1 Kings 18
1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself to Ahab; and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.
Prošlo je mnogo vremena i riječ Jahvina bi upravljena treće godine Iliji: “Idi, pokaži se Ahabu, jer želim pustiti kišu na lice zemlje.”
2 And Elijah went to shew himself to Ahab. And the famine was severe in Samaria.
I ode Ilija da se pokaže Ahabu. Kako je glad u Samariji bivala teža,
3 And Ahab called Obadiah, who was the steward of his house (now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly;
pozva Ahab dvorskog upravitelja Obadiju. Taj se Obadija veoma bojao Jahve;
4 and it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and maintained them with bread and water);
jer kad je Izebela poubijala proroke Jahvine, on je uzeo stotinu proroka i sakrio ih po pedeset u jednu spilju, gdje ih je hranio kruhom i pojio vodom.
5 and Ahab said to Obadiah, Go through the land, to all the fountains of water and to all the torrents, perhaps we may find grass to save the horses and the mules alive, so that we may not have to destroy some of [our] beasts.
I reče Ahab Obadiji: “Hajde, obići ćemo svu zemlju, sve izvore i sve potoke, možda ćemo naći trave da sačuvamo u životu konje i mazge i da nam ne propadne stoka.”
6 And they divided the land between them to pass through it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
Podijelili su zemlju koju će pretražiti: Ahab je sam otišao jednim putem, a Obadija je pošao sam drugim putem.
7 And as Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him; and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Is it indeed thou, my lord Elijah?
I kad je Obadija bio na putu, eto mu u susret Ilije; poznavši ga, pade ničice i reče: “Jesi li to ti, gospodaru Ilija!”
8 And he said to him, I [am he]: go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah!
On mu odgovori: “Ja sam! Idi i reci svome gospodaru: 'Evo Ilije!'”
9 And he said, What have I sinned, that thou givest thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to put me to death?
Odgovori mu Obadija: “Što sam sagriješio te slugu svojega predaješ u ruke Ahabu da me ubije?
10 As Jehovah thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom whither my lord has not sent to seek thee; and when they said, He is not [here], he took an oath of the kingdom or nation that they found thee not.
Živoga mi Jahve, tvoga Boga, nema naroda ili kraljevstva kamo moj gospodar nije slao da te traže. I kad su mu rekli: 'Nema ga!' zakleo je kraljevstvo i narod što te nisu našli.
11 And now thou sayest, Go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah!
I sada mi naređuješ: 'Idi, reci svome gospodaru: Evo Ilije!'
12 And it shall come to pass when I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of Jehovah shall carry thee whither I know not; and when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he will kill me; and I thy servant fear Jehovah from my youth.
Ali kad ja odem od tebe, Duh Jahvin odnijet će te ne znam kamo, a ja ću doći i obavijestiti Ahaba. Pa kad te ne nađe, ubit će me! A tvoj se sluga boji Jahve od mladosti svoje!
13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of Jehovah, how I hid a hundred men of Jehovah's prophets by fifty in a cave, and maintained them with bread and water?
Zar nije poznato mome gospodaru što sam učinio kad je ono Izebela poubijala proroke Jahvine? Sakrio sam stotinu proroka, po pedeset u jednu spilju, i kruhom ih uzdržavao i vodom.
14 And now thou sayest, Go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah! and he will kill me.
I sada ti naređuješ: 'Idi, reci svome gospodaru: Evo Ilije!' Pa on će me ubiti!”
15 And Elijah said, As Jehovah of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will certainly shew myself to him to-day.
Ilija mu odgovori: “Živoga mi Jahve Sebaota, komu služim, još ću mu se danas pokazati.”
16 Then Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.
Obadija pođe u susret Ahabu i donese mu vijest, a Ahab pođe u susret Iliji.
17 And it came to pass when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Is it thou, the troubler of Israel?
Kad Ahab ugleda Iliju, reče mu: “Jesi li ti onaj koji upropašćuješ Izraela?”
18 And he said, I have not troubled Israel, but thou and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of Jehovah, and thou hast followed the Baals.
Ilija odgovori: “Ne upropašćujem ja Izraela, nego ti i tvoja obitelj, jer ste ostavili Jahvu, a ti si sljedbenik Baala.
19 And now send, gather to me all Israel to mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the Asherah four hundred, who eat at Jezebel's table.
Sada sakupi sav Izrael preda me na gori Karmelu i četiri stotine pedeset proroka Baalovih koji jedu za stolom Izebelinim.”
20 So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
Ahab pozva sve sinove Izraelove i sakupi proroke na gori Karmelu.
21 Then Elijah drew near to all the people, and said, How long do ye halt between two opinions? if Jehovah be God, follow him; and if Baal, follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
Ilija pristupi svemu narodu i reče: “Dokle ćete hramati na obje strane? Ako je Jahve Bog, slijedite ga; ako je Baal, slijedite njega.” A narod mu nije ništa odgovorio.
22 And Elijah said to the people, I, only I, remain a prophet of Jehovah; and Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
Ilija nastavi: “Ja sam još jedini ostao kao prorok Jahvin, a Baalovih je proroka četiri stotine i pedeset.
23 Let them therefore give us two bullocks: and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and put it on the wood, and put no fire; and I will sacrifice the other bullock, and put it on the wood, and put no fire.
Dajte nam dva junca. Neka oni izaberu sebi jednoga, neka ga sasijeku i stave na drva, ali neka ne podmeću ognja. Ja ću spremiti drugoga junca i neću podmetati ognja.
24 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of Jehovah; and the god that answers by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, The word is good.
Vi zazovite ime svoga boga, a ja ću zazvati ime Jahvino: bog koji odgovori ognjem pravi je Bog.” Sav narod odgovori: “Dobro!”
