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Today's audio is from the CEV. Switch to the CEV to read along with the audio. 18 After a long time, in the third year, the word of the Lord came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the land.” 2 So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria, 3 and Ahab had summoned Obadiah, his palace administrator. (Obadiah was a devout believer in the Lord. 4 While Jezebel was killing off the Lord’s prophets, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them in two caves, fifty in each, and had supplied them with food and water.) 5 Ahab had said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs and valleys. Maybe we can find some grass to keep the horses and mules alive so we will not have to kill any of our animals.” 6 So they divided the land they were to cover, Ahab going in one direction and Obadiah in another. 7 As Obadiah was walking along, Elijah met him. Obadiah recognized him, bowed down to the ground, and said, “Is it really you, my lord Elijah?” 8 “Yes,” he replied. “Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.’” 9 “What have I done wrong,” asked Obadiah, “that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to be put to death? 10 As surely as the Lord your God lives, there is not a nation or kingdom where my master has not sent someone to look for you. And whenever a nation or kingdom claimed you were not there, he made them swear they could not find you. 11 But now you tell me to go to my master and say, ‘Elijah is here.’ 12 I don’t know where the Spirit of the Lord may carry you when I leave you. If I go and tell Ahab and he doesn’t find you, he will kill me. Yet I your servant have worshiped the Lord since my youth. 13 Haven’t you heard, my lord, what I did while Jezebel was killing the prophets of the Lord? I hid a hundred of the Lord’s prophets in two caves, fifty in each, and supplied them with food and water. 14 And now you tell me to go to my master and say, ‘Elijah is here.’ He will kill me!” 15 Elijah said, “As the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, I will surely present myself to Ahab today.” 16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17 When he saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?” 18 “I have not made trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “But you and your father’s family have. You have abandoned the Lord’s commands and have followed the Baals. 19 Now summon the people from all over Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel. And bring the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.” 20 So Ahab sent word throughout all Israel and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel. 21 Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people said nothing. 22 Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only one of the Lord’s prophets left, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets. 23 Get two bulls for us. Let Baal’s prophets choose one for themselves, and let them cut it into pieces and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. I will prepare the other bull and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. 24 Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord. The god who answers by fire—he is God.” Then all the people said, “What you say is good.” 25 Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one of the bulls and prepare it first, since there are so many of you. Call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.” 