1 Samuele 14

1 OR avvenne un dì che Gionatan, figliuolo di Saulle, disse al fante che portava le sue armi: Vieni, passiamo alla guernigione de' Filistei, ch'[è] di là. E non lo fece assapere a suo padre.

One day, Jonathan said to the young man who carried his weapons, “Come with me; we will go over to where the Philistia soldiers have put up their tents.” [So they went], but Jonathan did not tell his father [what they were going to do].

2 E Saulle se ne stava all'estremità del colle, sotto un melagrano ch'[era] in Migron; e la gente ch'[era] con lui [era] d'intorno a seicent'uomini.

On that day, Saul and the 600 soldiers who were with him were sitting around a pomegranate tree at a place where the people threshed grain, near Gibeah.

3 Ed Ahia, figliuolo di Ahitub, fratello d'Icabod, figliuolo di Finees, figliuolo d'Eli, Sacerdote del Signore, in Silo, portava l'Efod. E il popolo non sapeva che Gionatan fosse andato [là].

Ahijah the priest was also there. He was wearing the sacred vest. Ahijah was the son of Ahitub, who was a brother of Ichabod. Ichabod and Ahitub were the sons of Phinehas, who was the son of Eli, who had been Yahweh’s priest at Shiloh. No one knew that Jonathan had left [the Israeli camp].

4 Ora, fra i passi, per li quali Gionatan cercava di passare alla guernigione de' Filistei, [v'era] una punta di rupe di qua, e un'altra di là; l'una si chiamava Boses, e l'altra Sene.

Jonathan planned that he and the young man would go through a narrow (pass/place between two cliffs) to get to where the Philistia army was. The cliff on one side of the pass was named Bozez, and the other cliff was named Seneh.

5 L'una di queste punte [era] posta dal lato settentrionale, dirincontro a Micmas; e l'altra dal lato meridionale, dirincontro a Ghibea.

One cliff faced north toward Micmash, and the cliff on the other side faced south toward Geba [town].

6 E Gionatan disse al fante che portava le sue armi: Vieni, passiamo alla guernigione di questi incirconcisi; forse il Signore opererà per noi; perciocchè niente può impedire il Signore di salvare, o con [gente] assai, o con poca.

Jonathan said to the young man who carried his weapons, “Come with me. We will go to where those (pagans/people who do not believe in Yahweh) [MTY] have set up their tents. Perhaps Yahweh will help us. It does not matter whether we are only two men or many people; nothing can hinder Yahweh from enabling us to defeat them.”

7 E colui che portava le sue armi gli rispose: Fa' tutto quello che tu hai nell'animo; vacci pure; eccomi teco a tua volontà.

The young man who was carrying Jonathan’s weapons said, “Do what you think is the best thing for us to do. I will help you.”

8 E Gionatan disse: Ecco, noi passiamo a quella gente; se, quando noi ci mostreremo loro, ci dicono così:

Then Jonathan said, “Okay, come with me. We will cross the valley to where the Philistia army is, and allow them to see us.

9 Aspettate, finchè siamo giunti a voi, noi staremo fermi, e non saliremo a loro;

If they then say to us, ‘You two stay there until we come down to you,’ we will stay there and not go up to them.

10 ma, se [ci] dicono così: Salite a noi, noi [vi] saliremo; perciocchè il Signore ce li avrà dati nelle mani. E ciò ce ne [sarà] il segno.

But if they say to us, ‘Come up here [and fight against] us,’ that will show us that Yahweh will enable us to defeat them. Then we will go up and fight them.”

11 Così amendue si mostrarono alla guernigione de' Filistei; e i Filistei dissero: Ecco, gli Ebrei escono fuor delle grotte, nelle quali si erano nascosti.

When the two of them crossed the valley, the Philistia soldiers saw them coming. They said, “Look! The Hebrews are crawling out of the holes in which they have been hiding!”

