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King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
And it
came
to
pass
after
many
days, that
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.
And the
days are
many
, and
the word of Jehovah
hath
been
unto
Elijah in the third year, saying, `
Go, appear
unto Ahab ,
and I give
rain on
the face
of
the
ground;'
And Elijah went
to show
himself
unto Ahab. And there
was
a
sore
famine in Samaria .
and Elijah goeth
to appear
unto Ahab. And the
famine is
severe
in Samaria ,
And Ahab called
Obadiah, which
was
the governor
of
his
house .
(Now
Obadiah feared
the
LORD
greatly :
and Ahab calleth
unto
Obadiah, who
`is'
over
the house --
and
Obadiah hath
been
fearing
Jehovah
greatly ,
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 .)
and
it cometh
to
pass
, in
Jezebel's
cutting
off the prophets of Jehovah
, that Obadiah taketh
a
hundred prophets, and hideth
them ,
fifty men
in a cave, and hath
sustained
them with bread and water --
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
.
and Ahab saith
unto Obadiah, `
Go through
the land, unto all fountains of waters
, and unto all the
brooks ,
if
so
be
we find hay,
and keep
alive horse
and
mule
, and
do
not cut
off
any
of
the cattle
. '
So
they divided
the land between
them
to pass throughout
it :
Ahab went
one way by himself, and Obadiah went
another way by himself .
And
they apportion
to
themselves
the land ,
to pass over
into
it ;
Ahab hath
gone
in
one way by himself, and Obadiah hath
gone
in
another way by himself ;
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?
and Obadiah `is'
in the way, and
lo
, Elijah --
to
meet
him ;
and he discerneth
him, and falleth
on his face, and saith
, `
Art thou he
--
my lord Elijah? '
And he answered
him, I am :
go, tell
thy lord, Behold
, Elijah is
here
.
And he saith
to
him, `
I `
am ';
go, say
to
thy lord, Lo
, Elijah. '
And he said
, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest
deliver
thy servant into the hand of Ahab ,
to slay
me?
And he saith
, `
What have I sinned, that thou art
giving
thy servant into the hand of Ahab --
to put
me to
death
?
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 .
Jehovah
thy God liveth, if
there is a
nation and
kingdom whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee ;
and they said, He is not ,
then
he caused
the kingdom and the
nation to
swear
, that it
doth
not find
thee;
And now thou sayest
, Go, tell
thy lord, Behold
, Elijah is
here.
and now ,
thou art
saying
, Go, say
to
thy lord, Lo
, Elijah ;
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.
and it hath
been
, I go
from thee, and
the Spirit of Jehovah
doth
lift
thee up,
whither I know not ,
and I have
come to
declare
to
Ahab, and he doth
not
find thee, and
he hath
slain
me ;
and
thy servant is
fearing
Jehovah
from my youth.
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?
`Hath
it not been
declared
to
my lord that
which
I have
done
in
Jezebel's
slaying
the prophets of Jehovah
, that
I hide
of the prophets of
Jehovah
a
hundred
men,
fifty
by fifty in a cave, and sustained
them with bread and water?
And now thou sayest
, Go, tell
thy
lord, Behold
, Elijah is
here:
and he shall
slay
me .
and now thou art
saying
, Go, say
to
my
lord, Lo
, Elijah --
and he hath
slain
me !'
And Elijah said
, As
the
LORD
of hosts liveth, before whom I stand
, I
will
surely show
myself
unto
him
to day.
And Elijah saith
, `Jehovah
of Hosts liveth, before whom I have
stood
, surely to -
day I
appear
unto
him
. '
So
Obadiah went
to meet Ahab, and told
him :
and Ahab went
to meet Elijah .
And
Obadiah goeth
to meet Ahab, and declareth
`it'
to
him ,
and Ahab goeth
to meet Elijah ,
And it came
to pass ,
when
Ahab
saw
Elijah, that Ahab said
unto him, Art thou he that
troubleth
Israel?
and it cometh
to pass at
Ahab's
seeing
Elijah, that Ahab saith
unto him, `
Art thou he --
the
troubler
of
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 .
And he saith
, `
I have not troubled Israel ,
but thou and the
house of
thy
father
, in your
forsaking
the commands
of Jehovah
, and thou goest
after
the
Baalim ;
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.
and
now ,
send, gather unto
me all Israel ,
unto the
mount of
Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the shrine,
four hundred --
eating
at the
table of
Jezebel
. '
So
Ahab sent
unto
all the children
of Israel, and gathered
the prophets together
unto mount Carmel .
And
Ahab sendeth
among
all the sons
of Israel, and gathereth
the prophets unto the
mount of
Carmel ;
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.
and Elijah cometh
nigh
unto all the people, and saith
, `Till
when
are
ye leaping
on
the
two branches
? --
if Jehovah
`is'
God, go
after
Him ;
and
if Baal, go
after
him ;'
and the people have
not
answered him a word.
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 .
