Liber II Regum, 9

1. Eliseus autem prophetes vocavit unum de filiis prophetarum et ait illi: “Accinge lumbos tuos et tolle lenticulam olei hanc in manu tua et vade in Ramoth Galaad.

1. Then Eli'sha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, "Gird up your loins, and take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead.

2. Cumque veneris illuc, videbis Iehu filium Iosaphat filii Namsi et ingressus suscitabis eum de medio fratrum suorum et introduces interius cubiculum.

2. And when you arrive, look there for Jehu the son of Jehosh'aphat, son of Nimshi; and go in and bid him rise from among his fellows, and lead him to an inner chamber.

3. Tenensque lenticulam olei fundes super caput eius et dices: “Haec dicit Dominus: Unxi te regem super Israel”. Aperiesque ostium et fugies et non ibi subsistes”.

3. Then take the flask of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, `Thus says the LORD, I anoint you king over Israel.' Then open the door and flee; do not tarry."

4. Abiit ergo adulescens puer prophetae Ramoth Galaad

4. So the young man, the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.

5. et ingressus est. Ecce autem principes exercitus sedebant, et ait: “Verbum mihi ad te, princeps”. Dixitque Iehu: “Ad quem ex omnibus nobis?”. At ille dixit: “Ad te, o princeps”.

5. And when he came, behold, the commanders of the army were in council; and he said, "I have an errand to you, O commander." And Jehu said, "To which of us all?" And he said, "To you, O commander."

6. Et surrexit et ingressus est cubiculum. At ille fudit oleum super caput eius et ait: “Haec dicit Dominus, Deus Israel: Unxi te regem super populum Domini, super Israel.

6. So he arose, and went into the house; and the young man poured the oil on his head, saying to him, "Thus says the LORD the God of Israel, I anoint you king over the people of the LORD, over Israel.

7. Percuties domum Achab domini tui, ut ulciscar sanguinem servorum meorum prophetarum et sanguinem omnium servorum Domini de manu Iezabel.

7. And you shall strike down the house of Ahab your master, that I may avenge on Jez'ebel the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD.

8. Perdamque omnem domum Achab et interficiam de Achab quidquid masculini sexus et impuberem et puberem in Israel.

8. For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; and I will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel.

9. Et dabo domum Achab sicut domum Ieroboam filii Nabat et sicut domum Baasa filii Ahiae.

9. And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, and like the house of Ba'asha the son of Ahi'jah.

10. Iezabel quoque comedent canes in agro Iezrahel, nec erit qui sepeliat eam”. Aperuitque ostium et fugit.

10. And the dogs shall eat Jez'ebel in the territory of Jezreel, and none shall bury her." Then he opened the door, and fled.

11. Iehu autem egressus est ad servos domini sui, qui dixerunt ei: “Rectene sunt omnia? Quid venit insanus iste ad te?”. Qui ait eis: “Nostis hominem et loquelam eius”.

11. When Jehu came out to the servants of his master, they said to him, "Is all well? Why did this mad fellow come to you?" And he said to them, "You know the fellow and his talk."

12. At illi responderunt: “Mendacium! Narra nobis!”. Qui ait eis: “Haec et haec locutus est mihi dicens: “Haec dicit Dominus: Unxi te regem super Israel””.

12. And they said, "That is not true; tell us now." And he said, "Thus and so he spoke to me, saying, `Thus says the LORD, I anoint you king over Israel.'"

13. Festinaverunt itaque et unusquisque tollens pallium suum posuerunt sub pedibus eius super structuram graduum et cecinerunt tuba atque dixerunt: “Regnavit Iehu!”.

13. Then in haste every man of them took his garment, and put it under him on the bare steps, and they blew the trumpet, and proclaimed, "Jehu is king."

14. Coniuravit ergo Iehu filius Iosaphat filii Namsi contra Ioram. Porro Ioram defenderat Ramoth Galaad ipse et omnis Israel contra Hazael regem Syriae

14. Thus Jehu the son of Jehosh'aphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram with all Israel had been on guard at Ramoth-gilead against Haz'ael king of Syria;

15. et reversus fuerat, ut curaretur in Iezrahel propter vulnera, quia percusserant eum Syri proeliantem contra Hazael regem Syriae. Dixitque Iehu: “Si placet vobis, nemo egrediatur profugus de civitate, ne vadat et nuntiet in Iezrahel”.

15. but King Joram had returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Haz'ael king of Syria.) So Jehu said, "If this is your mind, then let no one slip out of the city to go and tell the news in Jezreel."

16. Et ascendit et profectus est in Iezrahel; Ioram enim aegrotabat ibi, et Ochozias rex Iudae descenderat ad visitandum Ioram.

16. Then Jehu mounted his chariot, and went to Jezreel, for Joram lay there. And Ahazi'ah king of Judah had come down to visit Joram.

17. Igitur speculator, qui stabat super turrim Iezrahel, vidit globum Iehu venientis et ait: “Video ego globum”. Dixitque Ioram: “Tolle equitem et mitte in occursum eorum, et dicat vadens: “Rectene sunt omnia?””.

17. Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, "I see a company." And Joram said, "Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, `Is it peace?'"

18. Abiit igitur, qui ascenderat equum in occursum eius, et ait: “Haec dicit rex: Pacatane sunt omnia?”. Dixitque ei Iehu: “Quid tibi et paci? Transi et sequere me”. Nuntiavit quoque speculator dicens: “Venit nuntius ad eos et non revertitur”.

18. So a man on horseback went to meet him, and said, "Thus says the king, `Is it peace?'" And Jehu said, "What have you to do with peace? Turn round and ride behind me." And the watchman reported, saying, "The messenger reached them, but he is not coming back."

