1 Re 13
1 Ed ecco che un uomo di Dio giunse da Giuda a Bethel per ordine dell’Eterno, mentre Geroboamo stava presso l’altare per ardere il profumo;
And behold, by the word of the Lord, a man of God went from Judah to Bethel, when Jeroboam was standing over the altar, and burning incense.
2 e per ordine dell’Eterno si mise a gridare contro l’altare e a dire: “Altare, altare! così dice l’Eterno: Ecco, nascerà alla casa di Davide un figliuolo, per nome Giosia, il quale immolerà su di te i sacerdoti degli alti luoghi che su di te ardono profumi e s’arderanno su di te ossa umane”.
And by the word of the Lord, he cried out against the altar. And he said: “O altar, O altar! Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, a son will be born to the house of David, Josiah by name. And upon you, he will immolate the priests of the high places, who now burn incense upon you. And upon you, he will burn up the bones of men.’”
3 E quello stesso giorno diede un segno miracoloso dicendo: “Questo è il segno che l’Eterno ha parlato: ecco, l’altare si spaccherà, e la cenere che v’è sopra si spanderà”.
And he gave a sign on the same day, saying: “This will be the sign that the Lord has spoken. Behold, the altar shall be torn apart, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.”
4 Quando il re Geroboamo ebbe udita la parola che l’uomo di Dio avea gridata contro l’altare di Bethel, stese la mano dall’alto dell’altare, e disse: “Pigliatelo!” Ma la mano che Geroboamo avea stesa contro di lui si seccò, e non poté più ritirarla a sé.
And when the king had heard the word of the man of God, which he had cried out against the altar at Bethel, he extended his hand from the altar, saying, “Apprehend him!” But his hand, which he had extended against him, withered. And he was unable to draw it back to himself.
5 E l’altare si spaccò; e la cenere che v’era sopra si disperse, secondo il segno che l’uomo di Dio avea dato per ordine dell’Eterno.
Also, the altar was torn apart, and the ashes were poured out from the altar, in accord with the sign that the man of God had predicted by the word of the Lord.
6 Allora il re si rivolse all’uomo di Dio, e gli disse: “Deh, implora la grazia dell’Eterno, del tuo Dio, e prega per me affinché mi sia resa la mano”. E l’uomo di Dio implorò la grazia dell’Eterno, e il re riebbe la sua mano, che tornò com’era prima.
And the king said to the man of God, “Entreat the face of the Lord your God, and pray for me, so that my hand may be restored to me.” And the man of God prayed before the face of the Lord, and the hand of the king was restored to him, and it became as it had been before.
7 E il re disse all’uomo di Dio: “Vieni meco a casa; ti ristorerai, e io ti farò un regalo”.
Then the king said to the man of God: “Come home with me, so that you may dine. And I will give you gifts.”
8 Ma l’uomo di Dio rispose al re: “Quand’anche tu mi dessi la metà della tua casa, io non entrerò da te, e non mangerò pane né berrò acqua in questo luogo;
And the man of God responded to the king: “Even if you will give me one half part of your house, I will not go with you, nor eat bread, nor drink water in this place.
9 poiché questo è l’ordine che m’è stato dato dall’Eterno: Tu non vi mangerai pane né berrai acqua, e non tornerai per la strada che avrai fatta, andando”.
For so it was commanded to me by the word of the Lord, ordering: ‘You shall not eat bread, and you shall not drink water, nor shall you return by the way that you came.’”
10 Così egli se ne andò per un’altra strada, e non tornò per quella che avea fatta, venendo a Bethel.
Then he departed by another way, and he did not return along the way that he had traveled to Bethel.
11 Or v’era un vecchio profeta che abitava a Bethel; e uno de’ suoi figliuoli venne a raccontargli tutte le cose che l’uomo di Dio avea fatte in quel giorno a Bethel, e le parole che avea dette al re. Il padre, udito ch’ebbe il racconto,
Now a certain elderly prophet was living in Bethel. His sons went to him, and they described to him all the works which the man of God had accomplished on that day in Bethel. And they described to their father the words that he had spoken to the king.
12 disse ai suoi figliuoli: “Per qual via se n’è egli andato?” Poiché i suoi figliuoli avean veduto la via per la quale se n’era andato l’uomo di Dio venuto da Giuda.
And their father said to them, “By which way did he depart?” His sons showed him the way by which the man of God, who had come from Judah, had departed.
13 Ed egli disse ai suoi figliuoli: “Sellatemi l’asino”. Quelli gli sellarono l’asino; ed egli vi montò su,
And he said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” And when they had saddled it, he climbed on,
14 andò dietro all’uomo di Dio, e lo trovò a sedere sotto un terebinto, e gli disse: “Sei tu l’uomo di Dio venuto da Giuda?” Quegli rispose: “Son io”.
and he went away after the man of God. And he found him sitting under a terebinth tree. And he said to him, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” And he responded, “I am.”
15 Allora il vecchio profeta gli disse: “Vieni meco a casa mia, e prendi un po’ di cibo”.
And he said to him, “Come home with me, so that you may eat bread.”
16 Ma quegli rispose: “Io non posso tornare indietro teco, né entrare da te; e non mangerò pane né berrò acqua teco in questo luogo;
But he said: “I am not able to turn back, nor to go with you. Neither will I eat bread, or drink water in this place.
17 poiché m’è stato detto, per ordine dell’Eterno: Tu non mangerai quivi pane, né berrai acqua, e non tornerai per la strada che avrai fatta, andando”.
For the Lord has spoken to me, by the word of the Lord, saying, “You shall not eat bread, and you shall not drink water in that place, nor shall you return by the way that you arrived.”
