2 Samuel 22

1 After Yahweh had rescued David from Saul and his other enemies, David sang a song to Yahweh.

E DAVIDE proferì al Signore le parole di questo cantico, al giorno che il Signore l'ebbe riscosso dalla mano di tutti i suoi nemici, e dalla mano di Saulle;

2 [This is what] he sang: Yahweh, you are like a [huge overhanging] rock [under which I can hide] [MET]; you are like my fortress, and you rescue me.

e disse: Il Signore [è] la mia rocca, e la mia fortezza, e il mio liberatore;

3 Yahweh, you protect me; you are like a shield; you are the powerful one [MET] who saves me; you are like a place where I (find refuge/am safe). You save me from those who act violently toward me.

[Egli è] l'Iddio della mia rupe, io spererò in lui; [Egli è] il mio scudo, e il corno della mia salute; Il mio alto ricetto, il mio rifugio; Il mio Salvatore, che mi salva di violenza.

4 I call out to you, Yahweh; you deserve to be praised, and you rescue me from my enemies.

Io invocai il Signore, al quale appartiene ogni lode, E fui salvato da' miei nemici.

5 “almost died [PRS]; it was like [MET] a huge wave had crashed over me, and almost destroyed me like a flood.

Perciocchè onde di morte mi aveano intorniato, Torrenti di scellerati mi aveano spaventato.

6 I thought that I would die; it was as though death wrapped ropes around me; it was as though I was in a trap where I would surely die. [PRS, MET] (Sheol h7585)

Legami di sepolcro, mi aveano circondato, Lacci di morte mi aveano incontrato. (Sheol h7585)

7 But when I was (very distressed/in great trouble), I called out to you, Yahweh; I cried out to you, my God. And from your temple you heard me; you listened when I called to you to help me.

Mentre io era distretto, io invocai il Signore, E gridai all'Iddio mio; Ed egli udì la mia voce dal suo Tempio, E il mio grido pervenne a' suoi orecchi.

8 “Then [it was as though] the earth quaked and shook; [it was as though] the foundations that ([held up/supported]) the sky trembled, because you were angry.

Allora la terra fu smossa, e tremò; I fondamenti de' cieli furono crollati e scossi; Perciocchè egli era acceso nell'ira.

9 [It was as though] smoke poured out of your nostrils and burning coals and fire that burns everything came out of your mouth.

Fumo gli saliva per le nari, E fuoco consumante per la bocca; Da lui procedevano brace accese.

10 You tore open the sky and came down; there was a thick dark [cloud] under your feet.

Ed egli abbassò i cieli, e discese, Avendo una caligine sotto a' suoi piedi.

11 You rode [through the sky] on a winged creature; the wind enabled you to travel [swiftly] [MET], like a bird.

E cavalcava sopra Cherubini, e volava, Ed appariva sopra le ale del vento.

12 The darkness surrounded you, like a blanket; thick clouds that were full of water also surrounded you.

Ed avea poste d'intorno a sè, [per] tabernacoli, tenebre, Viluppi d'acque, e nubi dell'aria,

13 Out of the lightning in front of you fire from burning coals flamed.

Dallo splendore [che scoppiava] davanti a lui, Procedevano brace accese.

14 Then, Yahweh, you spoke like thunder from the sky; it was your voice, God, you who are greater than all other gods, that was heard.

Il Signore tonò dal cielo, E l'Altissimo mandò fuori la sua voce;

15 When you sent flashes of lightning, [it was as though] [MET] you shot your arrows and scattered your enemies.

Ed avventò saette, e disperse coloro; Folgore, e li mise in rotta.

16 Then the bottom of the ocean was uncovered; the foundations of the world could be seen when you rebuked [your enemies] with a snort from your nostrils.

E, per lo sgridare del Signore, E per lo soffiar dell'alito delle sue nari, I canali del mare furon veduti, I fondamenti del mondo furono scoperti.

