I Kings 18

And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

Lang Tid efter, i det tredie År, kom HERRENs ord således: "Gå hen og træd frem for Akab, så vil jeg sende Regn over Jorden!"

And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.

Da gav Elias sig på Vej for at træde frem for Akab. Da Hungersnøden blev trykkende i Samaria,

And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:

kaldte Akab Paladsøversten Obadja til sig. Obadja var en Mand, der alvorligt frygtede HERREN,

For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

og dengang Jesabel lod HERRENs Profeter udrydde, tog han og skjulte hundrede Profeter, halvtredsindstyve i een Hule og halvtredsindstyve i en anden, og sørgede for Brød og Vand til dem.

And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.

Akab sagde nu til Obadja: "Kom, lad os drage rundt i Landet til alle Vandkilder og Bække, om vi mulig kan finde så meget Græs, at vi kan holde Liv i Hestene og Muldyrene og slippe for at dræbe noget af Dyrene!"

So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

Så delte de Landet, som de skulde gennemvandre, mellem sig, således at Akab og Obadja drog hver sin Vej.

And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?

Medens nu Obadja var undervejs, se, da trådte Elias ham i Møde; Obadja genkendte ham og faldt på sit Ansigt og sagde: "Er det dig, min Herre Elias?"

And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

Han svarede: "Ja, det er mig! Gå hen og sig til din Herre, at Elias er her!"

And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?

Men han sagde: "Hvormed har jeg dog syndet, siden du vil give din Træl i Akabs Hånd, for at han kan slå mig ihjel?

As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.

Så sandt HERREN din Gud lever, der er ikke et Folk eller Rige, min Herre ikke har sendt Bud til for at lede efter dig; og blev der sagt, at du ikke var der, tog han Riget og Folket i Ed på, at de ikke havde fundet dig.

And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

Og nu siger du, at jeg skal gå hen og sige til min Herre, at Elias er her!

And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.

Hvis nu HERRENs Ånd, når jeg har forladt dig, fører dig bort til et Sted, jeg ikke kender, og jeg kommer og melder det til Akab, og han ikke finder dig, lader han mig dræbe. Og din Træl har dog frygtet HERREN fra Ungdommen af!

Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD'S prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

Er det ikke kommet min Herre for Øre, hvad jeg gjorde, da Jesabel lod HERRENs Profeter dræbe, hvorledes jeg skjulte hundrede af HERRENs Profeter, halvtredsindstyve i een Hule og halvtredsindstyve i en anden, og sørgede for Brød og Vand til dem?

And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.

Og nu siger du, at jeg skal gå hen og sige til din Herre, at Elias er her - han lader mig dræbe!"

And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.

Da sagde Elias: "Så sandt Hærskarers HERRE lever, han, for hvis Åsyn jeg står, i Dag vil jeg træde frem for ham."

So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Obadja gik da Akab i Møde og meldte ham det, og Akab gik Elias i Møde.

And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?

Da Akab fik Øje på Elias, sagde han til ham: "Er det dig, du, som bringer Ulykke over Israel!"

And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.

Men han svarede: "Det er ikke mig, der har bragt Ulykke over Israel, men dig og din Faders Hus, fordi I har forladt HERREN og holder eder til Ba'alerne!

Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.

Men send nu Bud og kald hele Israel sammen til mig på Karmels Bjerg og tillige de 450 Ba'alsprofeter og de 400 Asjeraprofeter, som spiser ved Jesabels Bord!"

So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.

Da sendte Akab Bud rundt til alle Israeliterne og samlede Profeterne på Karmels Bjerg.

And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.

Elias trådte så frem for alt Folket og sagde: "Hvor længe vil I blive ved at halte til begge Sider? Er HERREN Gud, så hold eder til ham, og er Ba'al Gud, så hold eder til ham!" Men Folket svarede ham ikke et Ord.

Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

Da sagde Elias til Folket: "Jeg er den eneste af HERRENs Profeter, der er tilbage, og Ba'als Profeter er 450 Mand;

Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under:

lad os nu få to unge Tyre; så skal de vælge den ene Tyr og hugge den i Stykker og lægge den på Brændet, men Ild må de ikke lægge til; den anden vil jeg lave til og lægge på Brændet, men uden at tænde Ild.

And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.

