Primo libro di Samuele 30

BIBBIA CEI 1974	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Quando Davide e i suoi uomini arrivarono a Ziklàg il terzo giorno, gli Amaleciti avevano fatto una razzia nel Negheb e a Ziklàg. Avevano distrutto Ziklàg appiccandole il fuoco.	1 And when David and his men had arrived at Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made an attack on the south side against Ziklag. And they had struck Ziklag, and burned it with fire.
2 Avevano condotto via le donne e quanti vi erano, piccoli e grandi; non avevano ucciso nessuno, ma li avevano fatti prigionieri e se n'erano andati.	2 And they had led the women in it away as captives, from the small to the great. And they had not killed anyone, but they led them away with them. And then they traveled on their journey.
3 Tornò dunque Davide e gli uomini che erano con lui ed ecco la città era in preda alle fiamme; le loro donne, i loro figli e le loro figlie erano stati condotti via.	3 Therefore, when David and his men had arrived at the city, and had found it burned with fire, and that their wives and their sons and daughters had been led away as captives,
4 Davide e la sua gente alzarono la voce e piansero finché ne ebbero forza.	4 David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices. And they mourned until the tears in them failed.
5 Le due mogli di Davide, Achinoàm di Izrèel e Abigail, già moglie di Nabal da Carmel, erano state condotte via.	5 For indeed, the two wives of David also had been led away as captives: Ahinoam, the Jezreelite, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
6 Davide fu in grande angoscia perché tutta quella gente parlava di lapidarlo. Tutti avevano l'animo esasperato, ciascuno per i suoi figli e le sue figlie. Ma Davide ritrovò forza e coraggio nel Signore suo Dio.	6 And David was greatly saddened. And the people were willing to stone him, because the soul of every man was bitter over his sons and daughters. But David was strengthened by the Lord his God.
7 Allora Davide disse al sacerdote Ebiatar figlio di Achimelech: "Portami l''efod'". Ebiatar accostò l''efod' a Davide.	7 And he said to the priest Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring the ephod to me.” And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
8 Davide consultò il Signore e chiese: "Devo inseguire questa banda? La raggiungerò?". Gli rispose: "Inseguila, la raggiungerai e libererai i prigionieri".	8 And David consulted the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue these robbers, and will I overtake them, or not?” And the Lord said to him: “Pursue. For without doubt, you will overtake them and find the prey.”
9 Davide e i seicento uomini che erano con lui partirono e giunsero al torrente di Besor, dove quelli rimasti indietro si fermarono.	9 Therefore, David went away, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and they arrived as far as the torrent Besor. And certain ones, being weary, stayed there.
10 Davide continuò l'inseguimento con quattrocento uomini: si fermarono invece duecento uomini che erano troppo affaticati per passare il torrente di Besor.	10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men. For two hundred stayed, who, being weary, were not able to cross the torrent Besor.
11 Trovarono nella campagna un Egiziano e lo portarono a Davide. Gli diedero da mangiare pane e gli diedero da bere acqua.	11 And they found an Egyptian man in the field, and they led him to David. And they gave him bread, so that he might eat, and water, so that he might drink,
12 Gli diedero anche una schiacciata di fichi secchi e due grappoli di uva passa. Mangiò e si sentì rianimato, perché non aveva preso cibo e non aveva bevuto acqua da tre giorni e da tre notti.	12 and also a section of a mass of dried figs, and two clusters of dried grapes. And when he had eaten, his spirit returned, and he was refreshed. For he had not eaten bread, nor drank water, for three days and three nights.
13 Davide gli domandò: "A chi appartieni tu e di dove sei?". Rispose: "Sono un giovane egiziano, schiavo di un Amalecita. Il mio padrone mi ha abbandonato perché tre giorni fa mi sono ammalato.	13 And so David said to him: “To whom do you belong? Or where are you from? And where are you going?” And he said: “I am a young man of Egypt, the servant of an Amalekite man. But my lord abandoned me, because I began to be sick the day before yesterday.
14 Noi abbiamo depredato il Negheb dei Cretei, quello di Giuda e il Negheb di Caleb e abbiamo appiccato il fuoco a Ziklàg".	14 For indeed, we broke forth to the southern side of Cherethi, and against Judah, and to the south of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag with fire.”
15 Davide gli disse: "Vuoi tu guidarmi verso quella banda?". Rispose: "Giurami per Dio che non mi ucciderai e non mi riconsegnerai al mio padrone e ti condurrò da quella banda".	15 And David said to him, “Are you able to lead me to this battle line?” And he said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me, and that you will not deliver me into the hands of my lord, and I will lead you to this battle line.” And David swore to him.
