I Kings 17

Ilija Tišbijac, iz Tišbe Gileadske, reče Ahabu: "Živoga mi Jahve, Boga Izraelova, komu služim, neće ovih godina biti ni rose ni kiše, osim na moju zapovijed."

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

Upućena mu je riječ Jahvina ovako:

And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,

"Idi odavde i kreni na istok i sakrij se na potoku Keritu, koji je nasuprot Jordanu.

Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

Pit ćeš iz potoka, a gavranima sam zapovjedio da te ondje hrane."

And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

Ode on i učini po riječi Jahvinoj i nastani se na potoku Keritu, nasuprot Jordanu.

So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

Gavrani su mu jutrom donosili kruha, a večerom mesa; iz potoka je pio.

And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

Ali poslije nekog vremena presuši potok, jer nije bilo kiše u svoj zemlji.

And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

Tada Iliji dođe riječ Jahvina:

And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,

"Ustani, idi u Sarfatu Sidonsku i ondje ostani. Evo, ondje sam zapovjedio jednoj udovici da te hrani."

Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

Ustade on i krenu u Sarfatu. Kada je stigao do gradskih vrata, neka je udovica onuda skupljala drva; on joj se obrati i reče: "Donesi mi malo vode u vrču da pijem!"

So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

Kad je pošla da donese, on viknu za njom i reče joj: "Donesi mi i malo kruha u ruci!"

And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.

Ona odgovori: "Živoga mi Jahve, tvoga Boga, ja nemam pečena kruha, nemam do pregršti brašna u ćupu i malo ulja u vrču. I evo kupim drva, pa ću otići i ono pripremiti sebi i svome sinu da pojedemo i da umremo."

And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

Ali joj Ilija reče: "Ništa se ne boj. Idi i uradi kako si rekla; samo najprije umijesi meni kolačić, pa mi donesi; a onda zgotovi za sebe i za svoga sina.

And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.

Jer ovako govori Jahve, Bog Izraelov: 'U ćupu neće brašna nestati ni vrč se s uljem neće isprazniti sve dokle Jahve ne pusti da kiša padne na zemlju.'"

For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.

Ode ona i učini kako je rekao Ilija; i za mnoge dane imadoše jela, ona, on i njen sin.

And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.

Brašno se iz ćupa nije potrošilo i u vrču nije nestalo ulja, po riječi koju je Jahve rekao preko svoga sluge Ilije.

And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.

Poslije ovih događaja razbolio se sin domaćičin i bolest se njegova jako pogoršala, tako te u njemu nije ostalo daha.

And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.

Tada ona reče Iliji: "Što ja imam s tobom, čovječe Božji? Zar si došao k meni da me podsjetiš na moj grijeh i da mi usmrtiš sina!"

And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?

On joj reče: "Daj mi svoga sina!" Tada ga uze iz njezina naručja, odnese ga u gornju sobu gdje je stanovao i položi ga na svoju postelju.

And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

Tada zavapi Jahvi i reče: "Jahve, Bože moj, zar zaista želiš udovicu koja me ugostila uvaliti u tugu umorivši joj sina?"

And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?

Zatim se tri puta pružio nad dječakom zazivajući Jahvu: "Jahve, Bože, učini da se u ovo dijete vrati duša njegova!"

And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again.

Jahve je uslišio molbu Ilijinu, u dijete se vratila duša i ono oživje.

And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.

Ilija ga uze, siđe iz gornje sobe u kuću i dade ga njegovoj materi; i reče Ilija: "Evo, tvoj sin živi!"

And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.

Žena mu reče: "Sada znam da si ti čovjek Božji i da je riječ Jahvina u tvojim ustima istinita!"

And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.