1 Un te, lūk, kāds Tā Kunga vārda skubināts vīrs nāca no Jūdas uz Bēteli. Bet Jerobeāms bija nostājies altārī, lai kvēpinātu. 2 Un šis vīrs sauca Tā Kunga Vārdu, vērsdamies pret šo altāri: "Altāri, altāri, tā saka Tas Kungs: redzi, viens dēls piedzims Dāvida namam, un viņa vārds būs Josija, un tas kā kaujamo upuri uz tevis upurēs augstieņu priesterus, tos, kas tagad uz tevis nes kvēpināmos upurus. Un cilvēku kauli tiks uz tevis sadedzināti." 3 Un viņš tanī dienā pateica zīmes, sacīdams: "Šī ir tā zīme, kādu Tas Kungs sludina: redzi, šis altāris tiks nolauzts, un tie pelni, kas uz tā, tiks nokratīti." 4 Un notika, tiklīdz ķēniņš dzirdēja Dieva vīra vārdus, kurus tas vērsa pret altāri Bētelē, tā arī Jerobeāms izstiepa savu roku, no altāra saukdams: "Sagrābiet viņu!" Bet roka, kuru viņš pret to bija izstiepis, sakalta, un viņš to nevarēja pie sevis atvilkt atpakaļ. 5 Bet altāris sašķēlās, un pelni, kas uz tā bija, nobira - gluži pēc tās zīmes, kādu Dieva vīrs ar Tā Kunga vārdu bija pateicis. 6 Un ķēniņš atbildēja un sacīja Dieva vīram: "Lūdz arī tu žēlastību no Tā Kunga, sava Dieva. Un aizlūdz tu manis labad, lai mana roka kļūtu vesela!" Un Dieva vīrs meklēja žēlastību Tā Kunga priekšā, un ķēniņa roka kļuva vesela un bija kā iepriekš. 7 Un ķēniņš sacīja Dieva vīram: "Ienāc ar mani kopā manā namā, atspirdzinies. Un es tev došu dāvanu." 8 Bet Dieva vīrs sacīja ķēniņam: "Ja tu man arī dotu pusi no savas mājas, tad es tanī kopā ar tevi neiegrieztos. Un es šinī vietā neēdīšu maizi un arī nedzeršu ūdeni, 9 jo tā man ar Tā Kunga vārdu ir pavēlēts, kas tā saka: tev nav atļauts ēst maizi, tev nav ļauts dzert ūdeni; neatgriezies pa to ceļu, pa kuru tu esi atnācis!" 10 Un tā viņš aizgāja pa citu ceļu un neatgriezās pa to pašu ceļu, pa kuru tas uz Bēteli bija nācis. 11 Bet kāds vecs pravietis dzīvoja Bētelē, un tā dēli nāca un pastāstīja tam par darbu, kādu Dieva vīrs bija šinī dienā darījis Bētelē, un atkārtoja vārdus, kādus tas bija sacījis ķēniņam. 12 Tad viņu tēvs tiem jautāja: "Kurš tad ir tas ceļš, pa kuru tas aizgāja?" Un viņa dēli tam parādīja to ceļu, pa kuru tas Dieva vīrs, kas no Jūdas bija nācis, bija aizgājis. 13 Un tas sacīja saviem dēliem: "Apseglojiet man ēzeli!" Un tie apsegloja tam viņa ēzeli. Un viņš aizjāja uz tā. 14 Tā viņš sekoja Dieva vīram un to arī atrada, tas bija atsēdies zem ozola. Un viņš tam jautāja: "Vai tu esi tas Dieva vīrs, kas atnāca no Jūdas?" Un tas teica: "Es tas esmu." 15 Un vecais pravietis sacīja: "Nāc man līdzi un baudi ko." 16 Bet tas sacīja: "Es nevaru maizi ēst, nedz ar tevi atgriezties, nedz arī iet ar tevi. Un es neēdīšu maizi kopā ar tevi, un es nedzeršu ar tevi ūdeni šinī vietā, 17 jo man ir sacīts ar Tā Kunga vārdu: tev nav atļauts maizi ēst, un tev nebūs ūdeni dzert. Un negriezies atpakaļ, lai tu ietu pa to pašu ceļu, pa kuru tu esi nācis." 