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2 i Mbretërve 3
Albanian Bible
2 i Mbretërve 3
Albanian Bible
3 Jehorami, bir i Ashabit, filloi të mbretërojë mbi Izraelin në Samari vitin e tetëmbëdhjetë të Jozafatit, mbretit të Judës, dhe mbretëroi dymbëdhjetë vjet me radhë.
2 Ai bëri atë që është e keqe për sytë e Zotit, por jo si i ati i tij dhe nëna e tij, sepse hoqi shtyllën e Baalit, të ndërtuar nga i ati.
3 Megjithatë ai mbeti i lidhur me mëkatet e Jeroboamit, birit të Nebatit, që e kishte bërë Izraelin të mëkatojë, dhe nuk u shkëput nga ato.
4 Mesha, mbret i Moabit, ishte një rritës dhensh dhe i paguante mbretit të Izraelit një haraç prej njëqind mijë qengjash dhe leshin e njëqind mijë deshve.
5 Por me vdekjen e Ashabit, mbretit të Moabit u rebelua kundër mbretit të Izraelit.
6 Atëherë mbreti Jehoram doli nga Samaria dhe kërkoi të mblidhet tërë Izraeli;
7 pastaj u nis dhe i çoi fjalë Jozafatit, mbretit të Judës: "Mbreti i Moabit ka ngritur krye kundër meje; a do të vish me mua për të luftuar kundër Moabit?". Ai u përgjigj: "Do të vij, ki besim tek unë ashtu si ke besim tek vetja jote, te populli im ashtu si te populli yt, te kuajt e mi ashtu si te kuajt e tu".
8 Pastaj pyeti: "Nëpër çfarë rruge do të shkojmë?". Jehorami u përgjigj: Nga rruga e shkretëtirës së Edomitt".
9 Kështu mbreti i Izraelit, mbreti i Judës dhe mbreti i Edomit filluan marshimin; mbasi ecën përqark shkretëtirës shtatë ditë, filloi t’i mungojë uji ushtrisë dhe kafshëve që e ndiqnin.
10 Atëherë mbreti i Izraelit tha: "Sa keq! Zoti i ka thirrur bashkë këta tre mbretër për t’i dorëzuar në duart e Moabit!".
11 Por Jozafati pyeti: "A ka këtu ndonjë profet të Zotit me anë të të cilit mund të këshillohemi me Zotin?". Njëri nga shërbëtorët e mbretit të Izraelit u përgjigj dhe tha: "Kemi këtu Eliseun, birin e Shafatit, i cili derdhte ujë mbi duart e Elias".
12 Jozafati tha: "Fjala e Zotit është me të". Kështu mbreti i Izraelit, Jozafati dhe mbreti i Edomit zbritën drejt tij.
13 Por Eliseu i tha mbretit të Izraelit: "Ç’punë kam unë me ty? Shko te profetët e atit tënd dhe të nënës sate!". Mbreti i Izraelit iu përgjigj: Jo, sepse Zoti i ka thirrur bashkë të këta tre mbretër për t’i dorëzuar nëë duart e Moabit".
14 Atëherë Eliseu tha: "Ashtu siç është e vërtetë që rron Zoti i ushtrive, në prani të të cilit ndodhem unë, po të mos ishte për respektin që kam për Jozafatin, mbretin e Judës, nuk do të isha kujdesur aspak për ty dhe nuk do të të kisha begenisur as edhe me një shikim.
15 Por tani më sillni një muzikant". Por ndodhi që, ndërsa muzikanti i binte harpës, dora e Zotit u ndodh mbi Eliseun.
16 Atëherë ai tha: "Kështu flet Zoti: "Gërmoni shumë gropa në këtë luginë".
17 Sepse kështu thotë Zoti: "Ju nuk do të shihni as erë, as shi; megjithatë kjo luginë do të mbushet me ujë; dhe do të pini ju, bagëtia juaj dhe kafshët tuaja të transportit.
18 Por kjo është akoma pak në sytë e Zotit, sepse ai do t’ju japë në dorë edhe Moabin.
19 Ju do të shkatërroni të gjitha qytetet e fortifikuara dhe të gjitha qytetet më të mira, do të rrëzoni të gjithë drurët e mirë, do të zini të gjitha burimet e ujit dhe do të shkatërroni me gurë të gjitha parcelat e mira të tokës"".
20 Të nesërmen, në orën në të cilën ofrohet blatimi i ushqimit, ja që erdhi uji nga ana e Edomit dhe vendi u mbush plot me ujë.
21 Tërë Moabitët, që mësuan që këta mbretër kishin dalë për të bërë luftë, mblodhën tërë ata që ishin në gjendje të mbanin armë, të rinj dhe pleq, dhe u rreshtuan në kufi.
