2 Reyes 2
1 Aconteció que cuando Yavé iba a alzar a Elías en un remolino de viento al cielo, Elías iba de Gilgal con Eliseo.
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 Elías dijo a Eliseo: Quédate aquí, porque Yavé me envió a Bet-ʼEl. Y Eliseo respondió: ¡Vive Yavé y vive tu alma que no te dejaré! Entonces bajaron a Bet-ʼEl.
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 Los hijos de los profetas que estaban en Bet-ʼEl salieron a encontrar a Eliseo y le preguntaron: ¿Sabes que Yavé arrebata hoy a tu ʼadón de encima de tu cabeza? Y él respondió: Sí, lo sé, callen.
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 Elías le dijo: Eliseo, quédate aquí, porque Yavé me envió a Jericó. Y él dijo: ¡Vive Yavé y vive tu alma que no te dejaré! Y fueron a Jericó.
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 Los hijos de los profetas que estaban en Jericó llegaron a Eliseo y le preguntaron: ¿Sabes que Yavé quitará hoy a tu ʼadón de encima de tu cabeza? Y él dijo: Sí, lo sé, callen.
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 Elías le dijo: Quédate aquí, porque Yavé me envió al Jordán. Y él dijo: ¡Vive Yavé y vive tu alma, que no te dejaré! Y ambos fueron.
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 50 hombres de los hijos de los profetas fueron y se detuvieron a lo lejos frente a ellos. También ellos dos se detuvieron junto al Jordán.
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 Entonces Elías tomó su manto y lo dobló. Golpeó las aguas, y se separaron a uno y otro lado. Ambos cruzaron por tierra seca.
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 Sucedió que cuando cruzaban, Elías dijo a Eliseo: Pide lo que quieras que haga por ti antes que sea arrebatado de tu lado. Y Eliseo respondió: ¡Te ruego que una doble porción de tu espíritu pose sobre mí!
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 Y él le dijo: Cosa difícil pediste. Si me ves cuando sea arrebatado de tu lado, te será concedida. Si no me ves, no.
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 Mientras ellos caminaban y hablaban, ciertamente una carroza de fuego con caballos de fuego apartó a los dos. Elías subió al cielo por medio de un remolino de viento.
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 Al verlo Eliseo clamaba: ¡Padre mío, padre mío! ¡Carroza y jinete de Israel! Y no lo vio más. Entonces tomó sus ropas y las rasgó en dos pedazos.
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 Recogió el manto de Elías que se le cayó. Regresó y se detuvo a la orilla del Jordán.
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 Al tomar el manto de Elías que se le cayó, golpeó las aguas y dijo: ¿Dónde está Yavé, el ʼElohim de Elías? Cuando [Eliseo] golpeó las aguas, también se dividieron a uno y otro lado, y Eliseo cruzó.
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 Cuando los hijos de los profetas que estaban al otro lado en Jericó lo vieron, dijeron: El espíritu de Elías reposó sobre Eliseo. Luego fueron a encontrarlo, se postraron en tierra ante él
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 y le dijeron: Mira, ahora hay 50 hombres fuertes con tus esclavos. Que ellos vayan y busquen a tu ʼadón, no sea que el Espíritu de Yavé lo haya levantado y lo haya colocado en alguna montaña o valle. Pero él respondió: No los envíen.
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 Pero ellos le insistieron tanto que él se avergonzó y dijo: ¡Envíen! Y enviaron 50 hombres que buscaron tres días y no lo hallaron.
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 Volvieron cuando él estaba en Jericó. Entonces les preguntó: ¿No les dije: No vayan?
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 Luego los hombres de la ciudad dijeron a Eliseo: Ciertamente el sitio de esta ciudad es bueno, como ve mi ʼadón, pero las aguas son malas y la tierra es estéril.
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 Entonces él dijo: Tráiganme una vasija nueva y pongan allí sal. Y se la llevaron.
And so he said, “Bring a new vessel to me, and place salt in it.” And when they had brought it,
21 Salió al manantial, echó allí la sal y dijo: Yavé dice: Yo sané estas aguas. No habrá más muerte ni esterilidad por causa de ellas.
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 Y las aguas fueron sanadas hasta hoy, según la Palabra que Eliseo habló.
Then the waters were healed, even to this day, in accord with the word of Elisha, which he spoke.
23 De allí subió a Bet-ʼEl. Mientras iba por el camino, salieron unos muchachos de la ciudad que se burlaban de él y le decían: ¡Sube, calvo! ¡Sube, calvo!
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 Él se volvió para verlos. Los miró y los maldijo en el Nombre de Yavé. Y salieron del bosque dos osas que destrozaron a 42 de aquellos muchachos.
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 De allí fue a la montaña Carmelo, y desde allí volvió a Samaria.
Then he went away from there to mount Carmel. And he returned from there into Samaria.
