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| [1]And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said unto Ahab: 'As 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.' |
[1]And Eliu the prophet, the Thesbite of Thesbae of Galaad, said to Achaab, As the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be these years dew nor rain, except by the word of my mouth. |
| [2]And the word of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 came unto him, saying: |
[2]And the word of the Lord came to Eliu, saying, |
| [3]'Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan. |
[3]Depart hence eastward, and hide thee by the brook of Chorrath, that is before Jordan. |
| [4]And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.' |
[4]And it shall be that thou shalt drink water of the brook, and I will charge the ravens to feed thee there. |
| [5]So he went and did according unto the word of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇; for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan. |
[5]And Eliu did according to the word of the Lord, and he sat by the brook of Chorrath before Jordan. |
| [6]And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. |
[6]And the ravens brought him loaves in the morning, and flesh in the evening and he drank water of the brook. |
| [7]And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land. |
[7]And it came to pass after some time, that the brook was dried up, because there had been no rain upon the earth. |
| [8]And the word of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 came unto him, saying: |
[8]And the word of the Lord came to Eliu, saying, |
| [9]'Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there; behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee.' |
[9]Arise, and go to Sarepta of the Sidonian land: behold, I have there commanded a widow-woman to maintain thee. |
| [10]So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and he called to her, and said: 'Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.' |
[10]And he arose and went to Sarepta, and came to the gate of the city: and, behold, a widow-woman was there gathering sticks; and Eliu cried after her, and said to her, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. |
| [11]And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said: 'Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.' |
[11]And she went to fetch it; and Eliu cried after her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of the bread that is in thy hand. |
| [12]And she said: 'As 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 thy God liveth, I have not a cake, only a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the 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.' |
[12]And the woman said, As the Lord thy God lives, I have not a cake, but only a handful of meal in the pitcher, and a little oil in a cruse, and, behold, I am going to gather two sticks, and I shall go in and dress it for myself and my children, and we shall eat it and die. |
| [13]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 forth unto me, and afterward make for thee and for thy son. |
[13]And Eliu said to her, Be of good courage, go in and do according to thy word: but make me thereof a little cake, and thou shalt bring it out to me first, and thou shalt make some for thyself and thy children last. |
| [14]For thus saith 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, the God of Israel: The jar of meal shall not be spent, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 sendeth rain upon the land.' |
[14]For thus saith the Lord, The pitcher of meal shall not fail, and the cruse of oil shall not diminish, until the day that the Lord gives rain upon the earth. |
| [15]And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. |
[15]And the woman went and did so, and did eat, she, and he, and her children. |
| [16]The jar of meal was not spent, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, which He spoke by Elijah. |
[16]And the pitcher of meal failed not, and the cruse of oil was not diminished, according to the word of the Lord which he spoke by the hand of Eliu. |
| [17]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. |
[17]And it came to pass afterward, that the son of the woman the mistress of the house was sick; and his sickness was very severe, until there was no breath left in him. |
| [18]And she said unto Elijah: 'What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?' |
[18]And she said to Eliu, What have I to do with thee, O man of God? hast thou come in to me to bring my sins to remembrance, and to slay my son? |
| [19]And he said unto her: 'Give me thy son.' And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the upper chamber, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. |
[19]And Eliu said to the woman, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and took him up to the chamber in which he himself lodged, and laid him on the bed. |
| [20]And he cried unto 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, and said: 'O 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 my God, hast Thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?' |
[20]And Eliu cried aloud, and said, Alas, O Lord, the witness of the widow with whom I sojourn, thou hast wrought evil for her in slaying her son. |
| [21]And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, and said: 'O 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come back into him.' |
[21]And he breathed on the child thrice, and called on the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, let, I pray thee, the soul of this child return to him. |
| [22]And 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 hearkened unto the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came back into him, and he revived. |
[22]And it was so, and the child cried out, |
| [23]And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the upper chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother; and Elijah said: 'See, thy son liveth.' |
[23]and he brought him down from the upper chamber into the house, and gave him to his mother; and Eliu said, See, thy son lives. |
| [24]And the woman said to Elijah: 'Now I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 in thy mouth is truth.' |
[24]And the woman said to Eliu, Behold, I know that thou art a man of God, and the word of the Lord in thy mouth is true. |