Liber I Regum, 17

1. Et dixit Elias Thesbites de Thesbi in Galaad ad Achab: “Vivit Dominus, Deus Israel, in cuius conspectu sto. Non erit annis his ros et pluvia, nisi iuxta oris mei verba!”.

1. Now Eli'jah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word."

2. Et factum est verbum Domini ad eum dicens:

2. And the word of the LORD came to him,

3. “Recede hinc et vade contra orientem et abscondere in torrente Charith, qui est contra Iordanem,

3. "Depart from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, that is east of the Jordan.

4. et ibi de torrente bibes; corvisque praecepi, ut pascant te ibi”.

4. You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there."

5. Abiit ergo et fecit iuxta verbum Domini; cumque abisset, sedit in torrente Charith, qui est contra Iordanem.

5. So he went and did according to the word of the LORD; he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith that is east of the Jordan.

6. Corvi quoque deferebant ei panem et carnes mane, similiter panem et carnes vesperi; et bibebat de torrente.

6. And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.

7. Post dies autem siccatus est torrens; non enim pluerat super terram.

7. And after a while the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

8. Factus est igitur sermo Domini ad eum dicens:

8. Then the word of the LORD came to him,

9. “Surge et vade in Sarepta Sidoniorum et manebis ibi; praecepi enim ibi mulieri viduae, ut pascat te”.

9. "Arise, go to Zar'ephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you."

10. Surrexit et abiit Sareptam. Cumque venisset ad portam civitatis, apparuit ei mulier vidua colligens ligna; et vocavit eam dixitque: “Da mihi paululum aquae in vase, ut bibam”.

10. So he arose and went to Zar'ephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and he called to her and said, "Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink."

11. Cumque illa pergeret, ut afferret, clamavit post tergum eius dicens: “Affer mihi, obsecro, et buccellam panis in manu tua”.

11. And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, "Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand."

12. Quae respondit: “Vivit Dominus Deus tuus, non habeo panem, nisi quantum pugillus capere potest farinae in hydria et paululum olei in lecytho. En colligo duo ligna, ut ingrediar et faciam illud mihi et filio meo, ut comedamus et moriamur”.

12. And she said, "As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a jar, and a little oil in a cruse; and now, I am gathering a couple of sticks, that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die."

13. Ad quam Elias ait: “Noli timere, sed vade et fac, sicut dixisti; verumtamen mihi primum fac de ipsa farinula subcinericium panem parvulum et affer ad me; tibi autem et filio tuo facies postea.

13. And Eli'jah said to her, "Fear not; go and do as you have said; but first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make for yourself and your son.

14. Haec autem dicit Dominus, Deus Israel: “Hydria farinae non deficiet, nec lecythus olei minuetur usque ad diem, in qua daturus est Dominus pluviam super faciem terrae””.

14. For thus says the LORD the God of Israel, `The jar of meal shall not be spent, and the cruse of oil shall not fail, until the day that the LORD sends rain upon the earth.'"

15. Quae abiit et fecit iuxta verbum Eliae et comedit illa et ipse et domus eius per dies.

15. And she went and did as Eli'jah said; and she, and he, and her household ate for many days.

16. Hydria farinae non defecit, et lecythus olei non est imminutus iuxta verbum Domini, quod locutus fuerat in manu Eliae.

16. The jar of meal was not spent, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD which he spoke by Eli'jah.

17. Factum est autem post haec, aegrotavit filius mulieris matris familiae; et erat languor fortis nimis, ita ut non remaneret in eo halitus.

17. After this the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became ill; and his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.

18. Dixit ergo ad Eliam: “Quid mihi et tibi, vir Dei? Ingressus es ad me, ut rememorarentur iniquitates meae, et interficeres filium meum?”.

18. And she said to Eli'jah, "What have you against me, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to cause the death of my son!"

19. Et ait ad eam: “Da mihi filium tuum”. Tulitque eum de sinu illius et portavit in cenaculum, ubi ipse manebat, et posuit super lectulum suum;

19. And he said to her, "Give me your son." And he took him from her bosom, and carried him up into the upper chamber, where he lodged, and laid him upon his own bed.

20. clamavitque ad Dominum et dixit: “Domine Deus meus, etiamne viduam, apud quam ego ut hospes habito, afflixisti, ut interficeres filium eius?”.

20. And he cried to the LORD, "O LORD my God, hast thou brought calamity even upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?"

21. Et expandit se atque mensus est super puerum tribus vicibus et clamavit ad Dominum et ait: “Domine Deus meus, revertatur, oro, anima pueri huius in viscera eius”.

21. Then he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried to the LORD, "O LORD my God, let this child's soul come into him again."

22. Et exaudivit Dominus vocem Eliae, et reversa est anima pueri intra eum, et revixit.

22. And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Eli'jah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.

23. Tulitque Elias puerum et deposuit eum de cenaculo in inferiorem domum et tradidit matri suae et ait illi: “En vivit filius tuus”.

23. And Eli'jah took the child, and brought him down from the upper chamber into the house, and delivered him to his mother; and Eli'jah said, "See, your son lives."

24. Dixitque mulier ad Eliam: “Nunc in isto cognovi quoniam vir Dei es tu, et verbum Domini in ore tuo verum est”.

24. And the woman said to Eli'jah, "Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth."