2 Kings 18

NEW JERUSALEM	NOVA VULGATA
1 In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.	1 Anno tertio Osee filii Ela regis Israel regnavit Ezechias filius Achaz regis Iudae.
2 He was twenty-five years old when he came to the throne, and he reigned for twenty-nine years inJerusalem. His mother's name was Abijah daughter of Zechariah.	2 Viginti quinque annorum erat, cum regnare coepisset, et viginti et novem annis regnavit in Ierusalem. Nomen matris eius Abi filia Zachariae.
3 He did what Yahweh regards as right, just as his ancestor David had done.	3 Fecitque, quod erat bonum coram Domino, iuxta omnia, quae fecerat David pater suus.
4 He abolished the high places, broke the pil ars, cut down the sacred poles and smashed the bronzeserpent which Moses had made; for up to that time the Israelites had offered sacrifices to it; it was cal edNehushtan.	4 Ipse dissipavit excelsa et contrivit lapides et succidit palum confregitque serpentem aeneum, quem fecerat Moyses; siquidem usque ad illud tempus filii Israel adolebant ei; vocabatur Nohestan.
5 He put his trust in Yahweh, God of Israel. No king of Judah after him could be compared with him -- norany of those before him.	5 In Domino, Deo Israel, speravit. Itaque post eum non fuit similis ei de cunctis regibus Iudae sed neque in his, qui ante eum fuerunt.
6 He was devoted to Yahweh, never turning from him, but keeping the commandments which Yahwehhad laid down for Moses.	6 Et adhaesit Domino et non recessit a vestigiis eius fecitque mandata eius, quae praeceperat Dominus Moysi,
7 And so Yahweh was with him, and he was successful in al that he undertook. He rebelled against theking of Assyria and refused to serve him.	7 unde et erat Dominus cum eo, et in cunctis, ad quae procedebat, prospere agebat. Rebellavit quoque contra regem Assyriorum et non servivit ei.
8 He beat the Philistines back to Gaza, laying their territory waste from watchtower to fortified town.	8 Ipse percussit Philisthaeos usque Gazam et terminos eius, a turre custodum usque ad civitatem munitam.
9 In the fourth year of Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel,Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched on Samaria and laid siege to it.	9 Anno quarto regis Ezechiae, qui erat annus septimus Osee filii Ela regis Israel, ascendit Salmanasar rex Assvriorum Samariam et oppugnavit eam
10 He captured it after three years. Samaria fel in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year ofHoshea king of Israel.	10 et cepit. Post annos tres, anno sexto Ezechiae, id est nono anno Osee regis Israel, capta est Samaria.
11 The king of Assyria deported the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah on the Habor, a riverof Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.	11 Et transtulit rex Assyriorum Israel in Assur collocavitque eos in Hala et Habor iuxta fluvium Gozan et in civitatibus Medorum,
12 This happened because they had not obeyed the voice of Yahweh their God and had broken hiscovenant, everything that Moses servant of Yahweh had laid down. They neither listened to it nor put it intopractice.	12 quia non audierunt vocem Domini Dei sui, sed praetergressi sunt pactum eius; omnia, quae praeceperat Moyses servus Domini, non audierunt neque fecerunt.
13 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria advanced on al the fortifiedtowns of Judah and captured them.	13 Anno quarto decimo regis Ezechiae ascendit Sennacherib rex Assyriorum ad universas civitates Iudae munitas et cepit eas.
14 Then Hezekiah king of Judah sent this message to the king of Assyria at Lachish, 'I have been atfault. Cal off the attack, and I wil submit to whatever you impose on me.' The king of Assyria exacted threehundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold from Hezekiah king of Judah,	14 Tunc misit Ezechias rex Iudae nuntios ad regem Assyriorum Lachis dicens: “ Peccavi. Recede a me, et omne, quod imposueris mihi, feram ”. Indixit itaque rex Assyriorum Ezechiae regi Iudae trecenta talenta argenti et triginta talenta auri;
15 and Hezekiah gave him al the silver in the Temple of Yahweh and in the palace treasury.	15 deditque Ezechias omne argentum, quod repertum fuerat in domo Domini et in thesauris regis.
16 At which time, Hezekiah stripped the facing from the leaves and jambs of the doors of the Temple ofYahweh, which an earlier king of Judah had put on, and gave it to the king of Assyria.	16 In tempore illo confregit Ezechias valvas templi Domini et postes, quos ipse inauraverat, et dedit aurum regi Assyriorum.
17 From Lachish the king of Assyria sent the cupbearer-in-chief with a large force to King Hezekiah inJerusalem. He marched on Jerusalem and, on his arrival, took up position near the conduit of the upper poolwhich is on the road to the Ful er's Field.	17 Misit autem rex Assyriorum Tharthan et Rabsaris et Rabsacen de Lachis ad regem Ezechiam cum manu valida Ierusalem. Qui cum ascendissent, venerunt in Ierusalem et steterunt iuxta aquae ductum piscinae superioris, quae est in via agri fullonis,
18 He summoned the king. The master of the palace, Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebnah the secretary andthe herald Joah son of Asaph went out to him.	18 vocaveruntque regem. Egressus est autem ad eos Eliachim filius Helciae praepositus domus et Sobna scriba et Ioah filius Asaph a commentariis.
19 The cupbearer-in-chief said to them, 'Say to Hezekiah, "The great king, the king of Assyria, says this:What makes you so confident?	19 Dixitque ad eos Rabsaces: “ Loquimini Ezechiae: Haec dicit rex magnus, rex Assyriorum: Quae est ista fiducia, qua niteris?
20 Do you think empty words are as good as strategy and military strength? Who are you relying on, todare to rebel against me?	20 Forsitan putas verbum labiorum esse consilium et fortitudinem ad proelium? In quo confidis, ut audeas rebellare contra me?
