1 Cronache 12
1 OR questi [furono] quelli che vennero a Davide in Siclag, mentre era ancora rattenuto [là], per tema di Saulle, figliuolo di Chis; i quali [erano] fra gli uomini prodi, buoni combattenti,
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.
2 armati di archi, tiratori di pietre [con la frombola], e di saette con l'arco, così della man sinistra, come della destra. De' fratelli di Saulle, di Beniamino:
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.
3 Ahiezer, capo, e Ioas, figliuoli di Semaa, da Ghibea; e Ieziel, e Pelet, figliuoli di Azmavet; e Beraca, e Iehu Anatotita;
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];
4 ed Ismaia Gabaonita, il più valoroso dei trenta, sopra i quali egli avea il reggimento; e Geremia, e Iahaziel, e Iohanan, e Iozabad Ghederatita;
Ishmaiah from the Gibeon [city], who was a leader of the thirty mighty warriors; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah [town];
5 Elusai, e Ierimot, e Bealia, e Semaria, e Sefatia Harufita;
Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph [town];
6 Elcana, ed Issia, e Azareel, ed Ioezer, e Iasobam, Coriti;
Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;
7 e Ioela, e Zebadia, figliuoli di Ieroham, da Ghedor.
Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor [town].
8 [Alcuni] eziandio de' Gaditi si appartarono per ridursi appresso a Davide, nella fortezza nel deserto, uomini prodi nelle armi, [e] guerrieri, armati di rotelle e di scudi; e parevano leoni in faccia, e cavriuoli in su i monti, in velocità.
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.
9 Ezer [era] il primo, Obadia il secondo, Eliab il terzo,
Ezer was their leader. Next in command was Obadiah. Next was Eliab.
10 Mismanna il quarto, Geremia il quinto,
Next was Mishmannah. Next was Jeremiah.
11 Attai il sesto, Eliel il settimo,
Next was Attai. Next was Eliel.
12 Iohanan l'ottavo, Elzabad il nono,
Next was Johanan. Next was Elzabad.
13 Geremia il decimo, Macbannai l'undecimo.
Next was [another man whose name was] Jeremiah. The last was Macbannai.
14 Costoro, d'infra i figliuoli di Gad, [furono] capitani dell'esercito; il minimo comandava a cent'[uomini], il maggiore a mille.
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.
15 Questi [furono] quelli che passarono il Giordano al primo mese, quando è pieno fin sopra tutte le sue rive; e cacciarono tutti [quelli che stavano nel]le valli, verso Oriente, e verso Occidente.
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.
16 Vennero ancora de' figliuoli di Beniamino, e di Giuda, a Davide, nella fortezza.
Some other men from the tribe of Benjamin and from Judah also came to David in his fortress.
17 E Davide uscì loro incontro, e parlò loro, e disse: Se voi siete venuti a me da buoni amici, per soccorrermi, l'animo mio sarà inverso voi, per esser in buona unione insieme; ma [se siete venuti] per tradirmi a' miei nemici, quantunque non [vi sia] alcuna violenza nelle mie mani, l'Iddio de' nostri padri [lo] vegga, e [ne] faccia la punizione.
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.”
18 Allora lo Spirito investì Amasai, capo di que' capitani; ed [egli disse]: [Noi siamo] tuoi, o Davide, e [staremo] teco, o figliuolo d'Isai. Pace, pace a te, e pace a quelli che ti soccorrono; conciossiachè l'Iddio tuo ti soccorra. E Davide li accolse, e li costituì fra i capitani delle [sue] schiere.
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.”
19 Alcuni ancora di Manasse andarono ad arrendersi a Davide, quando egli venne co' Filistei, per combattere contro a Saulle. Ma [Davide] non diede loro alcun soccorso; perciocchè i principi dei Filistei, per [comun] consiglio, lo rimandarono, dicendo: Egli si rivolterà a Saulle, suo signore, al [rischio del]le nostre teste.
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}!”
20 Quando egli [di là] andò in Siclag, Adna, e Iozabad, e Iediael, e Micael, e Iozabad, ed Elihu, e Silletai, d'infra i Manassiti, capi di migliaia di Manasse, andarono ad arrendersi a lui.
