Giovanni Diodati 1649 (Italian) GDB
Good News Translation GNT
1 Or avvenne che, in capo dell’anno, al tempo che i re sogliono uscire alla guerra, Ioab condusse fuori l’esercito, e guastò il paese de’ figliuoli di Ammon; poi venne, e pose l’assedio a Rabba; ma Davide dimorò in Gerusalemme; e Ioab percosse Rabba, e la disfece.
1
The following spring, at the time of the year when kings usually go to war, Joab led out the army and invaded the land of Ammon; King David, however, stayed in Jerusalem. They besieged the city of Rabbah, attacked it, and destroyed it.
2 E Davide prese la corona di Malcam d’in su la testa di esso, e trovò che pesava un talento d’oro, e vi erano delle pietre preziose; e fu posta sopra il capo di Davide. Egli ne portò eziandio le spoglie della città, ch’erano in grandissima quantità.
2
The Ammonite idol Molech had a gold crown which weighed about seventy-five pounds. In it there was a jewel, which David took and put in his own crown. He also took a large amount of loot from the city.
3 E trasse fuori il popolo, e lo mise in pezzi con seghe, e con trebbie di ferro, e con mannaie. E così fece Davide a tutte le città de’ figliuoli di Ammon. Poi se ne ritornò, con tutto il popolo, in Gerusalemme.
3
He took the people of the city and put them to work with saws, iron hoes, and axes. He did the same to the people of all the other towns of Ammon. Then he and his men returned to Jerusalem.
4 DOPO queste cose, avvenne che si mosse guerra contro a’ Filistei, in Ghezer. Allora Sibbecai Hussatita percosse Sippai, ch’era della progenie di Rafa; ed i Filistei furono abbassati.
4
Later on, war broke out again with the Philistines at Gezer. This was when Sibbecai from Hushah killed a giant named Sippai, and the Philistines were defeated.
5 Vi fu ancora un’altra guerra contro a’ Filistei, nella quale Elhanan, figliuolo di Iair, percosse Lachmi, fratello di Goliat, Ghitteo, l’asta della cui lancia era come un subbio di tessitore.
5
There was another battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath from Gath, whose spear had a shaft as thick as the bar on a weaver's loom.
6 Vi fu ancora un’altra guerra in Gat, dove si trovò un uomo di grande statura, il quale aveva sei dita in ciascuna mano, ed in ciascun piè; sì ch’erano in tutto ventiquattro; ed era anch’egli della progenie di Rafa.
6
Another battle took place at Gath, where there was a giant with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He was a descendant of the ancient giants.
7 Ed egli schernì Israele; ma Gionatan, figliuolo di Sima, fratello di Davide, lo percosse.
7
He defied the Israelites, and Jonathan, the son of David's brother Shammah, killed him.
8 (H20-7) Questi nacquero in Gat, della schiatta di Rafa, e furono morti per mano di Davide, e per mano de’ suoi servitori.
8
These three, who were killed by David and his men, were descendants of the giants at Gath.
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