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1 Ora il re Davide era vecchio e molto attempato; e, per quanto lo coprissero di panni, non potea riscaldarsi.

When King David was very old [IDM, DOU], even though his servants put many blankets on top of him, he was unable to become warm.

2 Perciò i suoi servi gli dissero: “Si cerchi per il re nostro signore una fanciulla vergine, la quale stia al servizio del re, n’abbia cura, e dorma fra le sue braccia, sì che il re nostro signore possa riscaldarsi”.

So they said to him, “Your Majesty, allow us to search for a young virgin who can stay with you and take care of you. She can sleep close to you and enable you to become warm.”

3 Cercaron dunque per tutto il paese d’Israele una bella fanciulla; trovarono Abishag, la Sunamita, e la menarono al re.

[The king gave them permission, ] so they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful young woman. They found a woman named Abishag, from Shunem [town], and brought her to the king.

4 La fanciulla era bellissima, avea cura del re, e lo serviva; ma il re non la conobbe.

She was [truly] very beautiful. She took care of [DOU] the king, but the king did not have sexual relations with her.

5 Or Adonija, figliuolo di Hagghith, mosso dall’ambizione, diceva: “Sarò io il re!” E si preparò de’ carri, de’ cavalieri, e cinquanta uomini che corressero dinanzi a lui.

[After Absalom died], David’s oldest surviving son was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. He was a very handsome/good-looking man. But David had never rebuked him about anything he did. [After Absalom died, Adonijah thought that he would become king]. So he started to boast, saying “I will become king [now].” Then he provided for himself some chariots, and men to drive them, and horses [to pull them], and 50 men to run [as his bodyguards] in front of those chariots [wherever he went].

6 Suo padre non gli avea mai fatto un rimprovero in vita sua, dicendogli: “Perché fai così?” Adonija era anch’egli di bellissimo aspetto, ed era nato subito dopo Absalom.

7 Egli si abboccò con Joab, figliuolo di Tseruia, e col sacerdote Abiathar, i quali seguirono il suo partito e lo favorirono.

One day he conferred with Joab, [David’s army commander], and Abiathar the priest, and they promised/agreed to help/support Adonijah.

8 Ma il sacerdote Tsadok, Benaia figliuolo di Jehoiada, il profeta Nathan, Scimei, Rei e gli uomini prodi di Davide non erano per Adonija.

But Zadok, who was also a priest, Benaiah [who had supervised David’s bodyguards], Nathan the prophet, Shimei and Rei, and David’s most capable soldiers refused to help/support Adonijah.

9 Adonija immolò pecore, buoi e vitelli grassi vicino al masso di Zohelet che è accanto alla fontana di Roghel, e invitò tutti i suoi fratelli, figliuoli del re, e tutti gli uomini di Giuda ch’erano al servizio del re;

One day Adonijah went to Snake Rock near En-Rogel [Spring, which is near Jerusalem], to sacrifice some sheep and oxen and fattened cattle. He invited most of his brothers, King David’s other sons, to come. He also invited all of the king’s officials from Judah to come to the celebration.

10 ma non invitò il profeta Nathan, né Benaia, né gli uomini prodi, né Salomone suo fratello.

But he did not invite Nathan or Benaiah or the king’s most capable soldiers or his [younger/half]-brother Solomon.

11 Allora Nathan parlò a Bath-Sceba, madre di Salomone, e le disse: “Non hai udito che Adonija, figliuolo di Hagghith, è diventato re senza che Davide nostro signore ne sappia nulla?

Nathan [found out what they were doing, so he went to] Solomon’s mother Bathsheba [and] asked her, “Have you not heard that Haggith’s son Adonijah is declared himself to be the king? And King David does not know about it!

12 Or dunque vieni, e permetti ch’io ti dia un consiglio, affinché tu salvi la vita tua e quella del tuo figliuolo Salomone.

So if you want to save yourself and your son Solomon from being killed, allow me to tell you what you should do.

13 Va’, entra dal re Davide, e digli: O re, mio signore, non giurasti tu alla tua serva, dicendo: Salomone, tuo figliuolo, regnerà dopo di me e sederà sul mio trono? Perché dunque regna Adonija?

