14 — 1 Re (1 Samuele)

1Now it came to pass one day that Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young man that bore his armour: Come, and let us go over to the garrison of the Philistines, which is on the other side of yonder place. But he told not this to his father.E avvenne che un giorno disse Gionata figliuolo di Saul al giovanetto suo scudiere: Vieni, andiamo verso la stazione de' Filistei, che è di là da quel luogo. Ma non diede parte di ciò a suo padre.AND it chanced on a certeine day that Ionathas the sonne of Saul sayd to the yong man that bare his armour: Come, & let vs passe to the garison of the Philisthijms, which is beyond yonder place. But to his father he told not this same thing.Et accidit quadam die ut diceret Jonathas filius Saul ad adolescentem armigerum suum: Veni, et transeamus ad stationem Philisthinorum, quæ est trans locum illum. Patri autem suo hoc ipsum non indicavit. 2And Saul abode in the uttermost part of Gabaa, under the pomegranate tree, which was in Magron: and the people with him were about six hundred men.Saul allora si stava all'estremità del territorio di Gabaa sotto il melogranato, che era in Magron, e avea seco una banda di circa secento uomini.Moreouer Saul abode in the vtmost part of Gabaa vnder the pomegranate tree, which was in Magron: and the people with him was about six hundred men.Porro Saul morabatur in extrema parte Gabaa sub malogranato, quæ erat in Magron: et erat populus cum eo quasi sexcentorum virorum. 3And Achias, the son of Achitob, brother of Ichabod the son of Phinees, the son of Heli, the priest of the Lord in Silo, wore the ephod. And the people knew not whither Jonathan was gone.E Achia figliuolo di Achitob fratello d'Ichabod figliuolo di Phinees, il quale era figliuolo di Heli sacerdote sommo del Signore in Silo, portava l'Ephod. E il popolo ignorava, dove fosse andato Gionata.And Achias the sonne of Achitob the brother of Ichabod the sonne of Phinees, which was borne of Heli the priest of our Lord in Silo, bare the ephod. But the people also was ignorant whither Ionathas was gone.Et Achias filius Achitob fratris Ichabod filii Phinees, qui ortus fuerat ex Heli sacerdote Domini in Silo, portabat ephod. Sed et populus ignorabat quo isset Jonathas. 4Now there were between the ascents, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the garrison of the Philistines, rocks standing up on both sides, and steep cliffs like teeth on the one side, and on the other, the name of the one was Boses, and the name of the other was Sene:E la salita, per cui Gionata tentava di arrivare alla stazione de' Filistei era tra i massi che uscivan in fuori dall'una e dall'altra parte, e scogli di qua e di là scoscesi, e fatti a similitudine di denti, de' quali uno avea nome Boses, e l'altro Sene.And there were betwen the ascentes, by the which Ionathas endeuoured to passe vnto the garison of the Philistijms, rockes standing vp on both sides, and as it were in maner of teeth stiepe broken rockes on either side, the name of one Boses, and the name of the other Sene:Erant autem inter ascensus per quos nitebatur Jonathas transire ad stationem Philisthinorum, eminentes petræ ex utraque parte, et quasi in modum dentium scopuli hinc et inde prærupti: nomen uni Boses, et nomen alteri Sene:

5One rock stood out toward the north, over against Machmas, and the other to the south, over against Gabaa.Uno scoglio spuntava a settentrione dirimpetto a Machmas; e l'altro a mezzodì vergo Gabaa.one rocke standing out toward the North ouer against Machmas, and the other to the South, against Gabaa.unus scopulus prominens ad aquilonem ex adverso Machmas, et alter ad meridiem contra Gabaa. 6And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armour: Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised, it may be the Lord will do for us: because it is easy for the Lord to save either by many, or by few.Or disse Gionata al giovinetto suo scudiere: Vieni, andiamo alla stazione di questi incirconcisi: chi sa che il Signore non sia con noi: perocché non è difficile pel Signore il dar vittoria alla molta o alla poca gente.And Ionathas sayd to the yong man that bare his armour: Come, let vs passe to the station of these vncircumcised, if haply our Lord wil make for vs: because it is not hard for our Lord to saue either in manie, or in fewe.Dixit autem Jonathas ad adolescentem armigerum suum: Veni, transeamus ad stationem incircumcisorum horum, si forte faciat Dominus pro nobis: quia non est Domino difficile salvare, vel in multis, vel in paucis. 