Første Kongebog 17
1 Tisjbiten Elias fra Tisjbe i Gilead sagde til Akab: »Saa sandt HERREN, Israels Gud, lever, han, for hvis Aasyn jeg staar, i de kommende Aar skal der ikke falde Dug eller Regn uden paa mit udtrykkelige Bud!«
And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah the God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except by my word.
2 Derpaa kom HERRENS Ord til ham saaledes:
And the word of Jehovah came to him saying,
3 »Gaa bort herfra og begiv dig østerpaa og hold dig skjult ved Bækken Krit østen for Jordan;
Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the torrent Cherith, which is before the Jordan.
4 du skal drikke af Bækken, og Ravnene har jeg paalagt at sørge for Føde til dig der.«
And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the torrent; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
5 Da gik han og gjorde efter HERRENS Ord, han gik hen og tog Bolig ved Bækken Krit østen for Jordan;
And he went and did according to the word of Jehovah; he went and abode by the torrent Cherith, which is before the Jordan.
6 og Ravnene bragte ham Brød om Morgenen 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 torrent.
7 Men nogen Tid efter tørrede Bækken ud, eftersom der ingen Regn faldt i Landet.
And it came to pass after a while that the torrent dried up, for there had been no rain in the land.
8 Da kom HERRENS Ord til ham saaledes:
And the word of Jehovah came to him saying,
9 »Begiv dig til Zarepta, som hører til Zidon, og tag Bolig der; se, jeg har paalagt en Enke der at sørge for Føde til dig.«
Arise, go to Zarephath, which is by Zidon, and abide there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to maintain thee.
10 Saa begav han sig til Zarepta, og da han kom til Byens Port, fik han Øje paa en Enke, som var ved at sanke Brænde, og raabte til hende: »Hent mig lidt Vand i et Kar, for at jeg kan drikke!«
And he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the entrance of the city, behold, a widow woman was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
11 Og da hun gik bort for at hente det, raabte han efter hende: »Tag ogsaa et Stykke Brød med til mig!«
And she went to fetch [it], and he called to her and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.
12 Men hun svarede: »Saa sandt HERREN din Gud lever, jeg ejer ikke Brød, men kun en Haandfuld Mel i Krukken og lidt Olie i Dunken; jeg var netop ved at sanke et Par Stykker Brænde for at gaa hjem og tillave det til mig og min Søn; og naar vi har spist det, maa vi dø!«
And she said, As Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a 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 Da sagde Elias til hende: »Frygt ikke! Gaa hjem og gør, som du siger; men lav først et lille Brød deraf til mig og bring mig det; siden kan du lave noget til dig selv og din Søn!
And Elijah said to her, Fear not; go, do as thou hast said; but make me thereof a little cake first; and bring it to me; and afterwards make for thee and for thy son.
14 Thi saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Melkrukken skal ikke blive tom, og Olien i Dunken skal ikke slippe op, før den Dag HERREN sender Regn over Jorden!«
For thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: The meal in the barrel shall not waste, neither shall the oil in the cruse fail, until the day that Jehovah sendeth rain upon the face of the earth!
15 Da gik hun og gjorde, som Elias sagde; og baade hun og han og hendes Søn havde noget at spise en Tid lang.
And she went and did according to the word of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, ate a whole year.
16 Melkrukken blev ikke tom, og Olien i Dunken slap ikke op, efter det Ord HERREN havde talet ved Elias.
The meal in the barrel did not waste, neither did the oil in the cruse fail, according to the word of Jehovah which he had spoken through Elijah.
17 Men nogen Tid efter blev Kvindens, Husets Ejerindes, Søn syg, og hans Sygdom tog heftigt til, saa der til sidst ikke mere var Liv 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 severe that there was no breath left in him.
18 Da sagde hun til Elias: »Hvad har jeg med dig at gøre, du Guds Mand! Er du kommet for at bringe min Synd i Erindring og volde min Søns Død?«
And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come to me to call mine iniquity to remembrance, and to slay my son?
19 Men han svarede hende: »Lad mig faa din Søn!« Og han tog ham fra hendes Skød og bar ham op i Stuen paa Taget, hvor han boede, og lagde ham paa sin Seng.
And he said to her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the upper chamber where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
20 Saa raabte han til HERREN: »HERRE min Gud, vil du virkelig handle saa ilde mod den Enke; i hvis Hus jeg er Gæst, at du lader hendes Søn dø?«
And he cried to Jehovah and said, Jehovah, my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
21 Derpaa strakte han sig tre Gange hen over Drengen og raabte til HERREN: »HERRE min Gud, lad dog Drengens Sjæl vende tilbage!«
And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried to Jehovah and said, Jehovah, my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again!
22 Og HERREN hørte Elias's Røst; Drengens Sjæl vendte tilbage, saa han blev levende.
And Jehovah heard the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child came into him again, and he lived.
23 Saa tog Elias Drengen og bragte ham fra Stuen paa Taget ned i Huset og gav hans Moder ham, idet han sagde: »Se, din Søn lever!«
And Elijah took the child, and brought him down from the upper chamber into the house, and delivered him to his mother; and Elijah said, See, thy son lives.
24 Da sagde Kvinden til Elias: »Nu ved jeg vist, 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 thou art a man of God, and that the word of Jehovah in thy mouth is truth.
