2 Kings 2
1 And it came to pass, when Yahweh was about to take up Elijah in a storm into the heavens, that Elijah departed, with Elisha, from Gilgal.
Dengang HERREN ville lade Elias fare op til Himmelen i et Stormvejr, gik Elias fra Gilgal.
2 Then said Elijah unto Elisha—Tarry here, I pray thee, for, Yahweh, hath sent me as far as Bethel. And Elisha said, By the life of Yahweh and by the life of thine own soul, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.
Og Elias sagde til Elisa: »Bliv her, thi HERREN vil have mig til Betel!« Men Elisa svarede: »Saa sandt HERREN lever, og saa sandt du lever, jeg gaar ikke fra dig!« De gik da ned til Betel.
3 And the sons of the prophets who were in Bethel came forth unto Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that, to-day, Yahweh is taking away thy lord, from thy head? And he said—I also, know, be silent.
Saa kom Profetsønnerne i Betel ud til Elisa og sagde til ham: »Ved du, at HERREN i Dag vil tage din Herre bort fra dig?« Han svarede: »Ja, jeg ved det, ti kun stille!«
4 Then Elijah said to him—Elisha, I pray thee, tarry here, for, Yahweh, hath sent me to Jericho. And he said—By the life of Yahweh and by the life of thine own soul, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
Derpaa sagde Elias til ham: »Bliv her, Elisa, thi HERREN vil have mig til Jeriko!« Men han svarede: »Saa sandt HERREN lever, og saa sandt du lever, jeg gaar ikke fra dig!« De kom da til Jeriko.
5 Then drew near the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho, unto Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that, to-day, Yahweh is taking away thy lord from thy head? And he said—I also, know; be silent.
Men Profetsønnerne i Jeriko traadte hen til Elisa og sagde til ham: »Ved du, at HERREN i Dag vil tage din Herre bort fra dig?« Han svarede: »Ja, jeg ved det, ti kun stille!«
6 And Elijah said to him—Tarry here, I pray thee, for, Yahweh, hath sent me to the Jordan. And he said—By the life of Yahweh and by the life of thine own soul, I will not leave thee. So they two, went on.
Derpaa sagde Elias til ham: »Bliv her, thi HERREN vil have mig til Jordan!« Men han svarede: »Saa sandt HERREN lever, og saa sandt du lever, jeg gaar ikke fra dig!« Saa fulgtes de ad.
7 But, fifty men of the sons of the prophets, came, and stood over against them, afar off, —and, they two, stood by the Jordan.
Men halvtredsindstyve af Profetsønnerne gik hen og stillede sig et godt Stykke derfra, medens de to stod ved Jordan.
8 Then Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided, hither and thither, —so that they two, passed over, on dry ground.
Elias tog nu sin Kappe, rullede den sammen og slog Vandet med den; da skiltes det ad, og de gik begge over paa tør Bund.
9 And it came to pass, as they went over, that, Elijah, said unto Elisha—Ask, what I shall do for thee, ere yet I be taken from thee. And Elisha said, Let there be, I pray thee, a double portion of thy spirit upon me.
Og da de var kommet over, sagde Elias til Elisa: »Sig, hvad du ønsker, jeg skal gøre for dig, før jeg tages bort fra dig!« Elisa svarede: »Maatte to Dele af din Aand komme over mig!«
10 And he said—Thou hast asked a hard thing, —if thou see me when taken from thee, thou shall have it, so, but, if not, thou shalt not have it.
Da sagde han: »Det er et stort Forlangende, du kommer med! Dersom du ser mig, naar jeg tages bort fra dig, skal det blive dig til Del, ellers ikke!«
11 And it came to pass, as they were going on and on and talking, that lo! there was a chariot of fire, with horses of fire, which parted, those two, asunder, —and Elijah went up in a storm, into the heavens.
Medens de nu gik og talte sammen, se, da kom en Ildvogn og Ildheste og skilte dem ad, og Elias for op til Himmelen i Stormvejret.
12 And, as soon as Elisha saw it, he, began crying out—My father! my father! The chariots of Israel, and the horsemen thereof! But, when he could see him no longer, he took hold of his clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
Og Elisa saa det og raabte: »Min Fader, min Fader, du Israels Vogne og Ryttere!« Og han saa ham ikke mere. Saa greb han sine Klæder og sønderrev dem.
