열왕기상 18

1많은 날을 지내고 제삼년에 여호와의 말씀이 엘리야에게 임하여 가라사대 너는 가서 아합에게 보이라 내가 비를 지면에 내리리라 2엘리야가 아합에게 보이려고 가니 그 때에 사마리아에 기근이 심하였더라 3아합이 궁내 대신 오바댜를 불렀으니 이 오바댜는 크게 여호와를 경외하는 자라 4이세벨이 여호와의 선지자들을 멸할 때에 오바댜가 선지자 일백 인을 가져 오십 인씩 굴에 숨기고 떡과 물을 먹였었더라 5아합이 오바댜에게 이르되 이 땅의 모든 물 근원과 모든 내로 가자 혹시 꼴을 얻으리라 그러면 말과 노새를 살리리니 짐승을 다 잃지 않게 되리라 하고 6두 사람이 두루 다닐 땅을 나누어 아합은 홀로 이 길로 가고 오바댜는 홀로 저 길로 가니라 7오바댜가 길에 있을 때에 엘리야가 저를 만난지라 저가 알아보고 엎드려 말하되 내 주 엘리야여 당신이시니이까 8대답하되 그러하다 가서 네 주에게 고하기를 엘리야가 여기 있다 하라 9가로되 내가 무슨 죄를 범하였기에 당신이 당신의 종을 아합의 손에 붙여 죽이게 하려 하시나이까 10당신의 하나님 여호와의 사심을 가리켜 맹세하노니 내 주께서 사람을 보내어 당신을 찾지 아니한 족속이나 나라가 없었는데 저희가 말하기를 엘리야가 없다 하면 그 나라와 그 족속으로 당신을 보지 못하였다는 맹세를 하게 하였거늘 11이제 당신의 말씀이 가서 네 주에게 고하기를 엘리야가 여기 있다 하라 하시니 12내가 당신을 떠나간 후에 여호와의 신이 나의 알지 못하는 곳으로 당신을 이끌어 가시리니 내가 가서 아합에게 고하였다가 저가 당신을 찾지 못하면 내가 죽임을 당하리이다 당신의 종은 어려서부터 여호와를 경외하는 자라 13이세벨이 여호와의 선지자들을 죽일 때에 내가 여호와의 선지자 중에 일백 인을 오십 인씩 굴에 숨기고 떡과 물로 먹인 일이 내 주께 들리지 아니하였나이까 14이제 당신의 말씀이 가서 네 주에게 고하기를 엘리야가 여기 있다 하라 하시니 그리하면 저가 나를 죽이리이다 15엘리야가 이르되 내가 모시는 만군의 여호와의 사심을 가리켜 맹세하노니 내가 오늘날 아합에게 보이리라 16오바댜가 가서 아합을 만나 고하매 아합이 엘리야를 만나려 하여 가다가 17엘리야를 볼 때에 저에게 이르되 이스라엘을 괴롭게 하는 자여 네냐 18저가 대답하되 내가 이스라엘을 괴롭게 한 것이 아니라 당신과 당신의 아비의 집이 괴롭게 하였으니 이는 여호와의 명령을 버렸고 당신이 바알들을 좇았음이라 19그런즉 보내어 온 이스라엘과 이세벨의 상에서 먹는 바알의 선지자 사백오십 인과 아세라의 선지자 사백 인을 갈멜 산으로 모아 내게로 나오게 하소서 20아합이 이에 이스라엘 모든 자손에게로 보내어 선지자들을 갈멜 산으로 모으니라 21엘리야가 모든 백성에게 가까이 나아가 이르되 너희가 어느 때까지 두 사이에서 머뭇머뭇 하려느냐 여호와가 만일 하나님이면 그를 좇고 바알이 만일 하나님이면 그를 좇을지니라 하니 백성이 한 말도 대답지 아니하는지라 22엘리야가 백성에게 이르되 여호와의 선지자는 나만 홀로 남았으나 바알의 선지자는 사백오십 인이로다 23그런즉 두 송아지를 우리에게 가져오게 하고 저희는 한 송아지를 택하여 각을 떠서 나무 위에 놓고 불은 놓지 말며 나도 한 송아지를 잡아 나무 위에 놓고 불은 놓지 말고 24너희는 너희 신의 이름을 부르라 나는 여호와의 이름을 부르리니 이에 불로 응답하는 신 그가 하나님이니라 백성이 다 대답하되 그 말이 옳도다 25엘리야가 바알의 선지자들에게 이르되 너희는 많으니 먼저 한 송아지를 택하여 잡고 너희 신의 이름을 부르라 그러나 불을 놓지 말라 26저희가 그 받은 송아지를 취하여 잡고 아침부터 낮까지 바알의 이름을 불러 가로되 바알이여 우리에게 응답하소서 하나 아무 소리도 없으므로 저희가 그 쌓은 단 주위에서 뛰놀더라 27오정에 이르러는 엘리야가 저희를 조롱하여 가로되 큰 소리로 부르라 저는 신인즉 묵상하고 있는지 혹 잠간 나갔는지 혹 길을 행하는지 혹 잠이 들어서 깨워야 할 것인지... 하매 28이에 저희가 큰 소리로 부르고 그 규례를 따라 피가 흐르기까지 칼과 창으로 그 몸을 상하게 하더라 29이같이 하여 오정이 지났으나 저희가 오히려 진언을 하여 저녁 소제 드릴 때까지 이를지라도 아무 소리도 없고 아무 응답하는 자도 없고 아무 돌아보는 자도 없더라 30엘리야가 모든 백성을 향하여 이르되 내게로 가까이 오라 백성이 다 저에게 가까이 오매 저가 무너진 여호와의 단을 수축하되 31야곱의 아들들의 지파의 수효를 따라 열두 돌을 취하니 이 야곱은 여호와께서 옛적에 저에게 임하여 이르시기를 네 이름을 이스라엘이라 하리라 하신 자더라 32저가 여호와의 이름을 의지하여 그 돌로 단을 쌓고 단으로 돌아가며 곡식 종자 두 세아를 용납할만한 도랑을 만들고 33또 나무를 벌이고 송아지의 각을 떠서 나무 위에 놓고 이르되 통 넷에 물을 채워다가 번제물과 나무 위에 부으라 하고 34또 이르되 다시 그리하라 하여 다시 그리하니 또 이르되 세 번 그리하라 하여 세 번 그리하니 35물이 단으로 두루 흐르고 도랑에도 물이 가득하게 되었더라 36저녁 소제 드릴 때에 이르러 선지자 엘리야가 나아가서 말하되 아브라함과 이삭과 이스라엘의 하나님 여호와여 주께서 이스라엘 중에서 하나님이 되심과 내가 주의 종이 됨과 내가 주의 말씀대로 이 모든 일을 행하는 것을 오늘날 알게 하옵소서 37여호와여 내게 응답하옵소서 내게 응답하옵소서 이 백성으로 주 여호와는 하나님이신 것과 주는 저희의 마음으로 돌이키게 하시는 것을 알게 하옵소서 하매 38이에 여호와의 불이 내려서 번제물과 나무와 돌과 흙을 태우고 또 도랑의 물을 핥은지라 39모든 백성이 보고 엎드려 말하되 여호와 그는 하나님이시로다 여호와 그는 하나님이시로다 하니 40엘리야가 저희에게 이르되 바알의 선지자를 잡되 하나도 도망하지 못하게 하라 하매 곧 잡은지라 엘리야가 저희를 기손 시내로 내려다가 거기서 죽이니라 41엘리야가 아합에게 이르되 올라가서 먹고 마시소서 큰 비의 소리가 있나이다 42아합이 먹고 마시러 올라가니라 엘리야가 갈멜 산 꼭대기로 올라가서 땅에 꿇어 엎드려 그 얼굴을 무릎 사이에 넣고 43그 사환에게 이르되 올라가 바다 편을 바라보라 저가 올라가 바라보고 고하되 아무 것도 없나이다 가로되 일곱번까지 다시 가라 44일곱번째 이르러서는 저가 고하되 바다에서 사람의 손만한 작은 구름이 일어나나이다 가로되 올라가 아합에게 고하기를 비에 막히지 아니하도록 마차를 갖추고 내려가소서 하라 하니라 45조금 후에 구름과 바람이 일어나서 하늘이 캄캄하여지며 큰 비가 내리는지라 아합이 마차를 타고 이스르엘로 가니 46여호와의 능력이 엘리야에게 임하매 저가 허리를 동이고 이스르엘로 들어가는 곳까지 아합 앞에서 달려갔더라

