1 Књига о царевима 18
1 После много времена, треће године, дође реч Господња Илији говорећи: Иди, покажи се Ахаву, и пустићу дажд на земљу.
Now after a long time, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go and let Ahab see you, so that I may send rain on the earth.
2 И отиде Илија да се покаже Ахаву, и беше велика глад у Самарији.
So Elijah went to let Ahab see him. Now there was no food to be had in Samaria.
3 И Ахав дозва Авдију, који беше управитељ двора његовог; а Авдија се бојаше Господа веома.
And Ahab sent for Obadiah, the controller of the king's house. (Now Obadiah had the fear of the Lord before him greatly;
4 Јер кад Језавеља убијаше пророке Господње, узе Авдија сто пророка, и сакри их, по педесет у једну пећину, и храни их хлебом и водом.
For when Jezebel was cutting off the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred of them, and kept them secretly in a hole in the rock, fifty at a time, and gave them bread and water.)
5 И рече Ахав Авдији: Пођи по земљи на изворе и на потоке, еда бисмо нашли траве да сачувамо у животу коње и мазге, да нам не изгине стока.
And Ahab said to Obadiah, Come, let us go through all the country, to all the fountains of water and all the rivers, and see if there is any grass to be had for the horses and the transport beasts, so that we may be able to keep some of the beasts from destruction.
6 И поделише међу се земљу куда ће ићи; Ахав отиде једним путем сам, а Авдија отиде другим путем сам.
So they went through all the country, covering it between them; Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadiah went in another by himself.
7 А кад Авдија беше на путу, гле, срете га Илија; и он га позна, и паде ничице, и рече: Јеси ли ти, господару мој Илија?
And while Obadiah was on his way, he came face to face with Elijah; and seeing who it was, he went down on his face and said, Is it you, my lord Elijah?
8 А он му рече: Ја сам; иди, кажи господару свом: Ево Илије.
And Elijah in answer said, It is I; now go and say to your lord, Elijah is here.
9 А он рече: Шта сам згрешио, да слугу свог предаш у руке Ахаву да ме погуби?
And he said, What sin have I done, that you would give up your servant into the hand of Ahab, and be the cause of my death?
10 Тако да је жив Господ Бог твој, нема народа ни царства куда није слао господар мој да те траже; и рекоше: Нема га. А он закле царства и народе да те не могу да нађу.
By the life of the Lord your God, there is not a nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent in search of you; and when they said, He is not here; he made them take an oath that they had not seen you.
11 А ти сада кажеш: Иди, кажи господару свом: Ево Илије.
And now you say, Go, say to your lord, Elijah is here.
12 А кад ја отидем од тебе, дух ће те Господњи однети, а ја нећу знати куда; па да отидем и прокажем Ахаву, а он да те не нађе, убиће ме; а слуга се твој боји Господа од младости своје.
And straight away, when I have gone from you, the spirit of the Lord will take you away, I have no idea where, so that when I come and give word to Ahab, and he sees you not, he will put me to death: though I, your servant, have been a worshipper of the Lord from my earliest years.
13 Није ли казано господару мом шта сам учинио кад Језавеља убијаше пророке Господње? Како сакрих стотину пророка Господњих, по педесет у једну пећину, и храних их хлебом и водом.
Has my lord not had word of what I did when Jezebel was putting the Lord's prophets to death? how I kept a hundred of them in a secret hole in the rock, fifty at a time, and gave them bread and water?
14 А ти сада кажеш: Иди, кажи господару свом: Ево Илије. Убиће ме.
And now you say, Go and say to your Lord, Elijah is here; and he will put me to death.
15 А Илија рече: Тако да је жив Господ над војскама, пред којим стојим, данас ћу му се показати.
And Elijah said, By the life of the Lord of armies, whose servant I am, I will certainly let him see me today.
16 Тада отиде Авдија пред Ахава, и каза му; и Ахав отиде пред Илију.
