Secondo libro delle Cronache 18

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Fuit ergo Iosaphat dives et inclitus multum et affinitate coniunctus est Achab.	1 Therefore, Jehoshaphat was wealthy and very famous, and he was joined by affinity to Ahab.
2 Descenditque post annos ad eum in Samariam, ad cuius adventum mactavit Achab oves et boves plurimos ipsi et populo, qui venerat cum eo; persuasitque illi, ut ascenderet in Ramoth Galaad.	2 And after some years, he descended to him in Samaria. And upon his arrival, Ahab slaughtered very many sheep and oxen, for him and for the people who had arrived with him. And he persuaded him that he should ascend against Ramoth Gilead.
3 Dixitque Achab rex Israel ad Iosaphat regem Iudae: “ Veni mecum in Ramoth Galaad ”. Cui ille respondit: “ Ut ego, et tu; sicut populus tuus, sic et populus meus, tecumque erimus in bello ”.	3 And Ahab, the king of Israel, said to Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, “Come with me to Ramoth Gilead.” And he answered him: “As I am, so also are you. As your people are, so also are my people. And we will be with you in war.”
4 Dixitque Iosaphat ad regem Israel: “ Consule, obsecro, impraesentiarum sermonem Domini ”.	4 And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Consult, I beg you, the word of the Lord for the present circumstances.”
5 Congregavitque rex Israel prophetarum quadringentos viros et dixit ad eos: “ In Ramoth Galaad ad bellandum ire debemus an quiescere? ”. At illi: “ Ascende, inquiunt, et tradet Deus in manu regis ”.	5 And so the king of Israel gathered together four hundred men of the prophets, and he said to them: “Should we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or should we be quieted?” But they said, “Ascend, and God will deliver into the hand of the king.”
6 Dixitque Iosaphat: “ Numquid non est hic et alius propheta Domini, ut ab illo etiam requiramus? ”.	6 And Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not a prophet of the Lord here, so that we may inquire of him as well?”
7 Et ait rex Israel ad Iosaphat: “ Adhuc est vir unus, a quo possumus quaerere Domini voluntatem; sed ego odi eum, quia non prophetat mihi bonum sed malum omni tempore: est autem Michaeas filius Iemla ”. Dixitque Iosaphat: “ Ne loquaris, rex, hoc modo ”.	7 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat: “There is one man, from whom we would be able to ask the will of the Lord. But I hate him, for he never prophesies good to me, but at all times evil. And it is Micaiah, the son of Imlah.” And Jehoshaphat said, “You should not speak in this manner, O king.”
8 Vocavit ergo rex Israel unum de eunuchis et dixit ei: “ Voca cito Michaeam filium Iemla ”.	8 Therefore, the king of Israel called one of the eunuchs, and said to him: “Quickly, summon Micaiah, the son of Imlah.”
9 Porro rex Israel et Iosaphat rex Iudae uterque sedebant in solio suo vestiti cultu regio; sedebant autem in area iuxta portam Samariae, omnesque prophetae vaticinabantur coram eis.	9 Now the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, were both sitting upon their thrones, clothed in royal vestments. And they were sitting in an open area, beside the gate of Samaria. And all the prophets were prophesying before them.
10 Sedecias vero filius Chanaana fecit sibi cornua ferrea et ait: “ Haec dicit Dominus: His ventilabis Syriam, donec conteras eam ”.	10 Truly, Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, made for himself horns of iron, and he said: “Thus says the Lord: With these, you shall threaten Syria, until you crush it.”
11 Omnesque prophetae similiter prophetabant atque dicebant: “ Ascende in Ramoth Galaad et prosperaberis; et tradet Dominus in manu regis ”.	11 And all the prophets prophesied similarly, and they said: “Ascend against Ramoth Gilead, and you shall prosper, and the Lord will deliver them into the hand of the king.”
12 Nuntius autem, qui ierat ad vocandum Michaeam, ait illi: “ En verba omnium prophetarum uno ore bona regi annuntiant; quaeso ergo te, ut et sermo tuus ab eis non dissentiat, loquarisque prospera ”.	12 Then the messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him: “Lo, the words of all the prophets, with one mouth, announce good to the king. Therefore, I ask you that you not dissent from them in your word, and that you speak prosperity.”
13 Cui respondit Michaeas: “ Vivit Dominus, quia, quodcumque dixerit Deus meus, hoc loquar! ”.	13 And Micaiah responded to him, “As the Lord lives, whatever my God will say to me, the same shall I speak.”
14 Venit ergo ad regem. Cui rex ait: “ Michaea, ire debemus in Ramoth Galaad ad bellandum an quiescere? ”. Cui ille respondit: “ Ascendite et prosperamini, ut tradantur hostes in manus vestras ”.	14 Therefore, he went to the king. And the king said to him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or should we be quieted?” And he responded to him: “Ascend. For everything will come to prosperity, and the enemies will be delivered into your hands.”
15 Dixitque rex: “ Iterum atque iterum te adiuro, ut non mihi loquaris nisi, quod verum est, in nomine Domini ”.	15 And the king said, “Again and again, I bind you by an oath, so that you will not speak to me except what is true in the name of the Lord!”
