1 Kings 21

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	DIODATI
1 And after these things, in that time, there was a vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, who was in Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab, the king of Samaria.	1 ORA, dopo queste cose, avvenne che, avendo Nabot Izreelita una vigna, la quale era in Izreel, presso del palazzo di Achab, re di Samaria, Achab parlò a Nabot, dicendo:
2 Therefore, Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying: “Give your vineyard to me, so that I may make for myself a garden of herbs. For it is nearby and is beside my house. And I will give to you, in place of it, a better vineyard. Or if you consider it to be more convenient for you, I will give you the price in silver, whatever it is worth.”	2 Dammi la tua vigna, acciocchè io ne faccia un orto da erbe; perciocchè ell’è vicina allato alla mia casa; ed io te ne darò in iscambio una migliore; ovvero, se ti aggrada, io ti darò danari per lo prezzo di essa.
3 Naboth responded to him, “May the Lord be gracious to me, lest I give to you the inheritance of my fathers.”	3 Ma Nabot rispose ad Achab: Tolga il Signore da me che io ti dia l’eredità de’ miei padri.
4 Then Ahab went into his house, angry and gnashing his teeth over the word that Naboth, the Jezreelite, had spoken to him, saying, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And casting himself on his bed, he turned away his face to the wall, and he would not eat bread.	4 Ed Achab se ne venne in casa sua, conturbato e sdegnato, per la parola che Nabot Izreelita gli avea detta, cioè: Io non ti darò l’eredità dei miei padri; e si coricò sopra il suo letto, e rivoltò la faccia indietro, e non prese cibo
5 Then Jezebel, his wife, entered to him, and she said to him: “What is this matter, by which your soul has been saddened? And why do you not eat bread?”	5 Allora Izebel, sua moglie, venne a lui, e gli disse: Che cosa è questo, che tu sei così conturbato nello spirito, e non prendi cibo?
6 And he responded to her: “I spoke to Naboth, the Jezreelite, and I said to him: ‘Give your vineyard to me, and accept money. Or if it pleases you, I will give to you a better vineyard, in place of it.’ And he said, ‘I will not give my vineyard to you.’ ”	6 Ed egli le disse: Perchè io avea parlato a Nabot Izreelita, e gli avea detto: Dammi la tua vigna per danari; ovvero, se così ti aggrada, io te ne darò un’altra in iscambio. Ma egli ha detto: Io non ti darò la mia vigna.
7 Then Jezebel, his wife, said to him: “You are of great authority, and you rule well in the kingdom of Israel. Rise up and eat bread, and be even-tempered. I will give the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, to you.”	7 Ed Izebel, sua moglie, gli disse: Eserciteresti tu ora il regno sopra Israele? levati, prendi cibo, e sia il cuor tuo lieto; io ti farò avere la vigna di Nabot Izreelita.
8 And so, she wrote letters in the name of Ahab, and she sealed these with his ring. And she sent to those greater by birth, and to the nobles who were in his city and living with Naboth.	8 Ed ella scrisse lettere a nome di Achab, e le suggellò col suggello di esso, e le mandò agli Anziani e a’ principali della città di Nabot, che abitavano con lui.
9 And this was the judgment of the letters: “Proclaim a fast, and cause Naboth to sit among the first rulers of the people.	9 E scrisse in quelle lettere in questa maniera: Bandite il digiuno, e fate stare Nabot in capo del popolo;
10 And send out two men, sons of Belial, against him. And let them speak the false testimony: ‘He has blasphemed God and king.’ And then lead him away, and stone him, and so let him die.”	10 e fate comparire contro a lui due uomini scellerati, i quali testimonino contro a lui, dicendo: Tu hai bestemmiato Iddio ed il re. Poi menatelo fuori, e lapidatelo, sì che muoia.
11 Then his fellow citizens, those greater by birth and the nobles who were living with him in the city, did just as Jezebel had instructed them, and just as it was written in the letters that she had sent to them.	11 E la gente della città di Nabot, gli Anziani, e i principali che abitavano nella città di esso, fecero come Izebel avea lor mandato, secondo ch’era scritto nelle lettere che avea lor mandate.
12 They proclaimed a fast, and they caused Naboth to sit among the first rulers of the people.	12 E bandirono il digiuno, e fecero star Nabot in capo del popolo.
13 And bringing forward two men, sons of the devil, they caused them to sit opposite him. And they, acting indeed like diabolical men, spoke testimony against him before the multitude: “Naboth has blasphemed God and king.” For this reason, they led him away, beyond the city, and they put him to death by stoning.	13 Poi vennero que’ due uomini scellerati, e si presentarono contro a Nabot, e testimoniarono contro a lui, davanti al popolo, dicendo: Nabot ha bestemmiato Iddio ed il re. Laonde coloro lo menarono fuori della città, e lo lapidarono, sì ch’egli morì.
14 And they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned, and he has died.”	14 Poi mandarono a dire ad Izebel: Nabot è stato lapidato, ed è morto.
