1 Samuel 14
1 One day, Jonathan said to the young man who carried his weapons, “Come with me; we will go over to where the Philistia soldiers have put up their tents.” [So they went], but Jonathan did not tell his father [what they were going to do].
Un giorno Giònata, figlio di Saul, disse al suo scudiero: «Su vieni, portiamoci fino all'appostamento dei Filistei che sta qui di fronte». Ma non disse nulla a suo padre.
2 On that day, Saul and the 600 soldiers who were with him were sitting around a pomegranate tree at a place where the people threshed grain, near Gibeah.
Saul se ne stava al limitare di Gàbaa sotto il melograno che si trova in Migròn; la sua gente era di circa seicento uomini.
3 Ahijah the priest was also there. He was wearing the sacred vest. Ahijah was the son of Ahitub, who was a brother of Ichabod. Ichabod and Ahitub were the sons of Phinehas, who was the son of Eli, who had been Yahweh’s priest at Shiloh. No one knew that Jonathan had left [the Israeli camp].
Achià figlio di Achitùb, fratello di Icabòd, figlio di Pìncas, figlio di Eli, sacerdote del Signore in Silo, portava l' efod e il popolo non sapeva che Giònata era andato.
4 Jonathan planned that he and the young man would go through a narrow (pass/place between two cliffs) to get to where the Philistia army was. The cliff on one side of the pass was named Bozez, and the other cliff was named Seneh.
Tra i varchi per i quali Giònata cercava di passare, puntando sull'appostamento dei Filistei, vi era una sporgenza rocciosa da una parte e una sporgenza rocciosa dall'altra parte: una si chiamava Bòzez, l'altra Sène.
5 One cliff faced north toward Micmash, and the cliff on the other side faced south toward Geba [town].
Una delle rocce sporgenti era di fronte a Micmas a settentrione, l'altra era di fronte a Gàbaa a meridione.
6 Jonathan said to the young man who carried his weapons, “Come with me. We will go to where those (pagans/people who do not believe in Yahweh) [MTY] have set up their tents. Perhaps Yahweh will help us. It does not matter whether we are only two men or many people; nothing can hinder Yahweh from enabling us to defeat them.”
Giònata disse allo scudiero: «Su, vieni, passiamo all'appostamento di questi non circoncisi; forse il Signore ci aiuterà, perché non è difficile per il Signore salvare con molti o con pochi».
7 The young man who was carrying Jonathan’s weapons said, “Do what you think is the best thing for us to do. I will help you.”
Lo scudiero gli rispose: «Fà quanto hai in animo. Avvìati e và! Eccomi con te: come il tuo cuore, così è il mio».
8 Then Jonathan said, “Okay, come with me. We will cross the valley to where the Philistia army is, and allow them to see us.
Allora Giònata disse: «Ecco, noi passeremo verso questi uomini e ci mostreremo loro.
9 If they then say to us, ‘You two stay there until we come down to you,’ we will stay there and not go up to them.
Se ci diranno: Fermatevi finché veniamo a raggiungervi, restiamo in basso e non saliamo da loro.
10 But if they say to us, ‘Come up here [and fight against] us,’ that will show us that Yahweh will enable us to defeat them. Then we will go up and fight them.”
Se invece ci diranno: Venite su da noi!, saliamo, perché il Signore ce li ha messi nelle mani e questo sarà per noi il segno».
11 When the two of them crossed the valley, the Philistia soldiers saw them coming. They said, “Look! The Hebrews are crawling out of the holes in which they have been hiding!”
Quindi i due si lasciarono scorgere dall'appostamento filisteo e i Filistei dissero: «Ecco gli Ebrei che escono dalle caverne dove si erano nascosti».
12 Then the Philistia soldiers who were closest to Jonathan and the young man who carried his weapons said, “Come up here, and we will teach you something [about how to fight] [IDM]!” Jonathan said to the young man who was with him, “Come behind me and climb up, because Yahweh is going to help us to defeat them!”
Poi gli uomini della guarnigione dissero a Giònata e al suo scudiero: «Salite da noi, che abbiamo qualche cosa da dirvi!». Giònata allora disse al suo scudiero: «Sali dopo di me, perché il Signore li ha messi nelle mani di Israele».
13 So Jonathan climbed up, using his hands and his feet [because it was very steep]. The young man climbed up following him. As Jonathan climbed, he struck and killed many Philistia soldiers, and the young man who was with him killed many more as he followed behind Jonathan.
Giònata saliva aiutandosi con le mani e con i piedi e lo scudiero lo seguiva; quelli cadevano davanti a Giònata e, dietro, lo scudiero li finiva.
