10 — 3 Kings (1 Kings)

1And the queen of Saba having heard of the fame of Solomon in the name of the Lord, came to try him with hard questions.Ma anche la regina di Saba, essendo pervenuta a lei la rinomanza di Salomone, nel nome del Signore andò a far prova di lui co' suoi enimmi.BVT the Queene of Saba also hauing heard the fame of Salomon, in the name of our Lord came to proue him, in hard propositions.Sed et regina Saba, audita fama Salomonis in nomine Domini, venit tentare eum in ænigmatibus. 2And entering into Jerusalem with a great train, and riches, and camels that carried spices, and an immense quantity of gold, and precious stones, she came to king Solomon, and spoke to him all that she had in her heart.Ed entrata in Gerusalemme con grande, e ricco accompagnamento, e co' suoi cammelli, che portavano aromi, e oro in copia infinita, e gemme preziose, si presentò al re Salomone, e gli espose tutto quello, che ella avea in cuor suo.And entring into Ierusalem with a great trayne, and riches, and camels carying spices, and gold exceding infinite, and pretious stones, she came to king Salomon, and spake to him al thinges that she had in her hart.Et ingressa Jerusalem multo cum comitatu et divitiis, camelis portantibus aromata, et aurum infinitum nimis, et gemmas pretiosas, venit ad regem Salomonem, et locuta est ei universa quæ habebat in corde suo. 3And Solomon informed her of all the things she proposed to him: there was not any word the king was ignorant of, and which he could not answer her.E Salomone la istruì sopra tutte le cose, che ella gli propose; nissuna ve n'ebbe, sopra la quale il re fosse all'oscuro, e non le desse risposta.And Salomon interpreted to her al the wordes, that she proposed: there was not a word, that the king could be ignorant of, and could not answer her.Et docuit eam Salomon omnia verba quæ proposuerat: non fuit sermo qui regem posset latere, et non responderet ei. 4And when the queen of Saba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built,Veggendo adunque la regina di Saba tutta la sapienza di Salomone, e la casa edificata da lui,And the queene of Saba a seing al the wisedom of Salomon, and the house, which he had built,Videns autem regina Saba omnem sapientiam Salomonis, et domum quam ædificaverat, 5And the meat of his table, and the apartments of his servants, and the order of his ministers, and their apparel, and the cupbearers, and the holocausts, which he offered in the house of the Lord, she had no longer any spirit in her;E la imbandigione della sua mensa, e le abitazioni de' suoi servi, e i vari ordini de' ministri, e le loro vesti, e i suoi coppieri, e gli olocausti che egli offeriva nella casa del Signore, ella restava fuori di se:and the meates of his table, and the habitations of his seruantes, and the orders of them that serued, and their garmentes, cupbearers, and the holocaustes which he offered in the house of our Lord she had no longer spirit,et cibos mensæ ejus, et habitacula servorum, et ordines ministrantium, vestesque eorum, et pincernas, et holocausta quæ offerebat in domo Domini: non habebat ultra spiritum.

