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1 Ary Elia Tisbita, isan’ ny nivahiny tany Gileada, nilaza tamin’ i Ahaba hoe: Raha velona koa Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely, Izay itsanganako eo anatrehany, dia tsy hisy ando na ranonorana akory amin’ izao taona izao, raha tsy araka ny teniko ihany.
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 Ary ny tenin’ i Jehovah tonga taminy nanao hoe:
Then Yahweh said to Elijah,
3 Mialà eto ianao, dia miantsinanàna ka miere any anilan’ ny renirano Kerita, izay any atsinanan’ i Jordana.
“[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 Koa ny renirano no hisotroanao, ary ny goaika efa nodidiako hamelona anao any.
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 Dia lasa izy ka nanao araka ny tenin’ i Jehovah; fa nandeha izy ka nititra teo anilan’ ny renirano Kerita any atsinanan’ i Jordana.
So Elijah did what Yahweh commanded him to do. He went and camped alongside Kerith Brook.
6 Ary ny goaika nitondra mofo sy hena ho azy isa-maraina ary mofo sy hena isan-kariva, ary ny rano tamin’ ny renirano no nisotroany.
Crows bought bread and meat to him every morning and every evening, and he drank [water] from the brook.
7 Ary nony ela, dia ritra ny renirano noho ny tsi-fisian’ ny ranonorana tamin’ ny tany.
But after a while, the water in the brook dried up, because rain did not fall anywhere in the land.
8 Ary ny tenin’ i Jehovah tonga taminy ka nanao hoe:
Then Yahweh said to Elijah,
9 Miaingà ka mankanesa any Zarefata, izay naman’ i Sidona, ary mitoera any; fa, indro, misy vehivavy mpitondratena any izay notendreko hamelona anao.
“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 Dia niainga izy ka nankany Zarefata. Ary nony mby teo am-bavahadin’ ny tanàna izy, dia, indro, nisy vehivavy mpitondratena nanangona kitay hazo teo; ary niantso azy Elia ka nanao hoe: Masìna hianao, itondray rano kely amin’ ny fisotroana aho mba hosotroiko.
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 Ary nony lasa naka ravehivavy, dia miantso azy Elia ka nanao hoe: Masìna ianao, itondray mofo kely koa eny an-tananao aho.
While she was going to get it, he called out to her, “Bring me a piece of bread, too!”
12 Fa hoy ravehivavy: Raha velona koa Jehovah Andriamanitrao, tsy manana mofo na dia iray akory aza aho, fa koba kely eran-tànan’ ila ao amin’ ny barika sy diloilo kely foana ao amin’ ny tavoara; ary, he! maka tapa-kazo roa aho izao, ka hiditra hanamboatra ireo hohaninay mianaka, dia ho faty izahay.
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 Fa hoy Elia taminy: Aza matahotra, fa andeha miditra, ka manaova araka izany lazainao izany; nefa anaovy mofo kely ihany aho aloha, ka ento etỳ amiko, ary rehefa izany, dia vao manaova ho anao sy ny zanakao koa.
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 Fa izao no lazain’ i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely: Tsy ho lany ny koba ao amin’ ny barika, ary tsy ho ritra ny diloilo ao amin’ ny tavoara mandra-pihavin’ ny andro handatsahan’ i Jehovah ranonorana amin’ ny tany.
[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 Dia nandeha ravehivavy ka nanao araka ny tenin’ i Elia, ary izy sy ravehivavy mbamin’ ny ankohonany dia nanan-kohanina elaela ihany.
So the woman did exactly what Elijah told her to do. And she and her son and Elijah had enough food every day,
16 Nefa tsy lany ny koba tao amin’ ny barika, ary tsy ritra ny diloilo tao amin’ ny tavoara, araka ny tenin’ i Jehovah izay nampilazainy an’ i Elia.
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 Ary nony afaka izany, dia narary ny zana-dravehivavy tompon-trano, ary mafy indrindra ny aretiny, ka efa tsy nisy fofonaina intsony izy.
Some time later, the woman’s son became sick. He continued to get worse, and finally he died.
18 Dia hoy ravehivavy tamin’ i Elia: Moa mifaninona akory izaho sy ianao, ry lehilahin’ Andriamanitra ô? Tonga atỳ amiko va ianao hampahatsiaro ny fahotako ka hahafaty ny zanako?
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 Ary hoy Elia taminy: Atolory ahy ny zanakao. Dia naka ny zaza teo an-tratran-dreniny izy ka nitondra azy niakatra ho any an-efi-trano ambony izay nitoerany, ary nampandry azy teo am-pandriany.
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 Dia nitaraina tamin’ i Jehovah izy ka nanao hoe: Jehovah Andriamanitro ô, efa nahatonga loza koa tamin’ ny mpitondratena izay nivahiniako va Hianao ka nahafaty ny zanany?
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 Dia niampatra intelo tamin’ ny zaza izy sady nitaraina tamin’ i Jehovah hoe: Jehovah Andriamanitro ô, mifona aminao aho, aoka hody aminy indray ny ain’ ity zaza ity.
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 Ary Jehovah nihaino ny feon’ i Elia, dia nody taminy indray ny ain’ ny zaza, ka dia velona izy.
Yahweh heard what Elijah prayed, and [he caused] the boy [to] become alive again [DOU].
23 Ary Elia nandray ny zaza ka nitondra azy nidina avy tao an-efi-trano ambony ho ao anaty trano, dia natolony an-dreniny, ka hoy izy: Inty, fa velona ny zanakao.
Elijah carried the boy down [the steps] and gave him to his mother. He said, “Look, your son is alive!”
24 Ary hoy ravehivavy tamin’ i Elia: Ankehitriny izao dia fantatro fa lehilahin’ Andriamanitra tokoa ianao, ary marina ny tenin’ i Jehovah aloaky ny vavanao.
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!”

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