2 Kings 2
1 It happened, when YHWH would take up Elijah by a whirlwind into heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
Dengang HERREN ville lade Elias fare op til Himmelen i et Stormvejr, gik Elias fra Gilgal.
2 Elijah said to Elisha, "Please wait here, for YHWH has sent me as far as Bethel." Elisha said, "As YHWH 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 The sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, "Do you know that YHWH will take away your master from your head today?" He said, "Yes, I know it; hold 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 Elijah said to him, "Elisha, please wait here, for YHWH has sent me to Jericho." He said, "As YHWH 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 The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said to him, "Do you know that YHWH will take away your master from your head today?" He answered, "Yes, I know it. Hold 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 Elijah said to him, "Please wait here, for YHWH has sent me to the Jordan." He said, "As YHWH lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you." They both 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 Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood opposite them at a distance; and they both stood by the Jordan.
Men halvtredsindstyve af Profetsønnerne gik hen og stillede sig et godt Stykke derfra, medens de to stod ved Jordan.
8 Elijah took his cloak, and wrapped it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that the two of them 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 It happened, when they had gone over, that Elijah said to Elisha, "Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you." Elisha said, "Please let a double portion of your spirit be on 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 He said, "You have asked a hard thing. If you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for 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 It happened, as they still went on, and talked, that look, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated them; 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 Elisha saw it, and he cried, "My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen." He saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and tore 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 And he picked up the cloak of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of the 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 cloak of Elijah that fell from him, and struck the water, and it did not divide. And he said, "Where is YHWH, the God of Elijah, even he?" And he struck the water a second time, and they divided to the one side and to the other; and Elisha crossed 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 When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho over against him saw him, they said, "The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha." 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 to him, "See now, there are with your servants fifty strong men. Please let them go and seek your master. Perhaps the Spirit of YHWH has taken him up and thrown him into the Jordan, or on some mountain, or into some valley." And he said, "Do not send them."
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 When they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, "Send them." They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched for three days, but did not find him.
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 They came back to him, while he stayed at Jericho; and he said to them, "Did I not tell you not to go?"
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 The men of the city said to Elisha, "Look, please, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the land miscarries."
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 He said, "Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it." They brought it to him.
Da sagde han: »Hent mig en ny Skaal og kom Salt deri!« Og de hentede den til ham.
21 He went out to the spring of the waters, and threw salt into it, and said, "Thus says YHWH, 'I have healed these waters. There shall not be from there any more death or miscarrying.'"
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 to this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke.
Saa blev Vandet sundt, efter det Ord Elisa talte; og det er det den Dag i Dag.
23 He went up from there to Bethel. As he was going up by the way, some youths came out of the city and mocked him, and said to him, "Go up, you baldy. Go up, you baldhead."
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 He looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of YHWH. Two female bears came out of the woods, and mauled forty-two of those youths.
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 He went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.
Derfra begav han sig til Karmels Bjerg, og derfra vendte han tilbage til Samaria.
