1 Kings 18
1 So after many days the word of Yahweh came to Elijah, in the third year of the drought, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab and I will send rain on the land.”
И бысть по днех мнозех, и глагол Господень бысть ко Илии в лето третие глаголя: иди и явися Ахааву, и дам дождь на лице земли.
2 Elijah went to show himself to Ahab; now the famine was severe in Samaria.
И иде Илиа ко Ахааву явитися, и бе глад крепок в Самарии.
3 Ahab called Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. Now Obadiah honored Yahweh very much,
И призва Ахаав Авдиа строителя дому: и Авдий бе бояся Господа зело.
4 for when Jezebel was killing the prophets of Yahweh, Obadiah took one hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave and fed them with bread and water.
И бысть егда нача избивати Иезавель пророки Господни, и взя Авдий сто мужей пророки и скры я по пятидесяти во двоих вертепех и кормяше их хлебом и водою.
5 Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the water springs and brooks. Perhaps we will find grass and save the horses and mules alive, so that we will not lose all the animals.”
И рече Ахаав ко Авдию: гряди, и прейдем на землю, и на источники водныя, и на вся потоки, да негли како обрящем былие и прекормим кони и мски, да не изгибнут от скот.
6 So they divided the land between them to pass through it and look for water. Ahab went one way by himself and Obadiah went another way.
И разделиша себе путь ити по нему: Ахаав иде путем единым един, и Авдий иде путем другим един.
7 As Obadiah was on the road, Elijah unexpectedly met him. Obadiah recognized him and lay facedown on the ground. He said, “Is it you, my master Elijah?”
И бе Авдий един на пути: и прииде Илиа на сретение ему един. И Авдий потщася, и паде на лице свое и рече: ты ли еси сам, господи мой Илие?
8 Elijah answered him, “It is I. Go tell your master, 'Look, Elijah is here.'”
И рече Илиа ко Авдию: аз есмь: иди и повеждь господину твоему, глаголя: се, Илиа.
9 Obadiah replied, “How have I sinned, that you would give your servant into the hand of Ahab, for him to kill me?
И рече Авдий: что согреших аз, яко предаеши раба твоего в руце Ахаавли еже умертвити мя?
10 As Yahweh your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my master has not sent men to find you. Whenever a nation or kingdom says, 'Elijah is not here,' Ahab makes them take an oath swearing that they could not find you.
Жив Господь Бог твой, аще есть язык или царство, аможе не посла господин мой искати тебе: и реша, несть: и закля царство и страны его, яко не обрете тебе:
11 Yet now you say, 'Go, tell your master that Elijah is here.'
и ныне ты глаголеши ми: иди, возвести господину твоему: се, Илиа:
12 As soon as I am gone from you, the Spirit of Yahweh will carry you some place I do not know. Then when I go and tell Ahab, and when he cannot find you, he will kill me. Yet I, your servant, have worshiped Yahweh from my youth.
и будет егда аз отиду от тебе, и Дух Господень возмет тя в землю, еяже не вем, и вниду возвестити Ахааву, и не обрящет тебе, и убиет мя: раб же твой есть бояйся Господа от юности своея:
13 Has it not been told to you, my master, what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of Yahweh, how I hid one hundred of Yahweh's prophets by fifties in a cave and fed them with bread and water?
или не возвестися тебе господину моему, яже сотворих, егда убиваше Иезавель пророки Господни, и сокрых пророки Господни сто мужей, по пятидесяти в вертепе, и кормих их хлебом и водою?
14 Now you say to me, 'Go and tell your master that Elijah is here,' so that he will kill me.”
И ныне ты глаголеши ми: иди, повеждь господину твоему: се, Илиа: и убиет мя.
15 Then Elijah responded, “As Yahweh of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to Ahab today.”
И рече Илиа: жив Господь Сил, емуже предстою пред Ним, яко днесь покажуся ему.
16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him what Elijah said. Then the king went to meet Elijah.
И иде Авдий во сретение Ахааву и возвести ему. И ускори Ахаав и иде во сретение Илии.
17 When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is it you? You are the one who brings trouble to Israel!”
И бысть егда узре Ахаав Илию, и рече Ахаав ко Илии: ты ли еси развращаяй Израиля?
