9 — 1 Kings (1 Samuel)

1Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Cis, the son of Abiel, the son of Seror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphia, the son of a man of Jemini, valiant and strong.Eravi un uomo di Beniamin per nome Cis, figliuolo di Abiel, figliuolo di Seror, figliuolo di Bechorath, figliuolo di Aphia, figliuolo di Jemini, uomo di molto valore.AND there was a man of Beniamin named Cis, the sonne of Abiel, the sonne of Seor, the sonne of Bechorath, the sonne of Aphia, the sonne of a man of Iemini, valiantin strength.Et erat vir de Benjamin nomine Cis, filius Abiel, filii Seror, filii Bechorath, filii Aphia, filii viri Jemini, fortis robore. 2And he had a son whose name was Saul, a choice and goodly man, and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he appeared above all the people.E questi avea un figliuolo per nome Saul in florida età e ben fatto: e non v'era tra' figliuoli d'Israele chi lo avvantaggiasse. Era più alto di tutta la gente dalle spalle in su.And he had a sonne called Saul, chosen & good: and there was not a man of the children of Israel better then he: from the shoulder and vpward he appeared aboue al the people.Et erat ei filius vocabulo Saul, electus et bonus: et non erat vir de filiis Israël melior illo: ab humero et sursum eminebat super omnem populum. 3And the asses of Cis, Saul’s father, were lost: and Cis said to his son Saul: Take one of the servants with thee, and arise, go, and seek the asses. And when they had passed through Mount Ephraim,Or eransi smarrite le asine di Cis padre di Saul. E Cis disse a Saul suo figliuolo: Prendi teco uno dei servi, e parti, e va in cerca delle asine. Ed eglino essendo passati pel monte Ephraim,And the asses of Cis the father of Saul were lost: and Cis said to Saul his sonne: Take one of the seruants with thee, and rising goe, and seeke the asses. Who when they had passed by mount Ephraim,Perierant autem asinæ Cis patris Saul: et dixit Cis ad Saul filium suum: Tolle tecum unum de pueris, et consurgens vade, et quære asinas. Qui cum transissent per montem Ephraim 4And through the land of Salisa, and had not found them, they passed also through the land of Salim, and they were not there: and through the land of Jemini, and found them not.E per la terra di Salisa, senza averle trovate, scorsero anche il paese di Salim; ma non vi erano, e anche il paese di Jemini, ma nulla scoprirono.and by the land of Salisa, and had not found, they passed also through the land of Salim, and they were not: yea and by the Land of Iemini, and found them not.et per terram Salisa, et non invenissent, transierunt etiam per terram Salim, et non erant: sed et per terram Jemini, et minime repererunt.

5And when they were come to the land of Suph, Saul said to the servant that was with him: Come, let us return, lest perhaps my father forget the asses, and be concerned for us.Ed essendo arrivati alla terra di Suph, disse Saul al servo che era con lui: Vieni, torniamcene, perchè non accada che il padre mio, non prendendosi più pensiero delle asine, sia in pena per noi.And when they were come into the Land of Suph, Saul saide to the seruant that was with him: Come let vs returne, lest perhaps my father hath let alone the asses, and be careful for vs.Cum autem venissent in terram Suph, dixit Saul ad puerum qui erat cum eo: Veni et revertamur, ne forte dimiserit pater meus asinas, et sollicitus sit pro nobis. 6And he said to him: Behold there is a man of God in this city, a famous man: all that he saith, cometh certainly to pass. Now, therefore, let us go thither, perhaps he may tell us of our way, for which we are come.E quegli disse a lui: È qui in questa città un uomo di Dio, uomo celebre: tutto quel ch'egli dice, succede sicuramente: or noi andiamo là, se forse egli ci desse qualche indizio riguardo al fine del nostro viaggio.Who sayd to him: Behold a man of God is in this citie, a famous man: al that he speaketh, cometh to passe without doubt now therefore let vs goe thither, if perhaps he may tel vs of our way, for which we are come.Qui ait ei: Ecce vir Dei est in civitate hac, vir nobilis: omne quod loquitur, sine ambiguitate venit. Nunc ergo eamus illuc, si forte indicet nobis de via nostra, propter quam venimus. 7And Saul said to his servant: Behold we will go: but what shall we carry to the man of God? the bread is spent in our bags: and we have no present to make to the man of God, nor any thing at all.E Saul disse al suo servo: Su via, anderemo: Che porterem noi all'uomo di Dio? non v'è più pane ne' nostri sacchi, e non abbiamo nissun presente di sorta da dare all'uomo di Dio.And Saul sayd to his seruant: Loc we wil goe: what shal we carie to the man of God? The bread is spent in our males: and present we haue none to geue vnto the man of God, nor any thing els.Dixitque Saul ad puerum suum: Ecce ibimus: quid feremus ad virum Dei ? panis defecit in sitarciis nostris, et sportulam non habemus ut demus homini Dei, nec quidquam aliud. 8The servant answered Saul again, and said: Behold there is found in my hand the fourth part of a sicle of silver, let us give it to the man of God, that he may tell us our way.Ma il servo replicò a Saul, dicendo: Ecco un quarto di statere di argento che ho trovato, non so come, diamolo all'uomo di Dio affinchè ci dia lume pel nostro viaggio.Agayne the seruant answered Saul and sayd: Behold there is found in my hand the fourth part of a sicle of siluer, let vs geue it to the man of God, that he may tel vs our way.Rursum puer respondit Sauli, et ait: Ecce inventa est in manu mea quarta pars stateris argenti: demus homini Dei, ut indicet nobis viam nostram.

