Liber III Regum

Post verba autem hæc, tempore illo vinea erat Naboth Jezrahelitæ, quæ erat in Jezrahel, juxta palatium Achab regis Samariæ.

And after these things, Naboth the Jezrahelite, who was in Jezrahel, had at that time a vineyard, near the palace of Achab, king of Samaria.

Post verbos autem hoc, tempore illo vinea es Naboth de Iezrahelita, que es in Iezrahele, juxta palatio Achabe de rege de Samaria.

Locutus est ergo Achab ad Naboth, dicens: Da mihi vineam tuam, ut faciam mihi hortum olerum, quia vicina est, et prope domum meam: daboque tibi pro ea vineam meliorem, aut si commodius tibi putas, argenti pretium, quanto digna est.

And Achab spoke to Naboth, saying: Give me thy vineyard, that I may make me a garden of herbs, because it is nigh, and adjoining to my house; and I will give thee for it a better vineyard: or if thou think it more convenient for thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.

Locuto es ergo Achabe ad Naboth, dicente: da ad me vinea tuo, ut fac ad me horto de holeres, quia vicino es, et prope domo meo: et da ad te pro illa vinea bono, aut si commode ad te puta, de argento pretio, quanto digna es.

Cui respondit Naboth: Propitius sit mihi Dominus, ne dem hæreditatem patrum meorum tibi.

Naboth answered him: The Lord be merciful to me, and not let me give thee the inheritance of my fathers.

Ad que Naboth responde: propitio es ad me Domino, ne da haereditate de patres meo ad te.

Venit ergo Achab in domum suam indignans, et frendens super verbo quod locutus fuerat ad eum Naboth Jezrahelites, dicens: Non dabo tibi hæreditatem patrum meorum. Et projiciens se in lectulum suum, avertit faciem suam ad parietem, et non comedit panem.

And Achab came into his house angry and fretting, because of the word that Naboth, the Jezrahelite, had spoken to him, saying: I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And casting himself upon his bed, he turned away his face to the wall, and would eat no bread.

Achabe ergo veni in domo suo indignor, et frende super verbo quod locuto es ad illo Naboth Cezrahele, dicente: non da ad te haereditate de patres meo. Et proiici se in lectulo suo, averte facie suo ad pariete, et non comede pane.

Ingressa est autem ad eum Jezabel uxor sua, dixitque ei: Quid est hoc, unde anima tua contristata est? et quare non comedis panem?

And Jezabel, his wife, went in to him, and said to him: What is the matter that thy soul is so grieved? and why eatest thou no bread?

Ingredior es autem ad illo Iezabele uxore suo, et dic ad illo: quid es hoc, unde anima tuo contrista es? Et quare non comede pane?

Qui respondit ei: Locutus sum Naboth Jezrahelitæ, et dixi ei: Da mihi vineam tuam, accepta pecunia: aut, si tibi placet, dabo tibi vineam meliorem pro ea. Et ille ait: Non dabo tibi vineam meam.

And he answered her: I spoke to Naboth, the Jezrahelite, and said to him: Give me thy vineyard, and take money for it: or if it please thee, I will give thee a better vineyard for it. And he said: I will not give thee my vineyard.

Qui responde ad illo: locuto es Naboth de Iezrahelita, et dic ad illo: da ad me vinea tuo, accipe pecunia: aut, si ad te place, da ad te vinea bono pro illa. Et illo dic: non da ad te vinea meo.

Dixit ergo ad eum Jezabel uxor ejus: Grandis auctoritatis es, et bene regis regnum Israël. Surge, et comede panem, et æquo animo esto: ego dabo tibi vineam Naboth Jezrahelitæ.

Then Jezabel, his wife, said to him. Thou art of great authority indeed, and governest well the kingdom of Israel. Arise, and eat bread, and be of good cheer; I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezrahelite.

Dic ergo ad illo Iezabele uxore de illo: grande de auctoritate es, et bene de rege regno Israële. Surge, et comede pane, et aequo animo es: me da ad te vinea Naboth de Iezrahelita.

Scripsit itaque litteras ex nomine Achab, et signavit eas annulo ejus, et misit ad majores natu, et optimates, qui erant in civitate ejus, et habitabant cum Naboth.

So she wrote letters in Achab's name, and sealed them with his ring, and sent them to the ancients, and the chief men that were in his city, and that dwelt with Naboth.

Scribe itaque litteras ex nomine Achabe, et signa illas annulo de illo, et mitte ad magna natu, et optimates, qui es in civitate de illo, et habita cum Naboth.

