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1 Das Wort des Herrn erging nun an Chananis Sohn Jehu gegen Baësa also:

During the time that Baasha [was king of Israel], [the prophet] Jehu, Hanani’s son, gave Baasha this message that he had received from Yahweh:

2 "Ich habe dich aus dem Staub erhoben, dich zum Fürsten meines Volkes Israel gemacht. Du aber gingest auf Jeroboams Pfad, und du verführtest Israel, mein Volk, zur Sünde, so daß sie mich durch ihre Frevel kränkten.

“You were very insignificant/unimportant [IDM] when I caused you to become the ruler of my Israeli people. But you have caused me to become very angry by doing [IDM] the kinds of evil things that King Jeroboam did. You have also caused me to become angry by causing my people to sin.

3 So fege ich denn Baësa mit seinem Hause weg. Und ich verfahre so mit deinem Haus, wie mit des Nebatsohnes Jeroboam Haus.

So now I will get rid of you and your family [MTY]. I will do to you just like I did to Jeroboam and his family.

4 Wer da von Baësa stirbt in der Stadt, den fressen die Hunde, und wer im Freien stirbt, den fressen da des Himmels Vögel."

[The bodies of] those in 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.”

5 Ist der Rest der Geschichte Baësas, was er getan, und seine tapferen Taten nicht im Buch der Geschichte der Könige Israels aufgezeichnet?

The other things that happened during the time that Baasha ruled Israel, and the things that he did, are written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

6 Als sich Baësa zu seinen Vätern legte, ward er in Tirsa begraben. An seiner Statt ward sein Sohn Ela König.

When Baasha died, he was buried in Tirzah, [the capital city]. Then his son Elah became king.

7 Beigefügt sei, daß durch den Propheten Jehu, Chananis Sohn, das Wort des Herrn an Baësas und sein Haus ergangen ist, einmal wegen all des Bösen, das er in des Herrn Augen getan, um ihn durch seiner Hände Machwerk zu kränken, so daß er dem Hause Jeroboams gleich ward, sodann, weil er jenen erschlagen hatte.

Yahweh gave that message about Baasha and his family to the prophet Jehu. Baasha had done many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, which caused Yahweh to become angry. Baasha did the same kind of things that King Jeroboam and his family had done previously. Yahweh was also angry with Baasha because he had killed all of Jeroboam’s family.

8 Im sechsundzwanzigsten Jahre des Judakönigs Asa ward Baësas Sohn Ela König über Israel zu Tirsa für zwei Jahre.

After Asa had been the king of Judah for almost 26 years, Elah became the king of Israel. Elah ruled in Tirzah for [only] two years.

9 Gegen ihn verschwor sich sein Diener Zimri, Oberster der einen Hälfte der Streitwagen. Er selbst berauschte sich beim Zechen zu Tirsa im Hause des Arsa, der dem Hause zu Tirsa vorstand.

[A man named] Zimri was one of Elah’s army officers. He commanded the drivers of half of Elah’s army’s (chariots/two-wheeled vehicles pulled by horses). He made plans to kill Elah while Elah was in Tirzah, getting drunk at the house of [a man named] Arza. Arza was the man who took care of the things in the king’s palace.

10 Zimri kam und schlug ihn tot im siebenundzwanzigsten Jahre des Judakönigs Asa. Er ward an seiner Statt König.

Zimri went into Arza’s house and killed Elah. Then Zimri became the king of Israel. That was when Asa had been the king of Judah for 27 years.

11 Als der König auf dem Throne saß, schlug er Baësas ganzes Haus. Er ließ davon nichts übrig, was an die Wand pißt, samt seinen Verwandten und Freunden.

As soon as Zimri became king [MTY], he killed all of Baasha’s family [MTY]. That included every male [IDM] in Baasha’s family and all of Baasha’s male friends.

12 So vertilgte Zimri Baësas ganzes Haus nach des Herrn Wort, das er aber Baësa durch den Propheten Jehu gesprochen hatte,

That was just what Yahweh told the prophet Jehu would happen.

13 wegen all der Sünden Baësas und seines Sohnes Ela Frevel, die sie selbst getan, und zu denen sie Israel verführt hatten, um den Herrn, Israels Gott, durch ihre Nichtigkeiten zu kränken.

Baasha and his son Elah had sinned and led the Israeli people to sin. They caused Yahweh, the God whom the Israeli people worshiped, to become angry, because they both urged the people [to worship] worthless idols.

14 Ist der Rest der Geschichte Elas und alles, was er getan, nicht im Buch der Geschichte der Könige Israels aufgezeichnet?

Everything else that Elah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

15 Im siebenundzwanzigsten Jahre des Judakönigs Asa ward Zimri für sieben Tage zu Tirsa König. Das Kriegsvolk aber lagerte vor Gibbeton, das den Philistern gehörte.

So Zimri became the king of Israel after Asa had been king of Judah for 27 years. But Zimri ruled in Tirzah for only seven days. The Israeli army was beseiging/surrounding Gibeah, a town which belonged to the Philistine people-group.

16 Da hörte das Volk im Lager die Kunde, Zimri habe sich verschworen und sogar den König erschlagen. Da machte ganz Israel den Omri, Israels Feldhauptmann, an jenem Tage im Lager zum König.

The men in the Israeli army camp heard that Zimri had secretly planned to kill King Elah, and then had killed him. So on that day the soldiers chose Omri, the commander of their army, to become the king of Israel.

17 Dann zogen Omri und ganz Israel mit ihm von Gibbeton ab, und sie belagerten Tirsa.

The Israeli army was camped near Gibbethon [city]. When they heard what Zimri had done, they left there and went to Tirzah, and surrounded the city.