1After many days, Yahweh’s word came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain on the earth.” 2Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria. 3Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Yahweh greatly: 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.) 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.” 6So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. 7As Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he recognized him, and fell on his face, and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?” 8He answered him, “It is I. Go, tell your lord, ‘Behold, Elijah is here!’” 9He said, “Wherein have I sinned, that you would deliver your servant into the hand of Ahab, to kill me? 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. 11Now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here.”’ 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. 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? 14Now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here”;’ and he will kill me.” 15Elijah said, “As Yahweh of Armies lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.” 16So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?” 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. 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.” 20So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together to Mount Carmel. 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. 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. 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. 24You call on the name of your god, and I will call on Yahweh’s name. The God who answers by fire, let him be God.” All the people answered, “It is well said.” 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.” 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. 27At noon, 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.” 28They cried aloud, and cut themselves in their way with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them. 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. 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. 31Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom Yahweh’s word came, saying, “Israel shall be your name.” 32With the stones he built an altar in Yahweh’s name. He made a trench around the altar, large enough to contain two measures of seed. 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.” 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. 35The water ran around the altar; and he also filled the trench with water. 36At the time of the offering of the offering, 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. 37Hear me, Yahweh, hear me, that this people may know that you, Yahweh, are God, and that you have turned their heart back again.” 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. 39When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces. They said, “Yahweh, he is God! Yahweh, he is God!” 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. 41Elijah said to Ahab, “Get up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.” 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. 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. 44On the seventh time, 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.’” 45In a little while, the sky grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel. 46The hand of Yahweh was on Elijah; and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