7And his armourbearer said to him: Do all that pleaseth thy mind: go whither thou wilt, and I will be with thee wheresoever thou hast a mind.E il suo scudiere gli disse: Fa tutto quello che ti piace: và dove tu vuoi, e io sarò teco dovunque ti parrà.And his esquier sayd to him: Doe al thinges which please thy minde: goe whither thou desirest, and I wil be with thee wheresoeuer thou wilt.Dixitque ei armiger suus: Fac omnia quæ placent animo tuo: perge quo cupis, et ero tecum ubicumque volueris. 8And Jonathan said: Behold we will go over to these men. And when we shall be seen by them,E Gionata disse: Ecco che noi ci accostiamo a coloro. E quando eglino ci avranno scoperti,And Ionathas sayd: Behold we passe to these men. And when we shal appeare to them,Et ait Jonathas: Ecce nos transimus ad viros istos. Cumque apparuerimus eis, 9If they shall speak thus to us: Stay till we come to you: let us stand still in our place, and not go up to them.Se ci parlano in questa guisa: Fermatevi, sino a tanto che venghiamo a voi; arrestiamoci in quel luogo, e non andiamo fino a loro.If they shal speake to vs in this maner: Tarie til we come to you: let vs stand in our place, and not goe vp to them.si taliter locuti fuerint ad nos: Manete donec veniamus ad vos: stemus in loco nostro, nec ascendamus ad eos.

10But if they shall say: Come up to us: let us go up, because the Lord hath delivered them into our hands, this shall be a sign unto us.Ma se diranno: Venite a noi: avanziamoci, perocché il Signore gli ha dati nelle mani nostre: Questo sarà il nostro segnale.But if they shal say: Come vp to vs: let vs goe vp, because our Lord hath deliuered them in our handes, this shal be a signe vnto vs.Si autem dixerint: Ascendite ad nos: ascendamus, quia tradidit eos Dominus in manibus nostris: hoc erit nobis signum. 11So both of them discovered themselves to the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said: Behold the Hebrews come forth out of the holes wherein they were hid.E furono scoperti ambedue dalla stazione de' Filistei, e dissero i Filistei: Ecco gli Ebrei che escono dalle caverne, nelle quali si erano nascosti.Both of them therefore appeared to the station of the Philisthims: & the Philistijms sayd: Behold the Hebrewes come out of the caues, wherein they were hid.Apparuit igitur uterque stationi Philisthinorum: dixeruntque Philisthiim: En Hebræi egrediuntur de cavernis in quibus absconditi fuerant. 12And the men of the garrison spoke to Jonathan, and to his armourbearer, and said: Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said to his armourbearer: Let us go up, follow me: for the Lord hath delivered them into the hands of Israel.E alcuni della stazione parlarono e dissero a Gionata, e al suo scudiere: Venite a noi, e v'insegneremo qualche cosa. E Gionata disse al suo scudiere: Andiamo, seguimi: perocché il Signore gli ha dati nelle mani d'Israele.And the men of the garnison spake to Ionathas and to his esquier, and sayd: Come vp to vs, and we wil shew you a thing. And Ionathas sayd to his esquier: Let vs goe vp, folow me: for our Lord hath deliuered them into the handes of Israel.Et locuti sunt viri de statione ad Jonathan et ad armigerum ejus, dixeruntque: Ascendite ad nos, et ostendemus vobis rem. Et ait Jonathas ad armigerum suum: Ascendamus: sequere me: tradidit enim Dominus eos in manus Israël. 13And Jonathan went up creeping on his hands and feet, and his armourbearer after him. And some fell before Jonathan, others his armourbearer slew as he followed him.E Gionata salì, rampicandosi colle mani e coi piedi, e dietro a lui il suo scudiere. Quindi altri cadevano appiè di Gionata, altri ne uccideva il suo scudiere, andandogli appresso.And Ionathas went vp on his handes & feete creeping, and his esquier after him. Therefore some fel before Ionathas, other some his esquier folowing slewe.Ascendit autem Jonathas manibus et pedibus reptans, et armiger ejus post eum. Itaque alii cadebant ante Jonathan, alios armiger ejus interficiebat sequens eum.

