1 Kings 18

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Biblija Hrvatski
1 Long afterward, in the third year, the LORD spoke to Elijah, "Go, present yourself to Ahab," he said, "that I may send rain upon the earth."	1 Prošlo je mnogo vremena i riječ Jahvina bî upravljena treće godine Iliji: »Idi, pokaži se Ahabu, jer želim pustiti kišu na lice zemlje.«
2 So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab.	2 I ode Ilija da se pokaže Ahabu. Kako je glad u Samariji bivala teža,
3 Now the famine in Samaria was bitter,	3 pozva Ahab dvorskog upravitelja Obadiju. Taj se Obadija veoma bojao Jahve;
4 and Ahab had summoned Obadiah, his vizier, who was a zealous follower of the LORD. When Jezebel was murdering the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah took a hundred prophets, hid them away fifty each in two caves, and supplied them with food and drink.	4 jer kad je Izebela poubijala proroke Jahvine, on je uzeo stotinu proroka i sakrio ih po pedeset u jednu špilju, gdje ih je hranio kruhom i pojio vodom.
5 Ahab said to Obadiah, "Come, let us go through the land to all sources of water and to all the streams. We may find grass and save the horses and mules, so that we shall not have to slaughter any of the beasts."	5 I reče Ahab Obadiji: »Hajde, obići ćemo svu zemlju, sve izvore i sve potoke, možda ćemo naći trave da sačuvamo u životu konje i mazge i da nam ne propadne stoka.«
6 Dividing the land to explore between them, Ahab went one way by himself, Obadiah another way by himself.	6 Podijelili su zemlju koju će pretražiti: Ahab je sam otišao jednim putem, a Obadija je pošao sam drugim putem.
7 As Obadiah was on his way, Elijah met him. Recognizing him, Obadiah fell prostrate and asked, "Is it you, my lord Elijah?"	7 I kad je Obadija bio na putu, eto mu ususret Ilije. Poznavši ga, pade ničice i reče: »Jesi li to ti, gospodaru Ilija?«
8 "Yes," he answered. "Go tell your master, 'Elijah is here!'"	8 On mu odgovori: »Ja sam! Idi i reci svome gospodaru: ‘Evo Ilije!’«
9 But Obadiah said, "What sin have I committed, that you are handing me over to Ahab to have me killed?	9 Odgovori mu Obadija: »Što sam sagriješio te slugu svojega predaješ u ruke Ahabu da me ubije?
10 As the LORD, your God, lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my master has not sent in search of you. When they replied, 'He is not here,' he made each kingdom and nation swear they could not find you.	10 Živoga mi Jahve, tvoga Boga, nema naroda ili kraljevstva kamo moj gospodar nije slao da te traže. I kad su mu rekli: ‘Nema ga!’ zakleo je kraljevstvo i narod što te nisu našli.
11 And now you say, 'Go tell your master: Elijah is here!'	11 I sada mi naređuješ: ‘Idi, reci svome gospodaru: Evo Ilije!’
12 After I leave you, the spirit of the LORD will carry you to some place I do not know, and when I go to inform Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. Your servant has revered the LORD from his youth.	12 Ali kad ja odem od tebe, duh Jahvin odnijet će te ne znam kamo, a ja ću doći i obavijestiti Ahaba. Pa kad te ne nađe, ubit će me! A tvoj se sluga boji Jahve od mladosti svoje!
13 Have you not been told, my lord, what I did when Jezebel was murdering the prophets of the LORD--that I hid a hundred of the prophets of the LORD, fifty each in two caves, and supplied them with food and drink?	13 Zar nije poznato mome gospodaru što sam učinio kad je ono Izebela poubijala proroke Jahvine? Sakrio sam stotinu proroka, po pedeset u jednu špilju, i kruhom ih uzdržavao i vodom.
14 And now you say, 'Go tell your master: Elijah is here!' He will kill me!"	14 I sada ti naređuješ: ‘Idi, reci svome gospodaru: Evo Ilije!’ Pa on će me ubiti!«
15 Elijah answered, "As the LORD of hosts lives, whom I serve, I will present myself to him today."	15 Ilija mu odgovori: »Živoga mi Jahve Sebaota, komu služim, još ću mu se danas pokazati.«
16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and informed him. Ahab came to meet Elijah,	16 Obadija pođe ususret Ahabu i donese mu vijest, a Ahab pođe ususret Iliji.
