Primo libro di Samuele 24

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Ascendit ergo David inde et habitavit in locis tutissimis Engaddi.	1 Then David ascended from there, and he lived in very secure places in Engedi.
2 Cumque reversus esset Saul, postquam persecutus est Philisthaeos, nuntiaverunt ei dicentes: “ Ecce David in deserto est Engaddi ”.	2 And when Saul had returned after pursuing the Philistines, they reported to him, saying, “Behold, David is in the desert of Engedi.”
3 Assumens ergo Saul tria milia electorum virorum ex omni Israel perrexit ad investigandum David et viros eius ad rupes ibicum.	3 Therefore, Saul, taking three thousand elect men from all of Israel, traveled in order to search for David and his men, even upon the most broken rocks, which are passable only to mountain goats.
4 Et venit ad caulas ovium, quae se offerebant vianti. Eratque ibi spelunca, quam ingressus est Saul, ut purgaret ventrem; porro David et viri eius in interiore parte speluncae latebant.	4 And he arrived at the sheepfolds, which presented themselves along the way. And a cave was in that place, which Saul entered, so that he might ease his bowels. But David and his men were hiding in the interior part of the cave.
5 Et dixerunt viri David ad eum: “ Ecce dies, de qua locutus est Dominus ad te: “Ego trado tibi inimicum tuum, ut facias ei sicut placuerit in oculis tuis” ”. Surrexit ergo David et praecidit oram chlamydis Saul silenter.	5 And the servants of David said to him: “Behold the day, about which the Lord said to you, ‘I will deliver your enemy to you, so that you may do to him as it will be pleasing in your eyes.’ ” Then David rose up, and he quietly cut off the edge of Saul’s cloak.
6 Post haec cor David percussit eum, eo quod abscidisset oram chlamydis Saul,	6 After this, his own heart struck David, because he had cut off the edge of Saul’s cloak.
7 dixitque ad viros suos: “ Propitius mihi sit Dominus, ne faciam hanc rem domino meo, christo Domini, ut mittam manum meam in eum, quoniam christus Domini est ”.	7 And he said to his men: “May the Lord be gracious to me, lest I do this thing to my lord, the Christ of the Lord, so that I lay my hand upon him. For he is the Christ of the Lord.”
8 Et cohibuit David viros suos sermonibus et non permisit eos, ut consurgerent in Saul. Porro Saul exsurgens de spelunca pergebat coepto itinere.	8 And David restrained his men with his words, and he would not permit them to rise up against Saul. And so Saul, going out of the cave, continued to undertake his journey.
9 Surrexit autem et David post eum et egressus de spelunca clamavit post tergum Saul dicens: “ Domine mi rex! ”. Et respexit Saul post se, et inclinans se David pronus in terram adoravit	9 Then David also rose up after him. And departing from the cave, he cried out behind the back of Saul, saying: “My lord, the king!” And Saul looked behind him. And David, bowing himself face down to the ground, reverenced.
10 dixitque ad Saul: “ Quare audis verba hominum loquentium: “David quaerit malum adversum te?”.	10 And he said to Saul: “Why do you listen to the words of men who say: ‘David seeks evil against you?’
11 Ecce hodie viderunt oculi tui quod tradiderit te Dominus hodie in manu mea in spelunca; et dictum est mihi, ut occiderem te, sed pepercit tibi oculus meus. Dixi enim: Non extendam manum meam in dominum meum, quia christus Domini est	11 Behold, this day your eyes have seen that the Lord has delivered you into my hand, in the cave. And I thought that I might kill you. But my eye has spared you. For I said: I will not extend my hand against my lord, for he is the Christ of the Lord.
12 et pater meus. Quin potius vide et cognosce oram chlamydis tuae in manu mea, quoniam, cum praeciderem summitatem chlamydis tuae, nolui occidere te. Animadverte et vide quoniam non est in manu mea malum neque iniquitas, neque peccavi in te; tu autem insidiaris animae meae, ut auferas eam.	12 Moreover, see and know, O my father, the edge of your cloak in my hand. For though I cut off the top of your cloak, I was not willing to extend my hand against you. Turn your soul and see that there is no evil in my hand, nor any iniquity or sin against you. Yet you lie in wait for my life, so that you may take it away.
13 Iudicet Dominus inter me et te et ulciscatur me Dominus ex te; manus autem mea non sit in te.	13 May the Lord judge between me and you. And may the Lord vindicate me from you. But my hand will not be against you.
14 Sicut et in proverbio antiquo dicitur: “Ab impiis egredietur impietas”, manus ergo mea non sit in te.	14 So too, it is said in the ancient proverb, ‘From the impious, impiety will go forth.’ Therefore, my hand will not be upon you.
15 Quem sequitur rex Israel? Quem persequeris? Canem mortuum et pulicem unum.	15 Whom are you pursuing, O king of Israel? Whom are you pursuing? You are pursuing a dead dog, a single flea.
16 Sit Dominus iudex et iudicet inter me et te et videat et diiudicet causam meam et eruat me de manu tua ”.	16 May the Lord be the judge, and may he judge between me and you. And may he see and judge my case, and rescue me from your hand.”
17 Cum autem complesset David loquens sermones huiuscemodi ad Saul, dixit Saul: “ Numquid vox haec tua est, fili mi David? ”. Et levavit Saul vocem suam et flevit.	17 And when David had completed speaking words in this way to Saul, Saul said, “Could this be your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice, and he wept.
18 Dixitque ad David: “ Iustior tu es quam ego; tu enim tribuisti mihi bona, ego autem reddidi tibi mala.	18 And he said to David: “You are more just than I am. For you have distributed good to me, but I have repaid evil to you.
19 Et tu indicasti hodie, quae feceris mihi bona, quomodo tradiderit me Dominus in manu tua, et non occideris me.	19 And you have revealed this day the good that you have done for me: how the Lord delivered me into your hand, but you did not kill me.
20 Quis enim, cum invenerit inimicum suum, dimittet eum in via bona? Sed Dominus reddat tibi vicissitudinem hanc, pro eo quod hodie operatus es in me.	20 For who, when he will have found his enemy, will release him along a good path? So may the Lord repay you for this good turn, because you have acted on my behalf this day.
21 Et nunc, quia scio quod certissime regnaturus sis et habiturus in manu tua regnum Israel,	21 And now I know certainly that you shall be king, and you shall have the kingdom of Israel in your hand.
22 iura mihi in Domino, ne deleas semen meum post me neque auferas nomen meum de domo patris mei ”.	22 Swear to me in the Lord that you will not take away my offspring after me, nor take away my name from the house of my father.”
23 Et iuravit David Sauli. Abiit ergo Saul in domum suam, et David et viri eius ascenderunt ad praesidium.	23 And David swore to Saul. Therefore, Saul went away to his own house. And David and his men ascended to places that were more secure.