1 Akab fortalte nu Jesabel alt, hvad Elias havde gjort, og hvorledes han havde ihjelslået alle Profeterne med Sværd,

1 Now Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.

2 og Jesabel sendte et Sendebud til Elias og lod sige: "Guderne ramme mig både med det ene og det andet, om jeg ikke i Morgen ved denne Tid handler med dit Liv, som der er handlet med deres!"

2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and even more, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.”

3 Da blev han bange, stod op og drog bort for at redde sit Liv. Han kom da til Be'ersjeba i Juda. Der lod han sin Tjener blive

3 And he was afraid and arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

4 og vandrede selv en Dagsrejse ud i Ørkenen og satte sig under en Gyvelbusk og ønskede sig Døden, idet han sagde: "Nu er det nok, HERRE; tag mit Liv, thi jeg er ikke bedre end mine Fædre!"

4 But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree; and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take my life, for I am not better than my fathers.”

5 Så lagde han sig til at sove under en Gyvelbusk. Og se, en Engel rørte ved ham og sagde: "Stå op og spis!"

5 He lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and behold, there was an angel touching him, and he said to him, “Arise, eat.”

6 Og da han så sig om, se, da lå der, hvor hans Hoved havde hvilet, et ristet Brød, og der stod en Krukke Vand; og han spiste og drak og lagde sig igen.

6 Then he looked and behold, there was at his head a bread cake baked on hot stones, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again.

7 Men HERRENs Engel kom atter og rørte ved ham og sagde: "Stå op og spis, ellers bliver Vejen dig for lang!"

7 The angel of the Lord came again a second time and touched him and said, “Arise, eat, because the journey is too great for you.”

8 Da stod han op og spiste og drak; og styrket af dette Måltid vandrede han i fyrretyve Dage og fyrretyve Nætter lige til Guds Bjerg Horeb.

8 So he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mountain of God.

9 Der gik han ind i en Hule og overnattede. Da lød HERRENs Ord til ham: "Hvad er du her efter, Elias?"

9 Then he came there to a cave and lodged there; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

10 Han svarede: "Jeg har været fuld af Nidkærhed for HERREN, Hærskarers Gud, fordi Israeliterne har forladt din Pagt; dine Altre har de nedbrudt, og dine Profeter har de ihjelslået med Sværd! Jeg alene er tilbage, og nu står de mig efter Livet!"

10 He said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I alone am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”

11 Da sagde han: "Gå ud og stil dig på Bjerget for HERRENs Åsyn!" Og se, HERREN gik forbi, og et stort og stærkt Vejr, der sønderrev Bjerge og sprængte Klipper, gik foran HERREN, men HERREN var ikke i Vejret. Efter Vejret kom der et Jordskælv, men HERREN var ikke i Jordskælvet.

11 So He said, “Go forth and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord was passing by! And a great and strong wind was rending the mountains and breaking in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake.

12 Efter Jordskælvet kom der Ild, men HERREN var ikke i Ilden. Men efter Ilden kom der en stille, sagte Susen,

12 After the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of a gentle blowing.

13 og da Elias hørte den, hyllede han sit Hoved i sin Kappe og gik ud og stillede sig ved Indgangen til Hulen; og se, en Røst lød til ham: "Hvad er du her efter Elias?"

13 When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

14 Han svarede: "Jeg har været fuld af Nidkærhed for HERREN, Hærskarers Gud, fordi Israeliterne har forladt din Pagt; dine Altre har de nedbrudt, og dine Profeter har de ihjelslået med Sværd! Jeg alene er tilbage, og nu står de mig efter Livet!"

14 Then he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I alone am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”

15 Da sagde HERREN til ham: "Vend tilbage ad den Vej, du kom, og gå til Ørkenen ved Damaskus; gå så hen og salv Hazael til Konge over Aram,

15 The Lord said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus, and when you have arrived, you shall anoint Hazael king over Aram;

16 salv Jehu, Nimsjis Søn, til Konge over Israel og salv Elisa, Sjafats Søn, fra Abel Mehola til Profet i dit Sted!

16 and Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint king over Israel; and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place.

17 Den, der undslipper Hazaels Sværd, skal Jehu dræbe, og den, der undslipper Jehus Sværd, skal Elisa dræbe.

17 It shall come about, the one who escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu shall put to death, and the one who escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha shall put to death.

18 Jeg vil lade syv Tusinde blive tilbage i Israel, hvert Knæ, der ikke har bøjet sig for Ba'al, og hver Mund, der ikke har kysset ham."

18 Yet I will leave 7,000 in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal and every mouth that has not kissed him.”

19 Så gik han derfra; og han traf Elisa, Sjafats Søn, i Færd med at pløje; tolv Spand Okser havde han foran sig, og selv var han ved det tolvte. Da nu Elias gik forbi ham, kastede han sin Kappe over ham.

19 So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, while he was plowing with twelve pairs of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. And Elijah passed over to him and threw his mantle on him.

20 Så forlod han Okserne og løb efter Elias og sagde: "Lad mig først kysse min Fader og min Moder, så vil jeg følge dig!" Han svarede: "Gå kun tilbage, thi hvad er det ikke, jeg har gjort ved dig!"

20 He left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, “Please let me kiss my father and my mother, then I will follow you.” And he said to him, “Go back again, for what have I done to you?”

21 Da forlod han ham og vendte tilbage; så tog han og slagtede Oksespandet, kogte Okserne ved Stavtøjet og gav Folkene dem at spise; derpå brød han op og fulgte Elias og gik ham til Hånde. 

21 So he returned from following him, and took the pair of oxen and sacrificed them and boiled their flesh with the implements of the oxen, and gave it to the people and they ate. Then he arose and followed Elijah and ministered to him.

Det Nye Testamente 1907. Det Gamle Testamente 1931

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