Første Kongebog 18
1 Lang Tid efter, i det tredje Aar, kom HERRENS Ord saaledes: »Gaa hen og træd frem for Akab, saa vil jeg sende Regn over Jorden!«
After many days, the LORD’s word came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain on the earth.”
2 Da gav Elias sig paa Vej for at træde frem for Akab. Da Hungersnøden blev trykkende i Samaria,
Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria.
3 kaldte Akab Paladsøversten Obadja til sig. Obadja var en Mand, der alvorligt frygtede HERREN,
Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly;
4 og dengang Jesabel lod HERRENS Profeter udrydde, tog han og skjulte hundrede Profeter, halvtredsindstyve i een Hule og halvtredsindstyve i en anden, og sørgede for Brød og Vand til dem.
for when Jezebel cut off the LORD’s prophets, Obadiah took one hundred prophets, and hid them fifty to a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
5 Akab sagde nu til Obadja: »Kom, lad os drage rundt i Landet til alle Vandkilder og Bække, om vi mulig kan finde saa meget Græs, at vi kan holde Liv i Hestene og Muldyrene og slippe for at dræbe noget af Dyrene!«
Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land, to all the springs of water, and to all the brooks. Perhaps we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we not lose all the animals.”
6 Saa delte de Landet, som de skulde gennemvandre, mellem sig, saaledes at Akab og Obadja drog hver sin Vej.
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
7 Medens nu Obadja var undervejs, se, da traadte Elias ham i Møde; Obadja genkendte ham og faldt paa sit Ansigt og sagde: »Er det dig, min Herre Elias?«
As Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him. He recognised him, and fell on his face, and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”
8 Han svarede: »Ja, det er mig! Gaa hen og sig til din Herre, at Elias er her!«
He answered him, “It is I. Go, tell your lord, ‘Behold, Elijah is here!’”
9 Men han sagde: »Hvormed har jeg dog syndet, siden du vil give din Træl i Akabs Haand, for at han kan slaa mig ihjel?
He said, “How have I sinned, that you would deliver your servant into the hand of Ahab, to kill me?
10 Saa sandt HERREN din Gud lever, der er ikke et Folk eller Rige, min Herre ikke har sendt Bud til for at lede efter dig; og blev der sagt, at du ikke var der, tog han Riget og Folket i Ed paa, at de ikke havde fundet dig.
As the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent to seek you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he took an oath of the kingdom and nation that they didn’t find you.
11 Og nu siger du, at jeg skal gaa hen og sige til min Herre, at Elias er her!
Now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here.”’
12 Hvis nu HERRENS Aand, naar jeg har forladt dig, fører dig bort til et Sted, jeg ikke kender, og jeg kommer og melder det til Akab, og han ikke finder dig, lader han mig dræbe. Og din Træl har dog frygtet HERREN fra Ungdommen af!
It will happen, as soon as I leave you, that the LORD’s Spirit will carry you I don’t know where; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he can’t find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.
13 Er det ikke kommet min Herre for Øre, hvad jeg gjorde, da Jesabel lod HERRENS Profeter dræbe, hvorledes jeg skjulte hundrede af HERRENS Profeter, halvtredsindstyve i een Hule og halvtredsindstyve i en anden, og sørgede for Brød og Vand til dem?
Wasn’t it told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the LORD’s prophets, how I hid one hundred men of the LORD’s prophets with fifty to a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
14 Og nu siger du, at jeg skal gaa hen og sige til din Herre, at Elias er her — han lader mig dræbe!«
Now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here”.’ He will kill me.”
15 Da sagde Elias: »Saa sandt Hærskarers HERRE lever, han, for hvis Aasyn jeg staar, i Dag vil jeg træde frem for ham.«
Elijah said, “As the LORD of Armies lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.”
16 Obadja gik da Akab i Møde og meldte ham det, og Akab gik Elias i Møde.
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
17 Da Akab fik Øje paa Elias, sagde han til ham: »Er det dig, du, som bringer Ulykke over Israel!«
When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?”
