Primo libro dei Re 20

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Porro Benadad rex Syriae congregavit omnem exerci tum suum et triginta duos reges secum et equos et currus et ascendens pugnabat contra Samariam et obsidebat eam.	1 Then Benhadad, the king of Syria, gathered together his entire army. And there were thirty-two kings with him, with horses and chariots. And ascending, he fought against Samaria, and he besieged it.
2 Mittensque nuntios ad Achab regem Israel in civitatem	2 And sending messengers into the city, to Ahab, the king of Israel,
3 ait: “ Haec dicit Benadad: Argentum tuum et aurum tuum meum est, et uxores tuae et filii tui optimi mei sunt ”.	3 he said: “Thus says Benhadad: Your silver and your gold is mine. And your wives and your best sons are mine.”
4 Responditque rex Israel: “ Iuxta verbum tuum, domine mi rex; tuus sum ego et omnia mea ”.	4 And the king of Israel responded, “In agreement with your word, my lord the king, I am yours, with all that is mine.”
5 Revertentesque nuntii dixerunt: “ Haec dicit Benadad: Quia misi ad te dicens: “Argentum tuum et aurum tuum et uxores tuas et filios tuos dabis mihi”,	5 And the messengers, returning, said: “Thus says Benhadad, who sent us to you: Your silver and your gold, and your wives and your sons, you shall give to me.
6 profecto cras hac eadem hora mittam servos meos ad te, et scrutabuntur domum tuam et domum servorum tuorum; et omne, quod oculis tuis pretiosum est, ponent in manibus suis et auferent ”.	6 Therefore, tomorrow, at this same hour, I will send my servants to you, and they will search your house and the houses of your servants. And all that pleases them, they will put in their hands and take away.”
7 Vocavit autem rex Israel omnes seniores terrae et ait: “ Animadvertite et videte quoniam insidietur nobis; misit enim ad me pro uxoribus meis et filiis et pro argento et auro, et non abnui ”.	7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and he said: “Let your souls take heed, and see that he commits treachery against us. For he sent to me for my wives and sons, and for silver and gold. And I did not refuse.”
8 Dixeruntque omnes maiores natu et universus populus ad eum: “ Non audias neque acquiescas illi ”.	8 And all those greater by birth, with all the people, said to him, “You should neither listen, nor acquiesce to him.”
9 Respondit itaque nuntiis Benadad: “ Dicite domino meo regi: Omnia, propter quae misisti ad me servum tuum initio, faciam; hanc autem rem facere non possum ”. Reversique nuntii rettulerunt ei.	9 And so, he responded to the messengers of Benhadad: “Tell my lord the king: Everything about which you sent to me in the beginning, I your servant will do. But this thing, I am not able to do.”
10 Qui remisit et ait: “ Haec faciant mihi dii et haec addant, si suffecerit pulvis Samariae pugillis omnis populi, qui sequitur me ”.	10 And returning, the messengers took this to him, and he sent again and said, “May the gods do these things to me, and may they add these other things, if the dust of Samaria is enough to fill the hands of all the people who follow me.”
11 Et respondens rex Israel ait: “ Dicite ei: Ne glorietur accinctus aeque ut discinctus ”.	11 And responding, the king of Israel said, “Tell him that one who is girded should not boast the same as one who is ungirded.”
12 Factum est autem, cum audisset verbum istud, bibebat ipse et reges in umbraculis et ait servis suis: “ Circumdate civitatem! ”. Et circumdederunt eam.	12 Then it happened that, when Benhadad had heard this word, he and the kings were drinking in a pavilion. And he said to his servants, “Encircle the city.” And they encircled it.
13 Et ecce propheta unus accedens ad Achab regem Israel ait: “ Haec dicit Dominus: Certe vidisti omnem multitudinem hanc nimiam. Ecce ego tradam eam in manu tua hodie, ut scias quia ego sum Dominus ”.	13 And behold, one prophet, drawing near to Ahab, the king of Israel, said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Certainly, you have seen this entire exceedingly great multitude? Behold, I will deliver them into your hand today, so that you may know that I am the Lord.”
14 Et ait Achab: “ Per quem? ”. Dixitque ei: “ Haec dicit Dominus: Per pedisequos principum provinciarum ”. Et ait: “ Quis incipiet proeliari? ”. Et ille dixit: “ Tu ”.	14 And Ahab said, “By whom?” And he said to him: “Thus says the Lord: By the footmen of the leaders of the provinces.” And he said, “Who should begin to do battle?” And he said, “You should.”
15 Recensuit ergo pueros principum provinciarum et repperit numerum ducentorum triginta duorum; et post eos recensuit populum, omnes filios Israel, septem milia.	15 Therefore, he took a count of the servants of the leaders of the provinces. And he found the number to be two hundred thirty-two. And he set them in order after the people, all the sons of Israel, who were seven thousand.
