Ki Tissa 1And it came to pass after many days, that the D’var יהוה came to Eli-Yahu in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself unto Akhav, and I will send rain upon the land.” 2And Eli-Yahu went to show himself unto Akhav. And the famine was sore in Shomron. 3And Akhav called Ovad-Yahu, who was over the household.
Now Ovad-Yahu feared יהוה greatly; 4for it was so, when Izavel cut off the Nevi’im of יהוה , that Ovad-Yahu took a hundred Nevi’im, and hid them fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.
5And Akhav said unto Ovad-Yahu, “Go through the land, unto all the springs of water, and unto all the brooks; perhaps we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.” 6So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Akhav went one way by himself, and Ovad-Yahu went another way by himself. 7And as Ovad-Yahu was in the way, behold, Eli-Yahu met him; and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, “Is it you, my Adon Eli-Yahu?” 8And he answered him, “It is I; go, tell your Adon, ‘Behold, Eli-Yahu is here’.” 9And he said, “Wherein have I sinned, that you would deliver your servant into the hand of Akhav, to slay me? 10As יהוה your Elohim lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my Adon has not sent to seek you; and when they said, ‘He is not here’, he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found you not. 11And now you say, ‘Go, tell your Adon, ‘Behold, Eli-Yahu is here’.’ 12And it will come to pass, as soon as I am gone from you, that the Ru’akh יהוה will carry you where I know not; and so when I come and tell Akhav, and he cannot find you, he will slay me; but I your servant fear יהוה from my youth. 13Was it not told my Adon what I did when Izavel slew the Nevi’im of יהוה , how I hid a hundred men of the Nevi’im of יהוה by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water? 14And now you say, ‘Go, tell your Adon, ‘Behold, Eli-Yahu is here’;’ and he will slay me.” 15And Eli-Yahu said, “As יהוה Tzeva’ot lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself unto him today.”
16So Ovad-Yahu went to meet Akhav, and told him; and Akhav went to meet Eli-Yahu. 17And it came to pass, when Akhav saw Eli-Yahu, that Akhav said unto him, “Is it you, you troubler of Yisra’el?” 18And he answered, “I have not troubled Yisra’el; but you, and your father’s house, in that you have forsaken the Mitzvot of יהוה , and you have followed the Ba’alim. 19Now therefore send, and gather to me all Yisra’el unto Har Karmel, and the prophets of Ba’al four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the Asherah four hundred, that eat at Izavel’s table.” 20And Akhav sent unto all the B’nei Yisra’el, and gathered the prophets together unto Har Karmel. 21And Eli-Yahu came near unto all the people, and said, “How long will you halt between two opinions? If יהוה is Elohim, follow Him; but if Ba’al is, follow him.” And the people answered him not a word. 22Then said Eli-Yahu unto the people, “I, even I only, am left a Navi of יהוה ; but Ba’al’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men. 23Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under it; and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under it. 24And you, call on the name of your god, and I will call on the Name of יהוה ; and the Elohim that answers by fire, let him be Elohim.”
