2 Samuel 17

NEW JERUSALEM	NOVA VULGATA
1 Ahithophel said to Absalom, 'Let me choose twelve thousand men and set off this very night in pursuitof David.	1 Dixitque Achitophel ad Ab salom: “ Eligam mihi duode cim milia virorum et consurgens persequar David hac nocte
2 I shal fal on him while he is tired and dispirited; I shal strike terror into him, and al the people whoare with him wil run away. I shal kil only the king,	2 et irruens super eum, quippe qui lassus est et solutis manibus, terrebo eum. Cumque fugerit omnis populus, qui cum eo est, percutiam regem desolatum
3 and I shal then bring al the people back to you, like a bride returning to her husband. You seek thelife of one individual only; the people as a whole wil have peace.'	3 et reducam universum populum ad te, sicut revertitur sponsa ad virum suum; unius solummodo viri animam quaeris, et omnis populus erit in pace ”.
4 The suggestion seemed a good one to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.	4 Placuitque sermo eius Absalom et cunctis maioribus natu Israel.
5 Then Absalom said, 'Now cal Hushai the Archite, for us to hear what he too has to say.'	5 Ait autem Absalom: “ Vocate et Chusai Arachiten, et audiamus quid etiam ipse dicat ”.
6 When Hushai had come to Absalom, Absalom said, 'This is what Ahithophel says. Are we to do as hesuggests? If not, suggest something yourself.'	6 Cumque venisset Chusai ad Absalom, ait Absalom ad eum: “ Huiuscemodi sermonem locutus est Achitophel; verbum eius facere debemus an non? Tu loquere ”.
7 Hushai said to Absalom, 'On this occasion the advice given by Ahithophel is not good.	7 Et dixit Chusai ad Absalom: “ Non bonum consilium, quod dedit Achitophel hac vice ”.
8 You know', Hushai went on, 'that your father and his men are great fighters and that they are now asangry as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Your father is a man of war: he wil not let the army rest during thenight.	8 Et rursum intulit Chusai: “ Tu nosti patrem tuum et viros, qui cum eo sunt, esse fortissimos et amaro animo, veluti ursa in saltu catulis orbata; sed et pater tuus vir bellator est nec morabitur cum populo:
9 At this moment he is concealed in some hol ow or other place. If at the outset there are casualtiesamong our troops, word will go round that the army supporting Absalom has met with disaster.	9 ecce nunc latitat in aliqua fovea aut in aliquo alio loco. Et, cum ceciderit unus quilibet in principio, certo audient et dicent: “Facta est plaga in populo, qui sequitur Absalom”.
10 And then even the valiant, the truly lion-hearted, will be demoralised; for al Israel knows that yourfather is a champion and that the men with him are valiant.	10 Et fortissimus quoque, cuius cor est quasi leonis, pavore solvetur; scit enim omnis Israel fortem esse patrem tuum et robustos omnes, qui cum eo sunt.
11 For my part, I offer this advice: Summon al Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, to ral y to you, asnumerous as the sand on the seashore, and you take the field in person with them.	11 Sed hoc mihi videtur rectum esse consilium: congregetur ad te universus Israel a Dan usque Bersabee, quasi arena maris innumerabilis, et tu ipse gradieris in proelium;
12 We shall reach him wherever he is to be found; we shal fal on him as the dew fal s on the ground,and not leave him or any one of the men with him.	12 et irruemus super eum, in quocumque loco fuerit inventus, et operiemus eum sicut cadere solet ros super terram; et non remanebit de eo et de omnibus viris, qui cum eo sunt, ne unus quidem.
13 Should he retire into a town, all Israel will bring ropes to that town, and we shal drag it into the river-bed until not a pebble of it is to be found.'	13 Quod si urbem aliquam fuerit ingressus, applicabit omnis Israel civitati illi funes, et trahemus eam in torrentem, ut non reperiatur nec calculus quidem ex ea ”.
14 Then Absalom and al the people of Israel said, 'Hushai the Arkite's advice is better thanAhithophel's,' Yahweh having resolved to thwart Ahithophel's shrewd advice and so bring disaster on Absalom.	14 Dixitque Absalom et omnis vir Israel: “ Melius consilium Chusai Arachitae consilio Achitophel ”. Dominus enim statuerat dissipare consilium Achitophel utile, ut induceret Dominus super Absalom malum.
15 Hushai then told the priests Zadok and Abiathar, 'Ahithophel gave such and such advice to Absalomand the elders of Israel, but I advised so and so.	15 Et ait Chusai Sadoc et Abiathar sacerdotibus: “ Hoc et hoc modo consilium dedit Achitophel Absalom et senibus Israel, et ego tale et tale dedi consilium;
16 Send with al speed to David and say, "Do not camp in the desert passes tonight, but get throughthem as fast as you can, or the king and his whole army may be annihilated." '	16 nunc ergo mittite cito et nuntiate David dicentes: “Ne moreris nocte hac ad vada deserti, sed absque dilatione transgredere, ne absorbeatur rex et omnis populus, qui cum eo est” ”.
