2 Chronicles 25

NEW JERUSALEM	NOVA VULGATA
1 Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he came to the throne and he reigned for twenty-nine yearsin Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.	1 Viginti quinque annorum erat Amasias, cum regnare coepisset, et viginti novem annis regnavit in Ierusalem. Nomen matris eius Ioaden de Ierusalem.
2 He did what Yahweh regards as right, though not wholeheartedly.	2 Fecitque bonum in conspectu Domini, verumtamen non in corde perfecto.
3 Once the kingdom was firmly under his control, he killed those of his retainers who had murdered theking his father.	3 Cumque roboratum sibi videret imperium, iugulavit servos suos, qui occiderant regem patrem suum,
4 But he did not put their sons to death; this was in accordance with what is written in the Law, in thebook of Moses, where Yahweh had commanded, 'Parents may not be put to death for children, nor children forparents, but each must be put to death for his own crime.'	4 sed filios eorum non interfecit, sicut scriptum est in libro legis Moysi, ubi praecepit Dominus dicens: “ Non occidentur patres pro filiis, neque filii pro patribus suis, sed unusquisque in suo peccato morietur ”.
5 Amaziah summoned Judah and organised al Judah and Benjamin by families under commanders ofthousands and commanders of hundreds. He also made a register of those who were twenty years old andupwards, and found there were three hundred thousand picked men, ready for service and capable of wieldingspear and shield.	5 Congregavit igitur Amasias Iudam et constituit eos per familias tribunosque et centuriones in universo Iuda et Beniamin. Et recensuit a viginti annis sursum invenitque trecenta milia iuvenum, qui egrederentur ad pugnam et tenerent hastam et clipeum.
6 Furthermore, he hired a hundred thousand tough fighting men from Israel for a hundred talents ofsilver.	6 Mercede quoque conduxit de Israel centum milia robustorum centum talentis argenti.
7 A man of God then came to him and said, 'My lord king, do not let the Israelite troops march with you,for Yahweh is not with Israel or with any of the Ephraimites.	7 Venit autem homo Dei ad illum et ait: “ O rex, ne egrediatur tecum exercitus Israel; non est enim Dominus cum Israel, cunctis filiis Ephraim.
8 For however valiantly you act in war, God will bring you down before the enemy, for God has thepower to uphold or to throw down.'	8 Quod si putas in robore exercitus bella consistere, superari te faciet Deus ab hostibus: Dei quippe est et adiuvare et in fugam vertere ”.
9 Amaziah said to the man of God, 'But what about the hundred talents which I have paid for theIsraelite troops?' 'Yahweh can give you far more than that,' said the man of God.	9 Dixitque Amasias ad hominem Dei: “ Quid ergo fiet de centum talentis, quae dedi militibus Israel? ”. Et respondit ei homo Dei: “ Habet Dominus, unde tibi dare possit multo his plura ”.
10 At this, Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them homeagain. They were furious with Judah and went home in a great rage.	10 Separavit itaque Amasias exercitum, qui venerat ad eum ex Ephraim, ut reverteretur in locum suum; at illi contra Iudam vehementer irati reversi sunt in regionem suam.
11 Amaziah then, coming to a decision, led out his own troops and, having reached the Valley of Salt,struck down ten thousand Seirites.	11 Porro Amasias confidenter eduxit populum suum et abiit in vallem Salinarum percussitque filios Seir decem milia.
12 The men of Judah captured ten thousand more alive and, taking them to the summit of the Rock,threw them off the summit of the Rock so that they were al dashed to pieces.	12 Et alia decem milia virorum ceperunt filii Iudae et adduxerunt ad praeruptum cuiusdam petrae praecipitaveruntque eos de summo in praeceps, qui universi crepuerunt.
13 Meanwhile, the troops whom Amaziah had dismissed and not al owed to go into battle with him rasedthe towns of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-Horon, kil ing three thousand of their inhabitants and capturing great quantities of plunder.	13 At ille exercitus, quem remiserat Amasias, ne secum iret ad proelium, diffusus est in civitatibus Iudae a Samaria usque Bethoron et, interfectis tribus milibus, diripuit praedam magnam.
14 On returning from his slaughter of the Edomites, Amaziah brought the gods of the Seirites with him;he set these up as his gods, bowing down before them and burning incense to them.	14 Amasias vero, post caedem Idumaeorum et allatos deos filiorum Seir, statuit illos in deos sibi et adorabat eos et illis adolebat.
