1 Kings 17
1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
Og Thisbiteren Elias, en af dem, som boede i Gilead, sagde til Akab: Saa vist som Herren, Israels Gud, lever, for hvis Ansigt jeg staar, skal der hverken komme Dug eller Regn i disse Aar, uden efter mit Ord.
2 And the word of Jehovah came to him, saying,
Og Herrens Ord skete til ham og sagde:
3 Get thee from here, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith that is before the Jordan.
Gak herfra og vend dig imod Østen og skjul dig ved Bækken Krith, som er lige over for Jordanen.
4 And it shall be, that thou shall drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
Og det skal ske, at du skal drikke af Bækken, og jeg har budet Ravnene, at de skulle forsørge dig der.
5 So he went and did according to the word of Jehovah, for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith that is before the Jordan.
Og han gik og gjorde efter Herrens Ord og gik og blev ved Bækken Krith, som er lige over for Jordanen.
6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening, and he drank of the brook.
Og Ravnene bragte ham Brød og Kød om Morgenen og Brød og Kød om Aftenen, og han drak af Bækken.
7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up because there was no rain in the land.
Og det skete efter en Tids Forløb, da blev Bækken tør, thi der var ikke Regn i Landet.
8 And the word of Jehovah came to him, saying,
Da skete Herrens Ord til ham og sagde:
9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee.
Staa op og gak til Sarepta, som er ved Sidon, og bliv der; se, jeg har budet der en Enke, at hun skal forsørge dig.
10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel that I may drink.
Og han stod op og gik til Sarepta og kom til Stadsporten, og se, der var en Enke, som sankede Ved; og han kaldte ad hende og sagde: Kære, hent mig lidt Vand i Karret, at jeg kan drikke.
11 And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.
Da gik hun at hente, og han kaldte ad hende og sagde: Kære, tag mig et Stykke Brød med i din Haand.
12 And she said, As Jehovah thy God lives, I do not have a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse. And, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it, and die.
Men hun sagde: Saa vist som Herren din Gud lever, jeg har ikke en Kage, kun en Haandfuld Mel i en Krukke og lidet Olie i et Krus; og se, jeg sanker et Par Stykker Brænde og gaar ind og vil lave det til mig og til min Søn, at vi maa æde det og dø.
13 And Elijah said to her, Fear not, go and do as thou have said. But make me of it a little cake first, and bring it forth to me, and afterward make for thee and for thy son.
Og Elias sagde til hende: Frygt ikke, gak ind, gør det efter dine Ord; dog lav mig først en liden Kage deraf og bring mig den ud, siden skal du lave dig og din Søn noget.
14 For thus says Jehovah, the God of Israel, The jar of meal shall not be used up, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that Jehovah sends rain upon the earth.
Thi saa siger Herren, Israels Gud: Melet i Krukken skal ikke fortæres, og Oliekruset skal ikke blive tomt indtil den Dag, at Herren skal give Regn over Jorderige.
15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah. And she, and he, and her house, ate many days.
Og hun gik og gjorde efter Elias's Ord; og hun aad, ja, han og hun og hendes Hus i en god Tid.
16 The jar of meal was not used up, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spoke by Elijah.
Melet i Krukken blev ikke fortæret, og Oliekruset blev ikke tomt, efter Herrens Ord, som han talte ved Elias.
17 And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick, and his sickness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.
Og det skete efter disse Handeler, at samme Kvindes, Husets Ejerindes, Søn blev syg, og hans Sygdom var saare svar, indtil der ikke mere var Aande i ham.
18 And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? Thou have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to kill my son!
Og hun sagde til Elias: Hvad har jeg at gøre med dig, du Guds Mand? du er kommen til mig at lade min Misgerning kommes i Hu og at dræbe min Søn.
19 And he said to her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the chamber where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
Og han sagde til hende: Giv mig hid din Søn; og han tog ham af hendes Skød og bar ham op paa Salen, hvor han boede, og han lagde ham paa sin Seng,
20 And he cried to Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God, have thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn by slaying her son?
og han raabte til Herren og sagde: Herre, min Gud! har du virkelig bragt Ulykke over denne Enke, som jeg opholder mig hos, saa at du dræber hendes Søn?
21 And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried to Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again.
Saa udstrakte han sig over Barnet tre Gange og raabte til Herren og sagde: Herre, min Gud! Kære, lad dette Barns Sjæl komme inden i det igen!
22 And Jehovah hearkened to the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
Og Herren hørte Elias's Røst, og Barnets Sjæl kom inden i det igen, og det blev levende.
23 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him to his mother. And Elijah said, See, thy son lives.
Og Elias tog Barnet og førte det ned fra Salen i Huset og gav hans Moder det, og Elias sagde: Se, din Søn lever.
24 And the woman said to Elijah, Now I know that thou are a man of God, and that the word of Jehovah in thy mouth is truth.
Og Kvinden sagde til Elias: Nu ved jeg dette, at du er en Guds Mand, og at Herrens Ord i din Mund er Sandhed.