And all the people answered and said, “It is well spoken.” 25And Eli-Yahu said unto the prophets of Ba’al, “Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for you are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it.” 26And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Ba’al from morning even until noon, saying, “O Ba’al, answer us.” But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they danced in halting wise about the altar which was made. 27And it came to pass at noon, that Eli-Yahu mocked them, and said, “Cry aloud; for he is a god; either he is musing, or he is gone aside, or he is in a journey, or perhaps he sleeps, and must be awakened.” 28And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with swords and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them. 29And it was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening offering; but their was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded. 30And Eli-Yahu said unto all the people, “Come near unto me.” And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the Mizbe’akh of יהוה that was thrown down. 31And Eli-Yahu took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Ya’akov, unto whom the D’var יהוה came, saying, “Yisra’el shall be your name.” 32And with the stones he built a Mizbe’akh in the Name of יהוה ; and he made a trench about the Mizbe’akh, as great as would contain two measures of seed. 33And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. 34And he said, “Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the Olah, and on the wood.” And he said, “Do it the second time.” And they did it the second time. And he said, “Do it the third time.” And they did it the third time. 35And the water ran round about the Mizbe’akh; and he filled the trench also with water. 36And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening offering, that Eli-Yahu HaNavi came near, and said, “O יהוה , Elohim of Avraham, Yitz’khak, and of Yisra’el, let it be known this day that You are Elohim in Yisra’el, and that I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your D’varim. 37Hear me, O יהוה , hear me, that this people may know that You, יהוה , are Elohim, for You did turn their heart backward.” 38Then the fire of יהוה fell and consumed the Olah, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, ” יהוה , He is Elohim; יהוה , He is Elohim.” end Ki Tissa 40And Eli-Yahu said unto them, “Take the prophets of Ba’al; let not one of them escape.” And they took them; and Eli-Yahu brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. 41And Eli-Yahu said unto Akhav, “Get yourself up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.” 42So Akhav went up to eat and to drink. And Eli-Yahu went up to the top of Karmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees. 43And 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.” 44And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, “Behold, there arises a cloud out of the sea, as small as a man’s hand.” And he said, “Go up, say unto Akhav, ‘Make ready your chariot, and get yourself down, that the rain does not stop you’.” 45And it came to pass in a little while, that the heaven grew dark with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Akhav rode, and went to Yizreilah. Pin’khas 46And the hand of יהוה was on Eli-Yahu; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Akhav to the entrance of Yizreilah