Litterarum autem hæc erat sententia: Prædicate jejunium, et sedere facite Naboth inter primos populi:

And this was the tenor of the letters: Proclaim a fast, and make Naboth sit among the chief of the people;

De litteras autem hoc es sententia: praedica ieiunio, et sede fac Naboth inter primo de populo:

et submittite duos viros filios Belial contra eum, et falsum testimonium dicant: Benedixit Deum et regem: et educite eum, et lapidate, sicque moriatur.

And suborn two men, sons of Belial, against him. and let them bear false witness; that he hath blasphemed God and the king: and then carry him out, and stone him, and so let him die.

Et submitte duo viro filios Beliale contra illo, et falso testimonio dic: benedic Deo et rege: et educe illo, et lapida, et sic more.

Fecerunt ergo cives ejus majores natu et optimates, qui habitabant cum eo in urbe, sicut præceperat eis Jezabel, et sicut scriptum erat in litteris quas miserat ad eos:

And the men of his city, the ancients and nobles, that dwelt with him in the city, did as Jezabel had commanded them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them;

Fac ergo cives de illo magna natus et optimates, qui habita cum eo in urbe, sicut Iezabele ad illos praecipie, et sicut scripto es in litteras que mitte ad illos:

prædicaverunt jejunium, et sedere fecerunt Naboth inter primos populi.

They proclaimed a fast, and made Naboth sit among the chief of the people.

Praedica ieiunio, et sede fac Naboth inter primo de populo.

Et adductis duobus viris filiis diaboli, fecerunt eos sedere contra eum: at illi, scilicet ut viri diabolici, dixerunt contra eum testimonium coram multitudine: Benedixit Naboth Deum et regem: quam ob rem eduxerunt eum extra civitatem, et lapidibus interfecerunt.

And bringing two men, sons of the devil, they made them sit against him: and they, like men of the devil, bore witness against him before the people: saying: Naboth hath blasphemed God and the king. Wherefore they brought him forth without the city, and stoned him to death.

Et adduce duo viro filios de diabolo, fac illos sede contra illo: sed ad illo, id es ut viros diabolicos, dic contra illo testimonio coram multitudine: benedic Naboth Deo et rege: quam ob re educe illo extra civitate, et lapides interfice.

Miseruntque ad Jezabel, dicentes: Lapidatus est Naboth, et mortuus est.

And they sent to Jezabel, saying: Naboth is stoned, and is dead.

Et mitte ad Iezabele, dicente: lapida es Naboth, et morto es.

Factum est autem, cum audisset Jezabel lapidatum Naboth et mortuum, locuta est ad Achab: Surge, et posside vineam Naboth Jezrahelitæ, qui noluit tibi acquiescere, et dare eam accepta pecunia: non enim vivit Naboth, sed mortuus est.

And it came to pass, when Jezabel heard that Naboth was stoned, and dead, that she said to Achab: Arise, and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezrahelite, who would not agree with thee, and give it thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead.

Facto es autem, cum audi Iezabele lapida Naboth et more, loque es ad Achabe: surge, et posside vinea Naboth de Iezrahelita, qui ne vol ad te acquiesce, et dare illa accipe pecunia: non nam vive Naboth, sed morto es.

Quod cum audisset Achab, mortuum videlicet Naboth, surrexit, et descendebat in vineam Naboth Jezrahelitæ, ut possideret eam.

And when Achab heard this, to wit, that Naboth was dead, he arose, and went down into the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezrahelite, to take possession of it.

Achabe cum audi quod, more videlicet Naboth, surge, et descende in vinea Naboth de Iezrahelita, ut posside illa.

Factus est igitur sermo Domini ad Eliam Thesbiten, dicens:

And the word of the Lord came to Elias, the Thesbite, saying:

Facto es ergo sermone de Domino ad Eliase Thesbitene, dicente:

Surge, et descende in occursum Achab regis Israël, qui est in Samaria: ecce ad vineam Naboth descendit, ut possideat eam.

Arise, and go down to meet Achab, king of Israel, who is in Samaria: behold he is going down to the vineyard of Naboth, to take possession of it:

Surge, et descende in occurso Achabe de rege Israële, qui es in Samaria: ecce ad vinea Naboth descende, ut posside illa.

Et loqueris ad eum, dicens: Hæc dicit Dominus: Occidisti, insuper et possedisti. Et post hæc addes: Hæc dicit Dominus: In loco hoc, in quo linxerunt canes sanguinem Naboth, lambent quoque sanguinem tuum.

