1 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, "So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I don’t make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time!"

3 When he saw that, he arose and ran for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. 4 But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree. Then he requested for himself that he might die, and said, "It is enough. Now, O Yahweh, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers."

5 He lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, "Arise and eat!"

6 He looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on the coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank, and lay down again. 7 Yahweh’s angel came again the second time, and touched him, and said, "Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you."

8 He arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, God’s Mountain. 9 He came to a cave there, and camped there; and behold, Yahweh’s word came to him, and he said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"

10 He said, "I have been very jealous for Yahweh, the God of Armies; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away."

11 He said, "Go out and stand on the mountain before Yahweh."

Behold, Yahweh passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before Yahweh; but Yahweh was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake; but Yahweh was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake a fire passed; but Yahweh was not in the fire. After the fire, there was a still small voice. 13 When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle, went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. Behold, a voice came to him, and said, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"

14 He said, "I have been very jealous for Yahweh, the God of Armies; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away."

15 Yahweh said to him, "Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus. When you arrive, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. 16 Anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi to be king over Israel; and anoint Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah to be prophet in your place. 17 He who escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill; and he who escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha will kill. 18 Yet I reserved seven thousand in Israel, all the knees of which have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth which has not kissed him."

19 So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. Elijah went over to him and put his mantle on him. 20 Elisha left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, "Let me please kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you."

He said to him, "Go back again; for what have I done to you?"

21 He returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, killed them, and boiled their meat with the oxen’s equipment, and gave to the people; and they ate. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and served him.

1 亚哈把以利亚所行的一切， 和他用刀杀死众先知的一切事， 都告诉了耶洗别。

2 耶洗别就差派一个使者去见以利亚说： "明天这个时候， 如果我不使你的性命， 像那些人一样， 愿神明惩罚我， 并且加倍惩罚我。"

3 以利亚害怕， 就起来， 逃命去了。他到了犹大的别是巴， 就把自己的仆人留在那里。

4 他自己却在旷野走了一天的路， 来到一棵罗腾树下， 就坐在那里求死， 说： "耶和华啊， 现在已经够了， 求你取我的性命吧， 因为我并不比我的列祖好。"

5 他躺在那棵罗腾树下， 睡着了。忽然有一位天使拍他， 说： "起来， 吃吧！ "

6 他张眼一看， 只见头旁有用炭火烤的饼和一瓶水。他就起来吃喝， 然后又躺下去。

7 耶和华的使者第二次回来拍他， 说： "起来吃吧！ 因为你要走的路程太远了。"

8 于是他起来吃喝， 靠着那食物的力量， 他走了四十昼夜， 直走到 神的山， 就是何烈山。

9 他在那里进了一个洞， 就在洞里过夜。耶和华的话临到他， 说： "以利亚啊， 你在这里干什么？"

10 他说： "我为耶和华万军的 神大发热心， 因为以色列人背弃了你的约， 拆毁了你的祭坛， 用刀杀死了你的众先知， 只剩下我一个人， 他们还在寻索， 要取去我的性命。"

11 耶和华说： "你出来站在山上， 在我耶和华面前。"那时， 耶和华从那里经过。在耶和华面前有强烈的大风， 山崩石碎， 但耶和华不在风中； 风过以后有地震， 但耶和华也不在地震中；

12 地震过后有火， 耶和华也不在火中； 火后有低微柔和的声音。

13 以利亚听见了， 就用自己的外衣蒙着脸， 走出来， 站在洞口。忽然有声音向他说： "以利亚啊， 你在这里干什么？"

14 以利亚说： "我为耶和华万军的 神大发热心， 因为以色列人背弃了你的约， 拆毁了你的祭坛， 用刀杀了你的众先知， 只剩下我一个人， 他们还在寻索， 要取去我的性命。"

15 耶和华对他说： "你离去吧， 从你来的路回到大马士革的旷野去。你到了那里， 就要膏哈薛作亚兰王。

16 又要膏宁示的孙子耶户作以色列王， 还要膏亚伯．米何拉人沙法的儿子以利沙接续你作先知。

17 将来逃得过哈薛的刀的， 必被耶户杀死； 逃得过耶户的刀的， 必被以利沙杀死。

18 但我在以色列人中留下七千人， 他们全是未曾向巴力屈过膝的， 也未曾与巴力亲过嘴的。"

19 于是以利亚离开那里去了。他遇见沙法的儿子以利沙正在耕田。在他面前有十二对牛， 他自己正在赶着第十二对牛。以利亚走过他那里去， 把自己的外衣披在以利沙身上。

20 以利沙就撇下那些牛， 跑在以利亚的后面， 说： "请你允许我与父母亲吻别， 然后我就跟随你。"以利亚对他说： "你回去吧！ 我向你作了什么呢？"

21 以利沙就离开他回去了。他牵了一对牛来宰了， 用套牛的器具把牛煮熟， 就分给众人， 他们都吃了。然后以利沙就起来， 跟随以利亚， 服事他。