15 — 2 Kings (2 Samuel)

1Now after these things Absalom made himself chariots, and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.Dopo di ciò Assalonne si procurò de' cocchi, e dei cavalieri, e cinquanta uomini, che andavano innanzi a lui.THEREFORE after these thinges Absalom made him self chariotes, and horsemen, and fiftie men, that should goe before him.Igitur post hæc fecit sibi Absalom currus, et equites, et quinquaginta viros qui præcederent eum. 2And Absalom rising up early stood by the entrance of the gate, and when any man had business to come to the king’s judgment, Absalom called him to him, and said: Of what city art thou? He answered, and said: Thy servant is of such tribe of Israel.E la mattina levatosi Assalonne si metteva vicino all'ingresso della porta, e tutti coloro che avevano affari, e venivano a chiedere giustizia al re, li chiamava a sé Assalonne, e diceva: Di qual città se' tu? E quegli rispondeva: Io tuo servo sono della tal tribù d'Israele.And Absalom rising early, stoode beside the entrance of the gate, and euerie man that had busines to the kinges iudgement, did Absalom cal to him, and sayd: Of what citie art thou? Who answering sayd: Of such a tribe of Israel am I thy seruant.Et mane consurgens Absalom, stabat juxta introitum portæ, et omnem virum qui habebat negotium ut veniret ad regis judicium, vocabat Absalom ad se, et dicebat: De qua civitate es tu ? Qui respondens aiebat: Ex una tribu Israël ego sum servus tuus. 3And Absalom answered him: Thy words seem to me good and just. But there is no man appointed by the king to hear thee. And Absalom said:E Assalonne gli rispondeva: Mi pare che tu dica bene, e abbi ragione: ma non havvi chi sia destinato dal re per sentirti. E soggiungeva Assalonne:And Absalom answered him: Thy wordes seeme vnto me good and iust. But there is none to heare thee appointed of the king. And Absalom sayd:Respondebatque ei Absalom: Videntur mihi sermones tui boni et justi, sed non est qui te audiat constitutus a rege. Dicebatque Absalom: 4O that they would make me judge over the land, that all that have business might come to me, that I might do them justice.Oh chi mi facesse giudice del paese, affinchè a me ricorressero tutti quelli che hanno affari, e io li potessi decidere secondo giustizia?Oh who would appoint me iudge ouer the land, that al might come to me which haue busines, and I might iudge iustly?Quis me constituat judicem super terram, ut ad me veniant omnes qui habent negotium, et juste judicem ? 5Moreover when any man came to him to salute him, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.Oltre a ciò, quando alcuno andava a salutarlo, egli porgevagli la mano, e lo abbracciava, e lo baciava.Yea and when a man came vnto him to salute him, he put forth his hand, and taking him, kyssed him.Sed et cum accederet ad eum homo ut salutaret illum, extendebat manum suam, et apprehendens osculabatur eum.

6And this he did to all Israel that came for judgment, to be heard by the king, and he enticed the hearts of the men of Israel.Così faceva con tutti quei d'Israele che venivano per esser sentiti, e giudicati dal re; e si caparrava il cuore degli uomini d'Israele.And this did he to al Israel coming for iudgement, to be heard of the king, and he intised the hartes of the men of Israel.Faciebatque hoc omni Israël venienti ad judicium ut audiretur a rege, et sollicitabat corda virorum Israël. 7And after forty years, Absalom said to king David: Let me go, and pay my vows which I have vowed to the Lord in Hebron.Ma passato il quarantesimo anno disse Assalonne al re David: Io andrò, e adempirò in Hebron i voti fatti da me al Signore.And after fourtie yeares, Absalom sayd to king Dauid: Let me goe, and pay my vowes which I haue vowed to our Lord in Hebron.Post quadraginta autem annos, dixit Absalom ad regem David: Vadam, et reddam vota mea quæ vovi Domino in Hebron. 8For thy servant made a vow, when he was in Gessur of Syria, saying: If the Lord shall bring me again into Jerusalem, I will offer sacrifice to the Lord.Perocchè il tuo servo essendo a Gessur nella Siria, fece questo voto, e disse: Se il Signore mi farà tornare a Gerusalemme, offrirò sagrifizio al Signore.For thy seruant vowing did vow, when he was in Gessur of Syria, saying: If our Lord wil bring me againe into Ierusalem, I wil sacrifice to our Lord.Vovens enim vovit servus tuus cum esset in Gessur Syriæ, dicens: Si reduxerit me Dominus in Jerusalem, sacrificabo Domino. 