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1And when the queen of Saba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to try him with hard questions at Jerusalem, with great riches, and camels, which carried spices, and abundance of gold, and precious stones. And when she was come to Solomon, she proposed to him all that was in her heart.Ma la regina di Saba avendo udita la rinomanza di Salomone, venne a Gerusalemme per far saggio di lui per mezzo di ardui quesiti, avendo seco grandi ricchezze, e de' cammelli, che portavano aromati, e moltissimo oro, e gemme preziose. E giunta che fu dinanzi a Salomone, espose a lui tutto quello, che aveva in cuore.THE queene of Saba also, when she had heard the fame of Salomon, came to proue him in hard propositions in Ierusalem, with great riches, and camels, which caried spices, and very much gold, and pretious stones. And when she was come to Salomon, she spake to him what thinges soeuer were in her hart.Regina quoque Saba, cum audisset famam Salomonis, venit ut tentaret eum in ænigmatibus in Jerusalem, cum magnis opibus et camelis, qui portabant aromata, et auri plurimum, gemmasque pretiosas. Cumque venisset ad Salomonem, locuta est ei quæcumque erant in corde suo. 2And Solomon explained to her all that she proposed: and there was not any thing that he did not make clear unto her.E Salomone le diede risposta sopra tutto quello, che ella gli propose: e nissuna cosa fu, ch'ei non le discifrasse.And Salomon expounded to her al thinges that she propounded: neither was there anie thing, that he made not playne vnto her.Et exposuit ei Salomon omnia quæ proposuerat: nec quidquam fuit, quod non perspicuum ei fecerit. 3And when she had seen these things, to wit, the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built,Or quando ella ebbe conosciuta la sapienza di Salomone, e veduta la casa fabbricata da lui,Who after she saw, to witte, the wisedom of Salomon, and the house which he had built,Quæ postquam vidit, sapientiam scilicet Salomonis, et domum quam ædificaverat, 4And the meats of his table, and the dwelling places of his servants, and the attendance of his officers, and their apparel, his cupbearers also, and their garments, and the victims which he offered in the house of the Lord: there was no more spirit in her, she was so astonished.E in qual modo egli era servito alla mensa, e le abitazioni de' suoi cortigiani, e gli ufficj de' ministri, e le loro vestimenta, e i coppieri co' loro abiti, e le vittime, che s'immolavano nella casa del Signore, ella si rimanea senza fiato:moreouer also the meates of his table, and the habitations of his seruantes, and the offices of his ministers, and their garmentes, the cupbearers also, and their garmentes, and the victimes, which he immolated in the house of our Lord: there was no spirit in her anie longer, she was soe astonied.necnon et cibaria mensæ ejus, et habitacula servorum, et officia ministrorum ejus, et vestimenta eorum, pincernas quoque et vestes eorum, et victimas quas immolabat in domo Domini: non erat præ stupore ultra in ea spiritus.

5And she said to the king: The word is true which I heard in my country of thy virtues and wisdom.E disse al re: Vero è quello, che io avea sentito dire nel mio paese di tue virtù, e di tua sapienza.And she sayd to the king: The word is true, which I heard in my countrie of thy vertues and wisdom.Dixitque ad regem: Verus est sermo quem audieram in terra mea de virtutibus et sapientia tua. 6I did not believe them that told it, until I came, and my eyes had seen, and I had proved that scarce one half of thy wisdom had been told me: thou hast exceeded the same with thy virtues.Io non prestava fede a chi ne parlava, sino a tanto che io son venuta, e ho veduto co' proprj occhi, e ho toccato con mano, che la metà appena era stata a me descritta di tua sapienza: tu hai colle tue virtù superata la fama.I did not beleue them that told it, vntil my self was come, and mine eies had seene, and I had proued scarce the half part of thy wisedom to haue beene told me: thou hast passed the fame with thy vertues.Non credebam narrantibus donec ipsa venissem, et vidissent oculi mei, et probassem vix medietatem sapientiæ tuæ mihi fuisse narratam: vicisti famam virtutibus tuis. 7Happy are thy men, and happy are thy servants, who stand always before thee, and hear thy wisdom.Beata la tua gente, e beati i tuoi servi, che stanno sempre dintorno a te, e ascoltano la tua sapienza.Blessed are thy men, and blessed are thy seruantes, which assist before thee at al time, and heare thy wisedom.Beati viri tui, et beati servi tui, qui assistunt coram te omni tempore, et audiunt sapientiam tuam. 8Blessed be the Lord thy God, who hath been pleased to set thee on his throne, king of