¹Post dies multos factum est verbum Domini ad Eliam,After many days,in anno tertio,the word of the Lord came to Elijah,dicens:in the third year,Vade,saying,et ostende te Achab,“Go and show yourself to Ahab,ut dem pluviam super faciem terræ.so that I may grant rain upon the face of the earth.”

¹Post dies multos factum est verbum Domini ad Eliam,After many days,in anno tertio,the word of the Lord came to Elijah,dicens:in the third year,Vade,saying,et ostende te Achab,“Go and show yourself to Ahab,ut dem pluviam super faciem terræ.so that I may grant rain upon the face of the earth.”

²Ivit ergo Elias,Therefore,ut ostenderet se Achab:Elijah went to show himself to Ahab.erat autem fames vehemens in Samaria.For there was a severe famine in Samaria.

²Ivit ergo Elias,Therefore,ut ostenderet se Achab:Elijah went to show himself to Ahab.erat autem fames vehemens in Samaria.For there was a severe famine in Samaria.

³Vocavitque Achab Abdiam dispensatorem domus suæ:And Ahab called Obadiah, the manager of his household.Abdias autem timebat Dominum valde.Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly.

³Vocavitque Achab Abdiam dispensatorem domus suæ:And Ahab called Obadiah, the manager of his household.Abdias autem timebat Dominum valde.Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly.

⁴Nam cum interficeret Jezabel prophetas Domini,For when Jezebel was killing the prophets of the Lord,tulit ille centum prophetas,he took one hundred prophets,et abscondit eos quinquagenosand concealed them,et quinquagenos in speluncis,fifty and fifty,et pavit eos panein caves.et aqua.And he fed them with bread and water.

⁴Nam cum interficeret Jezabel prophetas Domini,For when Jezebel was killing the prophets of the Lord,tulit ille centum prophetas,he took one hundred prophets,et abscondit eos quinquagenosand concealed them,et quinquagenos in speluncis,fifty and fifty,et pavit eos panein caves.et aqua.And he fed them with bread and water.

⁵Dixit ergo Achab ad Abdiam:Then Ahab said to Obadiah,Vade in terram ad universos fontes aquarum,“Go into the land,et in cunctas valles,to all fountains of water,si forte possimus invenire herbam,and to all the valleys,et salvare equosfor perhaps we will be able to find plants,et mulos,and save the horses and mules,et non penitus jumenta intereant.so that the beasts of burden may not perish entirely.”

⁵Dixit ergo Achab ad Abdiam:Then Ahab said to Obadiah,Vade in terram ad universos fontes aquarum,“Go into the land,et in cunctas valles,to all fountains of water,si forte possimus invenire herbam,and to all the valleys,et salvare equosfor perhaps we will be able to find plants,et mulos,and save the horses and mules,et non penitus jumenta intereant.so that the beasts of burden may not perish entirely.”

⁶Diviseruntque sibi regiones ut circuirent eas:And they divided the regions among themselves,Achab ibat per viam unam,so that they might travel through them.et Abdias per viam alteram seorsum.Ahab went one way alone, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

⁶Diviseruntque sibi regiones ut circuirent eas:And they divided the regions among themselves,Achab ibat per viam unam,so that they might travel through them.et Abdias per viam alteram seorsum.Ahab went one way alone, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

⁷Cumque esset Abdias in via,And while Obadiah was on the way,Elias occurrit ei: qui cum cognovisset eum,Elijah met him. And when he had recognized him,cecidit super faciem suam, et ait:he fell on his face, and he said,Num tu es, domine mi, Elias?“Are you not my lord Elijah?”

⁷Cumque esset Abdias in via,And while Obadiah was on the way,Elias occurrit ei: qui cum cognovisset eum,Elijah met him. And when he had recognized him,cecidit super faciem suam, et ait:he fell on his face, and he said,Num tu es, domine mi, Elias?“Are you not my lord Elijah?”

