Secondo libro dei Re 10

NOVA VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Erant autem Achab septuaginta filii in Samaria. Scripsit ergo Iehu litteras et misit in Samariam ad optimates civitatis et ad maiores natu et ad nutricios filiorum Achab dicens:	1 Ahab had seventy descendants in Samaria. Jehu prepared letters and sent them to the city rulers, to the elders, and to the guardians of Ahab's descendants in Samaria.
2 “ Statim ut acceperitis litteras has, qui habetis filios domini vestri et currus et equos et civitatem firmam et arma,	2 "Since your master's sons are with you," he wrote, "and you have the chariots, the horses, a fortified city, and the weapons, when this letter reaches you
3 eligite meliorem et iustiorem de filiis domini vestri et ponite eum super solium patris sui et pugnate pro domo domini vestri ”.	3 decide which is the best and the fittest of your master's offspring, place him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house."
4 Timuerunt illi vehementer et dixerunt: “ Ecce duo reges non potuerunt stare coram eo, et quomodo nos valebimus resistere? ”.	4 They were overcome with fright and said, "If two kings could not withstand him, how can we?"
5 Miserunt ergo praepositus domus et praefectus civitatis et maiores natu et nutricii ad Iehu dicentes: “ Servi tui sumus: quaecumque iusseris, faciemus nec constituemus regem; quodcumque tibi placet, fac ”.	5 So the vizier and the ruler of the city, along with the elders and the guardians, sent this message to Jehu: "We are your servants, and we will do everything you tell us. We will proclaim no one king; do whatever you think best."
6 Rescripsit autem eis litteras secundo dicens: “ Si mei estis et oboeditis mihi, tollite capita virorum filiorum domini vestri et venite ad me hac eadem hora cras in Iezrahel ”. Porro filii regis, septuaginta viri, apud optimates civitatis nutriebantur.	6 So Jehu wrote them a second letter: "If you are on my side and will obey me, count the heads of your master's sons and come to me in Jezreel at this time tomorrow." (The seventy princes were in the care of prominent men of the city, who were rearing them.)
7 Cumque venissent litterae ad eos, tulerunt filios regis et occiderunt septuaginta viros et posuerunt capita eorum in cophinis et miserunt ad eum in Iezrahel.	7 When the letter arrived, they took the princes and slew all seventy of them, put their heads in baskets, and sent them to Jehu in Jezreel.
8 Venit autem nuntius et indicavit ei dicens: “ Attulerunt capita filiorum regis”. Qui respondit: “ Ponite ea duos acervos iuxta introitum portae usque mane ”.	8 "They have brought the heads of the princes," a messenger came in and told him. "Pile them in two heaps at the entrance of the city until morning," he ordered.
9 Cumque diluxisset, egressus est et stans dixit ad omnem populum: “ Vos iusti estis; ecce ego coniuravi contra dominum meum et interfeci eum, sed quis percussit omnes hos?	9 Going out in the morning, he stopped and said to all the people: "You are not responsible, and although I conspired against my lord and slew him, yet who killed all these?
10 Videte ergo nunc quoniam non cecidit de sermonibus Domini in terram, quos locutus est Dominus super domum Achab, et Dominus fecit, quod locutus est in manu servi sui Eliae ”.	10 Know that not a single word which the LORD has spoken against the house of Ahab shall go unfulfilled. The LORD has accomplished all that he foretold through his servant Elijah."
11 Percussit igitur Iehu omnes, qui reliqui erant de domo Achab in Iezrahel, et universos optimates eius et notos et sacerdotes, donec non remanerent ex eo reliquiae.	11 Thereupon Jehu slew all who were left of the family of Ahab in Jezreel, as well as all his powerful supporters, intimates, and priests, leaving him no survivor.
12 Et surrexit et intravit. Deinde profectus est in Samariam; cumque esset ad Betheced Pastorum in via,	12 Then he set out for Samaria, and at Beth-eked-haroim on the way,
13 invenit fratres Ochoziae regis Iudae dixitque ad eos: “ Quinam estis vos? ”. At illi responderunt: “ Fratres Ochoziae sumus et descendimus ad salutandos filios regis et filios dominae reginae ”.	13 he came across kinsmen of Ahaziah, king of Judah. "Who are you?" he asked. "We are kinsmen of Ahaziah," they replied. "We are going down to visit the princes and the family of the queen mother."
14 Qui ait: “ Comprehendite eos vivos ”. Quos cum comprehendissent vivos, iugulaverunt eos iuxta cisternam Betheced, quadraginta duos viros, et non reliquit ex eis quemquam.	14 "Take them alive," Jehu ordered. They were taken alive, forty-two in number, then slain at the pit of Beth-eked. Not one of them was spared.
15 Cumque abisset inde, invenit Ionadab filium Rechab in occursum sibi et benedixit ei. Et ait ad eum: “ Numquid est cor tuum rectum sicut cor meum cum corde tuo? ”. Et ait Ionadab: “ Est ”. “ Si est, inquit, da manum tuam ”. Qui dedit manum suam. At ille levavit eum ad se in curru	15 When he had left there, Jehu met Jehonadab, son of Rechab, on the road. He greeted him and asked, "Are you sincerely disposed toward me, as I am toward you?" "Yes," replied Jehonadab. "If you are," continued Jehu, "give me your hand." Jehonadab gave him his hand, and Jehu drew him up into his chariot.
16 dixitque ad eum: “ Veni mecum et vide zelum meum pro Domino ”. Et impositum currui suo	16 "Come with me," he said, "and see my zeal for the LORD." And he took him along in his own chariot.
17 duxit in Samariam. Et percussit omnes, qui reliqui fuerant de Achab in Samaria usque ad unum, iuxta verbum Domini, quod locutus est per Eliam.	17 When he arrived in Samaria, Jehu slew all who remained there of Ahab's line, doing away with them completely and thus fulfilling the prophecy which the LORD had spoken to Elijah.
