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. 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,
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,
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.
3nuž vidzte a vyberte najlepšieho a najspôsobnejšieho zo synov svojho pána a posaďte na trón jeho otca a bojujte za dom svojho pána.
3Select the best and fittest of your master’s sons, 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 didn’t stand 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.
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.”
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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?
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?
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 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.”
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 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.
12Potom vstal a vošiel a odišiel do Samárie. A keď bol na ceste pri Bét-eked-haroim,
12He arose and departed, and went to Samaria. As he was at the shearing house of the shepherds on 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 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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
16A povedal: Poď so mnou a vidz moju horlivosť za Hospodina. A viezli ho na jeho voze.
16He said, “Come with me, and see my zeal for Yahweh.” 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.
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.
18Potom shromaždil Jehu všetok ľud a povedal im: Achab slúžil málo Bálovi, Jehu mu bude väčšmi slúžiť.
18Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to 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 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.
20Jehu povedal: Zasväťte Bálovi slávnosť. A vyhlásili ju.
20Jehu said, “Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal!” 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.
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.
22Vtedy riekol tomu, ktorý bol nad šatňou: Vynes rúcho všetkým, ktorí slúžia Bálovi. A vyniesol im rúcha.
22He said to him who was over the vestry, “Bring out robes for all the worshippers of Baal!” He brought robes out to them.
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.
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.”
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.
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.”
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
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.
26a vypratali modly domu Bálovho a popálili to.
26They brought out 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.
27They broke down the pillar of Baal, and broke down the house of Baal, and made it a latrine, to 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.
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.
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.
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.”
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 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.
32V tých dňoch započal Hospodin utínať z Izraela, a porazil ich Hazael, vo všetkých krajoch Izraelových,
32In those days Yahweh began to cut off from Israel; and Hazael struck 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, aren’t they 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.
35Jehu slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria. Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place.
36A dní ktoré kraľoval Jehu nad Izraelom, bolo dvadsaťosem rokov, kraľoval v Samárii.
36The time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.