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2 Kings 2
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2 Kings 2
English Standard Version
Elijah Taken to Heaven
2 Now when the Lord was about to (A)take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and (B)Elisha were on their way from (C)Gilgal. 2 And Elijah said to Elisha, (D)“Please stay here, for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.” But Elisha said, (E)“As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel. 3 And (F)the sons of the prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that today the Lord will take away your master from over you?” And he said, “Yes, I know it; keep quiet.”
4 Elijah said to him, “Elisha, (G)please stay here, for the Lord has sent me to (H)Jericho.” But he said, (I)“As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they came to Jericho. 5 (J)The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that today the Lord will take away your master from over you?” And he answered, “Yes, I know it; keep quiet.”
6 Then Elijah said to him, (K)“Please stay here, for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.” But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on. 7 Fifty men of (L)the sons of the prophets also went and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan. 8 Then Elijah (M)took his cloak and rolled it up and struck the water, (N)and the water was parted to the one side and to the other, till the two of them could go over on dry ground.
9 When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “Please let there be a double portion of your spirit on me.” 10 And he said, “You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you, it shall be so for you, but if you do not see me, it shall not be so.” 11 And as they still went on and talked, behold, (O)chariots of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 12 And Elisha saw it and he cried, “My father, my father! (P)The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” And he saw him no more.
Then he took hold of his own clothes (Q)and tore them in two pieces. 13 And he took up the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. 14 Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the water, saying, “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” And when he had struck the water, (R)the water was parted to the one side and to the other, and Elisha went over.
Elisha Succeeds Elijah
15 Now when (S)the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho saw him opposite them, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they came to meet him and bowed to the ground before him. 16 And they said to him, “Behold now, there are with your servants fifty strong men. Please let them go and seek your master. It may be that (T)the Spirit of the Lord has caught him up and cast him upon some mountain or into some valley.” And he said, “You shall not send.” 17 But when they urged him (U)till he was ashamed, he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men. And for three days they sought him but did not find him. 18 And they came back to him while he was staying at Jericho, and he said to them, “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not go’?”
