Anden Kongebog 2
1 Dengang HERREN ville lade Elias fare op til Himmelen i et Stormvejr, gik Elias fra Gilgal.
And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
2 Og Elias sagde til Elisa: »Bliv her, thi HERREN vil have mig til Betel!« Men Elisa svarede: »Saa sandt HERREN lever, og saa sandt du lever, jeg gaar ikke fra dig!« De gik da ned til Betel.
And Elijah said to Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha said, [As] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el.
3 Saa kom Profetsønnerne i Betel ud til Elisa og sagde til ham: »Ved du, at HERREN i Dag vil tage din Herre bort fra dig?« Han svarede: »Ja, jeg ved det, ti kun stille!«
And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said to him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to-day? And he said, Yes, I know [it]; hold ye your peace.
4 Derpaa sagde Elias til ham: »Bliv her, Elisa, thi HERREN vil have mig til Jeriko!« Men han svarede: »Saa sandt HERREN lever, og saa sandt du lever, jeg gaar ikke fra dig!« De kom da til Jeriko.
And Elijah said to him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, [As] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
5 Men Profetsønnerne i Jeriko traadte hen til Elisa og sagde til ham: »Ved du, at HERREN i Dag vil tage din Herre bort fra dig?« Han svarede: »Ja, jeg ved det, ti kun stille!«
And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Jericho came to Elisha, and said to him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to-day? And he answered, Yes, I know [it]; hold ye your peace.
6 Derpaa sagde Elias til ham: »Bliv her, thi HERREN vil have mig til Jordan!« Men han svarede: »Saa sandt HERREN lever, og saa sandt du lever, jeg gaar ikke fra dig!« Saa fulgtes de ad.
And Elijah said to him, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, [As] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.
7 Men halvtredsindstyve af Profetsønnerne gik hen og stillede sig et godt Stykke derfra, medens de to stod ved Jordan.
And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.
8 Elias tog nu sin Kappe, rullede den sammen og slog Vandet med den; da skiltes det ad, og de gik begge over paa tør Bund.
And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped [it] together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
9 Og da de var kommet over, sagde Elias til Elisa: »Sig, hvad du ønsker, jeg skal gøre for dig, før jeg tages bort fra dig!« Elisa svarede: »Maatte to Dele af din Aand komme over mig!«
And it came to pass, when they had gone over, that Elijah said to Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I am taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
10 Da sagde han: »Det er et stort Forlangende, du kommer med! Dersom du ser mig, naar jeg tages bort fra dig, skal det blive dig til Del, ellers ikke!«
And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: [nevertheless], if thou shalt see me [when I am] taken from thee, it shall be so to thee; but if not, it shall not be [so].
11 Medens de nu gik og talte sammen, se, da kom en Ildvogn og Ildheste og skilte dem ad, og Elias for op til Himmelen i Stormvejret.
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that behold, [there appeared] a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12 Og Elisa saa det og raabte: »Min Fader, min Fader, du Israels Vogne og Ryttere!« Og han saa ham ikke mere. Saa greb han sine Klæder og sønderrev dem.
And Elisha saw [it], and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
13 Derpaa tog han Elias's Kappe, som var faldet af ham, op og gik tilbage og stillede sig ved Jordans Bred,
He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
14 og han tog Elias's Kappe, som var faldet af ham, slog Vandet med den og sagde: »Hvor er nu HERREN, Elias's Gud?« Og da han havde slaaet Vandet, skiltes det ad, og Elisa gik over.
And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where [is] the LORD God of Elijah? And when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.
15 Da Profetsønnerne fra Jeriko saa det derovre, sagde de: »Elias's Aand hviler paa Elisa!« Og de gik ham i Møde og kastede sig til Jorden for ham.
And when the sons of the prophets who [were] to view at Jericho, saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
16 Derpaa sagde de til ham: »Se, her hos dine Trælle er der halvtredsindstyve raske Mænd, lad dem gaa ud og lede efter din Herre; maaske HERRENS Aand har taget ham og kastet ham hen paa et af Bjergene eller i en af Dalene!« Men han svarede: »I skal ikke sende dem af Sted!«
And they said to him, Behold now, there are with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest perhaps the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.
17 Men da de blev ved at trænge ind paa ham, sagde han: »Saa send dem da af Sted!« Saa sendte de halvtredsindstyve Mænd ud, og de ledte efter ham i tre Dage, men fandt ham ikke.
And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
18 Og da de kom tilbage, medens han endnu var i Jeriko, sagde han til dem: »Sagde jeg ikke til eder, at I ikke skulde gaa?«
And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho, ) he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not?
19 Mændene i Byen sagde til Elisa: »Byen ligger godt nok, som min Herre ser, men Vandet er daarligt og volder utidige Fødsler i Egnen.«
And the men of the city said to Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city [is] pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water [is] bad, and the ground barren.
20 Da sagde han: »Hent mig en ny Skaal og kom Salt deri!« Og de hentede den til ham.
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought [it] to him.
21 Saa gik han ned til Kildevældet og kastede Salt deri, idet han sagde: »Saa siger HERREN: Jeg gør dette Vand sundt, saa at der ikke mer skal komme Død eller utidige Fødsler deraf!«
And he went forth to the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren [land].
22 Saa blev Vandet sundt, efter det Ord Elisa talte; og det er det den Dag i Dag.
So the waters were healed to this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spoke.
23 Derfra begav han sig op til Betel. Som han var paa Vej derop, kom nogle Smaadrenge ud af Byen og spottede ham og raabte: »Kom herop, Skaldepande, kom herop, Skaldepande!«
And he went up from thence to Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said to him, Go up, thou bald-head; go up, thou bald-head.
24 Han vendte sig om, og da han fik Øje paa dem, forbandede han dem i HERRENS Navn. Saa kom to Bjørne ud af Krattet og sønderrev to og fyrretyve af Drengene.
And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tore forty and two children of them.
25 Derfra begav han sig til Karmels Bjerg, og derfra vendte han tilbage til Samaria.
And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
