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1 Quand l’Eternel fit monter Elie au ciel dans un tourbillon, Elle et Elisée quittaient Ghilgal.
Now when the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a great wind, Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
2 Elie dit à Elisée: "Reste ici, de grâce, car l’Eternel m’a donné une mission pour Béthel. Vive Dieu et par ta propre vie! répondit Elisée, je ne te quitterai pas." Et ils se rendirent ensemble à Béthel.
And Elijah said to Elisha, Come no farther for the Lord has sent me to Beth-el. But Elisha said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not be parted from you. So they went down to Beth-el.
3 Les jeunes prophètes établis à Béthel allèrent au-devant d’Elisée et lui dirent: "Sais-tu que l’Eternel t’enlève aujourd’hui ton maître, ton guide?" Il répondit: "Silence, oui, je le sais."
And at Beth-el the sons of the prophets came out to Elisha and said, Has it been made clear to you that the Lord is going to take away your master from over you today? And he said, Yes, I have knowledge of it: say no more.
4 Elie reprit: "Elisée, reste ici, car l’Eternel m’a confié une mission pour Jéricho. Vive l’Eternel, répliqua-t-il, et par ta propre vie! Je ne te quitterai pas." Et ils vinrent ensemble à Jéricho.
Then Elijah said to him, Come no farther, for the Lord has sent me to Jericho. But he said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not be parted from you. So they went on to Jericho.
5 Les jeunes prophètes établis à Jéricho se rendirent auprès d’Elisée et lui dirent: "Sais-tu que l’Eternel t’enlève aujourd’hui ton maître, ton guide? Silence, répondit-il, oui, je le sais."
And at Jericho the sons of the prophets came up to Elisha and said to him, Has it been made clear to you that the Lord is going to take away your master from over you today? And he said in answer, Yes, I have knowledge of it: say no more.
6 Et Elie dit de nouveau: "Reste ici, je te prie, car l’Eternel m’envoie du côté du Jourdain." Il répondit: "Vive l’Eternel et par ta propre vie! Je ne te quitterai pas." Et ils continuèrent ensemble leur route.
Then Elijah said to him, Come no farther, for the Lord has sent me to Jordan. But he said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not be parted from you. So they went on together.
7 Cinquante jeunes prophètes allèrent, de leur côté, et se placèrent en vue d’eux à une certaine distance; les deux prophètes s’étaient arrêtés près du Jourdain.
And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went out and took their places facing them a long way off, while the two of them were by the edge of Jordan.
8 Elie prit son manteau, le roula, en frappa les eaux, qui se séparèrent en deux, et ils passèrent ensemble à pieds secs.
Then Elijah took off his robe, and, rolling it up, gave the water a blow with it, and the waters were parted, flowing back this way and that, so that they went over on dry land.
9 Pendant qu’ils traversaient, Elie dit à Elisée: "Exprime un désir; que puis-je faire pour toi avant que je te sois enlevé?" Elisée répondit: "Puissé-je avoir une double part de l’esprit qui t’inspire!
And when they had come to the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, Say what you would have me do for you before I am taken from you. And Elisha said, Be pleased to let a special measure of your spirit be on me.
10 Tu as demandé quelque chose de difficile, répondit Elie; tu seras cependant satisfait si tu me vois disparaître à tes yeux, mais sinon, non."
And he said, You have made a hard request: still, if you see me when I am taken from you, you will get your desire; but if not, it will not be so.
11 Ils, poursuivaient leur chemin en conversant, quand tout à coup un char de feu, attelé de chevaux de feu, les sépara l’un de l’autre, et Elie monta au ciel dans un tourbillon.
And while they went on their way, going on talking together, suddenly there were carriages and horses of fire separating them from one another and Elijah went up to heaven in a great wind.
12 A cette vue, Elisée s’écria: "Mon père, mon père! Char et cavalerie d’Israël!" Et il ne le vit plus. Alors il saisit ses vêtements, et les déchira de part en part.
