Kings III 21
1 And Achaab numbered the young men the heads of the districts, and they were two hundred and thirty: and afterwards he numbered the people, [even] every man fit for war, seven thousand.
Sesudah itu terjadilah hal yang berikut. Nabot, orang Yizreel, mempunyai kebun anggur di Yizreel, di samping istana Ahab, raja Samaria.
2 And he went forth at noon, an the son of Ader was drinking [and] getting drunk in Socchoth, he and the kings, [even] thirty and two kings, his allies.
Berkatalah Ahab kepada Nabot: "Berikanlah kepadaku kebun anggurmu itu, supaya kujadikan kebun sayur, sebab letaknya dekat rumahku. Aku akan memberikan kepadamu kebun anggur yang lebih baik dari pada itu sebagai gantinya, atau jikalau engkau lebih suka, aku akan membayar harganya kepadamu dengan uang."
3 And the young men the heads of the districts went forth first; and they send and report to the king of Syria, saying, There are men come forth out of Samaria.
Jawab Nabot kepada Ahab: "Kiranya TUHAN menghindarkan aku dari pada memberikan milik pusaka nenek moyangku kepadamu!"
4 And he said to them, If they come forth peaceably, take them alive; and if they come forth to war, take them alive:
Lalu masuklah Ahab ke dalam istananya dengan kesal hati dan gusar karena perkataan yang dikatakan Nabot, orang Yizreel itu, kepadanya: "Tidak akan kuberikan kepadamu milik pusaka nenek moyangku." Maka berbaringlah ia di tempat tidurnya dan menelungkupkan mukanya dan tidak mau makan.
5 and let not the young men the heads of the districts go forth of the city. And the force that was behind them
Lalu datanglah Izebel, isterinya, dan berkata kepadanya: "Apa sebabnya hatimu kesal, sehingga engkau tidak makan?"
6 struck each one the man next to him; and each one a second time struck the man next to him: and Syria fled, and Israel pursued them; and the son of Ader, [even] the king of Syria, escapes on the horse of a horseman.
Lalu jawabnya kepadanya: "Sebab aku telah berkata kepada Nabot, orang Yizreel itu: Berikanlah kepadaku kebun anggurmu dengan bayaran uang atau jika engkau lebih suka, aku akan memberikan kebun anggur kepadamu sebagai gantinya. Tetapi sahutnya: Tidak akan kuberikan kepadamu kebun anggurku itu."
7 And the king of Israel went forth, and took all the horses and the chariots, and struck [the enemy] with a great slaughter in Syria.
Kata Izebel, isterinya, kepadanya: "Bukankah engkau sekarang yang memegang kuasa raja atas Israel? Bangunlah, makanlah dan biarlah hatimu gembira! Aku akan memberikan kepadamu kebun anggur Nabot, orang Yizreel itu."
8 And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said, Strengthen yourself, and observe, and see what you shall do; for at the return of the year the son of Ader king of Syria comes up against you.
Kemudian ia menulis surat atas nama Ahab, memeteraikannya dengan meterai raja, lalu mengirim surat itu kepada tua-tua dan pemuka-pemuka yang diam sekota dengan Nabot.
9 And the servants of the king of Syria, even they said, The God of Israel [is] a God of mountains, and not a God of valleys; therefore has he prevailed against us: but if we should fight against them in the plain, verily we shall prevail against them.
Dalam surat itu ditulisnya demikian: "Maklumkanlah puasa dan suruhlah Nabot duduk paling depan di antara rakyat.
10 And do you this thing: Send away the kings, each one to his place, and set princes in their stead.
Suruh jugalah dua orang dursila duduk menghadapinya, dan mereka harus naik saksi terhadap dia, dengan mengatakan: Engkau telah mengutuk Allah dan raja. Sesudah itu bawalah dia ke luar dan lemparilah dia dengan batu sampai mati."
11 And we will give you [another] army according to the army that was destroyed, and cavalry according to the cavalry, and chariots according to the chariots, and we will fight against them in the plain, and we shall prevail against them. And he listened to their voice, and did so.
Orang-orang sekotanya, yakni tua-tua dan pemuka-pemuka, yang diam di kotanya itu, melakukan seperti yang diperintahkan Izebel kepada mereka, seperti yang tertulis dalam surat yang dikirimkannya kepada mereka.
12 And it came to pass at the return of the year, that the son of Ader reviewed Syria, and went up to Apheca to war against Israel.
Mereka memaklumkan puasa dan menyuruh Nabot duduk paling depan di antara rakyat.
13 And the children of Israel were numbered, and came to meet them: and Israel encamped before them as two little flocks of goats, but Syria filled the land.
Kemudian datanglah dua orang, yakni orang-orang dursila itu, lalu duduk menghadapi Nabot. Orang-orang dursila itu naik saksi terhadap Nabot di depan rakyat, katanya: "Nabot telah mengutuk Allah dan raja." Sesudah itu mereka membawa dia ke luar kota, lalu melempari dia dengan batu sampai mati.
14 And there came the man of God, and said to the king of Israel, Thus says the Lord, Because Syria has said, The Lord God of Israel [is] a God of the hills, and he [is] not a God of the valleys, therefore will I give this great army into your hand, and you shall know that I [am] the Lord.
Setelah itu mereka menyuruh orang kepada Izebel mengatakan: "Nabot sudah dilempari sampai mati."
