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1 Después de estos sucesos ocurrió que Nabot, de Yizreel, tenía una viña junto al palacio de Ajab, rey de Samaría,	1 And after these things, in that time, there was a vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, who was in Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab, the king of Samaria.
2 y Ajab habló a Nabot diciendo: «Dame tu viña para que me sirva de huerto para hortalizas, pues está pegando a mi casa, y yo te daré por ella una viña mejor que está, o si parece bien a tus ojos te daré su precio en dinero».	2 Therefore, Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying: “Give your vineyard to me, so that I may make for myself a garden of herbs. For it is nearby and is beside my house. And I will give to you, in place of it, a better vineyard. Or if you consider it to be more convenient for you, I will give you the price in silver, whatever it is worth.”
3 Respondió Nabot a Ajab: «Líbreme Yahveh de darte la herencia de mis padres».	3 Naboth responded to him, “May the Lord be gracious to me, lest I give to you the inheritance of my fathers.”
4 Se fue Ajab a su casa triste e irritado por la palabra que le dijo Nabot de Yizreel: «No te daré la heredad de mis padres»; se acostó en su lecho, volvió su rostro y no quiso comer.	4 Then Ahab went into his house, angry and gnashing his teeth over the word that Naboth, the Jezreelite, had spoken to him, saying, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And casting himself on his bed, he turned away his face to the wall, and he would not eat bread.
5 Vino a donde él su mujer Jezabel, y le habló: «¿Por qué está triste tu espíritu y por qué no quieres comer?»	5 Then Jezebel, his wife, entered to him, and she said to him: “What is this matter, by which your soul has been saddened? And why do you not eat bread?”
6 El le respondió: «Porque he hablado con Nabot de Yizreel y le he dicho: “Dame tu viña por dinero o, si lo prefieres, te daré una viña a cambio”, y me dijo: “No te daré mi viña.”»	6 And he responded to her: “I spoke to Naboth, the Jezreelite, and I said to him: ‘Give your vineyard to me, and accept money. Or if it pleases you, I will give to you a better vineyard, in place of it.’ And he said, ‘I will not give my vineyard to you.’ ”
7 Su mujer Jezabel le dijo: «¿Y eres tú el que ejerces la realeza en Israel? Levántate, come y que se alegre tu corazón. Yo te daré la viña de Nabot de Yizreel».	7 Then Jezebel, his wife, said to him: “You are of great authority, and you rule well in the kingdom of Israel. Rise up and eat bread, and be even-tempered. I will give the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, to you.”
8 Escribió cartas en nombre de Ajab y las selló con su sello, y envió las cartas a los ancianos y notables que vivían junto a Nabot.	8 And so, she wrote letters in the name of Ahab, and she sealed these with his ring. And she sent to those greater by birth, and to the nobles who were in his city and living with Naboth.
9 En las cartas había escrito: «Proclamad un ayuno y haced sentar a Nabot a la cabeza del pueblo.	9 And this was the judgment of the letters: “Proclaim a fast, and cause Naboth to sit among the first rulers of the people.
10 Haced que se sienten frente a él dos malvados que le acusarán diciendo: “Has maldecido a Dios y al rey” y le sacaréis y le apedrearéis para que muera».	10 And send out two men, sons of Belial, against him. And let them speak the false testimony: ‘He has blasphemed God and king.’ And then lead him away, and stone him, and so let him die.”
11 Los hombres de la ciudad, los ancianos y notables que vivían junto a Nabot en su ciudad, hicieron lo que Jezabel les había mandado, de acuerdo con lo escrito en las cartas que les había remitido.	11 Then his fellow citizens, those greater by birth and the nobles who were living with him in the city, did just as Jezebel had instructed them, and just as it was written in the letters that she had sent to them.
12 Proclamaron un ayuno e hicieron sentar a Nabot a la cabeza del pueblo.	12 They proclaimed a fast, and they caused Naboth to sit among the first rulers of the people.
13 Llegaron los dos malvados, se sentaron frente a él y acusaron los malvados a Nabot delante del pueblo diciendo: «Nabot ha maldecido a Dios y al rey»; le sacaron fuera de la ciudad, le apedrearon y murió.	13 And bringing forward two men, sons of the devil, they caused them to sit opposite him. And they, acting indeed like diabolical men, spoke testimony against him before the multitude: “Naboth has blasphemed God and king.” For this reason, they led him away, beyond the city, and they put him to death by stoning.
14 Enviaron a decir a Jezabel: «Nabot ha sido apedreado y ha muerto».	14 And they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned, and he has died.”
