1 Reis 18 - Bíblia Online

Passados muitos dias veio a palavra de Jeová a Elias no terceiro ano, dizendo: Vai mostrar-te a Acabe; e farei cair chuva sobre a terra. 
Partiu Elias a se mostrar a Acabe. A fome era extrema em Samaria. 
Acabe chamou a Obadias, que estava sobre a sua casa (Ora Obadias temia muito a Jeová, 
porque quando Jezabel exterminava os profetas de Jeová, tomou Obadias cem profetas, e os escondeu cinqüenta numa caverna e cinqüenta na outra e os sustentou de pão e água). 
Disse Acabe a Obadias: Vai pela terra a todas as fontes de água e a todas as torrentes; talvez possamos achar erva e salvar a vida aos cavalos e machos, de maneira que não percamos todos os animais. 
Repartiram entre si a terra, para a percorrerem; Acabe foi sozinho por um caminho, e Obadias foi sozinho por outro caminho. 
Quando Obadias estava em caminho, eis que Elias se encontrou com ele. Obadias, reconhecendo-o, prostrou-se com o rosto em terra e disse: És tu, meu senhor Elias? 
Ele respondeu: Sou eu; vai, dize ao teu senhor: Eis aqui está Elias. 
Ele disse: Em que pequei, para que tu entregues o teu servo nas mãos de Acabe, para ele me matar? 
Pela vida de Jeová teu Deus que não há nação nem reino, aonde o meu senhor não tenha enviado em busca de ti, e dizendo eles: Não está aqui; fazia ele jurar a nação e o reino que não te haviam achado. 
Agora tu dizes: Vai, dize ao teu senhor: Eis aqui está Elias. 
Logo que eu me apartar de ti, levar-te-á o espírito de Jeová para um lugar que ignoro; quando eu vier e o disser a Acabe, e ele não te puder achar, tirar-me-á a vida. Porém, eu, teu servo, temo a Jeová desde a minha mocidade. 
Acaso não se te disse o que fiz quando Jezabel matava os profetas de Jeová, a saber, como escondi cem dos profetas de Jeová, cinqüenta numa caverna e cinqüenta na outra, e os sustentei de pão e água? 
Agora dizes tu: Vai, dize ao teu senhor: Eis aqui está Elias. Ele me matará. 
Elias disse: Pela vida de Jeová em cuja presença estou, hoje mesmo me hei de mostrar a ele. 
Foi Obadias encontrar-se com Acabe, e avisou-o; e foi Acabe ter com Elias. 
Vendo-o, disse-lhe: És tu, ó perturbador de Israel? 
Respondeu Elias: Eu não tenho perturbado a Israel; mas tu e a casa de teu pai, por terdes deixado os mandamentos de Jeová, e por teres tu seguido os Baalins. 
Agora envia e ajunta a mim todo o Israel no monte Carmelo e os quatrocentos e cinqüenta profetas de Baal e os quatrocentos profetas da Asera, que comem da mesa de Jezabel. 
Acabe enviou a todos os filhos de Israel, e ajuntou os profetas no monte Carmelo. 
Elias, chegando-se a todo o povo, disse: Até quando claudicareis para duas partes? se Jeová é Deus, segui-o; se, porém, Baal o é, segui-o. O povo não lhe respondeu palavra. 
Então disse Elias ao povo: Eu sou o único que fiquei dos profetas de Jeová, mas os profetas de Baal são quatrocentos e cinqüenta homens. 
Dêem-se-nos, portanto, dois novilhos; escolham eles para si um novilho, e dividindo-o em pedaços, o ponham sobre a lenha, porém não metam fogo por baixo; eu prepararei o outro novilho, e pô-lo-ei sobre a lenha, porém não meterei fogo por baixo. 
Invocai vós o nome do vosso deus, e eu invocarei o nome de Jeová; o Deus que responder por meio do fogo, seja esse o Deus. Todo o povo, respondendo, disse: É boa a proposta. 
Disse Elias aos profetas de Baal: Escolhei para vós um novilho, e preparai-o primeiro, porque sois muitos, invocai o nome do vosso deus, e não metais fogo por baixo. 
Tendo eles tomado o novilho que lhes fora dado, prepararam-no, e invocaram o nome de Baal desde a manhã até o meio dia, dizendo: Baal, responde-nos. Porém não havia voz, nem havia quem respondesse. Rodeavam manquejando o altar que se tinha feito. 
