1 Chronicles 12
1 David went to Ziklag [town] to escape from [King] Saul. While he was there, many warriors came and joined him, and they helped him when he fought battles.
Or questi son quelli che vennero a Davide a Tsiklag, mentr’egli era ancora fuggiasco per tema di Saul, figliuolo di Kis; essi facean parte dei prodi che gli prestarono aiuto durante la guerra.
2 They carried bows [and arrows]. They were able to shoot arrows and to sling stones. They could use either their right arms or their left arms to do that. They were relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.
Erano armati d’arco, abili a scagliar sassi ed a tirar frecce tanto con la destra quanto con la sinistra; erano della tribù di Beniamino, de’ fratelli di Saul.
3 Their leader was Ahiezer. Next in command was Joash. They were both sons of Shemaah from Gibeah [city]. [These are the names of some of those warriors: ] Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu from Anathoth [town];
Il capo Ahiezer e Joas, figliuoli di Scemaa, da Ghibea; Jeziel e Pelet, figliuoli di Azmaveth; Beraca; Jehu da Anathoth;
4 Ishmaiah from the Gibeon [city], who was a leader of the thirty mighty warriors; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah [town];
Jshmaia da Gabaon, valoroso fra i trenta e capo dei trenta; Geremia; Jahaziel; Johanan; Jozabad da Ghedera;
5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph [town];
Eluzai; Jerimoth; Bealia; Scemaria; Scefatia da Haruf;
6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;
Elkana; Jscia; Azareel; Joezer e Jashobeam, Koraiti;
7 Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor [town].
Joela e Zebadia, figliuoli di Jeroham, da Ghedor.
8 Some men from the tribe of Gad [east of the Jordan River] joined David when he was at his fortress in [the caves in] the desert. They were brave warriors who were trained for fighting battles and able to use shields and spears well. They [SYN] were as fierce as [SIM, MTY] lions, and they could run as fast as [HYP, SIM] deer/gazelles on the hills/mountains.
Fra i Gaditi degli uomini partirono per recarsi da Davide nella fortezza del deserto: erano uomini forti e valorosi, esercitati alla guerra, che sapevan maneggiare scudo e lancia: dalle facce leonine, e veloci come gazzelle sui monti.
9 Ezer was their leader. Next in command was Obadiah. Next was Eliab.
Ezer era il capo; Obadia, il secondo; Eliab, il terzo;
10 Next was Mishmannah. Next was Jeremiah.
Mishmanna, il quarto; Geremia, il quinto;
11 Next was Attai. Next was Eliel.
Attai il sesto; Eliel, il settimo;
12 Next was Johanan. Next was Elzabad.
Johanan, l’ottavo; Elzabad, il nono;
13 Next was [another man whose name was] Jeremiah. The last was Macbannai.
Geremia, il decimo; Macbannai, l’undecimo.
14 Those men from the tribe of Gad were all army officers. Some of them commanded 1,000 soldiers, and some of them commanded 100 soldiers.
Questi erano dei figliuoli di Gad, capi dell’esercito; il minimo tenea fronte a cento; il maggiore, a mille.
15 They crossed [to the west side of] the Jordan [River] during March, [at the time of the year] when the river was flooded. They chased from there all the people who lived in the valleys on both sides of the river.
Questi son quelli che passarono il Giordano il primo mese quand’era straripato da per tutto, e misero in fuga tutti gli abitanti delle valli, a oriente e ad occidente.
16 Some other men from the tribe of Benjamin and from Judah also came to David in his fortress.
Anche dei figliuoli di Beniamino e di Giuda vennero a Davide, nella fortezza.
17 David went out [of the cave] to meet them and said to them, “If you have come peacefully to help me, I am eager to have you join with me. But if you have come to enable my enemies to capture me, even though I [SYN] have not done anything to harm you, I hope/wish that the God whom our ancestors (worshiped/belonged to) will see it and condemn/punish you.”
Davide uscì loro incontro, e si rivolse a loro, dicendo: “Se venite da me con buon fine per soccorrermi, il mio cuore sarà unito col vostro; ma se venite per tradirmi e darmi nelle mani de’ miei avversari, mentre io non commetto alcuna violenza, l’Iddio dei nostri padri lo vegga, e faccia egli giustizia!”
18 Then [God’s] Spirit came upon Amasai, who was another leader of the thirty [greatest warriors], and he said, “David, we want to be with you; you who are the son of Jesse, we will join you. We know that things will go very well [DOU] for you and for those who are with you, because your God is helping you.”
Allora lo spirito investì Amasai, capo dei trenta, che esclamò: “Noi siamo tuoi, o Davide; e siam con te, o figliuolo d’Isai! Pace, pace a te, e pace a quei che ti soccorrono, poiché il tuo Dio ti soccorre!” Allora Davide li accolse, e li fece capi delle sue schiere.
19 So David welcomed those men, and he appointed them to be leaders of his soldiers. Some men from the tribe of Manasseh also joined David when he went with the soldiers of Philistia to fight against Saul’s [army]. But David and his men did not really help the army of Philistia. After the leaders of Philistia talked [about David and his soldiers], they sent David away. They said, “If David joins his master Saul again, we will all be killed {his army will kill all of us}!”
Anche degli uomini di Manasse passarono a Davide, quando questi andò coi Filistei a combattere contro Saul; ma Davide e i suoi uomini non furono d’alcun aiuto ai Filistei; giacché i principi dei Filistei, dopo essersi consultati, rimandarono Davide, dicendo: “Egli passerebbe dalla parte del suo signore Saul, a prezzo delle nostre teste”.
