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Tumakas si Elias

19 Ngayon, sinabi ni Ahab sa asawa niyang si Jezebel ang lahat ng ginawa ni Elias, at kung paano nito pinagpapatay ang lahat ng propeta ni Baal. Kaya nagpadala si Jezebel ng mensahe para kay Elias na nagsasabi, “Lubusan sana akong parusahan ng mga dios kung sa ganitong oras bukas ay hindi pa kita napapatay, tulad ng ginawa mo sa mga propeta.”

Natakot si Elias, kaya tumakas siya papunta sa Beersheba na sakop ng Juda, at iniwan niya roon ang utusan niya. Pagkatapos, naglakad siya ng isang araw papuntang ilang. Nagpahinga siya at umupo sa ilalim ng punongkahoy at nanalangin na mamatay na lang sana siya. Sinabi niya, “Sobra na po ito Panginoon! Kunin na lang ninyo ang buhay ko, wala naman akong ipinagkaiba sa aking mga ninuno.” Pagkatapos, humiga siya sa ilalim ng punongkahoy, at nakatulog.

Biglang may anghel na kumalabit sa kanya at sinabi, “Bumangon ka at kumain.” Pagdilat niya, may nakita siyang tinapay sa ulunan niya, na niluto sa mainit na bato, at tubig na nakalagay sa sisidlan. Kumain siya at uminom, at nahigang muli. Muling bumalik ang anghel ng Panginoon, kinalabit si Elias at sinabi, “Bumangon ka at kumain, dahil malayo pa ang iyong lalakbayin.” Kaya bumangon si Elias, kumain, at uminom. Pinalakas siya ng kanyang kinain, at naglakbay siya sa loob ng 40 araw at 40 gabi, hanggang makarating siya sa Horeb,[a] ang bundok ng Dios. Pumasok siya sa isang kweba at doon natulog kinagabihan.

Nakipag-usap ang Panginoon kay Elias

Ngayon, sinabi sa kanya ng Panginoon, “Ano ang ginagawa mo rito Elias?” 10 Sumagot siya, “O Panginoon, Dios na Makapangyarihan, tapat po akong naglilingkod sa inyo. Pero itinakwil ng mga Israelita ang kasunduan nila sa inyo, winasak nila ang mga altar ninyo, at pinagpapatay ang mga propeta ninyo. Ako na lang po ang natira, at pinagsisikapan din nila akong patayin.” 11 Nagsalita ang Panginoon, “Lumabas ka at tumayo sa ibabaw ng bundok sa aking presensya, dahil dadaan ako.” Pagkatapos, may dumaan na napakalakas na hangin, na bumitak sa mga bundok at dumurog sa mga bato, pero wala ang Panginoon sa hangin. Pagkatapos ng hangin, lumindol, pero wala rin ang Panginoon sa lindol. 12 Pagkatapos ng lindol, may apoy na dumating, pero wala pa rin ang Panginoon sa apoy. Pagkatapos ng apoy, may narinig siyang tinig na parang bulong. 13 Nang marinig ito ni Elias, nagtakip siya ng kanyang mukha gamit ang kanyang balabal, lumabas siya at tumayo sa bungad ng kweba. Biglang may tinig na nagsabi sa kanya, “Ano ang ginagawa mo rito, Elias?” 14 Sumagot siya, “O Panginoon, Dios na Makapangyarihan, tapat po akong naglilingkod sa inyo, pero itinakwil ng mga Israelita ang kasunduan nila sa inyo, winasak nila ang mga altar ninyo, at pinagpapatay ang mga propeta ninyo. Ako na lang po ang natitira, at pinagsisikapan din nila akong patayin.” 15 Nagsalita ang Panginoon sa kanya, “Bumalik ka sa iyong dinaanan, at pumunta sa ilang ng Damascus. Pagdating mo roon, pahiran mo ng langis si Hazael bilang pagkilala na siya na ang hari ng Aram.[b] 16 Pahiran mo rin si Jehu na anak ni Nimsi bilang hari ng Israel, at si Eliseo na anak ni Shafat, na taga-Abel Mehola, para pumalit sa iyo bilang propeta. 17 Papatayin ni Hazael ang mga sumasamba kay Baal. Ang makakatakas sa kanyaʼy papatayin ni Jehu, at ang makakatakas kay Jehu ay papatayin ni Eliseo. 18 Pero ililigtas ko ang 7,000 Israelita na hindi lumuhod at humalik sa imahen ni Baal.”

Ang Pagtawag kay Eliseo

19 Umalis doon si Elias at nakita niya si Eliseo na anak ni Shafat, na nag-aararo. May labing-isang pares na baka sa unahan niya na gamit ng kanyang mga kasama sa pag-aararo, at gamit naman niya ang ikalabindalawang pares ng baka. Lumapit si Elias sa kanya, hinubad ang kanyang balabal at pinasa ito kay Eliseo. 20 Iniwan ni Eliseo ang mga baka at hinabol si Elias. Sinabi ni Eliseo, “Hahalik po muna ako sa aking amaʼt ina bilang pamamaalam at saka po ako sasama sa inyo.” Sumagot si Elias, “Sige, pero huwag mong kalimutan ang ginawa ko sa iyo.”

