1 Samuel 30

DOUAI-RHEIMS	DIODATI
1 Now when David and his men were come to Siceleg on the third day, the Amalecites had made an invasion on the south side upon Siceleg, and had smitten Siceleg, and burnt it with fire.	1 ORA, tre giorni appresso, Davide essendo ritornato in Siclag con la sua gente, trovò che gli Amalechiti erano scorsi verso il Mezzodì, e in Siclag, e che aveano percossa Siclag, e l’aveano arsa col fuoco;
2 And had taken the women captives that were in it, both little and great: and they had not killed any person, but had carried them with them, and went on their way.	2 ed aveano menate prigioni le donne che vi erano dentro, e tutte le persone dal maggiore al minore; ma non aveano ucciso alcuno, anzi li aveano menati tutti via, e se ne erano andati a lor cammino.
3 So when David and his men came to the city, and found it burnt with fire, and that their wives and their sons, and their daughters were taken captives,	3 Come dunque Davide, con la sua gente, fu venuto nella città, ecco, essa era arsa col fuoco; e le lor mogli, e i lor figliuoli, e le lor figliuole, erano state menate prigioni.
4 David and the people that were with him, lifted up their voices, and wept till they had no more tears.	4 Laonde Davide, e la gente ch’era con lui, alzò la voce, e pianse, finchè non ebbero più potere di piangere.
5 For the two wives also of David were taken captives, Achinoam the Jezrahelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel.	5 Le due mogli di Davide, Ahinoam Izreelita, e Abigail ch’era stata moglie di Nabal da Carmel, erano anch’esse state menate prigioni.
6 And David was greatly afflicted: for the people had a mind to stone him, for the soul of every man was bitterly grieved for his sons, and daughters: but David took courage in the Lord his God.	6 E Davide era grandemente distretto; perciocchè il popolo parlava di lapidarlo; perchè tutto il popolo era in amaritudine d’animo, ciascuno per li suoi figliuoli e per le sue figliuole; ma Davide si fortificò nel Signore Iddio suo;
7 And he said to Abiathar the priest the son of Achimelech: Bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.	7 e disse al sacerdote Ebiatar, figliuolo di Ahimelec: Deh! accostami l’Efod. Ed Ebiatar accostò l’Efod a Davide.
8 And David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I pursue after these robbers, and shall I overtake them, or not? And the Lord said to him: Pursue after them: for thou shalt surely overtake them and recover the prey.	8 E Davide domandò il Signore, dicendo: Perseguiterò io quegli scherani? li raggiungerò io? E il Signore gli disse: Perseguitali pure; perciocchè per certo tu li raggiungerai, e riscoterai ogni cosa.
9 So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and they came to the torrent Besor: and some being weary stayed there.	9 Davide adunque andò co’ seicent’uomini ch’egli avea seco; e, quando furono giunti al torrente di Besor, una parte di essi restò quivi.
10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred stayed, who being weary could not go over the torrent Besor.	10 E Davide, con quattrocent’uomini, perseguitò coloro; e dugento ne restarono, i quali erano tanto stanchi, che non poterono passare il torrente di Besor.
11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David: and they gave him bread to eat, and water to drink,	11 Or essi trovarono un uomo Egizio per la campagna, e lo menarono a Davide, e gli diedero del pane, ed egli mangiò; poi gli diedero a ber dell’acqua.
12 As also a piece of a cake of figs, and two bunches of raisins. And when he had eaten them his spirit returned, and he was refreshed: for he had not eaten bread, nor drunk water three days, and three nights.	12 Gli diedero ancora un pezzo d’una massa di fichi secchi, e due grappoli d’uva secca; ed egli mangiò, e lo spirito gli rivenne; perciocchè egli non avea mangiato pane, nè bevuta acqua, da tre giorni, e da tre notti.
13 And David said to him: To whom dost thou belong? or whence dost thou come? and whither art thou going? He said: I am a young man of Egypt, the servant of an Amalecite, and my master left me, because I began to be sick three days ago.	13 E Davide gli disse: Di cui sei tu? e d’onde sei tu? Ed egli disse: Io sono un garzone Egizio, servo di un Amalechita; e il mio padrone mi ha lasciato, perciocchè io infermai oggi ha tre giorni.
14 For we made an invasion on the south side of Cerethi, and upon Juda, and upon the south of Caleb, and we burnt Siceleg with fire.	14 Noi siamo scorsi nella contrada meridionale de’ Cheretei, e nel paese di Giuda, e nella contrada meridionale di Caleb, e abbiamo arsa Siclag col fuoco.
15 And David said to him: Canst thou bring me to this company? And he said: Swear to me by God, that thou wilt not kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee to this company. And David swore to him.	15 E Davide gli disse: Mi condurresti tu a quegli scherani? Ed egli gli disse: Giurami per Iddio che tu non mi farai morire, e che tu non mi darai in mano del mio padrone, ed io ti condurrò a quegli scherani.
