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1 Apre sa, kèk tan pase. Chechrès la t'ap mache sou twazan depi li t'ap bat peyi a. Lè sa a, Seyè a pale ak Eli, li di l' konsa: -Al parèt devan wa Akab. Mwen pral fè lapli tonbe.
After many days the word of the Lord came to Elias, in the third year, saying: Go and shew thyself to Achab, that I may give rain upon the face of the earth.
2 Eli pati pou l' al devan wa Akab. Grangou a te rèd anpil pou moun lavil Samari yo.
And Elias went to shew himself to Achab, and there was a grievous famine in Samaria.
3 Akab te fè rele Abdyas ki te reskonsab palè a. Abdyas sa a te sèvi Seyè a ak tout kè li.
And Achab called Abdias the governor of his house: now Abdias feared the Lord very much.
4 Lè larenn Jezabèl t'ap fè touye pwofèt Seyè yo, li menm Abdyas te sove san (100) ladan yo. Li te kache yo nan de gwòt, li te mete senkant nan chak gwòt. Lèfini, li ba yo manje, li ba yo bwè.
For when Jezabel killed the prophets of the Lord, he took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifty and fifty in caves, and fed them with bread and water.
5 Akab te di Abdyas: -Nou pral mache nan tout peyi a, nou pral gade bò tout sous dlo, nan tout ravin kote nou ka jwenn zèb pou bay chwal yo ak milèt yo. Konsa nou p'ap bezwen touye ladan yo.
And Achab said to Abdias: Go into the land unto all fountains of waters, and into all valleys, to see if we can find grass, and save the horses and mules, that the beasts may not utterly perish.
6 Yo separe peyi a fè de zòn, yo chak pran yon zòn pou yo mache al chache zèb. Se konsa Akab pran yon chemen, Abdyas pran yon lòt chemen.
And they divided the countries between them, that they might go round about them: Achab went one way, and Abdias another way by himself.
7 Antan Abdyas ap mache konsa, li tonbe bab pou bab ak Eli. Li rekonèt li, li bese tèt li jouk atè devan li. Li mande l': -Se ou menm vre, Eli, mèt mwen?
And as Abdias was in the way, Elias met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said: Art thou my lord Elias?
8 Eli reponn: -Wi, se mwen! Ale di wa a, mèt ou a, men m' isit la!
And he answered: I am. Go, and tell thy master: Elias is here.
9 Abdyas reponn: -Kisa m' fè ki mal pou ou voye m' al chache lanmò nan men wa Akab?
And he said: What have I sinned, that thou wouldst deliver me thy servant into the hand of Achab, that he should kill me?
10 Mwen pran Seyè ki vivan an, Bondye ou la, pou temwen, pa gen peyi sou latè kote wa a pa fè chache ou. Chak fwa nan yon peyi yo di l' ou pa lakay yo, wa Akab te fòse chèf la ak tout pèp la fè sèman yo pa t' jwenn ou.
As the Lord thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when all answered: He is not here: he took an oath of every kingdom and nation, because thou wast not found.
11 Epi, koulye a ou vle pou m' al di li men ou isit la?
And now thou sayest to me: Go, and tell thy master: Elias is here.
12 Bon, vire m' vire do m' ale la a, si lespri Seyè a pran ou, li pote ou yon kote m' pa konnen, lè m'a di wa Akab ou isit la, lè l'a vini li pa wè ou, l'ap touye m'. Chonje mwen menm m'ap sèvi Seyè a ak krentif depi mwen piti.
And when I am gone from thee, the spirit of the Lord will carry thee into a place that I know not: and I shall go in and tell Achab, and he not finding thee, will kill me: but thy servant feareth the Lord from his infancy.
13 Mèt, yo pa janm rakonte ou sa m' te fè lè Jezabèl t'ap touye pwofèt Seyè yo? Mwen kache san (100) pwofèt nan de gwòt, senkant nan chak gwòt, mwen ba yo manje, mwen ba yo bwè.
Hath it not been told thee, my lord, what I did when Jezabel killed the prophets of the Lord, how I hid a hundred men of the prophets of the Lord, by fifty and fifty in caves, and fed them with bread and water?
14 Men koulye a ou vle pou m' al di wa a men ou isit la! L'ap touye m'!
And now thou sayest: Go, and tell thy master: Elias is here: that he may kill me.
15 Eli reponn li: -Mwen pran Seyè m'ap sèvi a, Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a, pou temwen. Jòdi a m'ap parèt devan Akab!
And Elias said: As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whose face I stand, this day I will shew myself unto him.
16 Se konsa Abdyas pati, li jwenn Akab, li fè l' rapò. Akab vin kontre Eli.
Abdias therefore went to meet Achab, and told him: and Achab came to meet Elias.
