< 1 Kings 18 >

1 And the days are many, and the word of Jehovah hath been unto Elijah in the third year, saying, 'Go, appear unto Ahab, and I give rain on the face of the ground;'
وَبَعْدَ ثَلاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ قَالَ الرَّبُّ لإِيلِيَّا: «اذْهَبْ وَامْثُلْ أَمَامَ آخْابَ، وَقُلْ لَهُ إِنَّنِي سَأَسْكُبُ مَطَراً عَلَى الأَرْضِ».١
2 and Elijah goeth to appear unto Ahab. And the famine is severe in Samaria,
فَمَضَى إِيلِيَّا لِيُبَلِّغَ آخْابَ الرِّسَالَةَ، وَكَانَتِ الْمَجَاعَةُ الشَّدِيدَةُ قَدْ عَمَّتِ السَّامِرَةَ.٢
3 and Ahab calleth unto Obadiah, who [is] over the house — and Obadiah hath been fearing Jehovah greatly,
فَاسْتَدْعَى آخْابُ عُوبَدْيَا مُدِيرَ شُؤُونِ الْقَصْرِ، وَكَانَ عُوبَدْيَا يَتَّقِي الرَّبَّ جِدّاً.٣
4 and it cometh to pass, in Jezebel's cutting off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah taketh a hundred prophets, and hideth them, fifty men in a cave, and hath sustained them with bread and water —
فَحِينَ شَرَعَتْ إِيزَابِلُ فِي قَتْلِ أَنْبِيَاءِ الرَّبِّ، أَخَذَ عُوبَدْيَا مِئَةَ نَبِيٍّ وَخَبَّأَهُمْ خَمْسِينَ خَمْسِينَ فِي مُغَارَتَيْنِ، وَتَكَفَّلَ بِإِعَالَتِهِمْ بِالطَّعَامِ وَالْمَاءِ.٤
5 and Ahab saith unto Obadiah, 'Go through the land, unto all fountains of waters, and unto all the brooks, if so be we find hay, and keep alive horse and mule, and do not cut off any of the cattle.'
وَكَانَ آخْابُ قَدْ قَالَ لِعُوبَدْيَا: «طُفْ فِي الْبِلادِ وَابْحَثْ عَنْ جَمِيعِ عُيُونِ الْمَاءِ وَفِي الأَوْدِيَةِ، لَعَلَّنَا نَجِدُ عُشْباً فَنُحْيِيَ الْخَيْلَ وَالْبِغَالَ، فَلا تَهْلِكَ كُلُّ الْبَهَائِمِ».٥
6 And they apportion to themselves the land, to pass over into it; Ahab hath gone in one way by himself, and Obadiah hath gone in another way by himself;
فَقَسَمَا الْبِلادَ بَيْنَهُمَا لِيَطُوفَا بِها، فَذَهَبَ آخْابُ فِي طَرِيقٍ وَحْدَهُ، وَذَهَبَ عُوبَدْيَا فِي طَرِيقٍ آخَرَ وَحْدَهُ.٦
7 and Obadiah [is] in the way, and lo, Elijah — to meet him; and he discerneth him, and falleth on his face, and saith, 'Art thou he — my lord Elijah?'
وَفِيمَا كَانَ عُوبَدْيَا فِي الطَّرِيقِ الْتَقَاهُ إِيلِيَّا، فَعَرَفَهُ، فَارْتَمَى عَلَى وَجْهِهِ قَائِلاً: «هَلْ أَنْتَ هُوَ سَيِّدِي إِيلِيَّا؟»٧
