3 — 4 Kings (2 Kings)

1And Joram the son of Achab, reigned over Israel, in Samaria, in the eighteenth year of Josaphat, king of Juda. And he reigned twelve years.Ioram figliuolo di Achab cominciò a regnare sopra Israele in Samaria l'anno decimo ottavo di Josaphat re di Giuda, ed ei regnò dodici anni.AND Ioram the sonne of Achab reigned ouer Israel in Samaria the eightenth yeare of Iosaphat the king of Iuda. And he reigned twelue yeares.Joram vero filius Achab regnavit super Israël in Samaria anno decimooctavo Josaphat regis Judæ: regnavitque duodecim annis. 2And he did evil before the Lord, but not like his father and his mother: for he took away the statues of Baal, which his father had made.E fece il male nel cospetto del Signore, ma non quanto suo padre, e sua madre: perocché egli tolse via le statue di Baal, fatte dal padre suo.And he did euil before our Lord, but not as his father and mother: for he tooke away the statues of Baal, which his father had made.Et fecit malum coram Domino, sed non sicut pater suus et mater: tulit enim statuas Baal quas fecerat pater ejus. 3Nevertheless, he stuck to the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin, nor did he depart from them.Con tutto ciò egli stette fisso ne' peccati di Jeroboam figliuolo di Nabat, il quale indusse Israele a peccare, e non se ne distaccò.Neuertheles in the sinnes of Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat, who made Israel to sinne, he stucke fast, and departed not from them.Verumtamen in peccatis Jeroboam filii Nabat, qui peccare fecit Israël, adhæsit, nec recessit ab eis. 4Now Mesa, king of Moab, nourished many sheep, and he paid to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs, and a hundred thousand rams, with their fleeces.Or Mesa re di Moab teneva quantità grande di bestiami, e pagava al re d'Israele cento mila agnelli, e cento mila arieti colle loro lane.Moreouer Mesa the king of Moab, nourished manie sheepe, and he payed to the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambes, and a hundred thousand rammes with their fleeces.Porro Mesa rex Moab nutriebat pecora multa, et solvebat regi Israël centum millia agnorum, et centum millia arietum cum velleribus suis. 5And when Achab was dead, he broke the league which he had made with the king of Israel.Ed egli, morto che fu Achab, ruppe i patti, che avea col re d'Israele.And when Achab was dead, he brake the league, which he had made with the king of Israel.Cumque mortuus fuisset Achab, prævaricatus est fœdus quod habebat cum rege Israël. 6And king Joram went out that day from Samaria, and mustered all Israel.E il re Joram allora partì da Samaria, e fece rassegna di tutto Israele.Therfore king Ioram went forth that day out of Samaria, and mustered al Israel.Egressus est igitur rex Joram in die illa de Samaria, et recensuit universum Israël.

7And he sent to Josaphat; king of Juda, saying: The king of Moab is revolted from me: come with me against him to battle. And he answered: I will come up: he that is mine, is thine: my people are thy people: and my horses, thy horses.E mandò a dire a Josaphat re di Giuda: Il re di Moab si è ribellato da me, vieni meco a fargli guerra. E quegli rispose: Verrò: chi è con te, è con me: il popol mio è tuo popolo, e i miei cavalli sono tuoi cavalli.And he sent to Iosaphat the king of Iuda, saying: The king of Moab is reuolted from me, come with me against him to battel. Who answered: I wil come vp: he that is mine, is thine: my people, thy people: & my horses thy horses.Misitque ad Josaphat regem Juda, dicens: Rex Moab recessit a me: veni mecum contra eum ad prælium. Qui respondit: Ascendam: qui meus est, tuus est: populus meus, populus tuus, et equi mei, equi tui. 8And he said: Which way shall we go up? But he answered: By the desert of Edom.E soggiunse: Da qual parte aneleremo noi? E quegli rispose: Pel deserto dell'Idumea.And he said: What way shal we goe vp? but he answered: By the desert of Idumea.Dixitque: Per quam viam ascendemus ? At ille respondit: Per desertum Idumææ. 