1 Kings 18

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	Biblia Matos Soares
1 After many days, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go and show yourself to Ahab, so that I may grant rain upon the face of the earth.”	1 Muito tempo depois dirigiu o Senhor a sua palavra a Elias, no terceiro ano, dizendo: Vai e apresenta-te diante de Acab, para eu fazer cair chuva sobre a terra.
2 Therefore, Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. For there was a severe famine in Samaria.	2 Partiu Elias, para se mostrar a Acab. Entretanto a fome era extrema em Samaria.
3 And Ahab called Obadiah, the manager of his household. Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly.	3 Acab chamou Abdias, mordomo de sua casa. Abdias temia muito o Senhor,
4 For when Jezebel was killing the prophets of the Lord, he took one hundred prophets, and concealed them, fifty and fifty, in caves. And he fed them with bread and water.	4 porque, quando Jezabel matava os profetas do Senhor, ele (Abdias) tomou cem profetas e escondeu-os em cavernas, cinqüenta numa, e cinqüenta noutra, e sustentou-os com pão e água.
5 Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go into the land, to all fountains of water, and to all the valleys, for perhaps we will be able to find plants, and save the horses and mules, so that the beasts of burden may not perish entirely.”	5 Disse Acab a Abdias: Vai pelo país, pelas proximidades das fontes de água e das torrentes, a ver se podemos achar erva para salvar a vida aos cavalos e aos machos, evitando assim abater o nosso gado.
6 And they divided the regions among themselves, so that they might travel through them. Ahab went one way alone, and Obadiah went another way by himself.	6 E repartiram entre si o país para o percorrerem: Acab ia por um caminho, e Abdias, separadamente, ia por outro.
7 And while Obadiah was on the way, Elijah met him. And when he had recognized him, he fell on his face, and he said, “Are you not my lord Elijah?”	7 Quando Abdias ia a caminho, Elias encontrou-se com ele. Abdias, tendo-o conhecido, prostrou-se com o rosto em terra e disse: És tu Elias, meu senhor?
8 And he responded to him: “I am. Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here.”	8 Ele respondeu-lhe: Sou eu. Vai e dize a teu amo: Elias está aqui.
9 And he said: “How have I sinned that you would deliver me, your servant, into the hand of Ahab, so that he would put me to death?	9 Abdias replicou: Que pecado cometi eu para me entregares nas mãos de Acab, a mim, teu servo, para ele me matar?
10 As the Lord your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom to which my lord has not sent, seeking you. And when all responded, ‘He is not here,’ he swore each kingdom and nation to an oath, because you were not found at all.	10 Viva o Senhor teu Deus, que não há nação nem reino, onde meu amo te não tenha mandado buscar. Respondendo-lhe todos: Não está aqui — fez jurar, um por um, a todos os reis e povos, que tu não tinhas sido encontrado.
11 And now, you say to me, ‘Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here.’	11 E agora tu dizes-me: Vai e dize a teu amo: Elias está aqui!
12 And when I will have departed from you, the Spirit of the Lord will transport you to a place that I do not know. And entering, I will report to Ahab. And he, not finding you, will put me to death. Yet your servant has feared the Lord from his infancy.	12 Quando eu me apartar de ti, o Espírito do Senhor te levará para um lugar que eu ignoro, e, então, indo eu informar Acab, se ele te não encontrar, me matará; ora o teu servo teme o Senhor desde a sua infância (não merecendo que o trates assim).
13 Has it not been revealed to you, my lord, what I did when Jezebel was killing the prophets of the Lord: how I hid one hundred men from the prophets of the Lord, fifty and fifty, in caves, and how I fed them with bread and water?	13 Porventura não foi dito a ti, meu senhor, o que eu fiz, quando Jezabel matava os profetas do Senhor, como escondi cem destes profetas do Senhor em cavernas, cinqüenta numa, e cinqüenta noutra, e os sustentei de pão e água?
14 And now you say: ‘Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here,’ so that he may kill me!”	14 E agora tu dizes: Vai e dize a teu amo: Elias está aqui! Ele me matará.
15 And Elijah said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, before whose face I stand, this day I will appear to him.”	15 Elias respondeu: Viva o Senhor dos exércitos, em cuja presença estou, que eu me apresentarei hoje diante dele.
16 Therefore, Obadiah went away to meet Ahab, and he reported to him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.	16 Abdias correu ao encontro de Acab e avisou-o, e Acab saiu a encontrar-se com Elias.
17 And when he had seen him, he said, “Are you the one who is disturbing Israel?”	17 Ao vê-lo, disse: Porventura és tu aquele que trazes perturbado Israel?
18 And he said: “I have not troubled Israel. But it is you, and the house of your father, who have abandoned the commandments of the Lord, and have followed the Baals.	18 Elias respondeu: Não sou eu que perturbei Israel, mas és tu e a casa de teu pai, por terdes deixado os mandamentos do Senhor e por terdes seguido Baal.
