¹[Ny nihaonan'i Elia tamin'i Ahaba. sy ny nandreseny ny mpaminanin'i Bala] Ary nony afaka andro maro, dia tonga tamin'i Elia ny tenin'i Jehovah tamin'ny taona fahatelo nanao hoe: Mandehana hiseho amin'i Ahaba, fa handatsaka ranonorana amin'ny tany Aho.

¹It happened after many days, that the word of Yahweh came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain on the earth.”

²Dia niainga Elia hiseho amin'i Ahaba. Ary mafy ny mosary tany Samaria.

²Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria.

³Ary Ahaba niantso an'i Obadia, izay lehiben'ny tao an-dapany (Obadia dia natahotra an'i Jehovah tokoa,

³Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Yahweh greatly:

⁴ka nony naringan'i Jezebela ny mpaminanin'i Jehovah, dia nalain'i Obadia ny mpaminany zato ka nafeniny, dimam-polo avy no nataony tao an-johy iray, ary novelominy mofo sy rano ireo).

⁴for it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Yahweh, that Obadiah took one hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

⁵Ary hoy Ahaba tamin'i Obadia: Andeha mitety ny tany, dia hatrany amin'ny loharano rehetra sy hatrany amin'ny lohasahan-driaka rehetra; fa angamba hahita ahitra hamelomana ny soavaly sy ny ampondra isika, mba tsy hisy hovonointsika ny biby fiompintsika.

⁵Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land, to all the springs of water, and to all the brooks. Perhaps we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we not lose all the animals.”

⁶Dia nizara lalana izy, ka Ahaba nandeha tamin'ny lalana iray, ary Obadia kosa nandeha tamin'ny lalana iray.

⁶So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

⁷Ary raha tany an-dalana Obadia indro, Elia nifanena taminy; ary nahalala azy izy, dia niankohoka ka nanao hoe: Hay! ianao va ity, ry Elia tompoko?

⁷As Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he recognized him, and fell on his face, and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”

⁸Ary izy namaly azy hoe: Eny, izaho ity, andeha, lazao amin'ny tomponao hoe: Injao, atsy Elia.

⁸He answered him, “It is I. Go, tell your lord, ‘Behold, Elijah is here!’”

⁹Fa hoy Obadia: Inona no heloko, no anoloranao ny mpanomponao ho eo an-tànan'i Ahaba hamonoany ahy?

⁹He said, “Wherein have I sinned, that you would deliver your servant into the hand of Ahab, to kill me?

¹⁰Raha velona koa Jehovah Andriamanitrao, dia tsy misy firenena na fanjakana izay tsy nanirahan'ny tompoko hitady anao; ary raha hoy ny olona: Tsy ato izy, dia nampianianiny izany firenena sy fanjakana izany raha tsy nahita anao izy.

¹⁰As Yahweh your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom, where my lord has not sent to seek you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they didn’t find you.

¹¹Ary ankehitriny hoy ianao: Andeha, lazao amin'ny tomponao hoe: Injao, atsy Elia.

¹¹Now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here.”’

¹²Nefa raha vao miala aminao aho, dia ho entin'ny Fanahin'i Jehovah any amin'izay tsy fantatro ianao; koa raha tonga aho ka milaza amin'i Ahaba, nefa tsy ho hitany ianao tsinona, dia hovonoiny aho; kanefa izaho mpanomponao matahotra an'i Jehovah hatry ny fony mbola kely.

¹²It will happen, as soon as I am gone from you, that the Spirit of Yahweh will carry you I don’t know where; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he can’t find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared Yahweh from my youth.

¹³Moa tsy nolazaina taminao va, tompoko, izay nataoko tamin'ilay namonoan'i Jezebela ny mpaminanin'i Jehovah, dia ny nanafenako ny mpaminanin'i Jehovah zato lahy, ka dimam-polo avy no nataoko tao an-johy iray, ary novelomiko mofo sy rano ireo?

¹³Wasn’t it told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of Yahweh, how I hid one hundred men of Yahweh’s prophets with fifty to a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

¹⁴Nefa ankehitriny hoy ianao: Andeha, lazao amin'ny tomponao hoe: Injao, atsy Elia; dia hamono ahy Ahaba.

¹⁴Now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here”;’ and he will kill me.”

¹⁵Fa hoy Elia: Raha velona koa Jehovah, Tompon'ny maro, Izay itsanganako eo anatrehany, dia hiseho aminy tokoa aho anio.

¹⁵Elijah said, “As Yahweh of Armies lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.”

¹⁶Dia lasa Obadia nitsena an'i Ahaba ka nilaza taminy; ary Ahaba nandeha hitsena an'i Elia.

¹⁶So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

¹⁷Ary nony hitan'i Ahaba Elia, dia hoy izy taminy: Hay! tonga etỳ ianao, ry ilay mampidi-doza amin'ny Isiraely!

¹⁷It happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?”

¹⁸Fa Elia namaly hoe: Tsy izaho no nampidi-doza tamin'ny Isiraely, fa ianao sy ny mpianakavin'ny rainao ihany tamin'ny nandavanareo ny didin'i Jehovah sy ny nanarahanao ireo Bala.

