1 Kings 18
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.”
Lang Tid efter, i det tredie År, kom HERRENs ord således: "Gå hen og træd frem for Akab, så vil jeg sende Regn over Jorden!"
2 Elijah went to show himself to Ahab; now the famine was severe in Samaria.
Da gav Elias sig på Vej for at træde frem for Akab. Da Hungersnøden blev trykkende i Samaria,
3 Ahab called Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. Now Obadiah honored Yahweh very much,
kaldte Akab Paladsøversten Obadja til sig. Obadja var en Mand, der alvorligt frygtede HERREN,
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.
og dengang Jesabel lod HERRENs Profeter udrydde, tog han og skjulte hundrede Profeter, halvtredsindstyve i een Hule og halvtredsindstyve i en anden, og sørgede for Brød og Vand til dem.
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.”
Akab sagde nu til Obadja: "Kom, lad os drage rundt i Landet til alle Vandkilder og Bække, om vi mulig kan finde så meget Græs, at vi kan holde Liv i Hestene og Muldyrene og slippe for at dræbe noget af Dyrene!"
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.
Så delte de Landet, som de skulde gennemvandre, mellem sig, således at Akab og Obadja drog hver sin Vej.
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?”
Medens nu Obadja var undervejs, se, da trådte Elias ham i Møde; Obadja genkendte ham og faldt på sit Ansigt og sagde: "Er det dig, min Herre Elias?"
8 Elijah answered him, “It is I. Go tell your master, 'Look, Elijah is here.'”
Han svarede: "Ja, det er mig! Gå hen og sig til din Herre, at Elias er her!"
9 Obadiah replied, “How have I sinned, that you would give your servant into the hand of Ahab, for him to kill me?
Men han sagde: "Hvormed har jeg dog syndet, siden du vil give din Træl i Akabs Hånd, for at han kan slå mig ihjel?
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.
Så sandt HERREN din Gud lever, der er ikke et Folk eller Rige, min Herre ikke har sendt Bud til for at lede efter dig; og blev der sagt, at du ikke var der, tog han Riget og Folket i Ed på, at de ikke havde fundet dig.
11 Yet now you say, 'Go, tell your master that Elijah is here.'
Og nu siger du, at jeg skal gå hen og sige til min Herre, at Elias er her!
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.
Hvis nu HERRENs Ånd, når jeg har forladt dig, fører dig bort til et Sted, jeg ikke kender, og jeg kommer og melder det til Akab, og han ikke finder dig, lader han mig dræbe. Og din Træl har dog frygtet HERREN fra Ungdommen af!
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?
Er det ikke kommet min Herre for Øre, hvad jeg gjorde, da Jesabel lod HERRENs Profeter dræbe, hvorledes jeg skjulte hundrede af HERRENs Profeter, halvtredsindstyve i een Hule og halvtredsindstyve i en anden, og sørgede for Brød og Vand til dem?
14 Now you say to me, 'Go and tell your master that Elijah is here,' so that he will kill me.”
Og nu siger du, at jeg skal gå hen og sige til din Herre, at Elias er her - han lader mig dræbe!"
15 Then Elijah responded, “As Yahweh of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to Ahab today.”
Da sagde Elias: "Så sandt Hærskarers HERRE lever, han, for hvis Åsyn jeg står, i Dag vil jeg træde frem for ham."
16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him what Elijah said. Then the king went to meet Elijah.
Obadja gik da Akab i Møde og meldte ham det, og Akab gik Elias i Møde.
17 When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is it you? You are the one who brings trouble to Israel!”
Da Akab fik Øje på Elias, sagde han til ham: "Er det dig, du, som bringer Ulykke over Israel!"
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.
Men han svarede: "Det er ikke mig, der har bragt Ulykke over Israel, men dig og din Faders Hus, fordi I har forladt HERREN og holder eder til Ba'alerne!
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.”
Men send nu Bud og kald hele Israel sammen til mig på Karmels Bjerg og tillige de 450 Ba'alsprofeter og de 400 Asjeraprofeter, som spiser ved Jesabels Bord!"
20 So Ahab sent word to all the people of Israel and gathered the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
Da sendte Akab Bud rundt til alle Israeliterne og samlede Profeterne på Karmels Bjerg.
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.
Elias trådte så frem for alt Folket og sagde: "Hvor længe vil I blive ved at halte til begge Sider? Er HERREN Gud, så hold eder til ham, og er Ba'al Gud, så hold eder til ham!" Men Folket svarede ham ikke et Ord.
22 Then Elijah said to the people, “I, I alone, am left as a prophet of Yahweh, but Baal's prophets are 450 men.
Da sagde Elias til Folket: "Jeg er den eneste af HERRENs Profeter, der er tilbage, og Ba'als Profeter er 450 Mand;
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.
lad os nu få to unge Tyre; så skal de vælge den ene Tyr og hugge den i Stykker og lægge den på Brændet, men Ild må de ikke lægge til; den anden vil jeg lave til og lægge på Brændet, men uden at tænde Ild.
