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1 亞哈將以利亞一切所行的和他用刀殺眾先知的事都告訴耶洗別。
Forsothe Achab telde to Jezabel alle thingis whiche Elie hadde do, and how he hadde slayn by swerd alle the prophetis of Baal.
2 耶洗別就差遣人去見以利亞,告訴他說:「明日約在這時候,我若不使你的性命像那些人的性命一樣,願神明重重地降罰與我。」
And Jezabel sente a messanger to Elie, and seide, Goddis do these thingis to me, and adde these thingis, no but to morewe in this our Y schal putte thi lijf as the lijf of oon of hem.
3 以利亞見這光景就起來逃命,到了猶大的別是巴,將僕人留在那裏,
Therfor Elie dredde, and roos, and yede whidur euer wille bar hym; and he cam in to Bersabe of Juda, and he lefte there his child;
4 自己在曠野走了一日的路程,來到一棵羅騰樹下,就坐在那裏求死,說:「耶和華啊,罷了!求你取我的性命,因為我不勝於我的列祖。」
and yede in to deseert, the weie of o dai. And whanne he cam, and sat vndir o iunypere tre, he axide to his soule, that he schulde die; and he seide, Lord, it suffisith to me, take my soule; for Y am not betere than my fadris.
5 他就躺在羅騰樹下,睡着了。有一個天使拍他,說:「起來吃吧!」
And he castide forth hym silf, and slepte in the schadewe of the iunypere tree. And lo! the aungel of the Lord touchide hym, and seide to hym, Rise thou, and ete.
6 他觀看,見頭旁有一瓶水與炭火燒的餅,他就吃了喝了,仍然躺下。
He bihelde, and, lo! at his heed was a loof bakun vndur aischis, and a vessel of watir. Therfor he ete, and drank, and slepte eft.
7 耶和華的使者第二次來拍他,說:「起來吃吧!因為你當走的路甚遠。」
And the aungel of the Lord turnede ayen the secounde tyme, and touchide hym; and `the aungel seide to hym, Rise thou, and ete; for a greet weie is to thee.
8 他就起來吃了喝了,仗着這飲食的力,走了四十晝夜,到了上帝的山,就是何烈山。
And whanne he hadde rise, he ete, and drank; and he yede in the strengthe of that mete bi fourti dayes and fourti nyytis, `til to Oreb, the hil of God.
9 他在那裏進了一個洞,就住在洞中。耶和華的話臨到他說:「以利亞啊,你在這裏做甚麼?」
And whanne he hadde come thidur, he dwellide in a denne; and lo! the word of the Lord `was maad to him, and seide to hym, Elie, what doist thou here?
10 他說:「我為耶和華-萬軍之上帝大發熱心;因為以色列人背棄了你的約,毀壞了你的壇,用刀殺了你的先知,只剩下我一個人,他們還要尋索我的命。」
And he answeride, Bi feruent loue Y louede feruentli, for the Lord God of oostis; for the sones of Israel forsoken the couenaunt of the Lord; thei destrieden thin auters, and killiden bi swerd thi prophetis; and Y am left aloone, and thei seken my lijf, that thei do it awei.
11 耶和華說:「你出來站在山上,在我面前。」那時耶和華從那裏經過,在他面前有烈風大作,崩山碎石,耶和華卻不在風中;風後地震,耶和華卻不在其中;
And he seide to Elie, Go thou out, and stonde in the hil, bifor the Lord. And lo! the Lord passith, and a greet wynde, and strong, turnynge vpsodoun hillis, and al to brekinge stonys bifor the Lord; not in the wynde ys the Lord. And aftir the wynd is a stirynge; not in the stiryng is the Lord.
12 地震後有火,耶和華也不在火中;火後有微小的聲音。
And aftir the stiryng is fier; not in the fier is the Lord. And aftir the fier is the issyng of thinne wynd; there is the Lord.
13 以利亞聽見,就用外衣蒙上臉,出來站在洞口。有聲音向他說:「以利亞啊,你在這裏做甚麼?」
And whanne Elie hadde herd this, he hilide his face with a mentil, and he yede out, and stood in the dore of the denne. And a vois spak to hym, and seide, Elie, what doist thou here?
14 他說:「我為耶和華-萬軍之上帝大發熱心;因為以色列人背棄了你的約,毀壞了你的壇,用刀殺了你的先知,只剩下我一個人,他們還要尋索我的命。」
And he answeride, Bi feruent loue Y louede feruentli, for the Lord God of oostis; for the sones of Israel forsoken thi couenaunt; thei distrieden thin auteris, and thei killiden bi swerd thi prophetis; and Y am left aloone, and thei seken my lijf, that thei do it awey.
15 耶和華對他說:「你回去,從曠野往大馬士革去。到了那裏,就要膏哈薛作亞蘭王,
And the Lord seide to hym, Go, and turne ayen in to thi weie, bi the deseert, in to Damask; and whanne thou schalt come thidur, thou schalt anoynte Asahel kyng on Sirie;
16 又膏寧示的孫子耶戶作以色列王,並膏亞伯‧米何拉人沙法的兒子以利沙作先知接續你。
and thou schalt anoynte kyng on Israel Hieu, the sone of Namsi; sotheli thou schalt anoynte prophete for thee, Elise, sone of Saphat, which is of Abelmeula.
17 將來躲避哈薛之刀的,必被耶戶所殺;躲避耶戶之刀的,必被以利沙所殺。
And it schal be, who euer schal fle the swerd of Asahel, Hieu schal sle hym; and who euer schal fle the swerd of Hieu, Elise schal sle hym.
18 但我在以色列人中為自己留下七千人,是未曾向巴力屈膝的,未曾與巴力親嘴的。」
And Y schal leeue to me in Israel seuene thousynde of men, of whiche the knees ben not bowid bifor Baal, and ech mouth that worschipide not hym, and kisside hond.
19 於是,以利亞離開那裏走了,遇見沙法的兒子以利沙耕地;在他前頭有十二對牛,自己趕着第十二對。以利亞到他那裏去,將自己的外衣搭在他身上。
Therfor Elie yede forth fro thennus, and foond Elise, sone of Saphat, erynge in twelue yockis of oxis; and he was oon in the twelue yockis of oxys, erynge. And whanne Elie hadde come to hym, Elie castide his mentil on hym.
20 以利沙就離開牛,跑到以利亞那裏,說:「求你容我先與父母親嘴,然後我便跟隨你。」以利亞對他說:「你回去吧,我向你做了甚麼呢?」
Which ran anoon after Elie, whanne the oxis weren left, and seide, Y preie thee, kysse Y my fadir and my modir, and so Y schal sue thee. And Elie seide to hym, Go thou, and turne ayen, for Y haue do to thee that that was myn.
21 以利沙就離開他回去,宰了一對牛,用套牛的器具煮肉給民吃,隨後就起身跟隨以利亞,服事他。
`Sotheli he turnede ayen fro Elie, and took tweine oxis, and killide hem; and with the plow of oxis he sethide the fleischis, and yaf to the puple, and thei eeten; and he roos, and yede, and suede Elie, and `mynystride to hym.

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