1 Kings 18
1 For almost three years there was no rain in Samaria. Then Yahweh said this to Elijah: “Go and meet with King Ahab and [tell him that] I will soon send rain.”
| وَبَعْدَ أَيَّامٍ كَثِيرَةٍ كَانَ كَلَامُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى إِيلِيَّا فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلثَّالِثَةِ قَائِلًا: «ٱذْهَبْ وَتَرَاءَ لِأَخْآبَ فَأُعْطِيَ مَطَرًا عَلَى وَجْهِ ٱلْأَرْضِ». | ١ |
2 So Elijah went to talk to Ahab. In Samaria there was almost no food for anyone to eat.
| فَذَهَبَ إِيلِيَّا لِيَتَرَاءَى لِأَخْآبَ. وَكَانَ ٱلْجُوعُ شَدِيدًا فِي ٱلسَّامِرَةِ، | ٢ |
3 There was a man there named Obadiah. He was in charge of the king’s palace. He greatly revered Yahweh.
| فَدَعَا أَخْآبُ عُوبَدْيَا ٱلَّذِي عَلَى ٱلْبَيْتِ، وَكَانَ عُوبَدْيَا يَخْشَى ٱلرَّبَّ جِدًّا. | ٣ |
4 One time when [Queen] Jezebel had [tried to] kill all Yahweh’s prophets, Obadiah hid 100 of them in two caves. He put 50 prophets in each cave, and he brought food and water to them.
| وَكَانَ حِينَمَا قَطَعَتْ إِيزَابَلُ أَنْبِيَاءَ ٱلرَّبِّ أَنَّ عُوبَدْيَا أَخَذَ مِئَةَ نَبِيٍّ وَخَبَّأَهُمْ خَمْسِينَ رَجُلًا فِي مُغَارَةٍ وَعَالَهُمْ بِخُبْزٍ وَمَاءٍ. | ٤ |
5 [By this time, the (famine/lack of food and water) had become very severe in Samaria]. So Ahab summoned Obadiah and said to him, “We must check/look near every spring and in every valley to see if we can find enough grass to give to some of my horses and mules, so that they will not all die.”
| وَقَالَ أَخْآبُ لِعُوبَدْيَا: «ٱذْهَبْ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَى جَمِيعِ عُيُونِ ٱلْمَاءِ وَإِلَى جَمِيعِ ٱلْأَوْدِيَةِ، لَعَلَّنَا نَجِدُ عُشْبًا فَنُحْيِيَ ٱلْخَيْلَ وَٱلْبِغَالَ وَلَا نُعْدَمَ ٱلْبَهَائِمَ كُلَّهَا». | ٥ |
6 So they both started walking throughout the land. Obadiah went in one direction by himself, and Ahab went in another direction by himself.
| فَقَسَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلْأَرْضَ لِيَعْبُرَا بِهَا. فَذَهَبَ أَخْآبُ فِي طَرِيقٍ وَاحِدٍ وَحْدَهُ، وَذَهَبَ عُوبَدْيَا فِي طَرِيقٍ آخَرَ وَحْدَهُ. | ٦ |
7 While Obadiah was walking along, he saw Elijah coming toward him. Obadiah recognized Elijah and bowed down in front of him and said, “Is it really you, Elijah, my master?”
| وَفِيمَا كَانَ عُوبَدْيَا فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ، إِذَا بِإِيلِيَّا قَدْ لَقِيَهُ فَعَرَفَهُ، وَخَرَّ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ وَقَالَ: «أَأَنْتَ هُوَ سَيِّدِي إِيلِيَّا؟» | ٧ |
8 Elijah replied, “Yes. Now go and tell [Ahab, ] your master, that I am here.”
| فَقَالَ لَهُ: «أَنَا هُوَ. ٱذْهَبْ وَقُلْ لِسَيِّدِكَ: هُوَذَا إِيلِيَّا». | ٨ |
9 Obadiah objected. He said, “Sir, I have not [RHQ] harmed you at all. So why are you sending me back to Ahab? He will kill me!
