1 Kings, 19

1. Then Ahab reported to Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.

1. Ahab isprièa Izebeli sve što je Ilija uèinio i kako je maèem poubijao sve proroke.

2. And so Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods to these things, and may they add these other things, if by this hour tomorrow I will not have made your life like the life of one of them.”

2. Tada Izebela posla Iliji glasnika s porukom: "Neka mi bogovi uèine sva zla i neka nadodadu, ako sutra u ovo doba ne uèinim s tvojim životom kao što si ti uèinio sa životom svakoga od njih!"

3. Therefore, Elijah was afraid. And rising up, he went away to wherever his will would carry him. And he arrived in Beersheba of Judah. And he dismissed his servant there.

3. On se uplaši, ustade i ode da bi spasio život. Došao je u Beer Šebu, koja je u Judeji, i otpustio ondje svoga momka.

4. And he continued on, into the desert, for one day’s journey. And when he had arrived, and was sitting under a juniper tree, he requested for his soul that he might die. And he said: “It is enough for me, O Lord. Take my soul. For I am no better than my fathers.”

4. A sam ode dan hoda u pustinju; sjede ondje pod smreku, zaželje umrijeti i reèe: "Veæ mi je svega dosta, Jahve! Uzmi dušu moju, jer nisam bolji od otaca svojih."

5. And he stretched himself out, and he slept deeply in the shadow of the juniper tree. And behold, an Angel of the Lord touched him, and said to him, “Rise up and eat.”

5. Zatim leže i zaspa. Ali gle, anðeo ga taknu i reèe mu: "Ustani i jedi."

6. He looked, and behold, at his head was bread baked under ashes, and a container of water. Then he ate and drank, and again he slept deeply.

6. On pogleda, kad gle - kraj njegova uzglavlja na kamenu peèen kruh i vrè vode. Jeo je i pio, pa opet legao.

7. And the Angel of the Lord returned a second time, and touched him, and said to him: “Rise up, eat. For a great journey again stands before you.”

7. Ali se anðeo Jahvin javi i drugi put, dotaèe ga i reèe: "Ustani i jedi, jer je pred tobom dalek put!"

8. And he when he had risen up, he ate and drank. And he walked by the strength of that food for forty days and forty nights, as far as the mountain of God, Horeb.

8. Ustao je, jeo i pio. Okrijepljen tom hranom, išao je èetrdeset dana i èetrdeset noæi sve do Božje gore Horeba.

9. And when he had arrived there, he stayed in a cave. And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

9. Ondje je ušao u neku spilju i prenoæio u njoj. I gle, eto k njemu rijeèi Jahvine: "Što æeš ti ovdje, Ilija?"

10. And he responded: “I have been very zealous on behalf of the Lord, the God of hosts. For the sons of Israel have forsaken your covenant. They have torn down your altars. They have killed your prophets with the sword. I alone remain. And they are seeking my life, so that they may take it away.”

10. On odgovori: "Revnovao sam gorljivo za Jahvu, Boga nad vojskama, jer su sinovi Izraelovi napustili tvoj Savez, srušili tvoje žrtvenike i pobili maèem tvoje proroke. Ostao sam sam, a oni traže da i meni uzmu život."

11. And he said to him, “Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by. And there was a great and strong wind, tearing apart the mountains, and crushing the rocks before the Lord. But the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind, there was an earthquake. But the Lord was not in the earthquake.

11. Glas mu reèe: "Iziði i stani u gori pred Jahvom. Evo Jahve upravo prolazi." Pred Jahvom je bio silan vihor, tako snažan da je drobio brda i lomio hridi, ali Jahve nije bio u olujnom vihoru; poslije olujnog vihora bio je potres, ali Jahve nije bio u potresu;

12. And after the earthquake, there was a fire. But the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire, there was the whisper of a gentle breeze.

12. a poslije potresa bio je oganj, ali Jahve nije bio u ognju; poslije ognja šapat laganog i blagog lahora.

13. And when Elijah had heard it, he covered his face with his cloak, and going out, he stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there was a voice to him, saying: “What are you doing here, Elijah?” And he responded:

13. Kad je to èuo Ilija, zakri lice plaštem, iziðe i stade na ulazu u peæinu. Tada mu progovori glas i reèe: "Što æeš ovdje, Ilija?"

14. “I have been very zealous on behalf of the Lord, the God of hosts. For the sons of Israel have forsaken your covenant. They have torn down your altars. They have killed your prophets with the sword. I alone remain. And they are seeking my life, so that they may take it away.”

14. On odgovori: "Revnovao sam veoma gorljivo za Jahvu nad vojskama, jer su sinovi Izraelovi napustili tvoj Savez, srušili tvoje žrtvenike i maèem poubijali tvoje proroke. Ostadoh sam, a oni traže da i meni oduzmu život."

15. And the Lord said to him: “Go, and return on your way, through the desert, to Damascus. And when you have arrived there, you shall anoint Hazael as king over Syria.

15. Jahve mu reèe: "Idi, vrati se istim putem u damašèansku pustinju. Kad doðeš, pomaži ondje Hazaela za kralja aramskog.

16. And you shall anoint Jehu, the son of Nimshi, as king over Israel. But Elisha, the son of Shaphat, who is from Abelmeholah, you shall anoint to be a prophet in your place.

16. Pomaži Jehuu, sina Nimsijeva, za kralja izraelskoga i pomaži Elizeja, sina Šafatova, iz Abel Mehole, za proroka namjesto sebe.

17. And this shall be: whoever will have escaped from the sword of Hazael, will be slain by Jehu. And whoever will have escaped from the sword of Jehu, will be put to death by Elisha.

17. Koji utekne od maèa Hazaelova, njega æe pogubiti Jehu; a tko utekne od Jehuova maèa, njega æe pogubiti Elizej.

18. And I will leave for myself seven thousand men in Israel, whose knees have not been bent before Baal, and every mouth that has not adored him, kissing hands.”

18. Ali æu ostaviti u Izraelu sedam tisuæa, sve koljena koja se nisu savila pred Baalom i sva usta koja ga nisu cjelivala."

19. Therefore, Elijah, setting out from there, found Elisha, the son of Shaphat, plowing with twelve yoke of oxen. And he himself was one of those who were plowing with the twelve yoke of oxen. And when Elijah had gone to him, he cast his mantle over him.

19. Ode on i na povratku naiðe na Elizeja, sina Šafatova, gdje ore: pred njim dvanaest jarmova, sam bijaše kod dvanaestoga. Ilija proðe kraj njega i baci na nj svoj plašt.

20. And immediately, leaving behind the oxen, he ran after Elijah. And he said, “I beg you to let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” And he said to him: “Go, and turn back. For what was mine to do, I have done concerning you.”

20. On ostavi volove, potrèa za Ilijom i reèe: "Dopusti mi da zagrlim svoga oca i majku, pa æu poæi za tobom." Ilija mu odgovori: "Idi, vrati se, jer što sam ti uèinio?"

21. Then, turning back from him, he took a pair of oxen, and he slew them. And he cooked the flesh with the plow of the oxen. And he gave it to the people, and they ate. And rising up, he went and followed Elijah, and he ministered to him.

21. On ga ostavi, uze jaram volova i žrtvova ih. Volujskim jarmom skuha meso i dade ga ljudima da jedu. Zatim ustade i poðe za Ilijom da ga poslužuje.