And when Elisha saw it he gave a cry, My father, my father, the carriages of Israel and its horsemen! And he saw him no longer; and he was full of grief.
13 Puis il ramassa le manteau qui était tombé des épaules d’Elie, et retourna sur les rives du Jourdain, où il s’arrêta.
Then he took up Elijah's robe, which had been dropped from him, and went back till he came to the edge of Jordan.
14 Il prit le manteau qui était tombé des épaules d’Elie, et en frappa les eaux en s’écriant: "Où est l’Eternel, le Dieu d’Elie?" et sous ses coups les eaux se séparèrent devant lui également, et il passa.
And he took Elijah's robe, which had been dropped from him, and giving the water a blow with it, said, Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah? and at his blow the waters were parted this way and that; and Elisha went over.
15 Les jeunes prophètes de Jéricho avaient vu de loin ce qui s’était passé, et ils dirent: "L’Esprit d’Elie repose sur Elisée." Ils allèrent à sa rencontre, et se prosternèrent devant lui jusqu’à terre.
And when the sons of the prophets who were facing him at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha. And they came out to him, and went down on the earth before him.
16 Ils lui dirent: "Il y a parmi tes serviteurs cinquante hommes vaillants: laisse-les donc aller à la recherche de ton maître. Peut-être le souffle de l’Eternel l’a-t-il emporté et jeté sur une des montagnes, ou dans une des vallées. N’Envoyez personne," répliqua-t-il.
And they said, Your servants have with us here fifty strong men; be pleased to let them go in search of Elijah; for it may be that the spirit of the Lord has taken him up and put him down on some mountain or in some valley. But he said, Do not send them.
17 Mais ils insistèrent au point de l’embarrasser, et il dit: "Envoyez!" Ils envoyèrent cinquante hommes, qui cherchèrent le prophète pendant trois jours, mais sans le trouver.
But when they kept on requesting him, he was shamed and said, Send, then. So they sent fifty men; but after searching for three days, they came back without having seen him.
18 Quand ils revinrent auprès d’Elisée, qui était resté à Jéricho, il leur dit: "Ne vous avais-je pas conseillé de ne pas aller?"
And they came back to him, while he was still at Jericho; and he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not?
19 Or, les habitants de Jéricho dirent à Elisée: "Le séjour de cette ville est agréable, comme mon seigneur le voit; mais l’eau y est malsaine et le sol meurtrier."
Now the men of the town said to Elisha, You see that the position of this town is good; but the water is bad, causing the young of the cattle to come to birth dead.
20 Il répondit: "Apportez-moi une cruche neuve que vous remplirez de sel;" et on la lui apporta.
So he said, Get me a new vessel, and put salt in it; and they took it to him.
21 Il alla vers la source d’où venait l’eau et y jeta le sel en disant: "Telle est la parole de l’Eternel: Je vais rendre ces eaux salubres, et elles ne causeront plus ni mort ni ravages."
Then he went out to the spring from which the water came, and put salt in it, and said, The Lord says, Now I have made this water sweet; no longer will it be death-giving or unfertile.
22 Les eaux devinrent salubres, jusqu’au jour présent, selon la prédiction faite par Elisée.
And the water was made sweet again to this day, as Elisha said.
23 Il se rendit de là à Béthel. Il suivait la montée, quand de jeunes garçons, sortant de la ville, l’insultèrent en ces termes: "Monte, chauve, monte, chauve!"
Then from there he went up to Beth-el; and on his way, some little boys came out from the town and made sport of him, crying, Go up, old no-hair! go up, old no-hair!
24 Il se retourna pour les voir, et les maudit au nom de l’Eternel. Aussitôt, deux ours sortirent de la forêt et mirent en pièces quarante-deux de ces enfants.
And turning back, he saw them, and put a curse on them in the name of the Lord. And two she-bears came out of the wood and put forty-two of the children to death.
25 De là, il se dirigea vers le mont Carmel, d’où il revint à Samarie.
From there he went to Mount Carmel, and came back from there to Samaria.