1En het gebeurde na vele dagen, dat het woord des HEEREN geschiedde tot Elia, in het derde jaar, zeggende: Ga heen, vertoon u aan Achab; want Ik zal regen geven op den aardbodem. 2En Elia ging heen, om zich aan Achab te vertonen. En de honger was sterk in Samaria. 3En Achab had Obadja, den hofmeester, geroepen; en Obadja was den HEERE zeer vrezende. 4Want het geschiedde, als Izebel de profeten des HEEREN uitroeide, dat Obadja honderd profeten nam, en verborg ze bij vijftig man in een spelonk, en onderhield hen met brood en water. 5En Achab had gezegd tot Obadja: Trek door het land, tot alle waterfonteinen en tot alle rivieren; misschien zullen wij gras vinden, opdat wij de paarden en de muilezelen in het leven behouden, en niets uitroeien van de beesten. 6En zij deelden het land onder zich, dat zij het doortogen; Achab ging bijzonder op een weg, en Obadja ging ook bijzonder op een weg. 7Als nu Obadja op den weg was, ziet, zo was hem Elia tegemoet; en hem kennende, zo viel hij op zijn aangezicht, en zeide: Zijt gij mijn heer Elia? 8Hij zeide: Ik ben het; ga heen, zeg uw heer: Zie, Elia is hier. 9Maar hij zeide: Wat heb ik gezondigd, dat gij uw knecht geeft in de hand van Achab, dat hij mij dode? 10Zo waarachtig als de HEERE, uw God, leeft, zo er een volk of koninkrijk is, waar mijn heer niet gezonden heeft, om u te zoeken; en als zij zeiden: Hij is hier niet; zo nam hij dat koninkrijk en dat volk een eed af; dat zij u niet hadden gevonden. 11En nu zegt gij: Ga heen, zeg uw heer: Zie, Elia is hier. 12En het mocht geschieden, wanneer ik van u zou weggegaan zijn, dat de Geest des HEEREN u wegnam, ik weet niet waarheen; en ik kwam, om dat Achab aan te zeggen, en hij vond u niet, zo zou hij mij doden; ik, uw knecht, nu vrees den HEERE van mijn jonkheid af. 13Is mijn heer niet aangezegd, wat ik gedaan heb, als Izebel de profeten des HEEREN doodde? Dat ik van de profeten des HEEREN honderd man heb verborgen, elk vijftig man in een spelonk, en die met brood en water onderhouden heb? 14En nu zegt gij: Ga heen, zeg uw heer: Zie, Elia is hier, en hij zou mij doodslaan. 15En Elia zeide: Zo waarachtig als de HEERE der heirscharen leeft, voor Wiens aangezicht ik sta, ik zal voorzeker mij heden aan hem vertonen! 16Toen ging Obadja Achab tegemoet, en zeide het hem aan; en Achab ging Elia tegemoet. 17En het geschiedde, als Achab Elia zag, dat Achab tot hem zeide: Zijt gij die beroerden van Israel? 18Toen zeide hij: Ik heb Israel niet beroerd, maar gij en uws vaders huis, daarmede, dat gijlieden de geboden des HEEREN verlaten hebt en de Baals nagevolgd zijt. 19Nu dan, zend heen, verzamel tot mij het ganse Israel op den berg Karmel, en de vierhonderd en vijftig profeten van Baal, en de vierhonderd profeten van het bos, die van de tafel van Izebel eten. 20Zo zond Achab onder alle kinderen Israels, en verzamelde de profeten op den berg Karmel. 21Toen naderde Elia tot het ganse volk, en zeide: Hoe lang hinkt gij op twee gedachten? Zo de HEERE God is, volgt Hem na, en zo het Baal is, volgt hem na! Maar het volk antwoordde hem niet een woord. 22Toen zeide Elia tot het volk: Ik ben alleen een profeet des HEEREN overgebleven, en de profeten van Baal zijn vierhonderd en vijftig mannen. 23Dat men ons dan twee varren geve, en dat zij voor zich den enen var kiezen, en denzelven in stukken delen, en op het hout leggen, maar geen vuur daaraan leggen; en ik zal den anderen var bereiden, en op het hout leggen, en geen vuur daaraan leggen. 24Roept gij daarna den naam van uw god aan, en ik zal den Naam des HEEREN aanroepen; en de God, Die door vuur antwoorden zal, Die zal God zijn. En het ganse volk antwoordde en zeide: Dat woord is goed. 25En Elia zeide tot de profeten van Baal: Kiest gijlieden voor u den enen var, en bereidt gij hem eerst, want gij zijt velen; en roept den naam uws gods aan, en legt geen vuur daaraan. 