14 In that first battle the two of them killed about 20 Philistia soldiers in an area that was about half an acre.
Questa fu la prima strage nella quale Giònata e il suo scudiero colpirono una ventina di uomini, entro quasi metà di un campo arabile.
15 Then all the other Philistia soldiers, the ones in the camp and the ones who had been attacking the Israeli towns, ones who were out in the field much closer, panicked. Then God caused the ground to shake, and they all became terrified/very afraid.
Si sparse così il terrore nell'accampamento, nella regione e in tutto il popolo. Anche la guarnigione e i suoi uomini d'assalto furono atterriti e la terra tremò e ci fu un terrore divino.
16 Saul’s (lookouts/men who were watching to see if enemies were coming) were in Gibeah [town] in the land of the tribe of Benjamin. They saw that the soldiers of the Philistia army were running away in all directions.
Le vedette di Saul che stavano in Gàbaa di Beniamino guardarono e videro la moltitudine che fuggiva qua e là.
17 Saul [realized that some of his soldiers must have attacked the Philistia army. So he] said to the soldiers who were with him, “Check to see if any of our men are not here.” So they checked, and they found out that Jonathan and the man who carried his weapons were gone.
Allora Saul ordinò alla gente che era con lui: «Su, cercate e indagate chi sia partito da noi». Cercarono ed ecco non c'erano né Giònata né il suo scudiero.
18 So Saul said to Ahijah [the Supreme Priest], “Bring the sacred vest here [and find out what we should do].” On that day Ahijah was wearing the sacred vest, going in front of the Israelis.
Saul disse ad Achia: «Avvicina l' efod!» - egli infatti allora portava l' efod davanti agli Israeliti -.
19 But while Saul was talking to the priest, [he saw that] the Philistia soldiers were becoming more panicked/confused. So Saul said to Ahijah, “Take your hand down [from the sacred vest. Do not waste any more time using the marked stones in the vest to find out what Yahweh wants us to do.”]
Mentre Saul parlava al sacerdote, il tumulto che era sorto nel campo filisteo andava propagandosi e crescendo. Saul disse al sacerdote: «Ritira la mano».
20 Then Saul gathered his men and they went toward the battle. They found that the Philistia soldiers were so confused that they were striking each other with their swords.
A loro volta Saul e la gente che era con lui alzarono grida e mossero all'attacco, ma ecco trovarono che la spada dell'uno si rivolgeva contro l'altro in una confusione molto grande.
21 Before that, some of the Hebrew men had deserted their army and gone to join with the Philistia army. But now those men [revolted and] joined with Saul and Jonathan and the other Israeli soldiers.
Anche quegli Ebrei che erano con i Filistei da qualche tempo e che erano saliti con loro all'accampamento, si voltarono, per mettersi con Israele che era là con Saul e Giònata.
22 Some of the Israeli soldiers had previously run away and hidden in the mountains where the tribe of Ephraim lived. But when they heard that the Philistia soldiers were running away, they [came down and] joined the other Israeli soldiers and pursued the Philistia soldiers.
Inoltre anche tutti gli Israeliti che si erano nascosti sulle montagne di Efraim, quando seppero che i Filistei erano in fuga, si unirono a inseguirli e batterli.
23 So Yahweh rescued the Israelis on that day. The Israeli soldiers continued to pursue their enemies beyond Beth-Aven [town].
Così il Signore in quel giorno salvò Israele e la battaglia si estese fino a Bet-Aven.
24 Before Saul’s soldiers went to the battle, Saul declared to them solemnly, “I do not want any of you to eat any food before this evening, before we have defeated all our enemies. If anyone eats anything, [Yahweh] will curse/punish him.” So none of the Israeli soldiers ate any food, and they became faint/weak because they were very hungry.
Gli Israeliti erano sfiniti in quel giorno e Saul impose questo giuramento a tutto il popolo: «Maledetto chiunque gusterà cibo prima di sera, prima che io mi sia vendicato dei miei nemici». E nessuno del popolo gustò cibo.
25 The Israeli army went into the forest, and they found honeycombs on the ground, but they did not eat any honey.
Tutta la gente passò per una selva dove c'erano favi di miele sul suolo.
26 They were afraid to eat any, because they had solemnly promised that they would not eat any food.
Il popolo passò per la selva ed ecco si vedeva colare il miele, ma nessuno stese la mano e la portò alla bocca, perché il popolo temeva il giuramento.
