اَلْمُلُوكِ ٱلْأَوَّلُ 21

١ 1 وَحَدَثَ بَعْدَ هَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ أَنَّهُ كَانَ لِنَابُوتَ ٱلْيَزْرَعِيلِيِّ كَرْمٌ فِي يَزْرَعِيلَ بِجَانِبِ قَصْرِ أَخْآبَ مَلِكِ ٱلسَّامِرَةِ.

Sometime later this happened: There was a man named Naboth from Jezreel, who owned a vineyard in Jezreel close to King Ahab's palace in Samaria.

٢ 2 فَكَلَّمَ أَخْآبُ نَابُوتَ قَائِلًا: «أَعْطِنِي كَرْمَكَ فَيَكُونَ لِي بُسْتَانَ بُقُولٍ، لِأَنَّهُ قَرِيبٌ بِجَانِبِ بَيْتِي، فَأُعْطِيَكَ عِوَضَهُ كَرْمًا أَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ. أَوْ إِذَا حَسُنَ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ أَعْطَيْتُكَ ثَمَنَهُ فِضَّةً».

Ahab went to Naboth and said, “Give me your vineyard so I can turn it into a vegetable garden, because it's close to my palace. In return I'll give you a better vineyard, or if you want I'll pay you for it in cash.”

٣ 3 فَقَالَ نَابُوتُ لِأَخْآبَ: «حَاشَا لِي مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ أَنْ أُعْطِيَكَ مِيرَاثَ آبَائِي».

But Naboth replied, “The Lord curse me if I should give you my forefathers' inheritance.”

٤ 4 فَدَخَلَ أَخْآبُ بَيْتَهُ مُكْتَئِبًا مَغْمُومًا مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْكَلَامِ ٱلَّذِي كَلَّمَهُ بِهِ نَابُوتُ ٱلْيَزْرَعِيلِيُّ قَائِلًا: «لَا أُعْطِيكَ مِيرَاثَ آبَائِي». وَٱضْطَجَعَ عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ وَحَوَّلَ وَجْهَهُ وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ خُبْزًا.

Ahab went home sulking and infuriated because Naboth from Jezreel had said, “I will not give you my forefathers' inheritance.” He went to bed, wouldn't look at anyone, and refused to eat.

٥ 5 فَدَخَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ إِيزَابَلُ ٱمْرَأَتُهُ وَقَالَتْ لَهُ: «لِمَاذَا رُوحُكَ مُكْتَئِبَةٌ وَلَا تَأْكُلُ خُبْزًا؟»

His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, “Why are you so upset about? That you don't want to eat?”

٦ 6 فَقَالَ لَهَا: «لِأَنِّي كَلَّمْتُ نَابُوتَ ٱلْيَزْرَعِيلِيَّ وَقُلْتُ لَهُ: أَعْطِنِي كَرْمَكَ بِفِضَّةٍ، وَإِذَا شِئْتَ أَعْطَيْتُكَ كَرْمًا عِوَضَهُ، فَقَالَ: لَا أُعْطِيكَ كَرْمِي».

Ahab replied, “It's because I talked with Naboth from Jezreel and I asked him, ‘Give me your vineyard for cash, or if you want, I'll give you another vineyard instead.’ But he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”

٧ 7 فَقَالَتْ لَهُ إِيزَابَلُ: «أَأَنْتَ ٱلْآنَ تَحْكُمُ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ قُمْ كُلْ خُبْزًا وَلْيَطِبْ قَلْبُكَ. أَنَا أُعْطِيكَ كَرْمَ نَابُوتَ ٱلْيَزْرَعِيلِيِّ».

“Aren't you the king of Israel?” his wife Jezebel replied. “Get up, have something to eat, and cheer up. I'll get you the vineyard of Naboth from Jezreel.”

٨ 8 ثُمَّ كَتَبَتْ رَسَائِلَ بِٱسْمِ أَخْآبَ، وَخَتَمَتْهَا بِخَاتِمِهِ، وَأَرْسَلَتِ ٱلرَّسَائِلَ إِلَى ٱلشُّيُوخِ وَٱلْأَشْرَافِ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي مَدِينَتِهِ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ مَعَ نَابُوتَ.

So she wrote some letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal. She sent the letters to the elders and leaders in the town where Naboth lived.

٩ 9 وَكَتَبَتْ فِي ٱلرَّسَائِلِ تَقُولُ: «نَادُوا بِصَوْمٍ، وَأَجْلِسُوا نَابُوتَ فِي رَأْسِ ٱلشَّعْبِ.

