Четвертая книга Царств 9
1 Елиссей пророк призва единаго от сынов пророчих и рече ему: препояши чресла своя, и возми сосуд елеа сего в руку твою, и иди в Рамоф Галаадский:
Meanwhile, the prophet Elisha summoned one of the other prophets. He said to him, “Get ready [IDM] and go to Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region]. Take this jar of [olive] oil with you.
2 и внидеши тамо, и узриши тамо Ииуа сына Иосафата сына Намессиева, и внидеши, и изведеши его от среды братии его, и введеши его во внутреннюю клеть:
When you arrive there, search for a man named Jehu, the son of Jehoshaphat and grandson of Nimshi. Go with him into a room away from his companions,
3 и возмеши сосуд елеа, и возлиеши на главу его, и рцы: сице глаголет Господь: помазах тя в царя над Израилем: и отверзеши двери, и да бежиши, и да не пребудеши тамо.
and pour [some of] this oil on his head. Then say to him, ‘Yahweh declares that he is appointing you to be the king of Israel.’ Then open the door and run away as quickly as you can.”
4 И иде отрочищь пророк в Рамоф Галаадский:
So the young prophet went to Ramoth.
5 и вниде, и се, князи силы седяху, и рече: слово ми есть к тебе, о, княже. И рече Ииуй: к кому от всех нас? И рече: к тебе, княже.
When he arrived, he saw that the commanders of the army were having a conference. He [looked at Jehu and] said, “Sir, I have a message for [one of] you.” Jehu replied, “Which one of us is the message for?” The young prophet replied, “It is for you, commander/sir.”
6 И воста и вниде в дом: и возлия елей на главу его и рече ему: сице глаголет Господь Бог Израилев: помазах тя в царя над людьми Господними, над Израилем.
So Jehu got up and went with the young prophet into a house. There the young prophet poured some [olive] oil on Jehu’s head and said to him, “Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], declares this: ‘I am appointing you to be the king of my Israeli people.
7 И да потребиши дом Ахаава господина твоего от лица Моего, и отмстиши кровь рабов Моих пророков и кровь всех рабов Господних от руки Иезавелины.
You must kill your master [King Joram], the son of Ahab, because I want to punish [Ahab’s wife] Jezebel for murdering [MTY] many of my prophets and other people who served me.
8 И от руки всего дому Ахаавля, и потребиши от дому Ахаавля мочащагося к стене, и содержащагося, и оставльшагося во Израили:
You must kill [not only Joram but] all of Ahab’s family. I want to get rid of every male in the family, including young ones and old ones.
9 и предам дом Ахаавль, якоже дом Иеровоама сына Наватова и якоже дом Ваасы сына Ахиина:
I will get rid of Ahab’s family, like I got rid of the families of two other kings of Israel, Jeroboam and Baasha.
10 и Иезавель снедят пси в части Иезраеля, и не будет погребающаго ю. И отверзе двери и убежа.
And [when] Jezebel [dies], her corpse will not be buried. Dogs will eat her corpse there in Jezreel [city].’” After the young prophet said this, he left the room and ran.
11 Ииуй же изыде ко отроком господина своего. И реша ему: мир ли? Что яко вниде неистовый сей к тебе? И рече им: вы весте мужа и суесловие его.
When Jehu came out of the room to where his other commanders were, they said to him, “Is everything all right? Why did that mad fellow come to you?” He replied, “You know what kinds of things young prophets like him say.”
12 И реша: не правда, (аще не возвестиши?) возвести убо нам. И рече Ииуй к ним: тако и тако рече ко мне, глаголя: сице глаголет Господь: помазах тя в царя над Израилем.
They said, “You are lying! Tell us what he said!” He replied, “He told me that Yahweh said, ‘I am appointing [MTY] you to be the king of Israel.’”
13 И слышавше текоша спешно, и взя кийждо ризы своя, и положиша под ним, понеже на единем от степений седяше, и вострубиша в рог и реша: воцарися Ииуй.
Then they all spread their cloaks on the steps of the building [for Jehu to walk out on], and they blew trumpets and shouted, “Jehu is now the king!”
14 И возвратися Ииуй сын Иосафата сына Намессиева ко Иораму. Иорам же сам стрежаше в Рамофе Галаадстем и весь Израиль от лица Азаила царя Сирийска.