19 Now the men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees, but the water is bad, and the land is unfruitful.” 20 He said, “Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him. 21 Then he went to the spring of water and (V)threw salt in it and said, “Thus says the Lord, I have healed this water; from now on neither death nor miscarriage shall come from it.” 22 So the water has been healed to this day, according to the word that Elisha spoke.
23 He went up from there to Bethel, and while he was going up on the way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him, saying, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” 24 And he turned around, and when he saw them, (W)he cursed them in the name of the Lord. And two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys. 25 From there he went on to (X)Mount Carmel, and from there he returned (Y)to Samaria.
2 พงศ์กษัตริย์ 2
Thai New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
2 พงศ์กษัตริย์ 2
Thai New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
พระยาห์เวห์รับตัวเอลียาห์ไปสวรรค์
2 เมื่อเกือบถึงเวลาที่พระยาห์เวห์จะรับตัวเอลียาห์ขึ้นสู่สวรรค์ด้วยลมพายุหมุน เอลียาห์และเอลีชากำลังเดินทางออกจากเมืองกิลกาล
2 เอลียาห์พูดกับเอลีชาว่า “อยู่ที่นี่นะ พระยาห์เวห์เรียกให้ข้าไปที่เมืองเบธเอล”
แต่เอลีชาพูดว่า “พระยาห์เวห์และท่านมีชีวิตอยู่แน่ขนาดไหน ก็ให้แน่ใจขนาดนั้นเลยว่าข้าพเจ้าจะไม่ยอมทิ้งท่านไปเป็นอันขาด” เขาทั้งสองจึงลงไปที่เมืองเบธเอลด้วยกัน
3 พวกกลุ่มผู้พูดแทนพระเจ้า[a] ที่เมืองเบธเอลได้ออกมาพบเอลีชาและได้ถามเขาว่า “ท่านรู้หรือเปล่าว่า พระยาห์เวห์กำลังจะเอาตัวนายของท่านไปจากท่านในวันนี้”
เอลีชาตอบไปว่า “ข้ารู้แล้ว แต่อย่าได้พูดถึงมันเลย”
4 แล้วเอลียาห์ก็พูดว่า “เอลีชา เจ้าอยู่ที่นี่ก่อนนะ พระยาห์เวห์เรียกให้ข้าไปที่เมืองเยริโค”
เขาก็ตอบว่า “พระยาห์เวห์และท่านมีชีวิตอยู่แน่ขนาดไหน ก็ให้แน่ใจขนาดนั้นเลยว่าข้าพเจ้าจะไม่ทิ้งท่านไปเป็นอันขาด” เขาทั้งสองจึงไปเมืองเยริโคด้วยกัน
5 พวกกลุ่มผู้พูดแทนพระเจ้าที่เมืองเยริโคขึ้นมาหาเอลีชาและถามเขาว่า “ท่านรู้หรือเปล่าว่า พระยาห์เวห์กำลังจะเอาตัวนายของท่านไปในวันนี้”
เขาตอบว่า “ข้ารู้แล้ว แต่อย่าได้พูดถึงมันเลย”
6 แล้วเอลียาห์พูดว่า “เอลีชา เจ้าอยู่ที่นี่นะ เพราะพระยาห์เวห์เรียกให้ข้าไปที่แม่น้ำจอร์แดน”
และเขาก็ตอบว่า “พระยาห์เวห์และท่านมีชีวิตอยู่แน่ขนาดไหน ก็ให้แน่ใจขนาดนั้นเลยว่า ข้าจะไม่ยอมทิ้งท่านไปเป็นอันขาด” เขาทั้งสองจึงเดินทางต่อไป
7 มีห้าสิบคนจากกลุ่มผู้พูดแทนพระเจ้าเหล่านั้น ได้เดินตามพวกเขาไป เอลียาห์และเอลีชาไปหยุดอยู่ที่ริมแม่น้ำจอร์แดน พวกห้าสิบคนนั้นยืนอยู่ห่างออกไป 8 เอลียาห์เอาเสื้อคลุมของเขาม้วนเข้าและฟาดลงไปในน้ำ ทันใดนั้น น้ำก็แยกออกสองข้างซ้ายขวา และทั้งสองคนก็เดินข้ามไปบนพื้นดินที่แห้งแล้วตรงนั้น
9 เมื่อพวกเขาข้ามไปแล้ว เอลียาห์พูดกับเอลีชาว่า “บอกมาสิว่าจะให้ข้าทำอะไรให้กับเจ้าก่อนที่ข้าจะถูกพาไปจากเจ้า” เอลีชาตอบว่า “ขอให้ข้าพเจ้าได้รับฤทธิ์เดชของท่านมากกว่าคนอื่นสองเท่าเหมือนสิทธิของลูกชายหัวปี เพื่อข้าพเจ้าจะได้เป็นผู้นำพวกเขาสืบจากท่าน”
