¹Porro Benadad rex Syriæ congregavit omnem exercitum suum,Then Benhadad, the king of Syria, gathered together his entire army.et triginta duos reges secum,And there were thirty-two kings with him,et equos, et currus:with horses and chariots.et ascendens pugnabat contra Samariam,And ascending, he fought against Samaria,et obsidebat eam.and he besieged it.

¹Porro Benadad rex Syriæ congregavit omnem exercitum suum,Then Benhadad, the king of Syria, gathered together his entire army.et triginta duos reges secum,And there were thirty-two kings with him,et equos, et currus:with horses and chariots.et ascendens pugnabat contra Samariam,And ascending, he fought against Samaria,et obsidebat eam.and he besieged it.

²Mittensque nuntios ad Achab regem Israël in civitatem,And sending messengers into the city, to Ahab, the king of Israel,

²Mittensque nuntios ad Achab regem Israël in civitatem,And sending messengers into the city, to Ahab, the king of Israel,

³ait: Hæc dicit Benadad:he said: “Thus says Benhadad:Argentum tuum, et aurum tuum meum est:Your silver and your gold is mine.et uxores tuæ, et filii tui optimi, mei sunt.And your wives and your best sons are mine.”

³ait: Hæc dicit Benadad:he said: “Thus says Benhadad:Argentum tuum, et aurum tuum meum est:Your silver and your gold is mine.et uxores tuæ, et filii tui optimi, mei sunt.And your wives and your best sons are mine.”

⁴Responditque rex Israël:And the king of Israel responded,Juxta verbum tuum,“In agreement with your word,domine mi rex,my lord the king,tuus sum ego,I am yours,et omnia mea.with all that is mine.”

⁴Responditque rex Israël:And the king of Israel responded,Juxta verbum tuum,“In agreement with your word,domine mi rex,my lord the king,tuus sum ego,I am yours,et omnia mea.with all that is mine.”

⁵Revertentesque nuntii,And the messengers,dixerunt:returning,Hæc dicit Benadad,said: “Thus says Benhadad,qui misit nos ad te: Argentum tuum,who sent us to you: Your silver and your gold,et aurum tuum, et uxores tuas,and your wives and your sons,et filios tuos, dabis mihi.you shall give to me.

⁵Revertentesque nuntii,And the messengers,dixerunt:returning,Hæc dicit Benadad,said: “Thus says Benhadad,qui misit nos ad te: Argentum tuum,who sent us to you: Your silver and your gold,et aurum tuum, et uxores tuas,and your wives and your sons,et filios tuos, dabis mihi.you shall give to me.

⁶Cras igitur hac eadem hora mittam servos meos ad te,Therefore, tomorrow, at this same hour,et scrutabuntur domum tuam,I will send my servants to you,et domum servorum tuorum: et omne quod eis placuerit,and they will search your house and the houses of your servants. And all that pleases them,ponent in manibus suis, et auferent.they will put in their hands and take away.”

⁶Cras igitur hac eadem hora mittam servos meos ad te,Therefore, tomorrow, at this same hour,et scrutabuntur domum tuam,I will send my servants to you,et domum servorum tuorum: et omne quod eis placuerit,and they will search your house and the houses of your servants. And all that pleases them,ponent in manibus suis, et auferent.they will put in their hands and take away.”

⁷Vocavit autem rex Israël omnes seniores terræ,Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and he said:et ait: Animadvertite,“Let your souls take heed,et videte quoniam insidietur nobis:and see that he commits treachery against us.misit enim ad me pro uxoribus meis, et filiis,For he sent to me for my wives and sons,et pro argento et auro: et non abnui.and for silver and gold. And I did not refuse.”

⁷Vocavit autem rex Israël omnes seniores terræ,Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and he said:et ait: Animadvertite,“Let your souls take heed,et videte quoniam insidietur nobis:and see that he commits treachery against us.misit enim ad me pro uxoribus meis, et filiis,For he sent to me for my wives and sons,et pro argento et auro: et non abnui.and for silver and gold. And I did not refuse.”

