1 Kings 21

1 After these things, Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel, next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

١ وَحَدَثَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ لِنَابُوتَ الْيَزْرَعِيلِيِّ كَرْمٌ فِي يَزْرَعِيلَ، مُجَاوِرٌ لِقَصْرِ أَخْآبَ مَلِكِ السَّامِرَةِ،

2 Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near my house; and I will give you for it a better vineyard than it. Or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its worth in money.”

٢ فَقَالَ أَخْآبُ لِنَابُوتَ: «قَايِضْنِي كَرْمَكَ لأَجْعَلَهُ حَدِيقَةَ خُضْرَوَاتٍ، لأَنَّهُ مُجَاوِرٌ لِقَصْرِي، فَأُعْطِيَكَ بَدَلاً مِنْهُ كَرْماً أَفْضَلَ مِنْهُ، أَوْ إِذَا رَاقَ لَكَ أَدْفَعُ ثَمَنَهُ فِضَّةً».

3 Naboth said to Ahab, “May Yahweh forbid me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!”

٣ فَأَجَابَ نَابُوتُ: «مَعاذَ اللهِ أَنْ أُفَرِّطَ فِي مِيرَاثِ آبَائِي».

4 Ahab came into his house sullen and angry because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him, for he had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He laid himself down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.

٤ فَدَخَلَ أَخْآبُ قَصْرَهُ مُكْتَئِباً مَهْمُوماً مُتَأَثِّراً مِنْ قَوْلِ نَابُوتَ الْيَزْرَعِيلِيِّ: «لاَ أُفَرِّطُ فِي مِيرَاثِ آبَائِي». وَاسْتَلْقَى فَوْقَ سَرِيرِهِ مُشِيحاً بِوَجْهِهِ نَحْوَ الْحَائِطِ عَازِفاً عَنِ الطَّعَامِ.

5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, “Why is your spirit so sad that you eat no bread?”

٥ فَأَقْبَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ زَوْجَتُهُ إِيزَابَلُ قَائِلَةً: «مَالِي أَرَاكَ مُنْقَبِضاً عَازِفاً عَنِ الطَّعَامِ؟»

6 He said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ He answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”

٦ فَأَجَابَهَا: «لأَنِّي قُلْتُ لِنَابُوتَ الْيَزْرَعِيلِيِّ: بِعْنِي كَرْمَكَ، وَإِذَا شِئْتَ قَايَضْتُكَ بِكَرْمٍ آخَرَ، فَأَجَابَ: لاَ أُعْطيِكَ كَرْمِي»

7 Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now govern the kingdom of Israel? Arise, and eat bread, and let your heart be merry. I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”

٧ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ إِيزَابَلُ: «أَهَكَذَا تَحْكُمُ كَمَلِكٍ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ قُمْ وَتَنَاوَلْ طَعَاماً وَطِبْ نَفْساً، فَأَنَا أَحْصُلُ لَكَ عَلَى كَرْمِ نَابُوتَ الْيَزْرَعِيلِيِّ».

8 So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles who were in his city, who lived with Naboth.

٨ ثُمَّ حَرَّرَتْ رَسَائِلَ بِاسْمِ أَخْآبَ، وَخَتَمَتْهَا بِخَاتَمِهِ وَبَعَثَتْ بِهَا إِلَى شُيُوخِ وَوُجَهَاءِ يَزْرَعِيلَ حَيْثُ يُقِيمُ نَابُوتُ.

9 She wrote in the letters, saying, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.

٩ وَقَالَتْ فِيهَا: «ادْعُوا الشَّعْبَ لِلصَّوْمِ، وَأَجْلِسُوا نَابُوتَ فِي مَكَانِ الصَّدَارَةِ،

10 Set two men, wicked fellows, before him, and let them testify against him, saying, ‘You cursed God and the king!’ Then carry him out, and stone him to death.”

١٠ وَأَقِيمُوا شَاهِدَيْ زُورٍ لِيَشْهَدَا أَنَّ نَابُوتَ جَدَّفَ عَلَى اللهِ وَعَلَى الْمَلِكِ، ثُمَّ أَخْرِجُوهُ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَارْجُمُوهُ حَتَّى يَمُوتَ».

11 The men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had instructed them in the letters which she had written and sent to them.

١١ فَنَفَّذَ شُيُوخُ مَدِينَتِهِ وَوُجَهَاؤُهَا أَوَامِرَ إِيزَابَلَ كَمَا هِيَ وَارِدَةٌ فِي الرَّسَائِلِ الَّتِي بَعَثَتْ بِهَا إِلَيْهِمْ.

12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.

١٢ فَتَدَاعَوْا لِلصَّوْمِ، وَأَجْلَسُوا نَابُوتَ فِي مَكَانِ الصَّدَارَةِ.

13 The two men, the wicked fellows, came in and sat before him. The wicked fellows testified against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king!” Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him to death with stones.

١٣ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ شَاهِدَا زُورٍ وَجَلَسَا تُجَاهَهُ، وَشَهِدَا عَلَى نَابُوتَ أَمَامَ الشَّعْبِ قَائِلَيْنِ: «قَدْ جَدَّفَ نَابُوتُ عَلَى اللهِ وَعَلَى الْمَلِكِ». فَجَرُّوهُ إِلَى خَارِجِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَرَجَمُوهُ بِالْحِجَارَةِ حَتَّى مَاتَ.

14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.”

١٤ وَأَبْلَغُوا إِيزَابَلَ أَنَّ نَابُوتَ قَدْ رُجِمَ فَمَاتَ.

