1Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. (1Ki 18:45; 1Ki 18:46)2And after this Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near my house, and I will give you a better vineyard for it; or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its value in money.” (1Sa 8:14)3But Naboth said to Ahab, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.” (Le 25:23; Nu 36:7; Eze 46:18)4And Ahab went into his house vexed and sullen because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said 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. (1Ki 20:43)5But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, “Why is your spirit so vexed that you eat no food?”6And 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 please you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ And he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”7And Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now govern Israel? Arise and eat bread and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”8So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to the elders and the leaders who lived with Naboth in his city. (Ru 4:2; 1Ki 20:7; Es 3:12)9And she wrote in the letters, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people.10And set two worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, ‘You have cursed[1] God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.” (Ex 22:28; Le 24:16; De 13:13; Ac 6:11; Ac 23:5)11And the men of his city, the elders and the leaders who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent word to them. As it was written in the letters that she had sent to them, (1Ki 8:1)12they proclaimed a fast and set Naboth at the head of the people. (Isa 58:4)13And the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him. And the worthless men brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.14Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned; he is dead.”15As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, 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 dead.”16And as soon as Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
The Lord Condemns Ahab
17Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, (Ps 9:12)18“Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria; behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession. (1Ki 16:24)19And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD, “Have you killed and also taken possession?”’ And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD: “In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your own blood.”’” (1Ki 22:38; 2Ki 9:26)20Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” He answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of the LORD. (1Ki 18:17; 1Ki 21:25; 2Ki 17:17; Ro 7:14)21Behold, I will bring disaster upon you. I will utterly burn you up, and will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel. (2Ki 9:8; 2Ki 14:10)22And I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the anger to which you have provoked me, and because you have made Israel to sin. (1Ki 14:16; 1Ki 15:29; 1Ki 16:3; 1Ki 16:11)23And of Jezebel the LORD also said, ‘The dogs shall eat Jezebel within the walls of Jezreel.’ (2Sa 20:15; 2Ki 9:36)24Anyone belonging to Ahab who dies in the city the dogs shall eat, and anyone of his who dies in the open country the birds of the heavens shall eat.” (1Ki 14:11; 1Ki 16:4)
Ahab’s Repentance
25( There was none who sold himself to do what was evil in the sight of the LORD like Ahab, whom Jezebel his wife incited. (1Ki 16:30)26He acted very abominably in going after idols, as the Amorites had done, whom the LORD cast out before the people of Israel.) (Ge 15:16; 1Ki 15:12; 2Ki 17:12; 2Ki 21:11)27And when Ahab heard those words, he tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his flesh and fasted and lay in sackcloth and went about dejectedly. (2Sa 3:31; 2Sa 12:16; 2Ki 6:30)28And the word of the LORD 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 the disaster in his days; but in his son’s days I will bring the disaster upon his house.” (2Ki 9:25)
1 Kings 21
King James Version
1And 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.2And 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.3And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.4And 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.5But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?6And 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.7And 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.8So she wrote letters in Ahab' 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.9And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:10And 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.11And 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.12They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.13And 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.14Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.15And 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.16And 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.17And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,18Arise, 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.19And 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.20And 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.21Behold, 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,22And 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.23And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.24Him 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.25But 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.26And 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.27And 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.28And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,29Seest 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' days will I bring the evil upon his house.
1 Kings 21
Nuova Riveduta 2006
from Società Biblica di Ginevra
La vigna di Nabot; condotta scellerata di Acab e di Izebel
1Nabot d’Izreel aveva una vigna a Izreel presso il palazzo di Acab, re di Samaria.2Acab parlò a Nabot e gli disse: «Dammi la tua vigna, di cui voglio farmi un orto, perché è contigua alla mia casa; e al suo posto ti darò una vigna migliore; o, se preferisci, te ne pagherò il valore in denaro».3Ma Nabot rispose ad Acab: «Mi guardi il Signore dal darti l’eredità dei miei padri!»4E Acab se ne tornò a casa sua triste e irritato per quella parola dettagli da Nabot d’Izreel: «Io non ti darò l’eredità dei miei padri!» Si gettò sul suo letto, voltò la faccia verso il muro e non prese cibo.5Allora Izebel, sua moglie, andò da lui e gli disse: «Perché hai lo spirito così abbattuto e non mangi?»6Acab le rispose: «Perché ho parlato a Nabot d’Izreel e gli ho detto: “Dammi la tua vigna per il denaro che vale, o, se preferisci, ti darò un’altra vigna invece di quella”; ed egli mi ha risposto: “Io non ti darò la mia vigna!”»7Izebel, sua moglie, gli disse: «Sei tu, sì o no, che eserciti la sovranità sopra Israele? Àlzati, mangia e sta’ di buon animo; la vigna di Nabot d’Izreel te la farò avere io».8Scrisse delle lettere a nome di Acab, le sigillò con il sigillo di lui e le mandò agli anziani e ai notabili che abitavano nella città di Nabot.9In quelle lettere scrisse così: «Bandite un digiuno e fate sedere Nabot in prima fila davanti al popolo;10mettetegli di fronte due malfattori, i quali depongano contro di lui, dicendo: “Tu hai maledetto Dio e il re”; poi portatelo fuori dalla città, lapidatelo, e così muoia».11La gente della città di Nabot, gli anziani e i notabili che abitavano nella città fecero come Izebel aveva loro ordinato, scrivendo le lettere che aveva loro mandate.12Bandirono il digiuno e fecero sedere Nabot davanti al popolo.13Poi vennero i due malfattori. Si misero di fronte a lui, e deposero così contro di lui davanti al popolo: «Nabot ha maledetto Dio e il re». Allora lo condussero fuori dalla città, lo lapidarono, ed egli morì.14Poi mandarono a dire a Izebel: «Nabot è stato lapidato ed è morto».15Quando Izebel udì che Nabot era stato lapidato ed era morto, disse ad Acab: «Àlzati, prendi possesso della vigna di Nabot d’Izreel, che egli rifiutò di darti per denaro; poiché Nabot non vive più, è morto».16Quando Acab udì che Nabot era morto, si alzò per scendere alla vigna di Nabot d’Izreel e prenderne possesso.
