1 Samuel 19
1 Then Saul urged all his servants and his son Jonathan to kill David. But Jonathan liked David very much.
Saul parlò a Gionathan, suo figliuolo, e a tutti i suoi servi di far morire Davide. Ma Gionathan, figliuolo di Saul, che voleva gran bene a Davide,
2 So he warned David, “My father Saul is seeking for a way to kill you. So be careful. Tomorrow morning go and find a place to hide [in the field].
informò Davide della cosa e gli disse: “Saul, mio padre, cerca di farti morire; or dunque, ti prego, sta’ in guardia domattina, tienti in luogo segreto e nasconditi.
3 I will ask my father to go out there with me. [While we are out there], I will talk to him about you. Then I will tell you everything that he tells me.” [So David did what Jonathan told him to do].
Io uscirò, e mi terrò allato a mio padre, nel campo ove tu sarai; parlerò di te a mio padre, vedrò come vanno le cose, e te lo farò sapere”.
4 [The next morning], Jonathan spoke with his father, saying many good things about David. He said, “You should never do anything to harm your servant David! He has never done anything to harm you! Everything that he has done has helped you very much.
Gionathan dunque parlò a Saul, suo padre, in favore di Davide, e gli disse: “Non pecchi il re contro al suo servo, contro a Davide, giacché ei non ha peccato contro a te, e anzi l’opera sua t’è stata di grande utilità.
5 He was in danger of being killed when he fought against [Goliath, the champion of] the Philistia [army. By enabling David to kill him], Yahweh won a great victory for all the people of Israel. You were very happy when you saw that. Why would you want to do anything now to harm David [RHQ]? There is no reason for you to kill him, because he has not done anything wrong!”
Egli ha messo la propria vita a repentaglio, ha ucciso il Filisteo, e l’Eterno ha operato una grande liberazione a pro di tutto Israele. Tu l’hai veduto, e te ne sei rallegrato; perché dunque peccheresti tu contro il sangue innocente facendo morir Davide senza ragione?”
6 Saul listened to what Jonathan said. Then Saul said, “I solemnly promise that just as certain as Yahweh lives, I will not kill David.”
Saul diè ascolto alla voce di Gionathan, e fece questo giuramento: “Com’è vero che l’Eterno vive, egli non sarà fatto morire!”
7 Afterward, Jonathan summoned David and told him what he and Saul had said. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and David served Saul as he had done before.
Allora Gionathan chiamò Davide e gli riferì tutto questo. Poi Gionathan ricondusse Davide da Saul, al servizio del quale egli rimase come prima.
8 One day a war started again, and David [led his soldiers to] fight against the Philistia army. David’s [army] attacked them very furiously, with the result that the Philistia army ran away.
Ricominciò di nuovo la guerra; e Davide uscì a combattere contro i Filistei, inflisse loro una grave sconfitta, e quelli fuggirono d’innanzi a lui.
9 But one day when sitting in his house, an evil spirit [sent] from Yahweh [suddenly] came upon Saul. While David was playing his harp [for Saul],
E uno spirito cattivo, suscitato dall’Eterno, s’impossessò di Saul. Egli sedeva in casa sua avendo in mano una lancia; e Davide stava sonando l’arpa.
10 Saul hurled his spear at David to try to fasten him to the wall. David (dodged/jumped to one side), and the spear did not hit him. The spear stuck in the wall, but that night David escaped.
E Saul cercò d’inchiodar Davide al muro con la lancia, ma Davide schivò il colpo, e la lancia diè nel muro. Davide fuggì e si mise in salvo in quella stessa notte.
11 Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house. He told them to watch the house and to kill David [while he was leaving the house] the following morning. But David’s wife Michal [saw them and] warned him, “To survive, you must run away tonight, because if you do not do that, you will be killed tomorrow!”
Saul inviò de’ messi a casa di Davide per tenerlo d’occhio e farlo morire la mattina dipoi; ma Mical, moglie di Davide, lo informò della cosa, dicendo: “Se in questa stessa notte non ti salvi la vita, domani sei morto”.
12 So she enabled David to climb out through a window, and he ran away and escaped.
E Mical calò Davide per una finestra; ed egli se ne andò, fuggì, e si mise in salvo.
