1 Kings 18
1 Now after a long time, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go and let Ahab see you, so that I may send rain on the earth.
E succedeu que, depois de muitos dias, a palavra do Senhor veiu a Elias no terceiro anno, dizendo: Vae, mostra-te a Achab; porque darei chuva sobre a terra.
2 So Elijah went to let Ahab see him. Now there was no food to be had in Samaria.
E foi Elias mostrar-se a Achab: e a fome era extrema em Samaria.
3 And Ahab sent for Obadiah, the controller of the king's house. (Now Obadiah had the fear of the Lord before him greatly;
E Achab chamou a Obadias, o mordomo: e Obadias temia muito ao Senhor,
4 For when Jezebel was cutting off the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred of them, and kept them secretly in a hole in the rock, fifty at a time, and gave them bread and water.)
Porque succedeu que, destruindo Jezabel os prophetas do Senhor, Obadias tomou cem prophetas, e de cincoenta em cincoenta os escondeu n'uma cova, e os sustentou com pão e agua.
5 And Ahab said to Obadiah, Come, let us go through all the country, to all the fountains of water and all the rivers, and see if there is any grass to be had for the horses and the transport beasts, so that we may be able to keep some of the beasts from destruction.
E dissera Achab a Obadias: Vae pela terra a todas as fontes de agua, e a todos os rios: pode ser que achemos herva, para que em vida conservemos os cavallos e mulas, e não estejamos privados das bestas.
6 So they went through all the country, covering it between them; Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadiah went in another by himself.
E repartiram entre si a terra, para passarem por ella: Achab foi á parte por um caminho, e Obadias tambem foi á parte por outro caminho.
7 And while Obadiah was on his way, he came face to face with Elijah; and seeing who it was, he went down on his face and said, Is it you, my lord Elijah?
Estando pois Obadias já em caminho, eis que Elias o encontrou; e, conhecendo-o elle, prostrou-se sobre o seu rosto, e disse: És tu o meu senhor Elias?
8 And Elijah in answer said, It is I; now go and say to your lord, Elijah is here.
E disse-lhe elle: Eu sou: vae, e dize a teu senhor: Eis que aqui está Elias.
9 And he said, What sin have I done, that you would give up your servant into the hand of Ahab, and be the cause of my death?
Porém elle disse: Em que pequei, para que entregues a teu servo na mão e Achab, para que me mate?
10 By the life of the Lord your God, there is not a nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent in search of you; and when they said, He is not here; he made them take an oath that they had not seen you.
Vive o Senhor teu Deus que não houve nação nem reino aonde o meu senhor não mandasse em busca de ti; e dizendo elles: Aqui não está, então ajuramentava os reinos e as nações, se elles te não tinham achado.
11 And now you say, Go, say to your lord, Elijah is here.
E agora dizes tu: Vae, dize a teu senhor: Eis que aqui está Elias.
12 And straight away, when I have gone from you, the spirit of the Lord will take you away, I have no idea where, so that when I come and give word to Ahab, and he sees you not, he will put me to death: though I, your servant, have been a worshipper of the Lord from my earliest years.
E poderia ser que, apartando-me eu de ti, o Espirito do Senhor te tomasse, não sei para onde, e, vindo eu a dar as novas a Achab, e não te achando elle, me mataria: porém eu, teu servo, temo ao Senhor desde a minha mocidade.
13 Has my lord not had word of what I did when Jezebel was putting the Lord's prophets to death? how I kept a hundred of them in a secret hole in the rock, fifty at a time, and gave them bread and water?
Porventura não disseram a meu senhor o que fiz, quando Jezabel matava os prophetas do Senhor? como escondi a cem homens dos prophetas do Senhor, de cincoenta em cincoenta, n'umas covas, e os sustentei com pão e agua?
14 And now you say, Go and say to your Lord, Elijah is here; and he will put me to death.
E agora dizes tu: Vae, dize a teu senhor: Eis que aqui está Elias: e me mataria.
15 And Elijah said, By the life of the Lord of armies, whose servant I am, I will certainly let him see me today.
E disse Elias: Vive o Senhor dos Exercitos, perante cuja face estou, que devéras hoje me mostrarei a elle.
16 So Obadiah went to Ahab and gave him the news; and Ahab went to see Elijah.
Então foi Obadias encontrar-se com Achab, e lh'o annunciou: e foi Achab encontrar-se com Elias.
