1 Kongebok 19
1 Akab fortalte Jesabel om alt det Elias hadde gjort, og om alle dem han hadde drept med sverdet - alle profetene.
When Ahab got home, he told [his wife] Jezebel what Elijah had done. He told her that Elijah had killed all the prophets of Baal.
2 Da sendte Jesabel bud til Elias og lot si: Gudene la det gå mig ille både nu og siden om jeg ikke imorgen på denne tid gjør med ditt liv som det er gjort med deres liv.
So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: “By this time tomorrow I will have [killed] you, just like you [killed all those prophets of Baal]. If I do not do that, I hope the gods will kill me.”
3 Da han hørte det, gjorde han sig rede og drog bort for å berge livet, og han kom til Be'erseba, som hører til Juda; der lot han sin dreng bli tilbake,
When Elijah received [her message], he was afraid. So [taking his servant with him], he fled in order that he would not be killed. He went [far south] to Beersheba, in Judah. He left his servant there.
4 og selv gikk han en dagsreise ut i ørkenen; der satte han sig under en gyvelbusk, og han ønsket sig døden og sa: Det er nok; ta nu mitt liv, Herre! For jeg er ikke bedre enn mine fedre.
Then he went by himself further [south] into the desert. He walked all day. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that [Yahweh] would allow him to die. He said, “Yahweh, I’ve had enough. So allow me to die, because for me to live is no better than [being with] my ancestors [who have died].”
5 Så la han sig ned og sov inn under en gyvelbusk; da rørte en engel ved ham og sa til ham: Stå op og et!
Then he lay down under the broom tree and slept. But while he was sleeping, an angel touched him and [woke him up and] said to him, “Get up and eat some food!”
6 Og da han så til, fikk han se at det ved hans hodegjerde lå en kake, stekt på hete stener, og at det stod en krukke med vann; og han åt og drakk og la sig ned igjen.
Elijah looked around and saw some bread which had been baked on hot stones, and he also saw a jar of water. So he ate some bread and drank some water and lay down [to sleep] again.
7 Men Herrens engel kom igjen annen gang og rørte ved ham og sa: Stå op og et! Ellers blir veien dig for lang.
Then the angel [who had been sent by] Yahweh came again and touched him, and said, “Get up and eat some [more] food, because you need [more strength] to go on a long journey.”
8 Da stod han op og åt og drakk; og styrket ved denne mat gikk han firti dager og firti netter, til han kom til Guds berg, Horeb.
So he got up and ate and drank some more, and because of doing that, he got enough strength to enable him to travel for forty days and nights to Sinai Mountain, the mountain [that was dedicated to] God.
9 Der gikk han inn i hulen og blev der om natten. Da kom Herrens ord til ham; han sa til ham: Hvad vil du her, Elias?
He went into a cave there and slept there that night. [The next morning, ] Yahweh said to him “Elijah, why are you here?”
10 Han svarte: Jeg har vært nidkjær for Herren, hærskarenes Gud; for Israels barn har forlatt din pakt; dine alter har de revet ned, og dine profeter har de drept med sverdet; jeg er alene tilbake, og de står mig efter livet.
Elijah replied, “I have zealously served you, Yahweh, God Almighty. But the Israeli people have broken the agreement that they made with you. They have torn down your altars, and they have killed all of your prophets. I am the only one whom they have not killed, and now they are trying to kill me, too. [So I am running away from them].”
11 Han sa: Gå ut og stå på fjellet for Herrens åsyn! Da gikk Herren forbi der, og det kom en stor og sterk storm som sønderrev fjell og knuste klipper foran Herren, men Herren var ikke i stormen; og efter stormen kom et jordskjelv, men Herren var ikke i jordskjelvet;
Yahweh said to him, “Go out and stand in front of me on this mountain while I pass by.” [Suddenly] a strong windstorm struck the mountain. As a result, rocks were loosened from the mountainside. But Yahweh was not in the wind. Then there was an earthquake, but Yahweh was not in the earthquake.
