1. അതിന്റെ ശേഷം സംഭവിച്ചതുയിസ്രെയേല്യനായ നാബോത്തിന്നു യിസ്രെയേലില് ശമര്യരാജാവായ ആഹാബിന്റെ അരമനയുടെ സമീപത്തു ഒരു മുന്തിരിത്തോട്ടം ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.

1. ఈ సంగతులైన తరువాత యెజ్రెయేలులో షోమ్రోను రాజైన అహాబు నగరును ఆనుకొని యెజ్రెయేలువాడైన నాబోతునకు ఒక ద్రాక్షతోట కలిగియుండగా

2. ആഹാബ് നാബോത്തിനോടുനിന്റെ മുന്തിരിത്തോട്ടം എനിക്കു ചീരത്തോട്ടം ആക്കുവാന് തരേണം; അതു എന്റെ അരമനെക്കു സമീപമല്ലോ. അതിന്നു പകരം ഞാന് അതിനെക്കാള് വിശേഷമായോരു മുന്തിരിത്തോട്ടം നിനക്കു തരാം; അല്ല, നിനക്കു സമ്മതമെങ്കില് ഞാന് അതിന്റെ വില നിനക്കു പണമായിട്ടു തരാം എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.

2. అహాబు నాబోతును పిలిపించినీ ద్రాక్ష తోట నా నగరును ఆనుకొని యున్నది గనుక అది నాకు కూరతోటకిమ్ము దానికి ప్రతిగా దానికంటె మంచి ద్రాక్షతోట నీకిచ్చెదను, లేదా నీకు అనుకూలమైన యెడల దానిని క్రయమునకిమ్మని అడిగెను.

3. നാബോത്ത് ആഹാബിനോടുഞാന് എന്റെ പിതാക്കന്മാരുടെ അവകാശം നിനക്കു തരുവാന് യഹോവ സംഗതിവരുത്തരുതേ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.

3. అందుకు నాబోతు - నా పిత్రార్జితమును నీ కిచ్చుటకు నాకు ఎంతమాత్రమును వల్లపడదని చెప్పగా

4. യിസ്രെയേല്യനായ നാബോത്ത്എന്റെ പിതാക്കന്മാരുടെ അവകാശം ഞാന് നിനക്കു തരികയില്ല എന്നു തന്നോടു പറഞ്ഞ വാക്കുനിമിത്തം ആഹാബ് വ്യസനവും നീരസവും പൂണ്ടു തന്റെ അരമനയിലേക്കു ചെന്നു; ഭക്ഷണം ഒന്നും കഴിക്കാതെ കട്ടിലിന്മേല് മുഖം തിരിച്ചു കിടന്നു.

4. నా - పిత్రార్జితమును నీ కియ్యనని యెజ్రెయేలీయుడైన నాబోతు తనతో చెప్పిన దానిని బట్టి అహాబు మూతి ముడుచుకొనినవాడై కోపముతో తన నగరునకు పోయి మంచముమీద పరుండి యెవరితోను మాటలాడకయు భోజనము చేయకయు ఉండెను.

5. അപ്പോള് അവന്റെ ഭാര്യ ഈസേബെല് അവന്റെ അടുക്കല് വന്നുഭക്ഷണം ഒന്നും കഴിക്കാതെ ഇത്ര വ്യസനിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നതു എന്തു എന്നു അവനോടു ചോദിച്ചു.

5. అంతట అతని భార్యయైన యెజెబెలు వచ్చినీవు మూతి ముడుచుకొనినవాడవై భోజనము చేయక యుండెదవేమని అతని నడుగగా

6. അവന് അവളോടുഞാന് യിസ്രെയേല്യനായ നാബോത്തിനോടുനിന്റെ മുന്തിരിത്തോട്ടം എനിക്കു വിലെക്കു തരേണം; അല്ല, നിനക്കു സമ്മതമെങ്കില് അതിന്നു പകരം വേറെ മുന്തിരത്തോട്ടം ഞാന് നിനക്കു തരാമെന്നു പറഞ്ഞു; എന്നാല് അവന് ഞാന് എന്റെ മുന്തിരിത്തോട്ടം നിനക്കു തരികയില്ല എന്നു പറഞ്ഞതുകൊണ്ടത്രേ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.

