1 A , ka maha nga ra, ka puta mai te kupu a Ihowa ki a Iraia i te toru o nga tau; i mea ia, Haere whakakitea atu koe ki a Ahapa; a maku e hoatu he ua ki te whenua.

¶ And it came to pass after many days that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

2 N a haere ana a Iraia ki te whakakite i a ia ki a Ahapa. Nui atu hoki te matekai o Hamaria.

And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And there was a severe famine in Samaria.

3 N a ka karanga a Ahapa ki a Oparia, kaitohutohu o tona whare. Na he nui te wehi o Oparia ki a Ihowa;

And Ahab called Obadiah, who was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly,

4 A i ta Ietepere hautopenga atu i nga poropiti a Ihowa, na ka mau a Oparia ki nga poropiti kotahi rau, a huna ana e ia, takirima tekau nga tangata ki te ana kotahi, a whangainga ana ratou e ia ki te taro, ki te wai.

for when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah took one hundred prophets and hid them in groups of fifty in caves and sustained them with bread and water.)

5 N a ka mea a Ahapa ki a Oparia, Haere puta noa i te whenua ki nga puna wai katoa; ki nga awa katoa; tera pea ka kitea e tatou tetahi tarutaru e ora ai nga hoiho me nga muera; kei poto katoa a tatou kararehe.

And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go through the land to all the fountains of water and to all the brooks; peradventure we may find herbage to save the horses and mules alive that we not lose all the beasts.

6 H eoi ka wehea e raua te whenua hei haerenga mo raua: haere ana a Ahapa, tona kotahi i tetahi ara, haere ana a Oparia, tona kotahi i tetahi ara.

So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it; Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

7 A , i a Oparia i te ara, na ko Iraia kua tutaki ki a ia; a ka mohio ia ki tera, ka tapapa, ka mea, Ko koe ranei tena, e toku Ariki, e Iraia?

And as Obadiah was in the way, Elijah met him; and when he recognized him, he fell on his face, and said, Art thou not my lord Elijah?

8 A no ra ko ia ki a ia, Ko ahau ra; haere, korero atu ki tou ariki, Ko Iraia tenei.

And he answered him, I am; go, tell thy lord, Behold Elijah.

9 N a ka mea tera, He aha ra toku hara i hoatu ai tau pononga ki te ringa o Ahapa kia whakamatea?

And he said, In what have I sinned that thou should deliver thy slave into the hand of Ahab, for him to slay me?

10 E ora ana a Ihowa, tou Atua, kahore he iwi, ke kingitanga, i kore nei toku ariki e tono tangata ki reira ki te rapu i a koe: a, i ta ratou meatanga mai, Kahore nei; whakaoatitia iho e ia taua kingitanga, taua iwi ranei, me kahore ratou i kite i a koe.

As the LORD thy God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent to seek thee; and when they all said, He is not here; he has caused kingdoms and nations to swear an oath if they have found thee or not.

11 N a kua mea na koe inaianei, Haere, korero atu ki tou ariki, Ko Iraia tenei.

And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold Elijah.

12 N a akuanei, kei toku mawehenga atu i a koe, ka kahakina atu koe e te wairua o Ihowa ki te wahi e kore ai ahau e mohio; a, i toku taenga atu ki te whakaatu ki a Ahapa, a ka kore ia e kite i a koe, katahi ahau ka patua e ia: heoi e wehi ana tau po nonga i a Ihowa, no toku tamarikitanga ake.

And it shall come to pass as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee where I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me; but I, thy slave, fear the LORD from my youth.

13 K ahore ianei i korerotia ki toku ariki taku i mea ai i ta Ietepere patunga i nga poropiti a Ihowa, taku hunanga i nga poropiti kotahi rau a Ihowa, takirima tekau nga tangata ki roto i te ana kotahi, a whangainga ana e ahau ki te taro, ki te wai?

Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid one hundred men of the LORD’s prophets in groups of fifty in caves and sustained them with bread and water?

14 A ka mea mai na koe inaianei, Haere, korero atu ki tou ariki, Ko Iraia tenei: ka patua hoki ahau e ia.

And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold Elijah; and he shall slay me.

15 A no ra ko Iraia ki a ia, E ora ana a Ihowa o nga mano e tu nei ahau i tona aroaro, ko a tenei ra pu ahau puta ai ki a ia.

And Elijah said unto him, As the LORD of the hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself unto him today.

16 H eoi haere ana a Oparia ki te whakatau i a Ahapa, a korerotia ana ki a ia. Na haere ana a Ahapa ki te whakatau i a Iraia.

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

17 A , no te kitenga o Ahapa i a Iraia, na ka mea a Ahapa ki a ia, Ko koe tenei, e te kaiwhakararuraru o Iharaira?

¶ And it came to pass when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubles Israel?