18 Men han svarede: »Det er ikke mig, der har bragt Ulykke over Israel, men dig og din Faders Hus, fordi I har forladt HERREN og holder eder til Ba'alerne!
He answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house, in that you have forsaken the LORD’s commandments and you have followed the Baals.
19 Men send nu Bud og kald hele Israel sammen til mig paa Karmels Bjerg og tillige de 450 Ba'alsprofeter og de 400 Asjeraprofeter, som spiser ved Jesabels Bord!«
Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel to Mount Carmel, and four hundred and fifty of the prophets of Baal, and four hundred of the prophets of the Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
20 Da sendte Akab Bud rundt til alle Israeliterne og samlede Profeterne paa Karmels Bjerg.
So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together to Mount Carmel.
21 Elias traadte saa frem for alt Folket og sagde: »Hvor længe vil I blive ved at halte til begge Sider? Er HERREN Gud, saa hold eder til ham, og er Ba'al Gud, saa hold eder til ham!« Men Folket svarede ham ikke et Ord.
Elijah came near to all the people, and said, “How long will you waver between the two sides? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” The people didn’t say a word.
22 Da sagde Elias til Folket: »Jeg er den eneste af HERRENS Profeter, der er tilbage, og Ba'als Profeter er 450 Mand;
Then Elijah said to the people, “I, even I only, am left as a prophet of the LORD; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
23 lad os nu faa to unge Tyre; saa skal de vælge den ene Tyr og hugge den i Stykker og lægge den paa Brændet, men Ild maa de ikke lægge til; den anden vil jeg lave til og lægge paa Brændet, men uden at tænde Ild.
Let them therefore give us two bulls; and let them choose one bull for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under; and I will dress the other bull, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under it.
24 Saa skal I paakalde eders Guds Navn, og jeg vil paakalde HERRENS Navn; den Gud, der svarer med Ild, han er Gud!« Alt Folket sagde: »Det Forslag er godt!«
You call on the name of your god, and I will call on the LORD’s name. The God who answers by fire, let him be God.” All the people answered, “What you say is good.”
25 Derpaa sagde Elias til Ba'als Profeter: »Vælg eder den ene Tyr og lav den til først, thi I er de mange, og paakald saa eders Guds Navn, men I maa ikke tænde Ild!«
Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one bull for yourselves, and dress it first, for you are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it.”
26 Saa tog de Tyren og lavede den til og paakaldte Ba'als Navn fra Morgen til Middag, idet de raabte: »Hør os, Ba'al!« Men ikke en Lyd hørtes, der var ingen, som svarede; og de dansede haltende omkring det Alter, de havde opført.
They took the bull which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, “Baal, hear us!” But there was no voice, and nobody answered. They leapt about the altar which was made.
27 Men da det var blevet Middag, haanede Elias dem og sagde: »I maa raabe højt, thi han er jo en Gud! Han er vel faldet i Tanker eller gaaet afsides eller rejst bort, eller han er faldet i Søvn og maa først vaagne!«
At noon, Elijah mocked them, and said, “Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is deep in thought, or he has gone somewhere, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he sleeps and must be awakened.”
28 Da raabte de højt, og som de havde for Skik, saarede de deres Legemer med Sværd og Spyd, til Blodet flød ned ad dem.
They cried aloud, and cut themselves in their way with knives and lances until the blood gushed out on them.
29 Og da det var over Middag, begyndte de at rase, og det varede lige til hen imod Afgrødeofferets Tid, men ikke en Lyd hørtes, ingen svarede, og ingen agtede derpaa.
When midday was past, they prophesied until the time of the evening offering; but there was no voice, no answer, and nobody paid attention.
30 Da sagde Elias til alt Folket: »Kom hen til mig!« Og da alt Folket var kommet hen til ham, satte han HERRENS nedbrudte Alter i Stand.
Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me!”; and all the people came near to him. He repaired the LORD’s altar that had been thrown down.
