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, says to Ahab, “YHWH, God of Israel, lives, before whom I have stood, there is not dew and rain these years, except according to my word.”
2 Derpaa kom HERRENS Ord til ham saaledes:
And the word of YHWH is to him, saying,
3 »Gaa bort herfra og begiv dig østerpaa og hold dig skjult ved Bækken Krit østen for Jordan;
“Go from this [place]; and you have turned for yourself eastward, and been hidden by the Brook of Cherith that [is] on the front of the Jordan,
4 du skal drikke af Bækken, og Ravnene har jeg paalagt at sørge for Føde til dig der.«
and it has been [that] you drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to sustain you there.”
5 Da gik han og gjorde efter HERRENS Ord, han gik hen og tog Bolig ved Bækken Krit østen for Jordan;
And he goes and does according to the word of YHWH, indeed, he goes and dwells by the Brook of Cherith, that [is] on the front of the Jordan,
6 og Ravnene bragte ham Brød om Morgenen og Kød om Aftenen, og han drak af Bækken.
and the ravens are bringing bread and flesh to him in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening, and he drinks from the brook.
7 Men nogen Tid efter tørrede Bækken ud, eftersom der ingen Regn faldt i Landet.
And it comes to pass, at the end of [the] days, that the brook dries up, for there has been no rain in the land,
8 Da kom HERRENS Ord til ham saaledes:
and the word of YHWH is 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.«
“Rise, go to Zarephath, that [belongs] to Sidon, and you have dwelt there; behold, I have commanded a widow woman to sustain you there.”
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 rises, and goes to Zarephath, and comes to the opening of the city, and behold, there [is] a widow woman gathering sticks, and he calls to her and says, “Please bring a little water to me in a vessel, and I 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 goes to bring [it], and he calls to her and says, “Please bring a morsel of bread to me in your 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 says, “Your God YHWH lives, I do not have a cake, but the fullness of the hand of meal in a pitcher, and a little oil in a dish; and behold, I am gathering two sticks, and have gone in and prepared it for myself, and for my son, and we have eaten it—and died.”
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 says to her, “Do not fear, go, do according to your word, only make a little cake for me there, in the first place, and you have brought [it] out to me; and for you and for your son make [it] last;
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 said YHWH, God of Israel: The pitcher of meal is not consumed, and the dish of oil is not lacking, until the day of YHWH’s giving a shower on the face of 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.
And she goes, and does according to the word of Elijah, and she eats, she and he and her household [for many] days;
16 Melkrukken blev ikke tom, og Olien i Dunken slap ikke op, efter det Ord HERREN havde talet ved Elias.
the pitcher of meal was not consumed, and the dish of oil did not lack, according to the word of YHWH that He spoke by the hand of 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 comes to pass, after these things, the son of the woman, mistress of the house, has been sick, and his sickness is very severe until no breath has been 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 says to Elijah, “What [is this] to me and to you, O man of God? You have come to me to cause my iniquity to be remembered, and to put my son to death!”
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 says to her, “Give your son to me”; and he takes him out of her bosom, and takes him up to the upper chamber where he is abiding, and lays him on 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 cries to YHWH and says, “My God YHWH, have You also brought calamity on the widow with whom I am sojourning, to put her son to death?”
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 stretches himself out on the boy three times, and calls to YHWH and says, “O YHWH my God, please let the soul of this boy return into his midst”;
22 Og HERREN hørte Elias's Røst; Drengens Sjæl vendte tilbage, saa han blev levende.
and YHWH listens to the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the boy turns back into his midst, and he lives.
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 takes the boy, and brings him down from the upper chamber of the house, and gives him to his mother, and Elijah says, “See, your 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 says to Elijah, “Now [by] this I have known that you [are] a man of God, and the word of YHWH in your mouth [is] truth.”
