1 Samuel 30
1 And when David and his men had arrived at Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made an attack on the south side against Ziklag. And they had struck Ziklag, and burned it with fire.
Tre giorni dopo, quando Davide e la sua gente furon giunti a Tsiklag, ecco che gli Amalekiti avean fatto una scorreria verso il mezzogiorno e verso Tsiklag; aveano presa Tsiklag e l’aveano incendiata:
2 And they had led the women in it away as captives, from the small to the great. And they had not killed anyone, but they led them away with them. And then they traveled on their journey.
avean fatto prigionieri le donne e tutti quelli che vi si trovavano, piccoli e grandi; non avevano ucciso alcuno, ma aveano menato via tutti, e se n’eran tornati donde eran venuti.
3 Therefore, when David and his men had arrived at the city, and had found it burned with fire, and that their wives and their sons and daughters had been led away as captives,
Quando Davide e la sua gente giunsero alla città, ecco ch’essa era distrutta dal fuoco, e le loro mogli, i loro figliuoli e le loro figliuole erano stati menati via prigionieri.
4 David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices. And they mourned until the tears in them failed.
Allora Davide e tutti quelli ch’eran con lui alzaron la voce e piansero, finché non ebbero più forza di piangere.
5 For indeed, the two wives of David also had been led away as captives: Ahinoam, the Jezreelite, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
Le due mogli di Davide, Ahinoam la Izreelita e Abigail la Carmelita ch’era stata moglie di Nabal, erano anch’esse prigioniere.
6 And David was greatly saddened. And the people were willing to stone him, because the soul of every man was bitter over his sons and daughters. But David was strengthened by the Lord his God.
E Davide fu grandemente angosciato perché la gente parlava di lapidarlo, essendo l’animo di tutti amareggiato a motivo dei lor figliuoli e delle loro figliuole; ma Davide si fortificò nell’Eterno, nel suo Dio.
7 And he said to the priest Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring the ephod to me.” And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
Davide disse al sacerdote Abiathar, figliuolo di Ahimelec: “Ti prego, portami qua l’efod”. E Abiathar portò l’efod a Davide.
8 And David consulted the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue these robbers, and will I overtake them, or not?” And the Lord said to him: “Pursue. For without doubt, you will overtake them and find the prey.”
E Davide consultò l’Eterno, dicendo: “Debbo io dar dietro a questa banda di predoni? la raggiungerò io?” L’Eterno rispose: “Dàlle dietro, poiché certamente la raggiungerai, e potrai ricuperare ogni cosa”.
9 Therefore, David went away, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and they arrived as far as the torrent Besor. And certain ones, being weary, stayed there.
Davide dunque andò coi seicento uomini che avea seco, e giunsero al torrente Besor, dove quelli ch’erano rimasti indietro si fermarono:
10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men. For two hundred stayed, who, being weary, were not able to cross the torrent Besor.
ma Davide continuò l’inseguimento con quattrocento uomini: duecento erano rimasti addietro, troppo stanchi per poter attraversare il torrente Besor.
11 And they found an Egyptian man in the field, and they led him to David. And they gave him bread, so that he might eat, and water, so that he might drink,
Trovarono per la campagna un Egiziano, e lo menarono a Davide. Gli diedero del pane, ch’egli mangiò, e dell’acqua da bere;
12 and also a section of a mass of dried figs, and two clusters of dried grapes. And when he had eaten, his spirit returned, and he was refreshed. For he had not eaten bread, nor drank water, for three days and three nights.
e gli diedero un pezzo di schiacciata di fichi secchi e due picce d’uva. Quand’egli ebbe mangiato, si riebbe, perché non avea mangiato pane né bevuto acqua per tre giorni e tre notti.
13 And so David said to him: “To whom do you belong? Or where are you from? And where are you going?” And he said: “I am a young man of Egypt, the servant of an Amalekite man. But my lord abandoned me, because I began to be sick the day before yesterday.
Davide gli chiese: “A chi appartieni? e di dove sei? Quegli rispose: “Sono un giovine egiziano, servo di un Amalekita; e il mio padrone m’ha abbandonato perché tre giorni fa caddi infermo.
14 For indeed, we broke forth to the southern side of Cherethi, and against Judah, and to the south of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag with fire.”
Abbiam fatto una scorreria nel mezzogiorno dei Kerethei, sul territorio di Giuda e nel mezzogiorno di Caleb, e abbiamo incendiato Tsiklag”.
15 And David said to him, “Are you able to lead me to this battle line?” And he said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me, and that you will not deliver me into the hands of my lord, and I will lead you to this battle line.” And David swore to him.
Davide gli disse: “Vuoi tu condurmi giù dov’è quella banda?” Quegli rispose: “Giurami per il nome di Dio che non mi ucciderai e non mi darai nelle mani del mio padrone, e io ti menerò giù dov’è quella banda”.