14And the first slaughter which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was of about twenty men, within half an acre of land, which a yoke of oxen is wont to plough in a day.E questa fu la prima strage, nella quale furono messi a morte da Gionata, e dal suo scudiere circa a venti uomini nella metà d'un iugero, spazio che suole arare in un dì un paio di bovi.And the first slaughter, with which Ionathas & his esquier made, was as it were of twentie men in the halfe part of an aker, which a yoke of oxen is wont to plough in a day.Et facta est plaga prima qua percussit Jonathas et armiger ejus, quasi viginti virorum in media parte jugeri quam par boum in die arare consuevit. 15And there was a miracle in the camp, in the fields: and all the people of their garrison, who had gone out to plunder, were amazed, and the earth trembled: and it happened as a miracle from God.E lo sbigottimento fu grande negli alloggiamenti, e per la campagna: perocché anche tutta la gente di quella schiera che era andata a predare, s'impaurì, e fu sommossa la terra: e fu come un miracolo di Dio.And there was made a miracle in the campe, through the fieldes: yea and al the people of their garrison, which had gone to take prayes, was astonyed, and the land was trubled: and it happened as a miracle from God.Et factum est miraculum in castris per agros: sed et omnis populus stationis eorum qui ierant ad prædandum, obstupuit, et conturbata est terra: et accidit quasi miraculum a Deo. 16And the watchmen of Saul, who were in Gabaa of Benjamin looked, and behold a multitude overthrown, and fleeing this way and that.E gli esploratori di Saul, che erano a Gabaa di Beniamin, osservarono, e videro la moltitudine in iscompiglio, e che fuggiva in questa, e in quella parte.And the watchemen of Saul, which were in Gabaa, of Beniamin looked, & loe a multitude ouerthrowen, & fleeing hither and thither.Et respexerunt speculatores Saul qui erant in Gabaa Benjamin, et ecce multitudo prostrata, et huc illucque diffugiens. 17And Saul said to the people that were with him: Look, and see who is gone from us. And when they had sought, it was found that Jonathan and his armourbearer were not there.E Saul disse alla gente, che era con lui: Fate ricerca, e vedete chi siasi partito dei nostri. E fatta ricerca trovarono, che mancava Gionata, e il suo scudiere.And Saul sayd to the people, which was with him: Enquire, and see who is gone from vs. And when they had sought, it was found that Ionathas was not present and his esquier.Et ait Saul populo qui erat cum eo: Requirite, et videte quis abierit ex nobis. Cumque requisissent, repertum est non adesse Jonathan et armigerum ejus.

18And Saul said to Achias: Bring the ark of the Lord. (For the ark of God was there that day with the children of Israel.)E Saul disse ad Achia: Va dinanzi all'arca di Dio, perocché era quivi allora l'arca di Dio co' figliuoli d'Israele.And Saul sayd to Achias: Bring the arke of our Lord. (for the arke of God was there that day with the children of Israel.)Et ait Saul ad Achiam: Applica arcam Dei. (Erat enim ibi arca Dei in die illa cum filiis Israël.) 19And while Saul spoke to the priest, there arose a great uproar in the camp of the Philistines: and it increased by degrees, and was heard more clearly. And Saul said to the priest: Draw in thy hand.E mentre Saul parlava al sacerdote, si levò un gran tumulto nel campo de' Filistei: e appoco appoco cresceva, e si faceva sentire più distintamente. E Saul disse al sacerdote: Abbassa le mani.And when Saul spake to the priest, there arose a great tumult in the campe of the Philistijmes: and it grewe by litle and litle, and sounded more cleerely. And Saul sayd to the priest: Draw together thy hand.Cumque loqueretur Saul ad sacerdotem, tumultus magnus exortus est in castris Philisthinorum: crescebatque paulatim, et clarius resonabat. Et ait Saul ad sacerdotem: Contrahe manum tuam. 20Then Saul, and all the people that were with him, shouted together, and they came to the place of the fight: and behold every man’s sword was turned upon his neighbour, and there was a very great slaughter.E allora Saul, e tutto il popolo che era con lui, gettò un grido e andarono fino al luogo del tumulto: e videro, come ciascuno avea rivolta la spada contro il vicino, e la strage era grande formisura.Saul therefore and al the people that was with him, shouted together, and they came to the place of the fight: and behold euerie mans sword had beene turned to his neighbour, and a slaughter exceding great.Conclamavit ergo Saul, et omnis populus qui erat cum eo, et venerunt usque ad locum certaminis: et ecce versus fuerat gladius uniuscujusque ad proximum suum, et cædes magna nimis. 