2 Samuele 1
1 Or avvenne che, dopo la morte di Saul, Davide, tornato dalla sconfitta degli Amalekiti, si fermò due giorni a Tsiklag.
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 Quand’ecco, il terzo giorno, arrivare dal campo, di presso a Saul, un uomo colle vesti stracciate e col capo sparso di polvere, il quale, giunto in presenza di Davide, si gettò in terra e gli si prostrò dinanzi.
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: “Donde vieni?” L’altro gli 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 disse: “Che e successo? dimmelo, ti prego”. Quegli rispose: “Il popolo è fuggito dal campo di battaglia, e molti uomini son caduti e morti; e anche Saul e Gionathan, suo figliuolo, 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 domandò al giovine che gli raccontava queste cose: “Come sai tu che Saul e Gionathan, suo figliuolo, siano morti?”
David said to the young man, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
6 Il giovine che gli raccontava queste cose, disse: “Mi trovavo per caso sul monte Ghilboa, e vidi Saul che si appoggiava sulla sua lancia, e i carri e i cavalieri lo stringevano da 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 Egli si voltò indietro, mi vide e mi chiamò. Io risposi: “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 Egli mi chiese: “Chi sei tu?” Io gli risposi: “Sono un Amalekita”.
He replied, ‘Who are you?’ I replied, ‘I am a descendant of Amalek.’
9 Egli mi disse: “Appressati e uccidimi, poiché m’ha preso la vertigine, ma sono sempre vivo”.
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 dunque mi appressai e lo uccisi, perché sapevo che, una volta caduto, non avrebbe potuto vivere. Poi presi il diadema ch’egli aveva in capo e il braccialetto 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 Allora Davide prese le sue vesti e le stracciò; e lo stesso 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 E fecero cordoglio e piansero e digiunarono fino a sera, a motivo di Saul, di Gionathan, suo figliuolo, del popolo dell’Eterno e della casa d’Israele, perché eran 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 chiese al giovine che gli avea raccontato quelle cose: “Donde sei tu?” Quegli rispose: “Son figliuolo d’uno straniero, d’un Amalekita”.
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 mai non hai tu temuto di stender la mano per uccidere l’unto dell’Eterno?”
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 Poi chiamò uno dei suoi uomini, e gli disse: “Avvicinati, e gettati sopra costui!” Quegli lo colpì, 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: “Il tuo sangue ricada sul tuo capo, poiché la tua bocca ha testimoniato contro di te quando hai detto: Io ho ucciso l’unto dell’Eterno”.
17 Allora Davide compose questa elegia sopra Saul e sul figlio di lui Gionathan,
Then David composed/wrote this sad song about Saul and Jonathan,
18 e ordinò che fosse insegnata ai figliuoli di Giuda. E’ l’elegia dell’arco. Si trova scritta 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 fiore de’ tuoi figli, o Israele, giace ucciso sulle tue alture! Come mai son caduti quei prodi?
“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 ne recate la nuova a Gath, non lo pubblicate per le strade d’Askalon; le figliuole de’ Filistei ne gioirebbero, le figliuole degl’incirconcisi ne farebbero 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, su voi non cada più né rugiada né pioggia, né più vi siano campi da offerte; poiché là fu gettato via lo scudo de’ prodi, lo scudo di Saul, che l’olio non ungerà più.
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 Gionathan non tornava mai dalla pugna senz’avere sparso sangue di uccisi, senz’aver trafitto grasso di prodi; e la spada di Saul non tornava indietro senz’avere colpito.
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 Gionathan, tanto amati e cari, mentr’erano in vita, non sono stati divisi nella lor morte. Eran più veloci delle aquile, più forti de’ 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 su Saul, che vi rivestiva deliziosamente di scarlatto, che alle vostre vesti metteva degli ornamenti d’oro.
“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 mai son caduti i prodi in mezzo alla pugna? Come mai venne ucciso Gionathan sulle tue alture?
“[It is very sad that] this mighty soldier has died! Jonathan has been killed on the mountains/hills.
26 Io sono in angoscia a motivo di te, o fratel mio Gionathan; tu m’eri sommamente caro, e l’amor tuo per me era più maraviglioso che l’amore delle 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 mai son caduti i prodi? Come mai sono state infrante le loro armi?”
“It is very sad that those mighty men have died, and their weapons are now abandoned!
