1 ث ُمَّ كانَ لنابوتَ اليزرعيلي كَرْمٌ فِي يَزرَعِيلَ قُرْبَ قَصرِ أخآبَ مَلِكِ السّامِرَةِ.

And it came to pass after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel, next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

2 ف َقالَ أخآبُ لِنابُوتَ ذاتَ يَومٍ: «أعطِنِي كَرْمَكَ، فَهُوَ قَرِيبٌ مِنْ بَيتِي. أُرِيدُ أنْ أُحَوِّلَهُ إلَى بُسْتانِ خَضْراواتٍ. وَسَأُعطِيكَ كَرْماً أفضَلَ مِنْهُ بَدَلاً مِنْهُ، أوْ أُعطِيكَ ثَمَنَهُ فِضَّةً، إذا كُنتَ تُفَضِّلُ ذَلِكَ.»

So Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near, next to my house; and for it I will give you a vineyard better than it. Or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its worth in money.”

3 ف َقالَ نابُوتُ اليَزرَعِيلِيُّ: «لا سَمَحَ اللهُ! لا يُمكِنُ أنْ أتّخَلَّى عَنْ مِيراثِ آبائِيَ.»

But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!”

4 ف َذَهَبَ أخآبُ إلَى بَيتِهِ مُكتَئِباً مَغمُوماً بِسَبَبِ ما قالَهُ نابُوتُ اليَزْرَعِيلِيُّ – إذْ قالَ لَهُ: «لَنْ أُفَكِّرَ لَحظَةً فِي التَّخَلِّي لَكَ عَنِ الأرْضِ الَّتِي وَرِثْتُها عَنْ آبائِي.» وَاضطَجَعَ عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ وكان مكتئِباً متجهِّماً وَرَفَضَ أنْ يَأْكُلَ.

So Ahab went into his house sullen and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no food.

5 و َعِندَما وَجَدَتْهُ زَوْجَتُهُ إيزابَلُ عَلَى هَذا النَّحوِ، سَألَتْهُ: «لِماذا أنتَ مُكتَئِبٌ؟ وَلِماذا تَرفُضُ أنْ تَأْكُلَ؟»

But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, “Why is your spirit so sullen that you eat no food?”

6 ف َأجابَها أخآبُ: «طَلَبْتُ مِنْ نابُوتَ اليَزرَعِيلِيَّ أنْ يُعطِيَنِي كَرْمَهُ. وَقُلْتُ لَهُ إنِّي مُسْتَعِدٌّ أنْ أدفَعَ لَهُ ثَمَنَ الكَرْمِ كامِلاً. وَإنْ لَمْ يُرِدْ ذَلِكَ، عرضتُ عليهِ أنْ أُعطِيَهُ كَرْماً آخَرَ بَدَلاً مِنْهُ. لَكِنَّهُ رَفَضَ أنْ يُعطِيَنِي كَرْمَهُ.»

He said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ And he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”

7 ف َأجابَتْ إيزابَلُ: «لَكِنَّكَ أنتَ المَلِكُ عَلَى كُلِّ إسْرائِيلَ. وَكُلُّ شَيءٍ فِي إسْرائِيلَ تَحتَ أمْرِكَ. فَقُمْ، وَكُلْ وَاطمَئِنَّ. وَأنا سَأحصُلُ لَكَ عَلَى كَرْمِ نابُوتَ اليَزرَعِيلِيَّ.»

Then Jezebel his wife said to him, “You now exercise authority over Israel! Arise, eat food, and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”

8 ث ُمَّ كَتَبَتْ إيزابَلُ رَسائِلَ بِاسْمِ أخآبَ. وَوَضَعَتْ خِتْمَهُ عَلَيها. وَأرسَلَتِ الرَّسائِلَ إلَى الشُّيُوخِ وَالوُجَهاءِ فِي يَزرَعِيلَ، مَدِينَةِ نابُوتَ.

And she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who were dwelling in the city with Naboth.

9 ف َكَتَبَتْ فِي الرَّسائِلِ: «أعلِنُوا يَومِ صَومٍ لِلشَّعبِ، وَاقِيمُوا نابُوتَ عَلَى مَراىً مِنَ الجَمِيعِ.

She wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and seat Naboth with high honor among the people;

10 و َهاتُوا شاهِدَي زُورٍ عَلَى نابُوتَ. وَلْيَشْهَدا بِأنَّهُما سَمِعاهُ يشتُمُ اللهَ وَالمَلِكَ. ثُمَّ أخرِجُوهُ خارِجَ المَدِينَةِ وَارجُمُوهُ حَتَّى المَوتِ.»

and seat two men, scoundrels, before him to bear witness against him, saying, “You have blasphemed God and the king.” Then take him out, and stone him, that he may die.

11 ف َعَمِلَ رِجالُ يَزْرَعِيلَ وَشُيُوخُها وَوُجَهاؤُها بِأمْرِ إيزابَلَ، تَماماً كَما كَتَبَتْ فِي الرَّسائِلِ.

So the men of his city, the elders and nobles who were inhabitants of his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them.

12 ف َأعلَنُوا عَنْ يَومِ صَومٍ لِلشَّعبِ، وَأقامُوا نابُوتَ اليَزْرَعِيلِيَّ عَلَى مَرأىً مِنَ الجَمِيعِ.

They proclaimed a fast, and seated Naboth with high honor among the people.

13 ث ُمُّ جاءَ شاهِدا زُورٍ وَجَلَسا أمامَهُ، وَادَّعَيا أمامَ الجَميعِ أنَّهُما سَمِعاهُ يَشْتِمُ اللهَ وَالمَلِكَ. فَأخرَجَ أهلُ المَدِينَةِ نابُوتَ خارِجاً، وَرَجَمُوهُ حَتَّى المَوتِ.

And two men, scoundrels, came in and sat before him; and the scoundrels witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth has blasphemed God and the king!” Then they took him outside the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died.

14 ث ُمَّ أرسَلَ شُيُوخُ المَدِينَةِ رِسالَةً إلَى إيزابَلَ يَقُولُونَ فِيها: «رُجِمَ نابُوتُ وَماتَ.»

Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.”

15 ف َلَمّا سَمِعَتْ إيزابَلُ بِأنَّ نابُوتَ رُجِمَ وَماتَ، قالَتْ لأخآبَ: «ماتَ نابُوتُ. وَالآنَ اذْهَبْ وَخُذْ مَجّاناً الكَرْمَ الَّذِي رَفَضَ أنْ يَبِيعَكَ إيّاهُ!»

And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.”

16 ف َلَمّا سَمِعَ أخآبُ بِمَوتِ نابُوتَ، ذَهَبَ عَلَى الفَورِ إلَى كَرْمِ نابُوتَ اليَزْرَعِيلِيِّ وَاسْتَولَى عَلَيْهِ.

So it was, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. The Lord Condemns Ahab

17 ف َكَلَّمَ اللهُ النَّبِيَّ إيلِيّا التِّشْبِيَّ، فَقالَ لَهُ:

Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

18 « اذْهَبْ إلَى السّامِرَةِ وَقابِلْ أخآبَ مَلِكَ إسرائِيلَ. سَتَجِدُهُ فِي كَرْمِ نابُوتَ. فَقَدْ ذَهَبَ هُناكَ لِيَستَولِيَ عَلَيهِ.

“Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who lives in Samaria. There he is, in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone down to take possession of it.

19 ق ُلْ لأخآبَ إنِّي، أنا اللهَ ، أقُولُ لَهُ: ‹أنتَ قَتَلْتَ نابُوتَ، وَأخَذْتَ أرْضَهُ. لِهَذا أقُولُ لَكَ إنَّكَ سَتَمُوتُ فِي المَكانِ الَّذِي ماتَ فِيهِ نابُوتُ. وفي المَكانِ الذي لحَسَتْ فيهِ الكِلابُ دَمَ نابوتَ، ستلحَسُ دمَكَ أنتَ أيضاً!›»

You shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Have you murdered and also taken possession?”’ And you shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs shall lick your blood, even yours.”’”