21Moreover, the Hebrews that had been with the Philistines yesterday and the day before, and went up with them into the camp, returned to be with the Israelites, who were with Saul and Jonathan.E oltre a questo quegli Ebrei, i quali ne' dì precedenti erano co' Filistei, e con essi erano andati in campo, voltaron casacca unendosi cogli Israeliti, i quali erano con Saul, e con Gionata.But the Hebrewes also which had bene with the Philistijms yesterday and the day before, and went vp with them in the campe, returned to be with Israel, which were with Saul and Ionathas.Sed et Hebræi qui fuerant cum Philisthiim heri et nudiustertius, ascenderantque cum eis in castris, reversi sunt ut essent cum Israël qui erant cum Saul et Jonatha.

22And all the Israelites that had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, hearing that the Philistines fled, joined themselves with their countrymen in the fight. And there were with Saul about ten thousand men.E tutti parimente gli Israeliti, i quali si erano nascosti nel monte Ephraim, avendo saputo, come i Filistei si fuggivano, si congiunsero colla loro gente per combattere, onde Saul avea circa a dieci mila uomini.Al the Israelites also which had hid themselues in mount Ephraim, hearing that the Philistijms were fled, ioyned them selues with their fellowes in battel. And there were with Saul as it were ten thousand men.Omnes quoque Israëlitæ qui se absconderant in monte Ephraim, audientes quod fugissent Philisthæi, sociaverunt se cum suis in prælio. Et erant cum Saul quasi decem millia virorum. 23And the Lord saved Israel that day. And the fight went on as far as Bethaven.E il Signore salvò in quel giorno Israele: e i combattenti arrivarono sino a Bethaven:And our Lord in that day saued Israel. and the fight reached as farre as Bethauen.Et salvavit Dominus in die illa Israël: pugna autem pervenit usque ad Bethaven. 24And the men of Israel were joined together that day: and Saul adjured the people, saying: Cursed be the man that shall eat food till evening, till I be revenged of my enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.E gli uomini d'Israele si riunirono in quel giorno: ma Saul con giuramento protestò, e disse al popolo: Maledetto l'uomo, il quale mangerà pane prima della sera, fino a tanto che io prenda vendetta dei miei nemici. E tutto il popolo non mangiò pane.And the men of Israel were ioyned among themselues in that day: and Saul adiured the people, saying: Cursed be the man, that shal eate bread vntil euening, til I be reuenged of myne enemies. And the whole people did eate no bread:Et viri Israël sociati sunt sibi in die illa: adjuravit autem Saul populum, dicens: Maledictus vir qui comederit panem usque ad vesperam, donec ulciscar de inimicis meis. Et non manducavit universus populus panem: 25And all the common people came into a forest, in which there was honey upon the ground.E tutta la ciurma del paese giunse in un bosco, dove il miele era sparso per terra.and al the common people of the land came into a forest, wherein was honie vpon the face of the field.omneque terræ vulgus venit in saltum, in quo erat mel super faciem agri. 26And when the people came into the forest, behold the honey dropped, but no man put his hand to his mouth. For the people feared the oath.Ed entrata la gente nel bosco, diede loro negli occhi il liquido miele: ma nissuno se ne accostò colla mano alla bocca, perocché il popolo ebbe tema del giuramento.The people therefore entred into the forest, and there appeared dropping honie, and no man put his hand to his mouth. for the people feared the oath.Ingressus est itaque populus saltum, et apparuit fluens mel, nullusque applicuit manum ad os suum: timebat enim populus juramentum.