16 Così fece da guida ed ecco, erano sparsi sulla distesa di quella regione a mangiare e a bere e a far festa con tutto l'ingente bottino che avevano preso dal paese dei Filistei e dal paese di Giuda.	16 And when he had led him, behold, they were stretched out on the face of the land everywhere, eating and drinking and celebrating, as if it were a feast day, because of all the prey and spoils that they had taken from the land of the Philistines, and from the land of Judah.
17 Davide li batté dalle prime luci dell'alba fino alla sera del giorno dopo e non sfuggì alcuno di essi, se non quattrocento giovani, che montarono sui cammelli e fuggirono.	17 And David struck them down from evening until the evening of the next day. And no one among them escaped, except four hundred youths, who had climbed on camels and fled.
18 Davide liberò tutti coloro che gli Amaleciti avevano preso e in particolare Davide liberò le sue due mogli.	18 Therefore, David rescued all that the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.
19 Non mancò nessuno tra di essi, né piccolo né grande, né figli né figlie, né la preda né ogni altra cosa che era stata presa loro: Davide ricuperò tutto.	19 And nothing was missing, from small even to great, among the sons and daughters, and among the spoils, and among everything whatsoever that they had seized. David returned it all.
20 Davide prese tutto il bestiame minuto e grosso: spingevano davanti a lui tutto questo bestiame e gridavano: "Questo è il bottino di Davide".	20 And he took all the flocks and the herds, and he drove them before his face. And they said, “This is the prey of David.”
21 Davide poi giunse ai duecento uomini che erano troppo sfiniti per seguire Davide e aveva fatto rimanere al torrente di Besor. Essi andarono incontro a Davide e a tutta la sua gente: Davide con la truppa si accostò e domandò loro come stavano le cose.	21 Then David arrived at the two hundred men, who, being weary, had stayed, for they had not been able to follow David, and he had ordered them to remain at the torrent Besor. And they went out to meet David, and the people who were with him. Then David, drawing near to the people, greeted them peacefully.
22 Ma tutti i cattivi e gli iniqui tra gli uomini che erano andati con Davide si misero a dire: "Poiché non sono venuti con noi, non si dia loro niente della preda, eccetto le mogli e i figli di ciascuno; li conducano via e se ne vadano".	22 And all the wicked and iniquitous men, out of the men who had gone with David, responding, said: “Since they did not go with us, we will not give to them anything from the prey that we have rescued. But let his wife and children be enough for each of them; when they have accepted this, they may go back.”
23 Davide rispose: "Non fate così, fratelli miei, con quello che il Signore ci ha dato, salvandoci tutti e mettendo nelle nostre mani quella torma che era venuta contro di noi.	23 But David said: “You shall not do this, my brothers, with these things that the Lord has delivered to us, for he has preserved us, and he has given into our hands the robbers who broke out among us.
24 Chi vorrà seguire questo vostro parere? Perché quale la parte di chi scende a battaglia, tale è la parte di chi fa la guardia ai bagagli: insieme faranno le parti".	24 And so, let no one heed you over these words. But equal shall be the portion of him who descended to the battle, and of him who remained with the supplies, and they will divide it alike.”
25 Da quel giorno in poi stabilì questo come regola e statuto in Israele fino ad oggi.	25 And this has been done from that day and thereafter. And it was established as a statute, and as if a law, in Israel even to this day.
26 Quando fu di ritorno a Ziklàg, Davide mandò parte del bottino agli anziani di Giuda suoi amici, con queste parole: "Eccovi un dono proveniente dal bottino dei nemici del Signore":	26 Then David went to Ziklag, and he sent gifts from the prey to the elders of Judah, his neighbors, saying, “Receive a blessing from the prey of the enemies of the Lord,”
27 a quelli di Betel e a quelli di Rama nel Negheb, a quelli di Iattìr,	27 to those who were in Bethel, and who were in Ramoth toward the south, and who were in Jattir,
28 a quelli di Aroer, a quelli di Sifmòt, a quelli di Estemoà,	28 and who were in Aroer, and who were in Siphmoth, and who were in Eshtemoa,
29 a quelli di Ràcal, a quelli delle città degli Ieracmeeliti, a quelli delle città dei Keniti,	29 and who were in Racal, and who were in the cities of Jerahmeel, and who were in the cities of Keni,
30 a quelli di Cormà, a quelli di Bor-Asàn, a quelli di Atach,	30 and who were in Hormah, and who were at the lake of Ashan, and who were in Athach,
31 a quelli di Ebron e a quelli di tutti i luoghi per cui era passato Davide con i suoi uomini.	31 and who were in Hebron, and to the remainder who were in those places where David had stayed, he and his men.