I Regum 18
1 Post dies multos factum est verbum Domini ad Eliam, in anno tertio dicens: Vade, et ostende te Achab, ut dem pluviam super faciem terrae.
Now after a long time, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go and let Ahab see you, so that I may send rain on the earth.
2 Ivit ergo Elias, ut ostenderet se Achab: erat autem fames vehemens in Samaria.
So Elijah went to let Ahab see him. Now there was no food to be had in Samaria.
3 Vocavitque Achab Abdiam dispensatorem domus suae: Abdias autem timebat Dominum valde.
And Ahab sent for Obadiah, the controller of the king's house. (Now Obadiah had the fear of the Lord before him greatly;
4 Nam cum interficeret Iezabel prophetas Domini, tulit ille centum prophetas, et abscondit eos quinquagenos et quinquagenos in speluncis, et pavit eos pane et aqua.
For when Jezebel was cutting off the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred of them, and kept them secretly in a hole in the rock, fifty at a time, and gave them bread and water.)
5 Dixit ergo Achab ad Abdiam: Vade in terram ad universos fontes aquarum, et in cunctas valles, si forte possimus invenire herbam, et salvare equos et mulos, et non penitus iumenta intereant.
And Ahab said to Obadiah, Come, let us go through all the country, to all the fountains of water and all the rivers, and see if there is any grass to be had for the horses and the transport beasts, so that we may be able to keep some of the beasts from destruction.
6 Diviseruntque sibi regiones, ut circuirent eas: Achab ibat per viam unam, et Abdias per viam alteram seorsum.
So they went through all the country, covering it between them; Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadiah went in another by himself.
7 Cumque esset Abdias in via, Elias occurrit ei: qui cum cognovisset eum, cecidit super faciem suam, et ait: Non tu es, domine mi, Elias?
And while Obadiah was on his way, he came face to face with Elijah; and seeing who it was, he went down on his face and said, Is it you, my lord Elijah?
8 Cui ille respondit: Ego. Vade, et dic domino tuo: Adest Elias.
And Elijah in answer said, It is I; now go and say to your lord, Elijah is here.
9 Et ille, Quid peccavi, inquit, quoniam tradis me servum tuum in manu Achab, ut interficiat me?
And he said, What sin have I done, that you would give up your servant into the hand of Ahab, and be the cause of my death?
10 Vivit Dominus Deus tuus, quia non est gens aut regnum, quo non miserit dominus meus te requirens: et respondentibus cunctis: Non est hic: adiuravit regna singula et gentes, eo quod minime reperireris.
By the life of the Lord your God, there is not a nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent in search of you; and when they said, He is not here; he made them take an oath that they had not seen you.
11 Et nunc tu dicis mihi: Vade, et dic domino tuo: Adest Elias.
And now you say, Go, say to your lord, Elijah is here.
12 Cumque recessero a te, Spiritus Domini asportabit te in locum, quem ego ignoro: et ingressus nunciabo Achab, et non inveniens te, interficiet me: servus autem tuus timet Dominum ab infantia sua.
And straight away, when I have gone from you, the spirit of the Lord will take you away, I have no idea where, so that when I come and give word to Ahab, and he sees you not, he will put me to death: though I, your servant, have been a worshipper of the Lord from my earliest years.
13 Numquid non indicatum est tibi domino meo, quid fecerim cum interficeret Iezabel prophetas Domini, quod absconderim de prophetis Domini centum viros, quinquagenos et quinquagenos in speluncis, et paverim eos pane et aqua?
Has my lord not had word of what I did when Jezebel was putting the Lord's prophets to death? how I kept a hundred of them in a secret hole in the rock, fifty at a time, and gave them bread and water?
14 Et nunc tu dicis: Vade, et dic domino tuo: Adest Elias: ut interficiat me?
And now you say, Go and say to your Lord, Elijah is here; and he will put me to death.
15 Et dixit Elias: Vivit Dominus exercituum, ante cuius vultum sto, quia hodie apparebo ei.
And Elijah said, By the life of the Lord of armies, whose servant I am, I will certainly let him see me today.
16 Abiit ergo Abdias in occursum Achab, et indicavit ei: venitque Achab in occursum Eliae.
So Obadiah went to Ahab and gave him the news; and Ahab went to see Elijah.