13 Then Michal took an idol and put it in the bed. She covered it with some [of David’s] clothes, and put some goat’s hair on the head of the idol.
Poi Mical prese l’idolo domestico e lo pose nel letto; gli mise in capo un cappuccio di pelo di capra, e lo coperse d’un mantello.
14 When the messengers came [to the house the next morning], she told them that David was sick [and could not get out of bed].
E quando Saul inviò de’ messi a pigliar Davide, ella disse: “E’ malato”.
15 [When they reported that to] Saul, he told them to go back to David’s house. He said to them, “Bring him to me lying on his bed, in order that I can kill him!”
Allora Saul inviò di nuovo i messi perché vedessero Davide, e disse loro: “Portatemelo nel letto, perch’io lo faccia morire”.
16 But when those men entered David’s house, they saw that there was only an idol in the bed, with goat’s hair on its head.
E quando giunsero i messi, ecco che nel letto c’era l’idolo domestico con in capo un cappuccio di pel di capra.
17 [When they reported that to Saul, ] Saul [summoned] Michal [and] said to her, “Why did you trick me like that? You allowed my enemy to escape!” Michal replied to Saul, “David told me that if I did not help him escape, he would kill me!” [RHQ]
E Saul disse a Mical: “Perché mi hai ingannato così e hai dato campo al mio nemico di fuggire?” E Mical rispose a Saul: “E’ lui che mi ha detto: Lasciami andare; altrimenti, t’ammazzo!”
18 After David had escaped from Saul, he went to Samuel, who was [at his home] at Ramah. He told Samuel everything that Saul had done to [try to kill] him. Then David and Samuel went to Naioth, [which was a section] of [Ramah city], and they stayed there.
Davide dunque fuggì, si pose in salvo, e venne da Samuele a Rama, e gli raccontò tutto quello che Saul gli avea fatto. Poi, egli e Samuele andarono a stare a Naioth.
19 Someone told Saul that David was in Naioth.
Questo fu riferito a Saul, dicendo: “Ecco, Davide e a Naioth, presso Rama”.
20 So Saul sent some messengers to capture David. [When] those messengers [arrived in Ramah, they] met some men who were proclaiming ecstatic messages, and Samuel was there, as their leader. When Saul’s messengers met them, the Spirit of God took control of Saul’s men, and they also spoke ecstatically.
E Saul inviò dei messi per pigliar Davide; ma quando questi videro l’adunanza de’ profeti che profetavano, con Samuele che tenea la presidenza, lo spirito di Dio investì i messi di Saul che si misero anch’essi a profetare.
21 When Saul heard about that, he sent messengers a third time, but they also started to speak ecstatically.
Ne informarono Saul, che inviò altri messi, i quali pure si misero a profetare. Saul ne mandò ancora per la terza volta, e anche questi si misero a profetare.
22 Finally, Saul himself went to Ramah. When he arrived at the well at [a place named] Secu, he asked people there, “Where are Samuel and David?” The people replied, “They are at Naioth in Ramah [city].”
Allora si recò egli stesso a Rama; e, giunto alla gran cisterna ch’è a Secu, chiese: “Dove sono Samuele e Davide?” Gli fu risposto: “Ecco, sono a Naioth, presso Rama”.
23 While Saul was walking toward Naioth, the Spirit of God also took control of him. [While he walked on], he continued speaking ecstatic messages until he came to Naioth.
Egli andò dunque là, a Naioth, presso Rama; e lo spirito di Dio investì anche lui; ed egli continuò il suo viaggio, profetando, finché giunse a Naioth, presso Rama.
24 There he took off his clothes, and he spoke messages from God in front of Samuel. He lay on the ground doing that all day and all night. That is the reason that [when people see someone doing something that is very unexpected, they think about what happened to Saul, and] they say, “We are surprised, like the people were surprised to see Saul [acting like] a prophet?” [RHQ]
E anch’egli si spogliò delle sue vesti, anch’egli profetò in presenza di Samuele, e giacque nudo per terra tutto quel giorno e tutta quella notte. Donde il detto: “Saul è anch’egli tra i profeti?”
