2 Kings 2
1 When Yahweh was about to take [the prophet] Elijah up to heaven in a (whirlwind/twisting wind), Elijah and [his fellow prophet] Elisha were traveling [south] from Gilgal [town].
Aconteció que cuando Yavé iba a alzar a Elías en un remolino de viento al cielo, Elías iba de Gilgal con Eliseo.
2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, because Yahweh has told [only] me to go to Bethel [town].” But Elisha replied, “Just as certainly as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not leave you!” So they went down [together] to Bethel.
Elías dijo a Eliseo: Quédate aquí, porque Yavé me envió a Bet-ʼEl. Y Eliseo respondió: ¡Vive Yavé y vive tu alma que no te dejaré! Entonces bajaron a Bet-ʼEl.
3 A group of prophets came to Elisha [and Elijah before they entered the town], and they asked Elisha, “Do you know that Yahweh is going to take your master/boss [Elijah] away from you today?” Elisha answered, “Certainly I know that, but don’t talk about it!” [IDM]
Los hijos de los profetas que estaban en Bet-ʼEl salieron a encontrar a Eliseo y le preguntaron: ¿Sabes que Yavé arrebata hoy a tu ʼadón de encima de tu cabeza? Y él respondió: Sí, lo sé, callen.
4 Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, because Yahweh has told [only] me to go to Jericho.” But Elisha replied [again], “Just as certainly as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not leave you!” So they went [together] to Jericho [city].
Elías le dijo: Eliseo, quédate aquí, porque Yavé me envió a Jericó. Y él dijo: ¡Vive Yavé y vive tu alma que no te dejaré! Y fueron a Jericó.
5 [As they neared] Jericho, a group of prophets who were from there came to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that Yahweh is going to take your master/boss [Elijah] away from you today?” He answered again, “Certainly I know that, but don’t talk about it!” [IDM]
Los hijos de los profetas que estaban en Jericó llegaron a Eliseo y le preguntaron: ¿Sabes que Yavé quitará hoy a tu ʼadón de encima de tu cabeza? Y él dijo: Sí, lo sé, callen.
6 Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, because Yahweh has told [only] me to go to the Jordan [River].” But [again] Elisha replied, “As certainly as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not leave you!” So they continued walking together.
Elías le dijo: Quédate aquí, porque Yavé me envió al Jordán. Y él dijo: ¡Vive Yavé y vive tu alma, que no te dejaré! Y ambos fueron.
7 Fifty men from a group of prophets [who were from Jericho] also went, but they watched from a distance as Elijah and Elisha stopped at the edge of the Jordan [River].
50 hombres de los hijos de los profetas fueron y se detuvieron a lo lejos frente a ellos. También ellos dos se detuvieron junto al Jordán.
8 Then Elijah rolled up his cloak and struck the water with it. A path opened up for them through the river, and they walked across [as though they were] on dry ground.
Entonces Elías tomó su manto y lo dobló. Golpeó las aguas, y se separaron a uno y otro lado. Ambos cruzaron por tierra seca.
9 When they came to the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, “What do you want me to do for you before (I am taken away/Yahweh takes me away)?” Elisha replied, “I want to receive twice as much of your power [as you have had, ] (OR enable me to very powerfully continue your ministry).”
Sucedió que cuando cruzaban, Elías dijo a Eliseo: Pide lo que quieras que haga por ti antes que sea arrebatado de tu lado. Y Eliseo respondió: ¡Te ruego que una doble porción de tu espíritu pose sobre mí!
10 Elijah replied, “You have asked for something which is difficult [for me to cause to happen]. But, if you see me when (I am taken from you/Yahweh takes me from you), you will get what you are requesting. But if you do not see me, then you will not get it.”
Y él le dijo: Cosa difícil pediste. Si me ves cuando sea arrebatado de tu lado, te será concedida. Si no me ves, no.
11 As they were walking and talking, suddenly a chariot that had fire [surrounding it], pulled by horses which also had fire [surrounding them], appeared. [The chariot driver] drove the chariot between Elijah and Elisha and separated them. Then Elijah was taken up to heaven in a (whirlwind/twisting wind).
Mientras ellos caminaban y hablaban, ciertamente una carroza de fuego con caballos de fuego apartó a los dos. Elías subió al cielo por medio de un remolino de viento.
12 Elisha saw it. He cried out, “My father/master! My father/master! The chariots of us Israeli people and their drivers [have taken my master away]!” [They disappeared into the sky, ] and Elisha never saw Elijah again. Then Elisha tore his own robe into two pieces [to show that he was sad].