16 Et egressi sunt meridie. Benadad autem bibebat temulentus in umbraculis ipse et reges triginta duo cum eo, qui ad auxilium eius venerant.	16 And they went out at midday. But Benhadad was drinking; he was inebriated in his pavilion, and the thirty-two kings with him, who had arrived in order to assist him.
17 Egressi sunt autem pueri principum provinciarum in prima fronte. Misit itaque Benadad, qui nuntiaverunt ei dicentes: “ Viri egressi sunt de Samaria ”.	17 Then the servants of the leaders of the provinces went out to the first place, at the front. And so, Benhadad sent, and they reported to him, saying: “Men have gone out from Samaria.”
18 At ille ait: “ Sive pro pace veniunt, apprehendite eos vivos; sive ut proelientur, vivos eos capite ”.	18 And he said: “If they have arrived for peace, apprehend them alive; if to do battle, capture them alive.”
19 Egressi erant ergo ex urbe pueri principum provinciarum, ac reliquus exercitus sequebatur,	19 Therefore, the servants of the leaders of the provinces went out, and the remainder of the army was following.
20 et percussit unusquisque virum, qui contra se venerat; fugeruntque Syri, et persecutus est eos Israel. Fugit quoque Benadad rex Syriae in equo cum equitibus.	20 And each one struck down the man who came against him. And the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them. Also, Benhadad, the king of Syria, fled on a horse, with his horsemen.
21 Necnon egressus rex Israel percussit equos et currus et percussit Syriam plaga magna.	21 But the king of Israel, going out, struck the horses and the chariots, and he struck the Syrians with a great slaughter.
22 Accedens autem propheta ad regem Israel dixit ei: “ Vade et confortare et scito et vide quid facias; vertente enim anno rex Syriae ascendet contra te ”.	22 Then a prophet, drawing near to the king of Israel, said to him: “Go and be strengthened. And know and see what you are doing. For in the following year, the king of Syria will rise up against you.”
23 Servi vero regis Syriae dixerunt ei: “ Deus montium est Deus eorum, ideo superaverunt nos; sed pugnemus contra eos in campestribus et obtinebimus eos.	23 Then truly, the servants of the king of Syria said to him: “Their gods are the gods of the mountains; because of this, they have overwhelmed us. But it is better that we fight against them in the plains, and then we will prevail over them.
24 Fac ergo hoc: Amove reges singulos a loco suo et pone principes pro eis;	24 Therefore, you should do this word: Remove each of the kings from your army, and set commanders in their place.
25 et instaura numerum militum, qui ceciderunt de tuis, et equos secundum equos pristinos et currus secundum currus, quos ante habuisti, et pugnabimus contra eos in campestribus: et videbis quod obtinebimus eos ”. Credidit consilio eorum et fecit ita.	25 And replace the number of soldiers who have been cut down of yours, and the horses, in accord with the earlier number of horses, and the chariots, in accord with the number of chariots that you had before. And we will fight against them in the plains, and you will see that we will prevail over them.” And he trusted in their counsel, and he did so.
26 Igitur vertente anno recensuit Benadad Syros et ascendit in Aphec, ut pugnaret contra Israel.	26 Therefore, after the passing of the year, Benhadad took a count of the Syrians, and he ascended to Aphek, so that he might fight against Israel.
27 Porro filii Israel recensiti sunt et, acceptis cibariis, profecti ex adverso castraque metati sunt contra eos, quasi duo parvi greges caprarum; Syri autem repleverunt terram.	27 Then the sons of Israel were numbered, and taking provisions, they set out to the opposite side. And they stretched out the camp facing them, like two little flocks of goats. But the Syrians filled the land.
28 Et accedens vir Dei dixit ad regem Israel: “ Haec dicit Dominus: Quia dixerunt Syri: “Deus montium est Dominus et non est Deus vallium”, dabo omnem multitudinem hanc grandem in manu tua, et scietis quia ego Dominus ”.	28 And one man of God, drawing near, said to the king of Israel: “Thus says the Lord: Because the Syrians have said, ‘The Lord is the God of the mountains, but he is not the God of the valleys,’ I will deliver this entire great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.”
29 Dirigebant septem diebus ex adverso hi atque illi acies, septima autem die commissum est bellum; percusseruntque filii Israel de Syris centum milia peditum in die una.	29 And for seven days, both sides arranged each of their battle lines. Then, on the seventh day, the war was undertaken. And the sons of Israel struck down, from the Syrians, one hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.
30 Fugerunt autem, qui remanserant in Aphec, in civitatem, et cecidit murus super viginti septem milia hominum, qui remanserant. Porro Benadad fugiens ingressus est civitatem in cubiculum, quod erat intra cubiculum.	30 Then those who had remained fled to Aphek, into the city. And the wall fell upon twenty-seven thousand men of those who had remained. Then Benhadad, fleeing, entered the city, into a room that was inside another room.
