1 Kings 17
1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD lives—the God of Israel before whom I stand—there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at 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 Then a revelation from the LORD came to Elijah:
Og Herrens Ord skete til ham og sagde:
3 “Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.
Gak herfra og vend dig imod Østen og skjul dig ved Bækken Krith, som er lige over for Jordanen.
4 And you are to drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”
Og det skal ske, at du skal drikke af Bækken, og jeg har budet Ravnene, at de skulle forsørge dig der.
5 So Elijah did what the LORD had told him, and he went and lived by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.
Og han gik og gjorde efter Herrens Ord og gik og blev ved Bækken Krith, som er lige over for Jordanen.
6 The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook.
Og Ravnene bragte ham Brød og Kød om Morgenen og Brød og Kød om Aftenen, og han drak af Bækken.
7 Some time later, however, the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
Og det skete efter en Tids Forløb, da blev Bækken tør, thi der var ikke Regn i Landet.
8 Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah:
Da skete Herrens Ord til ham og sagde:
9 “Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”
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 Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so 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 get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.”
Da gik hun at hente, og han kaldte ad hende og sagde: Kære, tag mig et Stykke Brød med i din Haand.
12 But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so 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 “Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your 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 this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be exhausted and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the face of 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 So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and there was food every day for Elijah and the woman and her household.
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 flour was not exhausted and the jug of oil did not run dry, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Elijah.
Melet i Krukken blev ikke fortæret, og Oliekruset blev ikke tomt, efter Herrens Ord, som han talte ved Elias.
17 Later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained 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 “O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of 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 But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on 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 Then he cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her son to die?”
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 Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!”
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 the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived.
Og Herren hørte Elias's Røst, og Barnets Sjæl kom inden i det igen, og det blev levende.
23 Then Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. “Look, your son is alive,” Elijah declared.
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 Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your 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.
