¹Fuit ergo Josaphat divesTherefore,et inclytus multum,Jehoshaphat was wealthy and very famous,et affinitate conjunctus est Achab.and he was joined by affinity to Ahab.

¹Fuit ergo Josaphat divesTherefore,et inclytus multum,Jehoshaphat was wealthy and very famous,et affinitate conjunctus est Achab.and he was joined by affinity to Ahab.

²Descenditque post annos ad eum in Samariam:And after some years,ad cujus adventum mactavit Achab arieteshe descended to him in Samaria.et boves plurimos,And upon his arrival,ipsi,Ahab slaughtered very many sheep and oxen,et populo qui venerat cum eo:for him and for the people who had arrived with him.persuasitque illi ut ascenderet in Ramoth Galaad.And he persuaded him that he should ascend against Ramoth Gilead.

²Descenditque post annos ad eum in Samariam:And after some years,ad cujus adventum mactavit Achab arieteshe descended to him in Samaria.et boves plurimos,And upon his arrival,ipsi,Ahab slaughtered very many sheep and oxen,et populo qui venerat cum eo:for him and for the people who had arrived with him.persuasitque illi ut ascenderet in Ramoth Galaad.And he persuaded him that he should ascend against Ramoth Gilead.

³Dixitque Achab rex Israël ad Josaphat regem Juda:And Ahab, the king of Israel, said to Jehoshaphat,Veni mecum in Ramoth Galaad.the king of Judah, “Come with me to Ramoth Gilead.”Cui ille respondit:And he answered him:Ut ego,“As I am,et tu: sicut populus tuus,so also are you. As your people are,sic et populus meus:so also are my people.tecumque erimus in bello.And we will be with you in war.”

³Dixitque Achab rex Israël ad Josaphat regem Juda:And Ahab, the king of Israel, said to Jehoshaphat,Veni mecum in Ramoth Galaad.the king of Judah, “Come with me to Ramoth Gilead.”Cui ille respondit:And he answered him:Ut ego,“As I am,et tu: sicut populus tuus,so also are you. As your people are,sic et populus meus:so also are my people.tecumque erimus in bello.And we will be with you in war.”

⁴Dixitque Josaphat ad regem Israël:And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel,Consule,“Consult,obsecro,I beg you,impræsentiarum sermonem Domini.the word of the Lord for the present circumstances.”

⁴Dixitque Josaphat ad regem Israël:And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel,Consule,“Consult,obsecro,I beg you,impræsentiarum sermonem Domini.the word of the Lord for the present circumstances.”

⁵Congregavit igitur rex Israël prophetarum quadringentos viros,And so the king of Israel gathered together four hundred men of the prophets,et dixit ad eos:and he said to them:In Ramoth Galaad ad bellandum ire debemus, an quiescere?“Should we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or should we be quieted?”At illi: Ascende,But they said, “Ascend,inquiunt, et tradet Deus in manu regis.and God will deliver into the hand of the king.”

⁵Congregavit igitur rex Israël prophetarum quadringentos viros,And so the king of Israel gathered together four hundred men of the prophets,et dixit ad eos:and he said to them:In Ramoth Galaad ad bellandum ire debemus, an quiescere?“Should we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or should we be quieted?”At illi: Ascende,But they said, “Ascend,inquiunt, et tradet Deus in manu regis.and God will deliver into the hand of the king.”

⁶Dixitque Josaphat:And Jehoshaphat said,Numquid non est hic prophetes Domini,“Is there not a prophet of the Lord here,ut ab illo etiam requiramus?so that we may inquire of him as well?”

⁶Dixitque Josaphat:And Jehoshaphat said,Numquid non est hic prophetes Domini,“Is there not a prophet of the Lord here,ut ab illo etiam requiramus?so that we may inquire of him as well?”

⁷Et ait rex Israël ad Josaphat:And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat:Est vir unus a quo possumus quærere Domini voluntatem:“There is one man, from whom we would be able to ask the will of the Lord.sed ego odi eum,But I hate him,quia non prophetat mihi bonum,for he never prophesies good to me,sed malum omni tempore:but at all times evil. And it is Micaiah,est autem Michæas filius Jemla.the son of Imlah.” And Jehoshaphat said,Dixitque Josaphat: Ne loquaris, rex,“You should not speak in this manner,hoc modo.O king.”