the Lord thy God. Because God loveth Israel, and will preserve them forever: therefore hath he made thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.Benedetto sia il Signore Dio tuo, il quale ti ha collocato sul suo trono a regnare in luogo del Signore Dio tuo. Perchè Dio ama Israele, e vuol conservarlo in eterno; per questo egli ha dato te a lui per suo re, affinchè tu renda ragione, e facci giustizia.Be the Lord thy God blessed, who would ordayne thee ouer his throne, king of the Lord thy God. Because God loueth Israel, and wil preserue it for euer: therfore hath he sette thee king ouer it, to doe iudgementes and iustice.Sit Dominus Deus tuus benedictus, qui voluit te ordinare super thronum suum, regem Domini Dei tui. Quia diligit Deus Israël, et vult servare eum in æternum, idcirco posuit te super eum regem ut facias judicia atque justitiam. 9And she gave to the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in great abundance, and most precious stones: there were no such spices as these which the queen of Saba gave to king Solomon.Or ella diede al re cento venti talenti d'oro, e quantità grandissima d'aromi, e gemme di sommo pregio. Non vi furon mai tali aromi, come quelli, che diede la regina di Saba al re Salomone.And she gaue to the king an hundred twentie talentes of gold, and spices exceding much, and most pretious stones: there were not such spices, as these, which the Queene of Saba gaue to King Salomon.Dedit autem regi centum viginti talenta auri, et aromata multa nimis, et gemmas pretiosissimas: non fuerunt aromata talia, ut hæc quæ dedit regina Saba regi Salomoni.

10And the servants also of Hiram, with the servants of Solomon, brought gold from Ophir, and thyine trees, and most precious stones:E anche i servi di Hiram co' servi di Salomone portaron dell'oro da Ophir, e legname di tyno, e gemme preziosissime:But the seruantes of Hiram also with the seruantes of Salomon brought gold from Ophir, and Thymtrees, and most pretious stones:Sed et servi Hiram cum servis Salomonis attulerunt aurum de Ophir, et ligna thyina, et gemmas pretiosissimas: 11And the king made of the thyine trees stairs in the house of the Lord, and in the king’s house, and harps and psalteries for the singing men: never were there seen such trees in the land of Juda.Del qual legname di tyno il re fece fare le scale nella casa del Signore, e nella casa reale, e le cetre, e i salteri pei cantori: non si vide mai tal sorta di legname nel paese di Giuda.wherof the king made, to witte, of the Thymtrees, stayers in the house of our Lord, and in the kinges house, harpes also and psalteries for the singing men: neuer were there seene such trees in the Land of Iuda.de quibus fecit rex, de lignis scilicet thyinis, gradus in domo Domini, et in domo regia, citharas quoque, et psalteria cantoribus: numquam visa sunt in terra Juda ligna talia. 12And king Solomon gave to the queen of Saba all that she desired, and that she asked, and many more things than she brought to him: so 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, o richiese, e molto più di quello, che ella avea portato a lui: ed ella se n'andò, e tornò nel suo regno co' suoi servi.And king Salomon gaue to the Queene of Saba al thinges that she would, and that she asked, and manie moe thinges then she brought to him: who returning, went into her countrie with her seruantes.Rex autem Salomon dedit reginæ Saba cuncta quæ voluit, et quæ postulavit, et multo plura quam attulerat ad eum: quæ reversa abiit in terram suam cum servis suis. 13And the weight of the gold, that was brought to Solomon every year, was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold:Or l'oro, che veniva portato anno per anno a Salomone, faceva il peso di secento sessantasei talenti d'oro:And the weight of the gold, that was brought to Salomon euerie yeare was six hundred sixtie six talentes of gold:Erat autem pondus auri quod afferebatur Salomoni per singulos annos, sexcenta sexaginta sex talenta auri, 14Beside the sum which the deputies of divers nations, and the merchants were accustomed to bring, and all the kings of Arabia, and the lords of the lands, who brought gold and silver to Solomon.Senza metter in conto le somme, che solevan portare i deputati di varie nazioni, e i mercatanti, e tutti i re dell'Arabia, e i satrapi delle provincie, i quali recavano a Salomone, dell'oro, e dell'argento.beside that summe, which the legates of diuers nations, and the merchantes were accustomed to bring, and al the kinges of Arabia, and the Dukes of the landes, which brought gold and siluer to Salomon.excepta ea summa quam legati diversarum gentium et negotiatores afferre consueverant, omnesque reges Arabiæ, et satrapæ terrarum, qui comportabant aurum et argentum Salomoni.

