1 Kings 19
1 When Ahab got home, he told [his wife] Jezebel what Elijah had done. He told her that Elijah had killed all the prophets of Baal.
Ahab fortalde Jezabel alt det som Elia hadde gjort, og korleis han hadde drepe alle profetarne med sverd.
2 So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: “By this time tomorrow I will have [killed] you, just like you [killed all those prophets of Baal]. If I do not do that, I hope the gods will kill me.”
Då sende Jezabel eit bod til Elia med dei ordi: «Gudarne late meg bøta både no og sidan, um eg ikkje i morgon ved denne tid skal lata ditt liv få same lagnad som kvar av hine.»
3 When Elijah received [her message], he was afraid. So [taking his servant with him], he fled in order that he would not be killed. He went [far south] to Beersheba, in Judah. He left his servant there.
Og då han fekk den greida, tok han ut og rømde for livet, og han kom til Be’erseba, som høyrer til Juda; der let han drengen sin vera att.
4 Then he went by himself further [south] into the desert. He walked all day. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that [Yahweh] would allow him to die. He said, “Yahweh, I’ve had enough. So allow me to die, because for me to live is no better than [being with] my ancestors [who have died].”
Men sjølv gjekk han ei dagsleid ut i øydemarki. Der sette han seg under ein einerunne, og han ynskte at han måtte få døy, og sagde: «No er det nok; Herre, tak no livet mitt, for eg er ikkje betre enn federne mine.»
5 Then he lay down under the broom tree and slept. But while he was sleeping, an angel touched him and [woke him up and] said to him, “Get up and eat some food!”
So lagde han seg til å sovna under ein einerunne. Men då tok ein engel i honom og sagde: «Statt upp og et!»
6 Elijah looked around and saw some bread which had been baked on hot stones, and he also saw a jar of water. So he ate some bread and drank some water and lay down [to sleep] again.
Og då han skulde sjå til, so låg det ved hovudgjerdi hans ei kaka steikt på gloande steinar, og det stod ei krukke med vatn; og han åt og drakk og lagde seg att.
7 Then the angel [who had been sent by] Yahweh came again and touched him, and said, “Get up and eat some [more] food, because you need [more strength] to go on a long journey.”
Då kom Herrens engel att andre gongen og tok i honom og sagde: «Statt upp og et! For elles vert vegen for lang for deg.»
8 So he got up and ate and drank some more, and because of doing that, he got enough strength to enable him to travel for forty days and nights to Sinai Mountain, the mountain [that was dedicated to] God.
Og han stod upp og åt og drakk, og styrkt av denne maten gjekk han i fyrti dagar og fyrti netter alt til Gudsfjellet Horeb.
9 He went into a cave there and slept there that night. [The next morning, ] Yahweh said to him “Elijah, why are you here?”
Der gjekk han inn i ein heller og var der um natti. Då kom Herrens ord til honom; han sagde til honom: «Kva vil du her, Elia?»
10 Elijah replied, “I have zealously served you, Yahweh, God Almighty. But the Israeli people have broken the agreement that they made with you. They have torn down your altars, and they have killed all of your prophets. I am the only one whom they have not killed, and now they are trying to kill me, too. [So I am running away from them].”
Og han svara: «Eg hev brunne av brennhug for Herren, allhers Gud; for Israels-borni hev vendt seg burt ifrå sambandet ditt; altari dine hev dei rive ned, og profetarne dine hev dei drepe med sverd; eg er att åleine, og dei stend meg etter livet.»
11 Yahweh said to him, “Go out and stand in front of me on this mountain while I pass by.” [Suddenly] a strong windstorm struck the mountain. As a result, rocks were loosened from the mountainside. But Yahweh was not in the wind. Then there was an earthquake, but Yahweh was not in the earthquake.
Då sagde han: «Gakk ut og statt på fjellet for Herrens åsyn!» Og so gjekk Herren framum der. Fyre Herren kom det ein stor og veldug storm, so fjell rivna og klettar klovna; Herren var ikkje i stormen. Etter stormen kom det ein jordskjelv; Herren var ikkje i jordskjelven.
