Primo libro dei Re 21

BIBBIA CEI 1974	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 In seguito avvenne il seguente episodio. Nabot di Izreèl possedeva una vigna vicino al palazzo di Acab re di Samaria.	1 And after these things, in that time, there was a vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, who was in Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab, the king of Samaria.
2 Acab disse a Nabot: "Cedimi la tua vigna; siccome è vicina alla mia casa, ne farei un orto. In cambio ti darò una vigna migliore oppure, se preferisci, te la pagherò in denaro al prezzo che vale".	2 Therefore, Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying: “Give your vineyard to me, so that I may make for myself a garden of herbs. For it is nearby and is beside my house. And I will give to you, in place of it, a better vineyard. Or if you consider it to be more convenient for you, I will give you the price in silver, whatever it is worth.”
3 Nabot rispose ad Acab: "Mi guardi il Signore dal cederti l'eredità dei miei padri".	3 Naboth responded to him, “May the Lord be gracious to me, lest I give to you the inheritance of my fathers.”
4 Acab se ne andò a casa amareggiato e sdegnato per le parole dettegli da Nabot di Izreèl, che aveva affermato: "Non ti cederò l'eredità dei miei padri". Si coricò sul letto, si girò verso la parete e non volle mangiare.	4 Then Ahab went into his house, angry and gnashing his teeth over the word that Naboth, the Jezreelite, had spoken to him, saying, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And casting himself on his bed, he turned away his face to the wall, and he would not eat bread.
5 Entrò da lui la moglie Gezabele e gli domandò: "Perché mai il tuo spirito è tanto amareggiato e perché non vuoi mangiare?".	5 Then Jezebel, his wife, entered to him, and she said to him: “What is this matter, by which your soul has been saddened? And why do you not eat bread?”
6 Le rispose: "Perché ho detto a Nabot di Izreèl: Cedimi la tua vigna per denaro o, se preferisci, te la cambierò con un'altra vigna ed egli mi ha risposto: Non cederò la mia vigna!".	6 And he responded to her: “I spoke to Naboth, the Jezreelite, and I said to him: ‘Give your vineyard to me, and accept money. Or if it pleases you, I will give to you a better vineyard, in place of it.’ And he said, ‘I will not give my vineyard to you.’ ”
7 Allora sua moglie Gezabele gli disse: "Tu ora eserciti il regno su Israele? Alzati, mangia e il tuo cuore gioisca. Te la darò io la vigna di Nabot di Izreèl!".	7 Then Jezebel, his wife, said to him: “You are of great authority, and you rule well in the kingdom of Israel. Rise up and eat bread, and be even-tempered. I will give the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, to you.”
8 Essa scrisse lettere con il nome di Acab, le sigillò con il suo sigillo, quindi le spedì agli anziani e ai capi, che abitavano nella città di Nabot.	8 And so, she wrote letters in the name of Ahab, and she sealed these with his ring. And she sent to those greater by birth, and to the nobles who were in his city and living with Naboth.
9 Nelle lettere scrisse: "Bandite un digiuno e fate sedere Nabot in prima fila tra il popolo.	9 And this was the judgment of the letters: “Proclaim a fast, and cause Naboth to sit among the first rulers of the people.
10 Di fronte a lui fate sedere due uomini iniqui, i quali l'accusino: Hai maledetto Dio e il re! Quindi conducetelo fuori e lapidatelo ed egli muoia".	10 And send out two men, sons of Belial, against him. And let them speak the false testimony: ‘He has blasphemed God and king.’ And then lead him away, and stone him, and so let him die.”
11 Gli uomini della città di Nabot, gli anziani e i capi che abitavano nella sua città, fecero come aveva ordinato loro Gezabele, ossia come era scritto nelle lettere che aveva loro spedite.	11 Then his fellow citizens, those greater by birth and the nobles who were living with him in the city, did just as Jezebel had instructed them, and just as it was written in the letters that she had sent to them.
12 Bandirono il digiuno e fecero sedere Nabot in prima fila tra il popolo.	12 They proclaimed a fast, and they caused Naboth to sit among the first rulers of the people.
13 Vennero due uomini iniqui, che si sedettero di fronte a lui. Costoro accusarono Nabot davanti al popolo affermando: "Nabot ha maledetto Dio e il re". Lo condussero fuori della città e lo uccisero lapidandolo.	13 And bringing forward two men, sons of the devil, they caused them to sit opposite him. And they, acting indeed like diabolical men, spoke testimony against him before the multitude: “Naboth has blasphemed God and king.” For this reason, they led him away, beyond the city, and they put him to death by stoning.