9And king David said to him: Go in peace. And he arose, and went to Hebron.E il re David gli disse: Va in pace. E quegli partì e andò in Hebron.And king Dauid sayd to him: Goe in peace. And he arose, and went into Hebron.Dixitque ei rex David: Vade in pace. Et surrexit, et abiit in Hebron. 10And Absalom sent spies into all the tribes of Israel, saying: As soon as you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, say ye: Absalom reigneth in Hebron.Ma Assalonne mandò emissarii in tutte le tribù d'Israele che dicessero: Subito che udirete il suono della tromba, direte: Assalonne regna già in Hebron.And Absalom sent spies into al the tribes of Israel, saying: forthwith as you shal heare the sound of the trumpet, sav ye: Absalom reigneth in Hebron.Misit autem Absalom exploratores in universas tribus Israël, dicens: Statim ut audieritis clangorem buccinæ, dicite: Regnavit Absalom in Hebron. 11Now there went with Absalom two hundred men out of Jerusalem that were called, going with simplicity of heart, and knowing nothing of the design.Or con Assalonne erano andati da Gerusalemme dugento uomini invitati (da lui) i quali lo seguirono con semplicità di cuore e senza sapere niente de' suoi fini.Moreouer with Absalom there went two hundred men out of Ierusalem being called, going with a simple hart, and vtterly ignorant of the cause.Porro cum Absalom ierunt ducenti viri de Jerusalem vocati, euntes simplici corde, et causam penitus ignorantes.

12Absalom also sent for Achitophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city Gilo. And while he was offering sacrifices, there was a strong conspiracy, and the people running together increased with Absalom.Assalonne invitò parimente Achitophel Gilonita consigliere di David dalla sua città di Gilo. E nel tempo ch'egli stava immolando vittime, si formava una possente congiura, e cresceva il numero della gente, che correva in folla verso Assalonne.Absalom also sent for Achitophel the Gilonite, Dauids counseler, from his citie Gilo. And when he immolated victimes, there was made a strong conspiracie, and the people running together increased with Absalom.Accersivit quoque Absalom Achitophel Gilonitem consiliarium David, de civitate sua Gilo. Cumque immolaret victimas, facta est conjuratio valida, populusque concurrens augebatur cum Absalom. 13And there came a messenger to David, saying: All Israel with their whole heart followeth Absalom.Venne pertanto a Davidde un messo, che disse: Tutto Israele si è dato di tutto cuore a seguire Assalonne,A messenger therefore came to Dauid, saying: Al Israel with al their hart foloweth Absalom.Venit igitur nuntius ad David, dicens: Toto corde universus Israël sequitur Absalom. 14And David said to his servants, that were with him in Jerusalem: Arise and let us flee: for we shall not escape else from the face of Absalom: make haste to go out, lest he come and overtake us, and bring ruin upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.E David disse a' suoi servi, che eran con lui in Gerusalemme: Orsù fuggiamo, perocché non avrem luogo di scampo, quando sia venuto Assalonne: affrettatevi a partire, affinchè col suo arrivo non ci prevenga, e porti rovine sopra di noi, e metta a fil di spada la gente della città.And Dauid said to his seruantes, that were with him in Ierusalem: Arise let vs flee: for there wil be no escape for vs from the face of Absolom: make hast to goe out, lest coming perhaps he ouertake vs, and force ruine vpon vs, and strike the citie in the edge of the sword.Et ait David servis suis qui erant cum eo in Jerusalem: Surgite, fugiamus: neque enim erit nobis effugium a facie Absalom: festinate egredi, ne forte veniens occupet nos, et impellat super nos ruinam, et percutiat civitatem in ore gladii. 15And the king’s servants said to him: Whatsoever our lord the king shall command, we thy servants will willingly execute.Dissero i servi del re a lui: Tutto quel che ci comanderà il re nostro Signore, sarà eseguito di buona voglia da noi tuoi servi.And the kinges seruantes said to him: al thinges whatsoeuer our lord the king shal command, we thy seruantes wil gladly execute.Dixeruntque servi regis ad eum: Omnia quæcumque præceperit dominus noster rex, libenter exequemur servi tui.