26 So they took the bull given them and prepared it. Then they called on the name of Baal from morning till noon. “Baal, answer us!” they shouted. But there was no response; no one answered. And they danced around the altar they had made. 27 At noon Elijah began to taunt them. “Shout louder!” he said. “Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened.” 28 So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed. 29 Midday passed, and they continued their frantic prophesying until the time for the evening sacrifice. But there was no response, no one answered, no one paid attention. 30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come here to me.” They came to him, and he repaired the altar of the Lord, which had been torn down. 31 Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, “Your name shall be Israel.” 32 With the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord, and he dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seahs[a] of seed. 33 He arranged the wood, cut the bull into pieces and laid it on the wood. Then he said to them, “Fill four large jars with water and pour it on the offering and on the wood.” 34 “Do it again,” he said, and they did it again. “Do it a third time,” he ordered, and they did it the third time. 35 The water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench. 36 At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: “Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command. 37 Answer me, Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, Lord, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again.” 38 Then the fire of the Lord fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the water in the trench. 39 When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, “The Lord—he is God! The Lord—he is God!” 40 Then Elijah commanded them, “Seize the prophets of Baal. Don’t let anyone get away!” They seized them, and Elijah had them brought down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered there. 41 And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” 42 So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees. 43 “Go and look toward the sea,” he told his servant. And he went up and looked. “There is nothing there,” he said. Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.” 44 The seventh time the servant reported, “A cloud as small as a man’s hand is rising from the sea.” So Elijah said, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Hitch up your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’” 45 Meanwhile, the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose, a heavy rain started falling and Ahab rode off to Jezreel. 46 The power of the Lord came on Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt, he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel. 11 The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. 2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him 3 and said, “You went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them.” 4 Starting from the beginning, Peter told them the whole story: 5 “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to where I was. 6 I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles and birds. 7 Then I heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.’ 8 “I replied, ‘Surely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ 9 “The voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’ 10 This happened three times, and then it was all pulled up to heaven again. 11 “Right then three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying. 12 The Spirit told me to have no hesitation about going with them. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house. 13 He told us how he had seen an angel appear in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. 14 He will bring you a message through which you and all your household will be saved.’ 15 “As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them as he had come on us at the beginning. 