¹A stalo sa po mnohých dňoch, že sa stalo slovo Hospodinovo k Eliášovi, v treťom roku, povediac: Idi, ukáž sa Achabovi, a dám dážď na zem.

¹And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself to Ahab; and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.

²Vtedy išiel Eliáš, aby sa ukázal Achabovi. A hlad bol veľký v Samárii.

²And Elijah went to shew himself to Ahab. And the famine was severe in Samaria.

³A Achab zavolal Obadiáša, ktorý bol nad jeho domom. A Obadiáš sa veľmi bál Hospodina.

³And Ahab called Obadiah, who was the steward of his house (now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly;

⁴A stalo sa, keď vraždila Jezábeľ prorokov Hospodinových, že vzal Obadiáš sto prorokov a skryl ich po päťdesiatich mužoch v jaskyni a zaopatroval ich chlebom a vodou.

⁴and it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and maintained them with bread and water);

⁵A Achab povedal Obadiášovi: Zajdi v zemi ku všetkým prameňom vôd a ku všetkým potokom, ak by sme našli voľakde trávu, aby sme zachovali živé kone i mulice a nevyhubili všetok tento statok.

⁵and Ahab said to Obadiah, Go through the land, to all the fountains of water and to all the torrents, perhaps we may find grass to save the horses and the mules alive, so that we may not have to destroy some of [our] beasts.

⁶A tak si rozdelili zem, aby ňou prešli. Achab išiel jednou cestou sám, a Obadiáš druhou cestou tiež sám.

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

⁷A stalo sa, keď bol Obadiáš na ceste, že hľa, Eliáš sa s ním stretol. A keď ho poznal, padol na svoju tvár a povedal: Či si to ty, môj pane, Eliášu?

⁷And as Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him; and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Is it indeed thou, my lord Elijah?

⁸A riekol mu: Som. Idi, povedz svojmu pánovi: Hľa, Eliáš prišiel!

⁸And he said to him, I [am he]: go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah!

⁹Na to povedal Obadiáš: Čo som zhrešil, že vydávaš svojho služobníka do ruky Achabovej, aby ma zabil?

⁹And he said, What have I sinned, that thou givest thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to put me to death?

¹⁰Ako že žije Hospodin, tvoj Bôh, niet národa ani kráľovstva, kam by nebol poslal môj pán ťa hľadať. A keď povedali, že ťa niet, dal prisahať kráľovstvu a národu, že ťa nenašli.

¹⁰As Jehovah thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom whither my lord has not sent to seek thee; and when they said, He is not [here], he took an oath of the kingdom or nation that they found thee not.

¹¹A teraz ty hovoríš, idi vraj, povedz svojmu pánovi: Hľa, Eliáš prišiel!

¹¹And now thou sayest, Go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah!

¹²A stane sa, keď ja odídem od teba, že ťa odnesie Duch Hospodinov na voľaktoré miesto, o ktorom ja neviem, a keď prijdem a oznámim Achabovi, že si prišiel, a keď ťa nenajde, zabije ma. A tvoj služobník sa bojí Hospodina od svojej mladosti.-

¹²And it shall come to pass when I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of Jehovah shall carry thee whither I know not; and when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he will kill me; and I thy servant fear Jehovah from my youth.

¹³Či nebolo oznámené môjmu pánovi, čo som urobil, keď vraždila Jezábeľ prorokov Hospodinových, že som ukryl z prorokov Hospodinových sto mužov po päťdesiatich mužoch v jaskyni a zaopatroval som ich chlebom a vodou?

¹³Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of Jehovah, how I hid a hundred men of Jehovah's prophets by fifty in a cave, and maintained them with bread and water?

¹⁴A ty teraz hovoríš, idi vraj, povedz svojmu pánovi: Hľa, Eliáš prišiel! A zabije ma.

¹⁴And now thou sayest, Go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah! and he will kill me.

¹⁵Na to riekol Eliáš: Ako že žije Hospodin Zástupov, pred ktorého tvárou stojím, že sa mu dnes ukážem.

¹⁵And Elijah said, As Jehovah of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will certainly shew myself to him to-day.

¹⁶A tak odišiel Obadiáš vústrety Achabovi a oznámil mu to. A Achab vyšiel vústrety Eliášovi.

¹⁶Then Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.

¹⁷A stalo sa, keď uvidel Achab Eliáša, že mu povedal Achab: Či si to ty, ktorý trápiš Izraela?

