1Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. (1Ki 18:40)2Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.” (1Ki 20:10)3Then he was afraid, and he arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. (Ge 21:31)4But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” (Nu 11:15; Jon 4:3; Jon 4:8)5And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, “Arise and eat.”6And he looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of water. And he ate and drank and lay down again.7And the angel of the LORD came again a second time and touched him and said, “Arise and eat, for the journey is too great for you.”8And he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mount of God. (Ex 3:1; Ex 24:18; Ex 34:28; De 9:9; De 9:18; Mt 4:2; Mr 1:13; Lu 4:2)
The Lord Speaks to Elijah
9There he came to a cave and lodged in it. And behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” (1Ki 19:13)10He said, “I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.” (Nu 25:11; Nu 25:13; 1Ki 18:4; 1Ki 18:22; 1Ki 18:30; Ro 11:3)11And he said, “Go out and stand on the mount before the LORD.” And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. (Ex 24:12; Ex 34:2; Eze 1:4; Eze 37:7)12And after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper.[1]13And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a voice to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” (Ex 3:6; 1Ki 19:9)14He said, “I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.” (1Ki 10:1)15And the LORD said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus. And when you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.16And Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint to be king over Israel, and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah you shall anoint to be prophet in your place. (2Ki 2:9; 2Ki 2:15; 2Ki 9:1)17And the one who escapes from the sword of Hazael shall Jehu put to death, and the one who escapes from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha put to death. (2Ki 8:12; 2Ki 9:1; 2Ki 13:3; 2Ki 13:22; Ho 6:5)18Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.” (Ho 13:2; Ro 11:4)
The Call of Elisha
19So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen in front of him, and he was with the twelfth. Elijah passed by him and cast his cloak upon him. (2Ki 2:8)20And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, “Let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” And he said to him, “Go back again, for what have I done to you?” (Mt 8:21; Mt 8:22; Lu 9:61; Lu 9:62)21And he returned from following him and took the yoke of oxen and sacrificed them and boiled their flesh with the yokes of the oxen and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and went after Elijah and assisted him. (2Sa 24:22)
1 Kings 19
King James Version
1And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.2Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me , and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.3And when he saw that , he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.4But he himself went a day' journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.5And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.6And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.7And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.8And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.9And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?10And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.11And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:12And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.13And it was so , when Elijah heard it , that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?14And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.15And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:16And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.17And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.18Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.19So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.20And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?21And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.
1 Kings 19
Nuova Riveduta 2006
from Società Biblica di Ginevra
Fuga di Elia nel deserto e a Oreb
