Liber II Regum, 13

1. Anno vicesimo tertio Ioas fi lii Ochoziae regis Iudae re gnavit Ioachaz filius Iehu super Israel in Samaria decem et septem annis.

1. In the twenty-third year of Jo'ash the son of Ahazi'ah, king of Judah, Jeho'ahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Sama'ria, and he reigned seventeen years.

2. Et fecit malum coram Domino secutusque est peccatum Ieroboam filii Nabat, qui peccare fecit Israel; non declinavit ab eo.

2. He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin; he did not depart from them.

3. Iratusque est furor Domini contra Israel et tradidit eos in manu Hazael regis Syriae et in manu Benadad filii Hazael cunctis diebus.

3. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he gave them continually into the hand of Haz'ael king of Syria and into the hand of Ben-ha'dad the son of Haz'ael.

4. Deprecatus est autem Ioachaz faciem Domini, et audivit eum Dominus; vidit enim angustiam Israel, qua attriverat eos rex Syriae.

4. Then Jeho'ahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened to him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Syria oppressed them.

5. Et dedit Dominus Israeli salvatorem, et liberatus est de manu Syriae; habitaveruntque filii Israel in tabernaculis suis sicut heri et nudiustertius.

5. (Therefore the LORD gave Israel a savior, so that they escaped from the hand of the Syrians; and the people of Israel dwelt in their homes as formerly.

6. Verumtamen non recesserunt a peccatis domus Ieroboam, qui peccare fecit Israel; in ipsis ambulaverunt. Siquidem et palus permansit in Samaria.

6. Nevertheless they did not depart from the sins of the house of Jerobo'am, which he made Israel to sin, but walked in them; and the Ashe'rah also remained in Sama'ria.)

7. Et non reliquit Dominus Ioachaz de populo nisi quinquaginta equites et decem currus et decem milia peditum; interfecerat enim eos rex Syriae et redegerat quasi pulverem in tritura areae.

7. For there was not left to Jeho'ahaz an army of more than fifty horsemen and ten chariots and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing.

8. Reliqua autem gestorum Ioachaz et universa, quae fecit, sed et fortitudo eius, nonne haec scripta sunt in libro annalium regum Israel?

8. Now the rest of the acts of Jeho'ahaz and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

9. Dormivitque Ioachaz cum patribus suis, et sepelierunt eum in Samaria. Regnavitque Ioas filius eius pro eo.

9. So Jeho'ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Sama'ria; and Jo'ash his son reigned in his stead.

10. Anno tricesimo septimo Ioas regis Iudae regnavit Ioas filius Ioachaz super Israel in Samaria sedecim annis.

10. In the thirty-seventh year of Jo'ash king of Judah Jeho'ash the son of Jeho'ahaz began to reign over Israel in Sama'ria, and he reigned sixteen years.

11. Et fecit, quod malum est in conspectu Domini; non declinavit ab omnibus peccatis Ieroboam filii Nabat, qui peccare fecit Israel; in ipsis ambulavit.

11. He also did what was evil in the sight of the LORD; he did not depart from all the sins of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin, but he walked in them.

12. Reliqua autem gestorum Ioas et universa, quae fecit, sed et fortitudo eius, quomodo pugnaverit contra Amasiam regem Iudae, nonne haec scripta sunt in libro annalium regum Israel?

12. Now the rest of the acts of Jo'ash, and all that he did, and the might with which he fought against Amazi'ah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

13. Et dormivit Ioas cum patribus suis; Ieroboam autem sedit super solium eius. Porro Ioas sepultus est in Samaria cum regibus Israel.

13. So Jo'ash slept with his fathers, and Jerobo'am sat upon his throne; and Jo'ash was buried in Sama'ria with the kings of Israel.

14. Eliseus autem aegrotabat infirmitate, qua et mortuus est; descenditque ad eum Ioas rex Israel et flebat coram eo dicebatque: “Pater mi, pater mi, currus Israel et auriga eius!”.

14. Now when Eli'sha had fallen sick with the illness of which he was to die, Jo'ash king of Israel went down to him, and wept before him, crying, "My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!"

15. Et ait illi Eliseus: “Affer arcum et sagittas”. Cumque attulisset ad eum arcum et sagittas,

15. And Eli'sha said to him, "Take a bow and arrows"; so he took a bow and arrows.

16. dixit ad regem Israel: “Pone manum tuam super arcum”. Et, cum posuisset ille manum suam, superposuit Eliseus manus suas manibus regis

16. Then he said to the king of Israel, "Draw the bow"; and he drew it. And Eli'sha laid his hands upon the king's hands.

17. et ait: “Aperi fenestram orientalem”. Cumque aperuisset, dixit Eliseus: “Iace sagittam!”. Et iecit. Et ait Eliseus: “Sagitta salutis Domini, et sagitta salutis contra Syriam. Percutiesque Syriam in Aphec, donec consumas eam”.

17. And he said, "Open the window eastward"; and he opened it. Then Eli'sha said, "Shoot"; and he shot. And he said, "The LORD's arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Syria! For you shall fight the Syrians in Aphek until you have made an end of them."

18. Et ait: “Tolle sagittas”. Qui cum tulisset, rursum dixit ei: “Percute iaculo terram!”. Et, cum percussisset tribus vicibus et stetisset,

18. And he said, "Take the arrows"; and he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground with them"; and he struck three times, and stopped.

19. iratus est contra eum vir Dei et ait: “Si percussisses quinquies aut sexies, percussisses Syriam usque ad consummationem; nunc autem tribus vicibus percuties eam”.

19. Then the man of God was angry with him, and said, "You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck down Syria until you had made an end of it, but now you will strike down Syria only three times."

20. Mortuus est ergo Eliseus, et sepelierunt eum. Latrunculi autem de Moab venerunt in terra in ipso anno.

20. So Eli'sha died, and they buried him. Now bands of Moabites used to invade the land in the spring of the year.

21. Quidam autem sepelientes hominem viderunt latrunculos et proiecerunt cadaver in sepulcro Elisei et abierunt. Quod cum tetigisset ossa Elisei, revixit homo et stetit super pedes suos.

21. And as a man was being buried, lo, a marauding band was seen and the man was cast into the grave of Eli'sha; and as soon as the man touched the bones of Eli'sha, he revived, and stood on his feet.

22. Igitur Hazael rex Syriae afflixit Israel cunctis diebus Ioachaz.

22. Now Haz'ael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jeho'ahaz.

23. Et misertus est Dominus eorum et reversus est ad eos propter pactum suum, quod habebat cum Abraham, Isaac et Iacob, et noluit disperdere eos neque proicere penitus usque in praesens tempus.

23. But the LORD was gracious to them and had compassion on them, and he turned toward them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them; nor has he cast them from his presence until now.

24. Mortuus est autem Hazael rex Syriae; et regnavit Benadad filius eius pro eo.

24. When Haz'ael king of Syria died, Ben-ha'dad his son became king in his stead.

25. Porro Ioas filius Ioachaz tulit urbes de manu Benadad filii Hazael, quas tulerat de manu Ioachaz patris sui iure proelii; tribus vicibus percussit eum Ioas et reddidit civitates Israeli.

25. Then Jeho'ash the son of Jeho'ahaz took again from Ben-ha'dad the son of Haz'ael the cities which he had taken from Jeho'ahaz his father in war. Three times Jo'ash defeated him and recovered the cities of Israel.