17 And when he saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, Is it you, you troubler of Israel?
E succedeu que, vendo Achab a Elias, disse-lhe Achab: És tu o perturbador de Israel?
18 Then he said in answer, I have not been troubling Israel, but you and your family; because, turning away from the orders of the Lord, you have gone after the Baals.
Então disse elle: Eu não tenho perturbado a Israel, mas tu e a casa de teu pae, porque deixastes os mandamentos do Senhor, e seguistes a Baalim.
19 Now send, and get Israel together before me at Mount Carmel, with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal who get their food at Jezebel's table.
Agora pois envia, ajunta a mim todo o Israel no monte Carmelo: como tambem os quatrocentos e cincoenta prophetas de Baal, e os quatrocentos prophetas de Asera, que comem da mesa de Jezabel.
20 So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and got the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
Então enviou Achab a todos os filhos de Israel: e ajuntou os prophetas no monte Carmelo.
21 And Elijah came near to all the people and said, How long will you go on balancing between two opinions? if the Lord is God, then give worship to him; but if Baal, give worship to him. And the people said not a word in answer.
Então Elias se chegou a todo o povo, e disse: Até quando coxeareis entre dois pensamentos? se o Senhor é Deus, segui-o; e se Baal, segui-o. Porém o povo lhe não respondeu nada
22 Then Elijah said to the people, I, even I, am the only living prophet of the Lord; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
Então disse Elias ao povo: Eu só fiquei por propheta do Senhor, e os prophetas de Baal são quatrocentos e cincoenta homens.
23 Now, let them give us two oxen; and let them take one for themselves, and have it cut up, and put it on the wood, but put no fire under it; I will get the other ox ready, and put it on the wood, and put no fire under it.
Dêem-se-nos pois dois bezerros, e elles escolham para si um dos bezerros, e o dividam em pedaços, e o ponham sobre a lenha, porém não lhe mettam fogo, e eu prepararei o outro bezerro, e o porei sobre a lenha, e não lhe metterei fogo
24 And do you make prayers to your god, and I will make a prayer to the Lord: and it will be clear that the one who gives an answer by fire is God. And all the people in answer said, It is well said.
Então invocae o nome do vosso deus, e eu invocarei o nome do Senhor: e ha de ser que o deus que responder por fogo esse será Deus. E todo o povo respondeu, e disseram: É boa esta palavra.
25 Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Take one ox for yourselves and get it ready first, for there are more of you; and make your prayers to your god, but put no fire under.
E disse Elias aos prophetas de Baal: Escolhei para vós um dos bezerros, e preparae-o primeiro, porque sois muitos, e invocae o nome do vosso deus, e não lhe mettaes fogo.
26 So they took the ox which was given them, and made it ready, crying out to Baal from morning till the middle of the day, and saying, O Baal, give ear to us. But there was no voice and no answer. And they were jumping up and down before the altar they had made.
E tomaram o bezerro que lhes déra, e o prepararam; e invocaram o nome de Baal, desde a manhã até ao meio dia, dizendo: Ah Baal, responde-nos! Porém nem havia voz, nem quem respondesse: e saltavam sobre o altar que se tinha feito.
27 And in the middle of the day, Elijah made sport of them, saying, Give louder cries, for he is a god; he may be deep in thought, or he may have gone away for some purpose, or he may be on a journey, or by chance he is sleeping and has to be made awake.
E succedeu que ao meio dia Elias zombava d'elles, e dizia: Clamae em altas vozes, porque elle é um deus; pode ser que esteja fallando, ou que tenha alguma coisa que fazer, ou que intente alguma viagem; porventura dorme, e despertará.
28 So they gave loud cries, cutting themselves with knives and swords, as was their way, till the blood came streaming out all over them.
E elles clamavam a grandes vozes, e se retalhavam com facas e com lancetas, conforme ao seu costume, até derramarem sangue sobre si.
29 And from the middle of the day they went on with their prayers till the time of the offering; but there was no voice, or any answer, or any who gave attention to them.
E succedeu que, passado o meio dia, prophetizaram elles, até que a offerta de manjares se offerecesse: porém não houve voz, nem resposta, nem attenção alguma.
30 Then Elijah said to all the people, Come near to me; and all the people came near. And he put up again the altar of the Lord which had been broken down.
Então Elias disse a todo o povo: Chegae-vos a mim. E todo o povo se chegou a elle; e reparou o altar do Senhor, que estava quebrado.