⁸Cui ille respondit:And he responded to him:Ego.“I am.Vade, et dic domino tuo: Adest Elias.Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here.”

⁸Cui ille respondit:And he responded to him:Ego.“I am.Vade, et dic domino tuo: Adest Elias.Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here.”

⁹Et ille:And he said:Quid peccavi,“How have I sinned that you would deliver me,inquit,your servant,quoniam tradis me servum tuum in manu Achab,into the hand of Ahab,ut interficiat me?so that he would put me to death?

⁹Et ille:And he said:Quid peccavi,“How have I sinned that you would deliver me,inquit,your servant,quoniam tradis me servum tuum in manu Achab,into the hand of Ahab,ut interficiat me?so that he would put me to death?

¹⁰Vivit Dominus Deus tuus,As the Lord your God lives,quia non est gens aut regnum quo non miserit dominus meus te requirens:there is no nation or kingdom to which my lord has not sent, seeking you.et respondentibus cunctis: Non est hic:And when all responded, ‘He is not here,’adjuravit regna singula et gentes,he swore each kingdom and nation to an oath,eo quod minime reperireris.because you were not found at all.

¹⁰Vivit Dominus Deus tuus,As the Lord your God lives,quia non est gens aut regnum quo non miserit dominus meus te requirens:there is no nation or kingdom to which my lord has not sent, seeking you.et respondentibus cunctis: Non est hic:And when all responded, ‘He is not here,’adjuravit regna singula et gentes,he swore each kingdom and nation to an oath,eo quod minime reperireris.because you were not found at all.

¹¹Et nunc tu dicis mihi:And now,Vade,you say to me,et dic domino tuo:‘GoAdest Elias.and tell your lord that Elijah is here.’

¹¹Et nunc tu dicis mihi:And now,Vade,you say to me,et dic domino tuo:‘GoAdest Elias.and tell your lord that Elijah is here.’

¹²Cumque recessero a te,And when I will have departed from you,spiritus Domini asportabit te in locum quem ego ignoro:the Spirit of the Lord will transport you to a place that I do not know.et ingressus nuntiabo Achab,And entering, I will report to Ahab.et non inveniens te,And he, not finding you,interficiet me:will put me to death.servus autem tuus timet Dominum ab infantia sua.Yet your servant has feared the Lord from his infancy.

¹²Cumque recessero a te,And when I will have departed from you,spiritus Domini asportabit te in locum quem ego ignoro:the Spirit of the Lord will transport you to a place that I do not know.et ingressus nuntiabo Achab,And entering, I will report to Ahab.et non inveniens te,And he, not finding you,interficiet me:will put me to death.servus autem tuus timet Dominum ab infantia sua.Yet your servant has feared the Lord from his infancy.

¹³Numquid non indicatum est tibi domino meo quid fecerim cum interficeret Jezabel prophetas Domini,Has it not been revealed to you,quod absconderim de prophetis Domini centum viros,my lord,quinquagenoswhat I did when Jezebel was killing the prophets of the Lord:et quinquagenos,how I hid one hundred men from the prophets of the Lord,in speluncis,fifty and fifty,et paverim eos panein caves,et aqua?and how I fed them with bread and water?

¹³Numquid non indicatum est tibi domino meo quid fecerim cum interficeret Jezabel prophetas Domini,Has it not been revealed to you,quod absconderim de prophetis Domini centum viros,my lord,quinquagenoswhat I did when Jezebel was killing the prophets of the Lord:et quinquagenos,how I hid one hundred men from the prophets of the Lord,in speluncis,fifty and fifty,et paverim eos panein caves,et aqua?and how I fed them with bread and water?

¹⁴et nunc tu dicis:And now you say:Vade, et dic domino tuo: Adest Elias:‘Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here,’ut interficiat me?so that he may kill me!”

¹⁴et nunc tu dicis:And now you say:Vade, et dic domino tuo: Adest Elias:‘Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here,’ut interficiat me?so that he may kill me!”

