1 مُلُوك 19
| وَأَخْبَرَ آخْابُ إِيزَابِلَ بِمَا صَنَعَهُ إِيلِيَّا، وَكَيْفَ قَتَلَ جَمِيعَ أَنْبِيَاءِ الْبَعْلِ بِالسَّيْفِ، | ١ 1 |
Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and that he had killed all the prophets of Baal with the sword.
| فَبَعَثَتْ إِيزَابِلُ رَسُولاً إِلَى إِيلِيَّا قَائِلَةً: «لِتُعَاقِبْنِي الآلِهَةُ أَشَّدَ عِقَابٍ وَتَزِدْ، إِنْ لَمْ أَقْتُلْكَ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْوَقْتِ غَداً، فَتَكُونَ كَمِثْلِ الَّذِينَ قَتَلْتَهُمْ». | ٢ 2 |
Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods do as much to me and more if by tomorrow I haven't made your life like the lives of those you killed!”
| فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ إِيلِيَّا ذَلِكَ هَرَبَ لِيَنْجُوَ بِنَفْسِهِ، وَوَصَلَ إِلَى بِئْرِ سَبْعٍ التَّابِعَةِ لِيَهُوذَا، حَيْثُ تَرَكَ خَادِمَهُ. | ٣ 3 |
Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he arrived in Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there
| ثُمَّ هَامَ وَحْدَهُ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ مَسِيرَةَ يَوْمٍ، حَتَّى أَتَى شَجَرَةَ شِيحٍ، فَجَلَسَ تَحْتَهَا، وَتَمَنَّى الْمَوْتَ لِنَفْسِهِ وَقَالَ: «قَدْ كَفَى الآنَ يَارَبِّي، خُذْ نَفْسِي فَلَسْتُ خَيْراً مِنْ آبَائِي». | ٤ 4 |
and traveled another day's journey into the desert. He sat down under a broom tree and asked to die. “I've had enough now, Lord,” he said. “Take my life! I'm no better than my forefathers.”
| وَاضْطَجَعَ وَنَامَ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةِ الشِّيحِ، وَإذَا بِمَلاكٍ يَمَسُّهُ وَيَقُولُ: «قُمْ وَكُلْ». | ٥ 5 |
He lay down and fell asleep under the broom tree. All of a sudden an angel touched him and said, “Get up, and eat.”
| فَتَطَلَّعَ حَوْلَهُ وَإذَا بِهِ يَرَى عِنْدِ رَأْسِهِ رَغِيفاً مَخْبُوزاً عَلَى الجَمْرِ وَجَرَّةَ مَاءٍ. فَأَكَلَ وَشَرِبَ، ثُمَّ عَادَ وَنَامَ. | ٦ 6 |
He looked around, and there beside his head was some bread baking over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and lay down again.
| وَمَسَّهُ مَلاكُ الرَّبِّ ثَانِيَّةً قَائِلاً: «قُمْ وَكُلْ، لأَنَّ أَمَامَكَ مَسَافَةً طَوِيلَةً لِلسَّفَرِ». | ٧ 7 |
The angel of the Lord returned a second time and touched him, and said, “Get up and eat, otherwise the journey will be too much for you.”
| فَقَامَ وَأَكَلَ وَشَرِبَ، وَمَشَى بِقُوَّةِ تِلْكَ الْوَجْبَةِ أَرْبَعِينَ نَهَاراً وَأَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً، حَتَّى بَلَغَ جَبَلَ اللهِ حُورِيبَ. | ٨ 8 |
So he got up and ate and drank, and with the strength the food gave him he was able to walk forty days and forty nights to Mount Horeb, the mountain of God.
| فَدَخَلَ مُغَارَةً هُنَاكَ وَبَاتَ فِيهَا وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لإِيلِيَّا: «مَاذَا تَفْعَلُ هُنَا يَاإِيلِيَّا؟» | ٩ 9 |
There he entered a cave and spent the night. The Lord spoke to Elijah, and asked him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
| فَأَجَابَ: «غِرْتُ غَيْرَةً لِلرَّبِّ الإِلَهِ الْقَدِيرِ، لأَنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ تَنَكَّرُوا لِعَهْدِكَ وَهَدَمُوا مَذَابِحَكَ وَقَتَلُوا أَنْبِيَاءَكَ بِالسَّيْفِ، وَبَقِيتُ وَحْدِي. وَهَا هُمْ يَبْغُونَ قَتْلِي أَيْضاً» | ١٠ 10 |
“I have worked passionately for the Lord God Almighty,” he replied. “But the Israelites have abandoned your agreement, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I am the only one who's left, and they are trying to kill me as well.”
| فَقَالَ لَهُ: «اخْرُجْ وَقِفْ عَلَى الْجَبَلِ أَمَامِي، لأَنِّي مُزْمِعٌ أَنْ أَعْبُرَ». ثُمَّ هَبَّتْ رِيحٌ عَاتِيَةٌ شَقَّتِ الْجِبَالَ وَحَطَّمَتِ الصُّخُورَ، وَلَكِنَّ الرَّبَّ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي الرِّيحِ. ثُمَّ حَدَثَتْ زَلْزَلَةٌ، وَلَمْ يَكُنِ الرَّبُّ فِي الزَّلْزَلَةِ. | ١١ 11 |
Then the Lord told him, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” Right then the Lord passed by. A tremendously powerful wind ripped into the mountains and smashed rocks before the Lord, but the Lord wasn't in the wind. After the wind there came an earthquake, but the Lord wasn't in the earthquake.
