Greek: Septuagint (LXX)
English: John Barach
English: John Barach
Chapter 19
Elijah Flees from Jezebel
| 1 καὶ ἀνήγγειλεν Ἀχαὰβ τῇ Ἰεζάβελ γυναικὶ αὐτοῦ πάντα, ἃ ἐποίησεν Ἠλίου, καὶ ὡς ἀπέκτεινεν τοὺς προφήτας ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ. 2 καὶ ἀπέστειλεν Ἰεζάβελ πρὸς Ἠλίου καὶ εἶπεν εἰ σὺ εἶ Ἠλίου καὶ ἐγὼ Ἰεζάβελ, τάδε ποιήσαι μοι ὁ θεὸς καὶ τάδε προσθείη, ὅτι ταύτην τὴν ὥραν αὔριον θήσομαι τὴν ψυχήν σου καθὼς ψυχὴν ἑνὸς ἐξ αὐτῶν. 3 καὶ ἐφοβήθη Ἠλίου καὶ ἀνέστη καὶ ἀπῆλθεν κατὰ τὴν ψυχὴν ἑαυτοῦ καὶ ἔρχεται εἰς Βηρσαβεὲ τὴν Ἰούδα καὶ ἀφῆκεν τὸ παιδάριον αὐτοῦ ἐκεῖ· | 1 And Ahab told Jezebel his wife all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent to Elijah and said, "If you are Elijah and I am Jezebel, may God do these things to me and more also, if by this hour tomorrow I do not make your life like the life of one of them." 3 And Elijah was afraid, and he arose and departed for the sake of his life; and he came to Beersheba of Judah and left his servant there. |
| 4 καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπορεύθη ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ὁδὸν ἡμέρας καὶ ἦλθεν καὶ ἐκάθισεν ὑπὸ ῥαθμὲν καὶ ᾐτήσατο τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἀποθανεῖν καὶ εἶπεν ἱκανούσθω νῦν, λαβὲ δὴ τὴν ψυχήν μου ἀπ' ἐμοῦ, κύριε, ὅτι οὐ κρείσσων ἐγώ εἰμι ὑπὲρ τοὺς πατέρας μου. 5 καὶ ἐκοιμήθη καὶ ὕπνωσεν ἐκεῖ ὑπὸ φυτόν, καὶ ἰδού τις ἥψατο αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἀνάστηθι καὶ φάγε. 6 καὶ ἐπέβλεψεν Ἠλίου, καὶ ἰδοὺ πρὸς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ ἐγκρυφίας ὀλυρίτης καὶ καψάκης ὕδατος· καὶ ἀνέστη καὶ ἔφαγεν καὶ ἔπιεν. καὶ ἐπιστρέψας ἐκοιμήθη. 7 καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν ὁ ἄγγελος κυρίου ἐκ δευτέρου καὶ ἥψατο αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἀνάστα φάγε, ὅτι πολλὴ ἀπὸ σοῦ ἡ ὁδός. 8 καὶ ἀνέστη καὶ ἔφαγεν καὶ ἔπιεν· καὶ ἐπορεύθη ἐν τῇ ἰσχύϊ τῆς βρώσεως ἐκείνης τεσσαράκοντα ἡμέρας καὶ τεσσαράκοντα νύκτας ἕως ὄρους Χωρήβ. | 4 But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat under a broom tree [rathmen], and he asked that his soul might die, and he said, "Let it be enough now; take my soul from me, O Lord, for I am no better than my fathers." 5 And he lay down and slept there under a plant, and behold, someone touched him and said to him, "Arise and eat." 6 And Elijah looked, and behold, at his head was a cake of emmer [olyritēs] and a flask of water; and he arose and ate and drank, and turning back, he fell asleep. 7 And the angel of the Lord returned a second time and touched him and said to him, "Arise and eat, for the journey is too great for you." 8 And he arose and ate and drank; and he went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights as far as Mount Horeb. |
Elijah at Horeb
| 9 καὶ εἰσῆλθεν ἐκεῖ εἰς τὸ σπήλαιον καὶ κατέλυσεν ἐκεῖ· καὶ ἰδοὺ ῥῆμα κυρίου πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπεν τί σὺ ἐνταῦθα, Ἠλίου; 10 καὶ εἶπεν Ἠλίου ζηλῶν ἐζήλωκα τῷ κυρίῳ παντοκράτορι, ὅτι ἐγκατέλιπόν σὲ οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραήλ· τὰ θυσιαστήριά σου κατέσκαψαν καὶ τοὺς προφήτας σου ἀπέκτειναν ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ, καὶ ὑπολέλειμμαι ἐγὼ μονώτατος, καὶ ζητοῦσι τὴν ψυχήν μου λαβεῖν αὐτήν. 11 καὶ εἶπεν ἐξελεύσῃ αὔριον καὶ στήσῃ ἐνώπιον κυρίου ἐν τῷ ὄρει· ἰδοὺ παρελεύσεται κύριος. καὶ πνεῦμα μέγα κραταιὸν διαλῦον ὄρη καὶ συντρῖβον πέτρας ἐνώπιον κυρίου, οὐκ ἐν τῷ πνεύματι κύριος· καὶ μετὰ τὸ πνεῦμα συσσεισμός, οὐκ ἐν τῷ συσσεισμῷ κύριος· 12 καὶ μετὰ τὸν συσσεισμὸν πῦρ, οὐκ ἐν τῷ πυρὶ κύριος· καὶ μετὰ τὸ πῦρ φωνὴ αὔρας λεπτῆς, κἀκεῖ κύριος. | 9 And he entered there into the cave and lodged there; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him and said, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" 10 And Elijah said, "I have been very jealous for the Lord Almighty [Pantokratōr], because the sons of Israel have abandoned You; they have torn down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword, and I am left entirely alone, and they seek my life to take it." 11 And He said, "You shall go out tomorrow and stand before the Lord on the mountain; behold, the Lord will pass by." And a great, mighty wind was dissolving mountains and crushing rocks 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; 12 and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire, a voice of a gentle breeze [aura leptē], and the Lord was there. |