17 “Yahweh, you reached down from heaven and lifted me up; you pulled me up from the deep water.

Egli da alto distese [la mano], Mi prese, mi trasse fuori di grandi acque.

18 You rescued me from my strong enemies, from those who hated me; [I could not defeat them because] they were very strong.

Egli mi riscosse dal mio potente nemico, Da quelli che mi odiavano; perciocchè erano più forti di me.

19 They attacked me when I was experiencing troubles/difficulties, but Yahweh, you protected me.

Essi mi erano venuti incontro al giorno della mia calamità; Ma il Signore fu il mio sostegno.

20 You brought me to a place where I was safe; you rescued me because you were pleased with me.

E mi trasse fuori in luogo largo; Egli mi liberò; perciocchè egli mi gradisce.

21 “Yahweh, you rewarded me because I do what is right; you did good things for me because I (was innocent/had not done things that are wrong).

Il Signore mi ha fatta la retribuzione secondo la mia giustizia; Egli mi ha renduto secondo la purità delle mie mani.

22 Yahweh, I have obeyed your laws; I have not turned away from you, my God.

Perciocchè io ho osservate le vie del Signore, E non mi sono empiamente rivolto dall'Iddio mio.

23 All of your regulations were in my mind, and I did not turn away from [obeying] all your statutes.

Perciocchè [io ho tenute] davanti agli occhi tutte le sue leggi, E non mi son rivolto da' suoi statuti.

24 You know that I have not done anything that is evil; I have kept myself from doing things for which I should be punished.

E sono stato intiero inverso lui, E mi son guardato dalla mia iniquità.

25 So you have rewarded me in return for my doing what is right, because [you know that] I (am innocent of doing/have not done) wrong things.

E il Signore mi ha fatta la retribuzione secondo la mia giustizia, Secondo la purità che io ho guardata davanti agli occhi suoi.

26 “Yahweh, you are faithful/loyal to those who always trust in you; you always do what is good to those whose behavior is always good.

Tu ti mostri pietoso inverso il pio, Intiero inverso l'uomo intiero.

27 You act sincerely toward those whose inner beings are pure, but you are hostile to those who are perverse/wicked.

Puro inverso il puro, E ritroso inverso il perverso;

28 You rescue those who are humble, but you watch [MTY] those who are proud and humiliate them.

E salvi la gente afflitta, E bassi gli occhi in su gli altieri.

29 Yahweh, you are [like] [MET] a lamp that causes it to become light when I am in the dark.

Perciocchè tu [sei] la mia lampana, o Signore; E il Signore allumina le mie tenebre.

30 With your strength/help I can run through a line of enemy soldiers and I can climb over the wall [that surrounds their city].

Perciocchè per te io rompo tutta una schiera; Per l'Iddio mio io salgo sopra il muro.

31 “My God whom I worship, everything that you do is perfect; you always do what you promise that you will do. You are like a shield [MET] to all those who request you to protect them.

La via di Dio [è] intiera; La parola del Signore [è] purgata col fuoco; Egli [è] scudo a tutti coloro che sperano in lui.

32 Yahweh, you are [RHQ] the only one who is God; only you are like a huge rock [MET] [under which we are protected/safe].

Perciocchè, chi [è] Dio, fuor che il Signore? E chi [è] Rocca, fuor che l'Iddio nostro?

33 God, you [whom I worship] are a strong refuge for me; you keep me safe on the roads that I [walk on].

Iddio [è] la mia forza; [e il mio] valore; Ed ha renduta spedita e appianata la mia via.

34 [When I walk] in the mountains, you enable me to walk safely, without stumbling [MET] like a deer runs.

Egli rende i miei piedi simili a quelli delle cerve, E mi fa star ritto in su i miei alti luoghi.

35 You teach me [how to fight] in a battle in order that I can shoot arrows well from a very strong bow.

Egli ammaestra le mie mani alla battaglia, E con le mie braccia un arco di rame è spezzato.