¹⁵Et dixit Elias:And Elijah said,Vivit Dominus exercituum,“As the Lord of hosts lives,ante cujus vultum sto,before whose face I stand,quia hodie apparebo ei.this day I will appear to him.”

¹⁵Et dixit Elias:And Elijah said,Vivit Dominus exercituum,“As the Lord of hosts lives,ante cujus vultum sto,before whose face I stand,quia hodie apparebo ei.this day I will appear to him.”

¹⁶Abiit ergo Abdias in occursum Achab,Therefore, Obadiah went away to meet Ahab,et indicavit ei: venitque Achab in occursum Eliæ.and he reported to him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.

¹⁶Abiit ergo Abdias in occursum Achab,Therefore, Obadiah went away to meet Ahab,et indicavit ei: venitque Achab in occursum Eliæ.and he reported to him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.

¹⁷Et cum vidisset eum, ait:And when he had seen him, he said,Tune es ille, qui conturbas Israël?“Are you the one who is disturbing Israel?”

¹⁷Et cum vidisset eum, ait:And when he had seen him, he said,Tune es ille, qui conturbas Israël?“Are you the one who is disturbing Israel?”

¹⁸Et ille ait:And he said:Non ego turbavi Israël,“I have not troubled Israel.sed tu,But it is you,et domus patris tui,and the house of your father,qui dereliquistis mandata Domini,who have abandoned the commandments of the Lord,et secuti estis Baalim.and have followed the Baals.

¹⁸Et ille ait:And he said:Non ego turbavi Israël,“I have not troubled Israel.sed tu,But it is you,et domus patris tui,and the house of your father,qui dereliquistis mandata Domini,who have abandoned the commandments of the Lord,et secuti estis Baalim.and have followed the Baals.

¹⁹Verumtamen nunc mitte,Yet truly now,et congrega ad me universum Israël in monte Carmeli,send and gather to me all of Israel, on Mount Carmel,et prophetas Baal quadringentos quinquaginta,with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal,prophetasque lucorum quadringentos,and the four hundred prophets of the sacred groves,qui comedunt de mensa Jezabel.who eat from the table of Jezebel.”

¹⁹Verumtamen nunc mitte,Yet truly now,et congrega ad me universum Israël in monte Carmeli,send and gather to me all of Israel, on Mount Carmel,et prophetas Baal quadringentos quinquaginta,with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal,prophetasque lucorum quadringentos,and the four hundred prophets of the sacred groves,qui comedunt de mensa Jezabel.who eat from the table of Jezebel.”

²⁰Misit Achab ad omnes filios Israël,Ahab sent to all the sons of Israel,et congregavit prophetas in monte Carmeli.and he gathered together the prophets on mount Carmel.

²⁰Misit Achab ad omnes filios Israël,Ahab sent to all the sons of Israel,et congregavit prophetas in monte Carmeli.and he gathered together the prophets on mount Carmel.

²¹Accedens autem Elias ad omnem populum,Then Elijah, drawing near to all the people,ait:said:Usquequo claudicatis in duas partes?“How long will you waver between two sides?si Dominus est Deus,If the Lord is God,sequimini eum:follow him.si autem Baal,But if Baal is,sequimini illum.then follow him.”Et non respondit ei populus verbum.And the people did not respond a word to him.

²¹Accedens autem Elias ad omnem populum,Then Elijah, drawing near to all the people,ait:said:Usquequo claudicatis in duas partes?“How long will you waver between two sides?si Dominus est Deus,If the Lord is God,sequimini eum:follow him.si autem Baal,But if Baal is,sequimini illum.then follow him.”Et non respondit ei populus verbum.And the people did not respond a word to him.

²²Et ait rursus Elias ad populum:And Elijah said again to the people:Ego remansi propheta Domini solus:“I alone remain as a prophet of the Lord.prophetæ autem Baal quadringenti et quinquaginta viri sunt.But the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men.

²²Et ait rursus Elias ad populum:And Elijah said again to the people:Ego remansi propheta Domini solus:“I alone remain as a prophet of the Lord.prophetæ autem Baal quadringenti et quinquaginta viri sunt.But the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men.

