1 Reis 18
1 E sucedeu que, depois de muitos dias, a palavra do Senhor veio a Elias no terceiro ano, dizendo: vai, mostra-te a Achab; porque darei chuva sobre a terra.
For almost three years there was no rain in Samaria. Then Yahweh said this to Elijah: “Go and meet with King Ahab and [tell him that] I will soon send rain.”
2 E foi Elias mostrar-se a Achab: e a fome era extrema em Samaria.
So Elijah went to talk to Ahab. In Samaria there was almost no food for anyone to eat.
3 E Achab chamou a Obadias, o mordomo: e Obadias temia muito ao Senhor,
There was a man there named Obadiah. He was in charge of the king’s palace. He greatly revered Yahweh.
4 Porque sucedeu que, destruindo Jezabel os profetas do Senhor, Obadias tomou cem profetas, e de cincoênta em cincoênta os escondeu numa cova, e os sustentou com pão e água.
One time when [Queen] Jezebel had [tried to] kill all Yahweh’s prophets, Obadiah hid 100 of them in two caves. He put 50 prophets in each cave, and he brought food and water to them.
5 E dissera Achab a Obadias: vai pela terra a todas as fontes de água, e a todos os rios: pode ser que achemos erva, para que em vida conservemos os cavalos e mulas, e não estejamos privados das bestas.
[By this time, the (famine/lack of food and water) had become very severe in Samaria]. So Ahab summoned Obadiah and said to him, “We must check/look near every spring and in every valley to see if we can find enough grass to give to some of my horses and mules, so that they will not all die.”
6 E repartiram entre si a terra, para passarem por ela: Achab foi à parte por um caminho, e Obadias também foi à parte por outro caminho.
So they both started walking throughout the land. Obadiah went in one direction by himself, and Ahab went in another direction by himself.
7 Estando pois Obadias já em caminho, eis que Elias o encontrou; e, conhecendo-o ele, prostrou-se sobre o seu rosto, e disse: És tu o meu senhor Elias?
While Obadiah was walking along, he saw Elijah coming toward him. Obadiah recognized Elijah and bowed down in front of him and said, “Is it really you, Elijah, my master?”
8 E disse-lhe ele: Eu sou: vai, e dize a teu senhor: Eis que aqui está Elias.
Elijah replied, “Yes. Now go and tell [Ahab, ] your master, that I am here.”
9 Porém ele disse: Em que pequei, para que entregues a teu servo na mão e Achab, para que me mate?
Obadiah objected. He said, “Sir, I have not [RHQ] harmed you at all. So why are you sending me back to Ahab? He will 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 eles: Aqui não está, então ajuramentava os reinos e as nações, se eles te não tinham achado.
Yahweh your God [knows that I am telling the truth when] I solemnly declare that King Ahab has searched in every kingdom all over the world [HYP] to find you. Each time that some king said to him, ‘Elijah is not here,’ Ahab demanded that the king of that country solemnly swear/declare that the king was telling the truth.
11 E agora dizes tu: vai, dize a teu senhor: Eis que aqui está Elias.
Now you say to me, ‘Go and tell your master that Elijah is here!’
12 E poderia ser que, apartando-me eu de ti, o espírito do Senhor te tomasse, não sei para onde, e, vindo eu a dar as novas a Achab, e não te achando ele, me mataria: porém eu, teu servo, temo ao Senhor desde a minha mocidade.
But as soon as I leave you, the Spirit of Yahweh will carry you away, and I will not know where he will take you. So when [I tell] Ahab [that you are here and he] comes to me and he does not find you here, he will kill me! But [I do not deserve to die because] I have revered Yahweh since I was a boy.
13 Porventura não disseram a meu senhor o que fiz, quando Jezabel matava os profetas do Senhor? como escondi a cem homens dos profetas do Senhor, de cincoênta em cincoênta, em umas covas, e os sustentei com pão e água?
My master, have you not heard about what I did when Jezebel wanted to kill all of Yahweh’s prophets? I hid 100 of them in two caves and took food and water to them.
14 E agora dizes tu: vai, dize a teu senhor: Eis que aqui está Elias: e me mataria.
Now, sir, you say, ‘Go and tell your master that Elijah is here.’ But if I do that, [and he comes and you are not here, ] he will kill me!”
15 E disse Elias: Vive o Senhor dos exércitos, perante cuja face estou, que deveras hoje me mostrarei a ele.
But Elijah replied, “Yahweh, the Almighty One whom I serve [IDM], knows that [I am telling the truth as] I solemnly declare that I will go to meet with Ahab today.”
16 Então foi Obadias encontrar-se com Achab, e lho anunciou: e foi Achab encontrar-se com Elias.
So Obadiah went to tell Ahab that Elijah had come. Ahab went to meet with him.
