Primo libro di Samuele 7

BIBBIA TINTORI	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Venuti adunque quelli di Cariatiarim, menarono via l'arca e la portarono nella casa di Abinadab, in Gabaa, e santificarono il figlio di lui Eleazaro, affinchè custodisse l'arca del Signore.	1 And then men of Cariathiarim came and fetched up the ark of the Lord and carried it into the house of Abinadab in Gabaa: and they sanctified Eleazar his son, to keep the ark of the Lord.
2 Dal dì in cui l'arca del Signore era stata collocata in Cariatiarim erano scorsi molti giorni, vent'anni, e tutta la casa di Israele riposava dietro al Signore,	2 And it came to pass, that from the day the ark of the Lord abode in Cariathiarim days were multiplied, (for it was now the twentieth year,) and all the house of Israel rested following the Lord.
3 quando Samuele parlò a tutta la casa d'Israele e disse: « Se è di tutto cuore che tornate al Signore, togliete di mezzo a voi gli dèi stranieri, i Baalim e le Astarot: preparate i vostri cuori al Signore e servite a lui solo, ed egli vi libererà dalle mani dei Filistei ».	3 And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying: If you turn to the Lord with all your heart, put away the strange gods from among you, Baalim and Astaroth: and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
4 Allora i figli d'Israele tolsero via i Baalim e le Astarot e servirono soltanto al Signore.	4 Then the children of Israel put away Baalim and Astaroth, and served the Lord only.
5 Poi Samuele disse: « Radunate tutto Israele in Masfat, affinchè io preghi il Signore per voi ».	5 And Samuel said: Gather all Israel to Masphath, that I may pray to the Lord for you.
6 E si radunarono in Masfat, e, attinta dell'acqua, la sparsero dinanzi al Signore, e quel giorno stettero digiuni a dire: « Abbiamo peccato contro il Signore ». E Samuele giudicò Israele in Masfat.	6 And they gathered together to Masphath: and they drew water, and poured it out before the Lord, and they fasted on that day, and they said there: We have sinned against the Lord. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Masphath.
7 Avendo saputo i Filistei che i figli d'Israele s'erano adunati in Masfat, i satrapi dei Filistei salirono contro Israele; e i figli d'Israele udito ciò, temendo dei Filistei,	7 And the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Masphath, and the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard this, they were afraid of the Philistines.
8 dissero a Samuele: «Non cessar di gridare per noi al Signore Dio nostro, affinchè ci salvi dalle mani dei Filistei ».	8 And they said to Samuel: Cease not to cry to the Lord our God for us, that he may save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
9 E Samuele, preso un agnello di latte, l'offerse intero in olocausto al Signore, e Samuele gridò al Signore per Israele; e il Signore l'esaudì.	9 And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it whole for a holocaust to the Lord: and Samuel cried to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord heard him.
10 Qr mentre Samuele offriva l'olocausto al Signore, i Filistei cominciarono la battaglia contro Israele, ma il Signore con grande fracasso in quel giorno tonò sopra i Filistei, e li atterrì in modo che essi furono fatti a pezzi da Israele.	10 And it came to pass, when Samuel was offering the holocaust, the Philistines began the battle against Israel: but the Lord thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and terrified them, and they were overthrown before the face of Israel.
11 I figli d'Israele, usciti di Masfat, inseguirono i Filistei e li percossero fino al di sotto di Betcar.	11 And the men of Israel going out of Masphath pursued after the Philistines, and made slaughter of them till they came under Bethchar.
12 Samuele prese poi una pietra e la pose tra Masfat e Sen, e diede a quel luogo il nome di Pietra del soccorso, dicendo: « Sin qui ci ha soccorsi il Signore ».	12 And Samuel took a stone, and laid it between Masphath and Sen: and he called the place, the Stone of help. And he said: Thus far the Lord hath helped us.
13 Così umiliati i Filistei non ardiron più di entrare nei confini d'Israele. E la mano del Signore fu sopra i Filistei per tutto il tempo di Samuele,	13 And the Philistines were humbled, and they did not come any more into the borders of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines, all the days of Samuel.
14 Furono inoltre restituite ad Israele le città che i Filistei gli avevan tolte, da Accaron fino a Get, coi loro territori. Così Samuele liberò Israele dalla mano dei Filistei, mentre vi era pace tra Israele e l'Amorreo.	14 And the cities, which the Philistines had taken from Israel, were restored to Israel, from Accaron to Geth, and their borders: and he delivered Israel from the hand of the Philistines, and there was peace between Israel and the Amorrhites.
15 Samuele giudicò Israele per tutti i giorni della sua vita;	15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life:
16 e andando ogni anno in giro a Betel, a Galgala e a Masfat, giudicava Israele nei detti luoghi,	16 And he went every year about to Bethel and to Galgal and to Masphath, and he judged Israel in the aforesaid places.
17 poi ritornava a Ramata, ove era la sua casa, dove pure giudicava Israele,dove aveva anche eretto un altare al Signore.	17 And he returned to Ramatha, for there was his house, and there he judged Israel: he built also there an altar to the Lord.