17 and when he saw Elijah, said to him, "Is it you, you disturber of Israel?"	17 Kad Ahab ugleda Iliju, reče mu: »Jesi li ti onaj koji upropašćuješ Izraela?«
18 "It is not I who disturb Israel," he answered, "but you and your family, by forsaking the commands of the LORD and following the Baals.	18 Ilija odgovori: »Ne upropašćujem ja Izraela, nego ti i tvoja obitelj, jer ste ostavili Jahvu, a ti si sljedbenik Baala.
19 Now summon all Israel to me on Mount Carmel, as well as the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel's table."	19 Sada sakupi sav Izrael preda me na gori Karmelu i četiri stotine pedeset proroka Baalovih koji jedu za stolom Izebelinim.«
20 So Ahab sent to all the Israelites and had the prophets assemble on Mount Carmel.	20 Ahab pozva sve sinove Izraelove i sakupi proroke na gori Karmelu.
21 Elijah appealed to all the people and said, "How long will you straddle the issue? If the LORD is God, follow him; if Baal, follow him." The people, however, did not answer him.	21 Ilija pristupi svemu narodu i reče: »Dokle ćete hramati na obje strane? Ako je Jahve Bog, slijedite ga; ako je Baal, slijedite njega.« A narod mu nije ništa odgovorio.
22 So Elijah said to the people, "I am the only surviving prophet of the LORD, and there are four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal.	22 Ilija nastavi: »Ja sam još jedini ostao kao prorok Jahvin, a Baalovih je proroka četiri stotine i pedeset.
23 Give us two young bulls. Let them choose one, cut it into pieces, and place it on the wood, but start no fire. I shall prepare the other and place it on the wood, but shall start no fire.	23 Dajte nam dva junca. Neka oni izaberu sebi jednoga, neka ga sasijeku i stave na drva, ali neka ne podmeću ognja. Ja ću spremiti drugoga junca i neću podmetati ognja.
24 You shall call on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The God who answers with fire is God." All the people answered, "Agreed!"	24 Vi zazovite ime svoga boga, a ja ću zazvati ime Jahvino: bog koji odgovori ognjem pravi je Bog.« Sav narod odgovori: »Dobro!«
25 Elijah then said to the prophets of Baal, "Choose one young bull and prepare it first, for there are more of you. Call upon your gods, but do not start the fire."	25 Potom reče Ilija prorocima Baalovim: »Izaberite sebi jednoga junca i počnite, jer vas je mnogo više. Zazovite ime svoga boga, ali ne stavljajte ognja.«
26 Taking the young bull that was turned over to them, they prepared it and called on Baal from morning to noon, saying, "Answer us, Baal!" But there was no sound, and no one answering. And they hopped around the altar they had prepared.	26 Oni uzeše junca koji je njima pripao i pripremiše ga. Zazivali su ime Baalovo od jutra do podne govoreći: »O Baale, usliši nas!« Ali nije bilo ni glasa ni odgovora. I skakahu i prigibahu koljena pred žrtvenikom koji su načinili.
27 When it was noon, Elijah taunted them: "Call louder, for he is a god and may be meditating, or may have retired, or may be on a journey. Perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened."	27 U podne im se Ilija naruga i reče: »Glasnije vičite, jer on je bog; zauzet je, ili ima posla, ili je na putu; možda spava pa ga treba probuditi!«
28 They called out louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until blood gushed over them.	28 A oni okrenuše vikati još glasnije i parati se noževima i sulicama, kako je u njih običaj, sve dok ih nije oblila krv.
29 Noon passed and they remained in a prophetic state until the time for offering sacrifice. But there was not a sound; no one answered, and no one was listening.	29 Kad je prošlo podne, pali su u bunilo i bjesnjeli sve dok nije bilo vrijeme da se prinese žrtva; ali nije bilo nikakva glasa ni odgovora niti znaka da ih tkogod sluša.
30 Then Elijah said to all the people, "Come here to me." When they had done so, he repaired the altar of the LORD which had been destroyed.	30 Tada Ilija reče svemu narodu: »Priđite k meni!« I sav mu narod pristupi. On popravi žrtvenik Jahvin koji bijaše srušen.
