2 Cronache 9
1 La regina di Saba, sentita la fama di Salomone, venne a Gerusalemme per metterlo alla prova mediante enigmi. Arrivò con un corteo molto numeroso e con cammelli carichi di aromi, d'oro in grande quantità e di pietre preziose. Si presentò a Salomone e gli disse quanto aveva in mente.
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.
2 Salomone rispose a tutte le sue domande; nessuna risultò occulta per Salomone tanto da non poterle rispondere.
Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult.
3 La regina di Saba, quando ebbe ammirato la sapienza di Salomone, la reggia che egli aveva costruito,
The queen realized that Solomon was very wise. She saw his palace,
4 i cibi della sua tavola, gli alloggi dei suoi servitori, l'attività dei suoi ministri e le loro divise, i suoi coppieri e le loro vesti, gli olocausti che egli offriva nel tempio, ne rimase incantata.
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.
5 Quindi disse al re: «Era vero, dunque, quanto avevo sentito dire nel mio paese sul tuo conto e sulla tua sapienza.
She said to the king, “Everything that I heard in my own country about you and about how wise you are is true!
6 Io non avevo voluto credere a quanto si diceva finché non sono giunta qui e i miei occhi non hanno visto; ebbene non mi era stata riferita neppure una metà della grandezza della tua sapienza; tu superi la fama che avevo sentito su di te.
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.
7 Beati i tuoi uomini e beati questi tuoi ministri, che stanno sempre alla tua presenza e ascoltano la tua sapienza!
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!
8 Sia benedetto il Signore tuo Dio, che si è compiaciuto di te e ti ha costituito, sul suo trono, re per il Signore Dio tuo. Poiché il tuo Dio ama Israele e intende renderlo stabile per sempre, ti ha costituito suo re perché tu eserciti il diritto e la giustizia».
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.”
9 Essa diede al re centoventi talenti d'oro, aromi in gran quantità e pietre preziose. Non ci furono mai tanti aromi come quelli che la regina di Saba diede al re Salomone.
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.
10 Gli uomini di Curam e quelli di Salomone, che caricavano oro da Ofir, portarono legno di sandalo e pietre preziose.
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.
11 Con il legno di sandalo il re fece le scale del tempio e della reggia, cetre e arpe per i cantori; strumenti simili non erano mai stati visti nel paese di Giuda.
12 Il re Salomone diede alla regina di Saba quanto ella aveva mostrato di gradire, oltre l'equivalente di quanto ella aveva portato al re. Ella poi tornò nel suo paese con i suoi uomini.
13 Il peso dell'oro che affluiva nelle casse di Salomone ogni anno era di seicentosessantasei talenti d'oro,
Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of 25 tons of gold.
14 senza contare quanto ne proveniva dai trafficanti e dai commercianti; tutti i re dell'Arabia e i governatori del paese portavano a Salomone oro e argento.
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.
15 Il re Salomone fece duecento scudi grandi d'oro battuto, per ognuno dei quali adoperò seicento sicli d'oro,
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.
16 e trecento scudi piccoli d'oro battuto, per ognuno dei quali adoperò trecento sicli d'oro. Il re li pose nel palazzo della foresta del Libano.
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.
17 Il re fece un grande trono d'avorio, che rivestì d'oro puro.
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.
18 Il trono aveva sei gradini e uno sgabello d'oro connessi fra loro. Ai due lati del sedile c'erano due bracci, vicino ai quali si ergevano due leoni.
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.
19 Dodici leoni si ergevano, di qua e di là, sui sei gradini; non ne esistevano di simili in nessun regno.
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.
20 Tutto il vasellame per bere del re Salomone era d'oro; tutti gli arredi del palazzo della foresta del Libano erano d'oro fino; al tempo di Salomone l'argento non valeva nulla.
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.
21 Difatti le navi del re andavano a Tarsìs, guidate dai marinai di Curam; ogni tre anni tornavano le navi di Tarsìs cariche d'oro, d'argento, di avorio, di scimmie e di babbuini.
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).
22 Il re Salomone superò, per ricchezza e sapienza, tutti i re della terra.
King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on the earth.
23 Tutti i re della terra desideravano avvicinare Salomone per ascoltare la sapienza che Dio gli aveva infusa.
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.
24 Ognuno di essi gli portava ogni anno il proprio tributo, oggetti d'oro e oggetti d'argento, vesti, armi, aromi, cavalli e muli.
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.
25 Salomone aveva quattromila stalle per i suoi cavalli e i suoi carri e dodicimila cavalli, distribuiti nelle città dei carri e presso il re in Gerusalemme.
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.
26 Egli dominava su tutti i re, dal fiume fino alla regione dei Filistei e fino al confine dell'Egitto.
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].
27 Il re fece sì che in Gerusalemme l'argento fosse comune come i sassi, i cedri numerosi come i sicomòri nella Sefela.
[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.
28 Da Muzri e da tutti i paesi si importavano cavalli per Salomone.
Solomon’s agents brought horses from [the] Musri [area] and other places.
29 Le altre gesta di Salomone, dalle prime alle ultime, sono descritte negli atti del profeta Natan, nella profezia di Achia di Silo e nelle visioni del veggente Iedò riguardo a Geroboamo figlio di Nebàt.
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.
30 Salomone regnò in Gerusalemme su Israele quarant'anni.
Solomon ruled from Jerusalem all of Israel for 40 years.
31 Salomone si addormentò con i suoi padri; lo seppellirono nella città di Davide. Al suo posto divenne re suo figlio Roboamo.
Then Solomon died and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. And his son Rehoboam became the king.