Så skal I påkalde eders Guds Navn, og jeg vil påkalde HERRENs Navn; den Gud, der svarer med Ild, han er Gud!" Alt Folket sagde: "Det Forslag er godt!"

And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.

Derpå sagde Elias til Ba'als Profefer: "Vælg eder den ene Tyr og lav den til først, thi I er de mange, og påkald så eders Guds Navn, men I må ikke tænde Ild!"

And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.

Så tog de Tyren og lavede den til og påkaldte Ba'als Navn fra Morgen til Middag, idet de råbte: "Hør os, Ba'al!" Men ikke en Lyd hørtes, der var ingen, som svarede; og de dansede haltende omkring det Alter, de havde opført.

And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.

Men da det var blevet Middag, hånede Elias dem og sagde: "I må råbe højt, thi han er jo en Gud! Han er vel faldet i Tanker eller gået afsides eller rejst bort, eller han er faldet i Søvn og må først vågne!"

And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.

Da råbte de højt, og som de havde for Skik, sårede de deres Legemer med Sværd og Spyd, til Blodet flød ned ad dem.

And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.

Og da det var over Middag, begyndte de at rase, og det varede lige til hen imod Afgrødeofferets Tid, men ikke en Lyd hørtes, ingen svarede, og ingen agtede derpå.

And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down.

Da sagde Elias til alt Folket: "Kom hen til mig!" Og da alt Folket var kommet hen til ham, satte han HERRENs nedbrudte Alter i Stand.

And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:

Elias tog tolv Sten, svarende til Tallet på Jakobs Sønners Stammer, han, til hvem HERRENs Ord lød: "Israel skal dit Navn!"

And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.

Og af disse Sten byggede han et Alter i HERRENs Navn og gravede rundt om Alteret en Rende på omtrent to Sea Land.

And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.

Derpå lagde han Brændet tilrette, huggede Tyren i Stykker og lagde den på Brændet.

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.

Så sagde han: "Fyld fire Krukker med Vand og hæld det ud over Brændofferet og Brændet!" Og da de havde gjort det, sagde han: "Een Gang til!" Og da de havde gjort det anden Gang, sagde han: "Een Gang til!" Og de gjorde det endnu en Gang.

And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

Det drev af Vand rundt om Alteret, også Renden fik han fyldt med Vand.

And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of 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 at thy word.

Men ved Afgrødeofferets Tid trådte Profeten Elias frem og sagde: "HERRE, Abrahams, Isaks og Israels Gud! Lad det kendes i Dag, at dut er Gud i Israel og jeg din Tjener, og at jeg har gjort alt dette på dit Ord!

Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.

Hør mig, HERRE, hør mig, for at dette Folk må kende, at du HERRE er Gud, og at du atter drager deres Hjerte til dig"

Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.

Da for HERRENs Ild ned og fortærede Brændofferet og Brændet og Stenene og Jorden; endog Vandet i Renden slikkede den bort.

And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.

Da alt Folket så det, faldt de på deres Ansigt og råbte: "HERREN er Gud, HERREN er Gud!"

And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

Men Elias sagde til dem: "Grib Ba'als Profeter, lad ingen af dem slippe bort!" Og de greb dem, og Elias førte dem ned til Kisjonbækken og dræbte dem der.

And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

Derpå sagde Elias til Akab: "Gå op og spis og drik, thi der høres Susen af Regn."

So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,

Da gik Akab op for at spise og drikke; men Elias gik op på Karmels Top og bøjede sig til Jorden med Ansigtet mellem Knæene.

And 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.

Så sagde han til sin Tjener: "Gå op og se ud over Havet!" Og han gik op og så ud, men sagde: "Der er intet!" Syv Gange sagde han til ham: "Gå derop igen!" Og syv Gange vendte Tjeneren tilbage.

And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.

Men syvende Gang sagde han: "Nu stiger der en lille Sky op af Havet, så stor som en Mands Hånd!" Da sagde Elias: "Gå hen og sig til Akab: Spænd for og kør hjem, at du ikke skal blive opholdt af Regnen!"

And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

Et Øjeblik efter var Himmelen sort af Stormskyer, og der faldt en voldsom Regn. Akab steg til Vogns og kørte til Jizre'el;

And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

men HERRENs Hånd kom over Elias, så han omgjordede sine Lænder og løb foran Akab lige til Jizre'el.