1 Chronicles 19
1 Some time later, Nahash, the king of the Ammon people-group, died. Then his son Hanun became their king.
Or avvenne, dopo queste cose, che Nahash, re dei figliuoli di Ammon, morì, e il suo figliuolo regnò in luogo di lui.
2 [When] David [heard about that, he] thought [to himself], “Nahash was kind to me, so I will be kind to his son.” So David sent some officials there, to tell Hanun that he was sorry to hear that Hanun’s father [had died]. But when David’s officials came to Hanun in the land where the Ammon people-group lived,
Davide disse: “Io voglio usare benevolenza verso Hanun, figliuolo di Nahash, perché suo padre ne usò verso di me”. E Davide inviò dei messi a consolarlo della perdita del padre. Ma quando i servi di Davide furon giunti nel paese dei figliuoli di Ammon presso Hanun per consolarlo,
3 the leaders of the Ammon people-group said to Hanun, “Do you think that it is really to honor your father that King David is sending these men to say that he is sorry that your father died? [We think that] his men have come to (look around/spy) our city in order to determine how his [army] can conquer us.”
i principi de’ figliuoli di Ammon dissero ad Hanun: “Credi tu che Davide t’abbia mandato dei consolatori per onorar tuo padre? I suoi servi non son eglino piuttosto venuti per esplorare la città e distruggerla e per spiare il paese?”
4 Hanun [believed what they said, so he commanded some soldiers to] seize the officials whom David had sent, and shave off their beards, and [insult them by] cutting off the lower part of their robes, and then send them away. [So his soldiers did that].
Allora Hanun prese i servi di Davide, li fece radere e fece lor tagliare la metà delle vesti fino alle natiche, poi li rimandò.
5 The officials were greatly humiliated/ashamed. When David found out about what had happened to his officials, he sent some messengers to them to tell them, “Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown again, and then return home.”
Intanto vennero alcuni ad informar Davide del modo con cui quegli uomini erano stati trattati; e Davide mandò gente ad incontrarli, perch’essi erano oltremodo confusi. E il re fece dir loro: “Restate a Gerico finché vi sia ricresciuta la barba, poi tornerete”.
6 Then the [leaders of the] Ammon people-group realized that they had greatly insulted [IDM] David. So Hanun and some of his officials sent about (37,000 pounds/34,000 kg.) of silver to hire chariots and chariot-drivers from [the] Aram-Naharaim, Aram-Maacah and Zobah [regions of Syria northeast of Israel].
I figliuoli di Ammon videro che s’erano attirati l’odio di Davide; e Hanun e gli Ammoniti mandarono mille talenti d’argento per prendere al loro soldo dei carri e dei cavalieri presso i Siri di Mesopotamia e presso i Siri di Maaca e di Tsoba.
7 They hired 32,000 chariots and chariot-drivers, as well as the king of [the] Maacah [region] and his army. They came and set up their tents near Medeba [town in Moab region]. The soldiers from the Ammon people-group also marched out and (stood in their positions/arranged themselves for battle) [at the entrance to their capital city, Rabbah].
E presero al loro soldo trentaduemila carri e il re di Maaca col suo popolo, i quali vennero ad accamparsi dirimpetto a Medeba. E i figliuoli di Ammon si raunarono dalle loro città, per andare a combattere.
8 When David heard about that, he sent Joab and all his army.
Quando Davide udì questo, inviò contro di loro Joab e tutto l’esercito degli uomini di valore.
9 The soldiers of the Ammon people-group came out of their city and lined up for battle at the entrance to [their capital city, Rabbah]. Meanwhile, the other kings who had come [with their armies] stood in their positions in the open fields.
I figliuoli di Ammon uscirono e si disposero in ordine di battaglia alla porta della città; e i re ch’erano venuti in loro soccorso stavano a parte nella campagna.
10 Joab saw that there were groups of enemy soldiers in front of his troops and behind his troops. So he selected some of the best Israeli troops and put them in positions to fight against the soldiers of Syria.
Or come Joab vide che quelli eran pronti ad attaccarlo di fronte e alle spalle, scelse un corpo fra gli uomini migliori d’Israele, lo dispose in ordine di battaglia contro i Siri,
11 He appointed his [older] brother Abishai to be the commander of his other soldiers and he told them to (stand in their positions/arrange themselves) in front of [the army of] the Ammon people-group.
e mise il resto del popolo sotto gli ordini del suo fratello Abishai, che li dispose di fronte ai figliuoli di Ammon;
12 Joab said to them, “If the soldiers from Syria are too strong for us to defeat them, then your soldiers must come and help us. But if the soldiers from the Ammon people-group are too strong for you to defeat them, then my soldiers will come and help your men.
e disse ad Abishai: “Se i Siri son più forti di me, tu mi darai soccorso; e se i figliuoli di Ammon son più forti di te, andrò io a soccorrerti.
13 We must be strong/courageous, and fight hard to [defend] our people and our cities (that belong to/where we worship) our God. I will pray that Yahweh will do what he considers to be good.”
Abbi coraggio, e dimostriamoci forti per il nostro popolo e per le città del nostro Dio; e faccia l’Eterno quello che a lui piacerà”.
14 So Joab and his troops [advanced to] fight the army of Syria, and the soldiers from Syria ran away from them.
Poi Joab, con la gente che avea seco, s’avanzò per attaccare i Siri, i quali fuggirono d’innanzi a lui.
15 And when the soldiers of the Ammon people-group saw that the soldiers from Syria were running away, they also started to run away from Abishai and his army, and they retreated back inside the city. So Joab [and his army] returned to Jerusalem.
E come i figliuoli di Ammon videro che i Siri eran fuggiti, fuggirono anch’essi d’innanzi ad Abishai, fratello di Joab, e rientrarono nella città. Allora Joab se ne tornò a Gerusalemme.
16 After [the leaders of the army of] Syria realized that they had been defeated by [the army of] Israel, they sent messengers to [another part of Syria on] the east side of the [Euphrates] river, and brought troops from there [to the battle area], with Shophach, the commander of Hadadezer’s army, leading them.
I Siri, vedendosi sconfitti da Israele, inviarono de’ messi e fecero venire i Siri che abitavano di là dal fiume. Shofac, capo dell’esercito di Hadarezer, era alla loro testa.
17 When David heard about that, he gathered all the Israeli soldiers, and they crossed the Jordan [River]. They advanced and took their battle positions to attack the army of Syria.
E la cosa fu riferita a Davide, che radunò tutto Israele, passò il Giordano, marciò contro di loro e si dispose in ordine di battaglia contro ad essi. E come Davide si fu disposto in ordine di battaglia contro i Siri, questi impegnarono l’azione con lui.
18 But the army of Syria ran away from the soldiers of Israel. However, David’s soldiers killed 7,000 of their chariot-drivers and 40,000 other soldiers. They also killed Shophach, their army commander.
Ma i Siri fuggirono d’innanzi a Israele; e Davide uccise ai Siri gli uomini di settecento carri e quarantamila fanti, e uccise pure Shofac, capo dell’esercito.
19 When the kings who had been ruled by Hadadezer realized that they had been defeated by the Israeli army, they made peace with David, and agreed to allow him to rule them. So the rulers of Syria did not want to help the rulers of the Ammon people-group any more.
E quando i servi di Hadarezer si videro sconfitti da Israele, fecero pace con Davide, e furono a lui soggetti. E i Siri non vollero più recar soccorso ai figliuoli di Ammon.
