1 Kings 21

1 And it came to pass after these things, [that] Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which [was] in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

١ وَحَدَثَ بَعْدَ هَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ أَنَّهُ كَانَ لِنَابُوتَ ٱلْيَزْرَعِيلِيِّ كَرْمٌ فِي يَزْرَعِيلَ بِجَانِبِ قَصْرِ أَخْآبَ مَلِكِ ٱلسَّامِرَةِ.

2 And Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it [is] near to my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; [or] if it seemeth good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.

٢ فَكَلَّمَ أَخْآبُ نَابُوتَ قَائِلًا: «أَعْطِنِي كَرْمَكَ فَيَكُونَ لِي بُسْتَانَ بُقُولٍ، لِأَنَّهُ قَرِيبٌ بِجَانِبِ بَيْتِي، فَأُعْطِيَكَ عِوَضَهُ كَرْمًا أَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ. أَوْ إِذَا حَسُنَ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ أَعْطَيْتُكَ ثَمَنَهُ فِضَّةً».

3 And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to thee.

٣ فَقَالَ نَابُوتُ لِأَخْآبَ: «حَاشَا لِي مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ أَنْ أُعْطِيَكَ مِيرَاثَ آبَائِي».

4 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased, because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid himself down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.

٤ فَدَخَلَ أَخْآبُ بَيْتَهُ مُكْتَئِبًا مَغْمُومًا مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْكَلَامِ ٱلَّذِي كَلَّمَهُ بِهِ نَابُوتُ ٱلْيَزْرَعِيلِيُّ قَائِلًا: «لَا أُعْطِيكَ مِيرَاثَ آبَائِي». وَٱضْطَجَعَ عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ وَحَوَّلَ وَجْهَهُ وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ خُبْزًا.

5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

٥ فَدَخَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ إِيزَابَلُ ٱمْرَأَتُهُ وَقَالَتْ لَهُ: «لِمَاذَا رُوحُكَ مُكْتَئِبَةٌ وَلَا تَأْكُلُ خُبْزًا؟»

6 And he said to her, Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it pleaseth thee, I will give thee [another] vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.

٦ فَقَالَ لَهَا: «لِأَنِّي كَلَّمْتُ نَابُوتَ ٱلْيَزْرَعِيلِيَّ وَقُلْتُ لَهُ: أَعْطِنِي كَرْمَكَ بِفِضَّةٍ، وَإِذَا شِئْتَ أَعْطَيْتُكَ كَرْمًا عِوَضَهُ، فَقَالَ: لَا أُعْطِيكَ كَرْمِي».

7 And Jezebel his wife said to him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, [and] eat bread, and let thy heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

٧ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ إِيزَابَلُ: «أَأَنْتَ ٱلْآنَ تَحْكُمُ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ قُمْ كُلْ خُبْزًا وَلْيَطِبْ قَلْبُكَ. أَنَا أُعْطِيكَ كَرْمَ نَابُوتَ ٱلْيَزْرَعِيلِيِّ».

8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed [them] with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles that [were] in his city, dwelling with Naboth.

٨ ثُمَّ كَتَبَتْ رَسَائِلَ بِٱسْمِ أَخْآبَ، وَخَتَمَتْهَا بِخَاتِمِهِ، وَأَرْسَلَتِ ٱلرَّسَائِلَ إِلَى ٱلشُّيُوخِ وَٱلْأَشْرَافِ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي مَدِينَتِهِ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ مَعَ نَابُوتَ.

9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:

٩ وَكَتَبَتْ فِي ٱلرَّسَائِلِ تَقُولُ: «نَادُوا بِصَوْمٍ، وَأَجْلِسُوا نَابُوتَ فِي رَأْسِ ٱلشَّعْبِ.

10 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And [then] carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.

١٠ وَأَجْلِسُوا رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ بَنِي بَلِيَّعَالَ تُجَاهَهُ لِيَشْهَدَا قَائِلَيْنِ: قَدْ جَدَّفْتَ عَلَى ٱللهِ وَعَلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ. ثُمَّ أَخْرِجُوهُ وَٱرْجُمُوهُ فَيَمُوتَ».

11 And the men of his city, [even] the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, [and] as it [was] written in the letters which she had sent to them.

١١ فَفَعَلَ رِجَالُ مَدِينَتِهِ، ٱلشُّيُوخُ وَٱلْأَشْرَافُ ٱلسَّاكِنُونَ فِي مَدِينَتِهِ، كَمَا أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِمْ إِيزَابَلُ، كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ فِي ٱلرَّسَائِلِ ٱلَّتِي أَرْسَلَتْهَا إِلَيْهِمْ.

12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.

١٢ فَنَادَوْا بِصَوْمٍ وَأَجْلَسُوا نَابُوتَ فِي رَأْسِ ٱلشَّعْبِ.

13 And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, [even] against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

١٣ وَأَتَى رَجُلَانِ مِنْ بَنِي بَلِيَّعَالَ وَجَلَسَا تُجَاهَهُ، وَشَهِدَ رَجُلَا بِليَّعَالَ عَلَى نَابُوتَ أَمَامَ ٱلشَّعْبِ قَائِلَيْنِ: «قَدْ جَدَّفَ نَابُوتُ عَلَى ٱللهِ وَعَلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ». فَأَخْرَجُوهُ خَارِجَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَرَجَمُوهُ بِحِجَارَةٍ فَمَاتَ.

14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.

١٤ وَأَرْسَلُوا إِلَى إِيزَابَلَ يَقُولُونَ: «قَدْ رُجِمَ نَابُوتُ وَمَاتَ».