12 Then there was a fire, but Yahweh was not in the fire. Then there was a sound like someone whispering quietly.
Etter jordskjelven kom det eld; men Herren var ikkje i elden. Etter elden høyrdest ei mild susing.
13 When Elijah heard that, he wrapped his cloak around his face. He went out of the cave and stood at its entrance. And he heard Yahweh speaking to him, saying again, “Elijah, why are you here?”
So snart Elia høyrde det, sveipte han andlitet inn i kappa si og gjekk ut og stod ved inngangen til helleren. Då tala ei røyst til honom og sagde: «Kva vil du her, Elia?»
14 He replied again, “I have zealously served you, Yahweh, God Almighty. But the Israeli people have broken the agreement that they made with you. They have torn down your altars, and they have killed all of your prophets. I am the only one whom they have not killed, and now they are trying to kill me, too. [So I am running away from them].”
Og han svara: «Eg hev brunne av brennhug for Herren, Allhers Gud; for Israels-borni hev vendt seg burt frå sambandet ditt; altari dine hev dei rive ned, og profetarne dine hev dei drepe med sverd; eg er att åleine, og dei stend meg etter livet.»
15 Then Yahweh told him, “Go back to the desert near Damascus. When you arrive there, anoint [with olive oil] a man named Hazael, [to appoint him] to be the king of Syria.
Herren sagde til honom: «Far no attende og tak vegen til Damaskusheidi, og gakk inn i byen og salva Hazael til konge yver Syria!
16 Then anoint Jehu, the son of Nimshi, to be the king of Israel, and also anoint Elisha the son of Shaphat, from Abel-Meholah [town], to become my prophet after you are dead.
Og Jehu Nimsison skal du salva til konge yver Israel, og Elisa Safatsson frå Abel-Mehola, skal du salva til profet i din stad.
17 Hazael’s army [will kill many people, and] those who escape from [being killed by] his army will be killed by Jehu’s [army], and those who escape from [being killed by] Jehu’s army will be killed by Elisha.
Då skal det ganga so: Den som slepp undan Hazael-sverdet, honom skal Jehu drepa, og den som slepp undan Jehu-sverdet, skal Elisa drepa.
18 But [you need to know that] there are still 7,000 people in Israel who have never bowed to [worship] Baal or kissed his [idol].”
Men eg vil lata sju tusund vera att i Israel, alle dei kne som ikkje hev bøygt seg for Ba’al, og kvar munn som ikkje hev gjeve honom hyllingskyss.»
19 So Elijah went [to Syria] and found Elisha as he was plowing a field with a team of oxen. There were eleven other men who were in front of him, plowing with teams of oxen in the same field. Elijah went to Elisha, and took off his own coat and put it on Elisha, [to show Elisha that he wanted him to take his place as a prophet. Then he started to walk away].
Då han gjekk derifrå, råka han på Elisa Safatsson, som heldt på og pløgde; tolv par uksar gjekk fyre honom, og sjølv køyrde han det tolvte paret. Og Elia gjekk burt til honom og kasta kappa si på honom.
20 Elisha left the oxen standing there and ran after Elijah, and said to him, “I will go with you, but first let me kiss my parents goodbye.” Elijah replied, “Okay, go home. But do not forget why I have [given my cloak] to you!”
Då slepte han uksarne og sprang etter Elia og sagde: «Lat meg få kyssa far min og mor mi, so skal eg fylgja deg!» Han sagde til honom: «Snu heim att då! Men kom i hug kva eg hev gjort med deg!»
21 So Elisha went back [to his oxen]. He killed them [and cut them in pieces] and used the wood from the plow to build a fire to roast the meat. He distributed the meat to the other people [in his town], and they all ate some. Then he went with Elijah and became his helper.
So gjekk han ifrå honom att og tok dei tvo uksarne og slagta deim, og med oket åt uksarne koka han kjøtet deira og gav folket, og dei åt. Sidan tok han ut og fylgde Elia og vart tenaren hans.
