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 inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, [As] the LORD 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 to him, saying,
3 »Gaa bort herfra og begiv dig østerpaa og hold dig skjult ved Bækken Krit østen for Jordan;
Depart hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that [is] before 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 to the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that [is] before 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 had been no rain in the land.
8 Da kom HERRENS Ord til ham saaledes:
And the word of the LORD 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 [belongeth] to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman 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, the widow woman [was] there gathering sticks: and he called to her, and said, Bring 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 bring [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, 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 [and] do as thou hast said: but make me of it a little cake first, and bring [it] to 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 God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day [that] the LORD sendeth rain upon 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 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.
[And] the barrel of meal wasted not, 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 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 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 to her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, 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 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 to the LORD, and said, O LORD 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 the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, 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 from the chamber into the house, and delivered him to 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 by this I know that thou [art] a man of God, [and] that the word of the LORD in thy mouth [is] truth.
