Primo libro di Samuele 19

BIBBIA CEI 2008	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Saul comunicò a Giònata, suo figlio, e ai suoi ministri di voler uccidere Davide. Ma Giònata, figlio di Saul, nutriva grande affetto per Davide.	1 Now Saul spoke to his son Jonathan, and to all his servants, so that they would kill David. But Jonathan, the son of Saul, loved David very much.
2 Giònata informò Davide dicendo: «Saul, mio padre, cerca di ucciderti. Sta’ in guardia domani, sta’ al riparo e nasconditi.	2 And Jonathan revealed it to David, saying: “Saul, my father, is seeking to kill you. Because of this, I ask you, take care for yourself in the morning. And you should conceal yourself and remain in hiding.
3 Io uscirò e starò al fianco di mio padre nella campagna dove sarai tu e parlerò in tuo favore a mio padre. Ciò che vedrò te lo farò sapere».	3 Then I, going out, will be standing beside my father in the field, where you will be. And I will speak about you to my father. And whatever I see, I will report to you.”
4 Giònata parlò dunque a Saul, suo padre, in favore di Davide e gli disse: «Non pecchi il re contro il suo servo, contro Davide, che non ha peccato contro di te, che anzi ha fatto cose belle per te.	4 Then Jonathan spoke good things about David to his father Saul. And he said to him: “You should not sin, O king, against your servant David. For he has not sinned against you, and his works toward you are very good.
5 Egli ha esposto la vita, quando abbatté il Filisteo, e il Signore ha concesso una grande salvezza a tutto Israele. Hai visto e hai gioito. Dunque, perché pecchi contro un innocente, uccidendo Davide senza motivo?».	5 And he took his life in his own hand, and struck down the Philistine. And the Lord wrought a great salvation for all of Israel. You saw it, and you rejoiced. Why then would you sin against innocent blood by killing David, who is without guilt?”
6 Saul ascoltò la voce di Giònata e giurò: «Per la vita del Signore, non morirà!».	6 And when Saul had heard this, being pleased by the voice of Jonathan, he swore, “As the Lord lives, he shall not be killed.”
7 Giònata chiamò Davide e gli riferì questo colloquio. Poi Giònata introdusse presso Saul Davide, che rimase alla sua presenza come prima.	7 And so Jonathan called David, and he revealed to him all of these words. And Jonathan led in David to Saul, and he was before him, just as he had been yesterday and the day before.
8 Ci fu di nuovo la guerra e Davide uscì a combattere i Filistei e inflisse loro una grande sconfitta, così che si dettero alla fuga davanti a lui.	8 Then the war was stirred up again. And David went out and fought against the Philistines. And he struck them down with a great slaughter. And they fled from his face.
9 Ma un cattivo spirito del Signore fu su Saul. Egli stava in casa e teneva in mano la lancia, mentre Davide suonava la cetra.	9 And the evil spirit from the Lord came to Saul, who was sitting in his house and holding a lance. And David was playing music with his hand.
10 Saul tentò di inchiodare Davide con la lancia nel muro. Ma Davide si scansò da Saul, che infisse la lancia nel muro. Davide fuggì e quella notte si salvò.	10 And Saul attempted to fix David to the wall with the lance. But David turned aside from the face of Saul. And the lance failed to wound him, and it became fixed in the wall. And David fled, and so he was saved that night.
11 Saul mandò messaggeri alla casa di Davide per sorvegliarlo e ucciderlo il mattino dopo. Mical, sua moglie, avvertì Davide dicendo: «Se non metti in salvo la tua vita questa notte, domani sarai ucciso».	11 Therefore, Saul sent his guards to David’s house, so that they might watch for him, and so that he might be killed in the morning. And after Michal, his wife, had reported this to David, saying, “Unless you save yourself this night, tomorrow you will die,”
12 Mical calò Davide dalla finestra e quegli partì di corsa e si salvò.	12 she lowered him down through a window. Then he fled and went away, and he was saved.
