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1 Alò, li te rive apre anpil jou ke pawòl SENYÈ a te vini a Élie nan twazyèm ane a. Li te di: “Ale, montre ou menm a Achab e Mwen va voye lapli sou fas tè a.”
After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.”
2 Konsa, Élie te ale montre li menm a Achab. Alò, gwo grangou a te byen rèd nan Samarie.
So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria,
3 Achab te rele Abdias ki te chèf sou lakay li. (Alò, Abdias te gen lakrent SENYÈ a anpil;
and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD,
4 paske lè Jézabel te detwi pwofèt SENYÈ yo, Abdias te pran yon santèn nan pwofèt yo, li te kache yo pa senkant nan yon kav e li te founi yo avèk pen avèk dlo.)
for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)
5 Alò, Achab te di Abdias: “Pase nan peyi kote tout sous dlo yo. Petèt nou va twouve zèb pou kenbe chwal avèk milèt yo vivan e pou nou pa oblije touye nan bèt yo.”
Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go throughout the land to every spring and every valley. Perhaps we will find grass to keep the horses and mules alive so that we will not have to destroy any livestock.”
6 Pou sa, yo te divize peyi a antre yo pou yo fè rechèch li. Achab te pran yon chemen e Abdias te pran yon lòt pou kont li.
So they divided the land to explore. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went the other way by himself.
7 Alò, pandan Abdias te nan wout la, vwala, Élie te rankontre li. Abdias te rekonèt li e te tonbe sou figi li. Li te di: “Èske se ou menm, Élie, mèt mwen an?”
Now as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”
8 Li te di li: “Se mwen. Ale, pale a mèt ou a, ‘Men vwala, Élie isit.’”
“It is I,” he answered. “Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is here!’”
9 Li te di: “Ki peche mwen te fè ke ou ta vin mete sèvitè ou nan men Achab pou l mete m a lanmò?
But Obadiah replied, “How have I sinned, that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to put me to death?
10 Jan SENYÈ a, Bondye ou a, viv la, nanpwen nasyon oswa wayòm kote mèt mwen pa t voye chache ou. Lè yo te di: ‘Li pa la’, li te fè wayòm nan oswa nasyon an sèmante ke yo pa t kab jwenn ou.
As surely as the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to search for you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made that kingdom or nation swear that they had not found you.
11 Epi koulye a w ap di: ‘Ale di mèt ou “Men vwala, Élie!”’
And now you say, ‘Go tell your master that Elijah is here!’
12 Li va vin rive ke lè m kite ou, Lespri SENYÈ a va pote ou kote m pa konnen. Konsa, lè m vini pale Achab, lè l pa kab jwenn ou, li va touye mwen, malgre mwen, sèvitè ou a, te gen lakrent SENYÈ a depi nan jenès mwen.
I do not know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you off when I leave you. Then when I go and tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.
13 Èske sa pa t pale a mèt mwen sa m te fè lè Jézabel te touye pwofèt SENYÈ yo, ke m te kache yon santèn nan pwofèt SENYÈ a pa senkantèn nan yon kav e mwen te founi yo avèk pen avèk dlo?
Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred prophets of the LORD, fifty men per cave, and I provided them with food and water.
14 Epi koulye a, w ap di mwen: ‘Ale pale a mèt ou: “Men Élie!” Epi se konsa l ap touye mwen.’
And now you say, ‘Go tell your lord that Elijah is here!’ He will kill me!”
15 Élie te di: “Jan SENYÈ dèzame yo viv la, devan sila mwen kanpe a, anverite, mwen va montre mwen menm a li menm jodi a.”
Then Elijah said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will present myself to Ahab today.”
16 Konsa, Abdias te ale rankontre Achab e te pale li, epi Achab te ale rankontre Élie.
So Obadiah went to inform Ahab, who went to meet Elijah.
17 Lè Achab te wè Élie, Achab te di li: “Èske se ou menm, sila ki twouble Israël la?”
When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”
18 Li te di: “Mwen pa t twouble Israël, men ou menm avèk lakay papa ou, akoz ou te abandone lòd SENYÈ yo pou ou te swiv Baal yo.
“I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.
19 Alò, pou sa, voye ranmase vè mwen tout Israël nan Mòn Carmel avèk kat-san-senkant pwofèt Baal ak kat-san pwofèt Astarté ki manje sou tab Jézabel la.”
Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
20 Konsa, Achab te voye pami tout fis Israël yo e te mennen pwofèt yo ansanm nan Mont Carmel.
So Ahab summoned all the Israelites and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel.
21 Élie te pwoche tout pèp la e te di: “Pou konbyen de tan n ap kontinye panche de bò, antre de bi? Si SENYÈ a se Bondye a, swiv Li, men si se Baal, swiv li.” Men moun yo pa t reponn menm yon mo.
Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.
22 Konsa, Élie te di a pèp la: “Se mwen sèl ki rete kòm pwofèt SENYÈ a, men pwofèt a Baal yo se kat-san-senkant òm.
Then Elijah said to the people, “I am the only remaining prophet of the LORD, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.
23 Alò, kite yo bannou de bèf, e kite yo chwazi yon bèf pou yo menm, koupe li an mòso e mete li sou bwa a, men san pa mete dife; epi mwen va prepare lòt bèf la e kouche li sou bwa e mwen p ap mete dife.
Get two bulls for us. Let the prophets of Baal choose one bull for themselves, cut it into pieces, and place it on the wood but not light the fire. And I will prepare the other bull and place it on the wood but not light the fire.
