1 Hari 18
1 Busa human sa daghang mga adlaw midangat ang pulong ni Yahweh kang Elias, sa ikatulong tuig sa hulaw, nga nag-ingon, “Lakaw, pakita ngadto kang Ahab ug paulanan ko na ang yuta.”
For almost three years there was no rain in Samaria. Then Yahweh said this to Elijah: “Go and meet with King Ahab and [tell him that] I will soon send rain.”
2 Milakaw si Elias ug mipakita kang Ahab; karon hilabihan na kaayo ang hulaw didto sa Samaria.
So Elijah went to talk to Ahab. In Samaria there was almost no food for anyone to eat.
3 Gitawag ni Ahab si Obadia, nga mao ang tigdumala sa palasyo. Karon si Obadia nagatahod pag-ayo kang Yahweh,
There was a man there named Obadiah. He was in charge of the king’s palace. He greatly revered Yahweh.
4 kay sa dihang gipamatay ni Jezebel ang mga propeta ni Yahweh, gidala ni Obadia ang 100 ka mga propeta ug gitagoan niya sila sa tag-50 ka tawo sa matag langob, ug gipakaon sila ug tinapay ug gipainom ug tubig.
One time when [Queen] Jezebel had [tried to] kill all Yahweh’s prophets, Obadiah hid 100 of them in two caves. He put 50 prophets in each cave, and he brought food and water to them.
5 Miingon si Ahab kang Obadia, “Lakaw ngadto sa tibuok yuta ngadto sa tanang tuboran sa tubig ug kasapaan. Tingali makakita pa kita ug mga sagbot ug maluwas pa ang mga kabayo ug mabuhi pa ang mga mula, aron nga dili kita kawad-an sa tanang kahayopan.”
[By this time, the (famine/lack of food and water) had become very severe in Samaria]. So Ahab summoned Obadiah and said to him, “We must check/look near every spring and in every valley to see if we can find enough grass to give to some of my horses and mules, so that they will not all die.”
6 Busa gibahin nila ang yuta nga ilang pagaadtoan ug sa pagpangita ug tubig. Milakaw nga nag-inusara si Ahab sa laing dalan ug si Obadia milakaw usab sa laing dalan.
So they both started walking throughout the land. Obadiah went in one direction by himself, and Ahab went in another direction by himself.
7 Samtang atua na sa dalan si Obadia, sa wala damha gikasugat niya si Elias. Unya nakaila si Obadia kaniya ug mihapa siya sa yuta. Miingon siya, “Ikaw ba kana, akong agalon nga si Elias?”
While Obadiah was walking along, he saw Elijah coming toward him. Obadiah recognized Elijah and bowed down in front of him and said, “Is it really you, Elijah, my master?”
8 Mitubag si Elias kaniya, “Ako kini. Lakaw ug sultihi ang imong agalon, 'Tan-awa, ania dinhi si Elias”'
Elijah replied, “Yes. Now go and tell [Ahab, ] your master, that I am here.”
9 Mitubag si Obadia, “Unsa man ang akong sala, nga itugyan mo man ang imong sulugoon ngadto sa kamot ni Ahab, aron iya akong patyon?
Obadiah objected. He said, “Sir, I have not [RHQ] harmed you at all. So why are you sending me back to Ahab? He will kill me!
10 Ingon nga buhi si Yahweh nga imong Dios, walay nasod o gingharian nga wala pasugoi ug tawo sa akong agalon aron sa pagpangita kanimo. Sa matag higayon nga moingon ang usa ka nasod o ang gingharian, 'Wala dinhi si Elias,' gipapanumpa sila ni Ahab nga wala ka nila makaplagi.
Yahweh your God [knows that I am telling the truth when] I solemnly declare that King Ahab has searched in every kingdom all over the world [HYP] to find you. Each time that some king said to him, ‘Elijah is not here,’ Ahab demanded that the king of that country solemnly swear/declare that the king was telling the truth.
