Judges 1

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	BIBBIA RICCIOTTI
1 After the death of Joshua, the sons of Israel consulted the Lord, saying, “Who will ascend before us, against the Canaanite, and who will be the commander of the war?”	1 - Dopo la morte di Giosuè i figliuoli d'Israele consultarono il Signore dicendo: «Chi salirà davanti a noi contro il Cananeo e sarà il duce della guerra?».
2 And the Lord said: “Judah shall ascend. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hands.”	2 Il Signore rispose: «Ascenderà Giuda; ecco io ho dato il paese nelle sue mani».
3 And Judah said to his brother Simeon, “Go up with me to my lot, and fight against the Canaanite, so that I also may go forth with you to your lot.” And Simeon went with him.	3 Giuda allora disse a Simeone suo fratello: «Sali meco nel paese toccatomi in sorte e combatti contro il Cananeo, affinchè anch'io venga con te nella tua eredità». E Simeone se ne andò con lui.
4 And Judah went up, and the Lord delivered the Canaanite, as well as the Perizzite, into their hands. And they struck down ten thousand of the men at Bezek.	4 Salì adunque Giuda e il Signore diede nelle loro mani il Cananeo e il Ferezeo e uccisero in Bezec, diecimila uomini.
5 And they found Adonibezek at Bezek, and they fought against him, and they struck down the Canaanite and the Perizzite.	5 Trovato Adonibezec in Bezec, combatterono contro di lui e sconfissero il Cananeo e il Ferezeo.
6 Then Adonibezek fled. And they pursued him and captured him, and they cut off the ends of his hands and feet.	6 Adonibezec prese la fuga, ma essendo stato inseguito e preso, gli furono tagliate le estremità delle mani e dei piedi.
7 And Adonibezek said: “Seventy kings, with the ends of their hands and feet amputated, have been gathering the remnants of food under my table. Just as I have done, so has God repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.	7 Disse allora Adonibezec: «Settanta re con le estremità delle mani e dei piedi amputate raccoglievano sotto la mia mensa l'avanzo dei cibi come ho fatto, così mi venne reso da Dio». Venne poi condotto a Gerusalemme, dove morì.
8 Then the sons of Judah, besieging Jerusalem, seized it. And they struck it with edge of the sword, delivering the entire city to be burned.	8 Avendo poi i figli di Giuda assediato Gerusalemme, la presero, ne passarono a fil di spada gli abitanti e diedero fuoco a tutta la città.
9 And afterward, descending, they fought against the Canaanites who were living in the mountains, and in the south, and in the plains.	9 Quindi scesero a combattere contro il Cananeo, che abitava fra le montagne a mezzogiorno e nelle pianure
10 And Judah, going forth against the Canaanites who were living at Hebron, (the name of which from antiquity was Kiriath-Arba) struck down Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.	10 e movendo Giuda contro il Cananeo, che abitava in Ebron, il cui nome anticamente era Cariat Arbe, sconfisse Sesai, Aiman e Tolmai:
11 And continuing on from there, he went to the inhabitants of Debir, the old name of which was Kiriath-Sepher, that is, the City of Letters.	11 poi partito di là, se ne andò dagli abitanti di Dabir, chiamata in antico Cariat Sefer, cioè Città delle lettere.
12 And Caleb said, “Whoever will strike Kiriath-Sepher, and will lay waste to it, I will give to him my daughter Achsah as wife.”	12 Caleb disse: «A colui che abbatterà Cariat Sefer e la devasterà darò in moglie la mia figlia Axa».
13 And when Othniel, the son of Kenaz, a younger brother of Caleb, had seized it, he gave his daughter Achsah to him in marriage.	13 Avendo presa la città, Otoniele figliuolo di Cenez fratello minore di Caleb, gli diede in moglie la figlia Axa.
14 And as she was traveling on a journey, her husband admonished her, so that she would request a field from her father. And since she had sighed while sitting on her donkey, Caleb said to her, “What is it?”	14 Mentre facevano strada insieme il marito le consigliò di chiedere al padre un campo; essa perciò stando a sedere su un asino, si mise a sospirare e a Caleb che le aveva chiesto che cosa avesse,
15 But she responded: “Give a blessing to me. For you have given me a dry land. Also give a watered land.” Therefore, Caleb gave to her the upper watered land and the lower watered land.	15 rispose: «Fammi un regalo: poichè mi hai dato un territorio asciutto, dammene anche uno irriguo». E Caleb le diede un campo irriguo superiore e un campo irriguo inferiore.
16 Now the sons of the Kenite, the relative of Moses, ascended from the City of Palms, with the sons of Judah, into the wilderness of his lot, which is toward the south of Arad. And they lived with him.	16 I figli del Cineo, parente di Mosè, ascesero dalla città delle palme coi figli di Giuda verso il deserto appartenente a costui e che sta a mezzogiorno di Arad, e abitarono insieme.
