I Kings 21

And 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.

وَحَدَثَ بَعْدَ هذِهِ الأُمُورِ أَنَّهُ كَانَ لِنَابُوتَ الْيَزْرَعِيلِيِّ كَرْمٌ فِي يَزْرَعِيلَ بِجَانِبِ قَصْرِ أَخْآبَ مَلِكِ السَّامِرَةِ.

And 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.

فَكَلَّمَ أَخْآبُ نَابُوتَ قَائِلاً: «أَعْطِنِي كَرْمَكَ فَيَكُونَ لِي بُسْتَانَ بُقُول، لأَنَّهُ قَرِيبٌ بِجَانِبِ بَيْتِي، فَأُعْطِيَكَ عِوَضَهُ كَرْمًا أَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ. أَوْ إِذَا حَسُنَ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ أَعْطَيْتُكَ ثَمَنَهُ فِضَّةً».

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

فَقَالَ نَابُوتُ لأَخْآبَ: «حَاشَا لِي مِنْ قِبَلِ الرَّبِّ أَنْ أُعْطِيَكَ مِيرَاثَ آبَائِي».

And 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.

فَدَخَلَ أَخْآبُ بَيْتَهُ مُكْتَئِبًا مَغْمُومًا مِنْ أَجْلِ الْكَلاَمِ الَّذِي كَلَّمَهُ بِهِ نَابُوتُ الْيَزْرَعِيلِيُّ قَائِلاً: «لاَ أُعْطِيكَ مِيرَاثَ آبَائِي». وَاضْطَجَعَ عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ وَحَوَّلَ وَجْهَهُ وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ خُبْزًا.

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

فَدَخَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ إِيزَابَلُ امْرَأَتُهُ وَقَالَتْ لَهُ: «لِمَاذَا رُوحُكَ مُكْتَئِبَةٌ وَلاَ تَأْكُلُ خُبْزًا؟»

And 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.

فَقَالَ لَهَا: «لأَنِّي كَلَّمْتُ نَابُوتَ الْيَزْرَعِيلِيَّ وَقُلْتُ لَهُ: أَعْطِنِي كَرْمَكَ بِفِضَّةٍ، وَإِذَا شِئْتَ أَعْطَيْتُكَ كَرْمًا عِوَضَهُ، فَقَالَ: لاَ أُعْطِيكَ كَرْمِي».

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

فَقَالَتْ لَهُ إِيزَابَلُ: «أَأَنْتَ الآنَ تَحْكُمُ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ قُمْ كُلْ خُبْزًا وَلْيَطِبْ قَلْبُكَ. أَنَا أُعْطِيكَ كَرْمَ نَابُوتَ الْيَزْرَعِيلِيِّ».

So 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, dwelling with Naboth.

ثُمَّ كَتَبَتْ رَسَائِلَ بِاسْمِ أَخْآبَ، وَخَتَمَتْهَا بِخَاتِمِهِ، وَأَرْسَلَتِ الرَّسَائِلَ إِلَى الشُّيُوخِ وَالأَشْرَافِ الَّذِينَ فِي مَدِينَتِهِ السَّاكِنِينَ مَعَ نَابُوتَ.

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

وَكَتَبَتْ فِي الرَّسَائِلِ تَقُولُ: «نَادُوا بِصَوْمٍ؟ وَأَجْلِسُوا نَابُوتَ فِي رَأْسِ الشَّعْبِ.

And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.

وَأَجْلِسُوا رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ بَنِي بَلِيَّعَالَ تُجَاهَهُ لِيَشْهَدَا قَائِلَيْنِ: قَدْ جَدَّفْتَ عَلَى اللهِ وَعَلَى الْمَلِكِ. ثُمَّ أَخْرِجُوهُ وَارْجُمُوهُ فَيَمُوتَ».

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

فَفَعَلَ رِجَالُ مَدِينَتِهِ، الشُّيُوخُ وَالأَشْرَافُ السَّاكِنُونَ فِي مَدِينَتِهِ، كَمَا أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِمْ إِيزَابَلُ، كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ فِي الرَّسَائِلِ الَّتِي أَرْسَلَتْهَا إِلَيْهِمْ.

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

فَنَادَوْا بِصَوْمٍ وَأَجْلَسُوا نَابُوتَ فِي رَأْسِ الشَّعْبِ.

And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

وَأَتَى رَجُلاَنِ مِنْ بَنِي بَلِيَّعَالَ وَجَلَسَا تُجَاهَهُ، وَشَهِدَ رَجُلاَ بِليَّعَالَ عَلَى نَابُوتَ أَمَامَ الشَّعْبِ قَائِلَيْنِ: «قَدْ جَدَّفَ نَابُوتُ عَلَى اللهِ وَعَلَى الْمَلِكِ». فَأَخْرَجُوهُ خَارِجَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَرَجَمُوهُ بِحِجَارَةٍ فَمَاتَ.