19 Yet truly now, send and gather to me all of Israel, on Mount Carmel, with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, and the four hundred prophets of the sacred groves, who eat from the table of Jezebel.”	19 Não obstante, manda agora juntar todo o povo de Israel no monte Carmelo, com os quatrocentos e cinqüenta profetas de Baal, mais os quatrocentos profetas de Astarte, que comem à mesa de Jezabel.
20 Ahab sent to all the sons of Israel, and he gathered together the prophets on mount Carmel.	20 Mandou Acab chamar todos os filhos de Israel, e juntou os profetas no monte Carmelo.
21 Then Elijah, drawing near to all the people, said: “How long will you waver between two sides? If the Lord is God, follow him. But if Baal is, then follow him.” And the people did not respond a word to him.	21 Elias, aproximando-se de todo o povo, disse: Até quando claudicareis vós para os dois lados (inclinando-nos umas vezes para o Senhor e outras para Baal)? Se o Senhor é Deus, segui-o; se, porém, o é Baal, segui-o. O povo não lhe respondeu palavra.
22 And Elijah said again to the people: “I alone remain as a prophet of the Lord. But the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men.	22 Elias tornou a dizer ao povo: Eu sou o único que fiquei dos profetas do Senhor: mas os profetas de Baal chegam a quatrocentos e ciquenta homens.
23 Let two oxen be given to us. And let them choose one ox for themselves, and, cutting it into pieces, let them set it on the wood. But they may not place fire under it. And I will prepare the other ox, and set it on the wood. But I will not place fire under it.	23 (Contudo) dêem-nos dois bois, e eles escolham para si um boi, façam-no em pedaços, ponham-no sobre a lenha, mas não lhe metam fogo por baixo; eu tomarei o outro boi e o porei sobre a lenha, mas também não lhe meterei fogo por baixo.
24 Call upon the names of your gods. And I will call on the name of my Lord. And the God who will have heeded with fire, let him be God.” And in response, all the people said, “Excellent proposition.”	24 Invocai vós os nomes dos vossos deuses, e eu invocarei o nome do meu Senhor; o Deus que ouvir, mandando fogo, esse seja considerado o (verdadeiro) Deus. Todo o povo, respondendo, disse: Óptima proposta.
25 Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal: “Choose for yourselves one ox, and prepare it first. For you are many. And call on the names of your gods, but do not place fire under it.”	25 Disse Elias aos profetas de Baal: Escolhei para vós um boi, e começai vós primeiro, porque sois em maior número; invocai os nomes dos vossos deuses, mas não ponhais fogo por baixo.
26 And when they had taken an ox, which he had given to them, they prepared it. And they called on the name of Baal, from morning even until midday, saying, “O Baal, heed us.” And there was no voice, nor did anyone respond. And so they leaped upon the altar that they had made.	26 Eles, tendo tom ado o boi que lhes foi dado, sacrificaram-no e invocaram o nome de Baal, desde manhã até ao meio dia, dizendo: Baal, ouve-nos. Mas não se percebia voz, nem havia quem respondesse, enquanto continuavam a saltar diante do altar que tinham feito.
27 And when it was now midday, Elijah ridiculed them, saying: “Cry out with a louder voice. For he is a god, and perhaps he is talking, or at an inn, or on a journey, or certainly he may be asleep, and must be awakened.”	27 Sendo já meio dia, Elias escarnecia-os, dizendo: Gritai mais alto, porque ele é (certamente) Deus, mas talvez esteja entretido a conversar, ou ocupado, ou em viagem, ou talvez durma e necessite que o acordem.
28 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and they cut themselves, in accord with their ritual, with knives and lancets, until they were entirely covered in blood.	28 Eles gritavam em alta voz, e retalhavam-se, segundo o seu costume, com canivetes e lancetas até se cobrirem de sangue.
29 Then, after midday had passed, and they were prophesying, the time had arrived when the sacrifice is usually offered. And there was no voice heard, neither did anyone heed or respond to the praying.	29 Passado o meio-dia, enquanto eles profetizavam, chegou o tempo em que era costume oferecer-se o sacrifício, e não se ouvia voz, nem havia quem respondesse, nem ouvisse os seus rogos.
30 Elijah said to all the people, “Draw near to me.” And as the people were drawing near to him, he repaired the altar of the Lord, which had been torn down.	30 Disse então Elias a todo o povo: Aproximai-vos de mim. Aproximando-se o povo dele, Elias reparou o altar do Senhor, que tinha sido destruído.
