1 Bakonzi 17
1 Eliya, moto ya Tishibe, moko kati na bavandi ya Galadi, alobaki na mokonzi Akabi: — Solo, na Kombo na Yawe, Nzambe ya Isalaele, Nzambe oyo ngai nasalelaka, mamwe mpe mvula ekozala te na mibu oyo ezali koya, longola kaka soki nasengi yango.
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 Bongo Yawe alobaki na Eliya:
Then Yahweh said to Elijah,
3 — Longwa awa, kende na ngambo ya este mpe bombama na lubwaku ya Keriti, na ngambo ya este ya Yordani.
“[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 Kuna, okomela mayi ya lubwaku, mpe napesi mitindo epai ya bayanganga mpo ete eleisa yo.
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 Eliya asalaki ndenge Yawe alobaki na ye: akendeki na lubwaku ya Keriti na ngambo ya este ya Yordani mpe avandaki kuna.
So Elijah did what Yahweh commanded him to do. He went and camped alongside Kerith Brook.
6 Bayanganga ezalaki komemela ye mapa mpe mbisi na tongo mpe na pokwa, mpe amelaki mayi ya lubwaku.
Crows bought bread and meat to him every morning and every evening, and he drank [water] from the brook.
7 Sima na mwa tango, mayi ya lubwaku ekawukaki mpo ete mvula ezalaki lisusu konoka te na mokili.
But after a while, the water in the brook dried up, because rain did not fall anywhere in the land.
8 Yawe alobaki na Eliya:
Then Yahweh said to Elijah,
9 « Kende na lombangu na Sarepita, kati na mokili ya Sidoni, mpe vanda kuna. Napesi mitindo kuna epai ya mwasi moko oyo akufisa mobali ete apesa yo bilei. »
“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 Eliya akendeki na Sarepita. Tango akomaki na ekuke ya engumba, mwasi moko oyo akufisa mobali azalaki wana; azalaki kolokota bakoni. Eliya abengaki ye mpe alobaki na ye: — Nabondeli yo, zwela ngai mwa mayi na mbeki mpo ete namela.
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 Tango mwasi yango azalaki kokende kozwa mayi, Eliya ayebisaki ye lisusu: — Nabondeli yo, memela ngai mpe lipa.
While she was going to get it, he called out to her, “Bring me a piece of bread, too!”
12 Mwasi yango azongiselaki ye: — Na Kombo na Yawe, Nzambe na yo, nazali na lipa te; nazali kaka na mwa ndambo ya farine na sani mpe ndambo ya mafuta na mbeki. Nazali kolokota mwa koni oyo nakomema na ndako mpo na kolamba bilei ya suka mpo na ngai mpe mpo na mwana na ngai ya mobali. Tango tokosilisa yango, ekotikala na biso kaka kozela kufa.
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 Eliya alobaki na ye: — Kobanga te, zonga na ndako mpe sala ndenge olobi. Kasi salela ngai nanu lipa na oyo ozali na yango mpe memela ngai yango; bongo na sima, okosala mpo na yo mpe mpo na mwana na yo ya mobali.
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 Pamba te, tala maloba oyo Yawe, Nzambe ya Isalaele, alobi: « Farine ekozanga te na sani, mpe mafuta ekosila te na mbeki. »
[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 Mwasi yango akendeki mpe asalaki ndenge kaka Eliya alobaki. Boye, na tango molayi, bilei ezangaki te mpo na Eliya, mpo na mwasi oyo akufisa mobali mpe mpo na ndako na ye.
So the woman did exactly what Elijah told her to do. And she and her son and Elijah had enough food every day,
16 Farine etikalaki kosila te na sani, mpe mafuta etikalaki kokawuka te na mbeki, kolanda ndenge Yawe alobaki na nzela ya mosakoli Eliya.
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 Sima na mwa tango, mwana mobali ya mwasi oyo akufisa mobali, nkolo ndako, abelaki; mpe pasi na ye ekomaki makasi penza kino akataki motema.
Some time later, the woman’s son became sick. He continued to get worse, and finally he died.
18 Mwasi yango alobaki na Eliya: — Moto na Nzambe, nasali yo nini? Boni, oyaki na ndako na ngai mpo na kokundola lisumu na ngai mpe kobomisa mwana na ngai ya mobali?
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 Eliya azongisaki: — Pesa ngai mwana na yo ya mobali. Eliya azwaki mwana yango na maboko ya mwasi oyo akufisa mobali, amemaki ye na shambre ya likolo epai wapi azalaka kovanda mpe alalisaki ye na mbeto na ye;
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 abelelaki Yawe na maloba oyo: — Oh Yawe, Nzambe na ngai, mpo na nini koyeisa lisusu pasi na bomoi ya mwasi oyo akufisa mobali, na koboma mwana na ye ya mobali; nzokande ayambaki ngai epai na ye?
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 Sima, amitandaki mbala misato likolo ya mwana mobali mpe abelelaki Yawe na maloba oyo: — Oh Yawe, Nzambe na ngai, tika ete pema ya mwana mobali oyo ezonga kati na ye.
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 Yawe ayanolaki libondeli ya Eliya mpe azongisaki pema kati na mwana mobali, bongo mwana yango azongaki lisusu na bomoi.
Yahweh heard what Elijah prayed, and [he caused] the boy [to] become alive again [DOU].
23 Eliya azwaki mwana mpe akitisaki ye wuta na shambre ya likolo kino kati na ndako. Apesaki mwana epai ya mama na ye mpe alobaki: — Tala mwana na yo ya mobali, azali na bomoi.
Elijah carried the boy down [the steps] and gave him to his mother. He said, “Look, your son is alive!”
24 Mwasi yango alobaki na Eliya: — Nasosoli sik’oyo ete ozali solo moto na Nzambe; mpe Liloba na Yawe, oyo ebimaka na monoko na yo ezali penza solo.
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!”
