1 Kings 18
1 After many dayes, the worde of the Lord came to Eliiah, in the third yeere, saying, Goe, shewe thy selfe vnto Ahab, and I will sende rayne vpon the earth.
Po mnogih dneh se je pripetilo, da je Gospodova beseda prišla k Eliju v tretjem letu, rekoč: »Pojdi, pokaži se Ahábu in jaz bom na zemljo poslal dež.«
2 And Eliiah went to shew himselfe vnto Ahab, and there was a great famine in Samaria.
Elija je odšel, da se pokaže Ahábu. Tam v Samariji pa je bila huda lakota.
3 And Ahab called Obadiah the gouernour of his house: (and Obadiah feared God greatly:
Aháb je poklical Obadjá, ki je bil voditelj njegove hiše. (Torej Obadjá se je silno bal Gospoda.
4 For when Iezebel destroyed the Prophets of the Lord, Obadiah tooke an hundreth Prophets, and hid them, by fiftie in a caue, and he fed them with bread and water.)
Kajti to je bilo tako, ko je Jezabela iztrebila Gospodove preroke, da je Obadjá vzel sto prerokov in jih po petdeset skril v votlino in jih hranil s kruhom in vodo.)
5 And Ahab saide vnto Obadiah, Goe into the land, vnto all the fountaines of water, and vnto all the riuers, if so be that we may finde grasse to saue the horses and the mules aliue, lest we depriue the lande of the beastes.
Aháb je rekel Obadjáju: »Pojdi v deželo, k vodnim studencem in k vsem potokom. Morda bomo lahko našli travo, da rešimo konje in mule žive, da ne izgubimo vseh živali.«
6 And so they deuided the lande betweene them to walke thorowe it. Ahab went one way by him selfe, and Obadiah went another way by him selfe.
Tako sta si razdelila deželo, da gresta skoznjo. Aháb je sam odšel eno pot, Obadjá pa je odšel drugo pot.
7 And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Eliiah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art not thou my lord Eliiah?
Ko je bil Obadjá na poti, glej, ga je srečal Elija. Ta ga je spoznal in padel na svoj obraz ter rekel: » Ali si ti, moj gospod Elija?«
8 And he answered him, Yea, goe tell thy lord, Behold, Eliiah is here.
Odgovoril mu je: »Jaz sem. Pojdi, povej svojemu gospodarju: ›Glej, Elija je tukaj.‹«
9 And he said, What haue I sinned, that thou wouldest deliuer thy seruant into the hande of Ahab, to slay me?
Rekel je: »Kaj sem grešil, da hočeš svojega služabnika izročiti v Ahábovo roko, da me ubije?
10 As the Lord thy God liueth, there is no nation or kingdome, whither my lorde hath not sent to seeke thee: and when they sayd, He is not here, he tooke an othe of the kingdome and nation, if they had not found thee.
Kakor živi Gospod, tvoj Bog, ni ne naroda ne kraljestva, kamor moj gospodar ni poslal, da te poiščejo. In ko so rekli: › Njega ni tukaj, ‹ je od kraljestva in naroda vzel prisego, da te niso našli.
11 And now thou sayest, Goe, tell thy lorde, Beholde, Eliiah is here.
In sedaj praviš: ›Pojdi, povej svojemu gospodarju: ›Glej, Elija je tukaj.‹‹
12 And when I am gone from thee, the Spirit of the Lord shall cary thee into some place that I doe not know: so when I come and tell Ahab, if he cannot finde thee, then wil he kill me: But I thy seruant feare the Lord from my youth.
Takoj, ko odidem od tebe, se bo zgodilo, da te bo Gospodov Duh odnesel ne vem kam. Ko pridem in povem Ahábu in te ne bo mogel najti, bo tako, da me bo ubil. Vendar se jaz, tvoj služabnik, od svoje mladosti bojim Gospoda.
13 Was it not tolde my lord, what I did when Iezebel slew the Prophets of the Lord, how I hid an hundreth men of the Lordes Prophets by fifties in a caue, and fed them with bread and water?
Mar ni bilo povedano mojemu gospodu kaj sem storil, ko je Jezabela usmrtila Gospodove preroke, kako sem skril sto mož, Gospodovih prerokov, po petdeset v votlino in jih hranil s kruhom in vodo?
14 And now thou sayest, Go, tel thy lord, Behold, Eliiah is here, that he may slay me.
Sedaj pa praviš: ›Pojdi, povej svojemu gospodarju: ›Glej, Elija je tukaj ‹ in me bo ubil.«
15 And Eliiah said, As the Lord of hostes liueth, before whome I stand, I will surely shewe my selfe vnto him this day.
Elija je rekel: » Kakor živi Gospod nad bojevniki, pred katerim stojim, se mu bom danes zagotovo pokazal.«
16 So Obadiah went to meete Ahab, and tolde him: And Ahab went to meete Eliiah.
Tako je Obadjá odšel, da sreča Ahába in povedal mu je. Aháb je odšel, da sreča Elija.
