1 Kings 15
1 After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 18 years, Abijah became the king of Judah.
Nell'anno diciottesimo del re Geroboamo, figlio di Nebàt, divenne re su Giuda Abiam.
2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah, the granddaughter of [David’s son] Absalom.
Egli regnò tre anni in Gerusalemme. Sua madre si chiamava Maaca, figlia di Assalonne.
3 Abijah committed the same kind of sins that his father had committed. He was not fully dedicated/committed to Yahweh his God, as his grandfather David had been.
Egli imitò tutti i peccati che suo padre aveva commessi prima di lui; il suo cuore non fu sottomesso al Signore suo Dio, come lo era stato il cuore di Davide suo antenato.
4 But, because of [what Yahweh his God had promised to] David, Yahweh gave Abijah a son [MET] to rule in Jerusalem after him, and in order to protect Jerusalem [from their enemies].
Ma, per amore di Davide, il Signore suo Dio gli concesse una lampada in Gerusalemme, innalzandone il figlio dopo di lui e rendendo stabile Gerusalemme,
5 Yahweh did that because David had always done what pleased Yahweh and because David had always obeyed Yahweh. The only time when he disobeyed Yahweh was when he caused Uriah [to be killed].
perché Davide aveva fatto ciò che è giusto agli occhi del Signore e non aveva traviato dai comandi che il Signore gli aveva impartiti, durante tutta la sua vita, se si eccettua il caso di Uria l'Hittita.
6 There were wars between [the armies of] Rehoboam and Jeroboam all during the time that Abijah ruled.
Le altre gesta di Abiam, tutte le sue azioni, sono descritte nel libro delle Cronache dei re di Giuda.
7 Everything else that Abijah did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
Ci fu guerra fra Abiam e Geroboamo.
8 Abijah died [EUP] and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, and his son Asa became king.
Abiam si addormentò con i suoi padri; lo seppellirono nella città di Davide e al suo posto divenne re suo figlio Asa.
9 After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 20 years, Asa started to rule Judah.
Nell'anno ventesimo di Geroboamo, re di Israele, divenne re su Giuda Asa.
10 He ruled in Jerusalem for 41 years. His grandmother was Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom.
Costui regnò quarantun anni in Gerusalemme. Sua madre si chiamava Maaca, figlia di Assalonne.
11 Asa did what was pleasing to Yahweh, as his ancestor David had done.
Asa, come Davide suo antenato, fece ciò che è giusto agli occhi del Signore.
12 He got rid of the male prostitutes that were at the places where the people worshiped idols, and he also got rid of all the idols that his ancestors had made.
Eliminò i prostituti sacri dal paese e allontanò tutti gli idoli eretti da suo padre.
13 He also removed his grandmother Maacah so that she no longer had influence in the government [because of] being the mother of a previous king. He did that because she had made a disgusting [wooden] statue of the goddess Asherah. Asa [told his workers to] cut down the statue and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
Anche sua madre Maaca egli privò della dignità di regina madre, perché essa aveva eretto un obbrobrio in onore di Asera; Asa abbattè l'obbrobrio e lo bruciò nella valle del torrente Cedron.
14 He was not able to destroy all the places where the people worshiped [idols] on the high hills, but he continued to be dedicated/committed to Yahweh his entIre life.
Ma non scomparvero le alture, anche se il cuore di Asa si mantenne integro nei riguardi del Signore per tutta la sua vita.
15 He [told his workers to] place in the temple all the items that his father had dedicated to God, and all the gold and silver things that he had dedicated to God.
Fece portare nel tempio le offerte consacrate da suo padre e quelle consacrate da lui stesso, consistenti in argento, oro e vasi.
16 There were wars between [the armies of] Asa and Baasha, the king of Israel, all during the time that they ruled.
Ci fu guerra fra Asa e Baasa, re di Israele, per tutta la loro vita.
17 Baasha’s army invaded Judah. They captured Ramah [town north of Jerusalem]. Then they started to build a wall around it in order to prevent people from entering or leaving the area in Judah that was ruled by King Asa.
Baasa, re di Israele, assalì Giuda; egli fortificò Rama per impedire le comunicazioni con Asa re di Giuda.
18 So Asa [told] his workers [to] take all the silver and gold that was still in the storerooms in the temple and in the palace. He told them to take it to Damascus and give it to King Ben-Hadad who ruled Syria. Ben-Hadad was the son of Tabrimmon and grandson of Hezion. He told the workers to say this to Ben-Hadad:
Asa prese tutto l'argento e l'oro depositato nei tesori del tempio e nei tesori della reggia, li consegnò ai suoi ministri, che li portarono per ordine del re Asa a Ben-Hadàd, figlio di Tab-Rimmòn, figlio di Chezion, re d'Aram, che risiedeva in Damasco, con la proposta:
19 “I want there to be a peace treaty between you and me, like there was between your father and my father. For that reason, I am giving you this silver and gold. So now please cancel the treaty that you made with Baasha, the king of Israel, in order that he will take his soldiers away from attacking mine, [because he will be afraid of your army].”
