1 Reis 19
1 E Acabe deu a notícia a Jezabel de tudo o que Elias havia feito, de como havia matado à espada a todos os profetas.
Then Ahab reported to Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
2 Então enviou Jezabel a Elias um mensageiro, dizendo: Assim me façam os deuses, e assim me acrescentem, se amanhã a estas horas eu não haja posto tua pessoa como a de um deles.
And so Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods do these things, and may they add these other things, if by this hour tomorrow I will not have made your life like the life of one of them.”
3 Vendo, pois, o perigo, levantou-se e foi-se por salvar sua vida, e veio a Berseba, que é em Judá, e deixou ali seu criado.
Therefore, Elijah was afraid. And rising up, he went away to wherever his will would carry him. And he arrived in Beersheba of Judah. And he dismissed his servant there.
4 E ele se foi pelo deserto um dia de caminho, e veio e sentou-se debaixo de um junípero; e desejando morrer, disse: Basta já, ó SENHOR, tira minha alma; que não sou eu melhor que meus pais.
And he continued on, into the desert, for one day’s journey. And when he had arrived, and was sitting under a juniper tree, he requested for his soul that he might die. And he said: “It is enough for me, O Lord. Take my soul. For I am no better than my fathers.”
5 E lançando-se debaixo do junípero, ficou dormido: e eis que logo um anjo que lhe tocou, e lhe disse: Levanta-te, come.
And he stretched himself out, and he slept deeply in the shadow of the juniper tree. And behold, an Angel of the Lord touched him, and said to him, “Rise up and eat.”
6 Então ele olhou, e eis que a sua cabeceira uma torta cozida sobre as ascuas, e um vaso de água: e comeu e bebeu e voltou-se a dormir.
He looked, and behold, at his head was bread baked under ashes, and a container of water. Then he ate and drank, and again he slept deeply.
7 E voltando o anjo do SENHOR a segunda vez, tocou-lhe, dizendo: Levanta-te, come: porque grande caminho te resta.
And the Angel of the Lord returned a second time, and touched him, and said to him: “Rise up, eat. For a great journey again stands before you.”
8 Levantou-se, pois, e comeu e bebeu; e caminhou com a força daquela comida quarenta dias e quarenta noites, até o monte de Deus, Horebe.
And he when he had risen up, he ate and drank. And he walked by the strength of that food for forty days and forty nights, as far as the mountain of God, Horeb.
9 E ali se meteu em uma cova, de onde teve a noite. E foi a ele palavra do SENHOR, o qual lhe disse: Que fazes aqui, Elias?
And when he had arrived there, he stayed in a cave. And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
10 E ele respondeu: Tenho sentido um zelo intenso pelo SENHOR Deus dos exércitos; porque os filhos de Israel deixaram tua aliança, derrubaram teus altares, e mataram à espada teus profetas: e eu só restei, e me buscam para tirar-me a vida.
And he responded: “I have been very zealous on behalf of the Lord, the God of hosts. For the sons of Israel have forsaken your covenant. They have torn down your altars. They have killed your prophets with the sword. I alone remain. And they are seeking my life, so that they may take it away.”
11 E ele lhe disse: Sai fora, e põe-te no monte diante do SENHOR. E eis que o SENHOR que passava, e um grande e poderoso vento que rompia os montes, e quebrava as penhas diante do SENHOR: mas o SENHOR não estava no vento. E depois do vento um terremoto: mas o SENHOR não estava no terremoto.
And he said to him, “Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by. And there was a great and strong wind, tearing apart the mountains, and crushing the rocks before the Lord. But the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind, there was an earthquake. But the Lord was not in the earthquake.
12 E depois do terremoto um fogo: mas o SENHOR não estava no fogo. E depois do fogo uma voz agradável e suave.
And after the earthquake, there was a fire. But the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire, there was the whisper of a gentle breeze.
13 E quando o ouviu Elias, cobriu seu rosto com seu manto, e saiu, e parou-se à porta da cova. E eis que chegou uma voz a ele, dizendo: Que fazes aqui, Elias?
And when Elijah had heard it, he covered his face with his cloak, and going out, he stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there was a voice to him, saying: “What are you doing here, Elijah?” And he responded:
14 E ele respondeu: Tenho sentido um zelo intenso pelo SENHOR Deus dos exércitos; porque os filhos de Israel deixaram tua aliança, derrubaram teus altares, e mataram à espada teus profetas: e eu só restei, e me buscam para tirar-me a vida.
“I have been very zealous on behalf of the Lord, the God of hosts. For the sons of Israel have forsaken your covenant. They have torn down your altars. They have killed your prophets with the sword. I alone remain. And they are seeking my life, so that they may take it away.”
15 E disse-lhe o SENHOR: Vai, volta-te por teu caminho, pelo deserto de Damasco: e chegarás, e ungirás a Hazael por rei da Síria;
And the Lord said to him: “Go, and return on your way, through the desert, to Damascus. And when you have arrived there, you shall anoint Hazael as king over Syria.
16 E a Jeú, filho de Ninsi, ungirás por rei sobre Israel; e a Eliseu filho de Safate, de Abel-Meolá, ungirás para que seja profeta em lugar de ti.
And you shall anoint Jehu, the son of Nimshi, as king over Israel. But Elisha, the son of Shaphat, who is from Abelmeholah, you shall anoint to be a prophet in your place.
17 E será, que o que escapar da espada, de Hazael, Jeú o matará; e o que escapar da espada de Jeú, Eliseu o matará.
And this shall be: whoever will have escaped from the sword of Hazael, will be slain by Jehu. And whoever will have escaped from the sword of Jehu, will be put to death by Elisha.
18 E eu farei que restem em Israel sete mil; todos os joelhos que não se encurvaram a Baal, e bocas todas que não o beijaram.
And I will leave for myself seven thousand men in Israel, whose knees have not been bent before Baal, and every mouth that has not adored him, kissing hands.”
19 E partindo-se ele dali, achou a Eliseu filho de Safate, que arava com doze juntas diante de si; e ele era um dos doze trabalhadores. E passando Elias por diante dele, lançou sobre ele seu manto.
Therefore, Elijah, setting out from there, found Elisha, the son of Shaphat, plowing with twelve yoke of oxen. And he himself was one of those who were plowing with the twelve yoke of oxen. And when Elijah had gone to him, he cast his mantle over him.
20 Então deixando ele os bois, veio correndo após Elias, e disse: Rogo-te que me deixes beijar meu pai e minha mãe, e logo te seguirei. E ele lhe disse: Vai, volta: que te fiz eu?
And immediately, leaving behind the oxen, he ran after Elijah. And he said, “I beg you to let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” And he said to him: “Go, and turn back. For what was mine to do, I have done concerning you.”
21 E interrompeu de segui-lo, tomou um par de bois, e os matou, e com o arado dos bois cozeu a carne deles, e deu-a ao povo que comessem. Depois se levantou, e foi atrás de Elias, e o servia.
Then, turning back from him, he took a pair of oxen, and he slew them. And he cooked the flesh with the plow of the oxen. And he gave it to the people, and they ate. And rising up, he went and followed Elijah, and he ministered to him.
