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 contou a Jezebel tudo o que Elias havia feito, e como ele havia matado todos os profetas com a espada.
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.”
Então Jezebel enviou um mensageiro a Elias, dizendo: “Que os deuses me façam, e mais ainda, se eu não fizer de sua vida como a vida de um deles até amanhã por esta hora”!
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.
Quando viu isso, ele se levantou e correu por sua vida, e veio para Beersheba, que pertence a Judah, e deixou seu servo lá.
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].”
Mas ele mesmo foi um dia de viagem ao deserto, e veio e sentou-se debaixo de um zimbro. Então ele pediu para si mesmo que pudesse morrer, e disse: “Basta”. Agora, ó Javé, tire minha vida; pois não sou melhor que meus pais”.
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!”
Ele deitou-se e dormiu sob um zimbro; e eis que um anjo o tocou, e lhe disse: “Levanta-te e come!
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.
Ele olhou, e eis que havia em sua cabeça um bolo assado no carvão, e um pote de água. Ele comeu e bebeu, e deitou-se novamente.
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.”
O anjo de Yahweh veio novamente pela segunda vez, tocou-o e disse: “Levanta-te e come, porque a viagem é grande demais para ti”.
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.
Ele se levantou, comeu e bebeu, e foi na força dessa comida durante quarenta dias e quarenta noites para Horeb, a Montanha de Deus.
9 He went into a cave there and slept there that night. [The next morning, ] Yahweh said to him “Elijah, why are you here?”
Ele chegou a uma caverna ali, e acampou ali; e eis que a palavra de Javé chegou até ele, e ele lhe disse: “O que você está fazendo aqui, Elias”?
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].”
Ele disse: “Tenho sido muito zeloso por Javé, o Deus dos Exércitos; pois os filhos de Israel abandonaram seu pacto, derrubaram seus altares e mataram seus profetas com a espada. Eu, até mesmo eu só, fico; e eles procuram minha vida, para tirá-la”.
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.
Ele disse: “Saia e fique na montanha antes de Yahweh”. Eis que Javé passou, e um grande e forte vento rasgou as montanhas e quebrou as rochas antes de Javé; mas Javé não estava no vento. Após o vento houve um terremoto; mas Javé não estava no terremoto.
12 Then there was a fire, but Yahweh was not in the fire. Then there was a sound like someone whispering quietly.
Após o terremoto passou um incêndio; mas Iavé não estava no incêndio. Após o incêndio, havia uma voz ainda pequena.
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?”
Quando Elias a ouviu, envolveu seu rosto em seu manto, saiu e ficou de pé na entrada da caverna. Eis que uma voz veio até ele e disse: “O que você está fazendo aqui, Elijah”?
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].”
Ele disse: “Tenho sido muito zeloso por Javé, o Deus dos Exércitos; pois os filhos de Israel abandonaram seu pacto, derrubaram seus altares e mataram seus profetas com a espada. Eu, até mesmo eu só, fico; e eles procuram minha vida, para tirá-la”.
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.
Yahweh disse-lhe: “Vá, volte a caminho do deserto de Damasco”. Quando chegar, ungir Hazael para ser rei sobre a Síria”.
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.
Ungir Jeú, filho de Ninshi, para ser rei sobre Israel; e ungir Eliseu, filho de Safate, de Abel-Meolá, para ser profeta em seu lugar.
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.
Aquele que escapar da espada de Hazael, Jeú matará; e aquele que escapar da espada de Jeú, Eliseu matará.
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].”
Contudo, reservei sete mil em Israel, todos os joelhos dos quais não se curvaram diante de Baal, e toda boca que não o beijou”.
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].
Então ele partiu de lá e encontrou Elisha, o filho de Shaphat, que estava lavrando com doze juizes de bois antes dele, e ele com a décima segunda. Elias foi até ele e colocou seu manto sobre ele.
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!”
Elisha deixou os bois e correu atrás de Elias, e disse: “Deixe-me por favor beijar meu pai e minha mãe, e então eu o seguirei”. Ele lhe disse: “Volte novamente; pelo que eu fiz a você”?
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.
Ele voltou de segui-lo, pegou o jugo dos bois, matou-os e cozinhou sua carne com o equipamento dos bois, e deu ao povo; e eles comeram. Então ele se levantou, e foi atrás de Elias, e o serviu.
