1 Kings 17
1 And Elijah the Tishbite, from the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord lives, the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew or rain during these years, except by the words of my mouth.”
Adalah seorang nabi bernama Elia. Ia berasal dari Tisbe, suatu kota di wilayah Gilead. Pada suatu hari ia datang kepada Raja Ahab dan berkata, "Demi TUHAN yang hidup, Allah yang disembah orang Israel dan yang saya layani, saya memberitahukan kepada Tuan bahwa selama dua atau tiga tahun yang berikut ini tidak akan ada embun atau hujan sedikit pun, kecuali kalau saya mengatakannya."
2 And the word of the Lord came to him, saying:
Setelah itu TUHAN berkata kepada Elia,
3 “Withdraw from here, and go toward the east, and hide at the torrent Cherith, which is opposite the Jordan.
"Tinggalkanlah tempat ini, pergilah ke timur ke seberang Sungai Yordan dan bersembunyilah di sana dekat anak Sungai Kerit.
4 And there you shall drink from the torrent. And I have instructed the ravens to feed you there.”
Engkau dapat minum dari anak sungai itu, dan burung gagak akan Kusuruh membawa makanan untukmu."
5 Therefore, he went and acted in accord with the word of the Lord. And going away, he settled by the torrent Cherith, which is opposite the Jordan.
Elia menuruti perintah TUHAN itu, dan pergi ke anak sungai Kerit lalu tinggal di situ.
6 And the ravens carried bread and flesh to him in the morning, and likewise bread and flesh in the evening. And he drank from the torrent.
Ia minum dari anak sungai itu, dan makan roti dan daging yang dibawa oleh burung gagak setiap pagi dan setiap sore.
7 But after some days, the torrent dried up. For it had not rained upon the earth.
Setelah beberapa waktu lamanya, anak sungai itu pun kering karena tidak ada hujan.
8 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying:
Kemudian TUHAN berkata kepada Elia,
9 “Rise up, and go to Zarephath of the Sidonians, and dwell there. For I have instructed a widowed woman there to feed you.”
"Sekarang kau harus pergi ke kota Sarfat, dekat Sidon dan tinggal di sana. Aku sudah menyuruh seorang janda di sana supaya ia memberi makan kepadamu."
10 He rose up and went away to Zarephath. And when he had arrived at the gate of the city, he saw the widowed woman collecting wood, and he called to her. And he said to her, “Give me a little water in a vessel, so that I may drink.”
Maka pergilah Elia ke Sarfat. Ketika tiba di pintu kota itu, ia melihat seorang janda sedang mengumpulkan kayu api. Lalu kata Elia kepada janda itu, "Ibu, tolong ambilkan sedikit air minum untuk saya."
11 And as she was going to bring it, he called out after her, saying, “Bring me also, I beg you, a morsel of bread in your hand.”
Ketika janda itu sedang berjalan untuk mengambil air itu, Elia berseru, "Ibu, bawakanlah juga sedikit roti."
12 And she responded: “As the Lord your God lives, I have no bread, except a handful of flour in a jar, and a little oil in a bottle. See, I am collecting a couple of sticks, so that I may go in and make it for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.”
Janda itu menjawab, "Demi TUHAN yang hidup, Allah yang disembah oleh Bapak, saya bersumpah bahwa saya tak punya roti. Saya hanya mempunyai segenggam tepung terigu di dalam mangkuk, dan sedikit minyak zaitun di dalam botol. Saya sedang mengumpulkan kayu api untuk memasak bahan yang sedikit itu, supaya saya dan anak saya bisa makan. Itulah makanan kami yang terakhir; sesudah itu kami akan menunggu mati saja."
13 And Elijah said to her: “Do not be afraid. But go and do as you have said. Yet truly, first make for me, from the same flour, a little bread baked under ashes, and bring it to me. Then afterward, make some for yourself and for your son.
"Jangan khawatir, Ibu!" kata Elia kepadanya, "Silakan Ibu membuat makanan untuk Ibu dan anak Ibu. Tapi sebelum itu buatlah dahulu satu roti kecil dari tepung dan minyak itu, dan bawalah ke mari.
14 For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘The jar of flour will not fail, nor the bottle of oil be diminished, until the day when the Lord will grant rain upon the face of the earth.’”
Sebab TUHAN, Allah yang disembah orang Israel, mengatakan bahwa mangkuk itu selalu akan berisi tepung, dan botol itu selalu akan berisi minyak sampai pada saat TUHAN mengirim hujan ke bumi."
15 She went and acted in accord with the word of Elijah. And he ate, and she and her household ate. And from that day,
Lalu pergilah janda itu melakukan apa yang dikatakan Elia. Maka mereka bertiga mempunyai persediaan makanan yang cukup untuk berhari-hari lamanya.
16 the jar of flour did not fail, and the bottle of oil was not diminished, in accord with the word of the Lord, which he had spoken by the hand of Elijah.
Dan seperti yang sudah dikatakan TUHAN melalui Elia, mangkuk itu selalu saja berisi tepung, dan botol itu pun selalu berisi minyak.
17 Now it happened that, after these things, the son of the woman who was the mother of the family became ill. And the sickness was very powerful, so that no breath remained in him.
Beberapa waktu kemudian anak janda itu jatuh sakit. Makin lama makin parah sakitnya sehingga ia meninggal.
18 Therefore, she said to Elijah: “What is there between you and me, O man of God? Have you entered to me, so that my iniquities would be remembered, and so that you would put to death my son?”
Lalu kata janda itu kepada Elia, "Hamba Allah, mengapa Bapak melakukan hal ini terhadap saya? Apakah Bapak datang untuk menyebabkan Allah ingat akan dosa saya, sehingga anak saya harus meninggal?"
19 And Elijah said to her, “Give your son to me.” And he took him from her bosom, and he carried him to an upper room, where he himself was staying. And he placed him on his own bed.
Elia menjawab, "Bawa anak itu ke mari." Lalu Elia mengambil anak laki-laki itu dari ibunya, dan membawanya ke ruang atas, ke kamar yang ditumpangi Elia. Elia membaringkan anak itu di atas tempat tidur,
20 And he cried out to the Lord, and he said, “O Lord, my God, have you even afflicted the widow by whom I am, in a sense, sustained, so that you would put to death her son?”
lalu berdoa dengan suara yang keras, "Ya TUHAN, Allahku, mengapa Engkau mendatangkan celaka ini ke atas janda ini? Ia sudah memberi tumpangan kepadaku dan sekarang Engkau membunuh anaknya!"
21 And he stretched himself out beside the boy three times. And he cried out to the Lord and said, “O Lord, my God, let the soul of this boy, I beg you, return to his body.”
Setelah itu tiga kali Elia menelungkupkan badannya di atas anak itu, sambil berdoa, "Ya TUHAN, Allahku, hidupkanlah kiranya anak ini!"
22 And the Lord heeded the voice of Elijah. And the soul of the boy returned to him, and he revived.
TUHAN mendengarkan doa Elia; anak itu mulai bernapas dan hidup kembali.
23 And Elijah took the boy, and he brought him down from the upper room to the lower part of the house. And he gave him to his mother. And he said to her, “See, your son lives.”
Lalu Elia turun dari kamarnya sambil membawa anak itu kepada ibunya dan berkata, "Bu, ini anak Ibu! Ia sudah hidup kembali!"
24 And the woman said to Elijah: “By this, I now realize that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is true.”
Janda itu menjawab, "Sekarang saya tahu Bapak adalah hamba Allah dan perkataan Bapak memang benar dari TUHAN!"
