Riveduta 1927 (Italian) RIV
New International Version NIV
1 In quel tempo Erode, il tetrarca, udì la fama di Gesù,
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At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus,
2 e disse ai suoi servitori: Costui è Giovanni Battista; egli è risuscitato dai morti, e però agiscono in lui le potenze miracolose.
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and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
3 Perché Erode, fatto arrestare Giovanni, lo aveva incatenato e messo in prigione a motivo di Erodiada, moglie di Filippo suo fratello; perché Giovanni gli diceva:
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Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
4 E’ non t’è lecito d’averla.
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for John had been saying to him: “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
5 E benché desiderasse farlo morire, temette il popolo che lo teneva per profeta.
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Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.
6 Ora, come si celebrava il giorno natalizio di Erode, la figliuola di Erodiada ballò nel convito e piacque ad Erode;
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On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much
7 ond’egli promise con giuramento di darle tutto quello che domanderebbe.
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that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.
8 Ed ella, spintavi da sua madre, disse: Dammi qui in un piatto la testa di Giovanni Battista.
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Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
9 E il re ne fu contristato; ma, a motivo de’ giuramenti e de’ commensali, comandò che le fosse data,
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The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted
10 e mandò a far decapitare Giovanni nella prigione.
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and had John beheaded in the prison.
11 E la testa di lui fu portata in un piatto e data alla fanciulla, che la portò a sua madre.
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His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother.
12 E i discepoli di Giovanni andarono a prenderne il corpo e lo seppellirono; poi vennero a darne la nuova a Gesù.
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John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.
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