2 Kings 2
1 And it cometh to pass, at Jehovah's taking up Elijah in a whirlwind to the heavens, that Elijah goeth, and Elisha, from Gilgal,
Factum est autem, cum levare vellet Dominus Eliam per turbinem in cælum, ibant Elias et Eliseus de Galgalis.
2 and Elijah saith unto Elisha, 'Abide, I pray thee, here, for Jehovah hath sent me unto Beth-El;' and Elisha saith, 'Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth, if I leave thee;' and they go down to Beth-El.
Dixitque Elias ad Eliseum: Sede hic, quia Dominus misit me usque in Bethel. Cui ait Eliseus: Vivit Dominus, et vivit anima tua, quia non derelinquam te. Cumque descendissent Bethel,
3 And sons of the prophets who [are] in Beth-El come out unto Elisha, and say unto him, 'Hast thou known that to-day Jehovah is taking thy lord from thy head?' and he saith, 'I also have known — keep silent.'
egressi sunt filii prophetarum, qui erant in Bethel, ad Eliseum, et dixerunt ei: Numquid nosti, quia hodie Dominus tollet dominum tuum a te? Qui respondit: Et ego novi: silete.
4 And Elijah saith to him, 'Elisha, abide, I pray thee, here, for Jehovah hath sent me to Jericho;' and he saith, 'Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth, if I leave thee;' and they come in to Jericho.
Dixit autem Elias ad Eliseum: Sede hic, quia Dominus misit me in Iericho. Et ille ait: Vivit Dominus, et vivit anima tua, quia non derelinquam te. Cumque venissent Iericho,
5 And sons of the prophets who [are] in Jericho come nigh unto Elisha, and say unto him, 'Hast thou known that to-day Jehovah is taking thy lord from thy head?' and he saith, 'I also have known — keep silent.'
accesserunt filii prophetarum, qui erant in Iericho, ad Eliseum, et dixerunt ei: Numquid nosti quia Dominus hodie tollet dominum tuum a te? Et ait: Et ego novi: silete.
6 And Elijah saith to him, 'Abide, I pray thee, here, for Jehovah hath sent me to the Jordan;' and he saith, 'Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth, if I leave thee;' and they go on both of them,
Dixit autem ei Elias: Sede hic, quia Dominus misit me usque ad Iordanem. Qui ait: Vivit Dominus, et vivit anima tua, quia non derelinquam te. Ierunt igitur ambo pariter,
7 — and fifty men of the sons of the prophets have gone on, and stand over-against afar off — and both of them have stood by the Jordan.
et quinquaginta viri de filiis prophetarum secuti sunt eos, qui et steterunt econtra, longe: illi autem ambo stabant super Iordanem.
8 And Elijah taketh his robe, and wrappeth [it] together, and smiteth the waters, and they are halved, hither and thither, and they pass over both of them on dry land.
Tulitque Elias pallium suum, et involvit illud, et percussit aquas, quæ divisæ sunt in utramque partem, et transierunt ambo per siccum.
9 And it cometh to pass, at their passing over, that Elijah hath said unto Elisha, 'Ask, what do I do for thee before I am taken from thee?' and Elisha saith, 'Then let there be, I pray thee, a double portion of thy spirit unto me;'
Cumque transissent, Elias dixit ad Eliseum: Postula quod vis ut faciam tibi, antequam tollar a te. Dixitque Eliseus: Obsecro ut fiat in me duplex spiritus tuus.
10 and he saith, 'Thou hast asked a hard thing; if thou dost see me taken from thee, it is to thee so; and if not, it is not.'
Qui respondit: Rem difficilem postulasti: attamen si videris me, quando tollar a te, erit tibi quod petisti: si autem non videris, non erit.
11 And it cometh to pass, they are going, going on and speaking, and lo, a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and they separate between them both, and Elijah goeth up in a whirlwind, to the heavens.
Cumque pergerent, et incedentes sermocinarentur, ecce currus igneus, et equi ignei diviserunt utrumque: et ascendit Elias per turbinem in cælum,
12 And Elisha is seeing, and he is crying, 'My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and its horsemen;' and he hath not seen him again; and he taketh hold on his garments, and rendeth them into two pieces.
