< اَلْمُلُوكِ ٱلْأَوَّلُ 18 >

وَبَعْدَ أَيَّامٍ كَثِيرَةٍ كَانَ كَلَامُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى إِيلِيَّا فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلثَّالِثَةِ قَائِلًا: «ٱذْهَبْ وَتَرَاءَ لِأَخْآبَ فَأُعْطِيَ مَطَرًا عَلَى وَجْهِ ٱلْأَرْضِ». ١ 1
So after many days the word of Yahweh came to Elijah, in the third year of the drought, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab and I will send rain on the land.”
فَذَهَبَ إِيلِيَّا لِيَتَرَاءَى لِأَخْآبَ. وَكَانَ ٱلْجُوعُ شَدِيدًا فِي ٱلسَّامِرَةِ، ٢ 2
Elijah went to show himself to Ahab; now the famine was severe in Samaria.
فَدَعَا أَخْآبُ عُوبَدْيَا ٱلَّذِي عَلَى ٱلْبَيْتِ، وَكَانَ عُوبَدْيَا يَخْشَى ٱلرَّبَّ جِدًّا. ٣ 3
Ahab called Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. Now Obadiah honored Yahweh very much,
وَكَانَ حِينَمَا قَطَعَتْ إِيزَابَلُ أَنْبِيَاءَ ٱلرَّبِّ أَنَّ عُوبَدْيَا أَخَذَ مِئَةَ نَبِيٍّ وَخَبَّأَهُمْ خَمْسِينَ رَجُلًا فِي مُغَارَةٍ وَعَالَهُمْ بِخُبْزٍ وَمَاءٍ. ٤ 4
for when Jezebel was killing the prophets of Yahweh, Obadiah took one hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave and fed them with bread and water.
وَقَالَ أَخْآبُ لِعُوبَدْيَا: «ٱذْهَبْ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَى جَمِيعِ عُيُونِ ٱلْمَاءِ وَإِلَى جَمِيعِ ٱلْأَوْدِيَةِ، لَعَلَّنَا نَجِدُ عُشْبًا فَنُحْيِيَ ٱلْخَيْلَ وَٱلْبِغَالَ وَلَا نُعْدَمَ ٱلْبَهَائِمَ كُلَّهَا». ٥ 5
Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the water springs and brooks. Perhaps we will find grass and save the horses and mules alive, so that we will not lose all the animals.”
فَقَسَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلْأَرْضَ لِيَعْبُرَا بِهَا. فَذَهَبَ أَخْآبُ فِي طَرِيقٍ وَاحِدٍ وَحْدَهُ، وَذَهَبَ عُوبَدْيَا فِي طَرِيقٍ آخَرَ وَحْدَهُ. ٦ 6
So they divided the land between them to pass through it and look for water. Ahab went one way by himself and Obadiah went another way.
وَفِيمَا كَانَ عُوبَدْيَا فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ، إِذَا بِإِيلِيَّا قَدْ لَقِيَهُ فَعَرَفَهُ، وَخَرَّ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ وَقَالَ: «أَأَنْتَ هُوَ سَيِّدِي إِيلِيَّا؟» ٧ 7
As Obadiah was on the road, Elijah unexpectedly met him. Obadiah recognized him and lay facedown on the ground. He said, “Is it you, my master Elijah?”
فَقَالَ لَهُ: «أَنَا هُوَ. ٱذْهَبْ وَقُلْ لِسَيِّدِكَ: هُوَذَا إِيلِيَّا». ٨ 8
Elijah answered him, “It is I. Go tell your master, 'Look, Elijah is here.'”
فَقَالَ: «مَا هِيَ خَطِيَّتِي حَتَّى إِنَّكَ تَدْفَعُ عَبْدَكَ لِيَدِ أَخْآبَ لِيُمِيتَنِي؟ ٩ 9
Obadiah replied, “How have I sinned, that you would give your servant into the hand of Ahab, for him to kill me?
حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ، إِنَّهُ لَا تُوجَدُ أُمَّةٌ وَلَا مَمْلَكَةٌ لَمْ يُرْسِلْ سَيِّدِي إِلَيْهَا لِيُفَتِّشَ عَلَيْكَ، وَكَانُوا يَقُولُونَ: إِنَّهُ لَا يُوجَدُ. وَكَانَ يَسْتَحْلِفُ ٱلْمَمْلَكَةَ وَٱلْأُمَّةَ أَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَجِدُوكَ. ١٠ 10
As Yahweh your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my master has not sent men to find you. Whenever a nation or kingdom says, 'Elijah is not here,' Ahab makes them take an oath swearing that they could not find you.
