1 Chronicles 12
1 David went to Ziklag [town] to escape from [King] Saul. While he was there, many warriors came and joined him, and they helped him when he fought battles.
Questi sono gli uomini che raggiunsero Davide in Ziklàg, quando ancora fuggiva di fronte a Saul, figlio di Kis. Essi erano i prodi che l'aiutarono in guerra.
2 They carried bows [and arrows]. They were able to shoot arrows and to sling stones. They could use either their right arms or their left arms to do that. They were relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.
Erano armati d'arco e sapevano tirare frecce e sassi con la destra e con la sinistra; erano della tribù di Beniamino, fratelli di Saul:
3 Their leader was Ahiezer. Next in command was Joash. They were both sons of Shemaah from Gibeah [city]. [These are the names of some of those warriors: ] Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu from Anathoth [town];
Achièzer, il capo, e Ioas figli di Semaa, di Gàbaa; Ieziel e Pelet figli di Azmàvet; Beraca e Ieu di Anatòt;
4 Ishmaiah from the Gibeon [city], who was a leader of the thirty mighty warriors; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah [town];
Ismaia di Gàbaon, prode fra i Trenta e capo dei Trenta; Geremia, Iacaziel, Giovanni e Iozabàd di Ghedera;
5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph [town];
Eleuzai, Ierimòt, Bealia, Semaria, Sefatia di Carif;
6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;
Elkana, Issia, Azarel, Ioezer, Iosgibeam, Korachiti;
7 Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor [town].
Oela e Zebadia figli di Ierocam, di Ghedor.
8 Some men from the tribe of Gad [east of the Jordan River] joined David when he was at his fortress in [the caves in] the desert. They were brave warriors who were trained for fighting battles and able to use shields and spears well. They [SYN] were as fierce as [SIM, MTY] lions, and they could run as fast as [HYP, SIM] deer/gazelles on the hills/mountains.
Dei Gaditi alcuni uomini passarono a Davide nella fortezza del deserto; erano uomini valorosi, guerrieri pronti a combattere, abili nell'uso dello scudo e della lancia; sembravano leoni ed erano agili come gazzelle sui monti:
9 Ezer was their leader. Next in command was Obadiah. Next was Eliab.
Ezer era il capo, Abdia il secondo, Eliàb il terzo,
10 Next was Mishmannah. Next was Jeremiah.
Mismanna il quarto, Geremia il quinto,
11 Next was Attai. Next was Eliel.
Attài il sesto, Eliel il settimo,
12 Next was Johanan. Next was Elzabad.
Giovanni l'ottavo, Elzabàd il nono,
13 Next was [another man whose name was] Jeremiah. The last was Macbannai.
Geremia il decimo, Makbannai l'undecimo.
14 Those men from the tribe of Gad were all army officers. Some of them commanded 1,000 soldiers, and some of them commanded 100 soldiers.
Costoro erano discendenti di Gad, capi dell'esercito; il più piccolo ne comandava cento e il più grande mille.
15 They crossed [to the west side of] the Jordan [River] during March, [at the time of the year] when the river was flooded. They chased from there all the people who lived in the valleys on both sides of the river.
Questi attraversarono il Giordano nel primo mese dell'anno, mentre era in piena su tutte le rive, e misero in fuga tutti gli abitanti della valle a oriente e a occidente.
16 Some other men from the tribe of Benjamin and from Judah also came to David in his fortress.
Alcuni dei figli di Beniamino e di Giuda andarono da Davide fino alla sua fortezza.
17 David went out [of the cave] to meet them and said to them, “If you have come peacefully to help me, I am eager to have you join with me. But if you have come to enable my enemies to capture me, even though I [SYN] have not done anything to harm you, I hope/wish that the God whom our ancestors (worshiped/belonged to) will see it and condemn/punish you.”
Davide uscì loro incontro e presa la parola disse loro: «Se siete venuti da me con intenzioni pacifiche per aiutarmi, sono disposto a unirmi a voi; ma se venite per tradirmi e consegnarmi ai miei avversari, mentre io non mi abbandono affatto alla violenza, il Dio dei nostri padri veda e punisca».
18 Then [God’s] Spirit came upon Amasai, who was another leader of the thirty [greatest warriors], and he said, “David, we want to be with you; you who are the son of Jesse, we will join you. We know that things will go very well [DOU] for you and for those who are with you, because your God is helping you.”
«Siamo tuoi, Davide; con te, figlio di Iesse! Pace, pace a te, pace a chi ti aiuta, perché il tuo Dio ti aiuta». Allora lo spirito invase Amasài, capo dei Trenta: Davide li accolse e li costituì capi di schiere.
19 So David welcomed those men, and he appointed them to be leaders of his soldiers. Some men from the tribe of Manasseh also joined David when he went with the soldiers of Philistia to fight against Saul’s [army]. But David and his men did not really help the army of Philistia. After the leaders of Philistia talked [about David and his soldiers], they sent David away. They said, “If David joins his master Saul again, we will all be killed {his army will kill all of us}!”
Anche da Manàsse passarono a Davide, mentre insieme con i Filistei marciava in guerra contro Saul. Egli però non li aiutò perché nel consiglio i capi dei Filistei lo rimandarono dicendo: «A scapito delle nostre teste, egli passerebbe a Saul suo signore».