24 Alò, ou va rele non a dye pa nou an e mwen va rele non SENYÈ a, e Dye ki reponn pa dife a, se Li menm ki Bondye a.” Epi tout moun yo te reponn: “Lide sa a bon.”
Then you may call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people answered, “What you say is good.”
25 Konsa, Élie te di a pwofèt a Baal yo: “Chwazi yon bèf pou nou menm e prepare li, paske nou anpil e rele non a dye pa nou an, men pa mete dife.”
Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.”
26 Konsa, yo te pran bèf ki te bay a yo menm nan, yo te prepare li e te rele non Baal la soti nan maten jis rive midi e yo t ap di: “O Baal, reponn nou.” Men pa t gen vwa e okenn moun pa t reponn. Epi yo te toutotou lotèl ke yo te fè a.
And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made.
27 Li te vin rive vè midi ke Élie te moke yo. Li te di: “Rele avèk vwa fò, paske li se yon dye! Oswa petèt li okipe, ke li okipe! Oswa li te vire akote, oswa li fè yon vwayaj, o petèt li dòmi e ou bezwen fè l leve.”
At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!”
28 Konsa, yo te kriye avèk gwo vwa. Yo te koupe kò yo selon abitid pa yo avèk nepe ak frenn jis san te fè flèv sou yo.
So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.
29 Lè midi te fin pase, yo te anraje jis rive nan moman pou ofri sakrifis aswè yo, men pa t gen vwa, okenn pa t reponn, ni okenn pa t okipe yo.
Midday passed, and they kept on raving until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no response; no one answered, no one paid attention.
30 Alò, Élie te di a tout pèp la: “Vin kote mwen.” Konsa, tout pèp la te vin kote li. Konsa, li te repare lotèl SENYÈ a ki te dechire a.
Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.
31 Élie te pran douz wòch selon non tribi a fis a Jacob yo, a sila pawòl SENYÈ a te parèt yo, e te di: “Israël va non ou.”
And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”
32 Konsa, avèk wòch yo, li te bati yon lotèl nan non SENYÈ a e li te fè yon kanal antoure lotèl la ase laj pou kenbe de mezi semans.
And with the stones, Elijah built an altar in the name of the LORD. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed.
33 Apre, li te ranje bwa a, li te koupe bèf la an mòso e li te poze li sou bwa a.
Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, placed it on the wood,
34 Epi li te di: “Ranpli kat po avèk dlo e vide li sou ofrann brile yo ak sou bwa a.” Epi li te di: “Fè l yon dezyèm fwa,” epi yo te fè l yon dezyèm fwa. Epi li te di: “Fè l yon twazyèm fwa,” epi yo te fè l yon twazyèm fwa.
and said, “Fill four waterpots and pour the water on the offering and on the wood.” “Do it a second time,” he said, and they did it a second time. “Do it a third time,” he said, and they did it a third time.
35 Dlo a te kouri antoure lotèl la e li te plen kanal la osi.
So the water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.
36 Nan tan ofrann sakrifis aswè a, Élie, pwofèt la, te pwoche e te di: “O SENYÈ, Bondye Abraham, Isaac avèk Israël la, jodi a, kite li byen rekonèt ke Ou se Bondye an Israël, ke mwen se sèvitè Ou, e ke mwen te fè tout bagay sa yo pa pawòl Ou menm.
At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.
37 Reponn mwen, O SENYÈ, reponn mwen, pou pèp sa a kapab konnen ke Ou menm, O SENYÈ, se Bondye e ke Ou fè kè yo vire retounen kote Ou ankò.”
Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.”
38 Konsa, dife SENYÈ a te tonbe e te konsonmen ofrann brile a avèk bwa a, avèk wòch yo ak pousyè a e te vale tout dlo ki te nan kanal la.
Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.
39 Lè tout pèp la te wè sa, yo te tonbe sou figi yo, epi yo te di: “SENYÈ a, se Li menm Ki Bondye a! SENYÈ a, se Li menm ki Bondye a!”
When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”
40 Epi Élie te di yo: “Sezi pwofèt a Baal yo! Pa kite youn nan yo chape!” Yo te sezi yo, epi Élie te mennen yo desann nan flèv Kison an e te touye yo la.
Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.
41 Alò, Élie te di a Achab: “Ale monte, manje e bwè; paske gen gwo bwi lapli.”
And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”
42 Konsa, Achab te monte pou manje e bwè. Men Élie te monte sou tèt Mòn Carmel; epi li te koube jenou li, apiye atè avèk figi li antre jenou li.
So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees.
43 Li te di a sèvitè li: “Ale monte koulye a, gade bò kote lanmè a.” Konsa, li te monte gade, e te di: “Nanpwen anyen” epi li te di: “Ale retounen” menm sèt fwa.”
“Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.”
44 Li te vin rive nan setyèm fwa a ke li te di: “Vwala, yon grenn nwaj piti tankou men a yon moun ap monte soti kote lanmè a.” Epi li te di: “Ale monte, pale Achab pou di l: ‘fè cha ou a parèt e desann pou gwo lapli a pa rete ou.’”
On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”
45 Nan yon ti tan, syèl la te vin fènwa avèk nwaj ak van e te gen yon lapli fò. Epi Achab te monte pou te ale kote Jizréel.
Meanwhile, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain began to fall. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel.
46 Alò, men SENYÈ a te sou Élie. Li te mare senti li e te kouri pi vit ke Achab pou rive nan lantre kote Jizréel.
And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
