1 Samuel 22
1 David [and his men] left Gath and went [east] to hide in a cave on a hill at Adullam [city]. Soon his [older] brothers and all his other relatives came and stayed with him there.
Or Davide si partì di là, e si salvò nella spelonca di Adullam; il che come i suoi fratelli, e tutta la famiglia di suo padre, ebbero inteso, discesero a lui.
2 Then other men came there. Some were men who had caused trouble, some were men who owed money, and some were men who were not content [IDM] [with the government]. They continued to come until there were 400 men there, and David was their leader.
E tutte le persone ch'erano in distretta, ed indebitate, e ch'erano in amaritudine d'animo, si adunarono appresso di lui, ed egli fu lor capitano; e si trovarono con lui intorno a quattrocent'uomini.
3 Later they left there and went [east] to Mizpah [city] in the Moab region. There David requested the king of Moab, “Please allow my father and mother to live here with you until I know what God is going to do for me.”
E di là Davide andò in Mispa di Moab; e disse al re di Moab: Deh! [lascia] che mio padre, e mia madre, vadano e vengano fra voi, finchè io sappia ciò che Iddio farà di me.
4 [The king gave him permission, ] so David’s parents stayed with the king of Moab all the time that David and the men who were with him were hiding [in that area].
Egli adunque li menò davanti al re di Moab; ed essi dimorarono con lui tutto il tempo che Davide fu in quella fortezza.
5 One day the prophet Gad told David, “Leave (your fortress/this area) and return to Judah.” So David and his men went to Hereth forest [in Judah].
Or il profeta Gad disse a Davide: Non dimorare in questa fortezza; vattene, ed entra nel paese di Giuda. Davide adunque si partì [di là], e se ne venne nella selva di Heret.
6 One day, someone told Saul that David and his men had arrived in Judah. On that day, Saul was sitting underneath the tamarisk tree on a hill at Gibeah [town]. He was holding his spear, and was surrounded by his army officers.
E SAULLE intese che Davide, con la sua gente, era stato riconosciuto. Or Saulle sedeva in Ghibea, sotto al bosco di diletto, [ch'è] in Rama, avendo la sua lancia in mano, e tutti i suoi servitori gli stavano d'intorno.
7 He shouted to them, “You men of the tribe of Benjamin, listen to me! Do you think that the son of Jesse will give all of you fields and vineyards [if he becomes your king]? Will he appoint all of you to become generals and captains [in his army] [RHQ]?
E Saulle disse a' suoi servitori che gli stavano d'intorno: Deh! ascoltate, uomini Beniaminiti: Il figliuolo d'Isai vi darà egli pure a tutti de' campi e delle vigne? vi costituirà egli tutti capitani di migliaia, e capitani di centinaia?
8 Is that why you have all conspired against me [RHQ]? None of you told me when my son [Jonathan] made a solemn agreement with that son of Jesse. None of you feels sorry for me. That son of Jesse was my servant, but now my son is encouraging him to hide in order to (ambush me/attack me suddenly), as he is doing today!”
Conciossiachè vi siate tutti congiurati contro a me, e non [vi sia] alcuno che mi abbia fatto motto come il mio figliuolo ha fatto lega col figliuolo d'Isai; e non [vi sia] alcun di voi a cui dolga di me, e che mi scopra [cosa alcuna]; perciocchè il mio figliuolo ha fatto levare contro a me il mio servitore, acciocchè egli m'insidii, come [egli fa] oggi.
9 Doeg, a man from the Edom people-group, was standing there with Saul’s officers. He said to Saul, “When I was at Nob, I saw that son of Jesse talking to Ahimelech, the priest.
Allora Doeg Idumeo, il quale era costituito sopra i servitori di Saulle, rispose, e disse: Io vidi il figliuolo d'Isai ch'era venuto in Nob, ad Ahimelec, figliuolo di Ahitub;
10 Ahimelech asked Yahweh what David should do. Then Ahimelech gave to David some food and the sword of Goliath, [the giant] from the Philistia people-group.”
il quale domandò il Signore per lui, e gli diè della vittuaglia, e anche gli diede la spada di Goliat Filisteo.
11 Then Saul summoned Ahimelech and all Ahimelech’s relatives who were priests at Nob. So they all came to the king.
Allora il re mandò a chiamare Ahimelec, figliuolo di Ahitub, sacerdote, e tutta la famiglia del padre di esso, [cioè: ] i sacerdoti ch'[erano] in Nob.
