1 Kongebok 19
1 Ahab fortalde Jezabel alt det som Elia hadde gjort, og korleis han hadde drepe alle profetarne med sverd.
Then Ahab reported to Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
2 Då sende Jezabel eit bod til Elia med dei ordi: «Gudarne late meg bøta både no og sidan, um eg ikkje i morgon ved denne tid skal lata ditt liv få same lagnad som kvar av hine.»
And so Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods do these things, and may they add these other things, if by this hour tomorrow I will not have made your life like the life of one of them.”
3 Og då han fekk den greida, tok han ut og rømde for livet, og han kom til Be’erseba, som høyrer til Juda; der let han drengen sin vera att.
Therefore, Elijah was afraid. And rising up, he went away to wherever his will would carry him. And he arrived in Beersheba of Judah. And he dismissed his servant there.
4 Men sjølv gjekk han ei dagsleid ut i øydemarki. Der sette han seg under ein einerunne, og han ynskte at han måtte få døy, og sagde: «No er det nok; Herre, tak no livet mitt, for eg er ikkje betre enn federne mine.»
And he continued on, into the desert, for one day’s journey. And when he had arrived, and was sitting under a juniper tree, he requested for his soul that he might die. And he said: “It is enough for me, O Lord. Take my soul. For I am no better than my fathers.”
5 So lagde han seg til å sovna under ein einerunne. Men då tok ein engel i honom og sagde: «Statt upp og et!»
And he stretched himself out, and he slept deeply in the shadow of the juniper tree. And behold, an Angel of the Lord touched him, and said to him, “Rise up and eat.”
6 Og då han skulde sjå til, so låg det ved hovudgjerdi hans ei kaka steikt på gloande steinar, og det stod ei krukke med vatn; og han åt og drakk og lagde seg att.
He looked, and behold, at his head was bread baked under ashes, and a container of water. Then he ate and drank, and again he slept deeply.
7 Då kom Herrens engel att andre gongen og tok i honom og sagde: «Statt upp og et! For elles vert vegen for lang for deg.»
And the Angel of the Lord returned a second time, and touched him, and said to him: “Rise up, eat. For a great journey again stands before you.”
8 Og han stod upp og åt og drakk, og styrkt av denne maten gjekk han i fyrti dagar og fyrti netter alt til Gudsfjellet Horeb.
And he when he had risen up, he ate and drank. And he walked by the strength of that food for forty days and forty nights, as far as the mountain of God, Horeb.
9 Der gjekk han inn i ein heller og var der um natti. Då kom Herrens ord til honom; han sagde til honom: «Kva vil du her, Elia?»
And when he had arrived there, he stayed in a cave. And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
10 Og han svara: «Eg hev brunne av brennhug for Herren, allhers Gud; for Israels-borni hev vendt seg burt ifrå sambandet ditt; altari dine hev dei rive ned, og profetarne dine hev dei drepe med sverd; eg er att åleine, og dei stend meg etter livet.»
And he responded: “I have been very zealous on behalf of the Lord, the God of hosts. For the sons of Israel have forsaken your covenant. They have torn down your altars. They have killed your prophets with the sword. I alone remain. And they are seeking my life, so that they may take it away.”
11 Då sagde han: «Gakk ut og statt på fjellet for Herrens åsyn!» Og so gjekk Herren framum der. Fyre Herren kom det ein stor og veldug storm, so fjell rivna og klettar klovna; Herren var ikkje i stormen. Etter stormen kom det ein jordskjelv; Herren var ikkje i jordskjelven.
And he said to him, “Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by. And there was a great and strong wind, tearing apart the mountains, and crushing the rocks before the Lord. But the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind, there was an earthquake. But the Lord was not in the earthquake.
12 Etter jordskjelven kom det eld; men Herren var ikkje i elden. Etter elden høyrdest ei mild susing.
And after the earthquake, there was a fire. But the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire, there was the whisper of a gentle breeze.
13 So snart Elia høyrde det, sveipte han andlitet inn i kappa si og gjekk ut og stod ved inngangen til helleren. Då tala ei røyst til honom og sagde: «Kva vil du her, Elia?»
And when Elijah had heard it, he covered his face with his cloak, and going out, he stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there was a voice to him, saying: “What are you doing here, Elijah?” And he responded:
14 Og han svara: «Eg hev brunne av brennhug for Herren, Allhers Gud; for Israels-borni hev vendt seg burt frå sambandet ditt; altari dine hev dei rive ned, og profetarne dine hev dei drepe med sverd; eg er att åleine, og dei stend meg etter livet.»
“I have been very zealous on behalf of the Lord, the God of hosts. For the sons of Israel have forsaken your covenant. They have torn down your altars. They have killed your prophets with the sword. I alone remain. And they are seeking my life, so that they may take it away.”
15 Herren sagde til honom: «Far no attende og tak vegen til Damaskusheidi, og gakk inn i byen og salva Hazael til konge yver Syria!
And the Lord said to him: “Go, and return on your way, through the desert, to Damascus. And when you have arrived there, you shall anoint Hazael as king over Syria.
16 Og Jehu Nimsison skal du salva til konge yver Israel, og Elisa Safatsson frå Abel-Mehola, skal du salva til profet i din stad.
And you shall anoint Jehu, the son of Nimshi, as king over Israel. But Elisha, the son of Shaphat, who is from Abelmeholah, you shall anoint to be a prophet in your place.
17 Då skal det ganga so: Den som slepp undan Hazael-sverdet, honom skal Jehu drepa, og den som slepp undan Jehu-sverdet, skal Elisa drepa.
And this shall be: whoever will have escaped from the sword of Hazael, will be slain by Jehu. And whoever will have escaped from the sword of Jehu, will be put to death by Elisha.
18 Men eg vil lata sju tusund vera att i Israel, alle dei kne som ikkje hev bøygt seg for Ba’al, og kvar munn som ikkje hev gjeve honom hyllingskyss.»
And I will leave for myself seven thousand men in Israel, whose knees have not been bent before Baal, and every mouth that has not adored him, kissing hands.”
19 Då han gjekk derifrå, råka han på Elisa Safatsson, som heldt på og pløgde; tolv par uksar gjekk fyre honom, og sjølv køyrde han det tolvte paret. Og Elia gjekk burt til honom og kasta kappa si på honom.
Therefore, Elijah, setting out from there, found Elisha, the son of Shaphat, plowing with twelve yoke of oxen. And he himself was one of those who were plowing with the twelve yoke of oxen. And when Elijah had gone to him, he cast his mantle over him.
20 Då slepte han uksarne og sprang etter Elia og sagde: «Lat meg få kyssa far min og mor mi, so skal eg fylgja deg!» Han sagde til honom: «Snu heim att då! Men kom i hug kva eg hev gjort med deg!»
And immediately, leaving behind the oxen, he ran after Elijah. And he said, “I beg you to let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” And he said to him: “Go, and turn back. For what was mine to do, I have done concerning you.”
21 So gjekk han ifrå honom att og tok dei tvo uksarne og slagta deim, og med oket åt uksarne koka han kjøtet deira og gav folket, og dei åt. Sidan tok han ut og fylgde Elia og vart tenaren hans.
Then, turning back from him, he took a pair of oxen, and he slew them. And he cooked the flesh with the plow of the oxen. And he gave it to the people, and they ate. And rising up, he went and followed Elijah, and he ministered to him.
