2 Chronicles, 18

1. Therefore, Jehoshaphat was wealthy and very famous, and he was joined by affinity to Ahab.

1. Jošafat je stekao veliko bogatstvo i slavu te se sprijateljio s Ahabom.

2. And after some years, he descended to him in Samaria. And upon his arrival, Ahab slaughtered very many sheep and oxen, for him and for the people who had arrived with him. And he persuaded him that he should ascend against Ramoth Gilead.

2. Poslije nekoliko godina došao je k Ahabu u Samariju. Ahab nakla mnogo sitne stoke i goveda njemu i ljudima što su bili s njim i nagovaraše ga da poðe na Ramot Gilead.

3. And Ahab, the king of Israel, said to Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, “Come with me to Ramoth Gilead.” And he answered him: “As I am, so also are you. As your people are, so also are my people. And we will be with you in war.”

3. Izraelski kralj Ahab upita judejskoga kralja Jošafata: "Hoæeš li poæi sa mnom na Ramot Gilead?" On odgovori: "Ja sam kao i ti, moj je narod kao i tvoj; s tobom æemo u rat."

4. And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Consult, I beg you, the word of the Lord for the present circumstances.”

4. Jošafat još reèe kralju izraelskom: "De, posavjetuj se prije s Jahvom!"

5. And so the king of Israel gathered together four hundred men of the prophets, and he said to them: “Should we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or should we be quieted?” But they said, “Ascend, and God will deliver into the hand of the king.”

5. Tada kralj izraelski sakupi proroke, njih èetiri stotine, i upita ih: "Hoæemo li zavojštiti na Ramot Gilead ili da se okanim toga?" Oni odgovoriše: "Idi, jer æe ga Bog predati kralju u ruke."

6. And Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not a prophet of the Lord here, so that we may inquire of him as well?”

6. Ali Jošafat upita: "Ima li ovdje još koji prorok Jahvin da i njega upitamo?"

7. And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat: “There is one man, from whom we would be able to ask the will of the Lord. But I hate him, for he never prophesies good to me, but at all times evil. And it is Micaiah, the son of Imlah.” And Jehoshaphat said, “You should not speak in this manner, O king.”

7. Kralj izraelski odgovori Jošafatu: "Ima još jedan èovjek preko koga bismo mogli upitati Jahvu, ali ga mrzim jer mi ne prorièe dobra nego uvijek samo zlo; to je Mihej, sin Jimlin." Jošafat reèe: "Neka kralj ne govori tako!"

8. Therefore, the king of Israel called one of the eunuchs, and said to him: “Quickly, summon Micaiah, the son of Imlah.”

8. Tada kralj izraelski dozva jednoga dvoranina i reèe mu: "Brže dovedi Jimlina sina Miheja!"

9. Now the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, were both sitting upon their thrones, clothed in royal vestments. And they were sitting in an open area, beside the gate of Samaria. And all the prophets were prophesying before them.

9. Izraelski kralj i judejski kralj Jošafat sjedili su svaki na svojem prijestolju, u sveèanim haljinama, na gumnu pred Samarijskim vratima, a proroci proricali pred njima.

10. Truly, Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, made for himself horns of iron, and he said: “Thus says the Lord: With these, you shall threaten Syria, until you crush it.”

10. Kenaanin sin Sidkija napravi sebi željezne rogove i reèe: "Ovako veli Jahve: njima æeš bosti Aramejce dokle ih god ne zatreš."

11. And all the prophets prophesied similarly, and they said: “Ascend against Ramoth Gilead, and you shall prosper, and the Lord will deliver them into the hand of the king.”

11. Tako su i svi drugi proroci proricali govoreæi: "Idi na Ramot Gilead, uspjet æeš: Jahve æe ga predati kralju u ruke."

12. Then the messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him: “Lo, the words of all the prophets, with one mouth, announce good to the king. Therefore, I ask you that you not dissent from them in your word, and that you speak prosperity.”

12. Glasnik koji bijaše otišao da zove Miheja reèe mu: "Evo, svi proroci složno prorièu dobro kralju. Govori i ti kao jedan od njih i proreci uspjeh!"

13. And Micaiah responded to him, “As the Lord lives, whatever my God will say to me, the same shall I speak.”

13. Ali Mihej odvrati: "Živoga mi Jahve, govorit æu ono što mi Bog kaže!"

14. Therefore, he went to the king. And the king said to him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or should we be quieted?” And he responded to him: “Ascend. For everything will come to prosperity, and the enemies will be delivered into your hands.”

14. Kad doðe pred kralja, upita ga kralj: "Miheju, da poðem u rat na Ramot Gilead ili da se okanim toga?" On odgovori: "Idite i uspjet æete, jer æe vam se predati u ruke!"

15. And the king said, “Again and again, I bind you by an oath, so that you will not speak to me except what is true in the name of the Lord!”

15. Na to mu kralj reèe: "Koliko æu te puta zaklinjati da mi kažeš samo istinu u Jahvino ime?"

16. Then he said: “I saw all of Israel scattered amid the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd. And the Lord said: ‘These have no masters. Let each one return in peace to his own house.’ ”

16. Tada Mihej odgovori: "Sav Izrael vidim rasut po gorama kao stado bez pastira. I Jahve veli: 'Nemaju više gospodara, neka se u miru kuæi vrate!'"