15 Then it happened that, when Jezebel had heard that Naboth was stoned and was dead, she said to Ahab: “Rise up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, who was not willing to acquiesce to you, and to give it to you in exchange for money. For Naboth is not alive, but dead.”	15 E quando Izebel ebbe inteso che Nabot era stato lapidato, e ch’era morto, disse ad Achab: Levati, prendi la possessione della vigna di Nabot Izreelita, la quale egli avea ricusato di darti per danari; perciocchè Nabot non vive più, ma è morto.
16 And when Ahab had heard this, namely, that Naboth was dead, he rose up and descended to the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, so that he might take possession of it.	16 E quando Achab, ebbe udito che Nabot era morto, si levò per iscendere alla vigna di Nabot Izreelita, per prenderne la possessione
17 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah, the Tishbite, saying:	17 Allora la parola del Signore fu indirizzata ad Elia Tisbita, dicendo:
18 “Rise up, and descend to meet Ahab, the king of Israel, who is in Samaria. Behold, he is descending to the vineyard of Naboth, so that he may take possession of it.	18 Levati, scendi incontro ad Achab, re d’Israele, il quale risiede in Samaria; ecco, egli è nella vigna di Nabot, dove egli è sceso, per prenderne la possessione.
19 And you shall speak to him, saying: ‘Thus says the Lord: You have killed. Moreover you have also taken possession.’ And after this, you shall add: ‘Thus says the Lord: In this place, where the dogs have licked the blood of Naboth, they shall also lick your blood.’ ”	19 E parla a lui, dicendo: Così ha detto il Signore: Avresti tu ucciso, e anche possederesti? Poi digli: Come i cani hanno leccato il sangue di Nabot, leccheranno altresì il tuo.
20 And Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you discovered me to be your enemy?” And he said: “I have discovered you to have been sold, so that you would do evil in the sight of the Lord:	20 Ed Achab disse ad Elia: Mi hai tu trovato, nemico mio? Ed egli gli disse: Si, io ti ho trovato; perciocchè tu ti sei venduto a far ciò che dispiace al Signore.
21 ‘Behold, I will lead evil over you. And I will cut down your posterity. And I will put to death of Ahab whatever urinates against a wall, and whatever is lame, and whatever is last in Israel.	21 Ecco, dice il Signore, io ti fo venire del male addosso, e torrò via chi verrà dietro a te, e sterminerò ad Achab fino al piccolo bambino, chi è serrato, e chi è abbandonato in Israele;
22 And I will cause your house to be like the house of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha, the son of Ahijah. For you have acted so that you provoked me to anger, and so that you caused Israel to sin.’	22 e ridurrò la tua casa come la casa di Geroboamo, figliuolo di Nebat; e come la casa di Baasa, figliuolo di Ahia; perciocchè tu mi hai provocato ad ira, ed hai fatto peccare Israele.
23 And about Jezebel also, the Lord spoke, saying: ‘The dogs shall consume Jezebel in the field of Jezreel.	23 Il Signore parlò eziandio contro ad Izebel, dicendo: I cani mangeranno Izebel all’antimuro d’Izreel.
24 If Ahab will have died in the city, the dogs will consume him. But if he will have died in the field, the birds of the air will consume him.’ ”	24 Colui della casa di Achab, che morrà dentro alla città, i cani lo mangeranno; e colui che morrà per li campi, gli uccelli lo mangeranno.
25 And so, there was no other person similar to Ahab, who was sold so that he did evil in the sight of the Lord. For his wife, Jezebel, urged him on.	25 E veramente non vi era stato ancora alcuno simile ad Achab, il quale si era venduto a far ciò che dispiace al Signore; perciocchè Izebel, sua moglie, l’incitava.
26 And he became abominable, so much so that he followed the idols that the Amorites had made, whom the Lord consumed before the face of the sons of Israel.	26 Laonde egli fece cose molto abbominevoli, andando dietro agl’idoli, interamente come aveano fatto gli Amorrei, i quali il Signore avea scacciati d’innanzi a’ figliuoli d’Israele.
27 Then, when Ahab had heard these words, he tore his garments, and he put haircloth on his body, and he fasted, and he slept in sackcloth, and he walked with his head downcast.	27 E quando Achab ebbe udite quelle parole, stracciò i suoi vestimenti, e si mise un sacco sopra le carni e digiunò, e giacque in sacco, e camminava a passo lento.
28 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah, the Tishbite, saying:	28 E la parola del Signore fu indirizzata ad Elia Tisbita, dicendo:
29 “Have you not seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Therefore, since he has humbled himself because of me, I will not lead in the evil during his days. Instead, during the days of his son, I will bring in the evil to his house.”	29 Hai tu veduto come Achab si è umiliato davanti a me? Perciocchè egli si è umiliato davanti a me, io non farò venir quel male a’ suoi dì; io lo farò venir sopra la casa sua, a’ dì del suo figliuolo