27But Jonathan had not heard when his father adjured the people: and he put forth the end of the rod, which he had in his hand, and dipt it in a honeycomb: and he carried his hand to his mouth, and his eyes were enlightened.Ma Gionata non avea sentito, quanto il padre suo fece protesta al popolo con giramento: e stese la punta del bastone, che avea in mano, e la intime in un favo di miele, e se l'appressò alla bocca, e ricuperò il lume degli occhi.But Ionathas had not heard when his father adiured the people: and he put forth the tippe of the rod, which he had in his hand, and dipped it into a honie combe: and he turned his hand to his mouth, and his eies were illuminated.Porro Jonathas non audierat cum adjuraret pater ejus populum: extenditque summitatem virgæ quam habebat in manu, et intinxit in favum mellis: et convertit manum suam ad os suum, et illuminati sunt oculi ejus. 28And one of the people answering, said: Thy father hath bound the people with an oath, saying: Cursed be the man that shall eat any food this day. (And the people were faint.)Ma uno del popolo lo avvisò, e disse: Il padre tuo ha legato con giuramento il popolo, dicendo: Maledetto l'uomo, che oggi mangerà pane: or il popolo era senza forze.And one of the people answering, sayd: Thy father hath bound the people with an oath, saying: Cursed be the man that shal eate bread this day. (and the people was faynt)Respondensque unus de populo, ait: Jurejurando constrinxit pater tuus populum, dicens: Maledictus vir qui comederit panem hodie. (Defecerat autem populus.) 29And Jonathan said: My father hath troubled the land: you have seen yourselves that my eyes are enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey:E disse Gionata: Il padre mio ha sconvolta ogni cosa: voi avete veduto, come aver gustato un tanto di quel miele mi la renduto il lume degli occhi:And Ionathas sayd: My father hath trubled the land: your selues haue seene that myn eies are illuminated, because I haue tasted a litle of this honie:Dixitque Jonathas: Turbavit pater meus terram: vidistis ipsi quia illuminati sunt oculi mei, eo quod gustaverim paululum de melle isto: 30How much more if the people had eaten of the prey of their enemies, which they found? had there not been made a greater slaughter among the Philistines?Quanto più, se il popolo avesse mangiato delle cose predate a' suoi nemici? non si sarebb'egli fatto più gran macello de' Filistei?how much more if the people had eaten of the praye of their enemies, which they found? had there not beene made a greater plague in the Philistijms?quanto magis si comedisset populus de præda inimicorum suorum, quam reperit ? nonne major plaga facta fuisset in Philisthiim ?

31So they smote that day the Philistines, from Machmas to Aialon. And the people were wearied exceedingly.Inseguirono adunque in quel dì i Filistei da Machmas fino ad Ajalon: ma il popolo era sommamente abbattuto di forze:They stroke therefore in that day the Philistijms from Machmas vnto Ailon. And the people was wearied excedingly:Percusserunt ergo in die illa Philisthæos a Machmis usque in Ajalon. Defatigatus est autem populus nimis: 32And falling upon the spoils, they took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people ate them with the blood.E datosi al saccheggio preser le pecore, e i bovi, e i vitelli, e gli scannaron per terra: e il popolo li mangiò col sangue.and being turned to the praye tooke sheepe, and oxen, and calues, & slew them on the ground: and the people did eate with bloud.et versus ad prædam tulit oves, et boves, et vitulos, et mactaverunt in terra: comeditque populus cum sanguine. 33And they told Saul that the people had sinned against the Lord, eating with the blood. And he said: You have transgressed: roll here to me now a great stone.E fu riferito a Saul, come il popolo avea peccato contro il Signore, mangiando (carne) con del sangue. Ed egli disse: Avete fatto male: rotolate qua da me subito un gran sasso.And they told Saul saying that the people had sinned to our Lord, eating with bloud. Who sayd: You haue transgressed: Roule to me euen now a great stone.Nuntiaverunt autem Sauli dicentes quod populus peccasset Domino, comedens cum sanguine. Qui ait: Prævaricati estis: volvite ad me jam nunc saxum grande. 34And Saul said: Disperse yourselves among the people, and tell them to bring me every man his ox and his ram and slay them upon this stone, and eat, and you shall not sin against the Lord, in eating with the blood. So all the people brought every man his ox with him till the night: and slew them there.E soggiunse Saul: Andate attorno tra la gente, e dite loro, che ciascheduno meni qua il suo bue, e il suo ariete, e ammazzateli sopra di questo sasso, e poi mangiateli: così non peccherete contro il Signore, mangiandoli con del sangue. Tutto il popolo adunque menaron ciascuno di propria mano i loro buoi sino che fu notte, e ivi gli scannarono.And Saul sayd: Disperse your selues among the common people, and tel them that euerie man bring me his oxe and ramme, and kil ye them vpon this same, and eate, and you shal not sinne to our Lord eating with bloud. Al the people therefore brought euerie man his oxe in his hand vntil night: and slewe them there.Et dixit Saul: Dispergimini in vulgus, et dicite eis ut adducat ad me unusquisque bovem suum et arietem, et occidite super istud, et vescimini, et non peccabitis Domino comedentes cum sanguine. Adduxit itaque omnis populus unusquisque bovem in manu sua usque ad noctem: et occiderunt ibi.

