12 — 2 Kings (2 Samuel)

1And the Lord sent Nathan to David: and when he was come to him, he said to him: There were two men in one city, the one rich, and the other poor.Il Signore adunque mandò Nathan a David: quegli andò, e gli disse: Due uomini erano nella stessa città, uno ricco, e l'altro povero:OVR Lord therfore sent Nathan to Dauid: Who when he was come to him, he sayd vnto him: There were two men in one citie, one riche, and the other poore.Misit ergo Dominus Nathan ad David: qui cum venisset ad eum, dixit ei: Duo viri erant in civitate una, unus dives, et alter pauper. 2The rich man had exceeding many sheep and oxen.Il ricco avea in gran numero pecore e bovi:The rich man had sheepe, and oxen axceding manie.Dives habebat oves et boves plurimos valde. 3But the poor man had nothing at all but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up, and which had grown up in his house together with his children, eating of his bread, and drinking of his cup, and sleeping in his bosom: and it was unto him as a daughter.Il povero poi non avea niente affatto, fuori che una piccola pecorella, che avea comperata e allevata, ed essa era cresciuta in casa sua insieme co' suoi figliuoli, mangiando il pane di lui, e bevendo alla sua coppa, e dormendo nel suo seno: ed ei la teneva in luogo di figliuola.But the poore man had nothing at al, beside one litle ewe, which he had bought and nourished, and which had growen in his house together with his children, eating of his bread, and drinking of his cuppe, and sleping in his bosome: and it was to him as a daughter.Pauper autem nihil habebat omnino, præter ovem unam parvulam quam emerat et nutrierat, et quæ creverat apud eum cum filiis ejus simul, de pane illius comedens, et de calice ejus bibens, et in sinu illius dormiens: eratque illi sicut filia. 4And when a certain stranger was come to the rich man, he spared to take of his own sheep and oxen, to make a feast for that stranger, who was come to him, but took the poor man’s ewe, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.Or essendo arrivato un forestiero a casa del ricco, risparmiando questi le sue pecore, e i suoi bovi per fare un banchetto all'ospite, che era venuto a casa sua, si pigliò la pecora del povero, e ne fece vivande per colui che era venuto a casa sua.And when a certayne stranger was come to the riche man, he sparing to take of his owne sheepe and oxen, to make a feast for that stranger, which was come to him, tooke the poore mans ewe, and made meates therof for the man that was come to him.Cum autem peregrinus quidam venisset ad divitem, parcens ille sumere de ovibus et de bobus suis, ut exhiberet convivium peregrino illi qui venerat ad se, tulit ovem viri pauperis, et præparavit cibos homini qui venerat ad se.

5And David’s anger being exceedingly kindled against that man, he said to Nathan: As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this is a child of death.Sdegnato altamente David contro un tal uomo, disse a Nathan: Viva il Signore: colui che ha fatto questo, è reo di morte.And Dauid being excedingly wrath with indignation against that man, sayd to Nathan: Our Lord liueth, the man that hath done this is the childe of death.Iratus autem indignatione David adversus hominem illum nimis, dixit ad Nathan: Vivit Dominus, quoniam filius mortis est vir qui fecit hoc. 6He shall restore the ewe fourfold, because he did this thing, and had no pity.Pagherà quattro volte il valor della pecora per aver fatto tal cosa, e non aver avuta pietà.He shal render the ewe fourefold, because he hath done this thing, and hath not spared.Ovem reddet in quadruplum, eo quod fecerit verbum istud, et non pepercerit. 7And Nathan said to David: Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee from the hand of Saul,Ma Nathan disse a David: Tu se' quell'uomo: Ecco quello che dice il Signore re Dio d'Israele: Io ti unsi re d'Israele, e io ti salvai dalle mani di Saul.And Nathan sayd to Dauid: Thou art that man. Thus sayth our Lord the God of Isaael: I annointed thee to be king ouer Israel, and I deliuered thee from the hand of Saul,Dixit autem Nathan ad David: Tu es ille vir. Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Israël: Ego unxi te in regem super Israël, et ego erui te de manu Saul, 8And gave thee thy master’s house and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and Juda: and if these things be little, I shall add far greater things unto thee.E ti feci padrone della casa del tuo Signore, e della casa d'Israele, e di Giuda: e se questo è poco, io ti aggiungerò cose molte maggiori.and gaue thee the house of thy lord, and the wiues of thy lord in thy bosome, and haue geuen thee the house of Isrtel and Iuda: and if these thinges be litle, I wil adde farre greater thinges vnto thee.et dedi tibi domum domini tui, et uxores domini tui in sinu tuo, dedique tibi domum Israël et Juda: et si parva sunt ista, adjiciam tibi multo majora. 9Why therefore hast thou despised the word of the Lord, to do evil in my sight? Thou hast killed Urias the Hethite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.Per qual motivo adunque hai tu disprezzata la parola del Signore, facendo il male nel mio cospetto? tu hai ucciso di spada Uria di Heth, e hai presa per tua moglie la moglie di lui, e lui hai ucciso colla spada dei figliuoli di Ammon.Why therefore hast thou contemned the word of the lord, that thou wouldest doe euil in my sight? Vrias the Hetheite thou hast smitten with the sword, & his wife thou hast taken to thy wife, and hast slayne him with the sword of the children of Ammon.Quare ergo contempsisti verbum Domini, ut faceres malum in conspectu meo ? Uriam Hethæum percussisti gladio, et uxorem illius accepisti in uxorem tibi, et interfecisti eum gladio filiorum Ammon.

10Therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house, because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Urias the Hethite to be thy wife.Per la qual cosa la spada penderà sempre sulla tua casa perchè tu mi hai disprezzato, e hai presa la moglie di Uria di Heth per farla tua moglie.For which thing the sword shal not depart from thy house for euer, because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Vrias the Hetheite, to be thy wife.Quam ob rem non recedet gladius de domo tua usque in sempiternum, eo quod despexeris me, et tuleris uxorem Uriæ Hethæi ut esset uxor tua. 11Thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thy own house, and I will take thy wives before thy eyes and give them to thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.Quindi tali cose dice il Signore: Ecco che io farò nascere le tue sciagure dalla tua stessa casa, e sotto gli occhi tuoi prenderò le tue mogli, e darolle ad un altro, il qual dormirà colle stesse tue mogli in faccia a questo sole:Therfore thus sayth our Lord: Behold, I wil rayse vpon thee euil out of thine owne house, and wil take thy wiues before thine eies, and geue them to thy neighbour, and he shal slepe with thy wiues in the sight of this Sunne.Itaque hæc dicit Dominus: Ecce ego suscitabo super te malum de domo tua, et tollam uxores tuas in oculis tuis, et dabo proximo tuo: et dormiet cum uxoribus tuis in oculis solis hujus. 12For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing in the sight of all Israel, and in the sight of the sun.Perocché tu hai fatto in segreto, e io farò queste cose a vista di tutto Israele, e a vista di questo sole.For thou hast done it secretly: but I wil doe this word in the sight of al Israel, and in the sight of the Sunne.Tu enim fecisti abscondite: ego autem faciam verbum istud in conspectu omnis Israël, et in conspectu solis. 13And David said to Nathan: I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David: The Lord also hath taken away thy sin: thou shalt not die.E David disse a Nathan: Ho peccato contro il Signore. E Nathan disse a David: Il Signore ancora ha tolto il tuo peccato: tu non morrai.And Dauid sayd to Nathan: I haue sinned to our Lord. And Nathan sayd to Dauid: Our Lord also hath taken away thy sinne: thou shalt not die.Et dixit David ad Nathan: Peccavi Domino. Dixitque Nathan ad David: Dominus quoque transtulit peccatum tuum: non morieris. 14Nevertheless, because thou hast given occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, for this thing, the child that is born to thee, shall surely die.Ma perchè tu hai fatto che i nemici del Signore bestemmiassero per tal causa, il figliuolo che ti è nato, certamente morrà.Neuertheles, because thou hast made the enemies of our Lord to blaspheme, for this thing, the sonne that is borne to thee, dying shal dye.Verumtamen quoniam blasphemare fecisti inimicos Domini, propter verbum hoc, filius qui natus est tibi, morte morietur.

