Secondo libro di Samuele 15

NOVA VULGATA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Post haec fecit sibi Absalom currus et equos et quinqua ginta viros, qui praecederent eum.	1 Now after these things Absalom made himself chariots, and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
2 Et mane consurgens Absalom stabat iuxta viam portae; et omnem virum, qui habebat negotium, ut veniret ad regis iudicium, vocabat Absalom ad se et dicebat: “ De qua civitate es tu? ”. Qui respondens aiebat: “ Ex una tribu Israel ego sum servus tuus ”.	2 And Absalom rising up early stood by the entrance of the gate, and when any man had business to come to the king's judgment, Absalom called him to him, and said: Of what city art thou? He answered, and said: Thy servant is of such a tribe of Israel.
3 Respondebatque ei Absalom: “ Vide, sermones tui sunt boni et iusti, sed non est qui te audiat constitutus a rege ”. Dicebatque Absalom:	3 And Absalom answered him: Thy words seem to me good and just. But there is no man appointed by the king to hear thee. And Absalom said:
4 “ Quis me constituat iudicem in terra, ut ad me veniant omnes, qui habent negotium iudicandum, et iustificem eos? ”.	4 O that they would make me judge over the land, that all that have business might come to me, that I might do them justice.
5 Sed et cum accederet ad eum homo, ut se prostraret coram illo, extendebat manum suam et apprehendens osculabatur eum.	5 Moreover when any man came to him to salute him, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
6 Faciebatque hoc omni Israel, qui veniebat ad iudicium, ut audiretur a rege, et sollicitabat corda virorum Israel.	6 And this he did to all Israel that came for judgment, to be heard by the king, and he enticed the hearts of the men of Israel.
7 Post quattuor autem annos dixit Absalom ad regem: “ Vadam, quaeso, et reddam in Hebron vota mea, quae vovi Domino.	7 And after forty years, Absalom said to king David: Let me go, and pay my vows which I have vowed to the Lord in Hebron.
8 Votum enim vovit servus tuus, cum esset in Gesur Syriae, dicens: Si reduxerit me Dominus in Ierusalem, sacrificabo Domino ”.	8 For thy servant made avow, when he was in Gessur of Syria, saying: If the Lord shall bring me again into Jerusalem I will offer sacrifice to the Lord.
9 Dixitque ei rex. “ Vade in pace ”. Et surrexit et abiit in Hebron.	9 And king David said to him: Go in peace. And he arose, and went to Hebron.
10 Misit autem Absalom exploratores in universas tribus Israel dicens: “ Statim ut audieritis clangorem bucinae, dicite: “Factus est rex Absalom in Hebron” ”.	10 And Absalom sent spies into all the tribes of Israel, saying: As soon as you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, say ye: Absalom reigneth in Hebron.
11 Porro cum Absalom ierunt ducenti viri de Ierusalem vocati, euntes simplici corde et causam penitus ignorantes.	11 Now there went with Absalom two hundred men out of Jerusalem that were called, going with simplicity of heart, and knowing nothing of the design.
12 Accersivit quoque Absalom, cum immolaret victimas, Achitophel Gilonitem consiliarium David de civitate sua Gilo. Et facta est coniuratio valida; populusque concurrens augebatur cum Absalom.	12 Absalom also sent for Achitophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city Gilo. And while he was offering sacrifices, there was a strong conspiracy, and the people running together increased with Absalom.
13 Venit igitur nuntius ad David dicens: “ Toto corde universus Israel sequitur Absalom ”.	13 And there came a messenger to David, saying: All Israel with their whole heart followeth Absalom.
14 Et ait David servis suis, qui erant cum eo in Ierusalem: “ Surgite, fugiamus; neque enim erit nobis effugium a facie Absalom. Festinate egredi, ne festinans occupet nos et impellat super nos ruinam et percutiat civitatem in ore gladii ”.	14 And David said to his servants, that were with him in Jerusalem: Arise and let us flee: for we shall not escape else from the face of Absalom: make haste to go out, lest he come and overtake us, and bring ruin upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
15 Dixeruntque servi regis ad eum: “ In omnibus, quaecumque elegerit dominus noster rex, ecce servi tui sumus ”.	15 And the king's servants said to him: Whatsoever our lord the king shall command, we thy servants will willingly execute.
16 Egressus est ergo rex et universa domus eius post eum et dereliquit rex decem mulieres concubinas ad custodiendam domum.	16 And the king went forth, and all his household on foot: and the king left ten women his concubines to keep the house:
17 Egressusque rex et omnis populus post eum steterunt ad ultimam domum.	17 And the king going forth and all Israel on foot, stood afar off from the house:
18 Et universi servi eius transierunt iuxta eum; et omnes Cherethi et Phelethi et omnes Getthaei, sescenti viri, qui secuti eum fuerant de Geth, transierunt coram rege.	18 And all his servants walked by him, and the bands of the Cerethi, and the Phelethi, and all the Gethites, valiant warriors, six hundred men who had followed him from Geth on foot, went before the king.
19 Dixit autem rex ad Ethai Getthaeum: “ Cur venis etiam tu nobiscum? Revertere et habita cum rege, quia alienigena es, immo et exsul de loco tuo.	19 And the king said to Ethai the Gethite: Why comest thou with us? return and dwell with the king, for thou art a stranger, and art come out of thy own place.
