2 Samuel 5

1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.

Allora tutte le tribù d’Israele vennero a trovare Davide a Hebron, e gli dissero: “Ecco, noi siamo tue ossa e tua carne.

2 In the past when Saul was king over us, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in: and the Lord said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel and their ruler.

Già in passato, quando Saul regnava su noi, eri tu quel che guidavi e riconducevi Israele; e l’Eterno t’ha detto: Tu pascerai il mio popolo d’Israele, tu sarai il principe d’Israele”.

3 So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel.

Così tutti gli anziani d’Israele vennero dal re a Hebron, e il re Davide fece alleanza con loro a Hebron in presenza dell’Eterno; ed essi unsero Davide come re d’Israele.

4 David was thirty years old when he became king, and he was king for forty years,

Davide avea trent’anni quando cominciò a regnare, e regnò quarant’anni.

5 Ruling over Judah in Hebron for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem, over all Israel and Judah, for thirty-three years.

A Hebron regnò su Giuda sette anni e sei mesi; e a Gerusalemme regnò trentatre anni su tutto Israele e Giuda.

6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the people of the land: and they said to David, You will not come in here, but the blind and the feeble-footed will keep you out; for they said, David will not be able to come in here.

Or il re con la sua gente si mosse verso Gerusalemme contro i Gebusei, che abitavano quel paese. Questi dissero a Davide: “Tu non entrerai qua; giacché i ciechi e gli zoppi te ne respingeranno!”; volendo dire: “Davide non c’entrerà mai”.

7 But David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.

Ma Davide prese la fortezza di Sion, che è la città di Davide.

8 And that day David said, Whoever makes an attack on the Jebusites, let him go up by the water-pipe, and put to death all the blind and feeble-footed who are hated by David. And this is why they say, The blind and feeble-footed may not come into the house.

E Davide disse in quel giorno: “Chiunque batterà i Gebusei giungendo fino al canale, e respingerà gli zoppi ed i ciechi che sono odiati da Davide…” Donde il detto: “Il cieco e lo zoppo non entreranno nella Casa”.

9 So David took the strong tower for his living-place, naming it the town of David. And David took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo.

E Davide abitò nella fortezza e la chiamò “la città di Davide”; e vi fece attorno delle costruzioni cominciando da Millo, e nell’interno.

10 And David became greater and greater; for the Lord, the God of armies, was with him.

Davide andava diventando sempre più grande, e l’Eterno, l’Iddio degli eserciti, era con lui.

11 And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent men to David, with cedar-trees and woodworkers and stoneworkers: and they made David a house.

E Hiram, re di Tiro, inviò a Davide de’ messi, del legname di cedro, dei legnaiuoli e dei muratori, i quali edificarono una casa a Davide.

12 And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, and that he had made his kingdom great because of his people Israel.

Allora Davide riconobbe che l’Eterno lo stabiliva saldamente come re d’Israele e rendeva grande il regno di lui per amore del suo popolo d’Israele.

13 And David took more women and wives in Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron: and he had more sons and daughters.

Davide si prese ancora delle concubine e delle mogli di Gerusalemme quando fu quivi giunto da Hebron, e gli nacquero altri figliuoli e altre figliuole.

14 These are the names of those whose birth took place in Jerusalem: Shammua and Shobab and Nathan and Solomon

Questi sono i nomi dei figliuoli che gli nacquero a Gerusalemme: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Salomone,

15 And Ibhar and Elishua and Nepheg and Japhia

Ibhar, Elishua, Nefeg, Jafia,

16 And Elishama and Eliada and Eliphelet.

Elishama, Eliada, Elifelet.

17 And when the Philistines had news that David had been made king over Israel, they all went up in search of David; and David, hearing of it, went down to the strong place.

Or quando i Filistei ebbero udito che Davide era stato unto re d’Israele, saliron tutti in cerca di lui. E Davide, saputolo, scese alla fortezza.

18 And when the Philistines came, they went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.

I Filistei giunsero e si sparsero nella valle dei Refaim.

19 And David, desiring directions from the Lord, said, Am I to go up against the Philistines? will you give them up into my hands? And the Lord said, Go up, for I will certainly give up the Philistines into your hands.

Allora Davide consultò l’Eterno, dicendo: “Salirò io contro i Filistei? Me li darai tu nelle mani?” L’Eterno rispose a Davide: “Sali; poiché certamente io darò i Filistei nelle tue mani”.

20 And David went to Baal-perazim, and overcame them there; and he said, The Lord has let the forces fighting against me be broken before me as a wall is broken by rushing waters. So that place was named Baal-perazim.

Davide dunque si portò a Baal-Peratsim, dove li sconfisse, e disse: “L’Eterno ha disperso i miei nemici dinanzi a me come si disperge l’acqua”. Perciò pose nome a quel luogo: Baal-Peratsim.

21 And the Philistines, when they went in flight, did not take their images with them, and David and his men took them away.

I Filistei lasciaron quivi i loro idoli, e Davide e la sua gente li portaron via.

22 And the Philistines came up again, and went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.

I Filistei saliron poi di nuovo e si sparsero nella valle dei Refaim.

23 And when David went for directions to the Lord, he said, You are not to go up against them in front; but make a circle round them from the back and come on them opposite the spice-trees.

E Davide consultò l’Eterno, il quale disse: “Non salire; gira alle loro spalle, e giungerai su loro dirimpetto ai Gelsi.

24 Then at the sound of footsteps in the tops of the trees, go forward quickly, for the Lord has gone out before you to overcome the army of the Philistines.

E quando udrai un rumor di passi tra le vette de’ gelsi, lanciati subito all’attacco, perché allora l’Eterno marcerà alla tua testa per sconfiggere l’esercito dei Filistei”.

25 And David did as the Lord had said; and he overcame the Philistines, attacking them from Gibeon to near Gezer.

Davide fece così come l’Eterno gli avea comandato, e sconfisse i Filistei da Gheba fino a Ghezer.