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1 Il re Salomone estendeva il suo dominio su tutto Israele.
Solomon was the king who ruled all of Israel,
2 Questi furono i suoi dignitari: Azaria figlio di Zadòk fu sacerdote.
and these were his most important officials: Zadok’s son Azariah was the priest.
3 Elicoref e Achia, figli di Sisa, scribi. Giòsafat, figlio di Achilùd, archivista.
Shisha’s sons Elihoreph and Ahijah were the [official] secretaries. Ahilud’s son Jehoshaphat was the one who announced to the people the king’s decisions.
4 Benaià, figlio di Ioiadà, capo dell'esercito. Zadòk e Ebiatàr, sacerdoti.
Benaiah was the commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were also priests.
5 Azaria, figlio di Natan, capo dei prefetti. Zabud, figlio di Natan, sacerdote, amico del re.
Nathan’s son Azariah was the administrator of the governors. Another of Nathan’s sons, Zabud, was a priest and the king’s chief advisor.
6 Achisar maggiordomo. Adoniram, figlio di Abda, sovrintendente ai lavori forzati.
Ahishar supervised the servants who worked in the palace. Abda’s son Adoniram supervised the men who were forced to do work [for the government].
7 Salomone aveva dodici prefetti su tutto Israele; costoro provvedevano al re e alla sua famiglia; ognuno aveva l'incarico di procurare il necessario per un mese all'anno.
Solomon appointed twelve men, one to govern [each of the regions] in Israel. They also were required to provide food for the king and all the others who lived and worked in the palace. Each man was required to provide from his own region the food for one month each year.
8 Questi sono i loro nomi: ...figlio di Cur, sulle montagne di Efraim;
Their names were: Ben-Hur, for the hilly area of the tribe of Ephraim.
9 ...figlio di Deker, a Makaz, a Saalbìm, a Bet-Sèmes, ad Aialon fino a Bet-Canan;
Ben-Deker, for Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Bethhanan [cities];
10 ...figlio di Chesed, in Arubbot; a lui appartenevano Soco e tutto il paese di Chefer;
Ben-Hesed, for Arubboth and Socoh [towns] and the area near Hepher [town];
11 ...figlio di Abinadàb, aveva tutta la costa di Dor (sua moglie era Tafat, figlia di Salomone);
Ben-Abinadab, who was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath, for all the Dor district;
12 Baana, figlio di Achilùd, aveva Tàanach, Meghìddo, sino al di là di Iakmeam, e tutto Beisan che è sotto Izreèl, da Beisan fino ad Abel-Mecola che è verso Zartan;
Ahilud’s son Baana, for Taanach and Megiddo [towns], and all the region near Zarethan [city], and from Beth-Shan [city] south of Jezreel as far as Abel-Meholah [town] and Jokmeam [city];
13 ... figlio di Gheber, in Ramot di Gàlaad; a lui appartenevano i villaggi di Iair figlio di Manàsse in Gàlaad, il distretto di Argob in Basan, sessanta grandi città con mura e spranghe di bronzo;
Ben-Geber, for Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region], and for the villages in Gilead that belonged to Jair, who was a descendant of Manasseh, and the Argob area in [the] Bashan [region]. There were 60 large towns in that region altogether, each town with a wall around it and bronze bars across the gates.
14 Achinadàb, figlio di Iddo, a Macanàim;
Iddo’s son Ahinadab, for Mahanaim [city east of the Jordan River];
15 Achimaaz in Nèftali - anche costui aveva preso in moglie una figlia di Salomone, Bosmat -;
Ahimaaz, who had married Solomon’s daughter Basemath, for [the territory of the tribe of] Naphtali;
16 Baana, figlio di Cusai, in Aser e in Zàbulon;
Hushai’s son Baana, for [the territory of the tribe of] Asher and for Aloth [town];
17 Giòsafat, figlio di Paruach, in Issacar;
Paruah’s son Jehoshaphat, for [the territory of the tribe of] Issachar;
18 Simei, figlio di Ela, in Beniamino;
Ela’s son Shimei, for [the territory of the tribe of] Benjamin;
19 Gheber, figlio di Uri, nel paese di Gad, gia terra di Sicon re degli Amorrei e di Og re di Basan. Inoltre c'era un prefetto nel territorio di Giuda.
Uri’s son Geber, for the Gilead region, the land that Sihon the king of the Amor people-group [formerly ruled], and the Bashan [area], which was the area that Og [formerly ruled]. [In addition to all those], Solomon appointed one governor for the [territory of the] tribe of Judah.
