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1 Or quando l’Eterno volle rapire in cielo Elia in un turbine, Elia si partì da Ghilgal con Eliseo.
And it came to pass, when the Lord was about to take up Elijah by a storm-wind to heaven, that Elijah went out with Elisha' from Gilgal.
2 Ed Elia disse ad Eliseo: “Fermati qui, ti prego, poiché l’Eterno mi manda fino a Bethel”. Ma Eliseo rispose: “Com’è vero che l’Eterno vive, e che vive l’anima tua, io non ti lascerò”. Così discesero a Bethel.
And Elijah said unto Elisha', Remain, I pray thee, here; for the Lord hath sent me as far as Beth-el. But Elisha' said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el.
3 I discepoli dei profeti ch’erano a Bethel andarono a trovare Eliseo, e gli dissero: “Sai tu che l’Eterno quest’oggi rapirà in alto il tuo signore?” Quegli rispose: “Sì, lo so; tacete!”
And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha', and said unto him, Knowest thou that today the Lord will take away thy master from thy head? And he said, I also know it; be still.
4 Ed Elia gli disse: “Eliseo, fermati qui, ti prego, poiché l’Eterno mi manda a Gerico”. Quegli rispose: “Com’è vero che l’Eterno vive, e che vive l’anima tua, io non ti lascerò”. Così se ne vennero a Gerico.
And Elijah said unto him, Elisha', remain, I pray thee, here; for the Lord hath sent me to Jericho. But he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
5 I discepoli dei profeti ch’erano a Gerico s’accostarono ad Eliseo, e gli dissero: “Sai tu che l’Eterno quest’oggi rapirà in alto il tuo signore?” Quegli rispose: “Sì, lo so; tacete!”
And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came near to Elisha', and said unto him, Knowest thou that today the Lord will take away thy master from thy head? And he said, I also know it; be still.
6 Ed Elia gli disse: “Fermati qui, ti prego, poiché l’Eterno mi manda al Giordano”. Quegli rispose: “Com’è vero che l’Eterno vive, e che vive l’anima, tua io non ti lascerò”. E proseguirono il cammino assieme.
And Elijah said unto him, Remain, I pray thee, here; for the Lord hath sent me to the Jordan. But he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So these two went on.
7 E cinquanta uomini di tra i discepoli dei profeti andarono dietro a loro e si fermarono dirimpetto al Giordano, da lungi, mentre Elia ed Eliseo si fermarono sulla riva del Giordano.
And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood opposite [to them] afar off: and those two stood by the Jordan.
8 Allora Elia prese il suo mantello, lo rotolò, e percosse le acque, le quali si divisero di qua e di là, in guisa che passarono ambedue a piedi asciutti.
And Elijah took his mantle, and folded it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, and they went, both of them, over on dry ground.
9 E, passati che furono, Elia disse ad Eliseo: “Chiedi quello che vuoi ch’io faccia per te, prima ch’io ti sia tolto”. Eliseo rispose: “Ti prego, siami data una parte doppia del tuo spirito!”
And it came to pass, when they passed over, that Elijah said unto Elisha', Ask what I shall do for thee, before I shall be taken away from thee. And Elisha' said, Let there be, I pray thee, a double portion of thy spirit upon me.
10 Elia disse: “Tu domandi una cosa difficile; nondimeno, se tu mi vedi quando io ti sarò rapito, ti sarà dato quello che chiedi; ma se non mi vedi, non ti sarà dato”.
And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so [given] unto thee; but if not, it shall not be.
11 E com’essi continuavano a camminare discorrendo assieme, ecco un carro di fuoco e de’ cavalli di fuoco che li separarono l’uno dall’altro, ed Elia salì al cielo in un turbine.
And it came to pass, as they went on, speaking as they were going, that, behold, there came a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a storm-wind to heaven.
12 E Eliseo lo vide e si mise a gridare: “Padre mio, padre mio! Carro d’Israele e sua cavalleria!” Poi non lo vide più. E, afferrate le proprie vesti, le strappò in due pezzi;
And Elisha' saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and their horsemen. And he saw him no more; and he took hold of his clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
13 e raccolse il mantello ch’era caduto di dosso ad Elia, tornò indietro, e si fermò sulla riva del Giordano.
And he lifted up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and went back, and stood by the border of the Jordan;
14 E, preso il mantello ch’era caduto di dosso ad Elia, percosse le acque, e disse: “Dov’è l’Eterno, l’Iddio d’Elia?” E quando anch’egli ebbe percosse le acque, queste si divisero di qua e di là, ed Eliseo passò.
And he took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord the God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither; and Elisha' passed over.
15 Quando i discepoli dei profeti che stavano a Gerico di faccia al Giordano ebbero visto Eliseo, dissero: “Lo spirito d’Elia s’è posato sopra Eliseo”. E gli si fecero incontro, s’inchinarono fino a terra davanti a lui,
And when the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho, at a distance, saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah Doth rest on Elisha'. And they came forth to meet him, and bowed themselves unto him to the ground.
16 e gli dissero: “Ecco qui tra i tuoi servi cinquanta uomini robusti: lascia che vadano in cerca del tuo signore, se mai lo spirito dell’Eterno l’avesse preso e gettato su qualche monte o in qualche valle”. Eliseo rispose: “Non li mandate”.
And they said unto him, Behold now, there are among thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master; peradventure the Spirit of the Lord hath taken him up, and cast him upon one of the mountains, or into one of the valleys. And he said, Ye must not send.
17 Ma insistettero tanto, presso di lui, ch’ei ne fu confuso, e disse: “Mandateli”. Allora quelli mandarono cinquanta uomini, i quali cercarono Elia per tre giorni, e non lo trovarono.
And they urged him till he was ashamed, when he said, Send. And they sent fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
18 E quando furono tornati a lui, che s’era fermato a Gerico, egli disse loro: “Non vi avevo io detto di non andare?”
And they returned again to him, for he had remained at Jericho; and he then said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Ye should not go?
19 Or gli abitanti della città dissero ad Eliseo: “Ecco, il soggiorno di questa città è gradevole, come vede il mio signore; ma le acque son cattive, e il paese è sterile”.
And the men of the city said unto Elisha', Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is good, as my Lord seeth; but the water is bad, and the land causeth untimely births.
20 Ed egli disse: “Portatemi una scodella nuova, e mettetevi del sale”. Quelli gliela portarono.
And he said, Fetch me a new flask, and put salt therein: and they fetched it to him.
21 Ed egli si recò alla sorgente delle acque, vi gettò il sale, e disse: “Così dice l’Eterno: Io rendo sane queste acque, ed esse non saran più causa di morte né di sterilità”.
And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast therein the salt, and said, Thus hath said the Lord, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from there any more death or untimely births.
22 Così le acque furon rese sane e tali son rimaste fino al dì d’oggi, secondo la parola che Eliseo aveva pronunziata.
So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the word of Elisha' which he spoke.
23 Poi di là Eliseo salì a Bethel; e, come saliva per la via, usciron dalla città dei piccoli ragazzi, i quali lo beffeggiavano, dicendo: “Sali calvo! Sali calvo!”
And he went up from there to Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth young lads out of the city, and they mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, bald-head! go up, bald-head!
24 Egli si voltò, li vide, e li maledisse nel nome dell’Eterno; e due orse uscirono dal bosco, che sbranarono quarantadue di quei ragazzi.
And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord; and there came forth two she-bears out of the forest, and tore of them forty and two boys.
25 Di là Eliseo si recò sul monte Carmel, donde poi tornò a Samaria.
And he went from there to mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.
