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1 E succedeu que, depois de muitos dias, a palavra do Senhor veiu a Elias no terceiro anno, dizendo: Vae, mostra-te a Achab; porque darei chuva sobre a terra.
And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the earth.
2 E foi Elias mostrar-se a Achab: e a fome era extrema em Samaria.
And Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. And the famine was severe in Samaria.
3 E Achab chamou a Obadias, o mordomo: e Obadias temia muito ao Senhor,
And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly;
4 Porque succedeu que, destruindo Jezabel os prophetas do Senhor, Obadias tomou cem prophetas, e de cincoenta em cincoenta os escondeu n'uma cova, e os sustentou com pão e agua.
for it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifties in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
5 E dissera Achab a Obadias: Vae pela terra a todas as fontes de agua, e a todos os rios: pode ser que achemos herva, para que em vida conservemos os cavallos e mulas, e não estejamos privados das bestas.
And Ahab said to Obadiah, Go through the land, to all the fountains of water, and to all the brooks. Perhaps we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we not lose all the beasts.
6 E repartiram entre si a terra, para passarem por ella: Achab foi á parte por um caminho, e Obadias tambem foi á parte por outro caminho.
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it; Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
7 Estando pois Obadias já em caminho, eis que Elias o encontrou; e, conhecendo-o elle, prostrou-se sobre o seu rosto, e disse: És tu o meu senhor Elias?
And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him. And he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Is it thou, my lord Elijah?
8 E disse-lhe elle: Eu sou: vae, e dize a teu senhor: Eis que aqui está Elias.
And he answered him, It is I. Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
9 Porém elle disse: Em que pequei, para que entregues a teu servo na mão e Achab, para que me mate?
And he said, How have I sinned that thou would deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab to kill me?
10 Vive o Senhor teu Deus que não houve nação nem reino aonde o meu senhor não mandasse em busca de ti; e dizendo elles: Aqui não está, então ajuramentava os reinos e as nações, se elles te não tinham achado.
As Jehovah thy God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent to seek thee. And when they said, He is not here, he took an oath from the kingdom and nation that they did not find thee.
11 E agora dizes tu: Vae, dize a teu senhor: Eis que aqui está Elias.
And now thou say, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
12 E poderia ser que, apartando-me eu de ti, o Espirito do Senhor te tomasse, não sei para onde, e, vindo eu a dar as novas a Achab, e não te achando elle, me mataria: porém eu, teu servo, temo ao Senhor desde a minha mocidade.
And it will come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of Jehovah will carry thee where I know not. And so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he will kill me. But I thy servant fear Jehovah from my youth.
13 Porventura não disseram a meu senhor o que fiz, quando Jezabel matava os prophetas do Senhor? como escondi a cem homens dos prophetas do Senhor, de cincoenta em cincoenta, n'umas covas, e os sustentei com pão e agua?
Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of Jehovah, how I hid a hundred men of Jehovah's prophets by fifties in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
14 E agora dizes tu: Vae, dize a teu senhor: Eis que aqui está Elias: e me mataria.
And now thou say, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here, and he will kill me.
15 E disse Elias: Vive o Senhor dos Exercitos, perante cuja face estou, que devéras hoje me mostrarei a elle.
And Elijah said, As Jehovah of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.
16 Então foi Obadias encontrar-se com Achab, e lh'o annunciou: e foi Achab encontrar-se com Elias.
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
17 E succedeu que, vendo Achab a Elias, disse-lhe Achab: És tu o perturbador de Israel?
And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Is it thou, thou troubler of Israel?
18 Então disse elle: Eu não tenho perturbado a Israel, mas tu e a casa de teu pae, porque deixastes os mandamentos do Senhor, e seguistes a Baalim.
And he answered, I have not troubled Israel, but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of Jehovah, and thou have followed the Baalim.
19 Agora pois envia, ajunta a mim todo o Israel no monte Carmelo: como tambem os quatrocentos e cincoenta prophetas de Baal, e os quatrocentos prophetas de Asera, que comem da mesa de Jezabel.
Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel to mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the Asherah four hundred, who eat at Jezebel's table.
20 Então enviou Achab a todos os filhos de Israel: e ajuntou os prophetas no monte Carmelo.
So Ahab sent to all the sons of Israel, and gathered the prophets together to mount Carmel.
21 Então Elias se chegou a todo o povo, e disse: Até quando coxeareis entre dois pensamentos? se o Senhor é Deus, segui-o; e se Baal, segui-o. Porém o povo lhe não respondeu nada
And Elijah came near to all the people, and said, How long do ye go limping between the two sides? If Jehovah be God, follow him, but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
22 Então disse Elias ao povo: Eu só fiquei por propheta do Senhor, e os prophetas de Baal são quatrocentos e cincoenta homens.
Then Elijah said to the people, I, even I only, am left a prophet of Jehovah, but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
23 Dêem-se-nos pois dois bezerros, e elles escolham para si um dos bezerros, e o dividam em pedaços, e o ponham sobre a lenha, porém não lhe mettam fogo, e eu prepararei o outro bezerro, e o porei sobre a lenha, e não lhe metterei fogo
Let them therefore give us two bullocks, and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under. And I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under.
24 Então invocae o nome do vosso deus, e eu invocarei o nome do Senhor: e ha de ser que o deus que responder por fogo esse será Deus. E todo o povo respondeu, e disseram: É boa esta palavra.