⁸Dixeruntque omnes majores natu,And all those greater by birth,et universus populus,with all the people,ad eum:said to him,Non audias,“You should neither listen,neque acquiescas illi.nor acquiesce to him.”

⁸Dixeruntque omnes majores natu,And all those greater by birth,et universus populus,with all the people,ad eum:said to him,Non audias,“You should neither listen,neque acquiescas illi.nor acquiesce to him.”

⁹Respondit itaque nuntiis Benadad:And so, he responded to the messengers of Benhadad:Dicite domino meo regi:“Tell my lord the king:Omnia propter quæ misisti ad me servum tuum in initio, faciam:Everything about which you sent to me in the beginning, I your servant will do.hanc autem rem facere non possum.But this thing, I am not able to do.”

⁹Respondit itaque nuntiis Benadad:And so, he responded to the messengers of Benhadad:Dicite domino meo regi:“Tell my lord the king:Omnia propter quæ misisti ad me servum tuum in initio, faciam:Everything about which you sent to me in the beginning, I your servant will do.hanc autem rem facere non possum.But this thing, I am not able to do.”

¹⁰Reversique nuntii retulerunt ei.And returning,Qui remisit,the messengers took this to him,et ait:and he sent again and said,Hæc faciant mihi dii,“May the gods do these things to me,et hæc addant,and may they add these other things,si suffecerit pulvis Samariæ pugillis omnis populi qui sequitur me.if the dust of Samaria is enough to fill the hands of all the people who follow me.”

¹⁰Reversique nuntii retulerunt ei.And returning,Qui remisit,the messengers took this to him,et ait:and he sent again and said,Hæc faciant mihi dii,“May the gods do these things to me,et hæc addant,and may they add these other things,si suffecerit pulvis Samariæ pugillis omnis populi qui sequitur me.if the dust of Samaria is enough to fill the hands of all the people who follow me.”

¹¹Et respondens rex Israël, ait:And responding, the king of Israel said,Dicite ei: Ne glorietur, accinctus æque ut discinctus.“Tell him that one who is girded should not boast the same as one who is ungirded.”

¹¹Et respondens rex Israël, ait:And responding, the king of Israel said,Dicite ei: Ne glorietur, accinctus æque ut discinctus.“Tell him that one who is girded should not boast the same as one who is ungirded.”

¹²Factum est autem cum audisset Benadad verbum istud,Then it happened that,bibebat ipsewhen Benhadad had heard this word,et reges in umbraculis:he and the kings were drinking in a pavilion.et ait servis suis:And he said to his servants,Circumdate civitatem.“Encircle the city.”Et circumdederunt eam.And they encircled it.

¹²Factum est autem cum audisset Benadad verbum istud,Then it happened that,bibebat ipsewhen Benhadad had heard this word,et reges in umbraculis:he and the kings were drinking in a pavilion.et ait servis suis:And he said to his servants,Circumdate civitatem.“Encircle the city.”Et circumdederunt eam.And they encircled it.

¹³Et ecce propheta unus accedens ad Achab regem Israël,And behold, one prophet, drawing near to Ahab,ait ei: Hæc dicit Dominus:the king of Israel, said to him:Certe vidisti omnem multitudinem hanc nimiam?“Thus says the Lord: Certainly, you have seen this entire exceedingly great multitude?ecce ego tradam eam in manu tua hodie,Behold, I will deliver them into your hand today,ut scias quia ego sum Dominus.so that you may know that I am the Lord.”

¹³Et ecce propheta unus accedens ad Achab regem Israël,And behold, one prophet, drawing near to Ahab,ait ei: Hæc dicit Dominus:the king of Israel, said to him:Certe vidisti omnem multitudinem hanc nimiam?“Thus says the Lord: Certainly, you have seen this entire exceedingly great multitude?ecce ego tradam eam in manu tua hodie,Behold, I will deliver them into your hand today,ut scias quia ego sum Dominus.so that you may know that I am the Lord.”

¹⁴Et ait Achab:And Ahab said,Per quem?“By whom?”Dixitque ei:And he said to him:Hæc dicit Dominus:“Thus says the Lord:Per pedissequos principum provinciarum.By the footmen of the leaders of the provinces.”Et ait:And he said,Quis incipiet præliari?“Who should begin to do battle?”Et ille dixit:And he said,Tu.“You should.”

