Βασιλειῶν Δʹ 2
1 Ότε δε έμελλεν ο Κύριος να αναβιβάση τον Ηλίαν εις τον ουρανόν με ανεμοστρόβιλον, ανεχώρησεν ο Ηλίας μετά του Ελισσαιέ από Γαλγάλων.
Now it happened that, when the Lord willed to lift up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were going out of Gilgal.
2 Και είπεν ο Ηλίας προς τον Ελισσαιέ, Κάθου ενταύθα, παρακαλώ· διότι ο Κύριος με απέστειλεν έως Βαιθήλ. Και είπεν ο Ελισσαιέ, Ζη Κύριος και ζη η ψυχή σου, δεν θέλω σε αφήσει. Και κατέβησαν εις Βαιθήλ.
And Elijah said to Elisha: “Remain here. For the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.” And Elisha said to him, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you.” And when they had descended to Bethel,
3 Και εξήλθον οι υιοί των προφητών οι εν Βαιθήλ προς τον Ελισσαιέ και είπον προς αυτόν, Εξεύρεις ότι ο Κύριος σήμερον λαμβάνει τον κύριόν σου επάνωθεν της κεφαλής σου; Και είπε, Και εγώ εξεύρω τούτο· σιωπάτε.
the sons of the prophets, who were at Bethel, went out to Elisha. And they said to him, “Do you not know that today the Lord will take away your lord from you?” And he responded: “I know it. Be silent.”
4 Και είπεν ο Ηλίας προς αυτόν, Ελισσαιέ, κάθου ενταύθα, παρακαλώ· διότι ο Κύριος με απέστειλεν εις Ιεριχώ. Ο δε είπε, Ζη Κύριος και ζη η ψυχή σου, δεν θέλω σε αφήσει. Και ήλθον εις Ιεριχώ.
Then Elijah said to Elisha: “Remain here. For the Lord has sent me to Jericho.” And he said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you.” And when they had arrived at Jericho,
5 Και προσήλθον οι υιοί των προφητών οι εν Ιεριχώ προς τον Ελισσαιέ και είπον προς αυτόν, Εξεύρεις ότι ο Κύριος σήμερον λαμβάνει τον κύριόν σου επάνωθεν της κεφαλής σου; Και είπε, Και εγώ εξεύρω τούτο· σιωπάτε.
the sons of the prophets, who were at Jericho, drew near to Elisha. And they said to him, “Do you not know that today the Lord will take away your lord from you?” And he said: “I know it. Be silent.”
6 Και είπεν ο Ηλίας προς αυτόν, Κάθου ενταύθα, παρακαλώ· διότι ο Κύριος με απέστειλεν εις τον Ιορδάνην. Ο δε είπε, Ζη Κύριος και ζη η ψυχή σου, δεν θέλω σε αφήσει. Και υπήγαν αμφότεροι.
Then Elijah said to him: “Remain here. For the Lord has sent me as far as the Jordan.” And he said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you.” And so, the two of them continued on together.
7 Και υπήγαν πεντήκοντα άνδρες εκ των υιών των προφητών, και εστάθησαν απέναντι μακρόθεν· εκείνοι δε οι δύο εστάθησαν επί του Ιορδάνου.
And fifty men from the sons of the prophets followed them, and they stood opposite them, at a distance. But the two of them were standing above the Jordan.
8 Και έλαβεν ο Ηλίας την μηλωτήν αυτού και εδίπλωσεν αυτήν και εκτύπησε τα ύδατα, και διηρέθησαν ένθεν και ένθεν, και διέβησαν αμφότεροι διά ξηράς.
And Elijah took his cloak, and he rolled it up, and he struck the waters, which were divided into two parts. And they both went across on dry ground.
9 Και ότε διέβησαν, είπεν ο Ηλίας προς τον Ελισσαιέ, Ζήτησον τι να σοι κάμω, πριν αναληφθώ από σου. Και είπεν ο Ελισσαιέ, Διπλασία μερίς του πνεύματός σου ας ήναι, παρακαλώ, επ' εμέ.
And when they had gone across, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what you wish that I may do for you, before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “I beg you, that twice your spirit may be accomplished in me.”
10 Ο δε είπε, Σκληρόν πράγμα εζήτησας· πλην εάν με ίδης αναλαμβανόμενον από σου, θέλει γείνει εις σε ούτως· ει δε μη, δεν θέλει γείνει.
And he responded: “You have requested a difficult thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, you will have what you requested. But if you do not see, it shall not be.”
11 Και ενώ αυτοί περιεπάτουν έτι λαλούντες, ιδού, άμαξα πυρός και ίπποι πυρός, και διεχώρισαν αυτούς αμφοτέρους· και ανέβη ο Ηλίας με ανεμοστρόβιλον εις τον ουρανόν.
And as they continued on, they were conversing while walking. And behold, a fiery chariot with fiery horses divided the two. And Elijah ascended by a whirlwind into heaven.
12 Ο δε Ελισσαιέ έβλεπε και εβόα, Πάτερ μου, πάτερ μου, άμαξα του Ισραήλ και ιππικόν αυτού. Και δεν είδεν αυτόν πλέον· και επίασε τα ιμάτια αυτού και διέσχισεν αυτά εις δύο τμήματα.