35And Saul built an altar to the Lord: and he then first began to build an altar to the Lord.E Saul edificò un altare al Signore; e allora fu, ch'ei principiò a edificare altari al Signore.And Saul built an altar to our Lord; and then first did he beginne to build an altar to our Lord.Ædificavit autem Saul altare Domino, tuncque primum cœpit ædificare altare Domino. 36And Saul said: Let us fall upon the Philistines by night, and destroy them till the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And the people said: Do all that seemeth good in thy eyes. And the priest said: Let us draw near hither unto God.Disse poi Saul: Diamo addosso a' Filistei stanotte, e facciamone macello sino al nuovo giorno, e non ne lasciamo testa. E il popolo disse: Fa tutto quello che ti piace. E il sacerdote disse: Accostiamoci qua a Dio.And Saul sayd: Let vs fal vpon the Philistijms by night, and let vs spoyle them til it waxe light in the morning, neither let vs leaue a man of them. And the people sayd: Doe al that semeth good in thyne eies. And the priest sayd: Let vs approch hither to God.Et dixit Saul: Irruamus super Philisthæos nocte, et vastemus eos usque dum illucescat mane, nec relinquamus ex eis virum. Dixitque populus: Omne quod bonum videtur in oculis tuis, fac. Et ait sacerdos: Accedamus huc ad Deum. 37And Saul consulted the Lord: Shall I pursue after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hands of Israel? And he answered him not that day.E Saul interrogò il Signore: Inseguirò io i Filistei? Li darai tu nelle mani d'Israele? Ma questa volta non ne ebbe risposta.And Saul consulted our Lord: Shal I pursew the Philistijms? wilt thou deliuer them into the handes of Israel? And he answered him not in that day.Et consuluit Saul Dominum: Num persequar Philisthiim ? si trades eos in manus Israël ? Et non respondit ei in die illa. 38And Saul said: Bring hither all the corners of the people: and know, and see by whom this sin hath happened to day.E Saul disse: Fate che si accostino qua tutti i capi del popolo: e disaminate, e vedete per colpa di chi avvenga oggi questo disordine.And Saul sayd: Bring hither al the corners of the people: and know, and see by whom this sinne hath chanced to day.Dixitque Saul: Applicate huc universos angulos populi: et scitote, et videte per quem acciderit peccatum hoc hodie. 39As the Lord liveth, who is the Saviour of Israel, if it was done by Jonathan, my son, he shall surely die. In this none of the people gainsayed him.Viva il Signore salvator d'Israele, se il reo fosse Gionata mio figliuolo, egli morrà senza remissione. Sopra di che nissuno di tutto il popolo gli contraddisse.Our Lord the sauiour of Israel liueth, that if it were done by Ionathas my sonne, he shal die without reuoking. Whereunto none of the people gaynesayed him.Vivit Dominus salvator Israël, quia si per Jonathan filium meum factum est, absque retractione morietur. Ad quod nullus contradixit ei de omni populo.