17 E sucedeu que, vendo Achab a Elias, disse-lhe Achab: És tu o perturbador de Israel?
When he saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, the one who causes trouble for [the people of] Israel?”
18 Então disse ele: Eu não tenho perturbado a Israel, mas tu e a casa de teu pai, porque deixastes os mandamentos do Senhor, e seguistes a Baalim.
Elijah replied, “It is not I who have caused trouble for the people of Israel! You and your family are the ones who have caused trouble! You have refused to obey Yahweh’s commands, and you have worshiped the idols of Baal instead.
19 Agora pois envia, ajunta a mim todo o Israel no monte Carmelo: como também os quatrocentos e cincoênta profetas de Baal, e os quatrocentos profetas de Asera, que comem da mesa de Jezabel.
So now, command all the Israeli people to come to Carmel Mountain, and [be sure to] bring all the 450 prophets who worship Baal and the 400 prophets who worship [the goddess] Asherah, the ones to whom [your wife] Jezebel brings food and water.”
20 Então enviou Achab a todos os filhos de Israel: e ajuntou os profetas no monte Carmelo.
So Ahab summoned all his prophets and all the other [Israeli] people to the top of Carmel Mountain, [and Elijah went up there too.]
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
Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, “How long [RHQ] are you going to be undecided [about who is truly God]? If Yahweh is [truly] God, then worship/serve him. If Baal is truly God, then worship/serve him!” But the people said nothing [in reply, because they were afraid of what Jezebel would do to them if they admitted that they worshiped Yahweh].
22 Então disse Elias ao povo: Eu só fiquei por profeta do Senhor, e os profetas de Baal são quatrocentos e cincoênta homens.
Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only true prophet of Yahweh who is left, but Baal has 450 prophets.
23 Dêem-se-nos pois dois bezerros, e eles escolham para si um dos bezerros, e o dividam em pedaços, e o ponham sobre a lenha, porém não lhe metam fogo, e eu prepararei o outro bezerro, e o porei sobre a lenha, e não lhe meterei fogo
Bring two bulls. The prophets of Baal may choose the one that they want. They must [kill it and] cut it into pieces and lay the pieces on the wood that is on the altar that they have made. But they must not light a fire [under the wood]. [I will kill the other bull and cut it in pieces and lay the pieces on the altar that I make].
24 Então invocai o nome do vosso deus, e eu invocarei o nome do Senhor: e há de ser que o deus que responder por fogo esse será Deus. E todo o povo respondeu, e disseram: É boa esta palavra.
Then they must call to their god [MTY], and I will call to Yahweh. The god who answers by lighting a fire [to the wood that is on that altar] is [the true] God!” Then all the people thought that Elijah’s suggestion was good.
25 E disse Elias aos profetas de Baal: Escolhei para vós um dos bezerros, e preparai-o primeiro, porque sois muitos, e invocai o nome do vosso deus, e não lhe metais fogo.
Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “You call to Baal first, because there are many of you. Choose one of the bulls and prepare it, and then call to your god. But do not light a fire under the wood!”
26 E tomaram o bezerro que lhes dera, 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.
So they killed one of the bulls and cut it up and placed the pieces on the altar. Then they called out to Baal all morning. They shouted, “Baal, answer us!” But no one answered. There was no reply at all [DOU]. Then they danced wildly around the altar that they had made.
27 E sucedeu que ao meio dia Elias zombava deles, e dizia: clamai em altas vozes, porque ele é um deus; pode ser que esteja falando, ou que tenha alguma coisa que fazer, ou que intente alguma viagem; porventura dorme, e despertará.
About noontime, Elijah started to make fun of them. He said, “[Surely] Baal is a god, so it seems that you must shout louder! Perhaps he is thinking about something, or perhaps he has gone to the toilet. Or perhaps he is traveling somewhere, or perhaps he is asleep and you need to wake him up!”
28 E eles clamavam a grandes vozes, e se retalhavam com facas e com lancetas, conforme ao seu costume, até derramarem sangue sobre si.
So they shouted louder. Then, doing one of the things that they frequently did [when they worshiped Baal], they slashed/cut themselves with knives and swords until a lot of blood flowed.
29 E sucedeu que, passado o meio dia, profetizaram eles, até que a oferta de manjares se oferecesse: porém não houve voz, nem resposta, nem atenção alguma.
They continued calling out to Baal all afternoon. But there was no reply, no answer, no god who paid attention.
30 Então Elias disse a todo o povo: chegai-vos a mim. E todo o povo se chegou a ele; e reparou o altar do Senhor, que estava quebrado.
Then Elijah called to the people saying, “Come closer!” So they all crowded around him. Then Elijah repaired the altar of Yahweh that had previously been (ruined/torn down) [by the prophets of Baal].