Severa condanna di Acab e Izebel; pentimento di Acab
17Allora la parola del Signore fu rivolta a Elia, il Tisbita, in questi termini:18«Àlzati, va’ incontro ad Acab, re d’Israele, che sta a Samaria; egli è nella vigna di Nabot, dove è sceso per prenderne possesso.19E gli parlerai in questo modo: “Così dice il Signore: ‘Dopo aver commesso un omicidio, vieni a prendere possesso?’”. E gli dirai: “Così dice il Signore: ‘Nello stesso luogo dove i cani hanno leccato il sangue di Nabot, i cani leccheranno anche il tuo’”».20Acab disse a Elia: «Mi hai trovato, nemico mio?» Elia rispose: «Sì, ti ho trovato, perché ti sei venduto a fare ciò che è male agli occhi del Signore.21Ecco, io ti farò cadere addosso una sciagura, ti spazzerò via e sterminerò ogni uomo della tua casa, schiavo o libero che sia, in Israele;22e ridurrò la tua casa come la casa di Geroboamo, figlio di Nebat, e come la casa di Baasa, figlio di Aiia, perché tu hai provocato la mia ira e hai fatto peccare Israele.23Anche riguardo a Izebel il Signore parla, e dice: “I cani divoreranno Izebel sotto le mura d’Izreel.24Quelli di Acab che moriranno in città saranno divorati dai cani, e quelli che moriranno nei campi saranno divorati dagli uccelli del cielo”».25In verità non c’è mai stato nessuno che, come Acab, si sia venduto a fare ciò che è male agli occhi del Signore, perché era istigato da sua moglie Izebel.26Si comportò in modo tanto abominevole, andando dietro agli idoli, come avevano fatto gli Amorei che il Signore aveva cacciati davanti ai figli d’Israele.27Quando Acab udì queste parole, si stracciò le vesti, si coprì con un sacco e digiunò; dormiva avvolto nel sacco e camminava a passo lento.28E la parola del Signore fu rivolta a Elia, il Tisbita, in questi termini:29«Hai visto come Acab si è umiliato davanti a me? Poiché egli si è umiliato davanti a me, io non farò venire la sciagura mentre egli è ancora vivo, ma manderò la sciagura sulla sua casa, durante la vita di suo figlio».