20 ف َذَهَبَ إيلِيّا إلَى أخآبَ. فَلَمّا رَأى أخآبُ إيلِيّا، قالَ لَهُ: «هَلْ وَجَدْتَنِي يا عَدُوِّي؟» فَأجابَ إيلِيّا: «وَجَدْتُكَ لأنَّكَ بِعْتَ نَفْسَكَ مُقابِلَ عَمَلِ الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ الَّذِي يَقُولُ لَكَ:

So Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” And he answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the Lord:

21 ‹ سَأقضِي عَلَيكَ، وَسأقطُعُ مِنْ إسرائِيلَ كُلِّ ذَكَرٍ فِي عائِلَتِكَ يا أخآبُ، أكانَ عَبداً أمْ حُرّاً.

‘Behold, I will bring calamity on you. I will take away your posterity, and will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both bond and free.

22 س َتَلقَى عائِلَتُكَ ذاتَ المَصِيرِ الَّذِي لَقِيَتْهُ عائِلَةُ يَرُبْعامَ بْنِ ناباطَ، وَعائِلَةُ بَعْشا اللَّتانِ انقَرَضَتا. هَذا لِأنَّكَ أغضَبْتَنِي غَضَباً شَدِيداً بِخَطاياكَ، وَلِأنَّكَ دَفَعْتَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ إلَى ارتِكابِ الخَطايا مِثلِكَ.›

I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, because of the provocation with which you have provoked Me to anger, and made Israel sin.’

23 و َيَقُولُ اللهُ: ‹سَتَفتَرِسُ الكِلابُ جُثَّةَ زَوجَتِكَ فِي مَدِينَةِ يَزْرَعِيلَ.

And concerning Jezebel the Lord also spoke, saying, ‘The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’

24 و َالَّذِي يَمُوتُ مِنْ عائِلَتِكَ فِي المَدِينَةِ سَتَأْكُلُهُ الكِلابُ. وَالَّذِي يَمُوتُ فِي الحُقُولِ سَتَأْكُلُهُ الطُّيُورُ الجارِحَةُ.›»

The dogs shall eat whoever belongs to Ahab and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the field.”

25 و َلَمْ يَكُنْ هُناكَ مَثِيلٌ لأخآبَ الَّذِي باعَ نَفسَهُ لِعَمَلِ الشَّرِّ أمامَ اللهِ. إذْ أخطَأ أكثَرَ مِنَ الجَمِيعِ. وَقَدْ أغوَتْهُ زَوجَتُهُ إيزابَلُ عَلَى ارتِكابِ الشُّرُورِ.

But there was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do wickedness in the sight of the Lord, because Jezebel his wife stirred him up.

26 و َفَعَلَ أخآبُ أمراً بَغِيضاً جِدّاً بِعِبادَتِهِ تِلكَ التَّماثيلَ. وَهُوَ الأمرُ نَفسُهُ الَّذِي مارَسَهُ الأمُّورِيُّونَ. فانتَزَعَ اللهُ الأرْضَ مِنْهُمْ وَأعطاها لِبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.

And he behaved very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites had done, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.

27 ف َبَعدَ أنْ أنهَى إيلِيّا كَلامَهُ، ندِمَ أخآبُ كَثِيراً. فَشَقَّ مَلابِسَهُ حُزناً، وَلَبِسَ الخَيشَ وَهُوَ فِي كَآبَةٍ شَدِيدَةٍ. رَفَضَ أنْ يَأْكُلَ، وَصارَ يَنامُ فِي لِباسِ الخَيشَ.

So it was, when Ahab heard those words, that he tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his body, and fasted and lay in sackcloth, and went about mourning.

28 ف َجاءَتْ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ إلَى إيلِيّا التِّشْبِيِّ:

And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

29 « هَلْ رَأيتَ كَيفَ اتَّضَعَ أخآبُ أمامِي؟ فلانَّهُ اتَّضَعَ أمامِي، لَنْ أجلِبَ الشَّرَّ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ، بَلْ فِي أيّامِ حُكمِ ابنُهُ سَأجلِبُ الشَّرَّ عَلَى عائِلَتِهِ.»

“See how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity in his days. In the days of his son I will bring the calamity on his house.”