1 Књига о царевима 18
1 После много времена, треће године, дође реч Господња Илији говорећи: Иди, покажи се Ахаву, и пустићу дажд на земљу.
After many days, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go and show yourself to Ahab, so that I may grant rain upon the face of the earth.”
2 И отиде Илија да се покаже Ахаву, и беше велика глад у Самарији.
Therefore, Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. For there was a severe famine in Samaria.
3 И Ахав дозва Авдију, који беше управитељ двора његовог; а Авдија се бојаше Господа веома.
And Ahab called Obadiah, the manager of his household. Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly.
4 Јер кад Језавеља убијаше пророке Господње, узе Авдија сто пророка, и сакри их, по педесет у једну пећину, и храни их хлебом и водом.
For when Jezebel was killing the prophets of the Lord, he took one hundred prophets, and concealed them, fifty and fifty, in caves. And he fed them with bread and water.
5 И рече Ахав Авдији: Пођи по земљи на изворе и на потоке, еда бисмо нашли траве да сачувамо у животу коње и мазге, да нам не изгине стока.
Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go into the land, to all fountains of water, and to all the valleys, for perhaps we will be able to find plants, and save the horses and mules, so that the beasts of burden may not perish entirely.”
6 И поделише међу се земљу куда ће ићи; Ахав отиде једним путем сам, а Авдија отиде другим путем сам.
And they divided the regions among themselves, so that they might travel through them. Ahab went one way alone, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
7 А кад Авдија беше на путу, гле, срете га Илија; и он га позна, и паде ничице, и рече: Јеси ли ти, господару мој Илија?
And while Obadiah was on the way, Elijah met him. And when he had recognized him, he fell on his face, and he said, “Are you not my lord Elijah?”
8 А он му рече: Ја сам; иди, кажи господару свом: Ево Илије.
And he responded to him: “I am. Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here.”
9 А он рече: Шта сам згрешио, да слугу свог предаш у руке Ахаву да ме погуби?
And he said: “How have I sinned that you would deliver me, your servant, into the hand of Ahab, so that he would put me to death?
10 Тако да је жив Господ Бог твој, нема народа ни царства куда није слао господар мој да те траже; и рекоше: Нема га. А он закле царства и народе да те не могу да нађу.
As the Lord your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom to which my lord has not sent, seeking you. And when all responded, ‘He is not here,’ he swore each kingdom and nation to an oath, because you were not found at all.
11 А ти сада кажеш: Иди, кажи господару свом: Ево Илије.
And now, you say to me, ‘Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here.’
12 А кад ја отидем од тебе, дух ће те Господњи однети, а ја нећу знати куда; па да отидем и прокажем Ахаву, а он да те не нађе, убиће ме; а слуга се твој боји Господа од младости своје.
And when I will have departed from you, the Spirit of the Lord will transport you to a place that I do not know. And entering, I will report to Ahab. And he, not finding you, will put me to death. Yet your servant has feared the Lord from his infancy.
13 Није ли казано господару мом шта сам учинио кад Језавеља убијаше пророке Господње? Како сакрих стотину пророка Господњих, по педесет у једну пећину, и храних их хлебом и водом.
Has it not been revealed to you, my lord, what I did when Jezebel was killing the prophets of the Lord: how I hid one hundred men from the prophets of the Lord, fifty and fifty, in caves, and how I fed them with bread and water?
14 А ти сада кажеш: Иди, кажи господару свом: Ево Илије. Убиће ме.
And now you say: ‘Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here,’ so that he may kill me!”
15 А Илија рече: Тако да је жив Господ над војскама, пред којим стојим, данас ћу му се показати.
And Elijah said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, before whose face I stand, this day I will appear to him.”
16 Тада отиде Авдија пред Ахава, и каза му; и Ахав отиде пред Илију.
Therefore, Obadiah went away to meet Ahab, and he reported to him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.
17 А кад виде Ахав Илију, рече му Ахав: Јеси ли ти онај што несрећу доносиш на Израиља?
And when he had seen him, he said, “Are you the one who is disturbing Israel?”
18 А он рече: Не доносим ја несрећу на Израиља, него ти и дом оца твог оставивши заповести Господње и приставши за Валима.