²³Dentur nobis duo boves,Let two oxen be given to us.et illi eligant sibi bovem unum,And let them choose one ox for themselves,et in frusta cædentes ponant super ligna,and, cutting it into pieces, let them set it on the wood.ignem autem non supponant:But they may not place fire under it.et ego faciam bovem alterum,And I will prepare the other ox,et imponam super ligna,and set it on the wood.ignem autem non supponam.But I will not place fire under it.

²³Dentur nobis duo boves,Let two oxen be given to us.et illi eligant sibi bovem unum,And let them choose one ox for themselves,et in frusta cædentes ponant super ligna,and, cutting it into pieces, let them set it on the wood.ignem autem non supponant:But they may not place fire under it.et ego faciam bovem alterum,And I will prepare the other ox,et imponam super ligna,and set it on the wood.ignem autem non supponam.But I will not place fire under it.

²⁴Invocate nomina deorum vestrorum,Call upon the names of your gods.et ego invocabo nomen Domini mei:And I will call on the name of my Lord.et Deus qui exaudierit per ignem,And the God who will have heeded with fire,ipse sit Deus.let him be God.”Respondens omnis populus ait:And in response, all the people said,Optima propositio.“Excellent proposition.”

²⁴Invocate nomina deorum vestrorum,Call upon the names of your gods.et ego invocabo nomen Domini mei:And I will call on the name of my Lord.et Deus qui exaudierit per ignem,And the God who will have heeded with fire,ipse sit Deus.let him be God.”Respondens omnis populus ait:And in response, all the people said,Optima propositio.“Excellent proposition.”

²⁵Dixit ergo Elias prophetis Baal:Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal:Eligite vobis bovem unum,“Choose for yourselves one ox,et facite primi,and prepare it first.quia vos plures estis:For you are many.et invocate nomina deorum vestrorum,And call on the names of your gods,ignemque non supponatis.but do not place fire under it.”

²⁵Dixit ergo Elias prophetis Baal:Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal:Eligite vobis bovem unum,“Choose for yourselves one ox,et facite primi,and prepare it first.quia vos plures estis:For you are many.et invocate nomina deorum vestrorum,And call on the names of your gods,ignemque non supponatis.but do not place fire under it.”

²⁶Qui cum tulissent bovem quem dederat eis,And when they had taken an ox, which he had given to them,fecerunt:they prepared it.et invocabant nomen Baal de mane usque ad meridiem, dicentes:And they called on the name of Baal, from morning even until midday,Baal,saying,exaudi nos.“O Baal, heed us.”Et non erat vox,And there was no voice,nec qui responderet:nor did anyone respond.transiliebantque altare quod fecerant.And so they leaped upon the altar that they had made.

²⁶Qui cum tulissent bovem quem dederat eis,And when they had taken an ox, which he had given to them,fecerunt:they prepared it.et invocabant nomen Baal de mane usque ad meridiem, dicentes:And they called on the name of Baal, from morning even until midday,Baal,saying,exaudi nos.“O Baal, heed us.”Et non erat vox,And there was no voice,nec qui responderet:nor did anyone respond.transiliebantque altare quod fecerant.And so they leaped upon the altar that they had made.

²⁷Cumque esset jam meridies,And when it was now midday,illudebat illis Elias,Elijah ridiculed them,dicens:saying:Clamate voce majore:“Cry out with a louder voice.deus enim est,For he is a god,et forsitan loquitur,and perhaps he is talking,aut in diversorio est,or at an inn,aut in itinere,or on a journey,aut certe dormit,or certainly he may be asleep,ut excitetur.and must be awakened.”

²⁷Cumque esset jam meridies,And when it was now midday,illudebat illis Elias,Elijah ridiculed them,dicens:saying:Clamate voce majore:“Cry out with a louder voice.deus enim est,For he is a god,et forsitan loquitur,and perhaps he is talking,aut in diversorio est,or at an inn,aut in itinere,or on a journey,aut certe dormit,or certainly he may be asleep,ut excitetur.and must be awakened.”

