Primo libro dei Re 21

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Postea autem factum est hoc. Vinea erat Naboth Iez rahelitae, quae erat in Iezrahel iuxta palatium Achab regis Samariae.	1 And after these things, in that time, there was a vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, who was in Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab, the king of Samaria.
2 Locutus est ergo Achab ad Naboth dicens: “ Da mihi vineam tuam, ut faciam mihi hortum holerum, quia vicina est et prope domum meam. Daboque tibi pro ea vineam meliorem aut, si tibi commodius putas, argenti pretium quanto digna est ”.	2 Therefore, Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying: “Give your vineyard to me, so that I may make for myself a garden of herbs. For it is nearby and is beside my house. And I will give to you, in place of it, a better vineyard. Or if you consider it to be more convenient for you, I will give you the price in silver, whatever it is worth.”
3 Cui respondit Naboth: “ Propitius mihi sit Dominus, ne dem hereditatem patrum meorum tibi ”.	3 Naboth responded to him, “May the Lord be gracious to me, lest I give to you the inheritance of my fathers.”
4 Venit ergo Achab in domum suam tristis et indignans super verbo, quod locutus fuerat ad eum Naboth Iezrahelites dicens: “ Non dabo tibi hereditatem patrum meorum ”. Et proiciens se in lectulum suum avertit faciem ad parietem et non comedit panem.	4 Then Ahab went into his house, angry and gnashing his teeth over the word that Naboth, the Jezreelite, had spoken to him, saying, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And casting himself on his bed, he turned away his face to the wall, and he would not eat bread.
5 Ingressa est autem ad eum Iezabel uxor sua dixitque ei: “ Quid est hoc, unde anima tua contristata est? Et quare non comedis panem? ”.	5 Then Jezebel, his wife, entered to him, and she said to him: “What is this matter, by which your soul has been saddened? And why do you not eat bread?”
6 Qui respondit ei: “ Quia locutus sum Naboth Iezrahelitae et dixi ei: Da mihi vineam tuam, accepta pecunia; aut, si tibi placet, dabo tibi vineam pro ea. Et ille ait: “Non dabo tibi vineam meam” ”.	6 And he responded to her: “I spoke to Naboth, the Jezreelite, and I said to him: ‘Give your vineyard to me, and accept money. Or if it pleases you, I will give to you a better vineyard, in place of it.’ And he said, ‘I will not give my vineyard to you.’ ”
7 Dixit ergo ad eum Iezabel uxor eius: “ Grandis auctoritatis es et bene regis regnum Israel! Surge et comede panem et aequo esto animo; ego dabo tibi vineam Naboth Iezrahelitae ”.	7 Then Jezebel, his wife, said to him: “You are of great authority, and you rule well in the kingdom of Israel. Rise up and eat bread, and be even-tempered. I will give the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, to you.”
8 Scripsit itaque litteras ex nomine Achab et signavit eas anulo eius et misit ad maiores natu et ad optimates, qui erant in civitate eius et habitabant cum Naboth.	8 And so, she wrote letters in the name of Ahab, and she sealed these with his ring. And she sent to those greater by birth, and to the nobles who were in his city and living with Naboth.
9 Litterarum autem haec erat sententia: “ Praedicate ieiunium et sedere facite Naboth in capite populi	9 And this was the judgment of the letters: “Proclaim a fast, and cause Naboth to sit among the first rulers of the people.
10 et submittite duos viros filios Belial contra eum, et testimonium dicant: “Maledixisti Deum et regem”; et educite eum et lapidate, sicque moriatur ”.	10 And send out two men, sons of Belial, against him. And let them speak the false testimony: ‘He has blasphemed God and king.’ And then lead him away, and stone him, and so let him die.”
11 Fecerunt ergo cives eius maiores natu et optimates, qui habitabant cum eo in urbe, sicut praeceperat eis Iezabel et sicut scriptum erat in litteris, quas miserat ad eos.	11 Then his fellow citizens, those greater by birth and the nobles who were living with him in the city, did just as Jezebel had instructed them, and just as it was written in the letters that she had sent to them.
12 Praedicaverunt ieiunium et sedere fecerunt Naboth in capite populi;	12 They proclaimed a fast, and they caused Naboth to sit among the first rulers of the people.
13 et ingressi duo viri filii Belial sederunt contra eum et illi, ut viri diabolici, dixerunt contra eum testimonium coram multitudine: “ Maledixit Naboth Deum et regem ”. Quam ob rem eduxerunt eum extra civitatem et lapidibus interfecerunt;	13 And bringing forward two men, sons of the devil, they caused them to sit opposite him. And they, acting indeed like diabolical men, spoke testimony against him before the multitude: “Naboth has blasphemed God and king.” For this reason, they led him away, beyond the city, and they put him to death by stoning.
