2 Kongebok 2
1 Dengang Herren vilde ta Elias op til himmelen i en storm, gikk Elias og Elisa fra Gilgal.
When Yahweh was about to take [the prophet] Elijah up to heaven in a (whirlwind/twisting wind), Elijah and [his fellow prophet] Elisha were traveling [south] from Gilgal [town].
2 Og Elias sa til Elisa: Bli her! For Herren har sendt mig til Betel. Men Elisa sa: Så sant Herren lever, og så sant du selv lever: Jeg forlater dig ikke. Så gikk de ned til Betel.
Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, because Yahweh has told [only] me to go to Bethel [town].” But Elisha replied, “Just as certainly as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not leave you!” So they went down [together] to Bethel.
3 Da gikk profetenes disipler, som var i Betel, ut til Elisa og sa til ham: Vet du at Herren idag vil ta din herre bort fra dig over ditt hode? Han svarte: Ja, jeg vet det; ti bare stille!
A group of prophets came to Elisha [and Elijah before they entered the town], and they asked Elisha, “Do you know that Yahweh is going to take your master/boss [Elijah] away from you today?” Elisha answered, “Certainly I know that, but don’t talk about it!” [IDM]
4 Så sa Elias til ham: Elisa, bli her! For Herren har sendt mig til Jeriko. Men han sa: Så sant Herren lever, og så sant du selv lever: Jeg forlater dig ikke. Så kom de til Jeriko.
Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, because Yahweh has told [only] me to go to Jericho.” But Elisha replied [again], “Just as certainly as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not leave you!” So they went [together] to Jericho [city].
5 Da gikk profetenes disipler, som var i Jeriko, frem til Elisa og sa til ham: Vet du at Herren idag vil ta din herre bort fra dig over ditt hode? Han svarte: Ja, jeg vet det; ti bare stille!
[As they neared] Jericho, a group of prophets who were from there came to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that Yahweh is going to take your master/boss [Elijah] away from you today?” He answered again, “Certainly I know that, but don’t talk about it!” [IDM]
6 Så sa Elias til ham: Bli her! For Herren har sendt mig til Jordan. Men han sa: Så sant Herren lever, og så sant du selv lever: Jeg forlater dig ikke. Så gikk de begge avsted.
Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, because Yahweh has told [only] me to go to the Jordan [River].” But [again] Elisha replied, “As certainly as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not leave you!” So they continued walking together.
7 Og femti av profetenes disipler gikk avsted og blev stående midt imot dem langt borte; men selv stod de begge ved Jordan.
Fifty men from a group of prophets [who were from Jericho] also went, but they watched from a distance as Elijah and Elisha stopped at the edge of the Jordan [River].
8 Da tok Elias sin kappe og rullet den sammen og slo på vannet, og det skilte sig til begge sider, og de gikk begge over på det tørre.
Then Elijah rolled up his cloak and struck the water with it. A path opened up for them through the river, and they walked across [as though they were] on dry ground.
9 Da de nu var gått over, sa Elias til Elisa: Si hvad du ønsker jeg skal gjøre for dig før jeg blir tatt bort fra dig! Elisa sa: La en dobbelt del av din ånd tilfalle mig!
When they came to the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, “What do you want me to do for you before (I am taken away/Yahweh takes me away)?” Elisha replied, “I want to receive twice as much of your power [as you have had, ] (OR enable me to very powerfully continue your ministry).”
10 Han svarte: Det er en stor ting du ber om; hvis du ser mig når jeg blir tatt bort fra dig, skal du få det du ber om. Ellers får du det ikke.
Elijah replied, “You have asked for something which is difficult [for me to cause to happen]. But, if you see me when (I am taken from you/Yahweh takes me from you), you will get what you are requesting. But if you do not see me, then you will not get it.”
11 Mens de så gikk og talte sammen, kom det med én gang en gloende vogn og gloende hester og skilte dem fra hverandre; og Elias fór i stormen op til himmelen.
As they were walking and talking, suddenly a chariot that had fire [surrounding it], pulled by horses which also had fire [surrounding them], appeared. [The chariot driver] drove the chariot between Elijah and Elisha and separated them. Then Elijah was taken up to heaven in a (whirlwind/twisting wind).
12 Elisa så det; da ropte han: Min far, min far, Israels vogner og ryttere! Og han så ham ikke mere. Da tok han fatt i sine klær og rev dem i to stykker.
