Secondo libro dei Re 4

BIBBIA MARTINI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Or una donna moglie di uno de' profeti sclamò, e disse ad Eliseo: Il mio marito tuo servo è morto, e tu sai, che il tuo servo era timorato del Signore: or ecco, che il suo creditore è venuto per prendere i due miei figliuoli, e farli suoi servi.	1 Now a certain woman, from the wives of the prophets, cried out to Elisha, saying: “My husband, your servant, is dead. And you know that your servant was one who fears the Lord. And behold, a creditor has arrived, so that he may take away my two sons to serve him.”
2 Dissele Eliseo: Che vuoi, ch'io ti faccia? Dimmi, che hai in tua casa? Ed ella rispose: Io tua serva non no nulla in mia casa, eccetto un po' d'olio, per ungermi.	2 And Elisha said to her: “What do you want me to do for you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” And she responded, “I, your handmaid, do not have anything in my house, except a little oil, with which I may be anointed.”
3 Dissele egli: Va: chiedi in prestito da tutti i tuoi vicini de' vasi vuoti non pochi.	3 And he said to her: “Go, ask to borrow from all your neighbors empty vessels, more than a few.
4 E va, e chiudi la tua porta quando sarai dentro tu, e i tuoi figliuoli, e versa dell'olio in tutti que' vasi, e quando saran pieni, li porrai a parte.	4 And enter and close your door. And when you are inside with your sons, pour from the oil into all those vessels. And when they are full, take them away.”
5 Andò pertanto la donna, e si chiuse in casa co' suoi figliuoli: quelli le presentavano i vasi, ed ella gli empiva.	5 And so, the woman went and closed the door upon herself and her sons. They were bringing her the vessels, and she was pouring into them.
6 E quando tutti i vasi furon pieni, disse ella ad un de' figliuoli: Portami ancora un vaso. E quegli rispose: Non ne ho: e l'olio si fermò.	6 And when the vessels had been filled, she said to her son, “Bring me another a vessel.” And he responded, “I have none.” And there was oil remaining.
7 Ed ella andò, e riferì il tutto all'uomo di Dio, e quegli disse: Va, vendi l'olio, e paga il creditore, e del restante sostentati tu, e i tuoi figliuoli.	7 Then she went and told the man of God. And he said: “Go, sell the oil, and repay your creditor. Then you and your sons may live on what remains.”
8 Or un dì passava Eliseo per Sunam, dove era una donna grande, la quale lo trattenne, per dargli da mangiare; e siccome egli vi passava sovente, si fermava in casa di lei a mangiare.	8 Now it happened that, on a certain day, Elisha passed by Shunem. And there was a great woman there, who took him to eat bread. And since he frequently passed by there, he turned aside to her house, so that he might eat bread.
9 Ed ella disse a suo marito: Ho riconosciuto, che uomo santo di Dio egli è questi, che passa sovente di qua.	9 And she said to her husband: “I have noticed that he is a holy man of God, who passes by us frequently.
10 Facciamgli pertanto una piccola stanza, e mettiamovi un letto per lui e una mensa, e una sedia, e un candeliere, affinchè quando verrà da noi, egli vi alberghi.	10 Therefore, let us prepare a small upper room for him, and place a bed in it for him, and a table, and a chair, and a lampstand, so that when he comes to us, he may stay there.”
11 Or un dato giorno egli arrivò, e andò nella stanza, e ivi si riposò.	11 Then it happened that, on a certain day, arriving, he turned aside into the upper room, and he rested there.
12 E disse a Giezi suo servo: Chiama questa donna di Sunam. E quegli la chiamò: ed ella si presentò a lui.	12 And he said to his servant Gehazi, “Call this Shunammite woman.” And when he had called her, and she stood before him,
13 Ed egli disse al suo servo: Dille tu: Ecco, che tu ci hai assistiti amore volmente in tutto; che vuoi ch'io ti faccia? Hai tu qualche negozio, per cui desideri ch'io parli al re, o al capitano delle milizie? Ed ella rispose: Io vivo in mezzo al mio popolo.	13 he said to his servant: “Say to her: Behold, you have ministered to us attentively in all things. What do you want, that I might do for you? Do you have any business, or do you want me to speak to the king, or to the leader of the military?” And she responded, “I live in the midst of my own people.”
14 Ed (Eliseo) disse: Che vuol ella adunque ch'io faccia per lei? E Giezi disse: Non cercar più oltre: perocché ella è senza figliuoli, e il suo marito è vecchio.	14 And he said, “Then what does she want, that I might do for her?” And Gehazi said: “You need not ask. For she has no son, and her husband is elderly.”
