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1 這事以後，又有一事。耶斯列人拿伯在耶斯列有一個葡萄園，靠近撒馬利亞王亞哈的宮。
Sometime later this happened: There was a man named Naboth from Jezreel, who owned a vineyard in Jezreel close to King Ahab's palace in Samaria.
2 亞哈對拿伯說：「你將你的葡萄園給我作菜園，因為是靠近我的宮；我就把更好的葡萄園換給你，或是你要銀子，我就按着價值給你。」
Ahab went to Naboth and said, “Give me your vineyard so I can turn it into a vegetable garden, because it's close to my palace. In return I'll give you a better vineyard, or if you want I'll pay you for it in cash.”
3 拿伯對亞哈說：「我敬畏耶和華，萬不敢將我先人留下的產業給你。」
But Naboth replied, “The Lord curse me if I should give you my forefathers' inheritance.”
4 亞哈因耶斯列人拿伯說「我不敢將我先人留下的產業給你」，就悶悶不樂地回宮，躺在床上，轉臉向內，也不吃飯。
Ahab went home sulking and infuriated because Naboth from Jezreel had said, “I will not give you my forefathers' inheritance.” He went to bed, wouldn't look at anyone, and refused to eat.
5 王后耶洗別來問他說：「你為甚麼心裏這樣憂悶，不吃飯呢？」
His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, “Why are you so upset about? That you don't want to eat?”
6 他回答說：「因我向耶斯列人拿伯說：『你將你的葡萄園給我，我給你價銀，或是你願意，我就把別的葡萄園換給你』；他卻說：『我不將我的葡萄園給你。』」
Ahab replied, “It's because I talked with Naboth from Jezreel and I asked him, ‘Give me your vineyard for cash, or if you want, I'll give you another vineyard instead.’ But he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”
7 王后耶洗別對亞哈說：「你現在是治理以色列國不是？只管起來，心裏暢暢快快地吃飯，我必將耶斯列人拿伯的葡萄園給你。」
“Aren't you the king of Israel?” his wife Jezebel replied. “Get up, have something to eat, and cheer up. I'll get you the vineyard of Naboth from Jezreel.”
8 於是託亞哈的名寫信，用王的印印上，送給那些與拿伯同城居住的長老貴冑。
So she wrote some letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal. She sent the letters to the elders and leaders in the town where Naboth lived.
9 信上寫着說：「你們當宣告禁食，叫拿伯坐在民間的高位上，
In the letters she wrote to tell them, “Announce a religious fast, and give Naboth a seat of honor.
10 又叫兩個匪徒坐在拿伯對面，作見證告他說：『你謗瀆上帝和王了』；隨後就把他拉出去用石頭打死。」
But seat two bad men opposite him and have them accuse him, saying, ‘You have cursed God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”
11 那些與拿伯同城居住的長老貴冑得了耶洗別的信，就照信而行，
So the elders and leaders who lived in Naboth's town did as Jezebel had said in the letters she had written and sent to them.
12 宣告禁食，叫拿伯坐在民間的高位上。
They announced a religious fast, and gave Naboth a seat of honor.
13 有兩個匪徒來，坐在拿伯的對面，當着眾民作見證告他說：「拿伯謗瀆上帝和王了！」眾人就把他拉到城外，用石頭打死。
Two bad men came and sat opposite him, and accused him in front of the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the town and stoned him to death.
14 於是打發人去見耶洗別，說：「拿伯被石頭打死了。」
Then they sent a message to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned. He's dead.”
15 耶洗別聽見拿伯被石頭打死，就對亞哈說：「你起來得耶斯列人拿伯不肯為價銀給你的葡萄園吧！現在他已經死了。」
As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and he was dead, Jezebel told Ahab, “Get up, go and claim ownership of the vineyard of Naboth from Jezreel, which he refused to sell you, for Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.”
16 亞哈聽見拿伯死了，就起來，下去要得耶斯列人拿伯的葡萄園。
When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went to claim ownership of Naboth's vineyard.
17 耶和華的話臨到提斯比人以利亞說：
Then the Lord sent a message to Elijah the Tishbite:
18 「你起來，去見住撒馬利亞的以色列王亞哈，他下去要得拿伯的葡萄園，現今正在那園裏。
“Go and meet Ahab, king of Israel, in Samaria. He is right now in Naboth's vineyard, where he has gone to claim ownership of it.
19 你要對他說：『耶和華如此說：你殺了人，又得他的產業嗎？』又要對他說：『耶和華如此說：狗在何處舔拿伯的血，也必在何處舔你的血。』」
Tell him: This is what the Lord says: Have you murdered a man and robbed him? Then tell him: This is what the Lord says: In the very spot where dogs licked up Naboth's blood, dogs will lick up your own blood.”
20 亞哈對以利亞說：「我仇敵啊，你找到我嗎？」他回答說：「我找到你了；因為你賣了自己，行耶和華眼中看為惡的事。
“So have you come to find me, my enemy?” Ahab asked Elijah. “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the Lord sight,” Elijah replied.
21 耶和華說：『我必使災禍臨到你，將你除盡。凡屬你的男丁，無論困住的、自由的，都從以色列中剪除。
He says, “Watch out! I'm going to bring disaster on you and destroy your descendants. I will kill from every male of Ahab's line, both slave and free, in the whole of Israel.
22 我必使你的家像尼八的兒子耶羅波安的家，又像亞希雅的兒子巴沙的家；因為你惹我發怒，又使以色列人陷在罪裏。』
I will make your house like that of Jeroboam, son of Nebat, and like that of Baasha, son of Ahijah, because you have angered me and made Israel sin.
23 論到耶洗別，耶和華也說：『狗在耶斯列的外郭必吃耶洗別的肉。
And as far as Jezebel is concerned, the Lord says, ‘Dogs will eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’
24 凡屬亞哈的人，死在城中的必被狗吃，死在田野的必被空中的鳥吃。』」 （
Those of Ahab's family who die in the town will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the countryside will be eaten by birds.”
25 從來沒有像亞哈的，因他自賣，行耶和華眼中看為惡的事，受了王后耶洗別的聳動；
(No one else was so bad as Ahab, who sold himself to do what is evil in the Lord's sight, because his wife Jezebel encouraged him.
26 就照耶和華在以色列人面前所趕出的亞摩利人，行了最可憎惡的事，信從偶像。）
He did the most despicable things, worshiping idols like the Amorites the Lord had driven out before Israel.)
27 亞哈聽見這話，就撕裂衣服，禁食，身穿麻布，睡臥也穿着麻布，並且緩緩而行。
As soon as Ahab heard this message, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He even went to bed in sackcloth, and walked around repentantly.
28 耶和華的話臨到提斯比人以利亞說：
Then the Lord sent a message to Elijah the Tishbite:
29 「亞哈在我面前這樣自卑，你看見了嗎？因他在我面前自卑，他還在世的時候，我不降這禍；到他兒子的時候，我必降這禍與他的家。」
“Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the disaster during his lifetime, but I will bring down disaster on his family in the lifetime of his son.”