17 Wè Akab wè Eli, li di l': -Apa ou sa! Se ou menm k'ap rale malè sou pèp Izrayèl la konsa!
And when he had seen him, he said: Art thou he that troublest Israel?
18 Eli reponn li: -Se pa mwen ki rale malè sou pèp Izrayèl la. Se ou menm ak tout fanmi papa ou yo ki lakòz, paske nou dezobeyi lòd Seyè a te bay, n' al adore zidòl Baal yo.
And he said: I have not troubled Israel, but thou and thy father’s house, who have forsaken the commandments of the Lord, and have followed Baalim.
19 Koulye a, bay lòd pou tout moun pèp Izrayèl yo vin sanble bò kote m' sou mòn Kamèl la. Gen katsansenkant (450) pwofèt Baal ak katsan (400) pwofèt zidòl fanm yo rele Astate a Jezabèl ap pran swen. Fè yo vini tou.
Nevertheless send now, and gather unto me all Israel, unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, who eat at Jezabel’s table.
20 Akab voye chache tout pèp Izrayèl la. Li fè sanble tout pwofèt Baal yo sou mòn Kamèl la.
Achab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered together the prophets unto mount Carmel.
21 Eli al kanpe devan pèp la, li di yo: -Kilè n'a sispann woule de bò! Si se Seyè a ki Bondye, se li pou n' sèvi. Si se Baal ki Bondye, se li pou n' sèvi! Men pèp la pa di yon mo.
And Elias coming to all the people, said: How long do you halt between two sides? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people did not answer him a word.
22 Eli di yo: -Nan tout pwofèt Seyè a, se mwen menm ase ki rete. Men gen katsansenkant (450) pwofèt Baal.
And Elias said again to the people: I only remain a prophet of the Lord: but the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men.
23 Mennen de jenn towo ban nou. Pwofèt Baal yo va chwazi yonn, y'a touye l', y'a koupe l' an moso, y'a mete l' sou yon pil bwa, men piga yo limen dife. Mwen menm m'a fè menm jan an tou ak lòt towo a. m'a mete l' sou yon pil bwa, mwen p'ap limen dife.
Let two bullocks be given us, and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces and lay it upon wood, but put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under it.
24 y'a rele bondye yo a. Mwen menm, m'a rele Seyè a. Sa ki va voye dife pou reponn lan se li ki Bondye. Tout pèp la reponn: -Nou dakò!
Call ye on the names of your gods, and I will call on the name of my Lord: and the God that shall answer by fire, let him be God. And all the people answering said: A very good proposal.
25 Lè sa a, Eli di pwofèt Baal yo: -Nou anpil, mwen ban nou devan. Chwazi yon towo. Pare li. Lèfini, rele bondye nou an. Men, pa mete dife nan bwa a.
Then Elias said to the prophets of Baal: Choose you one bullock and dress it first, because you are many: and call on the names of your gods, but put no fire under.
26 Pwofèt Baal yo pran towo yo ba yo a, yo pare l'. Lèfini, yo pran rele Baal depi nan maten rive vè midi. Yo t'ap di: -Baal o! Reponn nou non! Yo t'ap danse fè wonn lotèl yo te moute a. Pa yon vwa, pa yon repons.
And they took the bullock which he gave them, and dressed it: and they called on the name of Baal from morning even till noon, saying: O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered: and they leaped over the altar that they had made.
27 Vè midi, Eli tanmen pase yo nan betiz. Li di yo: -Rele pi fò non! Se bondye li ye. Li dwe okipe anpil. Li ka ap kalkile, osinon li nan vwayaj. Li ka ap dòmi tou. Se pou nou leve l'.
And when it was now noon, Elias jested at them, saying: Cry with a louder voice: for he is a God, and perhaps he is talking, or is in an inn, or on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep, and must be awaked.
28 Pwofèt yo pran rele pi fò. Yo pran nepe ak kouto, yo make tout kò yo jan yo te konn fè l' la. San t'ap koule sou yo konsa.
So they cried with a loud voice, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till they were all covered with blood.
29 Lè midi fin pase, yo pran rele Baal pi rèd toujou jouk lè pou yo fè ofrann apremidi a rive. Men, ankenn vwa pa reponn! Anyen pa pati.
And after midday was past, and while they were prophesying, the time was come of offering sacrifice, and there was no voice heard, nor did any one answer, nor regard them as they prayed:
30 Lè sa a, Eli mande pèp la pou yo pwoche bò kote l'. Lè yo pwoche vin jwenn li, li rebati lotèl Seyè a paske yo te kraze l'.
Elias said to all the people: Come ye unto me. And the people coming near unto him, he repaired the altar of the Lord, that was broken down:
31 Li pran douz wòch, yonn pou chak branch fanmi pitit Jakòb yo. Se Seyè a ki te bay Jakòb non Izrayèl li pote a.
And he took twelve stones according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord came, saying: Israel shall be thy name.