6. అతడు ఆమెతో ఇట్లనెనునీ ద్రాక్షతోటను క్రయమునకు నాకిమ్ము; లేక నీకు అనుకూలమైనయెడల దానికి మారుగా మరియొక ద్రాక్షతోట నీ కిచ్చెదనని, యెజ్రె యేలీయుడైన నాబోతుతో నేను చెప్పగా అతడునా ద్రాక్షతోట నీ కియ్యననెను.

7. അവന്റെ ഭാര്യ ഈസേബെല് അവനോടുനീ ഇന്നു യിസ്രായേലില് രാജ്യഭാരം വഹിക്കുന്നുവോ? എഴുന്നേറ്റു ഭക്ഷണം കഴിക്ക; നിന്റെ മനസ്സു തെളിയട്ടെ; യിസ്രെയേല്യനായ നാബോത്തിന്റെ മുന്തിരിത്തോട്ടം ഞാന് നിനക്കു തരും എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.

7. అందు కతని భార్యయైన యెజెబెలుఇశ్రాయేలులో నీవిప్పుడు రాజ్యపరిపాలనము చేయుటలేదా? లేచి భోజనము చేసి మనస్సులో సంతోషముగా ఉండుము; నేనే యెజ్రెయేలీయుడైన నాబోతు ద్రాక్షతోట నీకిప్పించెదనని అతనితో చెప్పి

8. അങ്ങനെ അവള് ആഹാബിന്റെ പേര്വെച്ചു എഴുത്തു എഴുതി അവന്റെ മുദ്രകൊണ്ടു മുദ്രയിട്ടു; എഴുത്തു നാബോത്തിന്റെ പട്ടണത്തില് പാര്ക്കുംന്ന മൂപ്പന്മാര്ക്കും പ്രധാനികള്ക്കും അയച്ചു.

8. అహాబు పేరట తాకీదు వ్రాయించి అతని ముద్రతో ముద్రించి, ఆ తాకీదును నాబోతు నివాసము చేయుచున్న పట్టణపు పెద్దలకును సామంతులకును పంపెను.

9. എഴുത്തില് അവള് എഴുതിയിരുന്നതെന്തെന്നാല്നിങ്ങള് ഒരു ഉപവാസം പ്രസിദ്ധമാക്കി നാബോത്തിനെ ജനത്തിന്റെ ഇടയില് പ്രധാനസ്ഥലം കൊടുത്തു ഇരുത്തുവിന് .

9. ఆ తాకీదులో వ్రాయించిన దేమనగాఉపవాసదినము జరుగవలెనని మీరు చాటించి నాబోతును జనులయెదుట నిలువబెట్టి

10. നീചന്മാരായ രണ്ടാളുകളെ അവന്നെതിരെ നിര്ത്തിഅവന് ദൈവത്തെയും രാജാവിനെയും ദുഷിച്ചു എന്നു അവന്നു വിരോധമായി സാക്ഷ്യം പറയിപ്പിന് ; പിന്നെ നിങ്ങള് അവനെ പുറത്തു കൊണ്ടുചെന്നു കല്ലെറിഞ്ഞുകൊല്ലേണം.

10. నీవు దేవునిని రాజును దూషించితివని అతనిమీద సాక్ష్యము పలుకుటకు పనికిమాలిన యిద్దరు మనుష్యులను సిద్ధపరచుడి; తీర్పు అయినమీదట అతని బయటికి తీసికొని పోయి రాళ్లతో చావగొట్టుడి.

11. അവന്റെ പട്ടണത്തില് പാര്ക്കുംന്ന മൂപ്പന്മാരും പ്രധാനികളുമായ പൌരന്മാര് ഈസേബെല് പറഞ്ഞയച്ചതു പോലെയും അവള് കൊടുത്തയച്ച എഴുത്തില് എഴുതിയിരുന്നതുപോലെയും ചെയ്തു.

11. అతని పట్టణపు పెద్దలును పట్టణమందు నివసించు సామంతులును యెజెబెలు తమకు పంపిన తాకీదు ప్రకారముగా జరిగించిరి.

