1 Ma Isboseth figliuolo di Saul avendo udito, come Abner era morto in Hebron, si perde di animo, e tutto Israele ne restò sbigottito. | 1 And Isboseth the son of Saul heard that Abner was slain in Hebron: and his hands were weakened, and all Israel was troubled. |
2 Il figliuolo di Saulle avea due capi di ladroni, de' quali uno chiamavasi Baana, e l'altro Rechab, figliuoli di Remmon di Beroth della tribù di Beniamin: perocché Beroth era anch'essa considerata come della tribù di Beniamin: | 2 Now the son of Saul had two men captains of his bands, the name of the one was Baana, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Remmon a Berothite of the children of Benjamin: for Beroth also was reckoned in Benjamin. |
3 Ma que' di Beroth si rifuggirono a Gethaim, e ivi abitarono come forestieri fino a questi dì. | 3 And the Berothites fled into Gethaim, and were sojourners there until that time. |
4 Or Gionata figliuolo di Saul avea un figliuolo stroppiato delle gambe: perocché egli avea cinque anni, quando arrivò da Jezrahel la nuova della morte di Saul, e di Gionata, e la balia avendolo preso per fuggirsene, e scappando via frettolosamente, egli fece una caduta, e rimase stroppiato e il suo nome era Miphiboseth. | 4 And Jonathan the son of Saul bad a son that was lame of his feet: for he was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan from Jezrahel. And his nurse took him up and fled: and as she made haste to flee, he fell and became lame: and his name was Miphiboseth. |
5 Andarono adunque i figliuoli di Remmon di Beroth, Rechab e Baana, ed entrarono nella sferza del sole in casa d'Isboseth, il quale dormiva nel suo letto nelle ore meridiane: e la portinaja di casa nettando il grano si era addormentata. | 5 And the sons of Remmon the Berothite, Rechab and Baana coming, went into the house of Isboseth in the heat of the day: and he was sleeping upon his bed at noon. And the doorkeeper of the house, who was cleansing wheat, was fallen asleep. |
6 E Rechab, e Baana suo fratello entrarono in casa senza esser veduti, prendendo delle spighe di grano, e ferirono Isboseth nell'anguinaja, e si fuggirono. | 6 And they entered into the house secretly taking ears of corn, and Rechab and Baana his brother stabbed him in the groin, and fled away. |
7 Perocché quando essi entrarono in casa, egli dormiva sul suo letto nella camera, onde lo uccisero: e tolta la sua testa, e presa la via del deserto camminarono tutta la notte, | 7 For when they came into the house, be was sleeping upon his bed in a parlour, and they struck him and killed him: and taking away his head they went off by the way of the wilderness, walking all night. |
8 E portarono il capo d'Isboseth a David in Hebron, e dissero al re: Ecco il capo d'Isboseth figliuolo di Saul tuo nemico, il quale macchinava di toglierti la vita: e oggi il Signore ha fatte le vendette del re mio signore sopra Saul, e sopra la sua stirpe. | 8 And they brought the head of Isboseth to David to Hebron: and they said to the king: Behold the head of Isboseth the son of Saul thy enemy who sought thy life: and the Lord hath revenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed. |
9 Ma David rispose a Rechab e a Baana suo fratello, figliuoli di Remmon di Beroth, e disse loro: Viva il Signore, che ha liberata l'anima mia da tutte le angustie: | 9 But David answered Rechab, and Baana his brother, the sons of Remmon the Berothite, and said to them: As the Lord liveth, who hath delivered my soul out of all distress, |
10 Colui, che mi portò quella nuova e disse: Saul è morto, pensandosi di portare gradita novella, io lo feci prendere, e uccidere in Siceleg, quando per la nuova parea doversegli premio. | 10 The man that told me, and said: Saul is dead, who thought he brought good tidings, I apprehended, and slew him in Siceleg, who should have been rewarded for his news. |
11 Quanto più adesso che uomini scellerati hanno ucciso un innocente in casa sua sul suo letto, vendicherò il sangue di lui sopra di voi e vi leverò dal mondo! | 11 How much more now when wicked men have slain an innocent man in his own house, upon his bed, shall I not require his blood at your hand, and take you away from the earth? |
12 E David diede l’ordine a' suoi servi, e questi gli uccisero: e troncate loro le mani, e i piedi, gli appiccarono sopra la piscina di Hebron: e preso il capo d'Isboseth, lo seppellirono nel sepolcro di Abner in Hebron. | 12 And David commanded his servants and they slew them: and cutting off their hands and feet, hanged them up over the pool in Hebron: but the head of Isboseth they took and buried in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron. |