אוַיְהִי יָמִים רַבִּים וּדְבַר יהוה הָיָה אֶל אֵלִיָּהוּ בַּשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁלִישִׁית לֵאמֹר: לֵךְ הֵרָאֵה אֶל אַחְאָב וְאֶתְּנָה מָטָר עַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה. בוַיֵּלֶךְ אֵלִיָּהוּ לְהֵרָאוֹת אֶל אַחְאָב; וְהָרָעָב חָזָק בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן. גוַיִּקְרָא אַחְאָב אֶל עֹבַדְיָהוּ אֲשֶׁר עַל הַבָּיִת.
וְעֹבַדְיָהוּ הָיָה יָרֵא אֶת יהוה מְאֹד. דוַיְהִי בְּהַכְרִית אִיזֶבֶל אֵת נְבִיאֵי יהוה ; וַיִּקַּח עֹבַדְיָהוּ מֵאָה נְבִיאִים וַיַּחְבִּיאֵם חֲמִשִּׁים אִישׁ בַּמְּעָרָה וְכִלְכְּלָם לֶחֶם וָמָיִם.
הוַיֹּאמֶר אַחְאָב אֶל עֹבַדְיָהוּ לֵךְ בָּאָרֶץ אֶל כָּל מַעְיְנֵי הַמַּיִם וְאֶל כָּל הַנְּחָלִים; אוּלַי נִמְצָא חָצִיר וּנְחַיֶּה סוּס וָפֶרֶד וְלוֹא נַכְרִית מֵהַבְּהֵמָה. ווַיְחַלְּקוּ לָהֶם אֶת הָאָרֶץ לַעֲבָר בָּהּ: אַחְאָב הָלַךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ אֶחָד לְבַדּוֹ וְעֹבַדְיָהוּ הָלַךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ אֶחָד לְבַדּוֹ. זוַיְהִי עֹבַדְיָהוּ בַּדֶּרֶךְ וְהִנֵּה אֵלִיָּהוּ לִקְרָאתוֹ; וַיַּכִּרֵהוּ וַיִּפֹּל עַל פָּנָיו וַיֹּאמֶר הַאַתָּה זֶה אֲדֹנִי אֵלִיָּהוּ. חוַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ אָנִי; לֵךְ אֱמֹר לַאדֹנֶיךָ הִנֵּה אֵלִיָּהוּ. טוַיֹּאמֶר מֶה חָטָאתִי: כִּי אַתָּה נֹתֵן אֶת עַבְדְּךָ בְּיַד אַחְאָב לַהֲמִיתֵנִי. יחַי יהוה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אִם יֶשׁ גּוֹי וּמַמְלָכָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא שָׁלַח אֲדֹנִי שָׁם לְבַקֶּשְׁךָ וְאָמְרוּ אָיִן; וְהִשְׁבִּיעַ אֶת הַמַּמְלָכָה וְאֶת הַגּוֹי כִּי לֹא יִמְצָאֶכָּה. יאוְעַתָּה אַתָּה אֹמֵר: לֵךְ אֱמֹר לַאדֹנֶיךָ הִנֵּה אֵלִיָּהוּ. יבוְהָיָה אֲנִי אֵלֵךְ מֵאִתָּךְ וְרוּחַ יהוה יִשָּׂאֲךָ עַל אֲשֶׁר לֹא אֵדָע וּבָאתִי לְהַגִּיד לְאַחְאָב וְלֹא יִמְצָאֲךָ וַהֲרָגָנִי; וְעַבְדְּךָ יָרֵא אֶת יהוה מִנְּעֻרָי. יגהֲלֹא הֻגַּד לַאדֹנִי אֵת אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי בַּהֲרֹג אִיזֶבֶל אֵת נְבִיאֵי יהוה ; וָאַחְבִּא מִנְּבִיאֵי יהוה מֵאָה אִישׁ חֲמִשִּׁים חֲמִשִּׁים אִישׁ בַּמְּעָרָה וָאֲכַלְכְּלֵם לֶחֶם וָמָיִם. ידוְעַתָּה אַתָּה אֹמֵר לֵךְ אֱמֹר לַאדֹנֶיךָ הִנֵּה אֵלִיָּהוּ; וַהֲרָגָנִי. טווַיֹּאמֶר אֵלִיָּהוּ חַי יהוה צְבָאוֹת אֲשֶׁר עָמַדְתִּי לְפָנָיו: כִּי הַיּוֹם אֵרָאֶה אֵלָיו.
טזוַיֵּלֶךְ עֹבַדְיָהוּ לִקְרַאת אַחְאָב וַיַּגֶּד לוֹ; וַיֵּלֶךְ אַחְאָב לִקְרַאת אֵלִיָּהוּ. יזוַיְהִי כִּרְאוֹת אַחְאָב אֶת אֵלִיָּהוּ; וַיֹּאמֶר אַחְאָב אֵלָיו הַאַתָּה זֶה עֹכֵר יִשְׂרָאֵל. יחוַיֹּאמֶר לֹא עָכַרְתִּי אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי אִם אַתָּה וּבֵית אָבִיךָ בַּעֲזָבְכֶם אֶת מִצְוֹת יהוה וַתֵּלֶךְ אַחֲרֵי הַבְּעָלִים. יטוְעַתָּה שְׁלַח קְבֹץ אֵלַי אֶת כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל הַר הַכַּרְמֶל; וְאֶת נְבִיאֵי הַבַּעַל אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים וּנְבִיאֵי הָאֲשֵׁרָה אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת אֹכְלֵי שֻׁלְחַן אִיזָבֶל. כוַיִּשְׁלַח אַחְאָב בְּכָל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל ; וַיִּקְבֹּץ אֶת הַנְּבִיאִים אֶל הַר הַכַּרְמֶל. כאוַיִּגַּשׁ אֵלִיָּהוּ אֶל כָּל הָעָם וַיֹּאמֶר עַד מָתַי אַתֶּם פֹּסְחִים עַל שְׁתֵּי הַסְּעִפִּים אִם יהוה הָאֱלֹהִים לְכוּ אַחֲרָיו וְאִם הַבַּעַל לְכוּ אַחֲרָיו; וְלֹא עָנוּ הָעָם אֹתוֹ דָּבָר. כבוַיֹּאמֶר אֵלִיָּהוּ אֶל הָעָם אֲנִי נוֹתַרְתִּי נָבִיא לַיהוה לְבַדִּי; וּנְבִיאֵי הַבַּעַל אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים אִישׁ. כגוְיִתְּנוּ לָנוּ שְׁנַיִם פָּרִים וְיִבְחֲרוּ לָהֶם הַפָּר הָאֶחָד וִינַתְּחֻהוּ וְיָשִׂימוּ עַל הָעֵצִים וְאֵשׁ לֹא יָשִׂימוּ; וַאֲנִי אֶעֱשֶׂה אֶת הַפָּר הָאֶחָד וְנָתַתִּי עַל הָעֵצִים וְאֵשׁ לֹא אָשִׂים. כדוּקְרָאתֶם בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וַאֲנִי אֶקְרָא בְשֵׁם יהוה וְהָיָה הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר יַעֲנֶה בָאֵשׁ הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים.
