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| [1]And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Eliu in the third year, saying, Go, and appear before Achaab, and I will bring rain upon the face of the earth. |
[1]After many days, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab, and I will send rain upon the earth. |
| [2]And Eliu went to appear before Achaab: and the famine was severe in Samaria. |
[2]And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab, and there was a great famine in Samaria. |
| [3]And Achaab called Abdiu the steward. Now Abdiu feared the Lord greatly. |
[3]And Ahab called Obadiah the governor of his house: (and Obadiah feared God greatly: |
| [4]And it came to pass when Jezabel smote the prophets of the Lord, that Abdiu took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water. |
[4]For when Jezebel destroyed the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them, by fifty in a cave, and he fed them with bread and water.) |
| [5]And Achaab said to Abdiu, Come, and let us go through the land, and to the fountains of water, and to the brooks, if by any means we may find grass, and may save the horses and mules, and so they will not perish from the tents. |
[5]And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all the fountains of water, and unto all the rivers, if so be that we may find grass to save the horses and the mules alive, lest we deprive the land of the beasts. |
| [6]And they made a division of the way between them to pass through it: Achaab went one way, and Abdiu went by another way alone. |
[6]And so they divided the land between them to walk through it. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. |
| [7]And Abdiu was alone in the way; and Eliu came alone to meet him: and Abdiu hasted, and fell upon his face, and said, My lord Eliu, art thou indeed he? |
[7]And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art not thou my lord Elijah? |
| [8]And Eliu said to him, I am: go say to thy master, Behold, Eliu is here. |
[8]And he answered him, Yea, go tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. |
| [9]And Abdiu said, What sin have I committed, that thou givest thy servant into the hand of Achaab to slay me? |
[9]And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? |
| [10]As the Lord thy God lives, there is not a nation or kingdom, whither my lord has not sent to seek thee; and if they said, He is not here, then has he set fire to the kingdom and its territories, because he has not found thee. |
[10]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 here, he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, if they had not found thee. |
| [11]And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Eliu is here. |
[11]And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. |
| [12]And it shall come to pass when I shall have departed from thee, that the Spirit of the Lord shall carry thee to a land which I know not, and I shall go in to tell the matter to Achaab, and he will not find thee and will slay me: yet thy servant fears the Lord from his youth. |
[12]And when I am gone from thee, the spirit of the Lord shall carry thee into some place that I do not know: so when I come and tell Ahab, if he cannot find thee, then will he kill me: But I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth. |
| [13]Has it not been told to thee my lord, what I did when Jezabel slew the prophets of the Lord, that I hid a hundred men of the prophets of the Lord, by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water? |
[13]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? |
| [14]And now thou sayest to me, Go, say to thy master, Behold, Eliu is here: and he shall slay me. |
[14]And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here, that he may slay me. |
| [15]And Eliu said, As the Lord of Hosts before whom I stand lives, to-day I will appear before him. |
[15]And Elijah said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself unto him this day. |
| [16]And Abdiu went to meet Achaab, and told him: and Achaab hasted forth, and went to meet Eliu. |
[16]So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: And Ahab went to meet Elijah. |
| [17]And it came to pass when Achaab saw Eliu, that Achaab said to Eliu, Art thou he that perverts Israel? |
[17]And when Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? |
| [18]And Eliu said, I do not pervert Israel; but it is thou and thy father's house, in that ye forsake the Lord your God, and thou hast gone after Baalim. |
[18]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. |
| [19]And now send, gather to me all Israel to mount Carmel, and the prophets of shame four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, that eat at Jezabel's table. |
[19]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. |
| [20]And Achaab sent to all Israel, and gathered all the prophets to mount Carmel. |
[20]So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. |
| [21]And Eliu drew near to them all: and Eliu said to them, How long wilt ye halt on both feet? if the Lord be God, follow him; but if Baal, follow him. And the people answered not a word. |
[21]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 be he, then go after him. And the people answered him not a word. |
| [22]And Eliu said to the people, I am left, the only one prophet of the Lord; and the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men, and the prophets of the groves four hundred. |
[22]Then said Elijah unto the people, I only remain a prophet of the Lord: but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. |
| [23]Let them give us two oxen, and let them choose one for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire on the wood: and I will dress the other bullock, and put on no fire. |
[23]Let them therefore give us two bullocks, and let them choose the one, and cut him in pieces, and lay him on the wood, but put no fire under, and I will prepare the other bullock, and lay him on the wood, and will put no fire under. |
| [24]And do ye call loudly on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord my God, and it shall come to pass that the God who shall answer by fire, he is God. And all the people answered and said, The word which thou hast spoken is good. |
[24]Then call ye on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord: and then the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered, and said, It is well spoken. |
| [25]And Eliu said to the prophets of shame, Choose to yourselves one calf, and dress it first, for ye are many; and call ye on the name of your god; but apply no fire. |
[25]And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you a bullock, and prepare him first, (for ye are many) and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under. |