14 Quindi mandarono a dire a Gezabele: "Nabot è stato lapidato ed è morto".	14 And they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned, and he has died.”
15 Appena sentì che Nabot era stato lapidato e che era morto, disse ad Acab: "Su, impadronisciti della vigna di Nabot di Izreèl, il quale ha rifiutato di vendertela, perché Nabot non vive più, è morto".	15 Then it happened that, when Jezebel had heard that Naboth was stoned and was dead, she said to Ahab: “Rise up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, who was not willing to acquiesce to you, and to give it to you in exchange for money. For Naboth is not alive, but dead.”
16 Quando sentì che Nabot era morto, Acab si mosse per scendere nella vigna di Nabot di Izreèl a prenderla in possesso.	16 And when Ahab had heard this, namely, that Naboth was dead, he rose up and descended to the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, so that he might take possession of it.
17 Allora il Signore disse a Elia il Tisbita:	17 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah, the Tishbite, saying:
18 "Su, recati da Acab, re di Israele, che abita in Samaria; ecco è nella vigna di Nabot, ove è sceso a prenderla in possesso.	18 “Rise up, and descend to meet Ahab, the king of Israel, who is in Samaria. Behold, he is descending to the vineyard of Naboth, so that he may take possession of it.
19 Gli riferirai: Così dice il Signore: Hai assassinato e ora usurpi! Per questo dice il Signore: Nel punto ove lambirono il sangue di Nabot, i cani lambiranno anche il tuo sangue".	19 And you shall speak to him, saying: ‘Thus says the Lord: You have killed. Moreover you have also taken possession.’ And after this, you shall add: ‘Thus says the Lord: In this place, where the dogs have licked the blood of Naboth, they shall also lick your blood.’ ”
20 Acab disse a Elia: "Mi hai dunque colto in fallo, o mio nemico!". Quegli soggiunse: "Sì, perché ti sei venduto per fare ciò che è male agli occhi del Signore.	20 And Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you discovered me to be your enemy?” And he said: “I have discovered you to have been sold, so that you would do evil in the sight of the Lord:
21 Ecco ti farò piombare addosso una sciagura; ti spazzerò via. Sterminerò, nella casa di Acab, ogni maschio, schiavo o libero in Israele.	21 ‘Behold, I will lead evil over you. And I will cut down your posterity. And I will put to death of Ahab whatever urinates against a wall, and whatever is lame, and whatever is last in Israel.
22 Renderò la tua casa come la casa di Geroboamo, figlio di Nebàt, e come la casa di Baasa, figlio di Achia, perché tu mi hai irritato e hai fatto peccare Israele.	22 And I will cause your house to be like the house of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha, the son of Ahijah. For you have acted so that you provoked me to anger, and so that you caused Israel to sin.’
23 Riguardo poi a Gezabele il Signore dice: I cani divoreranno Gezabele nel campo di Izreèl.	23 And about Jezebel also, the Lord spoke, saying: ‘The dogs shall consume Jezebel in the field of Jezreel.
24 Quanti della famiglia di Acab moriranno in città li divoreranno i cani; quanti moriranno in campagna li divoreranno gli uccelli dell'aria".	24 If Ahab will have died in the city, the dogs will consume him. But if he will have died in the field, the birds of the air will consume him.’ ”
25 In realtà nessuno si è mai venduto a fare il male agli occhi del Signore come Acab, istigato dalla propria moglie Gezabele.	25 And so, there was no other person similar to Ahab, who was sold so that he did evil in the sight of the Lord. For his wife, Jezebel, urged him on.
26 Commise molti abomini, seguendo gli idoli, come avevano fatto gli Amorrei, che il Signore aveva distrutto davanti ai figli d'Israele.	26 And he became abominable, so much so that he followed the idols that the Amorites had made, whom the Lord consumed before the face of the sons of Israel.
27 Quando sentì tali parole, Acab si strappò le vesti, indossò un sacco sulla carne e digiunò; si coricava con il sacco e camminava a testa bassa.	27 Then, when Ahab had heard these words, he tore his garments, and he put haircloth on his body, and he fasted, and he slept in sackcloth, and he walked with his head downcast.
28 Il Signore disse a Elia, il Tisbita:	28 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah, the Tishbite, saying:
29 "Hai visto come Acab si è umiliato davanti a me? Poiché si è umiliato davanti a me, non farò piombare la sciagura durante la sua vita, ma la farò scendere sulla sua casa durante la vita del figlio".	29 “Have you not seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Therefore, since he has humbled himself because of me, I will not lead in the evil during his days. Instead, during the days of his son, I will bring in the evil to his house.”