1 Kings 13 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

A Man of God Confronts Jeroboam

1 And behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel. Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make offerings. (1Ki 12:33; 2Ki 23:17) 2 And the man cried against the altar by the word of the LORD and said, “O altar, altar, thus says the LORD: ‘Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name, and he shall sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who make offerings on you, and human bones shall be burned on you.’” (1Ki 13:32; 2Ki 23:15; 2Ki 23:16) 3 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, “This is the sign that the LORD has spoken: ‘Behold, the altar shall be torn down, and the ashes that are on it shall be poured out.’” (Jud 6:17) 4 And when the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar at Bethel, Jeroboam stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, “Seize him.” And his hand, which he stretched out against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back to himself. 5 The altar also was torn down, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the LORD. 6 And the king said to the man of God, “Entreat now the favor of the LORD your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me.” And the man of God entreated the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to him and became as it was before. (Ex 8:8; Ex 9:28; Ex 10:17; Nu 21:7; Ac 8:24)

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7 And the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.” (1Sa 9:7; 2Ki 5:15) 8 And the man of God said to the king, “If you give me half your house, I will not go in with you. And I will not eat bread or drink water in this place, (Nu 22:18; Nu 24:13; 1Ki 13:16) 9 for so was it commanded me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘You shall neither eat bread nor drink water nor return by the way that you came.’” 10 So he went another way and did not return by the way that he came to Bethel.

The Prophet’s Disobedience

11 Now an old prophet lived in Bethel. And his sons^[1] came and told him all that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told to their father the words that he had spoken to the king. (1Ki 13:25; 2Ki 23:18) 12 And their father said to them, “Which way did he go?” And his sons showed him the way that the man of God who came from Judah had gone. 13 And he said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled the donkey for him and he mounted it. 14 And he went after the man of God and found him sitting under an oak. And he said to him, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” And he said, “I am.” 15 Then he said to him, “Come home with me and eat bread.” 16 And he said, “I may not return with you, or go in with you, neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place, (1Ki 13:8) 17 for it was said to me by the word of the LORD, ‘You shall neither eat bread nor drink water there, nor return by the way that you came.’” (1Ki 20:35; 1Th 4:15) 18 And he said to him, “I also am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘Bring him back with you into your house that he may eat bread and drink water.’” But he lied to him. 19 So he went back with him and ate bread in his house and drank water. 20 And as they sat at the table, the word of the LORD came to the prophet who had brought him back. 21 And he cried to the man of God who came from Judah, “Thus says the LORD, ‘Because you have disobeyed the word of the LORD and have not kept the command that the LORD your God commanded you, 22 but have come back and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to you, “Eat no bread and drink no water,” your body shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.’” 23 And after he had eaten bread and drunk, he saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brought back. 24 And as he went away a lion met him on the road and killed him. And his body was thrown in the road, and the donkey stood beside it; the lion also stood beside the body. (1Ki 20:36) 25 And behold, men passed by and saw the body thrown in the road and the lion standing by the body. And they came and told it in the city where the old prophet lived. (1Ki 13:11) 26 And when the prophet who had brought him back from the way heard of it, he said, “It is the man of God who disobeyed the word of the LORD; therefore the LORD has given him to the lion, which has torn him and killed him, according to the word that the LORD spoke to him.” 27 And he said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” And they saddled it. 28 And he went and found his body thrown in the road, and the donkey and the lion standing beside the body. The lion had not eaten the body or torn the donkey. 29 And the prophet took up the body of the man of God and laid it on the donkey and brought it back to the city^[2] to mourn and to bury him. 30 And he laid the body in his own grave. And they mourned over him, saying, “Alas, my brother!” (Jer 22:18) 31 And after he had buried him, he said to his sons, “When I die, bury me in the grave in which the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones. (2Ki 23:17; 2Ki 23:18) 32 For the saying that he called out by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel and against all the houses of the high places that are in the cities of Samaria shall surely come to pass.” (1Ki 12:31; 1Ki 13:2; 1Ki 16:24; 2Ki 23:16)

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33 After this thing Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but made priests for the high places again from among all the people. Any who would, he ordained to be priests of the high places. 34 And this thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, so as to cut it off and to destroy it from the face of the earth. (1Ki 12:30; 1Ki 14:10; 1Ki 15:29; 1Ki 15:30; 2Ki 17:21)

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King James Version

1 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. 2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men' bones shall be burnt upon thee. 3 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out. 4 And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him. 5 The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD. 6 And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king' hand was restored him again, and became as it was before. 7 And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward. 8 And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place: 9 For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest. 10 So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Bethel. 11 Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father. 12 And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah. 13 And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon, 14 And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am . 15 Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread. 16 And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place: 17 For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest. 18 He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art ; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him. 19 So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water. 20 And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back: 21 And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee, 22 But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the LORD did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers. 23 And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit , for the prophet whom he had brought back. 24 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase. 25 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt. 26 And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof , he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto him. 27 And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him . 28 And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass. 29 And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him. 30 And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying , Alas, my brother! 31 And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones: 32 For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass. 33 After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places. 34 And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.