31 He took twelve stones, for the number of tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the LORD had said, "Your name shall be Israel."	31 Ilija uze dvanaest kamenova prema broju plemena sinova Jakova, kome je Bog rekao: »Izrael će biti ime tvoje!«
32 He built an altar in honor of the LORD with the stones, and made a trench around the altar large enough for two seahs of grain.	32 I sagradi od toga kamenja žrtvenik imenu Jahvinu i iskopa jarak oko žrtvenika, širok da bi se mogle posijati dvije mjere pšenice.
33 When he had arranged the wood, he cut up the young bull and laid it on the wood.	33 Složi drva, rasiječe junca i stavi ga na drva.
34 "Fill four jars with water," he said, "and pour it over the holocaust and over the wood." "Do it again," he said, and they did it again. "Do it a third time," he said, and they did it a third time.	34 Tada reče: »Napunite vodom četiri vrča i izlijte na paljenicu i na drva!« Učiniše tako. Zapovjedi im: »Ponovite«, i oni ponoviše. Tada reče: »Učinite i treći put.« Oni tako i treći put.
35 The water flowed around the altar, and the trench was filled with the water.	35 Voda je tekla oko žrtvenika i jarak se ispunio vodom.
36 At the time for offering sacrifice, the prophet Elijah came forward and said, "LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things by your command.	36 Kad bijaše vrijeme da se prinese žrtva, pristupi prorok Ilija i reče: »Jahve, Bože Abrahamov, Izakov i Izraelov, objavi danas da si ti Bog u Izraelu, da sam ja sluga tvoj i da sam po zapovijedi tvojoj učinio sve ovo.
37 Answer me, LORD! Answer me, that this people may know that you, LORD, are God and that you have brought them back to their senses."	37 Usliši me, Jahve; usliši me, da bi sav ovaj narod znao da si ti, Jahve, Bog i da ćeš ti obratiti njihova srca.«
38 The LORD'S fire came down and consumed the holocaust, wood, stones, and dust, and it lapped up the water in the trench.	38 I oganj Jahvin pade i proguta paljenicu i drva, kamenje i prašinu, čak i vodu u jarku isuši.
39 Seeing this, all the people fell prostrate and said, "The LORD is God! The LORD is God!"	39 Sav narod se uplaši, ljudi padoše ničice i rekoše: »Jahve je Bog! Jahve je Bog!«
40 Then Elijah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Baal. Let none of them escape!" They were seized, and Elijah had them brought down to the brook Kishon and there he slit their throats.	40 Ilija im reče: »Pohvatajte proroke Baalove da nijedan od njih ne utekne!« I oni ih pohvataše. Ilija ih odvede do potoka Kišona i ondje ih pobi.
41 Elijah then said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain."	41 Ilija reče Ahabu: »Idi gore, jedi i pij, jer čujem šumor kiše.«
42 So Ahab went up to eat and drink, while Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, crouched down to the earth, and put his head between his knees.	42 Dok je Ahab otišao gore da jede i pije, Ilija se popeo na vrh Karmela, prignuo se zemlji i sakrio lice među koljena.
43 "Climb up and look out to sea," he directed his servant, who went up and looked, but reported, "There is nothing." Seven times he said, "Go look again!"	43 Rekao je zatim svome momku: »Idi gore i pogledaj prema moru.« On ode gore, pogleda i reče: »Ništa nema ondje!« Ilija odgovori: »Vrati se sedam puta.«
44 And the seventh time the youth reported, "There is a cloud as small as a man's hand rising from the sea." Elijah said, "Go and say to Ahab, 'Harness up and leave the mountain before the rain stops you.'"	44 Ali sedmoga puta reče momak: »Eno se oblak, malen kao dlan čovječji, diže od mora.« Tada reče Ilija: »Idi, kaži Ahabu: ‘Upregni i silazi da te kiša ne uhvati.’«
45 In a trice, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain fell. Ahab mounted his chariot and made for Jezreel.	45 Odjednom se nebo zamrači od oblaka i vihora i pade jaka kiša. Ahab se pope na kola i odveze u Jizreel.
46 But the hand of the LORD was on Elijah, who girded up his clothing and ran before Ahab as far as the approaches to Jezreel.	46 Ruka je Jahvina bila nad Ilijom te on, opasavši se, otrča pred Ahabom sve do u blizinu Jizreela.