1 Kings 18
1 After many days, Yahweh’s word came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain on the earth.”
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.«
2 Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria.
Elija je odšel, da se pokaže Ahábu. Tam v Samariji pa je bila huda lakota.
3 Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Yahweh greatly;
Aháb je poklical Obadjá, ki je bil voditelj njegove hiše. (Torej Obadjá se je silno bal Gospoda.
4 for when Jezebel cut off Yahweh’s prophets, Obadiah took one hundred prophets, and hid them fifty to a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
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.)
5 Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land, to all the springs 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 animals.”
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.«
6 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
Tako sta si razdelila deželo, da gresta skoznjo. Aháb je sam odšel eno pot, Obadjá pa je odšel drugo pot.
7 As Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him. He recognized him, and fell on his face, and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”
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?«
8 He answered him, “It is I. Go, tell your lord, ‘Behold, Elijah is here!’”
Odgovoril mu je: »Jaz sem. Pojdi, povej svojemu gospodarju: ›Glej, Elija je tukaj.‹«
9 He said, “How have I sinned, that you would deliver your servant into the hand of Ahab, to kill me?
Rekel je: »Kaj sem grešil, da hočeš svojega služabnika izročiti v Ahábovo roko, da me ubije?
10 As Yahweh your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent to seek you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he took an oath of the kingdom and nation that they didn’t find you.
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.
11 Now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here.”’
In sedaj praviš: ›Pojdi, povej svojemu gospodarju: ›Glej, Elija je tukaj.‹‹
12 It will happen, as soon as I leave you, that Yahweh’s Spirit will carry you I don’t know where; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he can’t find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared Yahweh from my youth.
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.
13 Wasn’t it told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed Yahweh’s prophets, how I hid one hundred men of Yahweh’s prophets with fifty to a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
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?
14 Now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here”.’ He will kill me.”
Sedaj pa praviš: ›Pojdi, povej svojemu gospodarju: ›Glej, Elija je tukaj ‹ in me bo ubil.«
15 Elijah said, “As Yahweh of Armies lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.”
Elija je rekel: » Kakor živi Gospod nad bojevniki, pred katerim stojim, se mu bom danes zagotovo pokazal.«
16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
Tako je Obadjá odšel, da sreča Ahába in povedal mu je. Aháb je odšel, da sreča Elija.
17 When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?”
Pripetilo se je, ko je Aháb zagledal Elija, da mu je Aháb rekel: » Si ti ta, ki nadleguje Izraela?«
18 He answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house, in that you have forsaken Yahweh’s commandments and you have followed the Baals.
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.
19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel to Mount Carmel, and four hundred fifty of the prophets of Baal, and four hundred of the prophets of the Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
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.«
20 So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together to Mount Carmel.
Tako je Aháb poslal k vsem Izraelovim otrokom in preroke skupaj zbral h gori Karmel.
21 Elijah came near to all the people, and said, “How long will you waver between the two sides? If Yahweh is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” The people didn’t say a word.
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.
22 Then Elijah said to the people, “I, even I only, am left as a prophet of Yahweh; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred fifty men.
Potem je Elija rekel ljudstvu: »Jaz, celó samo jaz sem ostal Gospodov prerok, toda Báalovih prerokov je štiristo petdeset mož.
23 Let them therefore give us two bulls; and let them choose one bull for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under; and I will dress the other bull, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under it.
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.
24 You call on the name of your god, and I will call on Yahweh’s name. The God who answers by fire, let him be God.” All the people answered, “What you say is good.”
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.«
25 Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one bull for yourselves, and dress it first, for you are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it.”
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.«
26 They took the bull which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, “Baal, hear us!” But there was no voice, and nobody answered. They leaped about the altar which was made.
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.
27 At noon, Elijah mocked them, and said, “Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is deep in thought, or he has gone somewhere, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he sleeps and must be awakened.”
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.«
28 They cried aloud, and cut themselves in their way with knives and lances until the blood gushed out on them.
Glasno so vpili in se po svoji navadi rezali z noži in nožiči, dokler ni po njih lila kri.
29 When midday was past, they prophesied until the time of the evening offering; but there was no voice, no answer, and nobody paid attention.
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.
30 Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me!”; and all the people came near to him. He repaired Yahweh’s altar that had been thrown down.
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.
31 Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom Yahweh’s word came, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
Elija je vzel dvanajst kamnov, glede na število rodov Jakobovih sinov, ki mu je prišla Gospodova beseda, rekoč: »Izrael bo tvoje ime.«
32 With the stones he built an altar in Yahweh’s name. He made a trench around the altar large enough to contain two seahs of seed.
S kamni je v Gospodovem imenu zgradil oltar, in okoli oltarja naredil jarek, tako velik, da bi lahko vseboval dve meri semen.
33 He put the wood in order, and cut the bull in pieces and laid it on the wood. He said, “Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.”
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.«
34 He said, “Do it a second time;” and they did it the second time. He said, “Do it a third time;” and they did it the third time.
Rekel je: » To storite drugič.« In to so storili drugič. Rekel je: » To storite tretjič.« In to so storili tretjič.
35 The water ran around the altar; and he also filled the trench with water.
Voda je tekla naokoli oltarja in tudi jarek je napolnil z vodo.
36 At the time of the evening offering, Elijah the prophet came near and said, “Yahweh, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word.
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.
37 Hear me, Yahweh, hear me, that this people may know that you, Yahweh, are God, and that you have turned their heart back again.”
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.«
38 Then Yahweh’s fire fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust; and it licked up the water that was in the trench.
Potem je padel Gospodov ogenj in použil žgalno daritev, les, kamne, prah in polizal vodo, ki je bila v jarku.
39 When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces. They said, “Yahweh, he is God! Yahweh, he is God!”
Ko je vse ljudstvo to videlo, so padli na svoje obraze in rekli: » Gospod, on je Bog; Gospod, on je Bog.«
40 Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Don’t let one of them escape!” They seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and killed them there.
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.
41 Elijah said to Ahab, “Get up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.”
Elija je rekel Ahábu: »Vstani, jej in pij, kajti tam je zvok obilja dežja.«
42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down on the earth, and put his face between his knees.
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
43 He said to his servant, “Go up now and look toward the sea.” He went up and looked, then said, “There is nothing.” He said, “Go again” seven times.
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.«
44 On the seventh time, he said, “Behold, a small cloud, like a man’s hand, is rising out of the sea.” He said, “Go up, tell Ahab, ‘Get ready and go down, so that the rain doesn’t stop you.’”
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.‹«
45 In a little while, the sky grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
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.
46 Yahweh’s hand was on Elijah; and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
Gospodova roka pa je bila na Eliju. Opasal je svoja ledja in pred Ahábom tekel k vhodu v Jezreél.