8 And he saith to him, 'I [am]; go, say to thy lord, Lo, Elijah.'
فَأَجَابَهُ: «أَنَا هُوَ، فَاذْهَبْ وَقُلْ لِسَيِّدِكَ إِنِّي هُنَا».٨
9 And he saith, 'What have I sinned, that thou art giving thy servant into the hand of Ahab — to put me to death?
فَقَالَ: «أَيَّةُ خَطِيئَةٍ ارْتَكَبْتُ حَتَّى تُسَلِّمَ عَبْدَكَ لِيَدِ آخْابَ لِيُمِيتَنِي؟٩
10 Jehovah thy God liveth, if there is a nation and kingdom whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee; and they said, He is not, then he caused the kingdom and the nation to swear, that it doth not find thee;
حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ إِنَّهُ لَمْ تَبْقَ أُمَّةٌ وَلا مَمْلَكَةٌ لَمْ يُرْسِلْ إِلَيْهَا سَيِّدِي مَنْ يَبْحَثُ عَنْكَ، فَكَانُوا يَقُولُونَ: إِنَّنَا لَمْ نَعْثُرْ عَلَيْهِ، فَكَانَ آخْابُ يَسْتَحْلِفُ الْمَمْلَكَةَ وَالأُمَّةَ لِتُقْسِمَ أَنَّهَا حَقّاً لَمْ تَجِدْكَ.١٠
11 and now, thou art saying, Go, say to thy lord, Lo, Elijah;
وَالآنَ تَطْلُبُ إِلَيَّ أَنْ أَذْهَبَ وَأَقُولَ لِلْمَلِكِ إِنَّكَ هُنَا،١١
12 and it hath been, I go from thee, and the Spirit of Jehovah doth lift thee up, whither I know not, and I have come to declare to Ahab, and he doth not find thee, and he hath slain me; and thy servant is fearing Jehovah from my youth.
وَمَا إِنْ أَنْطَلِقُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ لأُخْبِرَهُ حَتَّى يَحْمِلَكَ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ إِلَى حَيْثُ لَا أَدْرِي، فَيَأْتِي آخْابُ وَلا يَجِدُكَ فَيَقْتُلُنِي، وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ أَتَّقِي الرَّبَّ مُنْذُ صِبَايَ.١٢
13 'Hath it not been declared to my lord that which I have done in Jezebel's slaying the prophets of Jehovah, that I hide of the prophets of Jehovah a hundred men, fifty by fifty in a cave, and sustained them with bread and water?
أَلَمْ يَطَّلِعْ سَيِّدِي عَمَّا فَعَلْتُهُ حِينَ شَرَعَتْ إِيزَابِلُ تَقْتُلُ أَنْبِيَاءَ الرَّبِّ، كَيْفَ خَبَّأْتُ مِئَةَ رَجُلٍ، خَمْسِينَ خَمْسِينَ فِي مُغَارَتَيْنِ، وَتَكَفَّلْتُ بِإِعَالَتِهِمْ بِالطَّعَامِ وَالْمَاءِ؟١٣
14 and now thou art saying, Go, say to my lord, Lo, Elijah — and he hath slain me!'
وَأَنْتَ الآنَ تُطَالِبُنِي أَنْ أَذْهَبَ وَأَقُولَ لِلْمَلِكِ إِنَّكَ هُنَا، فَيَقْتُلَنِي!»١٤
15 And Elijah saith, 'Jehovah of Hosts liveth, before whom I have stood, surely to-day I appear unto him.'
فَقَالَ إِيلِيَّا: «حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ الَّذِي أَنَا وَاقِفٌ أَمَامَهُ، إِنَّنِي الْيَوْمَ أَحْضُرُ لِمُوَاجَهَةِ آخْابَ».١٥
16 And Obadiah goeth to meet Ahab, and declareth [it] to him, and Ahab goeth to meet Elijah,
فَانْطَلَقَ عُوبَدْيَا لِلِقَاءِ آخْابَ وَأَخْبَرَهُ، فَجَاءَ آخْابُ لِلِقَاءِ إِيلِيَّا.١٦
17 and it cometh to pass at Ahab's seeing Elijah, that Ahab saith unto him, 'Art thou he — the troubler of Israel?'