Ao meio dia Elias zombava deles, e dizia: Gritai em altas vozes, pois ele é um deus; ou está meditando, ou está em retiro, ou está em viagem, ou porventura está dormindo, e necessita que o acordem. 
Clamavam em altas vozes, e segundo o seu costume se retalhavam com facas e lancetas, até sair-lhes sangue. 
Passado o meio dia, profetizavam até o tempo de se oferecer a oblação da tarde; porém não havia voz, nem havia quem respondesse, nem atendesse. 
Então disse Elias a todo o povo: Chegai-vos a mim. Chegou-se a ele todo o povo. Elias consertou o altar de Jeová, que tinha sido derrubado. 
Tomou doze pedras, conforme o número das tribos dos filhos de Jacó, a quem viera a palavra de Jeová, dizendo: Israel será o teu nome. 
Com as pedras edificou um altar ao nome de Jeová; e fez um sulco capaz de conter duas medidas de semente ao redor do altar. 
Dispôs a lenha, dividiu o novilho em pedaços e pô-lo sobre a lenha. Ele disse: Enchei de água quatro talhas, e entornai-a sobre o holocausto e sobre a lenha. 
Disse ainda: Fazei-o segunda vez; e fizeram-no segunda vez. De novo disse: Fazei-o terceira vez; e fizeram-no terceira vez. 
A água corria ao redor do altar; ele encheu também de água o sulco. 
Sendo já o tempo de se oferecer a oblação da tarde, chegou-se Elias e disse: Ó Jeová, Deus de Abraão, de Isaque e de Israel, seja manifestado hoje que tu és Deus em Israel, e que eu sou teu servo, e que por tua ordem tenho feito todas estas cousas. 
Responde-me, Jeová, responde-me para que este povo conheça que tu, Jeová, és Deus, porque fizeste voltar para trás o seu coração. 
Caiu o fogo de Jeová, e consumiu o holocausto, e a lenha, e as pedras, e o pó, e sorveu a água que estava no sulco. 
O que tendo visto todo o povo, prostraram-se com o rosto em terra e disseram: Jeová é o Deus; Jeová é o Deus. 
Disse-lhes Elias: Agarrai os profetas de Baal; que nenhum deles escape. Agarraram-nos. Elias fê-los descer à torrente de Quisom, e ali os matou. 
Disse Elias a Acabe: Sobe, come e bebe, porque se ouve o ruído duma grande chuva. 
Subiu Acabe a comer e a beber. Elias subiu ao cume do Carmelo e, inclinado por terra, meteu o rosto entre os joelhos. 
Disse ao seu criado: Sobe agora, e olha para a banda do mar. Subiu, olhou e disse: Não há nada. Elias disse-lhe: Torna a ir sete vezes. 
À sétima vez, disse: Eis que se levanta do mar uma nuvem, ao tamanho da mão dum homem. Disse-lhe Elias: Sobe, e dize a Acabe: Manda aprontar o teu carro, e desce, para que a chuva não te impeça de o fazer. 
Em pouco tempo o céu enegreceu de nuvens e de vento, e caiu uma grande chuva. Acabe subiu ao carro, e foi para Jezreel. 
A mão de Jeová foi sobre Elias, que cingiu os lombos, e correu adiante de Acabe até a entrada de Jezreel. 

Now after a long time, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go and let Ahab see you, so that I may send rain on the earth. 
So Elijah went to let Ahab see him. Now there was no food to be had in Samaria. 
And Ahab sent for Obadiah, the controller of the king's house. (Now Obadiah had the fear of the Lord before him greatly; 
For when Jezebel was cutting off the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred of them, and kept them secretly in a hole in the rock, fifty at a time, and gave them bread and water.) 
And Ahab said to Obadiah, Come, let us go through all the country, to all the fountains of water and all the rivers, and see if there is any grass to be had for the horses and the transport beasts, so that we may be able to keep some of the beasts from destruction. 
So they went through all the country, covering it between them; Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadiah went in another by himself. 
And while Obadiah was on his way, he came face to face with Elijah; and seeing who it was, he went down on his face and said, Is it you, my lord Elijah? 
And Elijah in answer said, It is I; now go and say to your lord, Elijah is here. 