King Joram and his army had been defending Ramoth against the attacks by the army of the king of Syria. King Joram had returned to Jezreel [city], to recover from being wounded in the battle against the army of Hazael, the king of Syria. And Jehu made plans to kill Joram. He said to his other commanders, “If helping me is truly what you want, make sure that no one leaves this city to go to warn the people of Jezreel [about what I am planning to do].”
15 И возвратися Иорам царь целитися во Иезраели от язв, имиже уязвиша его Сиряне, егда брашеся со Азаилом царем Сирийским. И рече Ииуй: аще есть душа ваша со мною, да не изыдет из града беглец, ити и возвестити во Иезраели.
16 И вседе на коня, и пойде Ииуй, и сниде во Иезраель, яко Иорам царь Израилев целяшеся во Иезраели от стреляний, имиже устрелиша его Арамины в Рамофе на брани со Азаилом царем Сирским, яко той бе силен и муж силы, и лежаше тамо. И Охозиа царь Иудин прииде видети Иорама.
Then Jehu and his officers got into their chariots and rode to Jezreel, where Joram was still recovering. And King Ahaziah of Judah was there, visiting Joram.
17 И страж взыде на столп во Иезраели, и виде прах Ииуев, егда ити ему и рече: прах аз вижу. И рече Иорам: всади мужа на конь и посли противу им, и да речет: мир ли?
A guard was standing in the watchtower in Jezreel. He saw Jehu and his men approaching. He called out, “I see a lot of men [who are approaching]!” King Joram [heard what the watchman said, so he] said to his soldiers, “Send someone on a horse to go and find out if they are coming to be friendly to us or to attack us.”
18 И иде всадник конный на сретение ему и рече: тако глаголет царь: мир ли? И рече Ииуй: что тебе и миру? Обратися вслед мене. И возвести страж, глаголя: прииде посланный до них и не возвратися.
So a man rode out to meet Jehu and said to him, “The king wants to know [if you are coming to be] friendly to us.” Jehu replied, “This is not the time for you [RHQ] to be concerned about acting friendly! Turn around and come behind me!” So the guard in the watchtower reported that the messenger had reached the group [that was approaching], but that he was not returning [alone].
19 И посла всадника коннаго втораго, и прииде к нему и рече: тако рече царь: мир ли? И рече Ииуй: что тебе и миру? Возвратися вслед мене.
So King Joram sent another messenger, who asked Jehu the same question. Again Jehu replied, “This is not the time [RHQ] for you to be concerned about acting friendly! Turn around and follow me!”
20 И возвести страж, глаголя: прииде до них и не возвратися: и вождь ведяше Ииуа сына Намессиина, яко в премене бысть.
Then the watchman reported again, “That messenger also reached them, but he is not coming back [alone]. And [the leader of the group must be] Jehu, the son of Nimshi, because he is driving [his chariot] furiously, [like Jehu does]!”
21 И рече Иорам: впрязите. И впрягоша колесницу: и изыде Иорам царь Израилев и Охозиа царь Иудин, кийждо на колеснице своей, и изыдоста на сретение Ииуа, и обретоста его и части Навуфеа Иезраилитина.
Joram said [to his soldiers], “Get [my chariot] ready!” So they did that. Then King Joram and King Ahaziah both rode toward Jehu, each one in his own chariot. And [it happened that] they met Jehu at the field that had previously belonged to Naboth!
22 И бысть яко увиде Иорам Ииуа, и рече мир ли, Ииуе? И рече Ииуй что тебе и миру? Еще блуды Иезавели матери твоея, и чарове ея многия.
When Joram met Jehu, he said to him, “Are you coming on a peaceful visit?” Jehu replied, “(How can there be peace while you and your people are prostrating themselves to worship idols and practicing very much (witchcraft/sorcery) like your mother Jezebel did?/There certainly cannot be peace while you and your people are prostrating themselves to worship idols and practicing (witchcraft/sorcery) like your mother Jezebel has been doing!)” [RHQ]
23 И обрати Иорам руки своя и бежа, и рече ко Охозии: лесть, Охозие.
Joram cried out, “Ahaziah, they have deceived us! [They want to kill us]!” So Joram turned his chariot around and tried to flee.
24 И наляче Ииуй рукою своею лук и устрели Иорама посреде плещу его, и изыде стрела сквозе сердце его: и преклонися на колена своя.
But Jehu drew his bow mightily and shot [an arrow that pierced] Joram between his shoulder blades. The arrow [went through his body and] pierced his heart, and he slumped down dead in his chariot.
