Elijahאֵלִיָּהוּthe Tishbite,הַתִּשְׁבִּיof the residentsמִתֹּשָׁבֵיof Gilead,גִלְעָדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלAhab,אַחְאָב“As YHWHיְהוָהlives,חַיthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלbefore whomאֲשֶׁר לְפָנָיוI stand,עָמַדְתִּיthere will beאִם יִהְיֶהneither dewטַלnor rainוּמָטָרtheseהַ הָאֵלֶּהyears,שָּׁנִיםexceptכִּי אִםbyלְפִיmy word.”דְבָרִי
The wordוַ דְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcameיְהִיto him,אֵלָיוsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Goלֵךְfrom hereמִזֶּהand turnוּפָנִיתָeastward,לְּךָ קֵדְמָהand hide yourselfוְנִסְתַּרְתָּby the brookבְּנַחַלCherith,כְּרִיתwhichאֲשֶׁרis eastעַל פְּנֵיof the Jordan.הַיַּרְדֵּן
And it will beוְהָיָהthat you will drinkתִּשְׁתֶּהfrom the brook;מֵהַנַּחַלandוְI have commandedצִוִּיתִיthe ravensהָעֹרְבִיםto feed youלְכַלְכֶּלְךָthere.”שָׁם
So he wentוַיֵּלֶךְand didוַיַּעַשׂaccording to the wordכִּדְבַרof YHWH;יְהוָהhe wentוַיֵּלֶךְand livedוַיֵּשֶׁבby the brookבְּנַחַלCherith,כְּרִיתwhichאֲשֶׁרis eastעַל פְּנֵיof the Jordan.הַיַּרְדֵּן
And the ravensוְהָעֹרְבִיםwere bringingמְבִיאִיםhimלוֹbreadלֶחֶםand meatוּבָשָׂרin the morning,בַּבֹּקֶרand breadוְלֶחֶםand meatוּבָשָׂרin the evening,בָּעָרֶבand he drankוּ יִשְׁתֶּהfromמִןthe brook.הַנַּחַל
And it happenedוַיְהִיafterמִקֵּץsome daysיָמִיםthat the brookוַ הַנָּחַלdried up,יִּיבַשׁbecauseכִּיthere had been noלֹא הָיָהrainגֶשֶׁםin the land.בָּאָרֶץ
Then the wordוַ דְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcameיְהִיto him,אֵלָיוsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Get up,קוּםgoלֵךְto Zarephath,צָרְפַתָהwhichאֲשֶׁרbelongs to Sidon,לְצִידוֹןand liveוְיָשַׁבְתָּthere.שָׁםLook,הִנֵּהI have commandedצִוִּיתִיa widowאִשָּׁה אַלְמָנָהthereשָׁםto feed you.”לְכַלְכְּלֶךָ
So he got upוַיָּקָםand wentוַיֵּלֶךְto Zarephath,צָרְפַתָהand cameוַיָּבֹאtoאֶלthe entranceפֶּתַחof the city;הָעִירand thereוְהִנֵּה שָׁםa widowאִשָּׁה אַלְמָנָהwas gatheringמְקֹשֶׁשֶׁתsticks.עֵצִיםHe calledוַיִּקְרָאto herאֵלֶיהָand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Bring,קְחִיplease,נָאmeלִיa littleמְעַטwaterמַיִםin a vessel,בַּכְּלִיso that I may drink.”וְאֶשְׁתֶּה
As she was goingוַתֵּלֶךְto bring it,לָקַחַתhe calledוַיִּקְרָאto herאֵלֶיהָand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Bring,לִקְחִיplease,נָאmeלִיa morselפַּתof breadלֶחֶםin your hand.”בְּיָדֵךְ
She said,וַתֹּאמֶר“As YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָlives,חַיI have noאִם יֶשׁ לִיcake,מָעוֹגonlyכִּי אִםa handfulמְלֹא כַףof flourקֶמַחin the jarבַּכַּדand a littleוּמְעַטoilשֶׁמֶןin the jug;בַּצַּפָּחַתand look,וְהִנְנִיI am gatheringמְקֹשֶׁשֶׁתa coupleשְׁנַיִםof sticks,עֵצִיםand I will go inוּבָאתִיand prepare itוַעֲשִׂיתִיהוּfor myselfלִיand for my son,וְלִבְנִיand we will eat itוַאֲכַלְנֻהוּand die.”וָמָתְנוּ
Elijahאֵלִיָּהוּsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto her,אֵלֶיהָ“Do notאַלbe afraid.תִּירְאִיGo in,בֹּאִיdoעֲשִׂיas you have said;כִדְבָרֵךְonlyאַךְmakeעֲשִׂיmeלִיfrom itמִשָּׁםa smallקְטַנָּהcakeעֻגָהfirst,בָרִאשֹׁנָהand bring it outוְהוֹצֵאתְto me,לִיand for yourselfוְלָךְand for your sonוְלִבְנֵךְyou shall make someתַּעֲשִׂיafterward.בָּאַחֲרֹנָה
ForכִּיthusכֹהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵל‘The jarכַּדof flourהַקֶּמַחwill notלֹאbe used up,תִכְלָהand the jugוְצַפַּחַתof oilהַשֶּׁמֶןwill notלֹאrun short,תֶחְסָרuntilעַדthe dayיוֹםthat YHWHיְהוָהgivesתֵּתrainגֶּשֶׁםonעַלthe faceפְּנֵיof the ground.’”הָאֲדָמָה
She wentוַתֵּלֶךְand didוַתַּעֲשֶׂהaccording to the wordכִּדְבַרof Elijah;אֵלִיָּהוּand sheהִיאand heוָהוּאand her householdוּבֵיתָהּateוַתֹּאכַלmany days.יָמִים
The jarכַּדof flourהַקֶּמַחwas notלֹאused up,כָלָתָהand the jugוְצַפַּחַתof oilהַשֶּׁמֶןdid notלֹאrun short,חָסֵרaccording to the wordכִּדְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהthatאֲשֶׁרhe spokeדִּבֶּרthroughבְּיַדElijah.אֵלִיָּהוּ
And it happenedוַיְהִיafterאַחַרtheseהָאֵלֶּהthingsהַדְּבָרִיםthat the sonבֶּןof the woman,הָאִשָּׁהthe mistressבַּעֲלַתof the house,הַבָּיִתfell sick;חָלָהand his sicknessוַ חָלְיוֹwasיְהִיveryמְאֹדsevere,חָזָקuntilעַד אֲשֶׁרthere was noלֹאbreathנְשָׁמָהleftנוֹתְרָהin him.בּוֹ
She saidוַתֹּאמֶרtoאֶלElijah,אֵלִיָּהוּ“Whatמַהhave Iלִּיto do with you,וָלָךְmanאִישׁof Elohim?הָאֱלֹהִיםHave you comeבָּאתָto meאֵלַיto bring to remembranceלְהַזְכִּירmy iniquityעֲוֺנִיand to put to deathוּלְהָמִיתmy son?”בְּנִי
He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto her,אֵלֶיהָ“Giveתְּנִיmeלִיyour son.”בְּנֵךְAnd he took himוַיִּקָּחֵהוּfrom her bosomמֵחֵיקָהּand carried him upוַיַּעֲלֵהוּtoאֶלthe upper roomהָעֲלִיָּהwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםheהוּאwas staying,יֹשֵׁבand laid himוַיַּשְׁכִּבֵהוּonעַלhis bed.מִטָּתוֹ
He cried outוַיִּקְרָאtoאֶלYHWHיְהוָהand said,וַיֹּאמַר“YHWHיְהוָהmy Elohim,אֱלֹהָיhave you alsoהֲגַםbrought harmהֲרֵעוֹתָonעַלthe widowהָאַלְמָנָהwith whomאֲשֶׁר עִמָּהּIאֲנִיam residing as a foreigner,מִתְגּוֹרֵרby putting to deathלְהָמִיתher son?”בְּנָהּ
He stretched himself outוַיִּתְמֹדֵדoverעַלthe childהַיֶּלֶדthreeשָׁלֹשׁtimes,פְּעָמִיםand cried outוַיִּקְרָאtoאֶלYHWHיְהוָהand said,וַיֹּאמַר“YHWHיְהוָהmy Elohim,אֱלֹהָיplease,נָאlet the soulנֶפֶשׁof thisהַזֶּהchildהַיֶּלֶדreturnתָּשָׁבinto him.”עַל קִרְבּוֹ
YHWHיְהוָהlistened toוַיִּשְׁמַעthe voiceבְּקוֹלof Elijah,אֵלִיָּהוּand the soulוַ נֶפֶשׁof the childהַיֶּלֶדreturnedתָּשָׁבinto him,עַל קִרְבּוֹand he lived.וַיֶּחִי
Elijahאֵלִיָּהוּtookוַיִּקַּחthe childהַיֶּלֶדand brought him downוַיֹּרִדֵהוּfromמִןthe upper roomהָעֲלִיָּהinto the houseהַבַּיְתָהand gave himוַיִּתְּנֵהוּto his mother;לְאִמּוֹand Elijahוַ אֵלִיָּהוּsaid,יֹּאמֶר“See,רְאִיyour sonבְּנֵךְis alive.”חַי
The womanהָאִשָּׁהsaidוַתֹּאמֶרtoאֶלElijah,אֵלִיָּהוּ“NowעַתָּהthisזֶהI know,יָדַעְתִּיthatכִּיyouאָתָּהare a manאִישׁof Elohim,אֱלֹהִיםand the wordוּדְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהin your mouthבְּפִיךָis truth.”אֱמֶת