Liber II Regum

Facta est quoque fames in diebus David tribus annis jugiter: et consuluit David oraculum Domini. Dixitque Dominus: Propter Saul, et domum ejus sanguinum, quia occidit Gabaonitas.

And there was a famine in the days of David for three years successively: and David consulted the oracle of the Lord. And the Lord said: It is for Saul, and his bloody house, because he slow the Gabaonites.

Facto es etiam fame in dies Davide tre anno iugiter: et Davide consule oraculo de Domino. Et Domino dic: propter Saulo, et domo de illo sanguino, quia occide Gabaonitas.

Vocatis ergo Gabaonitis rex, dixit ad eos (porro Gabaonitæ non erant de filiis Israël, sed reliquiæ Amorrhæorum: filii quippe Israël juraverant eis, et voluit Saul percutere eos zelo, quasi pro filiis Israël et Juda),

Then the king, calling for the Gabaonites, said to them: (Now the Gabaonites were not of the children of Israel, but the remains of the Amorrhites: and the children of Israel had sworn to them, and Saul sought to slay them out of zeal, as it were for the children of Israel and Juda:)

Voca ergo Gabaone rege, dic ad illos (porro Cabaona non es de filios Israële, sed reliquias de Amorrhaeis: filios quippe Israële iura ad illos, et Saulo vol percute illos zelo, quasi pro filios Israële et Iuda),

dixit ergo David ad Gabaonitas: Quid faciam vobis? et quod erit vestri piaculum, ut benedicatis hæreditati Domini?

David therefore said to the Gabaonites: What shall I do for you? and what shall be the atonement or you, that you may bless the inheritance of the Lord?

Davide ergo dic ad Gabaonitas: quid fac ad vos? Et quod es vestro piaculo, ut benedic ad haereditate de Domino?

Dixeruntque ei Gabaonitæ: Non est nobis super argento et auro quæstio, sed contra Saul, et contra domum ejus: neque volumus ut interficiatur homo de Israël. Ad quos rex ait: Quid ergo vultis ut faciam vobis?

And the Gabaonites said to him: We have no contest about silver and gold, but against Saul and against his house: neither do we desire that any man be slain of Israel. And the king said to them: What will you then that I should do for you?

Et dic ad illo Cabaona: non es ad nos super argento et auro quaestione, sed contra Saulo, et contra domo de illo: neque vol ut homine interfice de Israële. Ad que rege dic: quid ergo vol ut fac ad vos?

Qui dixerunt regi: Virum qui attrivit nos et oppressit inique, ita delere debemus, ut ne unus quidem residuus sit de stirpe ejus in cunctis finibus Israël.

And they said to the king: The man that crushed us and oppressed us unjustly, we must destroy in such manner that there be not so much as one left of his stock in all the coasts of Israel.

Qui dic ad rege: viro qui attri nos et opprime inique, ita dele debe, ut ne uno quidem resibe es de stirpe de illo in cuncta fines Israële.

Dentur nobis septem viri de filiis ejus, ut crucifigamus eos Domino in Gabaa Saul, quondam electi Domini. Et ait rex: Ego dabo.

Let seven men of his children be delivered unto us, that we may crucify them to the Lord in Gabaa of Saul, once the chosen of the Lord. And the king said: I will give them.

Septeme ad nos viros de filios de illo da, ut crucifige illos ad Domino in Gabaa Saulo, quondam elige de Domino. Et rege dic: me da.

Pepercitque rex Miphiboseth filio Jonathæ filii Saul, propter jusjurandum Domini quod fuerat inter David et inter Jonathan filium Saul.

And the king spared Miphiboseth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the oath of the Lord, that had been between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

Et rege Miphiboseth ad filio de Ionatha de filio Saulo pererci, propter iusiura de Domino quod es inter Davide et inter Ionathane filio Saulo.

Tulit itaque rex duos filios Respha filiæ Aja quos peperit Sauli, Armoni, et Miphiboseth: et quinque filios Michol filiæ Saul quos genuerat Hadrieli filio Berzellai, qui fuit de Molathi,

So the king took the two sons of Respha the daughter of Aia, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni, and Miphiboseth: and the five sons of Michol the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Hadriel the son of Berzellai, that was of Molathi:

Fer itaque rege duo filio Respha de filia Aia que pare de Saule, de Armonio, et Miphiboseth: et quinque filio Michole de filia Saulo que gene de Hadriele ad filio Berzella, qui es de Molatho,

et dedit eos in manus Gabaonitarum: qui crucifixerunt eos in monte coram Domino: et ceciderunt hi septem simul occisi in diebus messis primis, incipiente messione hordei.

And gave them into the hands of the Gabaonites: and they crucified them on a hill before the Lord: and these seven died together in the first days of the harvest, when the barley began to be reaped.

Et da illos in manus Gabaonito: qui crucifige illos in monte coram Domino: et hoc septeme cade simul occide in dies messe primo, incipie messione de hordeo.

Tollens autem Respha filia Aja cilicium, substravit sibi supra petram ab initio messis, donec stillaret aqua super eos de cælo: et non dimisit aves lacerare eos per diem, neque bestias per noctem.

And Respha the daughter of Aia took haircloth, and spread it under her upon the rock from the beginning of the harvest, till water dropped upon them out of heaven: and suffered neither the birds to tear them by day, nor the beasts by night.