And he said, What sin have I done, that you would give up your servant into the hand of Ahab, and be the cause of my death? 
By the life of the Lord your God, there is not a nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent in search of you; and when they said, He is not here; he made them take an oath that they had not seen you. 
And now you say, Go, say to your lord, Elijah is here. 
And straight away, when I have gone from you, the spirit of the Lord will take you away, I have no idea where, so that when I come and give word to Ahab, and he sees you not, he will put me to death: though I, your servant, have been a worshipper of the Lord from my earliest years. 
Has my lord not had word of what I did when Jezebel was putting the Lord's prophets to death? how I kept a hundred of them in a secret hole in the rock, fifty at a time, and gave them bread and water? 
And now you say, Go and say to your Lord, Elijah is here; and he will put me to death. 
And Elijah said, By the life of the Lord of armies, whose servant I am, I will certainly let him see me today. 
So Obadiah went to Ahab and gave him the news; and Ahab went to see Elijah. 
And when he saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, Is it you, you troubler of Israel? 
Then he said in answer, I have not been troubling Israel, but you and your family; because, turning away from the orders of the Lord, you have gone after the Baals. 
Now send, and get Israel together before me at Mount Carmel, with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal who get their food at Jezebel's table. 
So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and got the prophets together at Mount Carmel. 
And Elijah came near to all the people and said, How long will you go on balancing between two opinions? if the Lord is God, then give worship to him; but if Baal, give worship to him. And the people said not a word in answer. 
Then Elijah said to the people, I, even I, am the only living prophet of the Lord; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. 
Now, let them give us two oxen; and let them take one for themselves, and have it cut up, and put it on the wood, but put no fire under it; I will get the other ox ready, and put it on the wood, and put no fire under it. 
And do you make prayers to your god, and I will make a prayer to the Lord: and it will be clear that the one who gives an answer by fire is God. And all the people in answer said, It is well said. 
Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Take one ox for yourselves and get it ready first, for there are more of you; and make your prayers to your god, but put no fire under. 
So they took the ox which was given them, and made it ready, crying out to Baal from morning till the middle of the day, and saying, O Baal, give ear to us. But there was no voice and no answer. And they were jumping up and down before the altar they had made. 
And in the middle of the day, Elijah made sport of them, saying, Give louder cries, for he is a god; he may be deep in thought, or he may have gone away for some purpose, or he may be on a journey, or by chance he is sleeping and has to be made awake. 
So they gave loud cries, cutting themselves with knives and swords, as was their way, till the blood came streaming out all over them. 
And from the middle of the day they went on with their prayers till the time of the offering; but there was no voice, or any answer, or any who gave attention to them. 
Then Elijah said to all the people, Come near to me; and all the people came near. And he put up again the altar of the Lord which had been broken down. 
And Elijah took twelve stones, the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the Lord had said, Israel will be your name: 
And with the stones he made an altar to the name of the Lord; and he made a deep drain all round the altar, great enough to take two measures of seed. 
And he put the wood in order, and, cutting up the ox, put it on the wood. Then he said, Get four vessels full of water and put it on the burned offering and on the wood. And he said, Do it a second time, and they did it a second time; 
And he said, Do it a third time, and they did it a third time. 
And the water went all round the altar, till the drain was full. 
Then at the time of the offering, Elijah the prophet came near and said, O Lord, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be seen this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things by your order. 
Give me an answer, O Lord, give me an answer, so that this people may see that you are God, and that you have made their hearts come back again. 
Then the fire of the Lord came down, burning up the offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and drinking up the water in the drain. 
And when the people saw it, they all went down on their faces, and said, The Lord, he is God, the Lord, he is God. 
And Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal, let not one of them get away. So they took them, and Elijah made them go down to the stream Kishon, and put them to death there. 
Then Elijah said to Ahab, Up! take food and drink, for there is a sound of much rain. 
So Ahab went up to have food and drink, while Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he went down on the earth, putting his face between his knees. 
And he said to his servant, Go now, and take a look in the direction of the sea. And he went up, and after looking said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times; and he went seven times. 
And the seventh time he said, I see a cloud coming up out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. Then he said, Go up and say to Ahab, Get your carriage ready and go down or the rain will keep you back. 
And after a very little time, the heaven became black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab went in his carriage to Jezreel. 
And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he made himself strong, and went running before Ahab till they came to Jezreel. 

