1 Raja-raja 21
1 Dekat istana Raja Ahab di Yizreel ada sebidang kebun anggur kepunyaan orang yang bernama Nabot.
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.
2 Suatu hari Ahab berkata kepada Nabot, "Berikanlah kebun anggurmu itu kepadaku, sebab kebun itu dekat dengan istanaku. Aku ingin menanam sayur-sayuran di situ. Kau akan mendapat kebun anggur yang lebih baik sebagai gantinya, atau kalau kau mau, aku akan membelinya dengan harga yang layak."
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.”
3 Nabot menjawab, "Kebun anggur ini pusaka nenek moyang saya. Demi Allah, saya tidak boleh memberikannya kepada Tuan!"
But Naboth replied, “The Lord curse me if I should give you my forefathers' inheritance.”
4 Dengan hati yang kesal dan marah karena mendengar apa yang dikatakan Nabot kepadanya, Ahab pulang lalu berbaring di tempat tidurnya dengan memalingkan mukanya dan tak mau makan.
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.
5 Izebel istrinya pergi kepadanya dan bertanya, "Mengapa engkau kesal? Mengapa tak mau makan?"
His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, “Why are you so upset about? That you don't want to eat?”
6 Ahab menjawab, "Saya tidak senang dengan Nabot. Saya minta kepadanya supaya ia menjual kebun anggurnya kepada saya, atau saya menukarnya dengan kebun anggur yang lain, jika itulah yang dikehendakinya, tetapi ia tidak mau!"
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.’”
7 "Kau kan raja di Israel!" sahut Izebel. "Bangunlah sekarang dan makanlah. Senangkanlah hatimu, sebab saya akan memberikan kebun anggur Nabot itu kepadamu!"
“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.”
8 Maka Izebel menulis surat atas nama Ahab dan membubuhi segel raja pada surat itu. Surat itu dikirimnya kepada pemimpin-pemimpin dan tokoh-tokoh masyarakat di Yizreel.
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.
9 Inilah isi surat itu, "Umumkanlah supaya rakyat berpuasa dan suruhlah mereka berkumpul! Dalam pertemuan itu berikanlah kepada Nabot tempat duduk yang terhormat.
In the letters she wrote to tell them, “Announce a religious fast, and give Naboth a seat of honor.
10 Suruhlah dua orang jahat duduk menghadapnya dan menuduh dia bahwa ia telah mengutuk Allah dan raja. Lalu bawalah dia ke luar kota, dan lemparilah dia dengan batu sampai mati!"
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.”
11 Perintah Izebel itu dilaksanakan oleh para pemimpin dan tokoh-tokoh masyarakat Yizreel.
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.
12 Mereka mengumumkan supaya rakyat berpuasa. Kemudian mereka menyuruh orang berkumpul dan Nabot diberi tempat yang terhormat.
They announced a religious fast, and gave Naboth a seat of honor.
13 Dua penjahat duduk berhadapan dengan Nabot, dan di depan umum mereka menuduh dia bahwa ia telah mengutuki Allah dan raja. Karena itu ia dibawa ke luar kota lalu dilempari dengan batu sampai mati.
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.
14 Berita tentang pelaksanaan pembunuhan Nabot disampaikan kepada Izebel.
Then they sent a message to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned. He's dead.”
15 Segera setelah Izebel menerima berita itu berkatalah ia kepada Ahab, "Nabot sudah mati. Sekarang pergilah ambil kebun anggur itu yang tidak mau dijualnya kepadamu."
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.”
16 Ahab segera pergi dan mengambil kebun anggur itu menjadi miliknya.
When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went to claim ownership of Naboth's vineyard.
17 Lalu kata TUHAN kepada Elia, nabi dari Tisbe itu,
Then the Lord sent a message to Elijah the Tishbite:
18 "Ahab, raja Samaria itu sekarang ada di kebun anggur Nabot hendak mengambil kebun itu menjadi miliknya. Jadi, pergilah ke sana,
“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.
19 dan sampaikan kepadanya bahwa Aku, TUHAN, berkata begini, 'Sudah membunuh, merampas lagi! Karena itu darahmu akan dijilat anjing di tempat anjing-anjing menjilat darah Nabot!'"
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.”
20 Ketika Ahab melihat Elia, ia berkata, "Hai musuh, akhirnya kau mendapat aku!" "Benar," sahut Elia. "Karena Tuan dengan tekad melakukan yang jahat pada pemandangan TUHAN,
“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.
21 maka inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN kepada Tuan, 'Aku akan mendatangkan bencana ke atasmu. Kau akan Kusingkirkan, dan setiap orang laki-laki dalam keluargamu, tua dan muda, akan Kulenyapkan.
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.
22 Keluargamu akan menjadi seperti keluarga Raja Yerobeam anak Nebat dan seperti keluarga Raja Baesa anak Ahia, karena engkau sudah menyebabkan orang Israel berbuat dosa sehingga membangkitkan kemarahan-Ku.'
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.
23 Dan mengenai Izebel, TUHAN berkata bahwa badannya akan dimakan anjing di dalam kota Yizreel.
And as far as Jezebel is concerned, the Lord says, ‘Dogs will eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’
24 Siapa saja dari anggota keluargamu yang mati di kota akan dimakan anjing, dan yang mati di luar kota akan dimakan burung."
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.”
25 Tidak pernah ada orang yang dengan tekad melakukan yang jahat pada pemandangan TUHAN seperti yang dilakukan oleh Ahab. Semua kejahatan itu dilakukannya atas dorongan Izebel, istrinya.
(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.
26 Ahab melakukan dosa-dosa yang sangat hina: ia menyembah berhala seperti yang dilakukan orang Amori, yaitu orang-orang yang telah diusir TUHAN keluar dari negeri Kanaan pada waktu orang Israel memasuki negeri itu.
He did the most despicable things, worshiping idols like the Amorites the Lord had driven out before Israel.)
27 Setelah Elia selesai berbicara, Ahab menyobek pakaiannya dan memakai kain karung sebagai tanda penyesalan, lalu berpuasa. Pada waktu tidur pun ia memakai kain karung, dan kalau berjalan, mukanya murung terus.
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.
28 TUHAN berkata kepada Nabi Elia,
Then the Lord sent a message to Elijah the Tishbite:
29 "Sudahkah kaulihat bagaimana Ahab merendahkan diri di hadapan-Ku? Karena itu, Aku tidak akan mendatangkan bencana selama ia masih hidup. Pada masa anaknya barulah Aku mendatangkan bencana itu ke atas keluarganya."
“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.”
