Primo libro dei Re 19

BIBBIA TINTORI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Acab raccontò a Gezabele tutto quello che Elia aveva fatto e come aveva ucciso di spada i profeti;	1 Then Ahab reported to Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
2 e Gezabele mandò a dire ad Elia: « Gli dèi mi facciano questo e peggio, se domani a quest'ora non avrò fatto a te quello che tu hai fatto a ciascuno di essi ».	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.”
3 Elia, preso da timore, partì per andare dove il desiderio lo portava. Giunto che fu a Bersabee di Giuda, licenziò il suo servo,	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.
4 e s'inoltrò nel deserto per una giornata di cammino. Postosi poi a sedere sotto un ginepro, chiese per sè la morte, esclamando: « Basta, o Signore! Or prendi l'anima mia; chè io non sono migliore dei miei padri ».	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.”
5 Si sdraiò e si addormentò all'ombra del ginepro. Ed ecco un angelo del Signore viene a toccarlo e a dirgli: « Alzati e mangia ».	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.”
6 Egli riguardò e vide vicino al suo capo un pane cotto sotto la cenere e un vaso d'acqua. E com'ebbe mangiato e bevuto, s'addormentò di nuovo.	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.
7 Ma l'angelo del Signore tornò di nuovo a toccarlo e a dirgli: « Alzati e mangia, perchè ti rimane da fare un lungo cammino ».	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.”
8 Elia s'alzò, mangiò e bevve, e poi, per la forza di quel cibo, camminò per quaranta giorni e quaranta notti, fino al monte di Dio Oreb.	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.
9 Giunto all'Oreb, dimorò in una spelonca. Ed ecco il Signore a parlargli e dirgli: « Che fai qui, Elia? »	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?”
10 Ed egli rispose: « Io mi consumo dallo zelo per il Signore Dio degli eserciti, perchè i figli d'Israele hanno abbandonato il tuo patto, han distrutti i tuoi altari, hanno uccisi di spada i tuoi profeti: son restato io solo, e cercano di togliermi la vita ».	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.”
11 Gli disse (il Signore): « Esci fuori e sta sul monte dinanzi al Signore ». Ed ecco il Signore passa: davanti al Signore un vento forte e violento da schiantare i monti e spezzar le pietre; ma il Signore non era nel vento: dopo il vento un terremoto; ma il Signore non era nel terremoto:	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.
12 dopo il terremoto un fuoco; ma il Signore non era nel fuoco: dopo il fuoco il soffio di un'aura leggera.	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.
13 Sentita questa, Elia si coperse il volto col mantello, e uscito fuori si fermò all'ingresso della spelonca. Ed ecco venire a lui una voce e dirgli: « Che fai qui, Elia? » Egli rispose:	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:
14 « Io ardo di zelo per il Signore Dio degli eserciti, perchè i figli d'Israele hanno abbandonato il tuo patto, han distrutti i tuoi altari, hanno uccisi di spada i tuoi profeti; son rimasto io solo e cercano di togliermi la vita ».	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.”
15 Il Signore gli disse: « Va, e torna per la tua strada del deserto in Damasco, ove, giunto, ungerai Azael per re dell'Assiria;	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.
16 ungerai poi Iehu figlio di Namsi per re sopra Israele; e ungerai, per profeta, in luogo tuo, Eliseo, figlio di Safat, d'Abelmeula.	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.
17 Or chi potrà sfuggire alla spada di Azael, sarà ucciso da Iehu; e chi sarà sfuggito alla spada di Iehu, sarà ucciso da Eliseo.	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.
18 Io poi mi riserverò in Israele sette mila uomini: i ginocchi non piegati dinanzi a Baal; ogni bocca che non lo ha adorato baciando la mano ».	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.”
19 Partitosi di là, Elia trovò Eliseo figlio di Safat ad arare con dodici paia di buoi, essendo egli stesso uno di quelli che aravano colle dodici paia di buoi. Giunto a lui, Elia gli gettò addosso il suo mantello;	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.
20 ed Eliseo, lasciati subito i buoi, corse dietro a Elia, a cui disse: « Permettimi d'andare a baciar mio padre e mia madre, e poi ti seguirò ». Elia gli disse: « Va e ritorna, perchè io t'ho fatto quello che dovevo ».	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.”
21 Eliseo, allontanatosi, prese un paio di buoi e li scannò, e colle legna dell'aratro dei buoi ne fece cocere le carni, e le diede alla gente, che ne mangiò. Poi partì, dietro a Elia, e si mise al suo servizio.	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.