15And king Solomon made two hundred golden spears, of the sum of six hundred pieces of gold, which went to every spear:Quindi il re Salomone fece dugento picche d'oro, delle quali ciascuna costava il peso di seicento sicli d'oro.King Salomon therfore made two hundred golden speares, of the summe of six hundred peces of gold, which were spent in euerie speare:Fecit igitur rex Salomon ducentas hastas aureas de summa sexcentorum aureorum, qui in singulis hastis expendebantur: 16And three hundred golden shields of three hundred pieces of gold, which went to the covering of every shield: and the king put them in the armoury, which was compassed with a wood.E parimente trecento rotelle d'oro, delle quali ognuna si copriva con trecento sicli d'oro: e il re le ripose nell'arsenale, che era situato nel bosco.also three hundred golden shieldes of three hundred peces of gold, with which euerie shield was couered: and the king put them in the armarie, which was besette with a wood.trecenta quoque scuta aurea trecentorum aureorum, quibus tegebantur singula scuta: posuitque ea rex in armentario, quod erat consitum nemore. 17The king also made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.Fece ancora il re un gran trono d'avorio: e lo rivestì d'oro finissimo.The king also made a great throne of iuorie, and couered it with most fyne gold.Fecit quoque rex solium eburneum grande, et vestivit illud auro mundissimo. 18And six steps to go up to the throne, and a footstool of gold, and two arms one on either side, and two lions standing by the arms:E i sei gradini, pe' quali si saliva al trono, e la predella d'oro con due bracci, che sporgevano da un lato, e dall'altro, e due leoni presso ai bracci.Six steppes also, wherwith the going vp was to the throne, and a foote stoole of gold, and two litle armes on either side, and two lions standing by the litle armes,Sex quoque gradus, quibus ascendebatur ad solium, et scabellum aureum, et brachiola duo altrinsecus, et duos leones stantes juxta brachiola, 19Moreover twelve other little lions standing upon the steps on both sides: there was not such a throne in any kingdom.E oltre a ciò dodici altri lioncini, che stavan ritti sopra i sei gradini dall'un lato, e dall'altro: non ebbe simil trono verun altro dei regni.yea and other twelue litle lions standing vpon the steppes on both sides: there was not such a throne in al kingdomes.sed et alios duodecim leunculos stantes super sex gradus ex utraque parte: non fuit tale solium in universis regnis. 20And all the vessels of the king’s table were of gold, and the vessels of the house of the forest of Libanus were of the purest gold. For no account was made of silver in those days.Tutti parimente i vasi della mensa del re erano d'oro, e i vasi della casa del bosco del Libano eran di finissimo moro. Conciossiachè l'argento a quel tempo non si aveva in nissun pregio.Al the vessels also of the kinges table were of gold, and the vessels of the house of the forest of Libanus of most pure gold. For siluer in those daies was reputed for nothing.Omnia quoque vasa convivii regis erant aurea, et vasa domus saltus Libani ex auro purissimo. Argentum enim in diebus illis pro nihilo reputabatur.

