Ochozias King of Israel consulting Beelzebub, for his sickness, is blamed by Elias, and foretold, that he shall die. 9. Fire from heaven devoureth two captains with each of them fifty men. 13. The third by his more modesty escapeth the like danger, 15. With him Elias cometh to the King. 17. The same King dieth, and his brother Joram succeedeth.Ochozias King of Israel consulting Beelzebub, for his sicknes, is blamed by Elias, and fortold, that he shal die. 9. Fire from heauen deuoureth two capitaines with ech of them fiftie men. 13. The third by his more modestie escapeth the like danger, 15. With him Elias cometh to the King. 17. The same King dieth, and his brother Ioram succedeth.✦
The first part. Of thinges donne in both kingdomes, with the declination and ruine of Israel.
And Moab moved war against Israel, after that Achab was dead.AND Moab moued warre agaynst Israel, after that Achab was dead.✦Prævaricatus est autem Moab in Israël, postquam mortuus est Achab.
2And Ochozias fell through the cancellos: lattice bars, railings of his upper chamber which he had in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, saying to them: Go, consult Beelzebub the god of Accaron, whether I may live of this my infirmity.And Ochozias fel through the stanchions of his vpper chamber which he had in Samaria, and was sicke: and he sent messengers, saying to them: Goe, consult Beelzebub the god of Accaron, whether I may liue of this my infirmitie.✦Ceciditque Ochozias per cancellos cœnaculi sui, quod habebat in Samaria, et ægrotavit : misitque nuntios, dicens ad eos : Ite, consulite Beelzebub deum Accaron, utrum vivere queam de infirmitate mea hac.
3And an Angel of our Lord spake to Elias the Thesbite, saying: Arise, and go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and thou shalt say to them: What, is there not a God in Israel, that ye go to consult Beelzebub the god of Accaron?And an Angel of our Lord spake to Elias the Thesbite, saying: Arise, and goe vp to meete the messengers of the king of Samaria, and thou shal say to them: What is there not a God in Israel, that ye goe to consult Beelzebub the god of Accaron?Angelus autem Domini locutus est ad Eliam Thesbiten, dicens : Surge, et ascende in occursum nuntiorum regis Samariæ, et dices ad eos : Numquid non est Deus in Israël, ut eatis ad consulendum Beelzebub deum Accaron ?
4Wherefore thus saith our Lord: From the bed on which thou art ascended, thou shalt not go down, but dying thou shalt die. And Elias went away.Wherfore thus saith our Lord: From the bed on which thou art ascended, thou shalt not goe downe, but dying thou shalt die. And Elias went away.✦Quam ob rem hæc dicit Dominus : De lectulo, super quem ascendisti, non descendes, sed morte morieris. Et abiit Elias.
5And the messengers returned to Ochozias. Who said to them: Why are you returned?And the messengers returned to Ochozias. Who said to them: Why are you returned?Reversique sunt nuntii ad Ochoziam. Qui dixit eis : Quare reversi estis ?
6But they answered him: A man met us: and said to us: Go, and return to the king, that sent you, and you shall say to him: Thus saith our Lord: Dost thou therefore send to consult Beelzebub the god of Accaron, because there was no God in Israel? Therefore from the bed, which thou art upon, thou shalt not go down, but dying thou shalt die.But they answered him: A man mette vs: and sayd to vs: Goe, and returne to the king, that sent you, and you shal say to him: Thus saith our Lord: Doest thou therfore send to consult Beelzebub the god of Accaron, because there was no God in Israel? Therfore from the bed, which thou art vpon, thou shalt not goe downe, but dying thou shalt dye.At illi responderunt ei : Vir occurrit nobis, et dixit ad nos : Ite, et revertimini ad regem qui misit vos, et dicetis ei : Hæc dicit Dominus : Numquid quia non erat Deus in Israël, mittis ut consulatur Beelzebub deus Accaron ? idcirco de lectulo, super quem ascendisti, non descendes, sed morte morieris.
7Who said to them: What shape and habitus: customary practice; dress, outward appearance, bearing had that man, which met you, and spake these words?Who said to them: What shape and habite had that man, which mette you, and spake these wordes?Qui dixit eis : Cujus figuræ et habitus est vir ille, qui occurrit vobis, et locutus est verba hæc ?
8But they said: A hairy man, and girded about his renibus: loins, the small of the back with a girdle of leather: Who said: It is Elias the Thesbite.But they said: A hearie man, and girded about his raines with a girdle of lether: Who said: It is Elias the Thesbite.✦At illi dixerunt : Vir pilosus, et zona pellicea accinctus renibus. Qui ait : Elias Thesbites est.
9And he sent unto him a captain of fifty men, and the fifty that were under him. Who went up and said to him sitting in the top of the mount: Man of God, the king hath commanded that thou come down.And he sent vnto him a captaine of fiftie men, and the fiftie that were vnder him. Who went vp and sayd to him sitting in the toppe of the mount: Man of God, the king hath commanded that thou come downe.✦Misitque ad eum quinquagenarium principem, et quinquaginta qui erant sub eo. Qui ascendit ad eum : sedentique in vertice montis, ait : Homo Dei, rex præcepit ut descendas.
