Liber II Paralipomenon, 20

1. post hæc congregati sunt filii Moab et filii Ammon et cum eis de Ammanitis ad Josaphat ut pugnarent contra eum

1. After this the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them of the Ammonites, were gathered together to fight against Josaphat.

2. veneruntque nuntii et indicaverunt Josaphat dicentes venit contra te multitudo magna de his locis quæ trans mare sunt et de Syria et ecce consistunt in Asasonthamar quæ est Engaddi

2. And there came messengers, and told Josaphat, saying: There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea, and out of Syria, and behold they are in Asasonthamar, which is Engaddi.

3. Josaphat autem timore perterritus totum se contulit ad rogandum Dominum et prædicavit jejunium universo Juda

3. And Josaphat being seized with fear betook himself wholly to pray to the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Juda.

4. congregatusque Judas ad precandum Dominum sed et omnes de urbibus suis venerunt ad obsecrandum eum

4. And Juda gathered themselves together to pray to the Lord: and all came out of their cities to make supplication to him.

5. cumque stetisset Josaphat in medio cœtu Judæ et Hierusalem in domo Domini ante atrium novum

5. And Josaphat stood in the midst of the assembly of Juda, and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord before the new court,

6. ait Domine Deus patrum nostrorum tu es Deus in cælo et dominaris cunctis regnis gentium in manu tua est fortitudo et potentia nec quisquam tibi potest resistere

6. And said: O Lord God of our fathers, thou art God in heaven, and rulest over all the kingdoms and nations, in thy hand is strength and power, and no one can resist thee.

7. nonne tu Deus noster interfecisti omnes habitatores terræ hujus coram populo tuo Israël et dedisti eam semini Abraham amici tui in sempiternum

7. Didst not thou our God kill all the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?

8. habitaveruntque in ea et extruxerunt in illa sanctuarium nomini tuo dicentes

8. And they dwelt in it, and built in it a sanctuary to thy name, saying:

9. si inruerint super nos mala gladius judicii pestilentia et fames stabimus coram domo hac in conspectu tuo in qua invocatum est nomen tuum et clamabimus ad te in tribulationibus nostris et exaudies salvosque facies

9. If evils fall upon us, the sword of judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand in thy presence before this house, in which thy name is called upon: and we will cry to thee in our afflictions, and thou wilt hear, and save us.

10. nunc igitur ecce filii Ammon et Moab et mons Seir per quos non concessisti Israheli ut transirent quando egrediebantur de Ægypto sed declinaverunt ab eis et non interfecerunt illos

10. Now therefore behold the children of Ammon, and of Moab, and mount Seir, through whose lands thou didst not allow Israel to pass, when they came out of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and slew them not,

11. e contrario agunt et nituntur eicere nos de possessione quam tradidisti nobis

11. Do the contrary, and endeavour to cast us out of the possession which thou hast delivered to us.

12. Deus noster ergo non judicabis eos in nobis quidem non tanta est fortitudo ut possimus huic multitudini resistere quæ inruit super nos sed cum ignoremus quid agere debeamus hoc solum habemus residui ut oculos nostros dirigamus ad te

12. O our God, wilt thou not then judge them? as for us we have not strength enough, to be able to resist this multitude, which cometh violently upon us. But as we know not what to do, we can only turn our eyes to thee.

13. omnis vero Juda stabat coram Domino cum parvulis et uxoribus et liberis suis

13. And all Juda stood before the Lord with their little ones, and their wives, and their children.

14. erat autem Hiazihel filius Zacchariæ filii Banajæ filii Hiehihel filii Mathaniæ Levites de filiis Asaph super quem factus est spiritus Domini in medio turbæ

14. And Jahaziel the son of Zacharias, the son of Banaias, the son of Jehiel, the son of Mathanias, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, was there, upon whom the spirit of the Lord came in the midst of the multitude,

15. et ait adtendite omnis Juda et qui habitatis Hierusalem et tu rex Josaphat hæc dicit Dominus vobis nolite timere nec paveatis hanc multitudinem non est enim vestra pugna sed Dei

15. And he said: Attend ye, all Juda, and you that dwell in Jerusalem, and thou king Josaphat: Thus saith the Lord to you: Fear ye not, and be not dismayed at this multitude: for the battle is not yours, but God's.

16. cras descendetis contra eos ascensuri enim sunt per clivum nomine Sis et invenietis illos in summitate torrentis qui est contra solitudinem Hieruhel

16. To morrow you shall go down against them: for they will come up by the ascent named Sis, and you shall find them at the head of the torrent, which is over against the wilderness of Jeruel.

17. non eritis vos qui dimicabitis sed tantummodo confidenter state et videbitis auxilium Domini super vos o Juda et Hierusalem nolite timere nec paveatis cras egredimini contra eos et Dominus erit vobiscum

17. It shall not be you that shall fight, but only stand with confidence, and you shall see the help of the Lord over you, O Juda, and Jerusalem: fear ye not, nor be you dismayed: to morrow you shall go out against them, and the Lord will be with you.

18. Josaphat ergo et Juda et omnes habitatores Hierusalem ceciderunt proni in terram coram Domino et adoraverunt eum

18. Then Josaphat, and Juda, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell hat on the ground before the Lord, and adored him.

19. porro Levitæ de filiis Caath et de filiis Core laudabant Dominum Deum Israël voce magna in excelsum

19. And the Levites of the sons of Caath, and of the sons of Core praised the Lord the God of Israel with a loud voice, on high.

