1 Kings 21

1 And after these things, in that time, there was a vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, who was in Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab, the king of Samaria.

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

2 Therefore, Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying: “Give your vineyard to me, so that I may make for myself a garden of herbs. For it is nearby and is beside my house. And I will give to you, in place of it, a better vineyard. Or if you consider it to be more convenient for you, I will give you the price in silver, whatever it is worth.”

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.«

3 Naboth responded to him, “May the Lord be gracious to me, lest I give to you the inheritance of my fathers.”

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

4 Then Ahab went into his house, angry and gnashing his teeth over the word that Naboth, the Jezreelite, had spoken to him, saying, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And casting himself on his bed, he turned away his face to the wall, and he would not eat bread.

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.

5 Then Jezebel, his wife, entered to him, and she said to him: “What is this matter, by which your soul has been saddened? And why do you not eat bread?”

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

6 And he responded to her: “I spoke to Naboth, the Jezreelite, and I said to him: ‘Give your vineyard to me, and accept money. Or if it pleases you, I will give to you a better vineyard, in place of it.’ And he said, ‘I will not give my vineyard to you.’”

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!«

7 Then Jezebel, his wife, said to him: “You are of great authority, and you rule well in the kingdom of Israel. Rise up and eat bread, and be even-tempered. I will give the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, to you.”

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!«

8 And so, she wrote letters in the name of Ahab, and she sealed these with his ring. And she sent to those greater by birth, and to the nobles who were in his city and living with Naboth.

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.

9 And this was the judgment of the letters: “Proclaim a fast, and cause Naboth to sit among the first rulers of the people.

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

10 And send out two men, sons of Belial, against him. And let them speak the false testimony: ‘He has blasphemed God and king.’ And then lead him away, and stone him, and so let him die.”

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!«

11 Then his fellow citizens, those greater by birth and the nobles who were living with him in the city, did just as Jezebel had instructed them, and just as it was written in the letters that she had sent to them.

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;

12 They proclaimed a fast, and they caused Naboth to sit among the first rulers of the people.

de udraabte en Fastedag og satte Nabot øverst blandt Folket;

13 And bringing forward two men, sons of the devil, they caused them to sit opposite him. And they, acting indeed like diabolical men, spoke testimony against him before the multitude: “Naboth has blasphemed God and king.” For this reason, they led him away, beyond the city, and they put him to death by stoning.

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.

14 And they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned, and he has died.”

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

15 Then it happened that, when Jezebel had heard that Naboth was stoned and was dead, she said to Ahab: “Rise up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, who was not willing to acquiesce to you, and to give it to you in exchange for money. For Naboth is not alive, but dead.”

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!«

16 And when Ahab had heard this, namely, that Naboth was dead, he rose up and descended to the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, so that he might take possession of it.

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.

17 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah, the Tishbite, saying:

Men HERRENS Ord kom til Tisjbiten Elias saaledes:

18 “Rise up, and descend to meet Ahab, the king of Israel, who is in Samaria. Behold, he is descending to the vineyard of Naboth, so that he may take possession of it.

»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.

19 And you shall speak to him, saying: ‘Thus says the Lord: You have killed. Moreover you have also taken possession.’ And after this, you shall add: ‘Thus says the Lord: In this place, where the dogs have licked the blood of Naboth, they shall also lick your blood.’”

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!«

20 And Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you discovered me to be your enemy?” And he said: “I have discovered you to have been sold, so that you would do evil in the sight of the Lord:

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,

21 ‘Behold, I will lead evil over you. And I will cut down your posterity. And I will put to death of Ahab whatever urinates against a wall, and whatever is lame, and whatever is last in Israel.

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;

22 And I will cause your house to be like the house of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha, the son of Ahijah. For you have acted so that you provoked me to anger, and so that you caused Israel to sin.’

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.

23 And about Jezebel also, the Lord spoke, saying: ‘The dogs shall consume Jezebel in the field of Jezreel.

Men ogsaa om Jesabel har HERREN talet og sagt: Hundene skal æde Jesabel paa Jizre'els Mark!

24 If Ahab will have died in the city, the dogs will consume him. But if he will have died in the field, the birds of the air will consume him.’”

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

25 And so, there was no other person similar to Ahab, who was sold so that he did evil in the sight of the Lord. For his wife, Jezebel, urged him on.

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;

26 And he became abominable, so much so that he followed the idols that the Amorites had made, whom the Lord consumed before the face of the sons of Israel.

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

27 Then, when Ahab had heard these words, he tore his garments, and he put haircloth on his body, and he fasted, and he slept in sackcloth, and he walked with his head downcast.

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.

28 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah, the Tishbite, saying:

Da kom HERRENS Ord til Tisjbiten Elias saaledes:

29 “Have you not seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Therefore, since he has humbled himself because of me, I will not lead in the evil during his days. Instead, during the days of his son, I will bring in the evil to his house.”

»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!«