1 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2 And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or , if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. 3 And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. 4 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
5 ¶ But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? 6 And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard. 7 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. 8 So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth. 9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: 10 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die. 11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. 12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. 13 And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died. 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
15 ¶ And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead. 16 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
17 ¶ And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it. 19 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine. 20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD. 21 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, 22 And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin. 23 And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. 24 Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.
25 ¶ But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up. 26 And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. 27 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. 28 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 29 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son’s days will I bring the evil upon his house.
1 Pēc visa notikušā gadījās šāda lieta: jezreēlietim Nabotam bija vīna dārzs. Tas atradās Jezreēlā blakus Samarijas ķēniņa Ahaba pilij. 2 Un Ahabs sacīja Nabotam, teikdams: "Atdod man savu vīna dārzu, lai tas man kļūtu par sakņu dārzu, jo tas ir tuvu klāt manam namam. Bet es tev par to gribu dot vēl labāku vīna dārzu nekā šo. Un, ja tas tev patīk labāk, es tev došu tā vērtību sudrabā." 3 Bet Nabots sacīja Ahabam: "Lai Tas Kungs mani no tā pasargā, ka es tev atstātu savu tēvu mantojumu!" 4 Un Ahabs iegāja savā namā saīdzis un dusmīgs tā vārda dēļ, kādu tam jezreēlietis Nabots bija teicis, kad tas sacīja: "Es tev vis neatdošu savu tēvu mantojumu." Un viņš apgūlās savā gultā, pavērsa savu seju uz sienas pusi un neēda maizi. 5 Tad pie viņa ienāca viņa sieva Izebele un sacīja viņam: "Kādēļ tavs gars ir tik saīdzis, ka tu pat maizi vairs neēd?" 6 Un tas sacīja viņai: "Tādēļ, ka es runāju ar jezreēlieti Nabotu un es tam teicu: atdod man savu vīna dārzu par naudu, vai, ja tas tev tīk, es tev došu tā vietā citu vīna dārzu. Bet tas man atbildēja: es tev savu vīna dārzu nedošu." 7 Tad viņa sieva Izebele tam sacīja: "Vai tu tagad rīkojies kā ķēniņš pār Israēlu? Celies un ēd maizi, un nomierini savu sirdsprātu, es tev sagādāšu jezreēlieša Nabota vīna dārzu." 8 Un viņa uzrakstīja vēstules Ahaba vārdā, aizzīmogoja tās ar viņa zīmoga gredzenu un nosūtīja šīs vēstules vecajiem un dižciltīgajiem, kas dzīvoja Nabota pilsētā. 9 Un viņa rakstīja vēstulēs tā: "Izsludiniet gavēni un nosēdiniet Nabotu augstā vietā tautas vidū! 10 Nosēdiniet arī divus neliešus viņam blakus. Tie lai liecina pret viņu, sacīdami, ka viņš nopaļājis Dievu un ķēniņu. Tad izvediet viņu ārā un nomētājiet ar akmeņiem, ka viņš mirst!" 11 Un viņa pilsētas vecaji un dižciltīgie, kas dzīvoja viņa pilsētā, izdarīja tā, kā Izebele tiem bija likusi darīt un kā vēstulēs, kuras viņa bija tiem sūtījusi, bija rakstīts. 12 Viņi izsludināja gavēni un nosēdināja Nabotu ļaužu priekšā. 13 Un divi vīri nāca, tie bija nelieši, un tie nosēdās viņam pretī un nodeva liecību pret Nabotu visas tautas priekšā, teikdami: "Nabots ir nopēlis gan Dievu, gan ķēniņu!" Un viņi to izveda no pilsētas ārā, nomētāja ar akmeņiem, un viņš nomira. 14 Un tie deva ziņu Izebelei un sacīja: "Nabots ir nomētāts ar akmeņiem un ir miris." 15 Kad Izebele dzirdēja, ka Nabots ir nomētāts ar akmeņiem un miris, tad viņa sacīja Ahabam: "Celies, saņem jezreēlieša Nabota vīna dārzu, kas liedzās to tev atdot pret samaksu. Nabots nav vairs dzīvs, viņš ir miris." 16 Kad Ahabs dzirdēja Nabotu mirušu esam, tad viņš cēlās, lai noietu lejā jezreēlieša Nabota vīna dārzā un pārņemtu to savā īpašumā. 17 Tad Tā Kunga vārds nāca pār tisbieti Eliju: 18 "Celies un dodies pretī Israēla ķēniņam Ahabam, kas dzīvo Samarijā; viņš pašlaik atrodas Nabota vīna dārzā, kurp tas gājis, lai to pārņemtu. 19 Runā ar viņu un saki viņam: tā saka Tas Kungs: vai tu esi slepkavojis un arī vēl laupījis? - Un saki viņam vēl šos vārdus: tā saka Tas Kungs: tanī pašā vietā, kur suņi ir lakuši Nabota asinis, tie uzlaizīs arī tavas asinis." 20 Un Ahabs sacīja Elijam: "Vai tu, manu ienaidniek, esi mani atradis?" Bet tas atbildēja: "Es tevi esmu atradis, tādēļ ka tu pats esi uz visiem laikiem pārdevies grēkam, lai darītu to, kas Tā Kunga acīs ir ļauns. 21 Redzi, Es likšu nelaimei nākt pār tevi, un Es izdeldēšu tavus pēcnācējus, jo Es nogalināšu ikvienu vīru, kā vājo, tā arī stipro, Israēlā. 22 Un Es darīšu tavam namam tā kā Nebata dēla Jerobeāma namam un kā Ahijas dēla Baešas namam to izaicinājumu dēļ, ar kādiem tu Mani esi kaitinājis un pavedinājis Israēlu grēkot. 23 Un par Izebeli Tas Kungs ir sacījis: suņi ēdīs Izebeli pie Jezreēlas mūriem. 24 Kas vien no Ahaba piederīgajiem mirs pilsētā, tos suņi ēdīs, bet tos, kas mirs uz lauka, ēdīs debesu putni!" 25 Neviena nav bijis, kas tā kā Ahabs būtu padevies darīt to, kas ļauns Tā Kunga acīs, tāpēc ka viņa sieva Izebele viņu uz to pavedināja. 26 Viņš rīkojās ļoti neganti, kalpodams elkiem - gluži kā amorieši, kurus Tas Kungs Israēla bērnu priekšā bija izdzinis ārā. 27 Kolīdz Ahabs dzirdēja šos vārdus, viņš saplēsa savas drēbes un apvilka savām miesām maisu, atturējās no ēdiena, gulēja maisā un staigāja apkārt klusēdams. 28 Un Tā Kunga vārds atkal nāca pār tisbieti Eliju, sacīdams: 29 "Vai tu neesi novērojis, ka Ahabs ir pazemojies Manā priekšā? Ja nu viņš tā ir pazemojies, tad Es nelikšu nelaimei nākt, viņam pašam dzīvam esot, bet Es gan likšu nelaimei nākt pār viņa namu viņa dēla dienās."
