2 — 1 Kings (1 Samuel)

1My heart hath rejoiced in the Lord, and my horn is exalted in my God: my mouth is enlarged over my enemies: because I have joyed in thy salvation.Esulta il cuor mio nel Signore, e la mia gloria s'innalza sopra il mio Dio: si è aperta la mia bocca verso de' miei avversarii: perocché mio gaudio si è la salute che vien da te.MY hart hath reioysed in our Lord, and my horne is exalted in my God: my mouth is dilated vpon myn enemies: because I haue ioyed in thy saluation.Exultavit cor meum in Domino, / et exaltatum est cornu meum in Deo meo; / dilatatum est os meum super inimicos meos: / quia lætata sum in salutari tuo. 2There is none holy as the Lord is: for there is no other beside thee, and there is none strong like our God.Non vi ha chi sia santo, come il Signore: anzi nissuno lo è fuori di te, e non vi ha chi sia forte, com'è il Dio nostro.There is none holie as our Lord is: for neither is there an other beside thee, and there is none so strong as out God.Non est sanctus, ut est Dominus, / neque enim est alius extra te, / et non est fortis sicut Deus noster. 3Do not multiply to speak lofty things, boasting: let old matters depart from your mouth: for the Lord is a God of all knowledge, and to him are thoughts prepared.Non vogliate far tante parole, vantandovi di cose grandi: non sia più nella vostra bocca l'antico stile: perocché Dio che sa tutto egli è il Signore, ed ei conduce ad effetto i suoi disegni.Doe not multiplie to speake high thinges, boasting: let old matters depart from your mouth: because our Lord is a God of al knowlege, and to him cogitations are prepared.Nolite multiplicare loqui sublimia gloriantes; / recedant vetera de ore vestro: / quia Deus scientiarum Dominus est, / et ipsi præparantur cogitationes. 4The bow of the mighty is overcome, and the weak are girt with strength.L'arco de' gran guerrieri si è spezzato, e i deboli si sono cinti di robustezza.The bow of the strong men is ouercome, and the weake are girded with strength.Arcus fortium superatus est, / et infirmi accincti sunt robore. 5They that were full before, have hired out themselves for bread: and the hungry are filled, so that the barren hath borne many: and she that had many children is weakened.Quei che erano primi nell'abbondanza, si sono allogati per aver pane: e quei che pativan la fame, ebbero da satollarsi: fin la sterile ebbe molti parti; e quella che avea molti figli perdè sua virtù.They that before were filled haue hyred out them selues for bread: and the hungrie are filled, vntil the barren woman bare verie manie: and she that had manie children, was weakened.Repleti prius, pro panibus se locaverunt: / et famelici saturati sunt, / donec sterilis peperit plurimos: / et quæ multos habebat filios, infirmata est.

6The Lord killeth and maketh alive, he bringeth down to hell, and bringeth back again.Il Signore dà morte, e rende la vita: conduce al sepolcro, e fuori ne tragge.Our Lord mortifieth and quickeneth, bringeth downe to hel and fetcheth backe agayne.Dominus mortificat et vivificat; / deducit ad inferos et reducit. 7The Lord maketh poor and maketh rich, he humbleth and he exalteth:Il Signore dà la povertà, e la ricchezza: umilia ed esalta.Our Lord maketh poore and enricheth, humbleth and lifteth vp.Dominus pauperem facit et ditat, / humiliat et sublevat. 8He raiseth up the needy from the dust, and lifteth up the poor from the dunghill: that he may sit with princes, and hold the throne of glory. For the poles of the earth are the Lord’s, and upon them he hath set the world.Dalla polvere solleva il mendico, e dal letamaio innalza il povero; perchè ei segga insieme co' principi, e occupi un trono di gloria: imperocché del Signore sono i cardini della terra, e sopra di questi posò il mondo.He rayseth the needie man from the dust, and from the dung he lifteth vp the poore: that he may sitte with princes, and hold the throne of glorie. For the poles of the earth are our Lords, and vpon them he hath sette the world.Suscitat de pulvere egenum, / et de stercore elevat pauperem: / ut sedeat cum principibus, / et solium gloriæ teneat. / Domini enim sunt cardines terræ, / et posuit super eos orbem. 9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; because no man shall prevail by his own strength.Egli governerà i piedi dei santi suoi: ma gli empii nelle lor tenebre saranno muti: perocché non sarà forte l'uomo pella propria sua forza.The feete of his Saintes he wil keepe, and the impious shal be silent in darknes: because in his owne force man shal not be strengthned.Pedes sanctorum suorum servabit, / et impii in tenebris conticescent: / quia non in fortitudine sua roborabitur vir. 10The adversaries of the Lord shall fear him: and upon them shall he thunder in the heavens: The Lord shall judge the ends of the earth, and he shall give empire to his king, and shall exalt the horn of his Christ.Il Signore sarà terribile a' suoi avversari, e contro di essi tuonerà dal cielo: il Signore giudicherà la terra quant'essa è grande; e darà l'impero al suo re, ed esalterà la gloria del suo Cristo.Our Lord shal his aduersaries feare: and vpon them shal he thunder in the heauens: our Lord shal iudge the endes of the Earth, and shal geue empire to his king, and shal exalt the horne of his Christ.Dominum formidabunt adversarii ejus: / et super ipsos in cælis tonabit. / Dominus judicabit fines terræ, / et dabit imperium regi suo, / et sublimabit cornu christi sui.