| فَقَالَ: «مَا هِيَ خَطِيَّتِي حَتَّى إِنَّكَ تَدْفَعُ عَبْدَكَ لِيَدِ أَخْآبَ لِيُمِيتَنِي؟ | ٩ |
10 Yahweh your God [knows that I am telling the truth when] I solemnly declare that King Ahab has searched in every kingdom all over the world [HYP] to find you. Each time that some king said to him, ‘Elijah is not here,’ Ahab demanded that the king of that country solemnly swear/declare that the king was telling the truth.
| حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ، إِنَّهُ لَا تُوجَدُ أُمَّةٌ وَلَا مَمْلَكَةٌ لَمْ يُرْسِلْ سَيِّدِي إِلَيْهَا لِيُفَتِّشَ عَلَيْكَ، وَكَانُوا يَقُولُونَ: إِنَّهُ لَا يُوجَدُ. وَكَانَ يَسْتَحْلِفُ ٱلْمَمْلَكَةَ وَٱلْأُمَّةَ أَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَجِدُوكَ. | ١٠ |
11 Now you say to me, ‘Go and tell your master that Elijah is here!’
| وَٱلْآنَ أَنْتَ تَقُولُ: ٱذْهَبْ قُلْ لِسَيِّدِكَ هُوَذَا إِيلِيَّا. | ١١ |
12 But as soon as I leave you, the Spirit of Yahweh will carry you away, and I will not know where he will take you. So when [I tell] Ahab [that you are here and he] comes to me and he does not find you here, he will kill me! But [I do not deserve to die because] I have revered Yahweh since I was a boy.
| وَيَكُونُ إِذَا ٱنْطَلَقْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ، أَنَّ رُوحَ ٱلرَّبِّ يَحْمِلُكَ إِلَى حَيْثُ لَا أَعْلَمُ. فَإِذَا أَتَيْتُ وَأَخْبَرْتُ أَخْآبَ وَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ فَإِنَّهُ يَقْتُلُنِي، وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ أَخْشَى ٱلرَّبَّ مُنْذُ صِبَايَ. | ١٢ |
13 My master, have you not heard about what I did when Jezebel wanted to kill all of Yahweh’s prophets? I hid 100 of them in two caves and took food and water to them.
| أَلَمْ يُخْبَرْ سَيِّدِي بِمَا فَعَلْتُ حِينَ قَتَلَتْ إِيزَابَلُ أَنْبِيَاءَ ٱلرَّبِّ، إِذْ خَبَّأْتُ مِنْ أَنْبِيَاءِ ٱلرَّبِّ مِئَةَ رَجُلٍ، خَمْسِينَ خَمْسِينَ رَجُلًا فِي مُغَارَةٍ وَعُلْتُهُمْ بِخُبْزٍ وَمَاءٍ؟ | ١٣ |
14 Now, sir, you say, ‘Go and tell your master that Elijah is here.’ But if I do that, [and he comes and you are not here, ] he will kill me!”
| وَأَنْتَ ٱلْآنَ تَقُولُ: ٱذْهَبْ قُلْ لِسَيِّدِكَ: هُوَذَا إِيلِيَّا، فَيَقْتُلُنِي». | ١٤ |
15 But Elijah replied, “Yahweh, the Almighty One whom I serve [IDM], knows that [I am telling the truth as] I solemnly declare that I will go to meet with Ahab today.”
| فَقَالَ إِيلِيَّا: «حَيٌّ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ ٱلَّذِي أَنَا وَاقِفٌ أَمَامَهُ، إِنِّي ٱلْيَوْمَ أَتَرَاءَى لَهُ». | ١٥ |
16 So Obadiah went to tell Ahab that Elijah had come. Ahab went to meet with him.
| فَذَهَبَ عُوبَدْيَا لِلِقَاءِ أَخْآبَ وَأَخْبَرَهُ، فَسَارَ أَخْآبُ لِلِقَاءِ إِيلِيَّا. | ١٦ |
17 When he saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, the one who causes trouble for [the people of] Israel?”
