2 Kings 2
1 And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
Dengang HERREN ville lade Elias fare op til Himmelen i et Stormvejr, gik Elias fra Gilgal.
2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray you; for the LORD has sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. So they went down to Bethel.
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.
3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Know you that the LORD will take away your master from your head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold all of you your peace.
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!«
4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray you; for the LORD has sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. So they came to Jericho.
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.
5 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Know you that the LORD will take away your master from your head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold all of you your peace.
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!«
6 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray you, here; for the LORD has sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. And they two went on.
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.
7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view far off: and they two stood by Jordan.
Men halvtredsindstyve af Profetsønnerne gik hen og stillede sig et godt Stykke derfra, medens de to stod ved Jordan.
8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and stroke the waters, and they were divided here and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
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.
9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for you, before I be taken away from you. And Elisha said, I pray you, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.
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!«
10 And he said, You have asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so unto you; but if not, it shall not be so.
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!«
11 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.
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.
12 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.
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.
13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
Derpaa tog han Elias's Kappe, som var faldet af ham, op og gik tilbage og stillede sig ved Jordans Bred,
14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and stroke the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted here and thither: and Elisha went over.
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.
15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah does rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
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.
16 And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with your servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray you, and seek your master: lest possibly the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, All of you shall not send.
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!«
17 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.
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.
18 And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho, ) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
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?«
19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray you, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees: but the water is nil, and the ground barren.
Mændene i Byen sagde til Elisa: »Byen ligger godt nok, som min Herre ser, men Vandet er daarligt og volder utidige Fødsler i Egnen.«
20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
Da sagde han: »Hent mig en ny Skaal og kom Salt deri!« Og de hentede den til ham.
21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus says the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.
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!«
22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spoke.
Saa blev Vandet sundt, efter det Ord Elisa talte; og det er det den Dag i Dag.
23 And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, you bald head; go up, you bald head.
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!«
24 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 tare forty and two children of them.
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.
25 And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
Derfra begav han sig til Karmels Bjerg, og derfra vendte han tilbage til Samaria.
