Første Kongebog 18
1 Og det skete mange Dage derefter, at Herrens Ord skete til Elias i det tredje Aar og sagde: Gak, lad dig se for Akab, saa vil jeg give Regn paa Jorderige.
Now after a long time, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go and let Ahab see you, so that I may send rain on the earth.
2 Elias gik for at lade sig se for Akab. Og Hungeren var svar i Samaria.
So Elijah went to let Ahab see him. Now there was no food to be had in Samaria.
3 Og Akab havde kaldet ad Obadias, som var Hovmester; (men Obadias frygtede Herren saare;
And Ahab sent for Obadiah, the controller of the king's house. (Now Obadiah had the fear of the Lord before him greatly;
4 thi det skete, der Jesabel udryddede Herrens Profeter, at Obadias tog hundrede Profeter og skjulte dem, halvtredsindstyve Mænd i hver Hule, og forsørgede dem med Brød og Vand);
For when Jezebel was cutting off the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred of them, and kept them secretly in a hole in the rock, fifty at a time, and gave them bread and water.)
5 og Akab havde sagt til Obadias: Drag igennem Landet til alle Vandkilder og til alle Bække, maaske vi kunne finde Græs og beholde Hestene og Mulerne i Live, at ikke Kvæget omkommer for os.
And Ahab said to Obadiah, Come, let us go through all the country, to all the fountains of water and all the rivers, and see if there is any grass to be had for the horses and the transport beasts, so that we may be able to keep some of the beasts from destruction.
6 Og de delte Landet imellem sig for at drage igennem det; Akab drog alene paa en Vej, og Obadias drog alene paa en anden Vej.
So they went through all the country, covering it between them; Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadiah went in another by himself.
7 Men det skete, der Obadias var paa Vejen, se, da mødte Elias ham, og han kendte ham og faldt paa sit Ansigt og sagde: Er det dig, min Herre Elias?
And while Obadiah was on his way, he came face to face with Elijah; and seeing who it was, he went down on his face and said, Is it you, my lord Elijah?
8 Han sagde til ham: Det er mig; gak, sig til din Herre: Se, Elias er her!
And Elijah in answer said, It is I; now go and say to your lord, Elijah is here.
9 Og han sagde: Hvad har jeg syndet, at du vil give din Tjener i Akabs Hænder, at han skal dræbe mig?
And he said, What sin have I done, that you would give up your servant into the hand of Ahab, and be the cause of my death?
10 Saa vist som Herren din Gud lever, der er intet Folk eller Rige, til hvilket min Herre jo har sendt hen, for der at lede efter dig, og de sagde: Han er ikke her; og han tog en Ed af det Rige og det Folk, at man ikke havde fundet dig.
By the life of the Lord your God, there is not a nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent in search of you; and when they said, He is not here; he made them take an oath that they had not seen you.
11 Og du siger nu: Gak, sig din Herre: Se, Elias er her!
And now you say, Go, say to your lord, Elijah is here.
12 Og det maatte ske, naar jeg gik fra dig, at Herrens Aand tog dig bort, jeg ved ikke hvorhen, og jeg kom at give Akab det til Kende, og han fandt dig ikke, da slog han mig ihjel; men din Tjener frygter dog Herren fra sin Ungdom af.
And straight away, when I have gone from you, the spirit of the Lord will take you away, I have no idea where, so that when I come and give word to Ahab, and he sees you not, he will put me to death: though I, your servant, have been a worshipper of the Lord from my earliest years.
13 Er det ikke givet min Herre til Kende, hvad jeg gjorde, der Jesabel slog Herrens Profeter ihjel, at jeg skjulte hundrede Mænd af Herrens Profeter, her halvtredsindstyve og der halvtredsindstyve Mænd i en Hule, og forsørgede dem med Brød og Vand?
Has my lord not had word of what I did when Jezebel was putting the Lord's prophets to death? how I kept a hundred of them in a secret hole in the rock, fifty at a time, and gave them bread and water?
14 Og du siger nu: Gak, sig din Herre: Se, Elias er her! og han vil slaa mig ihjel.
And now you say, Go and say to your Lord, Elijah is here; and he will put me to death.
15 Og Elias sagde: Saa vist som Herren Zebaoth lever, for hvis Ansigt jeg staar, i Dag vil jeg lade mig se for ham.
And Elijah said, By the life of the Lord of armies, whose servant I am, I will certainly let him see me today.
