Secondo libro dei Re 3

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Ioram vero filius Achab regnavit super Israel in Samaria anno decimo octavo Iosaphat regis Iudae regnavitque duodecim annis.	1 Jehoram son of Ahab became king of Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king ofJudah, and reigned for twelve years.
2 Et fecit malum coram Domino, sed non sicut pater suus et mater; tulit enim lapidem Baal, quem fecerat pater eius.	2 He did what is displeasing to Yahweh, though not like his father and mother, for he did away with thepil ar to Baal which his father had made.
3 Verumtamen in peccatis Ieroboam filii Nabat, qui peccare fecit Israel, adhaesit nec recessit ab eis.	3 Nonetheless, he continued to practise the sins into which Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel and didnot give them up.
4 Porro Mesa rex Moab nutriebat pecora multa et solvebat regi Israel centum milia agnorum et lanam centum milium arietum.	4 Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-breeder and used to pay the king of Israel in tribute a hundredthousand lambs and a hundred thousand rams with their wool.
5 Cumque mortuus fuisset Achab, praevaricatus est foedus, quod habebat cum rege Israel.	5 But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebel ed against the king of Israel.
6 Egressus est igitur rex Ioram in die illa de Samaria et recensuit universum Israel;	6 At once King Jehoram left Samaria and mustered al Israel.
7 profectusque misit ad Iosaphat regem Iudae dicens: “ Rex Moab recessit a me. Vis venire mecum contra Moab ad proelium? ”. Qui respondit: “ Ascendam. Qui meus est tuus est, populus meus populus tuus, equi mei equi tui ”.	7 After this he sent word to the king of Judah, 'The king of Moab has rebel ed against me. Wil you go towar with me against Moab?' 'I wil ,' he replied. 'I wil be as you, my men as yours, my horses as yours,'
8 Dixitque: “ Per quam viam ascendemus? ”. At ille respondit: “ Per desertum Idumaeae ”.	8 and added, 'Which way are we to attack?' 'Through the desert of Edom,' the other answered.
9 Perrexerunt igitur rex Israel et rex Iudae et rex Edom et circuierunt per viam septem dierum; nec erat aqua exercitui et iumentis, quae sequebantur eos.	9 So they set out, the king of Israel, the king of Judah and the king of Edom. They carried out a flankingmovement for seven days, until there was no water left for the troops or for the beasts of their baggage train.
10 Dixitque rex Israel: “ Heu! Congregavit nos Dominus tres reges, ut traderet in manu Moab ”.	10 'Alas!' the king of Israel exclaimed, 'Yahweh has summoned us three kings, only to put us into thepower of Moab.'
11 Et ait Iosaphat: “ Estne hic propheta Domini, ut interrogemus Dominum per eum? ”. Et respondit unus de servis regis Israel: “ Est hic Eliseus filius Saphat, qui fundebat aquam super manus Eliae ”.	11 But the king of Judah said, 'Is there no prophet of Yahweh here for us to consult Yahweh through him?'One of the king of Israel's servants answered, 'Elisha son of Shaphat is here, who used to pour water on thehands of Elijah.'
12 Et ait Iosaphat: “ Est apud eum sermo Domini ”. Descenditque ad eum rex Israel et Iosaphat et rex Edom.	12 'The word of Yahweh is with him,' the king of Judah said. So the king of Israel, the king of Judah andthe king of Edom went to consult him.
13 Dixit autem Eliseus ad regem Israel: “ Quid mihi et tibi est? Vade ad prophetas patris tui et ad prophetas matris tuae ”. Et ait illi rex Israel: “Non, congregavit enim Dominus tres reges hos, ut traderet eos in manu Moab? ”.	13 But Elisha said to the king of Israel, 'What business have you with me? Go to your father's and yourmother's prophets.' 'No,' the king of Israel answered, 'Yahweh is the one who has summoned us three kings,only to put us into the power of Moab.' Elisha replied,
14 Dixit autem Eliseus: “ Vivit Dominus exercituum, in cuius conspectu sto, quod si non vultum Iosaphat regis Iudae revererer, ne attendissem quidem te nec respexissem;	14 'By the life of Yahweh Sabaoth whom I serve, if I did not respect the king of Judah, I would take nonotice of you, nor so much as look at you.
