Primo libro di Samuele 7

BIBBIA MARTINI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Andarono adunque gli uomini di Cariath-iarim, e condusser via l'arca del Signore, e la portarono dentro la casa di Abinadab in Gabaa: e consecrarono il suo figliuolo Eleazaro, perchè custodisse l'arca del Signore.	1 Then the men of Kiriath-jearim arrived, and they led away the ark of the Lord. And they brought it into the house of Abinadab, in Gibeah. Then they sanctified Eleazar, his son, so that he might care for the ark of the Lord.
2 E dal dì, in cui l’arca del Signore fu posata in Cariath-iarim, era scorso assai tempo (perocché era già l’anno vigesimo) e tutta la casa d'Israele ebbe pace, seguendo il Signore.	2 And it happened that, from that day, the ark of the Lord remained in Kiriath-jearim. And the 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 voi con tutto il cuor vostro tornate al Signore, togliete di mezzo a voi gli dei stranieri, Baal, e Astaroth: e preparate i vostri cuori al Signore, e servite a lui solo, ed egli vi libererà dalle mani dei Filistei.	3 Then Samuel spoke to the entire house of Israel, saying: “If you would return to the Lord with your whole heart, take away strange gods from among you, the Baals and Ashtaroth, and prepare your hearts for the Lord, and serve him alone. And he will rescue you from the hand of the Philistines.”
4 Quindi i figliuoli d'Israele tolser via Baal, e Astaroth, e servirono al solo Signore.	4 Therefore, the sons of Israel took away the Baals and Ashtaroth, and they served the Lord alone.
5 E Samuele disse: Raunate tutto Israele a Masphath, affinchè io preghi il Signore per voi.	5 And Samuel said, “Gather all of Israel at Mizpah, so that I may pray for you to the Lord.”
6 E si adunarono a Masphath: e attinsero dell'acqua, e la sparsero dinanzi al Signore, e digiunarono quel giorno, e ivi diceano: Abbiam peccato contro il Signore. E Samuele fece le funzioni di giudice d'Israele in Masphath.	6 And they convened at Mizpah. And they drew water, and they poured it out in the sight of the Lord. And on that day they fasted, and in that place they said, “We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the sons of Israel at Mizpah.
7 E seppero i Filistei, come i figliuoli d'Israele erano congregati a Masphath, e mossero i satrapi de' Filistei contro Israele. La qual cosa avendo udita i figliuoli d’Israele, temerono l’incontro dei Filistei.	7 And the Philistines heard that the sons of Israel had gathered together at Mizpah. And the princes of the Philistines ascended against Israel. And when the sons of Israel had heard this, they were afraid before the face of the Philistines.
8 E dissero a Samuele: Non intermettere di alzar la tua voce al Signore Dio nostro per noi, affinchè ci salvi dalle mani de' Filistei.	8 And they said to Samuel, “May you not cease to cry out to the Lord our God on our behalf, so that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”
9 E Samuele prese un agnello di latte, e l’offerì intero in olocausto al Signore: e alzò Samuele le sue voci al Signore per Israele, e il Signore lo esaudì.	9 Then Samuel took one suckling lamb, and he offered it whole, as a holocaust to the Lord. And Samuel cried out to the Lord on behalf of Israel, and the Lord heeded him.
10 Or egli avvenne, che mentre Samuele offeriva l’olocausto al Signore, i Filistei assalirono Israele; ma il Signore tuonò con fracasso grande in quel dì contro i Filistei, e gli atterri, e furono sconfitti da Israele.	10 Then it happened that, while Samuel was offering the holocaust, the Philistines began the battle against Israel. But the Lord thundered with a great crash, on that day, over the Philistines, and he terrified them, and they were cut down before the face of Israel.
11 E i figliuoli d'Israele usciti di Masphath, inseguirono i Filistei, trucidandoli sino al luogo che rimane al di sotto di Bethchar.	11 And the men of Israel, departing from Mizpah, pursued the Philistines, and they struck them down as far as the place which was below Bethcar.
12 E Samuele prese una pietra, e la pose tra Masphath, e Sen: e diede a quel luogo il nome di pietra del soccorso. E disse: Sin qua ci ha soccorsi il Signore.	12 Then Samuel took a single stone, and he placed it between Mizpah and Shen. And he called the name of this place: The Stone of Assistance. And he said, “For in this place the Lord gave assistance to us.”
13 E i Filistei furono umiliati, e non tentaron più di entrare dentro i confini d'Israele. E la man del Signore si fè sentire a' Filistei per tutto il tempo di Samuele.	13 And the Philistines were humbled, and they no longer drew near, so that they might enter into the borders of Israel. And so, the hand of the Lord was over the Philistines during all the days of Samuel.
14 E furon restituite ad Israele le città tolte a Israele da' Filistei, da Accaron fino a Geth col suo territorio: ed egli liberò Israele dal potere de' Filistei, e fu pace tra Israele e gli Amorrhei.	14 And the cities that the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron as far as Gath, with their borders. And he freed Israel from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
15 Or Samuele fu giudice d’Israele per tutto il tempo di sua vita.	15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
16 E andava tutti gli anni in giro a Bethel, e a Galgala, e a Masphath ed esercitava la giudicatura d'Israele in questi luoghi.	16 And he went each year, traveling around to Bethel, and to Gilgal, and to Mizpah, and he judged Israel in the above-stated places.
17 E si tornava a Ramatha: perocché ivi egli avea sua casa, e ivi pur giudicava Israele: vi edificò eziandio un altare al Signore.	17 And he returned to Ramah. For his house was there, and he judged Israel there. And then he built an altar to the Lord there.