11And Elcana went to Ramatha, to his house: but the child ministered in the sight of the Lord before the face of Heli the priest.Elcana poi se v'andò a sua casa a Ramatha: e il fanciullo (Samuele) esercitava il ministero dinanzi al Signore sotto gli occhi di Heli sommo sacerdote.And Elcana went into Ramatha, vnto his house: but the childe ministered in the sight of our Lord before the face of Heli the priest.Et abiit Elcana Ramatha, in domum suam: puer autem erat minister in conspectu Domini ante faciem Heli sacerdotis. 12Now the sons of Heli were children of Belial, not knowing the Lord,Ma i figliuoli di Heli, figliuoli di Belial, non conoscevano il Signore,Moreouer the sonnes of Heli, were the sonnes of Belial, not knowing our Lord,Porro filii Heli, filii Belial, nescientes Dominum, 13Nor the office of the priests to the people: but whosoever had offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest came, while the flesh was in boiling, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand,Nè l'uffizio de' sacerdoti riguardo al popolo: imperocché immolata che era da chicchessia la vittima, veniva il servo del sacerdote nel tempo che si cuocevan le carni, e aveva in mano una forchetta a tre punte;nor the office of priestes to the people: but whosoeuer had immolated a victime, the seruant of the priest came, whiles the flesh was in boyling, and had a flesh hooke with three teeth in his hand,neque officium sacerdotum ad populum: sed quicumque immolasset victimam, veniebat puer sacerdotis, dum coquerentur carnes, et habebat fuscinulam tridentem in manu sua, 14And thrust it into the kettle, or into the cauldron, or into the pot, or into the pan: and all that the fleshhook brought up, the priest took to himself. Thus did they to all Israel that came to Silo.E la metteva nel pajuolo, o nella caldaja, o nella pentola o nella marmitta, e tutto quello ch'era tirato su dalla forchetta, lo pigliava per se il sacerdote: così facevano a tutto Israele che andava a Silo.and thrust it into the kettle, or into the caudron, or into the potte, or into the panne: and al, that the flesh hooke brought vp, the priest tooke to him selfe. so did they to al Israel that came into Silo.et mittebat eam in lebetem, vel in caldariam, aut in ollam, sive in cacabum: et omne quod levabat fuscinula, tollebat sacerdos sibi: sic faciebant universo Israëli venientium in Silo. 15Also before they burnt the fat, the servant of the priest came, and said to the man that sacrificed: Give me flesh to boil for the priest: for I will not take of thee sodden flesh, but raw.Similmente prima che facesser bruciare il grasso, veniva il servo del sacerdote, e diceva a colui che faceva immolazione: Dammi della carne da far cuocere pel sacerdote: perocché io non prenderò da te carne cotta, ma cruda.Yea before they burnt the fatte, the seruant of the priest came, and sayd to him that immolated: Geue me flesh, that I may boyle it for the priest: for I wil not take flesh of thee sodde, but raw.Etiam antequam adolerent adipem, veniebat puer sacerdotis, et dicebat immolanti: Da mihi carnem, ut coquam sacerdoti: non enim accipiam a te carnem coctam, sed crudam.