Go immediately to King David. Say to him, ‘Your Majesty, you solemnly promised me [RHQ] that my son Solomon would become the king after you [die], and that he would sit on your throne [and rule]. So why is it that Adonijah [has said that he] is now the king?’

14 Ed ecco che mentre tu starai ancora quivi parlando col re, io entrerò dopo di te, e confermerò le tue parole”.

Then, while you are still talking to the king, I will come in and tell him that what you are saying to him [about Adonijah] is true.”

15 Bath-Sceba entrò dunque nella camera del re. Il re era molto vecchio, e Abishag, la Sunamita, lo serviva.

So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. He was very old, and Abishag was taking care of him.

16 Bath-Sceba s’inchinò e si prostrò davanti al re. E il re disse: “Che vuoi?”

Bathsheba bowed very low in front of the king, and the king asked her, “What do you want?”

17 Essa gli rispose: “Signor mio, tu alla tua serva, giurasti per l’Eterno ch’è il tuo Dio, dicendo: Salomone, tuo figliuolo, regnerà dopo di me e sederà sul mio trono;

She replied, “Your Majesty, you solemnly promised me, knowing that Yahweh our God [was listening] [IDM], that my son Solomon would become king after you [die], and that he would sit on your throne [and rule].

18 e intanto, ecco che Adonija è diventato re senza che tu, o re mio signore, ne sappia nulla.

But now, believe it or not, Adonijah has become king, and you do not know anything about it.

19 Ed ha immolato buoi, vitelli grassi, e pecore in gran numero, ed ha invitato tutti i figliuoli del re e il sacerdote Abiathar e Joab, il capo dell’esercito, ma non ha invitato il tuo servo Salomone.

He has sacrificed a lot of oxen and fattened cattle and sheep, and he has invited all of your other sons to the celebration. He has also invited Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of your army, but he did not invite your son Solomon.

20 Ora gli occhi di tutto Israele son rivolti verso di te, o re mio signore, perché tu gli dichiari chi debba sedere sul trono del re mio signore, dopo di lui.

Your Majesty, all the people [SYN] of Israel are expecting you to tell them who is the one who will become king after you are no longer the king.

21 Altrimenti avverrà che, quando il re mio signore giacerà coi suoi padri, io e il mio figliuolo Salomone sarem trattati come colpevoli”.

If you do not do that, what will happen is that after you die [EUP] people will consider that my son Solomon and I are rebelling, [and they will execute us because we did not help Adonijah to become king].”

22 Mentr’ella parlava ancora col re, ecco arrivare il profeta Nathan.

While she was still talking to the king, Nathan came [to the palace].

23 La cosa fu riferita al re, dicendo: “Ecco il profeta Nathan!” E questi venne in presenza del re, e gli si prostrò dinanzi con la faccia a terra.

The king’s servants/advisors told David, “Nathan the prophet has come.” So [Bathsheba left, and] Nathan went into where the king was and knelt down, with his face on the ground.

24 Nathan disse: “O re, mio signore, hai tu detto: Adonija regnerà dopo di me e sederà sul mio trono?

Then Nathan said, “Your Majesty, have you declared that Adonijah will become king after you are no longer the king?

25 Giacché oggi egli è sceso, ha immolato buoi, vitelli grassi, e pecore in gran numero, ed ha invitato tutti i figliuoli del re, i capi dell’esercito e il sacerdote Abiathar; ed ecco che mangiano e bevono davanti a lui, e dicono: Viva il re Adonija!

[I say that] because today he has gone down [to En-Rogel Spring] and has sacrificed a lot of oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep. And he has invited all of your other sons, Joab the army commander, and Abiathar the priest. They are all eating and drinking with him and saying ‘We hope/desire that King Adonijah will live a long time!’

26 Ma egli non ha invitato me, tuo servo, né il sacerdote Tsadok, né Benaia figliuolo di Jehoiada, né Salomone tuo servo.

But he did not invite me or Zadok the priest or Benaiah or Solomon.

27 Questa cosa è ella proprio stata fatta dal re mio signore, senza che tu abbia dichiarato al tuo servo chi sia quegli che deve sedere sul trono del re mio signore dopo di lui?”

Did you, as the king, say that they should do this without telling your other officials who you want to become king [MTY] after you are no longer the king?”

