2 Samuele 1
1 ORA, dopo la morte di Saulle, Davide, essendo ritornato dalla sconfitta degli Amalechiti, dimorò in Siclag 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 Ed al terzo giorno, ecco, un uomo venne dal campo, d'appresso a Saulle, avendo i vestimenti stracciati, e della terra sopra la testa; e, come egli giunse a Davide, si gittò in terra, e gli fece riverenza.
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 E Davide gli disse: Onde vieni? Ed egli gli disse: Io sono scampato 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 E Davide gli disse: Come è andato il fatto? deh! raccontamelo. Ed egli disse: Il popolo è fuggito dalla battaglia, ed anche molti del popolo son caduti, e morti. Saulle anch'egli, e Gionatan, suo figliuolo, son 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 E Davide disse al giovane che gli raccontava [queste cose: ] Come sai tu che Saulle, e Gionatan, suo figliuolo, sieno morti?
David said to the young man, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
6 E il giovane che gli raccontava [queste cose], gli disse: Io mi scontrai a caso nel monte di Ghilboa; ed ecco, Saulle era chinato sopra la sua lancia, e già i carri e la gente a cavallo lo stringevano di presso.
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 Allora egli, voltosi indietro, mi vide, e mi chiamò. Ed io gli 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 E egli mi disse: Chi [sei] tu? Ed io gli disse: Io [sono] Amalechita.
He replied, ‘Who are you?’ I replied, ‘I am a descendant of Amalek.’
9 Ed egli mi disse: Mettimi, ti prego, il piede addosso, e fammi morire; perciocchè questa armatura di maglia mi ha rattenuto; e tutta la mia vita [è] ancora 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 adunque gli misi il piede addosso, e lo feci morire; perciocchè io sapeva ch'egli non potea vivere, dopo essersi lasciato cadere [sopra la sua lancia]; poi presi la benda reale ch'egli avea sopra la testa, e la maniglia ch'egli avea al braccio, e le ho recate qua 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 Allora Davide prese i suoi vestimenti, e li stracciò. Il simigliante [fecero] ancora tutti gli uomini ch'[erano] con lui;
Then David and all the men who were with him tore their clothes [to show that they were very sad].
12 e fecero cordoglio, e piansero, e digiunarono infino alla sera, per cagion di Saulle, e di Gionatan, suo figliuolo, e del popolo del Signore, e della casa d'Israele; perciocchè erano caduti per la 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 Poi Davide disse al giovane che gli avea portate le novelle: Onde sei? Ed egli gli disse: Io [son] figliuolo d'un uomo forestiere Amalechita.
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 E Davide gli disse: Come non hai temuto di metter la mano ad ammazzar l'Unto del Signore? E Davide chiamò uno de' fanti, e [gli] disse:
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 Vien qua, avventati sopra lui. E [colui] lo percosse, ed egli 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 E Davide gli disse: [Sia] il tuo sangue sopra il tuo capo; perciocchè la tua bocca stessa ha testimoniato contro a te, dicendo: Io ho fatto morir l'Unto del Signore.
17 ALLORA Davide fece questo lamento sopra Saulle, e sopra Gionatan, suo figliuolo;
Then David composed/wrote this sad song about Saul and Jonathan,
18 e [lo] pronunziò, per ammaestrare i figliuoli di Giuda a [tirar] l'arco (ecco, [esso è] scritto nel Libro del Diritto):
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 O gentil [paese] d'Israele, Sopra i tuoi alti luoghi [giacciono] gli uccisi; Come son caduti gli uomini valorosi!
“You Israeli people, your glorious [MTY] leaders have been killed on the mountains! [It is very sad that] those mighty men have died!
20 Nol rapportate in Gat, E non ne recate le novelle nelle piazze di Ascalon; Che talora le figliuole de' Filistei non se ne rallegrino; Che talora le figliuole degl'incirconcisi non ne facciano festa.
“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 Ghilboa, Sopra voi [non sia giammai] nè rugiada, nè pioggia, Nè campi da [portare] offerte; Perciocchè quivi è stato gittato via lo scudo de' prodi, Lo scudo di Saulle, come [se egli] non [fosse stato] unto con 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 L'arco di Gionatan non si rivolgea indietro, [Che non avesse sparso] il sangue degli uccisi, [E trafitto] il grasso de' prodi, E la spada di Saulle non se ne ritornava 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 Saulle e Gionatan, amabili e piacevoli in vita loro, Eziandio nella morte loro non sono stati separati. Erano più veloci che aquile. Più forti che 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 Figliuole d'Israele, piangete per cagion di Saulle, Il qual faceva ch'eravate vestite di scarlatto in delizie; Il qual faceva che mettevate de' fregi d'oro in su le vostre robe.
“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 Come son caduti i prodi in mezzo della battaglia! [E come è stato] ucciso Gionatan sopra i tuoi alti luoghi, [O paese d'Israele!]
“[It is very sad that] this mighty soldier has died! Jonathan has been killed on the mountains/hills.
26 Gionatan, fratello mio, io son distretto per cagion di te; Tu mi eri molto piacevole; L'amor tuo mi era più singolare che l'amore che si porta alle donne.
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 Come son caduti i prodi, E son periti gli arnesi da guerra!
“It is very sad that those mighty men have died, and their weapons are now abandoned!