40And he said to all Israel: Be you on one side and I, with Jonathan, my son, will be on the other side. And the people answered Saul: Do what seemeth good in thy eyes.Ed egli disse a tutto Israele: Mettetevi tutti voi da un lato, e io con Gionata mio figliuolo starò dall'altro lato. E il popolo rispose a Saul: Fa quello che a te piace.And he sayd to al Israel: Be you seperated into one side, and I with Ionathas my sonne wil be on the other side. And the people answered Saul: Doe what semeth good in thyn eies.Et ait ad universum Israël: Separamini vos in partem unam, et ego cum Jonatha filio meo ero in parte altera. Responditque populus ad Saul: Quod bonum videtur in oculis tuis, fac. 41And Saul said to the Lord: O Lord God of Israel, give a sign, by which we may know, what the meaning is, that thou answerest not thy servant to day: If this iniquity be in me, or in my son Jonathan, give a proof: or if this iniquity be in thy people, give holiness. And Jonathan and Saul were taken, and the people escaped.E Saul disse al Signore Dio d'Israele: Signore Dio d'Israele, dà a conoscere per qual motivo non hai data adesso risposta al tuo servo. Se la colpa viene da me, o da mio figliuolo Gionata, dallo a conoscere: che se questa colpa è nel tuo popolo, fa conoscere la tua santità. E la sorte scoprì Saul, e Gionata, e assolvè il popolo.And Saul sayd to our Lord: Lord God of Israel, geue a signe: and Ionathas was caught and Saul, and the people went forth.Et dixit Saul ad Dominum Deum Israël: Domine Deus Israël, da indicium: quid est quod non responderis servo tuo hodie ? si in me, aut in Jonatha filio meo, est iniquitas hæc, da ostensionem: aut si hæc iniquitas est in populo tuo, da sanctitatem. Et deprehensus est Jonathas et Saul: populus autem exivit. 42And Saul said: Cast lots between me, and Jonathan, my son. And Jonathan was taken.E Saul disse: Tirate le sorti sopra di me, e sopra Gionata mio figliuolo. E Gionata vi restò.And Saul sayd: Cast ye lotte betwen me, and Ionathas my sonne. And Ionathas was taken.Et ait Saul: Mittite sortem inter me et inter Jonathan filium meum. Et captus est Jonathas. 43And Saul said to Jonathan: Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said: I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod, which was in my hand, and behold I must die.E Saul disse a Gionata: Dimmi quel che hai fatto: E Gionata confessò, e gli disse: Gustai avidamente colla punta del bastone, che aveva in mano, un pochettino di miele; ed ecco ch'io mi muojo.And Saul sayd to Ionathas: Tel me what thou hast done. And Ionathas told him, and sayd: Tasting I tasted in the tippe of the rod, which was in myn hand a litle honie, and behold I die.Dixit autem Saul ad Jonathan: Indica mihi quid feceris. Et indicavit ei Jonathas, et ait: Gustans gustavi in summitate virgæ quæ erat in manu mea, paululum mellis, et ecce ego morior.

