¹Aga Ahabil oli Samaarias seitsekümmend poega. Ja Jehu kirjutas kirja ning läkitas Samaariasse Jisreeli ülemaile, vanemaile ja Ahabi poegade hooldajaile, öeldes:

¹Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and to those who brought up the sons of Ahab, saying,

²'Niipea kui see kiri jõuab teie kätte, ja teie juures on ju teie isanda pojad, ja teil on ka sõjavankrid ja hobused, kindlustatud linn ja sõjariistad,

²“Now as soon as this letter comes to you, since your master’s sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and armor.

³siis valige oma isanda poegadest parim ja õiglasim, pange tema ta isa aujärjele ja sõdige oma isanda soo eest!'

³Select the best and fittest of your master’s sons, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.”

⁴Aga nad kartsid üliväga ja ütlesid: 'Vaata, need kaks kuningat ei suutnud seista tema vastu, kuidas siis meie suudaksime seista?'

⁴But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, “Behold, the two kings didn’t stand before him! How then shall we stand?”

⁵Ja kojaülem, linnapealik, vanemad ja hooldajad läkitasid Jehule ütlema: 'Me oleme su sulased ja teeme kõik, mida sina meid käsid! Me ei tõsta kedagi kuningaks; tee, mis sinu silmis hea on!'

⁵He who was over the household, and he who was over the city, the elders also, and those who raised the children, sent to Jehu, saying, “We are your servants, and will do all that you ask us. We will not make any man king. You do that which is good in your eyes.”

⁶Siis ta kirjutas neile teise kirja, öeldes: 'Kui te olete minu poolt ja kuulate mind, siis võtke nende meeste, oma isanda poegade pead ja tulge homme sel ajal minu juurde Jisreeli!' Kuningapojad, kokku seitsekümmend, olid linna ülikute juures, kes neid kasvatasid.

⁶Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, “If you are on my side, and if you will listen to my voice, take the heads of the men your master’s sons, and come to me to Jezreel by tomorrow this time.” Now the king’s sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who brought them up.

⁷Ja kui kiri jõudis neile kätte, siis võtsid nad kõik seitsekümmend kuningapoega ja tapsid nad, panid nende pead korvidesse ja läkitasid need Jehule Jisreeli.

⁷It happened, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons, and killed them, even seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him to Jezreel.

⁸Ja käskjalg tuli ning teatas temale, öeldes: 'Kuningapoegade pead on toodud.' Ja tema ütles: 'Pange need hommikuni värava suhu kahte hunnikusse!'

⁸A messenger came, and told him, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.” He said, “Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning.”

⁹Ja hommikul läks ta välja, astus sinna ning ütles kogu rahvale: 'Teie olete süüta! Vaata, mina olen pidanud vandenõu oma isanda vastu ja olen tema tapnud. Aga kes on maha löönud kõik need?

⁹It happened in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, “You are righteous. Behold, I conspired against my master, and killed him; but who struck all these?

¹⁰Teadke siis, et ei lange tühja ainuski Issanda sõna, mis Issand on rääkinud Ahabi soo kohta. Ja Issand on teinud, mis ta on rääkinud oma sulase Eelija läbi.'

¹⁰Know now that nothing shall fall to the earth of the word of Yahweh, which Yahweh spoke concerning the house of Ahab. For Yahweh has done that which he spoke by his servant Elijah.”

¹¹Ja Jehu lõi maha kõik, kes Ahabi sool olid Jisreelis alles jäänud, ja kõik ta ülikud, usaldusmehed ja preestrid, kuni temale ei olnud jäänud ainsatki pääsenut.

¹¹So Jehu struck all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, with all his great men, his familiar friends, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.

¹²Siis ta võttis kätte ja tuli ära, et minna Samaariasse; aga jõudnud karjaste Beet-Eekedini, mis on tee ääres,

¹²He arose and departed, and went to Samaria. As he was at the shearing house of the shepherds on the way,

¹³kohtas Jehu Juuda kuninga Ahasja vendi ja küsis: 'Kes te olete?' Ja need vastasid: 'Me oleme Ahasja vennad ja läheme alla, et tervitada kuningapoegi ja kuninga ema poegi.'

¹³Jehu met with the brothers of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, “Who are you?” They answered, “We are the brothers of Ahaziah. We are going down to greet the children of the king and the children of the queen.”

¹⁴Aga ta ütles: 'Võtke nad elusalt kinni!' Ja nad võeti elusalt kinni ning tapeti Beet-Eekedi kaevu juures, kõik nelikümmend kaks meest; ta ei jätnud neist järele ainsatki.

¹⁴He said, “Take them alive!” They took them alive, and killed them at the pit of the shearing house, even forty-two men. He didn’t leave any of them.

¹⁵Kui Jehu läks sealt ära, siis kohtas ta Joonadabi, Reekabi poega, kes tuli temale vastu. Jehu teretas teda ja küsis temalt: 'Kas sinu süda on niisama otsekohene, nagu minu süda on sinu südame vastu?' Ja Joonadab vastas: 'On küll!' - 'Kui nõnda, siis anna oma käsi!' Ja Joonadab andis oma käe ning Jehu laskis teda astuda enese juurde vankrisse.

¹⁵When he had departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him. He greeted him, and said to him, “Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart?” Jehonadab answered, “It is.” “If it is, give me your hand.” He gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.

¹⁶Ja ta ütles: 'Tule koos minuga ja vaata mu agarust Issanda pärast!' Ja teda sõidutati tema vankris.

¹⁶He said, “Come with me, and see my zeal for Yahweh.” So they made him ride in his chariot.

