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.
Passados muitos dias, veio a palavra do SENHOR a Elias no terceiro ano, dizendo: Vai, mostra-te a Acabe, e eu darei chuva sobre a face da terra.
2 So Elijah went to let Ahab see him. Now there was no food to be had in Samaria.
Foi, pois, Elias a mostrar-se a Acabe. Havia naquele tempo grande fome 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 Acabe chamou a Obadias seu mordomo, o qual Obadias era em grande maneira temeroso do 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 quando Jezabel destruía aos profetas do SENHOR, Obadias tomou cem profetas, os quais escondeu de cinquenta em cinquenta por covas, e sustentou-os a pão e água.
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 disse Acabe a Obadias: Vai pela terra a todas as fontes de águas, e a todos os ribeiros; que acaso acharemos grama com que conservemos a vida aos cavalos e às mulas, para que não nos fiquemos sem animais.
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 percorrerem-na; Acabe foi por si só por um caminho, e Obadias foi separadamente por outro.
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?
E indo Obadias pelo caminho, encontrou-se com Elias; e como lhe conheceu, prostrou-se sobre seu rosto, e disse: Não és tu meu senhor Elias?
8 And Elijah in answer said, It is I; now go and say to your lord, Elijah is here.
E ele respondeu: Eu sou; vai, dize a teu amo: Eis que 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 ele disse: Em que ei pecado, para que tu entregues teu servo em mão de Acabe 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 de onde meu senhor não haja enviado a buscar-te; e respondendo eles: Não está aqui, ele conjurou a reinos e nações se não te acharam.
11 And now you say, Go, say to your lord, Elijah is here.
E agora tu dizes: Vai, dize a teu amo: 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 acontecerá que, logo que eu me haja partido de ti, o espírito do SENHOR te levará de onde eu não saiba; e vindo eu, e dando as novas a Acabe, e se ele não te achar, me matará; e teu servo teme ao SENHOR desde sua juventude.
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?
Não foi dito a meu senhor o que fiz, quando Jezabel matava aos profetas do SENHOR: que escondi cem homens dos profetas do SENHOR de cinquenta em cinquenta em covas, e os mantive a pão e água?
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: Vai, dize a teu amo: Aqui está Elias: para que ele me mate?
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-lhe Elias: Vive o SENHOR dos exércitos, diante do qual estou, que hoje me mostrarei a ele.
16 So Obadiah went to Ahab and gave him the news; and Ahab went to see Elijah.
Então Obadias foi a encontrar-se com Acabe, e deu-lhe o aviso; e Acabe veio a encontrar-se com Elias.
17 And when he saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, Is it you, you troubler of Israel?
E quando Acabe viu a Elias, disse-lhe Acabe: És tu o que perturbas a 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.
E ele respondeu: Eu não perturbei a Israel, mas sim tu e a casa de teu pai, deixando os mandamentos do SENHOR, e seguindo aos baalins.
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.
Envia, pois, agora e juntai-me a todo Israel no monte de Carmelo, e os quatrocentos e cinquenta profetas de Baal, e os quatrocentos profetas dos bosques, 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 Acabe enviou a todos os filhos de Israel, e juntou os profetas no monte de 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.
E aproximando-se Elias a todo o povo, disse: Até quando hesitareis vós entre dois pensamentos? Se o SENHOR é Deus, segui-lhe; e se Baal, ide depois dele. E o povo não respondeu palavra.
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.
E Elias converteu a dizer ao povo: Só eu restei profeta do SENHOR; mas dos profetas de Baal há quatrocentos e cinquenta 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.
Deem-se a nós, pois, dois bois, e escolham-se eles o um, e cortem-no em pedaços, e ponham-no sobre lenha, mas não ponham fogo debaixo; e eu prepararei o outro boi, e o porei sobre lenha, e nenhum fogo porei debaixo.
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.