15And Nathan returned to his house. The Lord also struck the child which the wife of Urias had borne to David, and his life was despaired of.E Nathan se ne tornò a casa sua. E il Signore percosse il bambino partorito a David dalla moglie di Uria, e non vi restò speranza.And Nathan returned into his house. Our Lord also stroke the child, which the wife of Vrias had borne to Dauid, and he was past hope.Et reversus est Nathan in domum suam. Percussit quoque Dominus parvulum quem pepererat uxor Uriæ David, et desperatus est. 16And David besought the Lord for the child: and David kept a fast, and going in by himself lay upon the ground.E David fece orazione al Signore pel bambino, e digiunò rigorosamente, e stava segregato, giacendo sopra la terra.And Dauid besought our Lord for the child: and Dauid fasted a fast, and going in aside, lay vpon the ground.Deprecatusque est David Dominum pro parvulo: et jejunavit David jejunio, et ingressus seorsum, jacuit super terram. 17And the ancients of his house came, to make him rise from the ground: but he would not, neither did he eat meat with them.Ma andarono a lui i più vecchi domestici per astringerlo a levarsi da terra: ma nol volle fare, e non prese cibo con essi.And the ancientes of his house came, being earnest with him, that he would rise from the ground: who would not, neither did he eate meate with them.Venerunt autem seniores domus ejus, cogentes eum ut surgeret de terra: qui noluit, nec comedit cum eis cibum. 18And it came to pass on the seventh day that the child died: and the servants of David feared to tell him, that the child was dead. For they said: Behold when the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he would not hearken to our voice: how much more will he afflict himself if we tell him that the child is dead?Or venne che al settimo giorno il bambino si morì: e i servi di David non ardivano di dargli la nuova della morte del bambino: perocché dicevano: Quando il bambino era tuttora in vita, noi gli parlavamo, ed egli non ascoltava le nostre parole: quanto più si affliggerà ove noi gli diciamo: Il bambino è morto?And it chanced the seuenth day that the infant died: and the seruantes of Dauid feared to tel him, that the child was dead. For they sayd: Behold when the child yet liued, we spake to him, and he heard not our voice: how much more if we shal say: The child is dead, wil he afflict him self?Accidit autem die septima ut moreretur infans: timueruntque servi David nuntiare ei quod mortuus esset parvulus: dixerunt enim: Ecce cum parvulus adhuc viveret, loquebamur ad eum, et non audiebat vocem nostram: quanto magis si dixerimus: Mortuus est puer, se affliget ?

19But when David saw his servants whispering, he understood that the child was dead: and he said to his servants: Is the child dead? They answered him He is dead.Ma veggendo David, come i suoi servi cicalavano sotto voce: comprese, che il bambino era morto; e disse a' suoi servi: È egli forse morto il bambino? Risposero: È morto.When Dauid therfore sawe his seruantes muttering, he vnderstood that the infant was dead: and he sayd to his seruantes: Is the child dead? Who answered him: He is dead.Cum ergo David vidisset servos suos mussitantes, intellexit quod mortuus esset infantulus: dixitque ad servos suos: Num mortuus est puer ? Qui responderunt ei: Mortuus est. 20Then David arose from the ground, and washed and anointed himself: and when he had changed his apparel, he went into the house of the Lord: and worshipped, and then he came into his own house, and he called for bread, and ate.Allora David si alzò da terra e si lavò, e si unse: e cangiate le vesti entrò nella casa del Signore, e lo adorò, e tornato a sua casa chiese, che gli portasser da mangiare e mangiò.Dauid therfore rose from the ground; and was washed and annoynted: and when he had changed his garment, he entered into the house of our Lord: and adored, and came into his owne house, and he called for bread, and he did eate.Surrexit ergo David de terra, et lotus unctusque est: cumque mutasset vestem, ingressus est domum Domini: et adoravit, et venit in domum suam, petivitque ut ponerent ei panem, et comedit. 21And his servants said to him: What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive, but when the child was dead, thou didst rise up, and eat bread.E i suoi servi gli dissero: Che vuol dir questo? quando il bambino era ancor vivo, tu hai digiunato, e pianto: morto che è stato, ti sei alzato, e hai mangiato.And his seruantes sayd vnto him: What thing is this, that thou hast done? for the infant, when he yet liued, thou didst fast and weepe: but the child being dead, thou didst rise vp, and hast eaten bread.Dixerunt autem ei servi sui: Quis est sermo quem fecisti ? propter infantem, cum adhuc viveret, jejunasti et flebas: mortuo autem puero, surrexisti, et comedisti panem. 22And he said: While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept for him: for I said: Who knoweth whether the Lord may not give him to me, and the child may live?Ed egli disse: Ho digiunato, e ho pianto a causa del bambino, mentr'ei vivea tuttora, perchè io diceva: Chi sa, che forse il Signore non me lo renda, e resti in vita il figliuolo?Who sayd: For the infant, whiles he yet liued, I fasted and wept: for I sayd: Who knoweth if perhaps our Lord wil geue him to me, and the infant may liue?Qui ait: Propter infantem, dum adhuc viveret, jejunavi et flevi: dicebam enim: Quis scit si forte donet eum mihi Dominus, et vivat infans ?

