1 Kings 18
1 Sometime later, during the third year, a message from the Lord came to Elijah: “Go and appear before Ahab, and I will send rain on the earth.”
Alò, li te rive apre anpil jou ke pawòl SENYÈ a te vini a Élie nan twazyèm ane a. Li te di: “Ale, montre ou menm a Achab e Mwen va voye lapli sou fas tè a.”
2 So Elijah went to appear before Ahab. In the meantime the famine had become severe in Samaria.
Konsa, Élie te ale montre li menm a Achab. Alò, gwo grangou a te byen rèd nan Samarie.
3 Ahab summoned Obadiah, the manager of his palace (Obadiah was a very sincere believer in the Lord.
Achab te rele Abdias ki te chèf sou lakay li. (Alò, Abdias te gen lakrent SENYÈ a anpil;
4 While Jezebel was busy killing the Lord's prophets, Obadiah had taken one hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty in each of two caves, and had provided them with food and water.)
paske lè Jézabel te detwi pwofèt SENYÈ yo, Abdias te pran yon santèn nan pwofèt yo, li te kache yo pa senkant nan yon kav e li te founi yo avèk pen avèk dlo.)
5 Ahab told Obadiah, “Go throughout the country and check all the springs and valleys. Perhaps we can find some grass to keep the horses and mules alive so we will not lose any of the animals.”
Alò, Achab te di Abdias: “Pase nan peyi kote tout sous dlo yo. Petèt nou va twouve zèb pou kenbe chwal avèk milèt yo vivan e pou nou pa oblije touye nan bèt yo.”
6 So they divided the land between them. Ahab went in one direction, and Obadiah the other.
Pou sa, yo te divize peyi a antre yo pou yo fè rechèch li. Achab te pran yon chemen e Abdias te pran yon lòt pou kont li.
7 As Obadiah went on his way, Elijah came to meet him. Obadiah recognized him, bowed down to the ground, and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”
Alò, pandan Abdias te nan wout la, vwala, Élie te rankontre li. Abdias te rekonèt li e te tonbe sou figi li. Li te di: “Èske se ou menm, Élie, mèt mwen an?”
8 “It's me,” Elijah replied. “Go and tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.’”
Li te di li: “Se mwen. Ale, pale a mèt ou a, ‘Men vwala, Élie isit.’”
9 “How have I sinned that you are handing me, your servant, over to Ahab to be killed?
Li te di: “Ki peche mwen te fè ke ou ta vin mete sèvitè ou nan men Achab pou l mete m a lanmò?
10 As the Lord your God lives, there's no nation or kingdom where my master hasn't sent someone to search for you. When a nation or kingdom said you weren't there, he made them swear that they couldn't find you.
Jan SENYÈ a, Bondye ou a, viv la, nanpwen nasyon oswa wayòm kote mèt mwen pa t voye chache ou. Lè yo te di: ‘Li pa la’, li te fè wayòm nan oswa nasyon an sèmante ke yo pa t kab jwenn ou.
11 And now you're telling me to go to my master and announce, ‘Elijah is here!’
Epi koulye a w ap di: ‘Ale di mèt ou “Men vwala, Élie!”’
12 I have no idea where the Spirit of the Lord will take you after I leave you. If I go and tell Ahab and then he can't find you, he's going to kill me, even though I, your servant, have worshiped the Lord since I was young.
Li va vin rive ke lè m kite ou, Lespri SENYÈ a va pote ou kote m pa konnen. Konsa, lè m vini pale Achab, lè l pa kab jwenn ou, li va touye mwen, malgre mwen, sèvitè ou a, te gen lakrent SENYÈ a depi nan jenès mwen.
13 Didn't you hear, my lord, what I did when Jezebel was busy killing the Lord's prophets? I hid a hundred of the Lord's prophets, fifty in each of two caves, and provided them with food and water.
Èske sa pa t pale a mèt mwen sa m te fè lè Jézabel te touye pwofèt SENYÈ yo, ke m te kache yon santèn nan pwofèt SENYÈ a pa senkantèn nan yon kav e mwen te founi yo avèk pen avèk dlo?
14 And now you're telling me to go to my master and announce, ‘Elijah is here.’ He's going to kill me!”
Epi koulye a, w ap di mwen: ‘Ale pale a mèt ou: “Men Élie!” Epi se konsa l ap touye mwen.’
15 Elijah replied, “As the Lord Almighty lives, the one I serve, I will definitely appear before Ahab today.”
Élie te di: “Jan SENYÈ dèzame yo viv la, devan sila mwen kanpe a, anverite, mwen va montre mwen menm a li menm jodi a.”
16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
Konsa, Abdias te ale rankontre Achab e te pale li, epi Achab te ale rankontre Élie.
17 When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you—you who are causing trouble for Israel?”
Lè Achab te wè Élie, Achab te di li: “Èske se ou menm, sila ki twouble Israël la?”