17 Et cum vidisset eum, ait: Tune es ille, qui conturbas Israel?
And when he saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, Is it you, you troubler of Israel?
18 Et ille ait: Non ego turbavi Israel, sed tu, et domus patris tui, qui dereliquistis mandata Domini, et secuti estis Baalim.
Then he said in answer, I have not been troubling Israel, but you and your family; because, turning away from the orders of the Lord, you have gone after the Baals.
19 Verumtamen nunc mitte, et congrega ad me universum Israel in monte Carmeli, et prophetas Baal quadringentos quinquaginta, prophetasque lucorum quadringentos, qui comedunt de mensa Iezabel.
Now send, and get Israel together before me at Mount Carmel, with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal who get their food at Jezebel's table.
20 Misit Achab ad omnes filios Israel, et congregavit prophetas in monte Carmeli.
So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and got the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
21 Accedens autem Elias ad omnem populum, ait: Usquequo claudicatis in duas partes? si Dominus est Deus, sequimini eum: si autem Baal, sequimini illum. Et non respondit ei populus verbum.
And Elijah came near to all the people and said, How long will you go on balancing between two opinions? if the Lord is God, then give worship to him; but if Baal, give worship to him. And the people said not a word in answer.
22 Et ait rursus Elias ad populum: Ego remansi propheta Domini solus: prophetae autem Baal quadringenti et quinquaginta viri sunt.
Then Elijah said to the people, I, even I, am the only living prophet of the Lord; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
23 Dentur nobis duo boves, et illi eligant sibi bovem unum, et in frusta caedentes ponant super ligna, ignem autem non supponant: et ego faciam bovem alterum, et imponam super ligna, ignem autem non supponam.
Now, let them give us two oxen; and let them take one for themselves, and have it cut up, and put it on the wood, but put no fire under it; I will get the other ox ready, and put it on the wood, and put no fire under it.
24 Invocate nomina deorum vestrorum, et ego invocabo nomen Domini mei: et Deus qui exaudierit per ignem, ipse sit Deus. Respondens omnis populus ait: Optima propositio.
And do you make prayers to your god, and I will make a prayer to the Lord: and it will be clear that the one who gives an answer by fire is God. And all the people in answer said, It is well said.
25 Dixit ergo Elias prophetis Baal: Eligite vobis bovem unum, et facite primi, quia vos plures estis: et invocate nomina deorum vestrorum, ignemque non supponatis.
Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Take one ox for yourselves and get it ready first, for there are more of you; and make your prayers to your god, but put no fire under.
26 Qui cum tulissent bovem, quem dederat eis, fecerunt: et invocabant nomen Baal de mane usque ad meridiem, dicentes: Baal exaudi nos. Et non erat vox, nec qui responderet: transiliebantque altare quod fecerant.
So they took the ox which was given them, and made it ready, crying out to Baal from morning till the middle of the day, and saying, O Baal, give ear to us. But there was no voice and no answer. And they were jumping up and down before the altar they had made.
27 Cumque esset iam meridies, illudebat illis Elias, dicens: Clamate voce maiore: Deus enim est, et forsitan loquitur, aut in diversorio est, aut in itinere, aut certe dormit, ut excitetur.
And in the middle of the day, Elijah made sport of them, saying, Give louder cries, for he is a god; he may be deep in thought, or he may have gone away for some purpose, or he may be on a journey, or by chance he is sleeping and has to be made awake.
28 Clamabant ergo voce magna, et incidebant se iuxta ritum suum cultris et lanceolis, donec perfunderentur sanguine.
So they gave loud cries, cutting themselves with knives and swords, as was their way, till the blood came streaming out all over them.
29 Postquam autem transiit meridies, et illis prophetantibus venerat tempus, quo sacrificium offerri solet, nec audiebatur vox, nec aliquis respondebat, nec attendebat orantes:
And from the middle of the day they went on with their prayers till the time of the offering; but there was no voice, or any answer, or any who gave attention to them.
30 dixit Elias omni populo: Venite ad me. Et accedente ad se populo, curavit altare Domini, quod destructum fuerat.
Then Elijah said to all the people, Come near to me; and all the people came near. And he put up again the altar of the Lord which had been broken down.
