1 Chronicles 20
1 [In that region], kings usually went [with their armies] to fight [their enemies] (in the springtime/when the cold season ended). But that year, David [did not do that. Instead, he] stayed in Jerusalem, and he sent [his commander] Joab [to lead the army]. Joab took his troops. They [crossed the Jordan River and] ruined the land of the Ammon people-group. Then they went to Rabbah, [the capital city, ] and surrounded it. David stayed in Jerusalem [for a while. But later he took more troops and went to help] Joab. Their armies attacked Rabbah and destroyed it.
Or avvenne che, in capo dell'anno, al tempo che i re sogliono uscire [alla guerra], Ioab condusse fuori l'esercito, e guastò il paese de' figliuoli di Ammon; poi venne, e pose l'assedio a Rabba; ma Davide dimorò in Gerusalemme; e Ioab percosse Rabba, e la disfece.
2 Then David took the crown from the head of the king of Rabbah (OR, from the head of their god Milcom) and put it on his own head. It [was very heavy; it] weighed (75 pounds/34 kg.), and it had many very valuable stones [fastened to it]. They also took many other valuable things from the city.
E Davide prese la corona di Malcam d'in su la testa di esso, e trovò che pesava un talento d'oro, e [vi erano] delle pietre preziose; e fu [posta] sopra il capo di Davide. Egli ne portò eziandio le spoglie della città, ch'[erano] in grandissima quantità.
3 Then they brought the people out of the city and forced them to [work for their army, ] using saws and iron picks and axes. David’s soldiers did this in all the cities of the Ammon people-group. Then David and all of his army returned to Jerusalem.
E trasse fuori il popolo, e lo mise in pezzi con seghe, e con trebbie di ferro, e con mannaie. E così fece Davide a tutte le città de' figliuoli di Ammon. Poi se ne ritornò, con tutto il popolo, in Gerusalemme.
4 Later, [David’s army] fought a battle with the army of Philistia, at Gezer [city]. During the battle Sibbecai, from Hushah [clan], killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rapha [giants]. So the armies of Philistia were defeated.
DOPO queste cose, avvenne che si mosse guerra contro a' Filistei, in Ghezer. Allora Sibbecai Hussatita percosse Sippai, [ch'era] della progenie di Rafa; ed [i Filistei] furono abbassati.
5 In another battle against the soldiers of Philistia, Elhanan, the son of Jair, killed Lahmi, the [younger] brother of [the giant] Goliath from Gath [town], who had a spear which was as thick as a weaver’s rod.
Vi fu ancora un'[altra] guerra contro a' Filistei, nella quale Elhanan, figliuolo di Iair, percosse Lachmi, fratello di Goliat, Ghitteo, l'asta della cui lancia [era] come un subbio di tessitore.
6 There was another battle near Gath. A (huge man/giant) was there who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He was descended from [the] Rapha [giants].
Vi fu ancora un'[altra] guerra in Gat, dove si trovò un uomo di [grande] statura, il quale aveva sei dita [in ciascuna mano, ed in ciascun piè]; [sì ch'erano in tutto] ventiquattro; ed [era] anch'egli della progenie di Rafa.
7 When he made fun of the soldiers of Israel, Jonathan, the son of David’s [older] brother Shimea, killed him.
Ed egli schernì Israele; ma Gionatan, figliuolo di Sima, fratello di Davide, lo percosse.
8 Those were some of the descendants of [the] Rapha [giants] who had lived in Gath, who were killed [MTY] by David and his soldiers.
Questi nacquero in Gat, della schiatta di Rafa, e furono morti per mano di Davide, e per mano de' suoi servitori.
