Otra Laiku 18
1 Un Jehošafatam bija daudz bagātības un godības un viņš palika rada Ahabam.
Jehoshaphat became very wealthy and was greatly honored. But then he arranged for one of his family to marry someone from the family of King Ahab [of Israel].
2 Un pēc kādiem gadiem viņš nogāja pie Ahaba uz Samariju. Un Ahabs viņam un tiem ļaudīm, kas viņam bija līdz, kāva avis un vēršus lielu pulku, un to paskubināja iet pret Rāmotu Gileādā.
Several years later, he went down [from Jerusalem] to Samaria to visit Ahab. Ahab welcomed him and the people who had come with him by slaughtering many sheep and cattle [for a feast].
3 Un Ahabs, Israēla ķēniņš, sacīja uz Jehošafatu, Jūda ķēniņu: vai tu gribi ar mani iet pret Rāmotu Gileādā? Un tas uz viņu sacīja: es būšu kā tu, un mani ļaudis, kā tavi ļaudis, un mēs iesim tev līdz karā.
Then he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you [and your army] go with my army to attack Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region]?” Jehoshaphat replied, “My soldiers and I will go to the battle when you tell us to go.”
4 Un Jehošafats sacīja uz Israēla ķēniņu: vaicā jel šodien Tā Kunga vārdu.
Then he added, “But we should ask Yahweh first, to find out what he wants us to do.”
5 Tad Israēla ķēniņš sapulcināja praviešus, četrsimt vīrus, un uz tiem sacīja: vai mums būs iet karā pret Rāmotu Gileādā, jeb vai man nebūs iet? Un tie sacīja: ej, jo Dievs to nodos ķēniņa rokā.
So the king of Israel gathered all his 400 prophets and asked them, “Should we go to attack the people of Ramoth [city], or should we not do that?” They replied, “Yes, go [and attack them] because God will enable your army to defeat them.”
6 Bet Jehošafats sacīja: vai šeitan vēl nav kāds no Tā Kunga praviešiem, ka tam varētu vaicāt?
But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of Yahweh here whom we can ask?”
7 Un Israēla ķēniņš sacīja uz Jehošafatu: vēl ir viens vīrs, caur ko To Kungu var vaicāt, bet es viņu ienīstu, jo tas man nesludina labas lietas, bet ļaunas vien, Miha, Jemlas dēls. Un Jehošafats sacīja: lai ķēniņš tā nerunā.
The king of Israel replied, “There is still one man here, whom we can ask to find out what Yahweh wants, his name is Micaiah, the son of Imlah. But I hate him because he never says anything good about me. He always predicts [that] bad [things will happen to me].” Jehoshaphat replied, “King Ahab, you should not say that!”
8 Tad Israēla ķēniņš sauca vienu kambarjunkuri un sacīja: atved steigšus Mihu, Jemlas dēlu.
So the king of Israel told one of his officials to summon Micaiah immediately.
9 Un Israēla ķēniņš un Jehošafats, Jūda ķēniņš, sēdēja ikkatrs uz sava krēsla ar savām drēbēm apģērbti, un tie sēdēja pagalmā priekš Samarijas vārtiem, un visi tie pravieši sludināja viņu priekšā.
The king of Israel and the king of Judah were sitting there on their thrones, wearing their royal robes. They were at the place where people threshed grain, near the gate of Samaria [city]. All of [Ahab’s] prophets were standing in front of them, predicting what was going to happen.
10 Un Cedeķija, Knaēnas dēls, sev taisīja dzelzs ragus un sacīja: tā saka Tas Kungs: ar šiem tu badīsi Sīriešus, tiekams tos būsi izdeldējis.
[One of them whose name was] Zedekiah, the son of Kenaanah, had made from iron something that resembled the horns of a bull. He proclaimed to Ahab, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘With horns [like these], your [army] will keep attacking the army of Syria [like a bull attacks another animal], until you completely destroy them.’”
11 Un visi pravieši sludināja sacīdami: celies pret Rāmotu Gileādā, tev būs laba laime, jo Tas Kungs to dos ķēniņa rokā.
All the other prophets [of Ahab] agreed. They said, “Yes! If you attack Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region], you will be successful, because Yahweh will enable you to defeat them.”
