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!"
Elijah was [a prophet] who lived in Tishbe [town] in [the] Gilead [region]. One day he [went to] King Ahab and said to him, “Yahweh is the God whom we Israelis [worship] and the God whom I worship and serve. Just as certainly as Yahweh lives, there will be no dew or rain for the next few years, if I do not command rain to fall!”
2 Derpå kom HERRENs Ord til ham således:
Then Yahweh said to Elijah,
3 "Gå bort herfra og begiv dig østerpå og hold dig skjult ved Bækken Krit østen for Jordan;
“[Because you have made the king angry with you, escape from the king and, ] go to the east, to the Kerith Brook, east of where it flows into the Jordan [River].
4 du skal drikke af Bækken, og Ravnene har jeg pålagt at sørge for Føde til dig der."
You will be able to drink water from the brook, and [you will be able to eat what] the crows [bring to you, because] I have commanded them to bring food to you.”
5 Da gik han og gjorde efter HERRENs Ord, han gik hen og tog Bolig ved Bækken Krit østen for Jordan;
So Elijah did what Yahweh commanded him to do. He went and camped alongside Kerith Brook.
6 og Ravnene bragte ham Brød om Morgenen og kød om Aftenen, og han drak af Bækken.
Crows bought bread and meat to him every morning and every evening, and he drank [water] from the brook.
7 Men nogen Tid efter tørrede Bækken ud, eftersom der ingen Regn faldt i Landet.
But after a while, the water in the brook dried up, because rain did not fall anywhere in the land.
8 Da kom HERRENs Ord til ham således:
Then Yahweh said to Elijah,
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."
“Go and live in Zarephath [village], near Sidon [city]. There is a widow there who will give you food to eat. I have [already] told her what to do about that.”
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 [Elijah did what God said]. He went to Zarephath. As he arrived at the gates of the village, he saw a widow who was gathering sticks. He said to her, “Would you please bring me a cup of water?”
11 Og da hun gik bort for at hente det, råbte han efter hende: "Tag også et Stykke Brød med til mig!"
While she was going to get it, he called out to her, “Bring me a piece of bread, too!”
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!"
But she replied, “Your God knows that what I am telling you is true: I do not have even one piece of bread in my house. I have only a handful of flour in a jar, and a little [olive] oil in a jug. I was gathering a few sticks to use these to [make a fire and] cook one more meal, and then after my son and I eat that, we will die [from hunger].”
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!
But Elijah said to her, “Do not be worried! Go home and do what you said that you were going to do. But first, bake me a little loaf of bread and bring it to me. After you do that, take what is left and prepare some food for you 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!"
[I know that you will be able to do that, ] because Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says this: ‘There will always be plenty of flour and [olive] oil left in your containers, until the time when I send rain again [and the crops grow again]!’”
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 the woman did exactly what Elijah told her to do. And she and her son and Elijah had enough food every day,
16 Melkrukken blev ikke tom, og olien i Dunken slap ikke op, efter det Ord HERREN havde talet ved Elias.
because the flour in the jar was never finished, and the jug of oil was never empty. That happened just like Yahweh had told Elijah that it would happen.
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.
Some time later, the woman’s son became sick. He continued to get worse, and finally he died.
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?"
So the woman went to Elijah and said to him, “You are a prophet; so why have you done this to me? Have you come here to punish me for my sins by causing my son to die?”
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.
But Elijah replied, “Give your son to me.” So she gave her son to him, and he took the boy’s [body] from her and carried it up [the steps] to the room where he stayed. He laid the boy’s [body] 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?"
Then Elijah cried out to Yahweh, “O Yahweh my God, this widow [has kindly allowed] me to stay in her home. So why have you brought this tragedy to her and caused her son to die?” [RHQ]
21 Derpå strakfe han sig tre Gange hen over Drengen og råbte til HERREN: "HERRE min Gud, lad dog Drengens Sjæl vende tilbage!"
Then Elijah stretched himself on top of the boy’s [body] and called out to Yahweh saying, “Yahweh my God, please allow this boy to become alive again!” He did this three times.
22 Og HERREN hørte Eliass Røst; Drengens Sjæl vendte tilbage, så han blev levende.
Yahweh heard what Elijah prayed, and [he caused] the boy [to] become alive again [DOU].
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!"
Elijah carried the boy down [the steps] and gave him to his mother. He said, “Look, your son is alive!”
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."
The woman said to Elijah, “Now I know [for certain] that you are a prophet and that the words that you speak are truly from Yahweh!”
