Første Kongebog 18
1 Lang Tid efter, i det tredie År, kom HERRENs ord således: "Gå hen og træd frem for Akab, så vil jeg sende Regn over Jorden!"
And it lasted many days, when the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Achab; and I will give rain upon the face of the earth.
2 Da gav Elias sig på Vej for at træde frem for Akab. Da Hungersnøden blev trykkende i Samaria,
And Elijah went to show himself unto Achab; and the famine was grievous in Samaria.
3 kaldte Akab Paladsøversten Obadja til sig. Obadja var en Mand, der alvorligt frygtede HERREN,
And Achab called 'Obadiah, who was the superintendent of the house; —(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.
And it happened, when Izebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that 'Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them fifty each in one cave, and provided 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 så meget Græs, at vi kan holde Liv i Hestene og Muldyrene og slippe for at dræbe noget af Dyrene!"
And Achab said unto 'Obadiah, Go through the land, unto all the springs of water, and unto all the brooks, peradventure we may find grass and keep alive horse and mule, that we lose not all the cattle.
6 Så delte de Landet, som de skulde gennemvandre, mellem sig, således at Akab og Obadja drog hver sin Vej.
So they divided between them the land to pass through it: Achab went one way by himself alone, and 'Obadiah went another way by himself alone.
7 Medens nu Obadja var undervejs, se, da trådte Elias ham i Møde; Obadja genkendte ham og faldt på sit Ansigt og sagde: "Er det dig, min Herre Elias?"
And as 'Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah came toward him; and he recognized him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou here indeed, my Lord Elijah?
8 Han svarede: "Ja, det er mig! Gå hen og sig til din Herre, at Elias er her!"
And he said unto him, I am: go, say unto thy Lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
9 Men han sagde: "Hvormed har jeg dog syndet, siden du vil give din Træl i Akabs Hånd, for at han kan slå mig ihjel?
And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldst deliver thy servant into the hand of Achab, to slay me?
10 Så 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 på, at de ikke havde fundet dig.
As the Lord thy God liveth, there is not a nation or kingdom whither my Lord hath not sent to seek thee; and when they said, He is not here: he caused that kingdom and nation to take an oath, that no one could find thee.
11 Og nu siger du, at jeg skal gå hen og sige til min Herre, at Elias er her!
And now thou sayest, Go, say unto thy Lord, Behold, here is Elijah.
12 Hvis nu HERRENs Ånd, når 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!
And it may come to pass, that, when I go from thee, the spirit of the Lord may carry thee whither I know not; and when I come to inform Achab, and he cannot find thee, he will slay me; but I thy 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?
Hath it not been told unto my Lord what I did when Izebel slew the prophets of the Lord, how I hid a hundred men of the prophets of the Lord, fifty each in one cave, and provided them with bread and water?
14 Og nu siger du, at jeg skal gå hen og sige til din Herre, at Elias er her - han lader mig dræbe!"
And now thou sayest, Go say to thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he will slay me.
15 Da sagde Elias: "Så sandt Hærskarers HERRE lever, han, for hvis Åsyn jeg står, i Dag vil jeg træde frem for ham."
Then said Elijah, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I have stood, surely today will I show myself unto him.
16 Obadja gik da Akab i Møde og meldte ham det, og Akab gik Elias i Møde.
So 'Ohadiah went to meet Achab, and he told it to him; and Achab went to meet Elijah.
17 Da Akab fik Øje på Elias, sagde han til ham: "Er det dig, du, som bringer Ulykke over Israel!"
And it came to pass, when Achab saw Elijah, that Achab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth 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!
And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, through your forsaking the commandments of the Lord, and because thou hast followed the Be'alim.
19 Men send nu Bud og kald hele Israel sammen til mig på Karmels Bjerg og tillige de 450 Ba'alsprofeter og de 400 Asjeraprofeter, som spiser ved Jesabels Bord!"
And now send, assemble unto me all Israel at Mount Carmel, and the prophets of Ba'al four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the grove four hundred, who eat at the table of Izebel.
20 Da sendte Akab Bud rundt til alle Israeliterne og samlede Profeterne på Karmels Bjerg.
And Achab sent round among all the children of Israel, and he assembled the prophets at Mount Carmel.
21 Elias trådte så frem for alt Folket og sagde: "Hvor længe vil I blive ved at halte til begge Sider? Er HERREN Gud, så hold eder til ham, og er Ba'al Gud, så hold eder til ham!" Men Folket svarede ham ikke et Ord.
And Elijah approached unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between the two opinions? if the Lord be the God, follow him; and if Ba'al—follow him. And the people answered him not 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;
And Elijah said unto the people, I have been left a prophet of the Lord by myself alone; but the prophets of Ba'al are four hundred and fifty men.
23 lad os nu få to unge Tyre; så skal de vælge den ene Tyr og hugge den i Stykker og lægge den på Brændet, men Ild må de ikke lægge til; den anden vil jeg lave til og lægge på Brændet, men uden at tænde Ild.
Therefore let there be given unto us two bullocks; and let them choose for themselves the one bullock, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire to it: and I will prepare the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire to it.
24 Så skal I påkalde eders Guds Navn, og jeg vil påkalde HERRENs Navn; den Gud, der svarer med Ild, han er Gud!" Alt Folket sagde: "Det Forslag er godt!"
And do ye call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord: and it shall be that the God who answereth by fire, he shall be the [true] God. And all the people answered and said, The proposal is good.