9Now in time past in Israel, when a man went to consult God, he spoke thus: Come, let us go to the seer. For he that is now called a prophet, in time past was called a seer.(In antico tutti quelli che in Israele andavano a consultare Dio, così solean parlare: Venite, andiamo a trovare il Veggente. Perocché quelli che oggi si chiaman profeti: chiamavansi allora i Veggenti.)(For in time past in Israel so euery man spake, going to consult God, Come, and let vs goe to the Seer. For he that at this day is called a Prophete, in time past was called a Seer.)(Olim in Israël sic loquebatur unusquisque vadens consulere Deum: Venite, et eamus ad videntem. Qui enim propheta dicitur hodie, vocabatur olim videns.) 10And Saul said to his servant: Thy word is very good, come let us go. And they went into the city, where the man of God was.E Saul disse al suo servo: Tu dici benissimo. Vieni, andiamo. E andarono nella città, in cui stava l'uomo di Dio.And Saul sayd to his seruant: Thy word is very good, come let vs goe. And they went into the citie, wherein the man of God was.Et dixit Saul ad puerum suum: Optimus sermo tuus. Veni, eamus. Et ierunt in civitatem in qua erat vir Dei. 11And when they went up the ascent to the city, they found maids coming out to draw water, and they said to them: Is the seer here?E nel salir la collina della città trovaron delle fanciulle, che andavano ad attigner acqua, e disser loro: Sta egli qui il Veggente?And when they went vp the ascent of the citie, they found maides coming forth to draw water, and sayd to them: Is the Seer here?Cumque ascenderent clivum civitatis, invenerunt puellas egredientes ad hauriendam aquam, et dixerunt eis: Num hic est videns ? 12They answered and said to them: He is: behold he is before you, make haste now: for he came to day into the city, for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place.E quelli risposero, e dissero loro: Eccolo qui poco innanzi a te: va ora presto: perocché oggi egli è venuto alla città, perchè oggi vi è sacrifizio del popolo nel luogo eccelso.Who answering sayd to them: Here he is. Loe before thee, make hast now: for this day he came into the citie, because this day there is a sacrifice of the people in the excelse.Quæ respondentes, dixerunt illis: Hic est: ecce ante te, festina nunc: hodie enim venit in civitatem, quia sacrificium est hodie populi in excelso. 13As soon as you come into the city, you shall immediately find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat till he come; because he blesseth the victim, and afterwards they eat that are invited. Now, therefore, go up, for to day you shall find him.Entrando in città voi lo troverete subito, che non sarà ancora andato al luogo eccelso per mangiare: il popolo poi non mangerà sino a tanto che egli sia colà giunto: perocché egli benedice l'ostia, e poi mangiano quelli che sono chiamati. Su via salite adesso, che oggi lo troverete.Entring into the citie immediatly you shal find him, before he goe vp into the excelse to eate. for the people wil not eate til he come: because he wil blesse the Hoste, and afterward they shal eate that are inuited. Now therefore goe vp, because this day you shal finde him.Ingredientes urbem, statim invenietis eum antequam ascendat excelsum ad vescendum, neque enim comesurus est populus donec ille veniat: quia ipse benedicit hostiæ, et deinceps comedunt qui vocati sunt. Nunc ergo conscendite, quia hodie reperietis eum.