وَمَا إِنْ رَأَى آخْابُ إِيلِيَّا حَتَّى قَالَ لَهُ: «أَهَذَا أَنْتَ يَامُكَدِّرَ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟»١٧
18 And he saith, 'I have not troubled Israel, but thou and the house of thy father, in your forsaking the commands of Jehovah, and thou goest after the Baalim;
فَأَجَابَهُ إِيلِيَّا: «أَنَا لَسْتُ مُكَدِّرَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، بَلْ أَنْتَ وَبَيْتُ أَبِيكَ، بِعِصْيَانِكُمْ وَصَايَا الرَّبِّ وَضَلالِكُمْ وَرَاءَ الْبَعْلِيمِ.١٨
19 and now, send, gather unto me all Israel, unto the mount of Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the shrine, four hundred — eating at the table of Jezebel.'
فَالآنَ أَرْسِلْ وَاسْتَدْعِ لِي كُلَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى جَبَلِ الْكَرْمَلِ، وَكَذَلِكَ أَنْبِيَاءَ الْبَعْلِ الأَرْبَعَ مِئَةٍ وَالْخَمْسِينَ، وَأَنْبِيَاءَ عَشْتَارُوثَ الأَرْبَعَ مِئَةِ الآكِلِينَ عَلَى مَائِدَةِ إِيزَابِلَ».١٩
20 And Ahab sendeth among all the sons of Israel, and gathereth the prophets unto the mount of Carmel;
فَاسْتَدْعَى آخْابُ جَمِيعَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيَلَ، وَجَمَعَ الأَنْبِيَاءَ إِلَى جَبَلِ الْكَرْمَلِ،٢٠
21 and Elijah cometh nigh unto all the people, and saith, 'Till when are ye leaping on the two branches? — if Jehovah [is] God, go after Him; and if Baal, go after him;' and the people have not answered him a word.
فَخَاطَبَ إِيلِيَّا الشَّعْبَ: «حَتَّى مَتَى تَظَلُّونَ تَعْرُجُونَ بَيْنَ الْفِرْقَتَيْنِ؟ إِنْ كَانَ الرَّبُّ هُوَ اللهُ فَاتْبَعُوهُ، وَإِنْ كَانَ الْبَعْلُ هُوَ اللهُ فَاتْبَعُوهُ». فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ الشَّعْبُ بِكَلِمَةٍ.٢١
22 And Elijah saith unto the people, 'I — I have been left a prophet of Jehovah — by myself; and the prophets of Baal [are] four hundred and fifty men;
ثُمَّ قَالَ إِيلِيَّا لِلشَّعْبِ: «أَنَا بَقِيتُ وَحْدِي نَبِيًّا لِلرَّبِّ، وَأَنْبِيَاءُ الْبَعْلِ أَرْبَعُ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسُونَ.٢٢
23 and let them give to us two bullocks, and they choose for themselves the one bullock, and cut it in pieces, and place [it] on the wood, and place no fire; and I — I prepare the other bullock, and have put [it] on the wood, and fire I do not place; —
فَأَعْطُونَا ثَوْرَيْنِ، وَلْيَخْتَرْ أَنْبِيَاءُ الْبَعْلِ أَحَدَهُمَا، وَيُقَطِّعُوهُ وَيَضَعُوهُ عَلَى الْحَطَبِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يُشْعِلُوا نَاراً، وَأَنَا أُقَرِّبُ الثَّوْرَ الآخَرَ وَأَضَعُهُ عَلَى الْحَطَبِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ أُشْعِلَ نَاراً.٢٣
24 and ye have called in the name of your god, and I — I call in the name of Jehovah, and it hath been, the god who answereth by fire — He [is] the God.' And all the people answer and say, 'Good [is] the word.'