16 Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John baptized with[a] water, but you will be baptized with[b] the Holy Spirit.’ 17 So if God gave them the same gift he gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God’s way?” 18 When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, “So then, even to Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life.” 19 Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that broke out when Stephen was killed traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, spreading the word only among Jews. 20 Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus. 21 The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord. 22 News of this reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts. 24 He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord. 25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, 26 and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch. 27 During this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 One of them, named Agabus, stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world. (This happened during the reign of Claudius.) 29 The disciples, as each one was able, decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea. 30 This they did, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul. 1 Praise the Lord.[a] Praise the name of the Lord; praise him, you servants of the Lord, 2 you who minister in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. 3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant. 4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob to be his own, Israel to be his treasured possession. 5 I know that the Lord is great, that our Lord is greater than all gods. 6 The Lord does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all their depths. 7 He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; he sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses. 8 He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, the firstborn of people and animals. 9 He sent his signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants. 10 He struck down many nations and killed mighty kings— 11 Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan— 12 and he gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to his people Israel. 13 Your name, Lord, endures forever, your renown, Lord, through all generations. 14 For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants. 15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by human hands. 16 They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see. 17 They have ears, but cannot hear, nor is there breath in their mouths. 18 Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them. 19 All you Israelites, praise the Lord; house of Aaron, praise the Lord; 20 house of Levi, praise the Lord; you who fear him, praise the Lord. 21 Praise be to the Lord from Zion, to him who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord. 12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly. 13 Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil for good. Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
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1 राजा 18Nepali Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (ERV-NE) एलिया र बालका अगमवक्ताहरू 18 खडेरी परेको तेस्रो बर्ष परमप्रभुले एलियालाई भन्नुभयो, “जाऊ र राजा आहाबसँग भेट गर। म साँच्चै पानी पठाउने छु।” 2 यस कारण एलिया आहाब सँग भेंट गर्न गए। त्यस समयमा सामरियामा खाद्य थिएन। 3 यसकारण राजा आहाबले ओबद्यालाई आफ्नो समक्ष बोलाए। ओबद्या राजाको महलको दायित्वमा थिए। (ओबद्या परमप्रभुको साँचो भक्त थिए।) 4 एक समय जब ईजेबेल सबै परमप्रभुका अगमवक्ताहरूको हत्या गरिहरेकी थिई, त्यस बेला ओबद्याले 100 अगमवक्ताहरूलाई लिएर गए अनि तिनीहरूलाई दुइवटा ओढारमा लुकाए। ओबद्याले 50 जना अगमवक्ताहरूलाई एउटा ओढारमा अनि अरू 50 जनालाई अर्को ओढारमा लुकाए। तब ओबद्याले तिनीहरूका लागि खाद्य र पानी ल्याए। 