Primo dei Re 13

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1 E figliuolo d'uno anno era a Saul, quando incominciò a regnare; e due anni regnò sopra Israel.	1 When he began to reign, Saul was the son of one year, and he reigned over Israel for two years.
2 E Saul elesse a sè tre milia uomini d' Israel; ed erano con Saul due milia in Macmas e (ascosti in agguato) nel monte di Betel; e mille n'erano con Ionata in Gabaa di Beniamin; e dell' altro popopolo ciascuno mandò alle case loro.	2 And Saul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel. And two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and at mount Bethel. Then one thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah of Benjamin. But the remainder of the people, he sent back, each one to his own tent.
3 E Ionata percosse la stazione de' Filistei, li quali erano in Gabaa. La quale cosa udirono i Filistei; e Saul suonò la tromba in tutta la terra, dicendo: intendano gli Ebrei.	3 And Jonathan struck the garrison of the Philistines, which was in Gibeah. And when the Philistines had heard about it, Saul sounded the trumpet over all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews listen.”
4 E tutto il popolo intese questa fama: Saul percosse gli Filistei; e Israel si levò ritto contro ai Filistei. Onde il popolo chiamò in Galgala dopo Saul.	4 And all of Israel heard this report, that Saul had struck the garrison of the Philistines. And Israel raised himself up against the Philistines. Then the people cried out to Saul at Gilgal.
5 Gli Filistei si congregarono per combattere contro ad Israel XXX milia carra e VI milia cavalieri, e l'altro popolo molto, sì come l'arena la quale è nel lido del mare. E ascendendo puosero campo in Macmas verso oriente in Betaven.	5 And the Philistines gathered to do battle against Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and the remainder of the common people, who were very many, like the sand that is on the shore of the sea. And ascending, they encamped at Michmash, toward the east of Bethaven.
6 La quale cosa veggendo i figliuoli d' Israel, li quali erano stretti, ed era afflitto il popolo, nascosersi per le grotte e per le spelonche, e tra le pietre e tra le cisterne.	6 And when the men of Israel had seen themselves to be in a narrowed position, they hid themselves in caves, and in out of the way places, and in rocks, and in hollows, and in pits (for the people were distressed).
7 E gli Ebrei passarono il Giordano [in] la terra di Gad e di Galaad. Ed essendo ancora Saul in Galgala, tutto il popolo che il seguitava fue isbigottito.	7 Then some of the Hebrews crossed over the Jordan, into the land of Gad and Gilead. And while Saul was still at Gilgal, the entire people who followed him were terrified.
8 E aspettò VII die, come era piaciuto a Samuel, e non venne Samuel in Galgala; e partissi il popolo da lui.	8 But he waited for seven days, in accord with what was agreed with Samuel. But Samuel did not arrive at Gilgal, for the people were scattering away from him.
9 E disse Saul: recatemi lo olocausto e il pacifico sacrificio. E offerse l'olocausto.	9 Therefore, Saul said, “Bring me the holocaust and the peace offerings.” And he offered the holocaust.
10 E compiuto d' offerire l'olocausto, Samuel che venia (per offerire); e Saul gli volse incontro per salutarlo.	10 And when he had completed the offering of the holocaust, behold, Samuel arrived. And Saul went out to meet him, so that he might greet him.
11 E Samuel gli disse: che hai tu fatto? E Saul gli respuose: però ch' io vedea che il popolo si partìa da me, e tu non venivi com' era ordinato, e gli Filistei erano raunati in Macmas,	11 And Samuel said to him, “What have you done?” Saul responded: “Since I saw that the people were scattering away from me, and you had not arrived after the agreed upon days, and yet the Philistines had gathered together at Michmash,
12 io dissi ora verranno gli Filistei a me in Galgala, e non umiliai la faccia di Dio. Onde, costretto per necessità, io hoe offerto il sacrificio.	12 I said: ‘Now the Philistines will descend to me at Gilgal. And I have not appeased the face of the Lord.’ Compelled by necessity, I offered the holocaust.
13 E Samuel disse a Saul: stoltamente hai fatto, e non hai osservati gli comandamenti del tuo Iddio, li quali egli ti comandò. La quale cosa se tu non avessi fatta, già avea il Signore apparecchiato il tuo regno sopra Israel in sempiterno.	13 And Samuel said to Saul: “You have acted foolishly. You have not kept the commandments of the Lord your God, which he instructed to you. And if you had not acted in this way, the Lord would, here and now, have prepared your kingdom over Israel forever.
14 Ma il tuo regno non anderà più innanzi. Il Signore hae cercato uomo secondo il suo cuore, e hagli comandato che sia duca sopra il popolo suo, poichè tu non hai osservato quello che il Signore comando.	14 But by no means shall your kingdom rise up any more. The Lord has sought for himself a man according to his own heart. And him the Lord has instructed to be the leader over his people, because you have not kept what the Lord has instructed.”
15 E levossi Samuel, e ascendè di Galgala in Gabaa di Beniamin. E l' altro popolo andò dopo Saul incontro al popolo che combatteano contro a loro, vegnendo di Galgala in Gabaa, nelli colli di Beniamin. Numerò Saul il popolo, il quale sì ritrovò con esso lui, quasi secento uomini.	15 Then Samuel rose up and ascended from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. And the remainder of the people ascended after Saul, to meet the people who were fighting against them, going from Gilgal into Gibeah, to the hill of Benjamin. And Saul took a census of the people, who had been found to be with him, about six hundred men.
16 E Saul, e Ionata suo figliuolo, e il popolo che si ritrovò con lui, era in Gabaa di Beniamin; i Filistei sedevano in Macmas.	16 And Saul, and his son Jonathan, and the people who had been found to be with them, were at Gibeah of Benjamin. But the Philistines had settled in at Michmash.
17 E del campo de' Filistei uscirono tre compagnie a rubare. L'una compagnia andò per la via di Efra alla terra di Sual.	17 And three companies went out from the camp of the Philistines, in order to plunder. One company was traveling toward the way of Ophrah, to the land of Shual.
18 E l'altra andava per la via di Betoron: la terza s'era volta alla via del termine (nella terra di Sabaa) dell' alta valle di Seboim verso il deserto.	18 Then another entered along the way of Beth-horon. But the third turned itself to the way of the border, overhanging the valley of Zeboim, opposite the desert.
19 E in tutta la terra d' Israel non si trovava fabro di ferro; però che i Filistei sì guardavano che gli Ebrei non potessero comprare nè lancia nè coltello.	19 Now there was no worker of iron to be found in all the land of Israel. For the Philistines had been cautious, lest perhaps the Hebrews might make swords or spears.
20 E tutto Israel discendea a' Filistei per conciare ciascuno il suo gomiero e la sua vanga, e la manara e 'l sarchiello,	20 Therefore, all of Israel descended to the Philistines, so that each man could sharpen his plowshare, or pick axe, or hatchet, or hoe.
21 e le punte de' gomieri e delle vanghe e de' tridenti e delle securi, che erano rintuzzate e anco a conciare il pungiglione.	21 For their plow blades, and pick axes, and pitch forks, and axes had become blunt, and even the handles needed to be repaired.
22 E venuti gli dì della battaglia, non si trovò lancia nè spada a tutto il popolo, eccetto Saul e Ionata suo figliuolo.	22 And when the day of battle had arrived, there was found neither sword nor spear in the hand of the entire people who were with Saul and Jonathan, except for Saul and his son Jonathan.
23 E partissi il campo de' Filistei per passare in Macmas.	23 Then the army of the Philistines went out in order to go across Michmash.