So Obadiah went to Ahab and gave him the news; and Ahab went to see Elijah.
17 А кад виде Ахав Илију, рече му Ахав: Јеси ли ти онај што несрећу доносиш на Израиља?
And when he saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, Is it you, you troubler of Israel?
18 А он рече: Не доносим ја несрећу на Израиља, него ти и дом оца твог оставивши заповести Господње и приставши за Валима.
Then he said in answer, I have not been troubling Israel, but you and your family; because, turning away from the orders of the Lord, you have gone after the Baals.
19 Него сада пошаљи и сабери к мени свега Израиља на гору кармилску, и четири стотине и педесет пророка Валових и четири стотине пророка из луга, који једу за столом Језавељиним.
Now send, and get Israel together before me at Mount Carmel, with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal who get their food at Jezebel's table.
20 И посла Ахав к свим синовима Израиљевим, и сабра оне пророке на гору кармилску.
So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and got the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
21 Тада приступи Илија ка свему народу и рече: Докле ћете храмати на обе стране? Ако је Господ Бог, идите за Њим; ако ли је Вал, идите за њим. Али народ не одговори му ни речи.
And Elijah came near to all the people and said, How long will you go on balancing between two opinions? if the Lord is God, then give worship to him; but if Baal, give worship to him. And the people said not a word in answer.
22 А Илија рече народу: Ја сам сам остао пророк Господњи; а пророка Валових има четири стотине и педесет.
Then Elijah said to the people, I, even I, am the only living prophet of the Lord; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
23 Дајте нам два јунца, и нека они изаберу себи једног, и нека га исеку на комаде и метну на дрва, али огањ да не подмећу; а ја ћу приготовити другог јунца, и метнућу га на дрва, али огањ нећу подметати.
Now, let them give us two oxen; and let them take one for themselves, and have it cut up, and put it on the wood, but put no fire under it; I will get the other ox ready, and put it on the wood, and put no fire under it.
24 Тада призовите име својих богова, а ја ћу призвати име Господње, па који се Бог одазове огњем онај нека је Бог. И сав народ одговори и рече: Добро рече.
And do you make prayers to your god, and I will make a prayer to the Lord: and it will be clear that the one who gives an answer by fire is God. And all the people in answer said, It is well said.
25 Потом рече Илија пророцима Валовим: Изаберите себи једног јунца и приготовите га прво, јер је вас више; и призовите име богова својих, али огња не подмећите.
Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Take one ox for yourselves and get it ready first, for there are more of you; and make your prayers to your god, but put no fire under.
26 И узеше јунца, ког им даде, и приготовише, и стадоше призивати име Валово од јутра до подне говорећи: Вале, услиши нас! Али никаквог гласа ни кога да одговори. И скакаху око олтара, који начинише.
So they took the ox which was given them, and made it ready, crying out to Baal from morning till the middle of the day, and saying, O Baal, give ear to us. But there was no voice and no answer. And they were jumping up and down before the altar they had made.
27 А кад би у подне, стаде им се ругати Илија говорећи: Вичите већма; јер је он бог! Ваља да се нешто замислио, или је у послу, или на путу, или може бити спава, да се пробуди.
And in the middle of the day, Elijah made sport of them, saying, Give louder cries, for he is a god; he may be deep in thought, or he may have gone away for some purpose, or he may be on a journey, or by chance he is sleeping and has to be made awake.
28 А они стадоше викати гласно, и парати се ножима и шилима по свом обичају, докле их крв не обли.
So they gave loud cries, cutting themselves with knives and swords, as was their way, till the blood came streaming out all over them.
29 А кад дође подне, стадоше пророковати докле дође време да се принесе дар, али никаквог гласа ни кога да одговори, ни кога да чује.
And from the middle of the day they went on with their prayers till the time of the offering; but there was no voice, or any answer, or any who gave attention to them.
30 Тада рече Илија свему народу: Приступите к мени. И приступи к њему сав народ. Тада он оправи олтар Господњи који беше разваљен.
