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.”
Após muitos dias, a palavra de Javé veio a Elias, no terceiro ano, dizendo: “Vai, mostra-te a Ahab; e eu enviarei chuva sobre a terra”.
2 So Elijah went to talk to Ahab. In Samaria there was almost no food for anyone to eat.
Elijah foi se apresentar em Ahab. A fome era severa em Samaria.
3 There was a man there named Obadiah. He was in charge of the king’s palace. He greatly revered Yahweh.
Ahab chamou Obadiah, que estava em cima da casa. (Agora Obadias temia muito a Iavé;
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.
pois quando Jezabel cortou os profetas de Iavé, Obadias levou cem profetas e os escondeu cinqüenta a uma caverna, e os alimentou com pão e água).
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.”
Ahab disse a Obadiash: “Vá pela terra, por todas as fontes de água, e por todos os riachos”. Talvez possamos encontrar capim e salvar os cavalos e mulas vivos, para não perdermos todos os animais”.
6 So they both started walking throughout the land. Obadiah went in one direction by himself, and Ahab went in another direction by himself.
Assim, eles dividiram a terra entre eles para passar por ela. Ahab seguiu um caminho sozinho, e Obadiah seguiu outro caminho sozinho.
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?”
Quando Obadias estava a caminho, eis que Elias o encontrou. Ele o reconheceu, caiu de cara, e disse: “É você, meu senhor Elijah?
8 Elijah replied, “Yes. Now go and tell [Ahab, ] your master, that I am here.”
Ele lhe respondeu: “É I. Vá, diga a seu senhor: 'Eis que Elias está aqui'”.
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!
Ele disse: “Como eu pequei, que você entregaria seu servo nas mãos de Ahab, para me matar?
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.
Como Javé, vosso Deus, vive, não há nação ou reino onde meu senhor não tenha mandado em busca de vós. Quando disseram: “Ele não está aqui”, ele fez um juramento do reino e da nação de que não te encontrariam.
11 Now you say to me, ‘Go and tell your master that Elijah is here!’
Agora você diz: 'Vá, diga a seu senhor: “Eis que Elias está aqui'”.
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.
Acontecerá, assim que eu te deixar, que o Espírito de Javé te levará, não sei para onde; e assim, quando eu vier e disser a Ahab, e ele não puder te encontrar, ele me matará. Mas eu, seu servo, temi Yahweh desde a minha juventude.
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.
Wasn não contou a meu senhor o que fiz quando Jezebel matou os profetas de Javé, como escondi cem homens dos profetas de Javé com cinqüenta para uma caverna, e os alimentei com pão e água?
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!”
Agora você diz: 'Vá, diga a seu senhor: “Eis que Elias está aqui'”. Ele vai me matar”.
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.”
Elijah disse: “Como vive Yahweh dos Exércitos, diante de quem estou, certamente me mostrarei a ele hoje”.
16 So Obadiah went to tell Ahab that Elijah had come. Ahab went to meet with him.
So Obadiah foi ao encontro de Ahab, e lhe disse; e Ahab foi ao encontro de Elijah.
17 When he saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, the one who causes trouble for [the people of] Israel?”
Quando Ahab viu Elias, Ahab lhe disse: “É você, seu perturbador de Israel”?
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.
Ele respondeu: “Eu não perturbei Israel, mas você e a casa de seu pai, pois abandonaram os mandamentos de Iavé e seguiram os Baal.
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.”
Agora, portanto, enviai, e reuni a mim todo Israel ao Monte Carmelo, e quatrocentos e cinqüenta dos profetas de Baal, e quatrocentos dos profetas de Asherah, que comem na mesa de Jezabel”.
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.]
Então Ahab enviou a todas as crianças de Israel, e reuniu os profetas ao Monte Carmelo.
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].
Elias aproximou-se de todo o povo e disse: “Por quanto tempo você vai vacilar entre os dois lados? Se Iavé é Deus, siga-o; mas se Baal, então siga-o”. O povo não disse uma palavra.
22 Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only true prophet of Yahweh who is left, but Baal has 450 prophets.
Então Elias disse ao povo: “Eu, até mesmo eu, sou deixado como profeta de Iavé; mas os profetas de Baal são quatrocentos e cinqüenta homens”.
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].
Deixem-nos, portanto, dar dois touros; e deixem-nos escolher um touro para eles, e cortá-lo em pedaços, e colocá-lo sobre a madeira, e não colocar fogo debaixo dele; e eu vou vestir o outro touro, e colocá-lo sobre a madeira, e não colocar fogo debaixo dele.
