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 after these things, in that time, there was a vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, who was in Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab, the king of Samaria.

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.

Therefore, Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying: “Give your vineyard to me, so that I may make for myself a garden of herbs. For it is nearby and is beside my house. And I will give to you, in place of it, a better vineyard. Or if you consider it to be more convenient for you, I will give you the price in silver, whatever it is worth.”

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

Naboth responded to him, “May the Lord be gracious to me, lest I give to you the inheritance of my fathers.”

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.

Then Ahab went into his house, angry and gnashing his teeth over the word that Naboth, the Jezreelite, had spoken to him, saying, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And casting himself on his bed, he turned away his face to the wall, and he would not eat bread.

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

Then Jezebel, his wife, entered to him, and she said to him: “What is this matter, by which your soul has been saddened? And why do you not eat bread?”

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.

And he responded to her: “I spoke to Naboth, the Jezreelite, and I said to him: ‘Give your vineyard to me, and accept money. Or if it pleases you, I will give to you a better vineyard, in place of it.’ And he said, ‘I will not give my vineyard to you.’”

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.

Then Jezebel, his wife, said to him: “You are of great authority, and you rule well in the kingdom of Israel. Rise up and eat bread, and be even-tempered. I will give the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, to you.”

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 so, she wrote letters in the name of Ahab, and she sealed these with his ring. And she sent to those greater by birth, and to the nobles who were in his city and living with Naboth.

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

And this was the judgment of the letters: “Proclaim a fast, and cause Naboth to sit among the first rulers of the people.

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 send out two men, sons of Belial, against him. And let them speak the false testimony: ‘He has blasphemed God and king.’ And then lead him away, and stone him, and so let him die.”

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.

Then his fellow citizens, those greater by birth and the nobles who were living with him in the city, did just as Jezebel had instructed them, and just as it was written in the letters that she had sent to them.

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

They proclaimed a fast, and they caused Naboth to sit among the first rulers of the people.

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 bringing forward two men, sons of the devil, they caused them to sit opposite him. And they, acting indeed like diabolical men, spoke testimony against him before the multitude: “Naboth has blasphemed God and king.” For this reason, they led him away, beyond the city, and they put him to death by stoning.

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

And they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned, and he has died.”

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.

Then it happened that, when Jezebel had heard that Naboth was stoned and was dead, she said to Ahab: “Rise up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, who was not willing to acquiesce to you, and to give it to you in exchange for money. For Naboth is not alive, but dead.”

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 when Ahab had heard this, namely, that Naboth was dead, he rose up and descended to the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, so that he might take possession of it.

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

Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah, the Tishbite, saying:

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.

“Rise up, and descend to meet Ahab, the king of Israel, who is in Samaria. Behold, he is descending to the vineyard of Naboth, so that he may take possession of it.

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 you shall speak to him, saying: ‘Thus says the Lord: You have killed. Moreover you have also taken possession.’ And after this, you shall add: ‘Thus says the Lord: In this place, where the dogs have licked the blood of Naboth, they shall also lick your blood.’”

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 Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you discovered me to be your enemy?” And he said: “I have discovered you to have been sold, so that you would do evil in the sight of the Lord:

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,

‘Behold, I will lead evil over you. And I will cut down your posterity. And I will put to death of Ahab whatever urinates against a wall, and whatever is lame, and whatever is last in Israel.

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 I will cause your house to be like the house of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha, the son of Ahijah. For you have acted so that you provoked me to anger, and so that you caused Israel to sin.’

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

And about Jezebel also, the Lord spoke, saying: ‘The dogs shall consume Jezebel in the field of Jezreel.

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

If Ahab will have died in the city, the dogs will consume him. But if he will have died in the field, the birds of the air will consume him.’”

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 so, there was no other person similar to Ahab, who was sold so that he did evil in the sight of the Lord. For his wife, Jezebel, urged him on.

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 he became abominable, so much so that he followed the idols that the Amorites had made, whom the Lord consumed before the face of the sons of Israel.

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.

Then, when Ahab had heard these words, he tore his garments, and he put haircloth on his body, and he fasted, and he slept in sackcloth, and he walked with his head downcast.

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

And the word of the Lord came to Elijah, the Tishbite, saying:

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.

“Have you not seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Therefore, since he has humbled himself because of me, I will not lead in the evil during his days. Instead, during the days of his son, I will bring in the evil to his house.”