31 E Elias tomou doze pedras, conforme ao número das tribos dos filhos de Jacob, ao qual veio a palavra do Senhor, dizendo: Israel será o teu nome.
Then he took twelve [large] stones, each one to represent one of the Israeli tribes. The names of those tribes were given to them by their ancestor Jacob.
32 E com aquelas 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 these stones he rebuilt Yahweh’s altar. Then around the altar he dug a little ditch that was large enough to hold about (three gallons/12 liters) of water.
33 Então armou a lenha, e dividiu o bezerro em pedaços, e o pôs sobre a lenha,
He piled wood on top of the stones. He killed the bull and cut it in pieces. Then he laid the pieces on top of the wood. Then he said, “Fill four large jars with water, and pour the water on top of the pieces of meat and the wood.” So they did that.
34 E disse: Enchei de água quatro cântaros, e derramai-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 the same thing again!” So they did it again. Then he said “Do it a third time!” So they did it again.
35 De maneira que a água corria ao redor do altar: e ainda até o rego encheu de água.
As a result, the water flowed down below the altar and filled the ditches.
36 Sucedeu pois que, oferecendo-se a oferta de manjares, o profeta Elias se chegou, e disse: Ó Senhor, Deus de Abraão, de Isaac e de Israel, manifeste-se hoje que tu és Deus em Israel, e que eu sou teu servo, e que conforme à tua palavra fiz todas estas coisas.
When it was time to offer the evening sacrifices, Elijah walked close [to the altar] and prayed. He said, “Yahweh, you who are the God that [our ancestors] Abraham and Isaac and Jacob [worshiped], prove today that you are the God whom the Israeli people [should worship], and prove that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all these things because you told me to do them.
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.
Yahweh, answer me! Answer me in order that these people will know that you, Yahweh God, [have the power to do what you say that you will do], and that you have caused them to trust in [IDM] you again!”
38 Então caiu fogo do Senhor, e consumiu o holocausto, e a lenha, e as pedras, e o pó, e ainda lambeu a água que estava no rego.
Immediately a fire from Yahweh flashed down from the sky. The fire burned up the pieces of meat, the wood, the stones, and the dirt [that was around the altar]. It even dried up all the water in the ditch!
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 the people saw that, they prostrated themselves on the ground and shouted, “Yahweh is God! Yahweh is God!”
40 E Elias lhe disse: lançai mão dos profetas de Baal, que nenhum deles escape. E lançaram mão deles: e Elias os fez descer ao ribeiro de Kison, e ali os matou.
Then Elijah commanded them, “Seize all the prophets of Baal! Do not allow any of them to escape!” So the people seized all the prophets of Baal, and took them down the mountain to the Kishon Valley, and Elijah killed them all there.
41 Então disse Elias a Achab: Sobe, come e bebe, porque ruído há de uma abundante chuva.
Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go and get something to eat and drink. [But do it quickly, because] it is soon going to rain very hard!”
42 E Achab subiu a comer e a beber; mas Elias subiu ao cume do Carmelo, e se inclinou por terra, e meteu o seu rosto entre os seus joelhos.
So Ahab [and his men] left to prepare a big meal. But Elijah went back up to the top of Carmel Mountain and prayed.
43 E disse ao seu moço: Sobe agora, e olha para a banda do mar. E subiu, e olhou, e disse: Não há nada. Então disse ele: Torna sete vezes.
Then he said to his servant, “Go and look out toward the sea, [to see if there are any rain clouds.]” So his servant went and looked, [and came back] and said, “I do not see anything.” This happened six times.
44 E sucedeu que, à sétima vez, disse: Eis aqui uma pequena nuvem, como a mão dum homem, subindo do mar. Então disse ele: Sobe, e dize a Achab: aparelha o teu carro, e desce, para que a chuva te não apanhe.
But when the servant went the seventh time, he came back and said, “I saw a very small cloud above the sea. [As I extend my arm, ] the cloud is about the size of my hand/fist.” Then Elijah shouted to him, “Go and tell King Ahab to get his chariot ready and go home immediately! If he does not do that, the rain will stop him!”
45 E sucedeu que, entretanto, os céus se enegreceram com nuvens e vento, e veio uma grande chuva: e Achab subiu ao carro, e foi para Jezreel.
Very soon the sky was full of black clouds. There was a strong wind, and then it began to rain very hard. Ahab got into his chariot and started to return to Jezreel [city].
46 E a mão do Senhor estava sobre Elias, o qual cingiu os lombos, e veio correndo perante Achab, até à entrada de Jezreel.
Yahweh gave extra strength to Elijah. He tucked his cloak into his belt [in order to run fast], and he ran ahead of Ahab’s [chariot] all the way [17 miles/26 km.] to Jezreel.
