1 Kings 18
1 After many days, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go and show yourself to Ahab, so that I may grant rain upon the face of the earth.”
Prošlo je mnogo vremena i riječ Jahvina bi upravljena treće godine Iliji: “Idi, pokaži se Ahabu, jer želim pustiti kišu na lice zemlje.”
2 Therefore, Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. For there was a severe famine in Samaria.
I ode Ilija da se pokaže Ahabu. Kako je glad u Samariji bivala teža,
3 And Ahab called Obadiah, the manager of his household. Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly.
pozva Ahab dvorskog upravitelja Obadiju. Taj se Obadija veoma bojao Jahve;
4 For when Jezebel was killing the prophets of the Lord, he took one hundred prophets, and concealed them, fifty and fifty, in caves. And he fed them with bread and water.
jer kad je Izebela poubijala proroke Jahvine, on je uzeo stotinu proroka i sakrio ih po pedeset u jednu spilju, gdje ih je hranio kruhom i pojio vodom.
5 Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go into the land, to all fountains of water, and to all the valleys, for perhaps we will be able to find plants, and save the horses and mules, so that the beasts of burden may not perish entirely.”
I reče Ahab Obadiji: “Hajde, obići ćemo svu zemlju, sve izvore i sve potoke, možda ćemo naći trave da sačuvamo u životu konje i mazge i da nam ne propadne stoka.”
6 And they divided the regions among themselves, so that they might travel through them. Ahab went one way alone, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
Podijelili su zemlju koju će pretražiti: Ahab je sam otišao jednim putem, a Obadija je pošao sam drugim putem.
7 And while Obadiah was on the way, Elijah met him. And when he had recognized him, he fell on his face, and he said, “Are you not my lord Elijah?”
I kad je Obadija bio na putu, eto mu u susret Ilije; poznavši ga, pade ničice i reče: “Jesi li to ti, gospodaru Ilija!”
8 And he responded to him: “I am. Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here.”
On mu odgovori: “Ja sam! Idi i reci svome gospodaru: 'Evo Ilije!'”
9 And he said: “How have I sinned that you would deliver me, your servant, into the hand of Ahab, so that he would put me to death?
Odgovori mu Obadija: “Što sam sagriješio te slugu svojega predaješ u ruke Ahabu da me ubije?
10 As the Lord your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom to which my lord has not sent, seeking you. And when all responded, ‘He is not here,’ he swore each kingdom and nation to an oath, because you were not found at all.
Živoga mi Jahve, tvoga Boga, nema naroda ili kraljevstva kamo moj gospodar nije slao da te traže. I kad su mu rekli: 'Nema ga!' zakleo je kraljevstvo i narod što te nisu našli.
11 And now, you say to me, ‘Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here.’
I sada mi naređuješ: 'Idi, reci svome gospodaru: Evo Ilije!'
12 And when I will have departed from you, the Spirit of the Lord will transport you to a place that I do not know. And entering, I will report to Ahab. And he, not finding you, will put me to death. Yet your servant has feared the Lord from his infancy.
Ali kad ja odem od tebe, Duh Jahvin odnijet će te ne znam kamo, a ja ću doći i obavijestiti Ahaba. Pa kad te ne nađe, ubit će me! A tvoj se sluga boji Jahve od mladosti svoje!
13 Has it not been revealed to you, my lord, what I did when Jezebel was killing the prophets of the Lord: how I hid one hundred men from the prophets of the Lord, fifty and fifty, in caves, and how I fed them with bread and water?
Zar nije poznato mome gospodaru što sam učinio kad je ono Izebela poubijala proroke Jahvine? Sakrio sam stotinu proroka, po pedeset u jednu spilju, i kruhom ih uzdržavao i vodom.
14 And now you say: ‘Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here,’ so that he may kill me!”
I sada ti naređuješ: 'Idi, reci svome gospodaru: Evo Ilije!' Pa on će me ubiti!”
15 And Elijah said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, before whose face I stand, this day I will appear to him.”
Ilija mu odgovori: “Živoga mi Jahve Sebaota, komu služim, još ću mu se danas pokazati.”
16 Therefore, Obadiah went away to meet Ahab, and he reported to him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.
Obadija pođe u susret Ahabu i donese mu vijest, a Ahab pođe u susret Iliji.
17 And when he had seen him, he said, “Are you the one who is disturbing Israel?”
Kad Ahab ugleda Iliju, reče mu: “Jesi li ti onaj koji upropašćuješ Izraela?”
18 And he said: “I have not troubled Israel. But it is you, and the house of your father, who have abandoned the commandments of the Lord, and have followed the Baals.
