1 Kongebok 21
1 Sidan hende denne tilburden: Jizre’eliten Nabot, hadde ein vinhage som låg i Jizre’el innåt slottet til Ahab, kongen i Samaria.
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.
2 Og Ahab tala med Nabot og sagde: «Lat meg få vinhagen din, so eg kann hava honom til kålhage, for han ligg so nær innåt huset mitt. Eg skal gjeva deg ein betre vingard i staden, eller um du so tykkjer, skal eg greida verdet ut i reide pengar.»
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 Men Nabot sagde til Ahab: «Aldri i verdi vil eg gjeva deg fedrearven min!»
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!”
4 Då gjekk Ahab heim, mismodig og harm for det svaret jisre’eliten Nabot hadde gjeve honom då han sagde: «Eg vil ikkje gjeva deg fedrearven min.» Og han lagde seg i sengi og snudde seg burt og vilde ikkje eta.
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.
5 Då kom Jezabel, kona hans, inn til honom og sagde til honom: «Kvi er du so stur i hugen, so du ikkje vil eta?»
His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, “Why are you so depressed? Why are you refusing to eat anything?”
6 Han svara henne: «Eg tala med jizre’eliten Nabot og sagde til honom: «Lat meg få vinhagen din for pengar, eller um du so tykkjer, skal eg gjeva deg ein annan vinhage i staden.» Men han svara: «Eg vil ikkje gjeva deg vinhagen min.»»
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].”
7 Då sagde Jezabel, kona hans, til honom: «Er det du som no hev kongevelde i Israel? Statt upp, et og ver i godlag! Eg skal gjeva deg vinhagen åt jizre’eliten Nabot.»
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.”
8 Og ho skreiv eit brev i namnet åt Ahab og sette innsigle under med hans seglring og sende brevet til styresmennerne og storfolket i byen hans Nabot, dei som budde saman med honom.
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.
9 Ho skreiv soleis i brevet: «Lys til ei fasta, og set so Nabot øvst millom folket,
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.
10 og set tvo uvyrdne karar midt imot honom, og lat deim vitna imot honom og segja: «Du hev banna Gud og kongen!» Før so honom ut og steina honom i hel!»
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.”
11 Mennerne i byen hans, styresmennerne og storfolket, dei som budde der i byen hans, gjorde etter det bodet som Jezabel hadde sendt deim, so som det var skrive i brevet ho hadde sendt til deim.
The leaders [received the letters and] did what Jezebel had written in the letters for them to do.
12 Dei lyste til ei fasta og sette Nabot øvst millom folket;
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.
13 og dei tvo uvyrdne kararne kom og sette seg midt imot honom, og uvyrdorne vitna imot Nabot for folket og sagde: «Nabot hev banna Gud og kongen.» So førde dei honom utanfor byen og kasta stein på honom til han døydde.
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.
14 Og dei sende bod til Jezabel med dei ordi: «Nabot er steina i hel.»
Then those leaders sent a message to Jezebel, saying “We have executed Naboth.”
15 Då Jezabel høyrde at Nabot var steina i hel, sagde Jezabel til Ahab: «Statt upp, eigna til deg vinhagen åt jizre’eliten Nabot, den som han ikkje vilde gjeva deg for pengar! For Nabot er ikkje lenger i live, han er dåen.»
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.”
16 Då Ahab høyrde at Nabot var dåen, stod Ahab upp og gav seg på vegen til vinhagen åt jizre’eliten Nabot og vilde eigna honom til seg.
When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went to the vineyard to claim that he now owned it.
17 Men Herrens ord kom til Elia frå Tisbe soleis:
Then Yahweh spoke to Elijah the prophet. He said,
18 «Statt upp, og far ned og møt Ahab, Israels-kongen, som bur i Samaria! No er han i vinhagen åt Nabot, han hev gjenge ned og vil eigna til seg.
“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.
19 Du skal tala med honom og segja: «So segjer Herren: Hev du no både drepe og eigna til deg arven?» Og du skal tala med honom og segja: «So segjer Herren: På same staden som hundarne hev slikka blodet åt Nabot, skal hundarne slikka blodet ditt og.»»
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!’”
20 Ahab sagde til Elia: «Hev du funne meg, du fienden min?» Han svara: «Ja, eg hev funne deg. Sidan du hev selt deg til å gjera det som vondt er i Herrens augo,
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.
21 so fører eg ulukka yver deg, og eg skal sopa etter deg og rydja ut or Ahabs-ætti kvar ein karmann, både ufri og fri i Israel.
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.
22 Og eg skal fara med ditt hus som eg for med huset åt Jerobeam Nebatsson og huset åt Baesa Ahiason, for di du hev harma meg so mykje og forført Israel til synd.
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.’
23 Um Jezabel og hev Herren tala og sagt: «Hundarne skal eta upp Jezabel attmed Jisre’elsmuren.
Yahweh has also told me that [your wife] Jezebel [will be killed, and] dogs in Jezreel will eat her corpse.
24 Den av Ahabs-ætti som døyr i byen, skal hundarne eta upp, og den som døyr ute på marki, skal fuglarne eta upp.»»
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.”
25 Aldri hev det vore nokon slik som Ahab, som selde seg sjølv til å gjera det som vondt var i Herrens augo, av di Jezabel, kona hans, eggja honom.
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.
26 Mykje stygt gjorde han, med di han for etter dei ufyselege avgudarne, plent som amoritarne hadde gjort, dei som Herren dreiv burt for Israels-borni.
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.
27 Men då Ahab høyrde dei ordi, reiv han sund klædi sine og sveipte sekk um kroppen og fasta; og han sov i sekkjetyet og for stilt fram.
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.
28 Då kom Herrens ord til Elia frå Tisbe soleis:
Then Yahweh said this to Elijah:
29 «Hev du set korleis Ahab audmykjer seg for meg? For di han audmykjer seg, skal eg ikkje lata ulukka koma i hans livstid; men i hans sons tid skal eg lata ulukka koma yver huset hans.»
“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]