20 Heri venisti, et hodie compellam te vagari nobiscum, cum ego vadam, quo iturus sum? Revertere et reduc tecum fratres tuos, et Dominus faciat tecum misericordiam et veritatem ”.	20 Yesterday thou camest, and to day shalt thou be forced to go forth with us? but I shall go whither I am going: return thou, and take back thy brethren with thee, and the Lord will shew thee mercy, and truth, because thou hast shewn grace and fidelity.
21 Et respondit Ethai regi dicens: “ Vivit Dominus et vivit dominus meus rex, in quocumque loco fuerit dominus meus rex, sive ad mortem sive ad vitam, ibi erit servus tuus ”.	21 And Ethai answered the king, saying: As the Lord liveth, and as my lord the king liveth: in what place soever thou shalt be, my lord, O king, either in death, or in life, there will thy servant be.
22 Et ait David Ethai: “ Veni et transi ”. Et transivit Ethai Getthaeus et omnes viri eius et omnes parvuli, qui cum eo erant.	22 And David said to Ethai: Come, and pass over. And Ethai the Gethite passed, and all the men that were with him, and the rest of the people.
23 Omnisque terra flebat voce magna, et universus populus transibat. Rex quoque transgrediebatur torrentem Cedron, et cunctus populus incedebat contra viam deserti.	23 And they all wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself went over the brook Cedron, and all the people marched towards the way that looketh to the desert.
24 Venit autem et Sadoc et universi Levitae cum eo portantes arcam foederis Dei; et deposuerunt arcam Dei. Et sacrificavit Abiathar, donec omnis populus egressus fuerat de civitate.	24 And Sadoc the priest also came, and all the Levites with him carrying the ark of the covenant of God, and they set down the ark of God: and Abiathar went up, till all the people that was come out of the city had done passing.
25 Et dixit rex ad Sadoc: “ Reporta arcam Dei in urbem. Si invenero gratiam in oculis Domini, reducet me et ostendet mihi eam et habitationem suam.	25 And the king said to Sadoc: Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find grace in the sight of the Lord, he will bring me again, and he will shew me it, and his tabernacle.
26 Si autem dixerit: “Non places mihi”, praesto sum: faciat, quod bonum est coram se ”.	26 But if he shall say to me: Thou pleasest me not: I am ready, let him do that which is good before him.
27 Et dixit rex ad Sadoc sacerdotem: “ Videsne? Revertere in civitatem in pace; et Achimaas filius tuus et Ionathan filius Abiathar, duo filii vestri sint vobiscum.	27 And the king said to Sadoc the priest: O seer, return into the city in peace: and let Achimaas thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar, your two sons, be with you.
28 Ecce ego morabor ad vada deserti, donec veniat sermo a vobis indicans mihi ”.	28 Behold I will lie hid in the plains of the wilderness, till there come word from you to certify me.
29 Reportaverunt igitur Sadoc et Abiathar arcam Dei Ierusalem et manserunt ibi.	29 So Sadoc and Abiathar carried back the ark of God into Jerusalem: and they tarried there.
30 Porro David ascendebat clivum Olivarum scandens et flens, operto capite et nudis pedibus incedens; sed et omnis populus, qui erat cum eo, operto capite ascendebat plorans.	30 But David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, going up and weeping, walking barefoot, and with his head covered, and all the people that were with them, went up with their heads covered weeping.
31 Nuntiatum est autem David quod et Achitophel esset in coniuratione cum Absalom; dixitque David: “ Infatua, quaeso, Domine, consilium Achitophel ”.	31 And it was told David that Achitophel also was in the conspiracy with Absalom, and David said: Infatuate, O Lord, I beseech thee, the counsel of Achitophel.
32 Cumque ascendisset David summitatem montis, in quo adorabatur Deus, ecce occurrit ei Chusai Arachites, scissa veste et terra pleno capite.	32 And when David was come to the top of the mountain, where he was about to adore the Lord, behold Chusai the Arachite, came to meet him with his garment rent and his head covered with earth.
33 Et dixit ei David: “ Si veneris mecum, eris mihi oneri;	33 And David said to him: If thou come with me, thou wilt be a burden to me:
34 Si autem in civitatem revertaris et dixeris Absalom: “Servus tuus ego, rex, ero; servus patris tui ego fui prius, nunc autem ego sum servus tuus”, dissipabis mihi consilium Achitophel.	34 But if thou return into the city, and wilt say to Absalom: I am thy servant, O king: as I have been thy father's servant, so I will be thy servant: thou shalt defeat the counsel of Achitophel.
35 Habes autem tecum Sadoc et Abiathar sacerdotes; et omne verbum, quodcumque audieris de domo regis, indicabis Sadoc et Abiathar sacerdotibus.	35 And thou hast with thee Sadoc, and Abiathar the priests: and what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests.
36 Sunt autem cum eis duo filii eorum: Achimaas Sadoc et Ionathan Abiathar; et mittetis per eos ad me omne verbum, quod audieritis ”.	36 And there are with them their two sons Achimaas the son of Sadoc, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar: and you shall send by them to me every thing that you shall hear.
37 Veniente ergo Chusai amico David in civitatem, Absalom quoque ingressus est Ierusalem.	37 Then Chusai the friend of David went into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.