¹[Ny nandosiran'i Elia nankany an-efitra, sy ny nisehoan'Andriamanitra taminy tao Horeba, ary ny nanendrena an'i Elisa handimby azy] Dia nolazain'i Ahaba tamin'i Jezebela izay rehetra nataon'i Elia, dia ny namonoany ny mpaminany rehetra tamin'ny sabatra.

¹Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.

²Ary Jezebela naniraka olona tany amin'i Elia hanao hoe: Hataon'ireo andriamanitra amiko anie izany, eny, mihoatra noho izany aza, raha tsy hataoko toy ny ain'ny anankiray amin'ireny ny ainao raha maraina toy izao.

²Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I don’t make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time!”

³Ary raha nahita izany izy, dia niainga ka lasa nandeha hamonjy ny ainy dia nankany Beri-sheba, izay any Joda, ary ny zatovo najanony tao.

³When he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

⁴Fa izy kosa nandeha lalana indray andro tany an-efitra, ary tonga ka nipetraka teo ambanin'ny anjavidy anankiray; dia nangataka ho faty izy ka nanao hoe: Aoka izay! alao ny aiko ankehitriny, Jehovah ô. fa tsy tsara noho ny razako aho.[Heb. rotema; zava-maniry mifanahatahaka amin'ny kifafam-bohitra]

⁴But 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 Yahweh, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.”

⁵Ary raha nandry natory teo ambanin'ny anjavidy anankiray izy, indro, nisy anjely nanohina azy ka nanao taminy hoe. Miarena, ka homàna. [Heb. rotema; zava-maniry mifanahatahaka amin'ny kifafam-bohitra]

⁵He lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat!”

⁶Dia nijery izy, ka, indro, teo anilan'ny lohany nisy mofo voaendy tamin'ny vato mahamay sy rano iray tavoara; ary nihinana sy nisotro izy, dia nandry indray.

⁶He looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on the coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank, and lay down again.

⁷Ary avy fanindroany indray Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah, dia nanohina azy ka nanao hoe: Mitohaza, ka homàna, fa lavitra loatra ny halehanao.

⁷The angel of Yahweh came again the second time, and touched him, and said, “Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you.”

⁸Dia nifoha izy ka nihinana sy nisotro; ary nandeha tamin'ny tanjaka azony tamin'izany hanina izany efa-polo andro efa-polo alina izy ho any Horeba, tendrombohitr'Andriamanitra.

⁸He arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the Mount of God.

⁹Ary niditra tao anatin'ny zohy izy ka nitoetra tao. Ary, indro, tonga taminy ny tenin'i Jehovah nanao hoe: Manao inona atỳ ianao, ry Elia?

⁹He came there to a cave, and lodged there; and behold, the word of Yahweh came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

¹⁰Dia hoy izy: Nafana dia nafana ny foko noho ny fitiavako an'i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny maro; fa ny Zanak'Isiraely nahafoy ny fanekenao; ny alitaranao noravany, ny mpaminaninao novonoiny tamin'ny sabatra, ary izaho dia izaho irery ihany no sisa, nefa mbola mitady hahafaty ny aiko koa izy.

¹⁰He said, “I have been very jealous for Yahweh, the God of Armies; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and slain your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”

¹¹Ary hoy Jehovah: Mivoaha, ka mitsangana eo ambonin'ny tendrombohitra eo anatrehan'i Jehovah. Ary, indro, nandalo Jehovah, ka nisy rivotra be sady mahery namakivaky ny tendrombohitra sy nanorotoro ny harambato teo alohan': Jehovah; nefa Jehovah tsy tao amin'ny rivotra; ary manarakaraka ny rivotra nisy horohoron-tany; nefa Jehovah tsy tao amin'ny horohoron-tany;

¹¹He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before Yahweh.” Behold, Yahweh passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before Yahweh; but Yahweh was not in the wind. After the wind an earthquake; but Yahweh was not in the earthquake.

¹²ary manarakaraka ny horohorontany nisy afo; nefa Jehovah tsy tao amin'ny afo; ary manarakaraka ny afo nisy feo nitsoka malemy.

¹²After the earthquake a fire passed; but Yahweh was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

¹³Ary raha ren'i Elia izany, dia nosaronany ny kapôtiny ny tavany, ary nivoaka izy ka nijanona teo am-bava-zohy. Ary, indro, nisy feo nankao aminy nanao hoe: Manao inona atỳ ianao ry Elia ?

¹³It was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. Behold, a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

¹⁴Dia hoy izy: Nafana dia nafana ny foko noho ny fitiavako an'i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny maro; fa ny Zanak'Isiraely efa nahafoy ny fanekenao; ny alitaranao noravany, ary ny mpaminaninao novonoiny tamin'ny sabatra, ary izaho dia izaho irery ihany no sisa. nefa mbola mitady hahafaty ny aiko koa izy.

¹⁴He said, “I have been very jealous for Yahweh, the God of Armies; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and slain your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”

¹⁵Fa hoy Jehovah taminy: Mandehana, miverena amin'ny nalehanao ho any amin'ny efitr'i Damaskosy; ary raha mby any ianao, dia hosory Hazaela ho mpanjakan'i Syria;

¹⁵Yahweh said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus. When you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.

¹⁶Ary Jeho,zanak'i Nimsy, dia hosory ho mpanjakan'ny Isiraely; ary Elisa, zanak'i Safata, avy any Abela-mehola, dia hosory ho mpaminany handimby anao.

¹⁶You shall anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi to be king over Israel; and you shall anoint Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah to be prophet in your place.

¹⁷Ary izay afa-mandositra ny sabatr'i Hazaela dia hovonoin'i Jeho; ary izay afa-mandositra ny sabatr'i Jeho kosa dia hovonoin'i Elisa.

¹⁷It shall happen, that he who escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill; and he who escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha will kill.

¹⁸Nefa hamela fito arivo ao amin'ny Isiraely Aho, dia ny lohalika rehetra izay tsy nandohalika tamin'i Bala sy ny vava rehetra izay tsy nanoroka azy.

¹⁸Yet will I leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth which has not kissed him.”

¹⁹Ary niala teo Elia ka nahita an'i Elisa, zanak'i Safata, izay nampiasa omby efatra amby roa-polo mikambana tsiroaroa avy, fa izy teo amin'ny roa farany indrindra; ary Elia nandroso nanatona azy, dia nanipy ny kapôtiny hanarona azy.

¹⁹So he departed there, 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 over to him, and cast his mantle on him.

²⁰Dia nandao ny omby izy ka nihazakazaka nanaraka an'i Elia ary niteny hoe: Masìna ianao, avelao aho aloha hanoroka an'ikaky sy ineny vao manaraka anao. Ary hoy izy taminy: Mandehana miverina, fa naninona anao moa aho?Dia niverina niala taminy indray izy ka naka ny omby roa mikambana, dia namono azy, ary nandrahoiny tamin'ny hazo fiasàn'ny omby ny henany ka nomeny ny olona, dia nihinana ireo; ary niainga izy ka nanaraka an'i Elia, dia nanompo azy.[Na: natonony]

²⁰He left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, “Let me please kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” He said to him, “Go back again; for what have I done to you?”

²¹Dia niverina niala taminy indray izy ka naka ny omby roa mikambana, dia namono azy, ary nandrahoiny tamin'ny hazo fiasàn'ny omby ny henany ka nomeny ny olona, dia nihinana ireo; ary niainga izy ka nanaraka an'i Elia, dia nanompo azy.[Na: natonony]

²¹He returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and killed them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave to the people, and they ate. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and served him.