1 Kings 22
1 Then three years passed without war between Aram and Israel.
Transierunt igitur tres anni absque bello inter Syriam et Israel.
2 However, in the third year, Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel,
In anno autem tertio, descendit Iosaphat rex Iuda ad regem Israel.
3 who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”
(Dixitque rex Israel ad servos suos: Ignoratis quod nostra sit Ramoth Galaad, et negligimus tollere eam de manu regis Syriæ?)
4 So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
Et ait ad Iosaphat: Veniesne mecum ad præliandum in Ramoth Galaad?
5 But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”
Dixitque Iosaphat ad regem Israel: Sicut ego sum, ita et tu: populus meus, et populus tuus unum sunt: et equites mei, equites tui. Dixitque Iosaphat ad regem Israel: Quære, oro te, hodie sermonem Domini.
6 So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
Congregavit ergo rex Israel prophetas, quadringentos circiter viros, et ait ad eos: Ire debeo in Ramoth Galaad ad bellandum, an quiescere? Qui responderunt: Ascende, et dabit eam Dominus in manu regis.
7 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”
Dixit autem Iosaphat: Non est hic propheta Domini quispiam, ut interrogemus per eum?
8 The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
Et ait rex Israel ad Iosaphat: Remansit vir unus, per quem possumus interrogare Dominum: sed ego odi eum, quia non prophetat mihi bonum, sed malum, Michæas filius Iemla. Cui Iosaphat ait: Ne loquaris ita rex.
9 So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
Vocavit ergo rex Israel eunuchum quendam, et dixit ei: Festina adducere Michæam filium Iemla.
10 Dressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.
Rex autem Israel, et Iosaphat rex Iuda sedebant unusquisque in solio suo vestiti cultu regio, in area iuxta ostium portæ Samariæ, et universi prophetæ prophetabant in conspectu eorum.
11 Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”
Fecit quoque sibi Sedecias filius Chanaana cornua ferrea, et ait: Hæc dicit Dominus: His ventilabis Syriam, donec deleas eam.
12 And all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
Omnesque prophetæ similiter prophetabant, dicentes: Ascende in Ramoth Galaad, et vade prospere, et tradet Dominus in manus regis.
13 Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold now, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
Nuncius vero, qui ierat ut vocaret Michæam, locutus est ad eum, dicens: Ecce sermones prophetarum ore uno regi bona prædicant: sit ergo sermo tuus similis eorum, et loquere bona.
14 But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”
Cui Michæas ait: Vivit Dominus, quia quodcumque dixerit mihi Dominus, hoc loquar.
15 When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will give it into the hand of the king.”
Venit itaque ad regem, et ait illi rex: Michæa, ire debemus in Ramoth Galaad ad præliandum, an cessare? Cui ille respondit: Ascende, et vade prospere, et tradet eam Dominus in manus regis.
16 But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”
Dixit autem rex ad eum: Iterum atque iterum adiuro te, ut non loquaris mihi nisi quod verum est, in nomine Domini.
17 So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
Et ille ait: Vidi cunctum Israel dispersum in montibus, quasi oves non habentes pastorem. et ait Dominus: Non habent isti dominum: revertatur unusquisque in domum suam in pace.
18 Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”
(Dixit ergo rex Israel ad Iosaphat: Numquid non dixi tibi, quia non prophetat mihi bonum, sed semper malum?)
19 Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.
Ille vero addens, ait: Propterea audi sermonem Domini: Vidi Dominum sedentem super solium suum, et omnem exercitum cæli assistentem ei a dextris et a sinistris:
20 And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.
et ait Dominus: Quis decipiet Achab regem Israel, ut ascendat, et cadat in Ramoth Galaad? Et dixit unus verba huiuscemodi, et alius aliter.
21 Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.
Egressus est autem spiritus, et stetit coram Domino, et ait: Ego decipiam illum. Cui locutus est Dominus: In quo?
22 And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
Et ille ait: Egrediar, et ero spiritus mendax in ore omnium prophetarum eius. Et dixit Dominus: Decipies, et prævalebis: egredere, et fac ita.
23 So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”
Nunc igitur ecce dedit Dominus spiritum mendacii in ore omnium prophetarum tuorum, qui hic sunt, et Dominus locutus est contra te malum.
24 Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
Accessit autem Sedecias filius Chanaana, et percussit Michæam in maxillam, et dixit: Me ne ergo dimisit Spiritus Domini, et locutus est tibi?
25 Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”
Et ait Michæas: Visurus es in die illa, quando ingredieris cubiculum, intra cubiculum ut abscondaris.
26 And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,
Et ait rex Israel: Tollite Michæam, et maneat apud Amon principem civitatis, et apud Ioas filium Amelech,
27 and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”
et dicite eis: Hæc dicit rex: Mittite virum istum in carcerem, et sustentate eum pane tribulationis, et aqua angustiæ, donec revertar in pace.
