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.

¹A son of twenty years [is] Ahaz in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and he hath not done that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, as David his father,

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

²and walketh in the ways of the kings of Israel, and also, molten images hath made for Baalim,

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

³and himself hath made perfume in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burneth his sons with fire according to the abominations of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel,

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

⁴and sacrificeth and maketh perfume in high places, and on the heights, and under every green tree.

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.

⁵And Jehovah his God giveth him into the hand of the king of Aram, and they smite him, and take captive from him a great captivity, and bring [them] in to Damascus, and also into the hand of the king of Israel he hath been given, and he smiteth him -- a great smiting.

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

⁶And Pekah son of Remaliah slayeth in Judah a hundred and twenty thousand in one day (the whole [are] sons of valour), because of their forsaking Jehovah, God of their fathers.

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

⁷And Zichri, a mighty one of Ephraim, slayeth Maaseiah son of the king, and Azrikam leader of the house, and Elkanah second to the king.

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.

⁸And the sons of Israel take captive of their brethren, two hundred thousand, wives, sons and daughters, and also much spoil they have seized from them, and they bring in the spoil to Samaria.

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.

⁹And there hath been there a prophet of Jehovah (Oded [is] his name), and he goeth out before the host that hath come in to Samaria, and saith to them, `Lo, in the fury of Jehovah God of your fathers against Judah, He hath given them into your hand, and ye slay among them in rage -- unto the heavens it hath come;

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?

¹⁰and now, sons of Judah and Jerusalem ye are saying to subdue for men-servants and for maid-servants to you; but are there not with you causes of guilt before Jehovah your God?

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

¹¹and now, hear me, and send back the captives whom ye have taken captive of your brethren, for the heat of the anger of Jehovah [is] upon you.'

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,

¹²And certain of the heads of the sons of Ephraim (Azariah son of Johanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai), rise up against those coming in from the host,

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.

¹³and say to them, `Ye do not bring in the captives hither, for, to guilt against Jehovah on us, ye are saying to add unto our sin and unto our guilt? for abundant [is] the guilt we have, and the fierceness of anger on Israel.'

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

¹⁴And the armed men leave the captives and the prey before the heads and all the assembly;

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.

¹⁵and the men who have been expressed by name rise and take hold on the captives, and all their naked ones they have clothed from the spoil, yea, they clothe them, and shoe them, and cause them to eat and drink, and anoint them, and lead them on asses, even every feeble one, and bring them in to Jericho, the city of palms, near their brethren, and turn back to Samaria.

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

¹⁶At that time hath king Ahaz sent unto the king of Asshur to give help to him;

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

¹⁷and again the Edomites have come, and smite in Judah, and take captive a captivity.

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.

¹⁸And the Philistines have rushed against the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and capture Beth-Shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho and its villages, and Timnah and its villages, and Gimzo and its villages, and dwell there,

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

¹⁹for Jehovah hath humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he made free with Judah, even to commit a trespass against Jehovah.

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

²⁰And Tilgath-Pilneser king of Asshur cometh in unto him, and doth distress him, and hath not strengthened him,

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

²¹though Ahaz hath taken a portion [out] of the house of Jehovah, and [out] of the house of the king, and of the princes, and giveth to the king of Asshur, yet it is no help to him.

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

²²And in the time of his distress -- he addeth to trespass against Jehovah, (this king Ahaz),

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.

²³and he sacrificeth to the gods of Damascus -- those smiting him, and saith, `Because the gods of the kings of Aram are helping them, to them I sacrifice, and they help me,' and they have been to him to cause him to stumble, and to all Israel.

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.

²⁴And Ahaz gathereth the vessels of the house of God, and cutteth in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shutteth the doors of the house of Jehovah, and maketh to himself altars in every corner in Jerusalem.

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

²⁵And in every city and city of Judah he hath made high places to make perfume to other gods, and provoketh Jehovah, God of his fathers.

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

²⁶And the rest of his matters, and all his ways, the first and the last, lo, they are written on the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

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.

²⁷And Ahaz lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city, in Jerusalem, but have not brought him in to the graves of the kings of Israel, and reign doth Hezekiah his son in his stead.