Secondo libro dei Re 1

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Praevaricatus est autem Moab in Israel, postquam mortuus est Achab.	1 Then, after the death of Ahab, Moab transgressed 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 And Ahaziah fell down through the lattices of his upper room, which he had in Samaria, and he was injured. And he sent messengers, saying to them, “Go, consult Beelzebub, the god of Ekron, as to whether I may be able to survive this infirmity of mine.”
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 And an Angel of the Lord spoke to Elijah, the Tishbite, saying: “Rise up, and ascend to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria. And you shall say to them: ‘Is there not a God in Israel, so that you would go to consult Beelzebub, 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 reason, thus says the Lord: From the bed to which you have ascended, you shall not descend. Instead, dying you shall die.’ ” And Elijah went away.
5 Reversique sunt nuntii ad Ochoziam, qui dixit eis: “ Quare reversi estis? ”.	5 And the messengers returned to Ahaziah. And he said to 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 But they responded to him: “A man met us, and he said to us: ‘Go, and return to the king who sent you. And you shall say to him: Thus says the Lord: Is it because there was no God in Israel that you are sending to consult Beelzebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore, from the bed to which you have ascended, you shall not descend. Instead, dying you shall die.’ ”
7 Qui dixit eis: “ Cuius figurae et habitus vir erat, qui occurrit vobis et locutus est verba haec? ”.	7 And he said to them: “What was the appearance and dress of that man, who met you and who spoke these words?”
8 At illi dixerunt: “ Vir in veste pilosa et zona pellicea accinctis renibus ”. Qui ait: “ Elias Thesbites est ”.	8 So they said, “A hairy man, with a belt of leather wrapping his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah, the Tishbite.”
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 And he sent to him a leader of fifty, with the fifty who were under him. And he ascended to him, sitting at the top of a hill, and he said, “Man of God, the king commanded that you should descend.”
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 And responding, Elijah said to the leader of fifty, “If I am a man of God, let fire from heaven descend and devour you and your fifty.” And then fire from heaven descended and devoured him and the fifty who were with him.
11 Rursum misit ad eum principem quinquagenarium alterum et quinquaginta cum eo; qui locutus est illi: “ Homo Dei, haec dicit rex: “Festina, descende!” ”.	11 And again, he sent to him another leader of fifty, and the fifty with him. And he said to him, “Man of God, thus says the king: Hurry, descend.”
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 Responding, Elijah said, “If I am a man of God, let fire from heaven descend and devour you and your fifty.” And fire from heaven descended and devoured him and his fifty.
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, he sent a third leader of fifty men and the fifty who were with him. And when he had arrived, he bent his knees before Elijah, and he pleaded with him, and said: “Man of God, do not choose to despise my life and the lives of your servants who are with me.
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 Behold, fire from heaven descended and devoured the two previous leaders of fifty and the fifties who were with them. But now I beg you to take pity on my life.”
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 spoke to Elijah, saying, “Descend with him; fear not.” And so, he arose and descended with him to the king.
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 And he said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Because you sent messengers to consult Beelzebub, the god of Ekron, as if there were no God in Israel, from whom you would be able to seek a word, therefore, from the bed to which you have ascended, you shall not descend. Instead, dying 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 And so he died, in accord with the word of the Lord, which Elijah spoke. And Jehoram, his brother, reigned in his place, in the second year of Jehoram, the son of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah. For he had no son.
18 Reliqua autem gestorum Ochoziae, quae operatus est, nonne haec scripta sunt in libro annalium regum Israel?	18 But the rest of the words of Ahaziah that he worked, have these not been written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?