11 Apan karon moingon ka, 'Lakaw, sultihi ang imong agalon nga ania dinhi si Elias.'
Now you say to me, ‘Go and tell your master that Elijah is here!’
12 Sa makabiya na ako gikan kanimo, dad-on ka sa Espiritu ni Yahweh sa laing dapit nga wala ko hibaloi. Unya kung molakaw na ako ug mosulti kang Ahab, ug kung dili ka niya makaplagan, pagapatyon niya ako. Apan ako, nga imong sulugoon nagsimba kang Yahweh sukad pa sa akong pagkabatan-on.
But as soon as I leave you, the Spirit of Yahweh will carry you away, and I will not know where he will take you. So when [I tell] Ahab [that you are here and he] comes to me and he does not find you here, he will kill me! But [I do not deserve to die because] I have revered Yahweh since I was a boy.
13 Wala ba kini masugilon kanimo, akong agalon, kung unsa ang akong gibuhat sa dihang gipamatay ni Jezebel ang mga propeta ni Yahweh, kung giunsa ko pagtago ang 100 ka mga propeta ni Yahweh ngadto sa langob sa tinag-50 ka tawo sa matag langob ug gipakaon sila ug tinapay ug gipainom ug tubig?
My master, have you not heard about what I did when Jezebel wanted to kill all of Yahweh’s prophets? I hid 100 of them in two caves and took food and water to them.
14 Ug karon nagsulti ka kanako, “Lakaw, sultihi ang imong agalon nga ania dinhi si Elias,' aron nga patyon niya ako.”
Now, sir, you say, ‘Go and tell your master that Elijah is here.’ But if I do that, [and he comes and you are not here, ] he will kill me!”
15 Unya mitubag si Elias, “Ingon nga buhi si Yahweh nga labawng makagagahom sa tanan, nga kaniya ako mibarog, magpakita gayod ako kang Ahab karong adlawa.”
But Elijah replied, “Yahweh, the Almighty One whom I serve [IDM], knows that [I am telling the truth as] I solemnly declare that I will go to meet with Ahab today.”
16 Busa milakaw si Obadia sa pagpakigkita kang Ahab, ug gisultihan siya kung unsa ang gisulti ni Elias. Ug ang hari miadto sa pagpakigkita kang Elias.
So Obadiah went to tell Ahab that Elijah had come. Ahab went to meet with him.
17 Sa pagkakita ni Ahab kang Elias, miingon siya kaniya, “Ikaw ba kana? Ikaw mao ang nagghimo ug kasamok sa Israel!”
When he saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, the one who causes trouble for [the people of] Israel?”
18 Mitubag si Elias, “Wala ako naghimo ug kasamok sa Israel, kondili ikaw ug ang banay sa imong amahan ang nagsamok sa Israel pinaagi sa pagsalikway sa mga kasugoan ni Yahweh ug pinaagi sa pagsunod kang Baal.
Elijah replied, “It is not I who have caused trouble for the people of Israel! You and your family are the ones who have caused trouble! You have refused to obey Yahweh’s commands, and you have worshiped the idols of Baal instead.
19 Busa karon, pagpadala ug mensahe ug tigoma nganhi kanako ang tibuok Israel didto sa Bukid sa Carmel, uban sa 450 ka mga propeta ni Baal ug 400 ka mga propeta ni Ashera nga nagakaon sa kan-anan ni Jezebel.
So now, command all the Israeli people to come to Carmel Mountain, and [be sure to] bring all the 450 prophets who worship Baal and the 400 prophets who worship [the goddess] Asherah, the ones to whom [your wife] Jezebel brings food and water.”
20 Busa nagpadala ug mensahe si Ahab ngadto sa tibuok katawhan sa Israel ug gitigom ang mga propeta didto sa Bukid sa Carmel.