6And she said to the king: The report is true, which I heard in my own country,E disse al re: Vere sono le cose, che io avea sentite dire nel mio paese.and she said to the king: The report is true, which I haue heard in my countrie,Dixitque ad regem: Verus est sermo quem audivi in terra mea 7Concerning thy words, and concerning thy wisdom. And I did not believe them that told me, till I came myself, and saw with my own eyes, and have found that the half hath not been told me: thy wisdom and thy works exceed the fame which I heard.Riguardo a' tuoi ragionamenti, e alla tua sapienza: e io non prestava fede a coloro, che me ne parlavano, fino sa tanto che io stessa son venuta, e cogli occhi miei ho veduto, e toccato con mano, come non era stata detta a me la metà del vero: la tua sapienza, e le tue opere sorpassano tutto quello, che io ho sentito dire.concerning thy wordes, and concerning thy wisedom. and I did not beleue them that told me, til my selfe came, and sawe with myne eies, and haue proued that the half not been told me: greater is thy wisdom, and thy workes, then the rumour, which I haue heard.super sermonibus tuis, et super sapientia tua: et non credebam narrantibus mihi, donec ipsa veni, et vidi oculis meis, et probavi quod media pars mihi nuntiata non fuerit: major est sapientia et opera tua, quam rumor quem audivi. 8Blessed are thy men, and blessed are thy servants, who stand before thee always, and hear thy wisdom.Beata la tua gente, e beati i tuoi servi, i quali si stanno sempre dinanzi a te, e ascoltano la tua sapienza.Blessed are thy men, and blessed are thy seruantes, which stand before thee alwaies, and heare thy wisedom.Beati viri tui, et beati servi tui, qui stant coram te semper, et audiunt sapientiam tuam. 9Blessed be the Lord thy God, whom thou hast pleased, and who hath set thee upon the throne of Israel, because the Lord hath loved Israel for ever, and hath appointed thee king, to do judgment and justice.Benedetto sia il Signore Dio tuo, il quale ti ha amato, e ti ha posto sul trono d'Israele, perchè il Signore ha mai sempre voluto bene ad Israele, ed egli ti ha fatto re, affinchè esercitassi l'equità, e la giustizia.Be the Lord thy God blessed, whom thou hast pleased, and that hath serte thee vpon the throne of Israel, for that the Lord hath loued Israel for euer, and hath appointed thee king, to do iudgement and iustice.Sit Dominus Deus tuus benedictus, cui complacuisti, et posuit te super thronum Israël, eo quod dilexerit Dominus Israël in sempiternum, et constituit te regem ut faceres judicium et justitiam. 10And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices a very great store, and precious stones: there was brought no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Saba gave to king Solomon.Ella adunque diede al re cento venti talenti d'oro, e molti aromi, e gemme preziose: non furono portati mai più tanti aromi, quanti ne diede la regina di Saba al re Salomone.She therfore gaue to the king an hundred and twentie talentes of gold, and spices exceding much, and pretious stones: There was no more brought so much spice, as that which the Quene of Saba gaue to king Salomon.Dedit ergo regi centum viginti talenta auri, et aromata multa nimis, et gemmas pretiosas: non sunt allata ultra aromata tam multa, quam ea quæ dedit regina Saba regi Salomoni.

11(The navy also of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought from Ophir great plenty of thyine trees, and precious stones.Oltre a ciò l'armata navale di Hiram, la quale portava oro da Ophir, portò parimente da Ophir molto legname di tyno, e gemme preziose.(But the naue also of Hiram, which caried gold our of Ophir, brought from Ophir thyine trees exceding manie, and pretious stones.(Sed et classis Hiram, quæ portabat aurum de Ophir, attulit ex Ophir ligna thyina multa nimis, et gemmas pretiosas. 12And the king made of the thyine trees the rails of the house of the Lord, and of the king’s house: and citterns and harps for singers: there were no such thyine trees as these brought nor seen unto this day.)E il re fece del legname di tyno le ringhiere della casa del Signore, della casa reale, e delle cetre, e delle lire pei cantori: non fu mai più portato simil legname di tyno, né se n'è veduto sino al dì d'oggi.And the king made of the thyine trees the porches of the house of our Lord, and of the kinges house and harpes & vials for the singers: there were not such thyine trees brought, nor seen vntil this present daye.)Fecitque rex de lignis thyinis fulcra domus Domini et domus regiæ, et citharas lyrasque cantoribus: non sunt