2 Kings 10

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	LXX
1 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And so Jehu wrote letters, and he sent to Samaria, to the nobles of the city, and to those greater by birth, and to those who had raised Ahab’s sons, saying:	1 και τω αχααβ εβδομηκοντα υιοι εν σαμαρεια και εγραψεν ιου βιβλιον και απεστειλεν εν σαμαρεια προς τους αρχοντας σαμαρειας και προς τους πρεσβυτερους και προς τους τιθηνους υιων αχααβ λεγων
2 “Immediately when you receive these letters, you who have your lord’s sons, and chariots, and horses, and reinforced cities, and weapons,	2 και νυν ως εαν ελθη το βιβλιον τουτο προς υμας μεθ' υμων οι υιοι του κυριου υμων και μεθ' υμων το αρμα και οι ιπποι και πολεις οχυραι και τα οπλα
3 choose him who is better and who pleases you from among the sons of your lord, and set him on the throne of his father, and fight for the house of your lord.”	3 και οψεσθε τον αγαθον και τον ευθη εν τοις υιοις του κυριου υμων και καταστησετε αυτον επι τον θρονον του πατρος αυτου και πολεμειτε υπερ του οικου του κυριου υμων
4 But they were vehemently afraid, and they said: “Behold, two kings were not able to stand before him. So how will we be able to withstand him?”	4 και εφοβηθησαν σφοδρα και ειπον ιδου οι δυο βασιλεις ουκ εστησαν κατα προσωπον αυτου και πως στησομεθα ημεις
5 Therefore, those who were in charge of the house, and the prefects of the city, and those greater by birth, and those who raised the sons, sent to Jehu, saying: “We are your servants. Whatever you will order, we will do. But we will not appoint a king for ourselves. Do whatever pleases you.”	5 και απεστειλαν οι επι του οικου και οι επι της πολεως και οι πρεσβυτεροι και οι τιθηνοι προς ιου λεγοντες παιδες σου ημεις και οσα εαν ειπης προς ημας ποιησομεν ου βασιλευσομεν ανδρα το αγαθον εν οφθαλμοις σου ποιησομεν
6 Then he again wrote letters to them a second time, saying: “If you are mine, and if you obey me, take the heads of the sons of your lord, and come to me at Jezreel at this same hour tomorrow.” Now the sons of the king, being seventy men, were being raised with the nobles of the city.	6 και εγραψεν προς αυτους βιβλιον δευτερον λεγων ει εμοι υμεις και της φωνης μου υμεις εισακουετε λαβετε την κεφαλην ανδρων των υιων του κυριου υμων και ενεγκατε προς με ως η ωρα αυριον εις ιεζραελ και οι υιοι του βασιλεως ησαν εβδομηκοντα ανδρες ουτοι αδροι της πολεως εξετρεφον αυτους
7 And when the letters had arrived to them, they took the sons of the king, and they killed the seventy men. And they placed their heads in baskets, and they sent these to him at Jezreel.	7 και εγενετο ως ηλθεν το βιβλιον προς αυτους και ελαβον τους υιους του βασιλεως και εσφαξαν αυτους εβδομηκοντα ανδρας και εθηκαν τας κεφαλας αυτων εν καρταλλοις και απεστειλαν αυτας προς αυτον εις ιεζραελ
8 Then a messenger arrived and reported to him, saying, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.” And he responded, “Place them in two piles, beside the entrance of the gate, until morning.”	8 και ηλθεν ο αγγελος και απηγγειλεν λεγων ηνεγκαν τας κεφαλας των υιων του βασιλεως και ειπεν θετε αυτας βουνους δυο παρα την θυραν της πυλης εις πρωι
9 And when it had become light, he went out. And standing there, he said to all the people: “You are just. If I have conspired against my lord, and if I have killed him, who has struck down all of these?	9 και εγενετο πρωι και εξηλθεν και εστη εν τω πυλωνι της πολεως και ειπεν προς παντα τον λαον δικαιοι υμεις ιδου εγω ειμι συνεστραφην επι τον κυριον μου και απεκτεινα αυτον και τις επαταξεν παντας τουτους
10 Now therefore, see that none of the words of the Lord has fallen to the ground, which the Lord spoke over the house of Ahab, and that the Lord has done what he spoke by the hand of his servant Elijah.”	10 ιδετε αφφω οτι ου πεσειται απο του ρηματος κυριου εις την γην ου ελαλησεν κυριος επι τον οικον αχααβ και κυριος εποιησεν οσα ελαλησεν εν χειρι δουλου αυτου ηλιου
11 And so, Jehu struck down all who had remained from the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his nobles and friends and priests, until no remnant of them was left behind.	11 και επαταξεν ιου παντας τους καταλειφθεντας εν τω οικω αχααβ εν ιεζραελ και παντας τους αδρους αυτου και τους γνωστους αυτου και τους ιερεις αυτου ωστε μη καταλιπειν αυτου καταλειμμα
