1 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me , and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time. 3 And when he saw that , he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.
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 away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. 5 And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. 6 And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. 7 And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee. 8 And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.
9 ¶ And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah? 10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. 11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake 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 And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. 13 And it was so , when Elijah heard it , that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah? 14 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. 15 And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria: 16 And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room. 17 And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay. 18 Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
19 ¶ So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him. 20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee? 21 And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.
Elija bēg no Īzebeles
1 Un Ahābs izstāstīja Īzebelei visu, ko Elija bija darījis, ka viņš nokāvis ar zobenu visus praviešus. 2 Tad Īzebele sūtīja vēstnesi pie Elijas: “Lai dievi man dara tāpat vai vēl vairāk! – rīt šajā laikā es atdarīšu tev to, ko tu nodarīji viņu dvēselēm!” 3 To redzēdams, viņš cēlās un bēga, glābdams savu dzīvību, un nonāca Jūdas Bēršebā. Tur viņš atstāja savu puisi, 4 bet pats devās tuksnesī vienas dienas gājumu – gāja un, apsēdies zem irbuleņu krūma, lūdzās, vēlēdamies mirt: “Kungs, nu ir gana! Ņem manu dvēseli, jo es neesmu labāks par saviem tēviem!” 5 Viņš apgūlās un aizmiga zem irbuleņu krūma, un, redzi, eņģelis pieskārās viņam un sacīja: “Celies un ēd!” 6 Viņš paskatījās, un redzi – galvgalī uz karstiem akmeņiem cepta maize un ūdens krūka. Viņš ēda un dzēra, un atkal apgūlās. 7 Un Kunga eņģelis nāca vēlreiz, pieskārās viņam un sacīja: “Celies un ēd, jo tev ejams garš ceļš.” 8 Viņš cēlās, ēda, dzēra un gāja, stiprinājies viņš devās ceļā. Viņš gāja četrdesmit dienas un četrdesmit naktis līdz Dieva kalnam Horebam.
Elija sastopas ar Dievu Horeba kalnā
9 Tur viņš pārnakšņoja kādā alā. Un, redzi, Kunga vārds nāca pār viņu: “Kāpēc tu esi šeit, Elija?” 10 Viņš sacīja: “Degtin es esmu iededzies par Kungu, Pulku Dievu, jo Israēla dēli ir atmetuši tavu derību, sagrāvuši tavus altārus un ar zobenu nokāvuši tavus praviešus, es vienīgais esmu palicis, un tie tīko pēc manas dzīvības.” 11 Un tas viņam teica: “Izej un stājies uz kalna Kunga priekšā.” Un, redzi, Kungs gāja garām – liels un stiprs vējš, kas kalnus aizpūš un klintis drupina, nāca Kungam pa priekšu, bet Kunga vējā nebija. Un pēc vēja nāca zemestrīce, bet Kunga zemestrīcē nebija. 12 Un pēc zemestrīces nāca uguns, bet Kunga ugunī nebija. Un pēc uguns – klusa čukstoša balss. 13 Kad Elija to dzirdēja, viņš aizsedza seju ar apmetni, izgāja un nostājās alas priekšā, un, redzi, balss viņam sacīja: “Kāpēc tu esi šeit?” 14 Viņš sacīja: “Degtin es esmu iededzies par Kungu, Pulku Dievu, jo Israēla dēli ir atmetuši tavu derību, sagrāvuši tavus altārus un ar zobenu nokāvuši tavus praviešus, es vienīgais esmu palicis, un tie tīko pēc manas dvēseles.”
15 Kungs viņam sacīja: “Dodies atpakaļ pa to pašu ceļu cauri tuksnesim, ej uz Damasku un svaidi Hazaēlu par Arāmas ķēniņu, 16 Bet Jehu, Nimšī dēlu, svaidi par Israēla ķēniņu, un Elīšu, Šāfāta dēlu, no Ābel-Mholas, svaidi par pravieti savā vietā. 17 Ja kāds izbēgs no Hazaēla zobena, to nonāvēs Jehus, kas izbēgs no Jehus zobena, to nonāvēs Elīša. 18 Bet es atlicināšu Israēlā septiņus tūkstošus – visus, kuru ceļi nav locījušies Baalam, un visus, kuru mute nav viņu skūpstījusi!”
Elīša tiek aicināts
19 Tad viņš no turienes aizgāja un sastapa Elīšu, Šāfāta dēlu, viņš ara. Divpadsmit jūgi vēršu bija tā priekšā, un viņš gāja aiz divpadsmitā. Elija pagāja tam garām un uzsvieda viņam apmetni. 20 Tas atstāja vēršus, skrēja pie Elijas un sacīja: “Ļauj man noskūpstīt tēvu un māti, tad es tev sekošu!” Un viņš sacīja: “Ej vien, vai tad es tev esmu ko prasījis?” 21 Tas gāja atpakaļ, ņēma viena jūga vēršus, nokāva tos, vārīja gaļu uz jūga kokiem un deva ļaudīm, un tie ēda. Tad viņš cēlās un gāja līdzi Elijam un kalpoja viņam.
