1 Sucedeu depois destas cousas que Nabote jezreelita tinha uma vinha, que estava em Jezreel, perto do palácio de Acabe, rei de Samaria.

2 Acabe disse a Nabote: Dá-me a tua vinha, para que me sirva de horta, pois está perto da minha casa. Dar-te-ei por ela uma vinha melhor: ou, se for do teu agrado, dar-te-ei em dinheiro o que ela vale.

3 Respondeu Nabote a Acabe: Deus me guarde de que eu te dê a herança de meus pais.

4 Veio Acabe para sua casa desgostoso e indignado, por causa da palavra que Nabote jezreelita lhe falara; pois este lhe dissera: Não te darei a herança de meus pais. Tendo-se deitado na sua cama, voltou o rosto, e não quis comer.

5 Porém Jezabel, sua mulher, veio ter com ele, e lhe disse: Por que está o teu espírito tão desgostoso, que não comes pão?

6 Ele lhe respondeu: Porque falei a Nabote jezreelita, e lhe disse: Dá me por dinheiro a tua vinha, ou, se te apraz, te darei por ela outra vinha; e ele respondeu: Não te darei a minha vinha.

7 Disse-lhe Jezabel, sua mulher: És tu mesmo que estás governando agora o reino de Israel! levanta-te, come e seja alegre o teu coração; eu te darei a vinha de Nabote jezreelita.

8 Escreveu ela cartas em nome de Acabe e, selando-as com o selo dele, enviou as cartas aos anciãos e aos nobres que havia na cidade, e habitavam com Nabote.

9 Eis o que escreveu nas cartas: Proclamai um jejum, e dai a Nabote um lugar proeminente entre o povo;

10 ponde defronte dele dois homens, filhos de Belial, que testemunhem contra ele, dizendo: Amaldiçoaste a Deus e ao rei. Depois levai-o para fora, e apedrejai-o, até que morra.

11 Os homens da cidade dele, os anciãos e os nobres que nela habitavam, fizeram como Jezabel lhes ordenara, conforme estava escrito nas cartas que ela lhes enviara.

12 Proclamaram um jejum, e deram a Nabote um lugar proeminente entre o povo.

13 Entraram os dois homens, filhos de Belial, e sentaram-se defronte dele. Estes homens de Belial deram testemunho contra Nabote na presença do povo, dizendo: Nabote amaldiçoou a Deus e ao rei. Então o levaram para fora da cidade e o apedrejaram, de sorte que morreu.

14 Depois mandaram dizer a Jezabel: Nabote foi apedrejado e morreu.

15 Tendo Jezabel ouvido que Nabote fora apedrejado e morrera, disse a Acabe: Levanta-te e toma posse da vinha que Nabote jezreelita recusou dar-te por dinheiro; pois Nabote já não vive, mas é morto.

16 Tendo Acabe ouvido que Nabote era morto, levantou-se para descer à vinha de Nabote jezreelita, a fim de tomar posse dela.

17 A palavra de Jeová veio a Elias tesbita, dizendo:

18 Levanta-te, desce para te encontrar com Acabe, rei de Israel, que habita em Samaria. Eis que está na vinha de Nabote, aonde desceu para tomar posse dela.

19 Falar-lhe-ás, dizendo: Assim diz Jeová: Mataste e ainda por cima te apoderaste da vinha? Dir-lhe-ás: Assim diz Jeová: No lugar em que os cães lamberam o sangue de Nabote, lamberão os cães o teu próprio sangue.

20 Acabe perguntou a Elias: Achaste-me, ó meu inimigo? Respondeu ele: Achei-te; porquanto te vendeste para fazeres o mal aos olhos de Jeová.

21 Eis que trarei o mal sobre ti, e te arruinarei, e exterminarei de Acabe todo o homem, tanto escravo como livre, em Israel.

22 Farei a tua casa como a casa de Jeroboão, filho de Nebate, e como a casa de Baasa, filho de Aías, por causa da provocação, com que me irritaste e fizeste pecar a Israel.

23 Também de Jezabel falou Jeová: Os cães comerão a Jezabel junto à muralha de Jezreel.

24 Quem morrer a Acabe na cidade, comê-lo-ão os cães; e quem lhe morrer no campo, comê-lo-ão as aves do céu

25 (Não houve, porém, ninguém como Acabe, que se vendeu para fazer o que era mau aos olhos de Jeová, sendo instigado por sua mulher Jezabel.

26 Procedeu mui perversamente, seguindo a ídolos, conforme tudo o que fizeram os amorreus, aos quais Jeová desapossou diante dos filhos de Israel).

27 Tendo Acabe ouvido estas palavras, rasgou os seus vestidos, cobriu de saco a sua carne e jejuou; deitava-se em saco, e andava humildemente.

28 Então veio a palavra de Jeová a Elias tesbita, dizendo:

29 Estás vendo como Acabe se humilha diante de mim? Porque se humilha diante de mim, não trarei o mal nos seus dias; mas nos dias de seu filho 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, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2 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. 3 And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. 4 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.

5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? 6 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. 7 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. 8 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. 9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: 10 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. 11 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. 12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. 13 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. 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.

15 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. 16 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.

17 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 18 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. 19 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. 20 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. 21 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, 22 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. 23 And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. 24 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.

25 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. 26 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. 27 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. 28 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 29 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.