1 Reis 17
1 Então Elias, o tesbita, dos moradores de Gilead, disse a Achab: Vive o Senhor, Deus de Israel, perante cuja face estou, que n'estes annos nem orvalho nem chuva haverá, senão segundo a minha palavra.
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 Depois veiu a elle a palavra do Senhor, dizendo:
Then Yahweh said to Elijah,
3 Vae-te d'aqui, e vira-te para o oriente, e esconde-te junto ao ribeiro de Carith, que está diante do Jordão.
“[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 E ha de ser que beberás do ribeiro: e eu tenho ordenado aos corvos que ali te sustentem.
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 Foi pois, e fez conforme á palavra do Senhor: porque foi, e habitou junto ao ribeiro de Carith, que está diante do Jordão.
So Elijah did what Yahweh commanded him to do. He went and camped alongside Kerith Brook.
6 E os corvos lhe traziam pão e carne pela manhã; como tambem pão e carne á noite: e bebia do ribeiro.
Crows bought bread and meat to him every morning and every evening, and he drank [water] from the brook.
7 E succedeu que, passados dias, o ribeiro se seccou; porque não tinha havido chuva na terra.
But after a while, the water in the brook dried up, because rain did not fall anywhere in the land.
8 Então veiu a elle a palavra do Senhor, dizendo:
Then Yahweh said to Elijah,
9 Levanta-te, e vae-te a Sarepta, que é de Zidon, e habita ali: eis que eu ordenei ali a uma mulher viuva que te sustente.
“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 Então elle se levantou, e se foi a Sarepta; e, chegando á porta da cidade, eis que estava ali uma mulher viuva apanhando lenha; e elle a chamou, e lhe disse: Traze-me, peço-te, n'um vaso um pouco d'agua que beba,
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 E, indo ella a trazel-a, elle a chamou e lhe disse: Traze-me agora tambem um bocado de pão na tua mão.
While she was going to get it, he called out to her, “Bring me a piece of bread, too!”
12 Porém ella disse: Vive o Senhor teu Deus, que nem um bolo tenho, senão sómente um punhado de farinha n'uma panella, e um pouco d'azeite n'uma botija: e vês aqui apanhei dois cavacos, e vou preparal-o para mim e para o meu filho, para que o comamos, e morramos.
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 E Elias lhe disse: Não temas; vae, faze conforme á tua palavra: porém faze d'elle primeiro para mim um bolo pequeno, e traze-m'o para fóra; depois farás para ti e para teu filho.
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 Porque assim diz o Senhor Deus de Israel: A farinha da panella não se acabará, e o azeite da botija não faltará, até ao dia em que o Senhor dê chuva sobre a terra
[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 E foi ella, e fez conforme á palavra de Elias: e assim comeu ella, e elle, e a sua casa muitos dias.
So the woman did exactly what Elijah told her to do. And she and her son and Elijah had enough food every day,
16 Da panella a farinha se não acabou, e da botija o azeite não faltou: conforme á palavra do Senhor, que fallara pelo ministerio de Elias.
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 E depois d'estas coisas succedeu que adoeceu o filho d'esta mulher, da dona da casa: e a sua doença se aggravou muito, até que n'elle nenhum folego ficou.
Some time later, the woman’s son became sick. He continued to get worse, and finally he died.
18 Então ella disse a Elias: Que tenho eu comtigo, homem de Deus? vieste tu a mim cara trazeres á memoria a minha iniquidade, e matares a meu filho?
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 E elle lhe disse: Dá-me o teu filho. E elle o tomou do seu regaço, e o levou para cima, ao quarto, onde elle mesmo habitava, e o deitou em sua cama,
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 E clamou ao Senhor, e disse: Ó Senhor meu Deus, tambem até a esta viuva, com quem eu moro, affligiste, matando-lhe seu filho?
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 Então se mediu sobre o menino tres vezes, e clamou ao Senhor, e disse: Ó Senhor meu Deus, rogo-te que torne a alma d'este menino a entrar n'elle.
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 E o Senhor ouviu a voz de Elias; e a alma do menino tornou a entrar n'elle, e reviveu.
Yahweh heard what Elijah prayed, and [he caused] the boy [to] become alive again [DOU].
23 E Elias tomou o menino, e o trouxe do quarto á casa, e o deu a sua mãe; e disse Elias: Vês ahi teu filho vive.
Elijah carried the boy down [the steps] and gave him to his mother. He said, “Look, your son is alive!”
24 Então a mulher disse a Elias: N'isto conheço agora que tu és homem de Deus, e que a palavra do Senhor na tua bocca é verdade.
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!”
