1 Reis 18
1 Passados muitos dias, veio a palavra do SENHOR a Elias no terceiro ano, dizendo: Vai, mostra-te a Acabe, e eu darei chuva sobre a face da 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 Foi, pois, Elias a mostrar-se a Acabe. Havia naquele tempo grande fome em Samaria.
So Elijah went to talk to Ahab. In Samaria there was almost no food for anyone to eat.
3 E Acabe chamou a Obadias seu mordomo, o qual Obadias era em grande maneira temeroso do SENHOR;
There was a man there named Obadiah. He was in charge of the king’s palace. He greatly revered Yahweh.
4 Porque quando Jezabel destruía aos profetas do SENHOR, Obadias tomou cem profetas, os quais escondeu de cinquenta em cinquenta por covas, e sustentou-os a 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 disse Acabe a Obadias: Vai pela terra a todas as fontes de águas, e a todos os ribeiros; que acaso acharemos grama com que conservemos a vida aos cavalos e às mulas, para que não nos fiquemos sem animais.
[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 percorrerem-na; Acabe foi por si só por um caminho, e Obadias foi separadamente por outro.
So they both started walking throughout the land. Obadiah went in one direction by himself, and Ahab went in another direction by himself.
7 E indo Obadias pelo caminho, encontrou-se com Elias; e como lhe conheceu, prostrou-se sobre seu rosto, e disse: Não és tu 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 ele respondeu: Eu sou; vai, dize a teu amo: Eis que Elias.
Elijah replied, “Yes. Now go and tell [Ahab, ] your master, that I am here.”
9 Porém ele disse: Em que ei pecado, para que tu entregues teu servo em mão de Acabe 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 de onde meu senhor não haja enviado a buscar-te; e respondendo eles: Não está aqui, ele conjurou a reinos e nações se não te acharam.
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 tu dizes: Vai, dize a teu amo: Aqui está Elias?
Now you say to me, ‘Go and tell your master that Elijah is here!’
12 E acontecerá que, logo que eu me haja partido de ti, o espírito do SENHOR te levará de onde eu não saiba; e vindo eu, e dando as novas a Acabe, e se ele não te achar, me matará; e teu servo teme ao SENHOR desde sua juventude.
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 Não foi dito a meu senhor o que fiz, quando Jezabel matava aos profetas do SENHOR: que escondi cem homens dos profetas do SENHOR de cinquenta em cinquenta em covas, e os mantive a 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 amo: Aqui está Elias: para que ele me mate?
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-lhe Elias: Vive o SENHOR dos exércitos, diante do qual estou, que 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 Obadias foi a encontrar-se com Acabe, e deu-lhe o aviso; e Acabe veio a encontrar-se com Elias.
So Obadiah went to tell Ahab that Elijah had come. Ahab went to meet with him.
17 E quando Acabe viu a Elias, disse-lhe Acabe: És tu o que perturbas a Israel?
When he saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, the one who causes trouble for [the people of] Israel?”
18 E ele respondeu: Eu não perturbei a Israel, mas sim tu e a casa de teu pai, deixando os mandamentos do SENHOR, e seguindo aos baalins.
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 Envia, pois, agora e juntai-me a todo Israel no monte de Carmelo, e os quatrocentos e cinquenta profetas de Baal, e os quatrocentos profetas dos bosques, 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 Acabe enviou a todos os filhos de Israel, e juntou os profetas no monte de 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 E aproximando-se Elias a todo o povo, disse: Até quando hesitareis vós entre dois pensamentos? Se o SENHOR é Deus, segui-lhe; e se Baal, ide depois dele. E o povo não respondeu palavra.
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 E Elias converteu a dizer ao povo: Só eu restei profeta do SENHOR; mas dos profetas de Baal há quatrocentos e cinquenta homens.
Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only true prophet of Yahweh who is left, but Baal has 450 prophets.
23 Deem-se a nós, pois, dois bois, e escolham-se eles o um, e cortem-no em pedaços, e ponham-no sobre lenha, mas não ponham fogo debaixo; e eu prepararei o outro boi, e o porei sobre lenha, e nenhum fogo porei debaixo.