12 Un tas vēstnesis, kas bija gājis Mihu aicināt, uz to runāja un sacīja: redzi jel, tie pravieši runā vienā mutē labu ķēniņam, lai jel tavs vārds tāpat ir kā viņu vārds, un runā labu.
The messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Listen to me! All the other prophets are unitedly predicting that the king will be successful [in the battle]. So be sure to agree with them and say that the king’s army will be successful!”
13 Bet Miha sacīja: tik tiešām kā Tas Kungs dzīvo: ko mans Dievs man sacīs, to es runāšu.
But Micaiah said, “As surely as Yahweh lives, I will tell the king only what Yahweh tells me to say.”
14 Un kad viņš ķēniņa priekšā nāca, tad ķēniņš uz viņu sacīja: Miha, vai mums būs iet karā pret Rāmotu Gileādā, jeb vai man nebūs iet? Un tas sacīja: ceļaties, jums būs laba laime, jo tie taps doti jūsu rokā.
When Micaiah arrived, the king [of Israel] asked him, “Should we go to attack Ramoth, or not?” Micaiah replied, “Sure, go! Yahweh will enable your army to defeat them!”
15 Bet ķēniņš uz viņu sacīja: cik reiz lai es tev piekodināju, man cita nekā nesacīt, kā vien kas tiesa Tā Kunga Vārdā?
But King Ahab [realized that Micaiah was lying, so he] said to Micaiah, “I have told you many times that you must always tell only the truth when you say what Yahweh [has revealed to you]!”
16 Un viņš sacīja: es redzēju visu Israēli izklīdinātu pa kalniem, kā avis, kam nav gana, un Tas Kungs sacīja: šiem nav kunga, lai iet ikviens ar mieru savā namā.
Then Micaiah replied, “[The truth is that in a vision] I saw all the troops of Israel scattered on the mountains. They seemed to be like sheep that did not have a shepherd. And Yahweh said, ‘Their master has been killed. So tell them all to go home peacefully.’”
17 Tad Israēla ķēniņš sacīja uz Jehošafatu: vai es tev neesmu sacījis, ka viņš par mani labu nesludina bet ļaunu vien?
Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “I told you that he never predicts that anything good will happen to me! He [always] predicts that bad things will happen to me.”
18 Un (Miha) sacīja: tādēļ klausiet Tā Kunga vārdu: es redzēju To Kungu sēžam uz Sava godības krēsla un visu debess spēku ap Viņu stāvam pa labo un pa kreiso roku.
But Micaiah continued, saying, “Listen to what Yahweh showed to me! [In a vision] I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, with all the armies of heaven [standing around him], on his right side and on his left side.
19 Un Tas Kungs sacīja: kas pierunās Ahabu, Israēla ķēniņu, ka tas ceļas un krīt Rāmotā Gileādā? Un viens runāja šā otrs tā.
And Yahweh said, ‘Who can persuade Ahab, the king of Israel, to go to fight against the people of Ramoth, in order that he may be killed there?’ “Some suggested one thing, and others suggested something else.
20 Tad viens gars izgāja un nostājās Tā Kunga priekšā un sacīja: es viņu pārrunāšu. Bet Tas Kungs sacīja uz to: kā tad?
“Finally one spirit, [having received a message from Satan], came to Yahweh and said, ‘I can do it!’ “Yahweh asked him, ‘How will you do it?’
21 Un viņš sacīja: es iziešu un būšu melu gars visu viņa praviešu mutē. Un viņš sacīja: tev būs viņu pierunāt un tu to arī spēsi, ej un dari tā.
“The spirit replied, ‘I will go and inspire all of Ahab’s prophets to tell lies.’ Yahweh said, ‘You will be successful; go and do it!’
22 Un nu, redzi, Tas Kungs ir devis melu garu šo tavu praviešu mutē, un Tas Kungs ļaunu pret tevi runājis.
“So now [I tell you that] Yahweh has caused your prophets to lie to you. Yahweh has decided that something terrible will happen to you.”