17 Jonathan and Ahimaaz were posted at the Fuller's Spring; a servant-girl was to go and warn themand they in turn were to warn King David, since they could not give themselves away by coming into the citythemselves.	17 Ionathan autem et Achimaas stabant iuxta fontem Rogel; abiit ancilla et nuntiavit eis, et illi profecti sunt, ut referrent ad regem David nuntium; non enim poterant introire civitatem, ne viderentur.
18 A young man saw them nonetheless and told Absalom. The pair of them, however, made off quickly,reaching the house of a man in Bahurim. In his courtyard was a storage-wel and they got down into it.	18 Vidit autem eos quidam iuvenis et indicavit Absalom; illi vero concito gradu profecti ingressi sunt domum cuiusdam viri in Bahurim, qui habebat puteum in vestibulo suo, et descenderunt in eum.
19 The woman took a piece of canvas and, spreading it over the mouth of the storage-wel , scatteredcrushed grain on it so that nothing showed.	19 Tulit autem mulier et expandit velamen super os putei et sparsit super illud ptisanas, et sic res latuit.
20 When Absalom's servants reached the woman at the house, they said, 'Where are Ahimaaz andJonathan?' The woman said, 'They have gone further on, towards the water.' They searched but, having foundnothing, went back to Jerusalem.	20 Cumque venissent servi Absalom ad mulierem in domum, dixerunt: “ Ubi est Achimaas et Ionathan? ”. Et respondit eis mulier: “ Transierunt hinc ad aquas ”. At hi, qui quaerebant, cum non repperissent, reversi sunt Ierusalem.
21 When they had gone, the men climbed out of the storage-wel and went to warn King David. 'Set out!'they told David. 'Cross the water quickly, for Ahithophel has given such and such advice against you!'	21 Cumque abissent, ascenderunt illi de puteo et pergentes nuntiaverunt regi David atque dixerunt: “ Surgite et transite cito fluvium, quoniam huiuscemodi dedit consilium contra vos Achitophel ”.
22 So David and al the troops with him set off and crossed the Jordan. By dawn no one was left, al hadcrossed the Jordan.	22 Surrexit ergo David et omnis populus, qui erat cum eo, et transierunt Iordanem, donec dilucesceret; et ne unus quidem residuus fuit, qui non transisset fluvium.
23 When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set off andwent home to his own town. Then, having set his house in order, he hanged himself. He was buried in hisfather's tomb.	23 Porro Achitophel videns quod non fuisset factum consilium suum, stravit asinum suum et surrexit et abiit in domum suam in civitatem suam et, disposita domo sua, laqueo se suspendit et interiit; et sepultus est in sepulcro patris sui.
24 David had reached Mahanaim by the time that Absalom crossed the Jordan with al the men of Israel.	24 David autem venit in Mahanaim, et Absalom transivit Iordanem, ipse et omnis vir Israel cum eo.
25 Absalom had put Amasa in command of the army in place of Joab. This Amasa was the son of aman cal ed Ithra the Ishmaelite, who had married Abigail, daughter of Jesse and sister of Zeruiah, mother ofJoab.	25 Amasam vero constituerat Absalom pro Ioab super exercitum; Amasa autem erat filius viri, qui vocabatur Iether Ismaelites, qui ingressus est ad Abigail filiam Isai sororem Sarviae, quae fuit mater Ioab.
26 Israel and Absalom pitched their camp in the territory of Gilead.	26 Et castrametatus est Israel cum Absalom in terra Galaad.
27 When David reached Mahanaim, Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah-of-the-Ammonites, Machir sonof Ammiel from Lo-Debar, and Barzil ai the Gileadite from Rogelim	27 Cumque venisset David in Mahanaim, Sobi filius Naas de Rabba filiorum Ammon et Machir filius Ammiel de Lodabar et Berzellai Galaadites de Rogelim
28 brought bedding, rugs, bowls and crockery; and wheat, barley, meal, roasted grain, beans, lentils,	28 obtulerunt ei stratoria et tapetia et pelves et vasa fictilia, frumentum et hordeum et farinam, frixum cicer et fabam et lentem
29 honey, curds and cows' cheese and sheep's cheese, which they presented to David and the peoplewith him for them to eat. 'The army', they said, 'must have been hungry, tired and thirsty in the desert.'	29 et mel et butyrum, oves et pingues vitulos; dederuntque David et populo, qui cum eo erat, ad vescendum; suspicati enim sunt populum fame et siti fuisse fatigatum in deserto.