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.”
Så skal I påkalde eders Guds Navn, og jeg vil påkalde HERRENs Navn; den Gud, der svarer med Ild, han er Gud!" Alt Folket sagde: "Det Forslag er godt!"
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.”
Derpå sagde Elias til Ba'als Profefer: "Vælg eder den ene Tyr og lav den til først, thi I er de mange, og påkald så eders Guds Navn, men I må ikke tænde Ild!"
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.
Så tog de Tyren og lavede den til og påkaldte Ba'als Navn fra Morgen til Middag, idet de råbte: "Hør os, Ba'al!" Men ikke en Lyd hørtes, der var ingen, som svarede; og de dansede haltende omkring det Alter, de havde opført.
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.”
Men da det var blevet Middag, hånede Elias dem og sagde: "I må råbe højt, thi han er jo en Gud! Han er vel faldet i Tanker eller gået afsides eller rejst bort, eller han er faldet i Søvn og må først vågne!"
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.
Da råbte de højt, og som de havde for Skik, sårede de deres Legemer med Sværd og Spyd, til Blodet flød ned ad dem.
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.
Og da det var over Middag, begyndte de at rase, og det varede lige til hen imod Afgrødeofferets Tid, men ikke en Lyd hørtes, ingen svarede, og ingen agtede derpå.
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.
Da sagde Elias til alt Folket: "Kom hen til mig!" Og da alt Folket var kommet hen til ham, satte han HERRENs nedbrudte Alter i Stand.
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.”
Elias tog tolv Sten, svarende til Tallet på Jakobs Sønners Stammer, han, til hvem HERRENs Ord lød: "Israel skal dit Navn!"
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.
Og af disse Sten byggede han et Alter i HERRENs Navn og gravede rundt om Alteret en Rende på omtrent to Sea Land.
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.”
Derpå lagde han Brændet tilrette, huggede Tyren i Stykker og lagde den på Brændet.
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.
Så sagde han: "Fyld fire Krukker med Vand og hæld det ud over Brændofferet og Brændet!" Og da de havde gjort det, sagde han: "Een Gang til!" Og da de havde gjort det anden Gang, sagde han: "Een Gang til!" Og de gjorde det endnu en Gang.
35 The water ran around the altar and filled the trench.
Det drev af Vand rundt om Alteret, også Renden fik han fyldt med Vand.
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.
Men ved Afgrødeofferets Tid trådte Profeten Elias frem og sagde: "HERRE, Abrahams, Isaks og Israels Gud! Lad det kendes i Dag, at dut er Gud i Israel og jeg din Tjener, og at jeg har gjort alt dette på dit Ord!
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.”
Hør mig, HERRE, hør mig, for at dette Folk må kende, at du HERRE er Gud, og at du atter drager deres Hjerte til dig"
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.
Da for HERRENs Ild ned og fortærede Brændofferet og Brændet og Stenene og Jorden; endog Vandet i Renden slikkede den bort.
39 When all the people saw this, they lay facedown on the ground and said, “Yahweh, he is God! Yahweh, he is God!”
Da alt Folket så det, faldt de på deres Ansigt og råbte: "HERREN er Gud, HERREN er Gud!"
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.
Men Elias sagde til dem: "Grib Ba'als Profeter, lad ingen af dem slippe bort!" Og de greb dem, og Elias førte dem ned til Kisjonbækken og dræbte dem der.
41 Elijah said to Ahab, “Get up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of much rain.”
Derpå sagde Elias til Akab: "Gå op og spis og drik, thi der høres Susen af Regn."
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.
Da gik Akab op for at spise og drikke; men Elias gik op på Karmels Top og bøjede sig til Jorden med Ansigtet mellem Knæene.
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.”
Så sagde han til sin Tjener: "Gå op og se ud over Havet!" Og han gik op og så ud, men sagde: "Der er intet!" Syv Gange sagde han til ham: "Gå derop igen!" Og syv Gange vendte Tjeneren tilbage.
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.'”
Men syvende Gang sagde han: "Nu stiger der en lille Sky op af Havet, så stor som en Mands Hånd!" Da sagde Elias: "Gå hen og sig til Akab: Spænd for og kør hjem, at du ikke skal blive opholdt af Regnen!"
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,
Et Øjeblik efter var Himmelen sort af Stormskyer, og der faldt en voldsom Regn. Akab steg til Vogns og kørte til Jizre'el;
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.
men HERRENs Hånd kom over Elias, så han omgjordede sine Lænder og løb foran Akab lige til Jizre'el.