And thou shalt speak to him, saying: Thus saith the Lord: Thou hast slain: moreover also thou hast taken possession. And after these words thou shalt add: Thus saith the Lord: In this place, wherein the dogs have licked the blood of Naboth, they shall lick thy blood also.

Et loque ad illo, dicente: Domino dic hoc: occide, insuper et pote. Et post hoc adde: Domino dic hoc: in loco hoc, in quo canes linge sanguine Naboth, lambe etiam sanguine tuo.

Et ait Achab ad Eliam: Num invenisti me inimicum tibi? Qui dixit: Inveni, eo quod venundatus sis, ut faceres malum in conspectu Domini.

And Achab said to Elias: Hast thou found me thy enemy? He said: I have found thee because thou art sold, to do evil in the sight of the Lord.

Et Achabe dic ad Eliase: an inveni me inimico ad te? Qui dic: inveni, eo quod vende es, ut fac malo in conspectu de Domino.

Ecce ego inducam super te malum, et demetam posteriora tua, et interficiam de Achab mingentem ad parietem, et clausum et ultimum in Israël.

Behold I will bring evil upon thee, and I will cut down thy posterity, and I will kill of Achab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up, and the last in Israel.

Ecce me induce super te malo, et demete posterio tuo, et interfice de Achabe minge ad pariete, et claude et ultimo in Israële.

Et dabo domum tuam sicut domum Jeroboam filii Nabat, et sicut domum Baasa filii Ahia: quia egisti ut me ad iracundiam provocares, et peccare fecisti Israël.

And I will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, and like the house of Baasa the son of Ahias: for what thou hast done to provoke me to anger, and for making Israel to sin.

Et da domo tuo sicut domo Ieroboame de filio Nabate, et sicut domo Baasa de filio Ahia: quia age ut me ad iracundia provoca, et pecca fac Israële.

Sed et de Jezabel locutus est Dominus, dicens: Canes comedent Jezabel in agro Jezrahel.

And of Jezabel also, the Lord spoke, saying: The dogs shall eat Jezabel in the field of Jezrahel.

Sed et de Iezabele locuto es Domino, dicente: ganes comede Iezabele in agro Iezrahele.

Si mortuus fuerit Achab in civitate, comedent eum canes: si autem mortuus fuerit in agro, comedent eum volucres cæli.

If Achab die in the city, the dogs shall eat him: but if he die in the field, the birds of the air shall eat him.

Si morto es Achabe in civitate, canes comede illo: si autem morto es in agro, volucres de caelo comede illo.

Igitur non fuit alter talis sicut Achab, qui venundatus est ut faceret malum in conspectu Domini: concitavit enim eum Jezabel uxor sua,

Now, there was not such another as Achab, who was sold to do evil in the sight of the Lord: for his wife, Jezabel, set him on,

Ergo non es altero tale sicut Achabe, qui vende es ut fac malo in conspectu de Domino: Iezabele nam uxore suo concita illo,

et abominabilis factus est, in tantum ut sequeretur idola quæ fecerant Amorrhæi, quos consumpsit Dominus a facie filiorum Israël.

And he became abominable, insomuch that he followed the idols which the Amorrhites had made, whom the Lord destroyed before the face of the children of Israel.

Et abominabile facto es, in tanto ut seque idolas que fac de Amorrhaeo, Domino consume que ab facie de filios Israële.

Itaque cum audisset Achab sermones istos, scidit vestimenta sua, et operuit cilicio carnem suam, jejunavitque et dormivit in sacco, et ambulavit demisso capite.

And when Achab had heard these words, he rent his garments, and put haircloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and slept in sackcloth, and walked with his head cast down.

Itaque cum Achabe audi sermones isto, scinde vestimentos suo, et operi cilicio carne suo, et ieiuna et dormi in sacco, et ambula demitte capite.

Et factus est sermo Domini ad Eliam Thesbiten, dicens:

And the word of the Lord came to Elias, the Thesbite, saying:

Et facto es sermone de Domino ad Eliase Thesbitene, dicente:

Nonne vidisti humiliatum Achab coram me? quia igitur humiliatus est mei causa, non inducam malum in diebus ejus, sed in diebus filii sui inferam malum domui ejus.

Hast thou not seen Achab humbled before me? therefore, because he hath humbled himself, for my sake, I will not bring the evil in his days, but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.

Nonne vide humilia Achabe coram me? Quia ergo humilia es meo causa, non induce malo in dies de illo, sed in dies de filio suo infer malo ad domo de illo.