AhabאַחְאָבtoldוַיַּגֵּדJezebelלְאִיזֶבֶלallכָּלthatאֲשֶׁרElijahאֵלִיָּהוּhad done,עָשָׂהand allוְאֵת כָּלhowאֲשֶׁרhe had killedהָרַגallכָּלthe prophetsהַנְּבִיאִיםwith the sword.בֶּחָרֶב
Jezebelאִיזֶבֶלsentוַתִּשְׁלַחa messengerמַלְאָךְtoאֶלElijah,אֵלִיָּהוּsaying,לֵאמֹר“Soכֹּהmay the godsאֱלֹהִיםdoיַעֲשׂוּןand soוְכֹהmay they add,יוֹסִפוּןifכִּיby this timeכָעֵתtomorrowמָחָרI do not makeאָשִׂיםyour lifeנַפְשְׁךָlike the lifeכְּנֶפֶשׁof oneאַחַדof them.”מֵהֶם
He saw this,וַיַּרְאand got upוַיָּקָםand wentוַיֵּלֶךְforאֶלhis life;נַפְשׁוֹand he cameוַיָּבֹאto Beersheba,בְּאֵר שֶׁבַעwhichאֲשֶׁרbelongs to Judah,לִיהוּדָהand leftוַיַּנַּחhis young manנַעֲרוֹthere.שָׁם
But he himselfוְהוּאwentהָלַךְinto the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּרa day’sיוֹםjourney,דֶּרֶךְand cameוַיָּבֹאand sat downוַיֵּשֶׁבunderתַּחַתaאֶחָדbroom tree;רֹתֶםand he askedוַיִּשְׁאַלfor himselfאֶת נַפְשׁוֹto die,לָמוּתand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Enoughרַבnow,עַתָּהYHWH!יְהוָהTakeקַחmy life,נַפְשִׁיforכִּיIאָנֹכִיam notלֹאbetterטוֹבthan my fathers.”מֵאֲבֹתָי
He lay downוַיִּשְׁכַּבand sleptוַיִּישַׁןunderתַּחַתaאֶחָדbroom tree;רֹתֶםand there,וְהִנֵּהan angelזֶה מַלְאָךְwas touchingנֹגֵעַhim,בּוֹand he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Get up,קוּםeat.”אֱכוֹל
He looked,וַיַּבֵּטand there,וְהִנֵּהat his head,מְרַאֲשֹׁתָיוwas a cakeעֻגַתbaked on hot stonesרְצָפִיםand a jugוְצַפַּחַתof water.מָיִםHe ateוַיֹּאכַלand drank,וַיֵּשְׁתְּand lay downוַיִּשְׁכָּבagain.וַיָּשָׁב
The angelמַלְאַךְof YHWHיְהוָהcame backוַיָּשָׁבa second timeשֵׁנִיתand touchedוַיִּגַּעhimבּוֹand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Get up,קוּםeat,אֱכֹלforכִּיthe journeyהַדָּרֶךְis too muchרַבfor you.”מִמְּךָ
He got upוַיָּקָםand ateוַיֹּאכַלand drank,וַיִּשְׁתֶּהand wentוַיֵּלֶךְin the strengthבְּכֹחַof thatהַהִיאfoodהָאֲכִילָהfortyאַרְבָּעִיםdaysיוֹםand fortyוְאַרְבָּעִיםnightsלַיְלָהtoעַדthe mountainהַרof Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםHoreb.חֹרֵב
Thereשָׁםhe wentוַיָּבֹאintoאֶלthe caveהַמְּעָרָהand spent the nightוַיָּלֶןthere.שָׁםAndוְהִנֵּהthe wordדְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcame to him,אֵלָיוand he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Whatמַהare you doingלְּךָhere,פֹהElijah?”אֵלִיָּהוּ
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“I have been very jealousקַנֹּא קִנֵּאתִיfor YHWH,לַיהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתforכִּיthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhave abandonedעָזְבוּyour covenant,בְרִיתְךָtorn downהָרָסוּyour altars,מִזְבְּחֹתֶיךָand killedוְ הָרְגוּyour prophetsנְבִיאֶיךָwith the sword;בֶחָרֶבand Iוָ אֲנִיam left,אִוָּתֵרI alone,לְבַדִּיand they seekוַיְבַקְשׁוּmy life,נַפְשִׁיto take it away.”לְקַחְתָּהּ
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Go outצֵאand standוְעָמַדְתָּon the mountainבָהָרbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH.”יְהוָהAnd there,וְהִנֵּהYHWHיְהוָהwas passing by,עֹבֵרand a greatוְ גְּדוֹלָהand strongוְחָזָקwindרוּחַwas tearingמְפָרֵקmountainsהָרִיםand breakingוּמְשַׁבֵּרrocksסְלָעִיםbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH;יְהוָהYHWHיְהוָהwas notלֹאin the wind.בָרוּחַAnd afterוְאַחַרthe wind,הָרוּחַan earthquake;רַעַשׁYHWHיְהוָהwas notלֹאin the earthquake.בָרַעַשׁ
