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.”
Kaya pagkalipas ng maraming araw ang salita ni Yahweh ay nakarating kay Elias sa ikatlong taon ng tagtuyot nagsasabing, “Elias ipakita mo ang iyong sarili kay Ahab, at magpapadala ako ng ulan sa lupain.”
2 Therefore, Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. For there was a severe famine in Samaria.
At pumunta si Elias at siya ay nagpakita kay Ahab; ngayon malubha ang taggutom sa Samaria.
3 And Ahab called Obadiah, the manager of his household. Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly.
Tinawag ni Ahab si Obadias, ang taga pangasiwa ng palasyo. Sa panahong iyon labis na pinarangalan ni Obadias si Yahweh,
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.
dahil nang ipinapapatay ni Jezebel ang mga propeta ni Yahweh, sinama ni Obadias ang isandaang propeta at itinago niya sila ng tig limampo sa isang kuweba, at pinakain niya sila ng tinapay at tubig.
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.”
Sinabi ni Ahab kay Obadias, “Lumibot ka sa lupain sa lahat ng mga bukal ng tubig at batis. Marahil tayo ay makakahanap ng damo at maililigtas ang mga kabayo at mga asno para hindi tayo maubusan ng lahat ng hayop.”
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.
Kaya hinati nila ang lupaing kanilang lalakaran at humanap ng tubig. Si Ahab ay naglakad mag isa, at si Obadias ay umiba ng daan.
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?”
Habang si Obadias ay nasa daan, hindi inaasahan nasalubong siya ni Elias. Nakilala siya ni Obadias at nagpatirapa sa lupa. Kaniyang sinabi, “ikaw ba ito, ang panginoon kong si Elias?”
8 And he responded to him: “I am. Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here.”
Sumagot si Elias, “Ako nga ito. Pumunta ka at sabihin mo sa iyong panginoon, 'Masdan narito, si Elias.'”
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?
Sumagot si Obadias, “Paano ako nagkasala upang ibibigay ang iyong lingkod sa kamay ni Ahab, para patayin niya ako?
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.
Si Yahweh ang iyong Diyos ay buhay, walang bansa o kaharian na kung saan ang aking panginoon ay hindi nagsugo ng kalalakihan para hanapin ka. Kapag ang isang bansa o kaharian ay nagsasabi, 'Wala rito si Elias,' pinasusumpa sila ni Ahab na hindi ka nila mahanap.
11 And now, you say to me, ‘Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here.’
Pero ngayon iyong sinasabi, 'Pumunta ka, at sabihin mo sa panginoon mo na narito si Elias.'
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.
Sa sandaling ako ay mawalay sa iyo, ikaw ay kaagad daldalhin ng Espiritu ni Yahweh sa isang lugar na hindi ko alam. Kapag ako ay pumunta at sabihin kay Ahab, at kung hindi ka niya makita, papatayin niya ako. Subalit ako, iyong lingkod, ay sumamba kay Yahweh mula pa sa aking kabataan.
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?
Hindi ba sinabi sa inyo, aking panginoon, kung ano ang aking ginawa nang patayin ni Jezebel ang mga propeta ni Yahweh, kung paanong tinago ko ang isang daan na propeta ni Yahweh, tiglampu sa isang kuweba at pinakain ko sila ng tinapay at tubig?
14 And now you say: ‘Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here,’ so that he may kill me!”
At ngayon sinasabi mo, 'Pumunta ka at sabihin mo sa iyong panginoon na narito si Elias', kaya papatayin niya ako.”
15 And Elijah said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, before whose face I stand, this day I will appear to him.”
Sumagot si Elias, “Buhay si Yahweh ng mga hukbo, sa harapan niya ako ay nakatayo, tinitiyak ko na ipapakita ko ang aking sarili kay Ahab ngayon.”
16 Therefore, Obadiah went away to meet Ahab, and he reported to him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.
Kaya si Obadias ay nagpunta para makipagkita kay Ahab; sinabi niya sa kaniya, at nagpunta si Ahab para makipagkita kay Elias.
17 And when he had seen him, he said, “Are you the one who is disturbing Israel?”
Nang makita ni Ahab si Elias, sinabi niya sa kaniya, “ikaw ba ito, ikaw na gumagawa ng kaguluhan sa Israel?”