In the letters she wrote to tell them, “Announce a religious fast, and give Naboth a seat of honor.

١٠ 10 وَأَجْلِسُوا رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ بَنِي بَلِيَّعَالَ تُجَاهَهُ لِيَشْهَدَا قَائِلَيْنِ: قَدْ جَدَّفْتَ عَلَى ٱللهِ وَعَلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ. ثُمَّ أَخْرِجُوهُ وَٱرْجُمُوهُ فَيَمُوتَ».

But seat two bad men opposite him and have them accuse him, saying, ‘You have cursed God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”

١١ 11 فَفَعَلَ رِجَالُ مَدِينَتِهِ، ٱلشُّيُوخُ وَٱلْأَشْرَافُ ٱلسَّاكِنُونَ فِي مَدِينَتِهِ، كَمَا أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِمْ إِيزَابَلُ، كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ فِي ٱلرَّسَائِلِ ٱلَّتِي أَرْسَلَتْهَا إِلَيْهِمْ.

So the elders and leaders who lived in Naboth's town did as Jezebel had said in the letters she had written and sent to them.

١٢ 12 فَنَادَوْا بِصَوْمٍ وَأَجْلَسُوا نَابُوتَ فِي رَأْسِ ٱلشَّعْبِ.

They announced a religious fast, and gave Naboth a seat of honor.

١٣ 13 وَأَتَى رَجُلَانِ مِنْ بَنِي بَلِيَّعَالَ وَجَلَسَا تُجَاهَهُ، وَشَهِدَ رَجُلَا بِليَّعَالَ عَلَى نَابُوتَ أَمَامَ ٱلشَّعْبِ قَائِلَيْنِ: «قَدْ جَدَّفَ نَابُوتُ عَلَى ٱللهِ وَعَلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ». فَأَخْرَجُوهُ خَارِجَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَرَجَمُوهُ بِحِجَارَةٍ فَمَاتَ.

Two bad men came and sat opposite him, and accused him in front of the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the town and stoned him to death.

١٤ 14 وَأَرْسَلُوا إِلَى إِيزَابَلَ يَقُولُونَ: «قَدْ رُجِمَ نَابُوتُ وَمَاتَ».

Then they sent a message to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned. He's dead.”

١٥ 15 وَلَمَّا سَمِعَتْ إِيزَابَلُ أَنَّ نَابُوتَ قَدْ رُجِمَ وَمَاتَ، قَالَتْ إِيزَابَلُ لِأَخْآبَ: «قُمْ رِثْ كَرْمَ نَابُوتَ ٱلْيَزْرَعِيلِيِّ ٱلَّذِي أَبَى أَنْ يُعْطِيَكَ إِيَّاهُ بِفِضَّةٍ، لِأَنَّ نَابُوتَ لَيْسَ حَيًّا بَلْ هُوَ مَيْتٌ».

As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and he was dead, Jezebel told Ahab, “Get up, go and claim ownership of the vineyard of Naboth from Jezreel, which he refused to sell you, for Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.”

١٦ 16 وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ أَخْآبُ أَنَّ نَابُوتَ قَدْ مَاتَ، قَامَ أَخْآبُ لِيَنْزِلَ إِلَى كَرْمِ نَابُوتَ ٱلْيَزْرَعِيلِيِّ لِيَرِثَهُ.

When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went to claim ownership of Naboth's vineyard.

١٧ 17 فَكَانَ كَلَامُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى إِيلِيَّا ٱلتِّشْبِيِّ قَائِلًا:

Then the Lord sent a message to Elijah the Tishbite:

١٨ 18 «قُمِ ٱنْزِلْ لِلِقَاءِ أَخْآبَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسَّامِرَةِ. هُوَذَا هُوَ فِي كَرْمِ نَابُوتَ ٱلَّذِي نَزَلَ إِلَيْهِ لِيَرِثَهُ.

“Go and meet Ahab, king of Israel, in Samaria. He is right now in Naboth's vineyard, where he has gone to claim ownership of it.

١٩ 19 وَكَلِّمْهُ قَائِلًا: هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: هَلْ قَتَلْتَ وَوَرِثْتَ أَيْضًا؟ ثُمَّ كَلِّمْهُ قَائِلًا: هَكَذاَ قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: فِي ٱلْمَكَانِ ٱلَّذِي لَحَسَتْ فِيهِ ٱلْكِلَابُ دَمَ نَابُوتَ تَلْحَسُ ٱلْكِلَابُ دَمَكَ أَنْتَ أَيْضًا».

