1Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he joined affinity with Ahab.
1Jošafat je stekao veliko bogatstvo i slavu te se sprijateljio s Ahabom.
2After certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. Ahab killed sheep and cattle for him in abundance, and for the people who were with him, and moved him to go up with him to Ramoth Gilead.
2Poslije nekoliko godina došao je k Ahabu u Samariju. Ahab nakla mnogo sitne stoke i goveda njemu i ljudima što su bili s njim i nagovaraše ga da pođe na Ramot Gilead.
3Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me to Ramoth Gilead?” He answered him, “I am as you are, and my people as your people. We will be with you in the war.”
3Izraelski kralj Ahab upita judejskoga kralja Jošafata: "Hoćeš li poći sa mnom na Ramot Gilead?" On odgovori: "Ja sam kao i ti, moj je narod kao i tvoj; s tobom ćemo u rat."
4Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of Yahweh.”
4Jošafat još reče kralju izraelskom: "De, posavjetuj se prije s Jahvom!"
5Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?” They said, “Go up; for God will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
5Tada kralj izraelski sakupi proroke, njih četiri stotine, i upita ih: "Hoćemo li zavojštiti na Ramot Gilead ili da se okanim toga?" Oni odgovoriše: "Idi, jer će ga Bog predati kralju u ruke."
6But Jehoshaphat said, “Isn’t there here a prophet of Yahweh besides, that we may inquire of him?”
6Ali Jošafat upita: "Ima li ovdje još koji prorok Jahvin da i njega upitamo?"
7The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh; but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil. He is Micaiah the son of Imla.” Jehoshaphat said, “Don’t let the king say so.”
7Kralj izraelski odgovori Jošafatu: "Ima još jedan čovjek preko koga bismo mogli upitati Jahvu, ali ga mrzim jer mi ne proriče dobra nego uvijek samo zlo; to je Mihej, sin Jimlin." Jošafat reče: "Neka kralj ne govori tako!"
8Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, “Get Micaiah the son of Imla quickly.”
8Tada kralj izraelski dozva jednoga dvoranina i reče mu: "Brže dovedi Jimlina sina Miheja!"
9Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, and they were sitting in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.
9Izraelski kralj i judejski kralj Jošafat sjedili su svaki na svojem prijestolju, u svečanim haljinama, na gumnu pred Samarijskim vratima, a proroci proricali pred njima.
10Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘With these you shall push the Syrians, until they are consumed.’”
10Kenaanin sin Sidkija napravi sebi željezne rogove i reče: "Ovako veli Jahve: njima ćeš bosti Aramejce dokle ih god ne zatreš."
11All the prophets prophesied so, saying, “Go up to Ramoth Gilead, and prosper; for Yahweh will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
11Tako su i svi drugi proroci proricali govoreći: "Idi na Ramot Gilead, uspjet ćeš: Jahve će ga predati kralju u ruke."
12The messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth. Let your word therefore, please be like one of theirs, and speak good.”
12Glasnik koji bijaše otišao da zove Miheja reče mu: "Evo, svi proroci složno proriču dobro kralju. Govori i ti kao jedan od njih i proreci uspjeh!"
13Micaiah said, “As Yahweh lives, what my God says, that will I speak.”
13Ali Mihej odvrati: "Živoga mi Jahve, govorit ću ono što mi Bog kaže!"
14When he had come to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?” He said, “Go up, and prosper. They shall be delivered into your hand.”
14Kad dođe pred kralja, upita ga kralj: "Miheju, da pođem u rat na Ramot Gilead ili da se okanim toga?" On odgovori: "Idite i uspjet ćete, jer će vam se predati u ruke!"
15The king said to him, “How many times shall I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of Yahweh?”
15Na to mu kralj reče: "Koliko ću te puta zaklinjati da mi kažeš samo istinu u Jahvino ime?"
16He said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. Yahweh said, ‘These have no master. Let them return every man to his house in peace.’”
16Tada Mihej odgovori: "Sav Izrael vidim rasut po gorama kao stado bez pastira. I Jahve veli: 'Nemaju više gospodara, neka se u miru kući vrate!'"
17The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?”
