Primo libro di Samuele 25

BIBBIA CEI 1974	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Samuele morì, e tutto Israele si radunò e lo pianse. Lo seppellirono presso la sua casa in Rama. Davide si alzò e scese al deserto di Paran.	1 Then Samuel died, and all of Israel gathered together, and they mourned him. And they buried him at his house in Ramah. And David, rising up, descended to the desert of Paran.
2 Vi era in Maon un uomo che possedeva beni a Carmel; costui era molto ricco, aveva un gregge di tremila pecore e mille capre e si trovava a Carmel per tosare il gregge.	2 Now there was a certain man in the wilderness of Maon, and his possessions were at Carmel. And this man was exceedingly great. And three thousand sheep, and one thousand goats were his. And it happened that he was shearing his sheep at Carmel.
3 Quest'uomo si chiamava Nabal e sua moglie Abigail. La donna era di buon senso e di bell'aspetto, ma il marito era brutale e cattivo; era un Calebita.	3 Now the name of this man was Nabal. And the name of his wife was Abigail. And she was a very prudent and beautiful woman. But her husband was hard-hearted, and very wicked, and malicious. And he was of the stock of Caleb.
4 Davide nel deserto sentì che Nabal era alla tosatura del gregge.	4 Therefore, when David, in the desert, had heard that Nabal was shearing his sheep,
5 Allora Davide inviò dieci giovani; Davide disse a questi giovani: "Salite a Carmel, andate da Nabal e chiedetegli a mio nome se sta bene.	5 he sent ten young men, and he said to them: “Ascend to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name peacefully.
6 Voi direte così a mio fratello: Pace a te e pace alla tua casa e pace a quanto ti appartiene!	6 And you shall say: ‘Peace be to my brothers and to you, and peace to your house, and peace to whatever you have.
7 Ho sentito appunto che stanno tosando le tue pecore. Ebbene, quando i tuoi pastori sono stati con noi, non li abbiamo molestati e niente delle loro cose ha subito danno finché sono stati a Carmel.	7 I have heard that your shepherds, who were with us in the desert, were shearing. We have never troubled them, nor was anything from the flock missing to them at any time, during the entire time that they have been with us in Carmel.
8 Interroga i tuoi uomini e ti informeranno. Questi giovani trovino grazia ai tuoi occhi, perché siamo giunti in un giorno lieto. Da', ti prego, quanto puoi dare ai tuoi servi e al tuo figlio Davide".	8 Question your servants, and they will tell you. Now therefore, may your servants find favor in your eyes. For we have arrived on a good day. Whatever your hand will find, give it to your servants and to your son David.’ ”
9 Gli uomini di Davide andarono e fecero a Nabal tutto quel discorso a nome di Davide e attesero.	9 And when the servants of David had arrived, they spoke to Nabal all these words in the name of David. And then they were silent.
10 Ma Nabal rispose ai servi di Davide: "Chi è Davide e chi è il figlio di Iesse? Oggi sono troppi i servi che scappano dai loro padroni.	10 But Nabal, responding to the servants of David, said: “Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? Today, servants who are fleeing from their lords are increasing.
11 Devo prendere il pane, l'acqua e la carne che ho preparato per i tosatori e darli a gente che non so da dove venga?".	11 Therefore, shall I take my bread, and my water, and the meat of the cattle that I have slain for my shearers, and give it to men, when I do not know where they are from?”
12 Gli uomini di Davide rifecero la strada, tornarono indietro e gli riferirono tutto questo discorso.	12 And so the servants of David traveled back along their way. And returning, they went and reported to him all the words that he had said.
13 Allora Davide disse ai suoi uomini: "Cingete tutti la spada!". Tutti cinsero la spada e Davide cinse la sua e partirono dietro Davide circa quattrocento uomini. Duecento rimasero a guardia dei bagagli.	13 Then David said to his servants, “Let each one gird his sword.” And each one girded his sword. And David also girded his sword. And about four hundred men followed David. But two hundred remained behind with the supplies.
14 Ma Abigail, la moglie di Nabal, fu avvertita da uno dei servi, che le disse: "Ecco Davide ha inviato messaggeri dal deserto per salutare il nostro padrone, ma egli ha inveito contro di essi.	14 Then it was reported to Abigail, the wife of Nabal, by one of his servants, saying: “Behold, David has sent messengers from the desert, so that they might speak kindly to our lord. But he turned them away.
15 Veramente questi uomini sono stati molto buoni con noi; non ci hanno molestati e non ci è venuto a mancare niente finché siamo stati con loro, quando eravamo in campagna.	15 These men were good enough to us, and were not troublesome. Neither did we ever lose anything, during the entire time that we conversed with them in the desert.