²⁸Clamabant ergo voce magna,Then they cried out with a loud voice,et incidebant se juxta ritum suum cultris et lanceolis,and they cut themselves, in accord with their ritual, with knives and lancets,donec perfunderentur sanguine.until they were entirely covered in blood.

²⁸Clamabant ergo voce magna,Then they cried out with a loud voice,et incidebant se juxta ritum suum cultris et lanceolis,and they cut themselves, in accord with their ritual, with knives and lancets,donec perfunderentur sanguine.until they were entirely covered in blood.

²⁹Postquam autem transiit meridies,Then, after midday had passed,et illis prophetantibus venerat tempus quo sacrificium offerri solet,and they were prophesying, the time had arrived when the sacrifice is usually offered.nec audiebatur vox,And there was no voice heard,nec aliquis respondebat, nec attendebat orantes,neither did anyone heed or respond to the praying.

²⁹Postquam autem transiit meridies,Then, after midday had passed,et illis prophetantibus venerat tempus quo sacrificium offerri solet,and they were prophesying, the time had arrived when the sacrifice is usually offered.nec audiebatur vox,And there was no voice heard,nec aliquis respondebat, nec attendebat orantes,neither did anyone heed or respond to the praying.

³⁰dixit Elias omni populo:Elijah said to all the people,Venite ad me.“Draw near to me.”Et accedente ad se populo,And as the people were drawing near to him,curavit altare Domini quod destructum fuerat.he repaired the altar of the Lord, which had been torn down.

³⁰dixit Elias omni populo:Elijah said to all the people,Venite ad me.“Draw near to me.”Et accedente ad se populo,And as the people were drawing near to him,curavit altare Domini quod destructum fuerat.he repaired the altar of the Lord, which had been torn down.

³¹Et tulit duodecim lapides juxta numerum tribuum filiorum Jacob,And he took twelve stones, in accord with the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob,ad quem factus est sermo Domini,to whom the word of the Lord came,dicens:saying,Israël erit nomen tuum.“Israel shall be your name.”

³¹Et tulit duodecim lapides juxta numerum tribuum filiorum Jacob,And he took twelve stones, in accord with the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob,ad quem factus est sermo Domini,to whom the word of the Lord came,dicens:saying,Israël erit nomen tuum.“Israel shall be your name.”

³²Et ædificavit de lapidibus altare in nomine Domini:And he built from the stones an altar to the name of the Lord.fecitque aquæductum,And he made a trench for water,quasi per duas aratiunculas in circuitu altaris,like two furrows of plowed land, all around the altar.

³²Et ædificavit de lapidibus altare in nomine Domini:And he built from the stones an altar to the name of the Lord.fecitque aquæductum,And he made a trench for water,quasi per duas aratiunculas in circuitu altaris,like two furrows of plowed land, all around the altar.

³³et composuit ligna:And he arranged the wood,divisitque per membra bovem,and he cut the ox into pieces,et posuit super ligna,and he placed it on the wood.

³³et composuit ligna:And he arranged the wood,divisitque per membra bovem,and he cut the ox into pieces,et posuit super ligna,and he placed it on the wood.

³⁴et ait: Implete quatuor hydrias aqua,And he said, “Fill four containers with water,et fundite super holocaustum et super ligna.and pour it over the holocaust, and over the wood.”Rursumque dixit:And again, he said,Etiam secundo hoc facite.“Do this a second time.”Qui cum fecissent secundo, ait:And when they had done it a second time,Etiam tertio idipsum facite.he said, “Do it also a third time.”Feceruntque tertio,And they did so a third time.