وَٱلْآنَ أَنْتَ تَقُولُ: ٱذْهَبْ قُلْ لِسَيِّدِكَ هُوَذَا إِيلِيَّا. ١١ 11
Yet now you say, 'Go, tell your master that Elijah is here.'
وَيَكُونُ إِذَا ٱنْطَلَقْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ، أَنَّ رُوحَ ٱلرَّبِّ يَحْمِلُكَ إِلَى حَيْثُ لَا أَعْلَمُ. فَإِذَا أَتَيْتُ وَأَخْبَرْتُ أَخْآبَ وَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ فَإِنَّهُ يَقْتُلُنِي، وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ أَخْشَى ٱلرَّبَّ مُنْذُ صِبَايَ. ١٢ 12
As soon as I am gone from you, the Spirit of Yahweh will carry you some place I do not know. Then when I go and tell Ahab, and when he cannot find you, he will kill me. Yet I, your servant, have worshiped Yahweh from my youth.
أَلَمْ يُخْبَرْ سَيِّدِي بِمَا فَعَلْتُ حِينَ قَتَلَتْ إِيزَابَلُ أَنْبِيَاءَ ٱلرَّبِّ، إِذْ خَبَّأْتُ مِنْ أَنْبِيَاءِ ٱلرَّبِّ مِئَةَ رَجُلٍ، خَمْسِينَ خَمْسِينَ رَجُلًا فِي مُغَارَةٍ وَعُلْتُهُمْ بِخُبْزٍ وَمَاءٍ؟ ١٣ 13
Has it not been told to you, my master, what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of Yahweh, how I hid one hundred of Yahweh's prophets by fifties in a cave and fed them with bread and water?
وَأَنْتَ ٱلْآنَ تَقُولُ: ٱذْهَبْ قُلْ لِسَيِّدِكَ: هُوَذَا إِيلِيَّا، فَيَقْتُلُنِي». ١٤ 14
Now you say to me, 'Go and tell your master that Elijah is here,' so that he will kill me.”
فَقَالَ إِيلِيَّا: «حَيٌّ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ ٱلَّذِي أَنَا وَاقِفٌ أَمَامَهُ، إِنِّي ٱلْيَوْمَ أَتَرَاءَى لَهُ». ١٥ 15
Then Elijah responded, “As Yahweh of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to Ahab today.”
فَذَهَبَ عُوبَدْيَا لِلِقَاءِ أَخْآبَ وَأَخْبَرَهُ، فَسَارَ أَخْآبُ لِلِقَاءِ إِيلِيَّا. ١٦ 16
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him what Elijah said. Then the king went to meet Elijah.
وَلَمَّا رَأَى أَخْآبُ إِيلِيَّا قَالَ لَهُ أَخْآبُ: «أَأَنْتَ هُوَ مُكَدِّرُ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟» ١٧ 17
When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is it you? You are the one who brings trouble to Israel!”
فَقَالَ: «لَمْ أُكَدِّرْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، بَلْ أَنْتَ وَبَيْتُ أَبِيكَ بِتَرْكِكُمْ وَصَايَا ٱلرَّبِّ وَبِسَيْرِكَ وَرَاءَ ٱلْبَعْلِيمِ. ١٨ 18
Elijah answered, “I have not brought trouble to Israel, but you and your father's family are the ones who have caused trouble by abandoning the commandments of Yahweh and by following the Baals.
فَٱلْآنَ أَرْسِلْ وَٱجْمَعْ إِلَيَّ كُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى جَبَلِ ٱلْكَرْمَلِ، وَأَنْبِيَاءَ ٱلْبَعْلِ أَرْبَعَ ٱلْمِئَةِ وَٱلْخَمْسِينَ، وَأَنْبِيَاءَ ٱلسَّوَارِي أَرْبَعَ ٱلْمِئَةِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ عَلَى مَائِدَةِ إِيزَابَلَ». ١٩ 19
Now then, send word and gather to me all Israel at Mount Carmel, along with the 450 prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel's table.”