Tolle autem Respha filia Aia cilicio, substra ad se supra petra ab initio de messe, usque que aqua stilla super illos de caelo: et non remitte aves lacera illos per die, neque bestias per nocte.

Et nuntiata sunt David quæ fecerat Respha filia Aja, concubina Saul.

And it was told David, what Respha the daughter of Aia, the concubine of Saul, had done.

Et nuntia es Davide que fac Respha filia Aia, concubina Saulo.

Et abiit David, et tulit ossa Saul, et ossa Jonathæ filii ejus, a viris Jabes Galaad, qui furati fuerant ea de platea Bethsan in qua suspenderant eos Philisthiim cum interfecissent Saul in Gelboë:

And David went, and took the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabes Galaad, who had stolen them from the street of Bethsan, where the Philistines had hanged them when they had slain Saul in Gelboe.

Et Davide i ab, et fer ores Saulo, et ores de Ionatha de filio de illo, ab viros Iabes Galaade, qui furore es illa de platea Bethsane in quo Philisthio suspende illos cum interfice Saulo in Gelbo:

et asportavit inde ossa Saul, et ossa Jonathæ filii ejus: et colligentes ossa eorum qui affixi fuerant,

And he brought from thence the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son, and they gathered up the bones of them that were crucified,

Et asporta inde ores Saulo, et ores de Ionatha filios de illo: et collige ores de illos qui affige es,

sepelierunt ea cum ossibus Saul et Jonathæ filii ejus in terra Benjamin, in latere, in sepulchro Cis patris ejus: feceruntque omnia quæ præceperat rex, et repropitiatus est Deus terræ post hæc.

And they buried them with the bones of Saul, and of Jonathan his son in the land of Benjamin, in the side, in the sepulchre of Cis his father: and they did all that the king had commanded, and God shewed mercy again to the land after these things.

Sepeli illa cum ores Saulo et de Ionatha filios de illo in terra Beniamine, in latere, in sepulchro Ce de patre de illo: et fac omni que praecipie rege, et repropiti es Deo de terra post hoc.

Factum est autem rursum prælium Philisthinorum adversum Israël, et descendit David, et servi ejus cum eo, et pugnabant contra Philisthiim. Deficiente autem David,

And the Philistines made war again against Israel, and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines. And David growing faint,

Facto es autem iterum praelio de Philisthinos contra Israële, et Davide descende, et servos de illo cum eo, et pugna contra Philisthio. Defice autem Davide,

Jesbibenob, qui fuit de genere Arapha, cujus ferrum hastæ trecentas uncias appendebat, et accinctus erat ense novo, nisus est percutere David.

Jesbibenob, who was of the race of Arapha, the iron of whose spear weighed three hundred ounces, being girded with a new sword, attempted to kill David.

Iesbibenob, qui es de genere de Arapha, de que ferro de hasta trecentates uncias appende, et accinge es ense novo, nide es percute Davide.

Præsidioque ei fuit Abisai filius Sarviæ, et percussum Philisthæum interfecit. Tunc juraverunt viri David, dicentes: Jam non egredieris nobiscum in bellum, ne extinguas lucernam Israël.

And Abisai the son of Sarvia rescued him, and striking the Philistine killed him. Then David's men swore unto him saying: Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, lest thou put out the lamp of Israel.

Et ad praesidio ad illo de Abisao filio de Sarvia es, et percute Philisthaeo interfice. Tunc viros Davide iura, dicente: jam non egredior nobiscum in bello, ne extingue lucerna Israële.

Secundum quoque bellum fuit in Gob contra Philisthæos: tunc percussit Sobochai de Husati, Saph de stirpe Arapha de genere gigantum.

There was also a second battle in Gob against the Philistines: then Sobochai of Husathi slew Saph of the race of Arapha of the family of the giants.

Secundo etiam bello es in Gob contra Philisthaeos: tunc percute de Sobochaio de Husato, Saph de stirpe Arapha de genere de gigantos.

Tertium quoque fuit bellum in Gob contra Philisthæos, in quo percussit Adeodatus filius Saltus polymitarius Bethlehemites Goliath Gethæum, cujus hastile hastæ erat quasi liciatorium texentium.

And there was a third battle in Gob against the Philistines, in which Adeodatus the son of the Forrest an embroiderer of Bethlehem slew Goliath the Gethite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

Tertio etiam es bello in Gob contra Philisthaeos, in quo percute Adeodato filio Saltus polymitar Bethlehemite Goliath Gethaeo, de que hastile hasta es quasi liciatorio texe.

Quartum bellum fuit in Geth: in quo vir fuit excelsus, qui senos in manibus pedibusque habebat digitos, id est, viginti quatuor: et erat de origine Arapha.

A fourth battle was in Geth: where there was a man of great stature, that had six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot, four and twenty in all, and he was of the race of Arapha.

Quarto bello es in Geth: in quo viro es excelso, qui senos in manus et pedes habe digitos, id es, viginti quatuore: et es de origine Arapha.

Et blasphemavit Israël: percussit autem eum Jonathan filius Samaa fratris David.

And he reproached Israel: and Jonathan the son of Samae the brother of David slew him.

Et blasphema Israële: Ionathane autem filio Samaa de fratre Davide percute illo.

Hi quatuor nati sunt de Arapha in Geth, et ceciderunt in manu David et servorum ejus.

These four were born of Arapha in Geth, and they fell by the hand of David, and of his servants.

Illo quatuore nato es de Arapha in Geth, et cade in manu Davide et de servos de illo.