And he said: “I have not troubled Israel. But it is you, and the house of your father, who have abandoned the commandments of the Lord, and have followed the Baals.
19 Него сада пошаљи и сабери к мени свега Израиља на гору кармилску, и четири стотине и педесет пророка Валових и четири стотине пророка из луга, који једу за столом Језавељиним.
Yet truly now, send and gather to me all of Israel, on Mount Carmel, with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, and the four hundred prophets of the sacred groves, who eat from the table of Jezebel.”
20 И посла Ахав к свим синовима Израиљевим, и сабра оне пророке на гору кармилску.
Ahab sent to all the sons of Israel, and he gathered together the prophets on mount Carmel.
21 Тада приступи Илија ка свему народу и рече: Докле ћете храмати на обе стране? Ако је Господ Бог, идите за Њим; ако ли је Вал, идите за њим. Али народ не одговори му ни речи.
Then Elijah, drawing near to all the people, said: “How long will you waver between two sides? If the Lord is God, follow him. But if Baal is, then follow him.” And the people did not respond a word to him.
22 А Илија рече народу: Ја сам сам остао пророк Господњи; а пророка Валових има четири стотине и педесет.
And Elijah said again to the people: “I alone remain as a prophet of the Lord. But the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men.
23 Дајте нам два јунца, и нека они изаберу себи једног, и нека га исеку на комаде и метну на дрва, али огањ да не подмећу; а ја ћу приготовити другог јунца, и метнућу га на дрва, али огањ нећу подметати.
Let two oxen be given to us. And let them choose one ox for themselves, and, cutting it into pieces, let them set it on the wood. But they may not place fire under it. And I will prepare the other ox, and set it on the wood. But I will not place fire under it.
24 Тада призовите име својих богова, а ја ћу призвати име Господње, па који се Бог одазове огњем онај нека је Бог. И сав народ одговори и рече: Добро рече.
Call upon the names of your gods. And I will call on the name of my Lord. And the God who will have heeded with fire, let him be God.” And in response, all the people said, “Excellent proposition.”
25 Потом рече Илија пророцима Валовим: Изаберите себи једног јунца и приготовите га прво, јер је вас више; и призовите име богова својих, али огња не подмећите.
Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal: “Choose for yourselves one ox, and prepare it first. For you are many. And call on the names of your gods, but do not place fire under it.”
26 И узеше јунца, ког им даде, и приготовише, и стадоше призивати име Валово од јутра до подне говорећи: Вале, услиши нас! Али никаквог гласа ни кога да одговори. И скакаху око олтара, који начинише.
And when they had taken an ox, which he had given to them, they prepared it. And they called on the name of Baal, from morning even until midday, saying, “O Baal, heed us.” And there was no voice, nor did anyone respond. And so they leaped upon the altar that they had made.
27 А кад би у подне, стаде им се ругати Илија говорећи: Вичите већма; јер је он бог! Ваља да се нешто замислио, или је у послу, или на путу, или може бити спава, да се пробуди.
And when it was now midday, Elijah ridiculed them, saying: “Cry out with a louder voice. For he is a god, and perhaps he is talking, or at an inn, or on a journey, or certainly he may be asleep, and must be awakened.”
28 А они стадоше викати гласно, и парати се ножима и шилима по свом обичају, докле их крв не обли.
Then they cried out with a loud voice, and they cut themselves, in accord with their ritual, with knives and lancets, until they were entirely covered in blood.
29 А кад дође подне, стадоше пророковати докле дође време да се принесе дар, али никаквог гласа ни кога да одговори, ни кога да чује.
Then, after midday had passed, and they were prophesying, the time had arrived when the sacrifice is usually offered. And there was no voice heard, neither did anyone heed or respond to the praying.
30 Тада рече Илија свему народу: Приступите к мени. И приступи к њему сав народ. Тада он оправи олтар Господњи који беше разваљен.
Elijah said to all the people, “Draw near to me.” And as the people were drawing near to him, he repaired the altar of the Lord, which had been torn down.
31 И узе Илија дванаест камена према броју племена синова Јакова, коме дође реч Господња говорећи: Израиљ ће ти бити име.
