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1 上主要用旋風接厄里亞升天的時候,厄里亞和厄里叟正離開基耳加耳;
Forsothe it was don, whanne the Lord wolde reise Elie bi a whirlewynd in to heuene, Elie and Elisee yeden fro Galgalis.
2 厄里亞對厄里叟說:「請你劉在這裏,因為上主派我到貝特耳去。」厄里叟卻回答說:「我指著永生的上主和你的性命起誓:我決不離開你。」於是二人到貝特耳。
And Elie seide to Elisee, Sitte thou here, for the Lord sente me til into Bethel. To whom Elisee seide, The Lord lyueth and thi soule lyueth, for Y schal not forsake thee. And whanne thei hadden come doun to Bethel,
3 在貝特耳的先知弟子們出來見厄里叟說:「上主今天要接你的師傅離開你,你知道嗎﹖」他回答說:「是,我知道,你們不要作聲。」
the sones of prophetis, that weren in Bethel, yeden out to Elisee, and seiden to hym, Whether thou knowist, that the Lord schal take awey thi lord to dai fro thee? Which answeride, And I knowe; be ye stille.
4 厄里亞對厄里叟說:「厄里叟,請你留在這裏,因為上主派我到耶里哥去。」他回答說:「我指著永生的上主和你的性命起誓:我決不離開你。」於是二人往耶里哥去了。
Forsothe Elie seide to Elisee, Sitte thou here, for the Lord sente me into Jerico. And he seide, The Lord lyueth and thi soule lyueth, for Y schal not forsake thee. And whanne thei hadden come to Jerico,
5 在耶里哥的先知弟子們前來,對厄里叟說: 「上主今天要接你的師傅離開你,你知道嗎﹖」他回答說:「是的,我知道,你們不要作聲。」
the sones of prophetis, that weren in Jerico, neiyiden to Elisee, and seiden to hym, Whether thou knowist, that the Lord schal take awei thi lord to dai fro thee? And he seide, Y knowe; be ye stille.
6 厄里亞又對厄里叟說:「請你留在這裏,因為上主派我到約但河去。」厄里叟回答說:「我指著永生的上主和你的性命起誓:我決不離開你。」二人於是繼續前行。
Forsothe Elie seide to Elisee, Sitte thou here, for the Lord sente me `til to Jordan. Which seide, The Lord lyueth and thi soule lyueth, for Y schal not forsake thee. Therfor bothe yeden togidere;
7 先知弟子中有五十個人同去,遠遠站在他們對面,他們二人立在約旦河邊,
and fifti men of the sones of prophetis sueden, which also stoden fer euen ayens; sothely thei bothe stoden ouer Jordan.
8 厄里亞將自己的外衣捲起,擊打河水,即左右分開,他們二人從乾地上走了過去。
And Elie took his mentil, and wlappide it, and smoot the watris; whiche weren departid `into euer ethir part, and bothe yeden bi the drie.
9 過去以後,厄里亞對厄里叟說:「在我被接去離開你以前,我應該為你作什麼,你儘管求罷! 」厄里叟答說:「求你把你的精神給我兩分。」
And whanne thei hadden passid, Elie seide to Elisee, Axe thou that, that thou wolt that Y do to thee, bifor that Y be takun awey fro thee. And Elisee seide, Y biseche, that thi double spirit be `maad in me.
10 厄里亞說:「你求了一件難事;不過當我被接去離開你的時候,你若能看見我,你就可以得到;否則,你就不能得到。」
Which Elie answeride, Thou axist an hard thing; netheles if thou schalt se me, whanne Y schal be takun awei fro thee, that that thou axidist schal be; sotheli, if thou schalt not se, it schal not be.
11 他們正邊走邊談的時候,忽然有一輛火馬拉的火車出現,把他們二人分開;厄里亞便乘著旋風升天去了。
And whanne thei yeden, and spaken goynge, lo! a chare of fier and horsys of fier departiden euer either; and Elie stiede bi a whirlewynd in to heuene.
12 厄里叟一見,就呼喊說:「我父,我父! 以色列的戰車,以色列的駿馬! 」隨後就再看不見他了;厄里叟遂抓住自己的衣服,撕成兩半,
Forsothe Elise siy, and criede, My fadir! my fadir! the chare of Israel, and the charietere therof. And he siy no more Elie. And he took hise clothis, and to-rente tho in to twei partis.