⁷Et ait rex Israël ad Josaphat:And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat:Est vir unus a quo possumus quærere Domini voluntatem:“There is one man, from whom we would be able to ask the will of the Lord.sed ego odi eum,But I hate him,quia non prophetat mihi bonum,for he never prophesies good to me,sed malum omni tempore:but at all times evil. And it is Micaiah,est autem Michæas filius Jemla.the son of Imlah.” And Jehoshaphat said,Dixitque Josaphat: Ne loquaris, rex,“You should not speak in this manner,hoc modo.O king.”

⁸Vocavit ergo rex Israël unum de eunuchis,Therefore, the king of Israel called one of the eunuchs,et dixit ei:and said to him:Voca cito Michæam filium Jemla.“Quickly, summon Micaiah, the son of Imlah.”

⁸Vocavit ergo rex Israël unum de eunuchis,Therefore, the king of Israel called one of the eunuchs,et dixit ei:and said to him:Voca cito Michæam filium Jemla.“Quickly, summon Micaiah, the son of Imlah.”

⁹Porro rex Israël,Now the king of Israel,et Josaphat rex Juda,and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah,uterque sedebant in solio suo,were both sitting upon their thrones,vestiti cultu regio:clothed in royal vestments.sedebant autem in area juxta portam Samariæ,And they were sitting in an open area, beside the gate of Samaria.omnesque prophetæ vaticinabantur coram eis.And all the prophets were prophesying before them.

⁹Porro rex Israël,Now the king of Israel,et Josaphat rex Juda,and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah,uterque sedebant in solio suo,were both sitting upon their thrones,vestiti cultu regio:clothed in royal vestments.sedebant autem in area juxta portam Samariæ,And they were sitting in an open area, beside the gate of Samaria.omnesque prophetæ vaticinabantur coram eis.And all the prophets were prophesying before them.

¹⁰Sedecias vero filius Chanaana fecit sibi cornua ferrea, et ait: Hæc dicit Dominus: His ventilabis Syriam, donec conteras eam.Truly, Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, made for himself horns of iron, and he said: “Thus says the Lord: With these, you shall threaten Syria, until you crush it.”

¹⁰Sedecias vero filius Chanaana fecit sibi cornua ferrea, et ait: Hæc dicit Dominus: His ventilabis Syriam, donec conteras eam.Truly, Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, made for himself horns of iron, and he said: “Thus says the Lord: With these, you shall threaten Syria, until you crush it.”

¹¹Omnesque prophetæ similiter prophetabant,And all the prophets prophesied similarly,atque dicebant:and they said:Ascende in Ramoth Galaad,“Ascend against Ramoth Gilead,et prosperaberis,and you shall prosper,et tradet eos Dominus in manu regis.and the Lord will deliver them into the hand of the king.”

¹¹Omnesque prophetæ similiter prophetabant,And all the prophets prophesied similarly,atque dicebant:and they said:Ascende in Ramoth Galaad,“Ascend against Ramoth Gilead,et prosperaberis,and you shall prosper,et tradet eos Dominus in manu regis.and the Lord will deliver them into the hand of the king.”

¹²Nuntius autem qui ierat ad vocandum Michæam, ait illi:Then the messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him: “Lo,En verba omnium prophetarum uno ore bona regi annuntiant:the words of all the prophets, with one mouth, announce good to the king.quæso ergo te ut et sermo tuus ab eis non dissentiat,Therefore, I ask you that you not dissent from them in your word,loquarisque prospera.and that you speak prosperity.”

¹²Nuntius autem qui ierat ad vocandum Michæam, ait illi:Then the messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him: “Lo,En verba omnium prophetarum uno ore bona regi annuntiant:the words of all the prophets, with one mouth, announce good to the king.quæso ergo te ut et sermo tuus ab eis non dissentiat,Therefore, I ask you that you not dissent from them in your word,loquarisque prospera.and that you speak prosperity.”

¹³Cui respondit Michæas:And Micaiah responded to him,Vivit Dominus,“As the Lord lives,quia quodcumque dixerit mihi Deus meus,whatever my God will say to me,hoc loquar.the same shall I speak.”

