41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain. 42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees. 43 And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. 44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a cloud out of the sea, as small as a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Make ready thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. 45 And it came to pass in a little while, that the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel:

41 Então Elias disse a Acab: Vai, come e bebe, porque já ouço o ruído de uma grande chuva.

42 Voltou Acab para comer e beber, enquanto Elias subiu ao cimo do monte Carmelo, onde se encurvou por terra, pondo a cabeça entre os joelhos.

43 Disse ao seu servo: Sobe um pouco, e olha para as bandas do mar. Ele subiu, olhou {o horizonte} e disse: Nada. Por sete vezes, Elias disse-lhe: Volta e {olha}.

44 Na sétima vez o servo respondeu: Eis que, sobe do mar uma pequena nuvem, do tamanho da palma da mão. Elias disse-lhe: Vai dizer a Acab que prepare o seu carro e desça, para que a chuva não o detenha.

45 Num instante, o céu se cobriu de nuvens negras, soprou o vento e a chuva caiu torrencialmente. Acab subiu ao seu carro e partiu para Jezrael.