2 Kings 7
1 Elisha replied to the king, “Listen to what Yahweh says: ‘He says that by this time tomorrow, at the marketplace here in Samaria, you will be able to buy (ten pounds/five kg.) of fine wheat or (20 pounds/ten kg.) of barley for [only] one piece of silver.’”
Allora Eliseo disse: Ascoltate la parola del Signore: Così ha detto il Signore: Domani a quest'ora lo staio del fior di farina [si avrà] per un siclo, e le due staia dell'orzo [altresì] per un siclo, alla porta di Samaria.
2 The king’s officer said to Elijah, “That cannot happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the windows of the sky [and send grain down to us], that certainly could not [RHQ] happen!” Elisha replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
Ma il capitano, sopra la cui mano il re si appoggiava, rispose all'uomo di Dio, e disse: Ecco, [avvegnachè] il Signore facesse delle cateratte nel cielo, questo però potrebbe egli avvenire? Ed [Eliseo gli] disse: Ecco, tu [il] vedrai con gli occhi, ma non ne mangerai.
3 That day there were four men who had (leprosy/a dreaded skin disease) who were sitting outside the gate of Samaria [city. They said to each other, “(Why should we] wait here until we die?/[It is ridiculous for us to] wait here until we die.) [RHQ]
Or all'entrata della porta vi erano quattro uomini lebbrosi; ed essi dissero l'uno all'altro: Perchè ce ne stiamo qui finchè siamo morti?
4 If we go into the city, we will die there, because there is no food there. If we remain sitting here, we will die here. So let’s go to where the army of Syria has set up their tents. If they kill us, we will die. But if they allow us to remain alive, we will not die.”
Se diciamo di entrare nella città, la fame [vi è], e noi vi morremo; se stiamo qui, morremo altresì; ora dunque venite, e andiamoci ad arrendere al campo de' Siri; se ci lasciano in vita, viveremo; e se pur ci fanno morire, morremo.
5 So when it was getting dark, those four men went to the camp where the army of Syria had set up their tents. But when they reached the camp, they saw that there was no one there!
Così si levarono al vespro, per entrare nel campo de' Siri; e venuti fino allo stremo del campo, ecco, non [vi era] alcuno.
6 What had happened was that Yahweh had caused the army of Syria to hear something that sounded like a large army marching with chariots and horses. So they said to each other, “Listen! The king of Israel has hired the kings of Egypt and the Heth people-group [and their armies], and they have come to attack us!”
Perciocchè il Signore avea fatto risonar nel campo de' Siri un romore di carri, e di cavalli, e di un grande esercito; laonde aveano detto l'uno all'altro: Ecco, il re d'Israele ha soldati contro a noi i re degli Hittei, e i re degli Egizj, per venire incontro a noi.
7 So they all ran away that evening and left their tents and their horses and donkeys there, because [they were afraid that] they would be killed [if they stayed there].
E si erano levati, ed erano fuggiti in sul vespro, e aveano lasciati i lor padiglioni, e i lor cavalli, e i loro asini, [e] il campo, nello stato ch'egli [era]; ed erano fuggiti [chi qua chi là], secondo il volere di ciascuno.
8 When those four lepers came to the edge of the area where the soldiers of Syria had set up their tents, they went into one tent, [and saw all the things that had been left there]. So they ate and drank what was there, and they took the silver and the gold and clothes. Then they went [outside the tent] and hid those things. Then they entered another tent, and took things from there, and then went outside and hid them, also.
Que' lebbrosi adunque, venuti fino allo stremo del campo, entrarono in una tenda, e mangiarono, e bevvero, e tolsero di là argento, ed oro, e vestimenti, e andarono, e nascosero [quelle cose]; poi tornarono, ed entrarono in un'altra tenda, e tolsero ancora di là [di quelle stesse cose], e andarono, e [le] nascosero.
9 But then they said to each other, “We are not doing what is right. We have good news [to tell others] today. If we do not tell it to anyone now, and if we wait until morning to tell it, we will certainly be punished [by Yahweh]. So let’s go right now to the palace and tell it to the king’s officials!”
Ma poi dissero l'uno all'altro: Noi non facciamo bene; questo giorno è un giorno di buone novelle, e noi tacciamo! Se aspettiamo fino allo schiarir del dì, noi riceveremo la pena del [nostro] fallo; ora dunque venite, e andiamo a rapportar la cosa alla casa del re.
