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.
Elijah was [a prophet] who lived in Tishbe [town] in [the] Gilead [region]. One day he [went to] King Ahab and said to him, “Yahweh is the God whom we Israelis [worship] and the God whom I worship and serve. Just as certainly as Yahweh lives, there will be no dew or rain for the next few years, if I do not command rain to fall!”
2 Og Herrens Ord skete til ham og sagde:
Then Yahweh said to Elijah,
3 Gak herfra og vend dig imod Østen og skjul dig ved Bækken Krith, som er lige over for Jordanen.
“[Because you have made the king angry with you, escape from the king and, ] go to the east, to the Kerith Brook, east of where it flows into the Jordan [River].
4 Og det skal ske, at du skal drikke af Bækken, og jeg har budet Ravnene, at de skulle forsørge dig der.
You will be able to drink water from the brook, and [you will be able to eat what] the crows [bring to you, because] I have commanded them to bring food to you.”
5 Og han gik og gjorde efter Herrens Ord og gik og blev ved Bækken Krith, som er lige over for Jordanen.
So Elijah did what Yahweh commanded him to do. He went and camped alongside Kerith Brook.
6 Og Ravnene bragte ham Brød og Kød om Morgenen og Brød og Kød om Aftenen, og han drak af Bækken.
Crows bought bread and meat to him every morning and every evening, and he drank [water] from the brook.
7 Og det skete efter en Tids Forløb, da blev Bækken tør, thi der var ikke Regn i Landet.
But after a while, the water in the brook dried up, because rain did not fall anywhere in the land.
8 Da skete Herrens Ord til ham og sagde:
Then Yahweh said to Elijah,
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.
“Go and live in Zarephath [village], near Sidon [city]. There is a widow there who will give you food to eat. I have [already] told her what to do about that.”
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 [Elijah did what God said]. He went to Zarephath. As he arrived at the gates of the village, he saw a widow who was gathering sticks. He said to her, “Would you please bring me a cup of water?”
11 Da gik hun at hente, og han kaldte ad hende og sagde: Kære, tag mig et Stykke Brød med i din Haand.
While she was going to get it, he called out to her, “Bring me a piece of bread, too!”
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.
But she replied, “Your God knows that what I am telling you is true: I do not have even one piece of bread in my house. I have only a handful of flour in a jar, and a little [olive] oil in a jug. I was gathering a few sticks to use these to [make a fire and] cook one more meal, and then after my son and I eat that, we will die [from hunger].”
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.
But Elijah said to her, “Do not be worried! Go home and do what you said that you were going to do. But first, bake me a little loaf of bread and bring it to me. After you do that, take what is left and prepare some food for you and 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.
[I know that you will be able to do that, ] because Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says this: ‘There will always be plenty of flour and [olive] oil left in your containers, until the time when I send rain again [and the crops grow again]!’”
15 Og hun gik og gjorde efter Elias's Ord; og hun aad, ja, han og hun og hendes Hus i en god Tid.
So the woman did exactly what Elijah told her to do. And she and her son and Elijah had enough food every day,
16 Melet i Krukken blev ikke fortæret, og Oliekruset blev ikke tomt, efter Herrens Ord, som han talte ved Elias.
because the flour in the jar was never finished, and the jug of oil was never empty. That happened just like Yahweh had told Elijah that it would happen.
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.
Some time later, the woman’s son became sick. He continued to get worse, and finally he died.
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.
So the woman went to Elijah and said to him, “You are a prophet; so why have you done this to me? Have you come here to punish me for my sins by causing my son to die?”
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,
But Elijah replied, “Give your son to me.” So she gave her son to him, and he took the boy’s [body] from her and carried it up [the steps] to the room where he stayed. He laid the boy’s [body] on his 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?
Then Elijah cried out to Yahweh, “O Yahweh my God, this widow [has kindly allowed] me to stay in her home. So why have you brought this tragedy to her and caused her son to die?” [RHQ]
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!
Then Elijah stretched himself on top of the boy’s [body] and called out to Yahweh saying, “Yahweh my God, please allow this boy to become alive again!” He did this three times.
22 Og Herren hørte Elias's Røst, og Barnets Sjæl kom inden i det igen, og det blev levende.
Yahweh heard what Elijah prayed, and [he caused] the boy [to] become alive again [DOU].
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.
Elijah carried the boy down [the steps] and gave him to his mother. He said, “Look, your son is alive!”
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.
The woman said to Elijah, “Now I know [for certain] that you are a prophet and that the words that you speak are truly from Yahweh!”
