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.

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.”

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

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

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

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

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.)

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.

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.”

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

⁶So they divided the land between them to pass throughout 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?

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?”

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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.-

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.

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?

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?

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

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

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

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

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

¹⁶So 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?

¹⁷It happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, “Is that you, you 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.

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.

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.

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.”

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 to 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.

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.

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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!

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.”

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.”

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

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.

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

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.”

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,

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.

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

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

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.

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.

³⁷Hear me, Yahweh, hear me, that this people may know that you, Yahweh, are God, and that you have 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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

⁴¹Elijah said to Ahab, “Get up, eat and drink; for there is the 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.’”

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.

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.

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

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