allata hujuscemodi ligna thyina, neque visa usque in præsentem diem.) 13And king Solomon gave the queen of Saba all that she desired, and asked of him: besides what he offered her of himself of his royal bounty. And she returned, and went to her own country, with her servants.E il re Salomone diede alla regina di Saba tutto quello, che ella bramò e gli domandò: oltre a quelle cose, che volontariamente ei le offerse con magnificenza da re. Ed ella si partì, e tornossene colla sua gente al suo paese.And king Salomon gaue to the queene of Saba al that she would, and asked of him: beside those thinges, which of him selfe he offered her for a royal gift. Who returned, and went into her countrie with her seruantes.Rex autem Salomon dedit reginæ Saba omnia quæ voluit et petivit ab eo, exceptis his quæ ultro obtulerat ei munere regio. Quæ reversa est, et abiit in terram suam cum servis suis. 14And the weight of the gold that was brought to Solomon every year, was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold:Or la quantità d'oro, che era portato a Salomone anno per anno, era di secento sessanta sei talenti d'oro:And the weight of the gold, that was brought to Salomon euerie yeare, was of six hundred sixtie six talentes of gold:Erat autem pondus auri quod afferebatur Salomoni per annos singulos, sexcentorum sexaginta sex talentorum auri,

15Besides that which the men brought him that were over the tributes, and the merchants, and they that sold by retail, and all the kings of Arabia, and the governors of the country.Senza quello, che portavano a lui quelli, che avean la soprintendenza de' tributi, e i negozianti, e tutti i merciai, e tutti i principi dell'Arabia, e i governatori del paese.beside that, which the men brought, that were ouer the tributes, and merchantes, and al that sold light wares, and al the kinges of Arabia, and the dukes of the land.excepto eo quod afferebant viri qui super vectigalia erant, et negotiatores, universique scruta vendentes, et omnes reges Arabiæ, ducesque terræ. 16And Solomon made two hundred shields of the purest gold: he allowed six hundred sicles of gold for the plates of one shield.Fece ancora il re Salomone dugento rotelle d'oro finissimo, e consumo' seicento sicli d'oro per le lamine di ciascheduno di questi scudi.Salomon also made two hundred shieldes of most pure gold, six hundred sicles of gold did he allow for the plates of one shield.Fecit quoque rex Salomon ducenta scuta de auro purissimo: sexcentos auri siclos dedit in laminas scuti unius. 17And three hundred targets of fine gold: three hundred pounds of gold covered one target: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Libanus.E fece trecento pelte d'oro affinato: trecento mine d'oro coprivano una pelta. E il re le collocò nella casa del bosco del Libano.And three hundred tergattes of tried gold: and three hundred poundes of gold garnished one terget: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Libanus.Et trecentas peltas ex auro probato: trecentæ minæ auri unam peltam vestiebant: posuitque eas rex in domo saltus Libani. 18King Solomon also made a great throne of ivory: and overlaid it with the finest gold.Fece ancora il re Salomone un trono grande d'avorio, e lo vestì d'oro giallissimo.King Salomon also made a great throne of yuorie: and couered it with gold exceding yellow,Fecit etiam rex Salomon thronum de ebore grandem: et vestivit eum auro fulvo nimis, 19It had six steps: and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were two hands on either side holding the seat: and two lions stood, one at each hand,Egli avea sei gradini: la sommità del trono era rotonda dalla parte di dietro, e due bracci, uno di qua, e uno di là tenevano la sedia, e due leoni stavan presso all'uno, e all'altro braccio.which had sixe steppes: and the toppe of the throne was round in the hinder part: and the two handes on either side holding the seate: and two lyons stood at euery hand.qui habebat sex gradus: et summitas throni rotunda erat in parte posteriori: et duæ manus hinc atque inde tenentes sedile: et duo leones stabant juxta manus singulas. 20And twelve little lions stood upon the six steps, on the one side and on the other: there was no such work made in any kingdom.E dodici piccoli leoni stavano sopra i sei gradini da una parte, e dall'altra: non fu fatta mai opra tale in verun altro regno.And twelue litle lyons standing vpon the sixe steppes on either side: there was not such a worke made in al kingdomes.Et duodecim leunculi stantes super sex gradus hinc atque inde: non est factum tale opus in universis regnis.