15 nunc autem adducite mihi psaltem ”. Cumque caneret psaltes, facta est super eum manus Domini,	15 Now bring me someone who can play the lyre.' And as the musician played, the hand of Yahweh cameon him
16 et ait: “ Haec dicit Dominus: Facite in torrente hoc fossas et fossas.	16 and he said, 'Yahweh says this, "Dig in this val ey ditch after ditch,"
17 Haec enim dicit Dominus: Non videbitis ventum neque pluviam, et torrens replebitur aquis; et bibetis vos et pecora et iumenta vestra.	17 for Yahweh says, "You wil see no wind, you will see no rain, but this val ey wil become ful of water,and you and your troops and your baggage animals will drink."
18 Parumque hoc est in conspectu Domini; insuper tradet etiam Moab in manu vestra,	18 But this is only a trifle in Yahweh's eyes, for he wil put Moab itself into your power.
19 et percutietis omnem civitatem munitam et omnem urbem electam et universum lignum fructiferum succidetis cunctosque fontes aquarum obturabitis et omnem agrum egregium operietis lapidibus ”.	19 You wil storm every fortified town, fell every productive tree, block every water-hole, ruin al the bestfields with stones.'
20 Factum est igitur mane, quando sacrificium offerri solet, et ecce aquae veniebant per viam Edom. Et repleta est terra aquis.	20 Next morning at the time when the oblation was being offered, water came from the direction of Edom,and the whole terrain was flooded.
21 Universi autem Moabitae audientes quod ascendissent reges, ut pugnarent adversum eos, convocaverunt omnes, qui accingi poterant balteo et desuper, et steterunt in terminis.	21 When the Moabites learned that the kings were advancing to fight them, al those of an age to beararms were mobilised; they took up position on the frontier.
22 Primoque mane surgentes et, orto iam sole super aquis, viderunt Moabitae e contra aquas rubras quasi sanguinem	22 In the morning when they got up, the sun was shining on the water; and in the distance the Moabitessaw the water as red as blood.
23 dixeruntque: “Sanguis est gladii! Pugnaverunt reges contra se et caesi sunt mutuo. Nunc perge ad praedam, Moab! ”.	23 'This is blood!' they said. 'The kings must have fought among themselves and killed one another. Sonow for the booty, Moab!'
24 Perrexeruntque in castra Israel. Porro consurgens Israel percussit Moab, at illi fugerunt coram eis. Venerunt igitur subsequentes et percutientes Moab.	24 But when they reached the Israelite camp, the Israelites launched their attack and the Moabites fledbefore them, and as they advanced they cut the Moabites to pieces.
25 Et civitates destruxerunt et omnem agrum optimum mittentes singuli lapides repleverunt; et universos fontes aquarum obturaverunt et omnia ligna fructifera succiderunt, ita ut muri tantum Cirhareseth remanerent; et circumdederunt civitatem fundibularii et aggressi sunt.	25 They laid the towns in ruins, and each man threw a stone into al the best fields to fil them up, and theyblocked every water-hole and felled every productive tree. In the end, there was only Kir-Hareseth left, which theslingers surrounded and bombarded.
26 Quod cum vidisset rex Moab, praevaluisse scilicet hostes, tulit secum septingentos viros educentes gladium, ut irrumperet ad regem Edom; et non potuerunt.	26 When the king of Moab saw that the battle had turned against him, he mustered seven hundredswordsmen in the hope of breaking a way out and going to the king of Aram, but he failed.
27 Arripiensque filium suum primogenitum, qui regnaturus erat pro eo, obtulit holocaustum super murum. Et facta est indignatio magna super Israel; statimque recesserunt ab eo et reversi sunt in terram suam.	27 Then he took his eldest son who was to succeed him and offered him as a sacrifice on the city wal .Alarmed at this, the Israelites withdrew and retired to their own territory.