¹⁷And it came to pass when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Is it thou, the troubler of Israel?

¹⁸Ale on riekol: Netrápim Izraela, ale ty a dom tvojho otca tým, že ste opustili prikázania Hospodinove, a že ideš za Bálmi.

¹⁸And he said, I have not troubled Israel, but thou and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of Jehovah, and thou hast followed the Baals.

¹⁹A tak teraz pošli, shromaždi ku mne celého Izraela na vrch Karmel i prorokov Bálových štyristo päťdesiat i prorokov hája štyristo, ktorí jedia zo stola Jezábelinho.

¹⁹And now send, gather to me all Israel to mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the Asherah four hundred, who eat at Jezebel's table.

²⁰Vtedy poslal Achab poslov ku všetkým synom Izraelovým a shromaždi prorokov na vrch Karmel.

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

²¹Vtedy pristúpil Eliáš ku všetkému ľudu a povedal: Dokedy budete kulhať na obe strany? Ak je Hospodin Bohom, nasledujme ho, a jestli je ním Bál, iďte za ním! A ľud mu neodpovedal ani slova.

²¹Then Elijah drew near to all the people, and said, How long do ye halt between two opinions? if Jehovah be God, follow him; and if Baal, follow him. And the people answered him not a word.

²²Tu povedal Eliáš ľudu: Ja som len sám zostal prorok Hospodinovi, a prorokov Bálových je štyristo päťdesiat mužov.

²²And Elijah said to the people, I, only I, remain a prophet of Jehovah; and Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

²³Nech nám tedy dajú dvoch juncov, a jedného z juncov nech si vyberú oni a nech ho rozsekajú na kusy a položia na drevo, ale ohňa nech nepodložia, a ja pripravím druhého junca a dám ho na drevo a ohňa ani ja nepodložím.

²³Let them therefore give us two bullocks: and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and put it on the wood, and put no fire; and I will sacrifice the other bullock, and put it on the wood, and put no fire.

²⁴A budete vzývať meno svojho boha, a ja budem vzývať meno Hospodinovo, a bude, že Bôh, ktorý odpovie ohňom, ten nech je Bohom. A všetok ľud odpovedal a riekol: To je dobré slovo.

²⁴And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of Jehovah; and the god that answers by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, The word is good.

²⁵Vtedy riekol Eliáš prorokom Bálovým: Vyberte si jedného z juncov a pripravte najprv vy, lebo vás je viac a vzývajte meno svojho boha, ale ohňa nepodkladajte.

²⁵And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Choose one bullock for yourselves, and sacrifice it first; for ye are the many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire.

²⁶A vzali junca, ktorého im dal, a pripravili a vzývali meno Bálovo od rána až do poludnia a vraveli: Bálu, vyslyš nás! Ale nebolo hlasu, ani nebolo, kto by odpovedal, a skákali okolo oltára, ktorý im spravili.

²⁶And they took the bullock which had been given them, and sacrificed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, O Baal, answer us! But there was no voice, and none answered. And they leaped about the altar that had been made.

²⁷Potom stalo sa na poludnie, že sa im posmieval Eliáš a riekol: Volajte veľkým hlasom, lebo veď je boh! Možno, že rozmýšľa alebo je nejako ináče zamestnaný alebo hádam je na ceste alebo azda spí; nech sa zobudí!

²⁷And it came to pass at noon that Elijah mocked them and said, Cry aloud; for he is a god; for he is meditating, or gone aside, or he is on a journey; perhaps he sleeps, and will awake.

²⁸A tak volali veľkým hlasom a bodali sa, podľa svojej obyčaje, nožami a pikami, až sa krvou polievali.

²⁸And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with swords and spears, till the blood gushed out upon them.

²⁹A stalo sa, keď prešlo poludnie, že prorokovali až do času, keď sa obetuje obetný dar večerný. Ale nebolo hlasu, ani nebolo nikoho, kto by bol odpovedal, ani toho, kto by bol pozoroval.

²⁹And it came to pass when midday was past, that they prophesied until the [time] of the offering up of the oblation; but there was neither voice, nor any that answered, nor any attention.

³⁰Potom riekol Eliáš všetkému ľudu: Pristúpte ku mne! A pristúpil k nemu všetok ľud. A opravil oltár Hospodinov, ktorý bol zborený.

³⁰Then Elijah said to all the people, Draw near to me. And all the people drew near to him. And he repaired the altar of Jehovah which was broken down.

