from Biblica1Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe[1] in Gilead, said to Ahab, ‘As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.’
Elijah announces a great drought Elijah fed by ravens
2Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah:3‘Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan.4You will drink from the brook, and I have instructed the ravens to supply you with food there.’5So he did what the Lord had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there.6The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.
Elijah and the widow at Zarephath
7Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.8Then the word of the Lord came to him:9‘Go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have instructed a widow there to supply you with food.’10So he went to Zarephath. When he came to the town gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and asked, ‘Would you bring me a little water in a jar so I may have a drink?’11As she was going to get it, he called, ‘And bring me, please, a piece of bread.’12‘As surely as the Lord your God lives,’ she replied, ‘I don’t have any bread – only a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. I am gathering a few sticks to take home and make a meal for myself and my son, that we may eat it – and die.’13Elijah said to her, ‘Don’t be afraid. Go home and do as you have said. But first make a small loaf of bread for me from what you have and bring it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son.14For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: “The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the Lord sends rain on the land.” ’15She went away and did as Elijah had told her. So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family.16For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry, in keeping with the word of the Lord spoken by Elijah.17Some time later the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. He grew worse and worse, and finally stopped breathing.18She said to Elijah, ‘What do you have against me, man of God? Did you come to remind me of my sin and kill my son?’19‘Give me your son,’ Elijah replied. He took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his bed.20Then he cried out to the Lord, ‘Lord my God, have you brought tragedy even on this widow I am staying with, by causing her son to die?’21Then he stretched himself out on the boy three times and cried out to the Lord, ‘Lord my God, let this boy’s life return to him!’22The Lord heard Elijah’s cry, and the boy’s life returned to him, and he lived.23Elijah picked up the child and carried him down from the room into the house. He gave him to his mother and said, ‘Look, your son is alive!’24Then the woman said to Elijah, ‘Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the Lord from your mouth is the truth.’
1 Kings 17
King James Version
1And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.2And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,3Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.4And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.5So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.6And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.7And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.8And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,9Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.10So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.11And as she was going to fetch it , he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.12And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.13And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.14For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.15And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.16And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.17And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.18And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?19And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.20And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?21And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child' soul come into him again.22And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.23And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.24And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.
2Und es geschah das Wort des HERRN zu ihm:3Geh von hier fort, wende dich nach Osten und verbirg dich am Bach Krit, der vor dem[5] Jordan ist!4Und es soll geschehen: Aus dem Bach wirst du trinken, und ich habe den Raben geboten, dich dort zu versorgen. (1Ki 19:6; Jon 2:1; Mt 6:26; Lu 4:26)5Da ging er und tat nach dem Wort des HERRN: Er ging hin und blieb am Bach Krit, der vor dem[6] Jordan ist.6Und die Raben brachten ihm Brot und Fleisch am Morgen und Brot und Fleisch am Abend[7], und aus dem Bach trank er. (Ps 33:18)7Und es geschah nach einiger Zeit[8], da vertrocknete der Bach, denn es war kein Regen im Land. (De 28:22; Job 12:15; Joe 1:20)8Da geschah das Wort des HERRN zu ihm:9Mache dich auf, geh nach Zarpat, das zu Sidon gehört, und bleib dort! Siehe, ich habe dort einer Witwe befohlen, dich zu versorgen. (1Ki 19:6; Ob 1:20; Mt 6:26; Lu 4:26)10Da machte er sich auf und ging nach Zarpat. Und als er an den Eingang der Stadt kam, siehe, da war dort eine Witwe, die gerade Holz sammelte. Und er rief sie an und sagte: Hole mir doch ein wenig Wasser im Gefäß, dass ich trinke! (Joh 4:7)11Und als sie hinging, um es zu holen, rief er ihr zu und sagte: Hole mir doch ⟨auch noch⟩ einen Bissen Brot in deiner Hand!12Da sagte sie: So wahr der HERR, dein Gott, lebt, wenn ich einen Vorrat habe außer einer Handvoll Mehl im Topf und ein wenig Öl im Krug[9]! Siehe, ich sammle eben ein paar Holzstücke auf, dann will ich hineingehen und es mir und meinem Sohn zubereiten, damit wir es essen und ⟨dann⟩ sterben. (2Ki 4:2)13Da sagte Elia zu ihr: Fürchte dich nicht! Geh hinein, tu nach deinem Wort! Doch zuerst bereite mir davon einen kleinen Kuchen[10] zu und bring ihn mir heraus! Dir aber und deinem Sohn magst du danach etwas zubereiten.14Denn so spricht der HERR, der Gott Israels: Das Mehl im Topf soll nicht ausgehen und das Öl im Krug nicht abnehmen[11] bis auf den Tag, an dem der HERR Regen geben wird auf den Erdboden.15Da ging sie hin und tat nach dem Wort Elias. Und sie aß, er und sie und ihr Haus, Tag für Tag. (Mt 10:41)16Das Mehl im Topf ging nicht aus, und das Öl im Krug nahm nicht ab nach dem Wort des HERRN, das er durch Elia geredet hatte. (1Ki 22:38; 2Ki 1:17; 2Ki 5:14)17Und es geschah nach diesen Ereignissen, da wurde der Sohn der Frau, der Hausherrin, krank. Und seine Krankheit wurde sehr heftig, sodass kein Odem mehr in ihm blieb. (2Ki 4:20; Joh 11:3)18Da sagte sie zu Elia: Was habe ich mit dir ⟨zu tun⟩, Mann Gottes? Du bist zu mir gekommen, um meine Schuld ⟨vor Gott⟩ in Erinnerung zu bringen und meinen Sohn zu töten. (Ge 44:16; Jud 13:6; Job 13:26; Mt 8:29)19Er aber sagte zu ihr: Gib mir deinen Sohn! Und er nahm ihn von ihrem Schoß und brachte ihn hinauf ins Obergemach, wo er wohnte, und legte ihn auf sein Bett.20Und er rief zum HERRN und sprach: HERR, mein Gott, tust du nun auch der Witwe, bei der ich mich aufhalte, Böses an, indem du ihren Sohn sterben lässt? (Ge 38:7; 2Ki 4:33)21Und er streckte sich dreimal über das Kind hin und rief zum HERRN und sprach: HERR, mein Gott, lass doch das Leben dieses Kindes wieder zu ihm[12] zurückkehren! (2Ki 4:34; Ac 20:10)22Und der HERR hörte auf die Stimme Elias, und das Leben des Kindes kehrte zu ihm[13] zurück, und es wurde ⟨wieder⟩ lebendig. (1Sa 2:6; Mt 9:25)23Da nahm Elia das Kind und brachte es vom Obergemach ins Haus hinab und gab es seiner Mutter; und Elia sagte: Siehe, dein Sohn lebt! (2Ki 4:36)24Da sagte die Frau zu Elia: Jetzt erkenne ich, dass du ein Mann Gottes bist und dass das Wort des HERRN in deinem Mund Wahrheit ist. (1Ki 12:22; 2Ki 4:9; Joh 3:2)