1 Kongebok 21

1 Nogen tid efter hendte det som nu skal fortelles: Jisre'elitten Nabot hadde en vingård i Jisre'el ved siden av et slott som tilhørte Akab, kongen i Samaria.

And Achaab numbered the young men the heads of the districts, and they were two hundred and thirty: and afterwards he numbered the people, [even] every man fit for war, seven thousand.

2 Akab talte med Nabot og sa: Gi mig din vingård, så jeg kan ha den til kjøkkenhave! For den ligger tett ved mitt hus. Jeg vil gi dig en bedre vingård i stedet for den; eller om du så synes, vil jeg gi dig så meget i penger som den er verd.

And he went forth at noon, an the son of Ader was drinking [and] getting drunk in Socchoth, he and the kings, [even] thirty and two kings, his allies.

3 Men Nabot svarte: Herren la det være langt fra mig å gi dig min fedrene arv.

And the young men the heads of the districts went forth first; and they send and report to the king of Syria, saying, There are men come forth out of Samaria.

4 Så gikk Akab hjem mismodig og harm for det svar jisre'elitten Nabot hadde gitt ham da han sa: Jeg vil ikke gi dig min fedrene arv. Og han la sig på sin seng og vendte ansiktet bort og vilde ikke ete.

And he said to them, If they come forth peaceably, take them alive; and if they come forth to war, take them alive:

5 Da kom hans hustru Jesabel inn til ham, og hun spurte ham: Hvorfor er du så mismodig og vil ikke ete?

and let not the young men the heads of the districts go forth of the city. And the force that was behind them

6 Han svarte: Jeg talte med jisre'elitten Nabot og sa til ham: Gi mig din vingård for penger, eller om du ønsker, vil jeg gi dig en annen vingård i stedet. Men han sa: Jeg vil ikke gi dig min vingård.

struck each one the man next to him; and each one a second time struck the man next to him: and Syria fled, and Israel pursued them; and the son of Ader, [even] the king of Syria, escapes on the horse of a horseman.

7 Da sa hans hustru Jesabel til ham: Du får nu vise at du er konge over Israel; stå op, et og vær vel til mote! Jeg skal sørge for at du får jisre'elitten Nabots vingård.

And the king of Israel went forth, and took all the horses and the chariots, and struck [the enemy] with a great slaughter in Syria.

8 Så skrev hun et brev i Akabs navn og satte segl på det med hans signetring; og hun sendte brevet til de eldste og fornemste i hans by, de som bodde sammen med Nabot.

And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said, Strengthen yourself, and observe, and see what you shall do; for at the return of the year the son of Ader king of Syria comes up against you.

9 Og i brevet skrev hun således: Utrop en faste og la Nabot sitte øverst blandt folket,

And the servants of the king of Syria, even they said, The God of Israel [is] a God of mountains, and not a God of valleys; therefore has he prevailed against us: but if we should fight against them in the plain, verily we shall prevail against them.

10 og la to onde menn sitte midt imot ham, sa de kan vidne mot ham og si: Du har bannet Gud og kongen. Før ham så ut og sten ham ihjel!

And do you this thing: Send away the kings, each one to his place, and set princes in their stead.

11 Og mennene i byen, de eldste og fornemste som bodde i hans by, gjorde som Jesabel hadde sendt dem bud om, således som det var skrevet i det brev hun hadde sendt dem.

And we will give you [another] army according to the army that was destroyed, and cavalry according to the cavalry, and chariots according to the chariots, and we will fight against them in the plain, and we shall prevail against them. And he listened to their voice, and did so.

12 De utropte en faste og lot Nabot sitte øverst blandt folket,

And it came to pass at the return of the year, that the son of Ader reviewed Syria, and went up to Apheca to war against Israel.

13 og de to onde menn kom og satte sig midt imot ham; og de onde menn vidnet mot Nabot i folkets påhør og sa: Nabot har bannet Gud og kongen. Og de førte ham utenfor byen og stenet ham ihjel.

And the children of Israel were numbered, and came to meet them: and Israel encamped before them as two little flocks of goats, but Syria filled the land.

14 Så sendte de bud til Jesabel og lot si: Nabot er blitt stenet og er død.

And there came the man of God, and said to the king of Israel, Thus says the Lord, Because Syria has said, The Lord God of Israel [is] a God of the hills, and he [is] not a God of the valleys, therefore will I give this great army into your hand, and you shall know that I [am] the Lord.

