1 Kings 18
1 And it lasted many days, when the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Achab; and I will give 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 And Elijah went to show himself unto Achab; and the famine was grievous in Samaria.
I ode Ilija da se pokaže Ahabu. Kako je glad u Samariji bivala teža,
3 And Achab called 'Obadiah, who was the superintendent of the house; —(now 'Obadiah feared the Lord greatly;
pozva Ahab dvorskog upravitelja Obadiju. Taj se Obadija veoma bojao Jahve;
4 And it happened, when Izebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that 'Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them fifty each in one cave, and provided 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 And Achab said unto 'Obadiah, Go through the land, unto all the springs of water, and unto all the brooks, peradventure we may find grass and keep alive horse and mule, that we lose not all the cattle.
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 So they divided between them the land to pass through it: Achab went one way by himself alone, and 'Obadiah went another way by himself alone.
Podijelili su zemlju koju će pretražiti: Ahab je sam otišao jednim putem, a Obadija je pošao sam drugim putem.
7 And as 'Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah came toward him; and he recognized him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou here indeed, 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 said unto him, I am: go, say unto thy Lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
On mu odgovori: “Ja sam! Idi i reci svome gospodaru: 'Evo Ilije!'”
9 And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldst deliver thy servant into the hand of Achab, to slay me?
Odgovori mu Obadija: “Što sam sagriješio te slugu svojega predaješ u ruke Ahabu da me ubije?
10 As the Lord thy God liveth, there is not a nation or kingdom whither my Lord hath not sent to seek thee; and when they said, He is not here: he caused that kingdom and nation to take an oath, that no one could find thee.
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 thou sayest, Go, say unto thy Lord, Behold, here is Elijah.
I sada mi naređuješ: 'Idi, reci svome gospodaru: Evo Ilije!'
12 And it may come to pass, that, when I go from thee, the spirit of the Lord may carry thee whither I know not; and when I come to inform Achab, and he cannot find thee, he will slay me; but I thy servant have feared the Lord from my youth.
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 Hath it not been told unto my Lord what I did when Izebel slew the prophets of the Lord, how I hid a hundred men of the prophets of the Lord, fifty each in one cave, and provided 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 thou sayest, Go say to thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he will slay me.
I sada ti naređuješ: 'Idi, reci svome gospodaru: Evo Ilije!' Pa on će me ubiti!”
15 Then said Elijah, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I have stood, surely today will I show myself unto him.
Ilija mu odgovori: “Živoga mi Jahve Sebaota, komu služim, još ću mu se danas pokazati.”
16 So 'Ohadiah went to meet Achab, and he told it to him; and Achab went to meet Elijah.
Obadija pođe u susret Ahabu i donese mu vijest, a Ahab pođe u susret Iliji.
17 And it came to pass, when Achab saw Elijah, that Achab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
Kad Ahab ugleda Iliju, reče mu: “Jesi li ti onaj koji upropašćuješ Izraela?”
18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, through your forsaking the commandments of the Lord, and because thou hast followed the Be'alim.
Ilija odgovori: “Ne upropašćujem ja Izraela, nego ti i tvoja obitelj, jer ste ostavili Jahvu, a ti si sljedbenik Baala.
19 And now send, assemble unto me all Israel at Mount Carmel, and the prophets of Ba'al four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the grove four hundred, who eat at the table of Izebel.
Sada sakupi sav Izrael preda me na gori Karmelu i četiri stotine pedeset proroka Baalovih koji jedu za stolom Izebelinim.”
20 And Achab sent round among all the children of Israel, and he assembled the prophets at Mount Carmel.
Ahab pozva sve sinove Izraelove i sakupi proroke na gori Karmelu.
21 And Elijah approached unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between the two opinions? if the Lord be the God, follow him; and if Ba'al—follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
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 unto the people, I have been left a prophet of the Lord by myself alone; but the prophets of Ba'al 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 Therefore let there be given unto us two bullocks; and let them choose for themselves the one bullock, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire to it: and I will prepare the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire to 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 And do ye call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord: and it shall be that the God who answereth by fire, he shall be the [true] God. And all the people answered and said, The proposal is good.