20 When David went to Ziklag, these were the men from the tribe of Manasseh who went with him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, [another man whose name was] Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each of them had been a commander of 1,000 men [in Saul’s army].
Quand’egli tornò a Tsiklag, questi furon quelli di Manasse, che passarono a lui: Adna, Jozabad, Jediael, Micael, Jozabad, Elihu, Tsilletai, capi di migliaia nella tribù di Manasse.
21 They were all brave soldiers, and they helped David to fight against the groups of men who roamed throughout the country, robbing people. So those men became commanders in David’s army.
Questi uomini diedero aiuto a Davide contro le bande dei predoni, perché erano tutti uomini forti e valorosi; e furon fatti capi nell’esercito.
22 Every day more men joined David’s men, and his army became large, like [SIM] the army of God (OR, a very huge army).
E ogni giorno veniva gente a Davide per soccorrerlo: tanta, che se ne formò un esercito grande come un esercito di Dio.
23 These are the numbers of soldiers who were ready for battle who joined David at Hebron [city]. They came to help him to become the king of Israel to replace Saul, as Yahweh had promised would happen.
Questo è il numero degli uomini armati per la guerra, che si recarono da Davide a Hebron per trasferire a lui la potestà reale di Saul, secondo l’ordine dell’Eterno.
24 There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.
Figliuoli di Giuda, che portavano scudo e lancia, seimila ottocento, armati per la guerra.
25 There were 7,100 men from the tribe of Simeon. They were all strong warriors trained to fight battles.
De’ figliuoli di Simeone, uomini forti e valorosi in guerra, settemila cento.
26 There were 4,600 men from the tribe of Levi.
Dei figliuoli di Levi, quattromila seicento;
27 Jehoiada, who was a leader descended from Aaron, was in that group of descendants of Levi, and there were 3,700 men with him.
e Jehoiada, principe della famiglia d’Aaronne, e con lui tremila settecento uomini;
28 Zadok, a strong young soldier, was also in that group, and there were 22 other leaders from his clan who came with him.
e Tsadok, giovine forte e valoroso, e la sua casa patriarcale, che contava ventidue capi.
29 There were 3,000 men from the tribe of Benjamin who were Saul’s relatives. Most of them had previously wanted one of Saul’s descendants to be the king.
Dei figliuoli di Beniamino, fratelli di Saul, tremila; poiché la maggior parte d’essi fino allora era rimasta fedele alla casa di Saul.
30 There were 20,800 men from the tribe of Ephraim who were all brave warriors and trained for fighting battles and famous in their own clans.
Dei figliuoli d’Efraim, ventimila ottocento: uomini forti e valorosi, gente di gran nome, divisi secondo le loro case patriarcali.
31 There were 18,000 men from the half of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived west of the Jordan River]. They were all chosen to go and help David become the king.
Della mezza tribù di Manasse, diciottomila che furono designati nominatamente, per andare a proclamare re Davide.
32 There were 200 men who were leaders from the tribe of Issachar, along with their relatives. Those leaders always knew what the Israelis should do, and they knew the right time to do it.
Dei figliuoli d’Issacar, che intendevano i tempi, in modo da sapere quel che Israele dovea fare, duecento capi, e tutti i loro fratelli sotto i loro ordini.
33 There were 55,000 men from the tribe of Zebulun. They were all experienced warriors and knew how to use all kinds of weapons well. They were completely loyal to David.
Di Zabulon, cinquantamila, atti a servire, forniti per il combattimento di tutte le armi da guerra, e pronti ad impegnar l’azione con cuore risoluto.
34 There were 1,000 officers from the tribe of Naphtali. With them were 37,000 soldiers, each carrying shields and spears.
Di Neftali, mille capi, e con essi trentasettemila uomini armati di scudo e lancia.
35 There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.
Dei Daniti, armati per la guerra, ventottomila seicento.
36 There were 47,000 experienced soldiers from the tribe of Asher, all trained to fight battles.
Di Ascer, atti a servire, e pronti a ordinarsi in battaglia, quarantamila.
37 There were also 120,000 soldiers from the area east of the Jordan [River who joined David]. They were from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh. They had all kinds of weapons.
E di là dal Giordano, dei Rubeniti, dei Gaditi e della mezza tribù di Manasse, forniti per il combattimento di tutte le armi da guerra, centoventimila.
38 All those men were soldiers who volunteered to be in David’s army. They came to Hebron wanting very much to enable David to be the king of all of the Israeli people.
Tutti questi uomini, gente di guerra, pronti a ordinarsi in battaglia, giunsero a Hebron, con sincerità di cuore, per proclamare Davide re sopra tutto Israele; e anche tutto il rimanente d’Israele era unanime per fare re Davide.
39 The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their families had given them food to take with them.
Essi rimasero quivi tre giorni con Davide a mangiare e a bere, perché i loro fratelli avean preparato per essi dei viveri.
40 Also, their fellow Israelis came from as far away as the area where the tribes of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali lived, bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. They brought a lot of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, [olive] oil, cattle and sheep. And throughout Israel, the people were very joyful.
E anche quelli ch’eran loro vicini, e perfino gente da Issacar, da Zabulon e da Neftali, portavan dei viveri sopra asini, sopra cammelli, sopra muli e su buoi: farina, fichi secchi, uva secca, vino, olio, buoi e pecore in abbondanza; perché v’era gioia in Israele.
