2 Samuele 1
1 Dopo la morte di Saul, Davide tornò dalla strage degli Amaleciti e rimase in Ziklàg due giorni.
After Saul died, David [and the men who were with him] returned to Ziklag [town] after defeating the descendants of Amalek. They stayed in Ziklag for two days.
2 Al terzo giorno ecco arrivare un uomo dal campo di Saul con la veste stracciata e col capo cosparso di polvere. Appena giunto presso Davide, cadde a terra e si prostrò.
On the third day, unexpectedly a man arrived there who had come from where Saul’s army was camped. He had torn his clothes and put dust on his head [to show that he was grieving]. He came to David, and prostrated himself on the ground [in front of David to show respect for him].
3 Davide gli chiese: «Da dove vieni?». Rispose: «Sono fuggito dal campo d'Israele».
David asked him, “Where have you come from?” The man replied, “I escaped from where the Israeli army had been camped.”
4 Davide gli domandò: «Come sono andate le cose? Su, raccontami!». Rispose: «E' successo che il popolo è fuggito nel corso della battaglia, molti del popolo sono caduti e sono morti; anche Saul e suo figlio Giònata sono morti».
David asked him, “What happened? Tell me [about the battle]!” The man replied, “The Israeli soldiers ran away from the battle. Many of them were killed. And Saul and his son Jonathan (are dead/were also killed).”
5 Davide chiese ancora al giovane che gli portava le notizie: «Come sai che sono morti Saul e suo figlio Giònata?».
David said to the young man, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
6 Il giovane che recava la notizia rispose: «Ero venuto per caso sul monte Gelboe ed ecco vidi Saul appoggiato alla lancia e serrato tra carri e cavalieri.
The young man replied, “It happened that I was on Gilboa Mountain [where the battle occurred], and I saw Saul, leaning on his spear. The [enemy] chariots and their drivers had come very close to Saul.
7 Egli si volse indietro, mi vide e mi chiamò vicino. Dissi: Eccomi!
Saul turned around and saw me, and he called out to me. I answered him and said, ‘What do you want me to do?’
8 Mi chiese: Chi sei tu? Gli risposi: Sono un Amalecita.
He replied, ‘Who are you?’ I replied, ‘I am a descendant of Amalek.’
9 Mi disse: Gettati contro di me e uccidimi: io sento le vertigini, ma la vita è ancora tutta in me.
Then he said to me, ‘Come over here and kill me. I am still alive, but I am enduring a lot of pain.’
10 Io gli fui sopra e lo uccisi, perché capivo che non sarebbe sopravvissuto alla sua caduta. Poi presi il diadema che era sul suo capo e la catenella che aveva al braccio e li ho portati qui al mio signore».
So I went to him and killed him, because I knew that he was wounded very badly and would (not continue to live/soon die). I took the crown that was on his head and the band/bracelet that was on his arm, and I have brought them to you.”
11 Davide afferrò le sue vesti e le stracciò; così fecero tutti gli uomini che erano con lui.
Then David and all the men who were with him tore their clothes [to show that they were very sad].
12 Essi alzarono gemiti e pianti e digiunarono fino a sera per Saul e Giònata suo figlio, per il popolo del Signore e per la casa d'Israele, perché erano caduti colpiti di spada.
They mourned for Saul and his son Jonathan, and they cried and (fasted/abstained from eating food) until it was evening. They also mourned for all the army of Yahweh, and for all the Israeli people, because many of their soldiers had been killed in the battle [MTY].
13 Davide chiese poi al giovane che aveva portato la notizia: «Di dove sei tu?». Rispose: «Sono figlio di un forestiero amalecita».
Then David asked the young man who had told him [about the battle], “Where are you from?” He replied, “My father is a descendant of Amalek, but we live in Israel.”
14 Davide gli disse allora: «Come non hai provato timore nello stendere la mano per uccidere il consacrato del Signore?».