¹³Cui respondit Michæas:And Micaiah responded to him,Vivit Dominus,“As the Lord lives,quia quodcumque dixerit mihi Deus meus,whatever my God will say to me,hoc loquar.the same shall I speak.”

¹⁴Venit ergo ad regem.Therefore, he went to the king.Cui rex ait: Michæa,And the king said to him,ire debemus in Ramoth Galaad ad bellandum,“Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth Gilead,an quiescere?or should we be quieted?”Cui ille respondit:And he responded to him:Ascendite: cuncta enim prospera evenient,“Ascend. For everything will come to prosperity,et tradentur hostes in manus vestras.and the enemies will be delivered into your hands.”

¹⁴Venit ergo ad regem.Therefore, he went to the king.Cui rex ait: Michæa,And the king said to him,ire debemus in Ramoth Galaad ad bellandum,“Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth Gilead,an quiescere?or should we be quieted?”Cui ille respondit:And he responded to him:Ascendite: cuncta enim prospera evenient,“Ascend. For everything will come to prosperity,et tradentur hostes in manus vestras.and the enemies will be delivered into your hands.”

¹⁵Dixitque rex:And the king said,Iterum atque iterum te adjuro,“Again and again,ut mihi non loquaris,I bind you by an oath,nisi quod verum est in nomine Domini.so that you will not speak to me except what is true in the name of the Lord!”

¹⁵Dixitque rex:And the king said,Iterum atque iterum te adjuro,“Again and again,ut mihi non loquaris,I bind you by an oath,nisi quod verum est in nomine Domini.so that you will not speak to me except what is true in the name of the Lord!”

¹⁶At ille ait:Then he said:Vidi universum Israël dispersum in montibus,“I saw all of Israel scattered amid the mountains,sicut oves absque pastore:like sheep without a shepherd.et dixit Dominus:And the Lord said:Non habent isti dominos:‘These have no masters.revertatur unusquisque in domum suam in pace.Let each one return in peace to his own house.’”

¹⁶At ille ait:Then he said:Vidi universum Israël dispersum in montibus,“I saw all of Israel scattered amid the mountains,sicut oves absque pastore:like sheep without a shepherd.et dixit Dominus:And the Lord said:Non habent isti dominos:‘These have no masters.revertatur unusquisque in domum suam in pace.Let each one return in peace to his own house.’”

¹⁷Et ait rex Israël ad Josaphat:And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat:Nonne dixi tibi quod non prophetaret iste mihi quidquam boni,“Did I not tell you that this one would not prophesy to me anything good,sed ea quæ mala sunt?but only what is evil?”

¹⁷Et ait rex Israël ad Josaphat:And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat:Nonne dixi tibi quod non prophetaret iste mihi quidquam boni,“Did I not tell you that this one would not prophesy to me anything good,sed ea quæ mala sunt?but only what is evil?”

¹⁸At ille:Then he said:Idcirco,“Therefore,ait,listen to the word of the Lord.audite verbum Domini:I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne,vidi Dominum sedentem in solio suo,and the entire army of heaven was standing beside him,et omnem exercitum cæli assistentem ei a dextris et a sinistris.on the right and on the left.

¹⁸At ille:Then he said:Idcirco,“Therefore,ait,listen to the word of the Lord.audite verbum Domini:I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne,vidi Dominum sedentem in solio suo,and the entire army of heaven was standing beside him,et omnem exercitum cæli assistentem ei a dextris et a sinistris.on the right and on the left.

¹⁹Et dixit Dominus:And the Lord said:Quis decipiet Achab regem Israël ut ascendat et corruat in Ramoth Galaad?‘Who will deceive Ahab, the king of Israel, so that he may ascend and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’Cumque diceret unus hoc modo, et alter alio,And when one spoke in one way, and another in another way,

¹⁹Et dixit Dominus:And the Lord said:Quis decipiet Achab regem Israël ut ascendat et corruat in Ramoth Galaad?‘Who will deceive Ahab, the king of Israel, so that he may ascend and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’Cumque diceret unus hoc modo, et alter alio,And when one spoke in one way, and another in another way,

²⁰processit spiritus,there came forward a spirit,et stetit coram Domino, et ait:and he stood before the Lord and said,Ego decipiam eum. Cui Dominus:‘I will deceive him.’ And the Lord said to him,In quo, inquit, decipies?‘In what way will you deceive him?’