ثُمَّ تَتَضَرَّعُونَ بِاسْمِ آلِهَتِكُمْ، وَأَنَا أَدْعُو بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِي. وَالإِلَهُ الَّذِي يَسْتَجِيبُ وَيُنْزِلُ نَاراً يَكُونُ هُوَ اللهُ الْحَقُّ». فَأَجَابَ جَمِيعُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ: «هَذَا قَوْلٌ صَائِبٌ».٢٤
25 And Elijah saith to the prophets of Baal, 'Choose for you the one bullock, and prepare first, for ye [are] the multitude, and call ye in the name of your god, and place no fire.'
فَقَالَ إِيلِيَّا عِنْدَئِذٍ لأَنْبِيَاءِ الْبَعْلِ: «اخْتَارُوا لأَنْفُسِكُمْ ثَوْراً وَاحِداً، وَقَرِّبُوا أَوَّلاً لأَنَّكُمُ الأَكْثَرُ عَدَداً وَادْعُوا بِاسْمِ آلِهَتِكُمْ، وَلَكِنْ إِيَّاكُمْ أَنْ تُشْعِلُوا نَاراً».٢٥
26 And they take the bullock that [one] gave to them, and prepare, and call in the name of Baal from the morning even till the noon, saying, 'O Baal, answer us!' and there is no voice, and there is none answering; and they leap on the altar that one had made.
فَأَحْضَرُوا الثَّوْرَ الَّذِي أُعْطِيَ لَهُمْ وَوَضَعُوهُ عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ، وَظَلُّوا يَدْعُونَ بِاسْمِ الْبَعْلِ مِنَ الصَّبَاحِ إِلَى الظُّهْرِ قَائِلِينَ: «يَابَعْلُ اسْتَجِبْ لَنَا». فَلَمْ يَكُنْ هُنَاكَ صَوْتٌ أَوْ مُجِيبٌ. فَرَاحُوا يَرْقُصُونَ حَوْلَ الْمَذْبَحِ الْمُشَيَّدِ.٢٦
27 And it cometh to pass, at noon, that Elijah playeth on them, and saith, 'Call with a loud voice, for he [is] a god, for he is meditating, or pursuing, or on a journey; it may be he is asleep, an doth awake.'
وَعِنْدَ الظُّهْرِ سَخِرَ بِهِمْ إِيلِيَّا وَقَالَ: «ادْعُوا بِصَوْتٍ أَعْلَى فَهُوَ حَقّاً إِلَهٌ! لَعَلَّهُ مُسْتَغْرِقٌ فِي التَّأَمُّلِ أَوْ فِي خَلْوَةٍ أَوْ فِي سَفَرٍ! أَوْ لَعَلَّهُ نَائِمٌ فَيَسْتَيْقِظَ».٢٧
28 And they call with a loud voice, and cut themselves, according to their ordinance, with swords and with spears, till a flowing of blood [is] on them;
فَشَرَعُوا يَهْتِفُونَ بِصَوْتٍ أَعْلَى، وَيُمَزِّقُونَ أَجْسَادَهُمْ بِالسُّيُوفِ وَالرِّمَاحِ كَعَادَتِهِمْ، حَتَّى سَالَ مِنْهُمُ الدَّمُ.٢٨
29 and it cometh to pass, at the passing by of the noon, that they feign themselves prophets till the going up of the present, and there is no voice, and there is none answering, and there is none attending.
وَانْقَضَتْ سَاعَاتُ الظُّهْرِ، وَظَلَّوا يَهْذُونَ صَارِخِينَ حَتَّى حَلَّ وَقْتُ إِصْعَادِ التَّقْدِمَةِ الْمَسَائِيَّةِ، مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَكُونَ هُنَاكَ صَوْتٌ أَوْ مُجِيبٌ.٢٩
30 And Elijah saith to all the people, 'Come nigh unto me;' and all the people come nigh unto him, and he repaireth the altar of Jehovah that is broken down;
عِنْدَئِذٍ قَالَ إِيلِيَّا لِلشَّعْبِ كُلِّهِ: «تَقَدَّمُوا إِلَيَّ». فَدَنَا جَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ مِنْهُ، فَرَمَّمَ مَذْبَحَ الرَّبِّ الْمُنْهَدِمَ،٣٠
31 and Elijah taketh twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of Jehovah was, saying, 'Israel is thy name;'
ثُمَّ أَخَذَ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ حَجَراً حَسَبَ عَدَدِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، ذُرِّيَّةِ يَعْقُوبَ الَّذِي دَعَاهُ اللهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ٣١
32 and he buildeth with the stones an altar, in the name of Jehovah, and maketh a trench, as about the space of two measures of seed, round about the altar.
