2 Samuel 3
1 There was a long war between those who wanted Saul’s son to be their king and those who wanted David to be their king. But more and more people began to want David to be the king, while the number of people who wanted Saul’s son to be the king continued to become smaller.
La guerra tra la casa di Saul e la casa di Davide si protrasse a lungo. Davide con l'andar del tempo si faceva più forte, mentre la casa di Saul andava indebolendosi.
2 David’s wives gave birth to six sons at Hebron. The oldest was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam, from Jezreel [city].
In Ebron nacquero a Davide dei figli e furono: il maggiore Amnòn, nato da Achinoàm di Izreèl;
3 The next one was Kileab, whose mother was Abigail, the widow of Nabal, from Carmel [city]. The next one was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, the king of [the] Geshur [region].
il secondo Kileàb, da Abigail gia moglie di Nabal da Carmel; il terzo Assalonne, nato da Maaca, figlia di Talmài re di Ghesùr;
4 The next one was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. The next one was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital.
il quarto Adonìa nato da Agghìt; il quinto Sefatìa, figlio di Abitàl;
5 The youngest one was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah, [another one of] David’s wives. Those sons of David were all born in Hebron.
il sesto Itreàm, nato da Eglà moglie di Davide. Questi nacquero a Davide in Ebron.
6 While those who wanted Saul’s son to rule over them and those who wanted David to rule over them continued to fight against each other, Abner was becoming more influential among those who wanted Saul’s son to be the king.
Mentre durava la lotta tra la casa di Saul e quella di Davide, Abner era diventato potente nella casa di Saul.
7 When Saul was alive, he had as one of his wives a slave woman named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. [But one day Abner had sexual relations with her]. So Ishbosheth said to Abner, “Why have you had sexual relations with [EUP] my father’s slave wife?”
Saul aveva avuto una concubina chiamata Rizpà figlia di Aià. Ora Is-Bàal disse ad Abner: «Perché ti sei unito alla concubina di mio padre?».
8 Abner became very angry about what Ishbosheth said to him. He said to Ishbosheth, “(Do you think that I am a [worthless] dog [MET] from Judah?/You are treating me as though I am a [worthless] dog [MET] from Judah.) [RHQ] From the beginning, I have been loyal to Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends. And I have prevented you from being defeated by David’s army. So now (why are you criticizing me about [what I have done with] some woman?/you should not be criticizing me about [what I have done with] some woman.) [RHQ]
Abner si adirò molto per le parole di Is-Bàal e disse: «Sono io una testa di cane, di quelli di Giuda? Fino ad oggi ho usato benevolenza alla casa di Saul tuo padre, favorendo i suoi fratelli e i suoi amici, e non ti ho fatto cadere nelle mani di Davide; oggi tu mi rimproveri una colpa di donna.
9 Yahweh solemnly promised that he would not allow Saul and his descendants to continue to rule. He promised that he would cause David to rule over all the tribes of Israel and Judah, from Dan [city] far in the north to Beersheba [city] far in the south. So I hope/desire that God will punish me severely [HYP] if I do not enable that to happen!”
Tanto faccia Dio ad Abner e anche peggio, se io non farò per Davide ciò che il Signore gli ha giurato:
trasferire cioè il regno dalla casa di Saul e stabilire il trono di Davide su Israele e su Giuda, da Dan fino a Bersabea».
11 Ishbosheth was very afraid of Abner, so he did not say anything in reply to Abner.
Quegli non fu capace di rispondere una parola ad Abner, perché aveva paura di lui.
12 Then Abner sent messengers to David [when he was at Hebron], to say to him, “[Either you or I] should be [RHQ] the ruler of this entire nation, [but not Isbosheth. However, ] if you make an agreement with me, I will help you by encouraging all the people of Israel to (be want you to be their king/start to support) you.”
Abner inviò subito messaggeri a Davide per dirgli: «A chi il paese?». Intendeva dire: «Fà alleanza con me ed ecco, la mia mano sarà con te per ricondurre a te tutto Israele».
13 David sent back this reply: “Good! I am willing to make an agreement with you. But before that happens, there is one thing that you must do. When you come to see me, you must bring my wife Michal, Saul’s daughter.”
