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1 Hagi Giliati mopafi, Tisbe kumate nemania kasnampa ne' Elaija'a amanage huno kini ne' Ahapuna asami'ne, Ra Anumzana Israeli vahe Anumzama kasefa huno mani'nea Anumzamofo avufi Agri eri'za ne'mo'na huankino, mago'a kafumofo agu'afina magore huno atara ahege, kora rugera osugahianki, nagrama hanugenoke atara ahege, kora rugera hugahie.
Elijah was [a prophet] who lived in Tishbe [town] in [the] Gilead [region]. One day he [went to] King Ahab and said to him, “Yahweh is the God whom we Israelis [worship] and the God whom I worship and serve. Just as certainly as Yahweh lives, there will be no dew or rain for the next few years, if I do not command rain to fall!”
2 Anagema hutegeno'a, Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno Elaijana asami'ne.
Then Yahweh said to Elijah,
3 Amaretira atrenka rukrahe hunka Jodani timofona zage hanati kaziga vunka, Keriti tinkagomupi ome frakinka umanio.
“[Because you have made the king angry with you, escape from the king and, ] go to the east, to the Kerith Brook, east of where it flows into the Jordan [River].
4 Hagi ana tinteti tina nenege'na, Nagra kotkoti namazaga huzmanta'nenkeno ne'zana eri'za eme kamigahaze.
You will be able to drink water from the brook, and [you will be able to eat what] the crows [bring to you, because] I have commanded them to bring food to you.”
5 Anagema higeno'a, Ra Anumzamo'ma asamia kante anteno Elaija'a Jodani timofona zage hanati kaziga Keriti tinkagomupi umani'ne.
So Elijah did what Yahweh commanded him to do. He went and camped alongside Kerith Brook.
6 Hagi anampinkama mani'negeno, maka nanterane kinaganena kotkoti namazagamo'za bretine ame'anena eri'za eme nemizageno, ana tinteti tina ne'ne.
Crows bought bread and meat to him every morning and every evening, and he drank [water] from the brook.
7 Hianagi osia knama nemanigeno'a, ana timo'a tane'ne. Na'ankure ana mopafina kora oru'negeno'e.
But after a while, the water in the brook dried up, because rain did not fall anywhere in the land.
8 Ana'ma higeno'a, Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno Elaijana asami'ne,
Then Yahweh said to Elijah,
9 Otinka Saidoni mopafi vunka Zarefati kumapi umanio. Nagra ko kento a'mofo hunte'noankino, ne'zana negamino kegava hugantegahie.
“Go and live in Zarephath [village], near Sidon [city]. There is a widow there who will give you food to eat. I have [already] told her what to do about that.”
10 Hagi anagema higeno'a, otino Zarefati kumatega vuno, ana kumamofo kafante'ma unehanatino keana, ana kento a'mo'a tevesesa zonegino mani'negeno omege'ne. Hagi ana a'ma negeno'a, amanage huno ke'zana tino asami'ne, Muse hugantoanki tina tafempina afinka eme namige'na naneno, huno higeno,
So [Elijah did what God said]. He went to Zarephath. As he arrived at the gates of the village, he saw a widow who was gathering sticks. He said to her, “Would you please bring me a cup of water?”
11 ana a'mo'ma ana tima ome afinaku'ma neviana ete mago'ane amanage huno ranke huno asmi'ne, Osi'a kazampina bretinena eri'nenka eno.
While she was going to get it, he called out to her, “Bring me a piece of bread, too!”
12 Hianagi amanage huno ana a'mo'a hu'ne, Tamage Ra Anumzana mani'nea Anumzanka'amofo avufinki, bretima kreno eme kami flauara omne'neanki, mago naza huga'a osi'a kavofina megeno, tafempina osi'a ro'afinka masavena me'ne. Hagi ne'zana omne'neankita nagrane neni'anena anama'a kreta neteta mani'neta fri'nuegu tevesesa eme zonegue.
But she replied, “Your God knows that what I am telling you is true: I do not have even one piece of bread in my house. I have only a handful of flour in a jar, and a little [olive] oil in a jug. I was gathering a few sticks to use these to [make a fire and] cook one more meal, and then after my son and I eat that, we will die [from hunger].”
13 Anagema higeno'a, Elaija'a amanage huno ana a'mofonkura hu'ne, Korora osunka vunka kema hanaza ome huo. Hianagi ese'zana osi'a nagrira bretia krenka eme namitenka, henka kagra su'ane negamofo su'anena ome kro.