وَبَنَى بِهَذِهِ الْحِجَارَةِ مَذْبَحاً بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ، وَحَفَرَ حَوْلَهُ قَنَاةً تَسَعُ نَحْوَ كَيْلَتَيْنِ مِنَ الحَبِّ.٣٢
33 And he arrangeth the wood, and cutteth in pieces the bullock, and placeth [it] on the wood, and saith, 'Fill ye four pitchers of water, and pour on the burnt-offering, and on the wood;
ثُمَّ رَتَّبَ الْحَطَبَ وَقَطَّعَ الثَّوْرَ، وَوَضَعَ أَجْزَاءَهُ عَلَى الْحَطَبِ وَأَمَرَ أَنْ يَمْلأُوا أَرْبَعَ جَرَّاتٍ مَاءً وَيَصُبُّوهَا عَلَى الْمُحْرَقَةِ وَعَلَى الْحَطَبِ.٣٣
34 and he saith, 'Do [it] a second time;' and they do [it] a second time; and he saith, 'Do [it] a third time;' and they do [it] a third time;
ثُمَّ قَالَ «ثَنُّوا»، فَثَنَّوْا، وَعَادَ يَأْمُرُ: «ثَلِّثُوا»، فَثَلَّثُوا.٣٤
35 and the water goeth round about the altar, and also, the trench he hath filled with water.
حَتَّى جَرَى الْمَاءُ حَوْلَ الْمَذْبَحِ وَامْتَلأَتِ الْقَنَاةُ أَيْضاً بِالْمَاءِ.٣٥
36 And it cometh to pass, at the going up of the [evening -]present, that Elijah the prophet cometh nigh and saith, 'Jehovah, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to-day let it be known that Thou [art] God in Israel, and I Thy servant, that by Thy word I have done the whole of these things;
وَفِي مِيعَادِ ذَبِيحَةِ الْمَسَاءِ صَلَّى إِيلِيَّا: «أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَإِسْرَائِيلَ، لِيُعْلَمِ الْيَوْمَ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللهُ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَأَنِّي أَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَبِأَمْرِكَ قَدْ أَقْدَمْتُ عَلَى هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ.٣٦
37 answer me, O Jehovah, answer me, and this people doth know that Thou [art] Jehovah God; and Thou hast turned their heart backward.'
اسْتَجِبْنِي يَا رَبُّ، اسْتَجِبْنِي، لِيُدْرِكَ هَذَا الشَّعْبُ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ الرَّبُّ الإِلَهُ، وَأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ تَرُدُّ قُلُوبَهُمْ إِلَيْكَ».٣٧
38 And there falleth a fire of Jehovah, and consumeth the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and the water that [is] in the trench it hath licked up.
فَنَزَلَتْ نَارٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ الْتَهَمَتِ الْمُحْرَقَةَ وَالْحَطَبَ وَالْحِجَارَةَ وَالتُّرَابَ وَلَحَسَتْ مَاءَ الْقَنَاةِ.٣٨
39 And all the people see, and fall on their faces, and say, 'Jehovah, He [is] the God, Jehovah, He [is] the God.'
فَلَمَّا شَاهَدَ جَمِيعُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ذَلِكَ خَرُّوا سَاجِدِينَ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ إِلَى الأَرْضِ هَاتِفِينَ: «الرَّبُّ هُوَ اللهُ! الرَّبُّ هُوَ اللهُ!»٣٩
40 And Elijah saith to them, 'Catch ye the prophets of Baal; let not a man escape of them;' and they catch them, and Elijah bringeth them down unto the stream Kishon, and doth slaughter them there.
