¹A Achab mal sedemdesiat synov v Samárii. A Jehu napísal list a poslal ho do Samárie ku kniežatám Jizreela, ku starším a k tým, ktorí opatrovali synov Achabových, v ktorom bolo povedané:

¹Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and unto them that brought up [the sons of] Ahab, saying,

²A tak teraz hneď, ako prijde tento list k vám, pretože sú u vás synovia vášho pána, a pretože sú u vás i vozy i kone, a mesto je ohradené, a máte i zbraň,

²And now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and armor;

³nuž vidzte a vyberte najlepšieho a najspôsobnejšieho zo synov svojho pána a posaďte na trón jeho otca a bojujte za dom svojho pána.

³look ye out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.

⁴Ale oni sa náramne báli a riekli: Hľa, už dvaja kráľovia neobstáli pred ním, akože obstojíme my?!

⁴But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

⁵A tak poslal ten, ktorý bol nad domom a ktorý bol nad mestom, a starší a opatrovníci k Jehu-vovi s odkazom: Sme tvojimi služobníkmi, a učiníme všetko, čo nám rozkážeš. Neustanovíme za kráľa nikoho; učiň to, čo je dobré v tvojich očiach.

⁵And he that was over the household, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and they that brought up [the children], sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any man king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.

⁶Vtedy napísal na nich list po druhé, v ktorom bolo napísané: Ak ste moji a poslúchate môj hlas, vezmite hlavy tých mužov, synov svojho pána, a prijdite ku mne zajtra o tomto čase do Jizreela. A tedy synov kráľových bolo sedemdesiat mužov, u veľmožov mesta, ktorí ich vychovávali.

⁶Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be on my side, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to-morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who brought them up.

⁷A stalo sa, keď došiel list k nim, že vzali synov kráľových a zabili sedemdesiatich mužov a pokládli ich hlavy do košov a poslali k nemu do Jizreela.

⁷And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew them, even seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them unto him to Jezreel.

⁸Potom prišiel posol, oznámil mu a povedal: Doniesli hlavy synov kráľových. A riekol: Složte ich vo dve hromady pri vchode do brány až do rána.

⁸And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning.

⁹A stalo sa ráno, že vyšiel a zastál a povedal všetkému ľudu: Spravedliví ste. Hľa, ja som sa sprisahal proti svojmu pánovi a zabil som ho; ale kto pobil všetkých týchto?

⁹And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye are righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him; but who smote all these?

¹⁰Nuž tedy vedzte, že nepadlo zo slova Hospodinovho na zem ničoho z toho, čo hovoril Hospodin proti domu Achabovmu; ale Hospodin učinil to, čo hovoril skrze svojho služobníka Eliáša.

¹⁰Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of Jehovah, which Jehovah spake concerning the house of Ahab: for Jehovah hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah.

¹¹A tak pobil Jehu všetkých, ktorí boli pozostali domu Achabovmu v Jizreele, i všetkých jeho veľmožov i jeho známych i jeho kňazov, takže mu neponechal nikoho živého.

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

¹²Potom vstal a vošiel a odišiel do Samárie. A keď bol na ceste pri Bét-eked-haroim,

¹²And he arose and departed, and went to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing-house of the shepherds in the way,

¹³našiel tam Jehu bratov Achaziáša, judského kráľa, a povedal: Kto ste vy? A oni odpovedali: Sme bratia Achaziášovi a ideme dolu navštíviť synov kráľových a synov kráľovnej.

¹³Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah: and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.

¹⁴Vtedy povedal: Chyťte ich živých! A chytili ich živých a pobili ich pri cisterne Bét-ekeda, štyridsiatich a dvoch mužov, ani neponechal niktorého z nich.

¹⁴And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing-house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.

¹⁵A keď odišiel odtiaľ, našiel Jehonadába, syna Rechabovho, ktorý mu prichádzal oproti a pozdravil ho a povedal mu: Či je tvoje srdce úprimné, jako je moje srdce úprimné s tvojím srdcom? A Jehonadáb odpovedal: Je. Ak tedy je, hovorí, daj svoju ruku! A keď mu podal ruku, dal mu vysadnúť k sebe do voza.

¹⁵And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him; and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thy heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thy hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.

¹⁶A povedal: Poď so mnou a vidz moju horlivosť za Hospodina. A viezli ho na jeho voze.

¹⁶And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Jehovah. So they made him ride in his chariot.

¹⁷A keď prišiel do Samárie, pobil všetkých, ktorí boli pozostali Achabovi v Samárii, až ho i vyhladil podľa slova Hospodinovho, ktoré hovoril Eliášovi.

¹⁷And when he came to Samaria, he smote all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake to Elijah.

¹⁸Potom shromaždil Jehu všetok ľud a povedal im: Achab slúžil málo Bálovi, Jehu mu bude väčšmi slúžiť.