20 Giuda e Israele erano numerosi come la sabbia del mare e mangiavano e bevevano allegramente.
There were as many people in Judah and Israel as there are grains of sand [HYP] on the seashore. They [had plenty to] eat and drink and they were happy.
21 Salomone esercitava l'egemonia su tutti i regni, dal fiume alla regione dei Filistei e al confine con l'Egitto. Gli portavano tributi e servirono Salomone finché visse.
Solomon’s kingdom extended from the Euphrates [River in the northeast] to the Philistia area [in the west] and to the border of Egypt [in the south]. The [conquered] people in those areas paid taxes and were under Solomon’s control for the rest of his life.
22 I viveri di Salomone per un giorno erano trenta kor di fior di farina e sessanta kor di farina comune,
[To feed the people in his palace and his guests] Solomon needed people to bring to him every day 150 bushels of fine flour and 300 bushels of wheat,
23 dieci buoi grassi, venti buoi da pascolo e cento pecore, senza contare i cervi, le gazzelle, le antilopi e i volatili da stia.
ten cattle that were kept in stalls/barns, 20 cattle that were kept in pastures, 100 sheep, and (deer and gazelles and roebucks/three kinds of deer), and poultry.
24 Egli, infatti, dominava su tutto l'Oltrefiume, da Tipsach a Gaza su tutti i re dell'Oltrefiume, ed era in pace con tutti i confinanti all'intorno.
Solomon ruled over all the area west of the Euphrates [River], from Tiphsah [city in the northeast] to Gaza [city in the southwest]. He ruled over all the kings in that area. And there was peace between his [government] and the [governments of] nearby countries.
25 Giuda e Israele erano al sicuro; ognuno stava sotto la propria vite e sotto il proprio fico - da Dan fino a Bersabea - per tutta la vita di Salomone.
All during the years that Solomon ruled, the people of Judah and Israel lived safely. Each family had its own grapevines and fig trees.
26 Salomone possedeva quattromila greppie per i cavalli dei suoi carri e dodicimila cavalli da sella.
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for the horses [that pulled] his chariots and 12,000 men who rode on horses (OR, in the chariots).
27 Quei prefetti, ognuno per il suo mese, provvedevano quanto serviva al re Salomone e a quelli che erano ammessi alla sua tavola; non facevano mancare nulla.
His twelve governors supplied the food that King Solomon needed for himself and for all those who ate in the palace. Each governor supplied food for one month each year. They provided everything [LIT] that Solomon required.
28 Portavano l'orzo e la paglia per i cavalli da tiro e da sella nel luogo ove si trovava ognuno secondo la propria mansione.
They also brought [stalks of] barley and wheat for the fast horses [that pulled the chariots] and for the [other work] horses. They brought it to the places where the horses were kept.
29 Dio concesse a Salomone saggezza e intelligenza molto grandi e una mente vasta come la sabbia che è sulla spiaggia del mare.
God enabled Solomon to be extremely wise and to have great insight/understanding. He understood about more things than the number of grains of sand on the seashore [HYP].
30 La saggezza di Salomone superò la saggezza di tutti gli orientali e tutta la saggezza dell'Egitto.
He was wiser than all the wise men in Arabia and Mesopotamia and all the wise men in Egypt.
31 Egli fu veramente più saggio di tutti, più di Etan l'Ezrachita, di Eman, di Calcol e di Darda, figli di Macol; il suo nome divenne noto fra tutti i popoli limitrofi.
Ethan from Ezrah and Heman and Calcol and Darda and the sons of Mahol were [considered to be] very wise, but Solomon was wiser than all of them. People in all the nearby countries heard about Solomon.
32 Salomone pronunziò tremila proverbi; le sue poesie furono millecinque.
He composed/wrote 3,000 (proverbs/wise sayings) and more than 1,000 songs.
33 Parlò di piante, dal cedro del Libano all'issòpo che sbuca dal muro; parlò di quadrupedi, di uccelli, di rettili e di pesci.
He talked about various kinds of plants, from the [huge] cedar trees in Lebanon to the [tiny] hyssop plants that grow in cracks in walls. He also talked about wild animals and birds and reptiles and fish.
34 Da tutte le nazioni venivano per ascoltare la saggezza di Salomone; venivano anche i re dei paesi ove si era sparsa la fama della sua saggezza.
People came from all over the world to hear the wise things that Solomon said. Many kings sent men to listen to him [and then return and tell them what Solomon said].