1 Reis 19

Passados muitos dias veio a palavra de Jeová a Elias no terceiro ano, dizendo: Vai mostrar-te a Acabe; e farei cair chuva sobre a terra. 
Partiu Elias a se mostrar a Acabe. A fome era extrema em Samaria. 
Acabe chamou a Obadias, que estava sobre a sua casa (Ora Obadias temia muito a Jeová, 
porque quando Jezabel exterminava os profetas de Jeová, tomou Obadias cem profetas, e os escondeu cinqüenta numa caverna e cinqüenta na outra e os sustentou de pão e água). 
Disse Acabe a Obadias: Vai pela terra a todas as fontes de água e a todas as torrentes; talvez possamos achar erva e salvar a vida aos cavalos e machos, de maneira que não percamos todos os animais. 
Repartiram entre si a terra, para a percorrerem; Acabe foi sozinho por um caminho, e Obadias foi sozinho por outro caminho. 
Quando Obadias estava em caminho, eis que Elias se encontrou com ele. Obadias, reconhecendo-o, prostrou-se com o rosto em terra e disse: És tu, meu senhor Elias? 
Ele respondeu: Sou eu; vai, dize ao teu senhor: Eis aqui está Elias. 
Ele disse: Em que pequei, para que tu entregues o teu servo nas mãos de Acabe, para ele me matar? 
Pela vida de Jeová teu Deus que não há nação nem reino, aonde o meu senhor não tenha enviado em busca de ti, e dizendo eles: Não está aqui; fazia ele jurar a nação e o reino que não te haviam achado. 
Agora tu dizes: Vai, dize ao teu senhor: Eis aqui está Elias. 
Logo que eu me apartar de ti, levar-te-á o espírito de Jeová para um lugar que ignoro; quando eu vier e o disser a Acabe, e ele não te puder achar, tirar-me-á a vida. Porém, eu, teu servo, temo a Jeová desde a minha mocidade. 
Acaso não se te disse o que fiz quando Jezabel matava os profetas de Jeová, a saber, como escondi cem dos profetas de Jeová, cinqüenta numa caverna e cinqüenta na outra, e os sustentei de pão e água? 
Agora dizes tu: Vai, dize ao teu senhor: Eis aqui está Elias. Ele me matará. 
Elias disse: Pela vida de Jeová em cuja presença estou, hoje mesmo me hei de mostrar a ele. 
Foi Obadias encontrar-se com Acabe, e avisou-o; e foi Acabe ter com Elias. 
Vendo-o, disse-lhe: És tu, ó perturbador de Israel? 
Respondeu Elias: Eu não tenho perturbado a Israel; mas tu e a casa de teu pai, por terdes deixado os mandamentos de Jeová, e por teres tu seguido os Baalins. 
Agora envia e ajunta a mim todo o Israel no monte Carmelo e os quatrocentos e cinqüenta profetas de Baal e os quatrocentos profetas da Asera, que comem da mesa de Jezabel. 
Acabe enviou a todos os filhos de Israel, e ajuntou os profetas no monte Carmelo. 
Elias, chegando-se a todo o povo, disse: Até quando claudicareis para duas partes? se Jeová é Deus, segui-o; se, porém, Baal o é, segui-o. O povo não lhe respondeu palavra. 
Então disse Elias ao povo: Eu sou o único que fiquei dos profetas de Jeová, mas os profetas de Baal são quatrocentos e cinqüenta homens. 
Dêem-se-nos, portanto, dois novilhos; escolham eles para si um novilho, e dividindo-o em pedaços, o ponham sobre a lenha, porém não metam fogo por baixo; eu prepararei o outro novilho, e pô-lo-ei sobre a lenha, porém não meterei fogo por baixo. 
Invocai vós o nome do vosso deus, e eu invocarei o nome de Jeová; o Deus que responder por meio do fogo, seja esse o Deus. Todo o povo, respondendo, disse: É boa a proposta. 
Disse Elias aos profetas de Baal: Escolhei para vós um novilho, e preparai-o primeiro, porque sois muitos, invocai o nome do vosso deus, e não metais fogo por baixo. 
Tendo eles tomado o novilho que lhes fora dado, prepararam-no, e invocaram o nome de Baal desde a manhã até o meio dia, dizendo: Baal, responde-nos. Porém não havia voz, nem havia quem respondesse. Rodeavam manquejando o altar que se tinha feito. 