32 Li pran wòch yo, li rebati lotèl Seyè a. Li fouye yon kannal fè wonn lotèl la. Kannal la te ka pran kat galon dlo.
And he built with the stones an altar to the name of the Lord: and he made a trench for water, of the breadth of two furrows round about the altar.
33 Li ranje bwa yo sou lotèl la, li dekoupe towo a, li mete moso vyann yo sou bwa yo. Lèfini li di: -Plen kat krich dlo vide yo sou ofrann lan ak sou bwa yo. Apre yo fè sa,
And he laid the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it upon the wood.
34 li di yo: -Fè l' yon dezyèm fwa. Apre yo fè l', li di yo ankò: -Fè l' yon twazyèm fwa. Yo fè l' ankò.
And he said: Fill four buckets with water, and pour it upon the burnt offering, and upon the wood. And again he said: Do the same the second time. And when they had done it the second time, he said: Do the same also the third time. And they did so the third time.
35 Dlo a koule tout atè bò lotèl la, li plen kannal la.
And the water run round about the altar, and the trench was filled with water.
36 Lè lè pou yo fè ofrann apremidi a rive, pwofèt Eli pwoche bò lotèl la, li di: -Seyè, Bondye Abraram, Bondye Izarak ak Bondye Jakòb, fè yo wè jòdi a se ou menm ki Bondye pèp Izrayèl la. Fè yo rekonèt se sèvitè ou mwen ye. Se ou menm ki ban m' lòd fè tout bagay sa yo.
And when it was now time to offer the holocaust, Elias the prophet came near and said: O Lord God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Israel, shew this day that thou art the God of Israel, and I thy servant, and that according to thy commandment I have done all these things.
37 Reponn mwen, Seyè! Reponn mwen pou pèp sa a ka konnen se ou menm Seyè a ki Bondye, pou yo rekonèt se ou menm k'ap fè yo tounen vin jwenn ou.
Hear me, O Lord, hear me: that this people may learn, that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart again.
38 Seyè a voye dife soti nan syèl la, li boule ofrann lan, bwa yo, wòch yo ak anplasman kote lotèl la te ye a, li fè tout dlo ki te nan kannal la cheche.
Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the holocaust, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
39 Lè pèp la wè sa, yo tonbe fas atè, yo pran rele: -Se Seyè a ki Bondye! Se Seyè a ki Bondye!
And when all the people saw this, they fell on their faces, and they said: The Lord he is God, the Lord he is God.
40 Lè sa a, Eli di yo: -Mete men sou pwofèt Baal yo! Pa kite yonn chape. Pèp la mete men sou tout pwofèt yo. Eli mennen yo desann nan ravin Kison an, li touye yo.
And Elias said to them: Take the prophets of Baal, and let not one of them escape. And when they had taken them, Elias brought them down to the torrent Cison, and killed them there.
41 Apre sa Eli di wa Akab konsa: -Koulye a, ou mèt al manje, ou mèt al bwè. Mwen tande bri lapli a k'ap vini.
And Elias said to Achab: Go up, eat, and drink: for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
42 Akab al manje, l' al bwè. Eli menm moute sou tèt mòn Kamèl. Li mete ajenou, li bese tèt li jouk atè.
Achab went up to eat and drink: and Elias went up to the top of Carmel, and casting himself down upon the earth put his face between his knees,
43 Li di domestik li a: -Al gade bò lanmè a. Domestik la ale, li gade. Li tounen, li di: -M' pa wè anyen! Pandan sèt fwa Eli di li al gade.
And he said to his servant: Go up, and look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said: There is nothing. And again he said to him: Return seven times.
44 Sou setyèm fwa a, domestik la di l': -Mwen wè yon ti nwaj k'ap moute sot lòt bò lanmè a. Li gwosè yon pla men. Lè sa a Eli bay domestik li a lòd sa a: -Al jwenn wa Akab, w'a di l': Moute sou cha ou, al lakay ou anvan lapli a bare ou.
And at the seventh time, behold, a little cloud arose out of the sea like a man’s foot. And he said: Go up and say to Achab: Prepare thy chariot and go down, lest the rain prevent thee.
45 Yon sèl lè a, syèl la gen tan kouvri ak nwaj nwa. Van an tanmen soufle, yon gwo lapli pran tonbe. Akab moute sou cha li, li pati pou Jizreyèl.
And while he turned himself this way and that way, behold the heavens grew dark, with clouds, and wind, and there fell a great rain. And Achab getting up went away to Jezrahel:
46 Pouvwa Seyè a vin sou Eli. Eli mare rad li nan ren, li pran kouri devan Akab jouk yo rive lavil Jizreyèl.
And the hand of the Lord was upon Elias, and he girded up his loins and ran before Achab, till he came to Jezrahel.