27 But Jonathan did not hear what his father commanded [because he had left the camp very early in the morning]. So [when he saw] a honeycomb, he dipped the end of his walking stick into it and ate some honey. After he ate the honey, he felt stronger.
Ma Giònata non aveva saputo che suo padre aveva fatto giurare il popolo, quindi allungò la punta del bastone che teneva in mano e la intinse nel favo di miele, poi riportò la mano alla bocca e i suoi occhi si rischiararono.
28 But one of the Israeli soldiers saw him and said to him, “Your father solemnly declared to us that [Yahweh] would curse/punish anyone who ate any food today. So now we are [very tired and] weak from being hungry [because we obeyed him].”
Uno del gruppo s'affrettò a dire: «Tuo padre ha fatto fare questo solenne giuramento al popolo: Maledetto chiunque toccherà cibo quest'oggi!, sebbene il popolo fosse sfinito».
29 Jonathan exclaimed, “My father has caused trouble for all of us! See how refreshed/strong I am after eating a little honey!
Rispose Giònata: «Mio padre vuol rovinare il paese! Guardate come si sono rischiarati i miei occhi, perché ho gustato un poco di questo miele.
30 If he had permitted all of us to eat from the food we took from our enemies while we were pursuing them, we would have been able to kill many more of their soldiers!”
Dunque se il popolo avesse mangiato oggi qualche cosa dei viveri presi ai nemici, quanto maggiore sarebbe stata ora la rotta dei Filistei!».
31 The Israelis pursued and killed Philistia soldiers all that day, from Micmash [town west] to Aijalon. But they continued to become weaker from being hungry.
In quel giorno percossero i Filistei da Micmas fino ad Aialon e il popolo era sfinito.
32 They had taken [many] sheep and cattle that the Philistia soldiers had abandoned. Now, because they were extremely hungry, they butchered some of those animals and ate the meat without draining the blood from the animals.
Quelli del popolo si gettarono sulla preda e presero pecore, buoi e vitelli e li macellarono e li mangiarono con il sangue.
33 One of the soldiers told Saul, “Look! The men are sinning against Yahweh by eating meat that still has blood in it!” Saul replied [to the men who were near him], “They have disobeyed Yahweh! Roll a large stone over here!”
La cosa fu annunziata a Saul: «Ecco il popolo pecca contro il Signore, mangiando con il sangue». Rispose: «Avete prevaricato! Rotolate subito qui una grande pietra».
34 After they did that, he said to those men, “Go and tell all the soldiers that each of them must bring an ox or a sheep to me, and kill it here on this stone, [and drain the blood] before he eats any of the meat. They should not sin against Yahweh by eating meat [from some animal] without draining its blood.” So that night all the soldiers brought animals and slaughtered them there. Then Saul built an altar to [worship] Yahweh.
Allora Saul soggiunse: «Passate tra il popolo e dite a tutti: Ognuno conduca qua il suo bue e il suo montone e li macelli su questa pietra, poi mangiatene; così non peccherete contro il Signore, mangiando le carni con il sangue». In quella notte ogni uomo del popolo condusse a mano ciò che aveva e là lo macellò.
35 That was the first [time that he built an] altar for Yahweh.
Saul innalzò un altare al Signore. Fu questo il primo altare che egli edificò al Signore.
36 Then Saul said [to the Israeli soldiers], “Let’s pursue the Philistia soldiers tonight. We can attack them all night. We will not allow any of them to escape alive.” The Israeli soldiers answered, “We will do whatever you think is the best thing for us to do.” But the priest said, “We should ask Yahweh [what he thinks we should do].”
Quindi Saul disse: «Scendiamo dietro i Filistei questa notte stessa e deprediamoli fino al mattino e non lasciamo scampare uno solo di loro». Gli risposero: «Fà quanto ti sembra bene». Ma il sacerdote disse: «Accostiamoci qui a Dio».
37 So Saul asked God, “Should we pursue the Philistine soldiers? Will you enable us to defeat them?” But God did not answer Saul that day.
Saul dunque interrogò Dio: «Devo scendere dietro i Filistei? Li consegnerai in mano di Israele?». Ma quel giorno non gli rispose.
38 Then Saul summoned all the leaders of his army. He said to them, “[I am sure that God has not answered me because] someone has sinned. We must find out what sin someone has committed.
Allora Saul disse: «Accostatevi qui voi tutti capi del popolo. Cercate ed esaminate da chi sia stato commesso oggi il peccato,
39 Yahweh has rescued us [from the Philistia army]. Just as certain as Yahweh lives, whoever has sinned must be executed. Even if it is my son Jonathan who has sinned, he must be executed.” [His men knew who was guilty], but none of them said anything [to Saul].
perché per la vita del Signore salvatore d'Israele certamente costui morirà, anche se si tratta di Giònata mio figlio». Ma nessuno del popolo gli rispose.