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 Invocai logo vós no nome de vossos deuses, e eu invocarei no nome do SENHOR: e o Deus que responder por fogo, esse seja Deus. E todo o povo respondeu, dizendo: Bem dito.
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 Então Elias disse aos profetas de Baal: Escolhei-vos o um boi, e fazei primeiro, pois que vós sois os mais: e invocai no nome de vossos deuses, mas não ponhais fogo debaixo.
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 eles tomaram o boi que lhes foi dado, e prepararam-no, e invocaram no nome de Baal desde a manhã até o meio dia, dizendo: Baal, responde-nos! Mas não havia voz, nem quem respondesse; entretanto, eles andavam saltando próximo do altar que haviam 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 aconteceu ao meio dia, que Elias se ridicularizava deles, dizendo: Gritai em alta voz, que deus é: talvez esteja conversando, ou tem alguma ocupação, ou está caminhando; acaso 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 cortavam-se com espadas e com lancetas conforme a seu costume, até jorrar o sangue sobre eles.
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 quando passou o meio dia, e eles profetizaram até o tempo do sacrifício da oferta, e não havia voz, nem quem respondesse nem escutasse;
They continued calling out to Baal all afternoon. But there was no reply, no answer, no god who paid attention.
30 Elias disse então a todo o povo: Aproximai-vos a mim. E todo o povo se chegou a ele: e ele reparou o altar do SENHOR que estava arruinado.
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 tomando Elias doze pedras, conforme ao número das tribos dos filhos de Jacó, ao qual havia sido palavra do SENHOR, dizendo: Israel será 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 Edificou com as pedras um altar no nome do SENHOR: depois fez uma sulco ao redor do altar, quanto cabiam 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 Pôs logo a lenha, e cortou o boi 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 quatro cântaros de água, e derramai-a sobre o holocausto e sobre a lenha. E disse: Fazei-o outra vez; e outra vez o fizeram. Disse ainda: Fazei-o a terceira vez; e fizeram-no a 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 as águas corriam ao redor do altar; e havia também enchido de água o sulco.
As a result, the water flowed down below the altar and filled the ditches.
36 E quando chegou a hora de oferecer-se o holocausto, chegou-se o profeta Elias, e disse: SENHOR Deus de Abraão, de Isaque, e de Israel, seja hoje manifesto que tu és Deus em Israel, e que eu sou teu servo, e que por mandado teu 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 conheça este povo que tu, ó SENHOR, és o Deus, e que tu voltaste atrás o coração deles.
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, o qual consumiu o holocausto, e a lenha, e as pedras, e o pó, e ainda sugou as águas que estavam no sulco.
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 E vendo-o todo o povo, caíram sobre seus rostos, e disseram: o SENHOR é o Deus! o SENHOR é o Deus!
When the people saw that, they prostrated themselves on the ground and shouted, “Yahweh is God! Yahweh is God!”
40 E disse-lhes Elias: Prendei aos profetas de Baal, que não escape ninguém. E eles os prenderam; e levou-os Elias ao ribeiro de Quisom, e ali os degolou.
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 E então Elias disse a Acabe: Sobe, come e bebe; porque uma grande chuva faz ruído.
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 Acabe subiu a comer e a beber. E Elias subiu ao cume do Carmelo; e prostrando-se em terra, pôs seu rosto entre os 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 a seu criado: Sobe agora, e olha até o mar. E ele subiu, e olhou, e disse: Não há nada. E ele lhe voltou a dizer: Volta 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 à sétima vez disse: Eu vejo uma pequena nuvem como a palma da mão de um homem, que sobe do mar. E ele disse: Vai, e dize a Acabe: Unge e desce, porque a chuva não te interrompa.
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 aconteceu, estando em isto, que os céus se escureceram com nuvens e vento; e houve uma grande chuva. E subindo Acabe, veio a 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 foi sobre Elias, o qual cingiu seus lombos, e veio correndo diante de Acabe até chegar a 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.
