2 Chronicles 21
1 Then Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and he was buried with them in the City of David. And his son, Jehoram, reigned in his place.
E Giosafat s’addormentò coi suoi padri, e con essi fu sepolto nella città di Davide; e Jehoram, suo figliuolo, regnò in luogo suo.
2 And he had brothers, sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were sons of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah.
Jehoram avea de’ fratelli, figliuoli di Giosafat: Azaria, Jehiel, Zaccaria, Azariahu, Micael e Scefatia; tutti questi erano figliuoli di Giosafat, re d’Israele;
3 And their father gave to them many gifts of silver, and gold, and valuables, with very fortified cities in Judah. But the kingdom he handed on to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.
e il padre loro avea fatto ad essi grandi doni d’argento, d’oro e di cose preziose, con delle città fortificate in Giuda, ma avea lasciato il regno a Jehoram, perch’era il primogenito.
4 Therefore, Jehoram rose up over the kingdom of his father. And when he had established himself, he killed with the sword all his brothers, and certain ones from the leaders of Israel.
Or quando Jehoram ebbe preso possesso del regno di suo padre e vi si fu solidamente stabilito, fece morir di spada tutti i suoi fratelli, come pure alcuni dei capi d’Israele.
5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he had begun to reign. And he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.
Jehoram avea trentadue anni quando cominciò a regnare, e regnò otto anni in Gerusalemme.
6 And he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For his wife was a daughter of Ahab, and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.
E camminò per la via dei re d’Israele come avea fatto la casa di Achab, poiché avea per moglie una figliuola di Achab; e fece ciò ch’è male agli occhi dell’Eterno.
7 But the Lord was not willing to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had formed with him, and because he had promised that he would provide a lamp to him, and to his sons, for all time.
Nondimeno l’Eterno non volle distrugger la casa di Davide, a motivo del patto che avea fermato con Davide, e della promessa che avea fatta di lasciar sempre una lampada a lui ed ai suoi figliuoli.
8 In those days, Edom rebelled, so as not to be subject to Judah, and they appointed for themselves a king.
Ai tempi di lui, Edom si ribellò, sottraendosi al giogo di Giuda, e si dette un re.
9 And when Jehoram had gone across with his leaders, and all the horsemen who were with him, he arose in the night, and struck the Edomites (who had surrounded him), and all the commanders of his horsemen.
Allora Jehoram partì coi suoi capi e con tutti i suoi carri; e, levatosi di notte, sconfisse gli Edomiti che l’aveano circondato, e i capi dei carri.
10 Even so, Edom rebelled, so as not to be under the authority of Judah, even to this day. Also at that time, Libnah withdrew, so as not to be under his hand. For he had forsaken the Lord, the God of his fathers.
Così Edom si è ribellato sottraendosi al giogo di Giuda fino al dì d’oggi. In quel medesimo tempo, anche Libna si ribellò e si sottrasse al giogo di Giuda, perché Jehoram aveva abbandonato l’Eterno, l’Iddio de’ suoi padri.
11 Moreover, he also constructed high places in the cities of Judah. And he caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to fornicate, and Judah to prevaricate.
Jehoram fece anch’egli degli alti luoghi sui monti di Giuda, spinse gli abitanti di Gerusalemme alla prostituzione, e sviò Giuda.
12 Then letters were conveyed to him from the prophet Elijah, in which it was written: “Thus says the Lord, the God of David, your father: Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat, your father, nor in the ways of Asa, the king of Judah,
E gli giunse uno scritto da parte del profeta Elia, che diceva: “Così dice l’Eterno, l’Iddio di Davide tuo padre: Perché tu non hai camminato per le vie di Giosafat, tuo padre, e per le vie d’Asa, re di Giuda,
13 but instead you have advanced along the paths of the kings of Israel, and you have caused Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to fornicate, imitating the fornication of the house of Ahab, and moreover, you have killed your brothers, the house of your father, who are better than you:
ma hai camminato per la via dei re d’Israele; perché hai spinto alla prostituzione Giuda e gli abitanti di Gerusalemme, come la casa di Achab v’ha spinto Israele, e perché hai ucciso i tuoi fratelli, membri della famiglia di tuo padre, ch’eran migliori di te,
14 behold, the Lord will strike you with a great plague, with all your people, and your sons and wives, and all your substance.
ecco, l’Eterno colpirà con una gran piaga il tuo popolo, i tuoi figliuoli, le tue mogli, e tutto quello che t’appartiene;
15 And you shall be sickened by a very grievous disease of your bowels, until your inner organs depart, little by little, each day.”
e tu avrai una grave malattia, una malattia d’intestini, che s’inasprirà di giorno in giorno, finché gl’intestini ti vengan fuori per effetto del male”.
16 Therefore, the Lord stirred up, against Jehoram, the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, who are along the borders of the Ethiopians.
E l’Eterno risvegliò contro Jehoram lo spirito de’ Filistei e degli Arabi, che confinano con gli Etiopi;
17 And they ascended into the land of Judah. And they laid waste to it. And they despoiled all the substance that was found in the house of the king, including even his sons and wives. Neither did there remain for him any son, except Jehoahaz, who was the youngest born.
ed essi salirono contro Giuda, l’invasero, e portaron via tutte le ricchezze che si trovavano nella casa del re, e anche i suoi figliuoli e le sue mogli, in guisa che non gli rimase altro figliuolo se non Joachaz, ch’era il più piccolo.
18 And in addition to all these things, the Lord struck him with an incurable disease of the bowels.
Dopo tutto questo l’Eterno lo colpì con una malattia incurabile d’intestini.
19 And as day followed after day, and the space of time turned, the course of two years was completed. And after having been wasted by a long consumption, so much so that even his inner organs were discharged, the disease ended along with his life. And so he died of a very grievous illness. And the people did not make a funeral for him, according to the custom of burning, as they had done for his ancestors.
E, con l’andar del tempo, verso la fine del secondo anno, gl’intestini gli venner fuori, in seguito alla malattia; e morì in mezzo ad atroci sofferenze; e il suo popolo non bruciò profumi in onore di lui, come avea fatto per i suoi padri.
20 He was thirty-two years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. And he did not walk uprightly. And they buried him in the City of David, yet truly, not in the sepulcher of the kings.
Aveva trentadue anni quando cominciò a regnare, e regnò otto anni in Gerusalemme. Se ne andò senza esser rimpianto, e fu sepolto nella città di Davide, ma non nei sepolcri dei re.