¹⁴Et ait Achab:And Ahab said,Per quem?“By whom?”Dixitque ei:And he said to him:Hæc dicit Dominus:“Thus says the Lord:Per pedissequos principum provinciarum.By the footmen of the leaders of the provinces.”Et ait:And he said,Quis incipiet præliari?“Who should begin to do battle?”Et ille dixit:And he said,Tu.“You should.”

¹⁵Recensuit ergo pueros principum provinciarum,Therefore, he took a count of the servants of the leaders of the provinces.et reperit numerum ducentorum triginta duorum:And he found the number to be two hundred thirty-two.et recensuit post eos populum,And he set them in order after the people,omnes filios Israël, septem millia.all the sons of Israel, who were seven thousand.

¹⁵Recensuit ergo pueros principum provinciarum,Therefore, he took a count of the servants of the leaders of the provinces.et reperit numerum ducentorum triginta duorum:And he found the number to be two hundred thirty-two.et recensuit post eos populum,And he set them in order after the people,omnes filios Israël, septem millia.all the sons of Israel, who were seven thousand.

¹⁶Et egressi sunt meridie.And they went out at midday.Benadad autem bibebat temulentus in umbraculo suo,But Benhadad was drinking; he was inebriated in his pavilion,et reges triginta duo cum eo,and the thirty-two kings with him,qui ad auxilium ejus venerant.who had arrived in order to assist him.

¹⁶Et egressi sunt meridie.And they went out at midday.Benadad autem bibebat temulentus in umbraculo suo,But Benhadad was drinking; he was inebriated in his pavilion,et reges triginta duo cum eo,and the thirty-two kings with him,qui ad auxilium ejus venerant.who had arrived in order to assist him.

¹⁷Egressi sunt autem pueri principum provinciarum in prima fronte.Then the servants of the leaders of the provinces went out to the first place,Misit itaque Benadad:at the front. And so,qui nuntiaverunt ei, dicentes:Benhadad sent, and they reported to him,Viri egressi sunt de Samaria.saying: “Men have gone out from Samaria.”

¹⁷Egressi sunt autem pueri principum provinciarum in prima fronte.Then the servants of the leaders of the provinces went out to the first place,Misit itaque Benadad:at the front. And so,qui nuntiaverunt ei, dicentes:Benhadad sent, and they reported to him,Viri egressi sunt de Samaria.saying: “Men have gone out from Samaria.”

¹⁸Et ille ait:And he said:Sive pro pace veniunt,“If they have arrived for peace,apprehendite eos vivos:apprehend them alive;sive ut prælientur,if to do battle,vivos eos capite.capture them alive.”

¹⁸Et ille ait:And he said:Sive pro pace veniunt,“If they have arrived for peace,apprehendite eos vivos:apprehend them alive;sive ut prælientur,if to do battle,vivos eos capite.capture them alive.”

¹⁹Egressi sunt ergo pueri principum provinciarum,Therefore, the servants of the leaders of the provinces went out,ac reliquus exercitus sequebatur:and the remainder of the army was following.

¹⁹Egressi sunt ergo pueri principum provinciarum,Therefore, the servants of the leaders of the provinces went out,ac reliquus exercitus sequebatur:and the remainder of the army was following.

²⁰et percussit unusquisque virum qui contra se veniebat:And each one struck down the man who came against him.fugeruntque Syri,And the Syrians fled,et persecutus est eos Israël.and Israel pursued them. Also, Benhadad,Fugit quoque Benadad rex Syriæ in equo cum equitibus suis.the king of Syria, fled on a horse, with his horsemen.

²⁰et percussit unusquisque virum qui contra se veniebat:And each one struck down the man who came against him.fugeruntque Syri,And the Syrians fled,et persecutus est eos Israël.and Israel pursued them. Also, Benhadad,Fugit quoque Benadad rex Syriæ in equo cum equitibus suis.the king of Syria, fled on a horse, with his horsemen.