Rispose: «Bene! Io farò alleanza con te. Però ho una cosa da chiederti ed è questa: non verrai alla mia presenza, se prima non mi condurrai davanti Mikal figlia di Saul, quando verrai a vedere il mio volto».
14 Then David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, to say to him, “I [had to kill] 100 men from Philistia [and cut off] their foreskins to give to Saul to pay for Michal [to be my wife]. So now give her back to me!”
Davide spedì messaggeri a Is-Bàal, figlio di Saul, intimandogli: «Restituisci mia moglie Mikal, che feci mia sposa al prezzo di cento membri di Filistei».
15 So Ishbosheth sent some men to take Michal from her husband Palti. But [when they took her, ] her husband followed them all the way to Bahurim [town], crying as he went.
Is-Bàal mandò incaricati a toglierla al suo marito, Paltiel figlio di Lais.
16 Then Abner [turned and] said to him, “Go back [home]!”, so he did.
Suo marito la seguì, camminando e piangendo dietro di lei fino a Bacurim. Poi Abner gli disse: «Torna indietro!» e quegli tornò.
17 Abner went to the Israeli leaders and talked with them. He said, “For a long time you have wanted David to be your king.
Intanto Abner rivolse questo discorso agli anziani d'Israele: «Da tempo voi ricercate Davide come vostro re.
18 So now you have an opportunity to do that. Keep in mind that Yahweh promised this: ‘With the help of David, who serves me [well], I will rescue my people from the people of Philistia, and from the power [MTY] of all their other enemies’.”
Ora mettetevi al lavoro, perché il Signore ha detto e confermato a Davide: Per mezzo di Davide mio servo libererò Israele mio popolo dalle mani dei Filistei e dalle mani di tutti i suoi nemici».
19 Abner also spoke to the people of the tribe of Benjamin. Then he went to Hebron, to tell David what all the people of Israel and the people of the tribe of Benjamin had agreed to do.
Abner ebbe colloqui anche con gli uomini di Beniamino. Poi Abner tornò solo da Davide in Ebron a riferirgli quanto era stato approvato da Israele e da tutta la casa di Beniamino.
20 When Abner came with 20 of his soldiers to see David at Hebron, David made a feast for all of them.
Abner venne dunque a Davide in Ebron con venti uomini e Davide fece servire un banchetto ad Abner e ai suoi uomini.
21 Afterwards, Abner said to David, “Sir/Your majesty, I will now go and encourage all the people of Israel to accept you to be their king, as you have desired.” Then Abner left, peacefully.
Abner disse poi a Davide: «Sono pronto! Vado a radunare tutto Israele intorno al re mio signore. Essi faranno alleanza con te e regnerai su quanto tu desideri». Davide congedò poi Abner, che partì in pace.
22 Soon after that, Joab and some of David’s other soldiers returned [to Hebron] after raiding [one of their enemies’ villages], bringing with them a lot of things that they had captured. But Abner was not there at Hebron, because David had sent him safely home.
Ed ecco, gli uomini di Davide e Ioab tornavano da una scorreria e portavano con sé grande bottino. Abner non era più con Davide in Ebron, perché questi lo aveva congedato, ed egli era partito in pace.
23 When Joab and the soldiers who were with him arrived, someone told him that Abner had come there and talked with the king, and that the king allowed to go home safely.
Quando arrivarono Ioab e la sua truppa, fu riferito a Ioab: «E' venuto dal re Abner figlio di Ner ed egli l'ha congedato e se n'è andato in pace».
24 So Joab went to the king and said, “Why have you done that? Listen to me! Abner [is your enemy, but] when he came to you, you allowed him [RHQ] to leave!
Ioab si presentò al re e gli disse: «Che hai fatto? Ecco, è venuto Abner da te; perché l'hai congedato ed egli se n'è andato?
25 Do you not know that he came to you to deceive you and to find out everything that you are doing, and all the places that you go to?”
Non sai chi è Abner figlio di Ner? E' venuto per ingannarti, per conoscere le tue mosse, per sapere ciò che fai».
26 After Joab left David, he sent some messengers to get Abner. They found him at Sirah Well, and brought him back to Hebron, but David did not know that they had done that.
Ioab si allontanò da Davide e mandò messaggeri dietro Abner e lo fece tornare indietro dalla cisterna di Sira, senza che Davide lo sapesse.