36 [It is as though] [MET] you have given me a shield by which you have saved/rescued me, and you have answered my prayers and caused me to become famous/great.

Tu mi hai ancora dato lo scudo della tua salvezza, E la tua benignità mi ha accresciuto.

37 You have not allowed [my enemies] to capture me [IDM], and I have not fallen down [during battles].

Tu hai allargati i miei passi sotto me, E le mie calcagna non son vacillate.

38 “pursued my enemies and defeated them; I did not stop [fighting them] until they were all killed.

Io ho perseguiti i miei nemici, e li ho sterminati; E non me ne son tornato [indietro], finchè non li avessi distrutti.

39 I struck them down; I stabbed them with my sword; they fell down at my feet and did not stand up again.

Io li ho distrutti, e li ho trafitti, e non son potuti risorgere; E mi son caduti sotto a' piedi.

40 You have given me strength for fighting battles and caused those who were attacking me to fall down, and I trampled on them.

E tu mi hai cinto di prodezza per la guerra; Tu hai abbassati sotto me quelli che si levavano contro a me.

41 You caused my enemies to turn and run away from me; I destroyed those who hated me.

Ed hai fatte voltar le spalle a' miei nemici, Ed a coloro che mi odiavano, davanti a me; Ed io li ho sterminati.

42 They (looked for/wanted) someone to rescue them, but no one did. They cried out to you, Yahweh, [for help, ] but you did not answer them.

Essi riguardavano [in qua ed in là], ma non [vi fu] chi [li] salvasse; [Riguardarono] al Signore, ma egli non rispose loro.

43 I crushed them, and as a result they became like [SIM] tiny particles of dust. I trampled them, and they became like [SIM] mud in the streets.

Ed io li ho stritolati minuto come polvere della terra; Io li ho calpestati, schiacciati, come il fango delle strade.

44 “You rescued me from those who tried to rebel [against me], and you appointed me to rule many nations; people whom I did not know previously are now (under my authority/my slaves).

Tu mi hai ancora scampato dalle brighe del mio popolo; Tu mi hai guardato per [esser] capo di genti; Il popolo [che] io non conosceva, mi è divenuto servo.

45 Foreigners humbly bowed down in front of me; as soon as they heard about me, they obeyed me.

Gli stranieri si sono infinti inverso me; Al solo udire degli orecchi, si son renduti ubbidienti a me.

46 They became afraid, and they came to me, trembling, from the places where they were hiding.

Gli stranieri son divenuti fiacchi, Ed hanno tremato di paura fin dentro i lor ricetti chiusi.

47 “Yahweh, you are alive! I praise you! You are like [MET] a [huge overhanging] rock under which I am safe/protected! You are the one who rescues me [MET]. Everyone should exalt/honor/praise you.

Viva il Signore, e benedetta [sia] la mia Rocca; E sia esaltato Iddio, [ch'è] la Rocca della mia salvezza.

48 You enable me to conquer my enemies; you cause people of [other] nations to be (under my authority/my slaves).

Iddio [è quel] che mi dà [modo di far] le mie vendette, E che abbassa i popoli sotto me.

49 You delivered me from my enemies; you caused me to be honored more than they were; you rescued me from men who [always] acted violently.

Ed [è] quel che mi trae fuori da' miei nemici; Tu mi levi ad alto d'infra coloro che mi assaltano, E mi riscuoti dagli uomini violenti.

50 Because of all that, I exalt you among many people-groups and I sing to praise you.

Perciò, o Signore, io ti celebrerò fra le nazioni, E salmeggerò al tuo Nome;

51 You enable me, whom you appointed to be king, to powerfully conquer [my enemies]; you faithfully love me, David, and you will love my descendants forever.

Il quale rende magnifiche le vittorie del suo re, Ed usa benignità inverso Davide, suo Unto, E inverso la sua progenie, in sempiterno.