12 And he rose up and went to Samaria. And when he had arrived at the shepherds’ cabin along the way,	12 και ανεστη και επορευθη εις σαμαρειαν αυτος εν βαιθακαδ των ποιμενων εν τη οδω
13 he found the brothers of Ahaziah, the king of Judah, and he said to them, “Who are you?” And they responded, “We are the brothers of Ahaziah, and we are going down to greet the sons of the king, and the sons of the queen.”	13 και ιου ευρεν τους αδελφους οχοζιου βασιλεως ιουδα και ειπεν τινες υμεις και ειπον οι αδελφοι οχοζιου ημεις και κατεβημεν εις ειρηνην των υιων του βασιλεως και των υιων της δυναστευουσης
14 And he said, “Take them alive.” And when they had taken them alive, they cut their throats at the cistern beside the cabin, forty-two men. And he did not leave any of them behind.	14 και ειπεν συλλαβετε αυτους ζωντας και συνελαβον αυτους ζωντας και εσφαξαν αυτους εις βαιθακαδ τεσσαρακοντα και δυο ανδρας ου κατελιπεν ανδρα εξ αυτων
15 And when he had gone away from there, he found Jehonadab, the son of Rechab, coming to meet him, and he blessed him. And he said to him, “Is your heart upright, just as my heart is with your heart?” And Jehonadab said, “It is.” Then he said, “If it is, then give me your hand.” He gave his hand to him. And so he lifted him up to himself in the chariot.	15 και επορευθη εκειθεν και ευρεν τον ιωναδαβ υιον ρηχαβ εν τη οδω εις απαντην αυτου και ευλογησεν αυτον και ειπεν προς αυτον ιου ει εστιν καρδια σου μετα καρδιας μου ευθεια καθως η καρδια μου μετα της καρδιας σου και ειπεν ιωναδαβ εστιν και ειπεν ιου και ει εστιν δος την χειρα σου και εδωκεν την χειρα αυτου και ανεβιβασεν αυτον προς αυτον επι το αρμα
16 And he said to him, “Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord.” And he gave him a place in his chariot.	16 και ειπεν προς αυτον δευρο μετ' εμου και ιδε εν τω ζηλωσαι με τω κυριω σαβαωθ και επεκαθισεν αυτον εν τω αρματι αυτου
17 And he led him into Samaria. And he struck down all who were left behind of Ahab in Samaria, even to the last one, in accord with the word of the Lord, which he spoke through Elijah.	17 και εισηλθεν εις σαμαρειαν και επαταξεν παντας τους καταλειφθεντας του αχααβ εν σαμαρεια εως του αφανισαι αυτον κατα το ρημα κυριου ο ελαλησεν προς ηλιου
18 Then Jehu gathered together the entire people. And he said to them: “Ahab worshipped Baal a little, but I will worship him even more.	18 και συνηθροισεν ιου παντα τον λαον και ειπεν προς αυτους αχααβ εδουλευσεν τω βααλ ολιγα και γε ιου δουλευσει αυτω πολλα
19 Now therefore, summon to me all the prophets of Baal, and all his servants, and all his priests. Let no one be permitted not to come, for great is the sacrifice from me to Baal. Whoever will fail to come, he shall not live.” Now Jehu was doing this treacherously, so that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.	19 και νυν παντες οι προφηται του βααλ παντας τους δουλους αυτου και τους ιερεις αυτου καλεσατε προς με ανηρ μη επισκεπητω οτι θυσια μεγαλη μοι τω βααλ πας ος εαν επισκεπη ου ζησεται και ιου εποιησεν εν πτερνισμω ινα απολεση τους δουλους του βααλ
20 And he said: “Sanctify a day of solemnity for Baal.” And he summoned	20 και ειπεν ιου αγιασατε ιερειαν τω βααλ και εκηρυξαν
21 and sent into all the borders of Israel. And all the servants of Baal came. There was left behind not even one who did not arrive. And they entered into the temple of Baal. And the house of Baal was filled, all the way from end to end.	21 και απεστειλεν ιου εν παντι ισραηλ λεγων και νυν παντες οι δουλοι του βααλ και παντες οι ιερεις αυτου και παντες οι προφηται αυτου μηδεις απολειπεσθω οτι θυσιαν μεγαλην ποιω ος αν απολειφθη ου ζησεται και ηλθον παντες οι δουλοι του βααλ και παντες οι ιερεις αυτου και παντες οι προφηται αυτου ου κατελειφθη ανηρ ος ου παρεγενετο και εισηλθον εις τον οικον του βααλ και επλησθη ο οικος του βααλ στομα εις στομα
22 And he said to those who were over the vestments, “Bring forth vestments for all the servants of Baal.” And they brought forth vestments for them.	22 και ειπεν ιου τω επι του οικου μεσθααλ εξαγαγε ενδυματα πασι τοις δουλοις του βααλ και εξηνεγκεν αυτοις ο στολιστης