³⁴et ait: Implete quatuor hydrias aqua,And he said, “Fill four containers with water,et fundite super holocaustum et super ligna.and pour it over the holocaust, and over the wood.”Rursumque dixit:And again, he said,Etiam secundo hoc facite.“Do this a second time.”Qui cum fecissent secundo, ait:And when they had done it a second time,Etiam tertio idipsum facite.he said, “Do it also a third time.”Feceruntque tertio,And they did so a third time.

³⁵et currebant aquæ circum altare,And the water was running down around the altar,et fossa aquæductus repleta est.and the pit of the trench was filled with water.

³⁵et currebant aquæ circum altare,And the water was running down around the altar,et fossa aquæductus repleta est.and the pit of the trench was filled with water.

³⁶Cumque jam tempus esset ut offerretur holocaustum,And when it was now time for the holocaust to be offered,accedens Elias propheta ait:the prophet Elijah, drawing near, said:Domine Deus Abraham,“O Lord, God of Abraham,et Isaac,and Isaac,et Israël,and Israel,ostende hodie quia tu es Deus Israël,reveal this day that you are the God of Israel,et ego servus tuus,and that I am your servant,et juxta præceptum tuum feci omnia verba hæc.and that I have acted, in all these things, in accord with your precept.

³⁶Cumque jam tempus esset ut offerretur holocaustum,And when it was now time for the holocaust to be offered,accedens Elias propheta ait:the prophet Elijah, drawing near, said:Domine Deus Abraham,“O Lord, God of Abraham,et Isaac,and Isaac,et Israël,and Israel,ostende hodie quia tu es Deus Israël,reveal this day that you are the God of Israel,et ego servus tuus,and that I am your servant,et juxta præceptum tuum feci omnia verba hæc.and that I have acted, in all these things, in accord with your precept.

³⁷Exaudi me,Heed me,Domine,O Lord,exaudi me:heed me,ut discat populus iste quia tu es Dominus Deus,so that this people may learn that you are the Lord God,et tu convertisti cor eorum iterum.and that you have converted their heart again.”

³⁷Exaudi me,Heed me,Domine,O Lord,exaudi me:heed me,ut discat populus iste quia tu es Dominus Deus,so that this people may learn that you are the Lord God,et tu convertisti cor eorum iterum.and that you have converted their heart again.”

³⁸Cecidit autem ignis Domini,Then the fire of the Lord fell downet voravit holocaustum,and devoured the holocaust,et ligna,and the wood,et lapides,and the stones,pulverem quoque,and even the dust,et aquam quæ erat in aquæductu lambens.and it absorbed the water that was in the trench.

³⁸Cecidit autem ignis Domini,Then the fire of the Lord fell downet voravit holocaustum,and devoured the holocaust,et ligna,and the wood,et lapides,and the stones,pulverem quoque,and even the dust,et aquam quæ erat in aquæductu lambens.and it absorbed the water that was in the trench.

³⁹Quod cum vidisset omnis populus,And when all the people had seen it,cecidit in faciem suam,they fell upon their face,et ait:and they said:Dominus ipse est Deus,“The Lord himself is God!Dominus ipse est Deus.The Lord himself is God!”

³⁹Quod cum vidisset omnis populus,And when all the people had seen it,cecidit in faciem suam,they fell upon their face,et ait:and they said:Dominus ipse est Deus,“The Lord himself is God!Dominus ipse est Deus.The Lord himself is God!”

⁴⁰Dixitque Elias ad eos:And Elijah said to them,Apprehendite prophetas Baal,“Apprehend the prophets of Baal,et ne unus quidem effugiat ex eis.and do not let even one of them escape.”Quos cum apprehendissent,And when they had apprehended them,duxit eos Elias ad torrentem Cison,Elijah led them down to the torrent Kishon,et interfecit eos ibi.and he put them to death there.

⁴⁰Dixitque Elias ad eos:And Elijah said to them,Apprehendite prophetas Baal,“Apprehend the prophets of Baal,et ne unus quidem effugiat ex eis.and do not let even one of them escape.”Quos cum apprehendissent,And when they had apprehended them,duxit eos Elias ad torrentem Cison,Elijah led them down to the torrent Kishon,et interfecit eos ibi.and he put them to death there.