21 There you are, relying on that broken reed Egypt, which pricks and pierces the hand of whoever leanson it. That is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is like to al who rely on him.	21 An speras in baculo arundineo atque confracto, Aegypto, super quem, si incubuerit homo, comminutus ingreditur manum eius et perforabit eam? Sic est pharao rex Aegypti omnibus, qui confidunt in eo.
22 You may say to me: We rely on Yahweh our God. But have his high places and altars not beensuppressed by Hezekiah who told Judah and Jerusalem: Here, in Jerusalem, is the altar before which you mustworship?	22 Quod si dixeritis mihi: “In Domino Deo nostro habemus fiduciam”, nonne iste est, cuius abstulit Ezechias excelsa et altaria et praecepit Iudae et Ierusalem: “Ante altare hoc adorabitis in Ierusalem?”.
23 Very well, then, make a wager with my lord the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses ifyou can find horsemen to ride them.	23 Nunc igitur spondete cum domino meo rege Assyriorum; dabo tibi duo milia equorum; et vide an habere valeas ascensores eorum.
24 How could you repel a single one of the least of my master's soldiers? And yet you have relied onEgypt for chariots and horsemen.	24 Et quomodo potes in fugam vertere unum satrapam de servis domini mei minimis? An fiduciam habes in Aegypto propter currus et equites?
25 And lastly, have I marched on this place to lay it waste without warrant from Yahweh? Yahwehhimself said to me: March on this country and lay it waste." '	25 Numquid sine Domini voluntate ascendi ad locum istum, ut demolirer eum? Dominus dixit mihi: “Ascende ad terram hanc et demolire eam” ”.
26 Eliakim, Shebnah and Joah said to the cupbearer-in-chief, 'Please speak to your servants in Aramaic,for we understand it; do not speak to us in the Judaean language within earshot of the people on the ramparts.'	26 Dixerunt autem Eliachim filius Helciae et Sobna et Ioah Rabsaci: “ Precamur, ut loquaris nobis servis tuis Aramaice, siquidem intellegimus hanc linguam, et non loquaris nobis Iudaice, audiente populo, qui est super murum ”.
27 But the cupbearer-in-chief said, 'Do you think my lord sent me here to say these things to your masteror to you? On the contrary, it was to the people sitting on the ramparts who, like you, are doomed to eat theirown dung and drink their own urine.'	27 Responditque eis Rabsaces: “ Numquid ad dominum tuum et ad te misit me dominus meus, ut loquerer sermones hos, et non ad viros, qui sedent super murum, ut comedant stercora sua et bibant urinam suam vobiscum? ”.
28 The cupbearer-in-chief then drew himself up and shouted loudly in the Judaean language, 'Listen tothe word of the great king, the king of Assyria.	28 Stetit itaque Rabsaces et clamavit voce magna Iudaice et ait: “ Audite verba regis magni, regis Assyriorum:
29 The king says this, "Do not let Hezekiah delude you. He wil be powerless to save you from myclutches.	29 Haec dicit rex: Non vos seducat Ezechias; non enim poterit eruere vos de manu mea!
30 Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to rely on Yahweh by saying: Yahweh is sure to save us; this citywil not fal into the king of Assyria's clutches.	30 Neque fiduciam vobis tribuat super Domino dicens: “Eruens liberabit nos Dominus, et non tradetur civitas haec in manu regis Assyriorum”.
31 Do not listen to Hezekiah, for the king of Assyria says this: Make peace with me, surrender to me, andevery one of you wil be free to eat the fruit of his own vine and of his own fig tree and to drink the water of hisown storage-wel	31 Nolite audire Ezechiam! Haec enim dicit rex Assyriorum: Facite mecum benedictionem et egredimini ad me, et comedet unusquisque de vinea sua et de ficu sua, et bibetis aquas de cisternis vestris,
32 until I come and take you away to a country like your own, a land of corn and good wine, a land ofbread and vineyards, a land of oil and honey: and so you wil survive and not die. Do not listen to Hezekiah; he isdeluding you when he says: Yahweh wil save us.	32 donec veniam et transferam vos in terram, quae similis terrae vestrae est, in terram fructiferam et fertilem vini, terram panis et vinearum, terram olivarum olei ac mellis; et vivetis et non moriemini. Nolite audire Ezechiam, qui vos decipit dicens: “Dominus liberabit nos!”.
33 Has any god of any nation been able to save his country from the king of Assyria's clutches?	33 Numquid liberaverunt dii gentium unusquisque terram suam de manu regis Assyriorum?
34 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim and Hena and Ivvah?Where are the local gods of Samaria? Did they save Samaria from my clutches?	34 Ubi sunt dii Emath et Arphad? Ubi sunt dii Sepharvaim, Ana et Ava? Numquid liberaverunt Samariam de manu mea?
35 Of al the local gods, which ones have saved their countries from my clutches, for Yahweh to be ableto save Jerusalem from my clutches?" '	35 Quinam illi sunt in universis diis terrarum, qui eruerunt regionem suam de manu mea, ut possit eruere Dominus Ierusalem de manu mea? ”.
36 The people, however, kept quiet and said nothing in reply, since the king had given the order, 'Youare not to answer him.'	36 Tacuit itaque populus et non respondit ei quidquam; siquidem praeceptum regis acceperant, ut non responderent ei.
37 The master of the palace, Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebnah the secretary and the herald Joah son ofAsaph, with their clothes torn, went to Hezekiah and reported what the cupbearer-in-chief had said.	37 Venitque Eliachim filius Helciae praepositus domus et Sobna scriba et Ioah filius Asaph a commentariis ad Ezechiam, scissis vestibus, et nuntiaverunt ei verba Rabsacis.