Primo libro dei Re 15

DIODATI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 OR l’anno diciottesimo del re Geroboamo, figliuolo di Nebat, Abiam cominciò a regnare sopra Giuda.	1 Then, in the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam reigned over Judah.
2 Egli regnò tre anni in Gerusalemme. E il nome di sua madre era Maaca, figliuola di Abisalom.	2 He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.
3 Ed egli camminò in tutti i peccati di suo padre, ch’egli avea commessi davanti a lui; e il cuor suo non fu intiero inverso il Signore Iddio suo, come era stato il cuore di Davide, suo padre.	3 And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him. Neither was his heart perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David, his father.
4 Ma pure, per amor di Davide, il Signore Iddio suo gli diede una lampana in Gerusalemme, facendo sorgere il suo figliuolo dopo lui, e facendo sussistere Gerusalemme.	4 But for the sake of David, the Lord his God gave to him a lamp in Jerusalem, so that he might raise up his son after him, and so that he might establish Jerusalem.
5 Perciocchè Davide avea fatto ciò che piace al Signore, e non si era, in tutto il tempo della vita sua, rivolto da qualunque cosa egli gli avea comandata, salvo nel fatto d’Uria Hitteo.	5 For David had done what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and he had not declined from all of the things that he had instructed to him, during all the days of his life, except the matter of Uriah, the Hittite.
6 Ora, come v’era stata guerra fra Roboamo e Geroboamo, tutto il tempo della vita di esso,	6 Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam during the entire time of his life.
7 così vi fu guerra fra Abiam e Geroboamo. Quant’è al rimanente de’ fatti di Abiam, e tutto ciò ch’egli fece; queste cose non sono elleno scritte nel Libro delle Croniche dei re di Giuda?	7 And the rest of the words of Abijam, and all that he did, were these not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Judah? And there was fighting between Abijam and Jeroboam.
8 Ed Abiam giacque co’ suoi padri, e fu seppellito nella Città di Davide; ed Asa, suo figliuolo, regnò in luogo suo	8 And Abijam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa, his son, reigned in his place.
9 OR Asa cominciò a regnare sopra Giuda l’anno ventesimo di Geroboamo, re d’Israele.	9 Then, in the twentieth year of Jeroboam, the king of Israel, Asa reigned as king of Judah.
10 E regnò in Gerusalemme quarantun anno. E il nome di sua madre era Maaca, figliuola di Abisalom.	10 And he reigned for forty-one years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.
11 Ed Asa fece ciò che piace al Signore, come Davide, suo padre;	11 And Asa did what was right before the sight of the Lord, just as his father David did.
12 e tolse via i cinedi dal paese; rimosse eziandio tutti gl’idoli, che i suoi padri aveano fatti;	12 And he took away the effeminate from the land. And he purged all the filth of the idols, which his fathers had made.
13 rimosse ancora dal governo Maaca, sua madre; perciocchè ella avea fatto un idolo per un bosco. Ed Asa spezzò l’idolo di essa, e l’arse presso al torrente di Chidron.	13 Moreover, he also removed his mother, Maacah, from being the leader in the sacrifices of Priapus, and in his sacred grove which she had consecrated. And he destroyed his grotto. And he shattered the very indecent idol, and he burned it at the torrent Kidron.
14 Tuttavolta gli alti luoghi non furono tolti via; ma pure il cuor d’Asa fu intiero inverso il Signore, tutto il tempo della vita sua.	14 But the high places, he did not take away. Yet truly, the heart of Asa was perfect with the Lord during all his days.
15 Ed egli portò nella Casa del Signore le cose che suo padre avea consacrate, e quelle ancora ch’egli stesso avea consacrate: argento, ed oro, e vasellamenti.	15 And he brought the things that his father had sanctified and vowed back to the house of the Lord: the silver, and the gold, and the vessels.
16 Ora vi fu guerra fra Asa e Baasa, re d’Israele, tutto il tempo della vita loro.	16 Now there was war between Asa and Baasha, the king of Israel, during all their days.
17 E Baasa, re d’Israele, salì contro a Giuda, ed edificò Rama, per non lasciare uscire, nè entrare alcuno ad Asa, re di Giuda.	17 And Baasha, the king of Israel, ascended against Judah. And he built up Ramah, so that no one would be able to exit or enter from the side of Asa, the king of Judah.
18 Laonde Asa prese tutto l’argento, e l’oro, ch’era rimasto nel tesori della Casa del Signore; prese eziandio i tesori della casa del re, e li diede in mano a’ suoi servitori, e li mandò a Ben-hadad, figliuolo di Tabrimmon, figliuolo di Hesion, re di Siria, il quale abitava in Damasco, dicendo:	18 And so, Asa took all the silver and the gold which had remained in the treasuries of the house of the Lord, and in the treasuries of the house of the king, and he gave it into the hands of his servants. And he sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Syria, who was living in Damascus, saying:
19 Siavi lega fra me e te, come è stata fra mio padre e tuo padre; ecco, io ti mando un presente d’argento e d’oro; va’, rompi la lega che tu hai con Baasa, re d’Israele, acciocchè egli si ritragga da me.	19 “There is a pact between me and you, and between my father and your father. For this reason, I have sent to you gifts of silver and of gold. And I ask you to go and break your pact with Baasha, the king of Israel, so that he may withdraw from me.”