12 E la gente della guernigione parlò a Gionatan, e a colui che portava le sue armi, e disse loro: Salite a noi, e noi vi faremo assapere qualche cosa. E Gionatan disse a colui che portava le sue armi: Sali dietro a me; perciocchè il Signore li ha dati nelle mani d'Israele.

Then the Philistia soldiers who were closest to Jonathan and the young man who carried his weapons said, “Come up here, and we will teach you something [about how to fight] [IDM]!” Jonathan said to the young man who was with him, “Come behind me and climb up, because Yahweh is going to help us to defeat them!”

13 Gionatan adunque salì, [aggrappandosi] con le mani e co' piedi; e dietro a lui colui che portava le sue armi. E [i Filistei] caddero davanti a Gionatan, e colui che portava le sue armi non faceva altro che ammazzarli dietro a lui.

So Jonathan climbed up, using his hands and his feet [because it was very steep]. The young man climbed up following him. As Jonathan climbed, he struck and killed many Philistia soldiers, and the young man who was with him killed many more as he followed behind Jonathan.

14 E [questa] fu la prima sconfitta, nella quale Gionatan, e colui che portava le sue armi, percossero intorno a venti uomini, nello [spazio] d'intorno alla metà d'una bifolca di campo.

In that first battle the two of them killed about 20 Philistia soldiers in an area that was about half an acre.

15 E vi fu spavento nell'oste, e nella campagna, e fra tutta la gente; la guernigione anch'essa, e quelli che facevano il guasto furono spaventati, e il paese fu commosso; e [questo] fu come uno spavento [mandato] da Dio.

Then all the other Philistia soldiers, the ones in the camp and the ones who had been attacking the Israeli towns, ones who were out in the field much closer, panicked. Then God caused the ground to shake, and they all became terrified/very afraid.

16 E le guardie di Saulle che stavano alla veletta in Ghibea di Beniamino, riguardarono; ed ecco, la moltitudine era in rotta, e fuggiva a calca.

Saul’s (lookouts/men who were watching to see if enemies were coming) were in Gibeah [town] in the land of the tribe of Benjamin. They saw that the soldiers of the Philistia army were running away in all directions.

17 E Saulle disse al popolo ch'[era] con lui: Deh! fate la rassegna, e vedete chi è partito d'appresso a noi. E, fatta la rassegna ecco, Gionatan, e colui che portava le sue armi, non [v'erano].

Saul [realized that some of his soldiers must have attacked the Philistia army. So he] said to the soldiers who were with him, “Check to see if any of our men are not here.” So they checked, and they found out that Jonathan and the man who carried his weapons were gone.

18 E Saulle disse ad Ahia: Accosta l'Arca di Dio; perciocchè l'Arca di Dio era in quel giorno co' figliuoli d'Israele.

So Saul said to Ahijah [the Supreme Priest], “Bring the sacred vest here [and find out what we should do].” On that day Ahijah was wearing the sacred vest, going in front of the Israelis.

19 Ma, mentre Saulle parlava ancora al Sacerdote, il tumulto ch' [era] nel campo de' Filistei andava crescendo; laonde Saulle disse al Sacerdote: Ritira la tua mano.

But while Saul was talking to the priest, [he saw that] the Philistia soldiers were becoming more panicked/confused. So Saul said to Ahijah, “Take your hand down [from the sacred vest. Do not waste any more time using the marked stones in the vest to find out what Yahweh wants us to do.”]

20 E Saulle, e tutto il popolo ch'[era] con lui, adunato a grida, vennero fino al [luogo del]la battaglia; ed ecco, la spada di ciascuno era [volta] contro al suo compagno, con grandissimo fracasso.

Then Saul gathered his men and they went toward the battle. They found that the Philistia soldiers were so confused that they were striking each other with their swords.

21 Ora i Filistei aveano degli Ebrei con loro, come per addietro, i quali erano saliti, con loro alla guerra, [dal paese] d'intorno. Costoro si giunsero anch'essi con gl'Israeliti, ch'[erano] con Saulle e con Gionatan.