21 Bumalik si Eliseo, kinuha ang kanyang mga baka, at kinatay. Ginawa niyang panggatong sa pagluluto ng karne ng mga baka ang mga kagamitan sa pag-aararo. Pagkaluto, binigyan niya ang kanyang mga kasamang nag-aararo, at kumain silang lahat. At agad siyang sumunod kay Elias para maging lingkod nito.

Footnotes

  1. 19:8 Horeb: o, Sinai.
  2. 19:15 Aram: o, Syria. Ganito rin sa 20:1.

Elijah Flees to Horeb

19 Now Ahab told Jezebel(A) everything Elijah had done and how he had killed(B) all the prophets with the sword. So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely,(C) if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.”(D)

Elijah was afraid[a] and ran(E) for his life.(F) When he came to Beersheba(G) in Judah, he left his servant there, while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush,(H) sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life;(I) I am no better than my ancestors.” Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep.(J)

All at once an angel(K) touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again.

The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty(L) days and forty nights until he reached Horeb,(M) the mountain of God. There he went into a cave(N) and spent the night.

The Lord Appears to Elijah

And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?”(O)

10 He replied, “I have been very zealous(P) for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant,(Q) torn down your altars,(R) and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left,(S) and now they are trying to kill me too.”

11 The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain(T) in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.”(U)

Then a great and powerful wind(V) tore the mountains apart and shattered(W) the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake came a fire,(X) but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.(Y) 13 When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face(Z) and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.

Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

14 He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left,(AA) and now they are trying to kill me too.”

15 The Lord said to him, “Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael(AB) king over Aram. 16 Also, anoint(AC) Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and anoint Elisha(AD) son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah(AE) to succeed you as prophet. 17 Jehu will put to death any who escape the sword of Hazael,(AF) and Elisha will put to death any who escape the sword of Jehu.(AG) 18 Yet I reserve(AH) seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed(AI) him.”

The Call of Elisha

19 So Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving the twelfth pair. Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak(AJ) around him. 20 Elisha then left his oxen and ran after Elijah. “Let me kiss my father and mother goodbye,”(AK) he said, “and then I will come with you.”

“Go back,” Elijah replied. “What have I done to you?”

21 So Elisha left him and went back. He took his yoke of oxen(AL) and slaughtered them. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow Elijah and became his servant.(AM)

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 19:3 Or Elijah saw

Elijah Escapes from Jezebel

19 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, also how he had (A)executed all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, (B)“So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.” And when he saw that, he arose and ran for his life, and went to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a [a]broom tree. And he (C)prayed that he might die, and said, “It is enough! Now, Lord, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!”

Then as he lay and slept under a broom tree, suddenly an [b]angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat.” Then he looked, and there by his head was a cake baked on [c]coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank, and lay down again. And the [d]angel of the Lord came back the second time, and touched him, and said, “Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you.” So he arose, and ate and drank; and he went in the strength of that food forty days and (D)forty nights as far as (E)Horeb, the mountain of God.

And there he went into a cave, and spent the night in that place; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

10 So he said, (F)“I have been very (G)zealous for the Lord God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and (H)killed Your prophets with the sword. (I)I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.”

God’s Revelation to Elijah

11 Then He said, “Go out, and stand (J)on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord (K)passed by, and (L)a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; 12 and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire [e]a still small voice.

13 So it was, when Elijah heard it, that (M)he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. (N)Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

14 (O)And he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; because the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.”

15 Then the Lord said to him: “Go, return on your way to the Wilderness of Damascus; (P)and when you arrive, anoint Hazael as king over Syria. 16 Also you shall anoint (Q)Jehu the son of Nimshi as king over Israel. And (R)Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place. 17 (S)It shall be that whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, Jehu will (T)kill; and whoever escapes the sword of Jehu, (U)Elisha will kill. 18 (V)Yet I have reserved seven thousand in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed to Baal, (W)and every mouth that has not kissed him.”

Elisha Follows Elijah

19 So he departed from there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he was with the twelfth. Then Elijah passed by him and threw his (X)mantle on him. 20 And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, (Y)“Please let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.”

And he said to him, “Go back again, for what have I done to you?”

21 So Elisha turned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen and slaughtered them and (Z)boiled their flesh, using the oxen’s equipment, and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and followed Elijah, and became his servant.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 19:4 juniper
  2. 1 Kings 19:5 Or Angel
  3. 1 Kings 19:6 hot stones
  4. 1 Kings 19:7 Or Angel
  5. 1 Kings 19:12 a delicate whispering voice