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