New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Kings 18:22-44
22Then Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, “Ialoneלְבַדִּ֑יle.va.DiH905am leftנוֹתַ֧רְתִּיno.Tar.tiH3498a prophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030of the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,but Baal’sהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168prophetsוּנְבִיאֵ֣יu.ne.vi.'EiH5030are450אַרְבַּע־ מֵא֥וֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים'ar.ba'- me.'ot va.cha.mi.ShimH702H3967H2572menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.
23Now let them giveH5414us twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147oxenפָּרִ֗יםpa.RimH6499;and let them chooseוְיִבְחֲר֣וּve.yiv.cha.RuH977oneהָאֶחָ֜דha.'e.ChadH259oxהַפָּ֨רha.ParH6499for themselves and cutוִֽינַתְּחֻ֗הוּvi.na.te.Chu.huH5408it up, and placeH7760it on the woodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086,but putH7760noH3808fireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784under it;and I will prepareאֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה׀'e.'e.SehH6213the otherהָאֶחָ֗דha.'e.ChadH259oxהַפָּ֣רha.ParH6499and layH7760it on the woodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086,and I will not putH7760a fireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784under it.
24Then you callוּקְרָאתֶ֞םu.ke.ra.TemH7121on the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of your godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and I will callאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121on the nameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andthe Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834answersH6030by fireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784,He is Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.”And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “That is a goodט֥וֹבTovH2896ideaהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697.”
25So Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the prophetsלִנְבִיאֵ֣יlin.vi.'EiH5030of Baalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168, “Chooseבַּחֲר֨וּba.cha.RuH977oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259oxהַפָּ֤רha.ParH6499for yourselves and prepareוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213it firstרִאשֹׁנָ֔הri.sho.NahH7223for you are manyהָרַבִּ֑יםha.ra.BimH7227,and callוְקִרְאוּ֙ve.kir.'UH7121on the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of your godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,but putתָשִֽׂימוּ׃ta.Si.muH7760noלֹ֥אlo'H3808fireוְאֵ֖שׁve.'EshH784under it.”
26Then they tookוַ֠יִּקְחוּVai.yik.chuH3947the oxהַפָּ֨רha.ParH6499whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was givenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414them and they preparedוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֒vai.ya.'a.SuH6213it and calledוַיִּקְרְא֣וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121on the nameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of Baalהַ֠בַּעַלHa.ba.'alH1168from morningמֵהַבֹּ֨קֶרme.ha.Bo.kerH1242untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704noonהַצָּהֳרַ֤יִםha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, “O Baalהַבַּ֣עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,answerעֲנֵ֔נוּ'a.Ne.nuH6030us.” But thereH369wasnoH369voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963and noH369oneH369answeredעֹנֶ֑ה'o.NehH6030. And theyleapedוַֽיְפַסְּח֔וּvay.fa.se.ChuH6452aboutעַל־'al-H5921the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they madeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.
27It cameוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961about at noonבַֽצָּהֳרַ֜יִםva.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672,that Elijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452mockedוַיְהַתֵּ֧לvay.ha.TelH2048them and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Callקִרְא֤וּkir.'UH7121out with a loudגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419voiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963,for he is a godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430;eitherH3588he is occupiedשִׂ֧יחַSi.achH7879or goneH5509asideH5509,or is on a journeyדֶ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,or perhapsאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194he is asleepיָשֵׁ֥ןya.ShenH3463and needs to be awakenedוְיִקָֽץ׃ve.yi.KatzH3364.”
28So they criedוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7121with a loudגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963andcutוַיִּתְגֹּֽדְדוּ֙vai.yit.go.de.DuH1413themselves according to their customכְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔םke.mish.pa.TamH4941with swordsבַּחֲרָב֖וֹתba.cha.ra.VotH2719and lancesוּבָֽרְמָחִ֑יםu.va.re.ma.ChimH7420untilעַד־'ad-H5704the bloodדָּ֖םdamH1818gushedשְׁפָךְ־she.fokh-H8210out on them.
29When middayהַֽצָּהֳרַ֔יִםha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672was pastכַּעֲבֹ֣רka.'a.VorH5674, theyravedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֔וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012untilעַ֖ד'adH5704the time of the offeringלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927of the eveningsacrificeהַמִּנְחָ֑הha.min.ChahH4503;but thereH369was noH369voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963,noH369oneH369answeredעֹנֶ֖ה'o.NehH6030,and noH369oneH369paidH7182attentionקָֽשֶׁב׃Ka.shevH7182.
30Then Elijahאֵלִיָּ֤הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971, “ComeH5066nearH5066to me.” So allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971cameH5066nearH5066to him. Andhe repairedוַיְרַפֵּ֛אvay.ra.Pe'H7495the altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068which had been tornהֶהָרֽוּס׃he.ha.RusH2040downH2040.
31Elijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947twelveשְׁתֵּ֤ים עֶשְׂרֵה֙she.Teim 'es.RehH8147H6240stonesאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68according to the numberכְּמִסְפַּ֖רke.mis.ParH4557of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,to whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068had comeH1961,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall be your nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034.”