18 Elijah answered, “I have not brought trouble to Israel, but you and your father's family are the ones who have caused trouble by abandoning the commandments of Yahweh and by following the Baals.
И рече Илиа: не развращаю аз Израиля, но разве ты и дом отца твоего, егда остависте вы Господа Бога вашего и идосте вслед Ваала:
19 Now then, send word and gather to me all Israel at Mount Carmel, along with the 450 prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel's table.”
и ныне посли и собери ко мне всего Израиля на гору Кармилскую, и пророки студныя Вааловы четыреста и пятьдесят, и пророков дубравных четыреста, ядущих трапезу Иезавелину.
20 So Ahab sent word to all the people of Israel and gathered the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
И посла Ахаав во весь Израиль, и приведе вся пророки на гору Кармилскую.
21 Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you keep changing your mind? If Yahweh is God, follow him. But if Baal is God, then follow him.” Yet the people did not answer him a word.
И приведе ко всем им Илию, и рече им Илиа: доколе вы храмлете на обе плесне вашы? Аще есть Господь Бог, идите вслед Его: аще же Ваал есть, то идите за ним. И не отвещаша людие словесе.
22 Then Elijah said to the people, “I, I alone, am left as a prophet of Yahweh, but Baal's prophets are 450 men.
И рече Илиа к людем: аз остах пророк Господень един: и пророцы Вааловы четыреста и пятьдесят мужей, и пророков дубравных четыреста.
23 So let them give us two bulls. Let them choose one bull for themselves and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, but put no fire under it. Then I will prepare the other bull and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under it.
(И рече Илиа: ) да дадят нам два вола, и да изберут себе единаго, и да растешут и (на уды), и возложат на дрова, и да не возгнетят огня: и аз растешу вола другаго, и возложу на дрова, и огня не возгнещу:
24 Then you will call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of Yahweh, and the God who answers by fire, then let him be God.” So all the people answered and said, “This is good.”
и да призовете имена богов ваших, и аз призову имя Господа Бога моего: и будет Бог, Иже аще послушает огнем, Той есть Бог. И отвещаша вси людие и реша: добр глагол (Илиин), егоже глагола (да будет тако).
25 So Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one bull for yourselves and prepare it first, for you are many people. Then call on the name of your god, but put no fire under the bull.”
И рече Илиа пророком студным: изберите себе юнца единаго, и сотворите вы прежде, яко вас есть множество: и призовите имена богов ваших, и огня не возгнещайте.
26 They took the bull that was given to them and prepared it, and they called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “Baal, hear us.” But there was no voice, nor anyone who answered. They danced around the altar they had made.
И пояша юнца, и сотвориша (тако), и призываху имя Ваалово от утра до полудне, и реша: послушай нас, Ваале, послушай нас. И не бе гласа, ни послушания. И ристаху около жертвенника, егоже сотвориша.
27 At noon Elijah mocked them and said, “Shout out loudly! He is a god! Perhaps he is thinking, or is relieving himself, or he is traveling on a journey, or perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened.”
И бысть в полудне, и поругася им Илиа Фесвитянин и рече: зовите гласом великим, яко бог есть, яко непраздность ему есть, и негли что ино строит, или спит сам, и востанет.
28 So they shouted more loudly, and they cut themselves, as they usually did, with swords and spears, until their blood flowed out over themselves.
И зовяху гласом великим, и крояхуся по обычаю своему ножами, и мнози бишася бичми, до пролития крове своея,
29 Midday passed, and they were still raving until the time of offering of the evening sacrifice, but there was no voice or anyone to answer; there was no one who paid any attention to their pleadings.
и прорицаху, дондеже прейде вечер: и бысть егда прииде время взыти жертве, и не бе гласа, ниже послушания. И рече Илиа Фесвитянин пророком студным, глаголя: отступите ныне, да и аз сотворю жертву мою. И отступиша тии, и умолкнуша.
30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me,” and all the people came near to him. Then he repaired the altar of Yahweh that was lying in ruin.
И рече Илиа к людем: приступите ко мне. И приступиша вси людие к нему.
