1 Reis 18
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.
So after many days the word of Yahweh came to Elijah, in the third year of the drought, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab and I will send rain on the land.”
2 E foi Elias mostrar-se a Achab: e a fome era extrema em Samaria.
Elijah went to show himself to Ahab; now the famine was severe in Samaria.
3 E Achab chamou a Obadias, o mordomo: e Obadias temia muito ao Senhor,
Ahab called Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. Now Obadiah honored Yahweh very much,
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 when Jezebel was killing the prophets of Yahweh, Obadiah took one 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.
Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the water springs and brooks. Perhaps we will find grass and save the horses and mules alive, so that we will not lose all the animals.”
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 through it and look for water. Ahab went one way by himself and Obadiah went another way.
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?
As Obadiah was on the road, Elijah unexpectedly met him. Obadiah recognized him and lay facedown on the ground. He said, “Is it you, my master Elijah?”
8 E disse-lhe elle: Eu sou: vae, e dize a teu senhor: Eis que aqui está Elias.
Elijah answered him, “It is I. Go tell your master, 'Look, Elijah is here.'”
9 Porém elle disse: Em que pequei, para que entregues a teu servo na mão e Achab, para que me mate?
Obadiah replied, “How have I sinned, that you would give your servant into the hand of Ahab, for him 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 Yahweh your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my master has not sent men to find you. Whenever a nation or kingdom says, 'Elijah is not here,' Ahab makes them take an oath swearing that they could not find you.
11 E agora dizes tu: Vae, dize a teu senhor: Eis que aqui está Elias.
Yet now you say, 'Go, tell your master that 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.
As soon as I am gone from you, the Spirit of Yahweh will carry you some place I do not know. Then when I go and tell Ahab, and when he cannot find you, he will kill me. Yet I, your servant, have worshiped Yahweh 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?
Has it not been told to you, my master, what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of Yahweh, how I hid one hundred of Yahweh'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.
Now you say to me, 'Go and tell your master that Elijah is here,' so that he will kill me.”
15 E disse Elias: Vive o Senhor dos Exercitos, perante cuja face estou, que devéras hoje me mostrarei a elle.
Then Elijah responded, “As Yahweh of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to Ahab 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 what Elijah said. Then the king went to meet Elijah.
17 E succedeu que, vendo Achab a Elias, disse-lhe Achab: És tu o perturbador de Israel?
When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is it you? You are the one who brings trouble to 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.
Elijah answered, “I have not brought trouble to Israel, but you and your father's family are the ones who have caused trouble by abandoning the commandments of Yahweh and by following the Baals.
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 then, send word and gather to me all Israel at Mount Carmel, along with the 450 prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah 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 word to all the people of Israel and gathered the prophets together at 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
Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you keep changing your mind? If Yahweh is God, follow him. But if Baal is God, then follow him.” Yet the people did not answer him 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, I alone, am left as a prophet of Yahweh, but Baal's prophets are 450 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
So let them give us two bulls. Let them choose one bull for themselves and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, but put no fire under it. Then I will prepare the other bull and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under it.
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.
Then you will call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of Yahweh, and the God who answers by fire, then let him be God.” So all the people answered and said, “This is good.”
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.
So Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one bull for yourselves and prepare it first, for you are many people. Then call on the name of your god, but put no fire under the bull.”
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.
They took the bull that was given to them and prepared it, and they called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “Baal, hear us.” But there was no voice, nor anyone who answered. They danced around the altar they had 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.
At noon Elijah mocked them and said, “Shout out loudly! He is a god! Perhaps he is thinking, or is relieving himself, or he is traveling on a journey, or perhaps he is sleeping 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.
So they shouted more loudly, and they cut themselves, as they usually did, with swords and spears, until their blood flowed out over themselves.
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.
Midday passed, and they were still raving until the time of offering of the evening sacrifice, but there was no voice or anyone to answer; there was no one who paid any attention to their pleadings.
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.
Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me,” and all the people came near to him. Then he repaired the altar of Yahweh that was lying in ruin.
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.
Elijah took twelve stones, each stone representing one of the tribes of the sons of Jacob—it was Jacob to whom the word of Yahweh came, saying, “Israel will be your 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.
With the stones he built an altar in the name of Yahweh and he dug a trench around the altar large enough to contain two seahs of seeds.
33 Então armou a lenha, e dividiu o bezerro em pedaços, e o poz sobre a lenha,
He arranged the wood for a fire, cut the bull in pieces, and laid the pieces of the bull on the wood. 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;
Then he said, “Do it a second time,” and they did it a second time. Once more he said, “Do it a third time,” and they did it a third time.
35 De maneira que a agua corria ao redor do altar: e ainda até o rego encheu de agua.
The water ran around the altar and filled the trench.
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.
It happened at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, “Yahweh, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your 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, Yahweh, hear me, that these people may know that you, Yahweh, are God, and that you have turned their heart back again to yourself.”
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 Yahweh fell and consumed the burnt offering, as well as the wood, 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!
When all the people saw this, they lay facedown on the ground and said, “Yahweh, he is God! Yahweh, 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.
So Elijah said to them, “Take the prophets of Baal. Do not let one of them escape.” So they took them, and Elijah brought the prophets of Baal down to the Kishon River and killed them there.
41 Então disse Elias a Achab: Sobe, come e bebe, porque ruido ha d'uma abundante chuva.
Elijah said to Ahab, “Get up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of much 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. Then Elijah went up to the top of Carmel, bowed himself down on 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.
He said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” His servant went up and looked and said, “There is nothing.” So Elijah 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.
At the seventh time the servant said, “Look, there is a cloud going up from the sea, as small as a man's hand.” Elijah replied, “Go up and say to Ahab, 'Make ready your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.'”
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.
It happened that in a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. 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.
but the hand of Yahweh was on Elijah. He tucked his robe in his belt and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