15 Egli adunque gli ordinò di chiamarla, e venuta che fu, standosi ella dinanzi alla porta,	15 And so, he instructed him to call her. And when she had been called, and was standing before the door,
16 Egli le disse: In questo tempo, e in questa stess' ora, vivendo tu, porterai nel seno un figliuolo. Ed ella rispose: Non volere di grazia, o signor mio, o uomo di Dio, ingannar la tua serva.	16 he said to her, “At this time, and at this same hour, with life as a companion, you will have a son in your womb.” But she responded, “Do not, I ask you, my lord, a man of God, do not be willing to lie to your handmaid.”
17 Ma la donna concepì, e partorì un figliuolo nel tempo, e nell'ora predettale da Eliseo.	17 And the woman conceived. And she bore a son, in the time and at the same hour as Elisha had said.
18 E il fanciullo ingrandì; e un giorno essendo egli uscito per andar a trovar suo padre da quei, che mietevano,	18 And the boy grew. And on a certain day, when he had gone out to his father, to the harvesters,
19 Diss'egli a suo padre: Mi duole il capo, il capo mi duole. Ed egli disse ad un servo: Prendilo, e portalo a sua madre.	19 he said to his father: “I have a pain in my head. I have a pain in my head.” But he said to his servant, “Take him, and lead him to his mother.”
20 E quegli avendolo portato, e rimesso a sua madre, se lo tenne ella sulle sue ginocchia sino a mezzodì, ed ei si morì.	20 But when he had taken him, and he had led him to his mother, she placed him upon her knees, until midday, and then he died.
21 Ed ella sali a collocarlo sul letto dell'uom dì Dio, e chiuse la porta, e andò fuori,	21 Then she went up and laid him out on the bed of the man of God, and she closed the door. And departing,
22 E chiamò il suo marito, e gli disse: Manda di grazia con me uno de' servi, e un'asina, perocché io corro dall'uom di Dio, e torno.	22 she called her husband, and she said: “Send with me, I beg you, one of your servants, and a donkey, so that I may hurry to the man of God, and then return.”
23 E quegli le disse: Per qual ragione vai tu a trovarlo? oggi non son te calende, e non è sabato. Ed ella rispose: Io anderò.	23 And he said to her: “What is the reason that you would go to him? Today is not the new moon, and it is not the Sabbath.” She responded, “I will go.”
24 Ed ella ammannì l'asina, e ordinò al servo: Conducimi, e fa presto; non mi trattener per istrada, e fa quello, ch'io ti comando.	24 And she saddled a donkey, and she instructed her servant: “Drive, and hurry on. You shall cause no delay for me in departing. And do whatever I instruct you to do.”
25 Ella adunque si partì, e andò dall'uomo di Dio sul monte Carmelo: e avendola l'uomo di Dio veduta venirgli incontro, disse a Giezi suo servo: Ecco quella donna di Sunam.	25 And so she set out. And she came to the man of God, on mount Carmel. And when the man of God had seen her at a distance, he said to his servant Gehazi: “Behold, it is that Shunammite woman.
26 Va adunque ad incontrarla, e dille: State voi bene tu, e tuo marito, e tuo figliuolo? Ed ella rispose: Bene.	26 So then, go to meet her, and say to her, ‘Does all go well concerning you, and your husband, and your son?’ ” And she answered, “It is well.”
27 Ma allorché fu arrivata presso all'uom di Dio sul monte, se gli gettò a' piedi; e Giezi si appressò, per farnela discostare. Ma l'uomo di Dio gli disse: Lasciala fare; perocché l'anima di lei è in amarezza, e il Signore mi ha nascosa tal cosa, e non me l'ha rivelata.	27 And when she had arrived at the man of God, on the mount, she took hold of his feet. And Gehazi drew near, so that he might remove her. But the man of God said: “Permit her. For her soul is in bitterness. And the Lord has concealed it from me, and has not revealed it to me.”
28 Or ella disse: Forse che io do mandai al signor mio un figliuolo? Non ti Diss'io: Non mi burlare?	28 And she said to him: “Did I ask a son from my lord? Did I not say to you, ‘You should not deceive me?’ ”
29 Ed egli disse a Giezi: Cingi i tuoi fianchi, e prendi in mano il mio bastone, e va: se ti imbatti in alcun uomo, noi salutare; e se alcun ti saluta, non gli rispondere: e tu porrai il mio bastone sulla faccia del fanciullo.	29 And so he said to Gehazi: “Gird your waist, and take my staff in your hand, and go. If any man will meet you, you shall not greet him. And if anyone greets you, you shall not respond to him. And place my staff upon the face of the boy.”
30 Ma la madre del fanciullo disse: Viva il Signore, e viva l'anima tua; io non partirò da te. Egli adunque si mosse, e le andò appresso.	30 But the mother of the boy said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not release you.” Therefore, he rose up, and he followed her.