| وَلَمَّا رَأَى أَخْآبُ إِيلِيَّا قَالَ لَهُ أَخْآبُ: «أَأَنْتَ هُوَ مُكَدِّرُ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟» | ١٧ |
18 Elijah replied, “It is not I who have caused trouble for the people of Israel! You and your family are the ones who have caused trouble! You have refused to obey Yahweh’s commands, and you have worshiped the idols of Baal instead.
| فَقَالَ: «لَمْ أُكَدِّرْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، بَلْ أَنْتَ وَبَيْتُ أَبِيكَ بِتَرْكِكُمْ وَصَايَا ٱلرَّبِّ وَبِسَيْرِكَ وَرَاءَ ٱلْبَعْلِيمِ. | ١٨ |
19 So now, command all the Israeli people to come to Carmel Mountain, and [be sure to] bring all the 450 prophets who worship Baal and the 400 prophets who worship [the goddess] Asherah, the ones to whom [your wife] Jezebel brings food and water.”
| فَٱلْآنَ أَرْسِلْ وَٱجْمَعْ إِلَيَّ كُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى جَبَلِ ٱلْكَرْمَلِ، وَأَنْبِيَاءَ ٱلْبَعْلِ أَرْبَعَ ٱلْمِئَةِ وَٱلْخَمْسِينَ، وَأَنْبِيَاءَ ٱلسَّوَارِي أَرْبَعَ ٱلْمِئَةِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ عَلَى مَائِدَةِ إِيزَابَلَ». | ١٩ |
20 So Ahab summoned all his prophets and all the other [Israeli] people to the top of Carmel Mountain, [and Elijah went up there too.]
| فَأَرْسَلَ أَخْآبُ إِلَى جَمِيعِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَجَمَعَ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءَ إِلَى جَبَلِ ٱلْكَرْمَلِ. | ٢٠ |
21 Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, “How long [RHQ] are you going to be undecided [about who is truly God]? If Yahweh is [truly] God, then worship/serve him. If Baal is truly God, then worship/serve him!” But the people said nothing [in reply, because they were afraid of what Jezebel would do to them if they admitted that they worshiped Yahweh].
| فَتَقَدَّمَ إِيلِيَّا إِلَى جَمِيعِ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَقَالَ: «حَتَّى مَتَى تَعْرُجُونَ بَيْنَ ٱلْفِرْقَتَيْنِ؟ إِنْ كَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ هُوَ ٱللهَ فَٱتَّبِعُوهُ، وَإِنْ كَانَ ٱلْبَعْلُ فَٱتَّبِعُوهُ». فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ ٱلشَّعْبُ بِكَلِمَةٍ. | ٢١ |
22 Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only true prophet of Yahweh who is left, but Baal has 450 prophets.
| ثُمَّ قَالَ إِيلِيَّا لِلشَّعْبِ: «أَنَا بَقِيتُ نَبِيًّا لِلرَّبِّ وَحْدِي، وَأَنْبِيَاءُ ٱلْبَعْلِ أَرْبَعُ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسُونَ رَجُلًا. | ٢٢ |
23 Bring two bulls. The prophets of Baal may choose the one that they want. They must [kill it and] cut it into pieces and lay the pieces on the wood that is on the altar that they have made. But they must not light a fire [under the wood]. [I will kill the other bull and cut it in pieces and lay the pieces on the altar that I make].
| فَلْيُعْطُونَا ثَوْرَيْنِ، فَيَخْتَارُوا لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ ثَوْرًا وَاحِدًا وَيُقَطِّعُوهُ وَيَضَعُوهُ عَلَى ٱلْحَطَبِ، وَلَكِنْ لَا يَضَعُوا نَارًا. وَأَنَا أُقَرِّبُ ٱلثَّوْرَ ٱلْآخَرَ وَأَجْعَلُهُ عَلَى ٱلْحَطَبِ، وَلَكِنْ لَا أَضَعُ نَارًا. | ٢٣ |
24 Then they must call to their god [MTY], and I will call to Yahweh. The god who answers by lighting a fire [to the wood that is on that altar] is [the true] God!” Then all the people thought that Elijah’s suggestion was good.
