1 Kralji 18
1 Po mnogih dneh se je pripetilo, da je Gospodova beseda prišla k Eliju v tretjem letu, rekoč: »Pojdi, pokaži se Ahábu in jaz bom na zemljo poslal dež.«
And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the earth.
2 Elija je odšel, da se pokaže Ahábu. Tam v Samariji pa je bila huda lakota.
And Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. And the famine was severe in Samaria.
3 Aháb je poklical Obadjá, ki je bil voditelj njegove hiše. (Torej Obadjá se je silno bal Gospoda.
And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly;
4 Kajti to je bilo tako, ko je Jezabela iztrebila Gospodove preroke, da je Obadjá vzel sto prerokov in jih po petdeset skril v votlino in jih hranil s kruhom in vodo.)
for it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifties in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
5 Aháb je rekel Obadjáju: »Pojdi v deželo, k vodnim studencem in k vsem potokom. Morda bomo lahko našli travo, da rešimo konje in mule žive, da ne izgubimo vseh živali.«
And Ahab said to Obadiah, Go through the land, to all the fountains of water, and to all the brooks. Perhaps we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we not lose all the beasts.
6 Tako sta si razdelila deželo, da gresta skoznjo. Aháb je sam odšel eno pot, Obadjá pa je odšel drugo pot.
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it; Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
7 Ko je bil Obadjá na poti, glej, ga je srečal Elija. Ta ga je spoznal in padel na svoj obraz ter rekel: » Ali si ti, moj gospod Elija?«
And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him. And he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Is it thou, my lord Elijah?
8 Odgovoril mu je: »Jaz sem. Pojdi, povej svojemu gospodarju: ›Glej, Elija je tukaj.‹«
And he answered him, It is I. Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
9 Rekel je: »Kaj sem grešil, da hočeš svojega služabnika izročiti v Ahábovo roko, da me ubije?
And he said, How have I sinned that thou would deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab to kill me?
10 Kakor živi Gospod, tvoj Bog, ni ne naroda ne kraljestva, kamor moj gospodar ni poslal, da te poiščejo. In ko so rekli: › Njega ni tukaj, ‹ je od kraljestva in naroda vzel prisego, da te niso našli.
As Jehovah thy God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent to seek thee. And when they said, He is not here, he took an oath from the kingdom and nation that they did not find thee.
11 In sedaj praviš: ›Pojdi, povej svojemu gospodarju: ›Glej, Elija je tukaj.‹‹
And now thou say, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
12 Takoj, ko odidem od tebe, se bo zgodilo, da te bo Gospodov Duh odnesel ne vem kam. Ko pridem in povem Ahábu in te ne bo mogel najti, bo tako, da me bo ubil. Vendar se jaz, tvoj služabnik, od svoje mladosti bojim Gospoda.
And it will come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of Jehovah will carry thee where I know not. And so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he will kill me. But I thy servant fear Jehovah from my youth.
13 Mar ni bilo povedano mojemu gospodu kaj sem storil, ko je Jezabela usmrtila Gospodove preroke, kako sem skril sto mož, Gospodovih prerokov, po petdeset v votlino in jih hranil s kruhom in vodo?
Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of Jehovah, how I hid a hundred men of Jehovah's prophets by fifties in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
14 Sedaj pa praviš: ›Pojdi, povej svojemu gospodarju: ›Glej, Elija je tukaj ‹ in me bo ubil.«
And now thou say, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here, and he will kill me.
15 Elija je rekel: » Kakor živi Gospod nad bojevniki, pred katerim stojim, se mu bom danes zagotovo pokazal.«
And Elijah said, As Jehovah of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.
16 Tako je Obadjá odšel, da sreča Ahába in povedal mu je. Aháb je odšel, da sreča Elija.
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
17 Pripetilo se je, ko je Aháb zagledal Elija, da mu je Aháb rekel: » Si ti ta, ki nadleguje Izraela?«
And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Is it thou, thou troubler of Israel?
18 In ta je odgovoril: »Nisem jaz nadlegoval Izraela, temveč ti in hiša tvojega očeta v tem, da ste zapustili Gospodove zapovedi, ti pa si sledil Báalom.
And he answered, I have not troubled Israel, but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of Jehovah, and thou have followed the Baalim.
19 Zdaj torej pošlji in zberi k meni ves Izrael na goro Karmel in štiristo petdeset Báalovih prerokov in štiristo Ašerinih prerokov, ki jedo za Jezabelino mizo.«
Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel to mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the Asherah four hundred, who eat at Jezebel's table.
20 Tako je Aháb poslal k vsem Izraelovim otrokom in preroke skupaj zbral h gori Karmel.
So Ahab sent to all the sons of Israel, and gathered the prophets together to mount Carmel.
21 Elija je prišel k vsemu ljudstvu in rekel: »Doklej omahujete med dvema možnostma? Če Gospod je Bog, sledite njemu, toda če je Báal, potem sledite njemu.« Ljudstvo pa mu ni odgovorilo niti besede.
And Elijah came near to all the people, and said, How long do ye go limping between the two sides? If Jehovah be God, follow him, but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
22 Potem je Elija rekel ljudstvu: »Jaz, celó samo jaz sem ostal Gospodov prerok, toda Báalovih prerokov je štiristo petdeset mož.
Then Elijah said to the people, I, even I only, am left a prophet of Jehovah, but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
23 Naj nam torej dajo dva bikca in naj si enega bikca izberejo zase, ga razrežejo na koščke in ga položijo na les in pod njim ne podtaknejo ognja, jaz pa bom pripravil drugega bikca in ga položil na les in pod njim ne podtaknem ognja.
