2 Samuel 4

KING JAMES BIBLE	LA SACRA BIBBIA
1 And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.	1 Quando il figlio di Saul udì che Abner era morto a Ebron, si sentì cadere le braccia e tutto Israele rimase costernato.
2 And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin:	2 Il figlio di Saul aveva due uomini capibanda: il primo si chiamava Baanà e l'altro Recàb, figli di Rimmòn di Beeròt dei Beniaminiti, poiché anche Beeròt è annoverata in Beniamino,
3 And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)	3 in quanto i Beerotiti, fuggiti a Ghittàim, vi sono rimasti come ospiti fino al giorno d'oggi.
4 And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.	4 Gionata, figlio di Saul, aveva un bambino con i piedi storpi. Aveva cinque anni quando giunse da Izreèl la notizia di Saul e Gionata. La sua nutrice lo prese e fuggì, ma, mentre si affrettava a fuggire, egli cadde e diventò zoppo. Si chiamava Merib-Baal.
5 And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.	5 Andarono dunque Recàb e Baanà, figli di Rimmòn il beerotita, ed entrarono, sul caldo del giorno, nella casa di Is-Baal, che stava facendo la siesta pomeridiana.
6 And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.	6 La portinaia, che mondava il grano, si era assopita e dormiva, Recàb e suo fratello Baanà poterono introdursi inosservati.
7 For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all night.	7 Entrarono in casa mentre egli dormiva sul suo giaciglio nella camera da letto: lo colpirono, lo uccisero, lo decapitarono e, tolta la sua testa, presero la via dell'Araba camminando tutta la notte.
8 And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.	8 Portarono la testa di Is-Baal a Davide in Ebron e dissero al re: "Ecco la testa di Is-Baal, figlio di Saul, tuo nemico, che cercava la tua vita. Il Signore ha concesso in questo giorno al re, mio signore, la vendetta su Saul e sulla sua discendenza".
9 And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,	9 Davide rispose a Recàb e a suo fratello Baanà, figli di Rimmòn il beerotita, e disse loro: "Per la vita del Signore che mi ha salvato da ogni angustia!
10 When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:	10 Sì, colui che mi portò la notizia: "Ecco, Saul è morto!", si credeva di essere portatore di buone notizie; ma io l'ho preso e l'ho ucciso a Ziklàg: lui, cui dovevo dare il premio per la notizia.
11 How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?	11 Quanto più ora che uomini scellerati hanno trucidato un uomo giusto in casa sua, sul proprio giaciglio, non devo chiedere conto del suo sangue dalle vostre mani e farvi sparire dalla terra?".
12 And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.	12 Davide comandò ai giovani di ucciderli; troncate loro mani e piedi, li appesero presso la piscina di Ebron. Presero invece la testa di Is-Baal e la seppellirono nel sepolcro di Abner a Ebron.