Primo libro di Samuele 30

LA SACRA BIBBIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Quando Davide e i suoi uomini giunsero a Ziklàg al terzo giorno, gli Amaleciti avevano fatto razzie nel Negheb e a Ziklàg: avevano distrutto Ziklàg dandola alle fiamme.	1 And when David and his men had arrived at Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made an attack on the south side against Ziklag. And they had struck Ziklag, and burned it with fire.
2 Avevano fatto prigioniere tutte le donne e quanti vi erano, dal più piccolo al più grande; non avevano ucciso nessuno, ma li avevano condotti via riprendendo la loro strada.	2 And they had led the women in it away as captives, from the small to the great. And they had not killed anyone, but they led them away with them. And then they traveled on their journey.
3 Davide giunse dunque con i suoi uomini alla città. Ecco, essa era incenerita dal fuoco; le loro donne, i loro figli e le loro figlie erano stati fatti prigionieri.	3 Therefore, when David and his men had arrived at the city, and had found it burned with fire, and that their wives and their sons and daughters had been led away as captives,
4 Allora Davide e la truppa che era con lui levarono la loro voce in pianto, finché non ebbero più in sé forza di piangere.	4 David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices. And they mourned until the tears in them failed.
5 Anche le due mogli di Davide erano state fatte prigioniere: Achinoàm di Izreèl e Abigail, già moglie di Nabal da Carmel.	5 For indeed, the two wives of David also had been led away as captives: Ahinoam, the Jezreelite, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
6 Davide si trovò in grande angustia perché la truppa parlava di lapidarlo. Tutti avevano l'animo esasperato, ognuno per i propri figli e le proprie figlie. Ma Davide si aggrappò al Signore, suo Dio.	6 And David was greatly saddened. And the people were willing to stone him, because the soul of every man was bitter over his sons and daughters. But David was strengthened by the Lord his God.
7 Davide disse al sacerdote Ebiatar, figlio di Achimelech: "Portami l'efod". Ebiatar portò l'efod a Davide.	7 And he said to the priest Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring the ephod to me.” And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
8 Davide consultò il Signore e domandò: "Devo inseguire quella banda? La raggiungerò?". Gli rispose: "Inseguila, la raggiungerai e libererai i prigionieri".	8 And David consulted the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue these robbers, and will I overtake them, or not?” And the Lord said to him: “Pursue. For without doubt, you will overtake them and find the prey.”
9 Davide partì dunque con i seicento uomini che aveva e giunse fino al torrente di Besor, ma un gruppo si fermò.	9 Therefore, David went away, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and they arrived as far as the torrent Besor. And certain ones, being weary, stayed there.
10 Davide proseguì l'inseguimento con quattrocento uomini, mentre duecento si erano fermati così affaticati da non poter attraversare il torrente di Besor.	10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men. For two hundred stayed, who, being weary, were not able to cross the torrent Besor.
11 Trovarono un egiziano nella steppa e lo condussero a Davide. Gli dettero pane da mangiare, gli fecero bere dell'acqua	11 And they found an Egyptian man in the field, and they led him to David. And they gave him bread, so that he might eat, and water, so that he might drink,
12 e gli offrirono una tortella di fichi secchi con due grappoli di uva passa. Egli mangiò e si sentì rivivere, perché non aveva preso cibo e bevuto acqua per tre giorni e tre notti.	12 and also a section of a mass of dried figs, and two clusters of dried grapes. And when he had eaten, his spirit returned, and he was refreshed. For he had not eaten bread, nor drank water, for three days and three nights.
13 Davide gli domandò: "A chi appartieni e di dove sei?". Rispose: "Io sono un giovane egiziano, schiavo di un Amalecita; il mio padrone mi ha abbandonato perché mi sono ammalato tre giorni fa.	13 And so David said to him: “To whom do you belong? Or where are you from? And where are you going?” And he said: “I am a young man of Egypt, the servant of an Amalekite man. But my lord abandoned me, because I began to be sick the day before yesterday.
14 Abbiamo fatto razzie nel Negheb dei Cretei, in quello di Giuda e nel Negheb di Caleb, e abbiamo dato fuoco a Ziklàg".	14 For indeed, we broke forth to the southern side of Cherethi, and against Judah, and to the south of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag with fire.”
15 Davide gli domandò: "Mi vuoi guidare verso quella banda?". Gli rispose: "Giurami per Dio che non mi farai morire e non mi consegnerai al mio padrone, e ti guiderò verso quella banda".	15 And David said to him, “Are you able to lead me to this battle line?” And he said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me, and that you will not deliver me into the hands of my lord, and I will lead you to this battle line.” And David swore to him.