9So the king of Israel, and the king of Juda, and the king of Edom, went, and they fetched a compass of seven days journey, and there was no water for the army, and for the beasts, that followed them.Si mossero adunque il re d'Israele, il re di Giuda, e il re di Edom, e fecero un giro di sette giorni di strada, e mancava l'acqua all'esercito, e alle bestie, che gli andavan dietro.Therfore the king of Israel, and the king of Iuda, and the king of Edom went forward, and compassed seuen daies iourney, neither was there water for the armie, and the beastes, that folowed them.Perrexerunt igitur rex Israël, et rex Juda, et rex Edom, et circuierunt per viam septem dierum, nec erat aqua exercitui et jumentis quæ sequebantur eos. 10And the king of Israel said: Alas, alas, alas, the Lord hath gathered us three kings together, to deliver us into the hands of Moab.E il re d'Israele disse: Ahi, ahi, ahi; il Signore ha riuniti insieme noi tre regi, per darci in potere di Moab.And the king of Israel said: Alas alas alas, our Lord hath gathered vs three kinges together, that he might deliuer vs into the handes of Moab.Dixitque rex Israël: Heu ! heu ! heu ! congregavit nos Dominus tres reges ut traderet in manus Moab. 11And Josaphat said: Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may beseech the Lord by him? And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered: Here is Eliseus, the son of Saphat, who poured water on the hands of Elias.Ma Josaphat disse: V'ha egli qui un profeta del Signore, affine d'implorare per mezzo di lui l'aiuto del Signore? E uno dei servi del re d'Israele gli rispose: Havvi Eliseo figliuolo di Saphath, il quale dava l'acqua alle mani ai Elia.And Iosaphat said: Is there not here a prophet of our Lord, that we may besech our Lord by him? And one of the seruantes of the king of Israel answered: Here is Eliseus the sonne of Saphat, which powred water vpon the handes of Elias.Et ait Josaphat: Estne hic propheta Domini, ut deprecemur Dominum per eum ? Et respondit unus de servis regis Israël: Est hic Eliseus filius Saphat, qui fundebat aquam super manus Eliæ.

12And Josaphat said: The word of the Lord is with him. And the king of Israel, and Josaphat, king of Juda, and the king of Edom, went down to him.E Josaphat disse: Il Signore parla per sua bocca. E andarono a trovarlo il re d'Israele, e Josaphat re di Giuda, e il re di Edom.And Iosaphat sayd: The word of our Lord is with him. And the king of Israel went downe to him, and Iosaphat the king of Iuda, and the king of Edom.Et ait Josaphat: Est apud eum sermo Domini. Descenditque ad eum rex Israël, et Josaphat rex Juda, et rex Edom. 13And Eliseus said to the king of Israel: What have I to do with thee? go to the prophets of thy father, and thy mother. And the king of Israel said to him: Why hath the Lord gathered together these three kings, to deliver them into the hands of Moab?Or Eliseo disse al re d'Israele: Che ho io da far con te? Vattene da' profeti del padre tuo, e della tua madre. E il re d'Israele gli disse: Per qual motivo il Signore ha uniti insieme tre regi, per darli nelle mani di Moab?And Eliseus said to the king of Israel: What is to me and thee? goe to the prophetes of thy father, and thy mother. And the king of Israel said to him: Why hath our Lord gathered together these three kinges, that he might deliuer them into the handes of Moab?Dixit autem Eliseus ad regem Israël: Quid mihi et tibi est ? vade ad prophetas patris tui et matris tuæ. Et ait illi rex Israël: Quare congregavit Dominus tres reges hos ut traderet eos in manus Moab ? 