Judges 2

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	BIBBIA TINTORI
1 And an Angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to the Place of Weeping, and he said: “I led you away from Egypt, and I led you into the land, about which I swore to your fathers. And I promised that I would not nullify my covenant with you, even forever:	1 L'angelo del Signore sali da Gaigaia al luogo dei piangenti, e disse: « Io vi trassi dall'Egitto, vi feci entrare nella terra da me giurata ai vostri padri, vi promisi di non rompere mai il mio patto con voi;
2 but only if you would not form a pact with the inhabitants of this land. Instead, you should overturn their altars. Yet you were not willing to listen to my voice. Why have you done this?	2 ma a condizione che non avreste fatto alleanza cogli abitanti di questo paese, ed avreste gettati a terra i loro altari; ma voi non avete voluto ascoltare la mia voce. Perchè avete fatto questo?
3 For this reason, I am not willing to destroy them before your face, so that you may have enemies, and so that their gods may be your ruin.”	3 È per questa ragione che io non ho voluto sterminarli dinanzi a voi, affinchè li abbiate per nemici, e i loro dèi vi siano di rovina ».
4 And when the Angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, they lifted up their voice, and they wept.	4 Mentre l'angelo del Signore diceva queste cose a tutti i figli d'Israele, essalzarono la loro voce e piansero.
5 And the name of that place was called, the Place of Weeping, or the Place of Tears. And they immolated victims to the Lord in that place.	5 In quel luogo, che fu per questo chiamato luogo dei piangenti o delle lacrime, immolarono ostie al Signore.
6 Then Joshua dismissed the people, and the sons of Israel went away, each one to his own possession, so that they might obtain it.	6 Avendo Giosuè rimandato il popolo, figli d'Israele andarono ciascuno ad occupare il suo territorio.
7 And they served the Lord, during all his days, and during all the days of the elders, who lived for a long time after him, and who knew all the works of the Lord, which he had done for Israel.	7 Essi servirono al Signore per tutti i giorni di Giosuè e degli anziani che vissero lungo tempo dopo di lui, ed avevan conosciute tutte le opere fatte dal Signore in favor d'Israele.
8 Then Joshua, the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being one hundred and ten years old.	8 Or Giosuè figlio di Xun, servo del Signore morì a cento dieci anni,
9 And they buried him in the parts of his possession at Timnath-Serah, on Mount Ephraim, before the northern side of Mount Gaash.	9 e fu sepolto nei suoi possessi in Tamnatsare, sul monte Efraim, nella parte settentrionale del monte Gaas.
10 And that entire generation was gathered to their fathers. And there rose up others, who had not known the Lord and the works that he had done for Israel.	10 Quando poi quella generazione fu raccolta ai suoi padri, e sorsero altri che non conoscevano nè il Signore, nè le opere da lui fatte a favor d'Israele,
11 And the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they served the Baals.	11 i figli d'Israele fecero il male nel cospetto del Signore,e servirono ai Baaim,
12 And they abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had led them away from the land of Egypt. And they followed foreign gods and the gods of the peoples who were living around them, and they adored them. And they provoked the Lord to wrath,	12 e abbandonando il Signore Dio dei loro padri, che li aveva tratti fuori dall'Egitto, andaron dietro a dèi stranieri, agli dèi dei popoli che abitavano intorno a loro, e li adorarono. Essi provocarono ad ira il Signore,
13 forsaking him, and serving Baal and Ashtaroth.	13 abbandonandolo e servendoa Baal e ad Astarot.
14 And the Lord, having become angry against Israel, delivered them into the hands of plunderers, who seized them and sold them to the enemies that were living on all sides. Neither were they able to withstand their adversaries.	14 Allora il Signore, sdegnato contro Israele, li diede in mano di predoni che li presero e li vendettero ai manici che abitavano all'intorno. Essi non poteron più resistere ai loro avversari,
15 Instead, wherever they wanted to go, the hand of the Lord was upon them, just as he said and just as he swore to them. And they were greatly afflicted.	15 perchè, dovunque andassero, la mano del Signore era sopra di loro, come egli aveva loro detto e giurato: furon quindi molto afflitti.
16 And the Lord raised up judges, who would free them from the hands of their oppressors. But they were not willing to listen to them.	16 Il Signore suscitò dei giudici che li liberassero dalle mani degli oppressori; ma invece di ascoltarli,
17 Fornicating with foreign gods and adoring them, they quickly deserted the way along which their fathers had advanced. And having heard the commandments of the Lord, they did all things to the contrary.	17 seguitarono a fornicare con dèi stranieri e ad adorarli, deviando subito dalla strada tracciata dai loro padri, ed anche dopo aver sentiti gli ordini del Signore, fecero tutto il contrario.
18 And while the Lord was raising up the judges, in their days, he was moved to mercy, and he listened to the groaning of the afflicted, and he freed them from the slaughter of their oppressors.	18 Il Signore quando suscitava dei giudici, durante la loro vita si lasciava piegare a misericordia, ed ascoltando i gemiti degli afflitti, li liberava dalla strage degli oppressori.
19 But after a judge had died, they turned back, and they were doing much worse things than their fathers had done, following strange gods, serving them, and adoring them. They did not abandon their pursuits and their very stubborn way, by which they were accustomed to walk.	19 Ma siccome, appena morto il giudice, ricadevano e facevan peggio di quel che avessero fatto i loro padri, nel seguire gli dèi stranieri, nel servirli e adorarli, senza abbandonare nè le loro invenzioni, nè la via durissima per la quale furon soliti camminare,
20 And the fury of the Lord was enraged against Israel, and he said: “For this people has made void my covenant, which I had formed with their fathers, and they have despised listening to my voice.	20 il Signore, si accese nel suo furore contro Israele e disse: « Avendo i questa gente violato il mio patto che io avevo fatto coi loro padri, e ricusato di ascoltar la mia voce,
21 And so, I will not destroy the nations that Joshua left behind when he died,	21 anch'io non i distruggerò le nazioni che Giosuè morendo ha lasciato.
22 so that, by them, I may test Israel, as to whether or not they will keep the way of the Lord, and walk in it, just as their fathers kept it.”	22 Così per mezzo di Mosè metterò alla prova Israele, se osservino o no la via del Signore, camminando in essa come i loro padri».
23 Therefore, the Lord left all these nations, and he was not willing to quickly overthrow them, nor did he deliver them into the hands of Joshua.	23 Per questo appunto il Signore lasciò tutte quelle nazioni, non volle sterminarle subito, nè darle nelle mani di Giosuè.