فَأَرْسَلَ أَخْآبُ إِلَى جَمِيعِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَجَمَعَ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءَ إِلَى جَبَلِ ٱلْكَرْمَلِ. ٢٠ 20
So Ahab sent word to all the people of Israel and gathered the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
فَتَقَدَّمَ إِيلِيَّا إِلَى جَمِيعِ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَقَالَ: «حَتَّى مَتَى تَعْرُجُونَ بَيْنَ ٱلْفِرْقَتَيْنِ؟ إِنْ كَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ هُوَ ٱللهَ فَٱتَّبِعُوهُ، وَإِنْ كَانَ ٱلْبَعْلُ فَٱتَّبِعُوهُ». فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ ٱلشَّعْبُ بِكَلِمَةٍ. ٢١ 21
Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you keep changing your mind? If Yahweh is God, follow him. But if Baal is God, then follow him.” Yet the people did not answer him a word.
ثُمَّ قَالَ إِيلِيَّا لِلشَّعْبِ: «أَنَا بَقِيتُ نَبِيًّا لِلرَّبِّ وَحْدِي، وَأَنْبِيَاءُ ٱلْبَعْلِ أَرْبَعُ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسُونَ رَجُلًا. ٢٢ 22
Then Elijah said to the people, “I, I alone, am left as a prophet of Yahweh, but Baal's prophets are 450 men.
فَلْيُعْطُونَا ثَوْرَيْنِ، فَيَخْتَارُوا لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ ثَوْرًا وَاحِدًا وَيُقَطِّعُوهُ وَيَضَعُوهُ عَلَى ٱلْحَطَبِ، وَلَكِنْ لَا يَضَعُوا نَارًا. وَأَنَا أُقَرِّبُ ٱلثَّوْرَ ٱلْآخَرَ وَأَجْعَلُهُ عَلَى ٱلْحَطَبِ، وَلَكِنْ لَا أَضَعُ نَارًا. ٢٣ 23
So let them give us two bulls. Let them choose one bull for themselves and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, but put no fire under it. Then I will prepare the other bull and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under it.
ثُمَّ تَدْعُونَ بِٱسْمِ آلِهَتِكُمْ وَأَنَا أَدْعُو بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ. وَٱلْإِلَهُ ٱلَّذِي يُجِيبُ بِنَارٍ فَهُوَ ٱللهُ». فَأَجَابَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَقَالُوا: «ٱلْكَلَامُ حَسَنٌ». ٢٤ 24
Then you will call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of Yahweh, and the God who answers by fire, then let him be God.” So all the people answered and said, “This is good.”
فَقَالَ إِيلِيَّا لِأَنْبِيَاءِ ٱلْبَعْلِ: «ٱخْتَارُوا لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ ثَوْرًا وَاحِدًا وَقَرِّبُوا أَوَّلًا، لِأَنَّكُمْ أَنْتُمُ ٱلْأَكْثَرُ، وَٱدْعُوا بِٱسْمِ آلِهَتِكُمْ، وَلَكِنْ لَا تَضَعُوا نَارًا». ٢٥ 25
So Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one bull for yourselves and prepare it first, for you are many people. Then call on the name of your god, but put no fire under the bull.”
فَأَخَذُوا ٱلثَّوْرَ ٱلَّذِي أُعْطِيَ لَهُمْ وَقَرَّبُوهُ، وَدَعَوْا بِٱسْمِ ٱلْبَعْلِ مِنَ ٱلصَّبَاحِ إِلَى ٱلظُّهْرِ قَائِلِينَ: «يَا بَعْلُ أَجِبْنَا». فَلَمْ يَكُنْ صَوْتٌ وَلَا مُجِيبٌ. وَكَانُوا يَرْقُصُونَ حَوْلَ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ ٱلَّذِي عُمِلَ. ٢٦ 26
They took the bull that was given to them and prepared it, and they called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “Baal, hear us.” But there was no voice, nor anyone who answered. They danced around the altar they had made.
وَعِنْدَ ٱلظُّهْرِ سَخِرَ بِهِمْ إِيلِيَّا وَقَالَ: «ٱدْعُوا بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ لِأَنَّهُ إِلَهٌ! لَعَلَّهُ مُسْتَغْرِقٌ أَوْ فِي خَلْوَةٍ أَوْ فِي سَفَرٍ! أَوْ لَعَلَّهُ نَائِمٌ فَيَتَنَبَّهَ!» ٢٧ 27
At noon Elijah mocked them and said, “Shout out loudly! He is a god! Perhaps he is thinking, or is relieving himself, or he is traveling on a journey, or perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened.”
