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1 Reyes 19
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
1 Reyes 19
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Elías huye a Horeb
19 Acab le contó a Jezabel todo lo que Elías había hecho, y cómo había matado a todos los profetas a filo de espada. 2 Entonces Jezabel envió un mensajero a Elías para decirle: «¡Que los dioses me castiguen sin piedad si mañana a esta hora no te he quitado la vida como tú se la quitaste a ellos!»
3 Elías se asustó[a] y huyó para ponerse a salvo. Cuando llegó a Berseba de Judá, dejó allí a su criado 4 y caminó todo un día por el desierto. Llegó adonde había un arbusto,[b] y se sentó a su sombra con ganas de morirse. «¡Estoy harto, Señor! —protestó—. Quítame la vida, pues no soy mejor que mis antepasados». 5 Luego se acostó debajo del arbusto y se quedó dormido.
De repente, un ángel lo tocó y le dijo: «Levántate y come». 6 Elías miró a su alrededor y vio a su cabecera un panecillo cocido sobre carbones calientes y un jarro de agua. Comió y bebió, y volvió a acostarse.
7 El ángel del Señor regresó y, tocándolo, le dijo: «Levántate y come, porque te espera un largo viaje». 8 Elías se levantó, y comió y bebió. Una vez fortalecido por aquella comida, viajó cuarenta días y cuarenta noches hasta que llegó a Horeb, el monte de Dios. 9 Allí pasó la noche en una cueva.
El Señor se le aparece a Elías
Más tarde, la palabra del Señor vino a él.
―¿Qué haces aquí, Elías? —le preguntó.
10 ―Me consume mi amor[c] por ti, Señor Dios Todopoderoso —respondió él—. Los israelitas han rechazado tu pacto, han derribado tus altares, y a tus profetas los han matado a filo de espada. Yo soy el único que ha quedado con vida, ¡y ahora quieren matarme a mí también!
11 El Señor le ordenó:
―Sal y preséntate ante mí en la montaña, porque estoy a punto de pasar por allí.
Como heraldo del Señor vino un viento recio, tan violento que partió las montañas e hizo añicos las rocas; pero el Señor no estaba en el viento. Después del viento hubo un terremoto, pero el Señor tampoco estaba en el terremoto. 12 Tras el terremoto vino un fuego, pero el Señor tampoco estaba en el fuego. Y después del fuego vino un suave murmullo. 13 Cuando Elías lo oyó, se cubrió el rostro con el manto y, saliendo, se puso a la entrada de la cueva.
Entonces oyó una voz que le dijo:
―¿Qué haces aquí, Elías?
14 Él respondió:
―Me consume mi amor por ti, Señor Dios Todopoderoso. Los israelitas han rechazado tu pacto, han derribado tus altares, y a tus profetas los han matado a filo de espada. Yo soy el único que ha quedado con vida, ¡y ahora quieren matarme a mí también!
15 El Señor le dijo:
―Regresa por el mismo camino y ve al desierto de Damasco. Cuando llegues allí, unge a Jazael como rey de Siria, 16 y a Jehú hijo de Nimsi como rey de Israel; unge también a Eliseo hijo de Safat, de Abel Mejolá, para que te suceda como profeta. 17 Jehú dará muerte a cualquiera que escape de la espada de Jazael, y Eliseo dará muerte a cualquiera que escape de la espada de Jehú. 18 Sin embargo, yo preservaré a siete mil israelitas que no se han arrodillado ante Baal ni lo han besado.
El llamamiento de Eliseo
19 Elías salió de allí y encontró a Eliseo hijo de Safat, que estaba arando. Había doce yuntas de bueyes en fila, y él mismo conducía la última. Elías pasó junto a Eliseo y arrojó su manto sobre él. 20 Entonces Eliseo dejó sus bueyes y corrió tras Elías.
―Permíteme despedirme de mi padre y de mi madre con un beso —dijo él—, y luego te seguiré.
―Anda, ve —respondió Elías—. Yo no te lo voy a impedir.[d]
21 Eliseo lo dejó y regresó. Tomó su yunta de bueyes y los sacrificó. Quemando la madera de la yunta, asó la carne y se la dio al pueblo, y ellos comieron. Luego partió para seguir a Elías y se puso a su servicio.
1 Kings 19
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1 Kings 19
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Elijah Runs from Jezebel
19 Now Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and [a](A)how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “(B)So may the gods do to me and even more, if I do not make your [b]life as the [c]life of one of them by about this time tomorrow.” 3 And he [d]was afraid and arose and [e]ran for his [f]life and came to (C)Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his young man there. 4 But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree; and (D)he asked for himself that he might die, and said, “It is enough; now, O Yahweh, take my [g]life, for I am not better than my fathers.” 5 Then he lay down and slept under a broom tree; and behold, there was (E)an angel touching him, and he said to him, “Arise, eat.” 6 Then he looked and behold, there was at his head a bread cake baked on hot stones, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again. 7 And the angel of Yahweh came again a second time and touched him and said, “Arise, eat, because the journey is too great for you.” 8 So he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food (F)forty days and forty nights to (G)Horeb, the mountain of God.
Elijah at Horeb
9 Then he came there to a cave and lodged there; and behold, (H)the word of Yahweh came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 10 And he said, “(I)I have been very zealous for Yahweh, the God of hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, (J)pulled down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword. And (K)I alone am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”
11 So He said, “(L)Go forth and stand on the mountain before Yahweh.” And behold, Yahweh was passing by! And (M)a great and strong wind was tearing up the mountains and breaking in pieces the rocks before Yahweh; but Yahweh was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but Yahweh was not in the earthquake. 12 Then after the earthquake a fire, but Yahweh was not in the fire; and after the fire (N)a sound of a thin [h]gentle whisper. 13 Now it happened that when Elijah heard it, (O)he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, (P)a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 14 Then he said, “(Q)I have been very zealous for Yahweh, the God of hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, pulled down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I alone am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”
15 And Yahweh said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus, and you will arrive and (R)anoint Hazael king over Aram; 16 and (S)Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint king over Israel; and (T)Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place. 17 And it will be that the (U)one who escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu (V)shall put to death, and the one who escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha shall put to death. 18 (W)Yet I will leave 7,000 in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal and every mouth that has not (X)kissed him.”
Elijah Puts the Mantle on Elisha
19 So he went from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, while he was plowing with twelve pairs of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. And Elijah passed over to him and threw (Y)his mantle on him. 20 So he forsook the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, “Please (Z)let me kiss my father and my mother, then I will follow you.” And he said to him, “Go back again, for what have I done to you?” 21 So he returned from following him, and took the pair of oxen and sacrificed them and (AA)boiled their flesh with the implements of the oxen, and gave it to the people and they ate. Then he arose and followed Elijah and ministered to him.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 19:1 Lit all about how
- 1 Kings 19:2 Lit soul
- 1 Kings 19:2 Lit soul
- 1 Kings 19:3 As in many mss; Heb possibly saw
- 1 Kings 19:3 Lit he went
- 1 Kings 19:3 Lit soul
- 1 Kings 19:4 Lit soul
- 1 Kings 19:12 Lit silence
1 Kings 19
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1 Kings 19
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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. 2 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)
3 Elijah was afraid[a] and ran(E) for his life.(F) When he came to Beersheba(G) in Judah, he left his servant there, 4 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.” 5 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.” 6 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.
7 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.” 8 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. 9 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 Kings 19:3 Or Elijah saw
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