1 Reis, Capítulo 18:

Verses from 1 Kings, Chapter 18 of the book of 1 Samuel of the Bible.

Elijah and Obadiah

• 1. After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, saying: “Show yourself to Ahab, for I will send rain on the land.”
• 2. And Elijah went. While there was great famine in Samaria,
• 3. Ahab summoned Obadiah, the palace supervisor, who greatly feared the Lord.
• 4. Jezebel was exterminating the Lord's prophets. Then Obadiah gathered a hundred prophets, hid them in two caves, fifty in each, and gave them food and water.
• 5. And Ahab said to Obadiah, “Let us go through all the springs of water and all the valleys of the land. Maybe we can find grass to keep the horses and mules alive, and we won’t have to kill any animals.”
• 6. They divided the territory they were going to cover; Ahab went one way, and Obadiah another.
• 7. When Obadiah was on his way, Elijah met him. Obadiah recognized him, bowed to the ground and asked: “Is that really you, my lord Elijah?”
• 8. Elijah replied, “Yes, it is me. Go tell your master, 'Elijah is here'.”
• 9. But Obadiah said, “What have I done wrong, that you have handed over your servant to Ahab to be killed?
• 10. I swear by the name of the Lord your God, there is not a single nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to look for you. And whenever a country or kingdom claimed that you weren't there, he made them swear that they couldn't find you.
• 11. But now you tell me to go and tell my lord, 'Elijah is here.' He will kill me!”
• 12. I have worshiped the Lord since my youth.
• 13. Have you not heard, O my lord, what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the Lord? I hid a hundred of them in two caves, fifty in each, and sustained them with food and water.
• 14. And now you tell me to go and tell my lord, 'Elijah is here.' He will kill me!”
• 15. Elijah replied, “I swear by the name of the Lord Almighty, whom I serve, that today I will present myself to Ahab.”

Elijah on Mount Carmel

• 16. Then Obadiah went and informed Ahab, who went to meet Elijah.
• 17. As soon as he saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Are you the troubler of Israel?”
• 18. Elijah replied, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father's family by forsaking the commandments of the Lord and following the Baals.
• 19. Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table.”
• 20. Then Ahab called together all the Israelites and gathered the prophets together on Mount Carmel.
• 21. Elijah approached the people and said: “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him! But if Baal is God, follow him!” The people, however, did not respond at all.
• 22. Then Elijah said, “I am the only prophet of the Lord left, but the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty.
• 23. Bring two bulls. Let them choose one and prepare it first, cutting it into pieces and placing it on the wood, but do not light it on fire. I will prepare the other bull and place it on the wood, also without lighting a fire.
• 24. Then you will call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord. The god who responds by sending fire, that is God.” And all the people agreed, saying, “What you said is good.”
• 25. Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one of the bulls and prepare it first, since there are many of you. Call on the name of your god, but do not light a fire.”
• 26. They took the bull given to them and prepared it. And they began to call on the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice, no answer; and they danced around the altar which they had made.
• 27. At noon Elijah began to mock them: “Shout louder! After all, he is a god! Maybe you are thinking, busy, or traveling. Maybe he’s asleep and needs to be woken up!”
• 28. Then they shouted louder and, according to their custom, began to stab themselves with swords and spears until they bled.
• 29. After noon, they continued to prophesy frantically until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no voice, no response, no sign of attention.
• 30. Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near me.” Everyone approached him, and he rebuilt the altar of the Lord, which had been torn down.
• 31. Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the descendants of Jacob, to whom the Lord had named Israel,
• 32. and with the stones he rebuilt the altar in honor of the Lord. Then he dug a groove around the altar, large enough to contain two measures of seeds.
• 33. Then he piled up the wood, cut the bull into pieces and placed it on the wood.
• 34. He said, “Fill four large jars with water and pour it over the burnt offering and the wood.” And so they did.
• 35. “Do it again,” he ordered, and they did it again. “Do it a third time,” he ordered, and they did it a third time.
• 36. Water flowed around the altar and filled the groove.
• 37. When it was time for the evening sacrifice, the prophet Elijah approached and prayed: “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, show today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have made all these things at your command.
• 38. Answer me, Lord, answer me, so that these people may know that you, Lord, are God, and that you are bringing back their hearts.”
• 39. Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones and the dust, and even licked up the water from the furrow.
• 40. When all the people saw this, they all fell down and exclaimed, “The Lord is God! The Lord is God!”
• 41. Then Elijah ordered: “Arrest the prophets of Baal! Don’t let any of them escape!” And they arrested them. Elijah took them down to the Kishon River, where he killed them.
• 42. Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go eat and drink, for I hear the sound of heavy rain.”
• 43. Ahab went up to eat and drink. As Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, he bowed to the ground and put his face between his knees.
• 44. He said to his servant, “Go, look toward the sea.” The servant went and came back, saying, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah commanded: “Come back”.
• 45. The seventh time the servant said, “A cloud as small as a man's hand is rising from the sea.” Elijah said, “Go tell Ahab: Prepare your chariot and go down, so that the rain does not stop you.”
• 46. Meanwhile, the sky filled with clouds, the wind increased, and it began to rain heavily. Ahab got into his chariot and left for Jezreel.

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