
Mas eu não cria as palavras deles, até que ei vindo, e meus olhos viram: e eis que que nem ainda a metade da grandeza de tua sabedoria me havia sido dita; porque tu excedes a fama que eu havia ouvido.
7 The men who work for you are very fortunate! Your officials who are constantly standing in front of you and listening to the wise things that you say are also fortunate!
Bem-aventurados teus homens, e ditosos estes teus servos, que estão sempre diante de ti, e ouvem tua sabedoria.
8 Praise Yahweh your God, who has shown that he is pleased with you by appointing you to be the king of Israel for him. God has always loved the Israeli people, and desires to assist them forever, and therefore he has appointed you to be their king, in order that you will rule them fairly and righteously.”
o SENHOR teu Deus seja bendito, o qual se agradou em ti para te pôr sobre seu trono por rei do SENHOR teu Deus: porquanto teu Deus amou a Israel para firmá-lo perpetuamente, por isso te pôs por rei sobre eles, para que faças juízo e justiça.
9 Then the queen gave to Solomon about 4-1/2 tons of gold and a large amount of spices and gems. Never had King Solomon received more spices than the queen gave him at that time.
E deu ao rei cento e vinte talentos de ouro, e grande quantidade de aromas, e pedras preciosas: nunca havia tais aromas como os que deu a rainha de Sabá ao rei Salomão.
10 King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba everything that she wanted. He gave her more than she had given to him. Then she and those who came with her returned to her own land. [In the ships that belonged to King Hiram, ] Hiram’s workers and Solomon’s workers brought gold from Ophir. They also brought a large amount of juniper wood and gems. King Solomon [told his workers] to use that wood to make railings in the temple and in his palace and also to make harps and lyres for the musicians. That wood was the the finest wood that had ever been seen in Israel.
Também os servos de Hirão e os servos de Salomão, que haviam trazido o ouro de Ofir, trouxeram madeira de cipreste, e pedras preciosas.
E fez o rei da madeira de cipreste degraus na casa do SENHOR, e nas casas reais, e harpas e saltérios para os cantores: nunca em terra de Judá se havia visto madeira semelhante.
E o rei Salomão deu à rainha de Sabá tudo o que ela quis e lhe pediu, mais de o que havia trazido ao rei. Depois se voltou e foi-se a sua terra com seus servos.
13 Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of 25 tons of gold.
E o peso de ouro que vinha a Salomão cada um ano, era seiscentos sessenta e seis talentos de ouro,
14 That was in addition to the [taxes] paid to him by the merchants and traders. Also, the kings of Arabia and the governors of [the districts in] Israel brought gold and silver to Solomon.
Sem o que traziam os mercadores e negociantes; e também todos os reis da Arábia e os príncipes da terra traziam ouro e prata a Salomão.
15 King Solomon’s [workers took this] gold [and] hammered [it] into thin sheets and covered 200 large shields with those thin sheets of gold; they put almost 7-1/2 pounds of gold on each shield.
Fez também o rei Salomão duzentos paveses de ouro de martelo, cada um dos quais tinha seiscentos siclos de ouro lavrado:
16 His [workers] made 300 [smaller] shields. They covered each of them with almost 4 pounds of gold. Then the king put those shields in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon.
Assim trezentos escudos de ouro batido, tendo cada escudo trezentos siclos de ouro: e os pôs o rei na casa do bosque do Líbano.
17 His [workers] also made for him a large throne. [Part of] it was covered with [decorations made from] ivory and [part of it was covered] with very fine gold.
Fez ademais o rei um grande trono de marfim, e cobriu-o de ouro puro.
18 There were six steps in front of the throne. There was a gold footstool that was attached to the throne. At each side of the throne there was an armrest, and alongside each armrest there was a [small statue of a] lion.
E havia seis degraus ao trono, com um estrado de ouro ao mesmo, e braços da uma parte e da outra ao lugar do assento, e dois leões que estavam junto aos braços.
19 On the six steps there were twelve statues of lions, one on each side. No throne like that had ever existed in any other kingdom.
Havia também ali doze leões sobre os seis degraus da uma parte e da outra. Jamais foi feito outro semelhante em reino algum.
20 All of Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the various dishes in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon were made of gold. [They did not make things from silver], because during the years that Solomon [ruled], silver was not considered to be valuable.
Todos os utensílios do rei Salomão eram de ouro, e todos os utensílios da casa do bosque do Líbano, de ouro puro. Nos dias de Salomão a prata não era de valiosa.
21 The king had a fleet of ships that sailed with the ships that King Hiram owned. Every three years the ships returned [from the places to which they had sailed], bringing gold, silver, ivory, monkeys, and baboons (OR, peacocks).
Porque a frota do rei ia a Társis com os servos de Hirão, e cada três anos faziam vir os navios de Társis, e traziam ouro, prata, marfim, macacos, e pavões.
22 King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on the earth.
E excedeu o rei Salomão a todos os reis da terra em riqueza e em sabedoria.
23 Kings from all over the world wanted to come and listen to the wise things that Solomon said, things that God had enabled him to know.
E todos os reis da terra procuravam ver o rosto de Salomão, por ouvir sua sabedoria, que Deus havia posto em seu coração:
24 All the people who came to him brought presents: They brought things made from silver or gold, or robes, or weapons, or spices, or horses, or mules. The people continued to do this every year.
E destes, cada um trazia o seu presente, vasos de prata, vasos de ouro, vestidos, armas, aromas, cavalos e mulas, todos os anos.
25 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his horses and chariots, and 12,000 horses. Solomon put some of them in Jerusalem and some of them in other cities where he kept his chariots.
Teve também Salomão quatro mil estábulos para os cavalos e carros, e doze mil cavaleiros, os quais pôs nas cidades dos carros, e com o rei em Jerusalém.
26 Solomon ruled over all the kings in the area from the [Euphrates] River [in the northeast] to the Philistia area [in the west] to the border of Egypt [in the south].
E teve senhorio sobre todos os reis desde o rio até a terra dos filisteus, e até o termo do Egito.
27 [During the years that Solomon was] king, [he] caused silver to become as common in Jerusalem as stones; and he caused cedar trees in the foothills of Judah to become as plentiful as fig trees.
E pôs o rei prata em Jerusalém como pedras, e cedros como os sicômoros que nascem pelas campinas em abundância.
28 Solomon’s agents brought horses from [the] Musri [area] and other places.
Traziam também cavalos para Salomão, do Egito e de todas as províncias.
29 Lists of all the other things that Solomon did are recorded in the scrolls written by the prophet Nathan and by the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh [city], and in [the scroll in which were written] the visions that the prophet Iddo saw concerning [King] Jeroboam.
Os demais feitos de Salomão, primeiros e últimos, não está tudo escrito nos livros de Natã profeta, e na profecia de Aías silonita, e nas profecias do vidente Ido contra Jeroboão filho de Nebate?
30 Solomon ruled from Jerusalem all of Israel for 40 years.
E reinou Salomão em Jerusalém sobre todo Israel quarenta anos.
31 Then Solomon died and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. And his son Rehoboam became the king.
E descansou Salomão com seus pais, e sepultaram-no na cidade de Davi seu pai: e reinou em seu lugar Roboão seu filho.