فَصَرَخُوا بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ، وَتَقَطَّعُوا حَسَبَ عَادَتِهِمْ بِٱلسُّيُوفِ وَٱلرِّمَاحِ حَتَّى سَالَ مِنْهُمُ ٱلدَّمُ. ٢٨ 28
So they shouted more loudly, and they cut themselves, as they usually did, with swords and spears, until their blood flowed out over themselves.
وَلَمَّا جَازَ ٱلظُّهْرُ، وَتَنَبَّأُوا إِلَى حِينِ إِصْعَادِ ٱلتَّقْدِمَةِ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ صَوْتٌ وَلَا مُجِيبٌ وَلَا مُصْغٍ، ٢٩ 29
Midday passed, and they were still raving until the time of offering of the evening sacrifice, but there was no voice or anyone to answer; there was no one who paid any attention to their pleadings.
قَالَ إِيلِيَّا لِجَمِيعِ ٱلشَّعْبِ: «تَقَدَّمُوا إِلَيَّ». فَتَقَدَّمَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ إِلَيْهِ. فَرَمَّمَ مَذْبَحَ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلْمُنْهَدِمَ. ٣٠ 30
Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me,” and all the people came near to him. Then he repaired the altar of Yahweh that was lying in ruin.
ثُمَّ أَخَذَ إِيلِيَّا ٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ حَجَرًا، بِعَدَدِ أَسْبَاطِ بَنِي يَعْقُوبَ، ٱلَّذِي كَانَ كَلَامُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَيْهِ قَائِلًا: «إِسْرَائِيلَ يَكُونُ ٱسْمُكَ» ٣١ 31
Elijah took twelve stones, each stone representing one of the tribes of the sons of Jacob—it was Jacob to whom the word of Yahweh came, saying, “Israel will be your name.”
وَبَنَى ٱلْحِجَارَةَ مَذْبَحًا بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَعَمِلَ قَنَاةً حَوْلَ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ تَسَعُ كَيْلَتَيْنِ مِنَ ٱلْبَزْرِ. ٣٢ 32
With the stones he built an altar in the name of Yahweh and he dug a trench around the altar large enough to contain two seahs of seeds.
ثُمَّ رَتَّبَ ٱلْحَطَبَ وَقَطَّعَ ٱلثَّوْرَ وَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى ٱلْحَطَبِ، وَقَالَ: «ٱمْلَأُوا أَرْبَعَ جَرَّاتٍ مَاءً وَصُبُّوا عَلَى ٱلْمُحْرَقَةِ وَعَلَى ٱلْحَطَبِ». ٣٣ 33
He arranged the wood for a fire, cut the bull in pieces, and laid the pieces of the bull on the wood. He said, “Fill four jars with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.”
ثُمَّ قَالَ: «ثَنُّوا» فَثَنَّوْا. وَقَالَ: «ثَلِّثُوا» فَثَلَّثُوا. ٣٤ 34
Then he said, “Do it a second time,” and they did it a second time. Once more he said, “Do it a third time,” and they did it a third time.
فَجَرَى ٱلْمَاءُ حَوْلَ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ وَٱمْتَلَأَتِ ٱلْقَنَاةُ أَيْضًا مَاءً. ٣٥ 35
The water ran around the altar and filled the trench.
وَكَانَ عِنْدَ إِصْعَادِ ٱلتَّقْدِمَةِ أَنَّ إِيلِيَّا ٱلنَّبِيَّ تَقَدَّمَ وَقَالَ: «أَيُّهَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَإِسْرَائِيلَ، لِيُعْلَمِ ٱلْيَوْمَ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ ٱللهُ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَأَنِّي أَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَبِأَمْرِكَ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ كُلَّ هَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ. ٣٦ 36
It happened at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, “Yahweh, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word.
ٱسْتَجِبْنِي يَارَبُّ ٱسْتَجِبْنِي، لِيَعْلَمَ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبُ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْإِلَهُ، وَأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ حَوَّلْتَ قُلُوبَهُمْ رُجُوعًا». ٣٧ 37
Hear me, Yahweh, hear me, that these people may know that you, Yahweh, are God, and that you have turned their heart back again to yourself.”