31 And Elijah took twelve stones, the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the Lord had said, Israel will be your name:
E Elias tomou doze pedras, conforme ao numero das tribus dos filhos de Jacob, ao qual veiu a palavra do Senhor, dizendo: Israel será o teu nome.
32 And with the stones he made an altar to the name of the Lord; and he made a deep drain all round the altar, great enough to take two measures of seed.
E com aquellas pedras edificou o altar em nome do Senhor: depois fez um rego em redor do altar, segundo a largura de duas medidas de semente.
33 And he put the wood in order, and, cutting up the ox, put it on the wood. Then he said, Get four vessels full of water and put it on the burned offering and on the wood. And he said, Do it a second time, and they did it a second time;
Então armou a lenha, e dividiu o bezerro em pedaços, e o poz sobre a lenha,
34 And he said, Do it a third time, and they did it a third time.
E disse: Enchei de agua quatro cantaros, e derramae-a sobre o holocausto e sobre a lenha. E disse: Fazei-o segunda vez: e o fizeram segunda vez. Disse ainda: Fazei-o terceira vez: e o fizeram terceira vez;
35 And the water went all round the altar, till the drain was full.
De maneira que a agua corria ao redor do altar: e ainda até o rego encheu de agua.
36 Then at the time of the offering, Elijah the prophet came near and said, O Lord, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be seen this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things by your order.
Succedeu pois que, offerecendo-se a offerta de manjares, o propheta Elias se chegou, e disse: Ó Senhor, Deus de Abrahão, de Isaac e de Israel, manifeste-se hoje que tu és Deus em Israel, e que eu sou teu servo, e que conforme á tua palavra fiz todas estas coisas.
37 Give me an answer, O Lord, give me an answer, so that this people may see that you are God, and that you have made their hearts come back again.
Responde-me, Senhor, responde-me, para que este povo conheça que tu, Senhor, és Deus, e que tu fizeste tornar o seu coração para traz.
38 Then the fire of the Lord came down, burning up the offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and drinking up the water in the drain.
Então caiu fogo do Senhor, e consumiu o holocausto, e a lenha, e as pedras, e o pó, e ainda lambeu a agua que estava no rego.
39 And when the people saw it, they all went down on their faces, and said, The Lord, he is God, the Lord, he is God.
O que vendo todo o povo, cairam sobre os seus rostos, e disseram: Só o Senhor é Deus! Só o Senhor é Deus!
40 And Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal, let not one of them get away. So they took them, and Elijah made them go down to the stream Kishon, and put them to death there.
E Elias lhe disse: Lançae mão dos prophetas de Baal, que nenhum d'elles escape. E lançaram mão d'elles: e Elias os fez descer ao ribeiro de Kison, e ali os matou.
41 Then Elijah said to Ahab, Up! take food and drink, for there is a sound of much rain.
Então disse Elias a Achab: Sobe, come e bebe, porque ruido ha d'uma abundante chuva.
42 So Ahab went up to have food and drink, while Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he went down on the earth, putting his face between his knees.
E Achab subiu a comer e a beber; mas Elias subiu ao cume do Carmelo, e se inclinou por terra, e metteu o seu rosto entre os seus joelhos.
43 And he said to his servant, Go now, and take a look in the direction of the sea. And he went up, and after looking said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times; and he went seven times.
E disse ao seu moço: Sobe agora, e olha para a banda do mar. E subiu, e olhou, e disse: Não ha nada. Então disse elle: Torna sete vezes.
44 And the seventh time he said, I see a cloud coming up out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. Then he said, Go up and say to Ahab, Get your carriage ready and go down or the rain will keep you back.
E succedeu que, á setima vez, disse: Eis aqui uma pequena nuvem, como a mão d'um homem, subindo do mar. Então disse elle: Sobe, e dize a Achab: Apparelha o teu carro, e desce, para que a chuva te não apanhe.
45 And after a very little time, the heaven became black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab went in his carriage to Jezreel.
E succedeu que, entretanto, os céus se ennegreceram com nuvens e vento, e veiu uma grande chuva: e Achab subiu ao carro, e foi para Jezreel.
46 And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he made himself strong, and went running before Ahab till they came to Jezreel.
E a mão do Senhor estava sobre Elias, o qual cingiu os lombos, e veiu correndo perante Achab, até á entrada de Jezreel.