31 Elias tog tolv Sten, svarende til Tallet paa Jakobs Sønners Stammer, han, til hvem HERRENS Ord lød: »Israel skal dit Navn!«
Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the LORD’s word came, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
32 Og af disse Sten byggede han et Alter i HERRENS Navn og gravede rundt om Alteret en Rende paa omtrent to Sea Land.
With the stones he built an altar in the LORD’s name. He made a trench around the altar large enough to contain two seahs of seed.
33 Derpaa lagde han Brændet tilrette, huggede Tyren i Stykker og lagde den paa Brændet.
He put the wood in order, and cut the bull in pieces and laid it on the wood. He said, “Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.”
34 Saa sagde han: »Fyld fire Krukker med Vand og hæld det ud over Brændofferet og Brændet!« Og da de havde gjort det, sagde han: »Een Gang til!« Og da de havde gjort det anden Gang, sagde han: »Een Gang til!« Og de gjorde det endnu en Gang.
He said, “Do it a second time;” and they did it the second time. He said, “Do it a third time;” and they did it the third time.
35 Det drev af Vand rundt om Alteret, ogsaa Renden fik han fyldt med Vand.
The water ran around the altar; and he also filled the trench with water.
36 Men ved Afgrødeofferets Tid traadte Profeten Elias frem og sagde: »HERRE, Abrahams, Isaks og Israels Gud! Lad det kendes i Dag, at du er Gud i Israel og jeg din Tjener, og at jeg har gjort alt dette paa dit Ord!
At the time of the evening offering, Elijah the prophet came near and said, “LORD, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word.
37 Hør mig, HERRE, hør mig, for at dette Folk maa kende, at du HERRE er Gud, og at du atter drager deres Hjerte til dig!«
Hear me, LORD, hear me, that this people may know that you, LORD, are God, and that you have turned their heart back again.”
38 Da for HERRENS Ild ned og fortærede Brændofferet og Brændet og Stenene og Jorden; endog Vandet i Renden slikkede den bort.
Then the LORD’s fire fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust; and it licked up the water that was in the trench.
39 Da alt Folket saa det, faldt de paa deres Ansigt og raabte: »HERREN er Gud, HERREN er Gud!«
When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces. They said, “The LORD, he is God! the LORD, he is God!”
40 Men Elias sagde til dem: »Grib Ba'als Profeter, lad ingen af dem slippe bort!« Og de greb dem, og Elias førte dem ned til Kisjonbækken og dræbte dem der.
Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Don’t let one of them escape!” They seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and killed them there.
41 Derpaa sagde Elias til Akab: »Gaa op og spis og drik, thi der høres Susen af Regn.«
Elijah said to Ahab, “Get up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.”
42 Da gik Akab op for at spise og drikke; men Elias gik op paa Karmels Top og bøjede sig til Jorden med Ansigtet mellem Knæene.
So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down on the earth, and put his face between his knees.
43 Saa sagde han til sin Tjener: »Gaa op og se ud over Havet!« Og han gik op og saa ud, men sagde: »Der er intet!« Syv Gange sagde han til ham: »Gaa derop igen!« Og syv Gange vendte Tjeneren tilbage.
He said to his servant, “Go up now and look towards the sea.” He went up and looked, then said, “There is nothing.” He said, “Go again” seven times.
44 Men syvende Gang sagde han: »Nu stiger der en lille Sky op af Havet, saa stor som en Mands Haand!« Da sagde Elias: »Gaa hen og sig til Akab: Spænd for og kør hjem, at du ikke skal blive opholdt af Regnen!«
On the seventh time, he said, “Behold, a small cloud, like a man’s hand, is rising out of the sea.” He said, “Go up, tell Ahab, ‘Get ready and go down, so that the rain doesn’t stop you.’”
45 Et Øjeblik efter var Himmelen sort af Stormskyer, og der faldt en voldsom Regn. Akab steg til Vogns og kørte til Jizre'el;
In a little while, the sky grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
46 men HERRENS Haand kom over Elias, saa han omgjordede sine Lænder og løb foran Akab lige til Jizre'el.
The LORD’s hand was on Elijah; and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
