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.
So it came about, when Yahweh was going to take up Elijah by a whirlwind into heaven, that Elijah left with Elisha from 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.
Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, please, because Yahweh has sent me to Bethel.” Elisha replied, “As Yahweh lives, and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went down 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 came to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from you today?” Elisha replied, “Yes, I know it, but do not talk about it.”
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.
Elijah said to him, “Elisha, wait here, please, for Yahweh has sent me to Jericho.” Then Elisha replied, “As Yahweh lives, and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went to 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!
Then the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from you today?” Elisha answered, “Yes, I know it, but do not talk about it.”
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, “Stay here, please, for Yahweh has sent me to the Jordan.” Elisha replied, “As Yahweh lives, and as you live, I will not leave you.” So the two went on.
7 Og halvtredsindstyve Mænd af Profeternes Børn gik frem og stode tværs overfor langtfra; men de stode begge ved Jordanen.
Later, fifty of the sons of the prophets stood opposite them at a distance while the two stood by 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.
Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the water with it. The river divided on both sides so that the two of them walked over 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!
It came about, after they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask me what I should do for you before I am taken from you.” Elisha replied, “Please let a double portion of your spirit come on 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.
Elijah answered, “You have asked for a difficult thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, this will happen for you, but if not, it will not happen.”
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.
As they still went on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared, which separated the two men from each other, and Elijah went up 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.
Elisha saw it and cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and their horsemen!” He saw Elijah no more, and he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces.
13 Og han tog Elias's Kappe op, som var falden af ham, og vendte tilbage og stod ved Jordanens Bred.
He picked up Elijah's cloak that had fallen off him, and went back to stand by 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.
He struck the water with Elijah's cloak that had fallen and said, “Where is Yahweh, the God of Elijah?” When he had struck the waters, they divided on both sides and Elisha crossed over.
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.
When the sons of the prophets who were from Jericho saw him across from them, they said, “The spirit of Elijah does rest on Elisha!” So they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
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!
They said to him, “See now, among your servants there are fifty strong men. Let them go, we ask, and look for your master, in case the Spirit of Yahweh has taken him up and thrown him onto some mountain or into some valley.” Elisha answered, “No, 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.
But when they urged Elisha until he was ashamed, he said, “Send them.” Then they sent fifty men, and they looked for three days, but 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?
They came back to Elisha, while he stayed at Jericho, and he said to them, “Did I not say to you, 'Do not go'?”
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.
The men of the city said to Elisha, “See, we beg of you, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my master can see, but the water is bad and the land is not fruitful.”
20 Og han sagde: Henter mig en ny Skaal og lægger Salt derudi; og de hentede det til ham.
Elisha replied, “Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it,” so they brought it to him.
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.
Elisha went out to the spring of water and threw salt in it; then he said, “Yahweh says this, 'I have healed these waters. From this time on, there will be no more death or unfruitful land.'”
22 Saa blev Vandet sundt indtil denne Dag, efter Elisas Ord, som han talte.
So the waters were healed to this day, by the word which Elisha 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 Elisha went up from there to Bethel. As he was going up the road, young boys came out of the city and mocked him; they said to him, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”
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.
Elisha looked behind him and saw them; he called on Yahweh to curse them. Then two female bears came out of the woods and injured forty-two of the boys.
25 Og han gik derfra til Bjerget Karmel, og han vendte tilbage derfra til Samaria.
Then Elisha went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.