16 Sono stati per noi come un muro di difesa di notte e di giorno, finché siamo stati con loro a pascolare il gregge.	16 They were a wall to us, as much in the night as in the day, during all the days that we were with them, pasturing the sheep.
17 Sappilo dunque e vedi ciò che devi fare, perché pende qualche guaio sul nostro padrone e su tutta la sua casa. Egli poi è troppo cattivo e non gli si può dire una parola".	17 For this reason, consider and realize what you should do. For evil has been decided against your husband and against your house. And he is a son of Belial, so that no one is able to speak to him.”
18 Abigail allora prese in fretta duecento pani, due otri di vino, cinque arieti preparati, cinque misure di grano tostato, cento grappoli di uva passa e duecento schiacciate di fichi secchi e li caricò sugli asini.	18 And so Abigail hurried, and she took two hundred loaves, and two vessels of wine, and five cooked sheep, and five measures of cooked grain, and one hundred clusters of dried grapes, and two hundred masses of dried figs, and she set them upon donkeys.
19 Poi disse ai servi: "Precedetemi, io vi seguirò". Ma non disse nulla al marito Nabal.	19 And she said to her servants: “Go before me. Behold, I will follow after your back.” But she did not reveal it to her husband, Nabal.
20 Ora, mentre essa sul dorso di un asino scendeva lungo un sentiero nascosto della montagna, Davide e i suoi uomini scendevano di fronte a lei ed essa s'incontrò con loro.	20 And when she had climbed on a donkey, and was descending to the base of the mountain, David and his men were descending to meet her. And she met them.
21 Davide andava dicendo: "Ho dunque custodito invano tutto ciò che appartiene a costui nel deserto; niente fu danneggiato di ciò che gli appartiene ed egli mi rende male per bene.	21 And David said: “Truly, in vain have I preserved all that was his in the wilderness, so that nothing perished out of all that belonged to him. And he has repaid evil to me for good.
22 Tanto faccia Dio ai nemici di Davide e ancora peggio, se di tutti i suoi io lascerò sopravvivere fino al mattino un solo maschio!".	22 May God do these things, by the enemies of David, and may he add these other things, if I leave behind until morning, out of all that belongs to him, anything that urinates against a wall.”
23 Appena Abigail vide Davide, smontò in fretta dall'asino, cadde con la faccia davanti a Davide e si prostrò a terra.	23 Then, when Abigail had seen David, she hurried and descended from the donkey. And she fell upon her face before David, and she reverenced on the ground.
24 Cadde ai suoi piedi e disse: "Sono io colpevole, mio signore. Lascia che parli la tua schiava al tuo orecchio e tu dègnati di ascoltare le parole della tua schiava.	24 And she fell at his feet, and she said: “May this iniquity be upon me, my lord. I beg you, let your handmaid speak to your ears, and listen to the words of your servant.
25 Non faccia caso il mio signore di quell'uomo cattivo che è Nabal, perché egli è come il suo nome: stolto si chiama e stoltezza è in lui; io tua schiava non avevo visto i tuoi giovani, o mio signore, che avevi mandato.	25 Let not my lord, the king, I beseech you, set his heart upon this iniquitous man, Nabal. For in accord with his name, he is senseless, and foolishness is with him. But I, your handmaid, did not see your servants, my lord, whom you had sent.
26 Ora, mio signore, per la vita del Signore e per la tua vita, poiché il Signore ti ha impedito di venire al sangue e farti giustizia con la tua mano, siano appunto come Nabal i tuoi nemici e coloro che cercano di fare il male al mio signore.	26 Now therefore, my lord, as your soul lives, and as the Lord lives, who has kept your hand to yourself, and has prevented you from coming to blood: now, let your enemies be like Nabal, and like all those who are seeking evil for my lord.
27 Quanto a questo dono che la tua schiava porta al mio signore, fa' che sia dato agli uomini che seguono i tuoi passi, mio signore.	27 Because of this, accept this blessing, which your handmaid has brought to you, my lord. And give it to the young men who follow you, my lord.
28 Perdona la colpa della tua schiava. Certo il Signore concederà a te, mio signore, una casa duratura, perché il mio signore combatte le battaglie del Signore, né si troverà alcun male in te per tutti i giorni della tua vita.	28 Forgive the iniquity of your handmaid. For the Lord will surely make for you, my lord, a faithful house, because you, my lord, fight the battles of the Lord. Therefore, let no evil be found in you all the days of your life.
29 Se qualcuno insorgerà a perseguitarti e a cercare la tua vita, la tua anima, o mio signore, sarà conservata nello scrigno della vita presso il Signore tuo Dio, mentre l'anima dei tuoi nemici Egli la scaglierà come dal cavo della fionda.	29 For if a man, at any time, will rise up, pursuing you and seeking your life, the life of my lord will be preserved, as if in the sheave of the living, with the Lord your God. But the lives of your enemies will be spun around, as if with the force of a whirling sling.