1König Ahab von Samaria besaß in der Stadt Jesreel einen Palast. Direkt an sein Grundstück grenzte ein Weinberg, der einem Mann aus Jesreel gehörte. Er hieß Nabot.2Eines Tages sagte der König zu Nabot: »Verkauf mir doch deinen Weinberg! Ich möchte einen Gemüsegarten anlegen, und dein Grundstück wäre am besten dafür geeignet, weil es gerade neben meinem Palast liegt. Ich gebe dir dafür einen besseren Weinberg, oder ich zahle dich aus. Was ist dir lieber?«3Doch Nabot antwortete: »Niemals verkaufe ich dir dieses Grundstück, das Erbe meiner Vorfahren! Der HERR bewahre mich davor!«4Missmutig ging Ahab in den Palast zurück. Er war wütend, dass Nabot ihm den Weinberg nicht verkaufen wollte, nur weil es ein Erbstück seiner Vorfahren war. Vor Ärger rührte er sein Essen nicht an, sondern legte sich ins Bett und drehte sich zur Wand.5Seine Frau Isebel sah nach ihm und fragte: »Warum bist du so schlecht gelaunt und willst nichts essen?«6»Weil dieser Nabot aus Jesreel mir seinen Weinberg nicht geben will!«, antwortete Ahab. »Ich wollte ihm einen ansehnlichen Betrag dafür bezahlen. Ich bot ihm auch an, den Weinberg gegen einen anderen zu tauschen, falls er das lieber möchte. Aber er lehnte stur ab.«7Da antwortete Isebel: »Bist du der König von Israel oder nicht? Gut, dann steh jetzt auf, iss etwas und vergiss deinen Ärger! Du sollst deinen Weinberg haben! Ich nehme die Sache in die Hand!«8Sie schrieb im Namen des Königs einige Briefe, verschloss sie mit dem königlichen Siegel und verschickte sie an die Sippenoberhäupter und einflussreichen Männer der Stadt Jesreel.9In den Briefen stand: »Ruft einen Tag der Buße aus, an dem gefastet werden soll, und versammelt das ganze Volk! Weist Nabot einen Platz ganz vorne zu.10Sorgt aber dafür, dass zwei bestochene Zeugen in seiner Nähe sitzen. Sie sollen ihn vor aller Augen anschuldigen und rufen: ›Dieser Mann hat über Gott und den König gelästert!‹ Dann führt ihn aus der Stadt hinaus und steinigt ihn.«11Die führenden Männer von Jesreel führten alles aus, was die Königin in ihrem Brief angeordnet hatte.12Sie riefen einen Tag der Buße aus und wiesen Nabot in der Versammlung den vordersten Platz zu.13Die beiden falschen Zeugen setzten sich in seine Nähe und belasteten ihn schwer mit ihren Aussagen. »Nabot hat über Gott und den König gelästert!«, riefen sie der Menge zu. Da führte man ihn aus der Stadt hinaus und steinigte ihn.14Die Stadtobersten ließen Isebel ausrichten: »Nabot wurde gesteinigt. Er ist tot.«15Kaum hatte Isebel diese Nachricht erhalten, sagte sie zu Ahab: »Der Weinberg gehört dir! Nabot aus Jesreel, der ihn um nichts in der Welt an dich verkaufen wollte, ist tot.«16Als Ahab das hörte, ging er sogleich hinaus, um den Weinberg in Besitz zu nehmen.
Elia kündigt Ahab die Strafe Gottes an
17Da sagte der HERR zu Elia aus Tischbe:18»Elia, geh zu König Ahab aus Samaria. Du findest ihn in Jesreel, in Nabots Weinberg; er ist gerade dorthin gegangen, um das Grundstück in Besitz zu nehmen.19Sag ihm: ›Ist es nicht schon genug, dass du gemordet hast? Musst du nun auch noch fremdes Gut rauben? Höre, was ich, der HERR, dir sage: An der Stelle, wo die Hunde das Blut von Nabot aufgeleckt haben, werden sie auch dein Blut auflecken!‹«20Elia machte sich auf den Weg nach Jesreel. Als Ahab ihn sah, rief er ihm entgegen: »So, hast du mich aufgespürt, mein Feind?« »Ja«, antwortete Elia, »ich komme zu dir, weil du dich dem Bösen verschrieben hast. Höre, was der HERR dazu sagt:21›Ich will Unheil über dich bringen und jede Erinnerung an dich auslöschen! In ganz Israel werde ich alle männlichen Nachkommen von Ahab ausrotten, ob jung oder alt.22Du hast meinen Zorn geschürt und die Israeliten zum Götzendienst verführt. Darum soll es deinen Nachkommen so schlecht ergehen wie den Nachkommen Jerobeams, des Sohnes von Nebat, und Baschas, des Sohnes von Ahija.‹23Auch über Isebel hat der HERR sein Urteil gesprochen: An der äußeren Stadtmauer von Jesreel werden die Hunde sie fressen!24Wer von Ahabs Familie in der Stadt stirbt, wird von Hunden zerrissen, und wer auf freiem Feld stirbt, über den werden die Raubvögel herfallen.«25Es gab tatsächlich keinen König, der sich in solchem Maße dem Bösen verschrieben hatte wie Ahab. Seine Frau Isebel hatte ihn dazu verführt.26Am abscheulichsten war sein Götzendienst. Er verehrte andere Götter, wie es die Amoriter getan hatten, die der HERR für die Israeliten aus dem Land vertrieben hatte.27Als Ahab dieses harte Urteil hörte, zerriss er entsetzt seinen Mantel. Er hüllte sich in ein Gewand aus grobem Stoff, fastete und ging bedrückt umher. Sein Bußgewand legte er nicht einmal zum Schlafen ab.28Da sagte der HERR zu Elia aus Tischbe:29»Hast du bemerkt, wie bedrückt Ahab ist? Weil er nun endlich Reue zeigt und sich vor mir demütigt, lasse ich das Unheil noch nicht zu seinen Lebzeiten über seine Familie hereinbrechen, sondern erst, wenn sein Sohn König ist.«