40 Then Saul said to all the Israeli soldiers, “You stand on one side. My son Jonathan and I will stand on the other side.” His men replied, “Do whatever you think is best.”
Perciò disse a tutto Israele: «Voi state da una parte: io e mio figlio Giònata staremo dall'altra». Il popolo rispose a Saul: «Fà quanto ti sembra bene».
41 Then Saul prayed to Yahweh, the Israelis’ God, “Tell me who is guilty and who is not guilty.” Then the priest (cast lots/threw the stones that were marked), and they indicated that it was [either] Jonathan or Saul who was the guilty one, and that the other men were not guilty.
Saul parlò al Signore: «Dio d'Israele, fà conoscere l'innocente». Furono designati Giònata e Saul e il popolo restò libero.
42 Then Saul said to the priest, “Throw the stones again to indicate which of us two is guilty.” So he did, and the stones indicated that Jonathan was the guilty one.
Saul soggiunse: «Tirate a sorte tra me e mio figlio Giònata». Fu sorteggiato Giònata.
43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done [that was wrong].” Jonathan replied, “I ate a little bit of honey. It was only a little bit that was on the end of my stick. Do I [deserve to be] executed [because of doing that]?”
Saul disse a Giònata: «Narrami quello che hai fatto». Giònata raccontò: «Realmente ho assaggiato un pò di miele con la punta del bastone che avevo in mano. Ecco, morirò».
44 Saul replied, “Yes, you must be executed! I hope/wish that God will strike me and kill me if you are not executed for having done that!”
Saul disse: «Faccia Dio a me questo e anche di peggio, se non andrai a morte, Giònata!».
45 But the Israeli soldiers said to Saul, “Jonathan has won a great victory for all us Israelis. Should he be executed for eating some honey [RHQ]? Certainly not! Just as surely as Yahweh lives, we will not allow you to injure him in any manner [IDM], [because] today God helped Jonathan [to kill many soldiers of the Philistia army]!” So [by saying that] the Israeli soldiers rescued Jonathan, and he was not executed.
Ma il popolo disse a Saul: «Dovrà forse morire Giònata che ha ottenuto questa grande vittoria in Israele? Non sia mai! Per la vita del Signore, non cadrà a terra un capello del suo capo, perché in questo giorno egli ha agito con Dio». Così il popolo salvò Giònata che non fu messo a morte.
46 Then Saul ordered his soldiers to stop pursuing the Philistia army, so the Philistia soldiers returned to their homes.
Saul cessò dall'inseguire i Filistei e questi raggiunsero il loro paese.
47 After Saul became the ruler/king of the Israeli people, his army fought against their enemies in many areas. They fought against armies of the Moab people-group, the Ammon people-group, the Edom people-group, the kings of Zobah [city/area], and the Philistia people-group. Wherever the Israeli army fought, they defeated their enemies.
Saul si assicurò il regno su Israele e mosse contro tutti i nemici all'intorno: contro Moab e gli Ammoniti, contro Edom e i re di Zoba e i Filistei e dovunque si volgeva aveva successo.
48 Saul’s army fought bravely and defeated the [very tall] descendants of Amalek. His army rescued the Israelis from those who had (plundered/forcefully taken things from) them.
Compì imprese brillanti, battè gli Amaleciti e liberò Israele dalle mani degli oppressori.
49 Saul’s sons were Jonathan, Ishbosheth, and Malchishua. He also had two daughters, Merab and her younger sister Michal.
Figli di Saul furono Giònata, Isbàal e Malkisùa; le sue due figlie si chiamavano Merab la maggiore e Mikal la più piccola.
50 Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz. The commander of Saul’s army was Abner, who was the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.
La moglie di Saul si chiamava Achinòam, figlia di Achimàaz. Il capo delle sue milizie si chiamava Abner figlio di Ner, zio di Saul.
51 Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were both sons of Abiel.
Kis padre di Saul e Ner padre di Abner erano figli di Abièl.
52 All the time that Saul was alive, his army fought against the Philistia army. And whenever Saul saw a young man who was (brave/not afraid to fight) and strong, he forced him to join his army.
Durante tutto il tempo di Saul vi fu guerra aperta con i Filistei; se Saul scorgeva un uomo valente o un giovane coraggioso, lo prendeva al suo seguito.