23 Tad Cedeķija, Knaēnas dēls, piegāja un sita Miham vaigā un sacīja: kā gan Tā Kunga Gars no manis būtu atstājies, runāt, ar tevi?
Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked over to Micaiah and slapped him on his face. He said, “Do you think that Yahweh’s Spirit left me in order to speak to you?”
24 Un Miha sacīja: tu to redzēsi tai dienā, kad no vienas istabas otrā iesi paslēpties.
Micaiah replied, “You will find out for yourself [to which of us Yahweh’s Spirit has truly spoken] on the day when you go into a room of some house to hide [from the Syrian soldiers]!”
25 Un Israēla ķēniņš sacīja: ņemiet Mihu un vediet viņu atpakaļ pie Amona, pilsētas virsnieka, un pie Joasa, ķēniņa dēla,
King Ahab commanded [his soldiers], “Seize Micaiah and take him to Amon, the governor of this city, and to my son Joash.
26 Un sakāt: tā saka ķēniņš: lieciet šo cietumā un ēdiniet to ar bēdu maizi un ar bēdu ūdeni, kamēr es vesels atkal pārnākšu.
Tell them that I have commanded that they should put this man in prison and give him only bread and water. Do not give him anything else to eat until I return safely [from the battle]!”
27 Un Miha sacīja: ja tu vesels atkal pārnāksi, tad Tas Kungs caur mani nav runājis. Un viņš sacīja: klausāties, visi ļaudis!
Micaiah replied, “If you return safely, [it will be clear that] it was not Yahweh who told me what to say to you!” Then he said [to all those who were standing there], “Do not forget what I have said [to King Ahab]!”
28 Tā Israēla ķēniņš un Jehošafats, Jūda ķēniņš, cēlās pret Rāmotu Gileādā.
So the king of Israel and the king of Judah [led their armies] to Ramoth, in [the] Gilead [region].
29 Un Israēla ķēniņš sacīja uz Jehošafatu: es pārģērbies iešu kaujā, bet tu apģērbies ar savām drēbēm. Un Israēla ķēniņš pārģērbās, un tie gāja kaujā.
King Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “I will put on different clothes, [in order that no one will recognize that I am the king.] But you should wear your royal robe.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they both went into the battle.
30 Un Sīriešu ķēniņš saviem ratu virsniekiem bija pavēlējis un sacījis: nelaužaties pret nevienu, ne mazu ne lielu, kā tik vien pret Israēla ķēniņu.
The King of Syria told his soldiers who were driving the chariots, “Attack only the king of Israel!”
31 Kad nu tie ratu virsnieki redzēja Jehošafatu, tad tie sacīja: tas ir Israēla ķēniņš. Un tie to apstāja uz viņu lauzdamies. Bet Jehošafats brēca, un Tas Kungs tam palīdzēja un Dievs tos no viņa novērsa.
So when the soldiers who were driving the Syrian chariots saw Jehoshaphat [wearing the royal robes], they thought “He must be the king of Israel!”
32 Jo kad tie ratu virsnieki redzēja, ka šis nebija Israēla ķēniņš, tad tie griezās no viņa atpakaļ.
So they turned to attack him. But when Jehoshaphat cried out, Yahweh helped him, and they realized that he was not the king of Israel. And God caused them to stop pursuing him.
33 Bet viens vīrs no nejauši uzvilka savu stopu un iešāva Israēla ķēniņam starp sprādzēm un krūšu bruņām. Tad ķēniņš sacīja uz savu ratu vadoni: griez un izved mani no kaujas, jo es esmu ievainots.
But one [Syrian] soldier shot an arrow at Ahab, without knowing that it was Ahab. The arrow struck Ahab between the places where the parts of his armor joined together. Ahab told the driver of his chariot, “Turn the chariot around and take me out of here! I have been [severely] wounded!”
34 Un kaušanās vairojās tai dienā, un Israēla ķēniņš stāvēja savos ratos Sīriešiem pretī līdz pat vakaram un nomira, kad saule nogāja.
The battle continued all that day. Ahab was sitting propped up in his chariot, facing the Syrian soldiers. And late in the afternoon, when the sun was setting, he died.