14 miseruntque ad Iezabel dicentes: “ Lapidatus est Naboth et mortuus est ”.	14 And they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned, and he has died.”
15 Factum est autem cum audisset Iezabel lapidatum Naboth et mortuum, locuta est ad Achab: “ Surge, posside vineam Naboth Iezrahelitae, qui noluit tibi acquiescere et dare eam, accepta pecunia; non enim vivit Naboth, sed mortuus est ”.	15 Then it happened that, when Jezebel had heard that Naboth was stoned and was dead, she said to Ahab: “Rise up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, who was not willing to acquiesce to you, and to give it to you in exchange for money. For Naboth is not alive, but dead.”
16 Quod cum audisset Achab, mortuum videlicet Naboth, surrexit et descendebat in vineam Naboth Iezrahelitae, ut possideret eam.	16 And when Ahab had heard this, namely, that Naboth was dead, he rose up and descended to the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, so that he might take possession of it.
17 Factus est igitur sermo Domini ad Eliam Thesbiten dicens:	17 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah, the Tishbite, saying:
18 “ Surge et descende in occursum Achab regis Israel, qui est in Samaria; ecce est in vinea Naboth, ad quam descendit, ut possideat eam.	18 “Rise up, and descend to meet Ahab, the king of Israel, who is in Samaria. Behold, he is descending to the vineyard of Naboth, so that he may take possession of it.
19 Et loqueris ad eum dicens: Haec dicit Dominus: Occidisti, insuper et possedisti! Et post haec addes: Haec dicit Dominus: In loco, in quo linxerunt canes sanguinem Naboth, lambent tuum quoque sanguinem ”.	19 And you shall speak to him, saying: ‘Thus says the Lord: You have killed. Moreover you have also taken possession.’ And after this, you shall add: ‘Thus says the Lord: In this place, where the dogs have licked the blood of Naboth, they shall also lick your blood.’ ”
20 Et ait Achab ad Eliam: “ Num invenisti me, inimice mi? ”. Qui dixit: “ Inveni, eo quod venumdatus sis, ut faceres malum in conspectu Domini.	20 And Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you discovered me to be your enemy?” And he said: “I have discovered you to have been sold, so that you would do evil in the sight of the Lord:
21 Ecce ego inducam super te malum et demetam posteriora tua et interficiam de Achab quidquid masculini sexus sive impuberem sive puberem in Israel.	21 ‘Behold, I will lead evil over you. And I will cut down your posterity. And I will put to death of Ahab whatever urinates against a wall, and whatever is lame, and whatever is last in Israel.
22 Et dabo domum tuam sicut domum Ieroboam filii Nabat et sicut domum Baasa filii Ahia, quia egisti, ut me ad iracundiam provocares, et peccare fecisti Israel.	22 And I will cause your house to be like the house of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha, the son of Ahijah. For you have acted so that you provoked me to anger, and so that you caused Israel to sin.’
23 Sed et de Iezabel locutus est Dominus dicens: Canes comedent Iezabel in agro Iezrahel.	23 And about Jezebel also, the Lord spoke, saying: ‘The dogs shall consume Jezebel in the field of Jezreel.
24 Qui de Achab mortuus fuerit in civitate, comedent eum canes; qui autem mortuus fuerit in agro, comedent eum volucres caeli ”.	24 If Ahab will have died in the city, the dogs will consume him. But if he will have died in the field, the birds of the air will consume him.’ ”
25 Igitur non fuit alter talis sicut Achab, qui venumdatus est, ut faceret malum in conspectu Domini; concitavit enim eum Iezabel uxor sua,	25 And so, there was no other person similar to Ahab, who was sold so that he did evil in the sight of the Lord. For his wife, Jezebel, urged him on.
26 et abominabilis effectus est, in tantum ut sequeretur idola secundum omnia, quae fecerant Amorraei, quos consumpsit Dominus a facie filiorum Israel.	26 And he became abominable, so much so that he followed the idols that the Amorites had made, whom the Lord consumed before the face of the sons of Israel.
27 Itaque cum audisset Achab sermones istos, scidit vestem suam et operuit cilicio carnem suam ieiunavitque et dormivit in sacco et ambulabat demisso capite.	27 Then, when Ahab had heard these words, he tore his garments, and he put haircloth on his body, and he fasted, and he slept in sackcloth, and he walked with his head downcast.
28 Factus est autem sermo Domini ad Eliam Thesbiten dicens:	28 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah, the Tishbite, saying:
29 Nonne vidisti humiliatum Achab coram me? Quia igitur humiliatus est mei causa, non inducam malum in diebus eius, sed in diebus filii sui inferam malum domui eius ”.	29 “Have you not seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Therefore, since he has humbled himself because of me, I will not lead in the evil during his days. Instead, during the days of his son, I will bring in the evil to his house.”