Elisha saw it. He cried out, “My father/master! My father/master! The chariots of us Israeli people and their drivers [have taken my master away]!” [They disappeared into the sky, ] and Elisha never saw Elijah again. Then Elisha tore his own robe into two pieces [to show that he was sad].
13 Så tok han op Elias' kappe, som var falt av ham, og han vendte tilbake og stod ved Jordans bredd.
Elijah’s cloak [had fallen off when he was taken away, so] Elisha picked it up and returned to the bank of the Jordan [River].
14 Og han tok Elias' kappe, som var falt av ham, og slo på vannet og sa: Hvor er Herren, Elias' Gud? Således slo også Elisa på vannet, så det skilte sig til begge sider, og han gikk over.
He [rolled up the cloak and] struck the water with it, and cried out, “Will Yahweh, the God who [enabled] Elijah [to perform miracles, enable me to do similar things]?” Then the water separated, and a path opened up for him, and Elisha went across.
15 Da profetenes disipler i Jeriko, som stod midt imot ham, så ham gjøre dette, sa de: Elias' ånd hviler over Elisa. Og de kom ham i møte og bøide sig til jorden for ham.
When the group of prophets from Jericho saw what happened, they exclaimed, “Elisha now has the power that Elijah had!” [MTY] They walked over to him and bowed down in front of him.
16 Og de sa til ham: Der er her hos dine tjenere femti sterke menn; la dem gå avsted og lete efter din herre! Kanskje Herrens Ånd har tatt ham og kastet ham på et eller annet fjell eller i en eller annen dal. Han svarte: I skal ikke sende nogen avsted.
[One of] them said, “Sir, if you permit us, 50 of our strongest men will go and search for your master [on the other side of the river]. Perhaps the Spirit of Yahweh has left him on some mountain or in some valley.” Elisha replied, “No, do not send them.”
17 Men da de lenge blev ved å trenge inn på ham, sa han: Send dem da avsted! Så sendte de femti mann avsted, og de lette i tre dager, men fant ham ikke.
But they kept insisting. Finally he was tired of saying “No,” and he said, “Okay, send them.” So 50 men searched for three days, but they did not find Elijah.
18 Og de vendte tilbake til ham, mens han ennu opholdt sig i Jeriko; og han sa til dem: Sa jeg ikke til eder at I ikke skulde gå?
They returned to Jericho, and Elisha was still there. He said to them, “I told you that you should not go, [because you would not find him]!” [RHQ]
19 Mennene i byen sa til Elisa: Byen ligger godt til, som min herre ser; men vannet er dårlig, og landet lider under for tidlige fødsler.
Then the leaders of [Jericho] city came to talk with Elisha. One of them said, “Our master, we have a problem. You can see that this is a very nice place [to live in]. But the water is bad, and as a result, crops will not grow on the land.”
20 Da sa han: Hent mig en ny skål og legg salt i den! Så gjorde de det.
Elisha said to them, “Put some salt in a new bowl and bring the bowl to me.” So they brought it to him.
21 Og han gikk ut til det sted hvor vannet vellet frem, og kastet salt nedi og sa: Så sier Herren: Nu har jeg gjort dette vann godt; det skal ikke mere volde død eller for tidlige fødsler.
Then he went out to the spring [from which the people in the town got water]. He threw the salt into the spring. Then he said, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘I have made this water good/pure. No longer will anyone die, from having drunk this water, and now crops will be able to grow.’” [LIT]
22 Og vannet blev godt og har så vært til denne dag, efter det ord som Elisa hadde talt.
And the water became pure, just as Elisha said it would be. Since that time it has always remained pure.
23 Derfra gikk han op til Betel, og mens han gikk opefter veien, kom det nogen smågutter ut fra byen; de spottet ham og ropte til ham: Kom her op, din snauskalle! Kom her op, din snauskalle!
Elisha left Jericho and went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, a group of young boys from Bethel [saw him and] started to make fun of him. They continued shouting, “Go away, you bald-headed man!”
24 Da han så vendte sig om og fikk se dem, lyste han forbannelse over dem i Herrens navn; da kom det to bjørner ut av skogen og sønderrev to og firti av barna.
Elisha turned around and looked/glared at them. He asked Yahweh to (curse them/do something bad to them). Immediately two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of them.
25 Derfra gikk han til Karmel-fjellet og vendte derfra tilbake til Samaria.
Elisha left Bethel and went to Carmel Mountain, and after that he returned to Samaria [city].
