Liber I Regum

Fuit ergo arca Domini in regione Philisthinorum septem mensibus.

Now the ark of God was in the land of the Philistines seven months.

Es ergo arca de Domino in regione de Philisthinos septeme mense.

Et vocaverunt Philisthiim sacerdotes et divinos, dicentes: Quid faciemus de arca Domini? indicate nobis quomodo remittamus eam in locum suum. Qui dixerunt:

And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying: What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? tell us how we are to send it back to its place. And they said:

Et Philisthio voca sacerdotes et divino, dicente: quid fac de arca de Domino? Indica ad nos quomodo remitte illa in loco suo. Qui dic:

Si remittitis arcam Dei Israël, nolite dimittere eam vacuam, sed quod debetis, reddite ei pro peccato, et tunc curabimini: et scietis quare non recedat manus ejus a vobis.

If you send back the ark of the God of Israel, send it not away empty, but render unto him what you owe for sin, and then you shall be healed: and you shall know why his hand departeth not from you.

Si remitte arca de Deo Israële, ne vol dimitte illa vacuo, sed quod debe, redde ad illo pro peccato, et tunc cura: et sci quare non manus de illo recede ab vos.

Qui dixerunt: Quid est quod pro delicto reddere debeamus ei? Responderuntque illi:

They answered: What is it we ought to render unto him for sin? and they answered:

Qui dic: quid es quod pro delicto redde debe ad illo? Et responde ad illo:

Juxta numerum provinciarum Philisthinorum quinque anos aureos facietis, et quinque mures aureos: quia plaga una fuit omnibus vobis, et satrapis vestris. Facietisque similitudines anorum vestrorum, et similitudines murium, qui demoliti sunt terram: et dabitis Deo Israël gloriam, si forte relevet manum suam a vobis, et a diis vestris, et a terra vestra.

According to the number of the provinces of the Philistines you shall make five golden emerods, and five golden mice: for the same plague hath been upon you all, and upon your lords. And you shall make the likeness of your emerods, and the likeness of the mice, that have destroyed the land, and you shall give glory to the God of Israel: to see if he will take off his hand from you, and from your gods, and from your land.

Juxta numero de provincias de Philisthinos quinque ano aurea fac, et quinque mure aurea: quia plaga uno es ad omni ad vos, et ad satrapos vestro. Et fac similitudines de anores vestro, et similitudines de murios, qui demoli es terra: et da ad Deo Israële gloria, si forte releva manu suo ab vos, et ab dies vestro, et ab terra vestro.

Quare aggravatis corda vestra, sicut aggravavit Ægyptus et Pharao cor suum? nonne postquam percussus est, tunc dimisit eos, et abierunt?

Why do you harden your hearts, as Egypt and Pharao hardened their hearts? did not he, after he was struck, then let them go, and they departed?

Quare aggrava cordes vestro, sicut Aegypto et Pharao corde suo aggrava? Nonne postquam percute es, tunc remitte illos, et i ab?

Nunc ergo arripite et facite plaustrum novum unum: et duas vaccas fœtas, quibus non est impositum jugum, jungite in plaustro, et recludite vitulos earum domi.

Now, therefore, take and make a new cart: and two kine that have calved, on which there hath come no yoke, tie to the cart, and shut up their calves at home.

Nunc ergo arripie et fac plaustro novo uno: et duo vacca foetas, ad que non es impone iugo, iunge in plaustro, et reclude vitulos de illas domi.

Tolletisque arcam Domini, et ponetis in plaustro, et vasa aurea quæ exsolvistis ei pro delicto, ponetis in capsellam ad latus ejus: et dimittite eam ut vadat.

And you shall take the ark of the Lord, and lay it on the cart, and the vessels of gold, which you have paid him for sin, you shall put into a little box at the side thereof: and send it away, that it may go.

Et solla arca de Domino, et pone in plaustro, et vases aurea que exsolve ad illo pro delicto, pone in capsello ad latere de illo: et dimitte illa ut vade.

Et aspicietis: et si quidem per viam finium suorum ascenderit contra Bethsames, ipse fecit nobis hoc malum grande: sin autem, minime: sciemus quia nequaquam manus ejus tetigit nos, sed casu accidit.

And you shall look: and if it go up by the way of his own coasts, towards Bethsames, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, we shall know that it is not his hand hath touched us, but it hath happened by chance.

Et aspice: et si quidem per via finio suo ascende contra Bethsamite, ipso fac ad nos hoc malo grandi: sin autem, minimo: sci quia nequaquam manus de illo tange nos, sed casu accide.

Fecerunt ergo illi hoc modo: et tollentes duas vaccas quæ lactabant vitulos, junxerunt ad plaustrum, vitulosque earum concluserunt domi.

They did therefore in this manner: and taking two kine, that had sucking calves, they yoked them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home.

Fac ergo ad illo hoc solo: et tolle duo vacca que lacta vitulos, iunge ad plaustro, et vitulos de illas conclude domi.

Et posuerunt arcam Dei super plaustrum, et capsellam quæ habebat mures aureos et similitudines anorum.

And they laid the ark of God upon the cart, and the little box that had in it the golden mice, and the likeness of the emerods.

Et pone arca de Deo super plaustro, et capsello que habe mures aurea et similitudines de anores.

