1 Reyes 17
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Elías predice la sequía
17 Elías el tisbita, que era de los moradores de Galaad[a](A), dijo a Acab: «Vive el Señor, Dios(B) de Israel, delante de quien estoy, que ciertamente no habrá rocío ni lluvia en estos años, sino por la palabra de mi boca(C)». 2 Y vino a Elías la palabra del Señor, diciendo: 3 «Sal de aquí y dirígete hacia el oriente, y escóndete junto al arroyo Querit, que está al oriente del Jordán. 4 Y beberás del arroyo, y he ordenado a los cuervos que te sustenten allí(D)». 5 Él fue e hizo conforme a la palabra del Señor, pues fue y habitó junto al arroyo Querit, que está al oriente del Jordán. 6 Y los cuervos le traían pan y carne por la mañana, y pan y carne al atardecer, y bebía del arroyo. 7 Sucedió que después de algún tiempo el arroyo se secó, porque no había caído lluvia en la tierra.
Elías y la viuda de Sarepta
8 Vino después a él la palabra del Señor, diciendo: 9 «Levántate, ve a Sarepta, que pertenece a Sidón, y quédate allí; porque yo he mandado a una viuda de allí(E) que te sustente(F)». 10 Él se levantó y fue a Sarepta. Cuando llegó a la entrada de la ciudad, allí estaba una viuda recogiendo leña, entonces la llamó y le dijo: «Te ruego que me consigas un poco de agua en un vaso para que yo beba(G)». 11 Cuando ella iba a conseguirla, la llamó y le dijo: «Te ruego que me traigas también un bocado de pan en tu mano». 12 Pero ella respondió: «Vive el Señor tu Dios(H), que no tengo pan[b], solo tengo un puñado de harina en la tinaja y un poco de aceite en la vasija(I) y estoy recogiendo unos[c] trozos de leña para entrar y prepararlo para mí y para mi hijo, para que comamos y muramos(J)».
13 Entonces Elías le dijo: «No temas; ve, haz como has dicho, pero primero hazme una pequeña torta de eso y tráemela; después harás para ti y para tu hijo. 14 Porque así dice el Señor, Dios de Israel: “No se acabará la harina en la tinaja ni se agotará el aceite en la vasija, hasta el día en que el Señor mande lluvia sobre la superficie de la tierra”». 15 Entonces ella fue e hizo conforme a la palabra de Elías, y ella, él y la casa de ella comieron por muchos días. 16 La harina de la tinaja no se acabó ni se agotó el aceite de la vasija, conforme a la palabra que el Señor había hablado por medio de Elías.
17 Pero sucedió que después de estas cosas, se enfermó el hijo de la mujer dueña de la casa; y su enfermedad fue tan grave que no quedó aliento en él. 18 Y ella le dijo a Elías: «¿Qué tengo que ver contigo(K), oh hombre de Dios(L)? ¡Has venido para traer a memoria mis iniquidades y hacer morir a mi hijo!». 19 «Dame a tu hijo», le respondió Elías. Y él lo tomó de su regazo y lo llevó a la cámara alta donde él vivía, y lo acostó en su propia cama. 20 Y clamó al Señor: «Oh Señor, Dios mío, ¿has traído también mal a la viuda con quien estoy hospedado[d] haciendo morir a su hijo?». 21 Entonces se tendió tres veces sobre el niño(M), y clamó al Señor: «Oh Señor, Dios mío, te ruego que el alma de este niño vuelva a él[e]». 22 El Señor escuchó la voz de Elías, y el alma del niño volvió a él y revivió(N). 23 Y Elías tomó al niño, lo bajó de la cámara alta a la casa y se lo dio a su madre; y Elías dijo: «Mira, tu hijo vive». 24 Entonces la mujer dijo a Elías: «Ahora conozco que tú eres hombre de Dios(O), y que la palabra del Señor en tu boca es verdad».
1 Kings 17
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Elijah Announces Famine
17 Now Elijah(A) the Tishbite, from the Gilead settlers,[a](B) said to Ahab, ‘As the Lord God of Israel lives,(C) in whose presence I stand, there will be no dew or rain during these years except by my command! ’(D)
2 Then the word of the Lord came to him: 3 ‘Leave here, turn eastwards, and hide(E) at the Wadi Cherith where it enters the Jordan. 4 You are to drink from the wadi. I have commanded the ravens(F) to provide for you there.’
