2 Kings 2
1 Now when the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a great wind, Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
Og det skete, der Herren vilde hente Elias op til Himmelen i en Storm, da gik Elias og Elisa fra Gilgal.
2 And Elijah said to Elisha, Come no farther for the Lord has sent me to Beth-el. But Elisha said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not be parted from you. So they went down to Beth-el.
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.
3 And at Beth-el the sons of the prophets came out to Elisha and said, Has it been made clear to you that the Lord is going to take away your master from over you today? And he said, Yes, I have knowledge of it: say no more.
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!
4 Then Elijah said to him, Come no farther, for the Lord has sent me to Jericho. But he said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not be parted from you. So they went on to Jericho.
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.
5 And at Jericho the sons of the prophets came up to Elisha and said to him, Has it been made clear to you that the Lord is going to take away your master from over you today? And he said in answer, Yes, I have knowledge of it: say no more.
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!
6 Then Elijah said to him, Come no farther, for the Lord has sent me to Jordan. But he said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not be parted from you. So they went on together.
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.
7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went out and took their places facing them a long way off, while the two of them were by the edge of Jordan.
Og halvtredsindstyve Mænd af Profeternes Børn gik frem og stode tværs overfor langtfra; men de stode begge ved Jordanen.
8 Then Elijah took off his robe, and, rolling it up, gave the water a blow with it, and the waters were parted, flowing back this way and that, so that they went over on dry land.
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.
9 And when they had come to the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, Say what you would have me do for you before I am taken from you. And Elisha said, Be pleased to let a special measure of your spirit be on me.
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!
10 And he said, You have made a hard request: still, if you see me when I am taken from you, you will get your desire; but if not, it will not be so.
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.
11 And while they went on their way, going on talking together, suddenly there were carriages and horses of fire separating them from one another and Elijah went up to heaven in a great wind.
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.
12 And when Elisha saw it he gave a cry, My father, my father, the carriages of Israel and its horsemen! And he saw him no longer; and he was full of grief.
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.
13 Then he took up Elijah's robe, which had been dropped from him, and went back till he came to the edge of Jordan.
Og han tog Elias's Kappe op, som var falden af ham, og vendte tilbage og stod ved Jordanens Bred.
14 And he took Elijah's robe, which had been dropped from him, and giving the water a blow with it, said, Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah? and at his blow the waters were parted this way and that; and Elisha went over.
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.
15 And when the sons of the prophets who were facing him at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha. And they came out to him, and went down on the earth before him.
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.
16 And they said, Your servants have with us here fifty strong men; be pleased to let them go in search of Elijah; for it may be that the spirit of the Lord has taken him up and put him down on some mountain or in some valley. But he said, Do not send them.
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!
17 But when they kept on requesting him, he was shamed and said, Send, then. So they sent fifty men; but after searching for three days, they came back without having seen him.
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.
18 And they came back to him, while he was still at Jericho; and he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not?
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?
19 Now the men of the town said to Elisha, You see that the position of this town is good; but the water is bad, causing the young of the cattle to come to birth dead.
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.
20 So he said, Get me a new vessel, and put salt in it; and they took it to him.
Og han sagde: Henter mig en ny Skaal og lægger Salt derudi; og de hentede det til ham.
21 Then he went out to the spring from which the water came, and put salt in it, and said, The Lord says, Now I have made this water sweet; no longer will it be death-giving or unfertile.
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.
22 And the water was made sweet again to this day, as Elisha said.
Saa blev Vandet sundt indtil denne Dag, efter Elisas Ord, som han talte.
23 Then from there he went up to Beth-el; and on his way, some little boys came out from the town and made sport of him, crying, Go up, old no-hair! go up, old no-hair!
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!
24 And turning back, he saw them, and put a curse on them in the name of the Lord. And two she-bears came out of the wood and put forty-two of the children to death.
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.
25 From there he went to Mount Carmel, and came back from there to Samaria.
Og han gik derfra til Bjerget Karmel, og han vendte tilbage derfra til Samaria.