23 And Jehu, upon entering the temple of Baal with Jehonadab, the son of Rechab, said to the worshippers of Baal, “Inquire and see that there is no one with you from the servants of the Lord, but only from the servants of Baal.”	23 και εισηλθεν ιου και ιωναδαβ υιος ρηχαβ εις οικον του βααλ και ειπεν τοις δουλοις του βααλ ερευνησατε και ιδετε ει εστιν μεθ' υμων των δουλων κυριου οτι αλλ' η οι δουλοι του βααλ μονωτατοι
24 Then they entered, so that they might offer victims and holocausts. But Jehu had prepared for himself eighty men outside. And he had said to them, “If anyone escapes from among these men, whom I have led into your hands, your life will take the place of his life.”	24 και εισηλθεν του ποιησαι τα θυματα και τα ολοκαυτωματα και ιου εταξεν εαυτω εξω ογδοηκοντα ανδρας και ειπεν ανηρ ος εαν διασωθη απο των ανδρων ων εγω αναγω επι χειρας υμων η ψυχη αυτου αντι της ψυχης αυτου
25 Then it happened that, when the holocaust had been completed, Jehu ordered his soldiers and officers, saying: “Enter and strike them down. Let no one escape.” And the soldiers and officers struck them down with the edge of the sword, and they cast them out. And they went into the city of the temple of Baal,	25 και εγενετο ως συνετελεσεν ποιων την ολοκαυτωσιν και ειπεν ιου τοις παρατρεχουσιν και τοις τρισταταις εισελθοντες παταξατε αυτους ανηρ μη εξελθατω εξ αυτων και επαταξαν αυτους εν στοματι ρομφαιας και ερριψαν οι παρατρεχοντες και οι τρισταται και επορευθησαν εως πολεως οικου του βααλ
26 and they took away the statue from the shine of Baal, and they burned it up	26 και εξηνεγκαν την στηλην του βααλ και ενεπρησαν αυτην
27 and crushed it. They also tore down the temple of Baal, and they made it into a latrine, even to this day.	27 και κατεσπασαν τας στηλας του βααλ και καθειλον τον οικον του βααλ και εταξαν αυτον εις λυτρωνας εως της ημερας ταυτης
28 And thus did Jehu wipe away Baal from Israel.	28 και ηφανισεν ιου τον βααλ εξ ισραηλ
29 Yet truly, he did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin. Neither did he forsake the golden calves, which were in Bethel and Dan.	29 πλην αμαρτιων ιεροβοαμ υιου ναβατ ος εξημαρτεν τον ισραηλ ουκ απεστη ιου απο οπισθεν αυτων αι δαμαλεις αι χρυσαι εν βαιθηλ και εν δαν
30 Then the Lord said to Jehu: “Since you have diligently carried out what was right and pleasing in my eyes, and since you have accomplished, against the house of Ahab, all that was in my heart, your sons shall sit upon the throne of Israel, even to the fourth generation.”	30 και ειπεν κυριος προς ιου ανθ' ων οσα ηγαθυνας ποιησαι το ευθες εν οφθαλμοις μου και παντα οσα εν τη καρδια μου εποιησας τω οικω αχααβ υιοι τεταρτοι καθησονται σοι επι θρονου ισραηλ
31 But Jehu did not take care, so that he might walk in the law of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart. For he did not withdraw from the sins of Jeroboam, who had caused Israel to sin.	31 και ιου ουκ εφυλαξεν πορευεσθαι εν νομω κυριου θεου ισραηλ εν ολη καρδια αυτου ουκ απεστη επανωθεν αμαρτιων ιεροβοαμ υιου ναβατ ος εξημαρτεν τον ισραηλ
32 In those days, the Lord began to be weary of Israel. And Hazael struck them throughout all the parts of Israel,	32 εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις ηρξατο κυριος συγκοπτειν εν τω ισραηλ και επαταξεν αυτους αζαηλ εν παντι οριω ισραηλ
33 from the Jordan opposite the eastern region, in all the land of Gilead, and Gad, and Reuben, and Manasseh, from Aroer, which is above the torrent Arnon, in both Gilead and Bashan.	33 απο του ιορδανου κατ' ανατολας ηλιου πασαν την γην γαλααδ του γαδδι και του ρουβην και του μανασση απο αροηρ η εστιν επι του χειλους χειμαρρου αρνων και την γαλααδ και την βασαν
34 But the rest of the words of Jehu, and all that he did, and his strength, have these not been written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?	34 και τα λοιπα των λογων ιου και παντα οσα εποιησεν και πασα η δυναστεια αυτου και τας συναψεις ας συνηψεν ουχι ταυτα γεγραμμενα επι βιβλιω λογων των ημερων τοις βασιλευσιν ισραηλ
35 And Jehu slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz, his son, reigned in his place.	35 και εκοιμηθη ιου μετα των πατερων αυτου και εθαψαν αυτον εν σαμαρεια και εβασιλευσεν ιωαχας υιος αυτου αντ' αυτου
36 Now the days during which Jehu reigned over Israel, in Samaria, were twenty-eight years.	36 και αι ημεραι ας εβασιλευσεν ιου επι ισραηλ εικοσι οκτω ετη εν σαμαρεια