15 Yahweh's anger was aroused by Amaziah and he sent him a prophet, who said to him, 'Why do youconsult those people's gods when they could not save their own people from your clutches?'	15 Quam ob rem iratus Dominus contra Amasiam misit ad illum prophetam, qui diceret ei: “ Cur adorasti deos, qui non liberaverunt populum suum de manu tua? ”.
16 He was stil speaking when Amaziah interrupted him. 'Have we appointed you a royal counsel or?Stop, as you value your life!' So the prophet stopped, and then said, 'I know that God has decided to destroy youfor having done this and for not listening to my advice.'	16 Cumque haec ille loqueretur, respondit ei: “ Num consiliarium regis fecimus te? Quiesce! Cur interficiam te? ”. Discedensque propheta: “ Sed scio, inquit, quod decrevit Deus occidere te, quia fecisti hoc et non acquievisti consilio meo ”.
17 After consultation, Amaziah king of Judah then sent a message to Joash son of Jehoahaz son ofJehu, king of Israel, saying, 'Come and make a trial of strength!'	17 Igitur Amasias rex Iudae, inito consilio, misit ad Ioas filium Ioachaz filii Iehu regem Israel dicens: “ Veni, videamus nos mutuo! ”.
18 Joash king of Israel sent back word to Amaziah king of Judah, 'The thistle of Lebanon sent amessage to the cedar of Lebanon, saying, "Give my son your daughter in marriage"; but a wild animal of theLebanon ran over the thistle and squashed it.	18 At ille remisit nuntium dicens: “ Carduus, qui est in Libano, misit ad cedrum Libani dicens: “Da filiam tuam filio meo uxorem”. Et ecce bestiae agri, quae erant in Libano, transierunt et conculcaverunt carduum.
19 "Look at me, the conqueror of Edom," you say, and now aspire to even greater glory. But stay whereyou belong! Why chal enge disaster, to your own and Judah's ruin?'	19 Dixisti: “Percussi Edom!”. Et idcirco erigitur cor tuum in superbiam. Sede in domo tua! Cur malum adversum te provocas, ut cadas et tu et Iuda tecum? ”.
20 But Amaziah would not listen, for this was an act of God to deliver them up for having consulted thegods of Edom.	20 Noluit audire Amasias, eo quod Domini esset voluntas, ut traderetur in manibus hostium propter cultum deorum Edom.
21 So Joash king of Israel marched to the attack. And at Beth-Shemesh, which belongs to Judah, heand Amaziah king of Judah made their trial of strength.	21 Ascendit igitur Ioas rex Israel, et mutuos sibi praebuere conspectus: ipse et Amasias rex Iudae in Bethsames Iudae.
22 Judah was defeated by Israel, and everyone fled to his tent.	22 Corruitque Iuda coram Israel et fugit in tabernacula sua.
23 The king of Judah, Amaziah son of Joash, son of Ahaziah, was taken prisoner at Beth-Shemesh byJoash king of Israel who led him off to Jerusalem, where he demolished four hundred cubits of the city walbetween the Ephraim Gate and the Corner Gate;	23 Porro Amasiam regem Iudae filium Ioas filii Ioachaz cepit Ioas rex Israel in Bethsames et adduxit in Ierusalem destruxitque murum eius a porta Ephraim usque ad portam Anguli quadringentis cubitis.
24 he then took back with him to Samaria al the gold and silver, and al the vessels to be found in theTemple of God in the care of Obed-Edom, the treasures in the palace, and hostages besides.	24 Omne quoque aurum et argentum et universa vasa, quae repererat in domo Dei et apud Obededom in thesauris etiam domus regiae, necnon et obsides reduxit Samariam.
25 Amaziah son of Joash, king of Judah, lived for fifteen years after the death of Joash son ofJehoahaz, king of Israel.	25 Vixit autem Amasias filius Ioas rex Iudae, postquam mortuus est Ioas filius Ioachaz rex Israel, quindecim annis.
26 The rest of the history of Amaziah, from first to last, is this not recorded in the Book of the Kings ofJudah and Israel?	26 Reliqua vero gestorum Amasiae priorum et novissimorum scripta sunt in libro regum Iudae et Israel.
27 Some time after Amaziah had defected from Yahweh, a plot having been hatched against him inJerusalem, he fled to Lachish where he was murdered.	27 Qui postquam recessit a Domino, tetenderunt ei insidias in Ierusalem; cumque fugisset Lachis, miserunt post eum in Lachis et interfecerunt eum ibi.
28 He was then transported by horse and buried with his ancestors in the city of David.	28 Reportantesque super equos sepelierunt eum cum patribus suis in civitate David.