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

وَأَرْسَلُوا إِلَى إِيزَابَلَ يَقُولُونَ: «قَدْ رُجِمَ نَابُوتُ وَمَاتَ».

And 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.

وَلَمَّا سَمِعَتْ إِيزَابَلُ أَنَّ نَابُوتَ قَدْ رُجِمَ وَمَاتَ، قَالَتْ إِيزَابَلُ لأَخْآبَ: «قُمْ رِثْ كَرْمَ نَابُوتَ الْيَزْرَعِيلِيِّ الَّذِي أَبَى أَنْ يُعْطِيَكَ إِيَّاهُ بِفِضَّةٍ، لأَنَّ نَابُوتَ لَيْسَ حَيًّا بَلْ هُوَ مَيْتٌ».

And 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.

وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ أَخْآبُ أَنَّ نَابُوتَ قَدْ مَاتَ، قَامَ لِيَنْزِلَ إِلَى كَرْمِ نَابُوتَ الْيَزْرَعِيلِيِّ لِيَرِثَهُ.

And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

فَكَانَ كَلاَمُ الرَّبِّ إِلَى إِيلِيَّا التِّشْبِيِّ قَائِلاً:

Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it.

«قُمِ انْزِلْ لِلِقَاءِ أَخْآبَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ الَّذِي فِي السَّامِرَةِ. هُوَذَا هُوَ فِي كَرْمِ نَابُوتَ الَّذِي نَزَلَ إِلَيْهِ لِيَرِثَهُ.

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

وَكَلِّمْهُ قَائِلاً: هكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ: هَلْ قَتَلْتَ وَوَرِثْتَ أَيْضًا؟ ثُمَّ كَلِّمهُ قَائِلاً: هكَذاَ قَالَ الرَّبُّ: فِي الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي لَحَسَتْ فِيهِ الْكِلاَبُ دَمَ نَابُوتَ تَلْحَسُ الْكِلاَبُ دَمَكَ أَنْتَ أَيْضًا».

And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.

فَقَالَ أَخْآبُ لإِيلِيَّا: «هَلْ وَجَدْتَنِي يَا عَدُوِّي؟» فَقَالَ: «قَدْ وَجَدْتُكَ لأَنَّكَ قَدْ بِعْتَ نَفْسَكَ لِعَمَلِ الشَّرِّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ.

Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,

هأَنَذَا أَجْلِبُ عَلَيْكَ شَرًّا، وَأُبِيدُ نَسْلَكَ، وَأَقْطَعُ لأَخْآبَ كُلَّ بَائِلٍ بِحَائِطٍ وَمَحْجُوزٍ وَمُطْلَق فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And will make thine 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 made Israel to sin.

وَأَجْعَلُ بَيْتَكَ كَبَيْتِ يَرُبْعَامَ بْنِ نَبَاطَ، وَكَبَيْتِ بَعْشَا بْنِ أَخِيَّا، لأَجْلِ الإِغَاظَةِ الَّتِي أَغَظْتَنِي، وَلِجَعْلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ يُخْطِئُ».

And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.

وَتَكَلَّمَ الرَّبُّ عَنْ إِيزَابَلَ أَيْضًا قَائِلاً: «إِنَّ الْكِلاَبَ تَأْكُلُ إِيزَابَلَ عِنْدَ مِتْرَسَةِ يَزْرَعِيلَ.

Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.

مَنْ مَاتَ لأَخْآبَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ تَأْكُلُهُ الْكِلاَبُ، وَمَنْ مَاتَ فِي الْحَقْلِ تَأْكُلُهُ طُيُورُ السَّمَاءِ».

But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.

وَلَمْ يَكُنْ كَأَخْآبَ الَّذِي بَاعَ نَفْسَهُ لِعَمَلِ الشَّرِّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ، الَّذِي أَغْوَتْهُ إِيزَابَلُ امْرَأَتُهُ.

And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

وَرَجِسَ جِدًّا بِذَهَابِهِ وَرَاءَ الأَصْنَامِ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا فَعَلَ الأَمُورِيُّونَ الَّذِينَ طَرَدَهُمُ الرَّبُّ مِنْ أَمَامِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And 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.

وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ أَخْآبُ هذَا الْكَلاَمَ، شَقَّ ثِيَابَهُ وَجَعَلَ مِسْحًا عَلَى جَسَدِهِ، وَصَامَ وَاضْطَجَعَ بِالْمِسْحِ وَمَشَى بِسُكُوتٍ.

And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

فَكَانَ كَلاَمُ الرَّبِّ إِلَى إِيلِيَّا التِّشْبِيِّ قَائِلاً:

Seest 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.

«هَلْ رَأَيْتَ كَيْفَ اتَّضَعَ أَخْآبُ أَمَامِي؟ فَمِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُ قَدِ اتَّضَعَ أَمَامِي لاَ أَجْلِبُ الشَّرَّ فِي أَيَّامِهِ، بَلْ فِي أَيَّامِ ابْنِهِ أَجْلِبُ الشَّرَّ عَلَى بَيْتِهِ».