2 Kongebok 2
1 Dengang Herren vilde ta Elias op til himmelen i en storm, gikk Elias og Elisa fra Gilgal.
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 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.
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 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!
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 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: “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 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!
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 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 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 Og femti av profetenes disipler gikk avsted og blev stående midt imot dem langt borte; men selv stod de begge ved Jordan.
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 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.
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 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!
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 Så tok han op Elias' kappe, som var falt av ham, og han vendte tilbake og stod ved Jordans bredd.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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?
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 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.
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 Da sa han: Hent mig en ny skål og legg salt i den! Så gjorde de det.
And so he said, “Bring a new vessel to me, and place salt in it.” And when they had brought it,
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.
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 Og vannet blev godt og har så vært til denne dag, efter det ord som Elisa hadde talt.
Then the waters were healed, even to this day, in accord with the word of Elisha, which he spoke.
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!
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 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.
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 Derfra gikk han til Karmel-fjellet og vendte derfra tilbake til Samaria.
Then he went away from there to mount Carmel. And he returned from there into Samaria.