17. And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat: “Did I not tell you that this one would not prophesy to me anything good, but only what is evil?”

17. Tada izraelski kralj reèe Jošafatu: "Nisam li ti rekao da mi neæe proreæi dobro nego zlo?"

18. Then he said: “Therefore, listen to the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne, and the entire army of heaven was standing beside him, on the right and on the left.

18. A Mihej reèe: "Zato èujte rijeè Jahvinu. Vidio sam Jahvu gdje sjedi na prijestolju, a sva mu vojska nebeska stajaše zdesna i slijeva.

19. And the Lord said: ‘Who will deceive Ahab, the king of Israel, so that he may ascend and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ And when one spoke in one way, and another in another way,

19. Jahve upita: 'Tko æe zavesti izraelskoga kralja Ahaba da otiðe i padne u Ramot Gileadu?' Jedan reèe ovo, drugi ono.

20. there came forward a spirit, and he stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will deceive him.’ And the Lord said to him, ‘In what way will you deceive him?’

20. Tada uðe jedan duh, stade pred Jahvu i reèe: 'Ja æu ga zavesti!' Jahve ga upita: 'Kako?'

21. And he responded, ‘I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And the Lord said: ‘You will deceive and prevail. Go forth and do so.’

21. On odvrati: 'Izaæi æu i bit æu lažljiv duh u ustima svih njegovih proroka.' Jahve mu reèe: 'Ti æeš ga zavesti. I uspjet æeš. Idi i uèini tako!'

22. Therefore now, behold: the Lord gave a lying spirit to the mouth of all your prophets, and the Lord has spoken evil about you.”

22. Tako je, evo, Jahve stavio lažljiva duha u usta tvojim prorocima; ali ti Jahve navješæuje zlo."

23. Then Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, approached, and he struck Micaiah on the jaw, and he said: “In what way did the Spirit of the Lord depart from me, so that he would speak to you?”

23. Tada pristupi Kenaanin sin Sidkija i udari Miheja po obrazu pitajuæi: "Zar je Jahvin duh mene napustio da bi govorio s tobom?"

24. And Micaiah said: “You yourself shall see it, in that day, when you will enter a room within a room, so that you may be hidden.”

24. Mihej odvrati: "Vidjet æeš onoga dana kad budeš bježao iz sobe u sobu da se sakriješ."

25. Then the king of Israel instructed, saying: “Take Micaiah, and lead him to Amon, the leader of the city, and to Joash, the son of Amalech.

25. Tada izraelski kralj naredi: "Uhvatite Miheja i odvedite ga gradskom zapovjedniku Amonu i kraljeviæu Joašu.

26. And you shall say: ‘Thus says the king: Send this man to prison, and give to him a little bread and a little water, until I return in peace.’ ”

26. Recite im: 'Ovako veli kralj: Bacite ovoga u tamnicu i držite ga na suhu kruhu i vodi dok se sretno ne vratim.'"

27. And Micaiah said, “If you will have returned in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me.” And he said, “May all the people listen.”

27. Mihej reèe: "Ako se doista sretno vratiš, onda nije Jahve govorio iz mene!" i nadoda: "Èujte, svi puci!"

28. And so, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, ascended against Ramoth Gilead.

28. Izraelski kralj i judejski kralj Jošafat krenuše na Ramot Gilead.

29. And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat: “I will change my clothing, and in this way I will go into battle. But you should be clothed in your own garments.” And the king of Israel, having changed his clothing, went to war.

29. Izraelski kralj reèe Jošafatu: "Ja æu se preobuæi i onda uæi u boj, a ti ostani u svojoj odjeæi!" Preobuèe se tada izraelski kralj i oni krenuše u boj.

30. Now the king of Syria had instructed the commanders of his horsemen, saying, “You shall not fight against the least or the greatest, but only against the king of Israel.”

30. Aramejski kralj naredi zapovjednicima bojnih kola: "Ne udarajte ni na maloga ni na velikoga nego jedino na izraelskoga kralja!"

31. And so, when the leaders of the horsemen had seen Jehoshaphat, they said, “This one is the king of Israel.” And while fighting, they surrounded him. But he cried out to the Lord, and he assisted him, and he turned them away from him.

31. Kad zapovjednici bojnih kola ugledaše Jošafata, rekoše: "To je izraelski kralj!" I krenuše na nj da udare. Ali Jošafat povika za pomoæ te mu Jahve pomože i odvrati ih od njega.

32. For when the commanders of the horsemen had seen that he was not the king of Israel, they left him.

32. Kad zapovjednici bojnih kola vidješe da to nije izraelski kralj, okrenuše se od njega.

33. Then it happened that one of the people shot an arrow indiscriminately, and it struck the king of Israel between the neck and the shoulder. And so he said to his chariot driver: “Turn your hand, and lead me away from the battle line. For I have been wounded.”

33. Jedan nasumce odape i ustrijeli izraelskoga kralja izmeðu nabora na pojasu i oklopa. Kralj reèe vozaèu: "Potegni uzdu i izvedi me iz boja jer sam ranjen."

34. And the fight ended on that day. But the king of Israel was standing in his chariot facing the Syrians, even until evening. And he died when the sun set.

34. Boj je onoga dana bio sve žešæi, ali se izraelski kralj držao uspravno na bojnim kolima prema Aramejcima sve do veèeri. Umro je o zalasku sunca.