1 Samuel 2

1 Then Hannah prayed, saying, “I rejoice in [what] you, [, have done]. I am strong [MET] because I belong to you. I (laugh at/ridicule) my enemies, because you, Yahweh have rescued me [from being taunted by them].

Allora Anna pregò e disse: “Il mio cuore esulta nell’Eterno, l’Eterno mi ha dato una forza vittoriosa, la mia bocca s’apre contro i miei nemici perché gioisco per la liberazione che tu m’hai concessa.

2 There is no one who is holy like you, Yahweh. There is no other god like you. There is no one like you, our God, who can protect us [as though you were putting us beneath] a huge rock [where we can hide from danger].

Non v’è alcuno che sia santo come l’Eterno, poiché non v’è altro Dio fuori di te; ne v’è ròcca pari all’Iddio nostro.

3 [You people who oppose God], stop boasting! Yahweh is a God who knows [everything], and he will evaluate/judge everyone’s actions. So don’t speak so arrogantly!

Non parlate più con tanto orgoglio; non esca più l’arroganza dalla vostra bocca; poiché l’Eterno è un Dio che sa tutto, e da lui son pesate le azioni dell’uomo.

4 Yahweh, you break the bows/weapons of mighty soldiers, and you give strength to those who stumble [because of being weak].

L’arco dei potenti è spezzato, e i deboli son cinti di forza.

5 Many people who previously had plenty to eat, now have to work for other people [to earn money] to buy food, but many who were always hungry are not hungry any more. The woman who did not have any children before, now has given birth to many/seven children, and the woman who had many children before, now is very lonely [because they have all died].

Quei ch’eran satolli s’allogano per aver del pane, e quei che pativan la fame non la patiscono più; perfin la sterile partorisce sette volte, mentre quella che avea molti figli diventa fiacca.

6 Yahweh, you cause some people to die, and you restore some people who are almost dead. For some people, [it seems that they will soon] go to where the dead people are, but you cause them to become healthy again. (Sheol h7585)

L’Eterno fa morire e fa vivere; fa scendere nel soggiorno de’ morti e ne fa risalire. (Sheol h7585)

7 Yahweh, you cause some people to be poor and you cause some people to be rich, you humble some people and you honor some people.

L’Eterno fa impoverire ed arricchisce, egli abbassa ed anche innalza.

8 [Sometimes] you lift poor people up so that they are no longer [despondent, sitting in the dust, ] or sitting on heaps of ashes; you cause them to sit next to princes; you cause them to sit on chairs/thrones where people who are highly honored sit. Yahweh, you are the one who laid the foundations of the earth, and you have set the whole world on those foundations.

Rileva il misero dalla polvere e trae su il povero dal letame, per farli sedere coi principi, per farli eredi di un trono di gloria; poiché le colonne della terra son dell’Eterno, e sopra queste Egli ha posato il mondo.

9 You will protect your loyal/faithful people [SYN], but you will cause the wicked to die [EUP] and descend to the dark [place where dead people are]. We do not defeat [our enemies] by our own strength;

Egli veglierà sui passi de’ suoi fedeli, ma gli empi periranno nelle tenebre; poiché l’uomo non trionferà per la sua forza.

10 Yahweh, you will break into pieces those who oppose you. You will cause thunder in the sky to show that you (oppose/are angry with) them. Yahweh, you will judge [people everywhere, even those who live in] the most remote places on the earth. You will give strength to the king whom you will appoint, and give him great power [over his enemies].”

Gli avversari dell’Eterno saran frantumati. Egli tonerà contr’essi dal cielo; l’Eterno giudicherà gli estremi confini della terra, darà forza al suo re, farà grande la potenza del suo unto”.

11 Then Elkanah [and his family] returned to Ramah, but Samuel, the little boy, stayed to help Eli the priest serve Yahweh.

Elkana se ne andò a casa sua a Rama, e il fanciullo rimase a servire l’Eterno sotto gli occhi del sacerdote Eli.

12 Eli’s two [, who were also priests, ] were very wicked. They did not revere (OR, respect/obey) Yahweh.

Or i figliuoli di Eli erano uomini scellerati; non conoscevano l’Eterno.

13 While the people were boiling the meat from their sacrifices [in the huge pot at the temple], one of Eli’s sons, [would send his servant to come with a large three-pronged fork in his hand].