31 Dixeruntque ei servi sui: “ Ecce audivimus quod reges domus Israel clementes sint; ponamus itaque saccos in lumbis nostris et funiculos in capitibus nostris et egrediamur ad regem Israel; forsitan salvabit animam tuam ”.	31 And his servants said to him: “Behold, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel show clemency. And so, let us put sackcloth around our waists, and ropes on our heads, and let us go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will save our lives.”
32 Accinxerunt saccis lumbos suos et posuerunt funes in capitibus suis veneruntque ad regem Israel et dixerunt: “ Servus tuus Benadad dicit: “Vivat, oro te, anima mea” ”. Et ille ait: “ Si adhuc vivit, frater meus est ”.	32 So they wrapped sackcloth around their waists, and they placed ropes on their heads. And they went to the king of Israel, and they said to him: “Your servant, Benhadad, says: ‘I beg you to let my soul live.’ ” And he replied, “If he is still alive, he is my brother.”
33 Quod acceperunt viri pro omine et festinantes rapuerunt verbum ex ore eius atque dixerunt: “ Frater tuus Benadad ”. Et dixit eis: “ Ite et adducite eum ”. Egressus est ergo ad eum Benadad, et levavit eum in currum suum.	33 The men accepted this as a good sign. And hastily, they took up the word from his mouth, and they said, “Benhadad is your brother.” And he said to them, “Go, and bring him to me.” Therefore, Benhadad went out to him, and he lifted him onto his chariot.
34 Qui dixit ei: “ Civitates, quas tulit pater meus a patre tuo, reddam; et plateas fac tibi in Damasco, sicut fecit pater meus in Samaria ”. Achab: “ Ego autem, inquit, foederatum te dimittam ”. Et pepigit ei foedus et dimisit eum.	34 And he said to him: “The cities that my father took from your father, I will return. And you may make streets for yourself in Damascus, just as my father made in Samaria. And after we have made a pact, I will withdraw from you.” Therefore, he formed a pact with him, and he released him.
35 Tunc vir quidam de filiis prophetarum dixit ad socium suum in sermone Domini: “ Percute me! ”. At ille noluit percutere.	35 Then a certain man from the sons of the prophets said to his associate, by the word of the Lord, “Strike me.” But he was not willing to strike.
36 Cui ait: “ Quia noluisti audire vocem Domini, ecce recedes a me, et percutiet te leo ”. Cumque paululum recessisset ab eo, invenit eum leo atque percussit.	36 And he said to him: “Because you were not willing to heed the voice of the Lord, behold, you will depart from me, and a lion will slay you. And when he had departed a short distance from him, a lion found him, and slew him.
37 Sed et alterum inveniens virum dixit ad eum: “ Percute me! ”. Qui percussit eum et vulneravit.	37 But upon finding another man, he said to him, “Strike me.” And he struck him, and wounded him.
38 Abiit ergo propheta et occurrit regi in via et mutavit aspectum ponens fasciam super oculos suos.	38 Then the prophet departed. And he met the king along the way, and he changed his appearance by sprinkling dust around his mouth and eyes.
39 Cumque rex transiret, clamavit ad regem et ait: “ Servus tuus egressus est ad proeliandum comminus; cumque fugisset vir unus, adduxit eum quidam ad me et ait: “Custodi virum istum! Qui si lapsus fuerit, erit anima tua pro anima eius, aut talentum argenti appendes”.	39 And when the king had passed by, he cried out to the king, and he said: “Your servant went out to do battle in close quarters. And when one man had fled, a certain person brought him to me, and he said: ‘Guard this man. For if he slips away, your life will take the place of his life, or you will weigh out one talent of silver.’
40 Dum autem ego turbatus huc illucque me verterem, subito non comparuit ”. Et ait rex Israel ad eum: “ Hoc est iudicium tuum, quod ipse decrevisti ”.	40 And while I was distracted, turning one way and another, suddenly, he was not to be seen.” And the king of Israel said to him, “This is your judgment, that which you yourself have decreed.”
41 At ille statim abstulit fasciam de oculis suis, et cognovit eum rex Israel quod esset de prophetis.	41 Then immediately, he wiped away the dust from his face, and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was one of the prophets.
42 Qui ait ad eum: “ Haec dicit Dominus: Quia dimisisti de manu tua virum, quem morti devoveram, erit anima tua pro anima eius, et populus tuus pro populo eius ”.	42 And he said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Because you have released from your hand a man worthy of death, your life will take the place of his life, and your people will take the place of his people.”
43 Reversus est igitur rex Israel in domum suam tristis et indignans venitque in Samariam.	43 And so the king of Israel returned to his house, unwilling to listen, and a fury entered into Samaria.