5 राजा आहाबले ओबद्यालाई भने, “म सित आऊ। हामीले प्रत्येक पानीको मुहान र नदीको किनार पाउनेछौं। हुनुसक्छ हाम्रा घोडाहरू र गधाहरू जीवित राख्नुलाई प्रशस्त मात्रमा घाँस पाउनु सक्छौं। होइन भने, हामी तिनीहरूलाई गुमाउने छौ।” 6 प्रत्येक मानिसले देशको एउटा अंश छाने जहाँ तिनीहरू पानी खोज्न जाने छन्। तब दुइ जना मानिसहरूले सम्पूर्ण देश भ्रमण गरे। आहाब एउटा दिशातिर एक्लै हिंडे। ओबद्या अर्को दिशातिर एक्लै हिंडे। 7 ओबद्या भ्रमण गरिरहेको बेला उनले एलियालाई भेटे। ओबद्याले एलियालाई चिने जब उनले उनलाई देखे। ओबद्याले एलिया अघि टाउको निहुराए। उनले भने, “एलिया! के तिमी साँच्चै मालिक हौ?” 8 एलियाले उत्तर दिए, “हो म नै हुँ। जाऊ अनि आफ्नो मालिक राजालाई भन, म यहाँ छु।” 9 तब ओबद्याले भने, “यदि मैले आहाबलाई तिमी कहाँ छौ बताएँ भने उनले मलाई मार्नेछन्। मैले तिमी प्रति कुनै भूल गरेको छैन! तिमी किन मलाई मार्न चाहन्छौ? 10 परमप्रभु जस्तैं तिम्रा परमेश्वर निश्चित रूपले जीवित हुनुहुन्छ राजा हरेक ठाउँमा तिमीलाई खोजी रहेका छन्! उनले तिमीलाई खोज्न प्रत्येक देशमा मानिसहरू पठाए। यदि एउटा देशका शासकले भने, तिमी यस देशमा छैनौ, तब आहाबले शासकलाई तिमी यहाँ छैनौ भनी प्रतिज्ञा गर्न लगाए। 11 अहिले तपाईं चहानुहुन्छ म त्यहाँ जाऊँ अनि उसलाई तपाईं यहाँ हुनुहुन्छ भनी बताऊँ। 12 यदि म राजा आहाबलाई तपाईं यहाँ हुनुहुन्छ भनेर बताउन गएँ भने, परमप्रभुको आत्माले तपाईंलाई अन्य कही पुर्याउनेछ। राजा आहाब यहाँ आउने छन् अनि उसले तपाईंलाई पाउने छैनन्। तब उहाँले मलाई मार्ने छन्! जब म बालक थिए त्यस बेलादेखि नै परमप्रभुको अनुशरण गरें। 13 तिमीले थाह पायौ मैले के गरें! ईजेबेलले परमप्रभुका अगमवक्ताहरूलाई मारिरहेकी थिई अनि मैले 100 अगमवक्ताहरूलाई ओढारमा लुकाएँ। मैले 50 जना अगमवक्ताहरूलाई एउटा ओढारमा अनि अरू 50 अगमवक्ताहरूलाई अर्को ओढारमा राखें। मैले तिनीहरूका लागि खाद्य र पानी ल्याएँ। 14 अहिले तपाईं चाहानुहुन्छ म त्यहाँ गएर तपाईं यहाँ हुनुहुन्छ भनी भन्दा राजाले मलाई मार्नेछन्!” 15 एलियाले उत्तर दिए, “परमप्रभु सर्व-शक्तिमानको नाउँमा निश्चित रूपमा रहे झैं जसको म सेवा गर्छु। म शपथ खाएर भन्दछु कि आज म राजा अघि उभिनेछु।” 16 यसकारण ओबद्या राजा आहाब कहाँ गए। उनले एलिया कहाँछन् भनी उनलाई बताए। राजा आहाब एलियालाई भेट्न गए। 17 जब आहाबले एलियालाई देखे उनले भने, “के यो तिमी नै हौ? तिमी नै त्यो मानिस हौ जसले इस्राएलमा सङ्कट सृष्टि गरेको छ?” 18 तब एलियाले उत्तर दिए, “मैले इस्राएलमा सङ्कट सृष्टि गरेको होइन। तपाईं र तपाईंका परिवारले यो सङ्कट सृष्टि गरेको हुन्। तपाईंले सङ्कट त्यस बेला सृष्टि गर्नुभयो जति बेला तपाईंले परमप्रभुको आदेश पालन गर्नुभएन अनि बालको अनुशरण गर्नुभयो। 19 अहिले, सबै इस्राएलीहरूलाई डाँडामाथि मलाई भेट्न भन्नुहोस्। त्यस ठाउँमा बालका 450 जना अगमवक्ताहरूलाई पनि ल्याउनुहोस। अनि असत्य देवी अशेराका 400 अगमवक्ताहरूलाई पनि ल्याउनुहोस। रानी इजेबेलले ती अगमवक्ताहरूको समर्थन गर्छिन्।” 20 यसकारण आहाबले सबै इस्राएलीहरू र अगमवक्ताहरूलाई कर्मेल डाँडामा बोलाए। 21 एलिया ती मानिसहरू समक्ष आएर। उनले भने, “तिमीहरू कसलाई अनुशरण गर्ने हौ यसका निर्णय कहिले लिनेहो। यदि परमप्रभु नै सत्य परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्छ भने तिमीहरू उहाँलाई नै अनुशरण गर। यदि बाल नै सत्य देवता हो भने तब उनैलाई अनुशरण गर!” मानिसहरूले केही बोलेनन्। 22 एलियाले भने, “म परमप्रभुको एक मात्र अगमवक्ता हुँ! यहाँ म एक्लै छु। तर यहाँ बालका 450 जना अगमवक्ताहरू छन्। 23 यसकारण दुइवटा साँढे ल्याऊ। बालका अगमवक्ताहरूले एउटा साँढे लिऊन्। तिनीहरूले त्यसलाई मारून् र काटेर टुक्रा-टुक्रा पारून्। त्यसपछि तिनीहरूले मासु दाउरमाथि राखून्। तर तिनीहरू आगो बाल्न पाउने छैनन्। त्यसपछि अर्को साँढेलाई म त्यसै गर्छु। म पनि आगो बाल्न शुरू गर्दिन। 24 बालका अगमवक्ताहरूले उनीहरूको देवतालाई प्रार्थना गर्नेछन् अनि म मेरा परमप्रभुलाई प्रार्थना गर्नेछु। जुन परमेश्वरले प्रार्थना सुनेर दाउरा बल्न शुरू गर्छन, तिनै सत्य परमेश्वर हुनेछन्।” सबै मानिसहरूले यसलाई राम्रो विचार भनेर समर्थन गरे। 25 तब एलियाले बालका अगमवक्ताहरूलाई भने, “तिमीहरू धेरै छौ। यसकारण पहिला तिमीहरूनै शुरू गर। एउटा साँढे छान अनि तयार गर। तिम्रा देवतालाई पुकार तर आगो बाल्न पाइनेछैन।” 