< 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.
Yizreel'de Samiriye Kralı Ahav'ın sarayının yanında Yizreelli Navot'un bir bağı vardı. Bir gün Ahav, Navot'a şunu önerdi: “Bağını bana ver. Sarayıma yakın olduğu için orayı sebze bahçesi olarak kullanmak istiyorum. Karşılığında ben de sana daha iyi bir bağ vereyim, ya da istersen değerini gümüş olarak ödeyeyim.”
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.”
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!”
Ama Navot, “Atalarımın bana bıraktığı mirası sana vermekten RAB beni esirgesin” diye karşılık verdi.
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.
“Atalarımın bana bıraktığı mirası sana vermem” diyen Yizreelli Navot'un bu sözlerine sıkılıp öfkelenen Ahav sarayına döndü. Asık bir yüzle yatağına uzanıp hiçbir şey yemedi.
5 His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, “Why are you so depressed? Why are you refusing to eat anything?”
Karısı İzebel yanına gelip, “Neden bu kadar sıkılıyorsun? Neden yemek yemiyorsun?” diye sordu.
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].”
Ahav karısına şöyle karşılık verdi: “Yizreelli Navot'a, ‘Sen bağını gümüş karşılığında bana sat, istersen ben de onun yerine sana başka bir bağ vereyim’ dedim. Ama o, ‘Hayır, bağımı sana vermem’ dedi.”
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.”
İzebel, “Sen İsrail'e böyle mi krallık yapıyorsun?” dedi, “Kalk, yemeğini ye, keyfini bozma. Yizreelli Navot'un bağını sana ben vereceğim.”
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.
İzebel Ahav'ın mührünü kullanarak onun adına mektuplar yazdı, Navot'un yaşadığı kentin ileri gelenleriyle soylularına gönderdi.
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.
Mektuplarda şunları yazdı: “Oruç ilan edip Navot'u halkın önüne oturtun.
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.”
Karşısına da, ‘Navot Tanrı'ya ve krala sövdü’ diyen iki yalancı tanık koyun. Sonra onu dışarı çıkarıp taşlayarak öldürün.”
11 The leaders [received the letters and] did what Jezebel had written in the letters for them to do.
Navot'un yaşadığı kentin ileri gelenleriyle soyluları İzebel'in gönderdiği mektuplarda yazdıklarını uyguladılar.
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.
Oruç ilan edip Navot'u halkın önüne oturttular.
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.
Sonra iki kötü adam gelip Navot'un karşısına oturdu ve halkın önünde: “Navot, Tanrı'ya ve krala sövdü” diyerek yalan yere tanıklık etti. Bunun üzerine onu kentin dışına çıkardılar ve taşlayarak öldürdüler.
14 Then those leaders sent a message to Jezebel, saying “We have executed Naboth.”
Sonra İzebel'e, “Navot taşlanarak öldürüldü” diye haber gönderdiler.
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.”
İzebel, Navot'un taşlanıp öldürüldüğünü duyar duymaz, Ahav'a, “Kalk, Yizreelli Navot'un sana gümüş karşılığında satmak istemediği bağını sahiplen” dedi, “Çünkü o artık yaşamıyor, öldü.”
16 When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went to the vineyard to claim that he now owned it.
Ahav, Yizreelli Navot'un öldüğünü duyunca, onun bağını almaya gitti.
17 Then Yahweh spoke to Elijah the prophet. He said,
O zaman RAB, Tişbeli İlyas'a şöyle dedi:
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.
“Kalk, Samiriyeli İsrail Kralı Ahav'ı karşılamaya git. Şu anda Navot'un bağındadır. Orayı almaya gitti.
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!’”
Ona de ki, RAB şöyle diyor: ‘Hem adamı öldürdün, hem de bağını aldın, değil mi? Navot'un kanını köpekler nerede yaladıysa, senin kanını da orada yalayacak.’”
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.
Ahav, İlyas'a, “Ey düşmanım, beni buldun, değil mi?” dedi. İlyas şöyle karşılık verdi: “Evet, buldum. Çünkü sen RAB'bin gözünde kötü olanı yaparak kendini sattın.
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.
RAB diyor ki, ‘Seni sıkıntılara sokacak ve yok edeceğim. İsrail'de senin soyundan gelen genç yaşlı bütün erkeklerin kökünü kurutacağım.
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.’
Beni öfkelendirip İsrail'i günaha sürüklediğin için senin ailen de Nevat oğlu Yarovam'ın ve Ahiya oğlu Baaşa'nın ailelerinin akıbetine uğrayacak.’
23 Yahweh has also told me that [your wife] Jezebel [will be killed, and] dogs in Jezreel will eat her corpse.
“RAB İzebel için de, ‘İzebel'i Yizreel Kenti'nin surları dibinde köpekler yiyecek’ diyor.
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.”
‘Ahav'ın ailesinden kentte ölenleri köpekler, kırda ölenleri yırtıcı kuşlar yiyecek.’”
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.
–Ahav kadar, RAB'bin gözünde kötü olanı yaparak kendini satan hiç kimse olmadı. Karısı İzebel onu her konuda kışkırtıyordu.
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.
Ahav RAB'bin İsrail halkının önünden kovduğu Amorlular'ın her yaptığına uyarak putların ardınca yürüdü ve iğrenç işler yaptı.–
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.
Ahav bu sözleri dinledikten sonra, giysilerini yırttı, çula sarınıp oruç tutmaya başladı. Çul içinde yatıp kalkarak, alçakgönüllü bir yol tuttu.
28 Then Yahweh said this to Elijah:
RAB, Tişbeli İlyas'a şöyle dedi:
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]
“Ahav'ın önümde ne denli alçakgönüllü davrandığını gördün mü? Bu alçakgönüllülüğünden ötürü yaşamı boyunca ben de onu sıkıntıya sokmayacağım. Ama oğlunun zamanında ailesine sıkıntı vereceğim.”