וַיַּעַן כָּל הָעָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ טוֹב הַדָּבָר. כהוַיֹּאמֶר אֵלִיָּהוּ לִנְבִיאֵי הַבַּעַל בַּחֲרוּ לָכֶם הַפָּר הָאֶחָד וַעֲשׂוּ רִאשֹׁנָה כִּי אַתֶּם הָרַבִּים; וְקִרְאוּ בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וְאֵשׁ לֹא תָשִׂימוּ. כווַיִּקְחוּ אֶת הַפָּר אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָהֶם וַיַּעֲשׂוּ וַיִּקְרְאוּ בְשֵׁם הַבַּעַל מֵהַבֹּקֶר וְעַד הַצָּהֳרַיִם לֵאמֹר הַבַּעַל עֲנֵנוּ וְאֵין קוֹל וְאֵין עֹנֶה; וַיְפַסְּחוּ עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה. כזוַיְהִי בַצָּהֳרַיִם וַיְהַתֵּל בָּהֶם אֵלִיָּהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר קִרְאוּ בְקוֹל גָּדוֹל כִּי אֱלֹהִים הוּא כִּי שִׂיחַ וְכִי שִׂיג לוֹ וְכִי דֶרֶךְ לוֹ; אוּלַי יָשֵׁן הוּא וְיִקָץ. כחוַיִּקְרְאוּ בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל וַיִּתְגֹּדְדוּ כְּמִשְׁפָּטָם בַּחֲרָבוֹת וּבָרְמָחִים עַד שְׁפָךְ דָּם עֲלֵיהֶם. כטוַיְהִי כַּעֲבֹר הַצָּהֳרַיִם וַיִּתְנַבְּאוּ עַד לַעֲלוֹת הַמִּנְחָה; וְאֵין קוֹל וְאֵין עֹנֶה וְאֵין קָשֶׁב. לוַיֹּאמֶר אֵלִיָּהוּ לְכָל הָעָם גְּשׁוּ אֵלַי וַיִּגְּשׁוּ כָל הָעָם אֵלָיו; וַיְרַפֵּא אֶת מִזְבַּח יהוה הֶהָרוּס. לאוַיִּקַּח אֵלִיָּהוּ שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה אֲבָנִים כְּמִסְפַּר שִׁבְטֵי בְנֵי יַעֲקֹב אֲשֶׁר הָיָה דְבַר יהוה אֵלָיו לֵאמֹר יִשְׂרָאֵל יִהְיֶה שְׁמֶךָ. לבוַיִּבְנֶה אֶת הָאֲבָנִים מִזְבֵּחַ בְּשֵׁם יהוה ; וַיַּעַשׂ תְּעָלָה כְּבֵית סָאתַיִם זֶרַע סָבִיב לַמִּזְבֵּחַ. לגוַיַּעֲרֹךְ אֶת הָעֵצִים; וַיְנַתַּח אֶת הַפָּר וַיָּשֶׂם עַל הָעֵצִים. לדוַיֹּאמֶר מִלְאוּ אַרְבָּעָה כַדִּים מַיִם וְיִצְקוּ עַל הָעֹלָה וְעַל הָעֵצִים; וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁנוּ וַיִּשְׁנוּ וַיֹּאמֶר שַׁלֵּשׁוּ וַיְשַׁלֵּשׁוּ. להוַיֵּלְכוּ הַמַּיִם סָבִיב לַמִּזְבֵּחַ; וְגַם אֶת הַתְּעָלָה מִלֵּא מָיִם. לווַיְהִי בַּעֲלוֹת