¹A Achab oznámil Jezábeli všetko, čo učinil Eliáš i všetko to, jako pobil všetkých prorokov mečom.

¹And Ahab declareth to Jezebel all that Elijah did, and all how he slew all the prophets by the sword,

²Vtedy poslala Jezábeľ posla k Eliášovi s odkazom: Tak nech mi učinia bohovia a tak nech pridajú, že zajtra o tomto čase učiním to, aby bola tvoja duša jako duša jedného z nich.

²and Jezebel sendeth a messenger unto Elijah, saying, `Thus doth the gods, and thus do they add, surely about this time to-morrow, I make thy life as the life of one of them.`

³A on vidiac, čo sa strojí, vstal a odišiel pre záchranu svojho života a prišiel do Bér-šeby, ktorá patrí Júdovi, a svojho sluhu nechal tam.

³And he feareth, and riseth, and goeth for his life, and cometh in to Beer-Sheba, that [is] Judah`s, and leaveth his young man there,

⁴A sám išiel púšťou cesty jedného dňa a prijdúc sadol si pod nejakým jalovcom a žiadal si zomrieť a povedal: Už teraz dosť, ó, Hospodine, vezmi moju dušu, lebo nie som lepší ako moji otcovia.

⁴and he himself hath gone into the wilderness a day`s Journey, and cometh and sitteth under a certain retem-tree, and desireth his soul to die, and saith, `Enough, now, O Jehovah, take my soul, for I [am] not better than my fathers.`

⁵Potom si ľahol a usnul pod nejakým jalovcom. A hľa, toď, anjel sa ho dotkol a riekol mu: Vstaň, jedz!

⁵And he lieth down and sleepeth under a certain retem-tree, and lo, a messenger cometh against him, and saith to him, `Rise, eat;`

⁶A keď sa podíval tu hľa, pri jeho hlave bol koláč, pečený na uhlí, a nádoba vody. A keď pojedol a vypil, zase si ľahol.

⁶and he looketh attentively, and lo, at his bolster a cake [baken on] burning stones, and a dish of water, and he eateth, and drinketh, and turneth, and lieth down.

⁷A anjel Hospodinov sa vrátil podruhé a dotkol sa ho a riekol: Vstaň, pojedz, lebo máš priveľkú cestu pred sebou.

⁷And the messenger of Jehovah turneth back a second time, and cometh against him, and saith, `Rise, eat, for the way is too great for thee;`

⁸Vtedy vstal, pojedol a vypil a išiel v sile toho pokrmu štyridsať dní a štyridsať nocí až na vrch Boží Horeb.

⁸and he riseth, and eateth, and drinketh, and goeth in the power of that food forty days and forty nights, unto the mount of God — Horeb.

⁹A keď prišiel ta k jaskyni, nocoval tam. A hľa, slovo Hospodinovo k nemu, a riekol mu: Čo tu robíš, Eliášu?

⁹And he cometh in there, unto the cave, and lodgeth there, and lo, the word of Jehovah [is] unto him, and saith to him, `What — to thee, here, Elijah?`

¹⁰A on povedal: Veľmi som horlil za Hospodina, Boha Zástupov, lebo synovia Izraelovi opustili tvoju smluvu, tvoje oltáre poborili a tvojich prorokov povraždili mečom, a ostal som len ja sám, a hľadajú i moju dušu, aby ju vzali.

¹⁰And he saith, `I have been very zealous for Jehovah, God of Hosts, for the sons of Israel have forsaken Thy covenant — Thine altars they have thrown down, and Thy prophets they have slain by the sword, and I am left, I, by myself, and they seek my life — to take it.`

¹¹A riekol: Vyjdi, postav sa a stoj na vrchu pred Hospodinom. A hľa, Hospodin išiel pomimo. A najprv sa valil veľký vietor silný, ktorý podvracal vrchy a lámal skaly, pred Hospodinom. Ale Hospodin nebol vo vetre. A po vetre nasledovalo zemetrasenie; ale Hospodin nebol v zemetrasení.

