41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a 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 cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, 43 And 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 little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. 45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

41 Allora Elia disse ad Achab: Sali, mangia, e bevi; perciocchè, ecco il suon d’un romor di pioggia. Ed Achab salì per mangiare e per bere.

42 Ed Elia salì in su la sommità di Carmel; ed inchinatosi a terra, mise la faccia fra le ginocchia;

43 e disse al suo servitore: Deh! sali, e riguarda verso il mare. Ed egli salì, e riguardò, e disse: Ei non vi è nulla. Ed Elia disse: Ritornavi fino a sette volte.

44 Ed alla settima volta il servitore disse: Ecco, una piccola nuvola, come la palma della mano d’un uomo, sale dal mare. Ed Elia disse: Va’, di’ ad Achab: Metti i cavalli al carro, e scendi, chè la pioggia non ti arresti.

45 Ed a poco a poco il cielo si oscurò di nuvoli e di vento, e vi fu una gran pioggia. E Achab montò sopra il suo carro, e se ne andò in Izreel.