²¹Necnon egressus rex Israël percussit equos et currus,But the king of Israel, going out, struck the horses and the chariots,et percussit Syriam plaga magna.and he struck the Syrians with a great slaughter.

²¹Necnon egressus rex Israël percussit equos et currus,But the king of Israel, going out, struck the horses and the chariots,et percussit Syriam plaga magna.and he struck the Syrians with a great slaughter.

²²Accedens autem propheta ad regem Israël,Then a prophet,dixit ei:drawing near to the king of Israel,Vade,said to him:et confortare,“Go and be strengthened.et scito,And know and see what you are doing.et vide quid facias:For in the following year,sequenti enim anno rex Syriæ ascendet contra te.the king of Syria will rise up against you.”

²²Accedens autem propheta ad regem Israël,Then a prophet,dixit ei:drawing near to the king of Israel,Vade,said to him:et confortare,“Go and be strengthened.et scito,And know and see what you are doing.et vide quid facias:For in the following year,sequenti enim anno rex Syriæ ascendet contra te.the king of Syria will rise up against you.”

²³Servi vero regis Syriæ dixerunt ei:Then truly, the servants of the king of Syria said to him:Dii montium sunt dii eorum,“Their gods are the gods of the mountains;ideo superaverunt nos:because of this, they have overwhelmed us.sed melius est ut pugnemus contra eos in campestribus, et obtinebimus eos.But it is better that we fight against them in the plains, and then we will prevail over them.

²³Servi vero regis Syriæ dixerunt ei:Then truly, the servants of the king of Syria said to him:Dii montium sunt dii eorum,“Their gods are the gods of the mountains;ideo superaverunt nos:because of this, they have overwhelmed us.sed melius est ut pugnemus contra eos in campestribus, et obtinebimus eos.But it is better that we fight against them in the plains, and then we will prevail over them.

²⁴Tu ergo verbum hoc fac:Therefore, you should do this word:amove reges singulos ab exercitu tuo,Remove each of the kings from your army,et pone principes pro eis:and set commanders in their place.

²⁴Tu ergo verbum hoc fac:Therefore, you should do this word:amove reges singulos ab exercitu tuo,Remove each of the kings from your army,et pone principes pro eis:and set commanders in their place.

²⁵et instaura numerum militum qui ceciderunt de tuis,And replace the number of soldiers who have been cut down of yours, and the horses,et equos secundum equos pristinos,in accord with the earlier number of horses,et currus secundum currus quos ante habuisti:and the chariots, in accord with the number of chariots that you had before.et pugnabimus contra eos in campestribus,And we will fight against them in the plains,et videbis quod obtinebimus eos.and you will see that we will prevail over them.”Credidit consilio eorum,And he trusted in their counsel,et fecit ita.and he did so.

²⁵et instaura numerum militum qui ceciderunt de tuis,And replace the number of soldiers who have been cut down of yours, and the horses,et equos secundum equos pristinos,in accord with the earlier number of horses,et currus secundum currus quos ante habuisti:and the chariots, in accord with the number of chariots that you had before.et pugnabimus contra eos in campestribus,And we will fight against them in the plains,et videbis quod obtinebimus eos.and you will see that we will prevail over them.”Credidit consilio eorum,And he trusted in their counsel,et fecit ita.and he did so.

²⁶Igitur postquam annus transierat,Therefore, after the passing of the year,recensuit Benadad Syros,Benhadad took a count of the Syrians,et ascendit in Aphec ut pugnaret contra Israël.and he ascended to Aphek, so that he might fight against Israel.

²⁶Igitur postquam annus transierat,Therefore, after the passing of the year,recensuit Benadad Syros,Benhadad took a count of the Syrians,et ascendit in Aphec ut pugnaret contra Israël.and he ascended to Aphek, so that he might fight against Israel.

²⁷Porro filii Israël recensiti sunt,Then the sons of Israel were numbered,et acceptis cibariis profecti ex adverso,and taking provisions, they set out to the opposite side.castraque metati sunt contra eos,And they stretched out the camp facing them,quasi duo parvi greges caprarum:like two little flocks of goats.Syri autem repleverunt terram.But the Syrians filled the land.