Ed ecco qual era il modo d’agire di questi sacerdoti riguardo al popolo: quando qualcuno offriva un sacrifizio, il servo del sacerdote veniva, nel momento in cui si faceva cuocere la carne, avendo in mano una forchetta a tre punte;

14 [He] would stick the fork into [the meat in] the pot, and whatever meat fastened onto the fork, he would take [and give it] to the priest who sent him. Eli’s sons did this to all the Israeli people who came to Shiloh [to offer sacrifices].

la piantava nella caldaia o nel paiuolo o nella pentola o nella marmitta; e tutto quello che la forchetta tirava su, il sacerdote lo pigliava per sé. Così facevano a tutti gl’Israeliti, che andavano là, a Sciloh.

15 Furthermore, before the fat [on the meat] was [cut off and] and burned [as a sacrifice to Yahweh], the servant of the priest would [sometimes] come to the man who was making the sacrifice and say to him, “Give me some meat [now to take] to the priest for him to roast! He wants raw meat; he does not want boiled meat.”

E anche prima che si fosse fatto fumare il grasso, il servo del sacerdote veniva, e diceva all’uomo che faceva il sacrifizio: “Dammi della carne da fare arrostire, per il sacerdote; giacché egli non accetterà da te carne cotta, ma cruda”.

16 If the man said to the servant, “Let the priests [cut off and] burn the fat first; then you can take what you want,” the servant would reply, “No, give it to me now; if you do not give it to me, I will take it forcefully!”

E se quell’uomo gli diceva: “Si faccia, prima di tutto, fumare il grasso; poi prenderai quel che vorrai”, egli rispondeva: “No, me la devi dare ora; altrimenti la prenderò per forza!”

17 Yahweh considered that the young [sons of Eli] were committing a very great sin, because they were treating very disrespectfully the offerings that were being given to Yahweh.

Il peccato dunque di que’ giovani era grande oltremodo agli occhi dell’Eterno, perché la gente sprezzava le offerte fatte all’Eterno.

18 As for Samuel, who was still a very young boy, he continued to do work for Yahweh, wearing a little sacred linen vest [like the Supreme Priest wore].

Ma Samuele faceva il servizio nel cospetto dell’Eterno; era giovinetto, e cinto d’un efod di lino.

19 Each year his mother made a [new] little robe for him and took it to him when she went up [to Shiloh] with her husband to offer a sacrifice.

Sua madre gli faceva ogni anno una piccola tonaca, e gliela portava quando saliva con suo marito ad offrire il sacrifizio annuale.

20 Then Eli would [ask God to] bless Elkanah and his wife, and he would say to Elkanah, “I hope/desire that Yahweh will enable your wife to give birth to other children, to take the place of the one whom she dedicated to Yahweh.” Then Elkanah and his family would return home.

Eli benedisse Elkana e sua moglie, dicendo: “L’Eterno ti dia prole da questa donna, in luogo del dono ch’ella ha fatto all’Eterno!” E se ne tornarono a casa loro.

21 And Yahweh was very kind to Hannah, and enabled her to give birth to three [other] sons and two daughters. Their son Samuel grew up while he was doing work for Yahweh [in the Sacred Tent].

E l’Eterno visitò Anna, la quale concepì e partorì tre figliuoli e due figliuole. E il giovinetto Samuele cresceva presso l’Eterno.

22 Eli became very old. He often heard about all the [evil] things that his sons were doing to the Israeli people. He heard that they [sometimes] (slept with/had sex with) the women who worked at the entrance to the tent where [God] spoke to [his people].

Or Eli era molto vecchio e udì tutto quello che i suoi figliuoli facevano a tutto Israele, e come si giacevano con le donne che eran di servizio all’ingresso della tenda di convegno.

23 He said to them, “(It is terrible that you do such things!/Why do you do such things?) [RHQ] Many people keep telling me about the evil things that you do.

E disse loro: “Perché fate tali cose? poiché odo tutto il popolo parlare delle vostre malvage azioni.

24 My sons, stop it! The reports [about you] that the people who belong to Yahweh tell others are terrible [EUP]!

Non fate così, figliuoli miei, poiché quel che odo di voi non è buono; voi inducete a trasgressione il popolo di Dio.

25 If one person sins against another person, God can (intercede/act as a referee) between them. But if someone sins against Yahweh, no one can [RHQ] (intercede/act as a referee) between them!” But Eli’s sons would not listen to what their father said. This was because Yahweh had decided [that someone should] them.