27 So when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab met him at the city gate, and took him aside as though he wanted to speak with him privately. Then he stabbed Abner in the stomach [with his knife/sword]. In that way he murdered Abner because Abner had killed [MTY] Joab’s brother Asahel.
Abner tornò a Ebron e Ioab lo prese in disparte in mezzo alla porta, come per parlargli in privato, e qui lo colpì al basso ventre e lo uccise, per vendicare il sangue di Asaèl suo fratello.
28 Later, after David heard what had happened, he said, “Yahweh knows that I and the people of my kingdom are not at all (responsible for/guilty of) murdering [MTY] Abner.
Davide seppe più tardi la cosa e protestò: «Sono innocente io e il mio regno per sempre davanti al Signore del sangue di Abner figlio di Ner.
29 I hope/desire that Joab and all his family will be punished [MTY] for doing that! I hope/desire that there will always be someone in his family who has sores, or someone who is a leper, or some man who is forced to do women’s work, or someone who is killed in a battle, or someone who does not have enough food to eat!”
Ricada sulla testa di Ioab e su tutta la casa di suo padre. Nella casa di Ioab non manchi mai chi soffra gonorrea o sia colpito da lebbra o maneggi il fuso, chi cada di spada o chi sia senza pane».
30 That is how Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.
Ioab e suo fratello Abisài avevano trucidato Abner, perché aveva ucciso Asaèl loro fratello a Gàbaon in battaglia.
31 Then David said to Joab and to all Joab’s soldiers, “Tear your clothes and put on coarse cloth [to show that you are sad], and mourn for Abner!” And [at the funeral], King David walked behind [the men who were carrying] the coffin.
Davide disse a Ioab e a tutta la gente che era con lui: «Stracciatevi le vesti, vestitevi di sacco e fate lutto davanti ad Abner». Anche il re Davide seguiva la bara.
32 They buried Abner’s body at Hebron. And at the grave, the king cried loudly, and all the other people also cried.
Seppellirono Abner in Ebron e il re levò la sua voce e pianse davanti al sepolcro di Abner; pianse tutto il popolo.
33 David sang this sad song to lament for Abner: “It is not right that [RHQ] Abner died like outlaws die!
«Come muore un insensato, doveva dunque Abner morire? Il re intonò un lamento funebre su Abner e disse:
34 No one tied his hands or put chains on his feet, [like they do to criminals]. No, he was murdered by wicked men!”
Le tue mani non erano state legate, i tuoi piedi non erano stati stretti in catene! Sei caduto come si cade davanti ai malfattori!». Tutto il popolo riprese a piangere su di lui.
35 Then many [HYP] people came to David to tell him to eat some food before sunset, but David refused. He said, “I hope/desire that God will punish me severely [HYP] if I eat any food before the sun goes down!”
Tutto il popolo venne a invitare Davide perché prendesse cibo, mentre era ancora giorno; ma Davide giurò: «Tanto mi faccia Dio e anche di peggio, se io gusterò pane o qualsiasi altra cosa prima del tramonto del sole».
36 All the people saw what David did, and they were pleased. Truly, everything that the king did pleased the people.
Tutto il popolo notò la cosa e la trovò giusta; quanto fece il re ebbe l'approvazione del popolo intero.
37 So all the people realized that the king had not wanted Abner to be killed.
Tutto il popolo, cioè tutto Israele, fu convinto in quel giorno che la morte di Abner figlio di Ner non era stata provocata dal re.
38 The king said to his officials, “(Do you not realize that a leader and a great man has died today in Israel?/You should realize that a leader and a great man has died today in Israel.) [RHQ]
Disse ancora il re ai suoi ministri: «Sappiate che oggi è caduto un capo, un grande in Israele. Io, oggi, mi sono comportato dolcemente, sebbene gia consacrato re, mentre questi uomini, i figli di Zeruià, sono stati più duri di me. Provveda il Signore a trattare il malvagio secondo la sua malvagità».
39 Even though Yahweh appointed me to be the king, today I feel weak. These two sons of Zeruiah, [Joab and Abishai], are very violent; I cannot control them. So I hope/desire that Yahweh will punish them severely in return for this wicked thing that they have done!”