18 A no ra ko ia, Kahore i whakararurarutia e ahau a Iharaira; engari koe me te whare o tou papa i ta koutou whakarerenga nei i nga whakahau a Ihowa, i a koe ka whai nei i nga Paara.

And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.

19 N a tikina aianei, huihuia mai a Iharaira katoa ki ahau ki Maunga Karamere, me nga poropiti e wha rau e rima tekau a Paara, me nga poropiti e wha rau o te Ahera, e kai na ki te tepu a Ietepere.

Now therefore send and gather to me all Israel unto Mount Carmel, and the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, and the four hundred prophets of the groves, who eat at Jezebel’s table.

20 H eoi tono tangata ana a Ahapa puta noa i nga tama katoa a Iharaira, a whakaminea ana aua poropiti ki Maunga Karamere.

Then Ahab sent unto all the sons of Israel and gathered the prophets together unto Mount Carmel.

21 N a ka whakatata a Iraia ki te iwi katoa, ka mea, Kia pehea te roa o to koutou tuhurihuri ki nga tikanga e rua? ki te mea ko Ihowa te Atua, me whai ki a ia; ki te mea ia ko Paara, me whai ki a ia. Na kahore he kupu i whakahokia e te iwi ki a ia.

¶ And Elijah came near unto all the people and said, How long shall ye halt between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him. And the people did not answer him a word.

22 K atahi ka mea a Iraia ki te iwi, Ko ahau anake kua mahue nei o nga poropiti a Ihowa; e wha rau ia e rima tekau tangata nga poropiti a Paara.

Then Elijah spoke again unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

23 N a me homai e ratou etahi puru ma matou, kia rua, ma ratou e whiriwhiri tetahi puru ma ratou, ka tapatapahi ai, ka whakaeke ai ki runga ki nga wahie, kaua hoki he ahi e meatia atu: maku hoki e taka tetahi puru, e whakatakoto ki runga ki nga wahi e; e kore hoki e meatia atu he ahi.

Give us, therefore, two bullocks, and let them choose one bullock for themselves and cut it in pieces and lay it on wood and put no fire under it; and I will dress the other bullock and lay it on wood and put no fire under it.

24 A ma koutou e karanga ki te ingoa o to koutou atua; maku hoki e karanga ki te ingoa o Ihowa. Na, ko te Atua e utua ai te karanga ki te ahi, ko ia hei Atua. Na ka whakahoki te iwi katoa, ka mea, Ka pai tena kupu.

And invoke ye in the name of your gods, and I will invoke in the name of the LORD; and it shall be that the God that answers by fire is God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.

25 N a ka mea a Iraia ki nga poropiti a Paara, Whiriwhiria tetahi puru ma koutou, taka; ko ta koutou ki mua, he tokomaha hoki koutou; ka karanga ai ki te ingoa o to koutou atua; kaua hoki he ahi e meatia atu.

So Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves and dress it first, for ye are many, and invoke in the name of your gods, but put no fire under it.

26 N a ka tango ratou i te puru i hoatu ki a ratou, a mahia ana e ratou. Na ka karanga ki te ingoa o Paara o te ata iho ano a taea noatia te poutumarotanga; i mea ai, E Paara, utua mai ta matou karanga. Otiia kahore he kupu, kihai hoki i utua e teta hi. A tupekepeke ana ratou i te aata i hanga nei.

And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it and invoked in the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, answer us. But there was no voice nor anyone that answered. And they jumped up and down near the altar which they had made.

27 A , i te poutumarotanga, ka tawai a Iraia ki a ratou, ka mea, Karanga, kia nui te reo; he atua hoki ia: kei te purakau pea ia, kei tahaki ranei, kei te ara ranei, tena ranei kei te moe, a me whakaara.

And it came to pass at noon that Elijah mocked them and said, Cry aloud, for he is a god; peradventure he is talking or he had to go to the latrine, or he is on a journey, or he sleeps and will awake.

28 N a nui atu to ratou reo ki te karanga, ka haehae i a ratou ki te maripi, ki te oka, ko ta ratou tikanga hoki ia, a tarere noa nga toto ki runga ki a ratou.

And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets until the blood gushed out upon them.

29 H eoi kua tawharara te ra, na ka poropiti ratou a tae noa ki te whakaekenga o to te ahiahi whakahere; otiia kahore he reo, kihai i utua te karanga, kahore tetahi hei whakarongo.

And when midday was past, even so they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, and there was neither voice nor anyone that answered nor anyone that heard.

30 N a ka mea a Iraia ki te iwi katoa, Neke mai ki ahau. Na neke ana te iwi katoa ki a ia, Na ka whakatikaia e ia te aata a Ihowa i turakina.