So Ahab summoned all his prophets and all the other [Israeli] people to the top of Carmel Mountain, [and Elijah went up there too.]
21 Mipaduol si Elias sa tibuok katawhan sa Israel ug miingon, “Hangtod kanus-a man kamo magpunay ug usab-usab sa inyong mga hunahuna? Kung Dios si Yahweh, sunda siya. Apan kung Dios si Baal, nan sunod kaniya.” Apan wala mitubag ang katawhan sa iyang gisulti.
Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, “How long [RHQ] are you going to be undecided [about who is truly God]? If Yahweh is [truly] God, then worship/serve him. If Baal is truly God, then worship/serve him!” But the people said nothing [in reply, because they were afraid of what Jezebel would do to them if they admitted that they worshiped Yahweh].
22 Unya miingon si Elias ngadto sa katawhan, “Ako, ako lamang usa, ang nagpabiling propeta ni Yahweh, apan 450 ka kalalakihan ang propeta ni Baal.
Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only true prophet of Yahweh who is left, but Baal has 450 prophets.
23 Busa hatagi kami ug duha ka torong baka. Papilia sila ug usa ka torong baka alang sa ilang kaugalingon ug tadtaron kini, ug ibutang kini ibabaw sa mga sugnod, apan dili butangan ug kalayo sa ilalom niini. Unya andamon ko usab ang laing torong baka ug ibutang kini ibabaw sa mga sugnod, ug dili usab butangan ug kalayo sa ilalom niini.
Bring two bulls. The prophets of Baal may choose the one that they want. They must [kill it and] cut it into pieces and lay the pieces on the wood that is on the altar that they have made. But they must not light a fire [under the wood]. [I will kill the other bull and cut it in pieces and lay the pieces on the altar that I make].
24 Unya magtawag kamo sa ngalan sa inyong dios, ug magtawag usab ako sa ngalan ni Yahweh, ug ang Dios nga motubag pinaagi sa kalayo, siya ang mamahimong Dios.” Busa mitubag ang tibuok katawhan ug miingon, “Maayo kini.”
Then they must call to their god [MTY], and I will call to Yahweh. The god who answers by lighting a fire [to the wood that is on that altar] is [the true] God!” Then all the people thought that Elijah’s suggestion was good.
25 Busa miingon si Elias ngadto sa mga propeta ni Baal, “Pagpili na ug usa ka torong baka alang kaninyo ug unaha kini pag-andam, kay daghan man kamo nga mga tawo. Unya tawaga ang ngalan sa inyong dios, apan ayaw butangi ug kalayo ang ilalom sa torong baka.”
Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “You call to Baal first, because there are many of you. Choose one of the bulls and prepare it, and then call to your god. But do not light a fire under the wood!”
26 Gikuha nila ang torong baka nga gihatag kanila ug giandam kini, ug nagtawag sila sa ngalan ni Baal gikan sa buntag hangtod sa pagkaudto, nga nag-ingon, “O Baal, dungga kami.” Apan walay tingog, o tawong mitubag. Nanayaw sila palibot sa halaran nga ilang gihimo.
So they killed one of the bulls and cut it up and placed the pieces on the altar. Then they called out to Baal all morning. They shouted, “Baal, answer us!” But no one answered. There was no reply at all [DOU]. Then they danced wildly around the altar that they had made.
27 Sa pagkaudto gibugalbugalan sila ni Elias ug miingon, “Kusga pa ang pagsinggit! Kay siya usa ka dios! Tingali naghunahuna pa siya, o tingali atua pa siya sa kasilyas, o tingali may gilakaw siya, o tingali natulog pa siya ug kinahanglan nga pukawon.
About noontime, Elijah started to make fun of them. He said, “[Surely] Baal is a god, so it seems that you must shout louder! Perhaps he is thinking about something, or perhaps he has gone to the toilet. Or perhaps he is traveling somewhere, or perhaps he is asleep and you need to wake him up!”
