Secondo libro di Samuele 4

BIBBIA MARTINI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Ma Isboseth figliuolo di Saul avendo udito, come Abner era morto in Hebron, si perde di animo, e tutto Israele ne restò sbigottito.	1 Then Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, heard that Abner had fallen in Hebron. And his hands were weakened, and all of Israel was troubled.
2 Il figliuolo di Saulle avea due capi di ladroni, de' quali uno chiamavasi Baana, e l'altro Rechab, figliuoli di Remmon di Beroth della tribù di Beniamin: perocché Beroth era anch'essa considerata come della tribù di Beniamin:	2 Now the son of Saul had two men, leaders among robbers. The name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other was Rechab, sons of Rimmon, a Beerothite from the sons of Benjamin. For indeed, Beeroth, too, was reputed with Benjamin.
3 Ma que' di Beroth si rifuggirono a Gethaim, e ivi abitarono come forestieri fino a questi dì.	3 And the Beerothites had fled into Gittaim. And they were strangers there, until that time.
4 Or Gionata figliuolo di Saul avea un figliuolo stroppiato delle gambe: perocché egli avea cinque anni, quando arrivò da Jezrahel la nuova della morte di Saul, e di Gionata, e la balia avendolo preso per fuggirsene, e scappando via frettolosamente, egli fece una caduta, e rimase stroppiato e il suo nome era Miphiboseth.	4 Now Jonathan, the son of Saul, had a son with disabled feet. For he was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan arrived from Jezreel. And so, his nurse, taking him up, fled. And while she was hurrying, so that she might flee, he fell and was made lame. And he was called Mephibosheth.
5 Andarono adunque i figliuoli di Remmon di Beroth, Rechab e Baana, ed entrarono nella sferza del sole in casa d'Isboseth, il quale dormiva nel suo letto nelle ore meridiane: e la portinaja di casa nettando il grano si era addormentata.	5 And so, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, arrived and entered the house of Ishbosheth, in the heat of the day. And he was sleeping on his bed at midday. And the doorkeeper of the house, who was cleaning the wheat, fell fast asleep.
6 E Rechab, e Baana suo fratello entrarono in casa senza esser veduti, prendendo delle spighe di grano, e ferirono Isboseth nell'anguinaja, e si fuggirono.	6 Then they entered the house secretly, taking the ears of grain. And Rechab and his brother Baanah stabbed him in the groin, and they fled away.
7 Perocché quando essi entrarono in casa, egli dormiva sul suo letto nella camera, onde lo uccisero: e tolta la sua testa, e presa la via del deserto camminarono tutta la notte,	7 For when they had entered the house, he was sleeping on his bed in a closed room. And striking him, they killed him. And taking his head, they departed by the way of the desert, walking throughout the night.
8 E portarono il capo d'Isboseth a David in Hebron, e dissero al re: Ecco il capo d'Isboseth figliuolo di Saul tuo nemico, il quale macchinava di toglierti la vita: e oggi il Signore ha fatte le vendette del re mio signore sopra Saul, e sopra la sua stirpe.	8 And they brought the head of Ishbosheth to David in Hebron. And they said to the king: “Behold, the head of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy, who was seeking your life. And so, the Lord has avenged my lord the king, this day, from Saul and from his offspring.”
9 Ma David rispose a Rechab e a Baana suo fratello, figliuoli di Remmon di Beroth, e disse loro: Viva il Signore, che ha liberata l'anima mia da tutte le angustie:	9 But David, responding to Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, said to them: “As the Lord lives who has rescued my soul from all distress,
10 Colui, che mi portò quella nuova e disse: Saul è morto, pensandosi di portare gradita novella, io lo feci prendere, e uccidere in Siceleg, quando per la nuova parea doversegli premio.	10 the one who reported to me and said, ‘Saul is dead,’ who was thinking that he announced good news, I apprehended. And at Ziklag I killed him who ought to have been given a reward for the news.
11 Quanto più adesso che uomini scellerati hanno ucciso un innocente in casa sua sul suo letto, vendicherò il sangue di lui sopra di voi e vi leverò dal mondo!	11 How much more so now, when impious men have put to death an innocent man in his own house, upon his bed, shall I not require his blood from your hand, and take you away from the earth?”
12 E David diede l’ordine a' suoi servi, e questi gli uccisero: e troncate loro le mani, e i piedi, gli appiccarono sopra la piscina di Hebron: e preso il capo d'Isboseth, lo seppellirono nel sepolcro di Abner in Hebron.	12 And so, David commanded his servants, and they put them to death. And cutting off their hands and feet, they suspended them up over the pool in Hebron. But the head of Ishbosheth they took and buried in the sepulcher of Abner at Hebron.