Ao meio dia Elias zombava deles, e dizia: Gritai em altas vozes, pois ele é um deus; ou está meditando, ou está em retiro, ou está em viagem, ou porventura está dormindo, e necessita que o acordem. 
Clamavam em altas vozes, e segundo o seu costume se retalhavam com facas e lancetas, até sair-lhes sangue. 
Passado o meio dia, profetizavam até o tempo de se oferecer a oblação da tarde; porém não havia voz, nem havia quem respondesse, nem atendesse. 
Então disse Elias a todo o povo: Chegai-vos a mim. Chegou-se a ele todo o povo. Elias consertou o altar de Jeová, que tinha sido derrubado. 
Tomou doze pedras, conforme o número das tribos dos filhos de Jacó, a quem viera a palavra de Jeová, dizendo: Israel será o teu nome. 
Com as pedras edificou um altar ao nome de Jeová; e fez um sulco capaz de conter duas medidas de semente ao redor do altar. 
Dispôs a lenha, dividiu o novilho em pedaços e pô-lo sobre a lenha. Ele disse: Enchei de água quatro talhas, e entornai-a sobre o holocausto e sobre a lenha. 
Disse ainda: Fazei-o segunda vez; e fizeram-no segunda vez. De novo disse: Fazei-o terceira vez; e fizeram-no terceira vez. 
A água corria ao redor do altar; ele encheu também de água o sulco. 
Sendo já o tempo de se oferecer a oblação da tarde, chegou-se Elias e disse: Ó Jeová, Deus de Abraão, de Isaque e de Israel, seja manifestado hoje que tu és Deus em Israel, e que eu sou teu servo, e que por tua ordem tenho feito todas estas cousas. 
Responde-me, Jeová, responde-me para que este povo conheça que tu, Jeová, és Deus, porque fizeste voltar para trás o seu coração. 
Caiu o fogo de Jeová, e consumiu o holocausto, e a lenha, e as pedras, e o pó, e sorveu a água que estava no sulco. 
O que tendo visto todo o povo, prostraram-se com o rosto em terra e disseram: Jeová é o Deus; Jeová é o Deus. 
Disse-lhes Elias: Agarrai os profetas de Baal; que nenhum deles escape. Agarraram-nos. Elias fê-los descer à torrente de Quisom, e ali os matou. 
Disse Elias a Acabe: Sobe, come e bebe, porque se ouve o ruído duma grande chuva. 
Subiu Acabe a comer e a beber. Elias subiu ao cume do Carmelo e, inclinado por terra, meteu o rosto entre os joelhos. 
Disse ao seu criado: Sobe agora, e olha para a banda do mar. Subiu, olhou e disse: Não há nada. Elias disse-lhe: Torna a ir sete vezes. 
À sétima vez, disse: Eis que se levanta do mar uma nuvem, ao tamanho da mão dum homem. Disse-lhe Elias: Sobe, e dize a Acabe: Manda aprontar o teu carro, e desce, para que a chuva não te impeça de o fazer. 
Em pouco tempo o céu enegreceu de nuvens e de vento, e caiu uma grande chuva. Acabe subiu ao carro, e foi para Jezreel. 
A mão de Jeová foi sobre Elias, que cingiu os lombos, e correu adiante de Acabe até a entrada de Jezreel. 

Now after a long time, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go and let Ahab see you, so that I may send rain on the earth. 
So Elijah went to let Ahab see him. Now there was no food to be had in Samaria. 
And Ahab sent for Obadiah, the controller of the king's house. (Now Obadiah had the fear of the Lord before him greatly; 
For when Jezebel was cutting off the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred of them, and kept them secretly in a hole in the rock, fifty at a time, and gave them bread and water.) 
And Ahab said to Obadiah, Come, let us go through all the country, to all the fountains of water and all the rivers, and see if there is any grass to be had for the horses and the transport beasts, so that we may be able to keep some of the beasts from destruction. 
So they went through all the country, covering it between them; Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadiah went in another by himself. 
And while Obadiah was on his way, he came face to face with Elijah; and seeing who it was, he went down on his face and said, Is it you, my lord Elijah? 
And Elijah in answer said, It is I; now go and say to your lord, Elijah is here. 