31 Or Giezi era andato innanzi a loro, e avea posto il bastone sopra la faccia del fanciullo; ma egli non avea fiato, né senso. E tornò indietro ad incontrar Eliseo, e gli diede la nuova:Il fanciullo non è risuscitato.	31 But Gehazi had gone before them, and he had placed the staff upon the face of the boy. And there was no voice, nor any response. And so he returned to meet him. And he reported to him, saying, “The boy did not rise up.”
32 Eliseo adunque entrò in casa, evide il fanciullo morto giacente sul suo letto:	32 Therefore, Elisha entered the house. And behold, the boy was lying dead upon his bed.
33 Ed entrò, e si chiuse dentro col fanciullo, e fece orazione al Signore.	33 And entering, he closed the door upon himself and the boy. And he prayed to the Lord.
34 E salì (sul letto), e si distese soprail fanciullo, e pose la sua bocca sopra la bocca di lui, e i suoi occhi sopra gli occhi di lui, e le sue mani sopra le mani di lui; e s'i incurvò sopra di lui, e le carni del fanciullo si riscaldarono.	34 And he climbed up, and lay across the boy. And he put his mouth over his mouth, and his eyes over his eyes, and his hands over his hands. And he leaned himself over him, and the body of the boy grew warm.
35 Ed egli scese; e fece due giri per la stanza, e salì di nuovo, e si distese sopra il fanciullo, e questi sbadigliò sette volte, e aperse gli occhi.	35 And returning, he walked around the house, first here and then there. And he went up, and lay across him. And the boy gasped seven times, and he opened his eyes.
36 Ed egli chiamò Giezi, e gli disse: Chiama la donna di Sunam; ed ella venne, e si presentò a lui; ed ei le disse: Prendi il tuo figliuolo.	36 And he called Gehazi, and said to him, “Call this Shunammite woman.” And having been called, she entered to him. And he said, “Take up your son.”
37 Andò ella a gettarsi a' piedi di lui, inchinandosi fino a terra; e preso il suo figliuolo, se n'andò.	37 She went and fell at his feet, and she reverenced upon the ground. And she took up her son, and departed.
38 Ed Eliseo se ne tornò a Gàlgala. Or il paese era alla fame, e abitavano con lui i figliuoli de' profeti. Ed egli disse a un de' suoi servidori: Prendi una pignatta grande, e cuoci la pietanza pe' figliuoli de' profeti.	38 And Elisha returned to Gilgal. Now there was a famine in the land, and the sons of the prophets were living in his sight. And he said to one of his servants, “Set out a large cooking pot, and boil a soup for the sons of the prophets.”
39 E uno di essi andò al campo per cogliere delle erbe salvatiche, e trovò una specie di vite salvatica, e da essa colse dei colochinti salvatici, e ne empì il suo mantello, e tornato che fu, li tagliò in pezzi, e li mise nella pignatta della pietanza, perocché non sapeva quello, ch'ei fossero.	39 And one went out into the field, so that he might collect wild herbs. And he found something like a wild vine, and he gathered from it bitter fruits of the field, and he filled his cloak. And returning, he cut these up for the pot of soup. But he did not know what it was.
40 Ne versarono adunque ai compagni, perchè mangiassero: e avendo quelli gustata tal roba cotta, gridarono, e dissero: Uomo di Dio, la morte nella pignatta: e non poterono mangiarne.	40 Then they poured it out for their companions to eat. And when they had tasted the mixture, they cried out, saying, “Death is in the cooking pot, O man of God!” And they were unable to eat.
41 Ed egli: Portatemi, disse, della farina, e quando la ebbero portata, la gettò nella pignatta, e disse: Versatene alla gente, che mangino. E non rimase nulla di amaro nella pignatta.	41 But he said, “Bring some flour.” And when they had brought it, he cast it into the cooking pot, and he said, “Pour it out for the group, so that they may eat.” And there was no longer any bitterness in the cooking pot.
42 Giunse poi un uomo da Baalsalisa, il quale portava all'uomo di Dio dei pani delle primizie, venti pani d'orzo, e del grano nuovo nella sua bisaccia: ed ei gli disse: Danne a tutta la gente, affinchè ne mangi.	42 Now a certain man arrived from Baal-Shalishah, carrying, for the man of God, bread from the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and new grain in his satchel. But he said, “Give it to the people, so that they may eat.”
43 E il suo servo gli rispose: Che è tutto questo per porlo davanti a cento persone? Egli disse di nuovo: Danne alla gente, che mangi; perocché cosi dice il Signore: Mangeranno, e ne avanzerà.	43 And his servant responded to him, “What amount is this, that I should set it before a hundred men?” But he said again: “Give it to the people, so that they may eat. For thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat, and there shall be still more.’ ”
44 Quegli pertanto li pose davanti alla gente, e mangiarono, e ne avanzò secondo la parola del Signore.	44 And so, he set it before them. And they ate, and there was still more, in accord with the word of the Lord.