5 So he proceeded to do what the Lord commanded. Elijah left and lived at the Wadi Cherith where it enters the Jordan. 6 The ravens kept bringing him bread and meat in the morning and in the evening,(G) and he would drink from the wadi. 7 After a while, the wadi dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
Elijah and the Widow
8 Then the word of the Lord came to him: 9 ‘Get up, go to Zarephath(H) that belongs to Sidon and stay there. Look, I have commanded a woman who is a widow to provide for you there.’ 10 So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering wood. Elijah called to her and said, ‘Please bring me a little water in a cup and let me drink.’(I) 11 As she went to get it, he called to her and said, ‘Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand.’
12 But she said, ‘As the Lord your God lives,(J) I don’t have anything baked – only a handful of flour in the jar and a bit of oil(K) in the jug. Just now, I am gathering a couple of sticks in order to go and prepare it for myself and my son so we can eat it and die.’(L)
13 Then Elijah said to her, ‘Don’t be afraid; go and do as you have said. But first make me a small loaf from it and bring it out to me. Afterwards, you may make some for yourself and your son, 14 for this is what the Lord God of Israel says, “The flour jar will not become empty and the oil jug will not run dry until the day the Lord sends rain on the surface of the land.” ’(M)
15 So she proceeded to do according to the word of Elijah. Then the woman, Elijah, and her household ate for many days.(N) 16 The flour jar did not become empty, and the oil jug did not run dry, according to the word of the Lord which he had spoken through[b] Elijah.
The Widow’s Son Raised
17 After this, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. His illness got worse until he stopped breathing.(O) 18 She said to Elijah, ‘Man of God,(P) what do you have against me?(Q) Have you come to call attention to my iniquity(R) so that my son is put to death? ’
19 But Elijah said to her, ‘Give me your son.’ So he took him from her arms, brought him up to the upstairs room(S) where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. 20 Then he cried out to the Lord(T) and said, ‘Lord my God, have you also brought tragedy on the widow I am staying with by killing her son? ’ 21 Then he stretched himself out over the boy three times.(U) He cried out to the Lord and said, ‘Lord my God, please let this boy’s life come into him again! ’
22 So the Lord listened to Elijah, and the boy’s life came into him again, and he lived.(V) 23 Then Elijah took the boy, brought him down from the upstairs room into the house, and gave him to his mother.(W) Elijah said, ‘Look, your son is alive.’
24 Then the woman said to Elijah, ‘Now I know you are a man of God(X) and the Lord’s word from your mouth is true.’(Y)
1 Kings 17
New King James Version
Elijah Proclaims a Drought
17 And Elijah the Tishbite, of the (A)inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, (B)“As the Lord God of Israel lives, (C)before whom I stand, (D)there shall not be dew nor rain (E)these years, except at my word.”
2 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, 3 “Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan. 4 And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the (F)ravens to feed you there.”
5 So he went and did according to the word of the Lord, for he went and stayed by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan. 6 The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook. 7 And it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
Elijah and the Widow
8 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, 9 “Arise, go to (G)Zarephath, which belongs to (H)Sidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.” 10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, indeed a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, that I may drink.” 11 And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”
12 So she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I do not have bread, only a handful of flour in a bin, and a little oil in a [a]jar; and see, I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and (I)die.”
13 And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said, but make me a small cake from it first, and bring it to me; and afterward make some for yourself and your son. 14 For thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the Lord sends rain on the earth.’ ”
15 So she went away and did according to the word of Elijah; and she and he and her household ate for many days. 16 The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke by Elijah.
Elijah Revives the Widow’s Son
17 Now it happened after these things that the son of the woman who owned the house became sick. And his sickness was so [b]serious that [c]there was no breath left in him. 18 So she said to Elijah, (J)“What have I to do with you, O man of God? Have you come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to kill my son?”
19 And he said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him out of her arms and carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. 20 Then he cried out to the Lord and said, “O Lord my God, have You also brought tragedy on the widow with whom I lodge, by killing her son?” 21 (K)And he stretched himself out on the child three times, and cried out to the Lord and said, “O Lord my God, I pray, let this child’s soul come back to him.” 22 Then the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came back to him, and he (L)revived.
23 And Elijah took the child and brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. And Elijah said, “See, your son lives!”
24 Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now by this (M)I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is the truth.”
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 17:12 Lit. pitcher or water jar
- 1 Kings 17:17 severe
- 1 Kings 17:17 He died.
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