1 Књига о царевима 17
1 Тада рече Ахаву Илија Тесвићанин, један од насељеника галадских: Тако да је жив Господ Бог Израиљев, пред којим стојим, ових година неће бити росе ни дажда докле ја не кажем.
Elijah was [a prophet] who lived in Tishbe [town] in [the] Gilead [region]. One day he [went to] King Ahab and said to him, “Yahweh is the God whom we Israelis [worship] and the God whom I worship and serve. Just as certainly as Yahweh lives, there will be no dew or rain for the next few years, if I do not command rain to fall!”
2 Потом дође њему реч Господња говорећи:
Then Yahweh said to Elijah,
3 Иди одавде, и обрати се на исток, и сакриј се код потока Хората према Јордану.
“[Because you have made the king angry with you, escape from the king and, ] go to the east, to the Kerith Brook, east of where it flows into the Jordan [River].
4 И из оног потока пиј, а гавранима сам заповедио да те хране онде.
You will be able to drink water from the brook, and [you will be able to eat what] the crows [bring to you, because] I have commanded them to bring food to you.”
5 И он отиде и учини по речи Господњој, и отишавши стани се код потока Хората, који је према Јордану.
So Elijah did what Yahweh commanded him to do. He went and camped alongside Kerith Brook.
6 И онде му гаврани доношаху хлеба и меса јутром и вечером, а из потока пијаше.
Crows bought bread and meat to him every morning and every evening, and he drank [water] from the brook.
7 Али после годину дана пресахну поток, јер не беше дажда у земљи.
But after a while, the water in the brook dried up, because rain did not fall anywhere in the land.
8 Тада дође њему реч Господња говорећи:
Then Yahweh said to Elijah,
9 Устани, иди у Сарепту сидонску, и седи онде; ево заповедио сам онде жени удовици да те храни.
“Go and live in Zarephath [village], near Sidon [city]. There is a widow there who will give you food to eat. I have [already] told her what to do about that.”
10 И уставши отиде у Сарепту; и кад дође на врата градска, гле, жена удовица купљаше онде дрва; и он је дозва и рече јој: Донеси ми мало воде у суду да се напијем.
So [Elijah did what God said]. He went to Zarephath. As he arrived at the gates of the village, he saw a widow who was gathering sticks. He said to her, “Would you please bring me a cup of water?”
11 И она пође да донесе; а он је викну и рече: Донеси ми и хлеба мало.
While she was going to get it, he called out to her, “Bring me a piece of bread, too!”
12 А она рече: Тако да је жив Господ Бог твој, немам печеног хлеба до грст брашна у здели и мало уља у крчагу; и ето купим дрваца да отидем и зготовим себи и сину свом, да поједемо, па онда да умремо.
But she replied, “Your God knows that what I am telling you is true: I do not have even one piece of bread in my house. I have only a handful of flour in a jar, and a little [olive] oil in a jug. I was gathering a few sticks to use these to [make a fire and] cook one more meal, and then after my son and I eat that, we will die [from hunger].”
13 А Илија рече јој: Не бој се, иди, зготови како си рекла; али умеси прво мени један колачић од тога, и донеси ми, па после готови себи и сину свом.
But Elijah said to her, “Do not be worried! Go home and do what you said that you were going to do. But first, bake me a little loaf of bread and bring it to me. After you do that, take what is left and prepare some food for you and your son.
14 Јер овако вели Господ Бог Израиљев: Брашно се из зделе неће потрошити нити ће уља у крчагу нестати докле не пусти Господ дажда на земљу.
[I know that you will be able to do that, ] because Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says this: ‘There will always be plenty of flour and [olive] oil left in your containers, until the time when I send rain again [and the crops grow again]!’”
15 И она отиде и учини како рече Илија; и једе и она и он и дом њен годину дана;
So the woman did exactly what Elijah told her to do. And she and her son and Elijah had enough food every day,
16 Брашно се из зделе не потроши нити уља у крчагу неста по речи Господњој, коју рече преко Илије.
because the flour in the jar was never finished, and the jug of oil was never empty. That happened just like Yahweh had told Elijah that it would happen.
17 А после тога разболе се син жени домаћици, и болест његова би врло тешка, тако да издахну.
Some time later, the woman’s son became sick. He continued to get worse, and finally he died.
18 И она рече Илији: Шта је теби до мене, човече Божји? Јеси ли дошао к мени да споменеш безакоње моје и да ми умориш сина?
So the woman went to Elijah and said to him, “You are a prophet; so why have you done this to me? Have you come here to punish me for my sins by causing my son to die?”
19 А он јој рече: Дај ми сина свог. И узевши га из наручја њеног однесе га у горњу клет, где он сеђаше, и положи га на постељу своју.
But Elijah replied, “Give your son to me.” So she gave her son to him, and he took the boy’s [body] from her and carried it up [the steps] to the room where he stayed. He laid the boy’s [body] on his bed.
20 Тада завапи ка Господу и рече: Господе Боже мој, зар си и ову удовицу код које сам гост тако уцвелио уморивши јој сина?
Then Elijah cried out to Yahweh, “O Yahweh my God, this widow [has kindly allowed] me to stay in her home. So why have you brought this tragedy to her and caused her son to die?” [RHQ]
21 И пруживши се над дететом три пута завапи ка Господу говорећи: Господе Боже мој, нека се поврати у дете душа његова.
Then Elijah stretched himself on top of the boy’s [body] and called out to Yahweh saying, “Yahweh my God, please allow this boy to become alive again!” He did this three times.
22 И Господ услиши глас Илијин, те се поврати у дете душа његова, и оживе.
Yahweh heard what Elijah prayed, and [he caused] the boy [to] become alive again [DOU].
23 А Илија узевши дете снесе га из горње клети у кућу, и даде га матери његовој, и рече Илија: Види, жив је твој син.
Elijah carried the boy down [the steps] and gave him to his mother. He said, “Look, your son is alive!”
24 А жена рече Илији: Сада знам да си човек Божји и да је реч Господња у твојим устима истина.
The woman said to Elijah, “Now I know [for certain] that you are a prophet and that the words that you speak are truly from Yahweh!”