¹¹And He saith, `Go out, and thou hast stood in the mount before Jehovah.` And lo, Jehovah is passing by, and a wind — great and strong — is rending mountains, and shivering rocks before Jehovah: — not in the wind [is] Jehovah; and after the wind a shaking: — not in the shaking [is] Jehovah;

¹²A po zemetrasení oheň; ale ani v ohni nebol Hospodin. A po ohni bolo počuť tichý hlas jemný.

¹²and after the shaking a fire: — not in the fire [is] Jehovah; and after the fire a voice still small;

¹³A stalo sa, keď to počul Eliáš, že zavinul svoju tvár do svojho plášťa a vyjdúc stál pri otvore jaskyne, a hľa, prišiel k nemu nejaký hlas, ktorý hovoril: Čo tu robíš, Eliášu?

¹³and it cometh to pass, at Elijah`s hearing [it], that he wrappeth his face in his robe, and goeth out, and standeth at the opening of the cave, and lo, unto him [is] a voice, and it saith, `What — to thee, here, Elijah?`

¹⁴A on odpovedal: Veľmi som horlil za Hospodina, Boha Zástupov, lebo synovia Izraelovi opustili tvoju smluvu, tvoje oltáre poborili a tvojich prorokov povraždili mečom, a zostal som len ja sám, a hľadajú i moju dušu, aby ju vzali.

¹⁴And he saith, `I have been very zealous for Jehovah, God of Hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Thy covenant, Thine altars they have thrown down, and Thy prophets they have slain by the sword, and I am left, I, by myself, and they seek my life — to take it.`

¹⁵A Hospodin mu riekol: Idi, vráť sa svojou cestou na púšť Damašku a prijdeš a pomažeš Hazaela za kráľa nad Sýriou,

¹⁵And Jehovah saith unto him, `Go turn back on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus, and thou hast gone in, and anointed Hazael for king over Aram,

¹⁶a Jehu-va, syna Nimšiho, pomažeš za kráľa nad Izraelom a Elizea, syna Šafatovho, z Ábel-mecholy, pomažeš za proroka miesto seba.

¹⁶and Jehu son of Nimshi thou dost anoint for king over Israel, and Elisha son of Shaphat, of Abel-Meholah, thou dost anoint for prophet in thy stead.

¹⁷A stane sa, že toho, kto by ušiel meču Hazaelovmu, usmrtí Jehu, a toho, kto by ušiel meču Jehuvovmu, usmrtí Elizeus.

¹⁷`And it hath been, him who is escaped from the sword of Hazael, put to death doth Jehu, and him who is escaped from the sword of Jehu put to death doth Elisha;

¹⁸A ponechal som v Izraelovi sedem tisíc, všetko to kolená, ktoré sa nesklonily Bálovi, a všetko to ústa, ktoré ho nebozkaly.

¹⁸and I have left in Israel seven thousand, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that hath not kissed him.`

¹⁹Keď potom išiel odtiaľ, našiel Elizea, syna Šafatovho, práve keď oral majúc pred sebou dvanásť párov volov a on s dvanástym. A Eliáš prejdúc k nemu hodil svoj plášť na neho.

¹⁹And he goeth thence, and findeth Elisha son of Shaphat, and he is plowing; twelve yoke [are] before him, and he [is] with the twelfth; and Elijah passeth over unto him, and casteth his robe upon him,

²⁰A on opustil voly, bežal za Eliášom a povedal: Dovoľ, prosím, aby som bozkal svojho otca a svoju matku a potom pojdem za tebou. Na to mu riekol: Idi, vráť sa, lebo veď čo som ti učinil?

²⁰and he forsaketh the oxen, and runneth after Elijah, and saith, `Let me give a kiss, I pray thee, to my father and to my mother, and I go after thee.` And he saith to him, `Go, turn back, for what have I done to thee?`

²¹A keď sa navrátil od neho, vzal pár volov, zabil ich a riadom od volov ich uvaril, mäso z nich, a dal ľudu a jedli. Potom vstal a išiel za Eliášom a posluhoval mu.

²¹And he turneth back from after him, and taketh the yoke of oxen, and sacrificeth it, and with instruments of the oxen he hath boiled their flesh, and giveth to the people, and they eat, and he riseth, and goeth after Elijah, and serveth him.