18 Als Zimri sah, daß die Stadt genommen sei, kam er in des königlichen Hauses Hochburg und steckte das königliche Haus über sich in Brand. So starb er

When Zimri realized that the city was [about to be] captured, he went into his palace and set it on fire. So the palace burned down, and he died [in the fire].

19 wegen seiner Sünden, die er begangen, indem er tat, was dem Herrn mißfällig war. Er wandelte dabei auf Jeroboams Weg und in seiner Sünde, die er getan, um Israel zur Sünde zu verführen.

He died because he had sinned by doing the things that Yahweh considered to be evil. Jeroboam had led the Israeli people to sin, and Zimri sinned just like Jeroboam had sinned.

20 Ist nicht der Rest der Geschichte Zimris und seine Verschwörung im Buch der Geschichte der Könige Israels aufgezeichnet?

All the other things that Zimri did, and the record of how he rebelled [against King Elah], are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

21 Damals spaltete sich das Volk Israel in zwei Teile. Die eine Hälfte des Volkes hielt sich an Ginats Sohn Tibni, ihn zum König zu machen, die andere Hälfte an Omri.

After Zimri died, the Israeli people were divided. One group wanted Tibni, the son of Ginath, to be their king. The other group wanted Omri [to be the king].

22 Das Volk aber, das sich an Omri hielt, überwand das Volk, das sich an den Ginatsohn Tibni hielt. So starb Tibni, und Omri ward König.

Those who supported Omri (were stronger than/defeated) those who supported Tibni. So Tibni was killed, and Omri became king.

23 Im einunddreißigsten Jahre des Judakönigs Asa ward Omri König in Israel für zwölf Jahre. Er regierte sechs Jahre in Tirsa.

Omri became king when Asa had been king of Judah for almost 31 years. Omri ruled Israel for 12 years. For the first six years he ruled in Tirzah.

24 Dann kaufte er den Berg von Samaria von Semer um zwei Talente Silbers, bebaute den Berg und benannte die Stadt, die er gebaut, nach dem Namen des früheren Besitzers des Berges Semer Samaria.

Then he bought a hill from [a man named] Shemer and paid him about (150 pounds/70 kg.) of silver for it. Then Omri ordered his men to build a city on that hill, and he called it Samaria, to honor Shemer, the man who owned it previously.

25 Auch Omri tat, was dem Herrn mißfiel, und trieb es ärger als alle seine Vorgänger.

But Omri did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He did more evil deeds than any of the kings who ruled Israel before he did.

26 Er ging ganz auf des Nebatsohnes Jeroboam Weg und in seinen Sünden, zu denen er Israel verführt hatte, um den Herrn, Israels Gott, durch ihre Nichtigkeiten zu kränken.

[When] Jeroboam [was previously the king, he] had led the Israeli people to sin, and Omri committed the same kind of sins that Jeroboam did. The Israeli people caused Yahweh, the God the Israeli people had worshiped, to become very angry, because they worshiped worthless idols.

27 Ist nicht der Rest der Taten, die Omri tat, und seine Tapferkeit, die er bewiesen, im Buche der Geschichte der Könige Israels aufgezeichnet?

Everything that Omri did, and the record of the victories that his [army] won, are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

28 Als sich Omri zu seinen Vätern legte, ward er zu Samaria begraben. Sein Sohn Achab ward an seiner Statt König.

After Omri died, he was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab became king.

29 Omris Sohn Achab ward über Israel König im achtunddreißigsten Jahre des Judakönigs Asa.

Ahab became king of Israel when Asa had ruled Judah for almost 38 years. Ahab ruled in Samaria [city] for 22 years.

30 Omris Sohn Achab regierte über Israel zu Samaria zweiundzwanzig Jahre. Achab, Omris Sohn, aber tat, was dem Herrn mißfiel, mehr als alle seine Vorgänger.

Ahab did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He did more evil things than any of the kings who ruled Israel before he did.

31 Das war noch das Geringste, daß er in des Nebatsohnes Jeroboam Sünden wandelte. Er nahm auch des Sidonierkönigs Etbaal Tochter Izebel zum Weib, diente dem Baal und betete ihn an.

He committed the same kind of sins that Jeroboam did, but he did things that were worse than the things that Jeroboam did. He married [a woman named] Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal, the king of Sidon [city]. Then Ahab started to worship Baal, [the god that the Canaan people-group worshiped].

32 Auch errichtete er dem Baal einen Altar in des Baals Haus, das er zu Samaria erbaut hatte.

He built a temple in Samaria in order that the Israeli people could worship Baal there, and he put an altar there for [making sacrifices to] Baal.

33 Sodann stellte Achab die Aschera auf. Noch anderes tat Achab und kränkte den Herrn, Israels Gott, mehr als alle Könige Israels, die vor ihm waren.

He also made an idol that represented Asherah, [Baal’s wife]. He did many more things that caused Yahweh to become angry. He did more evil things than any of the previous kings of Israel had done.

34 zu seiner Zeit baute Chiel von Betel Jericho auf. Mit seinem Erstgeborenen Abiram legte er seinen Grund und mit seinem jüngsten Segub setzte er seine Tore ein, nach des Herrn Wort, das er durch Nuns Sohn Josue gesprochen hatte.

During the years that Ahab [ruled], Hiel, a man from Bethel [city], rebuilt Jericho [city]. But when he started to rebuild the city, his oldest son Abiram died. And [when the city was finished, ] while Hiel was building the city gates, his youngest son Segub died. They died just like Yahweh had told Joshua would happen [to the sons of anyone who would rebuild Jericho].