12 og efter jordskjelvet kom en ild, men Herren var ikke i ilden; og efter ilden kom lyden av en stille susen.
Then there was a fire, but Yahweh was not in the fire. Then there was a sound like someone whispering quietly.
13 Og da Elias hørte den, dekket han sitt ansikt til med sin kappe og gikk ut og stod ved inngangen til hulen. Da kom det en røst til ham og sa: Hvad vil du her, Elias?
When Elijah heard that, he wrapped his cloak around his face. He went out of the cave and stood at its entrance. And he heard Yahweh speaking to him, saying again, “Elijah, why are you here?”
14 Han svarte: Jeg har vært nidkjær for Herren, hærskarenes Gud; for Israels barn har forlatt din pakt; dine alter har de revet ned, og dine profeter har de drept med sverdet; jeg er alene lilbake og de står mig efter livet.
He replied again, “I have zealously served you, Yahweh, God Almighty. But the Israeli people have broken the agreement that they made with you. They have torn down your altars, and they have killed all of your prophets. I am the only one whom they have not killed, and now they are trying to kill me, too. [So I am running away from them].”
15 Da sa Herren til ham: Gå tilbake igjen og ta veien til ørkenen ved Damaskus og gå inn i byen og salv Hasael til konge over Syria!
Then Yahweh told him, “Go back to the desert near Damascus. When you arrive there, anoint [with olive oil] a man named Hazael, [to appoint him] to be the king of Syria.
16 Og Jehu, Nimsis sønn, skal du salve til konge over Israel, og Elisa, Safats sønn, fra Abel-Mehola, skal du salve til profet i ditt sted.
Then anoint Jehu, the son of Nimshi, to be the king of Israel, and also anoint Elisha the son of Shaphat, from Abel-Meholah [town], to become my prophet after you are dead.
17 Og det skal gå så, at den som slipper unda Hasaels sverd, skal Jehu drepe, og den som slipper unda Jehus sverd, skal Elisa drepe.
Hazael’s army [will kill many people, and] those who escape from [being killed by] his army will be killed by Jehu’s [army], and those who escape from [being killed by] Jehu’s army will be killed by Elisha.
18 Men jeg vil la syv tusen bli tilbake i Israel, alle som ikke har bøid kne for Ba'al, og alle som ikke har kysset ham med sin munn.
But [you need to know that] there are still 7,000 people in Israel who have never bowed to [worship] Baal or kissed his [idol].”
19 Da han nu gikk derfra, møtte han Elisa, Safats sønn, som holdt på å pløie; tolv par okser gikk foran ham, og selv var han ved det tolvte par; og Elias gikk bort til ham og kastet sin kappe over ham.
So Elijah went [to Syria] and found Elisha as he was plowing a field with a team of oxen. There were eleven other men who were in front of him, plowing with teams of oxen in the same field. Elijah went to Elisha, and took off his own coat and put it on Elisha, [to show Elisha that he wanted him to take his place as a prophet. Then he started to walk away].
20 Da forlot han oksene og sprang efter Elias og sa: La mig først få kysse min far og min mor, så vil jeg følge dig! Han svarte: Vel, gå hjem! For hvad har jeg vel gjort med dig?
Elisha left the oxen standing there and ran after Elijah, and said to him, “I will go with you, but first let me kiss my parents goodbye.” Elijah replied, “Okay, go home. But do not forget why I have [given my cloak] to you!”
21 Så forlot han ham og gikk hjem; han tok de to okser og slaktet dem, og med oksenes åk kokte han kjøttet og gav det til folket der, og de åt. Så gjorde han sig rede og fulgte Elias og tjente ham.
So Elisha went back [to his oxen]. He killed them [and cut them in pieces] and used the wood from the plow to build a fire to roast the meat. He distributed the meat to the other people [in his town], and they all ate some. Then he went with Elijah and became his helper.