28 Busa naninggit sila sa mas kusog pa, ug gisamad-samaran nila ang ilang kaugalingon, sama sa kasagaran nilang ginabuhat, pinaagi sa mga espada ug sa mga bangkaw, hangtod nga nagkaligo na sila sa ilang kaugalingong dugo.
So they shouted louder. Then, doing one of the things that they frequently did [when they worshiped Baal], they slashed/cut themselves with knives and swords until a lot of blood flowed.
29 Milabay ang kaudtohon ug nagpadayon gihapon sila sa ilang panagsayaw hangtod sa takna sa paghalad sa halad sa kagabhion, apan wala gihapoy tingog o bisan usa nga mitubag; wala gayoy naminaw sa ilang mga pag-ampo.
They continued calling out to Baal all afternoon. But there was no reply, no answer, no god who paid attention.
30 Unya miingon si Elias sa tibuok katawhan, “Paduol kamo kanako,” ug ang tibuok katawhan mipaduol kaniya. Unya giayo niya ang nabungkag nga halaran ni Yahweh.
Then Elijah called to the people saying, “Come closer!” So they all crowded around him. Then Elijah repaired the altar of Yahweh that had previously been (ruined/torn down) [by the prophets of Baal].
31 Mikuha si Elias ug napulog duha ka bato, ang matag bato nagrepresentar sa napulog duha ka tribo sa mga anak nga lalaki ni Jacob—kang Jacob midangat ang pulong ni Yahweh, nga nag-ingon, “Israel na ang imong mamahimong ngalan.”
Then he took twelve [large] stones, each one to represent one of the Israeli tribes. The names of those tribes were given to them by their ancestor Jacob.
32 Gamit ang mga bato nagbuhat siya ug halaran sa ngalan ni Yahweh ug gikanalan niya ang palibot sa halaran nga igong kasudlan sa 15 ka litro nga mga binhi.
With these stones he rebuilt Yahweh’s altar. Then around the altar he dug a little ditch that was large enough to hold about (three gallons/12 liters) of water.
33 Unya gipahimutang niya ang mga sugnod alang sa kalayo ug gitadtad ang torong baka, ug gipatong ang tinadtad ibabaw sa mga sugnod. Ug miingon siya, “Pun-a ug tubig ang upat ka banga ug ibubo kini sa halad sinunog ug sa mga sugnod.”
He piled wood on top of the stones. He killed the bull and cut it in pieces. Then he laid the pieces on top of the wood. Then he said, “Fill four large jars with water, and pour the water on top of the pieces of meat and the wood.” So they did that.
34 Unya miingon na usab siya, “Buboi kini sa ikaduhang higayon,” ug gibuboan nila sa ikaduhang higayon. Unya miingon siya, “Buboi kini sa ikatulong higayon,” ug gibuboan nila sa ikatulong higayon.
Then he said, “Do the same thing again!” So they did it again. Then he said “Do it a third time!” So they did it again.
35 Miawas ang tubig gikan sa halaran ug napuno ang kanal.
As a result, the water flowed down below the altar and filled the ditches.
36 Nahitabo kadto sa takna sa paghalad sa halad sa kagabhion, ug miduol si propeta Elias ug miingon, “O Yahweh, ang Dios ni Abraham, ni Isaac, ug ni Israel, ipaila karong adlawa nga ikaw mao ang Dios sa Israel, ug imo akong alagad, nga gibuhat ko kining tanang butang sumala sa imong pulong.
When it was time to offer the evening sacrifices, Elijah walked close [to the altar] and prayed. He said, “Yahweh, you who are the God that [our ancestors] Abraham and Isaac and Jacob [worshiped], prove today that you are the God whom the Israeli people [should worship], and prove that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all these things because you told me to do them.
37 Dungga ako, O Yahweh, dungga ako, aron nga masayod kining katawhan nga ikaw, O Yahweh mao ang Dios, ug ipabalik mo pag-usab ang ilang kasingkasing diha kanimo.”