1Acab raccontò a Izebel tutto quello che Elia aveva fatto, e come aveva ucciso con la spada tutti i profeti.2Allora Izebel mandò un messaggero a Elia per dirgli: «Gli dèi mi trattino con tutto il loro rigore, se domani a quest’ora non farò della vita tua quel che tu hai fatto della vita di ognuno di quelli».3Elia, vedendo questo, si alzò e se ne andò per salvarsi la vita; giunse a Beer-Sceba, che appartiene a Giuda, e vi lasciò il suo servo;4ma egli s’inoltrò nel deserto una giornata di cammino, andò a mettersi seduto sotto una ginestra ed espresse il desiderio di morire, dicendo: «Basta! Prendi la mia anima, o Signore, poiché io non valgo più dei miei padri!»5Poi si coricò e si addormentò sotto la ginestra. Allora un angelo lo toccò e gli disse: «Àlzati e mangia».6Egli guardò, e vide vicino alla sua testa una focaccia cotta su pietre calde e una brocca d’acqua. Egli mangiò e bevve, poi si coricò di nuovo.7L’angelo del Signore tornò una seconda volta, lo toccò e disse: «Àlzati e mangia, perché il cammino è troppo lungo per te».8Egli si alzò, mangiò e bevve; e per la forza che quel cibo gli aveva dato, camminò quaranta giorni e quaranta notti fino a Oreb, il monte di Dio.9Lassù entrò in una spelonca e vi passò la notte. E gli fu rivolta la parola del Signore in questi termini: «Che fai qui, Elia?»10Egli rispose: «Io sono stato mosso da una grande gelosia per il Signore, per il Dio degli eserciti, perché i figli d’Israele hanno abbandonato il tuo patto, hanno demolito i tuoi altari e hanno ucciso con la spada i tuoi profeti; sono rimasto io solo, e cercano di togliermi la vita».11Dio gli disse: «Va’ fuori e fermati sul monte, davanti al Signore». E il Signore passò. Un vento forte, impetuoso, schiantava i monti e spezzava le rocce davanti al Signore, ma il Signore non era nel vento. E, dopo il vento, un terremoto; ma il Signore non era nel terremoto.12E, dopo il terremoto, un fuoco; ma il Signore non era nel fuoco. E, dopo il fuoco, un mormorio di vento leggero.13Quando Elia lo udì, si coprì la faccia con il mantello, andò fuori e si fermò all’ingresso della spelonca; e una voce giunse fino a lui e disse: «Che fai qui, Elia?»14Egli rispose: «Io sono stato mosso da una grande gelosia per il Signore, per il Dio degli eserciti, perché i figli d’Israele hanno abbandonato il tuo patto, hanno demolito i tuoi altari e hanno ucciso con la spada i tuoi profeti; sono rimasto io solo, e cercano di togliermi la vita».15Il Signore gli disse: «Va’, rifa’ la strada del deserto fino a Damasco e, quando vi sarai giunto, ungerai Azael come re di Siria;16ungerai pure Ieu, figlio di Nimsci, come re d’Israele, e ungerai Eliseo, figlio di Safat da Abel-Meola, come profeta, al tuo posto.17Chi scamperà dalla spada di Azael, sarà ucciso da Ieu; e chi scamperà dalla spada di Ieu, sarà ucciso da Eliseo.18Ma io lascerò in Israele un residuo di settemila uomini, tutti quelli il cui ginocchio non si è piegato davanti a Baal e la cui bocca non l’ha baciato».
Vocazione di Eliseo
19Elia partì di là e trovò Eliseo, figlio di Safat, il quale arava con dodici paia di buoi davanti a sé; ed egli stesso guidava il dodicesimo paio. Elia si avvicinò a lui e gli gettò addosso il suo mantello.20Eliseo, lasciati i buoi, corse dietro a Elia e disse: «Ti prego, lascia che io vada a dare un bacio a mio padre e a mia madre, e poi ti seguirò». Elia gli rispose: «Va’ e torna, ma pensa a quel che ti ho fatto!21Dopo essersi allontanato da Elia, Eliseo tornò a prendere un paio di buoi e li offrì in sacrificio; con la legna dei gioghi dei buoi fece cuocere la carne e la diede alla gente, che la mangiò. Poi si alzò, seguì Elia e si mise al suo servizio.
1Ahab berichtete Isebel alles, was Elia getan hatte, vor allem, wie er die Propheten Baals mit dem Schwert getötet hatte.2Da schickte Isebel einen Boten zu Elia, der ihm ausrichten sollte: »Die Götter sollen mich schwer bestrafen, wenn ich dir nicht heimzahle, was du diesen Propheten angetan hast! Morgen um diese Zeit bist auch du ein toter Mann, das schwöre ich!«3Da packte Elia die Angst. Er rannte um sein Leben und floh bis nach Beerscheba ganz im Süden Judas. Dort ließ er seinen Diener, der ihn bis dahin begleitet hatte, zurück.4Allein wanderte er einen Tag lang weiter bis tief in die Wüste hinein. Zuletzt ließ er sich unter einen Ginsterstrauch fallen und wünschte, tot zu sein. »HERR, ich kann nicht mehr!«, stöhnte er. »Lass mich sterben! Irgendwann wird es mich sowieso treffen, wie meine Vorfahren.[1] Warum nicht jetzt?«5Er streckte sich unter dem Ginsterstrauch aus und schlief ein. Plötzlich wurde er von einer Berührung geweckt. Ein Engel stand bei ihm und forderte ihn auf: »Elia, steh auf und iss!«6Als Elia sich umblickte, entdeckte er neben seinem Kopf ein Fladenbrot, das auf heißen Steinen gebacken war, und einen Krug Wasser. Er aß und trank und legte sich wieder schlafen.7Doch der Engel des HERRN kam wieder und weckte ihn zum zweiten Mal auf. »Steh auf, Elia, und iss!«, befahl er ihm noch einmal. »Sonst schaffst du den langen Weg nicht, der vor dir liegt.«8Da stand Elia auf, aß und trank. Die Speise gab ihm so viel Kraft, dass er vierzig Tage und Nächte hindurch wandern konnte, bis er zum Berg Gottes, dem Horeb, kam.