15 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead.

١٥ وَلَمَّا سَمِعَتْ إِيزَابَلُ أَنَّ نَابُوتَ قَدْ رُجِمَ وَمَاتَ، قَالَتْ إِيزَابَلُ لِأَخْآبَ: «قُمْ رِثْ كَرْمَ نَابُوتَ ٱلْيَزْرَعِيلِيِّ ٱلَّذِي أَبَى أَنْ يُعْطِيَكَ إِيَّاهُ بِفِضَّةٍ، لِأَنَّ نَابُوتَ لَيْسَ حَيًّا بَلْ هُوَ مَيْتٌ».

16 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.

١٦ وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ أَخْآبُ أَنَّ نَابُوتَ قَدْ مَاتَ، قَامَ أَخْآبُ لِيَنْزِلَ إِلَى كَرْمِ نَابُوتَ ٱلْيَزْرَعِيلِيِّ لِيَرِثَهُ.

17 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

١٧ فَكَانَ كَلَامُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى إِيلِيَّا ٱلتِّشْبِيِّ قَائِلًا:

18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who [is] in Samaria: behold, [he is] in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it.

١٨ «قُمِ ٱنْزِلْ لِلِقَاءِ أَخْآبَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسَّامِرَةِ. هُوَذَا هُوَ فِي كَرْمِ نَابُوتَ ٱلَّذِي نَزَلَ إِلَيْهِ لِيَرِثَهُ.

19 And thou shalt speak to him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak to him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.

١٩ وَكَلِّمْهُ قَائِلًا: هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: هَلْ قَتَلْتَ وَوَرِثْتَ أَيْضًا؟ ثُمَّ كَلِّمْهُ قَائِلًا: هَكَذاَ قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: فِي ٱلْمَكَانِ ٱلَّذِي لَحَسَتْ فِيهِ ٱلْكِلَابُ دَمَ نَابُوتَ تَلْحَسُ ٱلْكِلَابُ دَمَكَ أَنْتَ أَيْضًا».

20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O my enemy? And he answered, I have found [thee]: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.

٢٠ فَقَالَ أَخْآبُ لِإِيلِيَّا: «هَلْ وَجَدْتَنِي يَا عَدُوِّي؟» فَقَالَ: «قَدْ وَجَدْتُكَ لِأَنَّكَ قَدْ بِعْتَ نَفْسَكَ لِعَمَلِ ٱلشَّرِّ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

21 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab the males, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,

٢١ هَأَنَذَا أَجْلِبُ عَلَيْكَ شَرًّا، وَأُبِيدُ نَسْلَكَ، وَأَقْطَعُ لِأَخْآبَ كُلَّ بَائِلٍ بِحَائِطٍ وَمَحْجُوزٍ وَمُطْلَقٍ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

22 And will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation with which thou hast provoked [me] to anger, and made Israel to sin.

٢٢ وَأَجْعَلُ بَيْتَكَ كَبَيْتِ يَرُبْعَامَ بْنِ نَبَاطَ، وَكَبَيْتِ بَعْشَا بْنِ أَخِيَّا، لِأَجْلِ ٱلْإِغَاظَةِ ٱلَّتِي أَغَظْتَنِي، وَلِجَعْلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ يُخْطِئُ».

23 And of Jezebel also spoke the LORD, saying, the dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.

٢٣ وَتَكَلَّمَ ٱلرَّبُّ عَنْ إِيزَابَلَ أَيْضًا قَائِلًا: «إِنَّ ٱلْكِلَابَ تَأْكُلُ إِيزَابَلَ عِنْدَ مِتْرَسَةِ يَزْرَعِيلَ.

24 Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.

٢٤ مَنْ مَاتَ لِأَخْآبَ فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ تَأْكُلُهُ ٱلْكِلَابُ، وَمَنْ مَاتَ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ تَأْكُلُهُ طُيُورُ ٱلسَّمَاءِ».

25 But there was none like Ahab, who sold himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife instigated.

٢٥ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ كَأَخْآبَ ٱلَّذِي بَاعَ نَفْسَهُ لِعَمَلِ ٱلشَّرِّ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ، ٱلَّذِي أَغْوَتْهُ إِيزَابَلُ ٱمْرَأَتُهُ.

26 And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all [things] as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

٢٦ وَرَجِسَ جِدًّا بِذَهَابِهِ وَرَاءَ ٱلْأَصْنَامِ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا فَعَلَ ٱلْأَمُورِيُّونَ ٱلَّذِينَ طَرَدَهُمُ ٱلرَّبُّ مِنْ أَمَامِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

27 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

٢٧ وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ أَخْآبُ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامَ، شَقَّ ثِيَابَهُ وَجَعَلَ مِسْحًا عَلَى جَسَدِهِ، وَصَامَ وَٱضْطَجَعَ بِٱلْمِسْحِ وَمَشَى بِسُكُوتٍ.

28 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

٢٨ فَكَانَ كَلَامُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى إِيلِيَّا ٱلتِّشْبِيِّ قَائِلًا:

29 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: [but] in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.

٢٩ «هَلْ رَأَيْتَ كَيْفَ ٱتَّضَعَ أَخْآبُ أَمَامِي؟ فَمِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُ قَدِ ٱتَّضَعَ أَمَامِي لَا أَجْلِبُ ٱلشَّرَّ فِي أَيَّامِهِ، بَلْ فِي أَيَّامِ ٱبْنِهِ أَجْلِبُ ٱلشَّرَّ عَلَى بَيْتِهِ».