17Tada izraelski kralj reče Jošafatu: "Nisam li ti rekao da mi neće proreći dobro nego zlo?"
18Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of Yahweh: I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.
18A Mihej reče: "Zato čujte riječ Jahvinu. Vidio sam Jahvu gdje sjedi na prijestolju, a sva mu vojska nebeska stajaše zdesna i slijeva.
19Yahweh said, ‘Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ One spoke saying in this way, and another saying in that way.
19Jahve upita: 'Tko će zavesti izraelskoga kralja Ahaba da otiđe i padne u Ramot Gileadu?' Jedan reče ovo, drugi ono.
20A spirit came out, stood before Yahweh, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ “Yahweh said to him, ‘How?’
20Tada uđe jedan duh, stade pred Jahvu i reče: 'Ja ću ga zavesti!' Jahve ga upita: 'Kako?'
21“He said, ‘I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ “He said, ‘You will entice him, and will prevail also. Go forth, and do so.’
21On odvrati: 'Izaći ću i bit ću lažljiv duh u ustima svih njegovih proroka.' Jahve mu reče: 'Ti ćeš ga zavesti. I uspjet ćeš. Idi i učini tako!'
22“Now therefore, behold, Yahweh has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets; and Yahweh has spoken evil concerning you.”
22Tako je, evo, Jahve stavio lažljiva duha u usta tvojim prorocima; ali ti Jahve navješćuje zlo."
23Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did the Spirit of Yahweh go from me to speak to you?”
23Tada pristupi Kenaanin sin Sidkija i udari Miheja po obrazu pitajući: "Zar je Jahvin duh mene napustio da bi govorio s tobom?"
24Micaiah said, “Behold, you shall see on that day, when you shall go into an inner room to hide yourself.”
24Mihej odvrati: "Vidjet ćeš onoga dana kad budeš bježao iz sobe u sobu da se sakriješ."
25The king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;
25Tada izraelski kralj naredi: "Uhvatite Miheja i odvedite ga gradskom zapovjedniku Amonu i kraljeviću Joašu.
26and say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.”’”
26Recite im: 'Ovako veli kralj: Bacite ovoga u tamnicu i držite ga na suhu kruhu i vodi dok se sretno ne vratim.'"
27Micaiah said, “If you return at all in peace, Yahweh has not spoken by me.” He said, “Listen, you peoples, all of you!”
27Mihej reče: "Ako se doista sretno vratiš, onda nije Jahve govorio iz mene!" i nadoda: "Čujte, svi puci!"
28So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead.
28Izraelski kralj i judejski kralj Jošafat krenuše na Ramot Gilead.
29The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself, and go into the battle; but you put on your robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went into the battle.
29Izraelski kralj reče Jošafatu: "Ja ću se preobući i onda ući u boj, a ti ostani u svojoj odjeći!" Preobuče se tada izraelski kralj i oni krenuše u boj.
30Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots, saying, “Fight neither with small nor great, except only with the king of Israel.”
30Aramejski kralj naredi zapovjednicima bojnih kola: "Ne udarajte ni na maloga ni na velikoga nego jedino na izraelskoga kralja!"
31It happened, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, “It is the king of Israel!” Therefore they turned around to fight against him. But Jehoshaphat cried out, and Yahweh helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.
31Kad zapovjednici bojnih kola ugledaše Jošafata, rekoše: "To je izraelski kralj!" I krenuše na nj da udare. Ali Jošafat povika za pomoć te mu Jahve pomože i odvrati ih od njega.
32It happened, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
32Kad zapovjednici bojnih kola vidješe da to nije izraelski kralj, okrenuše se od njega.
33A certain man drew his bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. Therefore he said to the driver of the chariot, “Turn your hand, and carry me out of the army; for I am severely wounded.”
33Jedan nasumce odape i ustrijeli izraelskoga kralja između nabora na pojasu i oklopa. Kralj reče vozaču: "Potegni uzdu i izvedi me iz boja jer sam ranjen."
34The battle increased that day. However the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the evening; and about the time of the going down of the sun, he died.
34Boj je onoga dana bio sve žešći, ali se izraelski kralj držao uspravno na bojnim kolima prema Aramejcima sve do večeri. Umro je o zalasku sunca.