16 Da gik Obadias Akab i Møde og gav ham det til Kende, og Akab gik Elias i Møde.
So Obadiah went to Ahab and gave him the news; and Ahab went to see Elijah.
17 Og det skete, der Akab saa Elias, da sagde Akab til ham: Er det dig, som forstyrrer Israel?
And when he saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, Is it you, you troubler of Israel?
18 Da sagde han: Ikke jeg har forstyrret Israel, men du og din Faders Hus, idet I forlode Herrens Bud, og du vandrede efter Baalerne.
Then he said in answer, I have not been troubling Israel, but you and your family; because, turning away from the orders of the Lord, you have gone after the Baals.
19 Men nu sende du Bud og samle al Israel til mig til Karmels Bjerg, samt de fire Hundrede og halvtredsindstyve Baals Profeter og de fire Hundrede Astartes Profeter, som æde af Jesabels Bord.
Now send, and get Israel together before me at Mount Carmel, with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal who get their food at Jezebel's table.
20 Saa sendte Akab hen iblandt alle Israels Børn og samlede Profeterne til Karmels Bjerg.
So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and got the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
21 Da gik Elias frem til alt Folket og sagde: Hvor længe ville I halte til begge Sider? dersom Herren er Gud, da vandrer efter ham, men dersom Baal er det, saa vandrer efter ham! Men Folket svarede ham ikke et Ord.
And Elijah came near to all the people and said, How long will you go on balancing between two opinions? if the Lord is God, then give worship to him; but if Baal, give worship to him. And the people said not a word in answer.
22 Da sagde Elias til Folket: Jeg er ene tilbage som Herrens Profet; men Baals Profeter ere fire Hundrede og halvtredsindstyve Mænd.
Then Elijah said to the people, I, even I, am the only living prophet of the Lord; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
23 Saa lader dem give os to Okser, og de maa udvælge sig den ene Okse og hugge den i Stykker og lægge den paa Veddet, men ikke lægge Ud dertil, saa vil jeg lave den anden Okse til og lægge den paa Veddet, men ikke lægge Ild dertil.
Now, let them give us two oxen; and let them take one for themselves, and have it cut up, and put it on the wood, but put no fire under it; I will get the other ox ready, and put it on the wood, and put no fire under it.
24 Saa kalder paa eders Guds Navn, og jeg vil kalde paa Herrens Navn, og det skal ske: Den Gud, som svarer ved Ilden, han er Gud; og alt Folket svarede og sagde: Det Ord er godt.
And do you make prayers to your god, and I will make a prayer to the Lord: and it will be clear that the one who gives an answer by fire is God. And all the people in answer said, It is well said.
25 Og Elias sagde til Baals Profeter: Udvælger eder den ene Okse og laver den først til, thi I ere de mange, og kalder paa eders Guds Navn, men lægger ikke Ild dertil.
Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Take one ox for yourselves and get it ready first, for there are more of you; and make your prayers to your god, but put no fire under.
26 Og de toge Oksen, som han gav dem, og lavede den til og kaldte paa Baals Navn, fra Morgenen og indtil Middagen, og sagde: O Baal! bønhør os! Men der var ingen Røst og ej heller nogen, som svarede; og de gik haltende om Alteret, som man havde opført.
So they took the ox which was given them, and made it ready, crying out to Baal from morning till the middle of the day, and saying, O Baal, give ear to us. But there was no voice and no answer. And they were jumping up and down before the altar they had made.
27 Og det skete om Middagen, da spottede Elias dem og sagde: Raaber med høj Røst, thi han er jo en Gud; thi han er vel falden i Tanker, eller er gaaet til Side eller er paa Rejse — maaske sover han — at han kan opvaagne.
And in the middle of the day, Elijah made sport of them, saying, Give louder cries, for he is a god; he may be deep in thought, or he may have gone away for some purpose, or he may be on a journey, or by chance he is sleeping and has to be made awake.
28 Og de raabte med høj Røst og saarede sig efter deres Vis med Knive og med Syle, indtil Blodet flød ned over dem.
So they gave loud cries, cutting themselves with knives and swords, as was their way, till the blood came streaming out all over them.
29 Og det skete, der Middagen var gaaet forbi, at de profeterede, indtil man skulde ofre Madofferet; og der var ingen Røst og ingen, som svarede, og ingen, som agtede derpaa.
And from the middle of the day they went on with their prayers till the time of the offering; but there was no voice, or any answer, or any who gave attention to them.
30 Da sagde Elias til alt Folket: Kommer hid til mig! og alt Folket kom frem til ham, og han helede Herrens Alter, som var nedbrudt.