¹⁸He answered, “I have not troubled Israel; but you, and your father’s house, in that you have forsaken the commandments of Yahweh, and you have followed the Baals.

¹⁹Ary ankehitriny maniraha hamory ny Isiraely rehetra hihaona amiko any an-tendrombohitra Karmela, ary ny mpaminanin'i Bala dimam-polo amby efa-jato sy ny mpaminanin'ny Aseraha efa-jato, izay mihinana eo amin'ny latabatr'i Jezebela.

¹⁹Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel to Mount Carmel, and four hundred fifty of the prophets of Baal, and four hundred of the prophets of the Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.”

²⁰Dia naniraka tany amin'ny Zanak'Isiraely rehetra Ahaba ka namory ny mpaminany ho any an-tendrombohitra Karmela.

²⁰So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together to Mount Carmel.

²¹Ary dia nankeo amin'ny olona rehetra Elia ka nanao hoe: Mandra-pahoviana no hiroa saina ianareo ? Raha Jehovah no Andriamanitra, manaraha Azy; fa raha Bala kosa, dia manaraha azy. Fa ny olona tsy namaly azy akory.

²¹Elijah came near to all the people, and said, “How long will you waver between the two sides? If Yahweh is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” The people answered him not a word.

²²Dia hoy Elia tamin'ny olona: Izaho dia izaho irery ihany no sisa amin'ny mpaminanin'i Jehovah; fa ny mpaminanin'i Bala kosa dia dimam- -polo amby efa-jato lahy.

²²Then Elijah said to the people, “I, even I only, am left a prophet of Yahweh; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred fifty men.

²³Koa aoka ireo no hanome vantotr'ombilahy roa ho antsika; ary aoka izy no hifidy ny iray ho azy, dia handrasa azy ka hametraka azy eo ambonin'ny kitay hazo, nefa tsy hasiana afo ao; ary izaho kosa hamboatra ny iray ka hametraka azy eo ambonin'ny kitay hazo, nefa tsy hasiana afo koa ao.

²³Let them therefore give us two bulls; and let them choose one bull for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under; and I will dress the other bull, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under it.

²⁴Ary miantsoa ny anaran'ny andriamanitrareo ianareo, ary izaho kosa hiantso ny anaran'i Jehovah; koa Izay Andriamanitra mamaly amin'ny afo, dia aoka Izy no ho Andriamanitra. Ary ny olona rehetra namaly hoe: Marina izany teny izany.

²⁴You call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of Yahweh. The God who answers by fire, let him be God.” All the people answered, “It is well said.”

²⁵Ary hoy Elia tamin'ireo mpaminanin'i Bala: Mifidiana vantotr'ombilahy iray ho anareo, ka dia manamboara aloha ianareo, satria ianareo no maro; ary miantsoa ny anaran'ny andriamanitrareo, nefa aza asiana afo ao.

²⁵Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one bull for yourselves, and dress it first; for you are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it.”

²⁶Dia naka ny vantotr'ombilahy izay nomeny azy ireo ka namboatra azy, dia niantso ny anaran'i Bala hatramin'ny maraina ka mandra-pitataovovonan'ny andro izy nanao hoe: Ry Bala ô. henoy izahay! Kanjo tsy nisy nanoina na namaly akory. Ary nihinjakinjaka tamin'ny alitara izay nataony izy.

²⁶They took the bull which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any who answered. They leaped about the altar which was made.

²⁷Ary nony nitataovovonana ny andro, dia nanesoeso azy Elia ka nanao hoe: Miantsoa mafy ihany, fa andriamanitra izy; angamba sondrian-dresaka izy, na miavela, na nisy nalehany, na matory angaha izy ka tsy maintsy hofohazina.

²⁷It happened at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, “Cry aloud; for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he has gone aside, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he sleeps and must be awakened.”

²⁸Dia niantso mafy indray ireo sady nitetika ny tenany araka ny fanaony amin'ny sabatra sy ny lefona mandra-pahaloa-drà tamin'ny tenany.

²⁸They cried aloud, and cut themselves in their way with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them.

²⁹Ary na dia efa nitsidika aza ny andro, dia mbola naminany ihany izy hatramin'ny fotoan'ny fanatitra hariva; nefa tsy nisy nanoina, na namaly, na nihaino azy akory.

²⁹It was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the offering; but there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any who regarded.

³⁰Ary hoy Elia tamin'ny olona rehetra: Manatona ahy. Dia nanatona azy ny olona rehetra. Ary Elia namboatra ny alitaran'i Jehovah izay efa rava

³⁰Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me”; and all the people came near to him. He repaired the altar of Yahweh that was thrown down.

³¹ka naka vato roa ambin'ny folo, araka ny isan'ny firenen'ny zanak'i Jakoba, izay nihavian'ilay tenin'i Jehovah hoe: Isiraely no ho anaranao;

³¹Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of Yahweh came, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”

³²ary izany vato izany dia nataony alitara ho an'ny anaran'i Jehovah; ary nanao hady kely manodidina ny alitara koa izy, izay mifafy voan-javatra indroan'ny famarana. [Na: mahalany][Heb. sea]

³²With the stones he built an altar in the name of Yahweh. He made a trench around the altar, large enough to contain two measures of seed.