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

¹⁹Preto teraz svolajte ku mne všetkých prorokov Bálových, všetkých, ktorí mu slúžia, i všetkých jeho kňazov, nech nikto nechýba, lebo mám veľkú obeť bitnú pre Bála; ktokoľvek by sa nedostanovil, nebude žiť. Ale Jehu to urobil v chytrosti, aby zahubil tých, ktorí slúžili Bálovi.

¹⁹Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his worshippers, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice [to do] to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtlety, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.

²⁰Jehu povedal: Zasväťte Bálovi slávnosť. A vyhlásili ju.

²⁰And Jehu said, Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.

²¹A Jehu rozposlal poslov po celom Izraelovi. A tak prišli všetci, ktorí slúžili Bálovi, takže nezostalo nikoho, kto by nebol prišiel. A keď vošli do domu Bálovho, naplnil sa dom Bálov od jedného konca až po druhý.

²¹And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was filled from one end to another.

²²Vtedy riekol tomu, ktorý bol nad šatňou: Vynes rúcho všetkým, ktorí slúžia Bálovi. A vyniesol im rúcha.

²²And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments.

²³Potom vošiel Jehu a Jehonadáb, syn Rechabov, do domu Bálovho a povedal tým, ktorí slúžili Bálovi: Prehľadajte a vidzte, aby tu nebol s vami nikto zo služobníkov Hospodinových, krome samých tých, ktorí slúžia Bálovi.

²³And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal; and he said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of Jehovah, but the worshippers of Baal only.

²⁴A tak vošli, aby obetovali bitné obeti a zápaly. Ale Jehu si bol postavil vonku osemdesiat mužov, ktorým povedal: Muž, ktorému utečie niektorý z mužov, ktorých ja uvediem do vašich rúk, toho život bude za jeho život.

²⁴And they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt-offerings. Now Jehu had appointed him fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I bring into your hands escape, [he that letteth him go], his life shall be for the life of him.

²⁵A stalo sa, keď doobetoval zápalnú obeť, že povedal Jehu behúňom a vojvodcom: Vojdite, pobite ich, nech niktorý nevyjde! A pobili ich ostrím meča, a ta ich pometali behúni a vojvodcovia. Potom odišli až do mesta domu Bálovho

²⁵And it came to pass, 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 slay them; let none come forth. And they smote 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.

²⁶a vypratali modly domu Bálovho a popálili to.

²⁶And they brought forth the pillars that were in the house of Baal, and burned them.

²⁷A sboriac roztrepali modlu Bálovu a rozbúrali aj dom Bálov a spravili z neho záchody, a je tak až do dnes.

²⁷And they brake down the pillar of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught-house, unto this day.

²⁸A tak vyhladil Jehu Bála z Izraela.

²⁸Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.

²⁹Len že od hriechov Jeroboáma, syna Nebátovho, ktorý spôsobil to, aby hrešil Izrael, neodstúpil Jehu, od zlatých teliat, od toho, ktoré bolo v Bét-ele a ktoré bolo v Dáne.

²⁹Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, [to wit], the golden calves that were in Beth-el, and that were in Dan.

³⁰Potom riekol Hospodin Jehu-vovi: Pretože si dobre vykonal to, čo je spravedlivé v mojich očiach, že si vykonal domu Achabovmu všetko, čo bolo v mojom srdci, budú ti sedieť synovia štyroch pokolení na tróne Izraelovom.

³⁰And Jehovah said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, [and] hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, thy sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.

³¹Ale Jehu nepozoroval na to, aby chodil v zákone Hospodina, Boha Izraelovho, celým svojím srdcom, neodstúpil od hriechov Jeroboáma, ktorý spôsobil to, aby hrešil Izrael.

³¹But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of Jehovah, the God of Israel, with all his heart: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, wherewith he made Israel to sin.

³²V tých dňoch započal Hospodin utínať z Izraela, a porazil ich Hazael, vo všetkých krajoch Izraelových,

³²In those days Jehovah began to cut off from Israel: and Hazael smote them in all the borders of Israel;

³³od Jordána smerom na východ slnka, celú zem Gileáda, zem Gádovu, Rúbenovu a Manassesovu, od Aroera, ktoré leží pri potoku Arnone, i Gileád i Bázan.

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.

³⁴A ostatné deje Jehu-vove a všetko, čo robil i všetka jeho udatnosť, či nie je to napísané v knihe letopisov kráľov Izraelových?

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

³⁵A tak ľahol Jehu a ležal so svojimi otcami, a pochovali ho v Samárii, a kraľoval Jehoachaz, jeho syn, miesto neho.

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

³⁶A dní ktoré kraľoval Jehu nad Izraelom, bolo dvadsaťosem rokov, kraľoval v Samárii.

³⁶And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years.