And he took twelve stones, in accord with the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord came, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
32 И начини од тог камења олтар у име Господње, и око олтара ископа опкоп широк да би се могле посејати две мере жита.
And he built from the stones an altar to the name of the Lord. And he made a trench for water, like two furrows of plowed land, all around the altar.
33 И намести дрва, и јунца исеченог на комаде метну на дрва.
And he arranged the wood, and he cut the ox into pieces, and he placed it on the wood.
34 И рече: Напуните четири ведра воде, и излијте на жртву и на дрва. Па опет рече: Учините још једном. И учинише још једном. Па опет рече: Учините и трећом. И учинише трећом,
And he said, “Fill four containers with water, and pour it over the holocaust, and over the wood.” And again, he said, “Do this a second time.” And when they had done it a second time, he said, “Do it also a third time.” And they did so a third time.
35 Те вода потече око олтара, и напуни се опкоп воде.
And the water was running down around the altar, and the pit of the trench was filled with water.
36 А кад би време да се принесе жртва, приступи Илија пророк и рече: Господе Боже Аврамов, Исаков и Израиљев, нека данас познаду да си Ти Бог у Израиљу и ја да сам Твој слуга, и да сам по Твојој речи учинио све ово.
And when it was now time for the holocaust to be offered, the prophet Elijah, drawing near, said: “O Lord, God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Israel, reveal this day that you are the God of Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have acted, in all these things, in accord with your precept.
37 Услиши ме, Господе, услиши ме, да би познао овај народ да си Ти Господе Бог, кад опет обратиш срца њихова.
Heed me, O Lord, heed me, so that this people may learn that you are the Lord God, and that you have converted their heart again.”
38 Тада паде огањ Господњи и спали жртву паљеницу и дрва и камен и прах, и воду у опкопу попи.
Then the fire of the Lord fell down and devoured the holocaust, and the wood, and the stones, and even the dust, and it absorbed the water that was in the trench.
39 А народ кад то виде сав попада ничице, и рекоше: Господ је Бог, Господ је Бог.
And when all the people had seen it, they fell upon their face, and they said: “The Lord himself is God! The Lord himself is God!”
40 Тада им рече Илија: Похватајте те пророке Валове да ни један не утече. И похваташе их, и Илија их одведе на поток Кисон, и покла их онде.
And Elijah said to them, “Apprehend the prophets of Baal, and do not let even one of them escape.” And when they had apprehended them, Elijah led them down to the torrent Kishon, and he put them to death there.
41 И рече Илија Ахаву: Иди, једи и пиј, јер долази велики дажд.
And Elijah said to Ahab “Ascend; eat and drink. For there is the sound of an abundance of rain.”
42 И отиде Ахав да једе и пије; а Илија се попе на врх Кармила, и саже се к земљи и метну лице своје међу кољена своја.
Ahab ascended, so that he might eat and drink. But Elijah ascended to the top of Carmel, and bending down to the ground, he placed his face between his knees.
43 А момку свом рече: Иди, погледај пут мора. А он отишавши погледа, па рече: Нема ништа. И рече му: Иди опет седам пута.
And he said to his servant, “Ascend, and gaze out toward the sea.” And when he had ascended, and had contemplated, he said, “There is nothing.” And again, he said to him, “Return seven times.”
44 А кад би седми пут, рече: Ено, мали облак као длан човечији диже се од мора. Тада рече: Иди, реци Ахаву: Прежи и иди, да те не ухвати дажд.
And at the seventh time, behold, a little cloud ascended from the sea like the footstep of a man. And he said: “Ascend, and say to Ahab, ‘Yoke your chariot, and descend; otherwise, the rain may prevent you.’”
45 У том се замрачи небо од облака и ветра, и удари велики дажд. А Ахав седавши на кола отиде у Језраел.
And as he was turning himself this way and that, behold, the heavens were darkened, and there were clouds and wind, and a great rainstorm occurred. And so Ahab, going up, went away to Jezreel.
46 А рука Господња дође над Илију, и он опасавши се отрча пред Ахавом докле дође у Језраел.
And the hand of the Lord was upon Elijah. And cinching his waist, he ran before Ahab, until he arrived at Jezreel.