16And the king went forth, and all his household on foot: and the king left ten women his concubines to keep the house:Partì adunque il re a piedi con tutta la sua famiglia, e lasciò dieci concubine a custodire il palazzo.The king therefore went forth, and al his house on foote: & the king leift ten wemen his concubines to keepe the house.Egressus est ergo rex et universa domus ejus pedibus suis: et dereliquit rex decem mulieres concubinas ad custodiendam domum. 17And the king going forth and all Israel on foot, stood afar off from the house:E il re, e tutto Israele uscirono a piedi, ed essendo già lungi dalla casa, egli si fermò:And the king going forth & al Israel on their feete, stoode farre from the house:Egressusque rex et omnis Israël pedibus suis, stetit procul a domo: 18And all his servants walked by him, and the bands of the Cerethi, and the Phelethi, and all the Gethites, valiant warriors, six hundred men who had followed him from Geth on foot, went before the king.E tutti i suoi servi facevano il viaggio presso a lui, e le legioni di Gerethi, e di Phelethi, e tutti i Gethei, guerrieri di valore, in numero di seicento uomini, i quali lo avean seguito da Geth, camminavano a piedi dinanzi a lui,and al his seruantes walked by him, and the legions Cerethi, and Phelethi and al the Getheites, valiant warriers, six hundred men which had folowed him from Geth footemen, went before the king.et universi servi ejus ambulabant juxta eum, et legiones Cerethi, et Phelethi, et omnes Gethæi, pugnatores validi, sexcenti viri qui secuti eum fuerant de Geth pedites, præcedebant regem. 19And the king said to Ethai the Gethite: Why comest thou with us: return and dwell with the king, for thou art a stranger, and art come out of thy own place.Ma il re disse ad Ethai di Geth: Perchè vieni tu con noi? Torna indietro, e statti col re, essendo tu forestiero, e uscito dal tuo paese.And the king said to Ethai the Getheite: Why comest thou with vs? returne and dwel with the king, because thou art a stranger, and art come forth out of thy place.Dixit autem rex ad Ethai Gethæum: Cur venis nobiscum ? revertere, et habita cum rege, quia peregrinus es, et egressus es de loco tuo. 20Yesterday thou camest, and to day shalt thou be forced to go forth with us? but I shall go whither I am going: return thou, and take back thy brethren with thee, and the Lord will shew thee mercy, and truth, because thou hast shewn grace and fidelity.Jeri tu se' arrivata, e oggi sarai costretto a partire con noi? quanto a me io andrò, dove debbo andare: torna indietro, e riconduci teco i tuoi fratelli, e il Signore sarà misericordioso, e fedele con te, perchè tu hai dimostrata la tua gratitudine, e lealtà.Yesterday thou camest, and to day shalt thou be forced to goe forth with vs? but I wil goe whither I shal goe: returne, and leade backe thy brethren with thee, and our Lord wil doe with thee mercie, and veritie, because thou hast shewed grace and fidelitie.Heri venisti, et hodie compelleris nobiscum egredi ? ego autem vadam quo iturus sum: revertere, et reduc tecum fratres tuos, et Dominus faciet tecum misericordiam et veritatem, quia ostendisti gratiam et fidem.