And afterוְאַחַרthe earthquake,הָרַעַשׁa fire;אֵשׁYHWHיְהוָהwas notלֹאin the fire.בָאֵשׁAnd afterוְאַחַרthe fire,הָאֵשׁa soundקוֹלof thinדַקָּהsilence.דְּמָמָה
And it happened,וַיְהִיwhen Elijahכִּ אֵלִיָּהוּheard it,שְׁמֹעַthat he wrappedוַיָּלֶטhis faceפָּנָיוin his cloak,בְּאַדַּרְתּוֹand went outוַיֵּצֵאand stoodוַיַּעֲמֹדat the entranceפֶּתַחof the cave.הַמְּעָרָהAnd there,וְהִנֵּהa voiceקוֹלcame to him,אֵלָיוand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whatמַהare you doingלְּךָhere,פֹהElijah?”אֵלִיָּהוּ
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“I have been very jealousקַנֹּא קִנֵּאתִיfor YHWH,לַיהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתforכִּיthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhave abandonedעָזְבוּyour covenant,בְרִיתְךָtorn downהָרָסוּyour altars,מִזְבְּחֹתֶיךָand killedוְ הָרְגוּyour prophetsנְבִיאֶיךָwith the sword;בֶחָרֶבand Iוָ אֲנִיam left,אִוָּתֵרI alone,לְבַדִּיand they seekוַיְבַקְשׁוּmy life,נַפְשִׁיto take it away.”לְקַחְתָּהּ
YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Go,לֵךְreturnשׁוּבon your wayלְדַרְכְּךָto the wildernessמִדְבַּרָהof Damascus;דַמָּשֶׂקand when you arrive,וּבָאתָyou shall anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּHazaelחֲזָאֵלas kingלְמֶלֶךְoverעַלAram;אֲרָם
andוְJehuיֵהוּאsonבֶןof Nimshiנִמְשִׁיyou shall anointתִּמְשַׁחas kingלְמֶלֶךְoverעַלIsrael;יִשְׂרָאֵלandוְElishaאֱלִישָׁעsonבֶּןof ShaphatשָׁפָטfromמֵAbel-meholahאָבֵל מְחוֹלָהyou shall anointתִּמְשַׁחas prophetלְנָבִיאin your place.תַּחְתֶּיךָ
And it will beוְהָיָהthat whoever escapesהַנִּמְלָטfrom the swordמֵחֶרֶבof Hazael,חֲזָאֵלJehuיֵהוּאwill put to death;יָמִיתand whoever escapesוְהַנִּמְלָטfrom the swordמֵחֶרֶבof Jehu,יֵהוּאElishaאֱלִישָׁעwill put to death.יָמִית
Yet I will leaveוְהִשְׁאַרְתִּיin Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵלsevenשִׁבְעַתthousand,אֲלָפִיםallכָּלthe kneesהַבִּרְכַּיִםthatאֲשֶׁרhave notלֹאbowedכָרְעוּto Baal,לַבַּעַלand everyוְכָלmouthהַפֶּהthatאֲשֶׁרhas notלֹאkissedנָשַׁקhim.”לוֹ
He wentוַיֵּלֶךְfrom thereמִשָּׁםand foundוַיִּמְצָאElishaאֱלִישָׁעsonבֶּןof Shaphat,שָׁפָטwhoוְהוּאwas plowing,חֹרֵשׁtwelveשְׁנֵים עָשָׂרyoke of oxenצְמָדִיםwere before him,לְפָנָיוand heוְהוּאwas with the twelfth.בִּשְׁנֵים הֶעָשָׂרElijahאֵלִיָּהוּpassed overוַיַּעֲבֹרto himאֵלָיוand threwוַיַּשְׁלֵךְhis cloakאַדַּרְתּוֹon him.אֵלָיו
He leftוַיַּעֲזֹבthe oxenהַבָּקָרand ranוַיָּרָץafterאַחֲרֵיElijahאֵלִיָּהוּand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Let me kiss,אֶשְּׁקָהplease,נָּאmy fatherלְאָבִיand my mother,וּלְאִמִּיand I will followוְאֵלְכָהyou.”אַחֲרֶיךָAnd he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Go,לֵךְgo back,שׁוּבforכִּיwhatמֶהhave I doneעָשִׂיתִיto you?”לָךְ
He turned backוַיָּשָׁבfrom following him,מֵאַחֲרָיוand tookוַיִּקַּחthe yokeצֶמֶדof oxenהַבָּקָרand sacrificed it;וַיִּזְבָּחֵהוּand with the equipmentוּבִכְלִיof the oxenהַבָּקָרhe boiledבִּשְּׁלָםthe meat,הַבָּשָׂרand gave itוַיִּתֵּןto the people,לָעָםand they ate.וַיֹּאכֵלוּThen he got upוַיָּקָםand wentוַיֵּלֶךְafterאַחֲרֵיElijahאֵלִיָּהוּand ministered to him.וַיְשָׁרְתֵהוּ