Nuova Riveduta 2006

from Società Biblica di Ginevra

Profezia contro l’altare pagano di Geroboamo

1 Ed ecco, un uomo di Dio giunse da Giuda a Betel per ordine del Signore, mentre Geroboamo stava presso l’altare per bruciare incenso; 2 e per ordine del Signore si mise a gridare contro l’altare e a dire: «Altare, altare! Così dice il Signore: “Ecco, nascerà alla casa di Davide un figlio, di nome Giosia, il quale sacrificherà su di te i sacerdoti degli alti luoghi che su di te bruciano incenso, e si arderanno su di te ossa umane”». 3 E quello stesso giorno diede un segno miracoloso dicendo: «Questo è il segno che il Signore ha parlato: ecco, l’altare si spaccherà, e la cenere che vi è sopra si disperderà». 4 Quando il re Geroboamo udì la parola che l’uomo di Dio aveva gridata contro l’altare di Betel, stese la mano dall’alto dell’altare e disse: «Pigliatelo!» Ma la mano che Geroboamo aveva stesa contro di lui rimase paralizzata, e non poté più tirarla indietro; 5 l’altare si spaccò e la cenere che vi era sopra si disperse, secondo il segno che l’uomo di Dio aveva dato per ordine del Signore. 6 Allora il re si rivolse all’uomo di Dio e gli disse: «Ti prego, implora la grazia del Signore, del tuo Dio, e prega per me affinché mi sia resa la mano». E l’uomo di Dio implorò la grazia del Signore, e il re riebbe la sua mano, che tornò com’era prima. 7 Il re disse all’uomo di Dio: «Vieni con me a casa; ti ristorerai, e io ti farò un regalo». 8 Ma l’uomo di Dio rispose al re: «Anche se tu mi dessi la metà della tua casa, io non entrerò da te e non mangerò pane né berrò acqua in questo luogo, 9 poiché questo è l’ordine che mi è stato dato dal Signore: “Tu non vi mangerai pane né berrai acqua, e non tornerai per la strada che avrai fatta all’andata”». 10 Così egli se ne andò per un’altra strada, e non tornò per quella che aveva fatta venendo a Betel.

