Ii Regum 2
1 Factum est autem, cum levare vellet Dominus Eliam per turbinem in cælum, ibant Elias et Eliseus de Galgalis.
And it came to pass, when Jehovah would take up Elijah by a whirlwind into heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
2 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,
And Elijah said to Elisha, Remain here, I pray thee, for Jehovah has sent me as far as Bethel. And Elisha said, As Jehovah lives, and as thy soul lives, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.
3 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.
And the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said to him, Do thou know that Jehovah will take away thy master from thy head today? And he said, Yes, I know it; hold ye your peace.
4 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,
And Elijah said to him, Elisha, remain here, I pray thee, for Jehovah has sent me to Jericho. And he said, As Jehovah lives, and as thy soul lives, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
5 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.
And the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said to him, Do thou know that Jehovah will take away thy master from thy head today? And he answered, Yes, I know it; hold ye your peace.
6 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,
And Elijah said to him, Remain here, I pray thee, for Jehovah has sent me to the Jordan. And he said, As Jehovah lives, and as thy soul lives, I will not leave thee. And the two went on.
7 et quinquaginta viri de filiis prophetarum secuti sunt eos, qui et steterunt econtra, longe: illi autem ambo stabant super Iordanem.
And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood opposite them afar off. And the two stood by the Jordan.
8 Tulitque Elias pallium suum, et involvit illud, et percussit aquas, quæ divisæ sunt in utramque partem, et transierunt ambo per siccum.
And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that the two went over on dry ground.
9 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.
And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said to Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee before I am taken from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
10 Qui respondit: Rem difficilem postulasti: attamen si videris me, quando tollar a te, erit tibi quod petisti: si autem non videris, non erit.
And he said, Thou have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so to thee, but if not, it shall not be so.
11 Cumque pergerent, et incedentes sermocinarentur, ecce currus igneus, et equi ignei diviserunt utrumque: et ascendit Elias per turbinem in cælum,
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which divided them both apart. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12 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.
And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen of it! And he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own clothes, and tore them in two pieces.
13 Et levavit pallium Eliæ, quod ceciderat ei: reversusque stetit super ripam Iordanis,
He also took up the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of the Jordan.
14 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.
And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and struck the waters, and said, Where is Jehovah, the God of Elijah? And when he also had smitten the waters, they were divided here and there, and Elisha went over.
15 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,
And when the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho opposite him saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
16 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.
And they said to him, Behold now, there are fifty strong men with thy servants. Let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master, lest the Spirit of Jehovah has taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.
17 Coegeruntque eum, donec acquiesceret, et diceret: Mittite. Et miserunt quinquaginta viros: qui cum quæsissent tribus diebus, non invenerunt.
And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. Therefore they sent fifty men. And they sought three days, but did not find him.
18 Et reversi sunt ad eum: at ille habitabat in Iericho, et dixit eis: Numquid non dixi vobis: Nolite mittere?
And they came back to him while he remained at Jericho. And he said to them, Did I not say to you, Do not go?
19 Dixerunt quoque viri civitatis ad Eliseum: Ecce habitatio civitatis huius optima est, sicut tu ipse domine perspicis: sed aquæ pessimæ sunt, et terra sterilis.
And the men of the city said to Elisha, Behold, we pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees, but the water is bad, and the ground barren.
20 At ille ait: Afferte mihi vas novum, et mittite in illud sal. Quod cum attulissent,
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
21 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.
And he went forth to the spring of the waters, and cast salt therein, and said, Thus says Jehovah, I have healed these waters. There shall not be from there any more death or barren land.
22 Sanatæ sunt ergo aquæ usque in diem hanc, iuxta verbum Elisei, quod locutus est.
So the waters were healed to this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke.
23 Ascendit autem inde in Bethel: cumque ascenderet per viam, pueri parvi egressi sunt de civitate, et illudebant ei, dicentes: Ascende calve, ascende calve.
And he went up from there to Bethel. And as he was going up by the way, there came forth young lads out of the city, and mocked him, and said to him, Go up, thou baldhead; go up, thou baldhead.
24 Qui cum respexisset, vidit eos, et maledixit eis in nomine Domini: egressique sunt duo ursi de saltu, et laceraverunt ex eis quadraginta duos pueros.
And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of Jehovah. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tore forty-two lads of them.
25 Abiit autem inde in montem Carmeli, et inde reversus est in Samariam.
And he went from there to mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.