25 Derpå sagde Elias til Ba'als Profefer: "Vælg eder den ene Tyr og lav den til først, thi I er de mange, og påkald så eders Guds Navn, men I må ikke tænde Ild!"
And Elijah said unto the prophets of Ba'al, Choose you for yourselves the one bullock, and prepare it first; for ye are the many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire to it.
26 Så tog de Tyren og lavede den til og påkaldte Ba'als Navn fra Morgen til Middag, idet de råbte: "Hør os, Ba'al!" Men ikke en Lyd hørtes, der var ingen, som svarede; og de dansede haltende omkring det Alter, de havde opført.
And they took the bullock which he had given to them, and they prepared it; and they called on the name of Ba'al from morning even until noon, saying, O Ba'al, answer us; but there was no voice, nor any answer: and they danced about the altar which had been made.
27 Men da det var blevet Middag, hånede Elias dem og sagde: "I må råbe højt, thi han er jo en Gud! Han er vel faldet i Tanker eller gået afsides eller rejst bort, eller han er faldet i Søvn og må først vågne!"
And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked at them, and said, Call with a loud voice; for he is a god; either he is holding council, or he is busy in some pursuit, or he is on a journey; or peradventure he sleepeth, and may thus awaken.
28 Da råbte de højt, og som de havde for Skik, sårede de deres Legemer med Sværd og Spyd, til Blodet flød ned ad dem.
And they called with a loud voice and cut themselves after their custom with knives and spears, till the blood gushed out over 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 derpå.
And it came to pass, when midday was past, that they practised their follies until near [the time of] the offering of the evening-sacrifice; but there was neither voice, nor any answer, nor any perceptible sound.
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.
And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me: and all the people came near unto him; and he repaired the altar of the Lord that had been torn down.
31 Elias tog tolv Sten, svarende til Tallet på Jakobs Sønners Stammer, han, til hvem HERRENs Ord lød: "Israel skal dit Navn!"
And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord was come, saying, Israel shall be thy name.
32 Og af disse Sten byggede han et Alter i HERRENs Navn og gravede rundt om Alteret en Rende på omtrent to Sea Land.
And he built of the stones an altar in the name of the Lord; and he made a trench as great as would contain two seahs of seed round about the altar.
33 Derpå lagde han Brændet tilrette, huggede Tyren i Stykker og lagde den på Brændet.
And he put in order the wood, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid them on the wood,
34 Så 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.
And he said. Fill four jars with water; and they had to pour it on the burnt-offering, and on the wood: and he said, Do it the second time: and they did it the second time: and he said, Do it the third time; and they did it the third time.
35 Det drev af Vand rundt om Alteret, også Renden fik han fyldt med Vand.
And the water ran round about the altar; and the trench also he filled with water.
36 Men ved Afgrødeofferets Tid trådte Profeten Elias frem og sagde: "HERRE, Abrahams, Isaks og Israels Gud! Lad det kendes i Dag, at dut er Gud i Israel og jeg din Tjener, og at jeg har gjort alt dette på dit Ord!
And it came to pass, at [the time of] the offering of the evening-sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, O Lord, God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, this day let it be known that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that at thy word I have done all these things.
37 Hør mig, HERRE, hør mig, for at dette Folk må kende, at du HERRE er Gud, og at du atter drager deres Hjerte til dig"
Answer me, O Lord, answer me, and let all this people know that thou, O Lord, art the [true] God, and thou wilt [then] 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.
And there fell a fire of the Lord, and consumed the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust; and the water also that was in the trench did it lick up.
39 Da alt Folket så det, faldt de på deres Ansigt og råbte: "HERREN er Gud, HERREN er Gud!"
And when all the people saw this, they fell on their faces; and they said, the Lord—he is the God; the Lord—he is the 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.
And Elijah said unto them, Seize the prophets of Ba'al; not one of them must escape; and they seized them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slaughtered them there.
41 Derpå sagde Elias til Akab: "Gå op og spis og drik, thi der høres Susen af Regn."
And Elijah said unto Achab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
42 Da gik Akab op for at spise og drikke; men Elias gik op på Karmels Top og bøjede sig til Jorden med Ansigtet mellem Knæene.
So Achab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down toward the earth, and put his face between his knees;
43 Så sagde han til sin Tjener: "Gå op og se ud over Havet!" Og han gik op og så ud, men sagde: "Der er intet!" Syv Gange sagde han til ham: "Gå derop igen!" Og syv Gange vendte Tjeneren tilbage.
And he said to his servant, Go up, I pray thee, look in the direction of the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, Not the least [is visible]. And he said, Go again, seven times.
44 Men syvende Gang sagde han: "Nu stiger der en lille Sky op af Havet, så stor som en Mands Hånd!" Da sagde Elias: "Gå hen og sig til Akab: Spænd for og kør hjem, at du ikke skal blive opholdt af Regnen!"
And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there is a little cloud like a man's hand arising out of the sea. And he said, Go up, say unto Achab, Harness up [thy chariot], and come down, that the rain may not detain thee.
45 Et Øjeblik efter var Himmelen sort af Stormskyer, og der faldt en voldsom Regn. Akab steg til Vogns og kørte til Jizre'el;
And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heavens were blackened with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Achab rode, and went to Yizre'el.
46 men HERRENs Hånd kom over Elias, så han omgjordede sine Lænder og løb foran Akab lige til Jizre'el.
And the inspiration of the Lord came over Elijah, and he girded up his loins; and he ran before Achab up to the entrance of Yizre'el.
