Elijah and the Drought
1 A prophet named Elijah, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to King Ahab, “In the name of the Lord, the living God of Israel, whom I serve, I tell you that there will be no dew or rain for the next two or three years until I say so.”
2 Then the Lord said to Elijah, 3 “Leave this place and go east and hide yourself near Cherith Brook, east of the Jordan. 4 The brook will supply you with water to drink, and I have commanded ravens to bring you food there.”
5 Elijah obeyed the Lord's command, and went and stayed by Cherith Brook. 6 He drank water from the brook, and ravens brought him bread and meat every morning and every evening. 7 After a while the brook dried up because of the lack of rain.
Elijah and the Widow in Zarephath
8 Then the Lord said to Elijah, 9 “Now go to the town of Zarephath, near Sidon, and stay there. I have commanded a widow who lives there to feed you.” 10 So Elijah went to Zarephath, and as he came to the town gate, he saw a widow gathering firewood. “Please bring me a drink of water,” he said to her. 11 And as she was going to get it, he called out, “And please bring me some bread, too.”
12 She answered, “By the living Lord your God I swear that I don't have any bread. All I have is a handful of flour in a bowl and a bit of olive oil in a jar. I came here to gather some firewood to take back home and prepare what little I have for my son and me. That will be our last meal, and then we will starve to death.”
13 “Don't worry,” Elijah said to her. “Go on and prepare your meal. But first make a small loaf from what you have and bring it to me, and then prepare the rest for you and your son. 14 For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘The bowl will not run out of flour or the jar run out of oil before the day that I, the Lord, send rain.’”
15 The widow went and did as Elijah had told her, and all of them had enough food for many days. 16 As the Lord had promised through Elijah, the bowl did not run out of flour nor did the jar run out of oil.
17 Some time later the widow's son got sick; he got worse and worse, and finally he died. 18 She said to Elijah, “Man of God, why did you do this to me? Did you come here to remind God of my sins and so cause my son's death?”
19 “Give the boy to me,” Elijah said. He took the boy from her arms, carried him upstairs to the room where he was staying, and laid him on the bed. 20 Then he prayed aloud, “O Lord my God, why have you done such a terrible thing to this widow? She has been kind enough to take care of me, and now you kill her son!” 21 Then Elijah stretched himself out on the boy three times and prayed, “O Lord my God, restore this child to life!” 22 The Lord answered Elijah's prayer; the child started breathing again and revived.
23 Elijah took the boy back downstairs to his mother and said to her, “Look, your son is alive!”
24 She answered, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the Lord really speaks through you!”
Elija paredz sausumu
1 Un tišbietis Elija, no Tišbes Gileādā, sacīja Ahābam: “Tiešām, dzīvs ir Kungs, Israēla Dievs, kura priekšā es stāvu, – ja šajos gados būs rasa un lietus, tad tikai tad, kad es teikšu!”
2 Un Kunga vārds nāca pār viņu: 3 “Aizej no šejienes, griezies uz austrumiem un paslēpies Kerītas ielejā, kas pret Jardānu, – 4 dzer no upes, bet kraukļiem es pavēlēju tevi tur uzturēt.” 5 Un viņš gāja un darīja, kā Kungs bija licis, – apmetās Kerītas ielejā, kas pret Jardānu. 6 Kraukļi viņam nesa maizi un gaļu rītos un vakaros, un viņš dzēra no upes. 7 Pēc kāda laika upe izžuva, jo visā zemē nebija lietus.
Atraitne Cārfatā
8 Tad Kunga vārds nāca pār viņu: 9 “Celies un ej uz Cārfatu Sidonā un dzīvo tur, redzi, es pavēlēju, lai kāda atraitne tevi tur uztur.” 10 Viņš cēlās un gāja uz Cārfatu. Kad viņš pienāca pie pilsētas vārtiem, redzi, kāda atraitne lasīja zarus, un viņš tai uzsauca: “Lūdzu, atnes man traukā mazliet ūdens, lai varu padzerties!” 11 Viņa gāja pēc tā, un viņš tai sacīja: “Lūdzu, atnes gabalu maizes!” 12 Tā atbildēja: “Tiešām, dzīvs ir Kungs, tavs Dievs, ja man būtu kas cepts! Traukā ir tikai sauja miltu un krūkā nedaudz eļļas. Redzi, esmu salasījusi pāris zaru un iešu gatavot ēst sev un savam dēlam, paēdīsim un mirsim.” 13 Elija tai sacīja: “Nebīsties, ej un dari, kā sacīji, bet vispirms izcep un atnes man mazu plāceni, pēc tam cep sev un savam dēlam, 14 jo tā saka Kungs, Israēla Dievs: milti traukā nebeigsies un krūkā eļļas nepietrūks līdz dienai, kad Kungs dos zemei lietu.” 15 Un viņa gāja un darīja, kā Elija bija sacījis, – gan viņš, gan viņa un tās nams varēja iztikt daudzas dienas – 16 milti traukā nebeidzās un krūkā eļļas nepietrūka, kā Elija bija sacījis Kunga vārdā.
Elija atdzīvina atraitnes dēlu
17 Pēc kāda laika saslima šīs sievas, nama saimnieces, dēls un sirga smagi, līdz mitējās elpot. 18 Viņa sacīja Elijam: “Kas man ar tevi, Dieva vīrs? Tu atnāci pie manis, lai atgādinātu manu vainu un lai mirtu mans dēls?!” 19 Viņš tai atbildēja: “Dod man savu dēlu!” – un ņēma to no viņas krūtīm, uznesa jumtistabā, kur dzīvoja, noguldīja savā guļvietā 20 un sauca uz Kungu: “Kungs, mans Dievs! Vai pat šai atraitnei, pie kuras es mājoju, tu darīsi ļaunu un nonāvēsi tās dēlu?!” 21 Tad viņš pārliecās bērnam trīs reizes un sauca uz Kungu: “Kungs, mans Dievs, liec šī bērna dvēselei atgriezties viņā!” 22 Kungs uzklausīja Eliju, un bērna dvēsele atgriezās viņā, un tas atdzīvojās. 23 Elija ņēma bērnu, nonesa to no jumtistabas un atdeva mātei. Un Elija sacīja: “Redzi, tavs dēls ir dzīvs!” 24 Tad sieva sacīja Elijam: “Tagad es zinu, ka tu esi Dieva vīrs un Kunga vārds, ko tu saki, ir patiess!”