14And Eliseus said to him: As the Lord of hosts liveth, in whose sight I stand, if I did not reverence the face of Josaphat, king of Juda, I would not have hearkened to thee, nor looked on thee.Ed Eliseo gli disse: Viva il Signore degli eserciti, al cospetto del quale io sto: se io non avessi rispetto a Josaphat re di Giuda, io non ti avrei dato retta, né ti avrei guardato in faccia.And Eliseus said to him: The Lord of hostes liueth, in whose sight I stand, If I did not reuerence the face of Iosaphat the king of Iuda, I would not certes haue harkened to thee, nor looked on thee.Dixitque ad eum Eliseus: Vivit Dominus exercituum, in cujus conspectu sto, quod si non vultum Josaphat regis Judæ erubescerem, non attendissem quidem te, nec respexissem. 15But now bring me hither a minstrel. And when the minstrel played, the hand of the Lord came upon him, and he said:Ora voi conducetemi un sonatore di arpa: e mentre il sonatore arpeggiava cantando, la mano del Signore fu sopra di lui, ed egli disse:But now bring me hither a plaier on instrumentes. And when the player sang, the hand of our Lord came vpon him, and he said:Nunc autem adducite mihi psaltem. Cumque caneret psaltes, facta est super eum manus Domini, et ait:

16Thus saith the Lord: Make the channel of this torrent full of ditches.Il Signore dice così: Fate nel letto di questo torrente delle fosse, e delle fosse.Thus saith our Lord: Make the chanel of this torrent diches and diches.Hæc dicit Dominus: Facite alveum torrentis hujus fossas et fossas. 17For thus saith the Lord: You shall not see wind, nor rain: and yet this channel shall be filled with waters, and you shall drink, you and your families, and your beasts.Imperocché il Signore dice: Voi non vedrete vento, né pioggia, e questo letto sarà ripieno di acque, e berete voi, e la vostra gente, e le vostre bestie.For thus saith our Lord: You shal not see winde, nor raine: and this chanel shal be filled with waters, & you shal drinke, and your families, & your beastes.Hæc enim dicit Dominus: Non videbitis ventum, neque pluviam: et alveus iste replebitur aquis, et bibetis vos, et familiæ vestræ, et jumenta vestra. 18And this is a small thing in the sight of the Lord: moreover, he will deliver, also, Moab into your hands.E questo è poco pel Signore: egli di più darà anche Moab nelle vostre mani.And this is a smal thing in the sight of our Lord: moreouer he wil deliuer also Moab into your handes.Parumque est hoc in conspectu Domini: insuper tradet etiam Moab in manus vestras. 19And you shall destroy every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall cut down every fruitful tree, and shall stop up all the springs of waters, and every goodly field you shall cover with stones.Ed espugnerete tutte le città forti, e tutte le città ragguardevoli, e troncherete tutti gli alberi da frutto, e turerete tutte le sorgive delle acque, e tutte le più grasse campagne ricoprirete di sassi.And you shal strike euerie fensed citie, and euerie principal citie, and shal cut downe al fruiteful trees, and shal stoppe vp al fountaines of waters, and euerie goodlie field you shal couer with stones.Et percutietis omnem civitatem munitam, et omnem urbem electam, et universum lignum fructiferum succidetis, cunctosque fontes aquarum obturabitis, et omnem agrum egregium operietis lapidibus. 20And it came to pass, in the morning, when the sacrifices used to be offered, that behold, water came by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.La mattina adunque in quell'ora, in cui suole offerirsi il sagrifizio, subitamente le acque principiarono a scorrere per la strada di Edom, e la terra fu inondata dalle acque.It came to passe therfore in the morning, when they vsed to offer the sacrifice, and behold, water came by the way of Edom, and the ground was filled with waters.Factum est igitur mane, quando sacrificium offerri solet, et ecce aquæ veniebant per viam Edom, et repleta est terra aquis.