21And Ethai answered the king, saying: As the Lord liveth, and as my lord the king liveth: in what place soever thou shalt be, my lord, O king, either in death, or in life, there will thy servant be.Ma Ethai rispose al re: Viva il Signore, e viva il re mio padrone: in qualunque luogo sarai tu, o re signor mio, ivi sarà o vivo, o morto il tuo servo.And Ethai answered the king, saying: The Lord liueth, and my lord the king liueth: for that in what place soeuer thou shalt be, my lord king, either in death, or in life, there wil thy seruant be.Et respondit Ethai regi dicens: Vivit Dominus, et vivit dominus meus rex, quoniam in quocumque loco fueris, domine mi rex, sive in morte, sive in vita, ibi erit servus tuus. 22And David said to Ethai: Come, and pass over. And Ethai the Gethite passed, and all the men that were with him, and the rest of the people.E David disse ad Ethai: Vieni, e passa. E passò Ethai Getheo, e tutta la gente che era con lui, e tutta l'altra moltitudine.And Dauid said to Ethai: Come, and passe. And Ethai the Getheite passed, and al the men that were with him, and the rest of the multitude.Et ait David Ethai: Veni, et transi. Et transivit Ethai Gethæus, et omnes viri qui cum eo erant, et reliqua multitudo. 23And they all wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself went over the brook Cedron, and all the people marched towards the way that looketh to the desert.E tutti piangevano, e singhiozzavano forte: e passò tutto il popolo, ed anche il re passò il torrente Cedron: e tutta la gente s'incamminò per la strada, che mena al deserto.And they al wept with alowd voice, and al the people passed: the king also went ouer the Torrent Cedron, and al the people marched against the way, that looketh to the desert.Omnesque flebant voce magna, et universus populus transibat: rex quoque transgrediebatur torrentem Cedron, et cunctus populus incedebat contra viam quæ respicit ad desertum. 24And Sadoc the priest also came, and all the Levites with him carrying the ark of the covenant of God, and they set down the ark of God: and Abiathar went up, till all the people that was come out of the city had done passing.Venne anche Sadoc sommo sacerdote, e con lui tutti i Leviti, che portavan l'arca del testamento di Dio, e deposero l'arca di Dio: e Abiathar le andò appresso aspettando che finisse di passar tutto il popolo, che era uscito dalla città.And Sadoc also the priest came, and al the Leuites with him carying the arke of the couenant of God, and they sette downe the arke of God: & Abiathar ascended, til al the people was fully passed, which was come forth of the citie.Venit autem et Sadoc sacerdos, et universi Levitæ cum eo, portantes arcam fœderis Dei: et deposuerunt arcam Dei. Et ascendit Abiathar, donec expletus esset omnis populus qui egressus fuerat de civitate.

25And the king said to Sadoc: Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find grace in the sight of the Lord, he will bring me again, and he will shew me it, and his tabernacle.Ma il re disse a Sadoc: Riporta in città l'arca di Dio: se io troverò grazia negli occhi del Signore, egli mi rimenerà, e farammi vedere e questa, e il suo tabernacolo.And the king sayd to Sadoc: Cary backe the Arke of God into the citie: if I shal finde grace in the sight of my Lord, he wil bring me agayne, and wil show me it, and his tabernacle.Et dixit rex ad Sadoc: Reporta arcam Dei in urbem: si invenero gratiam in oculis Domini, reducet me, et ostendet mihi eam, et tabernaculum suum. 26But if he shall say to me: Thou pleasest me not: I am ready, let him do that which is good before him.Ma se egli mi dirà. Non ti voglio: io son preparato, faccia egli quello che a lui piace.But if he shal say to me: Thou pleasest me not: I am readie, let him doe that which is good before him.Si autem dixerit mihi: Non places: præsto sum: faciat quod bonum est coram se. 27And the king said to Sadoc the priest: O seer, return into the city in peace: and let Achimaas thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar, your two sons, be with you.E soggiunse il re a Sadoc sommo sacerdote: Torna in pace alla città, o Veggente: e Achimaas tuo figliuolo, e Gionata figliuolo di Abiathar, due vostri figliuoli, sieno con voi.And the king sayd to Sadoc the priest: O seer returne into the citie in peace: and Achimaas thy sonne, and Ionathas the sonne of Abiathar, your two sonnes let them be with you.Et dixit rex ad Sadoc sacerdotem: O videns, revertere in civitatem in pace: et Achimaas filius tuus, et Jonathas filius Abiathar, duo filii vestri, sint vobiscum. 28Behold I will lie hid in the plains of the wilderness, till there come word from you to certify me.Ecco che io vo a nascondermi nelle pianure del deserto, sino a tanto che altre nuove mi vengano da voi.Behold I wil be hid in the champayne of the desert, til there come word from you aduertising me.Ecce ego abscondar in campestribus deserti, donec veniat sermo a vobis indicans mihi. 29So Sadoc and Abiathar carried back the ark of God into Jerusalem: and they tarried there.Sadoc adunque, e Abiathar riportarono l'arca di Dio in Gerusalemme, e ivi si stettero.Sadoc therefore and Abiathar caryed backe the Arke of God into Ierusalem: and they taried there.Reportaverunt ergo Sadoc et Abiathar arcam Dei in Jerusalem, et manserunt ibi. 30But David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, going up and weeping, walking barefoot, and with his head covered, and all the people that were with them, went up with their heads covered weeping.Or Davidde saliva il colle degli ulivi, e lo saliva piangendo, e camminava a piedi ignudi, col capo coperto: e parimente tutto il popolo che era con lui, saliva col capo coperto, e piangendo.Moreouer Dauid went vp mount Oliuet, climbing & weeping, going bare foote, and his head couered, yea and al the people which was with him, their head couered went vp weeping.Porro David ascendebat clivum Olivarum, scandens et flens, nudis pedibus incedens, et operto capite: sed et omnis populus qui erat cum eo, operto capite ascendebat plorans.

