1 Kings 17
1 Then said Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, unto Ahab, By the life of Yahweh, God of Israel, before whom I stand, there shall not, these two years, be either dew or rain, —save at the bidding of my word.
Eliyas Mtishibi, kutoka Tishibi ya Gileadi, akamwambia Ahabu, “Kama BWANA, Mungu wa Israeli aishivyo, ambaye ninasimama, hakutakuwa na umande wala mvua isiipokuwa kwa neno langu.”
2 Then came the word of Yahweh unto him, saying:
Kisha nenola BWANA, likammjia Eliya, likisema,
3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, —and hide thyself in the ravine of Cherith, which faceth the Jordan;
“Ondoka hapa uende mashariki; ukajifiche karibu na kijito cha Kerithi, mashariki mwa Yorodani.
4 and it shall be that, of the torrent, shalt thou drink, —and, the ravens, have I commanded to sustain thee, there.
Nawe utakunywa maji ya kijito, na nimewaamuru kunguru kukulisha mahali hapo.”
5 So he went and did, according to the word of Yahweh, —yea he went and dwelt in the ravine of Cherith, which faceth the Jordan.
Kwa hiyo Eliya akaenda kama neno la BWANA lilivyomwamuru. Akaenda kuishi karibu na kijito cha Kerithi, mashariki mwa Yorodani.
6 And, the ravens, used to bring him bread and flesh, in the morning, and bread and flesh, in the evening, —and, of the torrent, used he to drink.
Nao kunguru wakamletea mkate na nyama asubuhi, na mkate na nyama jioni, naye akanywa maji ya kijito kile.
7 But it came to pass, at the end of [certain] days, that the torrent dried up, —because there had been no rain in the land.
Lakini baada ya muda kile kijito kikakauka kwa sababu hapakuwepo na mvua katika nchi.
8 Then came the word of Yahweh unto him, saying—
Neno la BWANA likamjia, likisema,
9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there, —Lo! I have commanded, there, a widow woman, to sustain thee.
“Inuka, uende Sarepta, ambao ni mji wa Sidoni, na ukaishi huko. Tazama nimemmwamuru mjane kukulisha.”
10 So he arose and went to Zarephath, and, when he came to the entrance of the city, lo! there, a widow woman gathering sticks, —and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
Kwa hiyo akainuka na akaenda Sarepta, na alipofika kwenye lango la mji, kulikuwa na mjane akiokota kuni. Kwa hiyo akamwita na akamwambia, “Tafadhali niletee maji kidogo kwenye jagi ninywe.”
11 And, as she went to fetch it, he called to her and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread, in thy hand.
Naye alipokuwa akienda kuleta maji alimwita, akamwambia, “tafadhali uniletee na kipande cha mkate mkononi.”
12 And she said—By the life of Yahweh, thy God, verily I have not a cake, only a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse, —and lo! I have been gathering a couple of sticks, so I shall go in and make it ready for me and for my son, that we may eat it—and die!
Naye akamjibu, “Kama BWANA Mungu wako aishivyo, sina mkate wowote, bali konzi moja ya unga katika chombo na mafuta kidogo kwenye chupa. Tazama, ninaokota kuni mbili ili niende kupika kwa ajili yangu na mwanangu, ili tule, na tusubiri kufa.”
13 And Elijah said unto her—Do not fear, go in—make ready according to thy word, —howbeit, make me thereof a little cake, first, and bring it out to me, and, for thyself and thy son, make ready, afterwards.
Eliya akamwambia, “Usiogope. Nenda ukafanye kama usemavyo. lakini nitengenezee kwanza mimi na uniletee. Ndipo baadaye ujitenegenezee wewe na mwanao.
14 For, thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel, The jar of meal, shall not waste, and, the cruse of oil, shall not fail, —until the day that Yahweh giveth rain upon the face of the ground.
Kwa kuwa BWANA, Mungu wa Israeli anasema 'Lile pipa la unga halitaisha, wala ile chupa ya mafuta kukoma kutoa mafuta, mpaka siku ile BWANA atakapotuma mvua duniani.”
15 So she went and made ready, according to the word of Elijah, —and did eat, she, and he, and her house, [certain] days:
Kwa hiyo yule mjane akafanya kama Eliya alivyomwelekeza, yeye, na Eliya, na mwanae wakala kwa siku nyingi.
16 The jar of meal, did not waste, —and, the cruse of oil, did not fail, —according to the word of Yahweh, which he spake through Elijah.
Lile pipa la Unga halikuisha, wala ile chupa ya mafuta haikukoma kutoa mafuta, kama vile neno la BWANA lilivyosema, kupitia kinywa cha Eliya.
17 And it came to pass, after these things, that the son of the woman, owner of the house, fell sick, —yea it came to pass that his sickness was very severe, until no, breath, was left in him.
Baada ya hayo mambo, yule mwana wa yule mwanamke, yule mwanamke mwenye nyumba, aliugua. Ugonjwa wake ukazidi hata akaishiwa pumzi kabisa.
18 Then said she unto Elijah, What have I in common with thee, O man of God? Hast thou come unto me, to call to remembrance mine iniquity, and to cause the death of my son?
Kwa hiyo mama yake akamwambia Eliya, “Je, una nini nami, ewe mtu wa Mungu? Je, umekuja kwangu ili kunikumbusha dhambi zangu na kumwua mwanangu?”
19 And he said unto her—Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him unto the upper room, where, he, was staying, and laid him upon his own bed.
Naye Eliya akamjibu, “Nipe hapa mwanao.” Akambeba mtoto mikononi mwake na akampeleka mpaka chumbani alimokuwa akikaa, akamlaza yule mtoto kitanadani pake mwenyewe.
20 Then cried he unto Yahweh, and said, —O Yahweh, my God! Even upon the widow with whom I am sojourning, hast thou brought misfortune by causing the death of her son?
Akamlilia BWANA akisema, “BWANA Mungu wangu, kwa nini umeleta majanga kwa mjane ambaye mimi ninakaa, kwa kumwua mwanae?”
21 And he stretched himself out upon the boy, three times, and cried unto Yahweh, and said, —O Yahweh, my God! Let the life of this boy, I pray thee, come again within him.
Kisha Eliya akajinyosha mwenyewe juu ya mtoto mara tatu; akamlilia BWANA akisema, “BWANA Mungu wangu, Ninakuomba, tafadhali uhai wa mtoto huyu umrudie.”
22 And Yahweh hearkened unto the voice of Elijah, —and the life of the boy came again within him, and he lived.
BWANA akaisikiliza sauti ya Eliya; uhai wa mtoto ukamrudia, na akawa hai.
23 Then Elijah took the boy, and carried him down out of the upper room, into the house, and gave him to his mother, —and Elijah said, See! thy son liveth.
Eliya akamchukua mtoto na akamtoa toka chumbani kwake akamleta kwenye ile nyumba; akampatia mama yake yule mtoto na akasema, “Tazama, mwanao yuko hai.”
24 And the woman said unto Elijah, Now, then I know, that, a man of God, thou art, —and that, the word of Yahweh, is in thy mouth, of a truth.
Yule mwanamke akamwambia Eliya, “Sasa natambua kuwa wewe ni mtu wa Mungu, na kwamba neno la BWANA kinywani mwako ni la kweli.”
