1 Samuel 13
1 Saul was [thirty] years old when he began to reign; and, when he had reigned two years over Israel,
Saul aveva trent’anni quando cominciò a regnare; e regnò quarantadue anni sopra Israele.
2 Saul chose him three thousand men out of Israel, of whom there were with Saul, two thousand in Michmash and in the hill-country of Bethel, and, a thousand, were with Jonathan, in Gibeah of Benjamin, —but, the rest of the people, he let go, every man to his own home.
Saul si scelse tremila uomini d’Israele: duemila stavano con lui a Micmas e sul monte di Bethel, e mille con Gionathan a Ghibea di Beniamino; e rimandò il resto del popolo, ognuno alla sua tenda.
3 Then did Jonathan smite the garrison of Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it, —and, Saul, blew with a horn throughout all the land saying, Let the Hebrews hear!
Gionathan batté la guarnigione de’ Filistei che stava a Gheba, e i Filistei lo seppero; e Saul fe’ sonar la tromba per tutto il paese, dicendo: “Lo sappiano gli Ebrei!”
4 And, all Israel, heard say—Saul hath smitten the garrison of the Philistines, Moreover, also, Israel have made themselves odious among the Philistines, —so the people were called together to follow Saul, to Gilgal.
E tutto Israele sentì dire: “Saul ha battuto la guarnigione de’ Filistei, e Israele è venuto in odio ai Filistei”. Così il popolo fu convocato a Ghilgal per seguir Saul.
5 And, the Philistines, gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, a people also like the sand that is on the sea-shore for multitude, —and they came up, and encamped in Michmash, east of Beth-aven.
E il Filistei si radunarono per combattere contro Israele; aveano trentamila carri, seimila cavalieri, e gente numerosa come la rena ch’è sul lido del mare. Saliron dunque e si accamparono a Micmas, a oriente di Beth-Aven.
6 So, the men of Israel, saw they were in a strait, for the people had been harassed, —and the people had hidden themselves in caves, and in thickets, and among cliffs, and in holes, and in pits.
Or gl’Israeliti, vedendosi ridotti a mal partito, perché il popolo era messo alle strette, si nascosero nelle caverne, nelle macchie, tra le rocce, nelle buche e nelle cisterne.
7 And, Hebrews, had passed over the Jordan, to the land of Gad, and Gilead, —but, Saul, was yet in Gilgal, and all the people, trembled after him.
Ci furon degli Ebrei che passarono il Giordano, per andare nel paese di Gad e di Galaad. Quanto a Saul, egli era ancora a Ghilgal, e tutto il popolo che lo seguiva, tremava.
8 And he waited seven days, by the set time that Samuel had named, but Samuel came not to Gilgal, —and the people were scattered from him.
Egli aspettò sette giorni, secondo il termine fissato da Samuele; ma Samuele non giungeva a Ghilgal, e il popolo cominciò a disperdersi e ad abbandonarlo.
9 Then said Saul, Bring near unto me, the ascending-sacrifice and the peace-offerings. And he offered up the ascending-sacrifice.
Allora Saul disse: “Menatemi l’olocausto e i sacrifizi di azioni di grazie”; e offerse l’olocausto.
10 And it came to pass, as he had made an end of offering up the ascending-sacrifice, lo! Samuel, had come, —and Saul went out to meet him, that he might bless him.
E come finiva d’offrir l’olocausto, ecco che arrivò Samuele; e Saul gli uscì incontro per salutarlo.
11 Then said Samuel—What hast thou done? And Saul said—Because I saw that the people had been scattered from me, and, thou, hadst not come within the appointed days, and, the Philistines, had gathered themselves together to Michmash,
Ma Samuele gli disse: “Che hai tu fatto?” Saul rispose: “Siccome vedevo che il popolo si disperdeva e m’abbandonava, che tu non giungevi nel giorno stabilito, e che i Filistei erano adunati a Micmas, mi son detto:
12 therefore I said—Now, will the Philistines come down against me, at Gilgal, but, the face of Yahweh, have I not appeased: So I forced myself, and offered up the ascending-sacrifice.
Ora i Filistei mi piomberanno addosso a Ghilgal, e io non ho ancora implorato l’Eterno! Così, mi son fatto violenza, ed ho offerto l’olocausto”.
13 And Samuel said unto Saul—Thou hast shewn thyself foolish, —thou hast not kept the commandment of Yahweh thy God, which he commanded thee, for, now, would Yahweh have established thy kingdom unto Israel until times age-abiding;
Allora Samuele disse a Saul: “Tu hai agito stoltamente; non hai osservato il comandamento che l’Eterno, il tuo Dio, ti avea dato. L’Eterno avrebbe stabilito il tuo regno sopra Israele in perpetuo;
14 Whereas, now, shall thy kingdom not be established, —Yahweh hath sought out for him a man after his own heart, and Yahweh hath commanded him to be leader over his people, because thou hast not kept that which Yahweh commanded thee.
ma ora il tuo regno non durerà; l’Eterno s’è cercato un uomo secondo il cuor suo, e l’Eterno l’ha destinato ad esser principe del suo popolo, giacché tu non hai osservato quel che l’Eterno t’aveva ordinato”.
15 And Samuel arose, and ascended from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people who were found with him, about six hundred men.
Poi Samuele si levò e salì da Ghilgal a Ghibea di Beniamino, e Saul fece la rassegna del popolo che si trovava con lui; eran circa seicento uomini.
16 Now, Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were found with him, were abiding in Geba of Benjamin, —but, the Philistines, had encamped in Michmash.
Or Saul, Gionathan suo figliuolo, e la gente che si trovava con essi occupavano Ghibea di Beniamino, mentre i Filistei erano accampati a Micmas.
17 And the spoilers came forth out of the camp of the Philistines, in three companies, the first company, turned unto the way of Ophrah, unto the land of Shual;
Dal campo de’ Filistei uscirono dei guastatori divisi in tre schiere: una prese la via d’Ofra, verso il paese di Shual;
18 and, the second company, turned unto the way of Beth-horon, —and, the third company, turned unto the way of the boundary that overlooketh the valley of Zeboim, towards the wilderness.
l’altra prese la via di Beth-Horon; la terza prese la via della frontiera che guarda la valle di Tseboim, verso il deserto.
19 Now, a smith, could not be found, throughout all the land of Israel—for the Philistines had said, Lest the Hebrews make sword or spear.
Or in tutto il paese d’Israele non si trovava un fabbro; poiché i Filistei aveano detto: “Vediamo che gli Ebrei non si facciano spade o lance”.
20 So all Israel went down to the Philistines, —to sharpen every man his share, and his mattock, and his axe, and his sickle.
E tutti gl’Israeliti scendevano dai Filistei per farsi aguzzare chi il suo vomero, chi la sua zappa, chi la sua scure, chi la sua vanga.
21 Howbeit they had a file for the sickles, and the mattocks, and the three-pronged forks, and the axes, —and for setting the goads.
E il prezzo dell’arrotatura era di un pim per le vanghe, per le zappe, per i tridenti, per le scuri e per aggiustare i pungoli.
22 Thus would it come to pass, in the day of battle, that there was found—neither sword nor spear, in the hand of any of the people, that were with Saul and Jonathan, but such were found belonging to Saul and to Jonathan his son.
Così avvenne che il dì della battaglia non si trovava in mano a tutta la gente, ch’era con Saul e con Gionathan, né spada né lancia; non se ne trovava che in man di Saul e di Gionathan suo figliuolo.
23 Now the garrison of the Philistines had come out to the pass of Michmash.
E la guarnigione dei Filistei uscì ad occupare il passo di Micmas.
