1 Ahemfo 17
1 Afei, Elia a ɔfiri Tisbi a ɛwɔ Gilead no ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene Ahab sɛ, “Mmerɛ dodoɔ a Awurade, Onyankopɔn a mesɔre no som no, Israel Onyankopɔn te ase yi, ɛbɔ rensi, na osuo nso rentɔ mfeɛ kakra bi mu, gye sɛ ɛnam mʼasɛm so.”
And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said unto Ahab: 'As the LORD, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.'
2 Na Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Elia sɛ,
And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying:
3 “Kɔ asuo Kerit a ɛwɔ apueeɛ fam no a ɛbɔ Asubɔnten Yordan mu no, na kɔhinta hɔ.
'Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.
4 Nom asuo no mu nsuo, na di deɛ anene no de bɛbrɛ wo, ɛfiri sɛ, mahyɛ sɛ wɔmmrɛ wo aduane.”
And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.'
5 Enti, Elia yɛɛ sɛdeɛ Awurade aka akyerɛ no no. Ɔbɔɔ atenaeɛ wɔ asuo Kerit ho.
So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD; for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.
6 Anene no brɛɛ no burodo ne ɛnam anɔpa ne anwummerɛ biara, na ɔnom nsuo firii asuo no mu.
And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
7 Na akyire yi, asuo no weeɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, na osuo ntɔ wɔ asase no so baabiara.
And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
8 Na Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Elia sɛ,
And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying:
9 “Kɔ na kɔtena akuraa Sarefat a ɛbɛn Sidon kuro no mu. Okunafoɔ bi wɔ hɔ a ɔbɛma wo aduane adi. Makyerɛ no deɛ ɔnyɛ.”
'Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there; behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee.'
10 Na Elia kɔɔ Sarefat. Ɔduruu kuro no abɔntenpono no ano no, ɔhunuu okunafoɔ bi a ɔrehwehwɛ mmabaa. Ɔbisaa no sɛ, “Mesrɛ wo, wobɛtumi ama me nsuo kuruwama bi?”
So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and he called to her, and said: 'Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.'
11 Ɔrekɔsa nsuo no aba no, ɔsrɛɛ no sɛ, “Ɛyɛ a fa burodo sini bi nso ka ho.”
And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said: 'Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.'
12 Okunafoɔ no kaa sɛ, “Meka Awurade, wo Onyankopɔn no ntam sɛ, menni burodo sini koraa wɔ fie. Na deɛ mewɔ wɔ efie yɛ asikyiresiam kakra ne ngo toa ase kakraa bi. Mekɔpɛɛ mmabaa kakra a mede bɛnoa aduane a ɛtwa toɔ, na me ne me babarima adi, na afei yɛawuwu.”
And she said: 'As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, only a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse; and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.'
13 Nanso, Elia ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Nsuro! Kɔ na kɔnoa aduane a ɛtwa toɔ no. Nanso, ɛyɛ a, to burodo ketewa bi di ɛkan ma me ansa. Na ɛno akyi no, aduane bebree bɛka ama wo ne wo ba no.
And Elijah said unto her: 'Fear not; go and do as thou hast said; but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it forth unto me, and afterward make for thee and for thy son.
14 Na deɛ Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn ka ne sɛ, ‘Daa asikyiresiam ne ngo pii bɛka wɔ wo adekoradeɛ no mu kɔsi ɛberɛ a Awurade bɛma osuo atɔ, ama nnɔbaeɛ anyini bio.’”
For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: The jar of meal shall not be spent, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the land.'
15 Na ɔyɛɛ sɛdeɛ Elia kaeɛ no. Enti ɔno, Elia ne ne ba no kɔɔ so dii asikyiresiam ne ngo a na ɔwɔ no ara nna bebree.
And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
16 Ɛberɛ biara na wɔwɔ asikyiresiam ne ngo a ɛbɛso wɔn di wɔ wɔn adekoradeɛ mu sɛdeɛ Awurade nam Elia so hyɛɛ ho bɔ no.
The jar of meal was not spent, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke by Elijah.
17 Akyire yi, ɔbaa no babarima no yareeɛ. Yadeɛ no kɔɔ so ara kɔsii sɛ abɔfra no wuiɛ.
And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
18 Ɔbaa no bisaa Elia sɛ, “Ao, Onyankopɔn onipa, ɛdeɛn na woayɛ me yi? Wobaa ha sɛ worebɛtwe mʼaso wɔ me bɔne a mayɛ ho enti na woakum me ba yi?”
And she said unto Elijah: 'What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?'
19 Nanso, Elia ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Fa wo ba no ma me.” Na ɔgyee abarimaa no firii ne nsam. Ɔde no kɔɔ ɛsoro dan bi a wɔsoɛɛ no mu no mu. Ɔde owufoɔ no too ne mpa so.
And he said unto her: 'Give me thy son.' And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the upper chamber, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
20 Elia su guu Awurade so sɛ, “Ao, Awurade, adɛn enti na wode saa awerɛhoɔ yi abɛto okunafoɔ yi a ɔde ne fie asom me hɔhoɔ yi so, na wama ne ba awuo yi?”
And he cried unto the LORD, and said: 'O LORD my God, hast Thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?'
21 Ɔbutuu abɔfra no so mprɛnsa, su guu Awurade so sɛ, “Ao Awurade, me Onyankopɔn, mesrɛ, ma abɔfra yi nnya nkwa bio.”
And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said: 'O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come back into him.'
22 Awurade tiee Elia mpaeɛbɔ, na abɔfra no nyaa nkwa bio.
And the LORD hearkened unto the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came back into him, and he revived.
23 Enti, Elia de no firi soro hɔ brɛɛ ne maame, ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Hwɛ, wo ba no anyane.”
And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the upper chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother; and Elijah said: 'See, thy son liveth.'
24 Na ɔbaa no ka kyerɛɛ Elia sɛ, “Afei, mahunu pefee sɛ woyɛ Onyankopɔn onipa, na Awurade kasa fa wo so ampa.”
And the woman said to Elijah: 'Now I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.'