Let them therefore give us two bullocks, and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under. And I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under.
24 Kličite k imenu svojih bogov, jaz pa bom klical h Gospodovemu imenu. Bog, ki odgovarja z ognjem, naj bo on Bog.« Vse ljudstvo je odgovorilo in reklo: »To je dobro rečeno.«
And call ye on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of Jehovah. And the God that answers by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
25 Elija je Báalovim prerokom rekel: »Izberite si enega bikca zase in tega pripravite najprej, kajti vas je mnogo, in kličite ime svojih bogov, toda spodaj ne podnetite ognja.«
And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first, for ye are many, and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under.
26 Vzeli so bikca, ki jim je bil dan in ga pripravili in od jutra do poldneva klicali k Báalovemu imenu, rekoč: »Oh Báal, usliši nas.« Toda ni bilo nobenega glasu niti nikogar, da bi odgovoril. In poskakovali so na oltarju, ki je bil narejen.
And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped about the altar which was made.
27 Pripetilo se je opoldan, da jih je Elija zasmehoval in rekel: »Glasno vpijte, kajti on je bog; ali klepeta ali zalezuje ali je na potovanju ali morda spi in mora biti prebujen.«
And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is meditating, or he is gone aside, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he sleeps and must be awakened.
28 Glasno so vpili in se po svoji navadi rezali z noži in nožiči, dokler ni po njih lila kri.
And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them.
29 Pripetilo se je, ko je sredina dneva minila in so prerokovali do časa darovanja večerne daritve, da tam ni bilo, niti glasu niti odgovora, niti nikogar, ki bi upošteval.
And it was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening oblation, but there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
30 Elija je rekel vsemu ljudstvu: »Pridite bliže k meni.« In vse ljudstvo je prišlo bliže k njemu. Popravil je Gospodov oltar, ki je bil razrušen.
And Elijah said to all the people, Come near to me. And all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of Jehovah that was thrown down.
31 Elija je vzel dvanajst kamnov, glede na število rodov Jakobovih sinov, ki mu je prišla Gospodova beseda, rekoč: »Izrael bo tvoje ime.«
And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob to whom the word of Jehovah came, saying, Israel shall be thy name.
32 S kamni je v Gospodovem imenu zgradil oltar, in okoli oltarja naredil jarek, tako velik, da bi lahko vseboval dve meri semen.
And with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah. And he made a trench around the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
33 Les je postavil v red in bikca razsekal na koščke, ga položil na les in rekel: »Napolnite štiri sodčke z vodo in jih izlijte na žgalno daritev in na les.«
And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. And he said, Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt offering, and on the wood.
34 Rekel je: » To storite drugič.« In to so storili drugič. Rekel je: » To storite tretjič.« In to so storili tretjič.
And he said, Do it the second time, and they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time, and they did it the third time.
35 Voda je tekla naokoli oltarja in tudi jarek je napolnil z vodo.
And the water ran round about the altar, and he also filled the trench with water.
36 Ob času darovanja večerne daritve se je pripetilo, da se je približal prerok Elija in rekel: » Gospod, Bog Abrahama, Izaka in Izraela, naj bo to znano ta dan, da si ti Bog v Izraelu in da sem jaz tvoj služabnik in da sem vse te stvari storil na tvojo besedo.
And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening oblation, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, O Jehovah, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou are God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.
37 Prisluhni mi, oh Gospod, prisluhni mi, da bo to ljudstvo lahko vedelo, da si ti Gospod Bog in da si ti njihova srca ponovno obrnil nazaj.«
Hear me, O Jehovah, hear me, that this people may know that thou, Jehovah, are God, and that thou have turned their heart back again.
38 Potem je padel Gospodov ogenj in použil žgalno daritev, les, kamne, prah in polizal vodo, ki je bila v jarku.
Then the fire of Jehovah fell, and consumed the burnt offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
39 Ko je vse ljudstvo to videlo, so padli na svoje obraze in rekli: » Gospod, on je Bog; Gospod, on je Bog.«
And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces. And they said, Jehovah, he is God, Jehovah, he is God.
40 Elija jim je rekel: »Primite Báalove preroke, naj nobeden izmed njih ne pobegne.« Prijeli so jih in Elija jih je odvedel dol k potoku Kišónu in jih tam usmrtil.
and Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them, and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and killed them there.
41 Elija je rekel Ahábu: »Vstani, jej in pij, kajti tam je zvok obilja dežja.«
And Elijah said to Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of abundance of rain.
42 Tako je Aháb odšel gor, da jé in da pije. Elija pa je odšel gor, na vrh Karmela in se vrgel dol na zemljo in svoj obraz dal med svoja kolena
So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel, and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees.
43 in svojemu služabniku rekel: »Pojdi sedaj gor, glej proti morju.« In ta je odšel gor, pogledal in rekel: » Tam ni nič.« Rekel je: »Pojdi ponovno, sedemkrat.«
And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
44 Pripetilo se je sedmič, da je rekel: »Glej, tam vstaja iz morja majhen oblak, podoben človeški roki.« Rekel je: »Pojdi gor in reci Ahábu: ›Pripravi svoj bojni voz in se spusti dol, da te ne ustavi dež.‹«
And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, a cloud rises out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say to Ahab, Make ready thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain not stop thee.
45 V vmesnem času se je pripetilo, da je bilo nebo črno z oblaki in vetrom in tam je bil velik dež. Aháb je jahal in šel v Jezreél.
And it came to pass in a little while, that the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
46 Gospodova roka pa je bila na Eliju. Opasal je svoja ledja in pred Ahábom tekel k vhodu v Jezreél.
And the hand of Jehovah was on Elijah, and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