Ilija odgovori: “Ne upropašćujem ja Izraela, nego ti i tvoja obitelj, jer ste ostavili Jahvu, a ti si sljedbenik Baala.
19 Yet truly now, send and gather to me all of Israel, on Mount Carmel, with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, and the four hundred prophets of the sacred groves, who eat from the table of Jezebel.”
Sada sakupi sav Izrael preda me na gori Karmelu i četiri stotine pedeset proroka Baalovih koji jedu za stolom Izebelinim.”
20 Ahab sent to all the sons of Israel, and he gathered together the prophets on mount Carmel.
Ahab pozva sve sinove Izraelove i sakupi proroke na gori Karmelu.
21 Then Elijah, drawing near to all the people, said: “How long will you waver between two sides? If the Lord is God, follow him. But if Baal is, then follow him.” And the people did not respond a word to him.
Ilija pristupi svemu narodu i reče: “Dokle ćete hramati na obje strane? Ako je Jahve Bog, slijedite ga; ako je Baal, slijedite njega.” A narod mu nije ništa odgovorio.
22 And Elijah said again to the people: “I alone remain as a prophet of the Lord. But the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men.
Ilija nastavi: “Ja sam još jedini ostao kao prorok Jahvin, a Baalovih je proroka četiri stotine i pedeset.
23 Let two oxen be given to us. And let them choose one ox for themselves, and, cutting it into pieces, let them set it on the wood. But they may not place fire under it. And I will prepare the other ox, and set it on the wood. But I will not place fire under it.
Dajte nam dva junca. Neka oni izaberu sebi jednoga, neka ga sasijeku i stave na drva, ali neka ne podmeću ognja. Ja ću spremiti drugoga junca i neću podmetati ognja.
24 Call upon the names of your gods. And I will call on the name of my Lord. And the God who will have heeded with fire, let him be God.” And in response, all the people said, “Excellent proposition.”
Vi zazovite ime svoga boga, a ja ću zazvati ime Jahvino: bog koji odgovori ognjem pravi je Bog.” Sav narod odgovori: “Dobro!”
25 Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal: “Choose for yourselves one ox, and prepare it first. For you are many. And call on the names of your gods, but do not place fire under it.”
Potom reče Ilija prorocima Baalovim: “Izaberite sebi jednoga junca i počnite, jer vas je mnogo više. Zazovite ime svoga boga, ali ne stavljajte ognja.”
26 And when they had taken an ox, which he had given to them, they prepared it. And they called on the name of Baal, from morning even until midday, saying, “O Baal, heed us.” And there was no voice, nor did anyone respond. And so they leaped upon the altar that they had made.
Oni uzeše junca koji je njima pripao i pripremiše ga. Zazivali su ime Baalovo od jutra do podne govoreći: “O Baale, usliši nas!” Ali nije bilo ni glasa, ni odgovora. I skakahu i prigibahu koljena pred žrtvenikom koji su načinili.
27 And when it was now midday, Elijah ridiculed them, saying: “Cry out with a louder voice. For he is a god, and perhaps he is talking, or at an inn, or on a journey, or certainly he may be asleep, and must be awakened.”
U podne im se Ilija naruga i reče: “Glasnije vičite, jer on je bog; zauzet je, ili ima posla, ili je na putu; možda spava, pa ga treba probuditi!”
28 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and they cut themselves, in accord with their ritual, with knives and lancets, until they were entirely covered in blood.
A oni okrenuše vikati još glasnije i parati se noževima i sulicama, kako je u njih običaj, sve dok ih nije oblila krv.
29 Then, after midday had passed, and they were prophesying, the time had arrived when the sacrifice is usually offered. And there was no voice heard, neither did anyone heed or respond to the praying.
Kad je prošlo podne, pali su u bunilo i bjesnjeli sve dok nije bilo vrijeme da se prinese žrtva; ali nije bilo nikakva glasa ni odgovora niti znaka da ih tkogod sluša.
30 Elijah said to all the people, “Draw near to me.” And as the people were drawing near to him, he repaired the altar of the Lord, which had been torn down.
Tada Ilija reče svemu narodu: “Priđite k meni!” I sav mu narod pristupi. On popravi žrtvenik Jahvin koji bijaše srušen.
31 And he took twelve stones, in accord with the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord came, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
Ilija uze dvanaest kamenova prema broju plemena sinova Jakova, kome je Bog rekao: “Izrael će biti ime tvoje!”