12. അവര് ഉപവാസം പ്രസിദ്ധംചെയ്തു, നാബോത്തിനെ ജനത്തിന്റെ ഇടയില് പ്രധാനസ്ഥലത്തിരുത്തി.

12. ఎట్లనగా వారు ఉపవాసదినము చాటించి నాబోతును జనుల యెదుట నిలువబెట్టిరి.

13. നീചന്മാരായ രണ്ടു ആളുകള് വന്നു അവന്റെ നേരെ ഇരുന്നു; നാബോത്ത് ദൈവത്തേയും രാജാവിനെയും ദുഷിച്ചു എന്നു ആ നീചന്മാര് ജനത്തിന്റെ മുമ്പില് അവന്നു വിരോധമായി, നാബോത്തിന്നു വിരോധമായി തന്നേ, സാക്ഷ്യം പറഞ്ഞു. അവര് അവനെ പട്ടണത്തിന്നു പുറത്തു കൊണ്ടു പോയി കല്ലെറിഞ്ഞു കൊന്നുകളഞ്ഞു.

13. అప్పుడు పనికిమాలిన యిద్దరు మనుష్యులు సమాజములో ప్రవేశించి అతని యెదుట కూర్చుండినాబోతు దేవునిని రాజును దూషించెనని జనుల సమక్షమున నాబోతుమీద సాక్ష్యము పలుకగా వారు పట్టణము బయటికి అతనిని తీసికొని పోయి రాళ్లతో చావగొట్టిరి.

14. നാബോത്ത് കല്ലേറുകൊണ്ടു മരിച്ചു എന്നു അവര് ഈസേബെലിന്നു വര്ത്തമാനം പറഞ്ഞയച്ചു.

14. నాబోతు రాతిదెబ్బలచేత మరణమాయెనని వారు యెజె బెలునకు వర్తమానము పంపగా

15. നാബോത്ത് കല്ലേറുകൊണ്ടു മരിച്ചു എന്നു ഈസേബെല് കേട്ടപ്പോള് അവള് ആഹാബിനോടുനീ എഴുന്നേറ്റു നിനക്കു വിലെക്കു തരുവാന് മനസ്സില്ലാത്ത യിസ്രെയേല്യനായ നാബോത്തിന്റെ മുന്തിരിത്തോട്ടം കൈവശമാക്കിക്കൊള്ക; നാബോത്ത് ജീവനോടെയില്ല; മരിച്ചുപോയി എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.

15. నాబోతు రాతి దెబ్బల చేత మరణమాయెనని యెజెబెలు వినినాబోతు సజీవుడు కాడు, అతడు చనిపోయెను గనుక నీవు లేచి యెజ్రె యేలీయుడైన నాబోతు క్రయమునకు నీకియ్యనొల్లక పోయిన అతని ద్రాక్షతోటను స్వాధీనపరచుకొనుమని అహాబుతో చెప్పెను.

16. നാബോത്ത് മരിച്ചു എന്നു കേട്ടപ്പോള് ആഹാബ് എഴുന്നേറ്റു യിസ്രെയേല്യനായ നാബോത്തിന്റെ മുന്തിരിത്തോട്ടം കൈവശമാക്കുവാന് അവിടേക്കു പോയി.

16. నాబోతు చనిపోయెనని అహాబు విని లేచి యెజ్రెయేలీయుడైన నాబోతు ద్రాక్షతోటను స్వాధీన పరచుకొనబోయెను.

17. എന്നാല് യഹോവയുടെ അരുളപ്പാടു തിശ്ബ്യനായ ഏലീയാവിന്നുണ്ടായതെന്തെന്നാല്

17. అప్పుడు యెహోవావాక్కు తిష్బీయుడైన ఏలీయాకు ప్రత్యక్షమై యీలాగు సెలవిచ్చెను

18. നീ എഴുന്നേറ്റു ശമര്യയിലെ യിസ്രായേല്രാജാവായ ആഹാബിനെ എതിരേല്പാന് ചെല്ലുക; ഇതാ, അവന് നാബോത്തിന്റെ മുന്തിരിത്തോട്ടം കൈവശമാക്കുവാന് അവിടേക്കു പോയിരിക്കുന്നു.