13 Mical prese allora i terafìm e li pose sul letto. Mise dalla parte del capo un tessuto di pelo di capra e li coprì con una coltre.	13 Then Michal took a statue, and placed it on the bed. And she placed the pelt of a goat for the hair at its head. And she covered it with clothes.
14 Saul mandò dunque messaggeri a prendere Davide, ma ella disse: «È malato».	14 And Saul sent attendants to seize David. And it was answered that he was sick.
15 Saul rimandò i messaggeri a vedere Davide dicendo: «Portatelo qui da me nel suo letto, perché lo faccia morire».	15 And again, Saul sent messengers to see David, saying, “Bring him to me on the bed, so that he may be killed.”
16 Tornarono i messaggeri, ed ecco che sul letto c’erano i terafìm e il tessuto di pelo di capra dalla parte del capo.	16 And when the messengers had arrived, they found a likeness on the bed, with a goat pelt at its head.
17 Saul disse a Mical: «Perché mi hai ingannato a questo modo e hai permesso al mio nemico di salvarsi?». Rispose Mical a Saul: «Egli mi ha detto: “Lasciami andare, altrimenti ti uccido”».	17 And Saul said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me in this way, and released my enemy, so that he may flee?” And Michal responded to Saul, “Because he said to me, ‘Release me, otherwise I will kill you.’ ”
18 Davide dunque fuggì e si salvò. Andò da Samuele a Rama e gli narrò quanto gli aveva fatto Saul; poi Davide e Samuele andarono ad abitare a Naiot.	18 Now David was saved by fleeing, and he went to Samuel in Ramah. And he reported to him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went away and stayed at Naioth.
19 La cosa fu riferita a Saul: «Ecco, Davide sta a Naiot di Rama».	19 Then it was reported to Saul by some, saying, “Behold, David is at Naioth, in Ramah.”
20 Allora Saul spedì messaggeri a catturare Davide, ma quando videro profetare la comunità dei profeti, mentre Samuele stava in piedi alla loro testa, lo spirito di Dio fu sui messaggeri di Saul e anch’essi fecero i profeti.	20 Therefore, Saul sent officers to seize David. And when they had seen a company of prophets prophesying, with Samuel presiding over them, the Spirit of the Lord also came to them, and they also began to prophesy.
21 Annunciarono a Saul questa cosa ed egli spedì altri messaggeri, ma anch’essi fecero i profeti. Saul mandò di nuovo messaggeri per la terza volta, ma anch’essi fecero i profeti.	21 And when this was reported to Saul, he sent other messengers. But they also prophesied. And again, Saul sent messengers a third time. And they also prophesied. And Saul, being exceedingly angry,
22 Allora venne egli stesso a Rama e si portò alla grande cisterna che si trova a Secu e domandò: «Dove sono Samuele e Davide?». Gli risposero: «Eccoli: sono a Naiot di Rama».	22 also went to Ramah himself. And he went as far as the great cistern, which is in Socoh. And he inquired and said, “In which place are Samuel and David?” And it was told to him, “Behold, they are at Naioth, in Ramah.”
23 Egli si incamminò verso Naiot di Rama, ma fu anche su di lui lo spirito di Dio e andava avanti facendo il profeta finché giunse a Naiot di Rama.	23 And he went to Naioth, in Ramah, and the Spirit of the Lord came to him also. And he continued on, walking and prophesying, until he arrived at Naioth, in Ramah.
24 Anch’egli si tolse gli abiti e continuò a fare il profeta davanti a Samuele; poi crollò e restò nudo tutto quel giorno e tutta la notte. Da qui è venuto il detto: «Anche Saul è tra i profeti?».	24 And he also took off his garments, and he prophesied with the others before Samuel. And he fell down naked, throughout that day and night. From this, too, is derived the proverb, “Could Saul also be among the prophets?”