1 E sucedeu, depois destas coisas, que Nabote, o jezreelita, tinha uma vinha, a qual estava em Jezreel, junto ao palácio de Acabe, rei de Samaria.2 E Acabe falou a Nabote, dizendo: Dá-me a tua vinha, para que eu possa tê-la como horta de ervas, porque ela está perto da minha casa; e te darei por ela uma vinha melhor; ou, se te parecer bom, dar-te-ei o seu valor em dinheiro.3 E Nabote disse a Acabe: O SENHOR me proíba de te dar a herança dos meus pais.4 E Acabe chegou à sua casa revoltado e aborrecido por causa da palavra que Nabote, o jezreelita, lhe havia falado; porquanto ele tinha dito: Não te darei a herança dos meus pais. E ele se deitou na sua cama, e virou a sua face, e não quis comer pão algum.5 Todavia, Jezabel, a sua esposa, veio até ele e lhe disse: Por que o teu espírito está tão triste, a ponto de não comeres mais pão algum?6 E ele lhe disse: Porque eu falei com Nabote, o jezreelita, e disse a ele: Dá-me a tua vinha em troca de dinheiro; ou, ainda, se te aprouver, eu te darei uma outra vinha por ela; e ele respondeu: Não te darei a minha vinha.7 E Jezabel, a sua esposa, disse a ele: Tu governas agora o reino de Israel? Levanta-te, e come pão, e deixa o teu coração ficar contente. Eu te darei a vinha de Nabote, o jezreelita.8 Assim, ela escreveu cartas em nome de Acabe, e as selou com o selo dele, e enviou as cartas para os anciãos e para os nobres que estavam na sua cidade, habitando com Nabote.9 E ela escreveu nas cartas, dizendo: Proclamai um jejum, e ponde Nabote no alto, no meio do povo;10 e ponde dois homens, filhos de Belial, diante dele, para dar testemunho contra ele, dizendo: Tu blasfemaste contra Deus e contra o rei. E, depois, carregai-o para fora e apedrejai-o, para que morra.11 E os homens da sua cidade, a saber, os anciãos e os nobres que eram habitantes da sua cidade, fizeram segundo Jezabel lhes mandou, e segundo estava escrito nas cartas que ela lhes havia enviado.12 E proclamaram um jejum, e puseram Nabote no alto no meio do povo.13 E ali chegaram dois homens, filhos de Belial, e se assentaram diante dele; e os homens de Belial testemunharam contra ele, justamente contra Nabote, na presença do povo, dizendo: Nabote blasfemou contra Deus e contra o rei. Eles, então, carregaram- no para fora da cidade e o apedrejaram com pedras, de modo que morreu.14 Então, eles mandaram dizer a Jezabel: Nabote está apedrejado e está morto.15 E sucedeu, quando Jezabel ouviu que Nabote fora apedrejado, e estava morto, que Jezabel disse a Acabe: Levanta-te, toma posse da vinha de Nabote, o jezreelita, a qual ele se recusou a te dar em troca de dinheiro; porque Nabote não está vivo, mas morto.16 E sucedeu, quando Acabe ouviu que Nabote estava morto, que Acabe se levantou para descer até a vinha de Nabote, o jezreelita, para dela tomar posse.17 E a palavra do SENHOR veio a Elias, o tisbita, dizendo:18 Levanta-te, desce para te encontrares com Acabe, o rei de Israel, o qual está em Samaria; eis que ele está na vinha de Nabote, aonde desceu para tomar posse.19 E tu lhe falarás, dizendo: Assim diz o SENHOR: Mataste e também tomaste posse? E tu falarás a ele, dizendo: Assim diz o SENHOR: No lugar onde os cães lambiam o sangue de Nabote, os cães lamberão o teu próprio sangue.20 E Acabe disse a Elias: Encontraste-me, ó meu inimigo? E ele respondeu: Eu te encontrei; porque tu te vendeste para executar o mal à vista do SENHOR.21 Eis que trarei mal sobre ti, e retirarei a tua posteridade, e cortarei de Acabe aquele que mija contra a parede, e aquele que está escravo e livre em Israel,22 e farei da tua casa como a casa de Jeroboão, o filho de Nebate, e como a casa de Baasa, o filho de Aías, pela provocação com a qual tu tens me provocado à ira, e feito Israel pecar.23 E de Jezabel também falou o SENHOR, dizendo: Os cães devorarão Jezabel junto à muralha de Jezreel.24 Aquele que morrer dos de Acabe na cidade, os cães comerão; e aquele que morrer no campo, as aves do céu comerão.25 Não houve, porém, ninguém semelhante a Acabe, que se vendeu para executar impiedade à vista do SENHOR, a quem Jezabel, a sua esposa, o incitava.26 E ele agiu mui abominavelmente ao seguir ídolos, segundo todas as coisas que fizeram os amorreus, aos quais o SENHOR expulsou de diante dos filhos de Israel.27 E sucedeu, quando Acabe ouviu aquelas palavras, que ele rasgou as suas vestes, e pôs pano de saco sobre a sua carne, e jejuou, e se deitou em panos de saco e seguiu brandamente.28 E a palavra do SENHOR veio a Elias, o tisbita, dizendo:29 Vês tu como Acabe se humilha diante de mim? Como ele se humilha diante de mim, não trarei o mal nos seus dias; mas nos dias dos seus filhos trarei o mal sobre a sua casa.
