2 Chronicles 22

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	DIODATI
1 Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem appointed his youngest son, Ahaziah, as king in his place. For the robbers of the Arabians, who had fallen upon the camp, had put to death all those who were greater by birth before him. And so Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram, reigned as king of Judah.	1 E GLI abitanti di Gerusalemme costituirono re, in luogo suo, Achazia, suo figliuolo minore; perciocchè quelle schiere ch’erano venute in armi con gli Arabi, aveano uccisi tutti i maggiori. Così regnò Achazia, figliuolo di Gioram, re di Giuda.
2 Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri.	2 Achazia era d’età di quarantadue anni, quando cominciò a regnare, e regnò un anno in Gerusalemme. E il nome di sua madre era Atalia, figliuola di Omri.
3 But he too went forth in the ways of the house of Ahab. For his mother impelled him to act impiously.	3 Anch’egli camminò nelle vie della casa di Achab; perciocchè sua madre gli era consigliera a far male.
4 And so he did evil in the sight of the Lord, just as the house of Ahab did. For after the death of his father, they were counselors to him, to his destruction.	4 Egli adunque fece ciò che dispiace al Signore, come la casa di Achab; perciocchè, dopo la morte di suo padre, essi furono suoi consiglieri a sua perdizione.
5 And he walked in their counsels. And he went with Joram, the son of Ahab, the king of Israel, to war against Hazael, the king of Syria, at Ramoth Gilead. And the Syrians wounded Joram.	5 Ed anche, seguitando il lor consiglio, andò con Gioram, figliuolo di Achab, re d’Israele, alla guerra contro ad Hazael, re di Siria, in Ramot di Galaad. E i Siri ferirono Gioram.
6 And he returned, so that he might be cured at Jezreel. For he had received many wounds in the above-stated battle. And so Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram, the king of Judah, descended, so that he might visit Joram, the son of Ahab, at Jezreel, while he was ill.	6 Ed egli se ne ritornò, per farsi medicare in Izreel; perciocchè egli avea delle ferite ch’egli avea ricevute in Rama, mentre egli combatteva con Hazael, re di Siria. Ed Azaria, figliuolo di Gioram re di Giuda, andò a visitare Gioram, figliuolo di Achab, in Izreel; perciocchè egli era infermo.
7 Indeed, it was the will of God against Ahaziah that he would go to Joram, and when he had gone, that he also would go out with him against Jehu, the son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.	7 E ciò che egli venne a Gioram, procedette da Dio per la ruina di Achazia; perciocchè, essendo venuto, egli uscì con Gioram contro a Iehu, figliuolo di Nimsi, il quale il Signore avea unto per distruggere la casa di Achab.
8 Therefore, when Jehu was overthrowing the house of Ahab, he found the leaders of Judah, with the sons of the brothers of Ahaziah, who were ministering to him, and he put them to death.	8 E quando Iehu faceva la punizione della casa di Achab, trovò i principali di Giuda, e i figliuoli de’ fratelli di Achazia, i quali servivano ad Achazia, e li uccise.
9 Also, while he himself was seeking Ahaziah, he found him to be hiding in Samaria. And having been led to him, he killed him. And they buried him, because he was the son of Jehoshaphat, who had sought the Lord with all his heart. But there was no longer any hope that someone from the stock of Ahaziah would reign.	9 E cercò Achazia, ed egli fu preso, essendo nascosto in Samaria, e fu menato a Iehu, ed ucciso; e poi fu seppellito; perciocchè fu detto: Egli è il figliuolo di Giosafat, il quale ricercò il Signore con tutto il suo cuore. E non vi fu alcuno della casa di Achazia che avesse il potere di farsi re
10 For indeed, his mother, Athaliah, seeing that her son had died, rose up and killed the entire royal stock of the house of Jehoram.	10 ED Atalia, madre di Achazia, avendo veduto che il suo figliuolo era morto, si levò, e distrusse tutta la progenie reale della casa di Giuda.
11 But Jehosheba, the daughter of the king, took Joash, the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from the midst the king’s sons when they were being slain. And she hid him with his nurse in a bedroom. Now Jehosheba, the one who had hidden him, was the daughter of king Jehoram, and the wife of the high priest Jehoiada, and the sister of Ahaziah. And because of this, Athaliah did not kill him.	11 Ma Iosabat, figliuola del re Gioram, prese Gioas, figliuolo di Achazia, e lo tolse furtivamente d’infra i figliuoli del re che si uccidevano; e lo mise, con la sua balia, nella camera de’ letti. Così Iosabat, figliuola del re Gioram, moglie del sacerdote Gioiada, lo nascose d’innanzi ad Atalia; perciocchè era sorella di Achazia; talchè Atalia non lo fece morire.
12 Therefore, he was with them, hidden in the house of God, for six years, while Athaliah reigned over the land.	12 Ed egli stette con loro nascosto nella Casa di Dio lo spazio di sei anni; ed in quel mezzo tempo Atalia regnava sopra il paese