Anden Kongebog 2
1 Og det skete, der Herren vilde hente Elias op til Himmelen i en Storm, da gik Elias og Elisa fra Gilgal.
Now it happened that, when the Lord willed to lift up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were going out of Gilgal.
2 Og Elias sagde til Elisa: Kære, bliv her; thi Herren sendte mig til Bethel; men Elisa sagde: Saa vist som Herren lever og din Sjæl lever, jeg forlader dig ikke; og de kom ned til Bethel.
And Elijah said to Elisha: “Remain here. For the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.” And Elisha said to him, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you.” And when they had descended to Bethel,
3 Da gik Profeternes Børn, som vare i Bethel, ud til Elisa og sagde til ham: Ved du, at Herren i Dag vil tage din Herre fra dit Hoved? og han sagde: Jeg ved det ogsaa, tier!
the sons of the prophets, who were at Bethel, went out to Elisha. And they said to him, “Do you not know that today the Lord will take away your lord from you?” And he responded: “I know it. Be silent.”
4 Og Elias sagde til ham: Elisa, kære, bliv her, thi Herren har sendt mig til Jeriko; men han sagde: Saa vist som Herren lever, og din Sjæl lever, jeg forlader dig ikke; og de kom til Jeriko.
Then Elijah said to Elisha: “Remain here. For the Lord has sent me to Jericho.” And he said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you.” And when they had arrived at Jericho,
5 Og Profeternes Børn, som vare i Jeriko, gik frem til Elisa og sagde til ham: Ved du, at Herren i Dag vil tage din Herre fra dit Hoved? og han sagde: Jeg ved det ogsaa, tier!
the sons of the prophets, who were at Jericho, drew near to Elisha. And they said to him, “Do you not know that today the Lord will take away your lord from you?” And he said: “I know it. Be silent.”
6 Og Elias sagde til ham: Kære, bliv her, thi Herren har sendt mig til Jordanen; men han sagde: Saa vist som Herren lever, og din Sjæl lever, jeg forlader dig ikke; og de gik begge sammen.
Then Elijah said to him: “Remain here. For the Lord has sent me as far as the Jordan.” And he said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you.” And so, the two of them continued on together.
7 Og halvtredsindstyve Mænd af Profeternes Børn gik frem og stode tværs overfor langtfra; men de stode begge ved Jordanen.
And fifty men from the sons of the prophets followed them, and they stood opposite them, at a distance. But the two of them were standing above the Jordan.
8 Da tog Elias sin Kappe og svøbte den sammen og slog Vandet, og det skiltes ad til begge Sider, og de gik begge igennem paa det tørre.
And Elijah took his cloak, and he rolled it up, and he struck the waters, which were divided into two parts. And they both went across on dry ground.
9 Og det skete, der de kom over, da sagde Elias til Elisa: Bed, hvad jeg skal gøre for dig, før jeg tages fra dig; og Elisa sagde: Kære, at der maa være to Dele af din Aand over mig!
And when they had gone across, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what you wish that I may do for you, before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “I beg you, that twice your spirit may be accomplished in me.”
10 Og han sagde: Du har bedet om en svar Ting; dog, dersom du ser mig, naar jeg tages fra dig, skal det ske dig saa, men hvis ikke, da sker det ikke.
And he responded: “You have requested a difficult thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, you will have what you requested. But if you do not see, it shall not be.”
11 Og det skete, der de gik videre og talte, se, da kom der en gloende Vogn og gloende Heste, og de gjorde Skilsmisse imellem dem begge, og Elias for op i en Storm til Himmelen.
And as they continued on, they were conversing while walking. And behold, a fiery chariot with fiery horses divided the two. And Elijah ascended by a whirlwind into heaven.
12 Og Elisa saa det, og han raabte: Min Fader, min Fader, Israels Vogne og hans Ryttere! og han saa ham ikke ydermere, og han tog fat i sine Klæder og rev dem i to Stykker.
Then Elisha saw it, and he cried out: “My father, my father! The chariot of Israel with its driver!” And he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own garments, and he tore them into two parts.