13 Then took he up the mantle of Elijah, which had fallen from him, —and returned and stood, on the brink of the Jordan;
Derpaa tog han Elias's Kappe, som var faldet af ham, op og gik tilbage og stillede sig ved Jordans Bred,
14 and took the mantle of Elijah which had fallen from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is Yahweh, the God of Elijah? And, when, he also, smote the waters, they were divided, hither and thither, and Elisha, passed over.
og han tog Elias's Kappe, som var faldet af ham, slog Vandet med den og sagde: »Hvor er nu HERREN, Elias's Gud?« Og da han havde slaaet Vandet, skiltes det ad, og Elisa gik over.
15 And, when the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho, over against him, saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah, resteth, on Elisha. So they came to meet him, and bowed themselves down to him, to the ground.
Da Profetsønnerne fra Jeriko saa det derovre, sagde de: »Elias's Aand hviler paa Elisa!« Og de gik ham i Møde og kastede sig til Jorden for ham.
16 Then said they unto him—Lo! we pray thee, there are with thy servants fifty men, sons of valour—let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy lord, lest the Spirit of Yahweh have borne him away, and cast him on one of the mountains, or into one of the valleys. And he said—Ye shall not send.
Derpaa sagde de til ham: »Se, her hos dine Trælle er der halvtredsindstyve raske Mænd, lad dem gaa ud og lede efter din Herre; maaske HERRENS Aand har taget ham og kastet ham hen paa et af Bjergene eller i en af Dalene!« Men han svarede: »I skal ikke sende dem af Sted!«
17 But, when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said—Send. So they sent fifty men, and made search three days, but found him not.
Men da de blev ved at trænge ind paa ham, sagde han: »Saa send dem da af Sted!« Saa sendte de halvtredsindstyve Mænd ud, og de ledte efter ham i tre Dage, men fandt ham ikke.
18 And, when they came back unto him, he, having tarried at Jericho, he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Do not go?
Og da de kom tilbage, medens han endnu var i Jeriko, sagde han til dem: »Sagde jeg ikke til eder, at I ikke skulde gaa?«
19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Lo! we pray thee, the situation of the city, is good, as, my lord, seeth, —but, the waters, are bad, and, the land, apt to miscarry.
Mændene i Byen sagde til Elisa: »Byen ligger godt nok, som min Herre ser, men Vandet er daarligt og volder utidige Fødsler i Egnen.«
20 And he said—Bring me a new bowl, and put therein, salt. So they brought it unto him;
Da sagde han: »Hent mig en ny Skaal og kom Salt deri!« Og de hentede den til ham.
21 and he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast therein, saith, —and said—Thus, saith Yahweh, I have healed these waters; there shall come from thence, no longer, death or aptness to miscarry.
Saa gik han ned til Kildevældet og kastede Salt deri, idet han sagde: »Saa siger HERREN: Jeg gør dette Vand sundt, saa at der ikke mer skal komme Død eller utidige Fødsler deraf!«
22 So the waters were healed, [as they remain] unto this day, —according to the word of Elisha which he spake.
Saa blev Vandet sundt, efter det Ord Elisa talte; og det er det den Dag i Dag.
23 And he went up from thence, to Bethel, —and, as he was going up on the way, some lads, came forth, out of the city, and made mockery of him, and said to him, Go up, bald head! Go up, bald head!
Derfra begav han sig op til Betel. Som han var paa Vej derop, kom nogle Smaadrenge ud af Byen og spottede ham og raabte: »Kom herop, Skaldepande, kom herop, Skaldepande!«
24 And, when he turned round and saw them, he cursed them, in the name of Yahweh, —and there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tare, of them, forty-two youths.
Han vendte sig om, og da han fik Øje paa dem, forbandede han dem i HERRENS Navn. Saa kom to Bjørne ud af Krattet og sønderrev to og fyrretyve af Drengene.
25 And he went from thence, unto Mount Carmel, —and, from thence, he returned, to Samaria.
Derfra begav han sig til Karmels Bjerg, og derfra vendte han tilbage til Samaria.