| 13 καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἤκουσεν Ἠλίου, καὶ ἐπεκάλυψεν τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ μηλωτῇ ἑαυτοῦ καὶ ἐξῆλθεν καὶ ἔστη ὑπὸ τὸ σπήλαιον· καὶ ἰδοὺ πρὸς αὐτὸν φωνὴ καὶ εἶπεν τί σὺ ἐνταῦθα, Ἠλίου; 14 καὶ εἶπεν Ἠλίου ζηλῶν ἐζήλωκα τῷ κυρίῳ παντοκράτορι, ὅτι ἐγκατέλιπον τὴν διαθήκην σου οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραήλ· τὰ θυσιαστήριά σου καθεῖλαν καὶ τοὺς προφήτας σου ἀπέκτειναν ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ, καὶ ὑπολέλειμμαι ἐγὼ μονώτατος, καὶ ζητοῦσι τὴν ψυχήν μου λαβεῖν αὐτήν. | 13 And it happened when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the [mouth of the] cave; and behold, a voice came to him and said, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" 14 And Elijah said, "I have been very jealous for the Lord Almighty, because the sons of Israel have abandoned Your covenant; they have pulled down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword, and I am left entirely alone, and they seek my life to take it." |
| 15 καὶ εἶπεν κύριος πρὸς αὐτόν πορεύου ἀνάστρεφε εἰς τὴν ὁδόν σου καὶ ἥξεις εἰς τὴν ὁδὸν ἐρήμου Δαμασκοῦ καὶ χρίσεις τὸν Ἀζαὴλ εἰς βασιλέα τῆς Συρίας· 16 καὶ τὸν Ἰοὺ υἱὸν Ναμεσσὶ χρίσεις εἰς βασιλέα ἐπὶ Ἰσραήλ· καὶ τὸν Ἐλισαιὲ υἱὸν Σαφὰτ ἀπὸ Ἀβελμαουλὰ χρίσεις εἰς προφήτην ἀντὶ σοῦ. 17 καὶ ἔσται τὸν σῳζόμενον ἐκ ῥομφαίας Ἀζαὴλ θανατώσει Ἰού , καὶ τὸν σῳζόμενον ἐκ ῥομφαίας Ἰοὺ θανατώσει Ἐλισαιέ. 18 καὶ καταλείψεις ἐν Ἰσραὴλ ἑπτὰ χιλιάδας ἀνδρῶν, πάντα γόνατα, ἃ οὐκ ὤκλασαν γόνυ τῷ Βάαλ, καὶ πᾶν στόμα, ὃ οὐ προσεκύνησεν αὐτῷ. | 15 And the Lord said to him, "Go, return on your way, and you shall come to the way of the wilderness of Damascus, and you shall anoint Hazael to be king over Syria; 16 and Jehu son of Nimshi [Namessi] you shall anoint to be king over Israel; and Elisha [Elisaié] son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah you shall anoint to be prophet in your place. 17 And it shall be that whoever escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu shall put to death; and whoever escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha shall put to death. 18 And you shall leave in Israel seven thousand men—all knees which have not bowed the knee to Baal, and every mouth which has not worshipped him." |
The Call of Elisha
| 19 καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ἐκεῖθεν καὶ εὑρίσκει τὸν Ἐλισαιὲ υἱὸν Σαφάτ, καὶ αὐτὸς ἠροτρία ἐν βουσίν δώδεκα ζεύγη βοῶν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν τοῖς δώδεκα, καὶ ἐπῆλθεν ἐπ' αὐτὸν καὶ ἐπέρριψε τὴν μηλωτὴν αὐτοῦ ἐπ' αὐτόν. 20 καὶ κατέλιπεν Ἐλισαιὲ τὰς βόας καὶ κατέδραμεν ὀπίσω Ἠλίου καὶ εἶπεν καταφιλήσω τὸν πατέρα μου καὶ ἀκολουθήσω ὀπίσω σου· καὶ εἶπεν Ἠλίου ἀνάστρεφε, ὅτι πεποίηκά σοι. 21 καὶ ἀνέστρεψεν ἐξόπισθεν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔλαβεν τὰ ζεύγη τῶν βοῶν καὶ ἔθυσεν καὶ ἥψησεν αὐτὰ ἐν τοῖς σκεύεσι τῶν βοῶν καὶ ἔδωκεν τῷ λαῷ, καὶ ἔφαγον· καὶ ἀνέστη καὶ ἐπορεύθη ὀπίσω Ἠλίου καὶ ἐλειτούργει αὐτῷ. | 19 And he departed from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat, and he was plowing with oxen—twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he himself was with the twelfth—and Elijah went up to him and threw his mantle upon him. 20 And Elisha left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, "I will kiss my father and then follow after you." And Elijah said, "Go back, for [consider] what I have done to you." 21 And he returned from following him and took the yoke of oxen and sacrificed them and boiled them with the equipment of the oxen and gave it to the people, and they ate; and he arose and went after Elijah and ministered to him. |