Then Elijah said to all the people, Come near to me; and all the people came near. And he put up again the altar of the Lord which had been broken down.
31 Og Elias tog tolv Stene, efter Jakobs Børns Stammers Tal, hans, til hvem Herrens Ord var sket, sigende: Dit Navn skal være Israel.
And Elijah took twelve stones, the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the Lord had said, Israel will be your name:
32 Og han byggede af de Stene et Alter i Herrens Navn, og han gjorde en Grav, saa rummelig som til to Maaders Udsæd, omkring Alteret.
And with the stones he made an altar to the name of the Lord; and he made a deep drain all round the altar, great enough to take two measures of seed.
33 Og han lagde Veddet til Rette og huggede Oksen i Stykker og lagde den paa Veddet.
And he put the wood in order, and, cutting up the ox, put it on the wood. Then he said, Get four vessels full of water and put it on the burned offering and on the wood. And he said, Do it a second time, and they did it a second time;
34 Og han sagde: Fylder fire Krukker med Vand og øser det paa Brændofferet og paa Veddet; og han sagde: Gører det anden Gang, og de gjorde det anden Gang; og han sagde: Gører det tredje Gang, og de gjorde det tredje Gang.
And he said, Do it a third time, and they did it a third time.
35 Og Vandet løb trindt omkring Alteret, og han fyldte ogsaa Graven med Vand,
And the water went all round the altar, till the drain was full.
36 Og det skete, ved den Tid man ofrer Madofferet, da traadte Profeten Elias frem og sagde: Herre, Abrahams, Isaks og Israels Gud! lad det kendes i Dag, at du er Gud i Israel, og at jeg er din Tjener, og at jeg har gjort alle disse Gerninger efter dit Ord.
Then at the time of the offering, Elijah the prophet came near and said, O Lord, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be seen this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things by your order.
37 Bønhør mig, Herre! bønhør mig, at dette Folk maa vide, at du, Herre, du er Gud, og at du har vendt deres Hjerter tilbage.
Give me an answer, O Lord, give me an answer, so that this people may see that you are God, and that you have made their hearts come back again.
38 Da faldt Herrens Ild ned og fortærede Brændofferet og Veddet og Stenene og Støvet og slikkede Vandet op, som var i Graven.
Then the fire of the Lord came down, burning up the offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and drinking up the water in the drain.
39 Og alt Folket saa det og faldt ned paa deres Ansigt og sagde: Herren, han er Gud! Herren, han er Gud!
And when the people saw it, they all went down on their faces, and said, The Lord, he is God, the Lord, he is God.
40 Da sagde Elias til dem: Griber Baals Profeter, at ingen Mand undkommer af dem; og de grebe dem, og Elias førte dem ned til Kisons Bæk og nedhuggede dem der.
And Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal, let not one of them get away. So they took them, and Elijah made them go down to the stream Kishon, and put them to death there.
41 Og Elias sagde til Akab: Drag op, æd og drik; thi der høres en Susen af megen Regn.
Then Elijah said to Ahab, Up! take food and drink, for there is a sound of much rain.
42 Og Akab drog op for at æde og at drikke; og Elias gik op paa Karmels Top og bøjede sig imod Jorden og satte sit Ansigt ned imellem sine Knæ.
So Ahab went up to have food and drink, while Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he went down on the earth, putting his face between his knees.
43 Og han sagde til sin Dreng: Kære, gak op, se ud ad Vejen til Havet; og han gik op og saa til og sagde: Der er ikke noget; og han sagde: Gak igen derhen, syv Gange.
And he said to his servant, Go now, and take a look in the direction of the sea. And he went up, and after looking said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times; and he went seven times.
44 Og det skete den syvende Gang, at han sagde: Se, en liden Sky stiger op fra Havet, som en Mands Haand; og han sagde: Gak op, sig til Akab: Spænd for og far ned, at Regnen ikke skal opholde dig.
And the seventh time he said, I see a cloud coming up out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. Then he said, Go up and say to Ahab, Get your carriage ready and go down or the rain will keep you back.
45 Og det skete i en Haandevending, da blev Himmelen sort af Skyer og Vejr, og der kom en stor Regn; men Akab for af Sted og drog til Jisreel.
And after a very little time, the heaven became black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab went in his carriage to Jezreel.
46 Og Herrens Haand var over Elias, og han ombandt sig om sine Lænder og løb frem foran Akab, lige til Jisreel.
And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he made himself strong, and went running before Ahab till they came to Jezreel.