Yahweh, answer me! Answer me in order that these people will know that you, Yahweh God, [have the power to do what you say that you will do], and that you have caused them to trust in [IDM] you again!”
38 Unya mikunsad ang kalayo ni Yahweh ug milamoy sa halad sinunog, lakip na ang mga sugnod, ang mga bato, ug ang abog ug nahubas ang tubig nga anaa sa kanal.
Immediately a fire from Yahweh flashed down from the sky. The fire burned up the pieces of meat, the wood, the stones, and the dirt [that was around the altar]. It even dried up all the water in the ditch!
39 Sa pagkakita niini sa tibuok katawhan, mihapa sila sa yuta ug miingon, “O Yahweh, siya gayod mao ang Dios! O Yahweh, siya gayod mao ang Dios!”
When the people saw that, they prostrated themselves on the ground and shouted, “Yahweh is God! Yahweh is God!”
40 Busa miingon si Elias kanila, “Dakpa ninyo ang mga propeta ni Baal. Ayaw paikyasa ang bisan usa kanila.” Busa gidakop nila sila, ug gidala ni Elias ang mga propeta ni Baal didto sa ubos sa sapa sa Kishon ug gipamatay sila didto.
Then Elijah commanded them, “Seize all the prophets of Baal! Do not allow any of them to escape!” So the people seized all the prophets of Baal, and took them down the mountain to the Kishon Valley, and Elijah killed them all there.
41 Miingon si Elias kang Ahab, “Barog, kaon ug inom, kay may dinahunog sa ulan.”
Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go and get something to eat and drink. [But do it quickly, because] it is soon going to rain very hard!”
42 Busa mibarog si Ahab aron mokaon ug moinom. Unya mitungas si Elias ngadto sa tumoy sa Carmel, miyuko siya sa yuta nga ang iyang nawong duol sa iyang mga tuhod.
So Ahab [and his men] left to prepare a big meal. But Elijah went back up to the top of Carmel Mountain and prayed.
43 Miingon siya sa iyang sulugoon, “Tungas karon, ug lantawa ang dagat.” Mitungas ang iyang sulugoon ug milantaw ug miingon, “Wala man akoy nakita.” Miingon si Elias, “Balik didto sa makapito ka higayon.”
Then he said to his servant, “Go and look out toward the sea, [to see if there are any rain clouds.]” So his servant went and looked, [and came back] and said, “I do not see anything.” This happened six times.
44 Ug sa ika-pito nga higayon miingon ang sulugoon, “Lantawa, adunay panganod nga mikayab gikan sa dagat, daw sama kagamay sa kinumo sa tawo.” Mitubag si Elias, “Lakaw ug sultihi si Ahab, 'Andama ang imong karwahe ug lugsong sa dili ka pa maabtan sa ulan.”
But when the servant went the seventh time, he came back and said, “I saw a very small cloud above the sea. [As I extend my arm, ] the cloud is about the size of my hand/fist.” Then Elijah shouted to him, “Go and tell King Ahab to get his chariot ready and go home immediately! If he does not do that, the rain will stop him!”
45 Nahitabo kini sa wala lamang madugay midag-om kalangitan ug mihangin, ug dihay makusog nga ulan. Misakay si Ahab ug miadto sa Jezreel,
Very soon the sky was full of black clouds. There was a strong wind, and then it began to rain very hard. Ahab got into his chariot and started to return to Jezreel [city].
46 apan ang kamot ni Yahweh nag-uban kang Elias. Gipasaka niya sa baksanan ang iyang kupo ug miabot pag-una kang Ahab didto sa ganghaan sa Jezreel.
Yahweh gave extra strength to Elijah. He tucked his cloak into his belt [in order to run fast], and he ran ahead of Ahab’s [chariot] all the way [17 miles/26 km.] to Jezreel.
