Første Kongebog 19
1 Og Akab fortalte Jesabel om alt det, som Elias havde gjort, og om alle dem, han havde ihjelslaget med Sværdet, nemlig alle Profeterne.
When Ahab got home, he told [his wife] Jezebel what Elijah had done. He told her that Elijah had killed all the prophets of Baal.
2 Da sendte Jesabel et Bud til Elias og lod sige: Guderne gøre mig nu og fremdeles saa og saa, om jeg ikke i Morgen paa denne Tid gør imod din Sjæl, ligesom der er gjort imod en af disses Sjæle.
So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: “By this time tomorrow I will have [killed] you, just like you [killed all those prophets of Baal]. If I do not do that, I hope the gods will kill me.”
3 Der han saa det, da stod han op og gik bort for at redde sit Liv og kom til Beersaba, som tilhører Juda; og han lod sin Dreng blive der.
When Elijah received [her message], he was afraid. So [taking his servant with him], he fled in order that he would not be killed. He went [far south] to Beersheba, in Judah. He left his servant there.
4 Og han gik selv i Ørken en Dags Rejse og kom og satte sig under et Enebærtræ; og han ønskede sig Døden og sagde: Det er nok, tag nu min Sjæl, Herre! thi jeg er ikke bedre end mine Fædre.
Then he went by himself further [south] into the desert. He walked all day. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that [Yahweh] would allow him to die. He said, “Yahweh, I’ve had enough. So allow me to die, because for me to live is no better than [being with] my ancestors [who have died].”
5 Saa lagde han sig og sov under et Enebærtræ; og se, der var en Engel, som rørte ved ham og sagde til ham: Staa op, æd!
Then he lay down under the broom tree and slept. But while he was sleeping, an angel touched him and [woke him up and] said to him, “Get up and eat some food!”
6 Og han saa til, og se, ved hans Hovedgærde var en Kage, bagt paa Gløder, og en Krukke med Vand; saa aad og drak han og lagde sig igen.
Elijah looked around and saw some bread which had been baked on hot stones, and he also saw a jar of water. So he ate some bread and drank some water and lay down [to sleep] again.
7 Og Herrens Engel kom anden Gang igen og rørte ved ham og sagde: Staa op, æd; thi Vejen er for lang for dig.
Then the angel [who had been sent by] Yahweh came again and touched him, and said, “Get up and eat some [more] food, because you need [more strength] to go on a long journey.”
8 Og han stod op og aad og drak, og han gik ved den samme Mads Kraft i fyrretyve Dage og fyrretyve Nætter indtil Guds Bjerg Horeb.
So he got up and ate and drank some more, and because of doing that, he got enough strength to enable him to travel for forty days and nights to Sinai Mountain, the mountain [that was dedicated to] God.
9 Og der gik han ind i en Hule og blev der om Natten; og se, Herrens Ord kom til ham og sagde til ham: Hvad har du her at gøre, Elias?
He went into a cave there and slept there that night. [The next morning, ] Yahweh said to him “Elijah, why are you here?”
10 Og han sagde: Jeg har været nidkær for Herren Zebaoths Gud, fordi Israels Børn have forladt din Pagt, de have nedbrudt dine Altre og slaget dine Profeter ihjel med Sværd; og jeg alene er bleven tilovers, og de søge efter mit Liv for at tage det fra mig.
Elijah replied, “I have zealously served you, Yahweh, God Almighty. But the Israeli people have broken the agreement that they made with you. They have torn down your altars, and they have killed all of your prophets. I am the only one whom they have not killed, and now they are trying to kill me, too. [So I am running away from them].”
11 Og han sagde: Gak ud, og du skal staa ved Bjerget for Herrens Ansigt; og se, Herren gik forbi, og et stort og stærkt Vejr, som sønderrev Bjergene og sønderbrød Klipperne for Herrens Ansigt: Herren var ikke i Vejret; og der kom et Jordskælv efter Vejret: Herren var ikke i Jordskælvet.
Yahweh said to him, “Go out and stand in front of me on this mountain while I pass by.” [Suddenly] a strong windstorm struck the mountain. As a result, rocks were loosened from the mountainside. But Yahweh was not in the wind. Then there was an earthquake, but Yahweh was not in the earthquake.
