2 Kings 2
Authorized (King James) Version
2 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.
2 Kings 2
King James Version
2 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 Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.
3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel 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 Bethel: 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.
2 Kungaboken 2
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Gud hämtar Elia till himlen
1-2 Nu var tiden inne för Herren att hämta upp Elia till himlen i en stormvind. När Elia och Elisa lämnade Gilgal, sa Elia:Stanna här, för Herren har sänt mig till Betel.Nej, jag svär inför Gud att jag aldrig ska lämna dig! svarade Elisa.Därför gick de tillsammans till Betel.
3 Där kom de unga profeterna som höll till i Betel fram till Elisa och frågade: Vet du om att Herren i dag tänker ta Elia ifrån dig? Tyst! sa Elisa till dem. Jag vet det.
4 Elisa, stanna kvar här i Betel nu, för Herren har bett mig gå till Jeriko, sa Elia.Men Elisa svarade som förra gången: Jag svär inför Gud att jag aldrig ska lämna dig. Därför gick de tillsammans till Jeriko.
5 I Jeriko kom den grupp profeter som fanns där fram till Elisa och frågade: Vet du om att Herren i dag tänker ta din herre ifrån dig? Ja, sa Elisa till dem. Låt oss inte prata mer om det!
6-7 Stanna här nu, sa sedan Elia till Elisa, för Herren har sänt mig till floden Jordan.Men Elisa svarade som förut: Jag svär inför Gud att jag aldrig ska lämna dig.De gav sig alltså iväg tillsammans och stod så småningom vid floden Jordan, medan femtio av de unga profeterna iakttog dem på avstånd.
8 Elia tog då sin mantel, vek ihop den och slog på vattnet med den. Då delade sig vattnet i floden, och de gick torra över till andra sidan.
9 Vad vill du att jag ska göra för dig, innan jag blir hämtad härifrån? frågade Elia.Låt mig få dubbelt så mycket av den ande som du själv har, bad Elisa.
10 Du har bett om något mycket svårt, svarade Elia. Men om du ser när jag tas bort ifrån dig, då ska du få vad du begär.
11 Medan de gick där och samtalade med varandra kom plötsligt en vagn av eld, och den drogs av hästar, som också var av eld. Vagnen körde fram mellan dem och skilde dem åt, och Elia fördes i en stormvind upp till himlen.
12 Elisa såg det, och ropade: Min far! Min far! Israels vagnar och ryttare!När Elia försvann ur sikte rev Elisa sönder sin mantel.
13-14 Sedan tog han upp Elias kvarlämnade mantel och gick tillbaka till Jordans strand. Där slog han med den på vattnet.Var är Herren, Elias Gud? ropade han. Då delade sig vattnet och Elisa kunde gå över.
15 Elias ande är över Elisa! utbrast de unga profeterna i Jeriko när de såg vad som hände. Sedan gick de fram till Elisa och hälsade mycket vördnadsfullt på honom och sa:
16 Herre, säg bara ett ord, så ska femtio av de starkaste männen bland oss leta igenom öknen efter din mästare. Herrens Ande har kanske lyft upp honom på något berg eller kastat ner honom i en dal.Bekymra er inte om det, svarade Elisa.
17 Men de var så envisa i sina övertalningsförsök att han till slut blev tvungen att ge med sig: Gå och leta då, sa han. Och femtio män gav sig omedelbart iväg och letade i tre dagar, men de hittade inte Elia.
18 Elisa var fortfarande kvar i Jeriko när de kom tillbaka. Jag sa ju att ni inte behövde leta! påpekade han.
Elisa renar Jerikos vatten
19 Nu kom en delegation från Jeriko och lade fram ett problem för Elisa: Staden ligger vackert, som du kan se, men vattnet är mycket dåligt, och det gör att marken ger dåliga skördar.
20 Ge mig en ny skål full med salt, sa profeten.De gav honom då vad han begärde.
21 Han tog skålen och gick ut till vattenkällan, kastade saltet i den och utbrast: Herren har gjort vattnet friskt. Nu ska det inte längre förorsaka död eller missväxt.
22 Från den stunden var vattnet friskt, precis som Elisa hade sagt.
Elisa blir hånad
23 Från Jeriko fortsatte han till Betel. När han gick vägen fram, kom det ett gäng pojkar och började driva med honom för att han var flintskallig.
24 Då vände han sig mot dem och förbannade dem i Herrens namn, och genast kom två björnhonor ut ur skogen och dödade fyrtiotvå av dem.
25 Sedan gick Elisa till berget Karmel innan han återvände till Samaria.
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