2 Kings 10
1 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying:
U Samariji bijaše sedamdeset Ahabovih sinova. Jehu napisa pismo i posla ga u Samariju zapovjednicima grada, starješinama i skrbnicima Ahabove djece. Kazivaše u njemu:
2 “When this letter arrives, since your master’s sons are with you and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city and weaponry,
“Sada, kad vam stigne ovo pismo - vi, u kojih su sinovi vašeg gospodara, koji imate kola i konje, tvrde gradove i oružje -
3 select the best and most worthy son of your master, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.”
pogledajte koji je između sinova vašeg gospodara najbolji i najdostojniji, pa ga postavite na prijestolje njegova oca i borite se za dom svoga gospodara.”
4 But they were terrified and reasoned, “If two kings could not stand against him, how can we?”
Ali se oni veoma uplašiše i rekoše: “Eto, dva mu kralja nisu mogla odoljeti, kako ćemo mu mi odoljeti?”
5 So the palace administrator, the overseer of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu: “We are your servants, and we will do whatever you say. We will not make anyone king. Do whatever is good in your sight.”
Upravitelj dvora, zapovjednik grada, starješine i skrbnici poručiše ovo Jehuu: “Mi smo tvoje sluge, činit ćemo sve što nam budeš naredio; kraljem proglašavati nećemo nikoga. Čini što misliš da je dobro.”
6 Then Jehu wrote them a second letter and said: “If you are on my side, and if you will obey me, then bring the heads of your master’s sons to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow.” Now the sons of the king, seventy in all, were being brought up by the leading men of the city.
Jehu im napisa drugo pismo i u njemu reče: “Ako ste za mene i želite me slušati, uzmite glave ljudi, sinova svoga gospodara, i potražite me sutra u ovo doba u Jizreelu.” Sedamdeset je naime kraljevih sinova bilo kod uglednih građana koji su ih odgajali.
7 And when the letter arrived, they took the sons of the king and slaughtered all seventy of them. They put their heads in baskets and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel.
I kad im je stiglo ovo pismo, uzeli su kraljeve sinove i pobili ih svih sedamdeset. Njihove su glave metnuli u košare i poslali su ih njemu u Jizreel.
8 When the messenger arrived, he told Jehu, “They have brought the heads of the sons of the king.” And Jehu ordered, “Pile them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning.”
Glasnik dođe i javi mu: “Donijeli su glave kraljevih sinova.” On reče: “Stavite ih do sutra kod ulaznih vrata, u dvije hrpe.”
9 The next morning, Jehu went out and stood before all the people and said, “You are innocent. It was I who conspired against my master and killed him. But who killed all these?
Ujutro iziđe, stade i reče svomu narodu: “Vi ste pravedni! Ja sam se urotio protiv svoga gospodara i ja sam ga ubio, ali tko pobi sve ove?
10 Know, then, that not a word the LORD has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail, for the LORD has done what He promised through His servant Elijah.”
Znajte, dakle, da nije izostala nijedna riječ koju reče Jahve o obitelji Ahabovoj; nego je Jahve izvršio sve što je rekao preko sluge svoga Ilije.”
11 So Jehu killed everyone in Jezreel who remained of the house of Ahab, as well as all his great men and close friends and priests, leaving him without a single survivor.
I Jehu pobi sve koji su u Jizreelu ostali iz kuće Ahabove, sve velikaše njegove, pouzdanike i svećenike njegove. Nije poštedio nikoga.
12 Then Jehu set out toward Samaria. At Beth-eked of the Shepherds,
Potom usta Jehu i pođe u Samariju. Kad je bio na cesti kod Bet Ekeda pastirskoga,
13 Jehu met some relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah and asked, “Who are you?” “We are relatives of Ahaziah,” they answered, “and we have come down to greet the sons of the king and of the queen mother.”
nađe braću judejskog kralja Ahazje te ih upita: “Tko ste?” Oni mu odgovoriše: “Mi smo braća Ahazjina, a silazimo da pozdravimo sinove kraljeve i sinove kraljičine.”
14 Then Jehu ordered, “Take them alive.” So his men took them alive, then slaughtered them at the well of Beth-eked—forty-two men. He spared none of them.
Tada zapovjedi: “Pohvatajte ih žive!” I žive ih pohvataše i pobiše ih na studencu kod Bet Ekeda, njih četrdeset i dvojicu. Nije ostavio ni jednoga od njih.
15 When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked, “Is your heart as true to mine as my heart is to yours?” “It is!” Jehonadab replied. “If it is,” said Jehu, “give me your hand.” So he gave him his hand, and Jehu helped him into his chariot,
Otišavši odatle, nađe Jonadaba, sina Rekabova, koji mu je dolazio u susret. On ga pozdravi i reče mu: “Je li tvoje srce iskreno prema mome, kao što je moje prema tvome srcu?” Jonadab odgovori: “Jest.” - “Ako je tako, daj mi ruku.” Jonadab mu pruži ruku i Jehu ga posadi kraj sebe na kola.
16 saying, “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!” So he had him ride in his chariot.
I reče mu: “Hodi sa mnom, divit ćeš se mojoj revnosti za Jahvu.” I odvede ga na svojim kolima.