18 L’altro gli disse: “Anch’io son profeta come sei tu; e un angelo mi ha parlato per ordine dell’Eterno, dicendo: Rimenalo teco in casa tua, affinché mangi del pane e beva dell’acqua”. Costui gli mentiva.
And he said to him: “I, too, am a prophet like you. And an Angel spoke to me, by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘Lead him back with you to your house, so that he may eat bread, and drink water.’” And so he deceived him.
19 Così, l’uomo di Dio tornò indietro con l’altro, e mangiò del pane e bevve dell’acqua in casa di lui.
And he led him back with him. Then he ate bread and drank water in his house.
20 Or mentre sedevano a mensa, la parola dell’Eterno fu rivolta al profeta che avea fatto tornare indietro l’altro;
And while they were sitting at table, the word of the Lord came to the prophet who had led him back.
21 ed egli gridò all’uomo di Dio ch’era venuto da Giuda: “Così parla l’Eterno: Giacché tu ti sei ribellato all’ordine dell’Eterno, e non hai osservato il comandamento che l’Eterno, l’Iddio tuo, t’avea dato,
And he cried out to the man of God who had arrived from Judah, saying: “Thus says the Lord: Because you were not obedient to the mouth of the Lord, and you did not keep the commandment that the Lord your God instructed to you,
22 e sei tornato indietro, e hai mangiato del pane e bevuto dell’acqua nel luogo del quale egli t’avea detto: Non vi mangiare del pane e non vi bere dell’acqua, il tuo cadavere non entrerà nel sepolcro de’ tuoi padri”.
and you turned back, and ate bread, and drank water in the place where he commanded you that you should not eat bread, nor drink water: your dead body shall not be carried back to the sepulcher of your fathers.”
23 Quando l’uomo di Dio ebbe mangiato e bevuto, il vecchio profeta, che l’avea fatto tornare indietro, gli sellò l’asino.
And when he had eaten and had drunk, he saddled his donkey for the prophet whom he had led back.
24 L’uomo di Dio se ne andò, e un leone lo incontrò per istrada, e l’uccise. Il suo cadavere restò disteso sulla strada; l’asino se ne stava presso di lui, e il leone pure presso al cadavere.
And when he had departed, a lion found him along the way, and it killed him, and his dead body was left upon the road. Now the donkey was standing beside him. And the lion was standing beside the dead body.
25 Quand’ecco passarono degli uomini che videro il cadavere disteso sulla strada e il leone che stava dappresso al cadavere, e vennero a riferire la cosa nella città dove abitava il vecchio profeta.
And behold, men who were passing by saw the dead body lying in the road, with the lion standing beside the body. And they went and made it widely known in the city where that elderly prophet was living.
26 E quando il profeta che avea fatto tornare indietro l’uomo di Dio ebbe ciò udito, disse: “E’ l’uomo di Dio, ch’è stato ribelle all’ordine dell’Eterno; perciò l’Eterno l’ha dato in balìa d’un leone, che l’ha sbranato e ucciso, secondo la parola che l’Eterno gli avea detta”.
And when that prophet, who had led him back from the way, had heard it, he said: “It is the man of God, who was disobedient to the mouth of the Lord. And the Lord has delivered him to the lion. And it has torn him apart and killed him, in accord with the word of the Lord, which he spoke to him.”
27 Poi si rivolse ai suoi figliuoli, e disse loro: “Sellatemi l’asino”. E quelli glielo sellarono.
And he said to his sons, “Saddle a donkey for me.” And when they had saddled it,
28 E quegli andò, trovò il cadavere disteso sulla strada, e l’asino e il leone che stavano presso il cadavere; il leone non avea divorato il cadavere né sbranato l’asino.
and he had departed, he found the dead body lying on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside the dead body. The lion did not eat from the dead body, nor did it harm the donkey.
29 Il profeta prese il cadavere dell’uomo di Dio, lo pose sull’asino, e lo portò indietro; e il vecchio profeta rientrò in città per piangerlo, e per dargli sepoltura.
Then the prophet took the dead body of the man of God, and he placed it upon the donkey, and returning, he brought it into the city of the elderly prophet, so that he might mourn for him.
30 E pose il cadavere nel proprio sepolcro; ed egli e i suoi figliuoli lo piansero, dicendo:
And he placed his dead body in his own sepulcher. And they mourned for him, saying: “Alas! Alas! My brother!”
31 “Ahi fratel mio!” E quando l’ebbe seppellito, il vecchio profeta disse ai suoi figliuoli: “Quando sarò morto, seppellitemi nel sepolcro dov’è sepolto l’uomo di Dio; ponete le ossa mie accanto alle sue.
And when they had mourned over him, he said to his sons: “When I will have died, bury me in the sepulcher in which the man of God was buried. Place my bones beside his bones.
32 Poiché la parola da lui gridata per ordine dell’Eterno contro l’altare di Bethel e contro tutte le case degli alti luoghi che sono nelle città di Samaria, si verificherà certamente”.
For certainly, the word will arrive, which he predicted by the word of the Lord, against the altar, which is in Bethel, and against all the shrines of the high places, which are in the cities of Samaria.”
33 Dopo questo fatto, Geroboamo non si distolse dalla sua mala via; creò anzi di nuovo de’ sacerdoti degli alti luoghi, prendendoli qua e là di fra il popolo; chiunque voleva, era da lui consacrato, e diventava sacerdote degli alti luoghi.
After these words, Jeroboam did not turn back from his very evil way. Instead, to the contrary, he made priests for the high places out of the least of the people. Whosoever was willing, he filled his hand, and he became a priest of the high places.
34 E quella fu, per la casa di Geroboamo, un’occasione di peccato, che attirò su lei la distruzione e lo sterminio di sulla faccia della terra.
And for this reason, the house of Jeroboam sinned, and was uprooted, and was wiped from the face of the earth.