And call ye on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of Jehovah. And the God that answers by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
25 E disse Elias aos prophetas de Baal: Escolhei para vós um dos bezerros, e preparae-o primeiro, porque sois muitos, e invocae o nome do vosso deus, e não lhe mettaes fogo.
And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first, for ye are many, and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under.
26 E tomaram o bezerro que lhes déra, e o prepararam; e invocaram o nome de Baal, desde a manhã até ao meio dia, dizendo: Ah Baal, responde-nos! Porém nem havia voz, nem quem respondesse: e saltavam sobre o altar que se tinha feito.
And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped about the altar which was made.
27 E succedeu que ao meio dia Elias zombava d'elles, e dizia: Clamae em altas vozes, porque elle é um deus; pode ser que esteja fallando, ou que tenha alguma coisa que fazer, ou que intente alguma viagem; porventura dorme, e despertará.
And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is meditating, or he is gone aside, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he sleeps and must be awakened.
28 E elles clamavam a grandes vozes, e se retalhavam com facas e com lancetas, conforme ao seu costume, até derramarem sangue sobre si.
And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them.
29 E succedeu que, passado o meio dia, prophetizaram elles, até que a offerta de manjares se offerecesse: porém não houve voz, nem resposta, nem attenção alguma.
And it was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening oblation, but there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
30 Então Elias disse a todo o povo: Chegae-vos a mim. E todo o povo se chegou a elle; e reparou o altar do Senhor, que estava quebrado.
And Elijah said to all the people, Come near to me. And all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of Jehovah that was thrown down.
31 E Elias tomou doze pedras, conforme ao numero das tribus dos filhos de Jacob, ao qual veiu a palavra do Senhor, dizendo: Israel será o teu nome.
And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob to whom the word of Jehovah came, saying, Israel shall be thy name.
32 E com aquellas pedras edificou o altar em nome do Senhor: depois fez um rego em redor do altar, segundo a largura de duas medidas de semente.
And with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah. And he made a trench around the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
33 Então armou a lenha, e dividiu o bezerro em pedaços, e o poz sobre a lenha,
And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. And he said, Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt offering, and on the wood.
34 E disse: Enchei de agua quatro cantaros, e derramae-a sobre o holocausto e sobre a lenha. E disse: Fazei-o segunda vez: e o fizeram segunda vez. Disse ainda: Fazei-o terceira vez: e o fizeram terceira vez;
And he said, Do it the second time, and they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time, and they did it the third time.
35 De maneira que a agua corria ao redor do altar: e ainda até o rego encheu de agua.
And the water ran round about the altar, and he also filled the trench with water.
36 Succedeu pois que, offerecendo-se a offerta de manjares, o propheta Elias se chegou, e disse: Ó Senhor, Deus de Abrahão, de Isaac e de Israel, manifeste-se hoje que tu és Deus em Israel, e que eu sou teu servo, e que conforme á tua palavra fiz todas estas coisas.
And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening oblation, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, O Jehovah, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou are God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.
37 Responde-me, Senhor, responde-me, para que este povo conheça que tu, Senhor, és Deus, e que tu fizeste tornar o seu coração para traz.
Hear me, O Jehovah, hear me, that this people may know that thou, Jehovah, are God, and that thou have turned their heart back again.
38 Então caiu fogo do Senhor, e consumiu o holocausto, e a lenha, e as pedras, e o pó, e ainda lambeu a agua que estava no rego.
Then the fire of Jehovah fell, and consumed the burnt offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
39 O que vendo todo o povo, cairam sobre os seus rostos, e disseram: Só o Senhor é Deus! Só o Senhor é Deus!
And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces. And they said, Jehovah, he is God, Jehovah, he is God.
40 E Elias lhe disse: Lançae mão dos prophetas de Baal, que nenhum d'elles escape. E lançaram mão d'elles: e Elias os fez descer ao ribeiro de Kison, e ali os matou.
and Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them, and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and killed them there.
41 Então disse Elias a Achab: Sobe, come e bebe, porque ruido ha d'uma abundante chuva.
And Elijah said to Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of abundance of rain.
42 E Achab subiu a comer e a beber; mas Elias subiu ao cume do Carmelo, e se inclinou por terra, e metteu o seu rosto entre os seus joelhos.
So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel, and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees.
43 E disse ao seu moço: Sobe agora, e olha para a banda do mar. E subiu, e olhou, e disse: Não ha nada. Então disse elle: Torna sete vezes.
And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
44 E succedeu que, á setima vez, disse: Eis aqui uma pequena nuvem, como a mão d'um homem, subindo do mar. Então disse elle: Sobe, e dize a Achab: Apparelha o teu carro, e desce, para que a chuva te não apanhe.
And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, a cloud rises out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say to Ahab, Make ready thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain not stop thee.
45 E succedeu que, entretanto, os céus se ennegreceram com nuvens e vento, e veiu uma grande chuva: e Achab subiu ao carro, e foi para Jezreel.
And it came to pass in a little while, that the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
46 E a mão do Senhor estava sobre Elias, o qual cingiu os lombos, e veiu correndo perante Achab, até á entrada de Jezreel.
And the hand of Jehovah was on Elijah, and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
