Liber IV Regum

Naaman princeps militiæ regis Syriæ erat vir magnus apud dominum suum, et honoratus: per illum enim dedit Dominus salutem Syriæ: erat autem vir fortis et dives, sed leprosus.

Naaman, general of the army, of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable: for by him the Lord gave deliverance to Syria: and he was a valiant man, and rich, but a leper.

Naamane principe de militia de rege de Syria es viro magna apud domino suo, et honora: per illo nam da Domino salute de Syria: es autem viro forti et divite, sed leproso.

Porro de Syria egressi fuerant latrunculi, et captivam duxerant de terra Israël puellam parvulam, quæ erat in obsequio uxoris Naaman:

Now there had gone out robbers from Syria, and had led away captive out of the land of Israel, a little maid, and she waited upon Naaman's wife.

Porro de Syria egredior es latrunculos, et captiva duc de terra Israële puella parvulo, que es in obsequio de uxore Naamane:

quæ ait ad dominam suam: Utinam fuisset dominus meus ad prophetam qui est in Samaria, profecto curasset eum a lepra quam habet.

And she said to her mistress: I wish my master had been with the prophet that is in Samaria: he would certainly have healed him of the leprosy which he hath.

Que dic ad domino suo: utinam domino meo ad propheta qui es in Samaria es, profecto cura illo ab lepra quam habe.

Ingressus est itaque Naaman ad dominum suum, et nuntiavit ei, dicens: Sic et sic locuta est puella de terra Israël.

Then Naaman went in to his lord, and told him, saying: Thus and thus said the girl from the land of Israel.

Ingredior es itaque Naamane ad domino suo, et nuntia ad illo, dicente: sic et sic loque es puella de terra Israële.

Dixitque ei rex Syriæ: Vade, et mittam litteras ad regem Israël. Qui cum profectus esset, et tulisset secum decem talenta argenti, et sex millia aureos, et decem mutatoria vestimentorum,

And the king of Syria said to him: Go; and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment;

Et dic ad illo rege de Syria: vade, et mitte litteras ad rege Israële. Qui cum proficiscor es, et fer secum deceme talento de argento, et sexu mile aurea, et deceme mutatorio de vestimentos,

detulit litteras ad regem Israël in hæc verba: Cum acceperis epistolam hanc, scito quod miserim ad te Naaman servum meum, ut cures eum a lepra sua.

And brought the letter to the king of Israel, in these words: When thou shalt receive this letter, know that I have sent to thee Naaman, my servant, that thou mayst heal him of his leprosy.

Defer litteras ad rege Israële in hoc verbos: cum accipe epistola hoc, sci quod mitte ad te Naamane servo meo, ut cura illo ab lepra suo.

Cumque legisset rex Israël litteras, scidit vestimenta sua, et ait: Numquid deus ego sum, ut occidere possim et vivificare, quia iste misit ad me ut curem hominem a lepra sua? animadvertite, et videte quod occasiones quærat adversum me.

And when the king of Israel had read the letter, he rent his garments, and said: Am I God, to be able to kill and give life, that this man hath sent to me to heal a man of his leprosy? mark, and see how he seeketh occasions against me.

Cumque rege Israële lege litteras, scinde vestimentos suo, et dic: numquid deo me es, ut occide pote et vivifica, quia isto mitte ad me ut cura homine ab lepra suo? Animadverte, et vide quod occasiones quaere contra me.

Quod cum audisset Eliseus vir Dei, scidisse videlicet regem Israël vestimenta sua, misit ad eum, dicens: Quare scidisti vestimenta tua? veniat ad me, et sciat esse prophetam in Israël.

And when Eliseus, the man of God, had heard this, to wit, that the king of Israel had rent his garments, he sent to him, saying: Why hast thou rent thy garments? let him come to me, and let him know that there is a prophet in Israel.

Eliseo cum viro de Deo audi quod, scinde videlicet rege Israële vestimentos suo, mitte ad illo, dicente: quare scinde vestimentos tuo? Que veni ad me, et sci es propheta in Israële.

Venit ergo Naaman cum equis et curribus, et stetit ad ostium domus Elisei:

So Naaman came with his horses and chariots, and stood at the door of the house of Eliseus:

Naamane ergo veni cum equos et curres, et sta ad ostio de domo de Eliseo:

misitque ad eum Eliseus nuntium, dicens: Vade, et lavare septies in Jordane, et recipiet sanitatem caro tua, atque mundaberis.