15 And they encamp one over against the other before them seven days. And it came to pass on the seventh day that the battle drew on, and Israel struck Syria, [even] a hundred thousand footmen in one day.
Segera sesudah Izebel mendengar, bahwa Nabot sudah dilempari sampai mati, berkatalah Izebel kepada Ahab: "Bangunlah, ambillah kebun anggur Nabot, orang Yizreel itu, menjadi milikmu, karena Nabot yang menolak memberikannya kepadamu dengan bayaran uang, sudah tidak hidup lagi; ia sudah mati."
16 And the rest fled to Apheca, into the city; and the wall fell upon twenty-seven thousand men that were left: and the son of Ader fled, and entered into an inner chamber, into a closet.
Segera sesudah Ahab mendengar, bahwa Nabot sudah mati, ia bangun dan pergi ke kebun anggur Nabot, orang Yizreel itu, untuk mengambil kebun itu menjadi miliknya.
17 And he said to his servants, I know that the kings of Israel are merciful kings: let us now put sackcloth upon our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and let us go forth to the king of Israel, if by any means he will save our souls alive.
Tetapi datanglah firman TUHAN kepada Elia, orang Tisbe itu, bunyinya:
18 So they girded sackcloth upon their loins, and put ropes upon their heads, and said to the king of Israel, Your servant the son of Ader says, Let our souls live, I pray you. And he said, Does he yet live? He is my brother.
"Bangunlah, pergilah menemui Ahab, raja Israel yang di Samaria. Ia telah pergi ke kebun anggur Nabot untuk mengambil kebun itu menjadi miliknya.
19 And the men divined, and offered drink-offerings; and they caught the word out of his mouth, and said, Your brother the son of Ader. And he said, Go you in and fetch him. And the son of Ader went out to him, and they cause him to go up to him into the chariot.
Katakanlah kepadanya, demikian: Beginilah firman TUHAN: Engkau telah membunuh serta merampas juga! Katakan pula kepadanya: Beginilah firman TUHAN: Di tempat anjing telah menjilat darah Nabot, di situ jugalah anjing akan menjilat darahmu."
20 And he said to him, The cities which my father took from your father I will restore to you; and you shall make streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father made streets in Samaria; and I will let you go with a covenant. And he made a covenant with him, and let him go.
Kata Ahab kepada Elia: "Sekarang engkau mendapat aku, hai musuhku?" Jawabnya: "Memang sekarang aku mendapat engkau, karena engkau sudah memperbudak diri dengan melakukan apa yang jahat di mata TUHAN.
21 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor by the word of the Lord, Strike me, I pray, And the man would not strike him.
Sesungguhnya, Aku akan mendatangkan malapetaka kepadamu, Aku akan menyapu engkau dan melenyapkan setiap orang laki-laki dari keluarga Ahab, baik yang tinggi maupun yang rendah kedudukannya di Israel.
22 And he said to him, Because you have not listened to the voice of the Lord, therefore, behold, as you depart from me, a lion shall strike you: and he departed from him, and a lion found him, and struck him.
Dan Aku akan memperlakukan keluargamu sama seperti keluarga Yerobeam bin Nebat dan seperti keluarga Baesa bin Ahia, oleh karena engkau menimbulkan sakit hati-Ku, dan oleh karena engkau mengakibatkan orang Israel berbuat dosa.
23 And he finds another man, and says, Strike me, I pray you. And the man struck him, and in striking wounded [him].
Juga mengenai Izebel TUHAN telah berfirman: Anjing akan memakan Izebel di tembok luar Yizreel.
24 And the prophet went and stood before the king of Israel by the way, and bound his eyes with a bandage.
Siapa dari keluarga Ahab yang mati di kota akan dimakan anjing dan yang mati di padang akan dimakan burung di udara."
25 And it came to pass as the king passed by, that he cried aloud to the king, and said, Your servant went out to war, and, behold, a man brought [another] man to me, and said to me, Keep his man; and if he should by any means escape, then your life shall go for his life, or you shall pay a talent of silver.
Sesungguhnya tidak pernah ada orang seperti Ahab yang memperbudak diri dengan melakukan apa yang jahat di mata TUHAN, karena ia telah dibujuk oleh Izebel, isterinya.
26 And it came to pass, that your servant looked round this way and that way, and the man was gone. And the king of Israel said to him, Behold, you have also destroyed snares [set] for me.
Bahkan ia telah berlaku sangat keji dengan mengikuti berhala-berhala, tepat seperti yang dilakukan oleh orang Amori yang telah dihalau TUHAN dari depan orang Israel.
27 And he hasted, and took away the bandage from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was one of the prophets.
Segera sesudah Ahab mendengar perkataan itu, ia mengoyakkan pakaiannya, mengenakan kain kabung pada tubuhnya dan berpuasa. Bahkan ia tidur dengan memakai kain kabung, dan berjalan dengan langkah lamban.
28 And he said to him, Thus says the Lord, Because you have suffered to escape out of your hand a man appointed to destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.
Lalu datanglah firman TUHAN kepada Elia, orang Tisbe itu:
29 And the king of Israel departed confounded and discouraged, and came to Samaria.
"Sudahkah kaulihat, bahwa Ahab merendahkan diri di hadapan-Ku? Oleh karena ia telah merendahkan diri di hadapan-Ku, maka Aku tidak akan mendatangkan malapetaka dalam zamannya; barulah dalam zaman anaknya Aku akan mendatangkan malapetaka atas keluarganya."