13 Og han tog Elias's Kappe op, som var falden af ham, og vendte tilbage og stod ved Jordanens Bred.
And he picked up the cloak of Elijah, which had fallen from him. And turning back, he stood above the bank of the Jordan.
14 Og han tog Elias's Kappe, som var falden af ham, og slog Vandet og sagde: Hvor er Herren, Elias's Gud? ja hvor er han? og han slog Vandet, og det skiltes ad til begge Sider, og Elisa gik over.
And he struck the waters with the cloak of Elijah, which had fallen from him, and they were not divided. And he said, “Where is the God of Elijah, even now?” And he struck the waters, and they were divided here and there. And Elisha went across.
15 Og der Profeternes Børn, som vare i Jeriko tværs overfor, saa det, da sagde de: Elias's Aand hviler paa Elisa; og de gik ham i Møde, og de bøjede sig ned for ham imod Jorden.
Then the sons of the prophets, who were at Jericho, watching from a distance, said, “The spirit of Elijah has rested upon Elisha.” And approaching to meet him, they reverenced him prone on the ground.
16 Og de sagde til ham: Kære, se, her er halvtredsindstyve Mænd iblandt dine Tjenere, stærke Folk; lad dem dog gaa og lede efter din Herre, maaske Herrens Aand har optaget ham og kastet ham paa et af Bjergene eller i en af Dalene; men han sagde: Lader dem ikke gaa!
And they said to him, “Behold, with your servants there are fifty strong men, who are able to go forth and to seek your lord. For perhaps, the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley.” But he said, “Do not send them.”
17 Men de nødte ham, indtil han bluedes derved og sagde: Lader dem gaa; og de udsendte halvtredsindstyve Mænd, og de ledte i tre Dage, men de fandt ham ikke.
And they urged him, until he acquiesced and said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men. And after they had searched for three days, they did not find him.
18 Da kom de tilbage til ham, medens han var bleven i Jeriko; og han sagde til dem: Sagde jeg ej til eder, at I ikke skulde gaa?
And they returned to him, for he was living in Jericho. And he said to them: “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not send them?’”
19 Og Mændene i Staden sagde til Elisa: Kære, se, her er godt at bo i Staden, ligesom min Herre ser; men Vandet er slet, og Landet volder utidige Fødsler.
Also, the men of the city said to Elisha: “Behold, this city is a very good habitation, as you yourself perceive, O lord. But the waters are very bad, and the ground is barren.”
20 Og han sagde: Henter mig en ny Skaal og lægger Salt derudi; og de hentede det til ham.
And so he said, “Bring a new vessel to me, and place salt in it.” And when they had brought it,
21 Da gik han ud til Vandets Udspring, og han kastede Saltet deri og sagde: Saa sagde Herren: Jeg har gjort dette Vand sundt, at der skal ingen Død eller Ufrugtbarhed ydermere komme deraf.
he went out to the source of the waters, and he cast the salt into it. And he said: “Thus says the Lord: I have healed these waters, and no longer shall there be death or barrenness in them.”
22 Saa blev Vandet sundt indtil denne Dag, efter Elisas Ord, som han talte.
Then the waters were healed, even to this day, in accord with the word of Elisha, which he spoke.
23 Og han gik derfra op til Bethel; men der han gik op paa Vejen, da kom der smaa Drenge ud af Staden og spottede ham og sagde til ham: Kom op, du skaldede! kom op, du skaldede!
Then he went up from there into Bethel. And as he was ascending along the way, little boys departed from the city. And they were mocking him, saying: “Go up, bald head! Go up, bald head!”
24 Og han vendte sig om, og der han saa dem, da bandede han dem i Herrens Navn; da kom der to Bjørne ud af Skoven og sønderreve af dem to og fyrretyve Børn.
And when he had looked back, he saw them, and he cursed them in the name of the Lord. And two bears went out from the forest, and they wounded forty-two boys among them.
25 Og han gik derfra til Bjerget Karmel, og han vendte tilbage derfra til Samaria.
Then he went away from there to mount Carmel. And he returned from there into Samaria.