²⁷Porro filii Israël recensiti sunt,Then the sons of Israel were numbered,et acceptis cibariis profecti ex adverso,and taking provisions, they set out to the opposite side.castraque metati sunt contra eos,And they stretched out the camp facing them,quasi duo parvi greges caprarum:like two little flocks of goats.Syri autem repleverunt terram.But the Syrians filled the land.

²⁸(Et accedens unus vir Dei,And one man of God, drawing near,dixit ad regem Israël:said to the king of Israel:Hæc dicit Dominus:“Thus says the Lord:Quia dixerunt Syri:Because the Syrians have said,Deus montium est Dominus,‘The Lord is the God of the mountains,et non est Deus vallium:but he is not the God of the valleys,’dabo omnem multitudinem hanc grandem in manu tua,I will deliver this entire great multitude into your hand,et scietis quia ego sum Dominus.)and you shall know that I am the Lord.”

²⁸(Et accedens unus vir Dei,And one man of God, drawing near,dixit ad regem Israël:said to the king of Israel:Hæc dicit Dominus:“Thus says the Lord:Quia dixerunt Syri:Because the Syrians have said,Deus montium est Dominus,‘The Lord is the God of the mountains,et non est Deus vallium:but he is not the God of the valleys,’dabo omnem multitudinem hanc grandem in manu tua,I will deliver this entire great multitude into your hand,et scietis quia ego sum Dominus.)and you shall know that I am the Lord.”

²⁹Dirigebantque septem diebus ex adverso hi atque illi acies,And for seven days, both sides arranged each of their battle lines.septima autem die commissum est bellum:Then, on the seventh day, the war was undertaken.percusseruntque filii Israël de Syris centum millia peditum in die una.And the sons of Israel struck down, from the Syrians, one hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.

²⁹Dirigebantque septem diebus ex adverso hi atque illi acies,And for seven days, both sides arranged each of their battle lines.septima autem die commissum est bellum:Then, on the seventh day, the war was undertaken.percusseruntque filii Israël de Syris centum millia peditum in die una.And the sons of Israel struck down, from the Syrians, one hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.

³⁰Fugerunt autem qui remanserant in Aphec,Then those who had remained fled to Aphek,in civitatem:into the city.et cecidit murus super viginti septem millia hominum qui remanserant.And the wall fell upon twenty-seven thousand men of those who had remained.Porro Benadad fugiens ingressus est civitatem,Then Benhadad, fleeing, entered the city,in cubiculum quod erat intra cubiculum.into a room that was inside another room.

³⁰Fugerunt autem qui remanserant in Aphec,Then those who had remained fled to Aphek,in civitatem:into the city.et cecidit murus super viginti septem millia hominum qui remanserant.And the wall fell upon twenty-seven thousand men of those who had remained.Porro Benadad fugiens ingressus est civitatem,Then Benhadad, fleeing, entered the city,in cubiculum quod erat intra cubiculum.into a room that was inside another room.

³¹Dixeruntque ei servi sui:And his servants said to him:Ecce,“Behold,audivimus quod reges domus Israël clementes sint:we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel show clemency.ponamus itaque saccos in lumbis nostris,And so, let us put sackcloth around our waists,et funiculos in capitibus nostris, et egrediamur ad regem Israël:and ropes on our heads, and let us go out to the king of Israel.forsitan salvabit animas nostras.Perhaps he will save our lives.”

³¹Dixeruntque ei servi sui:And his servants said to him:Ecce,“Behold,audivimus quod reges domus Israël clementes sint:we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel show clemency.ponamus itaque saccos in lumbis nostris,And so, let us put sackcloth around our waists,et funiculos in capitibus nostris, et egrediamur ad regem Israël:and ropes on our heads, and let us go out to the king of Israel.forsitan salvabit animas nostras.Perhaps he will save our lives.”