| ثُمَّ تَدْعُونَ بِٱسْمِ آلِهَتِكُمْ وَأَنَا أَدْعُو بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ. وَٱلْإِلَهُ ٱلَّذِي يُجِيبُ بِنَارٍ فَهُوَ ٱللهُ». فَأَجَابَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَقَالُوا: «ٱلْكَلَامُ حَسَنٌ». | ٢٤ |
25 Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “You call to Baal first, because there are many of you. Choose one of the bulls and prepare it, and then call to your god. But do not light a fire under the wood!”
| فَقَالَ إِيلِيَّا لِأَنْبِيَاءِ ٱلْبَعْلِ: «ٱخْتَارُوا لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ ثَوْرًا وَاحِدًا وَقَرِّبُوا أَوَّلًا، لِأَنَّكُمْ أَنْتُمُ ٱلْأَكْثَرُ، وَٱدْعُوا بِٱسْمِ آلِهَتِكُمْ، وَلَكِنْ لَا تَضَعُوا نَارًا». | ٢٥ |
26 So they killed one of the bulls and cut it up and placed the pieces on the altar. Then they called out to Baal all morning. They shouted, “Baal, answer us!” But no one answered. There was no reply at all [DOU]. Then they danced wildly around the altar that they had made.
| فَأَخَذُوا ٱلثَّوْرَ ٱلَّذِي أُعْطِيَ لَهُمْ وَقَرَّبُوهُ، وَدَعَوْا بِٱسْمِ ٱلْبَعْلِ مِنَ ٱلصَّبَاحِ إِلَى ٱلظُّهْرِ قَائِلِينَ: «يَا بَعْلُ أَجِبْنَا». فَلَمْ يَكُنْ صَوْتٌ وَلَا مُجِيبٌ. وَكَانُوا يَرْقُصُونَ حَوْلَ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ ٱلَّذِي عُمِلَ. | ٢٦ |
27 About noontime, Elijah started to make fun of them. He said, “[Surely] Baal is a god, so it seems that you must shout louder! Perhaps he is thinking about something, or perhaps he has gone to the toilet. Or perhaps he is traveling somewhere, or perhaps he is asleep and you need to wake him up!”
| وَعِنْدَ ٱلظُّهْرِ سَخِرَ بِهِمْ إِيلِيَّا وَقَالَ: «ٱدْعُوا بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ لِأَنَّهُ إِلَهٌ! لَعَلَّهُ مُسْتَغْرِقٌ أَوْ فِي خَلْوَةٍ أَوْ فِي سَفَرٍ! أَوْ لَعَلَّهُ نَائِمٌ فَيَتَنَبَّهَ!» | ٢٧ |
28 So they shouted louder. Then, doing one of the things that they frequently did [when they worshiped Baal], they slashed/cut themselves with knives and swords until a lot of blood flowed.
| فَصَرَخُوا بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ، وَتَقَطَّعُوا حَسَبَ عَادَتِهِمْ بِٱلسُّيُوفِ وَٱلرِّمَاحِ حَتَّى سَالَ مِنْهُمُ ٱلدَّمُ. | ٢٨ |
29 They continued calling out to Baal all afternoon. But there was no reply, no answer, no god who paid attention.
| وَلَمَّا جَازَ ٱلظُّهْرُ، وَتَنَبَّأُوا إِلَى حِينِ إِصْعَادِ ٱلتَّقْدِمَةِ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ صَوْتٌ وَلَا مُجِيبٌ وَلَا مُصْغٍ، | ٢٩ |
30 Then Elijah called to the people saying, “Come closer!” So they all crowded around him. Then Elijah repaired the altar of Yahweh that had previously been (ruined/torn down) [by the prophets of Baal].
| قَالَ إِيلِيَّا لِجَمِيعِ ٱلشَّعْبِ: «تَقَدَّمُوا إِلَيَّ». فَتَقَدَّمَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ إِلَيْهِ. فَرَمَّمَ مَذْبَحَ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلْمُنْهَدِمَ. | ٣٠ |
31 Then he took twelve [large] stones, each one to represent one of the Israeli tribes. The names of those tribes were given to them by their ancestor Jacob.