12 Og efter Jordskælvet kom en Ild: Herren, var ikke i Ilden; men efter Ilden kom der en stille, sagte Lyd.
Then there was a fire, but Yahweh was not in the fire. Then there was a sound like someone whispering quietly.
13 Og det skete, der Elias hørte det, da tilhyllede han sit Ansigt med sin Kappe og gik ud og stod i Døren paa Hulen, og se, da kom der en Røst til ham og sagde: Hvad har du her at gøre, Elias?
When Elijah heard that, he wrapped his cloak around his face. He went out of the cave and stood at its entrance. And he heard Yahweh speaking to him, saying again, “Elijah, why are you here?”
14 Og han sagde: Jeg har været nidkær for Herren Zebaoths Gud, fordi Israels Børn have forladt din Pagt, nedbrudt dine Altre og ihjelslaget dine Profeter med Sværd, og jeg alene er bleven tilovers, og de søge efter mit Liv for at tage det fra mig.
He replied again, “I have zealously served you, Yahweh, God Almighty. But the Israeli people have broken the agreement that they made with you. They have torn down your altars, and they have killed all of your prophets. I am the only one whom they have not killed, and now they are trying to kill me, too. [So I am running away from them].”
15 Og Herren sagde til ham: Gak, vend tilbage ad din Vej igennem Ørken til Damaskus, og du skal gaa ind og salve Hasael til Konge over Syrien;
Then Yahweh told him, “Go back to the desert near Damascus. When you arrive there, anoint [with olive oil] a man named Hazael, [to appoint him] to be the king of Syria.
16 og du skal salve Jehu, Nimsis Søn, til Konge over Israel og salve Elisa, Safats Søn fra Abel-Mehola, til Profet i dit Sted:
Then anoint Jehu, the son of Nimshi, to be the king of Israel, and also anoint Elisha the son of Shaphat, from Abel-Meholah [town], to become my prophet after you are dead.
17 Og det skal ske, at hvo som undkommer fra Hasaels Sværd, den skal Jehu ihjelslaa, og hvo som undkommer fra Jehus Sværd, den skal Elisa ihjelslaa.
Hazael’s army [will kill many people, and] those who escape from [being killed by] his army will be killed by Jehu’s [army], and those who escape from [being killed by] Jehu’s army will be killed by Elisha.
18 Og jeg har ladet syv Tusinde blive tilovers i Israel, nemlig alle Knæ, som ikke have bøjet sig for Baal, og hver Mund, som ikke har kysset ham.
But [you need to know that] there are still 7,000 people in Israel who have never bowed to [worship] Baal or kissed his [idol].”
19 Saa gik han derfra og fandt Elisa, Safats Søn, der pløjede med tolv Spand Øksne foran sig, og han selv var med det tolvte; og Elias gik over til ham og kastede sin Kappe paa ham.
So Elijah went [to Syria] and found Elisha as he was plowing a field with a team of oxen. There were eleven other men who were in front of him, plowing with teams of oxen in the same field. Elijah went to Elisha, and took off his own coat and put it on Elisha, [to show Elisha that he wanted him to take his place as a prophet. Then he started to walk away].
20 Og han forlod Øksnene og løb efter Elias og sagde: Kære, lad mig kysse min Fader og min Moder, saa vil jeg følge dig! og han sagde til ham: Gak, kom igen, thi hvad har jeg gjort dig?
Elisha left the oxen standing there and ran after Elijah, and said to him, “I will go with you, but first let me kiss my parents goodbye.” Elijah replied, “Okay, go home. But do not forget why I have [given my cloak] to you!”
21 Saa gik han fra ham igen, og han tog et Spand Øksne og ofrede dem og kogte deres Kød ved Tøjet paa Øksnene og gav Folket, og de aade; og han stod op og fulgte Elias og tjente ham.
So Elisha went back [to his oxen]. He killed them [and cut them in pieces] and used the wood from the plow to build a fire to roast the meat. He distributed the meat to the other people [in his town], and they all ate some. Then he went with Elijah and became his helper.