And Eliseus sent a messenger to him, saying: Go, and wash seven times in the Jordan, and thy flesh shall recover health, and thou shalt be clean.

Et Eliseo ad illo mitte nuntio, dicente: vade, et lava septiens in Iordane, et carne tuo recipe sanitate, et munda.

Iratus Naaman recedebat, dicens: Putabam quod egrederetur ad me, et stans invocaret nomen Domini Dei sui, et tangeret manu sua locum lepræ, et curaret me.

Naaman was angry, and went away, saying: I thought he would have come out to me, and standing, would have invoked the name of the Lord his God, and touched with his hand the place of the leprosy, and healed me.

Irato Naamane recede, dicente: puta quod egredior ad me, et stante invoca nomine de Domino de Deo suo, et tange manu suo loco de lepra, et cura me.

Numquid non meliores sunt Abana et Pharphar fluvii Damasci, omnibus aquis Israël, ut laver in eis, et munder? Cum ergo vertisset se, et abiret indignans,

Are not the Abana, and the Pharphar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel, that I may wash in them, and be made clean? So as he turned, and was going away with indignation,

Numquid non bono es Abana et Pharphare fluvios de Damasco, ad omni aquas Israële, ut lava in illos, et munda? Cum ergo verte se, et i ab indignor,

accesserunt ad eum servi sui, et locuti sunt ei: Pater, etsi rem grandem dixisset tibi propheta, certe facere debueras: quanto magis quia nunc dixit tibi: Lavare, et mundaberis?

His servants came to him, and said to him: Father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, surely thou shouldst have done it: how much rather what he now hath said to thee: Wash, and thou shalt be clean?

Servos ad illo suo accede, et loque es ad illo: patre, etsi propheta dic re ad te grandi, certe facere debe: quanto magis quia nunc dic ad te: lava, et munda?

Descendit, et lavit in Jordane septies juxta sermonem viri Dei: et restituta est caro ejus sicut caro pueri parvuli, et mundatus est.

Then he went down, and washed in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God; and his flesh was restored, like the flesh of a little child: and he was made clean.

De viro, et lava in Iordane septiens juxta sermone de Deo descende: et restitue es carne de illo sicut carne de puero parvulo, et munda es.

Reversusque ad virum Dei cum universo comitatu suo, venit, et stetit coram eo, et ait: Vere scio quod non sit alius deus in universa terra, nisi tantum in Israël. Obsecro itaque ut accipias benedictionem a servo tuo.

And returning to the man of God, with all his train, he came, and stood before him, and said: In truth, I know there is no other God, in all the earth, but only in Israel: I beseech thee, therefore, take a blessing of thy servant.

Et reverte ad viro de Deo cum universa comitatu suo, veni, et sta coram eo, et dic: vere sci quod non alio deo es in universa terra, nisi tanto in Israële. Obsecra itaque ut accipe benedictione ab servo tuo.

At ille respondit: Vivit Dominus, ante quem sto, quia non accipiam. Cumque vim faceret, penitus non acquievit.

But he answered: As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And when he pressed him, he still refused.

Sed illo responde: vive Domino, ante quem sta, quia non accipe. Cumque vi fac, penitus non acquiesce.

Dixitque Naaman: Ut vis: sed, obsecro, concede mihi servo tuo ut tollam onus duorum burdonum de terra: non enim faciet ultra servus tuus holocaustum aut victimam diis alienis, nisi Domino.

And Naaman said: As thou wilt: but I beseech thee, grant to me, thy servant, to take from hence two mules' burden of earth: for thy servant will not henceforth offer holocaust, or victim, to other gods, but to the Lord.

Et dic Naamane: ut vol: sed, obsecra, concede ad me ad servo tuo ut tolle onere duo de burdone de terra: non nam i fac ultra servo tuo holocausto aut victima ad dies aliena, nisi ad Domino.

Hoc autem solum est, de quo depreceris Dominum pro servo tuo, quando ingredietur dominus meus templum Remmon ut adoret: et illo innitente super manum meam, si adoravero in templo Remmon, adorante eo in eodem loco, ut ignoscat mihi Dominus servo tuo pro hac re.

But there is only this, for which thou shalt entreat the Lord for thy servant; when my master goeth into the temple of Remmon, to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand: if I bow down in the temple of Remmon, when he boweth down in the same place, that the Lord pardon me, thy servant, for this thing.

