1And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.21.2 seem…: Heb. be good in thine eyes 3And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. 4And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
5¶ But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? 6And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard. 7And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. 8So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth. 9And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:21.9 on high…: Heb. in the top of the people 10And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die. 11And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. 12They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. 13And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died. 14Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
15¶ And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead. 16And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
17¶ And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 18Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it. 19And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine. 20And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD. 21Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, 22And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin. 23And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.21.23 wall: or, ditch 24Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.
25¶ But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.21.25 stirred…: or, incited 26And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. 27And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. 28And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 29Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son’s days will I bring the evil upon his house.
Ang Ubasan ni Nabot
1May isang taong taga-Jezreel na ang pangalan ay Nabot. May taniman siya ng ubas sa Jezreel sa tabi ng palasyo ni Haring Ahab ng Samaria. 2Isang araw, sinabi ni Ahab kay Nabot, “Dahil malapit sa palasyo ko ang taniman mo ng ubas, ibigay mo na lang iyan sa akin para gawin kong taniman ng mga gulay. At bilang kapalit, bibigyan kita ng mas magandang ubasan o kung gusto mo, babayaran kita sa nararapat na halaga nito.” 3-4Pero sumagot si Nabot, “Hindi po papayag ang Panginoon na ibigay ko sa inyo ang minana ko sa aking mga ninuno.”
Umuwi si Ahab na malungkot at galit dahil sa sagot ni Nabot sa kanya. Nahiga siya paharap sa dingding at ayaw kumain. 5Pinuntahan siya ni Jezebel na kanyang asawa, at tinanong, “Bakit ka ba nalulungkot? Bakit ayaw mong kumain?” 6Sumagot siya, “Sinabi ko kay Nabot na bibilhin ko ang taniman niya ng ubas o kung gusto niya ay papalitan ko ito ng mas magandang ubasan, pero hindi siya pumayag.” 7Sinabi ni Jezebel, “Hindi baʼt ikaw ang hari ng Israel? Bumangon ka at kumain! Magpakasaya ka dahil ibibigay ko sa iyo ang ubasan ni Nabot na taga-Jezreel.”
8Kaya sumulat si Jezebel sa pangalan ni Ahab, tinatakan niya ito ng tatak ng hari, at ipinadala sa mga tagapamahala at sa iba pang mga opisyal ng lungsod kung saan nakatira si Nabot. 9Ito ang mensahe ng kanyang sulat: “Tipunin ninyo ang mga mamamayan para mag-ayuno, at paupuin ninyo si Nabot sa unahan ng mga tao. 10Pagkatapos, paupuin ninyo sa harapan niya ang dalawang masamang tao para paratangan siya na isinumpa niya ang Dios at ang hari. Pagkatapos, dalhin ninyo siya sa labas ng lungsod at batuhin hanggang mamatay.”
11Ginawa ng mga tagapamahala at ng iba pang mga opisyal ang sinabi sa kanila ni Jezebel sa sulat. 12Tinipon nga nila ang mga mamamayan para mag-ayuno at pinaupo nila si Nabot sa unahan ng mga ito. 13Pagkatapos, may dumating na dalawang masamang tao, umupo sa harapan ni Nabot, at pinaratangan nila ito sa harapan ng mga tao. Sinabi nila, “Isinumpa ni Nabot ang Dios at ang hari.” Kaya dinala nila si Nabot sa labas ng lungsod, at binato hanggang mamatay. 14Pagkatapos, sumulat sila kay Jezebel na binato nila si Nabot at patay na ito.
15Nang malaman ni Jezebel na patay na si Nabot, sinabi niya kay Ahab, “Patay na si Nabot kaya lumakad ka at angkinin mo ang taniman niya ng ubas na itinanggi niyang ibenta sa iyo.” 16Pagkarinig ni Ahab na patay na si Nabot, umalis siya agad para angkinin ang ubasan ni Nabot.
17Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Elias na taga-Tisbe, 18“Humayo kaʼt puntahan si Haring Ahab ng Israel, na nakatira sa Samaria. Naroon siya sa ubasan ni Nabot dahil gusto niya itong angkinin. 19Sabihin mo ito sa kanya: ‘Pagkatapos mong pumatay ng tao, kukunin mo pa pati ang kanyang lupa? Dahil sa iyong ginawa, hihimurin ng mga aso ang dugo mo sa labas ng lungsod, tulad ng paghimod nila roon sa dugo ni Nabot.’ ”
20Pagkakita ni Ahab kay Elias, sinabi niya, “Natagpuan din ako ng kaaway ko!” Sumagot si Elias, “Oo, pumunta ako sa iyo dahil ipinagbili mo ang iyong sarili sa paggawa ng masama sa paningin ng Panginoon! 21Kaya ito ang sinasabi ng Panginoon sa iyo: ‘Padadalhan kita ng kapahamakan. Papatayin ko ang lahat ng iyong angkan na lalaki, alipin man o hindi. 22Lilipulin ko ang pamilya mo katulad ng ginawa ko sa pamilya ni Jeroboam na anak ni Nebat at sa pamilya ni Baasha na anak ni Ahia, dahil ginalit mo ako at ikaw ang naging dahilan ng pagkakasala ng mga Israelita.’
23“At tungkol naman kay Jezebel, sinabi ng Panginoon, na kakainin siya ng mga aso sa pader ng Jezreel. 24Ang mga kabilang sa pamilya mo na mamamatay sa lungsod ay kakainin ng mga aso, at ang mamamatay sa bukid ay kakainin ng mga ibon.”
25(Wala ng ibang taong ipinagbili ang sarili sa paggawa ng masama sa paningin ng Panginoon, katulad ng ginawa ni Ahab dahil sinulsulan siya ni Jezebel na kanyang asawa. 26Gumawa siya ng masasamang bagay sa pamamagitan ng pagsamba sa mga dios-diosan, katulad ng ginawa ng mga Amoreo na pinalayas ng Panginoon sa mga Israelita.)
27Pagkarinig ni Ahab sa sinabi ni Elias, sinira niya ang kanyang damit at nagsuot ng sako, kahit sa pagtulog. Nag-ayuno siya at malungkot na nagpalakad-lakad.
28Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Elias na taga-Tisbe, 29“Nakita mo ba kung papaano nagpakumbaba si Ahab ng kanyang sarili sa aking harapan? Dahil sa pagpapakumbaba niya, hindi ko na ipapadala ang kapahamakan sa panahon niya, kundi ipapadala ko ito sa pamilya ng kanyang anak kapag naghari na ito.”
