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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.
And it lasted many days, when the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Achab; and I will 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 Elijah went to show himself unto Achab; and the famine was grievous 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 'Obadiah, who was the superintendent of the house; —(now 'Obadiah feared the Lord greatly;
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.
And it happened, when Izebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that 'Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them fifty each in one cave, and provided 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 unto 'Obadiah, Go through the land, unto all the springs of water, and unto all the brooks, peradventure we may find grass and keep alive horse and mule, that we lose not all the cattle.
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.
So they divided between them the land to pass through it: Achab went one way by himself alone, and 'Obadiah went another way by himself alone.
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 'Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah came toward him; and he recognized him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou here indeed, my Lord Elijah?
8 Eli reponn: -Wi, se mwen! Ale di wa a, mèt ou a, men m' isit la!
And he said unto him, I am: go, say unto thy Lord, Behold, Elijah 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 thy servant into the hand of Achab, to slay 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 not a nation or kingdom whither my Lord hath not sent to seek thee; and when they said, He is not here: he caused that kingdom and nation to take an oath, that no one could find thee.
11 Epi, koulye a ou vle pou m' al di li men ou isit la?
And now thou sayest, Go, say unto thy Lord, Behold, here is Elijah.
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 it may come to pass, that, when I go from thee, the spirit of the Lord may carry thee whither I know not; and when I come to inform Achab, and he cannot find thee, he will slay me; but I thy servant have feared the Lord from my youth.
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 unto my Lord what I did when Izebel slew the prophets of the Lord, how I hid a hundred men of the prophets of the Lord, fifty each in one cave, and provided 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 say to thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he will slay 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!
Then said Elijah, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I have stood, surely today will I show myself unto him.
16 Se konsa Abdyas pati, li jwenn Akab, li fè l' rapò. Akab vin kontre Eli.
So 'Ohadiah went to meet Achab, and he told it to him; and Achab went to meet Elijah.
17 Wè Akab wè Eli, li di l': -Apa ou sa! Se ou menm k'ap rale malè sou pèp Izrayèl la konsa!
And it came to pass, when Achab saw Elijah, that Achab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth 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 answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, through your forsaking the commandments of the Lord, and because thou hast followed the Be'alim.
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.
And now send, assemble unto me all Israel at Mount Carmel, and the prophets of Ba'al four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the grove four hundred, who eat at the table of Izebel.
20 Akab voye chache tout pèp Izrayèl la. Li fè sanble tout pwofèt Baal yo sou mòn Kamèl la.
And Achab sent round among all the children of Israel, and he assembled the prophets at 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 Elijah approached unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between the two opinions? if the Lord be the God, follow him; and if Ba'al—follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
22 Eli di yo: -Nan tout pwofèt Seyè a, se mwen menm ase ki rete. Men gen katsansenkant (450) pwofèt Baal.
And Elijah said unto the people, I have been left a prophet of the Lord by myself alone; but the prophets of Ba'al 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.
Therefore let there be given unto us two bullocks; and let them choose for themselves the one bullock, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire to it: and I will prepare the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire to 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!
And do ye call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord: and it shall be that the God who answereth by fire, he shall be the [true] God. And all the people answered and said, The proposal is good.
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.
And Elijah said unto the prophets of Ba'al, Choose you for yourselves the one bullock, and prepare it first; for ye are the many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire to it.
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 had given to them, and they prepared it; and they called on the name of Ba'al from morning even until noon, saying, O Ba'al, answer us; but there was no voice, nor any answer: and they danced about the altar which had been 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 it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked at them, and said, Call with a loud voice; for he is a god; either he is holding council, or he is busy in some pursuit, or he is on a journey; or peradventure he sleepeth, and may thus awaken.
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.
And they called with a loud voice and cut themselves after their custom with knives and spears, till the blood gushed out over them.
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 it came to pass, when midday was past, that they practised their follies until near [the time of] the offering of the evening-sacrifice; but there was neither voice, nor any answer, nor any perceptible sound.
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'.
And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me: and all the people came near unto him; and he repaired the altar of the Lord that had been torn 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 Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord was come, 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 of the stones an altar in the name of the Lord; and he made a trench as great as would contain two seahs of seed 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 put in order the wood, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid them on 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 jars with water; and they had to pour it on the burnt-offering, and on the wood: and he said, Do it the second time: and they did it the second time: and he said, Do it the third time; and they did it the third time.
35 Dlo a koule tout atè bò lotèl la, li plen kannal la.
And the water ran round about the altar; and the trench also he 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 it came to pass, at [the time of] the offering of the evening-sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, O Lord, God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, this day let it be known that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that at thy word 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.
Answer me, O Lord, answer me, and let all this people know that thou, O Lord, art the [true] God, and thou wilt [then] have turned their heart back 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.
And there fell a fire of the Lord, and consumed the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust; and the water also that was in the trench did it lick up.
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 the God; the Lord—he is the 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 Elijah said unto them, Seize the prophets of Ba'al; not one of them must escape; and they seized them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slaughtered 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 Elijah said unto 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.
So Achab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down toward the earth, and 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, I pray thee, look in the direction of the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, Not the least [is visible]. And he said, Go again, 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 it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there is a little cloud like a man's hand arising out of the sea. And he said, Go up, say unto Achab, Harness up [thy chariot], and come down, that the rain may not detain 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 it came to pass in the mean while, that the heavens were blackened with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Achab rode, and went to Yizre'el.
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 inspiration of the Lord came over Elijah, and he girded up his loins; and he ran before Achab up to the entrance of Yizre'el.
