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 the days are many, and the word of Jehovah hath been unto Elijah in the third year, saying, `Go, appear unto Ahab, and I give rain on the face of the ground;'

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 goeth to appear unto Ahab. And the famine is severe 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 calleth unto Obadiah, who over the house -- and Obadiah hath been fearing Jehovah 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.

and it cometh to pass, in Jezebel's cutting off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah taketh a hundred prophets, and hideth them, fifty men in a cave, and hath 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 saith unto Obadiah, `Go through the land, unto all fountains of waters, and unto all the brooks, if so be we find hay, and keep alive horse and mule, and do not cut off any of the cattle.'

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.

And they apportion to themselves the land, to pass over into it; Ahab hath gone in one way by himself, and Obadiah hath gone in 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 Obadiah in the way, and lo, Elijah -- to meet him; and he discerneth him, and falleth on his face, and saith, `Art thou he -- 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 saith to him, `I; go, say to thy lord, Lo, 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 saith, `What have I sinned, that thou art giving thy servant into the hand of Ahab -- to put me to death?

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.

Jehovah thy God liveth, if there is a nation and kingdom whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee; and they said, He is not, then he caused the kingdom and the nation to swear, that it doth not find thee;

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

and now, thou art saying, Go, say to thy lord, Lo, 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 hath been, I go from thee, and the Spirit of Jehovah doth lift thee up, whither I know not, and I have come to declare to Ahab, and he doth not find thee, and he hath slain me; and thy servant is fearing Jehovah 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?

`Hath it not been declared to my lord that which I have done in Jezebel's slaying the prophets of Jehovah, that I hide of the prophets of Jehovah a hundred men, fifty by fifty in a cave, 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 art saying, Go, say to my lord, Lo, Elijah -- and he hath slain 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 saith, `Jehovah of Hosts liveth, before whom I have stood, surely to-day I appear unto him.'

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.

And Obadiah goeth to meet Ahab, and declareth to him, and Ahab goeth 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 cometh to pass at Ahab's seeing Elijah, that Ahab saith unto him, `Art thou he -- the troubler of 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 saith, `I have not troubled Israel, but thou and the house of thy father, in your forsaking the commands of Jehovah, and thou goest after the 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.

and now, send, gather unto me all Israel, unto the mount of Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the shrine, four hundred -- eating at the table of Jezebel.'

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

And Ahab sendeth among all the sons of Israel, and gathereth the prophets unto the mount of 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 cometh nigh unto all the people, and saith, `Till when are ye leaping on the two branches? -- if Jehovah God, go after Him; and if Baal, go after him;' and the people have not answered 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.

And Elijah saith unto the people, `I -- I have been left a prophet of Jehovah -- by myself; and the prophets of Baal 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.

and let them give to us two bullocks, and they choose for themselves the one bullock, and cut it in pieces, and place on the wood, and place no fire; and I -- I prepare the other bullock, and have put on the wood, and fire I do not place; --

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 ye have called in the name of your god, and I -- I call in the name of Jehovah, and it hath been, the god who answereth by fire -- He the God.' And all the people answer and say, `Good the word.'

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.

And Elijah saith to the prophets of Baal, `Choose for you the one bullock, and prepare first, for ye the multitude, and call ye in the name of your god, and place no fire.'

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 take the bullock that gave to them, and prepare, and call in the name of Baal from the morning even till the noon, saying, `O Baal, answer us!' and there is no voice, and there is none answering; and they leap on the altar that one 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 cometh to pass, at noon, that Elijah playeth on them, and saith, `Call with a loud voice, for he a god, for he is meditating, or pursuing, or on a journey; it may be he is asleep, an doth 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 call with a loud voice, and cut themselves, according to their ordinance, with swords and with spears, till a flowing of blood on 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 it cometh to pass, at the passing by of the noon, that they feign themselves prophets till the going up of the present, and there is no voice, and there is none answering, and there is none attending.

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.

And Elijah saith to all the people, `Come nigh unto me;' and all the people come nigh unto him, and he repaireth the altar of Jehovah that is 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 taketh twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of Jehovah was, saying, `Israel is 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 he buildeth with the stones an altar, in the name of Jehovah, and maketh a trench, as about the space of two measures of seed, round about the altar.

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 arrangeth the wood, and cutteth in pieces the bullock, and placeth on the wood, and saith, `Fill ye four pitchers of water, and pour on the burnt-offering, 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 saith, `Do a second time;' and they do a second time; and he saith, `Do a third time;' and they do a 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.

and the water goeth round about the altar, and also, the trench he hath filled 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 cometh to pass, at the going up of the present, that Elijah the prophet cometh nigh and saith, `Jehovah, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to-day let it be known that Thou God in Israel, and I Thy servant, that by Thy word I have done the whole of these things;

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 Jehovah, answer me, and this people doth know that Thou Jehovah God; and Thou hast turned their heart backward.'

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.

And there falleth a fire of Jehovah, and consumeth the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and the water that in the trench it hath licked up.

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 all the people see, and fall on their faces, and say, `Jehovah, He the God, Jehovah, He 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 saith to them, `Catch ye the prophets of Baal; let not a man escape of them;' and they catch them, and Elijah bringeth them down unto the stream Kishon, and doth slaughter 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.

And Elijah saith to Ahab, `Go up, eat and drink, because of the sound of the noise of the shower.'

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.

And Ahab goeth up to eat, and to drink, and Elijah hath gone up unto the top of Carmel, and he stretcheth himself out on the earth, and he placeth 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 saith unto his young man, `Go up, I pray thee, look attentively the way of the sea;' and he goeth up and looketh attentively, and saith, `There is nothing;' and he saith, `Turn back,' 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 it cometh to pass, at the seventh, that he saith, `Lo, a little thickness as the palm of a man is coming up out of the sea.' And he saith, `Go up, say unto Ahab, `Bind -- and go down, and the shower doth not restrain 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 cometh to pass, in the meantime, that the heavens have become black -- thick clouds and wind -- and the shower is great; and Ahab rideth, and goeth 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 Jehovah hath been on Elijah, and he girdeth up his loins, and runneth before Ahab, till thine entering Jezreel.