25 И рече Ииуй к Вадекару тристату своему: возми и верзи его на части села Навуфеа Иезраилитина, яко помню, аз и ты вседшии на колесницы идохом вслед Ахаава отца его, и Господь рече о нем пррочество сие, глаголя:
Then Jehu said to his assistant Bidkar, “Take his corpse and throw it here into the field that belonged to Naboth. [I am sure that] you remember that when you and I were riding together [in chariots] behind King Joram’s father Ahab, that Yahweh said this about Ahab:
26 не видех ли крове Навуфеевы и крове сынов его вчера, рече Господь? И воздам ему на части сей, рече Господь: и ныне убо взем поверзи его на части сей по глаголу Господню.
‘Yesterday I saw Ahab murder [MTY] Naboth and his sons here. And I solemnly promise that I will punish him right here in this same field!’ So take Joram’s corpse and throw it into that field! That will fulfill what Yahweh said would happen.”
27 И Охозиа царь Иудин виде, и побеже путем вефган и гна по нем Ииуй и рече: и сего (не имам оставити). И порази его на колеснице егда идяше в Гай, иже есть Иевлаам и убежа в Магеддон, и умре тамо.
When King Ahaziah saw what happened, he fled [in his chariot] toward Beth-Haggan [town]. But Jehu pursued him and said [to his other commanders], “Shoot him, also!” So they shot him [with arrows] while he was riding in his chariot on the road up to Gur, near Ibleam [town]. He continued going in his chariot until he reached Megiddo [city], where he died.
28 И возложиша его отроцы его на колесницу и везоша его во Иерусалим, и погребоша его во гробе его во граде Давидове.
His officials took his corpse back to Jerusalem and buried it in the tombs in the [part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, where his ancestors had been buried.
29 И в первоенадесять лето Иорама царя Израилева воцарися Охозиа над Иудою.
Ahaziah had become the king of Judah when Joram had been ruling Israel for almost eleven years.
30 И прииде Ииуй во Иезраель (град). Иезавель же услыша, и намаза лице свое и украси главу свою, и приниче окном.
Then Jehu went to Jezreel. When [Ahab’s widow] Jezebel heard what had happened, she put paint/makeup on her eyelids, and combed her hair to make it beautiful, and looked out the window [of the palace toward the street below].
31 И Ииуй вхождаше во град и рече: мир ли Замврию, убийце господина своего?
While Jehu was entering the city gate, she called out to him, “You [are like] Zimri! You are a murderer! [I think] you are certainly not [RHQ] coming on a peaceful visit!”
32 И воззре лицем своим на окно и виде ю и рече: кто ты еси? Сниди ко мне. И преклонистася к нему два скопца.
Jehu looked up toward the window, and then he said, “Who is (on my side/wants to help me)? Anyone?” Two or three palace officials looked down at him [from a window and pointed to themselves].
33 И рече Ииуй: сверзита ю. И свергоста ю, и окропишася кровию ея стены и кони, и попраша ю.
Jehu said to them, “Throw her down here!” So they threw her down, and [when she hit the ground and died], some of her blood splattered on the city wall and on the horses [that were pulling the chariots].
34 И вниде Ииуй, и яде и пи, и рече: осмотрите ныне проклятую сию, и погребите ю, яко дщерь царева есть.
Then Jehu went into the palace and ate and drank. Then he said [to some of his men], “Take the corpse of that women whom Yahweh has cursed and bury it, because she is a king’s daughter [and therefore should be buried properly].”
35 И идоша погребсти ю, и не обретоша от нея ничто ино, токмо лоб и ноги и длани рук.
But when they went to get her corpse to bury it, all that was left was only her skull and [the bones of] her feet and her hands. Everything else was gone.
36 И возвратишася и возвестиша ему. И рече: слово Господне, еже глагола рукою раба Своего Илии Фесвитянина, глаголя: в части Иезраеля снедят пси плоть Иезавелину:
When they reported this to Jehu, he said, “That is what Yahweh said would happen! He told his servant/prophet Elijah, ‘In [the city of] Jezreel, dogs will eat the flesh of Jezebel’s corpse.
37 и будет труп Иезавелин аки гной на лицы села в части Иезраеля, яко не рещи им: сия есть Иезавель.
Her bones will be scattered there in Jezreel like dung, with the result that no one will be able to [recognize them and] say, “These are Jezebel’s bones.”’”