²⁰processit spiritus,there came forward a spirit,et stetit coram Domino, et ait:and he stood before the Lord and said,Ego decipiam eum. Cui Dominus:‘I will deceive him.’ And the Lord said to him,In quo, inquit, decipies?‘In what way will you deceive him?’

²¹At ille respondit:And he responded,Egrediar,‘I will go forth,et ero spiritus mendax in ore omnium prophetarum ejus.and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’Dixitque Dominus:And the Lord said:Decipies,‘You will deceiveet prævalebis:and prevail.egredere,Go forthet fac ita.and do so.’

²¹At ille respondit:And he responded,Egrediar,‘I will go forth,et ero spiritus mendax in ore omnium prophetarum ejus.and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’Dixitque Dominus:And the Lord said:Decipies,‘You will deceiveet prævalebis:and prevail.egredere,Go forthet fac ita.and do so.’

²²Nunc igitur,Therefore now,ecce Dominus dedit spiritum mendacii in ore omnium prophetarum tuorum,behold: the Lord gave a lying spirit to the mouth of all your prophets,et Dominus locutus est de te mala.and the Lord has spoken evil about you.”

²²Nunc igitur,Therefore now,ecce Dominus dedit spiritum mendacii in ore omnium prophetarum tuorum,behold: the Lord gave a lying spirit to the mouth of all your prophets,et Dominus locutus est de te mala.and the Lord has spoken evil about you.”

²³Accessit autem Sedecias filius Chanaana,Then Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, approached,et percussit Michææ maxillam, et ait:and he struck Micaiah on the jaw, and he said:Per quam viam transivit spiritus Domini a me,“In what way did the Spirit of the Lord depart from me,ut loqueretur tibi?so that he would speak to you?”

²³Accessit autem Sedecias filius Chanaana,Then Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, approached,et percussit Michææ maxillam, et ait:and he struck Micaiah on the jaw, and he said:Per quam viam transivit spiritus Domini a me,“In what way did the Spirit of the Lord depart from me,ut loqueretur tibi?so that he would speak to you?”

²⁴Dixitque Michæas:And Micaiah said:Tu ipse videbis in die illo,“You yourself shall see it, in that day,quando ingressus fueris cubiculum de cubiculo ut abscondaris.when you will enter a room within a room, so that you may be hidden.”

²⁴Dixitque Michæas:And Micaiah said:Tu ipse videbis in die illo,“You yourself shall see it, in that day,quando ingressus fueris cubiculum de cubiculo ut abscondaris.when you will enter a room within a room, so that you may be hidden.”

²⁵Præcepit autem rex Israël,Then the king of Israel instructed,dicens:saying:Tollite Michæam,“Take Micaiah,et ducite eum ad Amon principem civitatis,and lead him to Amon, the leader of the city,et ad Joas filium Amelech.and to Joash, the son of Amalech.

²⁵Præcepit autem rex Israël,Then the king of Israel instructed,dicens:saying:Tollite Michæam,“Take Micaiah,et ducite eum ad Amon principem civitatis,and lead him to Amon, the leader of the city,et ad Joas filium Amelech.and to Joash, the son of Amalech.

²⁶Et dicetis:And you shall say:Hæc dicit rex:‘Thus says the king:Mittite hunc in carcerem,Send this man to prison,et date ei panis modicum,and give to him a little breadet aquæ pauxillum,and a little water,donec revertar in pace.until I return in peace.’”

²⁶Et dicetis:And you shall say:Hæc dicit rex:‘Thus says the king:Mittite hunc in carcerem,Send this man to prison,et date ei panis modicum,and give to him a little breadet aquæ pauxillum,and a little water,donec revertar in pace.until I return in peace.’”

²⁷Dixitque Michæas:And Micaiah said,Si reversus fueris in pace,“If you will have returned in peace,non est locutus Dominus in me. Et ait:the Lord has not spoken by me.” And he said,Audite, omnes populi.“May all the people listen.”

²⁷Dixitque Michæas:And Micaiah said,Si reversus fueris in pace,“If you will have returned in peace,non est locutus Dominus in me. Et ait:the Lord has not spoken by me.” And he said,Audite, omnes populi.“May all the people listen.”

