2 Samuele 4
1 Quando Jsh-Bosheth, figliuolo di Saul, ebbe udito che Abner era morto a Hebron, gli caddero le braccia, e tutto Israele fu nello sgomento.
And Jebosthe the son of Saul heard that Abenner the son of Ner had died in Chebron; and his hands were paralysed, and all the men of Israel grew faint.
2 Jsh-Bosheth, figliuolo di Saul, avea due uomini che erano capitani di schiere; il nome dell’uno era Baana, e il nome dell’altro Recab; erano figliuoli di Rimmon di Beeroth, della tribù di Beniamino, perché anche Beeroth è considerata come appartenente a Beniamino,
And Jebosthe the son of Saul had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one [was] Baana, and the name of the other Rechab, sons of Remmon the Berothite of the children of Benjamin; for Beroth was reckoned to the children of Benjamin.
3 benché i Beerothiti si siano rifugiati a Ghitthaim, dove sono rimasti fino al dì d’oggi.
And the Berothites ran away to Gethaim, and were sojourners there until this day.
4 (Or Gionathan, figliuolo di Saul, aveva un figlio storpiato de’ piedi, il quale era in età di cinque anni quando arrivò da Izreel la nuova della morte di Saul e di Gionathan. La balia lo prese e fuggì; e in questa sua fuga precipitosa avvenne che il bimbo fece una caduta e rimase zoppo. Il suo nome era Mefibosheth).
And Jonathan Saul's son [had] a son lame of his feet, five years old, and he was [in the way] when the news of Saul and Jonathan his son came from Jezrael, and his nurse took him up, and fled; and it came to pass as he hasted and retreated, that he fell, and was lamed. And his name [was] Memphibosthe.
5 I figliuoli di Rimmon Beerothita, Recab e Baana, andaron dunque e si recarono, sul più caldo del giorno, in casa di Jsh-Bosheth, il quale stava prendendo il suo riposo del meriggio.
And Rechab and Baana the sons of Remmon the Berothite went, and they came in the heat of the day into the house of Jebosthe; and he was sleeping on a bed at noon.
6 Penetrarono fino in mezzo alla casa, come volendo prendere del grano; lo colpirono nell’inguine, e si dettero alla fuga.
And, behold, the porter of the house winnowed wheat, and he slumbered and slept: and the brothers Rechab and Baana went privily into the house:
7 Entrarono, dico, in casa, mentre Jsh-Bosheth giaceva sul letto nella sua camera, lo colpirono, l’uccisero, lo decapitarono; e, presane la testa, camminarono tutta la notte attraverso la pianura.
And Jebosthe was sleeping on his bed in his chamber: and they strike him, and kill him, and take off his head: and they took his head, and went all the night by the western road.
8 E portarono la testa di Jsh-Bosheth a Davide a Hebron, e dissero al re: “Ecco la testa di Jsh-Bosheth, figliuolo di Saul, tuo nemico, il quale cercava di toglierti la vita; l’Eterno ha oggi fatte le vendette dei re, mio signore, sopra Saul e sopra la sua progenie”.
And they brought the head of Jebosthe to David to Chebron, and they said to the king, Behold the head of Jebosthe the son of Saul your enemy, who sought your life; and the Lord has executed for my lord the king vengeance on his enemies, as [it is] this day: even on Saul your enemy, and on his seed.
9 Ma Davide rispose a Recab ed a Baana suo fratello, figliuoli di Rimmon Beerothita, e disse loro: “Com’è vero che vive l’Eterno il quale ha liberato l’anima mia da ogni distretta,
And David answered and Rechab and Baana his brother, the sons of Remmon the Berothite, and said to them, [As] the Lord lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all affliction;
10 quando venne colui che mi portò la nuova della morte di Saul, pensandosi di portarmi una buona notizia, io lo feci prendere e uccidere a Tsiklag, per pagarlo della sua buona notizia;
he that reported to me that Saul was dead, even he was as one bringing glad tidings before me: but I seized him and killed him in Sekelac, to whom I ought, [as he thought], to have given a reward for his tidings.
11 quanto più adesso che uomini scellerati hanno ucciso un innocente in casa sua, sul suo letto, non dovrò io ridomandare a voi ragion del suo sangue sparso dalle vostre mani e sterminarvi di sulla terra?”
And now evil men have slain a righteous men in his house on his bed: now then I will require his blood of your hand, and I will destroy you from off the earth.
12 E Davide diede l’ordine ai suoi militi, i quali li uccisero; troncaron loro le mani ed i piedi, poi li appiccarono presso lo stagno di Hebron. Presero quindi la testa di Jsh-Bosheth e la seppellirono nel sepolcro di Abner a Hebron.
And David commanded his young men, and they kill them, and cut off their hands and their feet; and they hung them up at the fountain in Chebron: and they buried the head of Jebosthe in the tomb of Abenezer the son of Ner.