23But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Shall I be able to bring him back any more? I shall go to him rather: but he shall not return to me.Ma ora ch'egli è morto, perchè ho io da digiunare? Potrò io ancor ritornarlo alla vita? piuttosto andrò io a trovarlo: ma egli non tornerà a me.But now because he is dead, why do I fast? Shal I be able to cal him againe any more? I shal go to him rather: but he shal not returne to me.Nunc autem quia mortuus est, quare jejunem ? numquid potero revocare eum amplius ? ego vadam magis ad eum: ille vero non revertetur ad me. 24And David comforted Bethsabee his wife, and went in unto her, and slept with her: and she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon, and the Lord loved him.E David racconsolò Bethsabea sua moglie, e andò a dormir con essa: ed ella ebbe un figliuolo, e gli diede il nome di Salomone, e il Signore lo amò.And Dauid comforted Bethsabee his wife, and going in vnto her, slept with her: Who bare a sonne, and he called his name Salomon, and our Lord loued him.Et consolatus est David Bethsabee uxorem suam, ingressusque ad eam dormivit cum ea: quæ genuit filium, et vocavit nomen ejus Salomon: et Dominus dilexit eum. 25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name, Amiable to the Lord, because the Lord loved him.E mandò il profeta Nathan, e gli fece porre il nome di Amabile al Signore, perchè il Signore lo amava.And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophete, and called his name, Amiable to our Lord, because our Lord loued loued him.Misitque in manu Nathan prophetæ, et vocavit nomen ejus, Amabilis Domino, eo quod diligeret eum Dominus. 26And Joab fought against Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and laid close siege to the royal city.Frattanto Gioab assediava Rabbath degli Ammoniti, e stava per espugnare quella città reale.Ioab therfore fought against Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and wonne the kinges citie.Igitur pugnabat Joab contra Rabbath filiorum Ammon, et expugnabat urbem regiam. 27And Joab sent messengers to David, saying: I have fought against Rabbath, and the city of waters is about to be taken.E spedì Gioab de' messi a David per dirgli: Io ho fatto l'assedio della città di Rabbath, e sta per esser presa la città delle acque.And Ioab sent messengers to Dauid, saying: I haue fought against Rabbath, and the Citie of waters is to be taken.Misitque Joab nuntios ad David, dicens: Dimicavi adversum Rabbath, et capienda est Urbs aquarum. 28Now therefore gather thou the rest of the people together, and besiege the city and take it: lest when the city shall be wasted by me, the victory be ascribed to my name.Tu adunque raduna adesso il rimanente del popolo, e dà l'assalto alla città, e fattene padrone affinchè essendo soggiogata da me non si ascriva a me la vittoria.Now therfore gather the rest of the people, and besiege the citie, & take it: lest when the citie shal be wasted of me, the victorie be ascribed to my name.Nunc igitur congrega reliquam partem populi, et obside civitatem, et cape eam: ne cum a me vastata fuerit urbs, nomini meo ascribatur victoria.

29Then David gathered all the people together, and went out against Rabbath: and after fighting, he took it.Davidde pertanto adunò tutto il popolo, e si mosse verso Rabbath, e assalitala, la prese.Dauid therfore gathered al the people, and went forth against Rabbath: and when he had fought, he tooke it.Congregavit itaque David omnem populum, et profectus est adversum Rabbath: cumque dimicasset, cepit eam. 30And he took the crown of their king from his head, the weight of which was a talent of gold, set with most precious stones, and it was put upon David’s head, and the spoils of the city which were very great he carried away.E tolse dalla testa del loro re il diadema, che pesava un talento d'oro, e conteneva gemme di grandissimo pregio, il quale fu posto sulla testa di David. E riportò ancora grandissima preda della città:And he tooke the crowne of their king from his head, in weight a talent of gold, hauing most pretious stones, and it was put vpon Dauids head. Yea & the praye of the citie he caryed away exceding much:Et tulit diadema regis eorum de capite ejus, pondo auri talentum, habens gemmas pretiosissimas: et impositum est super caput David. Sed et prædam civitatis asportavit multam valde: 31And bringing forth the people thereof he sawed them, and drove over them chariots armed with iron: and divided them with knives, and made them pass through brickkilns: so did he to all the cities of the children of Ammon: and David returned, with all the army to Jerusalem.E condottine via gli abitanti li fece segare, e fece passar sopra di loro dei carri con ruote di ferro; e li fece sbranare con coltelli, e gettare in fornaci da mattoni: così egli fece a tutte le città degli Ammoniti. E se ne tornò David con tutto l'esercito a Gerusalemme.bringing forth also the people therof sawed them, and drewe round about ouer them chariotes shod with yron: and he diuided them with kniues, and drew them through in forme of brikes: so did he to al the cities of the children of Ammon: and Dauid returned, and al the armie into Ierusalem.populum quoque ejus adducens serravit, et circumegit super eos ferrata carpenta: divisitque cultris, et traduxit in typo laterum: sic fecit universis civitatibus filiorum Ammon. Et reversus est David et omnis exercitus in Jerusalem.