Samuelis II 2

NOVA VULGATA	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Igitur post haec consuluit David Dominum dicens: “ Num ascendam in unam de civitatibus Iudae? ”. Et ait Dominus ad eum: “ Ascende ”. Dixitque David: “ Quo ascendam? ”. Et respondit ei: “ In Hebron ”.	1 After this David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?" And the LORD said to him, "Go up." David said, "To which shall I go up?" And he said, "To Hebron."
2 Ascendit ergo David et duae uxores eius, Achinoam Iezrahelites et Abigail uxor Nabal de Carmel;	2 So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahino-am of Jezreel, and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
3 sed et viros, qui erant cum eo, duxit David singulos cum domo sua, et manserunt in oppidis Hebron.	3 And David brought up his men who were with him, every one with his household; and they dwelt in the towns of Hebron.
4 Veneruntque viri Iudae et unxerunt ibi David, ut regnaret super domum Iudae. Et nuntiatum est David quod viri Iabes Galaad sepelissent Saul.	4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. When they told David, "It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul,"
5 Misit ergo David nuntios ad viros Iabes Galaad dixitque ad eos: “ Benedicti vos Domino, qui fecistis misericordiam hanc cum domino vestro Saul et sepelistis eum.	5 David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said to them, "May you be blessed by the LORD, because you showed this loyalty to Saul your lord, and buried him!
6 Et nunc faciat quidem vobis Dominus misericordiam et veritatem; sed et ego reddam vobis similiter bonum, eo quod feceritis istud.	6 Now may the LORD show steadfast love and faithfulness to you! And I will do good to you because you have done this thing.
7 Nunc autem confortentur manus vestrae, et estote fortes; licet enim mortuus sit dominus vester Saul, tamen me unxit domus Iudae in regem sibi ”.	7 Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me king over them."
8 Abner autem filius Ner princeps exercitus Saul tulit Isbaal filium Saul et duxit eum in Mahanaim	8 Now Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, had taken Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
9 regemque constituit super Galaad et super Aser et super Iezrahel et super Ephraim et super Beniamin et super Israel universum.	9 and he made him king over Gilead and the Ashurites and Jezreel and Ephraim and Benjamin and all Israel.
10 Quadraginta annorum erat Isbaal filius Saul, cum regnare coepisset super Israel, et duobus annis regnavit; sola autem domus Iudae sequebatur David.	10 Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
11 Et fuit numerus dierum, quos commoratus est David imperans in Hebron super domum Iudae, septem annorum et sex mensium.	11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
12 Egressusque est Abner filius Ner et pueri Isbaal filii Saul de Mahanaim in Gabaon.	12 Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
13 Porro Ioab filius Sarviae et pueri David egressi sunt et occurrerunt eis iuxta piscinam Gabaon; et, cum in unum convenissent e regione, constiterunt hi ex una parte piscinae et illi ex altera.	13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out and met them at the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
14 Dixitque Abner ad Ioab: “ Surgant pueri et ludant coram nobis ”. Et respondit Ioab: “ Surgant ”.	14 And Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men arise and play before us." And Joab said, "Let them arise."
15 Surrexerunt ergo et transierunt numero duodecim de Beniamin ex parte Isbaal filii Saul, et duodecim de pueris David.	15 Then they arose and passed over by number, twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
16 Apprehensoque unusquisque capite comparis sui, defixit gladium in latus contrarii, et ceciderunt simul; vocatumque est nomen loci illius ager Laterum in Gabaon.	16 And each caught his opponent by the head, and thrust his sword in his opponent's side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is at Gibeon.
17 Et ortum est bellum durum valde in die illa, fugatusque est Abner et viri Israel a pueris David.	17 And the battle was very fierce that day; and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.
