Første Kongebog 17
1 Tisjbiten Elias fra Tisjbe i Gilead sagde til Akab: "Så sandt HERREN, Israels Gud, lever, han, for hvis Åsyn jeg står, i de kommende År skal der ikke falde dug eller Regn uden på mit udtrykkelige Bud!"
Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.”
2 Derpå kom HERRENs Ord til ham således:
Then the LORD’s word came to him, saying,
3 "Gå bort herfra og begiv dig østerpå og hold dig skjult ved Bækken Krit østen for Jordan;
“Go away from here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.
4 du skal drikke af Bækken, og Ravnene har jeg pålagt at sørge for Føde til dig der."
You shall drink from the brook. I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”
5 Da gik han og gjorde efter HERRENs Ord, han gik hen og tog Bolig ved Bækken Krit østen for Jordan;
So he went and did according to the LORD’s word, for he went and lived by the brook Cherith that is before the Jordan.
6 og Ravnene bragte ham Brød om Morgenen og kød om Aftenen, og han drak af Bækken.
The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.
7 Men nogen Tid efter tørrede Bækken ud, eftersom der ingen Regn faldt i Landet.
After a while, the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
8 Da kom HERRENs Ord til ham således:
The LORD’s word came to him, saying,
9 "Begiv dig til Zarepta, som hører til Zidon, og tag Bolig der; se, jeg har pålagt en Enke der at sørge for Føde til dig."
“Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.”
10 Så begav han sig til Zarepta, og da han kom til Byens Port, fik han Øje på en Enke, som var ved at sanke Brænde, og råbte til hende: "Hent mig lidt Vand i et Kar, for at jeg kan drikke!"
So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and said, “Please get me a little water in a jar, that I may drink.”
11 Og da hun gik bort for at hente det, råbte han efter hende: "Tag også et Stykke Brød med til mig!"
As she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”
12 Men hun svarede: "Så sandt HERREN din Gud lever, jeg ejer ikke Brød, men kun en Håndfuld Mel i Krukken og lidt Olie i Dunken; jeg var nettop ved at sanke et Par Stykker Brænde for at gå hjem og tillave det til mig og min Søn; og når vi har spist det, må vi dø!"
She said, “As the LORD your God lives, I don’t have anything baked, but only a handful of meal in a jar and a little oil in a jar. Behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.”
13 Da sagde Elias til hende: "Frygt ikke! Gå hjem og gør, som du siger; men lav først et lille Brød deraf til mig og bring mig det; siden kan du lave noget til dig selv og din Søn!
Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go and do as you have said; but make me a little cake from it first, and bring it out to me, and afterward make some for you and for your son.
14 Thi så siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Melkrukken skal ikke blive tom, og Olien i Dunken skal ikke slippe op, før den Dag HERREN sender Regn over Jorden!"
For the LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘The jar of meal will not run out, and the jar of oil will not fail, until the day that the LORD sends rain on the earth.’”
15 Da gik hun og gjorde, som Elias sagde; og både hun og han og hendes Søn havde noget at spise en Tid lang.
She went and did according to the saying of Elijah; and she, he, and her household ate many days.
16 Melkrukken blev ikke tom, og olien i Dunken slap ikke op, efter det Ord HERREN havde talet ved Elias.
The jar of meal didn’t run out and the jar of oil didn’t fail, according to the LORD’s word, which he spoke by Elijah.
17 Men nogen Tid efter blev Kvindens, Husets Ejerindes, Søn syg, og hans Sygdom tog heftigt til, så der til sidst ikke mere var Liv i ham.
After these things, the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick; and his sickness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.
18 Da sagde hun til Elias: "Hvad har jeg med dig at gøre, du Guds Mand! Er du kommet for at bringe min Synd i Erindring og volde min Søns Død?"
She said to Elijah, “What have I to do with you, you man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to memory, and to kill my son!”
19 Men han svarede hende: "Lad mig få din Søn!" Og han tog ham fra hendes Skød og bar ham op i Stuen på Taget, hvor han boede, og lagde ham på sin Seng.
He said to her, “Give me your son.” He took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the room where he stayed, and laid him on his own bed.
20 Så råbte han til HERREN: "HERRE min Gud, vil du virkelig handle så ilde mod den Enke; i hvis Hus jeg er Gæst, at du lader hendes Søn dø?"
He cried to the LORD and said, “LORD my God, have you also brought evil on the widow with whom I am staying, by killing her son?”
21 Derpå strakfe han sig tre Gange hen over Drengen og råbte til HERREN: "HERRE min Gud, lad dog Drengens Sjæl vende tilbage!"
He stretched himself on the child three times, and cried to the LORD and said, “LORD my God, please let this child’s soul come into him again.”
22 Og HERREN hørte Eliass Røst; Drengens Sjæl vendte tilbage, så han blev levende.
The LORD listened to the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
23 Så tog Elias Drengen og bragte ham fra Stuen på Taget ned i Huset og gav hans Moder ham, idet han sagde: "Se, din Søn lever!"
Elijah took the child and brought him down out of the room into the house, and delivered him to his mother; and Elijah said, “Behold, your son lives.”
24 Da sagde Kvinden til Elias: "Nu ved jeg vist, at du er en Guds Mand, og at HERRENs Ord i din Mund er Sandhed."
The woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the LORD’s word in your mouth is truth.”