Disubbidienza e punizione del profeta

11 C’era un vecchio profeta che abitava a Betel; e uno dei suoi figli venne a raccontargli tutte le cose che l’uomo di Dio aveva fatte in quel giorno a Betel e le parole che aveva dette al re. Quando il padre udì il suo racconto, 12 disse ai suoi figli: «Per quale via se n’è andato?», poiché i suoi figli avevano visto la via per la quale se n’era andato l’uomo di Dio venuto da Giuda. 13 Egli disse ai suoi figli: «Sellatemi l’asino». Quelli gli sellarono l’asino ed egli vi montò su, 14 seguì l’uomo di Dio e lo trovò seduto sotto il terebinto, e gli disse: «Sei tu l’uomo di Dio venuto da Giuda?» Egli rispose: «Sono io». 15 Allora il vecchio profeta gli disse: «Vieni con me a casa mia a mangiare». 16 Ma egli rispose: «Io non posso tornare indietro con te né entrare in casa tua, e non mangerò pane né berrò acqua con te in questo luogo; 17 poiché mi è stato detto, per ordine del Signore: “In quel luogo tu non mangerai pane, né berrai acqua, e non tornerai per la strada che avrai fatta all’andata”». 18 L’altro gli disse: «Anch’io sono profeta come te; e un angelo mi ha parlato per ordine del Signore, dicendo: “Riportalo con te in casa tua, perché mangi del pane e beva dell’acqua”». Egli mentiva. 19 Così l’uomo di Dio tornò indietro con l’altro, e mangiò del pane e bevve dell’acqua in casa di lui. 20 Mentre sedevano a tavola, la parola del Signore fu rivolta al profeta che aveva fatto tornare indietro l’altro; 21 ed egli gridò all’uomo di Dio che era venuto da Giuda: «Così parla il Signore: “Poiché tu ti sei ribellato all’ordine del Signore e non hai osservato il comandamento che il Signore, tuo Dio, ti aveva dato, 22 e sei tornato indietro e hai mangiato del pane e bevuto dell’acqua nel luogo del quale egli ti aveva detto: ‘Non vi mangiare del pane e non vi bere dell’acqua’, il tuo cadavere non entrerà nella tomba dei tuoi padri”». 23 Quando l’uomo di Dio ebbe mangiato e bevuto, il vecchio profeta, che lo aveva fatto tornare indietro, gli sellò l’asino. 24 L’uomo di Dio se ne andò, e un leone lo incontrò per strada e lo uccise. Il suo cadavere rimase steso sulla strada; l’asino se ne stava presso di lui, e il leone pure presso il cadavere. 25 Allora passarono degli uomini che videro il cadavere steso sulla strada e il leone che stava vicino al cadavere, e vennero a riferire ciò nella città dove abitava il vecchio profeta. 26 Il profeta che aveva fatto tornare indietro l’uomo di Dio, udito ciò, disse: «È l’uomo di Dio, che è stato ribelle all’ordine del Signore; perciò il Signore l’ha dato in balìa di un leone, che l’ha sbranato e ucciso, secondo la parola che il Signore gli aveva detta». 27 Poi si rivolse ai suoi figli e disse loro: «Sellatemi l’asino». E quelli glielo sellarono. 28 Egli andò, trovò il cadavere steso sulla strada e l’asino e il leone che stavano presso il cadavere; il leone non aveva divorato il cadavere né sbranato l’asino. 29 Il profeta prese il cadavere dell’uomo di Dio, lo pose sull’asino e lo portò indietro; e il vecchio profeta rientrò in città per piangerlo e per dargli sepoltura. 30 Depose il cadavere nella propria tomba; ed egli e i suoi figli lo piansero, dicendo: «Ahi, fratello mio!» 31 E quando l’ebbe seppellito, il vecchio profeta disse ai suoi figli: «Quando sarò morto, seppellitemi nella tomba dov’è sepolto l’uomo di Dio; ponete le mie ossa accanto alle sue. 32 Poiché la parola da lui gridata per ordine del Signore, contro l’altare di Betel e contro tutti i santuari degli alti luoghi che sono nelle città di Samaria, si verificherà certamente». 33 Dopo questo fatto, Geroboamo non abbandonò la sua via malvagia; istituì anzi nuovi sacerdoti degli alti luoghi, prendendoli qua e là dal popolo; chiunque voleva era da lui consacrato e diventava sacerdote degli alti luoghi. 34 Quella fu, per la casa di Geroboamo, un’occasione di peccato, che attirò su di lei la distruzione e lo sterminio dalla faccia della terra.

Hoffnung für alle

from Biblica

1 Als er gerade oben am Altar stand und opfern wollte, erschien plötzlich ein Prophet aus Juda. Der HERR hatte ihn nach Bethel gesandt. 2 Mit lauter Stimme rief er zum Altar hin, was der HERR ihm aufgetragen hatte: »Altar! Altar! So spricht der HERR: Der Königsfamilie von David wird ein Sohn geboren werden mit Namen Josia. Er wird auf dir die Priester schlachten, die an den Opferstätten dienen und nun hier ihre Opfer darbringen. Ja, Menschenknochen wird man auf dir verbrennen.« 3 Dann wandte der Prophet sich an das Volk und sagte: »Ein Zeichen soll euch beweisen, dass der HERR durch mich geredet hat: Dieser Altar hier wird zerbersten, und seine Asche, die mit dem Fett der Opfertiere getränkt ist, wird auf dem Boden verstreut werden.« 4 König Jerobeam stand immer noch oben am Altar. Als er hörte, was der Prophet gegen den Altar von Bethel sagte, streckte er zornig seine Hand gegen den Boten Gottes aus und befahl seinen Männern: »Packt diesen Kerl!« Da wurde sein Arm steif, so dass er ihn nicht mehr zurückziehen konnte. 5 Im selben Augenblick brach der Altar auseinander, und die Opferasche wurde auf dem Boden verstreut. Alles traf so ein, wie der Prophet es im Auftrag des HERRN angekündigt hatte. 6 Da flehte der König: »Bitte, bete für mich zum HERRN, deinem Gott! Versuch ihn zu besänftigen und bitte darum, dass ich meinen Arm wieder bewegen kann!« Der Prophet betete für den König, und sofort war sein Arm wieder gesund. 7 Da lud König Jerobeam den Boten Gottes ein: »Komm mit mir in mein Haus und iss etwas! Ich möchte dir ein Geschenk geben.« 8 Doch der Prophet wehrte ab: »Selbst wenn du mir dein halbes Haus schenken würdest, käme ich nicht mit! Ich werde hier weder essen noch trinken, 9 denn der HERR hat mir befohlen: ›Du sollst dort nichts essen und nichts trinken! Kehre auch nicht auf demselben Weg zurück, auf dem du nach Bethel gehst!‹« 10 So ging er auf einem anderen Weg nach Hause.