Then Elisha saw it, and he cried out: “My father, my father! The chariot of Israel with its driver!” And he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own garments, and he tore them into two parts.
13 Και σηκώσας την μηλωτήν του Ηλία, ήτις έπεσεν επάνωθεν εκείνου, επέστρεφε και εστάθη επί του χείλους του Ιορδάνου.
And he picked up the cloak of Elijah, which had fallen from him. And turning back, he stood above the bank of the Jordan.
14 Και λαβών την μηλωτήν του Ηλία, ήτις έπεσεν επάνωθεν εκείνου, εκτύπησε τα ύδατα και είπε, Που είναι Κύριος ο Θεός του Ηλία; Και ως εκτύπησε και αυτός τα ύδατα, διηρέθησαν ένθεν και ένθεν· και διέβη ο Ελισσαιέ.
And he struck the waters with the cloak of Elijah, which had fallen from him, and they were not divided. And he said, “Where is the God of Elijah, even now?” And he struck the waters, and they were divided here and there. And Elisha went across.
15 Και ιδόντες αυτόν οι υιοί των προφητών, οι εν Ιεριχώ εκ του απέναντι, είπον, Το πνεύμα του Ηλία επανεπαύθη επί τον Ελισσαιέ. Και ήλθον εις συνάντησιν αυτού και προσεκύνησαν αυτόν έως εδάφους.
Then the sons of the prophets, who were at Jericho, watching from a distance, said, “The spirit of Elijah has rested upon Elisha.” And approaching to meet him, they reverenced him prone on the ground.
16 Και είπον προς αυτόν, Ιδού τώρα, πεντήκοντα δυνατοί άνδρες είναι μετά των δούλων σου· ας υπάγωσι, παρακαλούμεν, και ας ζητήσωσι τον κύριόν σου, μήποτε εσήκωσεν αυτόν το πνεύμα του Κυρίου και έρριψεν αυτόν επί τινός όρους ή επί τινός κοιλάδος. Και είπε, Μη αποστείλητε.
And they said to him, “Behold, with your servants there are fifty strong men, who are able to go forth and to seek your lord. For perhaps, the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley.” But he said, “Do not send them.”
17 Αλλ' αφού εβίασαν αυτόν τόσον ώστε ησχύνετο, είπεν, Αποστείλατε. Απέστειλαν λοιπόν πεντήκοντα άνδρας και εζήτησαν τρεις ημέρας, πλην δεν εύρηκαν αυτόν.
And they urged him, until he acquiesced and said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men. And after they had searched for three days, they did not find him.
18 Και ότε επέστρεψαν προς αυτόν, διότι έμεινεν εν Ιεριχώ, είπε προς αυτούς, Δεν σας είπα, Μη υπάγητε;
And they returned to him, for he was living in Jericho. And he said to them: “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not send them?’”
19 Και είπον οι άνδρες της πόλεως προς τον Ελισσαιέ, Ιδού τώρα, η θέσις της πόλεως ταύτης είναι καλή, καθώς ο κύριός μου βλέπει τα ύδατα όμως είναι κακά και η γη άγονος.
Also, the men of the city said to Elisha: “Behold, this city is a very good habitation, as you yourself perceive, O lord. But the waters are very bad, and the ground is barren.”
20 Και είπε, Φέρετέ μοι φιάλην καινήν και βάλετε άλας εις αυτήν. Και έφεραν προς αυτόν.
And so he said, “Bring a new vessel to me, and place salt in it.” And when they had brought it,
21 Και εξήλθεν εις την πηγήν των υδάτων και έρριψε το άλας εκεί και είπεν, Ούτω λέγει Κύριος· Υγίανα τα ύδατα ταύτα· δεν θέλει είσθαι πλέον εκ τούτων θάνατος ή ακαρπία.
he went out to the source of the waters, and he cast the salt into it. And he said: “Thus says the Lord: I have healed these waters, and no longer shall there be death or barrenness in them.”
22 Και ιάθησαν τα ύδατα έως της ημέρας ταύτης, κατά τον λόγον του Ελισσαιέ, τον οποίον ελάλησε.
Then the waters were healed, even to this day, in accord with the word of Elisha, which he spoke.
23 Και ανέβη εκείθεν εις Βαιθήλ· και ενώ αυτός ανέβαινεν εν τη οδώ, εξήλθον εκ της πόλεως παιδία μικρά και ενέπαιζον αυτόν και έλεγον προς αυτόν, Ανάβαινε, φαλακρέ· ανάβαινε, φαλακρέ·
Then he went up from there into Bethel. And as he was ascending along the way, little boys departed from the city. And they were mocking him, saying: “Go up, bald head! Go up, bald head!”
24 ο δε εστράφη οπίσω και ιδών αυτά, κατηράσθη αυτά εις το όνομα του Κυρίου. Και εξήλθον εκ του δάσους δύο άρκτοι και διεσπάραξαν εξ αυτών τεσσαράκοντα δύο παιδία.
And when he had looked back, he saw them, and he cursed them in the name of the Lord. And two bears went out from the forest, and they wounded forty-two boys among them.
25 Και υπήγεν εκείθεν εις το όρος τον Κάρμηλον· και εκείθεν επέστρεψεν εις Σαμάρειαν.
Then he went away from there to mount Carmel. And he returned from there into Samaria.
