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.
1亞哈貪圖拿伯的葡萄園耶斯列人拿伯在耶斯列有一個葡萄園，靠近撒瑪利亞王亞哈的王宮。
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.
2亞哈對拿伯說：“把你的葡萄園讓給我，我可以用作菜園，因為你的葡萄園靠近我的王宮。我要把一個更好的葡萄園與你交換。如果你喜歡，我也可以按市價給你銀子。”
3And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
3可是拿伯對亞哈說：“耶和華絕對不容許我把祖業給你。”
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.
4亞哈因為耶斯列人拿伯對他說：“我不能把祖業給你”，就悶悶不樂回到宮裡。他躺在床上，臉朝向內，也不吃飯。
5But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
5耶洗別獻計他的妻子耶洗別進來見他，問他說：“你為甚麼心裡這麼煩悶，連飯也不吃呢？”
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.
6亞哈回答她說：“因為我對耶斯列人拿伯說：‘把你的葡萄園讓給我，我付你銀子；或者你喜歡的話，我可以用另一個葡萄園與你交換’；可是他說：‘我不能把我的葡萄園讓給你。’”
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.
7他的妻子耶洗別對他說：“你現在不是統治以色列的王嗎？只管起來吃飯，心神暢快，我必能把耶斯列人拿伯的葡萄園給你。”
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.
8於是耶洗別以亞哈的名義寫了一些信，然後把這些信送給那些住在拿伯城裡的長老和貴胄。
9And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
9她在信上寫著說：“你們要宣告禁食，使拿伯坐在民間的首位上。
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.
10又叫兩個匪徒坐在拿伯的對面，作見證控告他說：‘你曾經咒詛 神和君王’；然後把他拉出去，用石頭把他打死。”
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.
11拿伯被殺害於是拿伯城裡的人，就是那些與拿伯同住一城的長老和貴胄，都照著耶洗別送給他們的信上所寫的去行。
12They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
12他們宣告禁食，使拿伯坐在民間的首席上。
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.
13然後兩個匪徒來坐在拿伯的對面。這兩個流氓當眾作見證控告拿伯，說：“拿伯曾經咒詛 神和君王。”眾人就把拿伯拉出城外，用石頭打他，把他打死了。
14Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
14於是他們派人去見耶洗別，說：“拿伯已經被人用石頭打死了。”
15And 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.
15亞哈霸佔葡萄園耶洗別聽見拿伯已經被人用石頭打死了，就對亞哈說：“你起來，去佔有那耶斯列人拿伯從前不肯給你的葡萄園，因為拿伯現在沒有命了，他已經死了。”
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.
16亞哈聽見拿伯已經死了，就起來，下到耶斯列人拿伯的葡萄園那裡去，要佔有那園。
17And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
17以利亞責備亞哈之惡行那時，耶和華的話臨到提斯比人以利亞說：
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.
18“你起來，下去迎見住在撒瑪利亞的以色列王亞哈，他現在正在耶斯列人拿伯的葡萄園裡。他下到那裡去，是要佔有那個園。
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.
19你要對他說：‘耶和華這樣說：你殺了人，又佔有他的產業嗎？’你又要對他說：‘耶和華這樣說：狗在甚麼地方舔拿伯的血，也必在甚麼地方舔你的血。’”
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.
20亞哈對以利亞說：“我的仇人哪，你找到了我嗎？”以利亞說：“我找到你了，因為你出賣了你自己，去行耶和華看為惡的事。
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,
21耶和華說：‘看哪，我必使災禍臨到你，除滅你的後代，在以色列中屬亞哈的男丁，無論是自由的，或是不自由的，我都要除滅。
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.
22我要使你的家像尼八的兒子耶羅波安的家，又像亞希雅的兒子巴沙的家，因為你惹我發怒，又因為你使以色列人陷在罪中。’
23And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.
23至於耶洗別，耶和華也說：‘狗必在耶斯列的地方吃耶洗別的肉。
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.
24屬亞哈的人，死在城裡的，必被野狗吃掉；死在田野的，必被空中的飛鳥吃掉。’”
25But 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.
25只是從來沒有人像亞哈的；他受了他妻子耶洗別的引誘，出賣了他自己，行耶和華看為惡的事。
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.
26他按照耶和華在以色列人面前趕走的亞摩利人所行的一切，跟從偶像。行了非常可憎的事。
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.
27亞哈悔改，免受懲罰亞哈聽見這些話，就撕裂自己的衣服，披上麻布，禁食，睡在麻布上，並且神色頹喪地行走。
28And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
28耶和華的話臨到提斯比人以利亞說：
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.
29“你看見了亞哈在我面前怎樣謙卑自己，因為他在我面前謙卑自己，所以他還在世的日子，我必不降這災禍；到他兒子的日子，我必降這災禍與他的家。”