1 ¶ Then Elijah, the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah the God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except by my word.

2 A nd the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,

And the word of Jehovah came to him saying,

3 L eave this place and turn to the east and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan,

Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the torrent Cherith, which is before the Jordan.

4 a nd thou shalt drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the torrent; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

5 S o he went and did according unto the word of the LORD; for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

And he went and did according to the word of Jehovah; he went and abode by the torrent Cherith, which is before the Jordan.

6 A nd the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning and bread and flesh in the evening, and he drank from the brook.

And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the torrent.

7 A nd it came to pass after a while that the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.

And it came to pass after a while that the torrent dried up, for there had been no rain in the land.

8 ¶ And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,

And the word of Jehovah came to him saying,

9 A rise, go to Zarephath of Zidon, and thou shalt dwell there; behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

Arise, go to Zarephath, which is by Zidon, and abide there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to maintain thee.

10 S o he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks; and he called to her and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

And he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the entrance of the city, behold, a widow woman was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

11 A nd as she was going to fetch it, he called to her again and said, Bring me also, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.

And she went to fetch, and he called to her and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.

12 A nd she said, As the LORD thy God lives, I have no baked bread, but only a handful of meal in a pitcher and a little oil in a cruse; and now I was gathering two sticks that I may go in and prepare it for me and my son, that we may eat it and die.

And she said, As Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse; and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

13 A nd Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said; but first make me a little cake of bread baked under the ashes and bring it unto me, and afterwards thou shalt make for thee and for thy son.

And Elijah said to her, Fear not; go, do as thou hast said; but make me thereof a little cake first; and bring it to me; and afterwards make for thee and for thy son.

14 F or thus hath said the LORD God of Israel, The pitcher of meal shall not be consumed, neither shall the cruse of oil fail until that day when the LORD shall send rain upon the earth.

For thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: The meal in the barrel shall not waste, neither shall the oil in the cruse fail, until the day that Jehovah sendeth rain upon the face of the earth!

15 A nd she went and did as Elijah told her; and he and she and her house ate for many days.

And she went and did according to the word of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, ate a whole year.

16 A nd the pitcher of meal was not consumed, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD which he spoke by Elijah.

The meal in the barrel did not waste, neither did the oil in the cruse fail, according to the word of Jehovah which he had spoken through Elijah.

17 ¶ And it came to pass after these things that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.

And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.

18 A nd she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? Art thou come unto me to call my iniquity to remembrance and to cause my son to die?

And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come to me to call mine iniquity to remembrance, and to slay my son?

19 A nd he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom and carried him up into the chamber where he abode and laid him upon his own bed.

And he said to her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the upper chamber where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

20 A nd he cried unto the LORD and said, O LORD my God, hast thou even brought evil upon the widow, with whom I sojourn, by killing her son?

And he cried to Jehovah and said, Jehovah, my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?

21 A nd he stretched himself upon the child three times and cried unto the LORD and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.

And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried to Jehovah and said, Jehovah, my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again!

22 A nd the LORD heard the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.

And Jehovah heard the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child came into him again, and he lived.

23 A nd Elijah took the child and brought him down out of the chamber into the house and delivered him unto his mother, and Elijah said, See, thy son lives.

And Elijah took the child, and brought him down from the upper chamber into the house, and delivered him to his mother; and Elijah said, See, thy son lives.

24 T hen the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God and that the word of the LORD is true in thy mouth.

And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of Jehovah in thy mouth is truth.