17 And when Ahab saw Eliiah, Ahab said vnto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
Pripetilo se je, ko je Aháb zagledal Elija, da mu je Aháb rekel: » Si ti ta, ki nadleguje Izraela?«
18 And he answered, I haue not troubled Israel, but thou, and thy fathers house, in that ye haue forsaken the commandements of the Lord, and thou hast followed Baalim.
In ta je odgovoril: »Nisem jaz nadlegoval Izraela, temveč ti in hiša tvojega očeta v tem, da ste zapustili Gospodove zapovedi, ti pa si sledil Báalom.
19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel vnto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal foure hundreth and fiftie, and the prophets of the groues foure hundreth, which eate at Iezebels table.
Zdaj torej pošlji in zberi k meni ves Izrael na goro Karmel in štiristo petdeset Báalovih prerokov in štiristo Ašerinih prerokov, ki jedo za Jezabelino mizo.«
20 So Ahab sent vnto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together vnto mount Carmel.
Tako je Aháb poslal k vsem Izraelovim otrokom in preroke skupaj zbral h gori Karmel.
21 And Eliiah came vnto all the people, and said, How long halt ye betweene two opinions? If the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal be he, then goe after him. And the people answered him not a worde.
Elija je prišel k vsemu ljudstvu in rekel: »Doklej omahujete med dvema možnostma? Če Gospod je Bog, sledite njemu, toda če je Báal, potem sledite njemu.« Ljudstvo pa mu ni odgovorilo niti besede.
22 Then said Eliiah vnto the people, I onely remayne a Prophet of the Lord: but Baals prophets are foure hundreth and fiftie men.
Potem je Elija rekel ljudstvu: »Jaz, celó samo jaz sem ostal Gospodov prerok, toda Báalovih prerokov je štiristo petdeset mož.
23 Let them therefore giue vs two bullockes, and let them chuse the one, and cut him in pieces, and lay him on the wood, but put no fire vnder, and I will prepare the other bullocke, and lay him on the wood, and will put no fire vnder.
Naj nam torej dajo dva bikca in naj si enega bikca izberejo zase, ga razrežejo na koščke in ga položijo na les in pod njim ne podtaknejo ognja, jaz pa bom pripravil drugega bikca in ga položil na les in pod njim ne podtaknem ognja.
24 Then call ye on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord: and then the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered, and sayde, It is well spoken.
Kličite k imenu svojih bogov, jaz pa bom klical h Gospodovemu imenu. Bog, ki odgovarja z ognjem, naj bo on Bog.« Vse ljudstvo je odgovorilo in reklo: »To je dobro rečeno.«
25 And Eliiah said vnto the prophets of Baal, Chuse you a bullocke, and prepare him first, (for ye are many) and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire vnder.
Elija je Báalovim prerokom rekel: »Izberite si enega bikca zase in tega pripravite najprej, kajti vas je mnogo, in kličite ime svojih bogov, toda spodaj ne podnetite ognja.«
26 So they tooke the one bullocke, that was giuen them, and they prepared it, and called on the name of Baal, from morning to noone, saying, O Baal, heare vs: but there was no voyce, nor any to answere: and they leapt vpon the altar that was made.
Vzeli so bikca, ki jim je bil dan in ga pripravili in od jutra do poldneva klicali k Báalovemu imenu, rekoč: »Oh Báal, usliši nas.« Toda ni bilo nobenega glasu niti nikogar, da bi odgovoril. In poskakovali so na oltarju, ki je bil narejen.
27 And at noone Eliiah mocked them, and said, Crye loude: for he is a god: either he talketh or pursueth his enemies, or is in his iourney, or it may be that he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
Pripetilo se je opoldan, da jih je Elija zasmehoval in rekel: »Glasno vpijte, kajti on je bog; ali klepeta ali zalezuje ali je na potovanju ali morda spi in mora biti prebujen.«
28 And they cryed loude, and cut them selues as their maner was, with kniues and launcers, till the blood gushed out vpon them.
Glasno so vpili in se po svoji navadi rezali z noži in nožiči, dokler ni po njih lila kri.
29 And when midday was passed, and they had prophecied vntil the offring of the euening sacrifice, there was neither voyce, nor one to answere, nor any that regarded.
Pripetilo se je, ko je sredina dneva minila in so prerokovali do časa darovanja večerne daritve, da tam ni bilo, niti glasu niti odgovora, niti nikogar, ki bi upošteval.
30 And Eliiah said vnto all the people, Come to me. And all the people came to him. And he repayred the altar of the Lord that was broken downe.
Elija je rekel vsemu ljudstvu: »Pridite bliže k meni.« In vse ljudstvo je prišlo bliže k njemu. Popravil je Gospodov oltar, ki je bil razrušen.