32 And he built from the stones an altar to the name of the Lord. And he made a trench for water, like two furrows of plowed land, all around the altar.
I sagradi od toga kamenja žrtvenik Imenu Jahvinu i iskopa jarak oko žrtvenika, širok da bi se mogle posijati dvije mjere pšenice.
33 And he arranged the wood, and he cut the ox into pieces, and he placed it on the wood.
Složi drva, rasiječe junca i stavi ga na drva.
34 And he said, “Fill four containers with water, and pour it over the holocaust, and over the wood.” And again, he said, “Do this a second time.” And when they had done it a second time, he said, “Do it also a third time.” And they did so a third time.
Tada reče: “Napunite vodom četiri vrča i izlijte na paljenicu i na drva!” Učiniše tako. Zapovjedi im: “Ponovite”, i oni ponoviše. Tada reče: “Učinite i treći put.” Oni tako i treći put.
35 And the water was running down around the altar, and the pit of the trench was filled with water.
Voda je tekla oko žrtvenika i jarak se ispunio vodom.
36 And when it was now time for the holocaust to be offered, the prophet Elijah, drawing near, said: “O Lord, God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Israel, reveal this day that you are the God of Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have acted, in all these things, in accord with your precept.
Kad bijaše vrijeme da se prinese žrtva, pristupi prorok Ilija i reče: “Jahve, Bože Abrahamov, Izakov i Izraelov, objavi danas da si ti Bog u Izraelu, da sam ja sluga tvoj i da sam po zapovijedi tvojoj učinio sve ovo.
37 Heed me, O Lord, heed me, so that this people may learn that you are the Lord God, and that you have converted their heart again.”
Usliši me, Jahve; usliši me, da bi sav ovaj narod znao da si ti, Jahve, Bog i da ćeš ti obratiti njihova srca.”
38 Then the fire of the Lord fell down and devoured the holocaust, and the wood, and the stones, and even the dust, and it absorbed the water that was in the trench.
I oganj Jahvin pade i proguta paljenicu i drva, kamenje i prašinu, čak i vodu u jarku isuši.
39 And when all the people had seen it, they fell upon their face, and they said: “The Lord himself is God! The Lord himself is God!”
Sav narod se uplaši, ljudi padoše ničice i rekoše: “Jahve je Bog! Jahve je Bog!”
40 And Elijah said to them, “Apprehend the prophets of Baal, and do not let even one of them escape.” And when they had apprehended them, Elijah led them down to the torrent Kishon, and he put them to death there.
Ilija im reče: “Pohvatajte proroke Baalove da nijedan od njih ne utekne!” I oni ih pohvataše. Ilija ih odvede do potoka Kišona i ondje ih pobi.
41 And Elijah said to Ahab “Ascend; eat and drink. For there is the sound of an abundance of rain.”
Ilija reče Ahabu: “Idi gore, jedi i pij, jer čujem šumor kiše.”
42 Ahab ascended, so that he might eat and drink. But Elijah ascended to the top of Carmel, and bending down to the ground, he placed his face between his knees.
Dok je Ahab otišao gore da jede i pije, Ilija se popeo na vrh Karmela, prignuo se zemlji i sakrio lice među koljena.
43 And he said to his servant, “Ascend, and gaze out toward the sea.” And when he had ascended, and had contemplated, he said, “There is nothing.” And again, he said to him, “Return seven times.”
Rekao je zatim svome momku: “Idi gore i pogledaj prema moru.” On ode gore, pogleda i reče: “Ništa nema ondje!” Ilija odgovori: “Vrati se sedam puta.”
44 And at the seventh time, behold, a little cloud ascended from the sea like the footstep of a man. And he said: “Ascend, and say to Ahab, ‘Yoke your chariot, and descend; otherwise, the rain may prevent you.’”
Ali sedmoga puta reče momak: “Eno se oblak, malen kao dlan čovječji, diže od mora.” Tada reče Ilija: “Idi, kaži Ahabu: 'Upregni i silazi da te kiša ne uhvati.'”
45 And as he was turning himself this way and that, behold, the heavens were darkened, and there were clouds and wind, and a great rainstorm occurred. And so Ahab, going up, went away to Jezreel.
Odjednom se nebo zamrači od oblaka i vihora i pade jaka kiša. Ahab se pope na kola i odveze u Jizreel.
46 And the hand of the Lord was upon Elijah. And cinching his waist, he ran before Ahab, until he arrived at Jezreel.
Ruka je Jahvina bila nad Ilijom te on, opasavši se, otrča pred Ahabom sve do u blizinu Jizreela.
