1 Samuele 19
1 E SAULLE parlò a Gionatan, suo figliuolo, ed a tutti i suoi servitori, di far morir Davide. Ma Gionatan, figliuolo di Saulle, voleva gran bene a Davide;
And Saul gave orders to his son Jonathan and to all his servants to put David to death. But Saul's son Jonathan had great delight in David.
2 laonde Gionatan dichiarò [la cosa] a Davide, dicendo: Saulle, mio padre, cerca di farti morire; ora dunque guardati, ti prego, domattina, e tienti in alcun luogo occulto, e nasconditi.
And Jonathan said to David, Saul, my father, is purposing your death: so now, take care in the morning, and keep yourself safe in a secret place:
3 Ed io, stando allato a mio padre, uscirò fuori al campo ove tu sarai, e parlerò di te a mio padre; e se io scorgo alcuna cosa, io te la farò sapere.
And I will go out and take my place by my father's side in the field near where you are; and I will get into talk with my father about you, and when I see how things are, I will give you word.
4 Gionatan adunque parlò a Saulle, suo padre, di Davide, in bene; e gli disse: Il re non voglia già peccare contro al suo servitore, contro a Davide; perciocchè egli non ha peccato contro a te; ed anche perchè i suoi fatti ti [sono stati] grandemente utili;
And Jonathan gave his father Saul a good account of David, and said to him, Let not the king do wrong against his servant, against David; because he has done you no wrong, and all his acts have had a good outcome for you:
5 ed egli ha messa la vita sua a rischio, e ha percosso il Filisteo, e il Signore ha operata [per lui] una gran liberazione a tutto Israele; tu l'hai veduto, e te ne sei rallegrato; perchè dunque peccheresti contro al sangue innocente, facendo morir Davide senza ragione?
For he put his life in danger and overcame the Philistine, and the Lord gave all Israel salvation: you saw it and were glad: why then are you sinning against him who has done no wrong, desiring the death of David without cause?
6 E Saulle attese alle parole di Gionatan, e giurò: [Come] il Signore vive, egli non sarà fatto morire.
And Saul gave ear to the voice of Jonathan, and said with an oath, By the living Lord, he is not to be put to death.
7 Allora Gionatan chiamò Davide, e gli riferì tutte queste parole. Poi Gionatan menò Davide a Saulle, ed egli stette al suo servigio, come per addietro.
Then Jonathan sent for David and gave him word of all these things. And Jonathan took David to Saul, who kept him by his side as in the past.
8 Or vi fu di nuovo guerra; e Davide uscì, e combattè contro a' Filistei, e li percosse d'una grande sconfitta, ed essi fuggirono d'innanzi a lui.
And there was war again: and David went out fighting the Philistines, causing great destruction among them; and they went in flight before him.
9 POI lo spirito malvagio, [mandato] dal Signore, fu sopra Saulle; ed egli sedeva in casa sua, avendo una lancia in mano; e Davide sonava con la mano.
And an evil spirit from the Lord came on Saul, when he was seated in his house with his spear in his hand; and David made music for him.
10 E Saulle cercava di conficcar Davide nella parete con la lancia; ma Davide sfuggì d'innanzi a Saulle, e la lancia diè nella parete. E Davide se ne fuggì, e scampò quella notte.
And Saul would have sent his spear through him, pinning him to the wall, but he got away and the spear went into the wall: and that night David went in flight and got away.
11 E Saulle mandò de' messi alla casa di Davide, per guardarlo, e per farlo morire la mattina; ma Mical, moglie di Davide, gliel dichiarò, dicendo: Se tu non iscampi la vita tua questa notte, domani tu sarai fatto morire.
Then in that night Saul sent men to David's house to keep watch on him so as to put him to death in the morning: and David's wife Michal said to him, If you do not go away to a safe place tonight you will be put to death in the morning.
12 E Mical calò giù Davide per una finestra; ed egli se ne andò, e se ne fuggì, e scampò.
So Michal let David down through the window, and he went in flight and got away.
13 Poi Mical prese una statua, e la pose nel letto, e le mise in capo un cappuccio di pel di capra, e la coperse con una coverta.
Then Michal took the image and put it in the bed, with a cushion of goat's hair at its head, and she put clothing over it.
14 E Saulle mandò de' messi per pigliar Davide. Ed ella disse: Egli [è] malato.
And when Saul sent men to take David, she said, He is ill.
15 E Saulle rimandò i messi per invitar Davide, dicendo: Portatemelo nel letto, acciocchè io lo faccia morire.
And Saul sent his men to see David, saying, Do not come back without him, take him in his bed, so that I may put him to death.
16 Ed i messi vennero; ed ecco, una statua [era] nel letto, sopra il cui capo [v'era] un cappuccio di pel di capra.
And when the men came in, there was the image in the bed, with the cushion of goat's hair at its head
17 E Saulle disse a Mical: Perchè mi hai tu così ingannato, ed hai lasciato andare il mio nemico, sì ch'egli è scampato? E Mical disse a Saulle: Egli mi disse: Lasciami andare; perchè t'ucciderei io?
And Saul said to Michal, why have you been false to me, letting my hater go and get safely away? And in answer Michal said to Saul, He said to me, Let me go, or I will put you to death.
18 Davide adunque se ne fuggì, e scampò, e venne a Samuele in Rama, e gli raccontò ciò che Saulle gli avea fatto. Poi, egli e Samuele andarono, e stettero in Naiot.
So David went in flight and got away and came to Ramah, to Samuel, and gave him an account of all Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and were living in Naioth.
19 E ciò fu rapportato a Saulle, e [gli] fu detto: Ecco, Davide [è] in Naiot, [ch'è] in Rama.
And word was given to Saul that David was at Naioth in Ramah.
20 E Saulle mandò de' messi per pigliar Davide, i quali videro una raunanza di profeti che profetizzavano, e Samuele era [quivi] presente, [e] presiedeva. E lo Spirito di Dio fu sopra i messi di Saulle, e profetizzarono anch'essi.
And Saul sent men to take David; and when they saw the band of prophets at work, with Samuel in his place at their head, the spirit of God came on Saul's men, and they became like prophets.
21 E ciò essendo rapportato a Saulle, egli vi mandò altri messi; ma profetizzarono anch'essi. E Saulle continuò a mandarvi de' messi per la terza volta; ma profetizzarono anch'essi.
And Saul, having news of this, sent other men, who in the same way became like prophets. And a third time Saul sent men, and they like the others became like prophets.
22 Laonde egli stesso andò in Rama; e, giunto alla gran grotta, ch' [è] in Secu, domandò, e disse: Ove [è] Samuele, e Davide? E gli fu detto: Ecco, [sono] in Naiot, [ch'è] in Rama.
Then he himself went to Ramah, and came to the great water-spring in Secu; and questioning the people he said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, They are at Naioth in Ramah.
23 Egli adunque andò là in Naiot, [ch'è] in Rama; e lo Spirito di Dio fu eziandio sopra lui; talchè, camminando, andava profetizzando, finchè fu arrivato in Naiot, [ch'è] in Rama.
And he went on from there to Naioth in Ramah: and the spirit of God came on him, and he went on, acting like a prophet, till he came to Naioth in Ramah.
24 E spogliò anch'egli i suoi vestimenti, e profetizzò anch'egli nella presenza di Samuele, e giacque in terra [così] spogliato tutto quel giorno, e tutta quella notte. Perciò si disse: [È] Saulle anch'egli fra i profeti?
And he took off his clothing, acting like a prophet before Samuel, and falling down he was stretched out, without his clothing, all that day and all that night. This is the reason for the saying, Is even Saul among the prophets?