Eliseus autem videbat, et clamabat: Pater mi, pater mi, currus Israel, et auriga eius. Et non vidit eum amplius: apprehenditque vestimenta sua, et scidit illa in duas partes.
13 And he taketh up the robe of Elijah, that fell from off him, and turneth back and standeth on the edge of the Jordan,
Et levavit pallium Eliæ, quod ceciderat ei: reversusque stetit super ripam Iordanis,
14 and he taketh the robe of Elijah that fell from off him, and smiteth the waters, and saith, 'Where [is] Jehovah, God of Elijah — even He?' and he smiteth the waters, and they are halved, hither and thither, and Elisha passeth over.
et pallio Eliæ, quod ceciderat ei, percussit aquas, et non sunt divisæ. et dixit: Ubi est Deus Eliæ etiam nunc? Percussitque aquas, et divisæ sunt huc, atque illuc, et transiit Eliseus.
15 And they see him — the sons of the prophets who [are] in Jericho — over-against, and they say, 'Rested hath the spirit of Elijah on Elisha;' and they come to meet him, and bow themselves to him to the earth,
Videntes autem filii prophetarum, qui erant in Iericho econtra, dixerunt: Requievit spiritus Eliæ super Eliseum. Et venientes in occursum eius, adoraverunt eum proni in terram,
16 and say unto him, 'Lo, we pray thee, there are with thy servants fifty men, sons of valour: let them go, we pray thee, and they seek thy lord, lest the Spirit of Jehovah hath taken him up, and doth cast him on one of the hills, or into one of the valleys;' and he saith, 'Ye do not send.'
dixeruntque illi: Ecce, cum servis tuis sunt quinquaginta viri fortes, qui possunt ire, et quærere dominum tuum, ne forte tulerit eum Spiritus Domini, et proiecerit eum in unum montium, aut in unam vallium. Qui ait: Nolite mittere.
17 And they press upon him, till he is ashamed, and he saith, 'Send ye;' and they send fifty men, and they seek three days, and have not found him;
Coegeruntque eum, donec acquiesceret, et diceret: Mittite. Et miserunt quinquaginta viros: qui cum quæsissent tribus diebus, non invenerunt.
18 and they turn back unto him — and he is abiding in Jericho — and he saith unto them, 'Did I not say unto you, Do not go?'
Et reversi sunt ad eum: at ille habitabat in Iericho, et dixit eis: Numquid non dixi vobis: Nolite mittere?
19 And the men of the city say unto Elisha, 'Lo, we pray thee, the site of the city [is] good, as my lord seeth, and the waters [are] bad, and the earth sterile.'
Dixerunt quoque viri civitatis ad Eliseum: Ecce habitatio civitatis huius optima est, sicut tu ipse domine perspicis: sed aquæ pessimæ sunt, et terra sterilis.
20 And he saith, 'Bring to me a new dish, and place there salt;' and they bring [it] unto him,
At ille ait: Afferte mihi vas novum, et mittite in illud sal. Quod cum attulissent,
21 and he goeth out unto the source of the waters, and casteth there salt, and saith, 'Thus said Jehovah, I have given healing to these waters; there is not thence any more death and sterility.'
egressus ad fontem aquarum, misit in illum sal, et ait: Hæc dicit Dominus: Sanavi aquas has, et non erit ultra in eis mors, neque sterilitas.
22 And the waters are healed unto this day, according to the word of Elisha, that he spake.
Sanatæ sunt ergo aquæ usque in diem hanc, iuxta verbum Elisei, quod locutus est.
23 And he goeth up thence to Beth-El, and he is going up in the way, and little youths have come out from the city, and scoff at him, and say to him, 'Go up, bald-head! go up, bald-head!'
Ascendit autem inde in Bethel: cumque ascenderet per viam, pueri parvi egressi sunt de civitate, et illudebant ei, dicentes: Ascende calve, ascende calve.
24 And he looketh behind him, and seeth them, and declareth them vile in the name of Jehovah, and two bears come out of the forest, and rend of them forty and two lads.
Qui cum respexisset, vidit eos, et maledixit eis in nomine Domini: egressique sunt duo ursi de saltu, et laceraverunt ex eis quadraginta duos pueros.
25 And he goeth thence unto the hill of Carmel, and thence he hath turned back to Samaria.
Abiit autem inde in montem Carmeli, et inde reversus est in Samariam.
