Secondo libro di Samuele 4

LA SACRA BIBBIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Quando il figlio di Saul udì che Abner era morto a Ebron, si sentì cadere le braccia e tutto Israele rimase costernato.	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 figlio di Saul aveva due uomini capibanda: il primo si chiamava Baanà e l'altro Recàb, figli di Rimmòn di Beeròt dei Beniaminiti, poiché anche Beeròt è annoverata in Beniamino,	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 in quanto i Beerotiti, fuggiti a Ghittàim, vi sono rimasti come ospiti fino al giorno d'oggi.	3 And the Beerothites had fled into Gittaim. And they were strangers there, until that time.
4 Gionata, figlio di Saul, aveva un bambino con i piedi storpi. Aveva cinque anni quando giunse da Izreèl la notizia di Saul e Gionata. La sua nutrice lo prese e fuggì, ma, mentre si affrettava a fuggire, egli cadde e diventò zoppo. Si chiamava Merib-Baal.	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 dunque Recàb e Baanà, figli di Rimmòn il beerotita, ed entrarono, sul caldo del giorno, nella casa di Is-Baal, che stava facendo la siesta pomeridiana.	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 La portinaia, che mondava il grano, si era assopita e dormiva, Recàb e suo fratello Baanà poterono introdursi inosservati.	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 Entrarono in casa mentre egli dormiva sul suo giaciglio nella camera da letto: lo colpirono, lo uccisero, lo decapitarono e, tolta la sua testa, presero la via dell'Araba camminando 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 Portarono la testa di Is-Baal a Davide in Ebron e dissero al re: "Ecco la testa di Is-Baal, figlio di Saul, tuo nemico, che cercava la tua vita. Il Signore ha concesso in questo giorno al re, mio signore, la vendetta su Saul e sulla sua discendenza".	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 Davide rispose a Recàb e a suo fratello Baanà, figli di Rimmòn il beerotita, e disse loro: "Per la vita del Signore che mi ha salvato da ogni angustia!	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 Sì, colui che mi portò la notizia: "Ecco, Saul è morto!", si credeva di essere portatore di buone notizie; ma io l'ho preso e l'ho ucciso a Ziklàg: lui, cui dovevo dare il premio per la notizia.	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 ora che uomini scellerati hanno trucidato un uomo giusto in casa sua, sul proprio giaciglio, non devo chiedere conto del suo sangue dalle vostre mani e farvi sparire dalla terra?".	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 Davide comandò ai giovani di ucciderli; troncate loro mani e piedi, li appesero presso la piscina di Ebron. Presero invece la testa di Is-Baal e la seppellirono nel sepolcro di Abner a Ebron.	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.