16 E ve lo guidò. Ed eccoli sparpagliati su tutta l'estensione della regione: mangiavano, bevevano e facevano festa per tutta la grande preda che avevano asportato dalla terra dei Filistei e dalla terra di Giuda.	16 And when he had led him, behold, they were stretched out on the face of the land everywhere, eating and drinking and celebrating, as if it were a feast day, because of all the prey and spoils that they had taken from the land of the Philistines, and from the land of Judah.
17 Davide li batté dall'alba fino alla sera del giorno seguente. Non se ne salvò nessuno, se non quattrocento giovani i quali, montati sui cammelli, si dettero alla fuga.	17 And David struck them down from evening until the evening of the next day. And no one among them escaped, except four hundred youths, who had climbed on camels and fled.
18 Davide salvò tutto quello che Amalek aveva preso, anche le sue due mogli.	18 Therefore, David rescued all that the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.
19 Non mancò loro niente, dal più piccolo al più grande, dai figli alle figlie, dalla preda fino a tutto quello che si erano preso: Davide ricuperò tutto.	19 And nothing was missing, from small even to great, among the sons and daughters, and among the spoils, and among everything whatsoever that they had seized. David returned it all.
20 Davide prese tutto il gregge e l'armento. Condussero davanti a lui quel bestiame dicendo: "Questa è preda di Davide".	20 And he took all the flocks and the herds, and he drove them before his face. And they said, “This is the prey of David.”
21 Poi Davide arrivò dai duecento uomini che erano rimasti spossati per seguire Davide e furono lasciati al torrente di Besor; questi uscirono incontro a Davide e alla truppa che era con lui. Allora Davide si avvicinò con la truppa e domandò loro se stessero bene.	21 Then David arrived at the two hundred men, who, being weary, had stayed, for they had not been able to follow David, and he had ordered them to remain at the torrent Besor. And they went out to meet David, and the people who were with him. Then David, drawing near to the people, greeted them peacefully.
22 Intanto alcuni cattivi e perversi individui tra gli uomini che erano andati con Davide presero a dire: "Poiché non sono venuti con noi, non daremo niente della preda che abbiamo ricuperato, eccetto la moglie e i figli di ciascuno: li conducano via e se ne vadano".	22 And all the wicked and iniquitous men, out of the men who had gone with David, responding, said: “Since they did not go with us, we will not give to them anything from the prey that we have rescued. But let his wife and children be enough for each of them; when they have accepted this, they may go back.”
23 Davide rispose: "Non fate così, fratelli miei, con quello che il Signore ci ha dato! Ci ha protetti e ha consegnato in nostro potere quella banda venuta contro di noi.	23 But David said: “You shall not do this, my brothers, with these things that the Lord has delivered to us, for he has preserved us, and he has given into our hands the robbers who broke out among us.
24 Chi vi darà ascolto in questa proposta? Perché, quale la parte di chi scende in battaglia, tale la parte di chi rimane presso i bagagli: faranno le parti insieme!".	24 And so, let no one heed you over these words. But equal shall be the portion of him who descended to the battle, and of him who remained with the supplies, and they will divide it alike.”
25 Da quel giorno in poi impose questa decisione come legge e norma a Israele fino ad oggi.	25 And this has been done from that day and thereafter. And it was established as a statute, and as if a law, in Israel even to this day.
26 Quando Davide rientrò a Ziklàg, mandò parte della preda agli anziani di Giuda, suoi amici, dicendo: "Eccovi una benedizione, parte della preda dei nemici del Signore!":	26 Then David went to Ziklag, and he sent gifts from the prey to the elders of Judah, his neighbors, saying, “Receive a blessing from the prey of the enemies of the Lord,”
27 a quelli di Betel, a quelli di Rama nel Negheb, a quelli di Iattìr;	27 to those who were in Bethel, and who were in Ramoth toward the south, and who were in Jattir,
28 a quelli di Aroer, a quelli di Sifmòt, a quelli di Estemoà;	28 and who were in Aroer, and who were in Siphmoth, and who were in Eshtemoa,
29 a quelli di Ràcal, a quelli delle città degli Ieracmeeliti, a quelli delle città dei Keniti;	29 and who were in Racal, and who were in the cities of Jerahmeel, and who were in the cities of Keni,
30 a quelli di Corma, a quelli di Bor-Asàn, a quelli di Atach;	30 and who were in Hormah, and who were at the lake of Ashan, and who were in Athach,
31 a quelli di Ebron e a tutte le località dove Davide era andato vagando con i suoi uomini.	31 and who were in Hebron, and to the remainder who were in those places where David had stayed, he and his men.