1 Reyes 21
1 Después de estas cosas, aconteció que Nabot jezreelita tenía un viñedo en Jezreel, junto al palacio de Acab, rey de 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 Y Acab habló a Nabot: Dame tu viñedo para que me sirva como huerto, porque está junto a mi casa. Te daré un viñedo mejor que éste por él, o si te parece mejor, te lo compraré.
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 Pero Nabot dijo a Acab: ¡Guárdeme Yavé de darte la herencia de mis antepasados!
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 Acab fue a su casa decaído y enfadado a causa de las palabras que Nabot jezreelita le habló, pues él le dijo: ¡No te daré la herencia de mis antepasados! Y se acostó en su cama, volvió su rostro y no quiso comer pan.
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 Su esposa Jezabel fue a él y le preguntó: ¿Por qué está tan decaído tu espíritu y no comes pan?
His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, “Why are you so depressed? Why are you refusing to eat anything?”
6 Y él le respondió: Porque hablé con Nabot jezreelita, y le dije: Véndeme tu viñedo, o si te parece mejor, te daré otro viñedo por él. Y me contestó: No te venderé mi viñedo.
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 Y su esposa Jezabel le preguntó: ¿Eres tú ahora rey de Israel? ¡Levántate, come pan y alégrese tu corazón! ¡Yo te daré el viñedo de Nabot jezreelita!
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 Entonces ella escribió cartas en nombre de Acab, las selló con el anillo de él y las envió a los ancianos y nobles que vivían con Nabot en su ciudad.
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 Y en las cartas dijo: Proclamen ayuno y busquen que Nabot se siente frente al pueblo,
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 que dos hombres perversos se sienten frente a él y testifiquen contra él: ¡Maldijiste a ʼElohim y al rey! Sáquenlo y apedréenlo hasta que muera.
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 Los hombres de la ciudad, es decir, los ancianos y los nobles que vivían en su ciudad, hicieron tal como Jezabel les ordenó, conforme a lo escrito en las cartas que ella les envió.
The leaders [received the letters and] did what Jezebel had written in the letters for them to do.
12 Proclamaron un ayuno y sentaron a Nabot frente al pueblo.
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 Los dos hombres perversos entraron, se sentaron frente a él y dieron testimonio contra Nabot delante del pueblo: ¡Nabot maldijo a ʼElohim y al rey! Y ellos lo llevaron fuera de la ciudad y lo lapidaron hasta que murió.
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 Luego enviaron a decir a Jezabel: Nabot fue apedreado y murió.
Then those leaders sent a message to Jezebel, saying “We have executed Naboth.”
15 Sucedió que cuando Jezabel oyó que Nabot fue apedreado y murió, ella dijo a Acab: Levántate y toma posesión del viñedo de Nabot jezreelita, quien se negó a vendértelo, porque Nabot ya no vive, pues murió.
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 Sucedió que cuando Acab oyó que Nabot murió, se levantó para bajar al viñedo de Nabot jezreelita y tomar posesión de él.
When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went to the vineyard to claim that he now owned it.
17 Y la Palabra de Yavé llegó a Elías tisbita:
Then Yahweh spoke to Elijah the prophet. He said,
18 Levántate, baja a encontrarte con Acab, rey de Israel, que está en Samaria. Mira, está en el viñedo de Nabot, a donde bajó para tomar posesión de él.
“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 Y le dirás: Yavé dice: ¿Asesinaste y también tomas posesión? Y le dirás: Yavé dice: En el mismo sitio donde los perros lamieron la sangre de Nabot, los perros también lamerán tu sangre.
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 Acab preguntó a Elías: ¿Me hallaste, enemigo mío? Y él respondió: Te hallé, porque te vendiste para hacer el mal ante Yavé.
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 Ciertamente, Yo traigo el mal sobre ti. Te barreré por completo y destruiré a todo varón de Acab en Israel, tanto al esclavo como al libre.
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 Será tu casa como la casa de Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat, y como la casa de Baasa, hijo de Ahías, por la rebelión con que me provocaste a ira y estimulaste a pecar a Israel.
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 Yavé también habló de Jezabel: ¡Los perros comerán a Jezabel en el muro de Jezreel!
Yahweh has also told me that [your wife] Jezebel [will be killed, and] dogs in Jezreel will eat her corpse.
24 Al que muera de [la casa de] Acab en la ciudad, lo comerán los perros, y al que muera en el campo, lo comerán las aves del cielo.
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 Ciertamente no hubo ninguno como Acab que se vendió para hacer el mal ante Yavé, incitado por su esposa Jezabel.
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 Procedió de manera repugnante a seguir tras los ídolos, conforme a todo lo que hacían los amorreos, a los cuales Yavé desposeyó delante de los hijos de Israel.
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 Sucedió que cuando Acab oyó estas palabras, rasgó sus ropas, puso ropa áspera sobre su cuerpo, ayunó, se acostó con la ropa áspera y anduvo afligido.
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 Y la Palabra de Yavé llegó a Elías tisbita:
Then Yahweh said this to Elijah:
29 ¿Viste cómo Acab se humilló delante de Mí? Por cuanto se humilló, no traeré el mal en sus días. El mal sobre su casa lo traeré en los días de su hijo.
“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]