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].
21 Ed essi diedero soccorso a Davide contro alle schiere che aveano fatta quella correria; perciocchè [erano] tutti uomini valenti, onde furono fatti capitani nell'esercito.
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.
22 Perciocchè di giorno in giorno venivano [genti] a Davide, per soccorrerlo, fino a [fare] un campo grande, come un campo di Dio.
Every day more men joined David’s men, and his army became large, like [SIM] the army of God (OR, a very huge army).
23 OR queste [son] le somme delle schiere di quelli che vennero a Davide in Hebron, in armi per la guerra, per trasportare in lui il reame di Saulle, secondo la parola del Signore:
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.
24 De' figliuoli di Giuda, che portavano scudo e lancia, [vennero] seimila ottocento in armi per la guerra.
There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.
25 De' figliuoli di Simeone, valenti e prodi per la guerra, [vennero] settemila cento.
There were 7,100 men from the tribe of Simeon. They were all strong warriors trained to fight battles.
26 De' figliuoli di Levi, quattromila seicento;
There were 4,600 men from the tribe of Levi.
27 insieme con Gioiada, conduttore [de' discendenti] d'Aaronne, ed avea seco tremila settecent'[uomini];
Jehoiada, who was a leader descended from Aaron, was in that group of descendants of Levi, and there were 3,700 men with him.
28 e Sadoc, giovane prode e valoroso, con ventidue de' principali delle casa di suo padre.
Zadok, a strong young soldier, was also in that group, and there were 22 other leaders from his clan who came with him.
29 E de' figliuoli di Beniamino, fratelli di Saulle, [sol] tremila; perciocchè la maggior parte di essi fino allora tenea la parte della casa di Saulle.
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.
30 E de' figliuoli di Efraim, ventimila ottocent'[uomini] valorosi, e famosi nelle lor famiglie paterne.
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.
31 E della mezza tribù di Manasse, diciottomila, i quali furono nominatamente deputati per venire a costituir Davide re.
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.
32 E de' figliuoli d'Issacar, [vennero uomini] intendenti nella conoscenza dei tempi, per saper ciò che Israele avea da fare; i lor capi [erano] dugento, e tutti i lor fratelli si reggevano per loro avviso.
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.
33 Di Zabulon [vennero], di cuor sincero, cinquantamila [uomini] guerrieri, in ordine per la guerra, armati di tutte armi, ed ammaestrati a mettersi in ordinanza.
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.
34 E di Neftali, mille capitani, avendo seco trentasettemila [uomini], con scudo e lancia.
There were 1,000 officers from the tribe of Naphtali. With them were 37,000 soldiers, each carrying shields and spears.
35 E de' Daniti, ventottomila [seicento] in ordine per la guerra.
There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.
36 E di Aser, quarantamila [uomini] guerrieri, [ammaestrati] ad ordinarsi in battaglia.
There were 47,000 experienced soldiers from the tribe of Asher, all trained to fight battles.
37 E di [quelli] di là dal Giordano, de' Rubeniti, de' Gaditi, e della mezza tribù di Manasse, cenventimila uomini [armati] di tutte armi da combattere.
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.
38 Tutti questi uomini di guerra vennero in ordinanza, di cuore intiero in Hebron, per costituir Davide re sopra tutto Israele. Tutto il rimanente d'Israele ancora [era] d'uno stesso animo per far Davide re.
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.
39 E [quella gente] stette quivi tre giorni con Davide, mangiando e bevendo; perciocchè i lor fratelli aveano loro provveduto.
The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their families had given them food to take with them.
40 Ed anche i lor prossimi parenti, fin da Issacar, e Zabulon, e Neftali, portavano sopra asini, e sopra cammelli, [e menavano] con muli, e con buoi, pane, [ed altra] vittuaglia di farina, fichi secchi, ed uve secche, e vino, ed olio; e [menavano] eziandio buoi, e pecore, in gran quantità; perciocchè [vi era] allegrezza in Israele.
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.
