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Today's audio is from the CEB. Switch to the CEB to read along with the audio. 18 After many days the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the earth.” 2 So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria. 3 And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly, 4 and when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave and fed them with bread and water.) 5 And Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the valleys. Perhaps we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, and not lose some of the animals.” 6 So they divided the land between them to pass through it. Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadiah went in another direction by himself. 7 And as Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him. And Obadiah recognized him and fell on his face and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?” 8 And he answered him, “It is I. Go, tell your lord, ‘Behold, Elijah is here.’” 9 And he said, “How have I sinned, that you would give your servant into the hand of Ahab, to kill me? 10 As the Lord your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent to seek you. And when they would say, ‘He is not here,’ he would take an oath of the kingdom or nation, that they had not found you. 11 And now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here.”’ 12 And as soon as I have gone from you, the Spirit of the Lord will carry you I know not where. And so, when I come and tell Ahab and he cannot find you, he will kill me, although I your servant have feared the Lord from my youth. 13 Has it not been told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the Lord, how I hid a hundred men of the Lord's prophets by fifties in a cave and fed them with bread and water? 14 And now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here”’; and he will kill me.” 15 And Elijah said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.” 16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17 When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is it you, you troubler of Israel?” 18 And he answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you have, and your father's house, because you have abandoned the commandments of the Lord and followed the Baals. 19 Now therefore send and gather all Israel to me at Mount Carmel, and the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table.” 20 So Ahab sent to all the people of Israel and gathered the prophets together at Mount Carmel. 21 And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” And the people did not answer him a word. 22 Then Elijah said to the people, “I, even I only, am left a prophet of the Lord, but Baal's prophets are 450 men. 23 Let two bulls be given to us, and let them choose one bull for themselves and cut it in pieces and lay it on the wood, but put no fire to it. And I will prepare the other bull and lay it on the wood and put no fire to it. 24 And you call upon the name of your god, and I will call upon the name of the Lord, and the God who answers by fire, he is God.” And all the people answered, “It is well spoken.” 25 Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first, for you are many, and call upon the name of your god, but put no fire to it.” 26 And they took the bull that was given them, and they prepared it and called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice, and no one answered. And they limped around the altar that they had made. 27 And at noon Elijah mocked them, saying, “Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he is relieving himself, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened.” 28 And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their custom with swords and lances, until the blood gushed out upon them. 29 And as midday passed, they raved on until the time of the offering of the oblation, but there was no voice. No one answered; no one paid attention. 30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” And all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord that had been thrown down. 31 Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord came, saying, “Israel shall be your name,” 32 and with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord. And he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two seahs[a] of seed. 33 And he put the wood in order and cut the bull in pieces and laid it on the wood. And he said, “Fill four jars with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.” 34 And he said, “Do it a second time.” And they did it a second time. And he said, “Do it a third time.” And they did it a third time. 35 And the water ran around the altar and filled the trench also with water. 36 And at the time of the offering of the oblation, Elijah the prophet came near and said, “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word. 37 Answer me, O Lord, answer me, that this people may know that you, O Lord, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back.” 38 Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, “The Lord, he is God; the Lord, he is God.” 40 And Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape.” And they seized them. And Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon and slaughtered them there. 41 And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is a sound of the rushing of rain.” 42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel. And he bowed himself down on 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 at the seventh time he said, “Behold, a little cloud like a man's hand is rising from the sea.” And he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down, lest the rain stop you.’” 45 And in a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel. 46 And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, and he gathered up his garment and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. 11 Now the apostles and the brothers[a] who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. 2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party[b] criticized him, saying, 3 “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.” 4 But Peter began and explained it to them in order: 5 “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, something like a great sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to me. 6 Looking at it closely, I observed animals and beasts of prey and reptiles and birds of the air. 7 And I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter; kill and eat.’ 8 But I said, ‘By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ 9 But the voice answered a second time from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, do not call common.’ 10 This happened three times, and all was drawn up again into heaven. 11 And behold, at that very moment three men arrived at the house in which we were, sent to me from Caesarea. 12 And the Spirit told me to go with them, making no distinction. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man's house. 13 And he told us how he had seen the angel stand in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa and bring Simon who is called Peter; 14 he will declare to you a message by which you will be saved, you and all your household.’ 15 As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as on us at the beginning. 16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ 17 If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God's way?” 18 When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, “Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life.” 19 Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. 20 But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists[c] also, preaching the Lord Jesus. 21 And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord. 22 The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose, 24 for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord. 25 So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, 26 and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians. 27 Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world (this took place in the days of Claudius). 29 So the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, to send relief to the brothers[d] living in Judea. 30 And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul. 135 Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord, give praise, O servants of the Lord, 2 who stand 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 to his name, for it is pleasant![a] 4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession. 5 For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. 6 Whatever the Lord pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps. 7 He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth, who makes lightnings for the rain and brings forth the wind from his storehouses. 8 He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast; 9 who in your midst, O Egypt, sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants; 10 who struck down many nations and killed mighty kings, 11 Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan, 12 and gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to his people Israel. 13 Your name, O Lord, endures forever, your renown,[b] O Lord, throughout all ages. 14 For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants. 15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands. 16 They have mouths, but do not speak; they have eyes, but do not see; 17 they have ears, but do not hear, nor is there any breath in their mouths. 18 Those who make them become like them, so do all who trust in them. 19 O house of Israel, bless the Lord! O house of Aaron, bless the Lord! 20 O house of Levi, bless the Lord! You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord! 21 Blessed be the Lord from Zion, he who dwells in Jerusalem! Praise the Lord! 12 Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly. 13 If anyone returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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1 राजा 18 Nepali 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।