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.
At sumagot si Elias, “Hindi ko ginulo ang Israel, pero ikaw at ang sambahayan ng iyong ama ang nanggugulo sa pamamagitan ng pagtalikod sa mga utos ni Yahweh at sa pagsunod sa mga diyus-diyosan ni Baal.
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.”
Kaya ngayon, magpasabi ka at tipunin sa akin ang buong Isarel sa Bundok Carmelo, kasama ang 450 propeta ni Baal at apat na raang propeta ni Asera, na kumakain sa lamesa ni Jezebel.”
20 Ahab sent to all the sons of Israel, and he gathered together the prophets on mount Carmel.
Kaya nagpasabi si Ahab sa lahat ng tao sa Israel at tinipon ang mga propetang magkakasama sa Bundok Carmelo.
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.
Si Elias ay lumapit sa lahat ng tao at sinabi niya, “Gaano katagal ninyong babaguhin ang inyong kaisipan? Kung si Yahweh ay Diyos, sumunod kayo sa kaniya. Ngunit kung si Baal ay Diyos, sundin siya.” Subalit ang mga tao ay hindi sumagot sa kaniya kahit isang salita.
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.
Pagkatapos sinabi ni Elias sa mga tao, “Ako, ako lamang, ang natitira bilang propeta ni Yahweh, pero ang mga propeta ni Baal ay 450 kalalakihan.
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.
Kaya hayaang bigyan nila tayo ng dalawang toro. Hayaan silang pumili ng isang toro para sa kanilang sarili at putulin ito ng pira-piraso, at ilalatag sa kahoy, pero huwag lalagyan ng apoy sa ilalim nito. Pagkatapos ihahanda ang isang pang toro at ilalatag sa kahoy, at huwag lalagyan ng apoy sa ilalim nito.
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.”
Pagkatapos tatawagin ninyo ang pangalan ng inyong diyos, at ako ay tatawag sa pangalan ni Yahweh, at ang Diyos na sasagot sa pamamagitan ng apoy, siya ang magiging Diyos.” Kaya ang lahat ng tao ay sumagot, at sinabi, “Mabuti ito.”
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.”
Kaya sinabi ni Elias sa mga propeta ni Baal, “Pumili kayo ng isang toro para sa inyo at mauna na itong ihanda, dahil kayo ay marami. Pagkatapos tumawag kayo sa inyong diyos, pero huwag ninyong lagyan ng apoy ang ilalim ng toro.”
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.
At kanilang kinuha ang toro na nakalaan sa kanila at inihanda ito, at tinawag ang pangalan ni Baal mula umaga hanggang sa katanghaliang tapat, sinasabi, “Baal, pakinggan mo kami. “Pero walang tinig, o sinumang sumagot. Sila ay nagsayaw sa paligid ng altar na kanilang ginawa.
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.”
Sa kinatanghalian tapat kinutya sila ni Elias at sinabi, “Sumigaw kayo ng malakas! Siya ay diyos! Marahil siya ay nagiisip, o siya ay nasa palikuran, o siya ay nasa isang paglalakbay, o marahil siya ay natutulog at dapat siyang gisingin.
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.
“Kaya sila ay sumigaw pa ng mas malakas, at hiniwa nila ang kanilang sarili, tulad ng kanilang ginagawa, gamit ang mga espada at mga sibat, hanggang sa umagos ang dugo sa kanilang sarili.
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.
Lumipas ang tanghaling tapat, at sila ay nahihibang pa rin hanggang sa oras ng pag-aalay handog na pang gabi, pero walang boses o sinumang sumasagot; wala kahit sino ang nagbigay pansin sa kanilang mga pagsusumamo.
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.
Pagkatapos sinabi ni Elias sa lahat ng tao, “Lumapit kayo sa akin,” at ang lahat ng tao ay lumapit sa kaniya. Pagkatapos kaniyang inayos ang altar ni Yahweh na nasira.
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.”
Kumuha si Elias ng labing dalawang bato, ang bawat bato na kumakatawan sa mga lipi ng mga anak ni Jacob — ito ay kay Jacob na ang salita ni Yahweh ay dumating, sinasabi, Israel ang magiging iyong pangalan.”
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.