18 Erant autem ibi tres filii Sarviae: Ioab et Abisai et Asael. Porro Asael cursor velocissimus fuit quasi unus ex capreis, quae morantur in campis.	18 And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was as swift of foot as a wild gazelle;
19 Persequebatur autem Asael Abner et non declinavit ad dextram sive ad sinistram omittens persequi Abner.	19 and Asahel pursued Abner, and as he went he turned neither to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
20 Respexit itaque Abner post tergum suum et ait: “ Tune es Asael? ”. Qui respondit: “ Ego sum ”.	20 Then Abner looked behind him and said, "Is it you, Asahel?" And he answered, "It is I."
21 Dixitque ei Abner: “ Vade ad dextram sive ad sinistram et apprehende unum de adulescentibus et tolle tibi spolia eius ”. Noluit autem Asael omittere quin urgeret eum.	21 Abner said to him, "Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and seize one of the young men, and take his spoil." But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.
22 Rursumque locutus est Abner ad Asael: “ Recede, noli me sequi, ne compellar confodere te in terram et levare non potero faciem meam ad Ioab fratrem tuum ”.	22 And Abner said again to Asahel, "Turn aside from following me; why should I smite you to the ground? How then could I lift up my face to your brother Joab?"
23 Qui audire contempsit et noluit declinare. Percussit ergo eum Abner, aversa hasta in inguine, et exiit hasta retrorsum, et mortuus est ibi. Omnesque qui transibant per locum, in quo ceciderat Asael et mortuus erat, subsistebant.	23 But he refused to turn aside; therefore Abner smote him in the belly with the butt of his spear, so that the spear came out at his back; and he fell there, and died where he was. And all who came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died, stood still.
24 Persequentibus autem Ioab et Abisai fugientem Abner, sol occubuit; et venerunt usque ad collem Amma, qui est ex adverso Gaiah in via deserti in Gabaon.	24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner; and as the sun was going down they came to the hill of Ammah, which lies before Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
25 Congregatique sunt filii Beniamin ad Abner et conglobati in unum cuneum steterunt in summitate tumuli unius.	25 And the Benjaminites gathered themselves together behind Abner, and became one band, and took their stand on the top of a hill.
26 Et exclamavit Abner ad Ioab et ait: “ Num usque ad internecionem tuus mucro desaeviet? An ignoras quod periculosa sit desperatio? Usquequo non dicis populo, ut omittat persequi fratres suos? ”.	26 Then Abner called to Joab, "Shall the sword devour for ever? Do you not know that the end will be bitter? How long will it be before you bid your people turn from the pursuit of their brethren?"
27 Et ait Ioab: “ Vivit Deus, nisi locutus fuisses, usque mane non recessisset populus persequens unusquisque fratrem suum ”.	27 And Joab said, "As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely the men would have given up the pursuit of their brethren in the morning."
28 Insonuit ergo Ioab bucina, et stetit omnis exercitus; nec persecuti sunt ultra Israel neque certaverunt amplius.	28 So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the men stopped, and pursued Israel no more, nor did they fight any more.
29 Abner autem et viri eius abierunt per Arabam tota nocte illa et transierunt Iordanem et, lustrato toto saltu Bethron, venerunt Mahanaim.	29 And Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; they crossed the Jordan, and marching the whole forenoon they came to Mahanaim.
30 Porro Ioab reversus, omisso Abner, congregavit omnem populum; et defuerunt de pueris David decem et novem viri, excepto Asaele;	30 Joab returned from the pursuit of Abner; and when he had gathered all the people together, there were missing of David's servants nineteen men besides Asahel.
31 servi autem David percusserunt de Beniamin et ex viris, qui erant cum Abner, trecentos sexaginta, qui et mortui sunt.	31 But the servants of David had slain of Benjamin three hundred and sixty of Abner's men.
32 Tuleruntque Asael et sepelierunt eum in sepulcro patris sui in Bethlehem. Et ambulaverunt tota nocte Ioab et viri, qui erant cum eo, et in ipso crepusculo pervenerunt in Hebron.	32 And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was at Bethlehem. And Joab and his men marched all night, and the day broke upon them at Hebron.