12 Saul said to Ahimelech, “You son of Ahitub, listen to me!” Ahimelech answered, “Yes, sir!”
Ed essi tutti vennero al re. E Saulle disse: Ascolta ora, figliuolo di Ahitub. Ed [Ahimelec] rispose: Eccomi, signor mio.
13 Saul said, “Why are you and Jesse’s son conspiring to get rid of me? You gave him some bread and a sword. You requested God to tell David what he should do. David has rebelled against me, and right now he is [hiding somewhere], waiting [to attack me].”
E Saulle disse: Perchè vi siete congiurati contro a me, tu e il figliuolo d'Isai? conciossiachè tu gli abbi dato del pane ed una spada, ed abbia domandato Iddio per lui, acciocchè egli si levi contro a me, per pormi insidie, come [egli fa] oggi.
14 Ahimelech replied, “[I do not understand why you are saying that, because] David, your son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguards, is very loyal to you. No one is more loyal to you than David! Everyone in your household respects him very much.
Ed Ahimelec rispose al re, e disse: E chi [è], fra tutti i tuoi servitori, pari a Davide, leale, e genero del re, e che va e viene secondo che tu gli comandi, ed [è] onorato in casa tua?
15 Furthermore, this was certainly not [RHQ] the first time that I requested God to say what he wanted David to do. And it is not right for you to accuse me or any of my relatives [of trying to get rid of you], because I do not know anything about [anyone wanting to do that].”
Ho io cominciato oggi a domandare Iddio per lui? tolga ciò Iddio da me; non apponga il re cosa alcuna al suo servitore, [nè] a tutta la famiglia di mio padre; perciocchè il tuo servitore non sa cosa alcuna, nè piccola nè grande, di tutto questo.
16 The king then shouted, “Ahimelech, you and your all your relatives are going to be executed right now!”
E il re disse: Per certo tu morrai, Ahimelec, insieme con tutta la famiglia di tuo padre.
17 Then he commanded his bodyguards, “Kill these priests of Yahweh, because they are allies of David, and they are conspiring with David against me! They knew that David was trying to run away from me, but they did not tell me!” But Saul’s bodyguards refused to kill Yahweh’s priests.
E il re disse a' sergenti che gli stavano d'intorno: Volgetevi, ed uccidete i sacerdoti del Signore; perciocchè anch'essi tengono mano con Davide; ed avendo saputo ch'egli fuggiva, non me l'hanno fatto sapere. Ma i servitori del re non vollero metter le mani ad avventarsi sopra i sacerdoti del Signore.
18 Then the king said to Doeg, “You kill them!” So Doeg, the man from the Edom people-group, went out and struck them with his sword. On that day he killed eighty-five men who were wearing the sacred vests [because they were God’s priests].
E il re disse a Doeg: Volgiti tu, ed avventati sopra questi sacerdoti. E Doeg Idumeo, rivoltosi, si avventò sopra i sacerdoti, ed uccise in quel dì ottantacinque uomini che portavano l'Efod di lino.
19 He also went and killed many people in Nob, the city where the priests lived. He killed men, women, children, babies, cattle, donkeys, and sheep there.
Poi [Saulle] percosse Nob, città de' sacerdoti, [mettendo] a fil di spada uomini e donne, fanciulli e bambini di poppa; [mise] eziandio a fil di spada buoi, asini e pecore.
20 But Abiathar, Ahimelech’s son, escaped. He ran away and joined David [and the men who were with him].
Ma pure uno de' figliuoli di Ahimelec, figliuolo di Ahitub, il cui nome [era] Ebiatar, scampò, e se ne fuggì dietro a Davide.
21 He told David that Saul had commanded [Doeg] to kill Yahweh’s priests.
Ed Ebiatar rapportò a Davide come Saulle avea uccisi i sacerdoti del Signore.
22 Then David said to him, “That man from the Edom people-group, Doeg, was there at Nob on the day [that I was there]. I knew that he would surely tell Saul [what happened]. So it is my fault that your father and all of his family have been killed.
E Davide disse ad Ebiatar: Io pensai bene in quel dì, che, [essendo] quivi Doeg Idumeo, egli per certo rapporterebbe [il fatto] a Saulle; io sono stato cagione della morte di tutti quelli della famiglia di tuo padre.
23 You stay with me, and do not be afraid. The man who wants to kill you wants to kill me also, but you will be safe if you stay with me.”
Dimora meco, non temere; chi cercherà di tormi la vita, cercherà ancora di torla a te: perciocchè tu sarai [in buona] guardia appresso di me.