19. Misit etiam equitem secundum; venitque ad eos et ait: “Haec dicit rex: Num pax est?”. Et ait Iehu: “Quid tibi et paci? Transi et sequere me”.

19. Then he sent out a second horseman, who came to them, and said, "Thus the king has said, `Is it peace?'" And Jehu answered, "What have you to do with peace? Turn round and ride behind me."

20. Nuntiavit autem speculator dicens: “Venit usque ad eos et non revertitur. Est autem incessus quasi incessus Iehu filii Namsi; praeceps enim graditur”.

20. Again the watchman reported, "He reached them, but he is not coming back. And the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he drives furiously."

21. Et ait Ioram: “Iunge currum!”. Iunxeruntque currum eius, et egressus est Ioram rex Israel et Ochozias rex Iudae singuli in curribus suis. Egressique sunt in occursum Iehu et invenerunt eum in agro Naboth Iezrahelitis.

21. Joram said, "Make ready." And they made ready his chariot. Then Joram king of Israel and Ahazi'ah king of Judah set out, each in his chariot, and went to meet Jehu, and met him at the property of Naboth the Jezreelite.

22. Cumque vidisset Ioram Iehu, dixit: “Estne pax, Iehu?”. At ille respondit: “Quae pax? Adhuc fornicationes Iezabel matris tuae et veneficia eius multa vigent!”.

22. And when Joram saw Jehu, he said, "Is it peace, Jehu?" He answered, "What peace can there be, so long as the harlotries and the sorceries of your mother Jez'ebel are so many?"

23. Convertit autem Ioram manum suam et fugiens ait ad Ochoziam: “Insidiae, Ochozia!”.

23. Then Joram reined about and fled, saying to Ahazi'ah, "Treachery, O Ahazi'ah!"

24. Porro Iehu tetendit arcum manu et percussit Ioram inter scapulas. Et egressa est sagitta per cor eius; statimque corruit in curru suo.

24. And Jehu drew his bow with his full strength, and shot Joram between the shoulders, so that the arrow pierced his heart, and he sank in his chariot.

25. Dixitque Iehu ad Badacer ducem: “Tolle, proice eum in agro Naboth Iezrahelitae! Memento enim: ego et tu eramus cum his, qui vectabantur gemini post Achab patrem huius, quando Dominus onus hoc levavit super eum dicens:

25. Jehu said to Bidkar his aide, "Take him up, and cast him on the plot of ground belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite; for remember, when you and I rode side by side behind Ahab his father, how the LORD uttered this oracle against him:

26. “Pro sanguine Naboth et pro sanguine filiorum eius, quem vidi heri, ait Dominus, reddam tibi in agro isto, dicit Dominus”. Nunc igitur tolle, proice eum in agro iuxta verbum Domini”.

26. `As surely as I saw yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons -- says the LORD -- I will requite you on this plot of ground.' Now therefore take him up and cast him on the plot of ground, in accordance with the word of the LORD."

27. Ochozias autem rex Iudae videns hoc fugit per viam Bethgan; persecutusque est eum Iehu et ait: “Etiam hunc percutite!”. Et percusserunt eum in curru suo in ascensu Gaver, qui est iuxta Ieblaam. Qui fugit in Mageddo et mortuus est ibi.

27. When Ahazi'ah the king of Judah saw this, he fled in the direction of Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him, and said, "Shoot him also"; and they shot him in the chariot at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megid'do, and died there.

28. Et imposuerunt eum servi eius super currum suum et tulerunt Ierusalem sepelieruntque in sepulcro cum patribus suis in civitate David.

28. His servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in the city of David.

29. Anno undecimo Ioram filii Achab regnavit Ochozias super Iudam.

29. In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahazi'ah began to reign over Judah.

30. Venit Iehu Iezrahel. Porro Iezabel, introitu eius audito, depinxit oculos suos stibio et ornavit caput suum et respexit per fenestram 31 ingredientem Iehu per portam et ait: “Numquid pax esse potest Zamri, qui interfecit dominum suum?”.

30. When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jez'ebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and adorned her head, and looked out of the window.

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31. And as Jehu entered the gate, she said, "Is it peace, you Zimri, murderer of your master?"

32. Levavitque Iehu faciem suam ad fenestram et ait: “Quis est mecum, quisnam?”. Et inclinaverunt se ad eum duo vel tres eunuchi.

32. And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, "Who is on my side? Who?" Two or three eunuchs looked out at him.

33. At ille dixit eis: “Praecipitate eam deorsum!”. Et praecipitaverunt eam; aspersusque est sanguine paries et equi, qui conculcaverunt eam.

33. He said, "Throw her down." So they threw her down; and some of her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses, and they trampled on her.

34. Cumque ingressus esset, ut comederet biberetque, ait: “Ite, videte maledictam illam et sepelite eam, quia filia regis est”.

34. Then he went in and ate and drank; and he said, "See now to this cursed woman, and bury her; for she is a king's daughter."

35. Cumque issent, ut sepelirent eam, non invenerunt nisi calvariam et pedes et summas manus.

35. But when they went to bury her, they found no more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands.

36. Reversique nuntiaverunt ei. Et ait Iehu: “Sermo Domini est, quem locutus est per servum suum Eliam Thesbiten dicens: In agro Iezrahel comedent canes carnes Iezabel;

36. When they came back and told him, he said, "This is the word of the LORD, which he spoke by his servant Eli'jah the Tishbite, `In the territory of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jez'ebel;

37. et erit cadaver Iezabel sicut stercus super faciem terrae in agro Iezrahel, ita ut non dicatur: “Haeccine est illa Iezabel””.

37. and the corpse of Jez'ebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the territory of Jezreel, so that no one can say, This is Jez'ebel.'"