And
Elijah saith
unto the people, `
I --
I have
been
left
a prophet of Jehovah
--
by
myself
; and
the
prophets of
Baal
`
are '
four hundred and fifty men ;
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:
and
let them give to
us two bullocks ,
and they
choose for themselves the
one
bullock
, and cut it in pieces, and place
`
it '
on the
wood, and place
no fire ;
and I --
I
prepare
the other bullock, and have
put
`
it '
on the
wood, and fire I
do
not
place;
--
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
.
and ye have
called
in
the name of your god
, and I --
I
call in
the name of Jehovah,
and it
hath
been,
the god who
answereth by fire --
He
`is'
the
God. '
And all the people answer
and say
, `Good
`
is '
the
word
. '
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
.
And Elijah saith
to
the prophets of Baal, `
Choose for
you the
one bullock, and prepare
first ,
for ye `
are '
the
multitude,
and call ye
in
the name of your god
, and
place
no fire. '
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.
And they take
the bullock that
`one'
gave
to
them, and prepare
, and call
in
the name of Baal from the
morning even till
the
noon, saying, `
O Baal, answer
us !'
and
there is
no voice, and there
is
none
answering;
and
they leap
on
the altar that
one
had
made.
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
.
And it cometh
to pass ,
at noon, that Elijah playeth
on
them, and saith
, `Call
with
a
loud
voice,
for he `
is '
a god ,
for
he is meditating
, or pursuing, or on
a journey ;
it
may
be
he is
asleep
, an
doth
awake
. '
And they cried
aloud
, and cut themselves after
their manner
with knives
and lancets
, till the
blood gushed
out
upon
them .
And they call
with
a
loud
voice
, and cut themselves ,
according
to
their ordinance,
with swords
and with
spears
, till a
flowing
of
blood `is'
on
them ;
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
.
and it cometh
to pass, at
the passing
by
of the noon,
that
they
feign
themselves
prophets
till
the
going
up
of the present
, and
there is
no
voice, and
there
is
none
answering
, and
there
is
none
attending
.
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 .
And Elijah saith
to
all the people, `
Come nigh
unto me ;'
and all the people come
nigh
unto him ,
and he repaireth
the altar of Jehovah
that is
broken down ;
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 :
and Elijah taketh
twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of Jehovah
was
, saying, `
Israel is
thy name ;'
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.
and he
buildeth
with the stones an altar ,
in the name of Jehovah,
and maketh
a trench, as about
the
space
of
two measures of seed ,
round
about
the
altar
.
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 .
And he arrangeth
the wood, and cutteth
in pieces the
bullock
, and placeth
`it'
on the wood, and saith
, `
Fill ye
four pitchers
of
water, and pour on the burnt -offering
, and on the wood ;
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 .
and he saith
, `
Do `
it '
a
second time ;'
and they do
`
it '
a
second time ;
and he saith
, `
Do `
it '
a
third time ;'
and they do
`
it '
a
third time ;
And the water ran
round about the altar ;
and he
filled
the trench also
with water.
and the water goeth
round about the altar ,
and also,
the trench he
hath
filled
with water.
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.
And it cometh
to pass ,
at the going
up
of the `
evening -'present
, that Elijah the prophet cometh
nigh
and saith
, `Jehovah,
God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to-day
let it be known that Thou `
art '
God in Israel, and I Thy servant, that by
Thy
word
I have done the
whole
of
these things ;
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
.
answer
me, O Jehovah
, answer
me, and
this people doth
know that Thou `
art '
Jehovah
God ;
and Thou hast turned their heart backward
. '
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.
And
there
falleth
a
fire of Jehovah
, and consumeth
the burnt -offering
, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and the water that `is'
in the trench it
hath
licked
up
.
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.
And all the people see
, and
fall
on their faces ,
and say
, `Jehovah
, He `
is '
the God, Jehovah,
He `
is '
the God. '
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.
And Elijah saith
to
them, `Catch
ye
the prophets of Baal; let not a
man
escape
of them ;'
and they catch
them ,
and Elijah bringeth
them down unto
the stream
Kishon, and doth
slaughter
them there.
And Elijah said
unto
Ahab, Get
thee
up, eat and drink ;
for
there
is
a
sound of abundance
of rain
.
And Elijah saith
to
Ahab, `Go
up, eat and drink ,
because
of
the
sound of the
noise
of the
shower
. '
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,
And
Ahab goeth
up to eat ,
and to drink ,
and Elijah hath
gone
up unto
the top of Carmel ,
and he stretcheth
himself out
on
the earth, and he
placeth
his face between his knees,
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.
and saith
unto
his young
man
, `
Go up, I
pray
thee,
look attentively
the way
of
the
sea ;'
and he goeth
up and looketh
attentively
, and saith
, `
There is nothing ;'
and he saith
, `Turn
back,'
seven times.
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.
And it cometh
to pass ,
at the seventh, that he saith
, `Lo
, a little thickness
as
the
palm
of
a
man
is
coming
up
out of the sea. '
And he saith
, `
Go up, say unto Ahab, `Bind
--
and go
down ,
and
the shower
doth
not restrain
thee
. '
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 .
And it cometh
to pass ,
in the meantime
, that the heavens
have
become
black --
thick
clouds and wind --
and the
shower
is
great ;
and Ahab rideth
, and goeth
to Jezreel ,
And the hand of the
LORD
was
on Elijah ;
and he girded
up his loins, and ran
before Ahab to
the
entrance
of
Jezreel.
and the hand of Jehovah
hath
been
on Elijah ,
and he girdeth
up his loins, and runneth
before Ahab ,
till
thine
entering
Jezreel.
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