15 Cuando Jezabel oyó que Nabot había sido apedreado y muerto, dijo a Ajab: «Levántate, toma posesión de la viña de Nabot, el de Yizreel, el que se negó a dártela por dinero, pues Nabot ya no vive, ha muerto».	15 Then it happened that, when Jezebel had heard that Naboth was stoned and was dead, she said to Ahab: “Rise up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, who was not willing to acquiesce to you, and to give it to you in exchange for money. For Naboth is not alive, but dead.”
16 Apenas oyó Ajab que Nabot había muerto, se levantó y bajó a la viña de Nabot, el de Yizreel, para tomar posesión de ella.	16 And when Ahab had heard this, namely, that Naboth was dead, he rose up and descended to the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, so that he might take possession of it.
17 Entonces fue dirigida la palabra de Yahveh a Elías tesbita diciendo:	17 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah, the Tishbite, saying:
18 «Levántate, baja al encuentro de Ajab, rey de Israel, que está en Samaría. Está en la viña de Nabot, a donde ha bajado a apropiársela.	18 “Rise up, and descend to meet Ahab, the king of Israel, who is in Samaria. Behold, he is descending to the vineyard of Naboth, so that he may take possession of it.
19 Le hablarás diciendo: Así habla Yahveh: Has asesinado ¿y además usurpas? Luego le hablarás diciendo: Por esto, así habla Yahveh: En el mismo lugar en que los perros han lamido la sangre de Nabot, lamerán también los perros tu propia sangre».	19 And you shall speak to him, saying: ‘Thus says the Lord: You have killed. Moreover you have also taken possession.’ And after this, you shall add: ‘Thus says the Lord: In this place, where the dogs have licked the blood of Naboth, they shall also lick your blood.’ ”
20 Ajab dijo a Elías: «Has vuelto a encontrarme, enemigo mío». Respondió: «Te he vuelto a encontrar porque te has vendido para hacer el mal a los ojos de Yahveh.	20 And Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you discovered me to be your enemy?” And he said: “I have discovered you to have been sold, so that you would do evil in the sight of the Lord:
21 Yo mismo voy a traer el mal sobre ti y voy a barrer tu posteridad y a exterminar todo varón de los de Ajab, libre o esclavo, en Israel.	21 ‘Behold, I will lead evil over you. And I will cut down your posterity. And I will put to death of Ahab whatever urinates against a wall, and whatever is lame, and whatever is last in Israel.
22 Y haré tu casa como la casa de Jeroboam, hijo de Nebat, y como la casa de Basá, hijo de Ajías, por la irritación con que me has irritado y por haber hecho pecar a Israel.	22 And I will cause your house to be like the house of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha, the son of Ahijah. For you have acted so that you provoked me to anger, and so that you caused Israel to sin.’
23 También contra Jezabel ha hablado Yahveh diciendo: “Los perros comerán a Jezabel en la parcela de Yizreel.”	23 And about Jezebel also, the Lord spoke, saying: ‘The dogs shall consume Jezebel in the field of Jezreel.
24 A los hijos de Ajab que mueran en la ciudad los comerán los perros y a los que mueran en el campo los comerán las aves del cielo».	24 If Ahab will have died in the city, the dogs will consume him. But if he will have died in the field, the birds of the air will consume him.’ ”
25 No hubo quien se prestara como Ajab para hacer el mal a los ojos de Yahveh, porque su mujer Jezabel le había seducido.	25 And so, there was no other person similar to Ahab, who was sold so that he did evil in the sight of the Lord. For his wife, Jezebel, urged him on.
26 Su proceder fue muy abominable, yendo tras los ídolos, en todo como los amorreos a los que expulsó Yahveh ante los israelitas.	26 And he became abominable, so much so that he followed the idols that the Amorites had made, whom the Lord consumed before the face of the sons of Israel.
27 Cuando Ajab oyó estas palabras desgarró sus vestidos y se puso un sayal sobre su carne, ayunó y se acostó con el sayal puesto; y caminaba a paso lento.	27 Then, when Ahab had heard these words, he tore his garments, and he put haircloth on his body, and he fasted, and he slept in sackcloth, and he walked with his head downcast.
28 Fue dirigida la palabra de Yahveh a Elías tesbita diciendo:	28 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah, the Tishbite, saying:
29 «¿Has visto cómo Ajab se ha humillado en mi presencia? Por haberse humillado en mi presencia, no traeré el mal en vida suya; en vida de su hijo traeré el mal sobre su casa».	29 “Have you not seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Therefore, since he has humbled himself because of me, I will not lead in the evil during his days. Instead, during the days of his son, I will bring in the evil to his house.”