⁴¹Et ait Elias ad Achab:And Elijah said to Ahab “Ascend;Ascende, comede,eat and drink.et bibe, quia sonus multæ pluviæ est.For there is the sound of an abundance of rain.”

⁴¹Et ait Elias ad Achab:And Elijah said to Ahab “Ascend;Ascende, comede,eat and drink.et bibe, quia sonus multæ pluviæ est.For there is the sound of an abundance of rain.”

⁴²Ascendit Achab ut comederet et biberet:Ahab ascended, so that he might eat and drink.Elias autem ascendit in verticem Carmeli,But Elijah ascended to the top of Carmel,et pronus in terram posuit faciem suam inter genua sua,and bending down to the ground, he placed his face between his knees.

⁴²Ascendit Achab ut comederet et biberet:Ahab ascended, so that he might eat and drink.Elias autem ascendit in verticem Carmeli,But Elijah ascended to the top of Carmel,et pronus in terram posuit faciem suam inter genua sua,and bending down to the ground, he placed his face between his knees.

⁴³et dixit ad puerum suum:And he said to his servant,Ascende,“Ascend,et prospice contra mare.and gaze out toward the sea.”Qui cum ascendisset,And when he had ascended,et contemplatus esset, ait:and had contemplated, he said,Non est quidquam.“There is nothing.”Et rursum ait illi:And again, he said to him,Revertere septem vicibus.“Return seven times.”

⁴³et dixit ad puerum suum:And he said to his servant,Ascende,“Ascend,et prospice contra mare.and gaze out toward the sea.”Qui cum ascendisset,And when he had ascended,et contemplatus esset, ait:and had contemplated, he said,Non est quidquam.“There is nothing.”Et rursum ait illi:And again, he said to him,Revertere septem vicibus.“Return seven times.”

⁴⁴In septima autem vice,And at the seventh time,ecce nubecula parva quasi vestigium hominis ascendebat de mari.behold, a little cloud ascended from the sea like the footstep of a man.Qui ait: Ascende,And he said: “Ascend,et dic Achab:and say to Ahab,Junge currum tuum et descende,‘Yoke your chariot, and descend; otherwise,ne occupet te pluvia.the rain may prevent you.’”

⁴⁴In septima autem vice,And at the seventh time,ecce nubecula parva quasi vestigium hominis ascendebat de mari.behold, a little cloud ascended from the sea like the footstep of a man.Qui ait: Ascende,And he said: “Ascend,et dic Achab:and say to Ahab,Junge currum tuum et descende,‘Yoke your chariot, and descend; otherwise,ne occupet te pluvia.the rain may prevent you.’”

⁴⁵Cumque se verteret hucAnd as he was turning himself this way and that,atque illuc,behold,ecce cæli contenebrati sunt,the heavens were darkened,et nubes,and there were clouds and wind,et ventus,and a great rainstorm occurred.et facta est pluvia grandis.And so Ahab,Ascendens itaque Achab,going up,abiit in Jezrahel:went away to Jezreel.

⁴⁵Cumque se verteret hucAnd as he was turning himself this way and that,atque illuc,behold,ecce cæli contenebrati sunt,the heavens were darkened,et nubes,and there were clouds and wind,et ventus,and a great rainstorm occurred.et facta est pluvia grandis.And so Ahab,Ascendens itaque Achab,going up,abiit in Jezrahel:went away to Jezreel.

⁴⁶et manus Domini facta est super Eliam,And the hand of the Lord was upon Elijah.accinctisque lumbis currebat ante Achab,And cinching his waist, he ran before Ahab,donec veniret in Jezrahel.until he arrived at Jezreel.

⁴⁶et manus Domini facta est super Eliam,And the hand of the Lord was upon Elijah.accinctisque lumbis currebat ante Achab,And cinching his waist, he ran before Ahab,donec veniret in Jezrahel.until he arrived at Jezreel.