Secondo libro di Samuele 20

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Accidit quoque, ut ibi esset vir Belial nomine Seba filius Bochri Beniaminita; et cecinit bucina et ait: “ Non est nobis pars in David, neque hereditas in filio Isai! Vir Israel, in tabernacula tua! ”.	1 Now there happened to be a scoundrel there called Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjaminite, who soundedthe trumpet and shouted: We have no share in David, we have no heritage in the son of Jesse. Every man to histents, O Israel!
2 Et separatus est omnis vir Israel a David secutusque est Seba filium Bochri; viri autem Iudae adhaeserunt regi suo a Iordane usque Ierusalem.	2 At this al the men of Israel deserted David and followed Sheba son of Bichri. But the men of Judahstuck close to their king, from the Jordan al the way to Jerusalem.
3 Cumque venisset rex in domum suam Ierusalem, tulit decem mulieres concubinas, quas dereliquerat ad custodiendam domum, et tradidit eas in custodiam alimenta eis praebens. Et non est ingressus ad eas, sed erant clausae usque ad diem mortis suae in viduitate viventes.	3 David returned to his palace in Jerusalem. The king took the ten concubines, whom he had left to lookafter the palace, and put them under guard. He provided for their upkeep but never went near them again; theywere shut away until the day they died, widows, as it were, of a living man.
4 Dixit autem rex Amasae: “ Convoca mihi omnes viros Iudae in diem tertium et tu adesto praesens ”.	4 The king said to Amasa, 'Summon me the men of Judah and be here yourself within three days.'
5 Abiit ergo Amasa, ut convocaret Iudam; et moratus est ultra tempus, quod ei constituerat.	5 Amasa went off to summon Judah, but he took longer than the time fixed by David.
6 Ait autem David ad Abisai: “ Nunc magis afflicturus est nos Seba filius Bochri quam Absalom; tolle igitur servos domini tui et persequere eum, ne inveniat civitates munitas et effugiat nos ”.	6 David then said to Abishai, 'Sheba son of Bichri is now in a position to do us more damage even thanAbsalom. Take your master's retainers and be after him, before he can reach any fortified towns and elude us.'
7 Egressi sunt ergo cum eo viri Ioab, Cherethi quoque et Phelethi et omnes fortissimi; exierunt de Ierusalem ad persequendum Seba filium Bochri.	7 Joab, the Cherethites, the Pelethites and al the champions took the field under Abishai, setting offfrom Jerusalem in pursuit of Sheba son of Bichri.
8 Cumque illi essent iuxta lapidem grandem, qui est in Gabaon, Amasa venerat ante eos. Porro Ioab accinctus erat habitu suo, et in cingulo super lumbos gladius absconditus erat, qui levi motu ex vagina in manum suam cecidit.	8 They were near the great stone at Gibeon when Amasa met them, coming the other way. Joab waswearing his uniform, over which he had buckled on a sword hanging from his waist in its scabbard; the swordcame out and fel .
9 Dixitque Ioab ad Amasam: “ Estne pax tibi, mi frater? ”. Et tenuit manu dextera mentum Amasae, ut oscularetur eum.	9 Joab said to Amasa, 'Are you well, brother?' and, with his right hand, took Amasa by the beard to kisshim.
10 Porro Amasa non observavit gladium in manu Ioab, qui percussit eum in inguine et effudit intestina eius in terram, nec secundum vulnus apposuit; et mortuus est. Ioab autem et Abisai frater eius persecuti sunt Seba filium Bochri.	10 Amasa paid no attention to the sword, which Joab had now picked up, and Joab struck him with it inthe bel y, spil ing his entrails al over the ground. He did not need to strike a second blow; and Amasa died, whileJoab and Abishai hurried on in pursuit of Sheba son of Bichri.
11 Interea quidam de pueris Ioab stetit iuxta cadaver Amasae et dixit: “ Qui esse vult cum Ioab et pro David, sequatur Ioab! ”.	11 One of Joab's men stood on guard beside Amasa, shouting, 'Whoever is on Joab's side, whoever isfor David, fol ow Joab!'