31And it was told David that Achitophel also was in the conspiracy with Absalom, and David said: Infatuate, O Lord, I beseech thee, the counsel of Achitophel.E fu riferito a Davidde, come anche Achitophel era entrato nella congiura di Assalonne; e disse David; Signore, infatua, ti prego, i consigli di Achitophel.And it was told Dauid that Achitophel also was in the conspiracie with Absalom, and Dauid sayd: Infatuare o Lord I besech thee, the counsel of Achitophel.Nuntiatum est autem David quod et Achitophel esset in conjuratione cum Absalom: dixitque David: Infatua, quæso, Domine, consilium Achitophel. 32And when David was come to the top of the mountain, where he was about to adore the Lord, behold Chusai the Arachite, came to meet him with his garment rent and his head covered with earth.E mentre Davidde stava per arrivare alla vetta del monte, in cui voleva adorare il Signore, sopraggiunse ad un tratto presso di lui Chusai di Arachi colla veste stracciata, e il capo coperto di polvere.And when Dauid went vp to the toppe of the mount, wherein he would adore our Lord, behold there mette him Chusai the Arachite, his garment rent and his head ful of earth.Cumque ascenderet David summitatem montis in quo adoraturus erat Dominum, ecce occurrit ei Chusai Arachites, scissa veste, et terra pleno capite. 33And David said to him: If thou come with me, thou wilt be a burden to me:E Davidde gli disse: Se tu vieni con me, mi sarai di peso.And Dauid sayd to him: If thou come with me, thou shalt be a burden to me:Et dixit ei David: Si veneris mecum, eris mihi oneri: 34But if thou return into the city, and wilt say to Absalom: I am thy servant, O king: as I have been thy father’s servant, so I will be thy servant: thou shalt defeat the counsel of Achitophel.Ma se tornerai in città, e dirai ad Assalonne: Io, o re, son tuo servo: come ho servito al padre tuo, così servirò a te: tu dissiperai i disegni di Achitophel.but if thou returne into the citie, and wilt say to Absalom: I am thy seruant, o king: as I haue beene thy fathers seruant, so I wil be thy seruant: thou shalt defeate the counsel of Achitophel.si autem in civitatem revertaris, et dixeris Absalom: Servus tuus sum, rex: sicut fui servus patris tui, sic ero servus tuus: dissipabis consilium Achitophel. 35And thou hast with thee Sadoc, and Abiathar the priests: and what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king’s house, thou shalt tell it to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests.E tu avrai con te Sadoc, e Abiathar sacerdoti, e tutto quello che sentirai dirsi in casa del re, lo farai sapere a Sadoc, e ad Abiathar sacerdoti.And thou hast with thee Sadoch, and Abiathar the priests: and euery word whatsoeuer thou shalt heare from out of the kinges house, thou shalt tel Sadoc, and Abiathar the priestes.Habes autem tecum Sadoc et Abiathar sacerdotes: et omne verbum quodcumque audieris de domo regis, indicabis Sadoc et Abiathar sacerdotibus.

36And there are with them their two sons Achimaas; the son of Sadoc, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar: and you shall send by them to me every thing that you shall hear.E sono con essi due loro figliuoli, Achimaas figliuolo di Sadoc, e Gionata figliuolo di Abiathar, e per essi mi darete notizia di tutto quello che saprete.And there are with them their two sonnes Achimaas the sonne of Sadoc, and Ionathas the sonne of Abiathar: and you shal send by them vnto me euery word whatsoeuer you shal heare.Sunt autem cum eis duo filii eorum Achimaas filius Sadoc, et Jonathas filius Abiathar: et mittetis per eos ad me omne verbum quod audieritis. 37Then Chusai the friend of David went into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.Or nel punto, in cui Chusai amico di David arrivò in città Assalonne ancora arrivò in Gerusalemme.Chusai therefore the frend of Dauid coming into the citie, Absalom also entred into Ierusalem.Veniente ergo Chusai amico David in civitatem, Absalom quoque ingressus est Jerusalem.