1 And it came to pass after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel, next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.2 And Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near, next to my house; and for it I will give you a vineyard better than it. Or, if it is good in your eyes, I will give you its price in money.3 But Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!4 So Ahab went into his house sullen and angry because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers. And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no food.5 And Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is your spirit so sullen that you are not eating food?6 And he said to her, Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you another vineyard for it. And he answered, I will not give you my vineyard.7 And Jezebel his wife said to him, Do you now rule over Israel? Arise, eat food, and let your heart be joyful. I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.8 And she wrote letters in Ahabs name, sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who were dwelling in the city with Naboth.9 She wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and seat Naboth at the head of the people;10 and seat two men, sons of worthlessness, before him to bear witness against him, saying, You have blasphemed God and the king. Then take him out, and stone him, that he may die.11 So the men of his city, the elders and nobles who were inhabitants of his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them.12 They proclaimed a fast, and seated Naboth at the head of the people.13 And two men, sons of worthlessness, came in and sat before him; and the men of worthlessness testified against him, against Naboth, before the people, saying, Naboth has blasphemed God and the king! Then they took him outside the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died.14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth has been stoned and is dead.15 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but has died.16 So it was, when Ahab heard that Naboth had died, that Ahab got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.17 And the Word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who lives in Samaria. Behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone down to take possession of it.19 And you shall speak to him, saying, Thus says Jehovah: Have you murdered and also taken possession? And you shall speak to him, saying, Thus says Jehovah: In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs shall lick your blood, even yours.20 So Ahab said to Elijah, Have you found me, O my enemy? And he answered, I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of Jehovah:21 Behold, I shall bring evil upon you. I shall take away your posterity, and shall cut off from Ahab in Israel everyone who urinates against a wall, both bond and free.22 I have delivered up your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, because of the provocation with which you have provoked Me to anger, and made Israel sin.23 And concerning Jezebel Jehovah also spoke, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.24 The dogs shall eat whoever of Ahab dies in the city, and the birds of the heavens shall eat whoever dies in the field.25 Surely there had not been one like Ahab who had sold himself to do wickedness in the eyes of Jehovah, which his wife Jezebel had instigated.26 And he did exceedingly abominably to follow after the idols, according to all that the Amorites had done, whom Jehovah had cast out before the children of Israel.27 So it was, when Ahab heard those words, that he tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his flesh, and fasted and lay in sackcloth, and walked about softly.28 And the Word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,29 Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring about the evil in his days; but in the days of his son I will bring about the evil upon his house.