Liber II Regum, 1

1. Praevaricatus est autem Moab in Israel, postquam mortuus est Achab.

1. After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.

2. Ceciditque Ochozias per cancellos cenaculi sui, quod habebat in Samaria, et aegrotavit; misitque nuntios dicens ad eos: “Ite, consulite Beelzebub deum Accaron, utrum vivere queam de infirmitate mea hac”.

2. Now Ahazi'ah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber in Sama'ria, and lay sick; so he sent messengers, telling them, "Go, inquire of Ba'al-ze'bub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this sickness."

3. Angelus autem Domini locutus est ad Eliam Thesbiten: “Surge, ascende in occursum nuntiorum regis Samariae et dices ad eos: Numquid non est Deus in Israel, ut eatis ad consulendum Beelzebub deum Accaron?

3. But the angel of the LORD said to Eli'jah the Tishbite, "Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Sama'ria, and say to them, `Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Ba'al-ze'bub, the god of Ekron?'

4. Quam ob rem haec dicit Dominus: De lectulo, super quem ascendisti, non descendes, sed morte morieris”. Et abiit Elias.

4. Now therefore thus says the LORD, `You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone, but you shall surely die.'" So Eli'jah went.

5. Reversique sunt nuntii ad Ochoziam, qui dixit eis: “Quare reversi estis?”.

5. The messengers returned to the king, and he said to them, "Why have you returned?"

6. At illi responderunt ei: “Vir occurrit nobis et dixit ad nos: “Ite, revertimini ad regem, qui misit vos, et dicetis ei: Haec dicit Dominus: Numquid, quia non est Deus in Israel, mittis, ut consulatur Beelzebub deus Accaron? Idcirco de lectulo, super quem ascendisti, non descendes, sed morte morieris””.

6. And they said to him, "There came a man to meet us, and said to us, `Go back to the king who sent you, and say to him, Thus says the LORD, Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Ba'al-ze'bub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone, but shall surely die.'"

7. Qui dixit eis: “Cuius figurae et habitus vir erat, qui occurrit vobis et locutus est verba haec?”.

7. He said to them, "What kind of man was he who came to meet you and told you these things?"

8. At illi dixerunt: “Vir in veste pilosa et zona pellicea accinctis renibus”. Qui ait: “Elias Thesbites est”.

8. They answered him, "He wore a garment of haircloth, with a girdle of leather about his loins." And he said, "It is Eli'jah the Tishbite."

9. Misitque ad eum quinquagenarium principem et quinquaginta, qui erant sub eo; qui ascendit ad eum sedentique in vertice montis ait: “Homo Dei, rex praecepit, ut descendas”.

9. Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty men with his fifty. He went up to Eli'jah, who was sitting on the top of a hill, and said to him, "O man of God, the king says, `Come down.'"

10. Respondensque Elias dixit quinquagenario: “Si homo Dei sum, descendat ignis e caelo et devoret te et quinquaginta tuos”. Descendit itaque ignis e caelo et devoravit eum et quinquaginta, qui erant cum eo.

10. But Eli'jah answered the captain of fifty, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty." Then fire came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

11. Rursum misit ad eum principem quinquagenarium alterum et quinquaginta cum eo; qui locutus est illi: “Homo Dei, haec dicit rex: “Festina, descende!””.

11. Again the king sent to him another captain of fifty men with his fifty. And he went up and said to him, "O man of God, this is the king's order, `Come down quickly!'"

12. Respondens Elias ait illis: “Si homo Dei ego sum, descendat ignis e caelo et devoret te et quinquaginta tuos”. Descendit ergo ignis Dei e caelo et devoravit illum et quinquaginta eius.

12. But Eli'jah answered them, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty." Then the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.

13. Iterum misit principem quinquagenarium tertium et quinquaginta, qui erant cum eo; qui cum venisset, curvavit genua contra Eliam et precatus est eum et ait: “Homo Dei, noli despicere animam meam et animam servorum tuorum, qui mecum sunt.

13. Again the king sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Eli'jah, and entreated him, "O man of God, I pray you, let my life, and the life of these fifty servants of yours, be precious in your sight.

14. Ecce descendit ignis de caelo et devoravit duos principes quinquagenarios primos et quinquagenos, qui cum eis erant; sed nunc obsecro, ut miserearis animae meae”.

14. Lo, fire came down from heaven, and consumed the two former captains of fifty men with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in your sight."

15. Locutus est autem angelus Domini ad Eliam dicens: “Descende cum eo, ne timeas”. Surrexit igitur et descendit cum eo ad regem

15. Then the angel of the LORD said to Eli'jah, "Go down with him; do not be afraid of him." So he arose and went down with him to the king,

16. et locutus est ei: “Haec dicit Dominus: Quia misisti nuntios ad consulendum Beelzebub deum Accaron, quasi non esset Deus in Israel, a quo posses interrogare sermonem, ideo de lectulo, super quem ascendisti, non descendes, sed morte morieris”.

16. and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, `Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Ba'al-ze'bub, the god of Ekron, -- is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? -- therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone, but you shall surely die.'"

17. Mortuus est ergo iuxta sermonem Domini, quem locutus est Elias. Et regnavit Ioram frater eius pro eo anno secundo Ioram filii Iosaphat regis Iudae; non enim habebat filium.

17. So he died according to the word of the LORD which Eli'jah had spoken. Jeho'ram, his brother, became king in his stead in the second year of Jeho'ram the son of Jehosh'aphat, king of Judah, because Ahazi'ah had no son.

18. Reliqua autem gestorum Ochoziae, quae operatus est, nonne haec scripta sunt in libro annalium regum Israel?

18. Now the rest of the acts of Ahazi'ah which he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?