20. cumque mane surrexissent egressi sunt per desertum Thecuæ profectisque eis stans Josaphat in medio eorum dixit audite me Juda et omnes habitatores Hierusalem credite in Domino Deo vestro et securi eritis credite prophetis ejus et cuncta evenient prospera

20. And they rose early in the morning, and went out through the desert of Thecua: and as they were marching, Josaphat standing in the midst of them, said: Hear me, ye men of Juda, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be secure: believe his prophets, and all things shall succeed well.

21. deditque consilium populo et statuit cantores Domini ut laudarent eum in turmis suis et antecederent exercitum ac voce consona dicerent confitemini Domino quoniam in æternum misericordia ejus

21. And he gave counsel to the people, and appointed the singing men of the Lord, to praise him by their companies, and to go before the army, and with one voice to say: Give glory to the Lord, for his mercy endureth for ever.

22. cumque cœpissent laudes canere vertit Dominus insidias eorum in semet ipsos filiorum scilicet Ammon et Moab et montis Seir qui egressi fuerant ut pugnarent contra Judam et percussi sunt

22. And when they began to sing praises, the Lord turned their ambushments upon themselves, that is to say, of the children of Ammon, and of Moab, and of mount Seir, who were come out to fight against Juda, and they were slain.

23. namque filii Ammon et Moab consurrexerunt adversum habitatores montis Seir ut interficerent et delerent eos cumque hoc opere perpetrassent etiam in semet ipsos versi mutuis concidere vulneribus

23. For the children of Ammon, and of Moab, rose up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to kill and destroy them: and when they had made an end of them, they turned also against one another, and destroyed one another.

24. porro Judas cum venisset ad speculam quæ respicit solitudinem vidit procul omnem late regionem plenam cadaveribus nec superesse quemquam qui necem potuisset evadere

24. And when Juda came to the watch tower, that looketh toward the desert, they saw afar off all the country, for a great space, full of dead bodies, and that no one was left that could escape death.

25. venit ergo Josaphat et omnis populus cum eo ad detrahenda spolia mortuorum inveneruntque inter cadavera variam supellectilem vestes quoque et vasa pretiosissima et diripuerunt ita ut omnia portare non possent nec per tres dies spolia auferre pro prædæ magnitudine

25. Then Josaphat came, and all the people with him to take away the spoils of the dead, and they found among the dead bodies, stuff of various kinds, and garments, and most precious vessels: and they took them for themselves, insomuch that they could not carry all, nor in three days take away the spoils, the booty was so great.

26. die autem quarto congregati sunt in valle Benedictionis etenim quoniam ibi benedixerant Domino vocaverunt locum illum vallis Benedictionis usque in præsentem diem

26. And on the fourth day they were assembled in the valley of Blessing: for there they blessed the Lord, and therefore they called that place the valley of Blessing until this day.

27. reversusque est omnis vir Juda et habitatores Hierusalem et Josaphat ante eos in Hierusalem cum lætitia magna eo quod dedisset eis Dominus gaudium de inimicis suis

27. And every man of Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem returned, and Josaphat at their head, into Jerusalem with great joy, because the Lord had made them rejoice over their enemies.

28. ingressique sunt Hierusalem cum psalteriis et citharis et tubis in domum Domini

28. And they came into Jerusalem with psalteries, and harps, and trumpets into the house of the Lord.

29. inruit autem pavor Domini super universa regna terrarum cum audissent quod pugnasset Dominus contra inimicos Israël

29. And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel.

30. quievitque regnum Josaphat et præbuit ei Deus pacem per circuitum

30. And the kingdom of Josaphat was quiet, and God gave him peace round about.

31. regnavit igitur Josaphat super Judam et erat triginta quinque annorum cum regnare cœpisset viginti autem et quinque annis regnavit in Hierusalem nomen matris ejus Azuba filia Selachi

31. And Josaphat reigned over Juda, and he was five and thirty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned five and twenty years in Jerusalem: and the name of his mother was Azuba the daughter of Selahi.

32. et ambulavit in via patris sui Asa nec declinavit ab ea faciens quæ placita erant coram Domino

32. And he walked in the way of his father Asa, and departed not from it, doing the things that were pleasing before the Lord.

33. verumtamen excelsa non abstulit et adhuc populus non direxerat cor suum ad Dominum Deum patrum suorum

33. But yet he took not away the high places, and the people had not yet turned their heart to the Lord the God of their fathers.

34. reliqua autem gestorum Josaphat priorum et novissimorum scripta sunt in verbis Hieu filii Anani quæ digessit in libro regum Israël

34. But the rest of the acts of Josaphat, first and last, are written in the words of Jehu the son of Hanani, which he digested into the books of the kings of Israel.

35. post hæc iniit amicitias Josaphat rex Juda cum Ochozia rege Israël cujus opera fuerunt impiissima

35. After these things Josaphat king of Juda made friendship with Ochozias king of Israel, whose works were very wicked.

36. et particeps fuit ut facerent naves quæ irent in Tharsis feceruntque classem in Asiongaber

36. And he was partner with him in making ships, to go to Tharsis: and they made the ships in Asiongaber.

37. prophetavit autem Eliezer filius Dodoau de Maresa ad Josaphat dicens quia habuisti fœdus cum Ochozia percussit Dominus opera tua contritæque sunt naves nec potuerunt ire in Tharsis

37. And Eliezer the son of Dodau of Maresa prophesied to Josaphat, saying: Because thou hast made a league with Ochozias, the Lord hath destroyed thy works, and the ships are broken, and they could not go to Tharsis.