1 Raja-raja 21
1 Dekat istana Raja Ahab di Yizreel ada sebidang kebun anggur kepunyaan orang yang bernama Nabot.
Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a vine-garden in Jezreel, near the house of Ahab, king of Samaria.
2 Suatu hari Ahab berkata kepada Nabot, "Berikanlah kebun anggurmu itu kepadaku, sebab kebun itu dekat dengan istanaku. Aku ingin menanam sayur-sayuran di situ. Kau akan mendapat kebun anggur yang lebih baik sebagai gantinya, atau kalau kau mau, aku akan membelinya dengan harga yang layak."
And Ahab said to Naboth, Give me your vine-garden so that I may have it for a garden of sweet plants, for it is near my house; and let me give you a better vine-garden in exchange, or, if it seems good to you, let me give you its value in money.
3 Nabot menjawab, "Kebun anggur ini pusaka nenek moyang saya. Demi Allah, saya tidak boleh memberikannya kepada Tuan!"
But Naboth said to Ahab, By the Lord, far be it from me to give you the heritage of my fathers.
4 Dengan hati yang kesal dan marah karena mendengar apa yang dikatakan Nabot kepadanya, Ahab pulang lalu berbaring di tempat tidurnya dengan memalingkan mukanya dan tak mau makan.
So Ahab came into his house bitter and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him, I will not give you the heritage of my fathers. And stretching himself on the bed with his face turned away, he would take no food.
5 Izebel istrinya pergi kepadanya dan bertanya, "Mengapa engkau kesal? Mengapa tak mau makan?"
But Jezebel, his wife, came to him and said, Why is your spirit so bitter that you have no desire for food?
6 Ahab menjawab, "Saya tidak senang dengan Nabot. Saya minta kepadanya supaya ia menjual kebun anggurnya kepada saya, atau saya menukarnya dengan kebun anggur yang lain, jika itulah yang dikehendakinya, tetapi ia tidak mau!"
And he said to her, Because I was talking to Naboth the Jezreelite, and I said to him, Let me have your vine-garden for a price, or, if it is pleasing to you, I will give you another vine-garden for it: and he said, I will not give you my vine-garden.
7 "Kau kan raja di Israel!" sahut Izebel. "Bangunlah sekarang dan makanlah. Senangkanlah hatimu, sebab saya akan memberikan kebun anggur Nabot itu kepadamu!"
Then Jezebel, his wife, said, Are you now the ruler of Israel? Get up, take food, and let your heart be glad; I will give you the vine-garden of Naboth the Jezreelite.
8 Maka Izebel menulis surat atas nama Ahab dan membubuhi segel raja pada surat itu. Surat itu dikirimnya kepada pemimpin-pemimpin dan tokoh-tokoh masyarakat di Yizreel.
So she sent a letter in Ahab's name, stamped with his stamp, to the responsible men and the chiefs who were in authority with Naboth.
9 Inilah isi surat itu, "Umumkanlah supaya rakyat berpuasa dan suruhlah mereka berkumpul! Dalam pertemuan itu berikanlah kepada Nabot tempat duduk yang terhormat.
And in the letter she said, Let a time of public sorrow be fixed, and put Naboth at the head of the people;
10 Suruhlah dua orang jahat duduk menghadapnya dan menuduh dia bahwa ia telah mengutuk Allah dan raja. Lalu bawalah dia ke luar kota, dan lemparilah dia dengan batu sampai mati!"
And get two good-for-nothing persons to come before him and give witness that he has been cursing God and the king. Then take him out and have him stoned to death.
11 Perintah Izebel itu dilaksanakan oleh para pemimpin dan tokoh-tokoh masyarakat Yizreel.
So the responsible men and the chiefs who were in authority in his town, did as Jezebel had said in the letter she sent them.
12 Mereka mengumumkan supaya rakyat berpuasa. Kemudian mereka menyuruh orang berkumpul dan Nabot diberi tempat yang terhormat.
They gave orders for a day of public sorrow, and put Naboth at the head of the people.
13 Dua penjahat duduk berhadapan dengan Nabot, dan di depan umum mereka menuduh dia bahwa ia telah mengutuki Allah dan raja. Karena itu ia dibawa ke luar kota lalu dilempari dengan batu sampai mati.
And the two good-for-nothing persons came in and took their seats before him and gave witness against Naboth, in front of the people, saying, Naboth has been cursing God and the king. Then they took him outside the town and had him stoned to death.
14 Berita tentang pelaksanaan pembunuhan Nabot disampaikan kepada Izebel.
And they sent word to Jezebel, saying, Naboth has been stoned and is dead.