28 Il re Davide, rispondendo, disse: “Chiamatemi Bath-Sceba”. Ella entrò alla presenza del re, e si tenne in piedi davanti a lui.

Then [after Nathan left the room, ] King David said [to one of his servants], “Tell Bathsheba to come in here again.” So [he went and told her, and] she came in and stood in front of the king.

29 E il re giurò e disse: “Com’è vero che vive l’Eterno il quale ha liberato l’anima mia da ogni distretta,

Then the king said, “Yahweh has rescued me from all my troubles. I promised you, with Yahweh the God whom we Israelis [worship] listening, that your son Solomon would be king after I am no longer the king. Today, as surely as Yahweh lives, [I solemnly declare that] I will do what I promised.”

30 io farò oggi quel che ti giurai per l’Eterno, per l’Iddio d’Israele, dicendo: Salomone tuo figliuolo regnerà dopo di me e sederà sul mio trono in vece mia”.

31 Bath-Sceba s’inchinò con la faccia a terra, si prostrò dinanzi al re, e disse: “Possa il re Davide mio signore vivere in perpetuo!”

Bathsheba knelt down with her face on the ground and said, “Your Majesty, I hope/desire that you will live for many more years [HYP]!”

32 Poi il re Davide disse: “Chiamatemi il sacerdote Tsadok, il profeta Nathan e Benaia, figliuolo di Jehoiada”. Essi vennero in presenza del re, e il re disse loro:

Then King David said, “Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah.” [So someone went and summoned them.] When they came in,

33 “Prendete con voi i servi del vostro signore, fate montare Salomone mio figliuolo sulla mia mula, e menatelo giù a Ghihon.

he said to them, “Put my son Solomon on my mule. Take him with my officials down to Gihon [Spring].

34 E quivi il sacerdote Tsadok e il profeta Nathan lo ungano re d’Israele. Poi sonate la tromba e dite: Viva il re Salomone!

There, you two, Zadok and Nathan, should anoint him, [with olive oil to appoint him to be] the king of Israel. Then you must blow trumpets, and [all the people there must] shout, ‘We hope/desire that King Solomon will live for many years!’

35 Voi risalirete al suo séguito, ed egli verrà, si porrà a sedere sul mio trono, e regnerà in mia vece. Io costituisco lui come principe d’Israele e di Giuda”.

Then follow him back here, and he will come and sit on my throne. He will then become king instead of me. I have appointed him to be the ruler of [all the people of] Israel and of Judah.”

36 Benaia, figliuolo di Jehoiada, rispose al re: “Amen! Così voglia l’Eterno, l’Iddio del re mio signore!

Benaiah replied, “We will do that! We hope/wish that Yahweh, who is your God [and our God], will cause it to happen!

37 Come l’Eterno è stato col re mio signore, così sia con Salomone, e innalzi il suo trono al di sopra del trono del re Davide, mio signore!”

King David, Yahweh has helped you; we hope/wish that he will also help Solomon and enable him to become a greater king than you have been.”

38 Allora il sacerdote Tsadok, il profeta Nathan, Benaia figliuolo di Jehoiada, i Kerethei e i Pelethei scesero, fecero montare Salomone sulla mula del re Davide, e lo menarono a Ghihon.

So Zadok, Nathan, Benaiah, and the two groups of men who were the king’s bodyguards went and put Solomon on King David’s mule and escorted him down to Gihon [Spring].

39 Il sacerdote Tsadok prese il corno dell’olio dal tabernacolo e unse Salomone. Sonaron la tromba, e tutto il popolo disse: “Viva il re Salomone!”

There Zadok took the container of [olive] oil from the Sacred Tent and (anointed/poured some oil on) Solomon. Then the trumpets were blown, and all the people shouted, “We hope/wish that King Solomon will live for many years!”

40 E tutto il popolo risalì al suo séguito sonando flauti e abbandonandosi a una gran gioia, si che la terra rimbombava delle loro grida.

Then all the people followed him back up [to the city], shouting joyfully and playing flutes. They shouted very loudly, with the result that the ground shook.

41 Adonija e tutti i suoi convitati, come stavano per finir di mangiare, udirono questo rumore; e quando Joab udì il suon della tromba, disse: “Che vuol dire questo strepito della città in tumulto?”