13 然後拾起厄里亞身上掉下來的外衣,回去站在約旦河邊,
And he reiside the mentil of Elie, that felde doun to hym; and he turnede ayen, and stood ouer the ryuer of Jordan.
14 拿著從厄里亞身上掉下來的外衣擊打河水說:「上主,厄里亞的天主在那裏﹖」他一擊打河水,河水就左右分開,厄里叟走了過去。
And with the mentil of Elie, that felde doun to hym, he smoot the watris, whiche weren not departid. And he seide, Where is God of Elie also now? And he smoot the watris, and tho weren departid hidur and thidur; and Elisee passide.
15 耶里哥的先知弟子們從對面看見了他,就說:「厄里亞的精神已降在厄里叟的身上了。」他們便前來迎接,俯伏在地,叩拜他,
Sotheli the sones of prophetis, that weren in Jerico euene ayens, siyen, and seiden, The spirit of Elie restide on Elisee. And thei camen in to the meetyng of hym, and worschipiden hym lowli to erthe.
16 對他說:「你僕人中有五十個強壯的人,請讓他們去尋找你的師傅,或者上主的神將他提去,丟在一座山上,或一個山谷裏。」他回答說:「不必派他們去。」
And thei seiden to hym, Lo! with thi seruauntis ben fifti stronge men, that moun go, and seke thi lord, lest perauenture the Spirit of the Lord hath take hym, and hath cast forth hym in oon of the hillis, ethir in oon of the valeys.
17 但是他們逼得他不好意思,他這纔說:「你們派人去罷! 」他們於是派了五十個人去,尋找了三天,始終沒有找到,
Which seide, `Nyle ye sende. And thei constreyneden hym, til he assentide to hem, and seide, Sende ye. And thei senten fifti men; and whanne thei hadden souyt bi thre daies, thei founden not.
18 便回來見厄里叟,那時厄里叟還在耶里哥。厄里叟對他們說:「我不是對你們早說了,你們不必去嗎﹖」
And thei turneden ayen to hym; and he dwelide in Jerico. And he seide to hem, Whether Y seide not to you, Nyle ye sende?
19 城中的人對厄里叟說:「請看,本城的地勢很好,師傅也看見了,只是水不好,以致土產不熟即落。」
Therfor the men of the citee seiden to Elisee, Lo! the dwellyng of this cite is ful good, as thou thi silf, lord, seest; but the watris ben ful yuele, and the lond is bareyn.
20 厄里叟說:「給我拿一隻新碗來,裏面放上些鹽。」他們就給他拿了來;
And he seide, Brynge ye to me a newe vessel, and sende ye salt in to it. And whanne thei hadden brouyt it,
21 他遂出去到水泉旁,將鹽倒在水裏說:「上主這樣說:我已治好了這水,從此再也不會引起死亡和不熟早落的病。」
he yede out to the welle of watris, and sente salt in to it, and seide, The Lord seith these thingis, Y haue helid these watris, and nethir deeth, nether bareynesse, schal be more in tho.
22 果然,照厄里叟所說的,那水直到今日常是好水。
Therfor the watris weren heelid til in to this dai, bi the word of Elisee, which he spak.
23 厄里叟從那裏上貝特耳去,當他沿路上去的時候,從城中出來一些小孩,譏笑他說:「光頭,上來! 光頭,上來! 」
Forsothe Elisee stiede fro thennus in to Bethel; and whanne he stiede bi the weie, litle children yeden out of the citee, and scorneden hym, and seiden, Stie, thou ballard! stie, thou ballard!
24 厄里叟回過頭去看他們,因上主的名詛咒了他們;立即有兩隻狗熊從林中出來,咬死了其中四十二個孩子。
And whanne he hadde biholde, he siy hem, and curside hem in the name of the Lord. And twey beeris yeden out of the forest, and to-rente fourti children of hem.
25 厄里叟從那裏去了加爾默耳山,然後又從那裏回了撒瑪黎雅。
Sotheli Elisee wente fro thennus in to the hil of Carmele, and fro thennus he turnede `ayen to Samarie.

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