הַמִּנְחָה וַיִּגַּשׁ אֵלִיָּהוּ הַנָּבִיא וַיֹּאמַר יהוה אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיִשְׂרָאֵל הַיּוֹם יִוָּדַע כִּי אַתָּה אֱלֹהִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַאֲנִי עַבְדֶּךָ; ובדבריך (וּבִדְבָרְךָ) עָשִׂיתִי אֵת כָּל הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה. לזעֲנֵנִי יהוה עֲנֵנִי וְיֵדְעוּ הָעָם הַזֶּה כִּי אַתָּה יהוה הָאֱלֹהִים; וְאַתָּה הֲסִבֹּתָ אֶת לִבָּם אֲחֹרַנִּית. לחוַתִּפֹּל אֵשׁ יהוה וַתֹּאכַל אֶת הָעֹלָה וְאֶת הָעֵצִים וְאֶת הָאֲבָנִים וְאֶת הֶעָפָר; וְאֶת הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר בַּתְּעָלָה לִחֵכָה. לטוַיַּרְא כָּל הָעָם וַיִּפְּלוּ עַל פְּנֵיהֶם; וַיֹּאמְרוּ יהוה הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים יהוה הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים. מוַיֹּאמֶר אֵלִיָּהוּ לָהֶם תִּפְשׂוּ אֶת נְבִיאֵי הַבַּעַל אִישׁ אַל יִמָּלֵט מֵהֶם וַיִּתְפְּשׂוּם; וַיּוֹרִדֵם אֵלִיָּהוּ אֶל נַחַל קִישׁוֹן וַיִּשְׁחָטֵם שָׁם. מאוַיֹּאמֶר אֵלִיָּהוּ לְאַחְאָב עֲלֵה אֱכֹל וּשְׁתֵה: כִּי קוֹל הֲמוֹן הַגָּשֶׁם. מבוַיַּעֲלֶה אַחְאָב לֶאֱכֹל וְלִשְׁתּוֹת; וְאֵלִיָּהוּ עָלָה אֶל רֹאשׁ הַכַּרְמֶל וַיִּגְהַר אַרְצָה וַיָּשֶׂם פָּנָיו בֵּין בִּרְכָּו. מגוַיֹּאמֶר אֶל נַעֲרוֹ עֲלֵה נָא הַבֵּט דֶּרֶךְ יָם וַיַּעַל וַיַּבֵּט וַיֹּאמֶר אֵין מְאוּמָה; וַיֹּאמֶר שֻׁב שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים. מדוַיְהִי בַּשְּׁבִעִית וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה עָב קְטַנָּה כְּכַף אִישׁ עֹלָה מִיָּם; וַיֹּאמֶר עֲלֵה אֱמֹר אֶל אַחְאָב אֱסֹר וָרֵד וְלֹא יַעֲצָרְכָה הַגָּשֶׁם. מהוַיְהִי עַד כֹּה וְעַד כֹּה וְהַשָּׁמַיִם הִתְקַדְּרוּ עָבִים וְרוּחַ וַיְהִי גֶּשֶׁם גָּדוֹל; וַיִּרְכַּב אַחְאָב וַיֵּלֶךְ יִזְרְעֶאלָה. מווְיַד יהוה הָיְתָה אֶל אֵלִיָּהוּ וַיְשַׁנֵּס מָתְנָיו; וַיָּרָץ לִפְנֵי אַחְאָב עַד בֹּאֲכָה יִזְרְעֶאלָה.
D'var יהוה , The Word of יהוה 