Secondo libro di Samuele 5

BIBBIA CEI 1974	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Vennero allora tutte le tribù d'Israele da Davide in Ebron e gli dissero: "Ecco noi ci consideriamo come 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 Già prima, quando regnava Saul su di noi, tu conducevi e riconducevi Israele. Il Signore ti ha detto: Tu pascerai Israele mio popolo, tu sarai capo in 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 Vennero dunque tutti gli anziani d'Israele dal re in Ebron e il re Davide fece alleanza con loro in Ebron davanti al Signore ed essi unsero Davide re sopra 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 Davide aveva trent'anni quando fu fatto re 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 Ebron su Giuda sette anni e sei mesi e in Gerusalemme regnò quarantatré anni su tutto Israele e su 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 Il re e i suoi uomini mossero verso Gerusalemme contro i Gebusei che abitavano in quel paese. Costoro dissero a Davide: "Non entrerai qui: basteranno i ciechi e gli zoppi a respingerti", per dire: "Davide non potrà entrare qui".	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 Davide prese la rocca di Sion, cioè la città di Davide.	7 But David seized the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
8 Davide proclamò in quel giorno: "Chiunque colpirà i Gebusei e li raggiungerà attraverso il canale... Quanto ai ciechi e agli zoppi, sono in odio a Davide". Per questo dicono: "Il cieco e lo zoppo non entreranno nella casa".	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 Davide abitò nella rocca e la chiamò Città di Davide. Egli vi fece intorno costruzioni, dal Millo verso l'interno.	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 Davide andava sempre crescendo in potenza 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 Chiram re di Tiro inviò a Davide messaggeri con legno di cedro, carpentieri e muratori, i quali costruirono una casa a Davide.	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 Davide seppe allora che il Signore lo confermava re di Israele e innalzava il suo regno per amore di Israele suo popolo.	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 Davide prese ancora concubine e mogli di Gerusalemme, dopo il suo arrivo da Ebron: queste generarono a Davide altri figli 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 I figli che gli nacquero in Gerusalemme si chiamano Sammùa, Sobàb, Natan e Salomone;	14 And these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
15 Ibcàr, Elisùa, Nèfeg, Iafìa;	15 and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg,
16 Elisamà, Eliadà ed Elifèlet.	16 and Japhia, and Elishama, and Eliada, and Elipheleth.
17 Quando i Filistei vennero a sapere che avevano consacrato Davide re d'Israele, salirono tutti per dargli la caccia, ma appena Davide ne fu informato, discese alla fortezza.	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 Vennero i Filistei e si sparsero nella valle di Rèfaim.	18 Now the Philistines, arriving, spread themselves out in the Valley of Rephaim.
19 Davide consultò il Signore chiedendo: "Devo andare contro i Filistei? Li metterai nelle mie mani?". Il Signore rispose a Davide: "Va' pure, perché certo metterò 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 Davide si recò a Baal-Perazìm e là Davide li sconfisse ed esclamò: "Il Signore ha aperto una breccia tra i nemici davanti a me, come una breccia aperta dalle acque". Per questo chiamò quel luogo Baal-Perazìm.	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 I Filistei abbandonarono là i loro dèi e Davide e la sua gente li portarono via.	21 And in that place they left behind their graven images, which David and his men took away.
22 I Filistei salirono poi di nuovo e si sparsero nella valle di Rèfaim.	22 And the Philistines continued still, so that they ascended and spread themselves out in the Valley of Rephaim.
23 Davide consultò il Signore, il quale gli disse: "Non andare; gira alle loro spalle e piomba su di loro dalla parte dei Balsami.	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 Quando udrai un rumore di passi sulle cime dei Balsami, lanciati subito all'attacco, perché allora il Signore uscirà davanti a te per sconfiggere l'esercito dei 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 Davide fece come il Signore gli aveva ordinato e sconfisse i Filistei da Gàbaa fino all'ingresso di Ghezer.	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.