18 “I'm not causing trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “It's you and your father's family! You have rejected the Lord's commands and are worshiping the Baals.
Li te di: “Mwen pa t twouble Israël, men ou menm avèk lakay papa ou, akoz ou te abandone lòd SENYÈ yo pou ou te swiv Baal yo.
19 Now call together all of Israel and meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who are supported by Jezebel.”
Alò, pou sa, voye ranmase vè mwen tout Israël nan Mòn Carmel avèk kat-san-senkant pwofèt Baal ak kat-san pwofèt Astarté ki manje sou tab Jézabel la.”
20 So Ahab summoned all of Israel and also gathered the prophets on Mount Carmel.
Konsa, Achab te voye pami tout fis Israël yo e te mennen pwofèt yo ansanm nan Mont Carmel.
21 Elijah approached the people and asked them, “How long will you hobble along, hesitating between two opposite beliefs? If the Lord is God, then follow him. But if Baal is God, then follow him.” But the people gave o answer.
Élie te pwoche tout pèp la e te di: “Pou konbyen de tan n ap kontinye panche de bò, antre de bi? Si SENYÈ a se Bondye a, swiv Li, men si se Baal, swiv li.” Men moun yo pa t reponn menm yon mo.
22 Then Elijah told them, “I am the only one left of the Lord's prophets—just me alone—but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.
Konsa, Élie te di a pèp la: “Se mwen sèl ki rete kòm pwofèt SENYÈ a, men pwofèt a Baal yo se kat-san-senkant òm.
23 Provide us with two bulls. Let the prophets of Baal choose for themselves the one they want, and have them cut it into pieces and place it on the firewood. But don't set fire to it. I will prepare the other bull and place it on the firewood but I won't set fire to it.
Alò, kite yo bannou de bèf, e kite yo chwazi yon bèf pou yo menm, koupe li an mòso e mete li sou bwa a, men san pa mete dife; epi mwen va prepare lòt bèf la e kouche li sou bwa e mwen p ap mete dife.
24 Then you call on your god by name, and I will call on the Lord by name. The god who replies by sending fire—he is God.” Then all the people said, “We agree to what you say.”
Alò, ou va rele non a dye pa nou an e mwen va rele non SENYÈ a, e Dye ki reponn pa dife a, se Li menm ki Bondye a.” Epi tout moun yo te reponn: “Lide sa a bon.”
25 Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “You choose one of the bulls and prepare it first, because there are so many of you. Call on your god by name, but don't light the fire.”
Konsa, Élie te di a pwofèt a Baal yo: “Chwazi yon bèf pou nou menm e prepare li, paske nou anpil e rele non a dye pa nou an, men pa mete dife.”
26 So they took the bull provided and prepared it. Then they called on Baal by name from morning until noon. “Baal, answer us!” they pleaded. But no voice was heard, no one answered. They hobbled in a dance around the altar they had made.
Konsa, yo te pran bèf ki te bay a yo menm nan, yo te prepare li e te rele non Baal la soti nan maten jis rive midi e yo t ap di: “O Baal, reponn nou.” Men pa t gen vwa e okenn moun pa t reponn. Epi yo te toutotou lotèl ke yo te fè a.
27 At noon Elijah began to mock them. “Shout really loud!” he said. “Isn't he meant to be a god? Maybe he's meditating, or he's gone to the bathroom, or he's away on a trip! Maybe he's asleep and has to be woken up!”
Li te vin rive vè midi ke Élie te moke yo. Li te di: “Rele avèk vwa fò, paske li se yon dye! Oswa petèt li okipe, ke li okipe! Oswa li te vire akote, oswa li fè yon vwayaj, o petèt li dòmi e ou bezwen fè l leve.”
28 They shouted even louder and cut themselves with swords and spears until they bled. This was their usual way of worshiping.
Konsa, yo te kriye avèk gwo vwa. Yo te koupe kò yo selon abitid pa yo avèk nepe ak frenn jis san te fè flèv sou yo.
29 Noon came and went, and they went on with their manic “prophesying” until the time of the evening sacrifice. But no voice was heard, no one answered, no one was listening.
Lè midi te fin pase, yo te anraje jis rive nan moman pou ofri sakrifis aswè yo, men pa t gen vwa, okenn pa t reponn, ni okenn pa t okipe yo.
30 Then Elijah told everyone, “Come over here to me.” They went over to him, and he repaired the altar of the Lord that had been torn down.
Alò, Élie te di a tout pèp la: “Vin kote mwen.” Konsa, tout pèp la te vin kote li. Konsa, li te repare lotèl SENYÈ a ki te dechire a.
31 Elijah took twelve stones to represent the tribes of the sons of Jacob. (Jacob was the one who received the Lord's message that said, “Israel shall be your name.”)
Élie te pran douz wòch selon non tribi a fis a Jacob yo, a sila pawòl SENYÈ a te parèt yo, e te di: “Israël va non ou.”