20 When David went to Ziklag, these were the men from the tribe of Manasseh who went with him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, [another man whose name was] Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each of them had been a commander of 1,000 men [in Saul’s army].
Mentre erano diretto a Ziklàg, passarono dalla sua parte i manassiti Adnach, Iozabàd, Iediaèl, Michele, Iozabàd, Eliu e Zilletai, capi di migliaia nella tribù di Manàsse.
21 They were all brave soldiers, and they helped David to fight against the groups of men who roamed throughout the country, robbing people. So those men became commanders in David’s army.
Essi aiutarono Davide contro i razziatori, perché erano tutti valorosi, e divennero capi dell'esercito.
22 Every day more men joined David’s men, and his army became large, like [SIM] the army of God (OR, a very huge army).
In verità ogni giorno passavano dalla parte di Davide per aiutarlo e così il suo divenne un accampamento enorme.
23 These are the numbers of soldiers who were ready for battle who joined David at Hebron [city]. They came to help him to become the king of Israel to replace Saul, as Yahweh had promised would happen.
Ecco le cifre dei capi armati che passarono a Davide in Ebron per effettuare, secondo l'ordine del Signore, il trasferimento del regno da Saul a lui.
24 There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.
Dei figli di Giuda, che portavano scudo e lancia: seimilaottocento armati.
25 There were 7,100 men from the tribe of Simeon. They were all strong warriors trained to fight battles.
Dei figli di Simeone, uomini valorosi in guerra: settemilacento.
26 There were 4,600 men from the tribe of Levi.
Dei figli di Levi: quattromilaseicento,
27 Jehoiada, who was a leader descended from Aaron, was in that group of descendants of Levi, and there were 3,700 men with him.
Inoltre Ioiadà, capo della famiglia di Aronne, e con lui tremilasettecento
28 Zadok, a strong young soldier, was also in that group, and there were 22 other leaders from his clan who came with him.
e Zadòk, giovane molto valoroso, e il casato con i ventidue capi.
29 There were 3,000 men from the tribe of Benjamin who were Saul’s relatives. Most of them had previously wanted one of Saul’s descendants to be the king.
Dei figli di Beniamino, fratelli di Saul: tremila, perché in massima parte essi rimasero al servizio della casa di Saul.
30 There were 20,800 men from the tribe of Ephraim who were all brave warriors and trained for fighting battles and famous in their own clans.
Dei figli di Efraim: ventimilaottocento uomini valorosi, celebri nei loro casati.
31 There were 18,000 men from the half of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived west of the Jordan River]. They were all chosen to go and help David become the king.
Di metà della tribù di Manàsse: diciottomila, scelti singolarmente per partecipare alla nomina di Davide a re.
32 There were 200 men who were leaders from the tribe of Issachar, along with their relatives. Those leaders always knew what the Israelis should do, and they knew the right time to do it.
Dei figli di Issacar, che conoscevano bene i vari tempi sì da sapere che dovesse fare Israele nei singoli casi: duecento capi e tutti i loro fratelli alle loro dipendenze.
33 There were 55,000 men from the tribe of Zebulun. They were all experienced warriors and knew how to use all kinds of weapons well. They were completely loyal to David.
Di Zàbulon: cinquantamila, arruolati in un esercito, pronti per la battaglia con tutte le armi da guerra, disposti ad aiutare senza doppiezza.
34 There were 1,000 officers from the tribe of Naphtali. With them were 37,000 soldiers, each carrying shields and spears.
Di Nèftali: mille capi e con loro trentasettemila dotati di scudo e di lancia.
35 There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.
Dei Daniti: ventottomilaseicento, armati per la guerra.
36 There were 47,000 experienced soldiers from the tribe of Asher, all trained to fight battles.
Di Aser: quarantamila guerrieri, pronti per la battaglia.
37 There were also 120,000 soldiers from the area east of the Jordan [River who joined David]. They were from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh. They had all kinds of weapons.
Dalla Transgiordania, ossia dei Rubeniti, dei Gaditi e di metà della tribù di Manàsse: centoventimila con tutte le armi di guerra.
38 All those men were soldiers who volunteered to be in David’s army. They came to Hebron wanting very much to enable David to be the king of all of the Israeli people.
Tutti costoro, guerrieri pronti a marciare, con cuore leale si presentarono in Ebron per proclamare Davide re su tutto Israele; anche il resto di Israele era concorde nel proclamare re Davide.
39 The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their families had given them food to take with them.
Rimasero lì con Davide tre giorni mangiando e bevendo quanto i fratelli avevano preparato per loro.
40 Also, their fellow Israelis came from as far away as the area where the tribes of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali lived, bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. They brought a lot of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, [olive] oil, cattle and sheep. And throughout Israel, the people were very joyful.
Anche i loro vicini e perfino da Issacar, da Zàbulon e da Nèftali avevano portato cibarie con asini, cammelli, muli e buoi: farina, schiacciate di fichi, uva passa, vino, olio, buoi e pecore in gran quantità, perché c'era allegria in Israele.