Se un uomo pecca contro un altr’uomo, Iddio lo giudica; ma, se pecca contro l’Eterno, chi intercederà per lui?” Quelli però non diedero ascolto alla voce del padre loro, perché l’Eterno li volea far morire.

26 The boy Samuel continued to grow up, and the things that he did pleased Yahweh and the people.

Intanto, il giovinetto Samuele continuava a crescere, ed era gradito così all’Eterno come agli uomini.

27 One day, a prophet came to Eli and told him, “This is what Yahweh has told me: ‘When your ancestors were slaves of the king of Egypt, I appeared to Aaron.

Or un uomo di Dio venne da Eli e gli disse: “Così parla l’Eterno: Non mi sono io forse rivelato alla casa di tuo padre, quand’essi erano in Egitto al servizio di Faraone?

28 From all the tribes of the Israeli people, I chose him [and his male descendants] to be priests for me. I appointed them to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear a sacred apron [as they worked] for me. And I declared that they could take [and eat some of the meat] that the Israeli people burned [on the altar].

Non lo scelsi io forse, fra tutte le tribù d’Israele, perché fosse mio sacerdote, salisse al mio altare, bruciasse il profumo e portasse l’efod in mia presenza? E non diedi io forse alla casa di tuo padre tutti i sacrifizi dei figliuoli d’Israele, fatti mediante il fuoco?

29 So why do you show disrespect for the sacrifices and offerings that I commanded [the people to bring] to me [RHQ]? You are honoring your sons more than you are honoring me, by allowing them to get fat from eating the best parts of all the sacrifices that the Israeli people bring to me!’

E allora perché calpestate i miei sacrifizi e le mie oblazioni che ho comandato mi siano offerti nella mia dimora? E come mai onori i tuoi figliuoli più di me, e v’ingrassate col meglio di tutte le oblazioni d’Israele, mio popolo?

30 “Therefore, this is what Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], declares: ‘I definitely promised that Aaron and his descendants would continue to serve [IDM] me forever.’ But now I declare this: ‘It will not continue like that! I will honor those who honor me, but I will despise those who despise me.

Perciò, così dice l’Eterno, l’Iddio d’Israele: Io avevo dichiarato che la tua casa e la casa di tuo padre sarebbero al mio servizio, in perpetuo; ma ora l’Eterno dice: Lungi da me tal cosa! Poiché io onoro quelli che m’onorano, e quelli che mi sprezzano saranno avviliti.

31 Listen carefully! There will soon be a time when I will cause all the strong [young men] in your family to die. The result will be that no men in your family will [live long enough to] become old men.

Ecco, i giorni vengono, quand’io troncherò il tuo braccio e il braccio della casa di tuo padre, in guisa che non vi sarà in casa tua alcun vecchio.

32 You will be distressed and envious as you see the blessings that I will give to [the other people in] Israel. And [I repeat that] no men in your family will ever live long enough to become old men.

E vedrai lo squallore nella mia dimora, mentre Israele sarà ricolmo di beni, e non vi sarà più mai alcun vecchio nella tua casa.

33 There is one of your descendants whom I will spare, and not prevent him from serving me as a priest. But he will become blind, and then he will always be sad and grieving. But all your other descendants will die violently.

E quello de’ tuoi che lascerò sussistere presso il mio altare, rimarrà per consumarti gli occhi e illanguidirti il cuore; e tutti i nati e cresciuti in casa tua morranno nel fior degli anni.

34 And your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will both die on the same day. And that will prove to you [that all that I have said will come true/happen].

E ti servirà di segno quello che accadrà ai tuoi figliuoli, Hofni e Fineas: ambedue morranno in uno stesso giorno.

35 ‘have chosen another man to be my priest. He is one who will serve me faithfully: He will do everything I want [DOU] him to do. And I will enable him to have many descendants [IDM] who will be priests and will always serve me by helping the king whom I will choose.

Io mi susciterò un sacerdote fedele, che agirà secondo il mio cuore e secondo l’anima mia; io gli edificherò una casa stabile, ed egli sarà al servizio del mio unto per sempre.

36 All of your descendants who remain alive will have to go to that priest and ask him to give them money and food, and they will each have to say, “Please allow me to help the other priests, in order that I may [earn some money to] buy some food.”’”

E chiunque rimarrà della tua casa verrà a prostrarsi davanti a lui per avere una moneta d’argento e un tozzo di pane, e dirà: Ammettimi, ti prego, a fare alcuno de’ servigi del sacerdozio perch’io abbia un boccon di pane da mangiare”.