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.
Você invoca o nome de seu deus, e eu invocarei o nome de Javé. O Deus que responde pelo fogo, que ele seja Deus”. Todas as pessoas responderam: “O que você diz é bom”.
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!”
Elias disse aos profetas de Baal: “Escolhei um touro para vós e vesti-o primeiro, pois sois muitos; e invocai o nome de vosso deus, mas não ponhais fogo debaixo dele”.
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.
Eles pegaram o touro que lhes foi dado, e o vestiram, e invocaram o nome de Baal desde a manhã até o meio-dia, dizendo: “Baal, ouça-nos! Mas não havia voz, e ninguém respondeu. Eles saltaram sobre o altar que foi feito.
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!”
Ao meio-dia, Elias escarneceu deles e disse: “Chorem em voz alta, pois ele é um deus”. Ou ele está pensando profundamente, ou foi a algum lugar, ou está em viagem, ou talvez esteja dormindo e precise ser despertado”.
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.
Eles choraram em voz alta e se cortaram no seu caminho com facas e lanças até que o sangue jorrou sobre eles.
29 They continued calling out to Baal all afternoon. But there was no reply, no answer, no god who paid attention.
Quando passou o meio-dia, eles profetizaram até a hora da oferenda da noite; mas não havia voz, nenhuma resposta, e ninguém prestou atenção.
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].
Elijah disse a todo o povo: “Aproxime-se de mim”; e todo o povo se aproximou dele. Ele consertou o altar de Yahweh que havia sido derrubado.
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.
Elias tomou doze pedras, de acordo com o número das tribos dos filhos de Jacó, aos quais veio a palavra de Javé, dizendo: “Israel será seu nome”.
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.
Com as pedras ele construiu um altar em nome de Iavé. Ele fez uma trincheira ao redor do altar suficientemente grande para conter dois mares de semente.
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.
Ele pôs a madeira em ordem, cortou o touro em pedaços e o colocou sobre a madeira. Ele disse: “Encha quatro potes com água, e despeje sobre o holocausto e sobre a madeira”.
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.
Ele disse: “Faça-o uma segunda vez”; e eles o fizeram uma segunda vez. Ele disse: “Faça-o uma terceira vez;” e eles o fizeram na terceira vez.
35 As a result, the water flowed down below the altar and filled the ditches.
A água correu ao redor do altar; e ele também encheu a trincheira com água.
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.
Na hora da oferenda noturna, Elias, o profeta, aproximou-se e disse: “Javé, o Deus de Abraão, de Isaac e de Israel, fazei saber hoje que vós sois Deus em Israel e que eu sou vosso servo, e que fiz todas estas coisas por vossa palavra”.
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!”
Hear eu, Javé, ouça-me, para que este povo saiba que você, Javé, é Deus, e que você voltou o coração deles de novo”.
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!
Então o fogo de Javé caiu e consumiu o holocausto, a madeira, as pedras e o pó; e lambeu a água que estava na trincheira.
39 When the people saw that, they prostrated themselves on the ground and shouted, “Yahweh is God! Yahweh is God!”
Quando todas as pessoas o viram, eles caíram de cara. Eles disseram: “Yahweh, ele é Deus! Yahweh, ele é Deus!”
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.
Elijah disse-lhes: “Apreendam os profetas de Baal! Não deixem escapar um deles”! Eles os apreenderam; e Elijah os levou até o riacho Kishon, e os matou lá.
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!”
Elijah disse a Ahab: “Levante-se, coma e beba; pois há o som da abundância de chuva”.
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.
Então, Ahab subiu para comer e beber. Elias subiu até o topo do Carmelo; e se curvou sobre a terra, e colocou seu rosto entre os joelhos.
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.
Ele disse a seu servo: “Suba agora e olhe para o mar”. Ele subiu e olhou, depois disse: “Não há nada”. Ele disse: “Vá de novo” sete vezes.
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!”
Na sétima vez, ele disse: “Eis que uma pequena nuvem, como a mão de um homem, está se levantando do mar”. Ele disse: “Suba, diga a Ahab: 'Prepare-se e desça, para que a chuva não o impeça'”.
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].
Em pouco tempo, o céu ficou negro de nuvens e vento, e houve uma grande chuva. Ahab cavalgou, e foi para Jezreel.
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.
A mão de Yahweh estava sobre Elijah; e ele enfiou seu manto no cinto e correu diante de Ahab até a entrada de Jezreel.