21For the king’s ships went to Tharsis with the servants of Hiram, once in three years: and they brought thence gold and silver, and ivory, and apes, and peacocks.Perocché le navi del re andavano a Tharsis una volta ogni tre anni co' servi di Hiram: e di la portavano oro, e argento, e avorio, e scimmie, e pavoni.For the kinges shippes went into Tharsis with the seruantes of Hiram, once in three yeares: and they brought from thence gold and siluer, and yuorie, and apes, and pecockes.Siquidem naves regis ibant in Tharsis cum servis Hiram, semel in annis tribus: et deferebant inde aurum, et argentum, et ebur, et simias, et pavos. 22And Solomon was magnified above all the kings of the earth for riches and glory.Salomone adunque superò tutti i re della terra in grandezza, in ricchezze, e in gloria.Salomon therfore was magnified aboue al the kinges of the earth for riches and glorie.Magnificatus est igitur Salomon super omnes reges terræ præ divitiis et gloria. 23And all the kings of the earth desired to see the face of Solomon, that they might hear the wisdom which God had given in his heart.E tutti i re della terra desideravano di vedere la faccia di Salomone, per ascoltare la sapienza, che Dio avea messa nel cuore di lui:And al the kinges of the earth desired to see Salomons face, that they might heare the wisedom, which God had geuen in his hart.Omnesque reges terrarum desiderabant videre faciem Salomonis, ut audirent sapientiam quam dederat Deus in corde ejus: 24And every year they brought him presents, vessels of silver and of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, and horses, and mules.E gli portavano ogni anno doni, e vasi d'oro, e d'argento, e vestimenta, e armi, e aromi, e cavalli, e muli.And they brought him giftes, vessels of siluer, and gold, and garmentes, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, euerie yeare.et deferebant ei munera, vasa argentea et aurea, et vestes, et arma, et aromata, equos, et mulos, per singulos annos. 25And Solomon had forty thousand horses in the stables, and twelve thousand chariots, and horsemen, and he placed them in the cities of the chariots and where the king was in Jerusalem.E Salomone ebbe nelle sue stalle quaranta mila cavalli, e dodici mila cocchi, e dodici mila cavalieri, e li teneva nelle città dei cocchi, e in Gerusalemme, dove egli dimorava.Salomon also had fourtie thousand horses in the stables, and of chariotes, and horsemen twelue thousand, and he placed them in the cities of the chariotes, and where the king was in Ierusalem.Habuit quoque Salomon quadraginta millia equorum in stabulis, et curruum equitumque duodecim millia: constituitque eos in urbibus quadrigarum, et ubi erat rex in Jerusalem.

26And he exercised authority over all the kings from the river Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, and to the borders of Egypt.Ed egli fu l'arbitro di tutti i re dal fiume Eufrate sino alla terra dei Filistei, e sino ai confini d'Egitto.He exercised also authoritie ouer al the kinges from the riuer Euphrates vnto the land of the Philisthines, and vnto the borders of Aegypt.Exercuit etiam potestatem super cunctos reges a flumine Euphrate usque ad terram Philisthinorum, et usque ad terminos Ægypti. 27And he made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones: and cedars as common as the sycamores, which grow in the plains.E fece abbondare l'argento in Gerusalemme come le pietre; e i cedri, come i fichi salvatichi, che nascon pei piani.And he made so great plentie of siluer in Ierusalem as it were of stones: and of cedres so great a multitude as of sicomores, which grow in the champayne.Tantamque copiam præbuit argenti in Jerusalem quasi lapidum: et cedrorum tantam multitudinem velut sycomororum quæ gignuntur in campestribus. 28And horses were brought to him out of Egypt, and out of all countries.E dall'Egitto, e da tutti gli altri paesi erano condotti a lui de' cavalli.And horses were brought him out of Aegypt, and al countries.Adducebantur autem ei equi de Ægypto, cunctisque regionibus. 29Now the rest of the acts of Solomon first and last are written in the words of Nathan the prophet, and in the books of Ahias the Silonite, and in the vision of Addo the seer, against Jeroboam the son of Nabat.Il rimanente noi delle geste di Salomone le prime, e le ultime sono scritte ne' libri di Nathan profeta, e ne' libri di Ahia Silonita, e anche nella visione di Addo, che profetò contro Geroboam figliuolo di Nabath.But the rest of of the workes of Salomon the first and the last are writen in the wordes of Nathan the Prophet, and in the bookes of Ahias the Silonite, in the Vision also of Addo the Seer, agayast Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat.Reliqua autem operum Salomonis priorum et novissimorum scripta sunt in verbis Nathan prophetæ, et in libris Ahiæ Silonitis, in visione quoque Addo videntis contra Jeroboam filium Nabat. 30And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.Or Salomone regnò in Gerusalemme sopra tutto Israele anni quaranta.And Salomon reigned in Ierusalem ouer al Israel fourtie yeares.Regnavit autem Salomon in Jerusalem super omnem Israël quadraginta annis. 31And he slept with his fathers: and they buried him in the city of David: and Roboam his son reigned in his stead.E si addormentò co' padri suoi, e lo seppellirono nella città di David: e Roboam suo figliuolo gli succedette nel regno.And he slept with his fathers: and they buried him in the citie of Dauid: and Roboam his sonne reigned for him.Dormivitque cum patribus suis, et sepelierunt eum in civitate David: regnavitque Roboam filius ejus pro eo.