Første Kongebog 19
1 Akab fortalte nu Jesabel alt, hvad Elias havde gjort, og hvorledes han havde ihjelslaaet alle Profeterne med Sværd,
And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and also how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
2 og Jesabel sendte et Sendebud til Elias og lod sige: »Guderne ramme mig baade med det ene og det andet, om jeg ikke i Morgen ved denne Tid handler med dit Liv, som der er handlet med deres!«
Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make thy life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.
3 Da blev han bange, stod op og drog bort for at redde sit Liv. Han kom da til Be'ersjeba i Juda. Der lod han sin Tjener blive
And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life. And he came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.
4 og vandrede selv en Dagsrejse ud i Ørkenen og satte sig under en Gyvelbusk og ønskede sig Døden, idet han sagde: »Nu er det nok, HERRE; tag mit Liv, thi jeg er ikke bedre end mine Fædre!«
But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree. And he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is enough, now, O Jehovah, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.
5 Saa lagde han sig til at sove under en Gyvelbusk. Og se, en Engel rørte ved ham og sagde: »Staa op og spis!«
And he lay down and slept under a juniper tree, and, behold, an agent touched him, and said to him, Arise and eat.
6 Og da han saa sig om, se, da laa der, hvor hans Hoved havde hvilet, et ristet Brød, og der stod en Krukke Vand; og han spiste og drak og lagde sig igen.
And he looked, and, behold, there was at his head a cake baked on the coals, and a cruse of water. And he ate and drank, and laid him down again.
7 Men HERRENS Engel kom atter og rørte ved ham og sagde: »Staa op og spis, ellers bliver Vejen dig for lang!«
And the agent of Jehovah came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat because the journey is too great for thee.
8 Da stod han op og spiste og drak; og styrket af dette Maaltid vandrede han i fyrretyve Dage og fyrretyve Nætter lige til Guds Bjerg Horeb.
And he arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God.
9 Der gik han ind i en Hule og overnattede. Da lød HERRENS Ord til ham: »Hvad er du her efter, Elias?«
And he came to a cave there, and lodged there. And, behold, the word of Jehovah came to him, and he said to him, What are thou doing here, Elijah?
10 Han svarede: »Jeg har været fuld af Nidkærhed for HERREN, Hærskarers Gud, fordi Israeliterne har forladt din Pagt; dine Altre har de nedbrudt, og dine Profeter har de ihjelslaaet med Sværd! Jeg alene er tilbage, og nu staar de mig efter Livet!«
And he said, I have been very jealous for Jehovah, the God of hosts. For the sons of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword. And I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.
11 Da sagde han: »Gaa ud og stil dig paa Bjerget for HERRENS Aasyn!« Og se, HERREN gik forbi, og et stort og stærkt Vejr, der sønderrev Bjerge og sprængte Klipper, gik foran HERREN, men HERREN var ikke i Vejret. Efter Vejret kom der et Jordskælv, men HERREN var ikke i Jordskælvet.
And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before Jehovah. And, behold, Jehovah passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before Jehovah, but Jehovah was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but Jehovah was not in the earthquake.
12 Efter Jordskælvet kom der Ild, men HERREN var ikke i Ilden. Men efter Ilden kom der en stille, sagte Susen,
And after the earthquake a fire, but Jehovah was not in the fire. And after the fire a still small voice.
13 og da Elias hørte den, hyllede han sit Hoved i sin Kappe og gik ud og stillede sig ved Indgangen til Hulen; og se, en Røst lød til ham: »Hvad er du her efter Elias?«
And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice to him, and said, What are thou doing here, Elijah?
14 Han svarede: »Jeg har været fuld af Nidkærhed for HERREN, Hærskarers Gud, fordi Israeliterne har forladt din Pagt; dine Altre har de nedbrudt, og dine Profeter har de ihjelslaaet med Sværd! Jeg alene er tilbage, og nu staar de mig efter Livet!«
And he said, I have been very jealous for Jehovah, the God of hosts. For the sons of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword. And I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life to take it away.
15 Da sagde HERREN til ham: »Vend tilbage ad den Vej, du kom, og gaa til Ørkenen ved Damaskus; gaa saa hen og salv Hazael til Konge over Aram,
And Jehovah said to him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus. And when thou come, thou shall anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.
16 salv Jehu, Nimsjis Søn, til Konge over Israel og salv Elisa, Sjafats Søn, fra Abel-Mehola til Profet i dit Sted!
And thou shall anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi to be king over Israel. And thou shall anoint Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah to be prophet in thy place.
17 Den, der undslipper Hazaels Sværd, skal Jehu dræbe, og den, der undslipper Jehus Sværd, skal Elisa dræbe.
And it shall come to pass, that he who escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu shall kill. And he who escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha shall kill.
18 Jeg vil lade syv Tusinde blive tilbage i Israel, hvert Knæ, der ikke har bøjet sig for Ba'al, og hver Mund, der ikke har kysset ham.«
Yet I have reserved for me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth which has not kissed him.
19 Saa gik han derfra; og han traf Elisa, Sjafats Søn, i Færd med at pløje; tolv Spand Okser havde han foran sig, og selv var han ved det tolvte. Da nu Elias gik forbi ham, kastede han sin Kappe over ham.
So he departed from there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. And Elijah passed over to him, and cast his mantle upon him.
20 Saa forlod han Okserne og løb efter Elias og sagde: »Lad mig først kysse min Fader og min Moder, saa vil jeg følge dig!« Han svarede: »Gaa kun tilbage, thi hvad er det ikke, jeg har gjort ved dig!«
And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said to him, Go back again, for what have I done to thee?
21 Da forlod han ham og vendte tilbage; saa tog han og slagtede Oksespandet, kogte Okserne ved Stavtøjet og gav Folkene dem at spise; derpaa brød han op og fulgte Elias og gik ham til Haande.
And he returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and killed them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave to the people, and they ate. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered to him.
