Første Kongebog 21

1 Derefter hændte følgende. Jizre'eliten Nabot havde en Vingaard i Jizre'el lige ved Kong Akab af Samarias Palads.

And it came to pass after these things, [that] Naboth the Jizreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jizreel, by the side of the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

2 Akab sagde til Nabot: »Overlad mig din Vingaard, for at jeg kan faa den til Køkkenhave; den ligger jo lige ved mit Palads; jeg vil give dig en bedre Vingaard i Bytte eller betale dig, hvad den er værd, i rede Penge, om du foretrækker det.«

And Ahab spoke to Naboth saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, for it is near, by the side of my house; and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; if it seem good to thee, I will give thee its value in money.

3 Men Nabot svarede Akab: »HERREN bevare mig fra at overlade dig mine Fædres Arvelod!«

And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to thee!

4 Saa gik Akab hjem, misfornøjet og ilde til Mode over det Svar, Jizre'eliten Nabot havde givet ham: »Jeg vil ikke overlade dig mine Fædres Arvelod!« Og han lagde sig til Sengs, vendte sit Ansigt bort og spiste ikke.

And Ahab came into his house sullen and vexed because of the word that Naboth the Jizreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and ate no bread.

5 Da kom hans Hustru Jesabel ind og sagde til ham: »Hvorfor er du saa misfornøjet, og hvorfor spiser du ikke?«

And Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit sullen, and thou eatest no bread?

6 Han svarede hende: »Jo, jeg sagde til Jizre'eliten Nabot: Overlad mig din Vingaard for rede Penge, eller mod at jeg giver dig en anden Vingaard i Bytte, om du hellere vil det! Men han svarede: Jeg vil ikke overlade dig min Vingaard!«

And he said to her, Because I spoke to Naboth the Jizreelite and said to him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee a vineyard for it; and he said, I will not give thee my vineyard.

7 Da sagde hans Hustru Jesabel til ham: »Er det dig, der for Tiden er Konge i Israel? Staa op, spis og vær ved godt Mod, jeg skal skaffe dig Jizre'eliten Nabots Vingaard!«

And Jezebel his wife said to him, Dost thou now exercise sovereignty over Israel? arise, eat bread, and let thy heart be glad: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jizreelite.

8 Derpaa skrev hun et Brev i Akabs Navn, satte hans Segl under og sendte det til de Ældste og de fornemme i Nabots By, dem, han boede imellem.

And she wrote a letter in Ahab's name, and sealed it with his seal, and sent the letter to the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.

9 I Brevet havde hun skrevet: »Udraab en Fastedag og sæt Nabot øverst blandt Folket

And she wrote in the letter saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people;

10 og lige over for ham to Niddinger, som kan vidne imod ham og sige: Du har forbandet Gud og Kongen! Og før ham saa ud og sten ham til Døde!«

and set two men, sons of Belial, before him, and they shall bear witness against him saying, Thou didst curse God and the king; and carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.

11 Hans Bysbørn, de Ældste og de fornemme, som boede i hans By, gjorde nu, som Jesabel havde sendt Bud til dem om, saaledes som der stod i Brevet, hun havde sendt dem;

And the men of his city, the elders and the nobles that dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letter that she had sent to them:

12 de udraabte en Fastedag og satte Nabot øverst blandt Folket;

they proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people.

13 og de to Niddinger kom og satte sig lige over for ham og vidnede imod ham i Folkets Paahør og sagde: »Nabot har forbandet Gud og Kongen!« Og derpaa førte de ham uden for Byen og stenede ham til Døde.

And there came the two men, sons of Belial, and sat before him; and the men of Belial witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. And they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

14 Saa sendte de Jesabel det Bud: »Nabot er stenet til Døde!«

And they sent to Jezebel saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.

15 Og da Jesabel hørte, at Nabot var stenet til Døde, sagde hun til Akab: »Staa op og tag Jizre'eliten Nabots Vingaard, som han vægrede sig ved at sælge dig, i Besiddelse, thi Nabot lever ikke mere, han er død!«

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 Jizreelite, which he refused to give thee for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.

16 Saa snart Akab hørte, at Nabot var død, rejste han sig og gik ned til Jizre'eliten Nabots Vingaard for at tage den i Besiddelse.

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 Jizreelite, to take possession of it.

17 Men HERRENS Ord kom til Tisjbiten Elias saaledes:

And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

18 »Staa op, gaa Akab, Israels Konge i Samaria, i Møde; han er just i Nabots Vingaard, som han er gaaet ned at tage i Besiddelse.

Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to take possession of it.

19 Og tal saaledes til ham: Saa siger HERREN: Har du myrdet og allerede tiltraadt Arven? Sig fremdeles til ham: Saa siger HERREN: Paa samme Sted, Hundene slikkede Nabots Blod, skal de ogsaa slikke dit!«

And thou shalt speak unto him saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him saying, Thus saith Jehovah: In the place where the dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall the dogs lick thy blood, even thine.

20 Da sagde Akab til Elias: »Har du fundet mig, min Fjende?« Og han svarede: »Ja, jeg har fundet dig! Fordi du har solgt dig selv til at gøre, hvad der er ondt i HERRENS Øjne,

And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, mine enemy? And he said, I have found [thee]; because thou hast sold thyself to do evil in the sight of Jehovah.

21 se, derfor vil jeg bringe Ulykke over dig og feje dig bort og udrydde hvert mandligt Væsen, store og smaa, af Akabs Slægt, i Israel;

Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab every male, and him that is shut up and left in Israel;

22 jeg vil handle med dit Hus som med Jeroboams, Nebats Søns, Hus og Ba'sjas, Abijas Søns, Hus for den Krænkelse, du har øvet, og fordi du har forledt Israel til Synd.

and I will make thy 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 Men ogsaa om Jesabel har HERREN talet og sagt: Hundene skal æde Jesabel paa Jizre'els Mark!

And of Jezebel also spoke Jehovah saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the moat of Jizreel.

24 Den af Akabs Slægt, der dør i Byen, skal Hundene æde, og den, der dør paa Marken, skal Himmelens Fugle æde!«

Him that dieth of Ahab in the city shall the dogs eat, and him that dieth in the field shall the fowl of the heavens eat.

25 Aldrig har der været nogen der som Akab solgte sig selv til at gøre, hvad der er ondt i HERRENS Øjne, fordi hans Hustru Jesabel forledte ham dertil;

(Surely there was none like to Ahab, who did sell himself to do evil in the sight of Jehovah, Jezebel his wife urging him on.

26 han handlede saare vederstyggeligt, idet han holdt sig til Afgudsbillederne ganske som Amoriterne, dem, HERREN drev bort foran Israeliterne.

And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites did, whom Jehovah had dispossessed before the children of Israel.)

27 Da Akab hørte de Ord, sønderrev han sine Klæder og bandt Sæk om sin bare Krop og fastede, og han sov i Sæk og gik sagtelig om.

And it came to pass when Ahab heard these words, that he rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

28 Da kom HERRENS Ord til Tisjbiten Elias saaledes:

And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

29 »Har du set, hvorledes Akab ydmyger sig for mig? Fordi han ydmyger sig for mig, vil jeg ikke lade Ulykken komme i hans Dage; i hans Søns Dage vil jeg lade Ulykken komme over hans Hus!«

Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.