1 Kings, 17

1. Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, 'By the life of Yahweh, God of Israel, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain these coming years unless I give the word.'

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. The word of Yahweh came to him,

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

3. 'Go away from here, go east and hide by the torrent of Cherith, east of the Jordan.

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

4. You can drink from the stream, and I have ordered the ravens to bring you food there.'

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

5. So he set out and did as Yahweh had said; he went and stayed by the torrent of Cherith, east of the Jordan.

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. The ravens brought him bread in the morning and meat in the evening, and he quenched his thirst at the stream.

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. But after a while the stream dried up, for the country had had no rain.

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

8. And then the word of Yahweh came to him,

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

9. 'Up and go to Zarephath in Sidonia, and stay there. I have ordered a widow there to give you food.'

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

10. So he went off to Sidon. And when he reached the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Addressing her he said, 'Please bring a little water in a pitcher for me to drink.'

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. She was on her way to fetch it when he called after her. 'Please', he said, 'bring me a scrap of bread in your hand.'

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. 'As Yahweh your God lives,' she replied, 'I have no baked bread, but only a handful of meal in a jar and a little oil in a jug; I am just gathering a stick or two to go and prepare this for myself and my son to eat, and then we shall die.'

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. But Elijah said to her, 'Do not be afraid, go and do as you have said; but first make a little scone of it for me and bring it to me, and then make some for yourself and for your son.

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. For Yahweh, God of Israel, says this: Jar of meal shall not be spent, jug of oil shall not be emptied, before the day when Yahweh sends rain on the face of the earth.'

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. The woman went and did as Elijah told her and they ate the food, she, himself and her son.

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

16. The jar of meal was not spent nor the jug of oil emptied, just as Yahweh had foretold through Elijah.

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. It happened after this that the son of the mistress of the house fell sick; his illness was so severe that in the end he expired.

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. And the woman said to Elijah, 'What quarrel have you with me, man of God? Have you come here to bring my sins home to me and to kill my son?'

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. 'Give me your son,' he said and, taking him from her lap, he carried him to the upper room where he was staying and laid him on his bed.

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. He cried out to Yahweh, 'Yahweh my God, by killing her son do you mean to bring grief even to the widow who is looking after me?'

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. He stretched himself on the child three times and cried out to Yahweh, 'Yahweh my God, may the soul of this child, I beg you, come into him again!'

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. Yahweh heard Elijah's prayer and the child's soul came back into his body and he revived.

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. Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. 'Look,' Elijah said, 'your son is alive.'

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. And the woman replied, 'Now I know you are a man of God and the word of Yahweh in your mouth is truth itself.'

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."