pehala raja 21:1-29
21 iske baad yijrel+ ke rehnevale naabot ke angooron ke baag ke silsile mein ek ghatna ghati. naabot ka baag, yijrel mein saamriya ke raja ahab ke mahal ke paas tha.
2 ahab ne naabot se kaha, “apna angooron ka baag mujhe de de kyonki woh mere mahal ke paas hai. main use sabziyon ka baag banana chahta hoon. uske badle main tujhe usse bhi badhiya angooron ka baag doonga. ya tu chahe to main uski keemat chuka doonga.”
3 magar naabot ne ahab se kaha, “main tujhe apne purkhon ki virasat ki zameen dene ki baat soch bhi nahin sakta, kyonki aisa karna yahova ki nazar mein galat hoga.”+
4 yijreli naabot ka yah javab sunkar ki main apne purkhon se mili virasat tujhe nahin doonga, ahab bahot udas ho gaya aur munh latkaye apne mahal mein aaya. woh bistar par let gaya aur usne apna munh fer liya aur khaane se inkar kar diya.
5 ahab ki patni izebel+ uske paas aayi aur kehne lagi, “tu kyon itna udas hai ki khaana bhi nahin khaa raha?”
6 ahab ne kaha, “mainne yijreli naabot se kaha ki tu mujhe apna angooron ka baag de de, main tujhe uski keemat de doonga. ya tu chahe to main tujhe ek aur angooron ka baag doonga. magar usne apna baag bechne se inkar kar diya.”
7 tab uski patni izebel ne kaha, “tu israel ka raja hai na? uthkar khaa-pi aur khush reh. yijreli naabot ke angooron ka baag main tujhe dilati hoon.”+
8 izebel ne ahab ke naam par chitthiyaan likhin, un par raja ki muhar lagayi+ aur naabot ke shehar ke mukhiyaon+ aur rutbedar aadmiyon ke paas bhejin.
9 chitthiyon mein yah likha tha, “tum upvas ka ailan karo aur naabot ko sab logon ke aage bithao.
10 aur kahin se do nikamme aadmiyon ko laakaar naabot ke saamne bithao. unse kehna ki woh naabot ke khilaf yah gavahi dein,+ ‘toone parmeshvar aur raja ki ninda ki hai!’+ fir naabot ko baahar le jaao aur use pattharon se maar daalo.”+
11 shehar ke mukhiyaon aur rutbedar aadmiyon ne vaisa hi kiya jaisa izebel ki bheji chitthiyon mein likha tha.
12 unhonne upvas ka ailan kiya aur naabot ko sab logon ke aage bithaya.
13 fir do nikamme aadmi aaye aur naabot ke saamne baith gaye. woh sab logon ke saamne naabot ke khilaf yah gavahi dene lage, “naabot ne parmeshvar aur raja ki ninda ki hai!”+ iske baad naabot ko shehar se baahar le jaaya gaya aur use pattharon se maar daala gaya.+
14 fir un aadmiyon ne izebel ke paas khabar bheji ki naabot ko pattharon se maar daala gaya hai.+
15 jaise hi izebel ne suna ki naabot ko pattharon se maar daala gaya hai, usne ahab se kaha, “chal uth, jaakaar yijreli naabot ka angooron ka baag apne adhikar mein le le,+ jise bechne se usne inkar kar diya tha kyonki naabot mar gaya hai.”
16 jab ahab ne suna ki naabot mar gaya hai, to woh fauran uske angooron ke baag par kabza karne nikaal pada.
17 magar yahova ka yah sandesh tishbe ke rehnevale eliyah+ ke paas pahuncha:
18 “tu saamriya jaa aur israel ke raja ahab se mil.+ woh naabot ke angooron ke baag mein hai. woh use apne adhikar mein karne vahaan gaya hai.
19 tu usse kehna, ‘tere liye yahova ka yah sandesh hai: “toone kyon ek aadmi ka katla kar diya+ aur kyon uski jaaydad le li?”’+ iske baad tu usse kehna, ‘yahova ne kaha hai, “jis jagah kutton ne naabot ka khoon chaata tha, usi jagah kutte tera khoon bhi chaateinge.”’”+
20 ahab ne eliyah se kaha, “achha to mere dushman ne mujhe pakad liya!”+ eliyah ne kaha, “haan, mainne tujhe pakad liya. parmeshvar ne kaha hai, ‘toone yahova ki nazar mein bure kaam karne ki thaan li hai,*+
21 isliye main tujh par kehar dhaanevala hoon. main tere gharane ka poori tarah safaya kar doonga, tere gharane ke har aadmi aur har ladke ko maar daaloonga,+ yahaan tak ki israel ke besahara aur kamzor logon ko bhi mita doonga.+
22 main tere gharane ka vahi hashra karoonga jo mainne nabat ke bete yaarobam ke gharane ka aur ahiyah ke bete baasha ke gharane ka kiya tha,+ kyonki toone mera krodh bhadkaya hai aur israel se paap karvaya hai.’
23 aur izebel ke baare mein yahova ne kaha hai, ‘yijrel ki isi zameen par izebel ki laash kutte khaa jaayenge.+
24 ahab ke vanshajon mein se jo koi shehar mein marega use kutte khaa jaayenge aur jo maidan mein marega use aakash ke pakshi khaa jaayenge.+
25 vaakai, aaj tak ahab jaisa koi nahin hua hai,+ jisne apni patni izebel ke uksane+ par aise kaam karne ki thaan li hai* jo yahova ki nazar mein bure hain.
26 ahab ne ghinauni moorton* ki pooja karke neechta karne mein had kar di hai. woh un emoriyon jaisa ban gaya hai jinhein yahova ne israeliyon ke saamne se khaded diya tha.’”+
27 jaise hi ahab ne yah sandesh suna, usne apne kapde faade aur shareer par taat odh liya aur woh upvas karne laga. woh taat odhe leta rehta aur maayoos hokar idhar-udhaar chalne lagta.
28 fir yahova ka yah sandesh tishbe ke rehnevale eliyah ke paas pahuncha:
29 “kya toone dekha hai ki ahab kaise mere saamne namra ban gaya hai?+ kyonki woh mere saamne namra ban gaya hai isliye main yah sankat uske jeete-ji nahin laaunga. main uske gharane par yah sankat uske bete ke dinon mein laaunga.”+
kai footnote
^ shaa., “ke liye khud ko bech diya hai.”
^ shaa., “ke liye khud ko bech diya hai.”
^ inka ibrani shabd shaayad “mal” ke liye istemal honevale shabd se sambandh rakhta hai aur yah batane ke liye istemal hota hai ki kisi cheez se kitni ghin ki jaa rahi hai.