¹⁷Ja kui Jehu jõudis Samaariasse, siis ta lõi maha kõik, kes Ahabil olid Samaarias järele jäänud, kuni ta oli tema hävitanud Issanda sõna kohaselt, mis Issand oli rääkinud Eelijale.

¹⁷When he came to Samaria, he struck all who remained to Ahab in Samaria, until he had destroyed him, according to the word of Yahweh, which he spoke to Elijah.

¹⁸Siis Jehu kogus kokku kogu rahva ja ütles neile: 'Ahab on Baali teeninud pisut, Jehu tahab teda teenida rohkem!

¹⁸Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, “Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu will serve him much.

¹⁹Kutsuge siis nüüd minu juurde kõik Baali prohvetid, kõik ta teenrid ja kõik ta preestrid, ärgu puudugu ükski, sest mul on tuua Baalile suur ohver; ei jää elama ükski, kes puudub!' Aga Jehu tegi seda tagamõttega, et hukata Baali teenrid.

¹⁹Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, all of his worshippers, and all of his priests. Let none be absent; for I have a great sacrifice to Baal. Whoever is absent, he shall not live.” But Jehu did it in subtlety, intending that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.

²⁰Ja Jehu ütles: 'Pühitsege Baali püha!' Ja see kuulutati välja.

²⁰Jehu said, “Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal!” They proclaimed it.

²¹Ja Jehu läkitas sõna kogu Iisraelisse; siis tulid kõik Baali teenrid, ükski mees ei jäänud tulemata. Ja nad läksid Baali kotta ning Baali koda sai täis otsast otsani.

²¹Jehu sent through all Israel; and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that didn’t come. They came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was filled from one end to another.

²²Ja ta ütles rõivakambri ülemale: 'Too riided kõigile Baali teenritele!' Ja too tõi neile riided.

²²He said to him who was over the vestry, “Bring out robes for all the worshippers of Baal!” He brought robes out to them.

²³Siis läks Jehu koos Reekabi poja Joonadabiga Baali kotta ja ütles Baali teenritele: 'Otsige ja vaadake järele, et siin teie juures ei oleks mõnda Issanda sulast, vaid oleksid ainult Baali teenrid!'

²³Jehu went with Jehonadab the son of Rechab into the house of Baal. Then he said to the worshippers of Baal, “Search, and look that there are here with you none of the servants of Yahweh, but the worshippers of Baal only.”

²⁴Siis läksid nad sisse tapa- ja põletusohvreid ohverdama; aga Jehu oli paigutanud õue kaheksakümmend meest, öeldes: 'Kui peaks pääsema mõni neist meestest, kelle ma toon teie kätte, siis jääb hing hinge vastu!'

²⁴They went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had appointed him eighty men outside, and said, “If any of the men whom I bring into your hands escape, he who lets him go, his life shall be for the life of him.”

²⁵Ja kui ta oli lõpetanud põletusohvri ohverdamise, ütles Jehu ihukaitsjaile ja vankrisõdureile: 'Minge sisse, lööge nad maha, ükski ärgu pääsegu välja!' Ja ihukaitsjad ja vankrisõdurid lõid nad mõõgateraga maha ning viskasid välja. Siis nad läksid Baali koja tagaruumi

²⁵It happened, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, “Go in, and kill them! Let none escape.” They struck them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.

²⁶ja tõid välja Baali sambad ning põletasid need ära.

²⁶They brought out the pillars that were in the house of Baal, and burned them.

²⁷Ja nad kiskusid maha Baali samba, kiskusid maha Baali koja ja tegid selle käimlaks tänapäevani.

²⁷They broke down the pillar of Baal, and broke down the house of Baal, and made it a latrine, to this day.

²⁸Nõnda hävitas Jehu Iisraelist Baali.

²⁸Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.

²⁹Aga Nebati poja Jerobeami pattudest, millega too saatis Iisraeli pattu tegema, Jehu ei loobunud, kuldvasikaist, mis olid Peetelis ja Daanis.

²⁹However from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin, Jehu didn’t depart from after them, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan.

³⁰Ja Issand ütles Jehule: 'Et sa oled teinud hästi, mis minu silmis õige on, oled talitanud Ahabi sooga, nõnda nagu mul südame peal oli, siis istuvad su pojad Iisraeli aujärjel neljanda põlveni.'

³⁰Yahweh said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in executing that which is right in my eyes, and have done to the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, your sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.”

³¹Aga Jehu ei kandnud hoolt, et käia Issanda, Iisraeli Jumala Seaduse järgi kõigest oma südamest; ta ei loobunud Jerobeami patust, millega too oli saatnud Iisraeli pattu tegema.

³¹But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of Yahweh, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He didn’t depart from the sins of Jeroboam, with which he made Israel to sin.

³²Neil päevil hakkas Issand Iisraeli vähendama, sest Hasael lõi neid kõigis Iisraeli paigus

³²In those days Yahweh began to cut off from Israel; and Hazael struck them in all the borders of Israel;

³³Jordanist päikesetõusu pool, lõi kogu Gileadimaad, gaadlasi, ruubenlasi ja manasselasi alates Aroerist, mis on Arnoni jõe ääres, niihästi Gileadi kui Baasanit.

³³from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.

³⁴Ja mis veel tuleks öelda Jehust ja kõigest, mis ta tegi, ja kõigist ta vägitegudest, eks sellest ole kirjutatud Iisraeli kuningate Ajaraamatus?

³⁴Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

³⁵Ja Jehu läks magama oma vanemate juurde ja ta maeti Samaariasse; ja tema poeg Jooahas sai tema asemel kuningaks.

³⁵Jehu slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria. Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place.

³⁶Ja aega, mis Jehu Samaarias valitses Iisraeli üle, oli kakskümmend kaheksa aastat.

³⁶The time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.