16And he that sacrificed said to him: Let the fat first be burnt to day, according to the custom, and then take to thee as much as thy soul desireth. But he answered, and said to him: Not so: but thou shalt give it me now, or else I will take it by force.E quegli che faceva l'immolazione, gli diceva: Si faccia oggi prima bruciare il grasso secondo il costume, e poi prendi tutto quello che vorrai. Ma quegli rispondeva, e diceva a lui: No: tu me la darai adesso, altrimenti io me la prenderò per forza.And he that immolated sayd to him: Let the fatte first be burnt to day according to the maner, and take vnto thee how much soeuer thy soule desireth. Who answering said to him: Not so: for thou shalt geue it now, or els I wil take it away by force.Dicebatque illi immolans: Incendatur primum juxta morem hodie adeps, et tolle tibi quantumcumque desiderat anima tua. Qui respondens aiebat ei: Nequaquam: nunc enim dabis, alioquin tollam vi. 17Wherefore the sin of the young men was exceeding great before the Lord: because they withdrew men from the sacrifice of the Lord.Il peccato adunque di que' figliuoli era grande formisura negli occhi del Signore: perocché alienavan la gente dal far sacrifizio al Signore.Therfore the sinne of the yong men was exceding great before our Lord: because men detracted from the sacrifice of our Lord.Erat ergo peccatum puerorum grande nimis coram Domino: quia retrahebant homines a sacrificio Domini. 18But Samuel ministered before the face of the Lord: being a child girded with a linen ephod.E il giovinetto Samuele esercitava il ministero dinanzi al Signore, cinto di un Ephod di lino.But Samuel ministred before the face of our Lord: a child, girded with an ephod of linnen.Samuel autem ministrabat ante faciem Domini, puer accinctus ephod lineo. 19And his mother made him a little coat, which she brought to him on the appointed days, when she went up with her husband, to offer the solemn sacrifice.E sua madre gli faceva una piccola tonaca, e gliela portava da una solennità all'altra, andando con suo marito ad offerire il sacrifizio annuale.And his mother made him a litle tunike, which she brought vpon the ordinarie daies, going vp with her husband, to immolate the solemne host.Et tunicam parvam faciebat ei mater sua, quam afferebat statutis diebus, ascendens cum viro suo, ut immolaret hostiam solemnem. 20And Heli blessed Elcana and his wife: and he said to him: The Lord give thee seed of this woman, for the loan thou hast lent to the Lord. And they went to their own home.Ed Heli benedissi Elcana, e sua moglie, e disse lui: Il Signore diati prole da questa donna in ricompensa di quella che tu hai imprestata al Signore. Ed eglino se n'andarono a casa loro.And Heli blessed Elcana and his wife: and he saied to him: Our Lord render thee seede of this woman, for the vsurie that thou hast geuen our Lord. And they went into their place.Et benedixit Heli Elcanæ et uxori ejus: dixitque ei: Reddat tibi Dominus semen de muliere hac, pro fœnore quod commodasti Domino. Et abierunt in locum suum.

21And the Lord visited Anna, and she conceived, and bore three sons, and two daughters: and the child Samuel became great before the Lord.Il Signore adunque visitò Anna, la quale concepì, e partorì tre figliuoli, e due figlie: e il giovinetto Samuele diventava grande presso il Signore.Our Lord therfore visited Anna, and she conceiued, and bare three sonnes, and two daughters: and the childe Samuel was magnified before our Lord.Visitavit ergo Dominus Annam, et concepit, et peperit tres filios, et duas filias: et magnificatus est puer Samuel apud Dominum. 22Now Heli was very old, and he heard all that his sons did to all Israel: and how they lay with the women that waited at the door of the tabernacle:Ma Heli era molto vecchio, e riseppe tutto quel che facevano i suoi figliuoli verso tutto Israele: e come dormirano colle donne, le quali vegliavano alla porta del tabernacolo:And Heli was very old, and heard al thinges which his sonnes did to al Israel: and how they slept with the wemen that wayted at the doore of the tabernacle:Heli autem erat senex valde, et audivit omnia quæ faciebant filii sui universo Israëli, et quomodo dormiebant cum mulieribus quæ observabant ad ostium tabernaculi: 23And he said to them: Why do ye these kinds of things, which I hear, very wicked things, from all the people?E disse loro: Perchè fate voi queste cose, cose pessime che io sento sparse per tutto il popolo?and he sayd to them: Why doe you these kinde of thinges, which I heare, very naughtie thinges, of al the people?et dixit eis: Quare facitis res hujuscemodi quas ego audio, res pessimas, ab omni populo ? 24Do not so, my sons: for it is no good report that I hear, that you make the people of the Lord to transgress.Guardatevene, figliuoli miei: perocché molto cattiva voce è quella che io ho udito, che voi fate prevaricare il popolo del Signore.Doe not so my sonnes: for it is not a good report, which I doe heare, that you make the people of our Lord to transgresse.Nolite, filii mei: non enim est bona fama quam ego audio, ut transgredi faciatis populum Domini. 25If one man shall sin against another, God may be appeased in his behalf: but if a man shall sin against the Lord, who shall pray for him? And they hearkened not to the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them.Se un uomo pecca contro un altr'uomo, può impetrarsi per lui pietà da Dio: ma se contro Dio pecca un uomo, chi farà orazione per lui? Ma quelli non ascoltaron la voce del padre loro: perchè il Signore voleva uccidergli.If man shal sinne against man, God may be pacified toward him: but if a man shal sinne against our Lord who shal pray for him? And they heard not the voice of their father, because our Lord would kil them.Si peccaverit vir in virum, placari ei potest Deus: si autem in Dominum peccaverit vir, quis orabit pro eo ? Et non audierunt vocem patris sui: quia voluit Dominus occidere eos.