44And Saul said: May God do so and so to me, and add still more: for dying thou shalt die, O Jonathan.E Saul disse: Il Signore faccia a me questo, e peggio, se tu, o Gionata, non andrai oggi alla morte.And Saul sayd: These thinges doe God to me, and these thinges adde he, that dying thou shalt die Ionathas.Et ait Saul: Hæc faciat mihi Deus, et hæc addat, quia morte morieris, Jonatha. 45And the people said to Saul: Shall Jonathan then die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? this must not be: As the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground, for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people delivered Jonathan, that he should not die.Ma il popolo disse a Saul: È dovrà adunque morire Gionata, il quale ha salvato in tal guisa Israele? Cosa da non dirsi ell'è questa: viva il Signore, non cadrà un capello della testa di lui per terra; perocché egli è stato il braccio di Dio in questo giorno. Il popolo adunque salvò Gionata dalla morte.And the people said to Saul: Shal Ionathas then die, which hath made this great saluation in Israel? this is vnlawful: our Lord liueth, if there shal fal a heare from his head vpon the ground, because with God hath he wrought to day. The people therefore deliuered Ionathas, that he should not die.Dixitque populus ad Saul: Ergone Jonathas morietur, qui fecit salutem hanc magnam in Israël ? hoc nefas est: vivit Dominus, si ceciderit capillus de capite ejus in terram, quia cum Deo operatus est hodie. Liberavit ergo populus Jonathan, ut non moreretur. 46And Saul went back, and did not pursue after the Philistines: and the Philistines went to their own places.E Saul si ritiro, e non inseguì i Filistei: e i Filistei tornarono a' loro paesi.And Saul retyred, neither did he pursew the Philistjims: moreouer the Philistijms departed into their places.Recessitque Saul, nec persecutus est Philisthiim: porro Philisthiim abierunt in loca sua. 47And Saul having his kingdom established over Israel, fought against all his enemies round about, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and Edom, and the kings of Soba, and the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he overcame.E Saul, stabilito il suo regno in Israele, combatteva contro tutti i nemici che gli eran d'intorno, contro Moab, e contro i figliuoli di Ammon, e di Edom, e i re di Soba, e i Filistei: e in qualunque parte si rivolgesse, riportava vittoria.And Saul, his kingdom being established ouer Israel, fought round about against al his enemies, against Moab, and the children of Ammon, and Edom, and the kinges of Soba, and the Philistians: and whither soeuer he turned him self, he ouercame.Et Saul, confirmato regno super Israël, pugnabat per circuitum adversum omnes inimicos ejus, contra Moab, et filios Ammon, et Edom, et reges Soba, et Philisthæos: et quocumque se verterat, superabat.

48And gathering together an army, he defeated Amalec, and delivered Israel from the hand of them that spoiled them.E raunato l'esercito abbatté gli Amaleciti, e liberò Israele dalle mani di quelli che lo desolavano.And gathering together an armie, he stroke Amalec, and deliuered Israel from the hand of the spoylers thereof.Congregatoque exercitu, percussit Amalec, et eruit Israël de manu vastatorum ejus. 49And the sons of Saul, were Jonathan, and Jessui, and Melchisua: and the names of his two daughters, the name of the firstborn was Merob, and the name of the younger Michol.E i figliuoli di Saul erano Gionata, e Jessui, e Melchisua: e delle due figlie di lui la primogenita ebbe nome Merob, e la minore Michol.And the sonnes of Saul, were Ionathas and Iesui, and Melchisua: and the names of his two daughters, the name of the first borne Merob, and the name of the yonger Michol.Fuerunt autem filii Saul, Jonathas, et Jessui, et Melchisua: et nomina duarum filiarum ejus, nomen primogenitæ Merob, et nomen minoris Michol. 50And the name of Saul’s wife was Achinoam, the daughter of Achimaas; and the name of the captain of his army was Abner, the son of Ner, the cousin german of Saul.E la moglie di Saul si chiamava Achinoam figliuola di Achimaas: e il nome del capitano del suo esercito Abner figliuolo di Ner, cugino di Saul.And the name of Sauls wife, Achinoam the daughter of Achimaas: and the name of the prince of his host Abner, the sonne of Ner, the cosin german of Saul by the father.Et nomen uxoris Saul Achinoam filia Achimaas: et nomen principis militiæ ejus Abner filius Ner, patruelis Saul. 51For Cis was the father of Saul, and Ner, the father of Abner, was son of Abiel.Perocché Cis fu padre di Saul, e Ner padre di Abner fu figliuolo di Abiel.Moreouer Cis was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner, the sonne of Abiel.Porro Cis fuit pater Saul, et Ner pater Abner, filius Abiel. 52And there was a great war against the Philistines all the days of Saul. For whomsoever Saul saw to be a valiant man, and fit for war, he took him to himself.E fu grossa guerra contro i Filistei per tutto il tempo di Saul. Conciossiachè qualunque uomo forte, e atto alla guerra che Saul avesse veduto, lo prendeva seco.And there was mightie battel agaynst the Philisthians al the dayes of Saul. For whomsoeuer Saul had seene a valiant man, and fitte for battel, he ioyned him to him self.Erat autem bellum potens adversum Philisthæos omnibus diebus Saul. Nam quemcumque viderat Saul virum fortem, et aptum ad prælium, sociabat eum sibi.