21Moreover, all the vessels out of which king Solomon drank, were of gold: and all the furniture of the house of the forest of Libanus was of most pure gold: there was no silver, nor was any account made of it in the days of Solomon:Oltre a ciò tutti i vasi, ai quali bevea il re Salomone, eran d'oro: e tutto il vasellame della casa del bosco del Libano era di finissimo oro: non v'era argento, di cui non si facea nissun conto a tempo di Salomone:Yea and al the vessels, out of the which the king Salomon drunke, were of gold: and al the furniture of the house of the forest of Libanus of most pure gold: there was no siluer, neither was it thought of any price in the daies of Salomon,Sed et omnia vasa quibus potabat rex Salomon, erant aurea: et universa supellex domus saltus Libani de auro purissimo: non erat argentum, nec alicujus pretii putabatur in diebus Salomonis, 22For the king’s navy, once in three years, went with the navy of Hiram by sea to Tharsis, and brought from thence gold, and silver, and elephants’ teeth, and apes, and peacocks.Perocché le navi del re andavano in mare una volta ogni tre anni colle navi di Hiram a Tharsis, donde portavan oro, e argentone denti di elefanti, e scimmie, e pavoni.because the kinges nauie, once in three yeares, went with the nauie of Hiram on the sea into Tharsis, bringing thence gold, and siluer, and the teeth of elephantes, and apes, and pecockes.quia classis regis per mare cum classe Hiram semel per tres annos ibat in Tharsis, deferens inde aurum, et argentum, et dentes elephantorum, et simias, et pavos. 23And king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.Fu adunque il re Salomone il più grande di tutti i re della terra per ricchezze, e sapienza.King Salomon therfore was magnified aboue al the kinges of the earth in riches, and wisedom.Magnificatus est ergo rex Salomon super omnes reges terræ divitiis et sapientia. 24And all the earth desired to see Solomon’s face, to hear his wisdom, which God had given in his heart.E tutta la terra desiderava di veder Salomone, per udir la sapienza posta da Dio nel cuore di lui.And al the earth desired to see Salomons face, that they might heare his wisedom, which God had geuen in his hart.Et universa terra desiderabat vultum Salomonis, ut audiret sapientiam ejus, quam dederat Deus in corde ejus. 25And every one brought him presents, vessels of silver and of gold, garments, and armour, and spices, and horses, and mules, every year.E tutti gli portavano ogni anno dei doni, de' vasi d'argento, e d'oro, delle vesti, e degli strumenti da guerra, e aromi, e cavalli, e muli.And euerie one presented him giftes, vessel of siluer and gold, garmentes and instrumentes for warre, spices also, and horses and mules euerie yeare.Et singuli deferebant ei munera, vasa argentea et aurea, vestes et arma bellica, aromata quoque, et equos et mulos per annos singulos.

26And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen, and he had a thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen: and he bestowed them in fenced cities, and with the king in Jerusalem.E Salomone radunò cocchi, e soldati a cavallo, ed ebbe mille quattrocento cocchi, e dodici mila uomini a cavallo, e li distribuì nelle città fortificate, e in Gerusalemme presso al re.And Salomon gathered together the chariotes and horsemen, and there amounted to him a thousand foure hundred chariotes, and twelue thousand horsemen: and he disposed them in fensed cities, and with the king in Ierusalem.Congregavitque Salomon currus et equites, et facti sunt ei mille quadringenti currus, et duodecim millia equitum: et disposuit eos per civitates munitas, et cum rege in Jerusalem. 27And he made silver to be as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones: and cedars to be as common as sycamores which grow in the plains.E fece sì che l'argento abbondava in Gerusalemme come le pietre; e il legname di cedro rendette tanto comune, quanto i sicomori, che nascon nelle pianure.And he made that there was as great abundance of siluer In Ierusalem, as of stones: and of ceder trees he caused such a multitude, as if it were sycomore trees, which grow in the playnes.Fecitque ut tanta esset abundantia argenti in Jerusalem, quanta et lapidum: et cedrorum præbuit multitudinem quasi sycomoros quæ nascuntur in campestribus. 28And horses were brought for Solomon out of Egypt, and Coa: for the king’s merchants bought them out of Coa, and brought them at a set price.E i cavalli venivano a Salomone dall'Egitto, e da Coa. Imperocché quelli, che li comperavano pel re, li conducevano da Coa pel prezzo fissato.And there were horses brought for Salomon out of Aegypt, and Coa, for the kinges merchantes brought them out of Coa, and brought them at a sette price.Et educebantur equi Salomoni de Ægypto, et de Coa. Negotiatores enim regis emebant de Coa, et statuto pretio perducebant. 29And a chariot of four horses came out of Egypt, for six hundred sicles of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. And after this manner did all the kings of the Hethites, and of Syria, sell horses.Or venivangli quattro cavalli dall'Egitto per secento sicli d'argento, o ogni cavallo per cento cinquanta; e in tal guisa tutti i re Hethei, e della Siria vendevano i lor cavalli.And a chariote of foure horses came out of Aegypt, for sixe hundred sicles of siluer, and one horse for an hundred and fiftie. And after this maner did al the kinges of the Hetheites, and of Syria sel horses.Egrediebatur autem quadriga ex Ægypto sexcentis siclis argenti, et equus centum quinquaginta. Atque in hunc modum cuncti reges Hethæorum et Syriæ equos venundabant.