16 And when he had led him, behold, they were stretched out on the face of the land everywhere, eating and drinking and celebrating, as if it were a feast day, because of all the prey and spoils that they had taken from the land of the Philistines, and from the land of Judah.
E quand’ei l’ebbe menato là, ecco che gli Amalekiti erano sparsi dappertutto per la campagna, mangiando, bevendo, e facendo festa, a motivo del gran bottino che avean portato via dal paese dei Filistei e da paese di Giuda.
17 And David struck them down from evening until the evening of the next day. And no one among them escaped, except four hundred youths, who had climbed on camels and fled.
Davide diè loro addosso dalla sera di quel giorno fino alla sera dell’indomani; e non uno ne scampò, tranne quattrocento giovani, che montarono su dei cammelli e fuggirono.
18 Therefore, David rescued all that the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.
Davide ricuperò tutto quello che gli Amalekiti aveano portato via, e liberò anche le sue due mogli.
19 And nothing was missing, from small even to great, among the sons and daughters, and among the spoils, and among everything whatsoever that they had seized. David returned it all.
E non vi mancò alcuno, né dei piccoli né dei grandi, né de’ figliuoli né delle figliuole, né alcun che del bottino, né cosa alcuna che gli Amalekiti avessero presa. Davide ricondusse via tutto.
20 And he took all the flocks and the herds, and he drove them before his face. And they said, “This is the prey of David.”
Davide riprese anche tutti i greggi e tutti gli armenti; e quelli che menavano questo bestiame e camminavano alla sua testa, dicevano: “Questo è il bottino di Davide!”
21 Then David arrived at the two hundred men, who, being weary, had stayed, for they had not been able to follow David, and he had ordered them to remain at the torrent Besor. And they went out to meet David, and the people who were with him. Then David, drawing near to the people, greeted them peacefully.
Poi Davide tornò verso quei duecento uomini che per la grande stanchezza non gli avevano potuto tener dietro, e che egli avea fatti rimanere al torrente Besor. Quelli si fecero avanti incontro a Davide e alla gente ch’era con lui. E Davide, accostatosi a loro, li salutò.
22 And all the wicked and iniquitous men, out of the men who had gone with David, responding, said: “Since they did not go with us, we will not give to them anything from the prey that we have rescued. But let his wife and children be enough for each of them; when they have accepted this, they may go back.”
Allora tutti i tristi e i perversi fra gli uomini che erano andati con Davide, presero a dire: “Giacché costoro non son venuti con noi, non darem loro nulla del bottino che abbiamo ricuperato; tranne a ciascun di loro la sua moglie e i suoi figliuoli; se li menino via, e se ne vadano!”
23 But David said: “You shall not do this, my brothers, with these things that the Lord has delivered to us, for he has preserved us, and he has given into our hands the robbers who broke out among us.
Ma Davide disse: “Non fate così, fratelli miei, riguardo alle cose che l’Eterno ci ha date: Egli che ci ha protetti, e ha dato nelle nostre mani la banda ch’era venuta contro di noi.
24 And so, let no one heed you over these words. But equal shall be the portion of him who descended to the battle, and of him who remained with the supplies, and they will divide it alike.”
E chi vi darebbe retta in quest’affare? Qual è la parte di chi scende alla battaglia, tale dev’essere la parte di colui che rimane presso il bagaglio; faranno tra loro le parti uguali.
25 And this has been done from that day and thereafter. And it was established as a statute, and as if a law, in Israel even to this day.
E da quel giorno in poi si fece così; Davide ne fece in Israele una legge e una norma, che han durato fino al dì d’oggi.
26 Then David went to Ziklag, and he sent gifts from the prey to the elders of Judah, his neighbors, saying, “Receive a blessing from the prey of the enemies of the Lord,”
Quando Davide fu tornato a Tsiklag, mandò parte di quel bottino agli anziani di Giuda, suoi amici, dicendo: “Eccovi un dono che viene dal bottino preso ai nemici dell’Eterno”.
27 to those who were in Bethel, and who were in Ramoth toward the south, and who were in Jattir,
Ne mandò a quelli di Bethel, a quelli di Ramoth del mezzogiorno, a quelli di Jattir,
28 and who were in Aroer, and who were in Siphmoth, and who were in Eshtemoa,
a quelli d’Aroer, a quelli di Simoth, a quelli d’Eshtemoa,
29 and who were in Racal, and who were in the cities of Jerahmeel, and who were in the cities of Keni,
a quelli di Racal, a quelli delle città degli Ierahmeeliti, a quelli delle città dei Kenei,
30 and who were in Hormah, and who were at the lake of Ashan, and who were in Athach,
a quelli di Horma, a quelli di Cor-Ashan, a quelli di Athac,
31 and who were in Hebron, and to the remainder who were in those places where David had stayed, he and his men.
a quelli di Hebron, e a quelli di tutti i luoghi che Davide e la sua gente aveano percorso.