14And they went up into the city. And when they were walking in the midst of the city, behold Samuel was coming out over against them, to go up to the high place.Ed essi salirono alla città. E mentre passavan pel mezzo di essa, comparve Samuele che andava loro incontro per poi salire al luogo eccelso.And they went vp into the citie. And when they walked in the middes of the citie, Samuel appeared coming forth against them, to goe vp into the excelse.Et ascenderunt in civitatem. Cumque illi ambularent in medio urbis, apparuit Samuel egrediens obviam eis, ut ascenderet in excelsum. 15Now the Lord had revealed to the ear of Samuel the day before Saul came, saying:Or il Signore un giorno prima della venuta di Saul l'avea rivelata a Samuele, dicendo:And our Lord had reueled the eare of Samuel one day before Saul came, saying:Dominus autem revelaverat auriculam Samuelis ante unam diem quam veniret Saul, dicens: 16To morrow about this same hour I will send thee a man of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be ruler over my people Israel: and he shall save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked down upon my people, because their cry is come to me.Nella stessa ora che è adesso, domane manderò a te un uomo della terra di Beniamin, e tu lo ungerai come capo del mio popolo d'Israele: ed egli salverà il mio popolo dalle mani de' Filistei: perocché io ho rivolto l'occhio verso il mio popolo, le loro grida sono arrivate a me.This very houre, that now is, to morrow wil I send to thee a man of the Land of Beniamin, and thou shalt annoint him ruler ouer my people of Israel: and he shal saue my people from the hand of the Philistiims: because I haue respected my people, for their crie is come to me.Hac ipsa hora quæ nunc est, cras mittam virum ad te de terra Benjaminm, et unges eum ducem super populum meum Israël: et salvabit populum meum de manu Philisthinorum, quia respexi populum meum: venit enim clamor eorum ad me. 17And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him: Behold the man, of whom I spoke to thee, this man shall reign over my people.E quando Samuele ebbe veduto Saul, il Signore gli disse: Ecco l'uomo, di cui io ti avea parlato: questi avrà il comando del popol mio.And when Samuel had beheld Saul, our Lord sayde to him: Behold the man, of whom I told thee, this man shal rule ouer my people.Cumque aspexisset Samuel Saulem, Dominus dixit ei: Ecce vir quem dixeram tibi: iste dominabitur populo meo. 18And Saul came to Samuel in the midst of the gate, and said: Tell me, I pray thee, where is the house of the seer?E Saul si appressò a Samuele in mezzo alla porta, e disse: Di grazia insegnami, dove sia la casa del Veggente.And Saul came to Samuel in the middes of the gate, and sayd: Shew me, I pray thee, where is the house of the Seer?Accessit autem Saul ad Samuelem in medio portæ, et ait: Indica, oro, mihi, ubi est domus videntis.

19And Samuel answered Saul, saying: I am the seer; go up before me to the high place, that you may eat with me to day, and I will let thee go in the morning: and tell thee all that is in thy heart.E Samuel rispose a Saul, e disse: Io sono il Veggente: incamminati dinanzi a me verso il luogo eccelso, perchè oggi mangiate meco, e domattina ti rimanderò: e ti spiegherò tutto quello che hai in cuor tuo.And Samuel answered Saul, saying: I am the Seer, goe vp before me into the excelse, that you may eate with me to day, and I wil dimisse thee in the morning: and al thinges that are in thy hart, wil I tel thee.Et respondit Samuel Sauli, dicens: Ego sum videns: ascende ante me in excelsum, ut comedatis mecum hodie, et dimittam te mane: et omnia quæ sunt in corde tuo indicabo tibi. 20And as for the asses, which were lost three days ago, be not solicitous, because they are found. And for whom shall be all the best things of Israel? Shall they not be for thee and for all thy father’s house?E non prenderti fastidio riguardo alle asine smarrite tre giorni fa: perocché sono trovate. E di chi sarà tutto il meglio d'Israele? Non sarà egli tuo, e di tutta la casa del padre tuo?And concerning the asses, which thou didst lose three dayes agone, be not careful, because they are found. And whose shal be al the best thinges of Israel? not to thee and to al thy fathers house?Et de asinis quas nudiustertius perdidisti, ne sollicitus sis, quia inventæ sunt. Et cujus erunt optima quæque Israël ? nonne tibi et omni domui patris tui ? 21And Saul answering, said: Am not I a son of Jemini of the least tribe of Israel, and my kindred the last among all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then hast thou spoken this word to me?Ma Saul rispose, e disse: E non son io figliuolo di Jemini, della minima tribù d'Israele, e la mia famiglia non è dessa l'ultima di tutte quelle di Beniamin? per qual motivo adunque mi hai parlato in tal guisa?And Saul answering, sayd: Am not I the sonne of Iemini of the least tribe of Israel, and my kindred the last among al the families of the tribe of Beniamin? Why therfore hast thou spoken this word to me?Respondens autem Saul, ait: Numquid non filius Jemini ego sum de minima tribu Israël, et cognatio mea novissima inter omnes familias de tribu Benjamin ? quare ergo locutus est mihi sermonem istum ? 22Then Samuel taking Saul, and his servant, brought them into the parlour, and gave them a place at the head of them that were invited. For there were about thirty men.Ma Samuele prese seco Saul, e il suo servo, e gl'introdusse nella sala, e li collocò in cima a tutti quelli che erano stati invitati: or questi erano circa trenta uomini.Samuel therefore taking Saul and his seruant, brought them into the parlour, and gaue them a place in the chiefe rowme of them that were inuited. for there were about thirtie men.Assumens itaque Samuel Saulem et puerum ejus, introduxit eos in triclinium, et dedit eis locum in capite eorum qui fuerant invitati: erant enim quasi triginta viri.

