1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 2 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 5 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 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. 7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
8 ¶ And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. 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. 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. 12 And she said, As the LORD thy God 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. 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. 14 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth. 15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. 16 And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.
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. 18 And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son? 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. 20 And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? 21 And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again. 22 And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. 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.
24 ¶ And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.
1 Bet Elija no Gileādas Tisbes sacīja Ahabam: "Tik tiešām, ka Tas Kungs, Israēla Dievs, dzīvo, kā priekšā es stāvu, šajos nākamajos gados nebūs ne rasas, ne lietus, kā vienīgi pēc mana vārda pavēles!" 2 Un Tā Kunga vārds nāca pār viņu: 3 "Ej prom no šejienes un pagriezies pret austrumiem, un paslēpies Kritas līcī, kas ir Jordānas austrumos. 4 Un notiks tā: no upes tu dzersi, un Es esmu pavēlējis kraukļiem tevi tur apgādāt ar maizi." 5 Un viņš aizgāja un rīkojās pēc Tā Kunga vārda, un apmetās Kritas piekrastē; Krita ieplūst no austrumiem Jordānā. 6 Bet kraukļi bija tie, kas viņam pienesa maizi un gaļu no rīta un maizi un gaļu pievakarē, un no upes viņš dzēra. 7 Bet pēc dažām dienām upe izsīka, jo nebija lietus tanī zemē. 8 Un Tā Kunga vārds nāca pār viņu, sacīdams: 9 "Celies un dodies uz Sareptu, kas pieder pie Sidonas, un apmeties tur; Es, lūk, pavēlēšu kādai atraitnei tur tevi apgādāt ar uzturu." 10 Un viņš cēlās un nogāja uz Sareptu. Kad viņš nonāca pie pilsētas vārtiem, redzi, tur atradās sieva, kas bija atraitne. Un tā lasīja žagarus, bet viņš to uzrunāja un sacīja: "Atnes man mazliet ūdens kādā traukā, ko padzerties!" 11 Un tā aizgāja, lai to atnestu. Un viņš tai sauca, sacīdams: "Atnes, lūdzu, ar savu roku man arī kumosu maizes!" 12 Bet viņa sacīja: "Tik tiešām, ka Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, ir dzīvs, bet man ir tikai plācenis un tīnē viena vienīga pilna sauja smalko kviešu miltu, un mazliet eļļas apaļā krūzē, un raugi, es esmu salasījusi kādus žagariņus un taisos visu sev un savam dēlam sagatavot, un pēc tam kad mēs to paši būsim baudījuši, tad arī mums būs jāmirst." 13 Un Elija tai sacīja: "Nebīsties, ej un gatavo, kā esi sacījusi, bet, lūdzu, iztaisi arī man mazu plāceni pašā sākumā un liec to iznest man ārā. Bet savām un sava dēla vajadzībām sagatavo vēlāk, 14 jo tā ir sacījis Tas Kungs, Israēla Dievs: milti tīnē neizsīks un eļļas apaļā krūzē nepietrūks līdz tai dienai, kurā Tas Kungs atkal dos lietu virs zemes." 15 Un viņa aizgāja un arī izpildīja, kā Elija to bija sacījis. Un viņa ēda, tāpat arī viņš un tāpat viņas nams labu laiku. 16 Bet milti tīnē neizsīka un eļļas apaļā krūzē nepietrūka, pēc Tā Kunga vārda, ko Viņš caur Eliju bija runājis. 17 Un pēc tam saslima šīs sievas, nama saimnieces, dēls. Un slimība bija ļoti grūta, tā ka tam pat lāgā elpot vairs nebija iespējams. 18 Un viņa sacīja Elijam: "Kas man ar tevi kopīgs? Tu, Dieva vīrs, vai tu esi nācis pie manis, lai man atgādinātu manus pārkāpumus un lai nonāvētu manu dēlu?" 19 Bet Elija viņai sacīja: "Padod man savu dēlu!" Un viņš to paņēma no viņas klēpja, uznesa to augšējā telpā, kurā viņš dzīvoja, un noguldīja to uz savas gultas. 20 Tad viņš piesauca To Kungu un sacīja: "Kungs, mans Dievs, vai tad Tu tiešām gribi šai atraitnei, pie kuras es dzīvoju kā viņas iemītnieks, sūtīt tādu nelaimi un likt mirt viņas dēlam?" 21 Un viņš izstiepās visā garumā pār bērnu trīs reizes, un viņš izsaucās: "Kungs, mans Dievs, liec, lūdzu, šī bērna dvēselei atkal atgriezties viņā!" 22 Un Tas Kungs paklausīja Elijas balsij, un Viņš lika bērna dvēselei atkal atgriezties tanī atpakaļ, un tas atdzīvojās. 23 Un Elija paņēma bērnu, nonesa to no nama augšējās istabas un atdeva to atpakaļ tā mātei. Un viņš tai sacīja: "Redzi, tavs dēls ir dzīvs." 24 Un tad sieva sacīja Elijam: "Nu tagad es zinu, ka tu esi Dieva vīrs un Tā Kunga vārds tavā mutē ir patiesība!"