15 Segera setelah Izebel menerima berita itu berkatalah ia kepada Ahab, "Nabot sudah mati. Sekarang pergilah ambil kebun anggur itu yang tidak mau dijualnya kepadamu."
Then Jezebel, hearing that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, said to Ahab, Get up and take as your heritage the vine-garden of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he would not give you for money, for Naboth is no longer living but is dead.
16 Ahab segera pergi dan mengambil kebun anggur itu menjadi miliknya.
So Ahab, hearing that Naboth was dead, went down to the vine-garden of Naboth the Jezreelite to take it as his heritage.
17 Lalu kata TUHAN kepada Elia, nabi dari Tisbe itu,
And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
18 "Ahab, raja Samaria itu sekarang ada di kebun anggur Nabot hendak mengambil kebun itu menjadi miliknya. Jadi, pergilah ke sana,
Go down to Ahab, king of Israel, in Samaria; see, he is in the vine-garden of Naboth the Jezreelite, where he has gone to take it as his heritage.
19 dan sampaikan kepadanya bahwa Aku, TUHAN, berkata begini, 'Sudah membunuh, merampas lagi! Karena itu darahmu akan dijilat anjing di tempat anjing-anjing menjilat darah Nabot!'"
Say to him, The Lord says, Have you put a man to death and taken his heritage? Then say to him, The Lord says, In the place where dogs have been drinking the blood of Naboth, there will your blood become the drink of dogs.
20 Ketika Ahab melihat Elia, ia berkata, "Hai musuh, akhirnya kau mendapat aku!" "Benar," sahut Elia. "Karena Tuan dengan tekad melakukan yang jahat pada pemandangan TUHAN,
And Ahab said to Elijah, Have you come face to face with me, O my hater? And he said, I have come to you because you have given yourself up to do evil in the eyes of the Lord.
21 maka inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN kepada Tuan, 'Aku akan mendatangkan bencana ke atasmu. Kau akan Kusingkirkan, dan setiap orang laki-laki dalam keluargamu, tua dan muda, akan Kulenyapkan.
See, I will send evil on you and put an end to you completely, cutting off from Ahab every male child, him who is shut up and him who goes free in Israel;
22 Keluargamu akan menjadi seperti keluarga Raja Yerobeam anak Nebat dan seperti keluarga Raja Baesa anak Ahia, karena engkau sudah menyebabkan orang Israel berbuat dosa sehingga membangkitkan kemarahan-Ku.'
And I will make your family like the family of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and like the family of Baasha, the son of Ahijah, because you have made me angry, and have made Israel do evil.
23 Dan mengenai Izebel, TUHAN berkata bahwa badannya akan dimakan anjing di dalam kota Yizreel.
And of Jezebel the Lord said, Jezebel will become food for dogs in the heritage of Jezreel.
24 Siapa saja dari anggota keluargamu yang mati di kota akan dimakan anjing, dan yang mati di luar kota akan dimakan burung."
Any man of the family of Ahab who comes to his death in the town will become food for the dogs; and he who comes to his death in the open country will be food for the birds of the air.
25 Tidak pernah ada orang yang dengan tekad melakukan yang jahat pada pemandangan TUHAN seperti yang dilakukan oleh Ahab. Semua kejahatan itu dilakukannya atas dorongan Izebel, istrinya.
(There was no one like Ahab, who gave himself up to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, moved to it by Jezebel his wife.
26 Ahab melakukan dosa-dosa yang sangat hina: ia menyembah berhala seperti yang dilakukan orang Amori, yaitu orang-orang yang telah diusir TUHAN keluar dari negeri Kanaan pada waktu orang Israel memasuki negeri itu.
He did a very disgusting thing in going after false gods, doing all the things the Amorites did, whom the Lord sent out before the children of Israel.)
27 Setelah Elia selesai berbicara, Ahab menyobek pakaiannya dan memakai kain karung sebagai tanda penyesalan, lalu berpuasa. Pada waktu tidur pun ia memakai kain karung, dan kalau berjalan, mukanya murung terus.
Hearing these words, Ahab, in great grief, put haircloth on his flesh and went without food, sleeping in haircloth, and going about quietly.
28 TUHAN berkata kepada Nabi Elia,
Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
29 "Sudahkah kaulihat bagaimana Ahab merendahkan diri di hadapan-Ku? Karena itu, Aku tidak akan mendatangkan bencana selama ia masih hidup. Pada masa anaknya barulah Aku mendatangkan bencana itu ke atas keluarganya."
Do you see how Ahab has made himself low before me? because he has made himself low before me, I will not send the evil in his life-time, but in his son's time I will send the evil on his family.