³³Ary nandahatra ny kitay hazo izy, dia nandrasa ny vantotr'ombilahy ka nametraka azy teo ambonin'ny kitay hazo,

³³He put the wood in order, and cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood. He said, “Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt offering, and on the wood.”

³⁴dia nanao hoe: Fenoy rano ny siny efatra, ka aidino amin'ny fanatitra dorana sy amin'ny kitay hazo. Dia hoy koa izy: Ataovy indray izany. Dia nataony indray. Ary hoy koa izy: Ataovy indray koa izany. Ary dia nataony indray koa.

³⁴He said, “Do it a second time”; and they did it the second time. He said, “Do it a third time”; and they did it the third time.

³⁵Ary ny rano nikorotsaka nanodidina ny alitara; ka nofenoiny rano koa ny hady kely.

³⁵The water ran around the altar; and he also filled the trench with water.

³⁶Ary nony tamin'ny fotoan'ny fanatitra hariva dia nanatona Elia mpaminany ka nanao hoe: Jehovah ô. Andriamanitr'i Abrahama sy Isaka ary Isiraely, aoka ho fantatra anio fa Hianao no Andriamanitra amin'ny Isiraely, ary izaho no mpanomponao, ary araka ny teninao no efa nanaovako izao zavatra izao.

³⁶It happened at the time of the offering of the offering, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, “Yahweh, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word.

³⁷Mihainoa ahy mihainoa ahy, Jehovah ô, mba hahafantaran'ireto olona ireto fa Hianao Jehovah no Andriamanitra, ary Hianao no mampiverina ny fony indray.

³⁷Hear me, Yahweh, hear me, that this people may know that you, Yahweh, are God, and that you have turned their heart back again.”

³⁸Dia latsaka ny afon'i Jehovah ka nandevona ny fanatitra dorana sy ny kitay hazo sy ny vato ary ny vovoka sady nandritra ny rano tao amin'ny hady kely.

³⁸Then the fire of Yahweh fell, and consumed the burnt offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.

³⁹Ary raha nahita izany ny olona rehetra, dia niankohoka ka nanao hoe: Jehovah, Izy no Andriamanitra; Jehovah, Izy no Andriamanitra.

³⁹When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces. They said, “Yahweh, he is God! Yahweh, he is God!”

⁴⁰Ary hoy Elia taminy: Sambory ny mpaminanin'i Bala; aza avela hisy afa-mandositra izy na dia iray akory aza. Dia nosamborin'ny olona izy; ary nentin'i Elia ho eo amin'ny ony Kisona, ka dia novonoiny teo.

⁴⁰Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Don’t let one of them escape!” They seized them. Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and killed them there.

⁴¹Ary hoy Elia tamin'i Ahaba: Miakara hihinana sy hisotro, fa misasasasa izato ny ranonorana be.

⁴¹Elijah said to Ahab, “Get up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.”

⁴²Dia niakatra hihinana sy hisotro Ahaba. Fa Elia kosa niakatra ho eo an-tampon'i Karmela, dia niankohoka tamin'ny tany, ary ny lohany nataony teo anelanelan'ny lohaliny

⁴²So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down on the earth, and put his face between his knees.

⁴³Ary hoy izy tamin'ny zatovony: Miakara kely, ka tazano ny ranomasina. Dia niakatra izy ka nitazana, dia nanao hoe: Tsy misy na inona na inona. Ary hoy izy: Mandehana koa impito.

⁴³He said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” He went up, and looked, and said, “There is nothing.” He said, “Go again” seven times.

⁴⁴Ary nony fanimpitony, dia hoy izy: Misy rahona kely hoatra ny tànan'olona miakatra avy eny amin'ny ranomasina. Dia hoy izy: Miakara, ka lazao amin'i Ahaba hoe: Amboary ny kalesinao, ka midìna, fandrao voasakan'ny ranonorana ianao.

⁴⁴It happened at the seventh time, that he said, “Behold, a small cloud, like a man’s hand, is rising out of the sea.” He said, “Go up, tell Ahab, ‘Get ready and go down, so that the rain doesn’t stop you.’”

⁴⁵Ary vetivety dia maintin'ny rahona sy ny rivotra ny lanitra, ka nisy ranonorana be. Ary Ahaba niakatra tamin'ny kalesy ka nankany Jezirela.Ary ny tànan'i Jehovah dia tao amin'i Elia, dia nisikina izy ka nihazakazaka teo alohan i Ahaba mandra-pahatongany tany Jezirela.

⁴⁵It happened in a little while, that the sky grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

⁴⁶Ary ny tànan'i Jehovah dia tao amin'i Elia, dia nisikina izy ka nihazakazaka teo alohan i Ahaba mandra-pahatongany tany Jezirela.

⁴⁶The hand of Yahweh was on Elijah; and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.