28 But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”
Dixitque Michæas: Si reversus fueris in pace, non est locutus in me Dominus. Et ait: Audite populi omnes.
29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
Ascendit itaque rex Israel, et Iosaphat rex Iuda in Ramoth Galaad.
30 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
Dixit itaque rex Israel ad Iosaphat: Sume arma, et ingredere prælium, et induere vestibus tuis. porro rex Israel mutavit habitum suum, et ingressus est bellum.
31 Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”
Rex autem Syriæ præceperat principibus curruum triginta duobus, dicens: Non pugnabitis contra minorem, et maiorem quempiam, nisi contra regem Israel, solum.
32 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “Surely this is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.
Cum ergo vidissent principes curruum Iosaphat, suspicati sunt quod ipse esset rex Israel, et impetu facto pugnabant contra eum: et exclamavit Iosaphat.
33 And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
Intellexeruntque principes curruum quod non esset rex Israel, et cessaverunt ab eo.
34 However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
Vir autem quidam tetendit arcum, in incertum sagittam dirigens, et casu percussit regem Israel inter pulmonem et stomachum. At ille dixit aurigæ suo: Verte manum tuam, et eiice me de exercitu, quia graviter vulneratus sum.
35 The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. And the blood from his wound ran out onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died.
Commissum est ergo prælium in die illa, et rex Israel stabat in curru suo contra Syros, et mortuus est vespere: fluebat autem sanguis plagæ in sinum currus,
36 As the sun was setting, the cry rang out in the army: “Every man to his own city, and every man to his own land!”
et præco insonuit in universo exercitu antequam sol occumberet, dicens: Unusquisque revertatur in civitatem, et in terram suam.
37 So the king died and was brought to Samaria, where they buried him.
Mortuus est autem rex, et perlatus est in Samariam: sepelieruntque regem in Samaria,
38 And the chariot was washed at the pool of Samaria where the prostitutes bathed, and the dogs licked up Ahab’s blood, according to the word that the LORD had spoken.
et laverunt currum eius in piscina Samariæ, et linxerunt canes sanguinem eius, et habenas laverunt, iuxta verbum Domini quod locutus fuerat.
39 As for the rest of the acts of Ahab, along with all his accomplishments and the ivory palace and all the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
Reliqua autem sermonum Achab, et universa quæ fecit, et domus eburnea, quam ædificavit, cunctarumque urbium quas extruxit, nonne hæc scripta sunt in Libro sermonum dierum regum Israel?
40 And Ahab rested with his fathers, and his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.
Dormivit ergo Achab cum patribus suis, et regnavit Ochozias filius eius pro eo.
41 In the fourth year of Ahab’s reign over Israel, Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah.
Iosaphat vero filius Asa regnare cœperat super Iudam anno quarto Achab regis Israel.
42 Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
Triginta quinque annorum erat cum regnare cœpisset, et vigintiquinque annis regnavit in Ierusalem: nomen matris eius Azuba filia Salai.
43 And Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them, but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
Et ambulavit in omni via Asa patris sui, et non declinavit ex ea: fecitque quod rectum erat in conspectu Domini. Verumtamen excelsa non abstulit: adhuc enim populus sacrificabat, et adolebat incensum in excelsis.
44 Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel.
Pacemque habuit Iosaphat cum rege Israel.
45 As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, along with the might he exercised and how he waged war, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
Reliqua autem verborum Iosaphat, et opera eius, quæ gessit, et prælia, nonne hæc scripta sunt in Libro verborum dierum regum Iuda?
46 He banished from the land the male shrine prostitutes who remained from the days of his father Asa.
Sed et reliquias effeminatorum, qui remanserant in diebus Asa patris eius, abstulit de terra.
47 And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.
Nec erat tunc rex constitutus in Edom.
48 Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
Rex vero Iosaphat fecerat classes in mari, quæ navigarent in Ophir propter aurum: et ire non potuerunt, quia confractæ sunt in Asiongaber.
49 At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants sail with your servants,” but Jehoshaphat refused.
Tunc ait Ochozias filius Achab ad Iosaphat: Vadant servi mei cum servis tuis in navibus. Et noluit Iosaphat.
50 And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.
Dormivitque Iosaphat cum patribus suis, et sepultus est cum eis in Civitate David patris sui: regnavitque Ioram filius eius pro eo.
51 In the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria two years.
Ochozias autem filius Achab regnare cœperat super Israel in Samaria, anno septimodecimo Iosaphat regis Iuda, regnavitque super Israel duobus annis.
52 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father and mother and of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.
Et fecit malum in conspectu Domini, et ambulavit in via patris sui et matris suæ, et in via Ieroboam filii Nabat, qui peccare fecit Israel.
53 Ahaziah served and worshiped Baal, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.
Servivit quoque Baal, et adoravit eum, et irritavit Dominum Deum Israel, iuxta omnia quæ fecerat pater eius.
