1 Kings 21

1 King Ahab had a palace in Jezreel [city]. Near the palace was a vineyard owned by a man from that city whose name was Naboth.

Sesudah itu terjadilah hal yang berikut. Nabot, orang Yizreel, mempunyai kebun anggur di Yizreel, di samping istana Ahab, raja Samaria.

2 One day, Ahab [went to] Naboth and said to him, “Your vineyard is close to my palace. I would like to buy it, so that I can plant some vegetables there. In exchange, I will give you a better vineyard [somewhere else], or if you prefer, I will pay you for your vineyard.”

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 But Naboth replied, “That land belonged to my ancestors, [so I want to keep it]. I hope that Yahweh will never allow me to give that land to you!”

Jawab Nabot kepada Ahab: "Kiranya TUHAN menghindarkan aku dari pada memberikan milik pusaka nenek moyangku kepadamu!"

4 So Ahab became very sullen and angry because of what Naboth had said. He went home and lay down on his bed. He turned his face toward the wall, and he refused to eat anything.

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 His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, “Why are you so depressed? Why are you refusing to eat anything?”

Lalu datanglah Izebel, isterinya, dan berkata kepadanya: "Apa sebabnya hatimu kesal, sehingga engkau tidak makan?"

6 Ahab replied, “I talked to Naboth, that man from Jezreel. I told him that [I wanted] his vineyard. [I said, ] ‘I will buy it from you, or I will give you another vineyard for it.’ But he refused [to let me have it].”

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 His wife replied, “You are [RHQ] the king of Israel, [so you can get whatever you want] Get up, and eat some food and do not worry [about what Naboth said]. I will get Naboth’s vineyard for you.”

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 Then Jezebel wrote some letters, and she signed Ahab’s name on them. She used his official seal to seal them. Then she sent them to the older leaders and other important men who lived in Naboth’s town.

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 This is what she wrote in the letters: “Proclaim a day when all the people will [gather together and] (fast/abstain from eating food). Give to Naboth an important place to sit among them.

Dalam surat itu ditulisnya demikian: "Maklumkanlah puasa dan suruhlah Nabot duduk paling depan di antara rakyat.

10 Then find two men who always cause trouble. Give them places to sit opposite/facing him. Tell these men to testify that they heard Naboth say things that criticized God and the king. Then take Naboth out of the city and kill him by throwing stones at him.”

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 The leaders [received the letters and] did what Jezebel had written in the letters for them to do.

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 They declared a day on which the people would all (fast/abstain from food). And they gave Naboth a seat in a place where honored people sat, in front of the people.

Mereka memaklumkan puasa dan menyuruh Nabot duduk paling depan di antara rakyat.

13 Two men who always caused trouble sat opposite/facing Naboth. While everyone was listening, they stated that they had heard Naboth say things that criticized God and the king. So the people seized Naboth. They took him outside the city and killed him [by throwing] stones at him.

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 Then those leaders sent a message to Jezebel, saying “We have executed Naboth.”

Setelah itu mereka menyuruh orang kepada Izebel mengatakan: "Nabot sudah dilempari sampai mati."

15 When Jezebel found out that Naboth had been killed, she told Ahab, “Naboth is dead. Now you can go and take possession of the vineyard that he refused to sell to you.”

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 When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went to the vineyard to claim that he now owned it.

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 Then Yahweh spoke to Elijah the prophet. He said,

Tetapi datanglah firman TUHAN kepada Elia, orang Tisbe itu, bunyinya:

18 “Go to Samaria and talk to Ahab, the king of Israel. He is in the vineyard of a man named Naboth. He has gone there to claim that he now owns it.

"Bangunlah, pergilah menemui Ahab, raja Israel yang di Samaria. Ia telah pergi ke kebun anggur Nabot untuk mengambil kebun itu menjadi miliknya.

19 Tell Ahab that this is what I, Yahweh, say to him: ‘You have murdered Naboth and taken his land.’ So I am telling you this: ‘In the same place where [Naboth died and] dogs came and licked up Naboth’s blood, [you will die and] the dogs will lick up your blood, too!’”

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 So when Elijah met with Ahab, Ahab said to him, “You, my enemy, have found me!” [RHQ] Elijah answered, “Yes, I have found you. You have never stopped doing the things that Yahweh says are wrong.

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 So this is what Yahweh says to you: ‘I will soon get rid of you. I will kill you, and I will also kill every male in your household, including those who are slaves and those who are not slaves.

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 Your family will all be killed, just like the family of King Jeroboam and like the family of King Baasha were killed. I will get rid of you because you have caused me to become very angry, and you have also led the Israeli people to sin.’

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 Yahweh has also told me that [your wife] Jezebel [will be killed, and] dogs in Jezreel will eat her corpse.

Juga mengenai Izebel TUHAN telah berfirman: Anjing akan memakan Izebel di tembok luar Yizreel.

24 The [dead bodies of the] members of your family who die in this city [will not be buried, they] will be eaten by dogs, and [the corpses of] those who die in the fields will be eaten by vultures.”

Siapa dari keluarga Ahab yang mati di kota akan dimakan anjing dan yang mati di padang akan dimakan burung di udara."

25 There was no man no man like Ahab who always did things that Yahweh considered to be evil. His wife Jezebel incited/urged him to do [many of] those things.

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 The most abominable/detestable thing that Ahab did was to worship idols, just like the Amor people-group had done. And that is why Yahweh took the Amor people’s land from them and gave it to the Israelis.

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 After Elijah finished talking to Ahab, Ahab tore his clothes [to show that he was sorry for all the sins that he had committed]. He put on rough clothes that were made from sacks, and he refused to eat anything. He even wore those rough clothes made from sacks when he slept, to show that he was sorry.

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 Then Yahweh said this to Elijah:

Lalu datanglah firman TUHAN kepada Elia, orang Tisbe itu:

29 “I have seen [RHQ] that Ahab is now very sorry for all the evil things that he has done. So the things that I promised to do to his [family] will not happen while he is still alive. I will cause them to happen after his son becomes king. Then those things will happen to his family.” [MTY]

"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."