When Adonijah and all (his guests/the people whom he had invited) were finishing eating at their celebration, they heard the noise. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpets, he asked, “What is causing all that noise in the city?”

42 E mentre egli parlava ancora, ecco giungere Gionathan, figliuolo del sacerdote Abiathar. Adonija gli disse: “Entra, poiché tu sei un uomo di valore, e devi recar buone novelle”.

While he was still speaking, Jonathan, the son of Abiathar the priest, arrived. Adonijah said, “Come in! You are a man whom we can trust, so you must be bringing us good news!”

43 E Gionathan, rispondendo a Adonija, disse: “Tutt’altro! Il re Davide, nostro signore, ha fatto re Salomone.

Jonathan replied, “No, [I do not have good news]! His Majesty, King David, has caused Solomon to be the king!

44 Egli ha mandato con lui il sacerdote Tsadok, il profeta Nathan, Benaia figliuolo di Jehoiada, i Kerethei e i Pelethei, i quali l’hanno fatto montare sulla mula del re.

He sent Zadok, Nathan, Benaiah, and his own group of bodyguards to go with Solomon. They put Solomon on King David’s mule.

45 Il sacerdote Tsadok e il profeta Nathan l’hanno unto re a Ghihon, e di là son risaliti abbandonandosi alla gioia, e la città n’è tutta sossopra. Questo è lo strepito che avete udito.

They [went down to] Gihon [Spring], and there Zadok and Nathan anointed him to become the king. Now they have returned from there to the city, shouting joyfully. That is why there is that great/loud noise that you are hearing.

46 E c’è di più: Salomone s’è posto a sedere sul trono reale.

So Solomon is now our king [MTY].

47 E i servi del re son venuti a benedire il re Davide signor nostro, dicendo: Renda Iddio il nome di Salomone più glorioso del tuo, e innalzi il suo trono al di sopra del tuo! E il re si è prostrato sul suo letto, poi il re ha detto così:

Furthermore, the palace officials came to His Majesty, King David, to tell him that they approved of what he had done. They said, ‘We wish/hope that our God will enable Solomon [MTY] to become more famous than you have been and enable him to be a better king than you have been.’ When they said that, the king, lying on his bed, bowed his head to worship [Yahweh].

48 Benedetto sia l’Eterno, l’Iddio d’Israele, che m’ha dato oggi uno che segga sui mio trono, e m’ha permesso di vederlo coi miei propri occhi!”

Then he said, ‘I praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], because he has allowed one of my sons to become the king today, and has permitted me to see it happen.’”

49 Allora tutti i convitati di Adonija furono presi da spavento, si alzarono, e se ne andarono ciascuno per il suo cammino.

Then all of Adonijah’s guests (trembled/were afraid), so they all immediately got up and left and scattered.

50 E Adonija, avendo timore di Salomone, si levò e andò ad impugnare i corni dell’altare

Adonijah was afraid of what Solomon [would do], so he went [to the Sacred Tent] and grabbed the projections at the corners of the altar, [because he knew that no one would kill him there].

51 E vennero a dire a Salomone: “Ecco, Adonija ha timore del re Salomone, ed ha impugnato i corni dell’altare, dicendo: Il re Salomone mi giuri oggi che non farà morir di spada il suo servo”.

But someone told Solomon, “Hey/Listen, Adonijah is afraid of you, so he [has gone to the Sacred Tent and] is holding on to the corners of the altar. He is saying, ‘[Before I leave, ] I want King Solomon to solemnly promise that he will not command that I be executed.’”

52 Salomone rispose: “S’egli si addimostra uomo dabbene, non cadrà in terra neppure uno dei suoi capelli; ma, se sarà trovato in fallo, morrà”.

Solomon replied, “If he proves that he is loyal to me, I will not harm him at all [IDM]. But if he does anything that is wrong, he will be executed.”

53 E il re Salomone mandò gente a farlo scendere dall’altare. Ed egli venne a prostrarsi davanti al re Salomone; e Salomone gli disse: “Vattene a casa tua”.

So King Solomon sent [some men to Adonijah], and they brought him back from the altar. He came to Solomon and bowed down in front of him. Then Solomon said to him, “Go home.”