Tell him: This is what the Lord says: Have you murdered a man and robbed him? Then tell him: This is what the Lord says: In the very spot where dogs licked up Naboth's blood, dogs will lick up your own blood.”

٢٠ 20 فَقَالَ أَخْآبُ لِإِيلِيَّا: «هَلْ وَجَدْتَنِي يَا عَدُوِّي؟» فَقَالَ: «قَدْ وَجَدْتُكَ لِأَنَّكَ قَدْ بِعْتَ نَفْسَكَ لِعَمَلِ ٱلشَّرِّ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

“So have you come to find me, my enemy?” Ahab asked Elijah. “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the Lord sight,” Elijah replied.

٢١ 21 هَأَنَذَا أَجْلِبُ عَلَيْكَ شَرًّا، وَأُبِيدُ نَسْلَكَ، وَأَقْطَعُ لِأَخْآبَ كُلَّ بَائِلٍ بِحَائِطٍ وَمَحْجُوزٍ وَمُطْلَقٍ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

He says, “Watch out! I'm going to bring disaster on you and destroy your descendants. I will kill from every male of Ahab's line, both slave and free, in the whole of Israel.

٢٢ 22 وَأَجْعَلُ بَيْتَكَ كَبَيْتِ يَرُبْعَامَ بْنِ نَبَاطَ، وَكَبَيْتِ بَعْشَا بْنِ أَخِيَّا، لِأَجْلِ ٱلْإِغَاظَةِ ٱلَّتِي أَغَظْتَنِي، وَلِجَعْلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ يُخْطِئُ».

I will make your house like that of Jeroboam, son of Nebat, and like that of Baasha, son of Ahijah, because you have angered me and made Israel sin.

٢٣ 23 وَتَكَلَّمَ ٱلرَّبُّ عَنْ إِيزَابَلَ أَيْضًا قَائِلًا: «إِنَّ ٱلْكِلَابَ تَأْكُلُ إِيزَابَلَ عِنْدَ مِتْرَسَةِ يَزْرَعِيلَ.

And as far as Jezebel is concerned, the Lord says, ‘Dogs will eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’

٢٤ 24 مَنْ مَاتَ لِأَخْآبَ فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ تَأْكُلُهُ ٱلْكِلَابُ، وَمَنْ مَاتَ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ تَأْكُلُهُ طُيُورُ ٱلسَّمَاءِ».

Those of Ahab's family who die in the town will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the countryside will be eaten by birds.”

٢٥ 25 وَلَمْ يَكُنْ كَأَخْآبَ ٱلَّذِي بَاعَ نَفْسَهُ لِعَمَلِ ٱلشَّرِّ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ، ٱلَّذِي أَغْوَتْهُ إِيزَابَلُ ٱمْرَأَتُهُ.

(No one else was so bad as Ahab, who sold himself to do what is evil in the Lord's sight, because his wife Jezebel encouraged him.

٢٦ 26 وَرَجِسَ جِدًّا بِذَهَابِهِ وَرَاءَ ٱلْأَصْنَامِ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا فَعَلَ ٱلْأَمُورِيُّونَ ٱلَّذِينَ طَرَدَهُمُ ٱلرَّبُّ مِنْ أَمَامِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

He did the most despicable things, worshiping idols like the Amorites the Lord had driven out before Israel.)

٢٧ 27 وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ أَخْآبُ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامَ، شَقَّ ثِيَابَهُ وَجَعَلَ مِسْحًا عَلَى جَسَدِهِ، وَصَامَ وَٱضْطَجَعَ بِٱلْمِسْحِ وَمَشَى بِسُكُوتٍ.

As soon as Ahab heard this message, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He even went to bed in sackcloth, and walked around repentantly.

٢٨ 28 فَكَانَ كَلَامُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى إِيلِيَّا ٱلتِّشْبِيِّ قَائِلًا:

Then the Lord sent a message to Elijah the Tishbite:

٢٩ 29 «هَلْ رَأَيْتَ كَيْفَ ٱتَّضَعَ أَخْآبُ أَمَامِي؟ فَمِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُ قَدِ ٱتَّضَعَ أَمَامِي لَا أَجْلِبُ ٱلشَّرَّ فِي أَيَّامِهِ، بَلْ فِي أَيَّامِ ٱبْنِهِ أَجْلِبُ ٱلشَّرَّ عَلَى بَيْتِهِ».

“Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the disaster during his lifetime, but I will bring down disaster on his family in the lifetime of his son.”