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!«
Elijah the Tishbite, (from Tishbe in Gilead), told Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, the one I serve, in the years to come there will be not be any dew or rain unless I say so!”
2 Derpaa kom HERRENS Ord til ham saaledes:
Then the Lord told Elijah,
3 »Gaa bort herfra og begiv dig østerpaa og hold dig skjult ved Bækken Krit østen for Jordan;
“Leave here and go east. Hide in the valley of the Cherith brook where it meets the Jordan.
4 du skal drikke af Bækken, og Ravnene har jeg paalagt at sørge for Føde til dig der.«
You can drink from the brook, and I have ordered ravens to bring you food you there.”
5 Da gik han og gjorde efter HERRENS Ord, han gik hen og tog Bolig ved Bækken Krit østen for Jordan;
So Elijah did what the Lord told him. He went to the valley of the Cherith brook, where it meets the Jordan, and stayed there.
6 og Ravnene bragte ham Brød om Morgenen og Kød om Aftenen, og han drak af Bækken.
Ravens brought him bread and meat both in the morning and in the evening, and he drank from the brook.
7 Men nogen Tid efter tørrede Bækken ud, eftersom der ingen Regn faldt i Landet.
A while later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
8 Da kom HERRENS Ord til ham saaledes:
Then the Lord told Elijah,
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.«
“Leave here and go to Zarephath near Sidon and stay there. I have given instructions to a widow there to provide you with food.”
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!«
So he left for Zarephath. When he arrived at the entrance to the town, he saw a woman, a widow, gathering sticks. He called her over and asked her, “Could you bring me a little water in a cup so I can have a drink?”
11 Og da hun gik bort for at hente det, raabte han efter hende: »Tag ogsaa et Stykke Brød med til mig!«
As she was going to get it, he called after her and said, “Oh, and please bring me a piece of bread.”
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!«
She replied, “As the Lord your God lives, I have no bread, only a handful of flour is left in a jar and a little bit of olive oil in a jug. Right now I am gathering a few of sticks so I can go and cook what's left for myself and my son so we can eat it, and then we'll 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!
Elijah said to her, “Don't be afraid. Go home and do what you said. But first make me a small loaf of bread from what you have and bring it to me. Then make something for yourself and your 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 this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not become empty and the jug of olive oil will not run out until the day the Lord sends rain to water the ground.”
15 Da gik hun og gjorde, som Elias sagde; og baade hun og han og hendes Søn havde noget at spise en Tid lang.
She went and did as Elijah had told her, and Elijah, the widow, and her household were able to eat for many days.
16 Melkrukken blev ikke tom, og Olien i Dunken slap ikke op, efter det Ord HERREN havde talet ved Elias.
The jar of flour was did not become empty and the jug of olive oil did not run out, just as the Lord had said 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.
Later on the woman's son fell sick. (She was the one who owned the house.) He went from bad to worse, and finally he died.
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?«
“What are you doing to me, man of God?” the woman asked Elijah. “Have you come to remind me about my sins and cause my son to die?”
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.
“Give me your son,” Elijah replied. He picked him up from her arms, carried him upstairs to the room where he was staying, and laid him on his 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?«
Then he cried out to the Lord, saying, “Lord my God, why have you allowed this to happen to this widow who has opened her home to me, this terrible tragedy of causing her son to die?”
21 Derpaa strakte han sig tre Gange hen over Drengen og raabte til HERREN: »HERRE min Gud, lad dog Drengens Sjæl vende tilbage!«
He stretched himself out on the boy three times, and cried out to the Lord, “Lord my God, please let this boy's life return to him!”
22 Og HERREN hørte Elias's Røst; Drengens Sjæl vendte tilbage, saa han blev levende.
The Lord responded to Elijah's cry. The boy's life returned to him, 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!«
Elijah took the boy and brought him down from the room into the house, and gave him to his mother. “See, your son is alive,” Elijah told her.
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.«
“Now I'm convinced that you are a man of God, and that what the Lord speaks through you is the truth,” the woman replied.
