Secondo libro dei Re 1

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1 Praevaricatus est autem Moab in Israel, postquam mortuus est Achab.	1 After Ahab's death, Moab rebelled against Israel.
2 Ceciditque Ochozias per cancellos cenaculi sui, quod habebat in Samaria, et aegrotavit; misitque nuntios dicens ad eos: “ Ite, consulite Beelzebub deum Accaron, utrum vivere queam de infirmitate mea hac ”.	2 Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his roof terrace at Samaria and had been injured. So he sent out messengers with the instructions: "Go and inquire of Baalzebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this injury."
3 Angelus autem Domini locutus est ad Eliam Thesbiten: “ Surge, ascende in occursum nuntiorum regis Samariae et dices ad eos: Numquid non est Deus in Israel, ut eatis ad consulendum Beelzebub deum Accaron?	3 Meanwhile, the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite: "Go, intercept the messengers of Samaria's king, and ask them, 'Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baalzebub, the god of Ekron?'
4 Quam ob rem haec dicit Dominus: De lectulo, super quem ascendisti, non descendes, sed morte morieris ”. Et abiit Elias.	4 For this, the LORD says: 'You shall not leave the bed upon which you lie; instead, you shall die.'" And with that, Elijah departed.
5 Reversique sunt nuntii ad Ochoziam, qui dixit eis: “ Quare reversi estis? ”.	5 The messengers then returned to Ahaziah, who asked them. "Why have you returned?"
6 At illi responderunt ei: “ Vir occurrit nobis et dixit ad nos: “Ite, revertimini ad regem, qui misit vos, et dicetis ei: Haec dicit Dominus: Numquid, quia non est Deus in Israel, mittis, ut consulatur Beelzebub deus Accaron? Idcirco de lectulo, super quem ascendisti, non descendes, sed morte morieris” ”.	6 "A man came up to us," they answered, "who said to us, 'Go back to the king who sent you and tell him: The LORD says, Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baalzebub, the god of Ekron? For this you shall not leave the bed upon which you lie; instead, you shall die.'"
7 Qui dixit eis: “ Cuius figurae et habitus vir erat, qui occurrit vobis et locutus est verba haec? ”.	7 The king asked them, "What was the man like who came up to you and said these things to you?"
8 At illi dixerunt: “ Vir in veste pilosa et zona pellicea accinctis renibus ”. Qui ait: “ Elias Thesbites est ”.	8 "Wearing a hairy garment," they replied, "with a leather girdle about his loins." "It is Elijah the Tishbite!" he exclaimed.
9 Misitque ad eum quinquagenarium principem et quinquaginta, qui erant sub eo; qui ascendit ad eum sedentique in vertice montis ait: “ Homo Dei, rex praecepit, ut descendas ”.	9 Then the king sent a captain with his company of fifty men after Elijah. The prophet was seated on a hilltop when he found him. "Man of God," he ordered, "the king commands you to come down."
10 Respondensque Elias dixit quinquagenario: “ Si homo Dei sum, descendat ignis e caelo et devoret te et quinquaginta tuos ”. Descendit itaque ignis e caelo et devoravit eum et quinquaginta, qui erant cum eo.	10 "If I am a man of God," Elijah answered the captain, "may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men." And fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty men.
11 Rursum misit ad eum principem quinquagenarium alterum et quinquaginta cum eo; qui locutus est illi: “ Homo Dei, haec dicit rex: “Festina, descende!” ”.	11 Ahaziah sent another captain with his company of fifty men after Elijah. "Man of God," he called out to Elijah, "the king commands you to come down immediately."
12 Respondens Elias ait illis: “ Si homo Dei ego sum, descendat ignis e caelo et devoret te et quinquaginta tuos ”. Descendit ergo ignis Dei e caelo et devoravit illum et quinquaginta eius.	12 "If I am a man of God," Elijah answered him, "may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men." And divine fire came down from heaven, consuming him and his fifty men.
13 Iterum misit principem quinquagenarium tertium et quinquaginta, qui erant cum eo; qui cum venisset, curvavit genua contra Eliam et precatus est eum et ait: “ Homo Dei, noli despicere animam meam et animam servorum tuorum, qui mecum sunt.	13 Again, for the third time, Ahaziah sent a captain with his company of fifty men. When the third captain arrived, he fell to his knees before Elijah, pleading with him. "Man of God," he implored him, "let my life and the lives of these fifty men, your servants, count for something in your sight!
14 Ecce descendit ignis de caelo et devoravit duos principes quinquagenarios primos et quinquagenos, qui cum eis erant; sed nunc obsecro, ut miserearis animae meae ”.	14 Already fire has come down from heaven, consuming two captains with their companies of fifty men. But now, let my life mean something to you!"
15 Locutus est autem angelus Domini ad Eliam dicens: “ Descende cum eo, ne timeas ”. Surrexit igitur et descendit cum eo ad regem	15 Then the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, "Go down with him; you need not be afraid of him."
16 et locutus est ei: “ Haec dicit Dominus: Quia misisti nuntios ad consulendum Beelzebub deum Accaron, quasi non esset Deus in Israel, a quo posses interrogare sermonem, ideo de lectulo, super quem ascendisti, non descendes, sed morte morieris ”.	16 So Elijah left and went down with him and stated to the king: "Thus says the LORD: 'Because you sent messengers to inquire of Baalzebub, the god of Ekron, you shall not leave the bed upon which you lie; instead you shall die.'"
17 Mortuus est ergo iuxta sermonem Domini, quem locutus est Elias. Et regnavit Ioram frater eius pro eo anno secundo Ioram filii Iosaphat regis Iudae; non enim habebat filium.	17 Ahaziah died in fulfillment of the prophecy of the LORD spoken by Elijah. Since he had no son, his brother Joram succeeded him as king, in the second year of Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah.
18 Reliqua autem gestorum Ochoziae, quae operatus est, nonne haec scripta sunt in libro annalium regum Israel?	18 The rest of the acts of Ahaziah are recorded in the book of chronicles of the kings of Israel.