26 यसकारण अगमवक्ताहरूले साँढे लिए, जो उनीहरूलाई दिइएको थियो। तिनीहरूले त्यसलाई तयार बनाए। तिनीहरूले विहान देखि मध्यानसम्म प्रार्थना गरे। तिनीहरूले प्रार्थना गरे, “हे बाल, कृपया हामीलाई उत्तर देऊ!” तर कुनै आवाज आएन। कसैले उत्तर दिएन। अगमवक्ताहरू वेदीको वरिपरि नाचे जसलाई तिनीहरूले बनाएका थिए। तर आगो बल्दै बलेन। 27 दिउँसोतिर एलियाले तिनीहरूको खिसी गरे। एलियाले भने, “यदि बाल साँच्चै नै देवता हुन् भने हुन्छ, जोडसित प्रार्थना गर्नुपर्छ! हुन सक्छ, उनी सोच्दै छन्! अथवा हुन सक्छ उनी व्यस्त छन्! अथवा हुन सक्छ उनी भ्रमण गर्दैछन्! उनी सुती रहेको हुन सक्छ। हुन सक्छ तपाईंहरूले जोरसित प्रार्थना गर्दा उनी उठ्न सक्छन्!” 28 अनि ती अगमवक्ताहरूले जोरसित प्रार्थना गरे। तिनीहरूले तरवार र भालाले काटे। (तिनीहरूले पूजा गर्ने यस्तैं तरीका थियो।) तिनीहरूले आफूमाथि प्रहार गरिरहे जबसम्म तिनीहरूको शरीर रक्ताम्मे भएन। 29 मध्यदिन बित्यो तर आगो बलेको थिएन। अगमवक्ताहरू बेलुकीको बलिदान चढाउने समयसम्म तिनीहरूको व्याकुलता कार्यहरू गरिरहे, तर केही पनि भएन। बालबाट कुनै उत्तर आएन। कुनै आवाज थिएन। कसैले पनि सुनेको थिएन। 30 तब एलियाले मानिसहरूलाई भने, “अब मेरो सामु आओ।” यसकारण सबै मानिसहरू एलियाको वरिपरि थुप्रिए। परमप्रभुको वेदी भत्किएको थियो। यसकारण एलियाले ठीक पारे। 31 एलियाले 12 वटा ढुङ्गाहरू पाए। प्रत्येक ढुङ्गा याकूबका सन्तानबाटका त्यो एउटा कुल समूहको निम्ति खडा थियो। याकूब त्यो मानिस थियो जसलाई परमप्रभुले इस्राएल नाउँ दिनुभयोको थियो। 32 एलियाले परमप्रभुको वेदी स्थापित गर्न यी ढुङ्गाहरू प्रयोग गरे। उनले वेदीको वरिपरि एउटा खाडल खने। त्यो खाडल दुइ माना पानी राख्नका लागि पर्याप्त चौंडा र गहिरो थियो। 33 तब एलियाले वेदीमाथि दाऊरा राखे। उनले साँढेलाई टुक्रा-टुक्रा पारेर काटे। उनले टुक्राहरू दाउरामाथि राखे। 34 तब एलियाले भने, “चारैवटा भाँडाहरूमा पानी भर। पानी मासुका टुक्रा र दाउरामा खन्याऊ।” फेरि एलियाले भने, “फेरि यसै गर।” तब उनले भने, “फेरि यस्तै तेस्रो पटक गर।” 35 पानी वेदीबाट तल बग्यो अनि खाडलमा भरियो। 36 यो बेलुकीपखको बलिदानको समय भएको थियो। त्यसपछि अगमवक्ता एलिया वेदी समक्ष गए अनि प्रार्थना गरे, “हे परमप्रभु, अब्राहाम, इसहाक र इस्राएलका परमेश्वर। म तपाईंलाई इस्राएलका परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्छ भनी प्रमाणित गर्ने बिन्ती गर्छु। अनि प्रमाणित गर्नुहोस् म तपाईंको सेवक हुँ। मानिसहरूलाई देखाउनुहोस्, यी सब काम गर्नका लागि तपाईंले मलाईं आदेश दिनुभएको हो। 37 मेरो परमप्रभु, मेरो प्रार्थनाको उत्तर दिनहोस्। मानिसहरूलाई देखाइ दिनुहोस्, परमप्रभु तपाईं नै परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्छ। तब तपाईंले मानिसहरूलाई तपाईंतिर फर्काएर ल्याउनु सक्नु हुन्छ।” 38 यसकारण परमप्रभुले आगो पठाउनुभयो। आगोले बलिदान, दाउरा, ढुङ्गा र वेदीको वरिपरिको भूमिलाई जलायो। आगोले खाडलको पानीलाई पनि सूख्खा बनायो। 39 सबै मानिसहरूले यस्तो भएको देखे। मानिसहरू भूमिमा निहुरिए अनि भन्न थाले, “परमप्रभु नै परमेश्वर हुनु हुन्छ! परमप्रभु नै परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्छ!” 40 तब एलियाले भने, “बालका सबै अगमवक्ताहरूलाई पक्र। कसैलाई भाग्न नदोऊ!” यसकारण मानिसहरूले सबै अगमवक्ताहरूलाई पक्रिए। तब एलियाले तिनीहरूलाई कीशोन खोलामा लगे अनि त्यस ठाउँमा तिनीहरूलाई मारे। पानी फेरि पर्छ 41 तब एलियाले राजा आहाबलाई भने, “अब, जाऊ खान-पीन गर। मूसलाधारे पानी परेको आवाज सुन्छौ।” 42 यसकारण राजा आहाब खान गए। त्यस बेला एलिया कर्मेल डाँडा माथि चढे। पर्वतको चुचुरामा पुगेर तिनी निहुरिए। उनले आफ्नो टाउको दुइवटा घुँडाबीच राखे। 43 तब एलियाले आफ्नो सेवकलाई भने, “समुद्रतिर हेर।” सेवक त्यस ठाउँमा गयो जहाँबाट ऊ समुद्र हेर्न सक्थ्यो। तब सेवक फर्कियो अनि भन्यो, “मैले केही देखिन।” एलियाले उसलाई फेरि जानु र हेर्नु भने। यस्तो सात पटक भयो। 44 सातौं पटक सेवक फर्कियो अनि भन्यो, “मैले मानिसको मुठ्ठीको आकार जस्तैं सानो बादल देखें। बादल समुद्रबाट आउँदै थियो।” एलियाले सेवकलाई भने, “राजा आहाब कहाँ जा अनि उनलाई आफ्नो रथ लिनु अनि अहिले घर जानु भन। यदि उनी अहिले जाँदैनन् भने पानीले उनलाई रोक्नेछ।” 45 केही छिनपछि आकाश कालो बादलले ढाकियो। हावा बहनु थाल्यो अनि मूसलाधारे पानी पर्न थाल्यो। आहाब आफ्नो रथमा चढे अनि यीज्रेलतिर यात्रा शुरू गरे। 46 परमप्रभुको शक्ति एलियामाथि आएको थियो। एलियाले आफ्नो चारैतिर लुगा कसे जसले गर्दा ऊ दगुर्न सकोस्। तब एलिया राजा आहाबभन्दा अघि यीज्रेलतिर दगुरे र पुगे।