1 Cronache 20
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.
[In that region], kings usually went [with their armies] to fight [their enemies] (in the springtime/when the cold season ended). But that year, David [did not do that. Instead, he] stayed in Jerusalem, and he sent [his commander] Joab [to lead the army]. Joab took his troops. They [crossed the Jordan River and] ruined the land of the Ammon people-group. Then they went to Rabbah, [the capital city, ] and surrounded it. David stayed in Jerusalem [for a while. But later he took more troops and went to help] Joab. Their armies attacked Rabbah 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.
Then David took the crown from the head of the king of Rabbah (OR, from the head of their god Milcom) and put it on his own head. It [was very heavy; it] weighed (75 pounds/34 kg.), and it had many very valuable stones [fastened to it]. They also took many other valuable things 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.
Then they brought the people out of the city and forced them to [work for their army, ] using saws and iron picks and axes. David’s soldiers did this in all the cities of the Ammon people-group. Then David and all of his army 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.
Later, [David’s army] fought a battle with the army of Philistia, at Gezer [city]. During the battle Sibbecai, from Hushah [clan], killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rapha [giants]. So the armies of Philistia 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.
In another battle against the soldiers of Philistia, Elhanan, the son of Jair, killed Lahmi, the [younger] brother of [the giant] Goliath from Gath [town], who had a spear which was as thick as a weaver’s rod.
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.
There was another battle near Gath. A (huge man/giant) was there who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He was descended from [the] Rapha [giants].
7 Ed egli schernì Israele; ma Gionatan, figliuolo di Sima, fratello di Davide, lo percosse.
When he made fun of the soldiers of Israel, Jonathan, the son of David’s [older] brother Shimea, killed him.
8 Questi nacquero in Gat, della schiatta di Rafa, e furono morti per mano di Davide, e per mano de' suoi servitori.
Those were some of the descendants of [the] Rapha [giants] who had lived in Gath, who were killed [MTY] by David and his soldiers.
