1 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Beth-el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. 2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon thee. 3 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out. 4 And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Beth-el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him. 5 The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD. 6 And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored him again, and became as it was before. 7 And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward. 8 And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place: 9 For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest. 10 So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el.
11 ¶ Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father. 12 And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah. 13 And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon, 14 And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am . 15 Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread. 16 And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place: 17 For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest. 18 He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him. 19 So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.
20 ¶ And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back: 21 And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee, 22 But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the Lord did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.
23 ¶ And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit , for the prophet whom he had brought back. 24 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase. 25 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt. 26 And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof , he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto him. 27 And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him . 28 And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass. 29 And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him. 30 And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying , Alas, my brother! 31 And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones: 32 For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.
33 ¶ After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places. 34 And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.
Dieva vīrs no Jūdas
1 Redzi, kāds Dieva vīrs nāca no Jūdas Kunga vārdā uz Bēteli. Jārobāms stāvēja pie altāra un kvēpināja. 2 Un tas vīrs sauca pret altāri Kunga vārdu un sacīja: “Altāri, ak, altāri, tā saka Kungs: redzi, Dāvida namā dzims dēls, vārdā Jošijāhu, un viņš upurēs uz tevis augstieņu priesterus, kas uz tevis kvēpina, un uz tevis dedzinās cilvēku kaulus!” 3 Un todien viņš deva zīmi: “Šī ir zīme, ko Kungs sacījis: redzi, altāris pāršķelsies un nobirs pelni, kas uz tā!” 4 Kad ķēniņš Jārobāms dzirdēja Dieva vīra vārdus, kurus tas sauca pret altāri Bētelē, viņš izstiepa roku no altāra un sacīja: “Sagrābiet viņu!” Bet roka, kuru viņš bija izstiepis, nokalta, un viņš nevarēja to saliekt. 5 Altāris pāršķēlās, un pelni nobira no altāra – tā bija zīme, ko Dieva vīrs bija devis Kunga vārdā. 6 Tad ķēniņš sacīja Dieva vīram: “Lūdz jel Kungu, savu Dievu, aizlūdz par mani, lai mana roka kļūst vesela!” Un Dieva vīrs lūdza Kungu, un ķēniņa roka atkal kļuva vesela kā iepriekš. 7 Ķēniņš teica Dieva vīram: “Nāc jel ar mani manā namā un atspirdzinies, un es tev došu dāvanu.” 8 Bet Dieva vīrs sacīja ķēniņam: “Pat ja tu dosi man pusi sava nama, es neiešu ar tevi – neēdīšu maizi un nedzeršu ūdeni šajā vietā, 9 jo Kunga vārdā man ir pavēlēts: neēd maizi un nedzer ūdeni, neatgriezies pa to pašu ceļu, pa kuru atnāci.” 10 Un viņš aizgāja pa citu ceļu un neatgriezās pa to ceļu, pa kuru bija nācis uz Bēteli.
11 Bētelē dzīvoja kāds vecs pravietis. Viņa dēli nāca un atstāstīja visu, ko Dieva vīrs todien bija darījis Bētelē, un viņi atstāstīja savam tēvam arī to, ko viņš bija teicis ķēniņam. 12 Tēvs tiem jautāja: “Pa kuru ceļu viņš aizgāja?” Dēli bija redzējuši, pa kuru ceļu aizgāja Dieva vīrs, kas bija nācis no Jūdas. 13 Tad viņš sacīja saviem dēliem: “Apseglojiet man ēzeli.” Tie viņam apsegloja ēzeli, un viņš aizjāja. 14 Viņš sekoja Dieva vīram un atrada to sēžam zem ozola. Viņš tam sacīja: “Vai tu esi Dieva vīrs, kurš nācis no Jūdas?” Un tas teica: “Jā.” 15 Un viņš tam sacīja: “Nāc pie manis namā un ēd maizi.” 16 Un tas sacīja: “Es nevaru atgriezties un iet tev līdzi, es neēdīšu maizi un nedzeršu ūdeni ar tevi šajā vietā, 17 jo man Kunga vārdā ir teikts: neēd tur maizi un nedzer ūdeni, neatgriezies pa to pašu ceļu, pa kuru atnāci.” 18 Bet viņš tam sacīja: “Arī es esmu pravietis tāpat kā tu, un eņģelis man ir teicis Kunga vārdā: atved viņu savā namā, lai tas ēd maizi un dzer ūdeni,” – bet viņš tam meloja. 19 Tas atgriezās kopā ar viņu un ēda maizi un dzēra ūdeni viņa namā.
20 Kamēr tie sēdēja pie galda, Dieva vārds nāca pār pravieti, kas bija viņu atvedis atpakaļ. 21 Viņš sauca uz Dieva vīru, kas bija atnācis no Jūdas: “Tā saka Kungs: tādēļ ka tu neklausīji Kunga vārdam un neievēroji pavēli, ko Kungs, tavs Dievs, tev deva, 22 bet atgriezies un ēdi maizi un dzēri ūdeni šajā vietā, kur tev bija pavēlēts neēst maizi un nedzert ūdeni, tādēļ tavs līķis nenonāks tavu tēvu kapā!” 23 Kad pravietis, ko viņš bija atvedis atpakaļ, bija ēdis maizi un padzēries, viņš tam apsegloja ēzeli, 24 un tas aizjāja. Ceļā viņu sastapa lauva un to nogalināja – viņa līķis gulēja uz ceļa, un ēzelis stāvēja tam blakus, un arī lauva stāvēja blakus līķim. 25 Un, redzi, vīri gāja garām un redzēja līķi guļam uz ceļa un lauvu stāvam blakus līķim. Un tie iegāja pilsētā, kur dzīvoja vecais pravietis, un to izstāstīja.
26 To dzirdēja pravietis, kas viņu bija novērsis no ceļa, un viņš sacīja: “Tas ir Dieva vīrs, kas nepaklausīja Kunga vārdam, un Kungs viņu atdeva lauvam, un tas viņu saplēsa un nonāvēja, kā Kunga vārds par viņu bija sacīts.” 27 Viņš sacīja saviem dēliem: “Apseglojiet man ēzeli!” – un tie apsegloja. 28 Viņš devās turp un atrada līķi guļam uz ceļa un lauvu stāvam līķim blakus – lauva nebija ne ēdis līķi, ne plēsis ēzeli. 29 Un pravietis pacēla Dieva vīra līķi, lika to uz ēzeļa un atveda atpakaļ pilsētā. Vecais pravietis to apraudāja un apbedīja. 30 Viņš ielika tā līķi savās kapenēs, un viņi to apraudāja: “Vai, mans brāli!” 31 Kad viņš bija to apbedījis, viņš sacīja saviem dēliem: “Kad es nomiršu, apglabājiet mani kapā, kur ir apbedīts Dieva vīrs, lieciet manus kaulus blakus viņa kauliem, 32 tad piepildīsies tas, ko viņš Kunga vārdā sauca pret Bēteles altāri un tempļiem Samarijas pilsētu augstienēs.”
33 Arī pēc tam Jārobāms neatgriezās no sava ļaunā ceļa, bet gāja un iecēla augstieņu priesterus no visas tautas – katram, kas gribēja, viņš deva amatu, un tas kļuva par augstieņu priesteri. 34 Tas bija Jārobāma nama grēks, kura dēļ tie tapa izskausti un iznīcināti no zemes virsas.