12 Amasa autem conspersus sanguine iacebat in media via. Vidit hoc vir quod subsisteret omnis populus ad videndum eum; et amovit Amasam de via in agrum operuitque eum vestimento, cum videret quod omnes transeuntes propter eum subsisterent.	12 Amasa meanwhile lay wal owing in his blood in the middle of the road. Seeing that everyone wasstopping, the man dragged Amasa off the road into the field and threw a cloak over him, having realised thateveryone passing would stop.
13 Amoto igitur illo de via, transibat omnis vir sequens Ioab ad persequendum Seba filium Bochri.	13 Once Amasa had been taken off the road, the men all carried on, fol owing Joab in pursuit of Shebason of Bichri.
14 Porro ille transierat per omnes tribus Israel usque in Abelbethmaacha; omnesque Bochritae congregati sunt et ingressi sunt etiam post eum.	14 Sheba crossed al the tribes of Israel as far as Abel Beth-Maacah, and the Bichrites al . . . Theyformed up and fol owed him.
15 Venerunt itaque et oppugnabant eum in Abelbethmaacha et fuderunt contra civitatem aggerem, qui stetit contra antemurale; et omnis populus, qui erat cum Ioab, moliebatur destruere muros.	15 Laying siege to him in Abel Beth-Maacah, they threw up a ramp against the outer wal of the town,
16 Et exclamavit mulier sapiens de civitate: “ Audite, audite! Dicite Ioab: “Appropinqua huc, et loquar tecum” ”.	16 while the whole army accompanying Joab undermined the wal to bring it down. A quick-wittedwoman shouted from the town, 'Listen!
17 Qui cum accessisset ad eam, ait illi: “ Tu es Ioab? ”. Et ille respondit: “ Ego ”. Ad quem sic locuta est: “ Audi sermones ancillae tuae ”. Qui respondit: “ Audio ”.	17 Listen! Say to Joab, "Come here, I want to speak to you." ' He came forward, and the woman said,'Are you Joab?' 'I am', he replied. She said, 'Listen to what your servant says.' 'I am listening,' he replied.
18 Rursumque illa: “ Sermo, inquit, dicebatur in vetere proverbio: “Interrogent in Abel, et sic perficient rem”.	18 She then spoke as follows, 'In olden days people used to say, "Abel and Dan are where you shouldenquire
19 Ego pacifica fidelium Israel, et tu quaeris subruere civitatem et evertere matrem in Israel. Quare praecipitas hereditatem Domini? ”.	19 whether a tradition established by the faithful of Israel has final y died out." And yet you are trying todestroy a town, a metropolis of Israel. Why do you want to devour Yahweh's heritage?'
20 Respondensque Ioab ait: “ Absit, absit hoc a me; non praecipito neque demolior.	20 'The last thing I want to do', said Joab, 'is either to devour or to destroy.
21 Non se sic habet res, sed homo de monte Ephraim, Seba filius Bochri cognomine, levavit manum suam contra regem David; tradite illum solum, et recedam a civitate”. Et ait mulier ad Ioab: “ Ecce, caput eius mittetur ad te per murum ”.	21 This is not the issue; a man from the highlands of Ephraim, cal ed Sheba son of Bichri, has revoltedagainst the king, against David. Hand that one man over and I wil raise the siege of the town.' 'Very wel ,' thewoman said to Joab, 'his head wil be thrown over the wal to you.'
22 Ingressa est ergo ad omnem populum et locuta est eis sapienter. Qui abscissum caput Seba filii Bochri proiecerunt ad Ioab. Et ille cecinit tuba, et recesserunt ab urbe unusquisque in tabernacula sua. Ioab autem reversus est Ierusalem ad regem.	22 The woman went and spoke to al the people as her wisdom dictated. They cut off the head of Shebason of Bichri and threw it down to Joab. He had the trumpet sounded and they withdrew from the town and allwent home, while Joab himself went back to the king in Jerusalem.
23 Erat ergo Ioab super omnem exercitum Israel; Banaias autem filius Ioiadae super Cherethaeos et Phelethaeos;	23 Joab commanded the whole army; Benaiah son of Jehoiada commanded the Cherethites andPelethites;
24 Adoniram vero super onera; porro Iosaphat filius Ahilud a commentariis.	24 Adoram was in charge of forced labour; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was herald;
25 Siva autem scriba, Sadoc vero et Abiathar sacerdotes;	25 Shiya was secretary; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
26 Hira quoque Iairites erat sacerdos David.	26 also: Ira the Jairite was David's priest.