But Elijah said to her, “Do not be worried! Go home and do what you said that you were going to do. But first, bake me a little loaf of bread and bring it to me. After you do that, take what is left and prepare some food for you and your son.
14 Na'ankure Ra Anumzana Israeli vahe'mofo Anumzamo'a amanage hu'ne. Kavofina flauamo'a vagaoreno me'nena tafempinena masavemo'a vagaore me'nenkeno vuno Ra Anumzamo'ma ama mopafima ko'ma atresigeno arania knare uhanatigahie.
[I know that you will be able to do that, ] because Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says this: ‘There will always be plenty of flour and [olive] oil left in your containers, until the time when I send rain again [and the crops grow again]!’”
15 Hagi anankema nentahino'a vuno Elaija'ma hiaza ome hu'ne. Ana higeno ana kento a'mo'ene Elaija'ene, ana a'mofo naga'mozanena nezankura atupara osu rama'a knafi ne'zana ne'za vu'naze.
So the woman did exactly what Elijah told her to do. And she and her son and Elijah had enough food every day,
16 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'ma Elaija'ma asamigenoma hu'nea kante ante'no ana kavofima me'nea flauamo'ene tafempima me'nea masavemo'enena vagaore'ne.
because the flour in the jar was never finished, and the jug of oil was never empty. That happened just like Yahweh had told Elijah that it would happen.
17 Hagi mago'a kna evutegeno, ana a'mofo mofavremo'a kri erigeno ana kri'amo'a ome ra higeno fri'ne.
Some time later, the woman’s son became sick. He continued to get worse, and finally he died.
18 Hagi ana'ma higeno'a, ana a'mo'a amanage huno Elaijana asami'ne, Anumzamofo eri'za ne'moka naza amazana hunantane? Nagrama kumi'ma hu'noa zante hunagesa nehunka nenamofo ahe fri'naku kagra e'nano?
So the woman went to Elijah and said to him, “You are a prophet; so why have you done this to me? Have you come here to punish me for my sins by causing my son to die?”
19 Hianagi Elaija'a amanage huno ana akura hu'ne. Negamofona namio, huno nehuno ana a'mofo azampintira ana mofavrea avreno nomofo anaga kaziga nemasefinka marerino nemasea sipare ome ante'ne.
But Elijah replied, “Give your son to me.” So she gave her son to him, and he took the boy’s [body] from her and carried it up [the steps] to the room where he stayed. He laid the boy’s [body] on his bed.
20 Hagi ana nehuno ranke huno amanage huno Ra Anumzamofontega nunamuna hu'ne, Ra Anumzana nagri Anumzamoke, nahigenka knare'ma huno noma'afima navrentege'nama manua kento ara amanahu hazenkea avrenka ankeno mofavre'amo'a frie?
Then Elijah cried out to Yahweh, “O Yahweh my God, this widow [has kindly allowed] me to stay in her home. So why have you brought this tragedy to her and caused her son to die?” [RHQ]
21 Anage nehuno 3'a zupa ana mofavremofo agofetu maseno amanage huno Anumzamofontega nunamuna hu'ne. Ra Anumzana nagri Anumzamoka ama mofavremofo asimura ete aminka azeri otio.
Then Elijah stretched himself on top of the boy’s [body] and called out to Yahweh saying, “Yahweh my God, please allow this boy to become alive again!” He did this three times.
22 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a Elaijama hia nunamuna nentahino, ana mofavrea asimura amino azeri oti'ne.
Yahweh heard what Elijah prayed, and [he caused] the boy [to] become alive again [DOU].
23 Hagi frinefinti'ma otigeno'a Elaija'a nomofo anaga kazigama nevasefintira ana mofavrea avreno eramino nerera eme nemino amanage hu'ne, negamofo'a ofri amne mani'neanki ko.
Elijah carried the boy down [the steps] and gave him to his mother. He said, “Look, your son is alive!”
24 Higeno ana zama negeno'a ana a'mo'a amanage huno Elaijankura hu'ne. Tamage nagra menina kena antahi'nama huana, kagra Anumzamofo eri'za vahe mani'nankeno, Ra Anumzamo'ma kagri kagipima huvazino'ma nehia nanekemo'a tamage naneke.
The woman said to Elijah, “Now I know [for certain] that you are a prophet and that the words that you speak are truly from Yahweh!”