32 With the stones he built an altar in the Lord's name. He dug a ditch around it that could hold two seahs of seed.
Konsa, avèk wòch yo, li te bati yon lotèl nan non SENYÈ a e li te fè yon kanal antoure lotèl la ase laj pou kenbe de mezi semans.
33 He put the wood in place, cut the bull into pieces, and laid it on the wood. Then he told them, “Fill up four large jars with water and pour it over the offering and the wood.”
Apre, li te ranje bwa a, li te koupe bèf la an mòso e li te poze li sou bwa a.
34 “Do it again,” he said. So they did. “Do it for a third time,” he said. So they did it for the third time.
Epi li te di: “Ranpli kat po avèk dlo e vide li sou ofrann brile yo ak sou bwa a.” Epi li te di: “Fè l yon dezyèm fwa,” epi yo te fè l yon dezyèm fwa. Epi li te di: “Fè l yon twazyèm fwa,” epi yo te fè l yon twazyèm fwa.
35 The water ran down all over the altar and even filled the ditch.
Dlo a te kouri antoure lotèl la e li te plen kanal la osi.
36 At the time of the evening sacrifice, the prophet Elijah went over to the altar and prayed: “Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, demonstrate today that you are God in Israel, that I am your servant, and that everything I have done has been at your command.
Nan tan ofrann sakrifis aswè a, Élie, pwofèt la, te pwoche e te di: “O SENYÈ, Bondye Abraham, Isaac avèk Israël la, jodi a, kite li byen rekonèt ke Ou se Bondye an Israël, ke mwen se sèvitè Ou, e ke mwen te fè tout bagay sa yo pa pawòl Ou menm.
37 Answer me, Lord! Answer me, so that these people will know that you, Lord, are God, and that you are bringing them back to you.”
Reponn mwen, O SENYÈ, reponn mwen, pou pèp sa a kapab konnen ke Ou menm, O SENYÈ, se Bondye e ke Ou fè kè yo vire retounen kote Ou ankò.”
38 Then the fire of the Lord came down and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the soil—it even licked up the water in the ditch!
Konsa, dife SENYÈ a te tonbe e te konsonmen ofrann brile a avèk bwa a, avèk wòch yo ak pousyè a e te vale tout dlo ki te nan kanal la.
39 When all the people saw this, they fell face down on the ground and shouted, “The Lord, he is God! The Lord, he is God!”
Lè tout pèp la te wè sa, yo te tonbe sou figi yo, epi yo te di: “SENYÈ a, se Li menm Ki Bondye a! SENYÈ a, se Li menm ki Bondye a!”
40 Then Elijah ordered them, “Grab hold of the prophets of Baal. Don't let any escape!” They grabbed them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and killed them there.
Epi Élie te di yo: “Sezi pwofèt a Baal yo! Pa kite youn nan yo chape!” Yo te sezi yo, epi Élie te mennen yo desann nan flèv Kison an e te touye yo la.
41 Elijah told Ahab, “Go and eat and drink, for I hear the sound of a heavy rain coming.”
Alò, Élie te di a Achab: “Ale monte, manje e bwè; paske gen gwo bwi lapli.”
42 So Ahab went to eat and drink, but Elijah went to the top of Carmel. There he bent down to the ground, putting his face between his knees.
Konsa, Achab te monte pou manje e bwè. Men Élie te monte sou tèt Mòn Carmel; epi li te koube jenou li, apiye atè avèk figi li antre jenou li.
43 “Go and look toward the sea,” he told his servant. The man went and looked. “There's nothing there,” he said. Seven times Elijah told him, “Go and look again.”
Li te di a sèvitè li: “Ale monte koulye a, gade bò kote lanmè a.” Konsa, li te monte gade, e te di: “Nanpwen anyen” epi li te di: “Ale retounen” menm sèt fwa.”
44 The seventh time the servant came back and said, “I saw a small cloud the size of a man's hand coming up from the sea.” So Elijah said, “Run to Ahab and tell him, ‘Get your chariot ready and go down before the rain stops you.’”
Li te vin rive nan setyèm fwa a ke li te di: “Vwala, yon grenn nwaj piti tankou men a yon moun ap monte soti kote lanmè a.” Epi li te di: “Ale monte, pale Achab pou di l: ‘fè cha ou a parèt e desann pou gwo lapli a pa rete ou.’”
45 Very quickly the sky grew dark with clouds, the wind blew, heavy rain started falling, and Ahab rode down to Jezreel.
Nan yon ti tan, syèl la te vin fènwa avèk nwaj ak van e te gen yon lapli fò. Epi Achab te monte pou te ale kote Jizréel.
46 The Lord gave his power to Elijah—he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
Alò, men SENYÈ a te sou Élie. Li te mare senti li e te kouri pi vit ke Achab pou rive nan lantre kote Jizréel.