22 Kur u ngritën në mëngjes herët, dielli shndriste mbi ujërat; atëherë Moabitët panë para tyre ujërat të kuqë si gjak;
23 dhe thanë: "Po ky është gjak! Me siguri këta mbretër janë përleshur dhe kanë vrarë njeri tjetrin. Kështu, pra, o Moab, të bëjmë plaçkë!".
24 Kështu u sulën drejt kampit të Izraelit; por Izaelitët u ngritën dhe i vunë përpara Moabitët, që ia mbathën para tyre. Hynë pastaj në vend dhe vazhduan t’i vrasin Moabitët.
25 Shkatëruan qytetet; çdo copë tokë të mirë e mbushën me gurë, duke hedhur secili gurin e tij; i zunë të gjitha burimet e ujit dhe prenë tërë drurët e mirë. Në Kir-Hareseth mbetën vetëm gurët, por hobetarët e rrethuan dhe e sulmuan.
26 Mbreti i Moabit, duke parë që beteja ishte tepër e fortë për të, mori me vete shtatëqind veta që vringëllonin shpatat, për të çarë rrugën deri te mbreti i Edomit; por nuk mundën.
27 Atëherë ai mori të parëlindurin e tij që do të mbretëronte në vend të tij, dhe e ofroi si olokaust mbi muret. Pati atëherë një zemërim të madh kundër atyre Izraelitëve që u larguan nga ai dhe u kthyen në vendin e tyre.
2 Kings 3
New International Version
2 Kings 3
New International Version
Moab Revolts
3 Joram[a](A) son of Ahab became king of Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned twelve years. 2 He did evil(B) in the eyes of the Lord, but not as his father(C) and mother had done. He got rid of the sacred stone(D) of Baal that his father had made. 3 Nevertheless he clung to the sins(E) of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.
4 Now Mesha king of Moab(F) raised sheep, and he had to pay the king of Israel a tribute of a hundred thousand lambs(G) and the wool of a hundred thousand rams. 5 But after Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled(H) against the king of Israel. 6 So at that time King Joram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel. 7 He also sent this message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight(I) against Moab?”
“I will go with you,” he replied. “I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.”
8 “By what route shall we attack?” he asked.
“Through the Desert of Edom,” he answered.
9 So the king of Israel set out with the king of Judah and the king of Edom.(J) After a roundabout march of seven days, the army had no more water for themselves or for the animals with them.
10 “What!” exclaimed the king of Israel. “Has the Lord called us three kings together only to deliver us into the hands of Moab?”
11 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom we may inquire(K) of the Lord?”
An officer of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha(L) son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.[b](M)”
12 Jehoshaphat said, “The word(N) of the Lord is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
13 Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Why do you want to involve me? Go to the prophets of your father and the prophets of your mother.”
“No,” the king of Israel answered, “because it was the Lord who called us three kings together to deliver us into the hands of Moab.”
14 Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, if I did not have respect for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not pay any attention to you. 15 But now bring me a harpist.”(O)
While the harpist was playing, the hand(P) of the Lord came on Elisha 16 and he said, “This is what the Lord says: I will fill this valley with pools of water. 17 For this is what the Lord says: You will see neither wind nor rain, yet this valley will be filled with water,(Q) and you, your cattle and your other animals will drink. 18 This is an easy(R) thing in the eyes of the Lord; he will also deliver Moab into your hands. 19 You will overthrow every fortified city and every major town. You will cut down every good tree, stop up all the springs, and ruin every good field with stones.”
20 The next morning, about the time(S) for offering the sacrifice, there it was—water flowing from the direction of Edom! And the land was filled with water.(T)
21 Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come to fight against them; so every man, young and old, who could bear arms was called up and stationed on the border. 22 When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water. To the Moabites across the way, the water looked red—like blood. 23 “That’s blood!” they said. “Those kings must have fought and slaughtered each other. Now to the plunder, Moab!”
24 But when the Moabites came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and fought them until they fled. And the Israelites invaded the land and slaughtered the Moabites. 25 They destroyed the towns, and each man threw a stone on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up all the springs and cut down every good tree. Only Kir Hareseth(U) was left with its stones in place, but men armed with slings surrounded it and attacked it.
26 When the king of Moab saw that the battle had gone against him, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they failed. 27 Then he took his firstborn(V) son, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him as a sacrifice on the city wall. The fury against Israel was great; they withdrew and returned to their own land.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 3:1 Hebrew Jehoram, a variant of Joram; also in verse 6
- 2 Kings 3:11 That is, he was Elijah’s personal servant.
2 Kings 3
King James Version
2 Kings 3
King James Version
3 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
2 And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
4 And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
5 But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
6 And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel.
7 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.
8 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
9 So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.
10 And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!
11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
12 And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the Lord is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
13 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
14 And Elisha said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
15 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.
16 And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches.
17 For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.
19 And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.
20 And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
21 And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border.
22 And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:
23 And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.
24 And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country.
25 And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.
26 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not.
27 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
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