| ثُمَّ أَخَذَ إِيلِيَّا ٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ حَجَرًا، بِعَدَدِ أَسْبَاطِ بَنِي يَعْقُوبَ، ٱلَّذِي كَانَ كَلَامُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَيْهِ قَائِلًا: «إِسْرَائِيلَ يَكُونُ ٱسْمُكَ» | ٣١ |
32 With these stones he rebuilt Yahweh’s altar. Then around the altar he dug a little ditch that was large enough to hold about (three gallons/12 liters) of water.
| وَبَنَى ٱلْحِجَارَةَ مَذْبَحًا بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَعَمِلَ قَنَاةً حَوْلَ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ تَسَعُ كَيْلَتَيْنِ مِنَ ٱلْبَزْرِ. | ٣٢ |
33 He piled wood on top of the stones. He killed the bull and cut it in pieces. Then he laid the pieces on top of the wood. Then he said, “Fill four large jars with water, and pour the water on top of the pieces of meat and the wood.” So they did that.
| ثُمَّ رَتَّبَ ٱلْحَطَبَ وَقَطَّعَ ٱلثَّوْرَ وَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى ٱلْحَطَبِ، وَقَالَ: «ٱمْلَأُوا أَرْبَعَ جَرَّاتٍ مَاءً وَصُبُّوا عَلَى ٱلْمُحْرَقَةِ وَعَلَى ٱلْحَطَبِ». | ٣٣ |
34 Then he said, “Do the same thing again!” So they did it again. Then he said “Do it a third time!” So they did it again.
| ثُمَّ قَالَ: «ثَنُّوا» فَثَنَّوْا. وَقَالَ: «ثَلِّثُوا» فَثَلَّثُوا. | ٣٤ |
35 As a result, the water flowed down below the altar and filled the ditches.
| فَجَرَى ٱلْمَاءُ حَوْلَ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ وَٱمْتَلَأَتِ ٱلْقَنَاةُ أَيْضًا مَاءً. | ٣٥ |
36 When it was time to offer the evening sacrifices, Elijah walked close [to the altar] and prayed. He said, “Yahweh, you who are the God that [our ancestors] Abraham and Isaac and Jacob [worshiped], prove today that you are the God whom the Israeli people [should worship], and prove that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all these things because you told me to do them.
| وَكَانَ عِنْدَ إِصْعَادِ ٱلتَّقْدِمَةِ أَنَّ إِيلِيَّا ٱلنَّبِيَّ تَقَدَّمَ وَقَالَ: «أَيُّهَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَإِسْرَائِيلَ، لِيُعْلَمِ ٱلْيَوْمَ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ ٱللهُ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَأَنِّي أَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَبِأَمْرِكَ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ كُلَّ هَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ. | ٣٦ |
37 Yahweh, answer me! Answer me in order that these people will know that you, Yahweh God, [have the power to do what you say that you will do], and that you have caused them to trust in [IDM] you again!”
| ٱسْتَجِبْنِي يَارَبُّ ٱسْتَجِبْنِي، لِيَعْلَمَ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبُ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْإِلَهُ، وَأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ حَوَّلْتَ قُلُوبَهُمْ رُجُوعًا». | ٣٧ |
38 Immediately a fire from Yahweh flashed down from the sky. The fire burned up the pieces of meat, the wood, the stones, and the dirt [that was around the altar]. It even dried up all the water in the ditch!
| فَسَقَطَتْ نَارُ ٱلرَّبِّ وَأَكَلَتِ ٱلْمُحْرَقَةَ وَٱلْحَطَبَ وَٱلْحِجَارَةَ وَٱلتُّرَابَ، وَلَحَسَتِ ٱلْمِيَاهَ ٱلَّتِي فِي ٱلْقَنَاةِ. | ٣٨ |
39 When the people saw that, they prostrated themselves on the ground and shouted, “Yahweh is God! Yahweh is God!”
| فَلَمَّا رَأَى جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ ذَلِكَ سَقَطُوا عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ وَقَالُوا: «ٱلرَّبُّ هُوَ ٱللهُ! ٱلرَّبُّ هُوَ ٱللهُ!». | ٣٩ |
40 Then Elijah commanded them, “Seize all the prophets of Baal! Do not allow any of them to escape!” So the people seized all the prophets of Baal, and took them down the mountain to the Kishon Valley, and Elijah killed them all there.
| فَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِيلِيَّا: «أَمْسِكُوا أَنْبِيَاءَ ٱلْبَعْلِ وَلَا يُفْلِتْ مِنْهُمْ رَجُلٌ». فَأَمْسَكُوهُمْ، فَنَزَلَ بِهِمْ إِيلِيَّا إِلَى نَهْرِ قِيشُونَ وَذَبَحَهُمْ هُنَاكَ. | ٤٠ |
41 Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go and get something to eat and drink. [But do it quickly, because] it is soon going to rain very hard!”
| وَقَالَ إِيلِيَّا لِأَخْآبَ: «ٱصْعَدْ كُلْ وَٱشْرَبْ، لِأَنَّهُ حِسُّ دَوِيِّ مَطَرٍ». | ٤١ |
42 So Ahab [and his men] left to prepare a big meal. But Elijah went back up to the top of Carmel Mountain and prayed.
| فَصَعِدَ أَخْآبُ لِيَأْكُلَ وَيَشْرَبَ، وَأَمَّا إِيلِيَّا فَصَعِدَ إِلَى رَأْسِ ٱلْكَرْمَلِ وَخَرَّ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَجَعَلَ وَجْهَهُ بَيْنَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ. | ٤٢ |
43 Then he said to his servant, “Go and look out toward the sea, [to see if there are any rain clouds.]” So his servant went and looked, [and came back] and said, “I do not see anything.” This happened six times.
| وَقَالَ لِغُلَامِهِ: «ٱصْعَدْ تَطَلَّعْ نَحْوَ ٱلْبَحْرِ». فَصَعِدَ وَتَطَلَّعَ وَقَالَ: «لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ». فَقَالَ: «ٱرْجِعْ» سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ. | ٤٣ |
44 But when the servant went the seventh time, he came back and said, “I saw a very small cloud above the sea. [As I extend my arm, ] the cloud is about the size of my hand/fist.” Then Elijah shouted to him, “Go and tell King Ahab to get his chariot ready and go home immediately! If he does not do that, the rain will stop him!”
| وَفِي ٱلْمَرَّةِ ٱلسَّابِعَةِ قَالَ: «هُوَذَا غَيْمَةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ قَدْرُ كَفِّ إِنْسَانٍ صَاعِدَةٌ مِنَ ٱلْبَحْرِ». فَقَالَ: «ٱصْعَدْ قُلْ لِأَخْآبَ: ٱشْدُدْ وَٱنْزِلْ لِئَلَّا يَمْنَعَكَ ٱلْمَطَرُ». | ٤٤ |
45 Very soon the sky was full of black clouds. There was a strong wind, and then it began to rain very hard. Ahab got into his chariot and started to return to Jezreel [city].
| وَكَانَ مِنْ هُنَا إِلَى هُنَا أَنَّ ٱلسَّمَاءَ ٱسْوَدَّتْ مِنَ ٱلْغَيْمِ وَٱلرِّيحِ، وَكَانَ مَطَرٌ عَظِيمٌ. فَرَكِبَ أَخْآبُ وَمَضَى إِلَى يَزْرَعِيلَ. | ٤٥ |
46 Yahweh gave extra strength to Elijah. He tucked his cloak into his belt [in order to run fast], and he ran ahead of Ahab’s [chariot] all the way [17 miles/26 km.] to Jezreel.
| وَكَانَتْ يَدُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَى إِيلِيَّا، فَشَدَّ حَقْوَيْهِ وَرَكَضَ أَمَامَ أَخْآبَ حَتَّى تَجِيءَ إِلَى يَزْرَعِيلَ. | ٤٦ |