30 Certo, quando il Signore ti avrà concesso tutto il bene che ha detto a tuo riguardo e ti avrà costituito capo d'Israele,	30 Therefore, when the Lord will have done for you, my lord, all the good that he has spoken about you, and when he will have appointed you as leader over Israel,
31 non sia di angoscia o di rimorso al tuo cuore questa cosa: l'aver versato invano il sangue e l'aver fatto giustizia con la tua mano, mio signore. Il Signore ti farà prosperare, mio signore, ma tu vorrai ricordarti della tua schiava".	31 this will not be for you a regret or a scruple of the heart, my lord, that you had shed innocent blood, or had taken revenge for yourself. And when the Lord will have done well for my lord, you shall remember your handmaid.”
32 Davide esclamò rivolto ad Abigail: "Benedetto il Signore, Dio d'Israele, che ti ha mandato oggi incontro a me.	32 And David said to Abigail: “Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me. And blessed is your eloquence.
33 Benedetto il tuo senno e benedetta tu che mi hai impedito oggi di venire al sangue e di fare giustizia da me.	33 And blessed are you, who prevented me today from going to blood, and from taking revenge for myself with my own hand.
34 Viva sempre il Signore, Dio d'Israele, che mi ha impedito di farti il male; perché se non fossi venuta in fretta incontro a me, non sarebbe rimasto a Nabal allo spuntar del giorno un solo maschio".	34 But instead, as the Lord God of Israel lives, he has prevented me from doing evil to you. But if you had not come quickly to meet me, there would not have been left to Nabal by the morning light, anything that urinates against a wall.”
35 Davide prese poi dalle mani di lei quanto gli aveva portato e le disse: "Torna a casa in pace. Vedi: ho ascoltato la tua voce e ho rasserenato il tuo volto".	35 Then David received from her hand all that she had brought to him. And he said to her: “Go in peace to your own house. Behold, I have heeded your voice, and I have honored your face.”
36 Abigail tornò da Nabal: questi teneva in casa un banchetto come un banchetto da re. Il suo cuore era allegro ed egli era ubriaco fradicio. Essa non gli disse né tanto né poco fino allo spuntar del giorno.	36 Then Abigail went to Nabal. And behold, he was holding a feast for himself in his house, like the feast of a king. And the heart of Nabal was cheerful. For he was greatly inebriated. And she did not reveal a word to him, small or great, until morning.
37 Il mattino dopo, quando Nabal ebbe smaltito il vino, la moglie gli narrò la faccenda; il cuore gli si tramortì nel petto ed egli rimase come una pietra.	37 Then, at first light, when Nabal had digested his wine, his wife revealed to him these words, and his heart died within himself, and he became like a stone.
38 Dieci giorni dopo il Signore colpì Nabal ed egli morì.	38 And after ten days had passed, the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.
39 Quando Davide sentì che Nabal era morto, esclamò: "Benedetto il Signore che ha fatto giustizia dell'ingiuria che ho ricevuto da Nabal; ha trattenuto il suo servo dal male e ha rivolto sul capo di Nabal la sua iniquità". Poi Davide mandò messaggeri e annunziò ad Abigail che voleva prenderla in moglie.	39 And when David had heard that Nabal was dead, he said: “Blessed is the Lord, who has judged the case of my reproach at the hand of Nabal, and who has preserved his servant from evil. And the Lord has repaid the malice of Nabal upon his own head.” Then David sent and he spoke with Abigail, so that he might take her to himself as wife.
40 I servi di Davide andarono a Carmel e le dissero: "Davide ci ha mandati a prenderti perché tu sia sua moglie".	40 And David’s servants went to Abigail at Carmel, and they spoke to her, saying, “David has sent us to you, so that he might take you to himself as wife.”
41 Essa si alzò, si prostrò con la faccia a terra e disse: "Ecco, la tua schiava sarà come una schiava per lavare i piedi ai servi del mio signore".	41 And rising up, she reverenced prone on the ground, and she said, “Behold, let your servant be a handmaid, to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.”
42 Abigail si preparò in fretta poi salì su un asino e, seguita dalle sue cinque giovani ancelle, tenne dietro ai messaggeri di Davide e divenne sua moglie.	42 And Abigail rose up and hurried, and she climbed upon a donkey, and five girls went with her, her attendants. And she followed the messengers of David, and she became his wife.
43 Davide aveva preso anche Achinoàm da Izreèl e furono tutte e due sue mogli.	43 Moreover, David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel. And both of them were his wives.
44 Saul aveva dato Mikal sua figlia, già moglie di Davide, a Palti figlio di Lais, che abitava in Gallìm.	44 Then Saul gave his daughter Michal, the wife of David, to Palti, the son of Laish, who was from Gallim.