15 Med det samme Jesabel hørte at Nabot var blitt stenet og var død, sa hun til Akab: Stå op og ta jisre'elitten Nabots vingård i eie, den som han ikke vilde la dig få for penger! For Nabot lever ikke lenger; han er død.

And they encamp one over against the other before them seven days. And it came to pass on the seventh day that the battle drew on, and Israel struck Syria, [even] a hundred thousand footmen in one day.

16 Da Akab hørte at Nabot var død, stod han op for å gå ned til Jisre'elitten Nabots vingård og ta den eie.

And the rest fled to Apheca, into the city; and the wall fell upon twenty-seven thousand men that were left: and the son of Ader fled, and entered into an inner chamber, into a closet.

17 Men Herrens ord kom til tisbitten Elias, og det lød således:

And he said to his servants, I know that the kings of Israel are merciful kings: let us now put sackcloth upon our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and let us go forth to the king of Israel, if by any means he will save our souls alive.

18 Gjør dig rede og gå ned og møt Akab, Israels konge, som bor i Samaria! Nu er han i Nabots vingård; han er gått der ned for å ta den i eie.

So they girded sackcloth upon their loins, and put ropes upon their heads, and said to the king of Israel, Your servant the son of Ader says, Let our souls live, I pray you. And he said, Does he yet live? He is my brother.

19 Og du skal tale således til ham: Så sier Herren: Har du nu både myrdet og arvet? Og du skal si til ham: Så sier Herren: På det sted hvor hundene slikket Nabots blod, skal hundene også slikke ditt blod.

And the men divined, and offered drink-offerings; and they caught the word out of his mouth, and said, Your brother the son of Ader. And he said, Go you in and fetch him. And the son of Ader went out to him, and they cause him to go up to him into the chariot.

20 Men Akab sa til Elias: Har du funnet mig, du min fiende? Han svarte: Ja, jeg har funnet dig, fordi du har solgt dig til å gjøre hvad ondt er i Herrens øine.

And he said to him, The cities which my father took from your father I will restore to you; and you shall make streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father made streets in Samaria; and I will let you go with a covenant. And he made a covenant with him, and let him go.

21 Derfor vil jeg føre ulykke over dig og feie efter dig og utrydde alle menn i Akabs hus, både myndige og umyndige i Israel,

And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbour by the word of the Lord, Strike me, I pray, And the man would not strike him.

22 og jeg vil gjøre med ditt hus som med Jeroboams, Nebats sønns hus og med Baesas, Akias sønns hus, fordi du har vakt min harme, og fordi du har fått Israel til å synde.

And he said to him, Because you have not listened to the voice of the Lord, therefore, behold, as you depart from me, a lion shall strike you: and he departed from him, and a lion found him, and struck him.

23 Også om Jesabel har Herren talt og har sagt: Hundene skal fortære Jesabel ved Jisre'els voll.

And he finds another man, and says, Strike me, I pray you. And the man struck him, and in striking wounded [him].

24 Den av Akabs hus som dør i byen, skal hundene fortære, og den som dør på marken, skal himmelens fugler fortære.

And the prophet went and stood before the king of Israel by the way, and bound his eyes with a bandage.

25 Det har aldri vært nogen som Akab, han som solgte sig til å gjøre hvad ondt var i Herrens øine, fordi hans hustru Jesabel egget ham.

And it came to pass as the king passed by, that he cried aloud to the king, and said, Your servant went out to war, and, behold, a man brought [another] man to me, and said to me, Keep his man; and if he should by any means escape, then your life shall go for his life, or you shall pay a talent of silver.

26 Hans ferd var overmåte vederstyggelig; han fulgte de motbydelige avguder, aldeles som amorittene hadde gjort, de som Herren drev bort for Israels barn.

And it came to pass, that your servant looked round this way and that way, and the man was gone. And the king of Israel said to him, Behold, you have also destroyed snares [set] for me.

27 Men da Akab hørte hvad Elias sa, sønderrev han sine klær og la sekk om sitt legeme og fastet; og han sov i sekk og gikk stille omkring.

And he hasted, and took away the bandage from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognised him, that he was one of the prophets.

28 Da kom Herrens ord til tisbitten Elias, og det lød således:

And he said to him, Thus says the Lord, Because you have suffered to escape out of your hand a man appointed to destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.

29 Har du sett at Akab har ydmyket sig for mig? Fordi han har ydmyket sig for mig, vil jeg ikke la ulykken komme i hans dager, men i hans sønns dager vil jeg la ulykken komme over hans hus.

And the king of Israel departed confounded and discouraged, and came to Samaria.