26But the child Samuel advanced, and grew on, and pleased both the Lord and men.Or il giovinetto Samuele profittava, e cresceva, ed era grato tanto a Dio, come agli uomini.But the childe Samuel prospered, and grew, and pleased both our Lord and men.Puer autem Samuel proficiebat atque crescebat, et placebat tam Domino quam hominibus. 27And there came a man of God to Heli, and said to him: Thus saith the Lord: Did I not plainly appear to thy father’s house, when they were in Egypt in the house of Pharao?Ma un uomo di Dio andò a trovare Heli, e dissegli: Queste cose dice il Signore: non mi feci io svelatamente conoscere alla famiglia del padre tuo, mentre essi erano in Egitto in casa di Faraone?And there came a man of God to Heli, and said to him: Thus sayth our Lord: Was not I openly reueled to thy fathers house, when they were in Aegypt in the house of Pharao?Venit autem vir Dei ad Heli, et ait ad eum: Hæc dicit Dominus: Numquid non aperte revelatus sum domui patris tui, cum essent in Ægypto in domo Pharaonis ? 28And I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, and burn incense to me, and to wear the ephod before me: and I gave to thy father’s house of all the sacrifices of the children of Israel.E io lo elessi da tutte le tribù d'Israele per mio sacerdote, perchè salisse al mio altare, e mi bruciasse l'incenso, e portasse l'Ephod dinanzi a me: e alla famiglia del padre tuo diedi porzione di tutto quel che sacrificassero i figliuoli d'Israele.and I chose him of al the tribes of Israel for my priest, that he might ascend to my altar, and burne to me incense, and might carie the ephod before me: and I gaue to thy fathers house al thinges of the sacrifices of the children of Israel.Et elegi eum ex omnibus tribubus Israël mihi in sacerdotem, ut ascenderet ad altare meum, et adoleret mihi incensum, et portaret ephod coram me: et dedi domui patris tui omnia de sacrificiis filiorum Israël. 29Why have you kicked away my victims, and my gifts which I commanded to be offered in the temple: and thou hast rather honoured thy sons than me, to eat the firstfruits of every sacrifice of my people Israel?Per qual motivo avete voi dati de' calci alle mie vittime, e a' miei doni, che io ordinai che mi fossero offerti nel tempio: e tu hai avuto maggior rispetto pei tuoi figliuoli che per me, col mangiarvi le primizie di tutti i sacrifizi d'Israele mio popolo?Why haue you with your heele reiected my victime, and my giftes which I commanded to be offered in the temple: and hast rather honoured thy sonnes then me, that you would eate the first fruites of euerie sacrifice of Israel my people?Quare calce abjecistis victimam meam, et munera mea quæ præcepi ut offerrentur in templo: et magis honorasti filios tuos quam me, ut comederetis primitias omnis sacrificii Israël populi mei ?