16 And when he had brought him, behold they were lying spread upon all the ground, eating and drinking, and as it were keeping a festival day, for all the prey, and the spoils which they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Juda.	16 Colui adunque ve lo condusse; ed ecco, essi erano sparsi senza guardia su per tutta quella contrada, mangiando e bevendo, e facendo festa di tutta la gran preda che aveano portata dal paese de’ Filistei, e dal paese di Giuda.
17 And David slew them from the evening unto the evening of the next day, and there escaped not a man of them, but four hundred young men, who had gotten upon camels, and fled.	17 E Davide li percosse dal vespro infino alla sera del giorno seguente; e non ne scampò alcuno, se non quattrocento giovani, i quali montarono sopra de’ cammelli, e fuggirono.
18 So David recovered all that the Amalecites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.	18 E Davide riscosse tutto quello che gli Amalechiti aveano preso; riscosse eziandio le sue due mogli.
19 And there was nothing missing small or great, neither of their sons or their daughters, nor of the spoils, and whatsoever they had taken: David recovered all.	19 E non mancò loro alcuno, nè piccolo, nè grande, nè figliuolo, nè figliuola, nè robe, nè cosa veruna che avessero loro presa. Davide ricoverò tutto.
20 And he took all the flocks and the herds, and made them go before him: and they said: This is the prey of David.	20 Davide prese eziandio tutto il bestiame, piccolo e grosso, il qual fu condotto davanti a quelle gregge. E si diceva: Questa è la preda di Davide
21 And David came to the two hundred men, who being weary had stayed, and were not able to follow David, and he had ordered them to abide at the torrent Besor: and they came out to meet David, and the people that were with him. And David coming to the people saluted them peaceably.	21 Poi Davide venne a que’ dugent’uomini, ch’erano stati tanto stanchi, che non erano potuti andar dietro a lui; onde egli li avea fatti rimanere al torrente di Besor; ed essi uscirono incontro a Davide, e incontro alla gente che era con lui. E Davide, accostatosi a quella gente, li salutò.
22 Then all the wicked and unjust men that had gone with David answering, said: Because they came not with us, we will not give them any thing of the prey which we have recovered: but let every man take his wife and his children, and be contented with them, and go his way.	22 Ma tutti gli uomini malvagi e scellerati, d’infra coloro ch’erano andati con Davide, si mossero a dire: Poichè essi non son venuti con noi, noi non daremo loro nulla della preda che abbiamo riscossa, se non a ciascuno la sua moglie, e i suoi figliuoli; e se li menino via, e vadano.
23 But David said: You shall not do so, my brethren, with these things, which the Lord hath given us, who hath kept us, and hath delivered the robbers that invaded us into our hands.	23 Ma Davide disse: Non fate così, fratelli miei, di ciò che il Signore ci ha dato; avendoci egli guardati, e avendoci dati nelle mani quegli scherani ch’eran venuti contro a noi.
24 And no man shall hearken to you in this matter. But equal shall be the portion of him that went down to battle and of him that abode at the baggage, and they shall divide alike.	24 E chi vi acconsentirebbe in questo affare? perciocchè la parte di chi dimora appresso alla salmeria dev’essere uguale a quella di chi scende alla battaglia; essi debbono partir fra loro.
25 And this hath been done from that day forward, and since was made a statute, and an ordinance, and as a law in Israel.	25 E questo è stato osservato da quel dì innanzi; e Davide lo stabilì per istatuto e legge in Israele, che dura infino ad oggi.
26 Then David came to Siceleg, and sent presents of the prey to the ancients of Juda his neighbours, saying: Receive a blessing of the prey of the enemies of the Lord.	26 Poi Davide, essendo tornato in Siclag, mandò di quella preda agli Anziani di Giuda, suoi amici, dicendo: Eccovi un presente della preda de’ nemici del Signore.
27 To them that were in Bethel, and that were in Ramoth to the south, and to them that were in Jether,	27 Egli ne mandò a quelli ch’erano in Betel, ed a quelli che’ erano in Ramot meridionale, e a quelli che erano in Iatir,
28 And to them that were in Aroer and that were in Sephamoth, and that were in Esthamo,	28 ed a quelli ch’erano in Aroer, ed a quelli ch’erano in Sifmot, ed a quelli ch’erano in Estemoa,
29 And that were in Rachal, and that were in the cities of Jerameel, and that were in the cities of Ceni,	29 ed a quelli ch’erano in Racal, ed a quelli ch’erano nelle città de’ Ierameeliti, e a quelli ch’erano nelle città de’ Chenei,
30 And that were in Arama, and that were in the lake Asan, and that were in Athach,	30 ed a quelli ch’erano in Horma, e a quelli ch’erano in Corasan, ed a quelli ch’erano in Atac,
31 And that were in Hebron, and to the rest that were in those places, in which David had abode with his men.	31 ed a quelli ch’erano in Hebron, e in tutti gli altri luoghi, ne’ quali Davide era andato e venuto con la sua gente