18 Congregavit ergo Iehu omnem populum et dixit ad eos: “ Achab coluit Baal parum, ego autem colam eum amplius.	18 Jehu gathered all the people together and said to them: "Ahab served Baal to some extent, but Jehu will serve him yet more.
19 Nunc igitur omnes prophetas Baal et universos servos eius et cunctos sacerdotes ipsius vocate ad me; nullus sit qui non veniat. Sacrificium enim grande est mihi Baal; quicumque defuerit, non vivet ”. Porro Iehu faciebat hoc insidiose, ut disperderet cultores Baal.	19 Now summon for me all Baal's prophets, all his worshipers, and all his priests. See that no one is absent, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is absent shall not live." This Jehu did as a ruse, so that he might destroy the worshipers of Baal.
20 Dixitque: “ Sanctificate diem sollemnem Baal ”. Vocaveruntque.	20 Jehu said further, "Proclaim a solemn assembly in honor of Baal." They did so,
21 Et misit Iehu in universos terminos Israel, et venerunt cuncti servi Baal; non fuit residuus, ne unus quidem qui non veniret. Et ingressi sunt templum Baal, et repleta est domus Baal a summo usque ad summum.	21 and Jehu sent word of it throughout the land of Israel. All the worshipers of Baal without exception came into the temple of Baal, which was filled to capacity.
22 Dixitque ei, qui erat super vestes: “ Profer vestimenta universis servis Baal ”. Et protulit eis vestes.	22 Then Jehu said to the custodian of the wardrobe, "Bring out the garments for all the worshipers of Baal." When he had brought out the garments for them,
23 Ingressusque Iehu et Ionadab filius Rechab templum Baal ait cultoribus Baal: “ Perquirite et videte, ne quis forte vobiscum sit de servis Domini, sed ut sint soli servi Baal ”.	23 Jehu, with Jehonadab, son of Rechab, entered the temple of Baal and said to the worshipers of Baal, "Search and be sure that there is no worshiper of the LORD here with you, but only worshipers of Baal."
24 Ingressi sunt igitur, ut facerent victimas et holocausta; Iehu autem praeparaverat sibi foris octoginta viros et dixerat eis: “ Quicumque permiserit fugere de hominibus his, quos ego adduxero in manus vestras, anima eius erit pro anima illius ”.	24 Then they proceeded to offer sacrifices and holocausts. Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside with this warning, "If one of you lets anyone escape of those whom I shall deliver into your hands, he shall pay life for life."
25 Factum est ergo cum completum esset holocaustum, praecepit Iehu cursoribus et ducibus suis: “ Ingredimini et percutite eos; nullus evadat! ”. Percusseruntque eos cursores et duces ore gladii et proiecerunt. Tunc ierunt usque in dabir templi Baal.	25 As soon as he finished offering the holocaust, Jehu said to the guards and officers, "Go in and slay them. Let no one escape." So the guards and officers put them to the sword and cast them out. Afterward they went into the inner shrine of the temple of Baal,
26 Et protulerunt lapidem Baal et combusserunt	26 took out the stele of Baal, and burned the shrine.
27 et comminuerunt eum. Destruxerunt quoque aedem Baal et fecerunt pro ea latrinas usque diem hanc.	27 Then they smashed the stele of Baal, tore down the building, and turned it into a latrine, as it remains today.
28 Delevit itaque Iehu Baal de Israel.	28 Thus Jehu rooted out the worship of Baal from Israel.
29 Verumtamen a peccatis Ieroboam filii Nabat, qui peccare fecerat Israel, non recessit; nec dereliquit vitulos aureos, qui erant in Bethel et in Dan.	29 However, he did not desist from the sins which Jeroboam, son of Nebat, had caused Israel to commit, as regards the golden calves at Bethel and at Dan.
30 Dixit autem Dominus ad Iehu: “ Quia studiose fecisti, quod rectum erat in oculis meis et omnia quae erant in corde meo fecisti contra domum Achab, filii tui usque ad quartam generationem sedebunt super thronum Israel ”.	30 The LORD said to Jehu, "Because you have done well what I deem right, and have treated the house of Ahab as I desire, your sons to the fourth generation shall sit upon the throne of Israel."
31 Porro Iehu non custodivit, ut ambularet in lege Domini, Dei Israel, in toto corde suo; non enim recessit a peccatis Ieroboam, qui peccare fecerat Israel.	31 But Jehu was not careful to observe wholeheartedly the law of the LORD, the God of Israel, since he did not desist from the sins which Jeroboam caused Israel to commit.
32 In diebus illis coepit Dominus discindere in Israel; percussitque eos Hazael in universis finibus Israel	32 At that time the LORD began to dismember Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory
33 a Iordane contra orientalem plagam omnem terram Galaad et Gad et Ruben et Manasse, ab Aroer, quae est super torrentem Arnon, et Galaad et Basan.	33 east of the Jordan (all the land of Gilead, of the Gadites, Reubenites and Manassehites), from Aroer on the river Arnon up through Gilead and Bashan.
34 Reliqua autem gestorum Iehu et universa, quae fecit, et fortitudo eius, nonne haec scripta sunt in libro annalium regum Israel?	34 The rest of the acts of Jehu, his valor and all his accomplishments, are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
35 Et dormivit Iehu cum patribus suis, sepelieruntque eum in Samaria; et regnavit Ioachaz filius eius pro eo.	35 Jehu rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria. His son Jehoahaz succeeded him as king.
36 Dies autem, quos regnavit Iehu super Israel, viginti et octo anni sunt, in Samaria.	36 The length of Jehu's reign over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.