Første Kongebog 17
1 Og Thisbiteren Elias, en af dem, som boede i Gilead, sagde til Akab: Saa vist som Herren, Israels Gud, lever, for hvis Ansigt jeg staar, skal der hverken komme Dug eller Regn i disse Aar, uden efter mit Ord.
And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
2 Og Herrens Ord skete til ham og sagde:
And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
3 Gak herfra og vend dig imod Østen og skjul dig ved Bækken Krith, som er lige over for Jordanen.
Get you behind, and turn you eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
4 Og det skal ske, at du skal drikke af Bækken, og jeg har budet Ravnene, at de skulle forsørge dig der.
And it shall be, that you shall drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.
5 Og han gik og gjorde efter Herrens Ord og gik og blev ved Bækken Krith, som er lige over for Jordanen.
So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
6 Og Ravnene bragte ham Brød og Kød om Morgenen og Brød og Kød om Aftenen, og han drak af Bækken.
And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
7 Og det skete efter en Tids Forløb, da blev Bækken tør, thi der var ikke Regn i Landet.
And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
8 Da skete Herrens Ord til ham og sagde:
And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
9 Staa op og gak til Sarepta, som er ved Sidon, og bliv der; se, jeg har budet der en Enke, at hun skal forsørge dig.
Arise, get you to Zarephath, which belongs to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain you.
10 Og han stod op og gik til Sarepta og kom til Stadsporten, og se, der var en Enke, som sankede Ved; og han kaldte ad hende og sagde: Kære, hent mig lidt Vand i Karret, at jeg kan drikke.
So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray you, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
11 Da gik hun at hente, og han kaldte ad hende og sagde: Kære, tag mig et Stykke Brød med i din Haand.
And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray you, a morsel of bread in your hand.
12 Men hun sagde: Saa vist som Herren din Gud lever, jeg har ikke en Kage, kun en Haandfuld Mel i en Krukke og lidet Olie i et Krus; og se, jeg sanker et Par Stykker Brænde og gaar ind og vil lave det til mig og til min Søn, at vi maa æde det og dø.
And she said, As the LORD your God lives, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
13 Og Elias sagde til hende: Frygt ikke, gak ind, gør det efter dine Ord; dog lav mig først en liden Kage deraf og bring mig den ud, siden skal du lave dig og din Søn noget.
And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as you have said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for you and for your son.
14 Thi saa siger Herren, Israels Gud: Melet i Krukken skal ikke fortæres, og Oliekruset skal ikke blive tomt indtil den Dag, at Herren skal give Regn over Jorderige.
For thus says the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sends rain upon the earth.
15 Og hun gik og gjorde efter Elias's Ord; og hun aad, ja, han og hun og hendes Hus i en god Tid.
And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
16 Melet i Krukken blev ikke fortæret, og Oliekruset blev ikke tomt, efter Herrens Ord, som han talte ved Elias.
And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke by Elijah.
17 Og det skete efter disse Handeler, at samme Kvindes, Husets Ejerindes, Søn blev syg, og hans Sygdom var saare svar, indtil der ikke mere var Aande i ham.
And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
18 Og hun sagde til Elias: Hvad har jeg at gøre med dig, du Guds Mand? du er kommen til mig at lade min Misgerning kommes i Hu og at dræbe min Søn.
And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with you, O you man of God? are you come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?
19 Og han sagde til hende: Giv mig hid din Søn; og han tog ham af hendes Skød og bar ham op paa Salen, hvor han boede, og han lagde ham paa sin Seng,
And he said unto her, Give me your son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into an upper room, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
20 og han raabte til Herren og sagde: Herre, min Gud! har du virkelig bragt Ulykke over denne Enke, som jeg opholder mig hos, saa at du dræber hendes Søn?
And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, have you also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
21 Saa udstrakte han sig over Barnet tre Gange og raabte til Herren og sagde: Herre, min Gud! Kære, lad dette Barns Sjæl komme inden i det igen!
And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray you, let this child's soul come into him again.
22 Og Herren hørte Elias's Røst, og Barnets Sjæl kom inden i det igen, og det blev levende.
And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
23 Og Elias tog Barnet og førte det ned fra Salen i Huset og gav hans Moder det, og Elias sagde: Se, din Søn lever.
And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, your son lives.
24 Og Kvinden sagde til Elias: Nu ved jeg dette, at du er en Guds Mand, og at Herrens Ord i din Mund er Sandhed.
And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth.
