1 Chronicles 14
1 One day Hiram, the king of Tyre [city], sent some messengers to David [to talk about making an agreement between their countries]. Then Hiram sent cedar logs, bricklayers, and carpenters to build a palace for David.
Hiram, re di Tiro, inviò a Davide de’ messi, del legname di cedro, dei muratori e dei legnaiuoli, per edificargli una casa.
2 [When that happened, ] David knew that Yahweh had truly caused him to be the king of Israel, and that he had caused his kingdom to be greatly respected. Yahweh did this because [he loved] his Israeli people.
Allora Davide riconobbe che l’Eterno lo stabiliva saldamente come re d’Israele, giacché la sua dignità reale era grandemente esaltata per amore d’Israele, del popolo di Dio.
3 David married more women in Jerusalem, and [those women] gave birth to more sons and daughters for him.
Davide si prese ancora delle mogli a Gerusalemme, e generò ancora figliuoli e figliuole.
4 The names of the children that were born to him there in Jerusalem are Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
Questi sono i nomi dei figliuoli che gli nacquero a Gerusalemme: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Salomone,
5 Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,
Jbhar, Elishua, Elpelet,
6 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
Noga, Nefeg, Jafia,
7 Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
Elishama, Beeliada ed Elifelet.
8 When the army of Philistia heard that David has been appointed to be king of all of Israel, they came to capture him. But David heard that they were coming, so he [and his soldiers] marched out to fight against them.
Or quando i Filistei ebbero udito che Davide era stato unto re di tutto Israele, saliron tutti in cerca di lui; e Davide, saputolo, uscì loro incontro.
9 The army of Philistia had attacked the people in the Rephaim Valley [southwest of Jerusalem] and had robbed them.
I Filistei giunsero e si sparsero per la valle dei Refaim.
10 David asked God, “Should [my men and] I go and attack the army of Philistia? [If we go, ] will you enable us to defeat [IDM] them?” Yahweh replied, “Yes, go, and I will enable you to defeat [IDM] them.”
Allora Davide consultò Dio, dicendo: “Salirò io contro i Filistei? E me li darai tu nelle mani?” L’Eterno gli rispose: “Sali, e io li darò nelle tue mani”.
11 So David and his men went up to a town where the soldiers of Philistia were staying and defeated them. Then David said, “God has enabled me [and my soldiers] to overwhelm my enemies like [MET] a flood.” So they named that place {That place is called} ‘Baal-Perazim’ [which means ‘Yahweh breaks through’].
I Filistei dunque salirono a Baal-Peratsim, dove Davide li sconfisse, e disse: “Iddio ha rotto i miei nemici per mano mia come quando le acque rompono le dighe”. Perciò fu dato a quel luogo il nome di Baal-Peratsim.
12 [As the soldiers of Philistia fled], they left their idols there. So David commanded his soldiers to burn those idols.
I Filistei lasciaron quivi i loro dèi, che per ordine di Davide, furon dati alle fiamme.
13 But soon the army of Philistia attacked the people in that valley again.
Di poi i Filistei tornarono a spargersi per quella valle.
14 So again David prayed to God [to ask him what he should do], and God replied, saying “Do not attack the army of Philistia from the front. Instead, go around them, and attack them [from the rear] in front of the balsam trees.
E Davide consultò di nuovo Dio; e Dio gli disse: “Non salire dietro ad essi, allontanati e gira intorno a loro, e giungerai su di essi dal lato dei Gelsi.
15 When you hear something in the tops of the balsam trees that sounds like [soldiers] marching, attack them. I, God, will have gone ahead of you to enable you to defeat the army of Philistia.”
E quando udrai un rumor di passi tra le vette dei gelsi, esci subito all’attacco, perché Dio marcerà alla tua testa per sconfiggere l’esercito dei Filistei”.
16 So David did what God commanded him to do, and he and his army defeated the army of Philistia, all the way from Gibeon [city in the east] to Gezer [city in the west].
Davide fece come Dio gli avea comandato, e gl’Israeliti sconfissero l’esercito dei Filistei da Gabaon a Ghezer.
17 So David became famous in all the nearby countries, and Yahweh caused [the leaders of] all the [nearby] nations to be afraid of him.
E la fama di Davide si sparse per tutti i paesi, e l’Eterno fece sì ch’egli incutesse spavento a tutte le genti.
