1And Akhab told Izabeil everything that Elyah did and that he killed all the Prophets of Baala and of the idol shrines with the sword. 2And Jezebel sent by Messengers to Elyah and she said: “Thus the gods shall do to me and thus they will do more to me if tomorrow at this time I will not make your life like the life of one of them!” 3And Elyah was afraid, and he arose, he went to save his life and he came to Beersheba of Yehuda, and he left his Disciple there. 4And he walked in the wilderness one day’s journey and sat down under an oak, and he asked death for himself and said: “It is too much for me! Now, LORD JEHOVAH, take my soul from me, because I have not been better than my fathers!” 5And he fell asleep and he sank under the oak, and behold, an Angel came to him and said to him: “Arise! Eat!” 6And he turned and he saw his pillow a round baked cake and a jug of water, and he ate and drank and returned to sleep. 7And the Angel of LORD JEHOVAH returned the second time; he came to him and said: “Arise, eat and drink, because the way is too much for you.” 8And he arose, he ate and drank, and walked in the power of this food forty days and forty nights unto the mountain of God at Khurib.

9And he entered there a cave, and he spent the night there, and the word of LORD JEHOVAH came upon him, and he said to him: “What are you doing here, Elyah?” 10And he said: “Being zealous, I have been zealous for LORD JEHOVAH God of Hosts, because the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, they have overthrown your altars and they have murdered your Prophets by the sword, and I am left, I alone, and behold, they seek to take my life!”

11And he said to him: “Go out and stand on the mountain before LORD JEHOVAH.” And behold, LORD JEHOVAH made a great and mighty wind ripping apart the mountains and breaking the rocks before LORD JEHOVAH. LORD JEHOVAH was not in the wind, and after the wind, an earthquake. LORD JEHOVAH was not in the earthquake. 12And after the earthquake, a fire. LORD JEHOVAH was not in the fire. And after the fire, a voice that was speaking softly. 13And when Elyah heard, he wrapped up with his cloak around his face and went out and stood himself at the mouth of the cave, and there the voice was upon him and said to him: “What are you doing here Elyah?” 14And he said: “Being zealous, I have been zealous for LORD JEHOVAH, God of Hosts, for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, they have overthrown your altars and they have murdered your Prophets with the sword, and I am left, I alone, and behold, they seek to take my life!”

15And LORD JEHOVAH said to him: “Return! Go your way to the wilderness of Darmsuq, and go anoint Khazail to be king over Edom 16And Yehu, son of Imshi, that he will be king over Israel, and anoint Elisha, son of Shaphat, who is from Ebal Mekhula, that he will be Prophet in your place. 17And whomever will escape from the sword of Khazail, Yehu shall kill, and whomever will escape from the sword of Yehu, Elisha shall kill. 18And I shall leave seven thousand of Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.”

19And he went on from there and he found Elisha, son of Shaphat, who was driving a plow and twelve yokes before him, and he was one of the twelve, and Elyah passed by him, and he cast his cloak upon him. 20And he left the plough of the oxen and he went after Elyah, and he said to him: “I shall go, I shall kiss my father and my mother and I shall come after you!” He said to him: “Return, go, for what have I done to you?” 21And he returned from going after him and he took the yoke of the oxen, and he sacrificed them and he boiled the meat with the implements of the oxen, and he gave to the people and they ate, and he arose, he went after Elyah the Prophet and he ministered to him.