Sa pamamagitan ng mga bato ay kaniyang tinayo ang altar sa pangalan ni Yahweh, at humukay siya ng isang kanal sa palibot ng altar na ang laki tama lang para magkasya ang dalawang salop na mga binhi.
33 And he arranged the wood, and he cut the ox into pieces, and he placed it on the wood.
Pagkatapos kaniyang inilagay ang kahoy para sa apoy at ang toro ay pinutol sa piraso, at ipinatong ang mga pira-piraso sa ibabaw ng kahoy. At kaniyang sinabi,”Punuin ninyo ang apat na tapayan ng tubig at ibuhos ninyo sa handog na susunugin at sa kahoy.”
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.
At kaniyang sinabi, “Gawin ninyo ito ng pangalawang ulit,” at kanilang ginawa ito sa pangalawang ulit, pagkatapos sinabi niya, “Gawin ninyo ito sa pangatlong ulit,” at kanilang ginawa ito sa pangatlong ulit.
35 And the water was running down around the altar, and the pit of the trench was filled with water.
Ang tubig ay umagos sa palibot ng altar at napuno ang kanal.
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.
Ito ang naganap sa oras ng pag-aalay ng pang gabing handog, si Elias na propeta ay lumapit at sinabi, “Yahweh, na Diyos ni Abraham, ni Isaac, at ng Israel, hayaang malaman sa araw na ito na ikaw ang Diyos sa Israel, at ako ang iyong lingkod, at aking ginagawa ang lahat ng bagay sa iyong salita.
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.”
Pakinggan mo ako, O Yahweh, pakinggan mo ako, para malaman ng mga tao na ikaw, Yahweh, ay Diyos, at iyong ibabalik muli ang kanilang puso sa iyong sarili.”
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.
Pagkatapos kaagad ang apoy ni Yahweh ay bumaba, at tinupok ang handog na susunugin, maging ang kahoy, ang mga bato, at ang lupa, at tinuyo ang tubig na nasa kanal.
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!”
Nang makita ng buong bayan ito, sila ay nagpatirapa sa lupa at sinabi, “Si Yahweh, siya ay Diyos! Si Yahweh, siya Diyos!”
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.
Kaya sinabi ni Elias sa kanila, “Dalhin ninyo ang mga propeta ni Baal. Huwag hayaang makatakas ni isa sa kanila”’ Kaya kinuha sila, at dinala ni Elias ang mga propeta ni Baal sa ibaba ng batis ng Cison at pinatay sila roon.
41 And Elijah said to Ahab “Ascend; eat and drink. For there is the sound of an abundance of rain.”
Sinabi ni Elias kay Ahab, “Bumangon ka, kumain at uminom, sapagkat may ingay ng malakas na ulan.
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.
Kaya si Ahab ay bumangon para kumain at para uminom. Pagkatapos si Elias ay nagpunta sa tuktok ng Carmelo, siya ay yumukod sa lupa, at inilagay ang kaniyang mukha sa pagitan ng kaniyang mga tuhod.
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.”
Kaniyang sinabi sa kaniyang lingkod, “Pumanhik ka ngayon, tumingin ka sa gawing dagat.” Ang kaniyang lingkod ay pumanhik at tumingin at sinabi, “Wala naman.” Kaya sinabi ni Elias, “Pumunta ka muli, ng pitong ulit.”
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.’”
Sa ikapitong ulit sinabi ng lingkod, “Tingnan mo, may isang ulap na umakyat mula sa dagat, na kasingliit ng kamay ng isang tao.” Sumagot si Elias, “Pumunta ka at sabihin mo kay Ahab, 'Ihanda mo ang iyong karwahe, at bumaba bago ka mapigilan ng ulan.'”
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.
Di nagtagal ito ay nangyari na ang kalangitan ay nagdilim sa mga ulap at hangin, at bumuhos ng napakalakas na ulan. Sumakay si Ahab at nagpunta kay Jezreel,
46 And the hand of the Lord was upon Elijah. And cinching his waist, he ran before Ahab, until he arrived at Jezreel.
pero ang kamay ni Yahweh ay na kay Elias. Sinuksok niya ang kaniyang balabal sa kaniyang sinturon at naunang tumakbo kay Ahab sa pasukan ng Jezreel.