Then Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down.

31 I mau hoki a Iraia ki nga kohatu kotahi tekau ma rua; rite tonu te maha ki nga iwi o nga tama a Hakopa, ki a ia nei te kupu a Ihowa, i ki nei, Ko Iharaira hei ingoa mou.

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

32 N a hanga ana e ia aua kohatu hei aata mo te ingoa o Ihowa; a keria ana he awa ki te taha o te aata a taka noa, kia rua nga mehua purapura ka ki.

and with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD; then he made a trench round about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.

33 N a whakapaia ana e ia nga wahie, a tapatapahia ana te puru, whakatakotoria ana ki runga ki nga wahie. A ka mea ia, Whakakiia etahi oko, kia wha, ki te wai, ka riringi ki runga ki te tahunga tinana, ki nga wahie.

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

34 I mea ano ia, Tena ano. Na ka meatia ano e ratou. I mea hoki ia, Tuatorutia. Na ka tuatorutia e ratou.

And 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.

35 N a ka rere te wai i nga taha o te aata tawhio noa: whakakiia ana hoki e ia te waikeri ki te wai.

So that the water ran round about the altar, and he had filled the trench also with water.

36 N a i te whakaekenga o to te ahiahi whakahere, ka whakatata a Iraia poropiti, a ka mea, E Ihowa, e te Atua o Aperahama, o Ihaka, o Iharaira, kia mohiotia i tenei ra ko koe te Atua i roto i a Iharaira, ko ahau tau pononga, a nau te kupu i mea ai a hau i enei mea katoa.

And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, LORD God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel and that I am thy slave and that I have done all these things at thy word.

37 W hakarongo mai ki ahau, e Ihowa, whakarongo mai ki ahau, kia mohio ai tenei iwi ko te Atua koe, e Ihowa, nau ano i whakahoki o ratou ngakau ki muri nei.

Answer me, O LORD, answer me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God and that thou shalt convert their heart back again to thee.

38 N a ko te tino takanga iho o te ahi a Ihowa, pau ake te tahunga tinana, me nga wahie, me nga kohatu, me te puehu, mitikia ake ana ano hoki te wai i roto i te waikeri.

Then fire of the LORD fell, which consumed the burnt sacrifice and the wood and the stones and the dust and licked up the water that was in the trench.

39 A , no te kitenga o te iwi katoa, tapapa ana, me te ki ake ano, Ko Ihowa, ko ia te Atua: ko Ihowa, ko ia te Atua.

And seeing it, all the people fell on their faces, and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.

40 K atahi ka mea a Iraia ki a ratou, Hopukia nga poropiti a Paara: kei mawhiti tetahi o ratou. Na hopukia ana e ratou, a kawea ana e Iraia ki raro, ki te awa, ki Kihona, patua iho ki reira.

And Elijah said unto them, Seize the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they seized them; and Elijah took them down to the brook Kishon and slew them there.

41 N a ka mea a Iraia ki a Ahapa, Haere ki runga, ki te kai, ki te inu; he haruru ua hoki te rara mai nei.

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

42 H eoi haere ana a Ahapa ki te kai, ki te inu. Ko Iraia ia i piki ki te tihi o Karamere; a tapapa ana ia ki te whenua, ko tona mata i roto i ona turi.

So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel, and he cast himself down upon the earth and put his face between his knees

43 N a ka mea ia ki tana tangata, Tena, piki atu inaianei, tirohia te ritenga atu o te moana. Na piki ana ia, titiro ana, a ka mea, Kahore kau he mea. Na ka mea ano tera, Hoki atu ano, kia whitu nga hokinga.

and said to his slave, 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.

44 A i te whitu ka mea ia, Nana, he kapua nohinohi tera te haere ake ra i roto i te moana; kei te kapu o te ringa tangata te rite. Na ka mea tera, Haere, mea atu ki a Ahapa, Whakanohoia tou hariata, ka haere ki raro; kei araia koe e te ua.

And the seventh time he said, Behold, a little cloud like the palm of a man’s hand arises out of the sea. And he said, Go and say to Ahab, Prepare thy chariot and descend that the rain not stop thee.

45 N a mea rawa ake kua pouri pu te rangi i te kapua, i te hau, nui atu hoki te ua. Na rere ana tera a Ahapa i runga i te hariata, a haere ana ki Ietereere.

And it came to pass in the meanwhile that the heavens became black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel.

46 A i runga i a Iraia te ringa o Ihowa; na whitikiria ana e ia tona hope, a rere ana i mua i a Ahapa a tae noa ki Ietereere.

And the hand of the LORD was upon Elijah, who girded up his loins and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.