18. నీవు లేచి షోమ్రోనులోనున్న ఇశ్రాయేలురాజైన అహాబును ఎదు ర్కొనుటకు బయలుదేరుము, అతడు నాబోతుయొక్క ద్రాక్షతోటలో ఉన్నాడు; అతడు దానిని స్వాధీనపరచు కొనబోయెను.

19. നീ അവനോടുനീ കുലചെയ്കയും കൈവശമാക്കുകയും ചെയ്തുവോ എന്നു യഹോവ ചോദിക്കന്നു. നായ്ക്കള് നാബോത്തിന്റെ രക്തം നക്കിയ സ്ഥലത്തു വെച്ചു തന്നേ നിന്റെ രക്തവും നക്കിക്കളയും എന്നു യഹോവ കല്പിക്കുന്നു എന്നു നീ അവനോടു പറക.

19. నీవు అతని చూచి యీలాగు ప్రకటిం చుముయెహోవా సెలవిచ్చునదేమనగాదీని స్వాధీన పరచుకొనవలెనని నీవు నాబోతును చంపితివిగదా. యెహోవా సెలవిచ్చునదేమనగాఏ స్థలమందు కుక్కలు నాబోతు రక్తమును నాకెనో ఆ స్థలమందే కుక్కలు నీ రక్తమును నిజముగా నాకునని అతనితో చెప్పెను.

20. ആഹാബ് ഏലീയാവോടുഎന്റെ ശത്രുവേ, നീ എന്നെ കണ്ടെത്തിയോ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു. അതിന്നു അവന് പറഞ്ഞതെന്തെന്നാല്അതേ, ഞാന് കണ്ടെത്തി. യഹോവേക്കു അനിഷ്ടമായുള്ളതു ചെയ്വാന് നീ നിന്നെ വിറ്റുകളഞ്ഞതുകൊണ്ടു

20. అంతట అహాబు ఏలీయాను చూచినా పగవాడా, నీ చేతిలో నేను చిక్కుబడితినా? అని పలుకగా ఏలీయా ఇట్లనెనుయెహోవా దృష్టికి కీడు చేయుటకు నిన్ను నీవే అమ్ముకొని యున్నావు గనుక నా చేతిలో నీవు చిక్కితివి.

21. ഞാന് നിന്റെ മേല് അനര്ത്ഥം വരുത്തും; നിന്നെ അശേഷം നിര്മ്മൂലമാക്കി യിസ്രായേലില് അഹാബിന്നുള്ള സ്വതന്ത്രനും അസ്വതന്ത്രനുമായ പുരുഷപ്രജയെ ഒക്കെയും ഞാന് നിഗ്രഹിച്ചുകളയും.

21. అందుకు యెహోవా ఈలాగు సెలవిచ్చెనునేను నీ మీదికి అపా యము రప్పించెదను; నీ సంతతివారిని నాశముచేతును; అల్పులేమి ఘనులేమి ఇశ్రాయేలువారిలో అహాబు పక్షమున ఎవరును లేకుండ పురుషులనందరిని నిర్మూలముచేతును.

22. നീ എന്നെ കോപിപ്പിക്കയും യിസ്രായേലിനെക്കൊണ്ടു പാപം ചെയ്യിക്കയും ചെയ്തതുകൊണ്ടു ഞാന് നിന്റെ ഗൃഹത്തെ നെബാത്തിന്റെ മകനായ യൊരോബെയാമിന്റെ ഗൃഹത്തെപ്പോലെയും അഹീയാവിന്റെ മകനായ ബയെശയുടെ ഗൃഹത്തെപ്പോലെയും ആക്കും.

22. ఇశ్రాయేలువారు పాపము చేయుటకు నీవు కారకుడవై నాకు కోపము పుట్టించితివి గనుక నెబాతు కుమారుడైన యరొబాము కుటుంబమునకును అహీయా కుమారుడైన బయెషా కుటుంబమునకును నేను చేసినట్లు నీ కుటుంబమునకు చేయుదునని యెహోవా సెలవిచ్చుచున్నాడు.

23. ഈസേബെലിനെക്കുറിച്ചു യഹോവ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തതുനായ്ക്കള് ഈസേബെലിനെ യിസ്രെയേലിന്റെ മതിലരികെവെച്ചു തിന്നുകളയും.

