2 Kings 2
1 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.
Y aconteció que cuando quiso Jehová alzar a Elías en el torbellino al cielo, Elías venía con Eliseo de Gálgala.
2 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,
Y dijo Elías a Eliseo: Quédate ahora aquí, porque Jehová me ha enviado a Bet-el. Y Eliseo dijo: Vive Jehová, y vive tu alma, que no te dejaré. Y descendieron a Bet-el.
3 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.”
Y saliendo los hijos de los profetas, que estaban en Bet-el, a Eliseo, dijéronle: ¿Sabes cómo Jehová quitará hoy a tu señor de tu cabeza? Y él dijo: Si, yo lo sé: callád.
4 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,
Y Elías le volvió a decir: Eliseo, quédate aquí ahora, porque Jehová me ha enviado a Jericó. Y él dijo: Vive Jehová, y vive tu alma, que no te dejaré. Y vinieron a Jericó.
5 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.”
Y llegáronse los hijos de los profetas, que estaban en Jericó, a Eliseo, y dijéronle: ¿Sabes cómo Jehová quitará hoy a tu señor de tu cabeza? Y él respondió: Si, yo lo sé: callád.
6 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.
Y Elías le dijo: Ruégote que te quedes aquí: porque Jehová me ha enviado al Jordán. Y él dijo: Vive Jehová, y vive tu alma, que no te dejaré. Y así fueron ellos ambos.
7 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.
Y vinieron cincuenta varones de los hijos de los profetas, y paráronse delante desde lejos: y los dos pararon junto al Jordán.
8 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.
Y tomando Elías su manto, doblóle, e hirió las aguas, las cuales se partieron a la una parte y a la otra: y pasaron ambos en seco.
9 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.”
Y como hubieron pasado, Elías dijo a Eliseo: Pide lo que quieres que haga por ti, antes que sea quitado de contigo. Y dijo Eliseo: Ruégote que las dos partes de tu espíritu sean sobre mí.
10 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.”
Y él le dijo: Cosa difícil has pedido. Si me vieres, cuando fuere quitado de ti, serte ha hecho así: mas si no, no.
11 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.
Y aconteció, que yendo ellos hablando, he aquí que un carro de fuego con caballos de fuego apartó a los dos, y Elías subió al cielo en un torbellino.
12 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.
Y viéndolo Eliseo, clamaba: Padre mío, padre mío, carro de Israel y su gente de a caballo. Y nunca más le vio: y trabando de sus vestidos, rompiólos en dos partes.
13 And he picked up the cloak of Elijah, which had fallen from him. And turning back, he stood above the bank of the Jordan.
Y alzando el manto de Elías, que se le había caído, volvióse, y paróse a la orilla del Jordán.
14 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.
Y tomando el manto de Elías, que se le había caído, hirió las aguas, y dijo: ¿Dónde está Jehová el Dios de Elías, también él? Y como hirió las aguas, fueron partidas de la una parte y de la otra, y Eliseo pasó.
15 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.
Y viéndolo los hijos de los profetas, que estaban en Jericó, de la otra parte, dijeron: El espíritu de Elías reposó sobre Eliseo. Y viniéronle a recibir, e inclináronse a él en tierra,
16 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.”
Y dijéronle: He aquí, hay con tus siervos cincuenta varones fuertes, vayan ahora, y busquen a tu señor, quizá le ha levantado el Espíritu de Jehová, y le ha echado en algún monte, o en algún valle. Y él les dijo. No enviéis.
17 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.
Mas ellos le importunaron hasta que avergonzándose dijo: Enviád. Entonces ellos enviaron cincuenta hombres, los cuales le buscaron tres días, mas no le hallaron.
18 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?’”
Y como volvieron a él, que se había quedado en Jericó, él les dijo: ¿No os dije yo que no fueseis?
19 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.”
Y los varones de la ciudad dijeron a Eliseo: He aquí, la habitación de esta ciudad es buena, como mi señor ve, mas las aguas son malas, y la tierra enferma.
20 And so he said, “Bring a new vessel to me, and place salt in it.” And when they had brought it,
Entonces él dijo: Traédme una botija nueva, y ponéd en ella sal; y trajéronsela.
21 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.”
Y saliendo él a los manaderos de las aguas, echó dentro la sal, y dijo: Así dijo Jehová: Yo sané estas aguas: y no habrá más en ellas muerte, ni enfermedad.
22 Then the waters were healed, even to this day, in accord with the word of Elisha, which he spoke.
Y fueron sanas las aguas hasta hoy, conforme a la palabra que habló Eliseo.
23 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!”
Después subió de allí a Bet-el: y subiendo por el camino, salieron los muchachos de la ciudad burlando de él, y diciéndole: Calvo, sube, calvo, sube.
24 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.
Y él mirando atrás, viólos y maldíjolos en el nombre de Jehová: y salieron dos osas del monte, y despedazaron de ellos cuarenta y dos muchachos.
25 Then he went away from there to mount Carmel. And he returned from there into Samaria.
De allí fue al monte de Carmelo, y de allí volvió a Samaria.