10 So they went to the guards at the city gates and called out to them, “We went to where the army of Syria had set up their tents, but we did not see or hear anyone there. Their horses and donkeys were still tied up, but their tents were all deserted/abandoned!”
Così vennero, e gridarono alle guardie della porta della città, e fecero loro assapere [la cosa], dicendo: Noi siamo entrati nel campo dei Siri, ed ecco, non [vi è] alcuno, nè voce alcuna d'uomo; ma sol [vi sono] i cavalli, e gli asini legati, e i padiglioni, come erano [prima].
11 The guards shouted the news, and some people [who heard it] went to the palace and reported it there.
Allora le guardie della porta gridarono, e fecero assapere [la cosa] nella casa del re.
12 [When] the king [heard it, he] got up out of his bed and said to his officials, “I will tell you what the army of Syria is planning to do. They know that we have no food here, so they have left their tents and are hiding in the fields. They think that we will leave the city [to find some food], and then they will capture us and capture the city.”
E il re si levò di notte, e disse a' suoi servitori: Ora io vi dichiarerò quello che i Siri ci hanno fatto; hanno saputo che noi [siamo] affamati, e per ciò sono usciti del campo, per nascondersi per la campagna, dicendo: Quando saranno usciti della città, noi li prenderemo vivi, ed entreremo nella città.
13 But one of his officials said, “Many of our Israeli people have already died [from (hunger/not having anything to eat]). If those of us who are still alive all stay here, we also will die anyway. So let’s send some men with five of our horses that are still alive to go and see [what has really happened].”
Ma uno de' servitori del re rispose, e disse: Deh! prendansi cinque di que' cavalli che son rimasti nella città (ecco, sono come tutta la moltitudine d'Israele ch'è rimasta in esso; come tutta la moltitudine d'Israele ch'è perita); e mandiamo a vedere [che cosa è].
14 So they chose some men and told them to go in a chariot and find out what had happened to the army of Syria.
Presero adunque due coppie di cavalli; e il re mandò [degli uomini] sopra quelli, dietro al campo de' Siri, dicendo: Andate, e vedete.
15 They went as far as the Jordan [River]. All along the road they saw clothes and equipment that the soldiers from Syria had thrown away while they were running away very quickly. So the men returned to the king and reported [what they had seen].
E coloro andarono dietro a' Siri, fino al Giordano; ed ecco, tutta la via [era] piena di vestimenti e d'arnesi, che i Siri aveano gittati via, affrettandosi [di fuggire]. E que' messi ritornarono, e rapportarono il fatto al re.
16 Then many of the people of Samaria also went [out of the city and went] to where the army of Syria had previously set up their tents. They entered all the tents and took everything. [So there was now plenty of everything!] As a result people could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver, which was what Yahweh had said would happen!
Allora il popolo uscì, e predò il campo de' Siri; e lo staio del fior di farina si ebbe per un siclo, e le due staia dell'orzo [altresì] per un siclo, secondo la parola del Signore.
17 The king of Israel had appointed the officer who was his assistant to supervise what was happening at the marketplace. But as he was standing near the gate, all the people [who were rushing outside the city] trampled on him, and he died, which was what Elisha had said would happen to him when Elisha previously went to talk to the king.
E il re costituì alla guardia della porta il capitano, sopra la cui mano egli si appoggiava; e il popolo lo calpestò nella porta, onde egli morì, secondo che l'uomo di Dio avea detto, quando parlò al re, allora ch'egli scese a lui.
18 Elisha had told him that by the next day there would be plenty of food, with the result that anyone could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver.
Perciocchè, quando l'uomo di Dio parlò al re, dicendo: Domani, a quest'ora, lo staio del fior di farina si avrà alla porta di Samaria per un siclo, e le due staia dell'orzo [altresì] per un siclo,
19 And the officer had answered, “That certainly cannot [RHQ] happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the sky and send down some grain, that could not happen.” And Elisha had replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
quel capitano avea risposto all'uomo di Dio, ed avea detto: Ecco, avvegnachè il Signore facesse delle cateratte nel cielo, questo potrebbe egli però avvenire? Ed egli [gli] avea detto: Ecco, tu [il] vedrai con gli occhi tuoi, ma tu non ne mangerai.
20 And that is what happened to him. The people [who were rushing out of] the city gate trampled on him, and he died.
E così gli avvenne; perciocchè il popolo lo calpestò nella porta, ed egli morì.