23. మరియు యెజెబెలునుగూర్చి యెహోవా సెలవిచ్చున దేమనగాయెజ్రెయేలు ప్రాకారమునొద్ద కుక్కలు యెజెబెలును తినివేయును.

24. ആഹാബിന്റെ സന്തതിയില് പട്ടണത്തില് വെച്ചു മരിക്കുന്നവനെ നായ്ക്കള് തിന്നും; വയലില്വെച്ചു മരിക്കുന്നവനെ ആകാശത്തിലെ പക്ഷികള് തിന്നും.

24. పట్టణమందు చచ్చు అహాబు సంబంధికులను కుక్కలు తినివేయును; బయటిభూములలో చచ్చువారిని ఆకాశపక్షులు తినివేయును అని చెప్పెను

25. എന്നാല് യഹോവേക്കു അനിഷ്ടമായുള്ളതു ചെയ്വാന് തന്നെത്താന് വിറ്റുകളഞ്ഞ ആഹാബിനെപ്പോലെ ആരും ഉണ്ടായിട്ടില്ല; അവന്റെ ഭാര്യ ഈസേബെല് അവനെ അതിന്നായി ഉത്സാഹിപ്പിച്ചിരുന്നു.

25. తన భార్యయైన యెజెబెలు ప్రేరేపణచేత యెహోవా దృష్టికి కీడుచేయ తన్ను తాను అమ్ముకొనిన అహాబువంటి వాడు ఎవ్వడును లేడు.

26. യഹോവ യിസ്രായേല്മക്കളുടെ മുമ്പില്നിന്നു നീക്കക്കളഞ്ഞ അമോര്യര് ചെയ്തതുപോലെയൊക്കെയും അവന് വിഗ്രഹങ്ങളെ ചെന്നു സേവിച്ചു മഹാമ്ളേച്ഛത പ്രവര്ത്തിച്ചു.

26. ఇశ్రాయేలీయుల యెదుట నిలువకుండ యెహోవా వెళ్లగొట్టిన అమోరీయుల ఆచారరీతిగా విగ్రహములను పెట్టుకొని అతడు బహు హేయముగా ప్రవర్తించెను.

27. ആഹാബ് ആ വാക്കു കേട്ടപ്പോള് വസ്ത്രം കീറി, തന്റെ ദേഹം പറ്റെ രട്ടുടുത്തുകൊണ്ടു ഉപവസിച്ചു, രട്ടില് തന്നേ കിടക്കുകയും സാവധാനമായി നടക്കയും ചെയ്തു.

27. అహాబు ఆ మాటలు విని తన వస్త్ర ములను చింపు కొని గోనెపట్ట కట్టుకొని ఉపవాసముండి, గోనెపట్టమీద పరుండి వ్యాకులపడుచుండగా

28. അപ്പോള് യഹോവയുടെ അരുളപ്പാടു തിശ്ബ്യനായ ഏലീയാവിന്നു ഉണ്ടായി

28. యెహోవా వాక్కు తిష్బీయుడైన ఏలీయాకు ప్రత్యక్షమై యీలాగు సెలవిచ్చెను

29. ആഹാബ് എന്റെ മുമ്പാകെ തന്നെത്താന് താഴ്ത്തിയതു കണ്ടുവോ? അവന് എന്റെ മുമ്പാകെ തന്നെത്താന് താഴ്ത്തിയതുകൊണ്ടു ഞാന് അവന്റെ ജീവകാലത്തു അനര്ത്ഥം വരുത്താതെ അവന്റെ മകന്റെ കാലത്തു അവന്റെ ഗൃഹത്തിന്നു അനര്ത്ഥം വരുത്തും എന്നു കല്പിച്ചു.

29. అహాబు నాకు భయపడి వినయముగా ప్రవర్తించుట చూచితివా? నాకు భయపడి అతడు వినయముగా ప్రవర్తించుటచేత ఆ అపాయము అతని కాలమునందు సంభవింపకుండ ఆపి, అతని కుమారుని కాలమునందు అతని కుటుంబికులమీదికి నేను దాని రప్పించెదను.