Invocai logo vós no nome de vossos deuses, e eu invocarei no nome do SENHOR: e o Deus que responder por fogo, esse seja Deus. E todo o povo respondeu, dizendo: Bem dito.
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.
Então Elias disse aos profetas de Baal: Escolhei-vos o um boi, e fazei primeiro, pois que vós sois os mais: e invocai no nome de vossos deuses, mas não ponhais fogo debaixo.
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 eles tomaram o boi que lhes foi dado, e prepararam-no, e invocaram no nome de Baal desde a manhã até o meio dia, dizendo: Baal, responde-nos! Mas não havia voz, nem quem respondesse; entretanto, eles andavam saltando próximo do altar que haviam 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 aconteceu ao meio dia, que Elias se ridicularizava deles, dizendo: Gritai em alta voz, que deus é: talvez esteja conversando, ou tem alguma ocupação, ou está caminhando; acaso 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 eles clamavam a grandes vozes, e cortavam-se com espadas e com lancetas conforme a seu costume, até jorrar o sangue sobre eles.
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 quando passou o meio dia, e eles profetizaram até o tempo do sacrifício da oferta, e não havia voz, nem quem respondesse nem escutasse;
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.
Elias disse então a todo o povo: Aproximai-vos a mim. E todo o povo se chegou a ele: e ele reparou o altar do SENHOR que estava arruinado.
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 tomando Elias doze pedras, conforme ao número das tribos dos filhos de Jacó, ao qual havia sido palavra do SENHOR, dizendo: Israel será 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.
Edificou com as pedras um altar no nome do SENHOR: depois fez uma sulco ao redor do altar, quanto cabiam 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;
Pôs logo a lenha, e cortou o boi em pedaços, e o pôs sobre a lenha.
34 And he said, Do it a third time, and they did it a third time.
E disse: Enchei quatro cântaros de água, e derramai-a sobre o holocausto e sobre a lenha. E disse: Fazei-o outra vez; e outra vez o fizeram. Disse ainda: Fazei-o a terceira vez; e fizeram-no a terceira vez.
35 And the water went all round the altar, till the drain was full.
De maneira que as águas corriam ao redor do altar; e havia também enchido de água o sulco.
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.
E quando chegou a hora de oferecer-se o holocausto, chegou-se o profeta Elias, e disse: SENHOR Deus de Abraão, de Isaque, e de Israel, seja hoje manifesto que tu és Deus em Israel, e que eu sou teu servo, e que por mandado teu 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 conheça este povo que tu, ó SENHOR, és o Deus, e que tu voltaste atrás o coração deles.
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, o qual consumiu o holocausto, e a lenha, e as pedras, e o pó, e ainda sugou as águas que estavam no sulco.
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.
E vendo-o todo o povo, caíram sobre seus rostos, e disseram: o SENHOR é o Deus! o SENHOR é o 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 disse-lhes Elias: Prendei aos profetas de Baal, que não escape ninguém. E eles os prenderam; e levou-os Elias ao ribeiro de Quisom, e ali os degolou.
41 Then Elijah said to Ahab, Up! take food and drink, for there is a sound of much rain.
E então Elias disse a Acabe: Sobe, come e bebe; porque uma grande chuva faz ruído.
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 Acabe subiu a comer e a beber. E Elias subiu ao cume do Carmelo; e prostrando-se em terra, pôs seu rosto entre os 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 a seu criado: Sobe agora, e olha até o mar. E ele subiu, e olhou, e disse: Não há nada. E ele lhe voltou a dizer: Volta 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 à sétima vez disse: Eu vejo uma pequena nuvem como a palma da mão de um homem, que sobe do mar. E ele disse: Vai, e dize a Acabe: Unge e desce, porque a chuva não te interrompa.
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 aconteceu, estando em isto, que os céus se escureceram com nuvens e vento; e houve uma grande chuva. E subindo Acabe, veio a 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 foi sobre Elias, o qual cingiu seus lombos, e veio correndo diante de Acabe até chegar a Jezreel.
