1 Cronache 14
1 OR Hiram, re di Tiro, mandò a Davide ambasciadori, e legname di cedro, e muratori, e legnaiuoli, per edificargli una casa.
One day Hiram, the king of Tyre [city], sent some messengers to David [to talk about making an agreement between their countries]. Then Hiram sent cedar logs, bricklayers, and carpenters to build a palace for David.
2 E Davide riconobbe che il Signore l'avea stabilito re sopra Israele; perciocchè il suo regno era grandemente innalzato, per amor d'Israele, suo popolo.
[When that happened, ] David knew that Yahweh had truly caused him to be the king of Israel, and that he had caused his kingdom to be greatly respected. Yahweh did this because [he loved] his Israeli people.
3 E Davide prese ancora delle mogli in Gerusalemme, e generò ancora figliuoli e figliuole.
David married more women in Jerusalem, and [those women] gave birth to more sons and daughters for him.
4 E questi [sono] i nomi de' [figliuoli] che gli nacquero in Gerusalemme: Sammua, e Sobab, e Natan, e Salomone,
The names of the children that were born to him there in Jerusalem are Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
5 ed Ibhar, ed Elisua, ed Elpelet,
Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,
6 e Noga, e Nefeg, e Iafia,
Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
7 ed Elisama, e Beelsada, ed Elifelet.
Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
8 Ora, [quando] i Filistei ebbero inteso che Davide era stato unto re sopra tutto Israele, salirono tutti, per cercar Davide. E Davide, avendo [ciò] inteso, uscì loro incontro.
When the army of Philistia heard that David has been appointed to be king of all of Israel, they came to capture him. But David heard that they were coming, so he [and his soldiers] marched out to fight against them.
9 Ed i Filistei vennero, e si sparsero per la valle de' Rafei.
The army of Philistia had attacked the people in the Rephaim Valley [southwest of Jerusalem] and had robbed them.
10 Allora Davide domandò Iddio, dicendo: Salirò io contro a' Filistei? e me li darai tu nelle mani? E il Signore gli disse: Sali, ed io te li darò nelle mani.
David asked God, “Should [my men and] I go and attack the army of Philistia? [If we go, ] will you enable us to defeat [IDM] them?” Yahweh replied, “Yes, go, and I will enable you to defeat [IDM] them.”
11 Essi adunque salirono in Baal-perasim, e Davide li percosse quivi, e disse: Iddio ha rotti per mia mano i miei nemici; a guisa d'una inondazione d'acqua; perciò quel luogo fu chiamato Baal-perasim.
So David and his men went up to a town where the soldiers of Philistia were staying and defeated them. Then David said, “God has enabled me [and my soldiers] to overwhelm my enemies like [MET] a flood.” So they named that place {That place is called} ‘Baal-Perazim’ [which means ‘Yahweh breaks through’].
12 Ed [i Filistei] lasciarono quivi i lor dii; e per comandamento di Davide, furono bruciati col fuoco.
[As the soldiers of Philistia fled], they left their idols there. So David commanded his soldiers to burn those idols.
13 Or i Filistei si sparsero un'altra volta per quella valle.
But soon the army of Philistia attacked the people in that valley again.
14 E Davide domandò di nuovo Iddio. E Iddio gli disse: Non salir dietro a loro; rivolgiti d'incontro a loro, e va' sopra loro dirincontro a' gelsi.
So again David prayed to God [to ask him what he should do], and God replied, saying “Do not attack the army of Philistia from the front. Instead, go around them, and attack them [from the rear] in front of the balsam trees.
15 E quando tu udirai un calpestio sopra le cime de' gelsi, allora esci fuori in battaglia; perciocchè Iddio sarà uscito davanti a te, per percuotere il campo dei Filistei.
When you hear something in the tops of the balsam trees that sounds like [soldiers] marching, attack them. I, God, will have gone ahead of you to enable you to defeat the army of Philistia.”
16 E Davide fece come Iddio gli avea comandato; e il campo de' Filstei fu percosso da Gabaon fino a Ghezer.
So David did what God commanded him to do, and he and his army defeated the army of Philistia, all the way from Gibeon [city in the east] to Gezer [city in the west].
17 E la fama di Davide si sparse per tutti i paesi; e il Signore mise spavento di lui in tutte le genti.
So David became famous in all the nearby countries, and Yahweh caused [the leaders of] all the [nearby] nations to be afraid of him.