31 Et tulit duodecim lapides iuxta numerum tribuum filiorum Iacob, ad quem factus est sermo Domini, dicens: Israel erit nomen tuum.
And Elijah took twelve stones, the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the Lord had said, Israel will be your name:
32 Et aedificavit de lapidibus altare in nomine Domini: fecitque aquaeductum, quasi per duas aratiunculas in circuitu altaris,
And with the stones he made an altar to the name of the Lord; and he made a deep drain all round the altar, great enough to take two measures of seed.
33 et composuit ligna: divisitque per membra bovem, et posuit super ligna,
And he put the wood in order, and, cutting up the ox, put it on the wood. Then he said, Get four vessels full of water and put it on the burned offering and on the wood. And he said, Do it a second time, and they did it a second time;
34 et ait: Implete quattuor hydrias aqua, et fundite super holocaustum, et super ligna. Rursumque dixit: Etiam secundo hoc facite. Qui cum fecissent secundo, ait: Etiam tertio idipsum facite. Feceruntque tertio,
And he said, Do it a third time, and they did it a third time.
35 et currebant aquae circum altare, et fossa aquaeductus repleta est.
And the water went all round the altar, till the drain was full.
36 Cumque iam tempus esset ut offerretur holocaustum, accedens Elias propheta, ait: Domine Deus Abraham, et Isaac, et Israel, ostende hodie quia tu es Deus Israel, et ego servus tuus, et iuxta praeceptum tuum feci omnia verba haec.
Then at the time of the offering, Elijah the prophet came near and said, O Lord, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be seen this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things by your order.
37 Exaudi me Domine, exaudi me: ut discat populus iste, quia tu es Dominus Deus, et tu convertisti cor eorum iterum.
Give me an answer, O Lord, give me an answer, so that this people may see that you are God, and that you have made their hearts come back again.
38 Cecidit autem ignis Domini, et voravit holocaustum, et ligna, et lapides, pulverem quoque, et aquam, quae erat in aquaeductu lambens.
Then the fire of the Lord came down, burning up the offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and drinking up the water in the drain.
39 Quod cum vidisset omnis populus, cecidit in faciem suam, et ait: Dominus ipse est Deus, Dominus ipse est Deus.
And when the people saw it, they all went down on their faces, and said, The Lord, he is God, the Lord, he is God.
40 Dixitque Elias ad eos: Apprehendite prophetas Baal, et ne unus quidem effugiat ex eis. Quos cum apprehendissent, duxit eos Elias ad Torrentem cison, et interfecit eos ibi.
And Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal, let not one of them get away. So they took them, and Elijah made them go down to the stream Kishon, and put them to death there.
41 Et ait Elias ad Achab: Ascende, comede, et bibe: quia sonus multae pluviae est.
Then Elijah said to Ahab, Up! take food and drink, for there is a sound of much rain.
42 Ascendit Achab ut comederet et biberet: Elias autem ascendit in verticem Carmeli, et pronus in terram posuit faciem suam inter genua sua,
So Ahab went up to have food and drink, while Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he went down on the earth, putting his face between his knees.
43 et dixit ad puerum suum: Ascende, et prospice contra mare. Qui cum ascendisset, et contemplatus esset, ait: Non est quidquam. Et rursum ait illi: Revertere septem vicibus.
And he said to his servant, Go now, and take a look in the direction of the sea. And he went up, and after looking said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times; and he went seven times.
44 In septima autem vice, Ecce nubecula parva quasi vestigium hominis ascendebat de mari. Qui ait: Ascende, et dic Achab: Iunge currum tuum et descende, ne occupet te pluvia.
And the seventh time he said, I see a cloud coming up out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. Then he said, Go up and say to Ahab, Get your carriage ready and go down or the rain will keep you back.
45 Cumque se verteret huc atque illuc, ecce caeli contenebrati sunt, et nubes, et ventus, et facta est pluvia grandis. Ascendens itaque Achab abiit in Iezrahel:
And after a very little time, the heaven became black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab went in his carriage to Jezreel.
46 et manus Domini facta est super Eliam, accinctisque lumbis currebat ante Achab, donec veniret in Iezrahel.
And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he made himself strong, and went running before Ahab till they came to Jezreel.
