Четвертая книга Царств 1
1 И отступи Моав от Израиля, по умертвии Ахаавли.
Then, after the death of Ahab, Moab transgressed against Israel.
2 Охозиа же паде из окна, еже в горнице его в Самарии, и разболеся, и посла послы и рече к ним: идите и вопросите у Ваала сквернаго бога Аккаронска, аще жив буду от болезни моея сея? И идоша вопрошати его ради.
And Ahaziah fell down through the lattices of his upper room, which he had in Samaria, and he was injured. And he sent messengers, saying to them, “Go, consult Beelzebub, the god of Ekron, as to whether I may be able to survive this infirmity of mine.”
3 И Ангел Господень рече ко Илии Фесвитянину, глаголя: востав, иди на сретение послом Охозии царя Самарийска и речеши к ним: или несть Бога во Израили, яко грядете вопрошати Ваала сквернаго бога во Аккароне?
And an Angel of the Lord spoke to Elijah, the Tishbite, saying: “Rise up, and ascend to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria. And you shall say to them: ‘Is there not a God in Israel, so that you would go to consult Beelzebub, the god of Ekron?
4 И сего ради сице глаголет Господь одр, на негоже возшел еси ту, не имаши слезти с него, яко ту смертию умреши, и иде Илиа и рече к ним.
For this reason, thus says the Lord: From the bed to which you have ascended, you shall not descend. Instead, dying you shall die.’” And Elijah went away.
5 И возвратишася послы к нему, и рече к ним: что яко возвратистеся?
And the messengers returned to Ahaziah. And he said to them, “Why have you returned?”
6 И реша к нему: муж изыде в сретение нам и рече к нам: идите возвратитеся к царю пославшему вы и глаголите к нему: сице глаголет Господь: или нему Бога во Израили, яко вы грядете вопрошати Ваала сквернаго бога во Аккароне? Сего ради от одра, на негоже возшел еси, не имаши слезти с него, яко ту смертию умреши.
But they responded to him: “A man met us, and he said to us: ‘Go, and return to the king who sent you. And you shall say to him: Thus says the Lord: Is it because there was no God in Israel that you are sending to consult Beelzebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore, from the bed to which you have ascended, you shall not descend. Instead, dying you shall die.’”
7 И рече к ним царь, глаголя: каков взором бяше муж той вшедый в сретение вам и глаголавый вам словеса сия?
And he said to them: “What was the appearance and dress of that man, who met you and who spoke these words?”
8 И реша к нему: муж космат и поясом усменным препоясан о чреслех своих. И рече царь: Илиа Фесвитянин сей есть.
So they said, “A hairy man, with a belt of leather wrapping his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah, the Tishbite.”
9 И посла к нему стареишину пятьдесятника и пятьдесят мужей его. И взыде и прииде к нему: и се, Илиа бе седя верху горы. И глагола пятьдесятник к нему и рече: человече Божии, царь зовет тя, сниди.
And he sent to him a leader of fifty, with the fifty who were under him. And he ascended to him, sitting at the top of a hill, and he said, “Man of God, the king commanded that you should descend.”
10 И отвеща Илиа и рече к пятьдесятнику: аще есмь человек Божий аз, то да снидет огнь с небесе и снест тя и пятьдесят твоих (с тобою). И сниде огнь с небесе и снеде его и пятьдесят мужей его.
And responding, Elijah said to the leader of fifty, “If I am a man of God, let fire from heaven descend and devour you and your fifty.” And then fire from heaven descended and devoured him and the fifty who were with him.
11 И приложи царь послати к нему другаго пятьдесятника и пятьдесят (мужей) с ним. И возшед, и глагола пятьдесятник к нему и рече: человече Божий, сице глаголет царь: потщався сниди.
And again, he sent to him another leader of fifty, and the fifty with him. And he said to him, “Man of God, thus says the king: Hurry, descend.”
12 И отвеща Илиа и глагола к нему и рече: аще человек Божий аз есмь, то да снидет огнь с небесе, и да снест тя и пятьдесят (мужей) с тобою. И сниде огнь с небесе и снеде его и пятьдесят мужей его.
Responding, Elijah said, “If I am a man of God, let fire from heaven descend and devour you and your fifty.” And fire from heaven descended and devoured him and his fifty.
13 И приложи царь еще послати стареишину, пятьдесятника третияго, и пятьдесят мужей с ним. И прииде к нему пятьдесятник третий, и поклонися на колена своя пред Илиею, и моли его, и глагола к нему и рече: человече Божий, пощади душу мою и душу раб твоих сих пятьдесят пред очима твоима:
Again, he sent a third leader of fifty men and the fifty who were with him. And when he had arrived, he bent his knees before Elijah, and he pleaded with him, and said: “Man of God, do not choose to despise my life and the lives of your servants who are with me.
14 се, сниде огнь с небесе и пояде два пятьдесятника первыя с пятиюдесятми их: и ныне да пощадится душа рабов твоих пред очима твоима.
Behold, fire from heaven descended and devoured the two previous leaders of fifty and the fifties who were with them. But now I beg you to take pity on my life.”
15 И глагола Ангел Господень ко Илии и рече: сниди с ним, не убойся от лица их. И воста Илиа и сниде с ним к царю,
Then the Angel of the Lord spoke to Elijah, saying, “Descend with him; fear not.” And so, he arose and descended with him to the king.
16 и глагола к нему и рече: сице глаголет Господь: что яко послал еси послы вопрошати Ваала сквернаго бога во Аккароне, аки бы не был Бог во Израиле, еже вопросити от Него словесе? Сего ради от одра, наньже возшел еси ту, не имаши слезти с него яко смертию умреши.
And he said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Because you sent messengers to consult Beelzebub, the god of Ekron, as if there were no God in Israel, from whom you would be able to seek a word, therefore, from the bed to which you have ascended, you shall not descend. Instead, dying you shall die.”
17 И умре по глаголу Господню, егоже глаголгола Илиа. И царствова Иорам брат Охозиин вместо его, понеже не име сына Охозиа, в лето второе Иорама сына Иосафата царя Иудина.
And so he died, in accord with the word of the Lord, which Elijah spoke. And Jehoram, his brother, reigned in his place, in the second year of Jehoram, the son of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah. For he had no son.
18 И прочая словес Охозииных, елика сотвори, не се ли, сия писана в книгах словес дний царей Израилевых?
But the rest of the words of Ahaziah that he worked, have these not been written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?
