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, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said unto Ahab: 'As the LORD, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.'
2 Derpaa kom HERRENS Ord til ham saaledes:
And the word of the LORD came unto 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 brook Cherith, that 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 brook; 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;
So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD; for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that 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 brook.
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 brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
8 Da kom HERRENS Ord til ham saaledes:
And the word of the LORD came unto 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, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there; behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain 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!«
So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow 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 as she was going to fetch it, 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 the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, only a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the 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 unto her: 'Fear not; go and do as thou hast said; but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it forth unto me, and afterward 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 the LORD, the God of Israel: The jar of meal shall not be spent, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the land.'
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 saying of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, did eat 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 meal was not spent, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke by 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 sore, 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 unto Elijah: 'What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to bring my sin 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 unto 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 unto the LORD, and said: 'O LORD 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 unto the LORD, and said: 'O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come back into him.'
22 Og HERREN hørte Elias's Røst; Drengens Sjæl vendte tilbage, saa han blev levende.
And the LORD hearkened unto the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came back into him, and he revived.
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 out of the upper chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother; and Elijah said: 'See, thy son liveth.'
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 I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.'