Der Prophet missachtet Gottes Befehl

11 In der Stadt Bethel lebte ein alter Prophet. Als seine Söhne von dem Fest bei dem Altar zurückkamen, erzählten sie ihm, was der Bote Gottes getan und zu König Jerobeam gesagt hatte. 12 »Und wohin ist er dann gegangen?«, wollte der Vater wissen. Die Söhne beschrieben ihm, welchen Weg der Prophet aus Juda eingeschlagen hatte. 13 »Sattelt mir schnell den Esel!«, befahl der alte Prophet. Als das Tier gesattelt war, stieg er auf 14 und ritt dem Boten Gottes nach. Er holte ihn ein, als er unter einem Baum Rast machte, und fragte ihn: »Bist du der Prophet, der aus Juda hierhergekommen ist?« »Ja, der bin ich«, gab der Angeredete zur Antwort. 15 Da lud der alte Mann ihn ein: »Komm doch zu mir nach Hause und iss etwas!« 16 Aber der Bote Gottes lehnte ab: »Ich kann nicht umkehren und zu dir nach Hause kommen. Ich darf hier nichts essen und nichts trinken, auch nicht bei dir. 17 Denn der HERR hat mir befohlen: ›Du sollst dort nichts essen und nichts trinken! Kehre auch nicht auf demselben Weg zurück, auf dem du nach Bethel gehst!‹« 18 Da entgegnete der alte Mann: »Ich bin auch ein Prophet wie du! Ein Engel hat mir eine Botschaft des HERRN ausgerichtet. Er sagte zu mir: ›Nimm ihn mit nach Hause, damit er bei dir essen und trinken kann!‹« Dies war eine Lüge. 19 Aber der Bote Gottes nahm daraufhin die Einladung des alten Propheten an und aß und trank bei ihm zu Hause. 20 Noch während des Essens gab der HERR dem alten Propheten eine Botschaft für den Gast, den er in sein Haus geholt hatte. 21 Der Prophet sagte zu dem Boten Gottes aus Juda: »So spricht der HERR: Du hast dich meinem Befehl widersetzt und hast das Verbot missachtet, das ich, der HERR, dein Gott, dir gegeben habe. 22 Du bist umgekehrt und hast hier am Ort gegessen und getrunken, obwohl ich es dir ausdrücklich verboten hatte. Darum wirst du nie im Grab deiner Vorfahren beerdigt werden!« 23 Nach dem Essen ließ der alte Prophet einen seiner Esel satteln und gab ihn seinem Gast. 24 Der verabschiedete sich und ritt davon. Unterwegs fiel ein Löwe über ihn her und tötete ihn. Der Löwe und der Esel blieben neben dem Toten stehen. 25 Die Leute, die vorbeikamen, sahen die Leiche am Boden liegen und den Löwen neben ihr stehen. Schnell gingen sie weiter und erzählten es in Bethel, wo auch der alte Prophet wohnte. 26 Als er davon hörte, sagte er: »Das ist der Bote Gottes, der sich dem Befehl Gottes widersetzt hat. Darum ließ der HERR ihn in die Klauen des Löwen geraten, und der hat ihn getötet. Es ist alles so eingetroffen, wie der HERR es ihm angekündigt hat.« 27 Dann befahl er seinen Söhnen, ihm seinen Esel zu satteln, 28 und ritt los. Er fand alles so vor, wie man es ihm beschrieben hatte: Der Esel und der Löwe standen immer noch bei der Leiche. Der Löwe hatte sie nicht gefressen und auch den Esel nicht zerrissen. 29 Der Prophet hob den Toten auf seinen Esel und brachte ihn nach Bethel. Dort wollte er die Totenklage um ihn halten und ihn dann begraben. 30 Er bestattete die Leiche in seinem eigenen Familiengrab. Dabei wurde die Klage »Ach, mein Bruder« angestimmt. 31 Nach der Beisetzung sagte der alte Prophet zu seinen Söhnen: »Wenn ich einmal sterbe, sollt ihr mich im selben Grab bestatten, in dem nun der Bote Gottes liegt. An seiner Seite möchte ich begraben sein. 32 Denn ich weiß, dass er ein echter Prophet war. Was er im Auftrag des HERRN gegen den Altar von Bethel und gegen die Götzenopferstätten und Heiligtümer in Samaria vorausgesagt hat, wird alles eintreffen.«

Jerobeam lässt sich nicht warnen

33 Trotz allem, was geschehen war, ließ Jerobeam sich nicht von seinen falschen Wegen abbringen. Er setzte weiterhin Priester aus dem ganzen Volk zum Dienst bei den Opferstätten ein. Wer immer sich darum bewarb, den weihte er selbst zum Priester. 34 So lud er schwere Schuld auf sich, und darum wurde später sein Königshaus vernichtet und sein Geschlecht vollkommen ausgerottet.