³²Accinxerunt saccis lumbos suos,So they wrapped sackcloth around their waists,et posuerunt funiculos in capitibus suis,and they placed ropes on their heads.veneruntque ad regem Israël,And they went to the king of Israel,et dixerunt ei:and they said to him:Servus tuus Benadad dicit:“Your servant,Vivat,Benhadad,oro te,says:anima mea.‘I beg you to let my soul live.’”Et ille ait:And he replied,Si adhuc vivit,“If he is still alive,frater meus est.he is my brother.”

³²Accinxerunt saccis lumbos suos,So they wrapped sackcloth around their waists,et posuerunt funiculos in capitibus suis,and they placed ropes on their heads.veneruntque ad regem Israël,And they went to the king of Israel,et dixerunt ei:and they said to him:Servus tuus Benadad dicit:“Your servant,Vivat,Benhadad,oro te,says:anima mea.‘I beg you to let my soul live.’”Et ille ait:And he replied,Si adhuc vivit,“If he is still alive,frater meus est.he is my brother.”

³³Quod acceperunt viri pro omine:The men accepted this as a good sign.et festinantes rapuerunt verbum ex ore ejus,And hastily, they took up the word from his mouth,atque dixerunt:and they said,Frater tuus Benadad.“Benhadad is your brother.”Et dixit eis: Ite,And he said to them,et adducite eum ad me.“Go, and bring him to me.”Egressus est ergo ad eum Benadad,Therefore, Benhadad went out to him,et levavit eum in currum suum.and he lifted him onto his chariot.

³³Quod acceperunt viri pro omine:The men accepted this as a good sign.et festinantes rapuerunt verbum ex ore ejus,And hastily, they took up the word from his mouth,atque dixerunt:and they said,Frater tuus Benadad.“Benhadad is your brother.”Et dixit eis: Ite,And he said to them,et adducite eum ad me.“Go, and bring him to me.”Egressus est ergo ad eum Benadad,Therefore, Benhadad went out to him,et levavit eum in currum suum.and he lifted him onto his chariot.

³⁴Qui dixit ei:And he said to him:Civitates quas tulit pater meus a patre tuo,“The cities that my father took from your father, I will return.reddam: et plateas fac tibi in Damasco,And you may make streets for yourself in Damascus,sicut fecit pater meus in Samaria,just as my father made in Samaria. And after we have made a pact,et ego fœderatus recedam a te.I will withdraw from you.” Therefore,Pepigit ergo fœdus,he formed a pact with him,et dimisit eum.and he released him.

³⁴Qui dixit ei:And he said to him:Civitates quas tulit pater meus a patre tuo,“The cities that my father took from your father, I will return.reddam: et plateas fac tibi in Damasco,And you may make streets for yourself in Damascus,sicut fecit pater meus in Samaria,just as my father made in Samaria. And after we have made a pact,et ego fœderatus recedam a te.I will withdraw from you.” Therefore,Pepigit ergo fœdus,he formed a pact with him,et dimisit eum.and he released him.

³⁵Tunc vir quidam de filiis prophetarum dixit ad socium suum in sermone Domini:Then a certain man from the sons of the prophets said to his associate, by the word of the Lord,Percute me.“Strike me.”At ille noluit percutere.But he was not willing to strike.

³⁵Tunc vir quidam de filiis prophetarum dixit ad socium suum in sermone Domini:Then a certain man from the sons of the prophets said to his associate, by the word of the Lord,Percute me.“Strike me.”At ille noluit percutere.But he was not willing to strike.

³⁶Cui ait: Quia noluisti audire vocem Domini,And he said to him: “Because you were not willing to heed the voice of the Lord,ecce recedes a me,behold, you will depart from me,et percutiet te leo.and a lion will slay you.Cumque paululum recessisset ab eo,And when he had departed a short distance from him,invenit eum leo, atque percussit.a lion found him, and slew him.

³⁶Cui ait: Quia noluisti audire vocem Domini,And he said to him: “Because you were not willing to heed the voice of the Lord,ecce recedes a me,behold, you will depart from me,et percutiet te leo.and a lion will slay you.Cumque paululum recessisset ab eo,And when he had departed a short distance from him,invenit eum leo, atque percussit.a lion found him, and slew him.

