¹Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:

¹Achaz mal dvadsať rokov, keď začal kraľovať, a kraľoval šestnásť rokov v Jeruzaleme. Ale nerobil toho, čo je spravedlivé v očiach Hospodinových, ako robil Dávid, jeho otec.

²For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim.

²Lež chodil po cestách kráľov Izraelových, ba ešte aj sliatin narobil Bálom.

³Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

³Krome toho aj kadil v doline syna Hinnoma a pálil svojich synov ohňom podľa ohavností pohanov, ktorých vyhnal Hospodin zpred tvári synov Izraelových.

⁴He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

⁴A obetoval a kadil na výšinách a na brehoch i pod každým stromom zeleným.

⁵Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.

⁵Preto ho vydal Hospodin, jeho Bôh, do ruky sýrskeho kráľa. A tak uderiac na neho zajali od neho veľké množstvo zajatých a doviedli ich do Damašku. Krome toho bol daný i do ruky kráľa Izraelovho, ktorý uderil na nebo a spôsobil mu veľkú porážku.

⁶For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers.

⁶Lebo Pekach, syn Remaliášov, pobil v Judsku sto dvadsať tisíc za jeden deň, všetko to udatných mužov, pretože opustili Hospodina, Boha svojich otcov.

⁷And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.

⁷Pritom Zichri, mocný muž udatný z Efraima, zabil Maaseiáša, syna kráľovho, a Azrikáma, správcu domu, a Elkánu, druhého po kráľovi.

⁸And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.

⁸A synovia Izraelovi zajali zo svojich bratov dvesto tisíc, žien, synov a dcér, ako aj nalúpili od nich mnoho koristi a dopravili korisť do Samárie.

⁹But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven.

⁹Ale bol tam prorok Hospodinov, ktorého meno bolo Odéd, a ktorý vyšiel oproti vojsku, prichádzajúcemu do Samárie, a riekol im: Hľa, Hospodin, Bôh vašich otcov, rozhnevajúc sa na obyvateľov Júdu vydal ich do vašej ruky, a vy ste povraždili mnohých z nich v zúrivosti, že to dosiahlo až do neba.

¹⁰And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the LORD your God?

¹⁰A teraz ešte hovoríte, že si podrobíte synov Júdu a Jeruzalema sebe za sluhov a za dievky. Či ste sa aj vy sami nedopustili hriechov proti Hospodinovi, svojmu Bohu?

¹¹Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon you.

¹¹Preto teraz ma poslúchnite a vráťte a zaveďte zpät zajatých, ktorých ste zajali zo svojich bratov, lebo páľa hnevu Hospodinovho je na vás.

¹²Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war,

¹²Vtedy povstali mužovia, zpomedzi hláv synov Efraimových, Azariáš, syn Jehochanánov, Berechiáš, syn Mešillemótov, Ezechiáš, syn Šalúmov, a Amaza, syn Chadlaiho, proti tým, ktorí prichádzali z vojny,

¹³And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the LORD already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.

¹³a riekli im: Nedovediete zajatých sem, lebo to, čo hovoríte, je uvaliť na vás vinu u Hospodina, pridať ešte k našim hriechom a k našej vine, lebo máme velikú vinu, a páľa hnevu je na Izraelovi.

¹⁴So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.

¹⁴A tak zanechali ozbrojenci zajatých i lúpež pred veliteľmi i pred celým shromaždením.

¹⁵And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.

¹⁵Potom povstali mužovia, ktorí boli označení podľa mena, pojali zajatých a všetkých ich nahých zaodiali z koristi. A keď ich zaodiali a zaobuli, nakŕmili ich a napojili aj ich pomazali a sprevodili ich na osloch, všetkých nemocných, a doviedli ich do Jericha, do mesta paliem, do blízkosti ich bratov, a potom sa vrátili do Samárie.

¹⁶At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him.

¹⁶V tom čase poslal kráľ Achaz k assýrskym kráľom, aby mu pomohli.

¹⁷For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.

¹⁷Lebo ešte prišli Edomejci a uderili na Júdu a odviedli zajatých.

¹⁸The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.

¹⁸Aj Filištíni vtrhli do miest na nížinách i na juh Judska a zaujali Bét-šemeš, Ajalon, Gederót, Socho a jeho vsi, Timnu i jej vsi, Gimzo i jeho vsi a bývali tam.

¹⁹For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD.

¹⁹Lebo Hospodin zohol Júdu pre Achaza, kráľa Izraelovho, pretože si bezúzdne počínal v Judsku a dopúšťal sa veľkých hriechov proti Hospodinovi.

²⁰And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.

²⁰A prišiel na neho Tilgat-pilnezer, assýrsky kráľ, a sovrel ho, ale neposilnil ho.

²¹For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.

²¹Lebo hoci olúpil Achaz dom Hospodinov i dom kráľov i kniežatá a dal to assýrskemu kráľovi, nebolo mu to na pomoc.

²²And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.

²²A kedykoľvek ho sužovali, vše znova a vše väčších hriechov sa dopúšťal proti Hospodinovi. To bol kráľ Achaz.

²³For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.

²³Lebo obetoval bohom Damašku, ktorí ho porazili, a riekol: Pretože bohovia sýrskych kráľov im pomáhajú, nuž budem obetovať tým, aby aj mne pomohli. Ale práve oni mu boli na to, aby spôsobili jeho pád i celého Izraela.

²⁴And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

²⁴A Achaz sobral nádoby domu Božieho a posekal nádoby domu Božieho na kusy, zamkol dvere domu Hospodinovho a narobil si oltárov, na každom uhle v Jeruzaleme.

²⁵And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers.

²⁵I v jednom každom meste Judska narobil výšin, aby kadil iným bohom, a tak popudzoval Hospodina, Boha svojich otcov.

²⁶Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

²⁶A ostatné jeho deje i všetky jeho cesty, prvé i posledné, tie hľa, sú napísané v knihe kráľov Júdových a Izraelových.

²⁷And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.

²⁷A tak ľahol Achaz a ležal so svojimi otcami, a pochovali ho v meste, v Jeruzaleme, lebo ho nezaniesli do hrobov kráľov Izraelových. A kraľoval Ezechiáš, jeho syn, miesto neho.