1 And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. 2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el. 3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. 4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho. 5 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. 6 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on. 7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan. 8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
9 ¶ And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. 10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless , if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so . 11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12 ¶ And Elisha saw it , and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; 14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over. 15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
16 ¶ And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. 17 And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not. 18 And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
19 ¶ And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren. 20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him. 21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land . 22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.
23 ¶ And he went up from thence unto Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. 24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them. 25 And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
1 factum est autem
cum levare vellet Dominus Heliam per turbinem in caelum
ibant Helias et Heliseus de Galgalis
2 dixitque Helias ad Heliseum
sede hic quia Dominus misit me usque Bethel
cui ait Heliseus vivit Dominus et vivit anima tua
quia non derelinquam te
cumque descendissent Bethel
3 egressi sunt filii prophetarum qui erant Bethel ad
Heliseum
et dixerunt ei
numquid nosti quia hodie Dominus tollat dominum tuum a te
qui respondit et ego novi silete
4 dixit autem Helias ad Heliseum
sede hic quia Dominus misit me in Hiericho
et ille ait vivit Dominus et vivit anima tua quia non derelinquam te
cumque venissent Hierichum
5 accesserunt filii prophetarum qui erant in Hiericho ad Heliseum
et dixerunt ei
numquid nosti quia hodie Dominus tollet
dominum tuum a te
et ait et ego novi silete
6 dixit autem ei Helias
sede hic quia Dominus misit me ad Iordanem
qui ait vivit Dominus et vivit anima tua quia non derelinquam te
ierunt igitur ambo pariter
7 et quinquaginta viri de filiis prophetarum secuti sunt
qui et steterunt e contra longe
illi autem ambo stabant super Iordanem
8 tulitque Helias pallium suum et involvit illud et percussit aquas
quae divisae sunt in utramque partem
et transierunt ambo per siccum
9 cumque transissent Helias dixit ad Heliseum
postula quod vis ut faciam tibi antequam tollar a te
dixitque Heliseus obsecro ut fiat duplex spiritus tuus in me
10 qui respondit rem difficilem postulasti
attamen si videris me quando tollor a te erit quod petisti
si autem non videris non erit
11 cumque pergerent et incedentes sermocinarentur
ecce currus igneus et equi ignei diviserunt utrumque
et ascendit Helias per turbinem in caelum
12 Heliseus autem videbat et clamabat
pater mi pater mi currus Israhel et auriga eius
et non vidit eum amplius
adprehenditque vestimenta sua et scidit illa in duas partes
13 et levavit pallium Heliae quod ceciderat ei
reversusque stetit super ripam Iordanis
14 et pallio Heliae quod ceciderat ei percussit aquas
et dixit ubi est Deus Heliae etiam nunc
percussitque aquas et divisae sunt huc atque illuc et transiit Heliseus
15 videntes autem filii prophetarum qui erant in Hiericho de contra
dixerunt
requievit spiritus Heliae super Heliseum
et venientes in occursum eius adoraverunt eum proni in terram
16 dixeruntque illi ecce cum servis tuis sunt quinquaginta viri fortes
qui possint ire et quaerere dominum tuum
ne forte tulerit eum spiritus Domini
et proiecerit in uno montium aut in una vallium
qui ait nolite mittere
17 coegeruntque eum donec adquiesceret et diceret mittite
et miserunt quinquaginta viros
qui cum quaesissent tribus diebus non invenerunt
18 et reversi sunt ad eum
at ille habitabat in Hiericho
dixitque eis numquid non dixi vobis nolite ire
19 dixerunt quoque viri civitatis ad Heliseum
ecce habitatio civitatis huius optima est
sicut tu ipse domine perspicis
sed aquae pessimae sunt et terra sterilis
20 at ille ait adferte mihi vas novum et mittite in illud sal
qui cum adtulissent
21 egressus ad fontem aquarum misit in eum sal et ait
haec dicit Dominus sanavi aquas has
et non erit ultra in eis mors neque sterilitas
22 sanatae sunt ergo aquae usque ad diem hanc
iuxta verbum Helisei quod locutus est
23 ascendit autem inde Bethel
cumque ascenderet per viam
pueri parvi egressi sunt de civitate et inludebant ei dicentes
ascende calve ascende calve
24 qui cum se respexisset vidit eos
et maledixit eis in nomine Domini
egressique sunt duo ursi de saltu
et laceraverunt ex eis quadraginta duos pueros
25 abiit autem inde in montem Carmeli
et inde reversus est Samariam