فَقَالَ إِيلِيَّا: «اقْبِضُوا عَلَى أَنْبِيَاءِ الْبَعْلِ وَلا تَدَعُوا رَجُلاً مِنْهُمْ يُفْلِتُ» فَقَبَضُوا عَلَيْهِمْ، فَسَاقَهُمْ إِيلِيَّا إِلَى نَهْرِ قِيشُونَ وَذَبَحَهُمْ هُنَاكَ.٤٠
41 And Elijah saith to Ahab, 'Go up, eat and drink, because of the sound of the noise of the shower.'
وَقَالَ إِيلِيَّا لأَخْآبَ: «اصْعَدْ كُلْ وَاشْرَبْ لأَنَّنِي أَسْمَعُ صَوْتَ دَوِيِّ مَطَرٍ».٤١
42 And Ahab goeth up to eat, and to drink, and Elijah hath gone up unto the top of Carmel, and he stretcheth himself out on the earth, and he placeth his face between his knees,
فَمَضَى آخْابُ لِيَأْكُلَ وَيَشْرَبَ، وَأَمَّا إِيلِيَّا فَارْتَقَى إِلَى قِمَّةِ جَبَلِ الْكَرْمَلِ وَجَلَسَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ وَخَبَّأَ رَأْسَهُ بَيْنَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ.٤٢
43 and saith unto his young man, 'Go up, I pray thee, look attentively the way of the sea;' and he goeth up and looketh attentively, and saith, 'There is nothing;' and he saith, 'Turn back,' seven times.
وَقَالَ لِغُلامِهِ: «اذْهَبْ وَتَطَلَّعْ نَحْوَ الْبَحْرِ». فَمَضَى الْغُلامُ وَتَطَلَّعَ نَحْوَ الْبَحْرِ وَقَالَ: «لا أَرَى شَيْئاً». فَأَمَرَ إِيلِيَّا: «اذْهَبْ وَتَطَلَّعْ» سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ٤٣
44 And it cometh to pass, at the seventh, that he saith, 'Lo, a little thickness as the palm of a man is coming up out of the sea.' And he saith, 'Go up, say unto Ahab, 'Bind — and go down, and the shower doth not restrain thee.'
وَفِي الْمَرَّةِ السَّابِعَةِ قَالَ الْغُلامُ: «أَرَى غَيْمَةً صَغِيرَةً فِي حَجْمِ كَفِّ إِنْسَانٍ صَاعِدَةً مِنَ الْبَحْرِ». فَقَالَ إِيلِيَّا: «انْطَلِقْ وَقُلْ لأَخْآبَ أَعِدَّ مَرْكَبَتَكَ وانْزِلْ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ لِئَلّا يُعِيقَكَ الْمَطَرُ عَنِ السَّفَرِ».٤٤
45 And it cometh to pass, in the meantime, that the heavens have become black — thick clouds and wind — and the shower is great; and Ahab rideth, and goeth to Jezreel,
وَسَرْعَانَ مَا تَلَبَّدَتِ السَّمَاءُ بِالْغُيُومِ، وَهَبَّتْ رِيحٌ عَاصِفَةٌ، وَهَطَلَ مَطَرٌ غَزِيرٌ، فَانْدَفَعَ آخْابَ بِمَرْكَبَتِهِ نَحْوَ يِزْرَعِيلَ.٤٥
46 and the hand of Jehovah hath been on Elijah, and he girdeth up his loins, and runneth before Ahab, till thine entering Jezreel.
وَحَلَّتْ قُوَّةُ الرَّبِّ فِي إِيلِيَّا، فَلَفَّ عَبَاءَتَهُ حَوْلَ حَقْوَيْهِ وَرَكَضَ لِيَسْبِقَ آخْابَ إِلَى مَدْخَلِ يِزْرَعِيلَ.٤٦

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