10And Elias answering, said to the captain of fifty men: If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and devour thee, and thy fifty. Fire therefore came down from heaven, and devoured him and the fifty men that were with him.And Elias answering, sayd to the captaine of fiftie men: If I be a man of God, let fyre come downe from heauen, and deuoure thee, and thy fiftie. Fyre therfore came downe from heauen, and deuoured him and the fiftie men that were with him.✦Respondensque Elias, dixit quinquagenario : Si homo Dei sum, descendat ignis de cælo, et devoret te, et quinquaginta tuos. Descendit itaque ignis de cælo, et devoravit eum, et quinquaginta qui erant cum eo.
11And he sent again unto him another captain of fifty men, and his fifty with him. Who spake to him: Man of God, Thus saith the king: Make haste, come down.And he sent againe vnto him an other captaine of fiftie men, and his fiftie with him. Who spake to him: Man of God, Thus saith the king: Make hast, come downe.✦Rursumque misit ad eum principem quinquagenarium alterum, et quinquaginta cum eo. Qui locutus est illi : Homo Dei, hæc dicit rex : Festina, descende.
12Elias answering said: If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and devour thee, and thy fifty. Fire therefore came down from heaven, and devoured him, and his fifty.Elias answering said: If I be a man of God, let fyre come downe from heauen, and deuoure thee, and thy fiftie. Fyre therfore came downe from heauen, and deuoured him, and his fiftie.Respondens Elias, ait : Si homo Dei ego sum, descendat ignis de cælo, et devoret te, et quinquaginta tuos. Descendit ergo ignis de cælo, et devoravit illum, et quinquaginta ejus.
13Again he sent a third captain of fifty men, and the fifty that were with him. Who when he was come, bowed his knees toward Elias, and prayed him and said: Man of God despise not my life and the lives of thy servants that are with me.Agayne he sent a third captaine of fiftie men, and the fiftie that were with him. Who when he was come, bowed his knees toward Elias, and prayed him and sayd: Man of God despise not my life and the liues of thy seruantes that are with me.Iterum misit principem quinquagenarium tertium, et quinquaginta qui erant cum eo. Qui cum venisset, curvavit genua contra Eliam, et precatus est eum, et ait : Homo Dei, noli despicere animam meam, et animas servorum tuorum qui mecum sunt.
14Behold fire came down from heaven, and hath devoured the two first captains of fifty men, and the fifties, that were with them: but now I beseech thee that thou have mercy on my life.Behold fyre came downe from heauen, and hath deuoured the two first captaynes of fiftie men, and the fifties, that were with them: but now I besech the that thou haue mercie on my life.✦Ecce descendit ignis de cælo, et devoravit duos principes quinquagenarios primos, et quinquagenos qui cum eis erant : sed nunc obsecro ut miserearis animæ meæ.
15And an Angel of our Lord spake to Elias, saying: Go down with him, fear not. He therefore arose, and went down with him to the king,And an Angel of our Lord spake to Elias, saying: Goe downe with him, feare not. He therfore arose, and went downe with him to the king,Locutus est autem angelus Domini ad Eliam, dicens : Descende cum eo : ne timeas. Surrexit igitur, et descendit cum eo ad regem,
16and spake to him: Thus saith our Lord: Because thou hast sent messengers to consult Beelzebub the god of Accaron, as though there were not a God in Israel, of whom thou mightest ask the word, therefore from the bed, which thou art ascended upon, thou shalt not descend, but dying thou shalt die.and spake to him: Thus saith our Lord: Because thou hast sent messengers to consult Beelzebub the god of Accaron, as though there were not a God in Israel, of whom thou mightest aske the word, therfore from the bed, which thou art ascended vpon, thou shalt not descend, but dying thou shalt die.et locutus est ei : Hæc dicit Dominus : Quia misisti nuntios ad consulendum Beelzebub deum Accaron, quasi non esset Deus in Israël a quo posses interrogare sermonem, ideo de lectulo super quem ascendisti, non descendes, sed morte morieris.
17He died therefore according to the word of our Lord which Elias spake, and Joram his brother reigned for him, in the second year of Joram the son of Josaphat the king of Juda: for he had no son.He died therfore according to the word of our Lord which Elias spake, & Ioram his brother reigned for him, in the second yeare of Ioram the sonne of Iosaphat the king of Iuda: for he had no sonne.✦Mortuus est ergo juxta sermonem Domini quem locutus est Elias, et regnavit Joram frater ejus pro eo, anno secundo Joram filii Josaphat regis Judæ : non enim habebat filium.
18But the rest of the words of Ochozias, which he wrought, are not these written in the Book of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?But the rest of the wordes of Ochozias, which he wrought, are not these written in the Booke of the wordes of the daies of the kinges of Israel?Reliqua autem verborum Ochoziæ quæ operatus est, nonne hæc scripta sunt in libro sermonum dierum regum Israël ?
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.