Vi zazovite ime svoga boga, a ja ću zazvati ime Jahvino: bog koji odgovori ognjem pravi je Bog.” Sav narod odgovori: “Dobro!”
25 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Ba'al, Choose you for yourselves the one bullock, and prepare it first; for ye are the many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire to 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 they took the bullock which he had given to them, and they prepared it; and they called on the name of Ba'al from morning even until noon, saying, O Ba'al, answer us; but there was no voice, nor any answer: and they danced about the altar which had been 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 it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked at them, and said, Call with a loud voice; for he is a god; either he is holding council, or he is busy in some pursuit, or he is on a journey; or peradventure he sleepeth, and may thus awaken.
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 And they called with a loud voice and cut themselves after their custom with knives and spears, till the blood gushed out over them.
A oni okrenuše vikati još glasnije i parati se noževima i sulicama, kako je u njih običaj, sve dok ih nije oblila krv.
29 And it came to pass, when midday was past, that they practised their follies until near [the time of] the offering of the evening-sacrifice; but there was neither voice, nor any answer, nor any perceptible sound.
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 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me: and all the people came near unto him; and he repaired the altar of the Lord that 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 Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord was come, saying, Israel shall be thy name.
Ilija uze dvanaest kamenova prema broju plemena sinova Jakova, kome je Bog rekao: “Izrael će biti ime tvoje!”
32 And he built of the stones an altar in the name of the Lord; and he made a trench as great as would contain two seahs of seed round about 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 put in order the wood, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid them on the wood,
Složi drva, rasiječe junca i stavi ga na drva.
34 And he said. Fill four jars with water; and they had to pour it on the burnt-offering, and on the wood: and he said, Do it the second time: and they did it the second time: and he said, Do it the third time; and they did it the 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 ran round about the altar; and the trench also he filled with water.
Voda je tekla oko žrtvenika i jarak se ispunio vodom.
36 And it came to pass, at [the time of] the offering of the evening-sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, O Lord, God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, this day let it be known that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that at thy word I have done all these things.
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 Answer me, O Lord, answer me, and let all this people know that thou, O Lord, art the [true] God, and thou wilt [then] have turned their heart back 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 And there fell a fire of the Lord, and consumed the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust; and the water also that was in the trench did it lick up.
I oganj Jahvin pade i proguta paljenicu i drva, kamenje i prašinu, čak i vodu u jarku isuši.
39 And when all the people saw this, they fell on their faces; and they said, the Lord—he is the God; the Lord—he is the God.
Sav narod se uplaši, ljudi padoše ničice i rekoše: “Jahve je Bog! Jahve je Bog!”
40 And Elijah said unto them, Seize the prophets of Ba'al; not one of them must escape; and they seized them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slaughtered them 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 unto Achab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
Ilija reče Ahabu: “Idi gore, jedi i pij, jer čujem šumor kiše.”
42 So Achab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down toward the earth, and put 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, Go up, I pray thee, look in the direction of the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, Not the least [is visible]. And he said, Go again, 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 it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there is a little cloud like a man's hand arising out of the sea. And he said, Go up, say unto Achab, Harness up [thy chariot], and come down, that the rain may not detain thee.
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 it came to pass in the mean while, that the heavens were blackened with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Achab rode, and went to Yizre'el.
Odjednom se nebo zamrači od oblaka i vihora i pade jaka kiša. Ahab se pope na kola i odveze u Jizreel.
46 And the inspiration of the Lord came over Elijah, and he girded up his loins; and he ran before Achab up to the entrance of Yizre'el.
Ruka je Jahvina bila nad Ilijom te on, opasavši se, otrča pred Ahabom sve do u blizinu Jizreela.