20 E Ben-hadad prestò le orecchie al re Asa, e mandò i capitani de’ suoi eserciti contro alle città d’Israele, e percosse Ion, e Dan, ed Abel-bet-maaca, e tutto Chinnerot, insieme con tutto il paese di Neftali.	20 Benhadad, acquiescing to king Asa, sent the leaders of his army against the cities of Israel. And they struck Ijon, and Dan, and Abel, the house of Maacah, and all of Chinneroth, that is, all the land of Naphtali.
21 E, quando Baasa ebbe ciò inteso, restò di edificare Rama, e dimorò in Tirsa.	21 And when Baasha had heard this, he ceased from fortifying Ramah, and he returned to Tirzah.
22 Allora il re Asa, con bando pubblico, adunò tutto Giuda, senza eccettuarne alcuno; ed essi portarono via le pietre, e il legname di Rama, la quale Baasa edificava; e con quelle cose il re Asa edificò Ghibea di Beniamino, e Mispa.	22 Then king Asa sent an announcement to all of Judah, saying, “Let no one be excused.” And they took away the stones from Ramah, and its timber, with which Baasha had fortified it. And from these things, king Asa built up Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah.
23 Ora, quant’è al rimanente di tutti i fatti d’Asa, e tutte le sue prodezze, e tutto ciò ch’egli fece, e le città ch’egli edificò; queste cose non son esse scritte nel Libro delle Croniche dei re di Giuda? Sol avvenne che nel tempo della sua vecchiezza egli infermò de’ piedi.	23 Now all the rest of the words of Asa, and his entire strength, and all that he did, and the cities that he built, were these not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Judah? Yet truly, in the time of his old age, he was afflicted in his feet.
24 Ed Asa giacque co’ suoi padri, e fu seppellito con essi nella Città di Davide, suo padre; e Giosafat, suo figliuolo, regnò in luogo suo	24 And he slept with his fathers, and he was buried with them in the city of David, his father. And Jehoshaphat, his son, reigned in his place.
25 OR Nadab, figliuolo di Geroboamo, cominciò a regnare sopra Israele l’anno secondo d’Asa, re di Giuda, e regnò sopra Israele due anni.	25 Yet truly, Nadab, the son of Jeroboam, reigned over Israel, in the second year of Asa, the king of Judah. And he reigned over Israel for two years.
26 E fece ciò che dispiace al Signore, e camminò nella via di suo padre, e nel suo peccato, col quale egli avea fatto peccare Israele.	26 And he did what is evil in the sight of the Lord. And he walked in the ways of his father and in his sins, by which he caused Israel to sin.
27 E Baasa, figliuolo di Ahia, della casa d’Issacar, congiurò contro a lui, e lo percosse presso a Ghibbeton de’ Filistei, mentre Nadab, e tutti gl’Israeliti, assediavano Ghibbeton.	27 Then Baasha, the son of Ahijah, from the house of Issachar, set an ambush against him, and he struck him down at Gibbethon, which is a city of the Philistines. For indeed, Nadab and all of Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon.
28 Baasa adunque l’uccise l’anno terzo d’Asa, re di Giuda, e regnò in luogo suo.	28 And so Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa, the king of Judah, and he reigned in his place.
29 E, quando egli fu re, percosse tutta la casa di Geroboamo; egli non lasciò in vita alcuna anima vivente della casa di Geroboamo, finchè l’ebbe distrutta, secondo la parola del Signore, ch’egli avea pronunziata per Ahia Silonita, suo servitore;	29 And when he had reigned, he struck down the entire house of Jeroboam. He did not leave behind even one soul from his offspring, until he had wiped him away, in accord with the word of the Lord, which he had spoken by the hand of Ahijah, the Shilonite,
30 per li peccati di Geroboamo, ch’egli avea commessi, e avea fatti commettere ad Israele, e per lo dispetto onde egli avea dispettato il Signore Iddio di Israele.	30 because of the sin of Jeroboam, which he had committed, and by which he had caused Israel to sin, and because of the offense by which he had provoked the Lord, the God of Israel.
31 Ora, quant’è al rimanente de’ fatti di Nadab, e tutto ciò ch’egli fece; queste cose non son esse scritte nel Libro delle Croniche dei re d’Israele?	31 But the rest of the words of Nadab, and all that he did, were these not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?
32 Or vi fu guerra fra Asa e Baasa re d’Israele, tutto il tempo della vita loro.	32 And there was war between Asa and Baasha, the king of Israel, during all their days.
33 L’anno terzo d’Asa, re di Giuda, Baasa, figliuolo d’Ahia, cominciò a regnare sopra tutto Israele, in Tirsa; e regnò ventiquattro anni.	33 In the third year of Asa, the king of Judah, Baasha, the son of Ahijah, reigned over all of Israel, at Tirzah, for twenty-four years.
34 E fece ciò che dispiace al Signore, e camminò nella via di Geroboamo, e nel peccato di esso, col quale egli avea fatto peccare Israele	34 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord. And he walked in the ways of Jeroboam, and in his sins, by which he caused Israel to sin.