Første Kongebog 17
1 Tisjbiten Elias fra Tisjbe i Gilead sagde til Akab: "Så sandt HERREN, Israels Gud, lever, han, for hvis Åsyn jeg står, i de kommende År skal der ikke falde dug eller Regn uden på mit udtrykkelige Bud!"
And Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, By the living Lord, the God of Israel, whose servant I am, there will be no dew or rain in these years, but only at my word.
2 Derpå kom HERRENs Ord til ham således:
Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
3 "Gå bort herfra og begiv dig østerpå og hold dig skjult ved Bækken Krit østen for Jordan;
Go from here in the direction of the east, and keep yourself in a secret place by the stream Cherith, east of Jordan.
4 du skal drikke af Bækken, og Ravnene har jeg pålagt at sørge for Føde til dig der."
The water of the stream will be your drink, and by my orders the ravens will give you food 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 as the Lord said, living by the stream Cherith, east of Jordan.
6 og Ravnene bragte ham Brød om Morgenen og kød om Aftenen, og han drak af Bækken.
And the ravens took him bread in the morning and meat in the evening; and the water of the stream was his drink.
7 Men nogen Tid efter tørrede Bækken ud, eftersom der ingen Regn faldt i Landet.
Now after a time the stream became dry, because there was no rain in the land.
8 Da kom HERRENs Ord til ham således:
Then 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 pålagt en Enke der at sørge for Føde til dig."
Up! go now to Zarephath, in Zidon, and make your living-place there; I have given orders to a widow woman there to see that you have food.
10 Så begav han sig til Zarepta, og da han kom til Byens Port, fik han Øje på en Enke, som var ved at sanke Brænde, og råbte til hende: "Hent mig lidt Vand i et Kar, for at jeg kan drikke!"
So he got up and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the door of the town, he saw a widow woman getting sticks together; and crying out to her he said, Will you give me a little water in a vessel for my drink?
11 Og da hun gik bort for at hente det, råbte han efter hende: "Tag også et Stykke Brød med til mig!"
And when she was going to get it, he said to her, And get me with it a small bit of bread.
12 Men hun svarede: "Så sandt HERREN din Gud lever, jeg ejer ikke Brød, men kun en Håndfuld Mel i Krukken og lidt Olie i Dunken; jeg var nettop ved at sanke et Par Stykker Brænde for at gå hjem og tillave det til mig og min Søn; og når vi har spist det, må vi dø!"
Then she said, By the life of the Lord your God, I have nothing but a little meal in my store, and a drop of oil in the bottle; and now I am getting two sticks together so that I may go in and make it ready for me and my son, so that we may have a meal before our death.
13 Da sagde Elias til hende: "Frygt ikke! Gå 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, Have no fear; go and do as you have said, but first make me a little cake of it and come and give it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son.
14 Thi så 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 this is the word of the Lord, the God of Israel: The store of meal will not come to an end, and the bottle will never be without oil, till the day when the Lord sends rain on the earth.
15 Da gik hun og gjorde, som Elias sagde; og både hun og han og hendes Søn havde noget at spise en Tid lang.
So she went and did as Elijah said; and she and he and her family had food for a long time.
16 Melkrukken blev ikke tom, og olien i Dunken slap ikke op, efter det Ord HERREN havde talet ved Elias.
The store of meal did not come to an end, and the bottle was never without oil, as the Lord had said by the mouth of Elijah.
17 Men nogen Tid efter blev Kvindens, Husets Ejerindes, Søn syg, og hans Sygdom tog heftigt til, så der til sidst ikke mere var Liv i ham.
Now after this, the son of the woman of the house became ill, so ill that there was no breath 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 you, O man of God? have you come to put God in mind of my sin, and to put my son to death?
19 Men han svarede hende: "Lad mig få din Søn!" Og han tog ham fra hendes Skød og bar ham op i Stuen på Taget, hvor han boede, og lagde ham på sin Seng.
And he said to her, Give your son to me. And lifting him out of her arms, he took him up to his room and put him down on his bed.
20 Så råbte han til HERREN: "HERRE min Gud, vil du virkelig handle så ilde mod den Enke; i hvis Hus jeg er Gæst, at du lader hendes Søn dø?"
And crying to the Lord he said, O Lord my God, have you sent evil even on the widow whose guest I am, by causing her son's death?
21 Derpå strakfe han sig tre Gange hen over Drengen og råbte til HERREN: "HERRE min Gud, lad dog Drengens Sjæl vende tilbage!"
And stretching herself out on the child three times, he made his prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord my God, be pleased to let this child's life come back to him again.
22 Og HERREN hørte Eliass Røst; Drengens Sjæl vendte tilbage, så han blev levende.
And the Lord gave ear to the voice of Elijah, and the child's spirit came into him again, and he came back to life.
23 Så tog Elias Drengen og bragte ham fra Stuen på Taget ned i Huset og gav hans Moder ham, idet han sagde: "Se, din Søn lever!"
And Elijah took the child down from his room into the house and gave him to his mother and said to her, See, your son is living.
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."
Then the woman said to Elijah, Now I am certain that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is true.