Hoc autem solo es, de quo deprica Domino pro servo tuo, quando domino meo ingredior templo Remmone ut adora: et illo innite super manu meo, si adora in templo Remmone, adora eo in idem loco, ut Domino ad me ignosce ad servo tuo pro hoc re.

Qui dixit ei: Vade in pace. Abiit ergo ab eo electo terræ tempore.

And he said to him: Go in peace. So he departed from him, in the spring time of the earth.

Qui dic ad illo: vade in pace. I ab ergo ab eo elige de terra tempore.

Dixitque Giezi puer viri Dei: Pepercit dominus meus Naaman Syro isti, ut non acciperet ab eo quæ attulit: vivit Dominus, quia curram post eum, et accipiam ab eo aliquid.

But Giezi, the servant of the man of God, said: My master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving of him that which he brought: as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take something of him.

Et dic Giezi puero de viro de Deo: domino meo pererci Naamane ad Syrose isto, ut non accipe ab eo que ad-fer: Domino vive, quia curre post illo, et accipe ab eo aliquo.

Et secutus est Giezi post tergum Naaman: quem cum vidisset ille currentem ad se, desiliit de curru in occursum ejus, et ait: Rectene sunt omnia?

And Giezi followed after Naaman: and when he saw him running after him, he leapt down from his chariot to meet him, and said: Is all well?

Et secuto es Giezi post tergo Naamane: quem cum illo vide curre ad se, desilie de curru in occurso de illo, et dic: rectene es omni?

Et ille ait: Recte. Dominus meus misit me ad te dicens: Modo venerunt ad me duo adolescentes de monte Ephraim, ex filiis prophetarum: da eis talentum argenti, et vestes mutatorias duplices.

And he said: Well: my master hath sent me to thee, saying: Just now there are come to me from mount Ephraim, two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.

Et illo dic: recte. Domino meo mitte me ad te dicente: solo veni ad me duo adolesce de monte Ephraeme, ex filios de prophetas: da ad illos talento de argento, et vestes mutatorio duplici.

Dixitque Naaman: Melius est ut accipias duo talenta. Et coëgit eum, ligavitque duo talenta argenti in duobus saccis, et duplicia vestimenta, et imposuit duobus pueris suis, qui et portaverunt coram eo.

And Naaman said: It is better that thou take two talents. And he forced him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, and two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants, and they carried them before him.

Et dic Naamane: melius es ut accipe duo talento. Et coge illo, et ligo duo talento de argento in duo sacce, et duplici vestimentos, et impone duo puero suo, qui et porta coram eo.

Cumque venisset jam vesperi, tulit de manu eorum, et reposuit in domo, dimisitque viros, et abierunt.

And when he was come, and now it was the evening, he took them from their hands, and laid them up in the house, and sent the men away, and they departed.

Cumque veni jam ad vespere, fer de manu de illos, et repone in domo, et remitte viros, et i ab.

Ipse autem ingressus, stetit coram domino suo. Et dixit Eliseus: Unde venis, Giezi? Qui respondit: Non ivit servus tuus quoquam.

But he went in, and stood before his master. And Eliseus said: Whence comest thou, Giezi? He answered: Thy servant went no whither.

Ipso autem ingredior, sta coram domino suo. Et dic Eliseo: unde veni, Giezi? Qui responde: non servo tuo i quoquam.

At ille ait: Nonne cor meum in præsenti erat, quando reversus est homo de curru suo in occursum tui? nunc igitur accepisti argentum, et accepisti vestes ut emas oliveta, et vineas, et oves, et boves, et servos, et ancillas.

But he said: Was not my heart present, when the man turned back, from his chariot, to meet thee? So now thou hast received money, and received garments, to buy oliveyards and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and men-servants, and maid-servants.

Sed illo dic: nonne corde meo in praesenti es, quando reverte es homine de curru suo in occurso tuo? Nunc ergo accipe argento, et accipe vestes ut eme olivetos, et vineas, et oves, et boves, et servos, et ancillas.

Sed et lepra Naaman adhærebit tibi, et semini tuo usque in sempiternum. Et egressus est ab eo leprosus quasi nix.

But the leprosy of Naaman, shall also stick to thee, and to thy seed for ever. And he went out from him a leper, as white as snow.

Sed et lepra Naamane adhaere ad te, et ad semine tuo usque in sempiterno. Et egredior es ab eo leproso quasi nive.