³¹A Eliáš vzal dvanásť kameňov podľa počtu pokolení synov Jakobových, ku ktorému sa bolo stalo slovo Hospodinovo povediac: Izrael bude tvoje meno.

³¹And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of Jehovah came saying, Israel shall be thy name;

³²Z tých kameňov postavil oltár v mene Hospodinovom. A spravil jarok okolo oltára jako priestor dvoch satov semena.

³²and with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah, and made a trench round about the altar, of the capacity of two measures of seed;

³³Potom uložil drevo, posekal junca na kusy a pokládol na drevo.

³³and he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. And he said, Fill four pitchers with water, and pour it on the burnt-offering, and on the wood.

³⁴A riekol: Naplňte štyri vedrá vodou a vylejte na zápalnú obeť a na drevo. A zase riekol: Urobte to po druhé. A urobili po druhé. A ešte riekol: Urobte to po tretie. A urobili po tretie,

³⁴And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.

³⁵takže tiekla voda okolo oltára. I jarok naplnil vodou.

³⁵And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

³⁶A stalo sa o čase, keď sa obetuje obetný dar večerný, že pristúpil prorok Eliáš a riekol: Hospodine, Bože Abrahámov, Izákov a Izraelov, nech sa dnes pozná, že si ty Bôh Izraelovi, a ja že som tvoj služobník a že všetko toto učinil som tvojím slovom.

³⁶And it came to pass at [the time of] the offering up of the oblation, that Elijah the prophet drew near, and said, Jehovah, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things by thy word.

³⁷Vyslyš ma, Hospodine, vyslyš ma, aby poznal tento ľud, že ty, Hospodine, si Bôh, a že si to ty, ktorý si obrátil jeho srdce nazpät.

³⁷Answer me, Jehovah, answer me, that this people may know that thou Jehovah art God, and [that] *thou* hast turned their heart back again.

³⁸Vtedy padnul oheň Hospodinov a strávil zápalnú obeť i drevo i kamene i prach, i vodu, ktorá bola v jarku, slízal.

³⁸And the fire of Jehovah 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.

³⁹Keď to uvidel všetok ľud, padli všetci na svoju tvár a povedali: Hospodin je Bôh! Hospodin je Bôh!

³⁹And all the people saw [it], and they fell on their faces and said, Jehovah, he is God! Jehovah, he is God!

⁴⁰A Eliáš im riekol: Pochytajte prorokov Bálových! Nech neujde niktorý z nich! A pochytali ich. A Eliáš ich odviedol dolu k potoku Kíšonu a tam ich pobil.

⁴⁰And Elijah said to them, Seize the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape! And they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the torrent of Kishon, and slaughtered them there.

⁴¹Potom riekol Eliáš Achabovi: Iď hore, najedz sa a napi sa, lebo sa blíži hukot veľkého dažďa.

⁴¹And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

⁴²A tak odišiel Achab hore, aby sa najedol a napil, a Eliáš odišiel hore na temeno Karmela, zohnul sa k zemi a položil svoju tvár medzi svoje kolená.

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

⁴³A povedal svojmu sluhovi: Nože vyjdi hore, podívaj sa smerom k moru! A išiel a podíval sa a povedal: Nieto ničoho. Na to mu riekol: Iď a navráť sa, sedemkrát.

⁴³And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up and looked, and said, [There is] nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.

⁴⁴A stalo sa po siedme, že povedal: Hľa, obláčik ako dlaň človeka vystupuje od mora. Vtedy mu riekol: Iď hore, povedz Achabovi: Zapriahni do voza a sídi dolu, aby ťa nezadržal dážď.

⁴⁴And it came to pass at the seventh time that he said, Behold there is a cloud, small as a man's hand, arising out of the sea. And he said, Go up, say to Ahab, Harness and go down, that the pour of rain stop thee not.

⁴⁵A stalo sa po malej chvíli, že sa nebesia začiernily oblakmi a vetrom, z čoho bol veľký dážď. A Achab vysadol na voz a išiel do Jizreela.

⁴⁵And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heavens became black [with] clouds and wind, and there was a great pour of rain. And Ahab got on the chariot, and went to Jizreel.

⁴⁶A ruka Hospodinova bola s Eliášom, ktorý podpášuc svoje bedrá bežal pred Achabom až potiaľ, kde už vchádzaš do Jizreela.

⁴⁶And the hand of Jehovah was upon Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jizreel.