16 At ille ait: “ Vidi universum Israel dispersum in montibus sicut oves absque pastore. Et dixit Dominus: “Non habent isti dominum; revertatur unusquisque in domum suam in pace” ”.	16 Then he said: “I saw all of Israel scattered amid the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd. And the Lord said: ‘These have no masters. Let each one return in peace to his own house.’ ”
17 Et ait rex Israel ad Iosaphat: “ Nonne dixi tibi quod non prophetaret iste mihi quidquam boni sed ea, quae mala sunt? ”.	17 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat: “Did I not tell you that this one would not prophesy to me anything good, but only what is evil?”
18 At ille idcirco ait: “ Audite verbum Domini: Vidi Dominum sedentem in solio suo et omnem exercitum caeli assistentem ei a dextris et sinistris.	18 Then he said: “Therefore, listen to the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne, and the entire army of heaven was standing beside him, on the right and on the left.
19 Et dixit Dominus: “Quis decipiet Achab regem Israel, ut ascendat et corruat in Ramoth Galaad?”. Cumque diceret unus hoc modo et alter alio,	19 And the Lord said: ‘Who will deceive Ahab, the king of Israel, so that he may ascend and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ And when one spoke in one way, and another in another way,
20 processit spiritus et stetit coram Domino et ait: “Ego decipiam eum”. Cui Dominus: “In quo, inquit, decipies?”.	20 there came forward a spirit, and he stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will deceive him.’ And the Lord said to him, ‘In what way will you deceive him?’
21 At ille respondit: “Egrediar et ero spiritus mendax in ore omnium prophetarum eius”. Dixitque Dominus: “Decipies et praevalebis; egredere et fac ita”.	21 And he responded, ‘I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And the Lord said: ‘You will deceive and prevail. Go forth and do so.’
22 Nunc igitur, ecce dedit Dominus spiritum mendacii in ore omnium prophetarum tuorum et Dominus locutus est de te mala ”.	22 Therefore now, behold: the Lord gave a lying spirit to the mouth of all your prophets, and the Lord has spoken evil about you.”
23 Accessit autem Sedecias filius Chanaana et percussit Michaeae maxillam et ait: “ Per quam viam transivit spiritus Domini a me, ut loqueretur tibi? ”.	23 Then Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, approached, and he struck Micaiah on the jaw, and he said: “In what way did the Spirit of the Lord depart from me, so that he would speak to you?”
24 Dixitque Michaeas: “ Tu ipse videbis in die illo, quando ingressus fueris cubiculum intra cubiculum, ut abscondaris ”.	24 And Micaiah said: “You yourself shall see it, in that day, when you will enter a room within a room, so that you may be hidden.”
25 Praecepit autem rex Israel dicens: “ Tollite Michaeam et ducite eum ad Amon principem civitatis et ad Ioas filium regis	25 Then the king of Israel instructed, saying: “Take Micaiah, and lead him to Amon, the leader of the city, and to Joash, the son of Amalech.
26 et dicetis: “Haec dicit rex: Mittite hunc in carcerem et date ei panis modicum et aquae pauxillum, donec revertar in pace” ”.	26 And you shall say: ‘Thus says the king: Send this man to prison, and give to him a little bread and a little water, until I return in peace.’ ”
27 Dixitque Michaeas: “ Si reversus fueris in pace, non est locutus Dominus in me ”. Et ait: “ Audite, populi omnes! ”.	27 And Micaiah said, “If you will have returned in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me.” And he said, “May all the people listen.”
28 Igitur ascenderunt rex Israel et Iosaphat rex Iudae in Ramoth Galaad.	28 And so, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, ascended against Ramoth Gilead.
29 Dixitque rex Israel ad Iosaphat: “ Mutabo habitum et sic ad pugnam vadam; tu autem induere vestibus tuis ”. Mutatoque rex Israel habitu venit ad bellum.	29 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat: “I will change my clothing, and in this way I will go into battle. But you should be clothed in your own garments.” And the king of Israel, having changed his clothing, went to war.
30 Rex autem Syriae praeceperat ducibus curruum suorum dicens: “ Ne pugnetis contra minimum aut contra maximum, nisi contra solum regem Israel ”.	30 Now the king of Syria had instructed the commanders of his horsemen, saying, “You shall not fight against the least or the greatest, but only against the king of Israel.”
31 Itaque, cum vidissent principes curruum Iosaphat, dixerunt: “ Rex Israel est iste! ”. Et circumdederunt eum dimicantes. At ille clamavit ad Dominum, et auxiliatus est ei atque avertit eos Deus ab illo.	31 And so, when the leaders of the horsemen had seen Jehoshaphat, they said, “This one is the king of Israel.” And while fighting, they surrounded him. But he cried out to the Lord, and he assisted him, and he turned them away from him.
32 Cum enim vidissent duces curruum quod non esset rex Israel, reliquerunt eum.	32 For when the commanders of the horsemen had seen that he was not the king of Israel, they left him.
33 Accidit autem, ut unus e populo sagittam in incertum iaceret et percuteret regem Israel inter iuncturas et loricam. At ille aurigae suo ait: “ Converte manum tuam et educ me de acie, quia vulneratus sum ”.	33 Then it happened that one of the people shot an arrow indiscriminately, and it struck the king of Israel between the neck and the shoulder. And so he said to his chariot driver: “Turn your hand, and lead me away from the battle line. For I have been wounded.”
34 Et aggravata est pugna in die illo; porro rex Israel stabat in curru suo contra Syros usque ad vesperam et mortuus est occidente sole.	34 And the fight ended on that day. But the king of Israel was standing in his chariot facing the Syrians, even until evening. And he died when the sun set.