23And Samuel said to the cook: Bring the portion which I gave thee, and commanded thee to set it apart by thee.E Samuele disse al cuoco: Metti fuora la porzione che io ti diedi, e ti ordinai di tener in serbo presso di te.And Samuel sayd to the cooke: Geue the portion, which I gaue thee, and commanded that thou shouldest lay it vp apart with thee.Dixitque Samuel coco: Da partem quam dedi tibi, et præcepi ut reponeres seorsum apud te. 24And the cook took up the shoulder, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said: Behold what is left, set it before thee, and eat; because it was kept of purpose for thee, when I invited the people. And Saul ate with Samuel that day.Il cuoco allora portò una spalla, e la posò davanti a Saul, e disse Samuele: Ecco quello che avanzò, mettitelo dinanzi, e mangia: perocché fu serbato a posta per te, quand'io invitai il popolo. E Saul mangiò quel giorno con Samuele.And the cooke lifted vp a shoulder, and sette it before Saul. And Samuel said: Behold that which hath remayned, sette it before thee, and eate: because of purpose it was kept for thee, when I called the people. And Saul did eate with Samuel that day.Levavit autem cocus armum, et posuit ante Saul. Dixitque Samuel: Ecce quod remansit: pone ante te, et comede, quia de industria servatum est tibi quando populum vocavi. Et comedit Saul cum Samuele in die illa. 25And they went down from the high place into the town, and he spoke with Saul upon the top of the house: and he prepared a bed for Saul on the top of the house and he slept.E sceser dal luogo eccelso nella città, e (Samuele) discorse con Saul sul solajo: e Saul si adagiò sul solajo e dormì.And they descended from the excelse into the towne, and he spake with Saul in the toppe of the house: and he prepared a bed for Saul in the highest rowme, & he slept.Et descenderunt de excelso in oppidum, et locutus est cum Saule in solario: stravitque Saul in solario, et dormivit. 26And when they were risen in the morning, and it began now to be light, Samuel called Saul on the top of the house, saying: Arise, that I may let thee go. And Saul arose: and they went out both of them: to wit, he and Samuel.E la mattina essendosi alzato sul far del giorno Samuele chiamò Saul, che era sul solajo, dicendo: Alzati, e io ti rimanderò. E Saul si alzò: e usciron fuora ambedue, vale a dire egli, e Samuele.And when they were risen in the morning, and it beganne now to be light, Samuel called Saul in the high chāber, saying: Arise that I may dismisse thee. And Saul arose: and they went both forth: to witte, he and Samuel.Cumque mane surrexissent, et jam elucesceret, vocavit Samuel Saulem in solario, dicens: Surge, et dimittam te. Et surrexit Saul: egressique sunt ambo, ipse videlicet, et Samuel.

27And as they were going down in the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul: Speak to the servant to go before us, and pass on: but stand thou still a while, that I may tell thee the word of the Lord.E mentre scendevano nella parte infima della città disse Samuele a Saul: Dì al servo che passi, e vada innanzi a noi, e tu fermati un pochetto; affinchè io ti annunzi la parola del Signore.And when they came downe in the vttermost part of the citie, Samuel said to Saul: Speake to the seruant that he goe before vs, and passe: but stay thou alitle while, that I may tel thee the word of our Lord.Cumque descenderent in extrema parte civitatis, Samuel dixit ad Saul: Dic puero ut antecedat nos et transeat: tu autem subsiste paulisper, ut indicem tibi verbum Domini.