Then Elijah said to all the people, Come near to me; and all the people came near. And he put up again the altar of the Lord which had been broken down.
31 И узе Илија дванаест камена према броју племена синова Јакова, коме дође реч Господња говорећи: Израиљ ће ти бити име.
And Elijah took twelve stones, the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the Lord had said, Israel will be your name:
32 И начини од тог камења олтар у име Господње, и око олтара ископа опкоп широк да би се могле посејати две мере жита.
And with the stones he made an altar to the name of the Lord; and he made a deep drain all round the altar, great enough to take two measures of seed.
33 И намести дрва, и јунца исеченог на комаде метну на дрва.
And he put the wood in order, and, cutting up the ox, put it on the wood. Then he said, Get four vessels full of water and put it on the burned offering and on the wood. And he said, Do it a second time, and they did it a second time;
34 И рече: Напуните четири ведра воде, и излијте на жртву и на дрва. Па опет рече: Учините још једном. И учинише још једном. Па опет рече: Учините и трећом. И учинише трећом,
And he said, Do it a third time, and they did it a third time.
35 Те вода потече око олтара, и напуни се опкоп воде.
And the water went all round the altar, till the drain was full.
36 А кад би време да се принесе жртва, приступи Илија пророк и рече: Господе Боже Аврамов, Исаков и Израиљев, нека данас познаду да си Ти Бог у Израиљу и ја да сам Твој слуга, и да сам по Твојој речи учинио све ово.
Then at the time of the offering, Elijah the prophet came near and said, O Lord, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be seen this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things by your order.
37 Услиши ме, Господе, услиши ме, да би познао овај народ да си Ти Господе Бог, кад опет обратиш срца њихова.
Give me an answer, O Lord, give me an answer, so that this people may see that you are God, and that you have made their hearts come back again.
38 Тада паде огањ Господњи и спали жртву паљеницу и дрва и камен и прах, и воду у опкопу попи.
Then the fire of the Lord came down, burning up the offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and drinking up the water in the drain.
39 А народ кад то виде сав попада ничице, и рекоше: Господ је Бог, Господ је Бог.
And when the people saw it, they all went down on their faces, and said, The Lord, he is God, the Lord, he is God.
40 Тада им рече Илија: Похватајте те пророке Валове да ни један не утече. И похваташе их, и Илија их одведе на поток Кисон, и покла их онде.
And Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal, let not one of them get away. So they took them, and Elijah made them go down to the stream Kishon, and put them to death there.
41 И рече Илија Ахаву: Иди, једи и пиј, јер долази велики дажд.
Then Elijah said to Ahab, Up! take food and drink, for there is a sound of much rain.
42 И отиде Ахав да једе и пије; а Илија се попе на врх Кармила, и саже се к земљи и метну лице своје међу кољена своја.
So Ahab went up to have food and drink, while Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he went down on the earth, putting his face between his knees.
43 А момку свом рече: Иди, погледај пут мора. А он отишавши погледа, па рече: Нема ништа. И рече му: Иди опет седам пута.
And he said to his servant, Go now, and take a look in the direction of the sea. And he went up, and after looking said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times; and he went seven times.
44 А кад би седми пут, рече: Ено, мали облак као длан човечији диже се од мора. Тада рече: Иди, реци Ахаву: Прежи и иди, да те не ухвати дажд.
And the seventh time he said, I see a cloud coming up out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. Then he said, Go up and say to Ahab, Get your carriage ready and go down or the rain will keep you back.
45 У том се замрачи небо од облака и ветра, и удари велики дажд. А Ахав седавши на кола отиде у Језраел.
And after a very little time, the heaven became black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab went in his carriage to Jezreel.
46 А рука Господња дође над Илију, и он опасавши се отрча пред Ахавом докле дође у Језраел.
And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he made himself strong, and went running before Ahab till they came to Jezreel.
