1 Ahab gave Jezebel news of all Elijah had done, and how he had put all the prophets to death with the sword.
2 Then Jezebel sent a servant to Elijah, saying, May the gods' punishment be on me if I do not make your life like the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.
3 And he got up, fearing for his life, and went in flight, and came to Beer-sheba in Judah, parting there from his servant;
4 While he himself went a day's journey into the waste land, and took a seat under a broom-plant, desiring for himself only death; for he said, It is enough: now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.
5 And stretching himself on the earth, he went to sleep under the broom-plant; but an angel, touching him, said to him, Get up and have some food.
6 And looking up, he saw by his head a cake cooked on the stones and a bottle of water. So he took food and drink and went to sleep again.
7 And the angel of the Lord came again a second time, and touching him said, Get up and have some food, or the journey will be overmuch for your strength.
8 So he got up and took food and drink, and in the strength of that food he went on for forty days and nights, to Horeb, the mountain of God.
9 And there he went into a hole in the rock for the night; then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, What are you doing here, Elijah?
10 And he said, I have been burning for the honour of the Lord, the God of armies; for the children of Israel have not kept your agreement; they have made destruction of your altars, and have put your prophets to death with the sword: till I, even I, am the only one living; and now they are attempting to take away my life.
11 Then he said, Go out and take your place on the mountain before the Lord. Then the Lord went by, and mountains were parted by the force of a great wind, and rocks were broken before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind there was an earth-shock, but the Lord was not in the earth-shock.
12 And after the earth-shock a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire, the sound of a soft breath.
13 And Elijah, hearing it, went out, covering his face with his robe, and took his place in the opening of the hole. And there a voice came to him saying, What are you doing here, Elijah?
14 And he said, I have been burning for the honour of the Lord, the God of armies; for the children of Israel have not kept your agreement; they have had your altars broken down, and have put your prophets to death with the sword: till I, even I, am the only one living; and now they are attempting to take away my life.
15 And the Lord said to him, Go back on your way through the waste land to Damascus; and when you come there, put the holy oil on Hazael to make him king over Aram;
16 And on Jehu, son of Nimshi, making him king over Israel; and on Elisha, the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah, to be prophet in your place.
17 And it will come about that the man who gets away safe from the sword of Hazael, Jehu will put to death; and whoever gets away safe from the sword of Jehu, Elisha will put to death.
18 But I will keep safe seven thousand in Israel, all those whose knees have not been bent to Baal, and whose mouths have given him no kisses.
19 So he went away from there and came across Elisha, the son of Shaphat, ploughing with twelve yoke of oxen, he himself walking with the twelfth; and Elijah went up to him and put his robe on him.
20 And letting the oxen be where they were, he came running after Elijah, and said, Only let me give a kiss to my father and mother, and then I will come after you. But he said to him, Go back again; for what have I done to you?
21 And he went back, and took the oxen and put them to death, and cooking their flesh with the yokes of the oxen, he gave the people a feast. Then he got up and went after Elijah and became his servant.
1 亚哈把以利亚所行的一切， 和他用刀杀死众先知的一切事， 都告诉了耶洗别。
2 耶洗别就差派一个使者去见以利亚说： "明天这个时候， 如果我不使你的性命， 像那些人一样， 愿神明惩罚我， 并且加倍惩罚我。"
3 以利亚害怕， 就起来， 逃命去了。他到了犹大的别是巴， 就把自己的仆人留在那里。
4 他自己却在旷野走了一天的路， 来到一棵罗腾树下， 就坐在那里求死， 说： "耶和华啊， 现在已经够了， 求你取我的性命吧， 因为我并不比我的列祖好。"
5 他躺在那棵罗腾树下， 睡着了。忽然有一位天使拍他， 说： "起来， 吃吧！ "
6 他张眼一看， 只见头旁有用炭火烤的饼和一瓶水。他就起来吃喝， 然后又躺下去。
7 耶和华的使者第二次回来拍他， 说： "起来吃吧！ 因为你要走的路程太远了。"
8 于是他起来吃喝， 靠着那食物的力量， 他走了四十昼夜， 直走到 神的山， 就是何烈山。
9 他在那里进了一个洞， 就在洞里过夜。耶和华的话临到他， 说： "以利亚啊， 你在这里干什么？"
10 他说： "我为耶和华万军的 神大发热心， 因为以色列人背弃了你的约， 拆毁了你的祭坛， 用刀杀死了你的众先知， 只剩下我一个人， 他们还在寻索， 要取去我的性命。"
11 耶和华说： "你出来站在山上， 在我耶和华面前。"那时， 耶和华从那里经过。在耶和华面前有强烈的大风， 山崩石碎， 但耶和华不在风中； 风过以后有地震， 但耶和华也不在地震中；
12 地震过后有火， 耶和华也不在火中； 火后有低微柔和的声音。
13 以利亚听见了， 就用自己的外衣蒙着脸， 走出来， 站在洞口。忽然有声音向他说： "以利亚啊， 你在这里干什么？"
14 以利亚说： "我为耶和华万军的 神大发热心， 因为以色列人背弃了你的约， 拆毁了你的祭坛， 用刀杀了你的众先知， 只剩下我一个人， 他们还在寻索， 要取去我的性命。"
15 耶和华对他说： "你离去吧， 从你来的路回到大马士革的旷野去。你到了那里， 就要膏哈薛作亚兰王。
16 又要膏宁示的孙子耶户作以色列王， 还要膏亚伯．米何拉人沙法的儿子以利沙接续你作先知。
17 将来逃得过哈薛的刀的， 必被耶户杀死； 逃得过耶户的刀的， 必被以利沙杀死。
18 但我在以色列人中留下七千人， 他们全是未曾向巴力屈过膝的， 也未曾与巴力亲过嘴的。"
19 于是以利亚离开那里去了。他遇见沙法的儿子以利沙正在耕田。在他面前有十二对牛， 他自己正在赶着第十二对牛。以利亚走过他那里去， 把自己的外衣披在以利沙身上。
20 以利沙就撇下那些牛， 跑在以利亚的后面， 说： "请你允许我与父母亲吻别， 然后我就跟随你。"以利亚对他说： "你回去吧！ 我向你作了什么呢？"
21 以利沙就离开他回去了。他牵了一对牛来宰了， 用套牛的器具把牛煮熟， 就分给众人， 他们都吃了。然后以利沙就起来， 跟随以利亚， 服事他。