1 A nd Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, also how he had executed all the prophets with the sword.

Ora, Acabe fez saber a Jezabel tudo quanto Elias havia feito, e como matara ã espada todos os profetas.

2 T hen Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.”

Então Jezabel mandou um mensageiro a Elias, a dizer-lhe: Assim me façam os deuses, e outro tanto, se até amanhã a estas horas eu não fizer a tua vida como a de um deles.

3 A nd when he saw that, he arose and ran for his life, and went to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

Quando ele viu isto, levantou-se e, para escapar com vida, se foi. E chegando a Berseba, que pertence a Judá, deixou ali o seu moço.

4 B ut he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he prayed that he might die, and said, “It is enough! Now, Lord, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!”

Ele, porém, entrou pelo deserto caminho de um dia, e foi sentar-se debaixo de um zimbro; e pediu para si a morte, dizendo: Já basta, ó Senhor; toma agora a minha vida, pois não sou melhor do que meus pais.

5 T hen as he lay and slept under a broom tree, suddenly an angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat.”

E deitando-se debaixo do zimbro, dormiu; e eis que um anjo o tocou, e lhe disse: Levanta-te e come.

6 T hen he looked, and there by his head was a cake baked on coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank, and lay down again.

Ele olhou, e eis que ã sua cabeceira estava um pão cozido sobre as brasas, e uma botija de água. Tendo comido e bebido, tornou a deitar-se.

7 A nd the angel of the Lord came back the second time, and touched him, and said, “Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you.”

O anjo do Senhor veio segunda vez, tocou-o, e lhe disse: Levanta-te e come, porque demasiado longa te será a viagem.

8 S o he arose, and ate and drank; and he went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights as far as Horeb, the mountain of God.

Levantou-se, pois, e comeu e bebeu; e com a força desse alimento caminhou quarenta dias e quarenta noites até Horebe, o monte de Deus.

9 A nd there he went into a cave, and spent the night in that place; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

Ali entrou numa caverna, onde passou a noite. E eis que lhe veio a palavra do Senhor, dizendo: Que fazes aqui, Elias?

10 S o he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.” God’s Revelation to Elijah

Respondeu ele: Tenho sido muito zeloso pelo Senhor Deus dos exércitos; porque os filhos de Israel deixaram o teu pacto, derrubaram os teus altares, e mataram os teus profetas ã espada; e eu, somente eu, fiquei, e buscam a minha vida para ma tirarem.

11 T hen He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake;

Ao que Deus lhe disse: Vem cá fora, e põe-te no monte perante o Senhor: E eis que o Senhor passou; e um grande e forte vento fendia os montes e despedaçava as penhas diante do Senhor, porém o Senhor não estava no vento; e depois do vento um terremoto, porém o Senhor não estava no terremoto;

12 a nd after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.

e depois do terremoto um fogo, porém o Senhor não estava no fogo; e ainda depois do fogo uma voz mansa e delicada.

13 S o it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

E ao ouvi-la, Elias cobriu o rosto com a capa e, saindo, pôs-se ã entrada da caverna. E eis que lhe veio uma voz, que dizia: Que fazes aqui, Elias?

14 A nd he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; because the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.”

Respondeu ele: Tenho sido muito zeloso pelo Senhor Deus dos exércitos; porque os filhos de Israel deixaram o teu pacto, derrubaram os teus altares, e mataram os teus profetas ã espada; e eu, somente eu, fiquei, e buscam a minha vida para ma tirarem.

15 T hen the Lord said to him: “Go, return on your way to the Wilderness of Damascus; and when you arrive, anoint Hazael as king over Syria.

Então o Senhor lhe disse: Vai, volta pelo teu caminho para o deserto de Damasco; quando lá chegares, ungirás a Hazael para ser rei sobre a Síria.

16 A lso you shall anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi as king over Israel. And Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place.

E a Jeú, filho de Ninsi, ungirás para ser rei sobre Israel; bem como a Eliseu, filho de Safate de Abel-Meolá, ungirás para ser profeta em teu lugar.

17 I t shall be that whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill; and whoever escapes the sword of Jehu, Elisha will kill.

E há de ser que o que escapar da espada de Hazael, matá-lo-á Jeú; e o que escapar da espada de Jeú, matá-lo-á Eliseu.

18 Y et I have reserved seven thousand in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.” Elisha Follows Elijah

Todavia deixarei em Israel sete mil: todos os joelhos que não se dobraram a Baal, e toda boca que não o beijou.

19 S o he departed from there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he was with the twelfth. Then Elijah passed by him and threw his mantle on him.

Partiu, pois, Elias dali e achou Eliseu, filho de Safate, que andava lavrando com doze juntas de bois adiante dele, estando ele com a duodécima; chegando-se Elias a Eliseu, lançou a sua capa sobre ele.

20 A nd he left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” And he said to him, “Go back again, for what have I done to you?”

Então, deixando este os bois, correu após Elias, e disse: Deixa-me beijar a meu pai e a minha mãe, e então te seguirei. Respondeu-lhe Elias: Vai, volta; pois, que te fiz eu?

21 S o Elisha turned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen and slaughtered them and boiled their flesh, using the oxen’s equipment, and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and followed Elijah, and became his servant.

Voltou, pois, de o seguir, tomou a junta de bois, e os matou, e com os aparelhos dos bois cozeu a carne, e a deu ao povo, e comeram. Então se levantou e seguiu a Elias, e o servia.