17 When Jehu came to Samaria, he struck down everyone belonging to Ahab who remained there, until he had destroyed them, according to the word that the LORD had spoken to Elijah.
Ušao je u Samariju i poubijao sve preživjele iz obitelji Ahabove u Samariji. Sve ih je iskorijenio po riječi koju Jahve bijaše rekao Iliji.
18 Then Jehu brought all the people together and said, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him a lot.
Jehu je sakupio sav narod i rekao mu: “Ahab je malo poštivao Baala; Jehu će ga više poštivati.
19 Now, therefore, summon to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. See that no one is missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is missing will not live.” But Jehu was acting deceptively in order to destroy the servants of Baal.
Sada mi pozovite sve proroke Baalove, sve njegove sluge i sve njegove svećenike, neka ni jedan ne izostane, jer ću žrtvovati veliku žrtvu Baalu. Tko izostane, izgubit će život.” Jehu je radio lukavo, da bi uništio Baalove vjernike.
20 And Jehu commanded, “Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they announced it.
Jehu reče: “Sazovite svečani zbor Baalu.” I sazvaše ga.
21 Then Jehu sent word throughout Israel, and all the servants of Baal came; there was not a man who failed to show. They entered the temple of Baal, and it was filled from end to end.
Jehu je nato poslao glasnike po svem Izraelu i došli su svi Baalovi vjernici: nije bilo ni jednoga da bi izostao. Skupili su se u Baalov hram, koji se ispunio od jednoga zida do drugoga.
22 And Jehu said to the keeper of the wardrobe, “Bring out garments for all the servants of Baal.” So he brought out garments for them.
Jehu reče čuvaru haljina: “Iznesi haljine svim Baalovim vjernicima.” I iznese im haljine.
23 Next, Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rechab entered the temple of Baal, and Jehu said to the servants of Baal, “Look around to see that there are no servants of the LORD here among you—only servants of Baal.”
Jehu uđe u hram Baalov s Jonadabom, sinom Rekabovim, i reče Baalovim vjernicima: “Provjerite dobro da nema ovdje među vama Jahvina sluge nego samih Baalovih vjernika.”
24 And they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside and warned them, “If anyone allows one of the men I am delivering into your hands to escape, he will forfeit his life for theirs.”
I pođe žrtvovati klanice i paljenice. Ali je Jehu postavio vani osamdeset svojih ljudi i rekao im: “Ako koji od vas pusti da utekne i jedan od ovih ljudi što ih predajem u vaše ruke, svojim će životom platiti njegov život.”
25 When he had finished making the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guards and officers, “Go in and kill them. Do not let anyone out.” So the guards and officers put them to the sword, threw the bodies out, and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal.
Kad je Jehu završio prinos paljenice, naredi tjelesnoj straži i dvoranima: “Uđite, pobijte ih! Nitko neka ne iziđe!” Tjelesna straža i dvorani uđoše, pobiše ih oštricom mača i prodriješe sve do svetišta Baalova hrama.
26 They brought out the sacred pillar of the temple of Baal and burned it.
Iznesoše Baalov lik iz hrama i spališe ga.
27 They also demolished the sacred pillar of Baal. Then they tore down the temple of Baal and made it into a latrine, which it is to this day.
Raskopaše žrtvenik Baalov, srušiše i hram Baalov i pretvoriše ga u jame za nečist, koje su ostale do danas.
28 Thus Jehu eradicated Baal from Israel,
Tako je Jehu istrijebio Baala iz Izraela.
29 but he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan.
Ali se Jehu nije okrenuo od grijeha Jeroboama, sina Nebatova, kojima je zavodio Izraela, od zlatnih telaca u Betelu i Danu.
30 Nevertheless, the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”
Jahve je rekao Jehuu: “Zato što si dobro izvršio ono što mi je po volji i što si učinio sve što sam nosio u srcu protiv kuće Ahabove, tvoji će sinovi sve do četvrtoga koljena sjediti na prijestolju Izraelovu.”
31 Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.
Ali Jehu nije vjerno i svim srcem svojim slijedio zakon Jahve, Boga Izraelova. Nije se odvratio od grijeha kojima je Jeroboam zavodio Izraela.
32 In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory
U ono je vrijeme Jahve počeo krnjiti zemlju izraelsku, i Hazael se tukao s Izraelcima na svom području,
33 from the Jordan eastward through all the land of Gilead (the region of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh), and from Aroer by the Arnon Valley through Gilead to Bashan.
od Jordana prema sunčevu izlasku, u svoj zemlji Gileadu, u zemlji Gadovoj, Rubenovoj i Manašeovoj, sve od Aroera na obali Arnona, do Gileada i Bašana.
34 As for the rest of the acts of Jehu, along with all his accomplishments and all his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
Ostala povijest Jehuova, sve što je učinio, sva njegova djela, zar to nije zapisano u knjizi Ljetopisa kraljeva izraelskih?
35 And Jehu rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Jehoahaz reigned in his place.
Počinuo je kraj svojih otaca i pokopaše ga u Samariji. Joahaz, sin njegov, zakralji se mjesto njega.
36 So the duration of Jehu’s reign over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.
Jehu je vladao u Samariji nad Izraelom dvadeset i osam godina.