| وَبَعْدَ الزَّلْزَلَةِ اجْتَازَتْ بِهِ نَارٌ، وَلَمْ يَكُنِ الرَّبُّ فِي النَّارِ. وَبَعْدَ النَّارِ رَفَّ فِي مَسَامِعِ إِيلِيَّا صَوْتٌ مُنْخَفِضٌ هَامِسٌ. | ١٢ 12 |
After the earthquake there came a fire, but the Lord wasn't in the fire. And after the fire came a voice speaking in a gentle whisper.
| فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ إِيلِيَّا الصَّوْتَ، لَفَّ وَجْهَهُ بِرِدَائِهِ، وَخَرَجَ وَوَقَفَ فِي بَابِ الْكَهْفِ. وَإذَا بِصَوْتٍ يُخَاطِبُهُ: «مَاذَا تَفْعَلُ هُنَا يَاإِيلِيَّا؟» | ١٣ 13 |
When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his cloak around his face and went out and stood at the cave entrance. Immediately a voice spoke to him and asked, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
| فَأَجَابَ: «غِرْتُ غَيْرَةً لِلرَّبِّ الإِلَهِ الْقَدِيرِ، لأَنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ تَنَكَّروا لِعَهْدِكَ وَهَدَمُوا مَذَابِحَكَ وَقَتَلُوا أَنْبِيَاءَكَ بِالسَّيْفِ، وَبَقِيتُ وَحْدِي، وَهَا هُمْ يَبْغُونَ قَتْلِي». | ١٤ 14 |
“I have worked passionately for the Lord God Almighty,” he replied. “But the Israelites have abandoned your agreement, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I am the only one who's left, and they are trying to kill me as well.”
| فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّبُّ: «اذْهَبْ رَاجِعاً فِي الطَّرِيقِ الصَّحْرَاوِيَّةِ الْمُفْضِيَةِ إِلَى دِمَشْقَ، وَهُنَاكَ امْسَحْ حَزَائِيلَ مَلِكاً عَلَى أَرَامَ، | ١٥ 15 |
The Lord told him, “Go back the way you came to the desert of Damascus. When you get there, go and anoint Hazael king of Aram.
| ثُمَّ امْسَحْ يَاهُو بْنَ نِمْشِي مَلِكاً عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَكَذَلِكَ امْسَحْ أَلِيشَعَ بْنَ شَافَاطَ مِنْ آبَلِ مَحُولَةَ نَبِيًّا خَلَفاً لَكَ. | ١٦ 16 |
Also anoint Jehu, son of Nimshi, king of Israel and Elisha, son of Shaphat, from Abel-meholah, to take over from you as prophet.
| فَالَّذِي يَنْجُو مِنْ سَيْفِ حَزَائِيلَ يَقْتُلُهُ يَاهُو، وَالَّذِي يَنْجُو مِنْ سَيْفِ يَاهُو يَقْتُلُهُ أَلِيشَعُ. | ١٧ 17 |
Jehu will execute anyone who escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will execute anyone who escapes the sword of Jehu.
| وَلَقَدْ أَبْقَيْتُ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ سَبْعَةَ آلافٍ لَمْ يَحْنُوا رُكَبَهُمْ لِلْبَعْلِ وَلَمْ تُقَبِّلْهُ أَفْوَاهُهُمْ». | ١٨ 18 |
I still have seven thousand left in Israel, all those who have not bowed their knees to worship and whose mouths have not kissed him.”
| فَانْطَلَقَ إِيلِيَّا مِنْ هُنَاكَ فَوَجَدَ أَلِيشَعَ بْنَ شَافَاطَ يَحْرُثُ حَقْلاً، وَأَمَامَهُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ زَوْجاً مِنَ الْبَقَرِ، وَهُوَ يَسِيرُ خَلْفَ الزَّوْجِ الثَّانِي عَشَرَ. فَمَرَّ بِهِ إِيلِيَّا وَطَرَحَ عَلَيْهِ رِدَاءَهُ، | ١٩ 19 |
So Elijah left, and went and found Elisha, son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve pairs of oxen, and he was with the twelfth pair. Elijah went over to him and threw his cloak around him.
| فَتَرَكَ الْبَقَرَ وَرَكَضَ وَرَاءَ إِيلِيَّا وَقَالَ: «دَعْنِي أُوَدِّعُ أَبِي وَأُمِّي وَأَتْبَعُكَ». فَقَالَ لَهُ: «ارْجِعْ، فَأَيُّ شَيْءٍ فَعَلْتُهُ لَكَ؟» | ٢٠ 20 |
Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me go and kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on home,” Elijah replied. “I've never done anything for you.”
| فَرَجَعَ أَلِيشَعُ وَأَخَذَ زَوْجَ بَقَرٍ ذَبَحَهُمَا وَسَلَقَ لَحْمَهُمَا عَلَى خَشَبِ الْمِحْرَاثِ وَوَزَّعَهُ عَلَى الشَّعْبِ فَأَكَلُوا، ثُمَّ قَامَ وَلَحِقَ بِإِيلِيَّا وَوَاظَبَ عَلَى خِدْمَتِهِ. | ٢١ 21 |
Elisha left him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the wood of the oxen's yoke as fuel, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate it. Then he left to follow and serve Elijah.