31 And he took twelve stones, in accord with the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord came, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”	31 Tomou doze pedras, segundo o número das tribos dos filhos de Jacob, a quem o Senhor dirigira a sua palavra, dizendo: Israel será o teu nome —
32 And he built from the stones an altar to the name of the Lord. And he made a trench for water, like two furrows of plowed land, all around the altar.	32 e com estas pedras edificou um altar em nome do Senhor. Em volta do altar fez um regueiro, com a capacidade de duas medidas de semente,
33 And he arranged the wood, and he cut the ox into pieces, and he placed it on the wood.	33 acomodou a lenha, dividiu o boi em quartos, pô-lo sobre a lenha
34 And he said, “Fill four containers with water, and pour it over the holocaust, and over the wood.” And again, he said, “Do this a second time.” And when they had done it a second time, he said, “Do it also a third time.” And they did so a third time.	34 e disse: Enchei de água quatro talhas, e entornai-as sobre o holocausto e sobre a lenha, Disse outra vez: Fazei isto ainda segunda vez. Tendo-o eles feito segunda vez, disse: Fazei ainda terceira vez isto mesmo. E eles o fizeram terceira vez.
35 And the water was running down around the altar, and the pit of the trench was filled with water.	35 As águas corriam em volta do altar, e o regueiro encheu-se.
36 And when it was now time for the holocaust to be offered, the prophet Elijah, drawing near, said: “O Lord, God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Israel, reveal this day that you are the God of Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have acted, in all these things, in accord with your precept.	36 Sendo já o tempo de se oferecer o holocausto, chegando-se o profeta Elias, disse: Senhor Deus de Abraão, de Isaac e de Israel, mostra hoje que és o Deus de Israel e que eu sou teu servo, e que por tua ordem fiz todas estas coisas.
37 Heed me, O Lord, heed me, so that this people may learn that you are the Lord God, and that you have converted their heart again.”	37 Ouve-me, Senhor, ouve-me, para que este povo aprenda que tu és o Senhor Deus, e que converteste novamente o seu coração.
38 Then the fire of the Lord fell down and devoured the holocaust, and the wood, and the stones, and even the dust, and it absorbed the water that was in the trench.	38 Então, sùbitamente o fogo do Senhor baixou do céu e devorou o holocausto, a lenha e as pedras, consumindo o mesmo pó e a água que estava no regueiro.
39 And when all the people had seen it, they fell upon their face, and they said: “The Lord himself is God! The Lord himself is God!”	39 Todo o povo, vendo isto, prostrou-se com o rosto em terra e disse: O Senhor é o Deus, o Senhor é o Deus.
40 And Elijah said to them, “Apprehend the prophets of Baal, and do not let even one of them escape.” And when they had apprehended them, Elijah led them down to the torrent Kishon, and he put them to death there.	40 Elias disse-lhes: Apanhai os profetas de Baal, e não escape deles nem um só. Tendo-os o povo agarrado, Elias levou-os à torrente de Cison e ali os matou.
41 And Elijah said to Ahab “Ascend; eat and drink. For there is the sound of an abundance of rain.”	41 Elias disse a Acab: Vai, come e bebe, porque já se ouve o ruído duma grande chuva.
42 Ahab ascended, so that he might eat and drink. But Elijah ascended to the top of Carmel, and bending down to the ground, he placed his face between his knees.	42 Acab retirou-se a comer e beber: Elias, porém, subiu ao alto do Carmelo e, inclinado por terra, pôs o seu rosto entre os joelhos
43 And he said to his servant, “Ascend, and gaze out toward the sea.” And when he had ascended, and had contemplated, he said, “There is nothing.” And again, he said to him, “Return seven times.”	43 e disse ao seu criado: Vai, e olha para a banda do mar. Tendo este ido, e tendo olhado, disse: Não há nada. Elias disse-lhe segunda vez: Torna a ir sete vezes.
44 And at the seventh time, behold, a little cloud ascended from the sea like the footstep of a man. And he said: “Ascend, and say to Ahab, ‘Yoke your chariot, and descend; otherwise, the rain may prevent you.’ ”	44 À sétima vez disse o servo: vejo uma pequena nuvem, como a palma da mão dum homem, que sobe do mar. Disse-lhe Elias: Vai e dize a Acab: Manda meter os cavalos no teu carro e corre, não te apanhe a chuva.
45 And as he was turning himself this way and that, behold, the heavens were darkened, and there were clouds and wind, and a great rainstorm occurred. And so Ahab, going up, went away to Jezreel.	45 Num instante, se cobriu o céu de trevas, vieram nuvens e vento, e choveu copiosamente. Acab, entrando no seu carro, foi para Jezrael;
46 And the hand of the Lord was upon Elijah. And cinching his waist, he ran before Ahab, until he arrived at Jezreel.	46 a mão (ou virtude) do Senhor foi sobre Elias, o qual, tendo cingido os rins, corria adiante de Acab, até chegar a Jezrael.