¹Dekat istana Raja Ahab di Yizreel ada sebidang kebun anggur kepunyaan orang yang bernama Nabot.

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.

²Suatu hari Ahab berkata kepada Nabot, "Berikanlah kebun anggurmu itu kepadaku, sebab kebun itu dekat dengan istanaku. Aku ingin menanam sayur-sayuran di situ. Kau akan mendapat kebun anggur yang lebih baik sebagai gantinya, atau kalau kau mau, aku akan membelinya dengan harga yang layak."

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.

³Nabot menjawab, "Kebun anggur ini pusaka nenek moyang saya. Demi Allah, saya tidak boleh memberikannya kepada Tuan!"

³And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

⁴Dengan hati yang kesal dan marah karena mendengar apa yang dikatakan Nabot kepadanya, Ahab pulang lalu berbaring di tempat tidurnya dengan memalingkan mukanya dan tak mau makan.

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.

⁵Izebel istrinya pergi kepadanya dan bertanya, "Mengapa engkau kesal? Mengapa tak mau makan?"

⁵But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

⁶Ahab menjawab, "Saya tidak senang dengan Nabot. Saya minta kepadanya supaya ia menjual kebun anggurnya kepada saya, atau saya menukarnya dengan kebun anggur yang lain, jika itulah yang dikehendakinya, tetapi ia tidak mau!"

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.

⁷"Kau kan raja di Israel!" sahut Izebel. "Bangunlah sekarang dan makanlah. Senangkanlah hatimu, sebab saya akan memberikan kebun anggur Nabot itu kepadamu!"

⁷And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thy heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

⁸Maka Izebel menulis surat atas nama Ahab dan membubuhi segel raja pada surat itu. Surat itu dikirimnya kepada pemimpin-pemimpin dan tokoh-tokoh masyarakat di Yizreel.

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, [and] that dwelt with Naboth.

⁹Inilah isi surat itu, "Umumkanlah supaya rakyat berpuasa dan suruhlah mereka berkumpul! Dalam pertemuan itu berikanlah kepada Nabot tempat duduk yang terhormat.

⁹And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:

¹⁰Suruhlah dua orang jahat duduk menghadapnya dan menuduh dia bahwa ia telah mengutuk Allah dan raja. Lalu bawalah dia ke luar kota, dan lemparilah dia dengan batu sampai mati!"

¹⁰and set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst curse God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him to death.

¹¹Perintah Izebel itu dilaksanakan oleh para pemimpin dan tokoh-tokoh masyarakat Yizreel.

¹¹And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, according as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.

¹²Mereka mengumumkan supaya rakyat berpuasa. Kemudian mereka menyuruh orang berkumpul dan Nabot diberi tempat yang terhormat.

¹²They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.

¹³Dua penjahat duduk berhadapan dengan Nabot, dan di depan umum mereka menuduh dia bahwa ia telah mengutuki Allah dan raja. Karena itu ia dibawa ke luar kota lalu dilempari dengan batu sampai mati.

¹³And the two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him: and the base fellows bare witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did curse God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him to death with stones.

¹⁴Berita tentang pelaksanaan pembunuhan Nabot disampaikan kepada Izebel.

¹⁴Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.

¹⁵Segera setelah Izebel menerima berita itu berkatalah ia kepada Ahab, "Nabot sudah mati. Sekarang pergilah ambil kebun anggur itu yang tidak mau dijualnya kepadamu."

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.

¹⁶Ahab segera pergi dan mengambil kebun anggur itu menjadi miliknya.

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.

¹⁷Lalu kata TUHAN kepada Elia, nabi dari Tisbe itu,

¹⁷And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

¹⁸"Ahab, raja Samaria itu sekarang ada di kebun anggur Nabot hendak mengambil kebun itu menjadi miliknya. Jadi, pergilah ke sana,

¹⁸Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who dwelleth in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to take possession of it.

¹⁹dan sampaikan kepadanya bahwa Aku, TUHAN, berkata begini, 'Sudah membunuh, merampas lagi! Karena itu darahmu akan dijilat anjing di tempat anjing-anjing menjilat darah Nabot!'"

¹⁹And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, Hast thou killed and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.

²⁰Ketika Ahab melihat Elia, ia berkata, "Hai musuh, akhirnya kau mendapat aku!" "Benar," sahut Elia. "Karena Tuan dengan tekad melakukan yang jahat pada pemandangan TUHAN,

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 do that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah.

²¹maka inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN kepada Tuan, 'Aku akan mendatangkan bencana ke atasmu. Kau akan Kusingkirkan, dan setiap orang laki-laki dalam keluargamu, tua dan muda, akan Kulenyapkan.

²¹Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will utterly sweep thee away and will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel:

²²Keluargamu akan menjadi seperti keluarga Raja Yerobeam anak Nebat dan seperti keluarga Raja Baesa anak Ahia, karena engkau sudah menyebabkan orang Israel berbuat dosa sehingga membangkitkan kemarahan-Ku.'

²²and I will make thy 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 hast made Israel to sin.

²³Dan mengenai Izebel, TUHAN berkata bahwa badannya akan dimakan anjing di dalam kota Yizreel.

²³And of Jezebel also spake Jehovah, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel.

²⁴Siapa saja dari anggota keluargamu yang mati di kota akan dimakan anjing, dan yang mati di luar kota akan dimakan burung."

²⁴Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the birds of the heavens eat.

²⁵Tidak pernah ada orang yang dengan tekad melakukan yang jahat pada pemandangan TUHAN seperti yang dilakukan oleh Ahab. Semua kejahatan itu dilakukannya atas dorongan Izebel, istrinya.

²⁵(But there was none like unto Ahab, who did sell himself to do that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.

²⁶Ahab melakukan dosa-dosa yang sangat hina: ia menyembah berhala seperti yang dilakukan orang Amori, yaitu orang-orang yang telah diusir TUHAN keluar dari negeri Kanaan pada waktu orang Israel memasuki negeri itu.

²⁶And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites did, whom Jehovah cast out before the children of Israel.)

²⁷Setelah Elia selesai berbicara, Ahab menyobek pakaiannya dan memakai kain karung sebagai tanda penyesalan, lalu berpuasa. Pada waktu tidur pun ia memakai kain karung, dan kalau berjalan, mukanya murung terus.

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.

²⁸TUHAN berkata kepada Nabi Elia,

²⁸And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

²⁹"Sudahkah kaulihat bagaimana Ahab merendahkan diri di hadapan-Ku? Karena itu, Aku tidak akan mendatangkan bencana selama ia masih hidup. Pada masa anaknya barulah Aku mendatangkan bencana itu ke atas keluarganya."

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.