³⁷Sed et alterum inveniens virum,But upon finding another man,dixit ad eum:he said to him,Percute me.“Strike me.”Qui percussit eum,And he struck him,et vulneravit.and wounded him.

³⁷Sed et alterum inveniens virum,But upon finding another man,dixit ad eum:he said to him,Percute me.“Strike me.”Qui percussit eum,And he struck him,et vulneravit.and wounded him.

³⁸Abiit ergo propheta,Then the prophet departed.et occurrit regi in via,And he met the king along the way,et mutavit aspersione pulveris os et oculos suos.and he changed his appearance by sprinkling dust around his mouth and eyes.

³⁸Abiit ergo propheta,Then the prophet departed.et occurrit regi in via,And he met the king along the way,et mutavit aspersione pulveris os et oculos suos.and he changed his appearance by sprinkling dust around his mouth and eyes.

³⁹Cumque rex transisset,And when the king had passed by,clamavit ad regem,he cried out to the king,et ait:and he said:Servus tuus egressus est ad præliandum cominus:“Your servant went out to do battle in close quarters.cumque fugisset vir unus,And when one man had fled,adduxit eum quidam ad me,a certain person brought him to me,et ait:and he said:Custodi virum istum:‘Guard this man.qui si lapsus fuerit,For if he slips away,erit anima tua pro anima ejus,your life will take the place of his life,aut talentum argenti appendes.or you will weigh out one talent of silver.’

³⁹Cumque rex transisset,And when the king had passed by,clamavit ad regem,he cried out to the king,et ait:and he said:Servus tuus egressus est ad præliandum cominus:“Your servant went out to do battle in close quarters.cumque fugisset vir unus,And when one man had fled,adduxit eum quidam ad me,a certain person brought him to me,et ait:and he said:Custodi virum istum:‘Guard this man.qui si lapsus fuerit,For if he slips away,erit anima tua pro anima ejus,your life will take the place of his life,aut talentum argenti appendes.or you will weigh out one talent of silver.’

⁴⁰Dum autem ego turbatus huc illucque me verterem,And while I was distracted, turning one way and another, suddenly,subito non comparuit.he was not to be seen.”Et ait rex Israël ad eum:And the king of Israel said to him,Hoc est judicium tuum, quod ipse decrevisti.“This is your judgment, that which you yourself have decreed.”

⁴⁰Dum autem ego turbatus huc illucque me verterem,And while I was distracted, turning one way and another, suddenly,subito non comparuit.he was not to be seen.”Et ait rex Israël ad eum:And the king of Israel said to him,Hoc est judicium tuum, quod ipse decrevisti.“This is your judgment, that which you yourself have decreed.”

⁴¹At ille statim abstersit pulverem de facie sua,Then immediately, he wiped away the dust from his face,et cognovit eum rex Israël,and the king of Israel recognized him,quod esset de prophetis.that he was one of the prophets.

⁴¹At ille statim abstersit pulverem de facie sua,Then immediately, he wiped away the dust from his face,et cognovit eum rex Israël,and the king of Israel recognized him,quod esset de prophetis.that he was one of the prophets.

⁴²Qui ait ad eum:And he said to him:Hæc dicit Dominus:“Thus says the Lord:Quia dimisisti virum dignum morte de manu tua,Because you have released from your hand a man worthy of death,erit anima tua pro anima ejus,your life will take the place of his life,et populus tuus pro populo ejus.and your people will take the place of his people.”

⁴²Qui ait ad eum:And he said to him:Hæc dicit Dominus:“Thus says the Lord:Quia dimisisti virum dignum morte de manu tua,Because you have released from your hand a man worthy of death,erit anima tua pro anima ejus,your life will take the place of his life,et populus tuus pro populo ejus.and your people will take the place of his people.”

⁴³Reversus est igitur rex Israël in domum suam,And so the king of Israel returned to his house,audire contemnens,unwilling to listen,et furibundus venit in Samariam.and a fury entered into Samaria.

⁴³Reversus est igitur rex Israël in domum suam,And so the king of Israel returned to his house,audire contemnens,unwilling to listen,et furibundus venit in Samariam.and a fury entered into Samaria.