Første Kongebog 19
1 Akab fortalte nu Jesabel alt, hvad Elias havde gjort, og hvorledes han havde ihjelslaaet alle Profeterne med Sværd,
Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed 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 your 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 he was afraid, and he got up and fled for his life, and 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 broom tree. And he requested for himself that he might die, and said, "It is enough. Now, O LORD, 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!«
He lay down and slept under a broom tree. And look, an angel 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.
He looked, and look, there was at his head a cake baked on the coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank, and lay down again.
7 Men HERRENS Engel kom atter og rørte ved ham og sagde: »Staa op og spis, ellers bliver Vejen dig for lang!«
The angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, "Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you."
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 got up 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 there he came to a cave and lodged there; and look, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said to him, "What are you 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!«
He said, "I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and slain your 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 out tomorrow and stand on the mountain before the LORD." Look, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind an earthquake; but the LORD 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,
After the earthquake a fire passed; but the LORD 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?«
It was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his cloak, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. Look, a voice came to him, and said, "What are you 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!«
He said, "I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and slain your 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,
The LORD said to him, "Go, return on your way, and you will come to the way of the wilderness of Damascus, and when you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael to be king over Aram.
16 salv Jehu, Nimsjis Søn, til Konge over Israel og salv Elisa, Sjafats Søn, fra Abel-Mehola til Profet i dit Sted!
You shall anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi to be king over Israel; and you shall anoint Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah to be prophet in your place.
17 Den, der undslipper Hazaels Sværd, skal Jehu dræbe, og den, der undslipper Jehus Sværd, skal Elisa dræbe.
It shall happen, that he who escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill; and he who escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha will 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 kept for myself seven thousand people in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that 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 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 cloak on 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!«
He left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, "Let me please kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you." He said to him, "Go back again; for what have I done to you?"
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.
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 served him.