«Ci sia un'alleanza fra me e te, come ci fu fra mio padre e tuo padre. Ecco ti mando un dono d'argento e d'oro. Su, rompi la tua alleanza con Baasa, re di Israele, sì che egli si ritiri da me».
20 [So the workers went and gave the message to] Ben-Hadad, [and he] did what Asa suggested. He sent his army commanders [and their soldiers] to attack some of the towns in Israel. They captured Ijon, Dan, Abel-Beth-Maacah, the area near Galilee Lake, and all the land of [the tribe of] Naphtali.
Ben-Hadàd ascoltò il re Asa; mandò contro le città di Israele i capi delle sue forze armate, occupò Iion, Dan, Abel-Bet-Maaca e l'intera regione di Genèsaret, compreso tutto il territorio di Nèftali.
21 When Baasha heard about that, he [told his soldiers to] stop working at Ramah. He [and his soldiers returned to] Tirzah [and] stayed there.
Quando lo seppe, Baasa smise di fortificare Rama e tornò in Tirza.
22 Then King Asa sent a message to all the [people in the] towns in Judah, stating that they all were required to go to Ramah and carry away the stones and timber that Baasha’s soldiers had been using to build a wall around the city. With those stones and timber they fortified Mizpah [city north of Jerusalem], and Geba, [a town] in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin.
Allora il re Asa convocò tutti quelli di Giuda, senza esclusione alcuna; costoro presero da Rama le pietre e il legname che Baasa aveva usato per le costruzioni. Con tale materiale il re Asa fortificò Gheba di Beniamino e Mizpà.
23 Everything else that Asa did, the armies that his soldiers defeated, and the names of the cities that he caused to be fortified, are [RHQ] written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’. But when Asa became old, he got a disease in his feet.
Le altre gesta di Asa, tutte le sue prodezze e tutte le sue azioni, le città che egli edificò, sono descritte nel libro delle Cronache dei re di Giuda. Egli nella sua vecchiaia ebbe la podàgra.
24 He died [EUP] and was buried where his ancestors were buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then his son Jehoshaphat became king.
Asa si addormentò con i suoi padri; fu sepolto nella città di Davide suo antenato e al suo posto divenne re suo figlio Giòsafat.
25 After Asa had been the king of Judah for almost two years, King Jeroboam’s son Nadab started to rule Israel. He ruled for two years.
Nadàb, figlio di Geroboamo, divenne re d'Israele nell'anno secondo di Asa, re di Giuda, e regnò su Israele tre anni.
26 He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil. His behavior was sinful like his father’s behavior had been, and what he did led the people of Israel to sin.
Egli fece ciò che è male agli occhi del Signore, imitando la condotta di suo padre e il peccato che questi aveva fatto commettere a Israele.
27 [A man named] Baasha, from the tribe of Issachar, planned to harm him. He killed Nadab when Nadab and his army had surrounded Gibbethon [city] in the Philistia area.
Contro di lui congiurò Baasa figlio di Achia, della casa di Issacar, e lo assassinò in Ghibbeton che apparteneva ai Filistei, mentre Nadàb e tutto Israele assediavano Ghibbeton.
28 That [DOU] was when Asa had been [the king ruling] Judah for almost three years. Then Baasha became the king of Israel.
Baasa lo uccise nell'anno terzo di Asa re di Giuda, e divenne re al suo posto.
29 As soon as Baasha became king, [he commanded his soldiers to] kill all of Jeroboam’s family. Doing what Yahweh had told the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh would happen, they killed all of Jeroboam’s family. None of them (was left/remained alive).
Appena divenuto re, egli distrusse tutta la famiglia di Geroboamo: non lasciò vivo nessuno di quella stirpe, ma la distrusse tutta, secondo la parola del Signore pronunziata per mezzo del suo servo Achia di Silo,
30 That happened because Yahweh had become very angry with Jeroboam because of all the sins that Jeroboam had committed, and because of the sins that he had persuaded the people of Israel to commit.
a causa dei peccati di Geroboamo, commessi da lui e fatti commettere a Israele, e a causa dello sdegno a cui aveva provocato il Signore Dio di Israele.
31 Everything else that Nadab did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
Le altre gesta di Nadàb e tutte le sue azioni sono descritte nel libro delle Cronache dei re di Israele.
32 There were wars between [the armies of] King Asa and King Baasha all the time that they ruled.
Ci fu guerra fra Asa e Baasa, re di Israele, per tutta la loro vita.
33 After Asa had been the king of Judah for almost three years, Baasha, the son of Ahijah, started to rule Israel at Tirzah [city]. He ruled for 24 years.
Nell'anno terzo di Asa, re di Giuda, Baasa, figlio di Achia, divenne re d'Israele in Tirza. Regnò ventiquattro anni.
34 He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil, and his behavior was sinful like his father’s had been, and he led the people of Israel to sin.
Fece ciò che è male agli occhi del Signore, imitando la condotta di Geroboamo e il peccato che questi aveva fatto commettere a Israele.
