1 Reis 19
1 E Achab fez saber a Jezabel tudo quanto Elias havia feito, e como totalmente matara todos os profetas à espada.
Then Ahab reported to Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
2 Então Jezabel mandou um mensageiro a Elias, a dizer-lhe: Assim me façam os deuses, e outro tanto, se de certo amanhã a estas horas não puser a tua vida como a dum deles.
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 O que vendo ele, se levantou, e, para escapar com vida, se foi, e veio a Berseba, que é de Judá, e deixou ali o seu moço.
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 E ele se foi ao deserto, caminho de um dia, e veio, e se assentou debaixo de um zimbro; e pediu em seu ânimo a morte, e disse: Já basta, ó Senhor; toma agora a minha vida, pois não sou melhor do que meus pais.
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 E deitou-se, e dormiu debaixo dum zimbro: e eis que então um anjo o tocou, e lhe disse: Levanta-te, come.
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 E olhou, e eis que à sua cabeceira estava um pão cozido sobre as brazas, e uma botija de água: e comeu, e bebeu, e tornou a deitar-se.
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 E o anjo do Senhor tornou segunda vez, e o tocou, e disse: Levanta-te e come, porque mui comprido te será o caminho.
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 Levantou-se pois, e comeu e bebeu: e com a força daquela comida caminhou quarenta dias e quarenta noites até Horeb, o monte de Deus.
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 E ali entrou numa caverna e passou ali a noite: e eis que a palavra do Senhor veio a ele, e lhe disse: Que fazes aqui, Elias?
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 E ele disse: Tenho sido muito zeloso pelo Senhor Deus dos exércitos, porque os filhos de Israel deixaram o teu concerto, derribaram os teus altares, e mataram os teus profetas à espada, e eu só fiquei, e buscam a minha vida para ma tirarem.
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 E ele lhe disse: sai para fora, e põe-te neste monte perante a face do Senhor. E eis que passava o Senhor, como também um grande e forte vento que fendia os montes e quebrava as penhas diante da face do Senhor; porém o Senhor não estava no vento: e depois do vento um terremoto: também o Senhor não estava no terremoto:
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 E depois do terremoto um fogo; porém também o Senhor não estava no fogo: e depois do fogo uma voz mansa e delicada.
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 E sucedeu que, ouvindo-a Elias, envolveu o seu rosto na sua capa, e saiu para fora, e pôs-se à entrada da caverna: e eis que veio a ele uma voz, que dizia: Que fazes aqui, Elias?
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 E ele disse: Eu tenho sido em extremo zeloso pelo Senhor Deus dos exércitos, porque os filhos de Israel deixaram o teu concerto, derribaram os teus altares, e mataram os teus profetas à espada, e só eu fiquei; e buscam a minha vida para ma tirarem.
“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 E o Senhor lhe disse: vai, torna-te pelo teu caminho para o deserto de Damasco; e vem, e unge a Hazael rei sobre a Síria.
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 Também a Jehu, filho de Nimsi, ungirás rei de Israel: e também a Eliseo, filho de Saphat de Abel-mehola, ungirás profeta em teu lugar.
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 E há de ser que o que escapar da espada de Hazael mata-lo-á Jehu: e o que escapar da espada de Jehu mata-lo-á Eliseo.
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 Também eu fiz ficar em Israel sete mil: todos os joelhos que se não dobraram a Baal, e toda a boca que o não beijou.
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 Partiu pois Elias dali, e achou a Eliseo, filho de Saphat, que andava lavrando com doze juntas de bois adiante dele, e ele estava com a duodécima: e Elias passou por ele, e lançou a sua capa sobre ele.
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 Então deixou ele os bois, e correu após Elias: e disse: Deixa-me beijar a meu pai e a minha mãe, e então te seguirei. E ele lhe disse: vai, e volta; porque que te tenho eu feito?
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 Voltou pois de atráz dele, e tomou uma junta de bois, e os matou, e com os aparelhos dos bois cozeu as carnes, e as deu ao povo, e comeram: então se levantou e seguiu a Elias, e o servia.
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.