15 When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.”

١٥ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتْ إِيزَابَلُ بِمَوْتِ نَابُوتَ قَالَتْ لأَخْآبَ: «قُمْ وَرِثْ كَرْمَ نَابُوتَ الْيَزْرَعِيلِيِّ، الَّذِي أَبَى أَنْ يَبِيعَكَ إِيَّاهُ بِفِضَّةٍ، لأَنَّ نَابُوتَ قَدْ أَصْبَحَ فِي عِدَادِ الأَمْوَاتِ».

16 When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.

١٦ عِنْدَئِذٍ قَامَ أَخْآبُ وَنَزَلَ لِيَتَفَقَّدَ كَرْمَ نَابُوتَ وَيَسْتَوْلِيَ عَلَيْهِ.

17 Yahweh’s word came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

١٧ وَلَكِنَّ الرَّبَّ قَالَ لإِيلِيَّا التَّشْبِيِّ:

18 “Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who dwells in Samaria. Behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone down to take possession of it.

١٨ «قُمِ امْضِ لِلِقَاءِ أَخْآبَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ الْمُقِيمِ فِي السَّامِرَةِ، فَهَا هُوَ قَدْ نَزَلَ إِلَى كَرْمِ نَابُوتَ لِيَسْتَوْلِيَ عَلَيْهِ،

19 You shall speak to him, saying, ‘Yahweh says, “Have you killed and also taken possession?”’ You shall speak to him, saying, ‘Yahweh says, “In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs will lick your blood, even yours.”’”

١٩ وَقُلْ لَهُ: هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ: هَلْ قَتَلْتَ وَامْتَلَكْتَ أَيْضاً؟ فِي الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي لَعِقَتْ فِيهِ الْكِلاَبُ دَمَ نَابُوتَ تَلْعَقُ الْكِلاَبُ دَمَكَ أَيْضاً».

20 Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, my enemy?” He answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do that which is evil in Yahweh’s sight.

٢٠ وَمَا إِنْ رَأَى أَخْآبُ إِيلِيَّا حَتَّى قَالَ: «هَلْ وَجَدْتَنِي يَاعَدُوِّي؟» فَأَجَابَهُ: «قَدْ وَجَدْتُكَ لأَنَّكَ بِعْتَ نَفْسَكَ لاِرْتِكَابِ الشَّرِّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ.

21 Behold, I will bring evil on you, and will utterly sweep you away and will cut off from Ahab everyone who urinates against a wall, and him who is shut up and him who is left at large in Israel.

٢١ لِهَذَا يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ: هَا أَنَا أَجْلِبُ عَلَيْكَ شَرّاً وَأُبِيِدُ ذُرِّيَّتَكَ وَأُفْنِي كُلَّ ذَكَرٍ لَكَ، حُرّاً كَانَ أَمْ عَبْداً.

22 I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation with which you have provoked me to anger, and have made Israel to sin.”

٢٢ وَأَجْعَلُ مَصِيرَ بَيْتِكَ كَمَصِيرِ بَيْتِ يَرُبْعَامَ بْنِ نَبَاطَ، وَكَمَصِيرِ بَيْتِ بَعْشَا بْنِ أَخِيَّا، لِفَرْطِ مَا أَثَرْتَهُ مِنْ غَيْظِي، وَلأَ نَّكَ اسْتَغْوَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ لاِرْتِكَابِ الْمَعْصِيَةِ».

23 Yahweh also spoke of Jezebel, saying, “The dogs will eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel.

٢٣ وَأَصْدَرَ الرَّبُّ قَضَاءَهُ عَلَى إِيزَابَلَ قَائِلاً: «إِنَّ الْكِلاَبَ سَتَلْتَهِمُ جُثَّتَهَا عِنْدَ مِتْرَسَةِ يَزْرَعِيلَ.

24 The dogs will eat he who dies of Ahab in the city; and the birds of the sky will eat he who dies in the field.”

٢٤ وَكُلُّ مَنْ يَمُوتُ مِنْ أُسْرَتِكَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ تَأْكُلُهُ الْكِلاَبُ وَمَنْ يَمُوتُ مِنْهُمْ فِي الْحَقْلِ تَنْهَشُهُ الطُّيُورُ».

25 But there was no one like Ahab, who sold himself to do that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.

٢٥ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ نَظِيرَ أَخْآبَ الَّذِي أَغْوَتْهُ زَوْجَتُهُ إِيزَابَلُ، فَبَاعَ نَفْسَهُ لارْتِكَابِ الشَّرِّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ.

26 He did very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites did, whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel.

٢٦ فَقَدْ غَرِقَ فِي حَمْأَةِ الرَّجَاسَةِ بِعِبَادَتِهِ الأَصْنَامَ، مِثْلَمَا فَعَلَ الأَمُورِيُّونَ الَّذِينَ طَرَدَهُمُ الرَّبُّ مِنْ أَمَامِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

27 When Ahab heard those words, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his body, fasted, lay in sackcloth, and went about despondently.

٢٧ وَعِنْدَمَا سَمِعَ أَخْآبُ هَذَا الْقَضَاءَ، مَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ وَارْتَدَى مِسْحاً، وَصَامَ وَاضْطَجَعَ بِثِيَابِ الْمِسْحِ وَمَشَى ذَلِيلاً.

28 Yahweh’s word came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

٢٨ فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لإِيلِيَّا:

29 “See how Ahab humbles himself before me? Because he humbles himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days; but I will bring the evil on his house in his son’s day.”

٢٩ «هَلْ رَأَيْتَ كَيْفَ ذَلَّ أَخْآبُ أَمَامِي؟ مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ لَنْ أَجْلِبَ الشَّرَّ عَلَيْهِ فِي حَيَاتِهِ، بَلْ أُنْزِلَ الْعِقَابَ بِبَيْتِهِ فِي أَيَّامِ ابْنِهِ».