Ibant autem in directum vaccæ per viam quæ ducit Bethsames, et itinere uno gradiebantur, pergentes et mugientes: et non declinabant neque ad dextram neque ad sinistram: sed et satrapæ Philisthiim sequebantur usque ad terminos Bethsames.

And the kine took the straight way, that leadeth to Bethsames, and they went along the way, lowing as they went: and turned not aside neither to the right hand nor to the left: and the lords of the Philistines followed them as far as the borders of Bethsames.

I autem in disriga de vacca per via que duc Bethsamite, et itinere uno grade, perge et mugie: et non declina neque ad dextro neque ad sinistra: sed et satrapas Philisthio seque usque ad terminos Bethsamite.

Porro Bethsamitæ metebant triticum in valle: et elevantes oculos suos, viderunt arcam, et gavisi sunt cum vidissent.

Now the Bethsamites were reaping wheat in the valley: and lifting up their eyes, they saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.

Porro Bethsamita mete tritico in valle: et eleva oculos suo, vide arca, et gaude es cum vide.

Et plaustrum venit in agrum Josue Bethsamitæ, et stetit ibi. Erat autem ibi lapis magnus, et conciderunt ligna plaustri, vaccasque imposuerunt super ea holocaustum Domino.

And the cart came into the field of Josue, a Bethsamite, and stood there. And there was a great stone, and they cut in pieces the wood of the cart, and laid the kine upon it a holocaust to the Lord.

Et plaustro veni in agro Ioso de Bethsamita, et sta ibi. Es autem ibi lapide magna, et concide lignos de plaustro, et vaccas impone super illa holocausto ad Domino.

Levitæ autem deposuerunt arcam Dei, et capsellam quæ erat juxta eam, in qua erant vasa aurea, et posuerunt super lapidem grandem. Viri autem Bethsamitæ obtulerunt holocausta, et immolaverunt victimas in die illa Domino.

And the Levites took down the ark of God, and the little box that was at the side of it, wherein were the vessels of gold, and they put them upon the great stone. The men also of Bethsames offered holocausts, and sacrificed victims that day to the Lord.

Levitas autem depone arca de Deo, et capsello que es juxta illa, in quo es vases aurea, et pone super lapide grandi. Viros autem de Bethsamita offer holocaustas, et immola victimas in die illa Domino.

Et quinque satrapæ Philisthinorum viderunt, et reversi sunt in Accaron in die illa.

And the five princes of the Philistines saw, and they returned to Accaron the same day.

Et quinque satrapa de Philisthinos vide, et reverte es in Accarone in die illa.

Hi sunt autem ani aurei quos reddiderunt Philisthiim pro delicto, Domino: Azotus unum, Gaza unum, Ascalon unum, Geth unum, Accaron unum:

And these are the golden emerods, which the Philistines returned for sin to the Lord: For Azotus one, for Gaza one, for Ascalon one, for Geth one, for Accaron one:

Illo es autem anisos aurea Philisthio redde que pro delicto, Domino: azoto uno, Gaza uno, Ascalone uno, Geth uno, Accarone uno:

et mures aureos secundum numerum urbium Philisthiim, quinque provinciarum, ab urbe murata usque ad villam quæ erat absque muro, et usque ad Abelmagnum, super quem posuerunt arcam Domini, quæ erat usque in illum diem in agro Josue Bethsamitis.

And the golden mice, according to the number of the cities of the Philistines, of the five provinces, from the fenced city to the village that was without wall, and to the great Abel (the stone) whereon they set down the ark of the Lord, which was till that day in the field of Josue the Bethsamite.

Et mures aurea secundo numero de urbes Philisthio, quinque de provincia, ab urbe mura usque ad villa que es absque muro, et usque ad Abelmagno, super quem pone arca de Domino, que es usque in illo die in agro Ioso Bethsamitates.

Percussit autem de viris Bethsamitibus, eo quod vidissent arcam Domini: et percussit de populo septuaginta viros, et quinquaginta millia plebis. Luxitque populus, eo quod Dominus percussisset plebem plaga magna.

But he slew of the men of Bethsames, because they had seen the ark of the Lord, and he slew of the people seventy men, and fifty thousand of the common people. And the people lamented, because the Lord had smitten the people with a great slaughter.

Percute autem de viros Bethsametes, eo quod vide arca de Domino: et percute de populo septuaginta viros, et quinquaginta mile de plebe. Et populo luce, eo quod Domino percute plebe plaga magna.

Et dixerunt viri Bethsamitæ: Quis poterit stare in conspectu Domini Dei sancti hujus? et ad quem ascendet a nobis?

And the men of Bethsames said: Who shall be able to stand before the Lord this holy God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

Et viros de Bethsamita dic: qui pote sta in conspectu de Domino de Deo de sancto de hoc? Et ad quem ascende ab nos?

Miseruntque nuntios ad habitatores Cariathiarim, dicentes: Reduxerunt Philisthiim arcam Domini: descendite, et reducite eam ad vos.

And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Cariathiarim, saying: The Philistines have brought back the ark of the Lord, come ye down and fetch it up to you.

Et mitte nuntios ad habitatores Cariathiarim, dicente: Philisthio reduce arca de Domino: descende, et reduce illa ad vos.