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 Jehovah would take up Elijah into the heavens 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: "Så sandt HERREN lever, og så sandt du lever, jeg går ikke fra dig!" De gik da ned til Betel.
And Elijah said to Elisha, Abide here, I pray thee; for Jehovah has sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee! So they went down to Bethel.
3 Så 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 Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said to him, Dost thou know that Jehovah will take away thy master from over thy head to-day? And he said, I also know it: be silent!
4 Derpå sagde Elias til ham: "Bliv her, Elisa, thi HERREN vil have mig til Jeriko!" Men han svarede: "Så sandt HERREN lever, og så sandt du lever, jeg går ikke fra dig!" De kom da til Jeriko.
And Elijah said to him, Elisha, abide here, I pray thee; for Jehovah has sent me to Jericho. And he said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee! And they came to Jericho.
5 Men Profetsønnerne i Jeriko trådte 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 drew near to Elisha and said to him, Dost thou know that Jehovah will take away thy master from over thy head to-day? And he said, I also know it: be silent!
6 Derpå sagde Elias til ham: "Bliv her, thi HERREN vil have mig til Jordan!" Men han svarede: "Så sandt HERREN lever, og så sandt du lever, jeg går ikke fra dig!" Så fulgtes de ad.
And Elijah said to him, Abide here, I pray thee; for Jehovah has sent me to the Jordan. And he said, As Jehovah 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 opposite afar off; and they two stood by the Jordan.
8 Elias tog nu sin Kappe, rullede den sammen og slog Vandet med den; da skiltes det ad, og de gik begge over på tør Bund.
And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither; and 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: "Måtte to Dele af din Ånd 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, når jeg tages bort fra dig, skal det blive dig til Del, ellers ikke!"
And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: if thou 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 lldvogn og Ildheste og skilte dem ad, og Elias for op til Himmelen i Stormvejret.
And it came to pass as they went on, and talked, that behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire; and they parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into the heavens.
12 Og Elisa så det og råbte: "Min Fader, min Fader, du Israels Vogne og Ryttere!" Og han så ham ikke mere. Så 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. Then he took hold of his own garments and rent them in two pieces.
13 Derpå tog han Elias's Kappe, som var faldet af ham, op og gik tilbage og stillede sig ved Jordans Bred,
And he took up the mantle of Elijah which fell from him, and went back and stood by the bank of the 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 slået Vandet, skiltes det ad, og Elisa gik over.
and he took the mantle of Elijah which had fallen from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is Jehovah, the God of Elijah? He also smote the waters, and they parted hither and thither, and Elisha went over.
15 Da Profetsønnerne fra Jeriko så det derovre, sagde de: "Elias's Ånd hviler på Elisa!" Og de gik ham i Møde og kastede sig til Jorden for ham.
And the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho on the opposite side saw him, and they said, The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him,
16 Derpå sagde de til ham: "Se, her hos dine Trælle er der halvtredsindstyve raske Mænd, lad dem gå ud og lede efter din Herre; måske HERRENs Ånd har taget ham og kastet ham hen på et af Bjergene eller i en af Dalene!" Men han svarede: "I skal ikke sende dem af Sted!"
and said to him, Behold now, there are with thy servants fifty valiant men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master, lest perhaps the Spirit of Jehovah have taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some ravine. And he said, Ye shall not send.
17 Men da de blev ved at trænge ind på ham, sagde han: "Så send dem da af Sted!" Så sendte de halvtredsindstyve Mænd ud, og de ledte efter ham i tre Dage, men fandt ham ikke.
And they pressed him till he was ashamed, and he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men, and they sought three days, but did not find him.
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 gå?"
And they came again to him (now he was staying at Jericho); and 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 dårligt og volder utidige Fødsler i Egnen."
And the men of the city said to Elisha, Behold now, the situation of the city is good, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the land is barren.
20 Da sagde han: "Hent mig en ny Skål og kom Salt deri!" Og de hentede den til ham.
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt in it. And they brought it to him.
21 Så gik han ned til Kildevældet og kastede Salt deri, idet han sagde: "Så siger HERREN: Jeg gør dette Vand sundt, så at der ikke mer skal komme Død eller utidige Fødsler deraf!"
And he went forth to the source of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith Jehovah: I have healed these waters: there shall not be from thence any more death or barrenness.
22 Så blev Vandet sundt, efter det Ord Elisa talte; og det er det den Dag i dag.
And 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 på Vej derop, kom nogle Smådrenge ud af Byen og spottede ham og råbte: "Kom herop, Skaldepande, kom herop, Skaldepande!"
And he went up from thence to Bethel, and as he went up by the way, there came forth little boys out of the city, and mocked him, and said to him, Go up, bald head; go up, bald head!
24 Han vendte sig om, og da han fik Øje på dem, forbandede han dem i HERRENs Navn. Så 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 Jehovah. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tore forty-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.
