Secondo libro di Samuele 5

BIBBIA MARTINI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Or tutte le tribù d'Israele si presentarono a David in Hebron, e dissero: Noi siamo tue ossa, e tua carne.	1 And all the tribes of Israel went to David in Hebron, saying: “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
2 Ed anche ne' passati tempi, quando avevamo Saul per nostro re, tu conducevi e riconducevi Israele: e il Signore ha detto a te: Tu sarai pastore del popolo mio d'Israele, e tu sarai condottiere d'Israele.	2 Moreover, yesterday and the day before, when Saul was king over us, you were the one leading out and leading back Israel. Then the Lord said to you, ‘You shall pasture my people Israel, and you shall be the leader over Israel.’ ”
3 E anche i seniori d'Israele andarono al re in Hebron, e il re David fece alleanza con essi in Hebron dinanzi al Signore, e unsero David in re d'Israele.	3 Also, the elders of Israel went to the king at Hebron, and king David struck a pact with them at Hebron in the sight of the Lord. And they anointed David as king over Israel.
4 David avea trent’anni, quando principiò a regnare, e regnò quarant'anni.	4 David was a son of thirty years, when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for forty years.
5 Regnò in Hebron sette anni, e sei mesi sopra Giuda: in Gerusalemme regnò trentatre anni sopra tutto Israele, e Giuda.	5 In Hebron, he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months. Then in Jerusalem, he reigned for thirty-three years over all of Israel and Judah.
6 E il re, e tutta la gente che era con lui, si mosse verso Gerusalemme contro li Jebusei che vi abitavano: ed eglino dissero a lui: Non entrerai qua dentro, se non ne leverai i ciechi e gli zoppi: volendo dire: David non ci entrerà.	6 And the king, and all the men who were with him, went away to Jerusalem, to the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land. And it was said to David by them, “You shall not enter here, unless you will take away the blind and the lame, who say, ‘David shall not enter here.’ ”
7 Ma David prese la fortezza di Sion; questa è la città di David.	7 But David seized the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
8 Perocché David avea in quel giorno proposto un premio a chi avesse superati li Jebusei, e avesse toccati gli embrici de' tetti e levatine i ciechi, e gli zoppi che odiavano Davidde: per questo dicesi in proverbio: II cieco, e lo zoppo non entreran nel tempio.	8 For David had proposed, on that day, a reward to him who had struck the Jebusites and who had reached to the gutters of the rooftops, and who had taken away the blind and the lame that hated the soul of David. Therefore, it is said in the proverb, “The blind and the lame shall not enter into the temple.”
9 E Davidde abitò nella fortezza, e nomolla Città di David: e fecevi edifizii all'intorno, e interiormente principiando da Mello.	9 Then David lived in the stronghold, and he called it: the City of David. And he built it up on all sides, from Millo and inward.
10 E andava fortificandosi, e crescendo ogni dì più, e il Signore Dio degli eserciti era con lui.	10 And he advanced, prospering and increasing, and the Lord, the God of hosts, was with him.
11 Oltre a ciò Hiram re di Tiro mandò ambasciatori a David, e legni di cedro, e legnajuoli e lavoratori di pietre per far case: e questi edificarono la casa di David.	11 Also, Hiram, the king of Tyre, sent messengers to David, with cedar wood, and with builders of wood and builders of stone, in order to make walls. And they built a house for David.
12 E David riconobbe, come il Signore avea assicurato a lui il regno d'Israele, e lo avea innalzato al trono del popol suo d'Israele.	12 And David knew that the Lord had confirmed him as king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom over his people Israel.
13 Prese pertanto David ancora concubine, e mogli di Gerusalemme, quando vi andò da Hebron: ed ebbe David altri figliuoli, e figlie.	13 Then David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he had arrived from Hebron. And other sons as well as daughters were born to David.
14 E i nomi di quelli che a lui nacquero in Gerusalemme son questi: Samua, e Sobab, e Nathan, e Salomon,	14 And these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
15 E Jebahar, ed Elisua, e Nepheg,	15 and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg,
16 E Jahia, ed Elisama, ed Elioda, ed Eliphaleth.	16 and Japhia, and Elishama, and Eliada, and Elipheleth.
17 Ma i Filistei avendo udito, come David era stato unto re d'Israele, si mossero tutti contro Davidde: la qual cosa avendo saputa David, si ritirò in un luogo munito.	17 Then the Philistines heard that they had anointed David as king over Israel. And they all ascended, so that they might seek David. And when David had heard of it, he descended to a stronghold.
18 E i Filistei, arrivati che furono, si stesero nella valle di Raphaim:	18 Now the Philistines, arriving, spread themselves out in the Valley of Rephaim.
19 E David consultò il Signore, e disse: Andrò io contro i Filistei? e li darai tu nelle mie mani? E il Signore disse a David: Va, che io darò certamente i Filistei nelle tue mani.	19 And David consulted the Lord, saying: “Shall I ascend to the Philistines? And will you give them into my hand?” And the Lord said to David: “Ascend. For I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand.”
20 David allora andò a Baal Pharasim, e ivi gli sconfisse, e disse: II Signore ha dispersi i miei nemici dinanzi a me, come si disperge l'acqua. Per questo fu nomato quel luogo Baal Pharasim.	20 Therefore, David went to Baal-perazim. And he struck them there. And he said, “The Lord has divided my enemies before me, just as the waters are divided.” Because of this, the name of that place was called Baal-perazim.
21 E quelli lasciaron ivi i loro idoli, i quali furon presi da David, e dalla sua gente.	21 And in that place they left behind their graven images, which David and his men took away.
22 E tornaron nuovamente in campo i Filistei, e si distesero nella valle di Raphaim.	22 And the Philistines continued still, so that they ascended and spread themselves out in the Valley of Rephaim.
23 E David consultò il Signore, e disse: Andrò io contro i Filistei, e li darai tu nelle mie mani? E quegli rispose: Non andar direttamente verso di essi; ma gira dietro a loro, e andrai a loro dirimpetto a' peri.	23 Then David consulted the Lord, “Shall I ascend against the Philistines, and will you deliver them into my hands?” And he responded: “You shall not ascend against them; instead, circle behind their back. And you shall come to them from the side opposite the balsam trees.
24 E quando sentirai il rumore di un che cammini sulla vetta de’ peri, allora attaccherai la mischia: perocché allora il Signore verrà teco ad assalire il campo de' Filistei.	24 And when you hear the sound of something going forth from the tops of the balsam trees, then you shall begin the battle. For then the Lord will go forth, before your face, so that he may strike the army of the Philistines.”
25 E David eseguì il comando del Signore, e mise in rotta i Filistei da Gabaa fino a Gezer.	25 And so, David did just as the Lord had instructed him. And he struck down the Philistines, from Gibeon until you arrive at Gezer.