1 Cronache 14
1 Chiram, re di Tiro, mandò messaggeri a Davide con legno di cedro, muratori e falegnami per costruirgli una casa.
One day Hiram, the king of Tyre [city], sent some messengers to David [to talk about making an agreement between their countries]. Then Hiram sent cedar logs, bricklayers, and carpenters to build a palace for David.
2 Davide allora riconobbe che il Signore l'aveva confermato re su Israele e che il suo regno era molto esaltato a causa del suo popolo Israele.
[When that happened, ] David knew that Yahweh had truly caused him to be the king of Israel, and that he had caused his kingdom to be greatly respected. Yahweh did this because [he loved] his Israeli people.
3 Davide prese altre mogli in Gerusalemme e generò figli e figlie.
David married more women in Jerusalem, and [those women] gave birth to more sons and daughters for him.
4 I figli che gli erano nati in Gerusalemme si chiamavano Sammua, Sobab, Natàn, Salomone,
The names of the children that were born to him there in Jerusalem are Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
5 Ibcar, Elisua, Elipelet,
Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,
6 Noga, Nefeg, Iafia,
Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
7 Elisamà, Beeliada ed Elifèlet.
Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
8 Quando i Filistei seppero che Davide era stato unto re su tutto Israele, vennero tutti per impadronirsi di lui. Appena ne fu informato, Davide uscì loro incontro.
When the army of Philistia heard that David has been appointed to be king of all of Israel, they came to capture him. But David heard that they were coming, so he [and his soldiers] marched out to fight against them.
9 I Filistei giunsero e si sparsero per la valle di Rèfaim.
The army of Philistia had attacked the people in the Rephaim Valley [southwest of Jerusalem] and had robbed them.
10 Davide consultò Dio: «Se marcio contro i Filistei, li metterai nelle mie mani?». Il Signore rispose: «Marcia; li metterò nelle tue mani».
David asked God, “Should [my men and] I go and attack the army of Philistia? [If we go, ] will you enable us to defeat [IDM] them?” Yahweh replied, “Yes, go, and I will enable you to defeat [IDM] them.”
11 Quelli vennero a Baal-Perazìm e là Davide li sconfisse. Questi disse: «Dio ha aperto per mio mezzo una breccia fra i miei nemici, come una breccia prodotta dall'acqua»; per questo il luogo fu chiamato Baal-Perazìm.
So David and his men went up to a town where the soldiers of Philistia were staying and defeated them. Then David said, “God has enabled me [and my soldiers] to overwhelm my enemies like [MET] a flood.” So they named that place {That place is called} ‘Baal-Perazim’ [which means ‘Yahweh breaks through’].
12 I Filistei vi abbandonarono i loro idoli e Davide ordinò: «Brucino tra le fiamme!».
[As the soldiers of Philistia fled], they left their idols there. So David commanded his soldiers to burn those idols.
13 Di nuovo i Filistei tornarono a invadere la valle.
But soon the army of Philistia attacked the people in that valley again.
14 Davide consultò ancora Dio, che gli rispose: «Non seguirli; aggirali e raggiungili dalla parte di Becoim.
So again David prayed to God [to ask him what he should do], and God replied, saying “Do not attack the army of Philistia from the front. Instead, go around them, and attack them [from the rear] in front of the balsam trees.
15 Quando sentirai rumore di passi fra le cime degli alberi, allora uscirai a combattere, perché Dio ti precederà per colpire l'accampamento dei Filistei».
When you hear something in the tops of the balsam trees that sounds like [soldiers] marching, attack them. I, God, will have gone ahead of you to enable you to defeat the army of Philistia.”
16 Davide fece come Dio gli aveva comandato. Sbaragliò l'esercito dei Filistei da Gàbaon fino a Ghezer.
So David did what God commanded him to do, and he and his army defeated the army of Philistia, all the way from Gibeon [city in the east] to Gezer [city in the west].
17 La fama di Davide si diffuse in tutti i paesi, mentre il Signore lo rendeva terribile fra tutte le genti.
So David became famous in all the nearby countries, and Yahweh caused [the leaders of] all the [nearby] nations to be afraid of him.