31 Elijah took twelve stones, each stone representing one of the tribes of the sons of Jacob—it was Jacob to whom the word of Yahweh came, saying, “Israel will be your name.”
И взя Илиа дванадесять камений по числу колен Израилевых, якоже глагола к нему Господь, глаголя: Израиль будет имя твое.
32 With the stones he built an altar in the name of Yahweh and he dug a trench around the altar large enough to contain two seahs of seeds.
И созда камение во имя Господне, и изцели олтарь раскопанный, и сотвори море вмещающее две меры семене окрест олтаря.
33 He arranged the wood for a fire, cut the bull in pieces, and laid the pieces of the bull on the wood. He said, “Fill four jars with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.”
И воскладе дрова на олтарь, егоже сотвори, и растеса на уды всесожегаемая, и возложи на дрова, и воскладе на олтарь.
34 Then he said, “Do it a second time,” and they did it a second time. Once more he said, “Do it a third time,” and they did it a third time.
И рече Илиа: принесите ми четыри водоносы воды, и возливайте на всесожжение и на полена. И сотвориша тако. И рече: удвойте. И удвоиша. И рече: утройте. И утроиша.
35 The water ran around the altar and filled the trench.
И прохождаше вода окрест олтаря, и море исполнися воды.
36 It happened at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, “Yahweh, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word.
И возопи Илиа на небо и рече: Господи Боже Авраамов и Исааков и Иаковль, послушай мене, Господи, послушай мене днесь огнем, и да уразумеют вси людие сии, яко Ты еси Господь един Израилев, и аз раб Твой, и Тебе ради сотворих дела сия:
37 Hear me, Yahweh, hear me, that these people may know that you, Yahweh, are God, and that you have turned their heart back again to yourself.”
послушай мене, Господи, послушай мене огнем, и да разумеют вси людие сии, яко Ты еси (един) Господь Бог, и Ты обратил еси сердца людий сих вслед Тебе.
38 Then the fire of Yahweh fell and consumed the burnt offering, as well as the wood, the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
И спаде огнь от Господа с небесе, и пояде всесожегаемая, и дрова, и воду, яже в мори, и камение и персть полиза огнь.
39 When all the people saw this, they lay facedown on the ground and said, “Yahweh, he is God! Yahweh, he is God!”
И падоша вси людие на лице свое и реша: воистинну Господь Бог Той есть Бог.
40 So Elijah said to them, “Take the prophets of Baal. Do not let one of them escape.” So they took them, and Elijah brought the prophets of Baal down to the Kishon River and killed them there.
И рече Илиа к людем: поимайте пророки Вааловы, да ни един скрыется от них. И яша их, и веде я Илиа на поток Киссов, и закла их тамо.
41 Elijah said to Ahab, “Get up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of much rain.”
И рече Илиа ко Ахааву: взыди, и яждь и пий, яко глас есть дождевнаго хождения.
42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. Then Elijah went up to the top of Carmel, bowed himself down on the earth and put his face between his knees.
И взыде Ахаав ясти и пити. Илиа же взыде на Кармил, и преклонися на землю, и положи лице свое между коленома своима,
43 He said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” His servant went up and looked and said, “There is nothing.” So Elijah said, “Go again, seven times.”
и рече отрочищу своему: взыди и воззри на путь морский. И взыде, и воззре отрочищь, и рече: несть ничтоже. И рече Илиа: и ты обратися седмижды.
44 At the seventh time the servant said, “Look, there is a cloud going up from the sea, as small as a man's hand.” Elijah replied, “Go up and say to Ahab, 'Make ready your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.'”
И обратися отрочищь седмижды: и бысть в седмое, и се, облак мал, аки след ноги мужеския, возносящь воду из моря. И рече: взыди и рцы Ахааву: впрязи колесницу твою и сниди, да не постигнет тебе дождь.
45 It happened that in a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. Ahab rode and went to Jezreel,
И бысть до зде и до зде, и небо примрачися облаки и духом, и бысть дождь велий. И плакася, и иде Ахаав до Иезраеля.
46 but the hand of Yahweh was on Elijah. He tucked his robe in his belt and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
И рука Господня бысть на Илии, и стягне чресла своя, и тече пред Ахаавом во Иезраель.