31 And Eliiah tooke twelue stones, according to the nomber of the tribes of the sonnes of Iaakob, (vnto whome the worde of the Lord came, saying, Israel shalbe thy name)
Elija je vzel dvanajst kamnov, glede na število rodov Jakobovih sinov, ki mu je prišla Gospodova beseda, rekoč: »Izrael bo tvoje ime.«
32 And with the stones he buylt an altar in the Name of the Lord: and he made a ditch round about the altar, as great as woulde conteine two measures of seede.
S kamni je v Gospodovem imenu zgradil oltar, in okoli oltarja naredil jarek, tako velik, da bi lahko vseboval dve meri semen.
33 And he put the wood in order, and hewed the bullocke in pieces, and layd him on the wood,
Les je postavil v red in bikca razsekal na koščke, ga položil na les in rekel: »Napolnite štiri sodčke z vodo in jih izlijte na žgalno daritev in na les.«
34 And said, Fill foure barrels with water, and powre it on the burnt offring and on the wood. Againe he said, Doe so againe. And they did so the second time. And he sayde, Doe it the third time. And they did it the third time.
Rekel je: » To storite drugič.« In to so storili drugič. Rekel je: » To storite tretjič.« In to so storili tretjič.
35 And the water ran round about the altar: and he filled the ditch with water also.
Voda je tekla naokoli oltarja in tudi jarek je napolnil z vodo.
36 And when they should offer the euening sacrifice, Eliiah the Prophet came, and sayd, Lord God of Abraham, Izhak and of Israel, let it be knowen this day, that thou art the God of Israel, and that I am thy seruant, and that I haue done all these things at thy commandement.
Ob času darovanja večerne daritve se je pripetilo, da se je približal prerok Elija in rekel: » Gospod, Bog Abrahama, Izaka in Izraela, naj bo to znano ta dan, da si ti Bog v Izraelu in da sem jaz tvoj služabnik in da sem vse te stvari storil na tvojo besedo.
37 Heare me, O Lord, heare me, and let this people know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart againe at the last.
Prisluhni mi, oh Gospod, prisluhni mi, da bo to ljudstvo lahko vedelo, da si ti Gospod Bog in da si ti njihova srca ponovno obrnil nazaj.«
38 Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt offring, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked vp the water that was in the ditche.
Potem je padel Gospodov ogenj in použil žgalno daritev, les, kamne, prah in polizal vodo, ki je bila v jarku.
39 And when all the people sawe it, they fell on their faces, and saide, The Lord is God, the Lord is God.
Ko je vse ljudstvo to videlo, so padli na svoje obraze in rekli: » Gospod, on je Bog; Gospod, on je Bog.«
40 And Elijah said vnto them, Take the prophets of Baal, let not a man of them escape. and they tooke them, and Eliiah brought them to the brooke Kishon, and slewe them there.
Elija jim je rekel: »Primite Báalove preroke, naj nobeden izmed njih ne pobegne.« Prijeli so jih in Elija jih je odvedel dol k potoku Kišónu in jih tam usmrtil.
41 And Eliiah sayde vnto Ahab, Get thee vp, eate and drinke, for there is a sound of much rayne.
Elija je rekel Ahábu: »Vstani, jej in pij, kajti tam je zvok obilja dežja.«
42 So Ahab went vp to eate and to drinke, and Eliiah went vp to the top of Carmel: and he crouched vnto the earth, and put his face betweene his knees,
Tako je Aháb odšel gor, da jé in da pije. Elija pa je odšel gor, na vrh Karmela in se vrgel dol na zemljo in svoj obraz dal med svoja kolena
43 And sayde to his seruant, Goe vp now and looke towarde the way of the Sea. And he went vp, and looked, and sayde, There is nothing. Againe he sayd, Goe againe seuen times.
in svojemu služabniku rekel: »Pojdi sedaj gor, glej proti morju.« In ta je odšel gor, pogledal in rekel: » Tam ni nič.« Rekel je: »Pojdi ponovno, sedemkrat.«
44 And at the seuenth time he sayd, Behold, there ariseth a litle cloude out of the sea like a mans hand. Then he sayd, Vp, and say vnto Ahab, Make readie thy charet, and get thee downe, that the raine stay thee not.
Pripetilo se je sedmič, da je rekel: »Glej, tam vstaja iz morja majhen oblak, podoben človeški roki.« Rekel je: »Pojdi gor in reci Ahábu: ›Pripravi svoj bojni voz in se spusti dol, da te ne ustavi dež.‹«
45 And in the meane while the heauen was blacke with cloudes and winde, and there was a great rayne. Then Ahab went vp and came to Izreel.
V vmesnem času se je pripetilo, da je bilo nebo črno z oblaki in vetrom in tam je bil velik dež. Aháb je jahal in šel v Jezreél.
46 And the hand of the Lord was on Eliiah, and he girded vp his Ioynes, and ran before Ahab till he came to Izreel.
Gospodova roka pa je bila na Eliju. Opasal je svoja ledja in pred Ahábom tekel k vhodu v Jezreél.