30Wherefore thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should minister in my sight, for ever. But now saith the Lord: Far be this from me: but whosoever shall glorify me, him will I glorify: but they that despise me, shall be despised.Per questo dice il Signore Dio d'Israele: Io avea detto e ridetto, che la tua casa, e la casa del padre tuo avrebbe avuto il ministero dinanzi a me in eterno. Ma adesso dice il Signore: Lungi da me tal cosa: perocché chiunque darà gloria a me, far olio glorioso: ma quelli che mi disprezzeranno, saranno abbietti.Therfore sayeth our Lord the God of Israel: Speaking I speake that thy house, and the house of thy father should minister in my sight, for euer. But now sayeth our Lord: Be this farre from me: but whosoeuer shal glorifie me I wil glorifie him: and they that contemne me, shal be base.Propterea ait Dominus Deus Israël: Loquens locutus sum, ut domus tua, et domus patris tui, ministraret in conspectu meo usque in sempiternum. Nunc autem dicit Dominus: Absit hoc a me: sed quicumque glorificaverit me, glorificabo eum: qui autem contemnunt me, erunt ignobiles. 31Behold the days come: and I will cut off thy arm, and the arm of thy father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in thy house.Ecco che viene il tempo, quando io troncherò il tuo braccio, e il braccio della casa del padre tuo, talmente che non si trovi nella casa del padre tuo nissun vecchio.Behold the daies come: and I wil cut of thy arme, and the arme of thy fathers house, that there may not be an old man in thy house.Ecce dies veniunt, et præcidam brachium tuum, et brachium domus patris tui, ut non sit senex in domo tua. 32And thou shalt see thy rival in the temple, in all the prosperity of Israel, and there shall not be an old man in thy house for ever.E vedrai nel tempio il tuo emolo in mezzo a tutte le prosperità d'Israele: e non sarà giammai nissun vecchio in tua casa.And thou shalt see whom thou enuiest in the temple, in al prosperities of Israel and there shal not be an old man in thy house for euer.Et videbis æmulum tuum in templo, in universis prosperis Israël: et non erit senex in domo tua omnibus diebus. 33However, I will not altogether take away a man of thee from my altar: but that thy eyes may faint, and thy soul be spent: and a great part of thy house shall die, when they come to man’s estate.Io però non leverò interamente dal mio altare i tuoi discendenti; ma sol perchè vengan meno i tuoi occhi, e si consumi l'anima tua: e una gran parte della tua casa morranno, in arrivando all'età virile.Notwithstanding I wil not altogether take away a man of thee from myn altar: but that thyne eyes may fayle, and thy soule melt: and a great part of thy house shal die when it is come to mans age.Verumtamen non auferam penitus virum ex te ab altari meo: sed ut deficiant oculi tui, et tabescat anima tua: et pars magna domus tuæ morietur cum ad virilem ætatem venerit.

34And this shall be a sign to thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, Ophni and Phinees: in one day they shall both of them die.E segno di ciò sarà per te quello che accadrà a' tuoi due figliuoli, Ophni e Phinees: In un sol giorno morranno ambedue.And this shal be a signe to thee, which shal come vpon thy two sonnes, Ophni, and Phinees: In one day they shal both die.Hoc autem erit tibi signum, quod venturum est duobus filiis tuis, Ophni et Phinees: in die uno morientur ambo. 35And I will raise me up a faithful priest, who shall do according to my heart, and my soul and I will build him a faithful house, and he shall walk all days before my anointed.E io mi creerò un sacerdote fedele, il quale servirà secondo il mio cuore, e secondo l'anima mia: e io fonderò a lui una casa durevole, ed egli camminerà sempre dinanzi al mio Cristo.And I wil rayse vp vnto me a faithful priest, which shal doe according to my hart, and my soule: and I wil build him a faythful house and the same shal walke before my Christ al daies.Et suscitabo mihi sacerdotem fidelem, qui juxta cor meum et animam meam faciet: et ædificabo ei domum fidelem, et ambulabit coram christo meo cunctis diebus. 36And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall remain in thy house shall come that he may be prayed for, and shall offer a piece of silver, and a roll of bread, and shall say: Put me, I beseech thee, to somewhat of the priestly office, that I may eat a morsel of bread.E avverrà che chiunque rimarrà di tua casa, verrà per essere raccomandato affin di ottenere una moneta d'argento, e un pezzo di pane, e dica: Ammettimi, ti prego, a una porzione sacerdotale, perchè io abbia un boccon di pane da mangiare.And it shal come to passe, that whosoeuer shal remayne in thy house, shal come that he may be prayed for, and shal offer a peece of siluer, and a manchet of bread, and shal say: Leaue me I besech thee to one priestly part, that I may eate a morsel of bread.Futurum est autem, ut quicumque remanserit in domo tua, veniat ut oretur pro eo, et offerat nummum argenteum, et tortam panis, dicatque: Dimitte me, obsecro, ad unam partem sacerdotalem, ut comedam buccellam panis.