1 Dengang HERREN ville lade Elias fare op til Himmelen i et Stormvejr, gik Elias fra Gilgal.

1 And it came about when the Lord was about to take up Elijah by a whirlwind to heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

2 Og Elias sagde til Elisa: "Bliv her, thi HERREN vil have mig til Betel!" Men Elisa svarede: "Så sandt HERREN lever, og så sandt du lever, jeg går ikke fra dig!" De gik da ned til Betel.

2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here please, for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.

3 Så 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!"

3 Then the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from over you today?” And he said, “Yes, I know; be still.”

4 Derpå sagde Elias til ham: "Bliv her, Elisa, thi HERREN vil have mig til Jeriko!" Men han svarede: "Så sandt HERREN lever, og så sandt du lever, jeg går ikke fra dig!" De kom da til Jeriko.

4 Elijah said to him, “Elisha, please stay here, for the Lord has sent me to Jericho.” But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they came to Jericho.

5 Men Profetsønnerne i Jeriko trådte 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!"

5 The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho approached Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from over you today?” And he answered, “Yes, I know; be still.”

6 Derpå sagde Elias til ham: "Bliv her, thi HERREN vil have mig til Jordan!" Men han svarede: "Så sandt HERREN lever, og så sandt du lever, jeg går ikke fra dig!" Så fulgtes de ad.

6 Then Elijah said to him, “Please stay here, for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.” And he said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on.

7 Men halvtredsindstyve af Profetsønnerne gik hen og stillede sig et godt Stykke derfra, medens de to stod ved Jordan.

7 Now fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite them at a distance, while the two of them stood by the Jordan.

8 Elias tog nu sin Kappe, rullede den sammen og slog Vandet med den; da skiltes det ad, og de gik begge over på tør Bund.

8 Elijah took his mantle and folded it together and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

9 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: "Måtte to Dele af din Ånd komme over mig!"

9 When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “Please, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.”

10 Da sagde han: "Det er et stort Forlangende, du kommer med! Dersom du ser mig, når jeg tages bort fra dig, skal det blive dig til Del, ellers ikke!"

10 He said, “You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.”

11 Medens de nu gik og talte sammen, se, da kom en lldvogn og Ildheste og skilte dem ad, og Elias for op til Himmelen i Stormvejret.

11 As they were going along and talking, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire and horses of fire which separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind to heaven.

12 Og Elisa så det og råbte: "Min Fader, min Fader, du Israels Vogne og Ryttere!" Og han så ham ikke mere. Så greb han sine Klæder og sønderrev dem.

12 Elisha saw it and cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” And he saw Elijah no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.

13 Derpå tog han Elias's Kappe, som var faldet af ham, op og gik tilbage og stillede sig ved Jordans Bred,

13 He also took up the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and returned and stood by the bank of the Jordan.

14 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 slået Vandet, skiltes det ad, og Elisa gik over.

14 He took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and struck the waters and said, “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” And when he also had struck the waters, they were divided here and there; and Elisha crossed over.

15 Da Profetsønnerne fra Jeriko så det derovre, sagde de: "Elias's Ånd hviler på Elisa!" Og de gik ham i Møde og kastede sig til Jorden for ham.

15 Now when the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho opposite him saw him, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they came to meet him and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

16 Derpå sagde de til ham: "Se, her hos dine Trælle er der halvtredsindstyve raske Mænd, lad dem gå ud og lede efter din Herre; måske HERRENs Ånd har taget ham og kastet ham hen på et af Bjergene eller i en af Dalene!" Men han svarede: "I skal ikke sende dem af Sted!"

16 They said to him, “Behold now, there are with your servants fifty strong men, please let them go and search for your master; perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up and cast him on some mountain or into some valley.” And he said, “You shall not send.”

17 Men da de blev ved at trænge ind på ham, sagde han: "Så send dem da af Sted!" Så sendte de halvtredsindstyve Mænd ud, og de ledte efter ham i tre Dage, men fandt ham ikke.

17 But when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched three days but did not find him.

18 Og da de kom tilbage, medens han endnu var i Jeriko, sagde han til dem: "Sagde jeg ikke til eder, at I ikke skulde gå?"

18 They returned to him while he was staying at Jericho; and he said to them, “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not go’?”

19 Mændene i Byen sagde til Elisa: "Byen ligger godt nok, som min Herre ser, men Vandet er dårligt og volder utidige Fødsler i Egnen."

19 Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold now, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad and the land is unfruitful.”

20 Da sagde han: "Hent mig en ny Skål og kom Salt deri!" Og de hentede den til ham.

20 He said, “Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him.

21 Så gik han ned til Kildevældet og kastede Salt deri, idet han sagde: "Så siger HERREN: Jeg gør dette Vand sundt, så at der ikke mer skal komme Død eller utidige Fødsler deraf!"

21 He went out to the spring of water and threw salt in it and said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘I have purified these waters; there shall not be from there death or unfruitfulness any longer.’”

22 Så blev Vandet sundt, efter det Ord Elisa talte; og det er det den Dag i dag.

22 So the waters have been purified to this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke.

23 Derfra begav han sig op til Betel. Som han var på Vej derop, kom nogle Smådrenge ud af Byen og spottede ham og råbte: "Kom herop, Skaldepande, kom herop, Skaldepande!"

23 Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, young lads came out from the city and mocked him and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead; go up, you baldhead!”

24 Han vendte sig om, og da han fik Øje på dem, forbandede han dem i HERRENs Navn. Så kom to Bjørne ud af Krattet og sønderrev to og fyrretyve af Drengene.

24 When he looked behind him and saw them, he cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two female bears came out of the woods and tore up forty-two lads of their number.

25 Derfra begav han sig til Karmels Bjerg, og derfra vendte han tilbage til Samaria. 

25 He went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.

Det Nye Testamente 1907. Det Gamle Testamente 1931

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