Al verlo Eliseo clamaba: ¡Padre mío, padre mío! ¡Carroza y jinete de Israel! Y no lo vio más. Entonces tomó sus ropas y las rasgó en dos pedazos.
13 Elijah’s cloak [had fallen off when he was taken away, so] Elisha picked it up and returned to the bank of the Jordan [River].
Recogió el manto de Elías que se le cayó. Regresó y se detuvo a la orilla del Jordán.
14 He [rolled up the cloak and] struck the water with it, and cried out, “Will Yahweh, the God who [enabled] Elijah [to perform miracles, enable me to do similar things]?” Then the water separated, and a path opened up for him, and Elisha went across.
Al tomar el manto de Elías que se le cayó, golpeó las aguas y dijo: ¿Dónde está Yavé, el ʼElohim de Elías? Cuando [Eliseo] golpeó las aguas, también se dividieron a uno y otro lado, y Eliseo cruzó.
15 When the group of prophets from Jericho saw what happened, they exclaimed, “Elisha now has the power that Elijah had!” [MTY] They walked over to him and bowed down in front of him.
Cuando los hijos de los profetas que estaban al otro lado en Jericó lo vieron, dijeron: El espíritu de Elías reposó sobre Eliseo. Luego fueron a encontrarlo, se postraron en tierra ante él
16 [One of] them said, “Sir, if you permit us, 50 of our strongest men will go and search for your master [on the other side of the river]. Perhaps the Spirit of Yahweh has left him on some mountain or in some valley.” Elisha replied, “No, do not send them.”
y le dijeron: Mira, ahora hay 50 hombres fuertes con tus esclavos. Que ellos vayan y busquen a tu ʼadón, no sea que el Espíritu de Yavé lo haya levantado y lo haya colocado en alguna montaña o valle. Pero él respondió: No los envíen.
17 But they kept insisting. Finally he was tired of saying “No,” and he said, “Okay, send them.” So 50 men searched for three days, but they did not find Elijah.
Pero ellos le insistieron tanto que él se avergonzó y dijo: ¡Envíen! Y enviaron 50 hombres que buscaron tres días y no lo hallaron.
18 They returned to Jericho, and Elisha was still there. He said to them, “I told you that you should not go, [because you would not find him]!” [RHQ]
Volvieron cuando él estaba en Jericó. Entonces les preguntó: ¿No les dije: No vayan?
19 Then the leaders of [Jericho] city came to talk with Elisha. One of them said, “Our master, we have a problem. You can see that this is a very nice place [to live in]. But the water is bad, and as a result, crops will not grow on the land.”
Luego los hombres de la ciudad dijeron a Eliseo: Ciertamente el sitio de esta ciudad es bueno, como ve mi ʼadón, pero las aguas son malas y la tierra es estéril.
20 Elisha said to them, “Put some salt in a new bowl and bring the bowl to me.” So they brought it to him.
Entonces él dijo: Tráiganme una vasija nueva y pongan allí sal. Y se la llevaron.
21 Then he went out to the spring [from which the people in the town got water]. He threw the salt into the spring. Then he said, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘I have made this water good/pure. No longer will anyone die, from having drunk this water, and now crops will be able to grow.’” [LIT]
Salió al manantial, echó allí la sal y dijo: Yavé dice: Yo sané estas aguas. No habrá más muerte ni esterilidad por causa de ellas.
22 And the water became pure, just as Elisha said it would be. Since that time it has always remained pure.
Y las aguas fueron sanadas hasta hoy, según la Palabra que Eliseo habló.
23 Elisha left Jericho and went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, a group of young boys from Bethel [saw him and] started to make fun of him. They continued shouting, “Go away, you bald-headed man!”
De allí subió a Bet-ʼEl. Mientras iba por el camino, salieron unos muchachos de la ciudad que se burlaban de él y le decían: ¡Sube, calvo! ¡Sube, calvo!
24 Elisha turned around and looked/glared at them. He asked Yahweh to (curse them/do something bad to them). Immediately two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of them.
Él se volvió para verlos. Los miró y los maldijo en el Nombre de Yavé. Y salieron del bosque dos osas que destrozaron a 42 de aquellos muchachos.
25 Elisha left Bethel and went to Carmel Mountain, and after that he returned to Samaria [city].
De allí fue a la montaña Carmelo, y desde allí volvió a Samaria.