26En zij namen de var, dien hij hun gegeven had, en bereidden hem, en riepen den naam van Baal aan, van den morgen tot op den middag, zeggende: O Baal, antwoord ons! Maar er was geen stem en geen antwoorder. En zij sprongen tegen het altaar, dat men gemaakt had. 27En het geschiedde op den middag, dat Elia met hen spotte, en zeide: Roept met luider stem, want hij is een god; omdat hij in gepeins is, of omdat hij wat te doen heeft, of omdat hij een reize heeft; misschien slaapt hij en zal wakker worden. 28En zij riepen met luider stem, en zij sneden zichzelven met messen en met priemen, naar hun wijze, totdat zij bloed over zich uitstortten. 29Het geschiedde nu, als de middag voorbij was, dat zij profeteerden totdat men het spijsoffer zou offeren; maar er was geen stem, en geen antwoorder, en geen opmerking. 30Toen zeide Elia tot het ganse volk: Nadert tot mij. En al het volk naderde tot hem; en hij heelde het altaar des HEEREN, dat verbroken was. 31En Elia nam twaalf stenen, naar het getal der stammen van de kinderen Jakobs, tot welke het woord des HEEREN geschied was, zeggende: Israel zal uw naam zijn. 32En hij bouwde met die stenen het altaar in den Naam des HEEREN; daarna maakte hij een groeve rondom het altaar, naar de wijdte van twee maten zaads. 33En hij schikte het hout, en deelde den var in stukken, en legde hem op het hout. 34En hij zeide: Vult vier kruiken met water, en giet het op het brandoffer en op het hout. En hij zeide: Doet het ten tweeden male. En zij deden het ten tweeden male. Voorts zeide hij: Doet het ten derden male. En zij deden het ten derden male; 35Dat het water rondom het altaar liep; daartoe vulde hij ook de groeve met water. 36Het geschiedde nu, als men het spijsoffer offerde, dat de profeet Elia naderde, en zeide: HEERE, God van Abraham, Izak en Israel, dat het heden bekend worde, dat Gij God in Israel zijt, en ik Uw knecht; en dat ik al deze dingen naar Uw woord gedaan heb. 37Antwoord mij, HEERE, antwoord mij; opdat dit volk erkenne, dat Gij, o HEERE, die God zijt, en dat Gij hun hart achterwaarts omgewend hebt. 38Toen viel het vuur de HEEREN, en verteerde dat brandoffer, en dat hout, en die stenen, en dat stof, ja, lekte dat water op, hetwelk in de groeve was. 39Als nu het ganse volk dat zag, zo vielen zij op hun aangezichten, en zeiden: De HEERE is God, de HEERE is God! 40En Elia zeide tot hen: Grijpt de profeten van Baal, dat niemand van hen ontkome. En zij grepen ze; en Elia voerde hen af naar de beek Kison, en slachtte hen aldaar. 41Daarna zeide Elia tot Achab: Trek op, eet en drink; want er is een geruis van een overvloedigen regen. 42Alzo toog Achab op, om te eten en te drinken; maar Elia ging op naar de hoogte van Karmel, en breidde zich uit voorwaarts ter aarde; daarna legde hij zijn aangezicht tussen zijn knieen. 43En hij zeide tot zijn jongen: Ga nu op, en zie uit naar de zee. Toen ging hij op, en zag uit, en zeide: Er is niets. Toen zeide hij: Ga weder henen, zevenmaal. 44En het geschiedde op de zevende maal, dat hij zeide: Zie, een kleine wolk, als eens mans hand, gaat op van de zee. En hij zeide: Ga op, zeg tot Achab: Span aan, en kom af, dat u de regen niet ophoude. 45En het geschiedde ondertussen, dat de hemel van wolken en wind zwart werd; en er kwam een grote regen; en Achab reed weg, en toog naar Jizreel. 46En de hand des HEEREN was over Elia, en hij gordde zijn lenden, en liep voor het aangezicht van Achab henen, tot daar men te Jizreel komt.