1 After these things, Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel, next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2 Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, "Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near my house; and I will give you for it a better vineyard than it. Or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its worth in money."

3 Naboth said to Ahab, "May Yahweh forbid me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!"

4 Ahab came 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." He laid himself down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread. 5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, "Why is your spirit so sad that you eat no bread?"

6 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.’ He answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’"

7 Jezebel his wife said to him, "Do you now govern the kingdom of Israel? Arise, and eat bread, and let your heart be merry. I will give you 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 to the elders and to the nobles who were in his city, who lived with Naboth. 9 She wrote in the letters, saying, "Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. 10 Set two men, wicked fellows, before him, and let them testify against him, saying, ‘You cursed God and the king!’ Then carry him out, and stone him to death."

11 The men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had instructed them in the letters which she had written and sent to them. 12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. 13 The two men, the wicked fellows, came in and sat before him. The wicked fellows testified against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, "Naboth cursed God and the king!" Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him to death with stones. 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, "Naboth has been stoned and is dead."

15 When 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."

16 When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.

17 Yahweh’s word came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 18 "Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who dwells in Samaria. Behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone down to take possession of it. 19 You shall speak to him, saying, ‘Yahweh says, "Have you killed and also taken possession?"’ You shall speak to him, saying, ‘Yahweh says, "In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs will lick your blood, even yours."’"

20 Ahab said to Elijah, "Have you found me, my enemy?"

He answered, "I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do that which is evil in Yahweh’s sight. 21 Behold, I will bring evil on you, and will utterly sweep you away and will cut off from Ahab everyone who urinates against a wall, and him who is shut up and him who is left at large in Israel. 22 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 provocation with which you have provoked me to anger, and have made Israel to sin." 23 Yahweh also spoke of Jezebel, saying, "The dogs will eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel. 24 The dogs will eat he who dies of Ahab in the city; and the birds of the sky will eat he who dies in the field."

25 But there was no one like Ahab, who sold himself to do that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up. 26 He did very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites did, whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel.

27 When Ahab heard those words, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his body, fasted, lay in sackcloth, and went about despondently.

28 Yahweh’s word came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 29 "See how Ahab humbles himself before me? Because he humbles himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days; but I will bring the evil on his house in his son’s day."

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.