David asked him, “(Why were you not afraid [that you would be punished if you] killed Saul, whom Yahweh had appointed [MTY] [to be the king]?/You should have been afraid [that you would be punished if you] killed Saul, whom Yahweh had appointed [MTY] [to be the king].) [RHQ]
15 Davide chiamò uno dei suoi giovani e gli disse: «Accostati e ammazzalo». Egli lo colpì subito e quegli morì.
You yourself said, ‘I killed the man whom Yahweh appointed to be the king.’ So you have caused yourself to be guilty [MTY] of causing your own death!” Then David summoned one of his soldiers and said to him, “Kill him!” So the soldier killed him by striking him [with a sword].
16 Davide gridò a lui: «Il tuo sangue ricada sul tuo capo. Attesta contro di te la tua bocca che ha detto: Io ho ucciso il consacrato del Signore!».
17 Allora Davide intonò questo lamento su Saul e suo figlio Giònata
Then David composed/wrote this sad song about Saul and Jonathan,
18 e ordinò che fosse insegnato ai figli di Giuda. Ecco, si trova scritto nel Libro del Giusto:
and he commanded that it be taught to the people of Judah. [The song is called] ‘The Bow [and Arrow]’ and it has been written in the Book of Jashar:
19 «Il tuo vanto, Israele, sulle tue alture giace trafitto! Perché sono caduti gli eroi?
“You Israeli people, your glorious [MTY] leaders have been killed on the mountains! [It is very sad that] those mighty men have died!
20 Non fatelo sapere in Gat, non l'annunziate per le vie di Ascalon, non ne faccian festa le figlie dei Filistei, non ne esultino le figlie dei non circoncisi!
“Do not tell it [to our enemies in the Philistia area]; do not tell to the people who live in Gath [city] what happened; do not proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon [city], because if you tell them, [even] the women in that area will be happy; do not allow those (pagan women/women who do not know God) to rejoice.
21 O monti di Gelboe, non più rugiada né pioggia su di voi né campi di primizie, perché qui fu avvilito lo scudo degli eroi, lo scudo di Saul, non unto di olio,
I hope/desire that there will be no rain or dew on the mountains of [the] Gilboa [area] [APO], and that no grain will grow in the fields there, because there the shield of Saul, the mighty [king], fell on the ground. No one rubbed [olive] oil on Saul’s shield;
22 ma col sangue dei trafitti, col grasso degli eroi. L'arco di Giònata non tornò mai indietro, la spada di Saul non tornava mai a vuoto.
instead, it was stained with the blood of those whom he had killed, and the fat of mighty enemy soldiers was smeared on it. Jonathan [PRS] did not retreat carrying his bow [and arrows], and Saul always [defeated his enemies when he fought them] with his sword. [PRS, LIT]
23 Saul e Giònata, amabili e gentili, né in vita né in morte furon divisi; erano più veloci delle aquile, più forti dei leoni.
“Saul and Jonathan were loved and they pleased many people. They were together [LIT] while they lived and when they died. [In battles] they were swifter than eagles and they were stronger than lions.
24 Figlie d'Israele, piangete su Saul, che vi vestiva di porpora e di delizie, che appendeva gioielli d'oro sulle vostre vesti.
“You Israeli women, cry about Saul; He provided beautiful scarlet/red clothes for you and he gave you gold ornaments/jewelry to fasten on those clothes.
25 Perché son caduti gli eroi in mezzo alla battaglia? Giònata, per la tua morte sento dolore,
“[It is very sad that] this mighty soldier has died! Jonathan has been killed on the mountains/hills.
26 l'angoscia mi stringe per te, fratello mio Giònata! Tu mi eri molto caro; la tua amicizia era per me preziosa più che amore di donna.
Jonathan, my dear friend, I grieve for you; you were very dear to me. You loved me in a wonderful manner; it was better than the way that a woman loves [her husband and her children].
27 Perché son caduti gli eroi, son periti quei fulmini di guerra?».
“It is very sad that those mighty men have died, and their weapons are now abandoned!