| [26]And they took the calf and drest it, and called on the name of Baal from morning till noon, and said, hear us, O Baal, hear us. And there was no voice, neither was there hearing, and they ran up and down on the alter which they had made. |
[26]So they took the one bullock, that was given them, and they prepared it, and called on the name of Baal, from morning to noon, saying, O Baal, hear us: but there was no voice, nor any to answer: and they leaped upon the altar that was made. |
| [27]And it was noon, and Eliu the Thesbite mocked them, and said, Call with a loud voice, for he is a god; for he is meditating, or else perhaps he is engaged in business, or perhaps he is asleep, and is to be awaked. |
[27]And at noon Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry loud: for he is a god: either he talketh or pursueth his enemies, or is in his journey, or it may be that he sleepeth, and must be awaked. |
| [28]And they cried with a loud voice, and cut themselves according to their custom with knives and lancets until the blood gushed out upon them. |
[28]And they cried loud, and cut themselves as their manner was, with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. |
| [29]And they prophesied until the evening came; and it came to pass as it was the time of the offering of the sacrifice, that Eliu the Thesbite spoke to the prophets of the abominations, saying, Stand by for the present, and I will offer my sacrifice. And they stood aside and departed. |
[29]And when midday was passed, and they had prophesied until the offering of the evening sacrifice, there was neither voice, nor one to answer, nor any that regarded. |
| [30]And Eliu said to the people, Come near to me. And all the people came near to him. |
[30]And Elijah said unto all the people, Come to me. And all the people came to him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down. |
| [31]And Eliu took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of Israel, as the Lord spoke to him, saying, Israel shall be thy name. |
[31]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) |
| [32]And he built up the stones in the name of the Lord, and repaired the altar that had been broken down; and he made a trench that would hold two measures of seed round about the altar. |
[32]And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord: and he made a ditch round about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. |
| [33]And he piled the cleft wood on the altar which he had made, and divided the whole-burnt-offering, and laid it on the wood, and laid it in order on the altar, and said, Fetch me four pitchers of water, and pour it on the whole-burnt-offering, and on the wood. And they did so. |
[33]And he put the wood in order, and hewed the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, |
| [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. |
[34]And said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood. Again he said, Do so again. And they did so the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time. |
| [35]And the water ran round about the altar, and they filled the trench with water. |
[35]And the water ran round about the altar: and he filled the ditch with water also. |
| [36]And Eliu cried aloud to the heaven, and said, Lord God of Abraam, and Isaac, and Israel, answer me, O Lord, answer me this day by fire, and let all this people know that thou art the Lord, the God of Israel, and I am thy servant, and for thy sake I have wrought these works. |
[36]And when they should offer the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet came, and said, Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and of Israel, let it be known this day, that thou art the God of Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy commandment. |
| [37]Hear me, O Lord, hear me, and let this people know that thou art the Lord God, and thou hast turned back the heart of this people. |
[37]Hear me, O Lord, hear me, and let this people know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart again at the last. |
| [38]Then fire fell from the Lord out of heaven, and devoured the whole-burnt-offerings, and the wood and the water that was in the trench, and the fire licked up the stones and the earth. |
[38]Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the ditch. |
| [39]And all the people fell upon their faces, and said, Truly the Lord is God; he is God. |
[39]And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces, and said, The Lord is God, the Lord is God. |
| [40]And Eliu said to the people, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them; and Eliu brings them down to the brook Kisson, and he slew them there. |
[40]And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal, let not a man of them escape. and they took them, and Elijah brought them to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. |
| [41]And Eliu said to Achaab, Go up, and eat and drink, for there is a sound of the coming of rain. |
[41]And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink, for there is a sound of much rain. |
| [42]And Achaab went up to eat and to drink; and Eliu went up to Carmel, and stooped to the ground, and put his face between his knees, |
[42]So Ahab went up to eat and to drink, and Elijah went up to the top of Carmel: and he crouched unto the earth, and put his face between his knees, |
| [43]and said to his servant, Go up, and look toward the sea. And the servant looked, and said, There is nothing: and Eliu said, Do thou then go again seven times. |
[43]And said to his servant, Go up now and look toward the way of the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. Again he said, Go again seven times. |
| [44]And the servant went again seven times: and it came to pass at the seventh time, that, behold, a little cloud like the sole of a man's foot brought water; and he said, Go up, and say to Achaab, make ready thy chariot, and go down, lest the rain overtake thee. |
[44]And at the seventh time he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea like a man's hand. Then he said, Up, and say unto Ahab, Make ready thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stay thee not. |
| [45]And it came to pass in the meanwhile, that the heaven grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Achaab wept, and went to Jezrael. |
[45]And in the mean while the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. Then Ahab went up and came to Jezreel. |
| [46]And the hand of the Lord was upon Eliu, and he girt up his loins, and ran before Achaab to Jezrael. |
[46]And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab till he came to Jezreel. |