And he said, What sin have I done, that you would give up your servant into the hand of Ahab, and be the cause of my death? 
By the life of the Lord your God, there is not a nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent in search of you; and when they said, He is not here; he made them take an oath that they had not seen you. 
And now you say, Go, say to your lord, Elijah is here. 
And straight away, when I have gone from you, the spirit of the Lord will take you away, I have no idea where, so that when I come and give word to Ahab, and he sees you not, he will put me to death: though I, your servant, have been a worshipper of the Lord from my earliest years. 
Has my lord not had word of what I did when Jezebel was putting the Lord's prophets to death? how I kept a hundred of them in a secret hole in the rock, fifty at a time, and gave them bread and water? 
And now you say, Go and say to your Lord, Elijah is here; and he will put me to death. 
And Elijah said, By the life of the Lord of armies, whose servant I am, I will certainly let him see me today. 
So Obadiah went to Ahab and gave him the news; and Ahab went to see Elijah. 
And when he saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, Is it you, you troubler of Israel? 
Then he said in answer, I have not been troubling Israel, but you and your family; because, turning away from the orders of the Lord, you have gone after the Baals. 
Now send, and get Israel together before me at Mount Carmel, with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal who get their food at Jezebel's table. 
So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and got the prophets together at Mount Carmel. 
And Elijah came near to all the people and said, How long will you go on balancing between two opinions? if the Lord is God, then give worship to him; but if Baal, give worship to him. And the people said not a word in answer. 
Then Elijah said to the people, I, even I, am the only living prophet of the Lord; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. 
Now, let them give us two oxen; and let them take one for themselves, and have it cut up, and put it on the wood, but put no fire under it; I will get the other ox ready, and put it on the wood, and put no fire under it. 
And do you make prayers to your god, and I will make a prayer to the Lord: and it will be clear that the one who gives an answer by fire is God. And all the people in answer said, It is well said. 
Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Take one ox for yourselves and get it ready first, for there are more of you; and make your prayers to your god, but put no fire under. 
So they took the ox which was given them, and made it ready, crying out to Baal from morning till the middle of the day, and saying, O Baal, give ear to us. But there was no voice and no answer. And they were jumping up and down before the altar they had made. 
And in the middle of the day, Elijah made sport of them, saying, Give louder cries, for he is a god; he may be deep in thought, or he may have gone away for some purpose, or he may be on a journey, or by chance he is sleeping and has to be made awake. 
So they gave loud cries, cutting themselves with knives and swords, as was their way, till the blood came streaming out all over them. 
And from the middle of the day they went on with their prayers till the time of the offering; but there was no voice, or any answer, or any who gave attention to them. 
Then Elijah said to all the people, Come near to me; and all the people came near. And he put up again the altar of the Lord which had been broken down. 
And Elijah took twelve stones, the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the Lord had said, Israel will be your name: 
And with the stones he made an altar to the name of the Lord; and he made a deep drain all round the altar, great enough to take two measures of seed. 
And he put the wood in order, and, cutting up the ox, put it on the wood. Then he said, Get four vessels full of water and put it on the burned offering and on the wood. And he said, Do it a second time, and they did it a second time; 
And he said, Do it a third time, and they did it a third time. 
And the water went all round the altar, till the drain was full. 
Then at the time of the offering, Elijah the prophet came near and said, O Lord, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be seen this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things by your order. 
Give me an answer, O Lord, give me an answer, so that this people may see that you are God, and that you have made their hearts come back again. 
Then the fire of the Lord came down, burning up the offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and drinking up the water in the drain. 
And when the people saw it, they all went down on their faces, and said, The Lord, he is God, the Lord, he is God. 
And Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal, let not one of them get away. So they took them, and Elijah made them go down to the stream Kishon, and put them to death there. 
Then Elijah said to Ahab, Up! take food and drink, for there is a sound of much rain. 
So Ahab went up to have food and drink, while Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he went down on the earth, putting his face between his knees. 
And he said to his servant, Go now, and take a look in the direction of the sea. And he went up, and after looking said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times; and he went seven times. 
And the seventh time he said, I see a cloud coming up out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. Then he said, Go up and say to Ahab, Get your carriage ready and go down or the rain will keep you back. 
And after a very little time, the heaven became black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab went in his carriage to Jezreel. 
And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he made himself strong, and went running before Ahab till they came to Jezreel. 

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