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].
Y aconteció que cuando quiso Jehová alzar a Elías en el torbellino al cielo, Elías venía con Eliseo de Gálgala.
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.
Y dijo Elías a Eliseo: Quédate ahora aquí, porque Jehová me ha enviado a Bet-el. Y Eliseo dijo: Vive Jehová, y vive tu alma, que no te dejaré. Y descendieron a Bet-el.
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]
Y saliendo los hijos de los profetas, que estaban en Bet-el, a Eliseo, dijéronle: ¿Sabes cómo Jehová quitará hoy a tu señor de tu cabeza? Y él dijo: Si, yo lo sé: callád.
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].
Y Elías le volvió a decir: Eliseo, quédate aquí ahora, porque Jehová me ha enviado a Jericó. Y él dijo: Vive Jehová, y vive tu alma, que no te dejaré. Y vinieron 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]
Y llegáronse los hijos de los profetas, que estaban en Jericó, a Eliseo, y dijéronle: ¿Sabes cómo Jehová quitará hoy a tu señor de tu cabeza? Y él respondió: Si, yo lo sé: callád.
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.
Y Elías le dijo: Ruégote que te quedes aquí: porque Jehová me ha enviado al Jordán. Y él dijo: Vive Jehová, y vive tu alma, que no te dejaré. Y así fueron ellos ambos.
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].
Y vinieron cincuenta varones de los hijos de los profetas, y paráronse delante desde lejos: y los dos pararon 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.
Y tomando Elías su manto, doblóle, e hirió las aguas, las cuales se partieron a la una parte y a la otra: y pasaron ambos en seco.
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).”
Y como hubieron pasado, Elías dijo a Eliseo: Pide lo que quieres que haga por ti, antes que sea quitado de contigo. Y dijo Eliseo: Ruégote que las dos partes de tu espíritu sean 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 has pedido. Si me vieres, cuando fuere quitado de ti, serte ha hecho así: mas si no, 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).
Y aconteció, que yendo ellos hablando, he aquí que un carro de fuego con caballos de fuego apartó a los dos, y Elías subió al cielo en un torbellino.
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].
Y viéndolo Eliseo, clamaba: Padre mío, padre mío, carro de Israel y su gente de a caballo. Y nunca más le vio: y trabando de sus vestidos, rompiólos en dos partes.
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].
Y alzando el manto de Elías, que se le había caído, volvióse, y paróse 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.
Y tomando el manto de Elías, que se le había caído, hirió las aguas, y dijo: ¿Dónde está Jehová el Dios de Elías, también él? Y como hirió las aguas, fueron partidas de la una parte y de la otra, y Eliseo pasó.
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.
Y viéndolo los hijos de los profetas, que estaban en Jericó, de la otra parte, dijeron: El espíritu de Elías reposó sobre Eliseo. Y viniéronle a recibir, e inclináronse a él en tierra,
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 dijéronle: He aquí, hay con tus siervos cincuenta varones fuertes, vayan ahora, y busquen a tu señor, quizá le ha levantado el Espíritu de Jehová, y le ha echado en algún monte, o en algún valle. Y él les dijo. No enviéis.
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.
Mas ellos le importunaron hasta que avergonzándose dijo: Enviád. Entonces ellos enviaron cincuenta hombres, los cuales le buscaron tres días, mas no le 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]
Y como volvieron a él, que se había quedado en Jericó, él les dijo: ¿No os dije yo que no fueseis?
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.”
Y los varones de la ciudad dijeron a Eliseo: He aquí, la habitación de esta ciudad es buena, como mi señor ve, mas las aguas son malas, y la tierra enferma.
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: Traédme una botija nueva, y ponéd en ella sal; y trajéronsela.
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]
Y saliendo él a los manaderos de las aguas, echó dentro la sal, y dijo: Así dijo Jehová: Yo sané estas aguas: y no habrá más en ellas muerte, ni enfermedad.
22 And the water became pure, just as Elisha said it would be. Since that time it has always remained pure.
Y fueron sanas las aguas hasta hoy, conforme a la palabra que habló Eliseo.
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!”
Después subió de allí a Bet-el: y subiendo por el camino, salieron los muchachos de la ciudad burlando de él, y diciéndole: Calvo, sube, calvo, sube.
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.
Y él mirando atrás, viólos y maldíjolos en el nombre de Jehová: y salieron dos osas del monte, y despedazaron de ellos cuarenta y dos muchachos.
25 Elisha left Bethel and went to Carmel Mountain, and after that he returned to Samaria [city].
De allí fue al monte de Carmelo, y de allí volvió a Samaria.