Before that, some of the Hebrew men had deserted their army and gone to join with the Philistia army. But now those men [revolted and] joined with Saul and Jonathan and the other Israeli soldiers.

22 Tutti gl'Israeliti eziandio che s'erano nascosti nel monte di Efraim, avendo udito che i Filistei fuggivano, li perseguitarono di presso, combattendo.

Some of the Israeli soldiers had previously run away and hidden in the mountains where the tribe of Ephraim lived. But when they heard that the Philistia soldiers were running away, they [came down and] joined the other Israeli soldiers and pursued the Philistia soldiers.

23 E in quel giorno il Signore salvò Israele: e la battaglia passò oltre a Bet-aven.

So Yahweh rescued the Israelis on that day. The Israeli soldiers continued to pursue their enemies beyond Beth-Aven [town].

24 Ora in quel giorno gl'Israeliti furono straccati; perciocchè Saulle fece fare al popolo un giuramento con esecrazione, dicendo: Maledetto [sia] colui che mangerà cibo alcuno infino alla sera, finchè io mi sia vendicato de' miei nemici. Perciò niuno del popolo assaggiò alcun cibo.

Before Saul’s soldiers went to the battle, Saul declared to them solemnly, “I do not want any of you to eat any food before this evening, before we have defeated all our enemies. If anyone eats anything, [Yahweh] will curse/punish him.” So none of the Israeli soldiers ate any food, and they became faint/weak because they were very hungry.

25 Or tutto il [popolo del] paese venne in una selva, dove era del miele in su la campagna.

The Israeli army went into the forest, and they found honeycombs on the ground, but they did not eat any honey.

26 E, come fu entrato nella selva, ecco del miele che colava; ma non vi fu alcuno che si recasse la mano alla bocca; perciocchè il popolo temeva del giuramento.

They were afraid to eat any, because they had solemnly promised that they would not eat any food.

27 Ma Gionatan non avea udito quando suo padre avea fatto giurare il popolo; laonde stese la bacchetta ch'egli avea in mano, e ne intinse la cima in un favo di miele, e si recò la mano alla bocca; e i suoi occhi furono rischiarati.

But Jonathan did not hear what his father commanded [because he had left the camp very early in the morning]. So [when he saw] a honeycomb, he dipped the end of his walking stick into it and ate some honey. After he ate the honey, he felt stronger.

28 E uno del popolo [gli] fece motto, e disse: Tuo padre ha fatto espressamente giurare il popolo, dicendo: Maledetto [sia] colui che mangerà oggi alcun cibo; perciò il popolo è stanco.

But one of the Israeli soldiers saw him and said to him, “Your father solemnly declared to us that [Yahweh] would curse/punish anyone who ate any food today. So now we are [very tired and] weak from being hungry [because we obeyed him].”

29 E Gionatan disse: Mio padre ha turbato il paese; deh! vedete come gli occhi miei sono rischiarati, perchè io ho assaggiato un poco di questo miele.

Jonathan exclaimed, “My father has caused trouble for all of us! See how refreshed/strong I am after eating a little honey!

30 E quanto maggiore sarebbe stata la rotta de' Filistei, se il popolo avesse mangiato a piena voglia della preda de' suoi nemici ch'egli ha trovata? perciocchè ora quella non è stata grande.

If he had permitted all of us to eat from the food we took from our enemies while we were pursuing them, we would have been able to kill many more of their soldiers!”

31 Il popolo adunque, avendo in quel giorno percossi i Filistei da Micmas fino in Aialon, fu grandemente stanco.

The Israelis pursued and killed Philistia soldiers all that day, from Micmash [town west] to Aijalon. But they continued to become weaker from being hungry.

32 Onde, voltosi alla preda, prese pecore, e buoi, e vitelli, e [li] scannò in terra; e il popolo mangiava [le carni] col sangue.