²⁸Igitur ascenderunt rex Israël et Josaphat rex Juda in Ramoth Galaad.And so, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, ascended against Ramoth Gilead.

²⁸Igitur ascenderunt rex Israël et Josaphat rex Juda in Ramoth Galaad.And so, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, ascended against Ramoth Gilead.

²⁹Dixitque rex Israël ad Josaphat:And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat:Mutabo habitum,“I will change my clothing,et sic ad pugnam vadam:and in this way I will go into battle.tu autem induere vestibus tuis.But you should be clothed in your own garments.”Mutatoque rex Israël habitu,And the king of Israel, having changed his clothing,venit ad bellum.went to war.

²⁹Dixitque rex Israël ad Josaphat:And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat:Mutabo habitum,“I will change my clothing,et sic ad pugnam vadam:and in this way I will go into battle.tu autem induere vestibus tuis.But you should be clothed in your own garments.”Mutatoque rex Israël habitu,And the king of Israel, having changed his clothing,venit ad bellum.went to war.

³⁰Rex autem Syriæ præceperat ducibus equitatus sui,Now the king of Syria had instructed the commanders of his horsemen,dicens:saying,Ne pugnetis contra minimum aut contra maximum,“You shall not fight against the least or the greatest,nisi contra solum regem Israël.but only against the king of Israel.”

³⁰Rex autem Syriæ præceperat ducibus equitatus sui,Now the king of Syria had instructed the commanders of his horsemen,dicens:saying,Ne pugnetis contra minimum aut contra maximum,“You shall not fight against the least or the greatest,nisi contra solum regem Israël.but only against the king of Israel.”

³¹Itaque cum vidissent principes equitatus Josaphat,And so, when the leaders of the horsemen had seen Jehoshaphat,dixerunt:they said,Rex Israël est iste.“This one is the king of Israel.”Et circumdederunt eum dimicantes:And while fighting, they surrounded him.at ille clamavit ad Dominum,But he cried out to the Lord,et auxiliatus est ei,and he assisted him,atque avertit eos ab illo.and he turned them away from him.

³¹Itaque cum vidissent principes equitatus Josaphat,And so, when the leaders of the horsemen had seen Jehoshaphat,dixerunt:they said,Rex Israël est iste.“This one is the king of Israel.”Et circumdederunt eum dimicantes:And while fighting, they surrounded him.at ille clamavit ad Dominum,But he cried out to the Lord,et auxiliatus est ei,and he assisted him,atque avertit eos ab illo.and he turned them away from him.

³²Cum enim vidissent duces equitatus quod non esset rex Israël,For when the commanders of the horsemen had seen that he was not the king of Israel,reliquerunt eum.they left him.

³²Cum enim vidissent duces equitatus quod non esset rex Israël,For when the commanders of the horsemen had seen that he was not the king of Israel,reliquerunt eum.they left him.

³³Accidit autem ut unus e populo sagittam in incertum jaceret,Then it happened that one of the people shot an arrow indiscriminately,et percuteret regem Israël inter cervicem et scapulas.and it struck the king of Israel between the neck and the shoulder.At ille aurigæ suo ait:And so he said to his chariot driver:Converte manum tuam,“Turn your hand,et educ me de acie,and lead me away from the battle line.quia vulneratus sum.For I have been wounded.”

³³Accidit autem ut unus e populo sagittam in incertum jaceret,Then it happened that one of the people shot an arrow indiscriminately,et percuteret regem Israël inter cervicem et scapulas.and it struck the king of Israel between the neck and the shoulder.At ille aurigæ suo ait:And so he said to his chariot driver:Converte manum tuam,“Turn your hand,et educ me de acie,and lead me away from the battle line.quia vulneratus sum.For I have been wounded.”

³⁴Et finita est pugna in die illo:And the fight ended on that day.porro rex Israël stabat in curru suo contra Syros usque ad vesperam,But the king of Israel was standing in his chariot facing the Syrians, even until evening.et mortuus est occidente sole.And he died when the sun set.

³⁴Et finita est pugna in die illo:And the fight ended on that day.porro rex Israël stabat in curru suo contra Syros usque ad vesperam,But the king of Israel was standing in his chariot facing the Syrians, even until evening.et mortuus est occidente sole.And he died when the sun set.