1. And it came to pass after yamim rabbim, that the Devar Hashem came to Eliyahu in the shanah hashlishit, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ach'av; and I will send matar upon the face of ha'adamah.
2. And Eliyahu went to show himself unto Ach'av. And there was a ra'av chazak (strong famine) in Shomron.
3. And Ach'av summoned Ovadyah, who was in charge of the Bayit (Palace)--now Ovadyah feared Hashem me'od (greatly);
4. For it was so, when Izevel cut off the Nevi'im of Hashem, that Ovadyah took a hundred Nevi'im, and hid them by fifty in a me'arah (cave), and fed them with lechem and mayim.
5. And Ach'av said unto Ovadyah, Go into HaAretz unto all springs of mayim, and unto all brooks; perhaps we may find khatzir (grass) to save the sus (horse) and pered (mules) alive, that we not be dispossessed of all the behemah.
6. So they divided ha'aretz between them to pass throughout it; Ach'av went derech echad by himself, and Ovadyah went derech echad by himself.
7. And as Ovadyah was baderech (on the way, road), hinei, Eliyahu met him; and he recognized him, and fell on his face, and said, Is it you, adoni Eliyahu?
8. And he answered him, I am; go, tell adoneicha, Hinei, Eliyahu!
9. And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy eved into the yad Ach'av to slay me?