17 Then Judah went out with his brother Simeon, and together they struck the Canaanites who were living at Zephath, and they put them to death. And the name of the city was called Hormah, that is, Anathema.	17 Giuda poi se ne andò col fratello Simeone e insieme sconfissero il Cananeo che abitava in Sefaat e lo uccisero. Questa città venne chiamata Orma, cioè anatema.
18 And Judah seized Gaza, with its parts, and Ashkelon as well as Ekron, with their borders.	18 Prese ancora Giuda la città di Gaza col suo territorio e parimenti Ascalone e Accaron col loro territorio
19 And the Lord was with Judah, and he possessed the mountains. But he was not able to wipe out the inhabitants of the valley. For they abounded with chariots armed with scythes.	19 e il Signore fu con Giuda che possedette tutta la parte montuosa, ma non potè sterminare gli abitanti della pianura, perchè abbondavano di carri falcati.
20 And just as Moses had said, they gave Hebron to Caleb, who destroyed out of it the three sons of Anak.	20 Ebron fu data a Caleb giusta la parola di Mosè, e Caleb vi sterminò i tre figli di Enac.
21 But the sons of Benjamin did not wipe out the Jebusite inhabitants of Jerusalem. And the Jebusite has lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem, even to the present day.	21 I figli di Beniamino invece non sterminarono il Jebuseo, abitante di Gerusalemme, e il Jebuseo continuò ad abitare in Gerusalemme coi figli di Beniamino fino a questo giorno.
22 The house of Joseph also ascended against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.	22 Anche la casa di Giuseppe ascese in Betel e il Signore fu con essi
23 For when they were besieging the city, which was previously called Luz,	23 perchè assediando la città, che prima si chiamava Luza,
24 they saw a man departing from the city, and they said to him, “Reveal to us the entrance to the city, and we will act with mercy toward you.”	24 videro un uomo uscire dalla città e avendogli detto: «Mostraci l'entrata della città e ti useremo misericordia»,
25 And when he had revealed it to them, they struck the city with the edge of the sword. But that man, and all his relatives, they released.	25 egli la mostrò loro ed essi passarono la città a fil di spada lasciando in vita quell'uomo e la parentela di lui,
26 And having been sent away, he went out to the land of the Hittites, and he built a city there, and he called it Luz. And so it is called, even to the present day.	26 il quale andatosene nella terra degli Hettim vi edificò una città che chiamò Luza, nome ch'essa porta anche oggi.
27 Likewise, Manasseh did not destroy Bethshean and Taanach, with their villages, nor the inhabitants of Dor and Ibleam and Megiddo, with their villages. And the Canaanite began to live with them.	27 Anche Manasse non sterminò Betsan e Tanac coi loro villaggi e neppure gli abitanti di Dor, di Jeblaam, e di Mageddo coi loro villaggi, ma il Cananeo prese ad abitare con essi;
28 Then, after Israel had grown strong, he made them tributaries, but he was not willing to destroy them.	28 e quando Israele si fu consolidato li fece tributarii ma non li volle sterminare.
29 And now Ephraim did not put to death the Canaanite, who was living at Gezer; instead, he lived with him.	29 Neppur Efraim sterminò il Cananeo che abitava in Gazer ma abitò seco lui.
30 Zebulun did not wipe out the inhabitants of Kitron and of Nahalal. Instead, the Canaanite lived in their midst and became their tributary.	30 Zabulon non sterminò gli abitanti di Cetron e Naalol, ma il Cananeo abitò in mezzo a lui e gli divenne tributario.
31 Likewise, Asher did not destroy the inhabitants of Acco and Sidon, Ahlab and Achzib, and Helbah, and Aphik, and Rehob.	31 Anche Aser non sterminò gli abitanti di Acco, di Sidone, di Aalab, di Acazib, di Elba, di Afec e di Roob,
32 And he lived in the midst of the Canaanites, the inhabitants of that land, for he did not put them to death.	32 ma abitò insieme coi Cananei che stavano in quella terra e non li uccise.
33 Naphtali also did not wipe out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Bethanath. And he lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land. And the Beth-shemeshites and Bethanathites were tributaries to him.	33 Anche Neftali non sterminò gli abitanti di Betsames e Betanat, ma abitò col Cananeo, che vi si trovava, e i Betsamiti e i Betaniti gli furono tributarii.
34 And the Amorite hemmed in the sons of Dan on the mountain, and did not give them a place, so that they might descend to the flatlands.	34 L'Amorreo spinse sulla montagna i figli di Dan nè li lasciò discendere nella pianura
35 And he lived on the mountain at Har-heres, which is translated as ‘resembling brick,’ and at Aijalon and Sha-alabbin. But the hand of the house of Joseph was very heavy, and he became a tributary to him.	35 ed egli abitò sul monte Ares, che significa argilloso, in Ajalon e in Salebim; ma la mano della casa di Giuseppe pesò sopra di essi e divennero poi tributarii.
36 Now the border of the Amorite was from the Ascent of the Scorpion, to the Rock and the higher places.	36 Il territorio degli Amorrei estendevasi dalla Salita dello Scorpione fino a Petra e al di sopra di essi.