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 Disse Elias a Acabe: Sobe, come e bebe, porque se ouve o ruído duma grande chuva.

42 Subiu Acabe a comer e a beber. Elias subiu ao cume do Carmelo e, inclinado por terra, meteu o rosto entre os joelhos.

43 Disse ao seu criado: Sobe agora, e olha para a banda do mar. Subiu, olhou e disse: Não há nada. Elias disse-lhe: Torna a ir sete vezes.

44 À sétima vez, disse: Eis que se levanta do mar uma nuvem, ao tamanho da mão dum homem. Disse-lhe Elias: Sobe, e dize a Acabe: Manda aprontar o teu carro, e desce, para que a chuva não te impeça de o fazer.

45 Em pouco tempo o céu enegreceu de nuvens e de vento, e caiu uma grande chuva. Acabe subiu ao carro, e foi para Jezreel.