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!”
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!"
2 Then a revelation from the LORD came to Elijah:
Derpå kom HERRENs Ord til ham således:
3 “Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.
"Gå bort herfra og begiv dig østerpå og hold dig skjult ved Bækken Krit østen for Jordan;
4 And you are to drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”
du skal drikke af Bækken, og Ravnene har jeg pålagt at sørge for Føde til 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.
Da gik han og gjorde efter HERRENs Ord, han gik hen og tog Bolig ved Bækken Krit østen for Jordan;
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 om Morgenen 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.
Men nogen Tid efter tørrede Bækken ud, eftersom der ingen Regn faldt i Landet.
8 Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah:
Da kom HERRENs Ord til ham således:
9 “Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”
"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."
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.”
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!"
11 And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.”
Og da hun gik bort for at hente det, råbte han efter hende: "Tag også et Stykke Brød med til mig!"
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 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!"
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,
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!
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 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!"
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.
Da gik hun og gjorde, som Elias sagde; og både hun og han og hendes Søn havde noget at spise en Tid lang.
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.
Melkrukken blev ikke tom, og olien i Dunken slap ikke op, efter det Ord HERREN havde talet 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.
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.
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?”
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?"
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.
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.
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?”
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?"
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!”
Derpå strakfe han sig tre Gange hen over Drengen og råbte til HERREN: "HERRE min Gud, lad dog Drengens Sjæl vende tilbage!"
22 And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived.
Og HERREN hørte Eliass Røst; Drengens Sjæl vendte tilbage, så han 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.
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!"
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.”
Da sagde Kvinden til Elias: "Nu ved jeg vist, at du er en Guds Mand, og at HERRENs Ord i din Mund er Sandhed."