32So with the stonesהָאֲבָנִ֛יםha.'a.va.NimH68he builtוַיִּבְנֶ֧הvai.yiv.NehH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196inthe nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and he madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a trenchתְּעָלָ֗הte.'a.LahH8585aroundסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439the altarלַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃la.miz.Be.achH4196,largeH1004enough to holdH1004twomeasuresסָאתַ֣יִםsa.Ta.yimH5429of seedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233.
34And he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Fillמִלְא֨וּmil.'UH4390fourאַרְבָּעָ֤ה'ar.ba.'AhH702pitchersכַדִּים֙kha.DimH3537with waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325and pourוְיִֽצְק֥וּve.yitz.KuH3332iton the burntהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930and on the woodהָעֵצִ֑יםha.'e.TzimH6086.”And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “DoH8138it a secondH8138timeH8138,”and they didH8138it a secondH8138timeH8138.And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “DoH8027it a thirdשַׁלֵּ֖שׁוּsha.Le.shuH8027timeוַיְשַׁלֵּֽשׁוּ׃vay.sha.Le.shuH8027,”and they didH8027it a thirdH8027timeH8027.
36At the timeH3117of the offeringבַּעֲל֣וֹתba.'a.LotH5927of the eveningsacrificeהַמִּנְחָ֗הha.min.ChahH4503,Elijahאֵלִיָּ֣הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the prophetהַנָּבִיא֮ha.na.Vi'H5030cameH5066nearH5066and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, “O Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,todayH3117let it be knownיִוָּדַ֗עyi.va.Da'H3045thatYou are Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and that I am Your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650andI have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428thingsוּבִדְבָרְךָ֣u.ve.div.rei.khaH1697at Your wordהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.
37Answerעֲנֵ֤נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,answerעֲנֵ֔נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me, that thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971may knowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045that You, O Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,are Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and thatYou have turnedהֲסִבֹּ֥תָha.si.Bo.taH5437their heartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820backH322againH322.”
38Then thefireאֵשׁ־'esh-H784of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068fellוַתִּפֹּ֣לva.ti.PolH5307and consumedוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398the burntהָֽעֹלָה֙ha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930and the woodהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086and the stonesהָאֲבָנִ֖יםha.'a.va.NimH68and the dustהֶעָפָ֑רhe.'a.FarH6083,and lickedלִחֵֽכָה׃li.Che.khahH3897up the waterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that was in the trenchבַּתְּעָלָ֖הba.te.'a.LahH8585.
39When allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200it, they fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307on their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440;and they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,He is Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,He is Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.”
40Then Elijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to them, “Seizeתִּפְשׂ֣וּ׀tif.SuH8610the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of Baalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168;do not let oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376of them escapeיִמָּלֵ֥טyi.ma.LetH4422.”So they seizedוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֑וּםvai.yit.pe.SumH8610them; and Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452broughtH3381them downוַיּוֹרִדֵ֤םvai.yo.ri.DemH3381tothe brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kishonקִישׁ֔וֹןki.ShonH7028,and slewוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖םvai.yish.cha.TemH7819them thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.
42So Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256wentוַיַּעֲלֶ֥הvai.ya.'a.LehH5927up to eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398and drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֑וֹתve.lish.TotH8354.But Elijahוְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּve.'E.li.Ya.huH452wentעָלָ֨ה'a.LahH5927up to the topרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218ofCarmelהַכַּרְמֶל֙ha.kar.MelH3760; and hecrouchedוַיִּגְהַ֣רvai.yig.HarH1457downH1457on the earthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776and putוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996his kneesבִּרְכָּֽיו׃be.ra.khovH1290.
43He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantנַעֲר֗וֹna.'a.RoH5288, “Goעֲלֵֽה־'a.leh-H5927up nowנָא֙na'H4994,lookהַבֵּ֣טha.BetH5027towardדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870the seaיָ֔םYamH3220.”So he wentוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927up and lookedוַיַּבֵּ֔טvai.ya.BetH5027and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “ThereH369is nothingמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH369H3972.”And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goשֻׁ֖בshuvH7725backH7725”sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471.
44It cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about at the seventhבַּשְּׁבִעִ֔יתba.she.vi.'ItH7637time,that he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,a cloudעָ֛ב'avH5645as smallקְטַנָּ֥הke.ta.NahH6996as a man’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376handכְּכַף־ke.khaf-H3709is comingעֹלָ֣ה'o.LahH5927up from the seaמִיָּ֑םmi.YamH3220.”And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goעֲלֵ֨ה'a.LehH5927up, sayאֱמֹ֤ר'e.MorH559to Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256, ‘Prepareאֱסֹ֣ר'e.SorH631your chariotand goוָרֵ֔דva.RedH3381downH3381, so that the heavyshowerהַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ha.Ga.shemH1653does not stopיַעַצָרְכָ֖הya.'a.tza.re.KhahH6113you.’”
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