Der Herr ermutigt Elia
9Dort ging er in eine Höhle, um darin zu übernachten. Plötzlich sprach der HERR zu ihm: »Elia, was tust du hier?«10Elia antwortete: »Ach, HERR, du allmächtiger Gott, mit welchem Eifer habe ich versucht, die Israeliten zu dir zurückzubringen! Denn sie haben den Bund mit dir gebrochen, deine Altäre niedergerissen und deine Propheten ermordet. Nur ich bin übrig geblieben, ich allein. Und nun trachten sie auch mir nach dem Leben!«11Da antwortete ihm der HERR: »Komm aus deiner Höhle heraus und tritt vor mich hin! Denn ich will an dir vorübergehen.« Auf einmal zog ein heftiger Sturm auf, riss ganze Felsbrocken aus den Bergen heraus und zerschmetterte sie. Doch der HERR war nicht in dem Sturm. Als Nächstes bebte die Erde, aber auch im Erdbeben war der HERR nicht.12Dann kam ein Feuer, doch der HERR war nicht darin. Danach hörte Elia ein leises Säuseln.13Er verhüllte sein Gesicht mit dem Mantel, ging zum Eingang der Höhle zurück und blieb dort stehen. Und noch einmal wurde er gefragt: »Elia, was tust du hier?«14Wieder antwortete Elia: »Ach, HERR, du allmächtiger Gott, mit welchem Eifer habe ich versucht, die Israeliten zu dir zurückzubringen! Denn sie haben den Bund mit dir gebrochen, deine Altäre niedergerissen und deine Propheten ermordet. Nur ich bin übrig geblieben, ich allein. Und nun trachten sie auch mir nach dem Leben!«15Da gab der HERR ihm einen neuen Auftrag: »Elia, geh den Weg durch die Wüste wieder zurück und weiter nach Damaskus! Salbe dort Hasaël zum König von Syrien!16Danach salbe Jehu, den Sohn von Nimschi, zum König von Israel und schließlich Elisa, den Sohn von Schafat aus Abel-Mehola, zu deinem Nachfolger als Prophet.17Wer Hasaëls Todesurteil entrinnt, den wird Jehu umbringen; und wer ihm entkommt, den wird Elisa töten.18Aber siebentausend Menschen in Israel lasse ich am Leben, alle, die nicht vor dem Götzen Baal auf die Knie gefallen sind und seine Statue nicht geküsst haben.«
Elia beruft Elisa zum Propheten
19Als Elia wieder in Israel war, suchte er Elisa, den Sohn von Schafat, auf. Elisa pflügte gerade ein Feld. Vor ihm her gingen elf Knechte mit je einem Ochsengespann, und er selbst führte das zwölfte und letzte Gespann. Elia kam ihm über das Feld entgegen, warf ihm seinen Mantel über die Schultern und ging weiter.20Elisa ließ seine Rinder stehen, lief hinter Elia her und bat ihn: »Darf ich mich noch von meinen Eltern verabschieden? Danach will ich mit dir kommen.« Elia antwortete: »Geh nur, ich habe dir ja nichts getan!«[2]21Da eilte Elisa nach Hause und bereitete für seine Leute ein Abschiedsessen zu. Er schlachtete die beiden Rinder, mit denen er gepflügt hatte, machte mit dem Holz ihres Jochs ein Feuer und briet das Fleisch daran. Danach schloss er sich Elia an und wurde sein Diener.