Secondo dei Re 5

BIBBIA VOLGARE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 E tutte le tribù d'Israel vennero a David in Ebron e dissero: ecco che noi siamo tua carne e tue osse.	1 And all the tribes of Israel went to David in Hebron, saying: “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
2 E ieri e l'altro, quando Saul regnava sopra noi, tu menavi e rimenavi Israel; e Iddio disse a te: tu pascerai il mio popolo Israel, e tu sarai duca sopra Israel.	2 Moreover, yesterday and the day before, when Saul was king over us, you were the one leading out and leading back Israel. Then the Lord said to you, ‘You shall pasture my people Israel, and you shall be the leader over Israel.’ ”
3 E vennero gli antichi d'Israel in Ebron al re, e fece David patto con esso loro in Ebron nel cospetto di Dio; e unsero David re sopra Israel.	3 Also, the elders of Israel went to the king at Hebron, and king David struck a pact with them at Hebron in the sight of the Lord. And they anointed David as king over Israel.
4 E David era figliuolo di trent'anni, quando cominciò a regnare; e regnò XL anni.	4 David was a son of thirty years, when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for forty years.
5 In Ebron regnò sopra Giuda VII anni e VI mesi. In Ierusalem regnò XXXIII anni sopra tutto il popolo d' Israel e di Giuda.	5 In Hebron, he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months. Then in Jerusalem, he reigned for thirty-three years over all of Israel and Judah.
6 E andossene il re, e tutti quelli che erano con esso lui, in Ierusalem al Iebuseo abitatore della terra; e fu detto da loro a David: non entrerai qui dentro, se tu non torrai via i ciechi e i zoppi, che (cantando) diceano: non entrerà qui David.	6 And the king, and all the men who were with him, went away to Jerusalem, to the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land. And it was said to David by them, “You shall not enter here, unless you will take away the blind and the lame, who say, ‘David shall not enter here.’ ”
7 E David prese la rocca di Sion; questa si è la città di David.	7 But David seized the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
8 E avea ordinato David premio in quel dì a chi uccidesse lo Iebuseo, e toccasse le cannelle dei tetti, e tollesse i ciechi e i zoppi che odiavano l'anima di David; e però è detto il proverbio: CIECO E ZOPPO NON ENTRARÀ NEL TEMPIO.	8 For David had proposed, on that day, a reward to him who had struck the Jebusites and who had reached to the gutters of the rooftops, and who had taken away the blind and the lame that hated the soul of David. Therefore, it is said in the proverb, “The blind and the lame shall not enter into the temple.”
9 E abitò David nell' arca, e chiamolla CITTÀ DI DAVID; ed edificò dintorno, da uno lato detto Mello.	9 Then David lived in the stronghold, and he called it: the City of David. And he built it up on all sides, from Millo and inward.
10 E procedea sempre avanzando e crescendo; e il Signore Iddio degli eserciti era con esso lui.	10 And he advanced, prospering and increasing, and the Lord, the God of hosts, was with him.
11 E Iram re di Tiro mandò messaggi a David, e legna di cedro, e artefici di pietra a murare; ed edificarono casa a David.	11 Also, Hiram, the king of Tyre, sent messengers to David, with cedar wood, and with builders of wood and builders of stone, in order to make walls. And they built a house for David.
12 E conobbe David, che Iddio l'avesse confermato re sopra Israel, e che avesse esaltato il suo regno sopra tutto il popolo d'Israel.	12 And David knew that the Lord had confirmed him as king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom over his people Israel.
13 E tolse ancora David concubine e mogli di Ierusalem; e poscia che venne di Ebron, nacque a lui altri figliuoli e figliuole.	13 Then David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he had arrived from Hebron. And other sons as well as daughters were born to David.
14 E questi sono i nomi loro, di quegli che gli nacquero in Ierusalem: Samua, Sobab e Natan, Salomon,	14 And these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
15 Iebaar ed Elisua e Nefeg,	15 and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg,
16 e Iafia, Elisama, Elioda ed Elifalet.	16 and Japhia, and Elishama, and Eliada, and Elipheleth.
17 E intesero i Filistei, che aveano unto David sopra Israel re; e tutti ascenderono a cercare di David; la qual cosa udita, David ascendeo in luogo securo.	17 Then the Philistines heard that they had anointed David as king over Israel. And they all ascended, so that they might seek David. And when David had heard of it, he descended to a stronghold.
18 E i Filistei, venuti, si sparsero per la valle di Rafaim.	18 Now the Philistines, arriving, spread themselves out in the Valley of Rephaim.
19 E David domandò consiglio a Dio, e disse: ascendo io a questi Filistei? e dara'gli tu nelle mie mani? E Iddio disse a David: ascendi a loro, però ch' io gli darò nelle tue mani.	19 And David consulted the Lord, saying: “Shall I ascend to the Philistines? And will you give them into my hand?” And the Lord said to David: “Ascend. For I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand.”
20 E venne David in Baal Farasim; e ivi gli sconfisse, e disse: Iddio ha diviso gli miei nemici nel mio cospetto, come si dividono le acque. E però il nome di quello luogo fu chiamato BAAL FARASIM.	20 Therefore, David went to Baal-perazim. And he struck them there. And he said, “The Lord has divided my enemies before me, just as the waters are divided.” Because of this, the name of that place was called Baal-perazim.
21 E lasciarono ivi gl' idoli loro; li quali tolsero David e i servi suoi.	21 And in that place they left behind their graven images, which David and his men took away.
22 E ancora i Filistei ascenderono, e spargeronsi nella valle Rafaim.	22 And the Philistines continued still, so that they ascended and spread themselves out in the Valley of Rephaim.
23 E David domandò consiglio a Dio, dicendo: ascenderò io contro ai Filistei? e dara'gli tu nelle mie mani? Il quale respuose: non andare rincontro, ma gira dopo le loro spalle, e vieni a loro dalla parte che è all' incontro de' peri.	23 Then David consulted the Lord, “Shall I ascend against the Philistines, and will you deliver them into my hands?” And he responded: “You shall not ascend against them; instead, circle behind their back. And you shall come to them from the side opposite the balsam trees.
24 E quando tu udirai il suono di quello che anderae per la cima de' peri, allora incomincerai la battaglia; però che allora uscirà il Signore nel tuo cospetto, che percuota i campi de' Filistei.	24 And when you hear the sound of something going forth from the tops of the balsam trees, then you shall begin the battle. For then the Lord will go forth, before your face, so that he may strike the army of the Philistines.”
25 E fece David sì come Iddio gli avea comandato e percosse i Filistei, di Gabaa insino che venne a Gezer.	25 And so, David did just as the Lord had instructed him. And he struck down the Philistines, from Gibeon until you arrive at Gezer.