They had taken [many] sheep and cattle that the Philistia soldiers had abandoned. Now, because they were extremely hungry, they butchered some of those animals and ate the meat without draining the blood from the animals.

33 E [ciò] fu rapportato a Saulle, e gli fu detto: Ecco, il popolo pecca contro al Signore, mangiando [le carni] col sangue. Ed egli disse: Voi avete misfatto; rotolate ora qua appresso di me una gran pietra.

One of the soldiers told Saul, “Look! The men are sinning against Yahweh by eating meat that still has blood in it!” Saul replied [to the men who were near him], “They have disobeyed Yahweh! Roll a large stone over here!”

34 Poi Saulle disse: Andate qua e là fra il popolo, e dite loro che ciascuno meni qua appresso di me il suo bue, e la sua pecora; e qui li scannerete, e mangerete, e non peccherete contro al Signore, mangiandoli col sangue. E ciascuno del popolo menò quella notte il suo bue con la mano, e [lo] scannò quivi.

After they did that, he said to those men, “Go and tell all the soldiers that each of them must bring an ox or a sheep to me, and kill it here on this stone, [and drain the blood] before he eats any of the meat. They should not sin against Yahweh by eating meat [from some animal] without draining its blood.” So that night all the soldiers brought animals and slaughtered them there. Then Saul built an altar to [worship] Yahweh.

35 E Saulle edificò un altare al Signore. Questo fu il primo altare che Saulle edificò al Signore.

That was the first [time that he built an] altar for Yahweh.

36 Poi Saulle disse: Scendiamo dietro ai Filistei di notte, e saccheggiamoli fino allo schiarir della mattina, e non ne lasciamo scampare alcuno. E [il popolo] disse: Fa' tutto ciò che ti piace. Ma il Sacerdote disse: Accostiamoci qua a Dio.

Then Saul said [to the Israeli soldiers], “Let’s pursue the Philistia soldiers tonight. We can attack them all night. We will not allow any of them to escape alive.” The Israeli soldiers answered, “We will do whatever you think is the best thing for us to do.” But the priest said, “We should ask Yahweh [what he thinks we should do].”

37 Saulle adunque domandò Iddio, [dicendo: ] Scenderò io dietro a' Filistei? li darai tu nelle mani d'Israele? Ma [il Signore] non gli diede alcuna risposta in quel dì.

So Saul asked God, “Should we pursue the Philistine soldiers? Will you enable us to defeat them?” But God did not answer Saul that day.

38 Laonde Saulle disse: Accostatevi qua tutte le comunità del popolo; e sappiate, e vediate in che si è oggi commesso questo peccato.

Then Saul summoned all the leaders of his army. He said to them, “[I am sure that God has not answered me because] someone has sinned. We must find out what sin someone has committed.

39 Perciocchè, [come] il Signore che salva Israele vive, avvegnachè [quel peccato] si trovi in Gionatan, mio figliuolo, egli del tutto ne morrà. E niuno di tutto il popolo gli rispose.

Yahweh has rescued us [from the Philistia army]. Just as certain as Yahweh lives, whoever has sinned must be executed. Even if it is my son Jonathan who has sinned, he must be executed.” [His men knew who was guilty], but none of them said anything [to Saul].

40 Poi disse a tutto Israele: Voi, state da un lato, ed io e Gionatan, mio figliuolo, staremo dall'altro. E il popolo disse a Saulle: Fa' ciò che ti piace.

Then Saul said to all the Israeli soldiers, “You stand on one side. My son Jonathan and I will stand on the other side.” His men replied, “Do whatever you think is best.”

41 E Saulle disse al Signore Iddio d'Israele: Mostra chi è innocente. E Gionatan e Saulle furono presi; e il popolo scampò.

Then Saul prayed to Yahweh, the Israelis’ God, “Tell me who is guilty and who is not guilty.” Then the priest (cast lots/threw the stones that were marked), and they indicated that it was [either] Jonathan or Saul who was the guilty one, and that the other men were not guilty.