فَسَقَطَتْ نَارُ ٱلرَّبِّ وَأَكَلَتِ ٱلْمُحْرَقَةَ وَٱلْحَطَبَ وَٱلْحِجَارَةَ وَٱلتُّرَابَ، وَلَحَسَتِ ٱلْمِيَاهَ ٱلَّتِي فِي ٱلْقَنَاةِ. ٣٨ 38
Then the fire of Yahweh fell and consumed the burnt offering, as well as the wood, the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
فَلَمَّا رَأَى جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ ذَلِكَ سَقَطُوا عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ وَقَالُوا: «ٱلرَّبُّ هُوَ ٱللهُ! ٱلرَّبُّ هُوَ ٱللهُ!». ٣٩ 39
When all the people saw this, they lay facedown on the ground and said, “Yahweh, he is God! Yahweh, he is God!”
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِيلِيَّا: «أَمْسِكُوا أَنْبِيَاءَ ٱلْبَعْلِ وَلَا يُفْلِتْ مِنْهُمْ رَجُلٌ». فَأَمْسَكُوهُمْ، فَنَزَلَ بِهِمْ إِيلِيَّا إِلَى نَهْرِ قِيشُونَ وَذَبَحَهُمْ هُنَاكَ. ٤٠ 40
So Elijah said to them, “Take the prophets of Baal. Do not let one of them escape.” So they took them, and Elijah brought the prophets of Baal down to the Kishon River and killed them there.
وَقَالَ إِيلِيَّا لِأَخْآبَ: «ٱصْعَدْ كُلْ وَٱشْرَبْ، لِأَنَّهُ حِسُّ دَوِيِّ مَطَرٍ». ٤١ 41
Elijah said to Ahab, “Get up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of much rain.”
فَصَعِدَ أَخْآبُ لِيَأْكُلَ وَيَشْرَبَ، وَأَمَّا إِيلِيَّا فَصَعِدَ إِلَى رَأْسِ ٱلْكَرْمَلِ وَخَرَّ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَجَعَلَ وَجْهَهُ بَيْنَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ. ٤٢ 42
So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. Then Elijah went up to the top of Carmel, bowed himself down on the earth and put his face between his knees.
وَقَالَ لِغُلَامِهِ: «ٱصْعَدْ تَطَلَّعْ نَحْوَ ٱلْبَحْرِ». فَصَعِدَ وَتَطَلَّعَ وَقَالَ: «لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ». فَقَالَ: «ٱرْجِعْ» سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ. ٤٣ 43
He said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” His servant went up and looked and said, “There is nothing.” So Elijah said, “Go again, seven times.”
وَفِي ٱلْمَرَّةِ ٱلسَّابِعَةِ قَالَ: «هُوَذَا غَيْمَةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ قَدْرُ كَفِّ إِنْسَانٍ صَاعِدَةٌ مِنَ ٱلْبَحْرِ». فَقَالَ: «ٱصْعَدْ قُلْ لِأَخْآبَ: ٱشْدُدْ وَٱنْزِلْ لِئَلَّا يَمْنَعَكَ ٱلْمَطَرُ». ٤٤ 44
At the seventh time the servant said, “Look, there is a cloud going up from the sea, as small as a man's hand.” Elijah replied, “Go up and say to Ahab, 'Make ready your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.'”
وَكَانَ مِنْ هُنَا إِلَى هُنَا أَنَّ ٱلسَّمَاءَ ٱسْوَدَّتْ مِنَ ٱلْغَيْمِ وَٱلرِّيحِ، وَكَانَ مَطَرٌ عَظِيمٌ. فَرَكِبَ أَخْآبُ وَمَضَى إِلَى يَزْرَعِيلَ. ٤٥ 45
It happened that in a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. Ahab rode and went to Jezreel,
وَكَانَتْ يَدُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَى إِيلِيَّا، فَشَدَّ حَقْوَيْهِ وَرَكَضَ أَمَامَ أَخْآبَ حَتَّى تَجِيءَ إِلَى يَزْرَعِيلَ. ٤٦ 46
but the hand of Yahweh was on Elijah. He tucked his robe in his belt and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

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