25 And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Choose one bullock for yourselves, and sacrifice it first; for ye are the many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire.
Potom reče Ilija prorocima Baalovim: “Izaberite sebi jednoga junca i počnite, jer vas je mnogo više. Zazovite ime svoga boga, ali ne stavljajte ognja.”
26 And they took the bullock which had been given them, and sacrificed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, O Baal, answer us! But there was no voice, and none answered. And they leaped about the altar that had been made.
Oni uzeše junca koji je njima pripao i pripremiše ga. Zazivali su ime Baalovo od jutra do podne govoreći: “O Baale, usliši nas!” Ali nije bilo ni glasa, ni odgovora. I skakahu i prigibahu koljena pred žrtvenikom koji su načinili.
27 And it came to pass at noon that Elijah mocked them and said, Cry aloud; for he is a god; for he is meditating, or gone aside, or he is on a journey; perhaps he sleeps, and will awake.
U podne im se Ilija naruga i reče: “Glasnije vičite, jer on je bog; zauzet je, ili ima posla, ili je na putu; možda spava, pa ga treba probuditi!”
28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with swords and spears, till the blood gushed out upon them.
A oni okrenuše vikati još glasnije i parati se noževima i sulicama, kako je u njih običaj, sve dok ih nije oblila krv.
29 And it came to pass when midday was past, that they prophesied until the [time] of the offering up of the oblation; but there was neither voice, nor any that answered, nor any attention.
Kad je prošlo podne, pali su u bunilo i bjesnjeli sve dok nije bilo vrijeme da se prinese žrtva; ali nije bilo nikakva glasa ni odgovora niti znaka da ih tkogod sluša.
30 Then Elijah said to all the people, Draw near to me. And all the people drew near to him. And he repaired the altar of Jehovah which was broken down.
Tada Ilija reče svemu narodu: “Priđite k meni!” I sav mu narod pristupi. On popravi žrtvenik Jahvin koji bijaše srušen.
31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of Jehovah came saying, Israel shall be thy name;
Ilija uze dvanaest kamenova prema broju plemena sinova Jakova, kome je Bog rekao: “Izrael će biti ime tvoje!”
32 and with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah, and made a trench round about the altar, of the capacity of two measures of seed;
I sagradi od toga kamenja žrtvenik Imenu Jahvinu i iskopa jarak oko žrtvenika, širok da bi se mogle posijati dvije mjere pšenice.
33 and he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. And he said, Fill four pitchers with water, and pour it on the burnt-offering, and on the wood.
Složi drva, rasiječe junca i stavi ga na drva.
34 And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.
Tada reče: “Napunite vodom četiri vrča i izlijte na paljenicu i na drva!” Učiniše tako. Zapovjedi im: “Ponovite”, i oni ponoviše. Tada reče: “Učinite i treći put.” Oni tako i treći put.
35 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
Voda je tekla oko žrtvenika i jarak se ispunio vodom.
36 And it came to pass at [the time of] the offering up of the oblation, that Elijah the prophet drew near, and said, Jehovah, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things by thy word.
Kad bijaše vrijeme da se prinese žrtva, pristupi prorok Ilija i reče: “Jahve, Bože Abrahamov, Izakov i Izraelov, objavi danas da si ti Bog u Izraelu, da sam ja sluga tvoj i da sam po zapovijedi tvojoj učinio sve ovo.
37 Answer me, Jehovah, answer me, that this people may know that thou Jehovah art God, and [that] thou hast turned their heart back again.
Usliši me, Jahve; usliši me, da bi sav ovaj narod znao da si ti, Jahve, Bog i da ćeš ti obratiti njihova srca.”
38 And the fire of Jehovah fell, and consumed the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
I oganj Jahvin pade i proguta paljenicu i drva, kamenje i prašinu, čak i vodu u jarku isuši.
39 And all the people saw [it], and they fell on their faces and said, Jehovah, he is God! Jehovah, he is God!
Sav narod se uplaši, ljudi padoše ničice i rekoše: “Jahve je Bog! Jahve je Bog!”
40 And Elijah said to them, Seize the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape! And they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the torrent of Kishon, and slaughtered them there.
Ilija im reče: “Pohvatajte proroke Baalove da nijedan od njih ne utekne!” I oni ih pohvataše. Ilija ih odvede do potoka Kišona i ondje ih pobi.
41 And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
Ilija reče Ahabu: “Idi gore, jedi i pij, jer čujem šumor kiše.”
42 And Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed down on the earth, and put his face between his knees.
Dok je Ahab otišao gore da jede i pije, Ilija se popeo na vrh Karmela, prignuo se zemlji i sakrio lice među koljena.
43 And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up and looked, and said, [There is] nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
Rekao je zatim svome momku: “Idi gore i pogledaj prema moru.” On ode gore, pogleda i reče: “Ništa nema ondje!” Ilija odgovori: “Vrati se sedam puta.”
44 And it came to pass at the seventh time that he said, Behold there is a cloud, small as a man's hand, arising out of the sea. And he said, Go up, say to Ahab, Harness and go down, that the pour of rain stop thee not.
Ali sedmoga puta reče momak: “Eno se oblak, malen kao dlan čovječji, diže od mora.” Tada reče Ilija: “Idi, kaži Ahabu: 'Upregni i silazi da te kiša ne uhvati.'”
45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heavens became black [with] clouds and wind, and there was a great pour of rain. And Ahab got on the chariot, and went to Jizreel.
Odjednom se nebo zamrači od oblaka i vihora i pade jaka kiša. Ahab se pope na kola i odveze u Jizreel.
46 And the hand of Jehovah was upon Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jizreel.
Ruka je Jahvina bila nad Ilijom te on, opasavši se, otrča pred Ahabom sve do u blizinu Jizreela.