21And all the Moabites hearing that the kings were come up to fight against them, gathered together all that were girded with a belt upon them, and stood in the borders.Or tutti i Moabiti avendo udito, come quei re si eran mossi per combatterli, raunarono tutti quelli, che portavano balteo, e all'insù, e si fermarono ai confini.But al the Moabites hearing that the kinges were come vp to fight against them, they called together al that were girded with a belt vpon them, and they stoode in the borders.Universi autem Moabitæ audientes quod ascendissent reges ut pugnarent adversum eos, convocaverunt omnes qui accincti erant balteo desuper, et steterunt in terminis. 22And they rose early in the morning, and the sun being now up, and shining upon the waters, the Moabites saw the waters over against them red, like blood,Ed essendosi alzati alla punta del dì, allorché venne a spuntare il sole dirimpetto alle acque, i Moabiti videro di contro le acque rosse come sangue.And rysing early in the morning, and the sunne being now risen ouer against the waters, the Moabites saw the waters ouer against them red, as it were bloud,Primoque mane surgentes, et orto jam sole ex adverso aquarum, viderunt Moabitæ e contra aquas rubras quasi sanguinem, 23And they said: It is the blood of the sword: the kings have fought among themselves, and they have killed one another: go now, Moab, to the spoils.E dissero: Egli è sangue di uccisi: i re son venuti tra di loro a battaglia, e si son trucidati gli uni gli altri. Va ora, o Moab, a raccoglier la preda.and said: It is the bloud of the sword: the kinges haue fought among them selues, and are slaine one of an other: now goe on forward to the pray, Moab.dixeruntque: Sanguis gladii est: pugnaverunt reges contra se, et cæsi sunt mutuo: nunc perge ad prædam, Moab. 24And they went into the camp of Israel: but Israel rising up, defeated Moab, who fled before them. And they being conquerors, went and smote Moab.E si avanzarono verso gli alloggiamenti d'Israele; ma gl'Israeliti si mossero, e sbaragliarono i Moabiti, i quali voltaron loro le spalle. I vincitori pertanto inseguirono, e trucidarono i Moabiti,And they went forward into the campe of Israel: Moreouer Israel rysing vp, stroke Moab: but they fled before them. They therfore that had ouercome, came and stroke Moab,Perrexeruntque in castra Israël: porro consurgens Israël, percussit Moab: at illi fugerunt coram eis. Venerunt igitur qui vicerant, et percusserunt Moab, 25And they destroyed the cities: and they filled every goodly field, every man casting his stone: and they stopt up all the springs of waters: and cut down all the trees that bore fruit, so that brick walls only remained: and the city was beset by the slingers, and a great part thereof destroyed.E distrussero le loro città, e gettando ognuno una pietra ne' campi migliori, li riempirono, e turarono tutte le sorgive delle acque, e tagliarono tutte le piante da frutto: non vi restarono se non le mura di mattone: ma la città fu circondata da' frombolieri, e atterrata in gran parte.and destroyed the cities: & euerie principal field they filled euerie man casting stones: and they stopt vp al the fountaines of waters: and cut downe al trees that bare fruite, so that there remained onlie brike walles: and the citie was besette of the slingers, and for a great part therof was strooken.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 fictiles remanerent: et circumdata est civitas a fundibulariis, et magna ex parte percussa.

26And when the king of Moab saw this, to wit, that the enemies had prevailed, he took with him seven hundred men that drew the sword, to break in upon the king of Edom: but they could not.Avendo adunque veduto il re di Moab, come i nemici erano i più forti, prese seco settecento uomini valorosi di mano, affine di sforzare il campo del re di Edom; ma non ottener l'intento.Which when the king of Moab had seene, to witte, that the enemies had preuayled, he tooke with him seuen hundred men that drew sword, to breake in vpon the king of Edom: and they could not.Quod cum vidisset rex Moab, prævaluisse scilicet hostes, tulit secum septingentos viros educentes gladium, ut irrumperent ad regem Edom: et non potuerunt. 27Then he took his eldest son, that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall: and there was great indignation in Israel, and presently they departed from him, and returned into their own country.E preso il suo figliuolo primogenito, che dovea succedergli nel regno, lo offerse in olocausto sopra le mura, la qual cosa fece gran commozione negl'Israeliti, e subito si ritiraron da lui, e se ne tornarono alle case loro.And taking his first begotten sonne, that should haue reigned for him, he offered him an holocaust vpon the wal: and there was great indignation in Israel, and forthwith they retyred from him, and returned into their countrie.Arripiensque filium suum primogenitum, qui regnaturus erat pro eo, obtulit holocaustum super murum: et facta est indignatio magna in Israël, statimque recesserunt ab eo, et reversi sunt in terram suam.