18 Un viņš tam sacīja: "Arī es esmu pravietis, kā tu. Bet eņģelis man ir sacījis, ar Tā Kunga vārdu vēstīdams: atved viņu atpakaļ uz savu namu sev līdzi, lai viņš ēd maizi un lai dzer ūdeni!" Bet viņš meloja. 19 Un Dieva vīrs atgriezās kopā ar viņu un ēda maizi viņa namā un dzēra ūdeni. 20 Un, kamēr tie vēl sēdēja pie galda, Tā Kunga vārds nāca pār to pašu pravieti, kas viņu bija atvedis, 21 un tas rājās uz Dieva vīru, kas no Jūdas bija atnācis, sacīdams: "Tā saka Tas Kungs: tādēļ ka tu neesi bijis paklausīgs Tā Kunga pavēlei un neesi klausījis tai pavēlei, ko Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, tev bija pavēlējis, 22 bet esi atgriezies un esi ēdis maizi, un esi dzēris ūdeni tādā vietā, par kuru Viņš tev bija sacījis: tev nav atļauts maizi ēst, un tev nebūs ūdeni dzert, - tādēļ tavas miesas nenonāks tavu tēvu kapā!" 23 Un notika, pēc tam kad viņš bija paēdis maizi un bija padzēries, tad tas apsegloja sev pravieša ēzeli - tā pravieša, kas bija viņu atvedis. 24 Un viņš aizgāja. Bet lauva nostājās tam ceļā un to saplēsa. Viņa līķis bija nomests uz ceļa, un ēzelis stāvēja tam blakus. Un arī lauva stāvēja līķim blakus. 25 Un, lūk, tur gāja garām ļaudis, tie ieraudzīja nomesto līķi un lauvu stāvam līķim blakus. Un tie aizgāja un izstāstīja to pilsētā, kurā dzīvoja vecais pravietis. 26 Kad tas pravietis, kas viņu no ceļa bija novirzījis, to dzirdēja, tad tas sacīja: "Tas ir tas pats Dieva vīrs, kas Tā Kunga pavēlei nepaklausīja. Un Tas Kungs to atdeva lauvam, kas to saplēsa un nogalināja, piepildot Tā Kunga vārdu, kādu Viņš tam bija paziņojis." 27 Un viņš teica saviem dēliem, sacīdams: "Apseglojiet man ēzeli!" Un viņi to arī apsegloja. 28 Un tas devās ceļā un atrada līķi nomestu uz ceļa un ēzeli, kā arī lauvu stāvam līķim blakus. Un lauva neaprija līķi un arī nesaplosīja ēzeli. 29 Un pravietis Dieva vīra līķi pacēla un lika to uz ēzeļa, un viņš to atveda atpakaļ, un viņš noveda to tā vecā pravieša pilsētā, lai par to sērotu un lai to apglabātu. 30 Un viņš līķi noguldīja atdusai pats savā kapā, un ļaudis to apraudāja, sacīdami: "Ak vai, manu brāli!" 31 Pēc tam kad viņš to bija apglabājis, viņš teica saviem dēliem, sacīdams: "Kad es nomiršu, tad apglabājiet mani Dieva vīra kapā, guldiet manus kaulus blakus viņa kauliem." 32 Un tā patiesi piepildījās vārds, ko viņš, būdams Tā Kunga vārda skubināts, bija teicis gan par to altāri, kas ir Bētelē, gan par visām augstieņu svētnīcām, kādas vien atrodas Samarijas pilsētās. 33 Pēc šī notikuma Jerobeāms tomēr neatgriezās no sava ļaunā dzīves veida, bet viņš no slaistiem iecēla kalnu altāru priesterus. Kam vien tas patika, tam viņš uzticēja amatu, un tie tad kļuva par augstieņu priesteriem. 34 Un tā šī lieta kļuva pašam Jerobeāmam par bojā ejas iemeslu, ka tas tika noslaucīts no zemes virsus.
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.
