2 Chronicles 18
1 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.
Jošafat je stekao veliko bogatstvo i slavu te se sprijateljio s Ahabom.
2 And some years later he went down to visit Ahab in Samaria, where Ahab sacrificed many sheep and cattle for him and the people with him, and urged him to march up to Ramoth-gilead.
Poslije nekoliko godina došao je k Ahabu u Samariju. Ahab nakla mnogo sitne stoke i goveda njemu i ljudima što su bili s njim i nagovaraše ga da pođe na Ramot Gilead.
3 Ahab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth-gilead?” And Jehoshaphat replied, “I am like you, and my people are your people; we will join you in the war.”
Izraelski kralj Ahab upita judejskoga kralja Jošafata: “Hoćeš li poći sa mnom na Ramot Gilead?” On odgovori: “Ja sam kao i ti, moj je narod kao i tvoj; s tobom ćemo u rat.”
4 But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”
Jošafat još reče kralju izraelskom: “De, posavjetuj se prije s Jahvom!”
5 So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and asked them, “Should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and God will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
Tada kralj izraelski sakupi proroke, njih četiri stotine, i upita ih: “Hoćemo li zavojštiti na Ramot Gilead ili da se okanim toga?” Oni odgovoriše: “Idi, jer će ga Bog predati kralju u ruke.”
6 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”
Ali Jošafat upita: “Ima li ovdje još koji prorok Jahvin da i njega upitamo?”
7 The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
Kralj izraelski odgovori Jošafatu: “Ima još jedan čovjek preko koga bismo mogli upitati Jahvu, ali ga mrzim jer mi ne proriče dobra nego uvijek samo zlo; to je Mihej, sin Jimlin.” Jošafat reče: “Neka kralj ne govori tako!”
8 So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
Tada kralj izraelski dozva jednoga dvoranina i reče mu: “Brže dovedi Jimlina sina Miheja!”
9 Dressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.
Izraelski kralj i judejski kralj Jošafat sjedili su svaki na svojem prijestolju, u svečanim haljinama, na gumnu pred Samarijskim vratima, a proroci proricali pred njima.
10 Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”
Kenaanin sin Sidkija napravi sebi željezne rogove i reče: “Ovako veli Jahve: njima ćeš bosti Aramejce dokle ih god ne zatreš.”
11 And all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
Tako su i svi drugi proroci proricali govoreći: “Idi na Ramot Gilead, uspjet ćeš: Jahve će ga predati kralju u ruke.”
12 Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
Glasnik koji bijaše otišao da zove Miheja reče mu: “Evo, svi proroci složno proriču dobro kralju. Govori i ti kao jedan od njih i proreci uspjeh!”
13 But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.”
Ali Mihej odvrati: “Živoga mi Jahve, govorit ću ono što mi Bog kaže!”
14 When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for they will be given into your hand.”
Kad dođe pred kralja, upita ga kralj: “Miheju, da pođem u rat na Ramot Gilead ili da se okanim toga?” On odgovori: “Idite i uspjet ćete, jer će vam se predati u ruke!”
15 But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”
Na to mu kralj reče: “Koliko ću te puta zaklinjati da mi kažeš samo istinu u Jahvino ime?”
16 So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
Tada Mihej odgovori: “Sav Izrael vidim rasut po gorama kao stado bez pastira. I Jahve veli: 'Nemaju više gospodara, neka se u miru kući vrate!'”
17 Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”
Tada izraelski kralj reče Jošafatu: “Nisam li ti rekao da mi neće proreći dobro nego zlo?”
18 Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left.
A Mihej reče: “Zato čujte riječ Jahvinu. Vidio sam Jahvu gdje sjedi na prijestolju, a sva mu vojska nebeska stajaše zdesna i slijeva.
19 And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.
Jahve upita: 'Tko će zavesti izraelskoga kralja Ahaba da otiđe i padne u Ramot Gileadu?' Jedan reče ovo, drugi ono.
20 Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.
Tada uđe jedan duh, stade pred Jahvu i reče: 'Ja ću ga zavesti!' Jahve ga upita: 'Kako?'
21 And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
On odvrati: 'Izaći ću i bit ću lažljiv duh u ustima svih njegovih proroka.' Jahve mu reče: 'Ti ćeš ga zavesti. I uspjet ćeš. Idi i učini tako!'
22 So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”
Tako je, evo, Jahve stavio lažljiva duha u usta tvojim prorocima; ali ti Jahve navješćuje zlo.”
23 Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
Tada pristupi Kenaanin sin Sidkija i udari Miheja po obrazu pitajući: “Zar je Jahvin duh mene napustio da bi govorio s tobom?”
24 Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”
Mihej odvrati: “Vidjet ćeš onoga dana kad budeš bježao iz sobe u sobu da se sakriješ.”
25 And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,
Tada izraelski kralj naredi: “Uhvatite Miheja i odvedite ga gradskom zapovjedniku Amonu i kraljeviću Joašu.
26 and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”
Recite im: 'Ovako veli kralj: Bacite ovoga u tamnicu i držite ga na suhu kruhu i vodi dok se sretno ne vratim.'”
27 But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”
Mihej reče: “Ako se doista sretno vratiš, onda nije Jahve govorio iz mene!” i nadoda: “Čujte, svi puci!”
28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
Izraelski kralj i judejski kralj Jošafat krenuše na Ramot Gilead.
29 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
Izraelski kralj reče Jošafatu: “Ja ću se preobući i onda ući u boj, a ti ostani u svojoj odjeći!” Preobuče se tada izraelski kralj i oni krenuše u boj.
30 Now the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”
Aramejski kralj naredi zapovjednicima bojnih kola: “Ne udarajte ni na maloga ni na velikoga nego jedino na izraelskoga kralja!”
31 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him.
Kad zapovjednici bojnih kola ugledaše Jošafata, rekoše: “To je izraelski kralj!” I krenuše na nj da udare. Ali Jošafat povika za pomoć te mu Jahve pomože i odvrati ih od njega.
32 And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
Kad zapovjednici bojnih kola vidješe da to nije izraelski kralj, okrenuše se od njega.
33 However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
Jedan nasumce odape i ustrijeli izraelskoga kralja između nabora na pojasu i oklopa. Kralj reče vozaču: “Potegni uzdu i izvedi me iz boja jer sam ranjen.”
34 The battle raged throughout that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. And at sunset he died.
Boj je onoga dana bio sve žešći, ali se izraelski kralj držao uspravno na bojnim kolima prema Aramejcima sve do večeri. Umro je o zalasku sunca.