42 Poi Saulle disse: Traete [la sorte] fra me a Gionatan, mio figliuolo. E Gionatan fu preso.

Then Saul said to the priest, “Throw the stones again to indicate which of us two is guilty.” So he did, and the stones indicated that Jonathan was the guilty one.

43 Allora Saulle disse a Gionatan: Dichiarami ciò che tu hai fatto. E Gionatan gliel dichiarò, e disse: Io di vero ho assaggiato con la cima della bacchetta ch'io avea nella mano, un poco di miele; eccomi, ho io da morire?

Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done [that was wrong].” Jonathan replied, “I ate a little bit of honey. It was only a little bit that was on the end of my stick. Do I [deserve to be] executed [because of doing that]?”

44 E Saulle disse: Così [mi] faccia Iddio, e così [mi] aggiunga, Gionatan, se tu del tutto non muori.

Saul replied, “Yes, you must be executed! I hope/wish that God will strike me and kill me if you are not executed for having done that!”

45 Ma il popolo disse a Saulle: Gionatan, che ha fatta questa gran liberazione in Israele, morrebbe egli? tolga Iddio che ciò avvenga. [Come] il Signore vive, non gli caderà [pur] un capello di testa in terra; perciocchè egli ha operato oggi con [l'aiuto di] Dio. Il popolo adunque riscosse Gionatan, sì che non morì.

But the Israeli soldiers said to Saul, “Jonathan has won a great victory for all us Israelis. Should he be executed for eating some honey [RHQ]? Certainly not! Just as surely as Yahweh lives, we will not allow you to injure him in any manner [IDM], [because] today God helped Jonathan [to kill many soldiers of the Philistia army]!” So [by saying that] the Israeli soldiers rescued Jonathan, and he was not executed.

46 Poi Saulle se ne tornò dalla caccia dei Filistei; e i Filistei se ne andarono al luogo loro.

Then Saul ordered his soldiers to stop pursuing the Philistia army, so the Philistia soldiers returned to their homes.

47 COSÌ Saulle, avendo preso il regno sopra Israele, guerreggiò contro a tutti i suoi nemici d'ogn'intorno; contro a Moab, e contro a' figliuoli di Ammon, e contro ad Edom, e contro ai re di Soba, e contro a' Filistei; dovunque egli si volgeva, vinceva.

After Saul became the ruler/king of the Israeli people, his army fought against their enemies in many areas. They fought against armies of the Moab people-group, the Ammon people-group, the Edom people-group, the kings of Zobah [city/area], and the Philistia people-group. Wherever the Israeli army fought, they defeated their enemies.

48 Fece ancora un esercito, e percosse Amalec, e riscosse Israele dalla mano di quelli che lo predavano.

Saul’s army fought bravely and defeated the [very tall] descendants of Amalek. His army rescued the Israelis from those who had (plundered/forcefully taken things from) them.

49 Ora i figliuoli di Saulle erano Gionatan, ed Isui, e Malchi-sua; e delle sue due figliuole, la primogenita avea nome Merab, e la minore Mical.

Saul’s sons were Jonathan, Ishbosheth, and Malchishua. He also had two daughters, Merab and her younger sister Michal.

50 E il nome della moglie di Saulle [era] Ahinoam, figliuola di Ahimaas; e il nome del capo del suo esercito [era] Abner, figliuolo di Ner, zio di Saulle.

Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz. The commander of Saul’s army was Abner, who was the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.

51 E Chis, padre di Saulle, e Ner, padre di Abner, [erano] figliuoli di Abiel.

Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were both sons of Abiel.

52 E tutto il tempo di Saulle vi fu aspra guerra contro a' Filistei; e Saulle accoglieva appresso di sè qualunque uomo prode, e qualunque persona di valore egli vedeva.

All the time that Saul was alive, his army fought against the Philistia army. And whenever Saul saw a young man who was (brave/not afraid to fight) and strong, he forced him to join his army.