10 เอลียาห์พูดว่า “เจ้าขอสิ่งที่ยากเหลือเกิน แต่ถ้าเจ้าเห็นเราตอนที่เราถูกรับตัวไปจากเจ้า เจ้าก็จะได้สิ่งที่เจ้าขอ แต่ถ้าเจ้าไม่เห็น เจ้าก็จะไม่ได้”
11 ในขณะที่พวกเขากำลังเดินคุยกันไปนั้น ทันใดนั้นก็มีรถรบเพลิงคันหนึ่งพร้อมกับพวกม้าเพลิงได้ปรากฏขึ้น และแยกพวกเขาทั้งสองออกจากกัน แล้วเอลียาห์ก็ถูกพัดขึ้นสู่สวรรค์ในลมพายุหมุน
12 เอลีชาเห็นเหตุการณ์นี้ และเขาร้องออกมาว่า “ท่านพ่อ ท่านพ่อ ท่านเป็นพวกรถรบและเหล่าทหารม้าของอิสราเอล”[b]
เอลีชาก็มองไม่เห็นเอลียาห์อีกต่อไป แล้วเอลีชาก็ฉีกเสื้อผ้าของเขาจนขาดจากกัน
เอลีชารับหน้าที่แทนเอลียาห์
13 เขาหยิบเสื้อคลุมที่เอลียาห์ทำหล่นไว้ และกลับไปยืนอยู่บนริมฝั่งแม่น้ำจอร์แดน
14 แล้วเอลีชาก็เอาเสื้อคลุมที่เอลียาห์ทำหล่นไว้นั้น ตีลงไปในน้ำ และถามว่า “ตอนนี้พระยาห์เวห์ พระเจ้าของเอลียาห์อยู่ที่ไหน” เมื่อเขาตีน้ำ มันก็แยกออกเป็นสองข้างซ้ายขวา และเขาก็เดินข้ามไป
15 กลุ่มผู้พูดแทนพระเจ้าจากเยริโคที่กำลังมองดูอยู่พูดว่า “ฤทธิ์เดชของเอลียาห์ได้อยู่ในตัวเอลีชาแล้ว” และพวกเขาก็ออกไปพบกับเอลีชาและก้มกราบลงถึงพื้นต่อหน้าเขา 16 พวกเขาพูดว่า “ดูเถิด พวกเราเหล่าผู้รับใช้มีกันอยู่ห้าสิบคนซึ่งล้วนแต่มีร่างกายแข็งแรงทั้งนั้น ให้พวกเราไปค้นหานายของท่านเถิด บางทีพระวิญญาณของพระยาห์เวห์รับเขาขึ้นไปและปล่อยเขาลงบนภูเขาหรือหุบเขาแห่งใดแห่งหนึ่งก็ได้”
เอลีชาตอบไปว่า “ไม่ต้องหรอก อย่าส่งพวกเขาไปเลย”
17 แต่พวกเขายืนกรานอยู่อย่างนั้น จนเอลีชารู้สึกละอายใจที่จะปฏิเสธ เขาจึงพูดว่า “ถ้าอย่างนั้น ก็ให้พวกเขาไปเถิด”
และพวกเขาส่งคนห้าสิบคนไปค้นหาเป็นเวลาสามวัน แต่ไม่พบตัวเอลียาห์เลย 18 เมื่อพวกเขากลับมาหาเอลีชาซึ่งยังอยู่ในเมืองเยริโค เอลีชาก็พูดกับคนเหล่านั้นว่า “ข้าบอกพวกท่านแล้วว่าไม่ต้องไป”
เอลีชาทำให้น้ำสะอาด
19 มีคนหลายคนจากในเมืองมาพูดกับเอลีชาว่า “ดูเถิด เจ้านายของพวกเรา เมืองนี้ตั้งอยู่ในทำเลที่ดีซึ่งท่านก็เห็นอยู่ แต่น้ำของที่นี่ไม่ดีเลย และแผ่นดินก็ไม่เกิดผล”
20 เอลีชาจึงพูดว่า “นำชามใหม่มาให้เราใบหนึ่ง และเอาเกลือใส่มาในนั้นด้วย”
พวกเขาจึงนำชามใบใหม่ใส่เกลือมาให้เขา 21 แล้วเขาก็ออกไปที่ตาน้ำ และโยนเกลือในชามลงไปในนั้น และพูดว่า “พระยาห์เวห์พูดว่า ‘เราได้รักษาน้ำนี้ให้แล้ว มันจะไม่เป็นต้นเหตุของความตายหรือทำให้แผ่นดินไม่เกิดผลอีกต่อไป’”
22 และน้ำนั้นก็สะอาดมาจนถึงทุกวันนี้ ตามคำพูดที่เอลีชาได้พูดไว้
เด็กผู้ชายบางคนล้อเลียนเอลีชา
23 จากที่นั่น เอลีชาขึ้นไปถึงที่เมืองเบธเอล ในขณะที่เขากำลังเดินไปตามถนน มีเด็กอยู่กลุ่มหนึ่งออกมาจากในเมืองและมาเยาะเย้ยเขาว่า “ขึ้นไปเลย ไอ้ล้าน ขึ้นไปสิ ไอ้ล้าน”
24 เขาหันไปรอบๆมองดูเด็กเหล่านั้น และร้องสาปแช่งเด็กพวกนั้นในนามของพระยาห์เวห์ ทันใดนั้นก็มีหมีตัวเมียสองตัวออกมาจากป่า และมาฉีกเด็กทั้งสี่สิบสองคนในกลุ่มนั้นออกเป็นชิ้นๆ
25 เอลีชาเดินต่อไปจนถึงภูเขาคารเมล และจากที่นั่นเขาก็กลับไปที่เมืองสะมาเรีย
Footnotes
2 Kings 2
New International Version
2 Kings 2
New International Version
Elijah Taken Up to Heaven
2 When the Lord was about to take(A) Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind,(B) Elijah and Elisha(C) were on their way from Gilgal.(D) 2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here;(E) the Lord has sent me to Bethel.”
But Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.”(F) So they went down to Bethel.
3 The company(G) of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and asked, “Do you know that the Lord is going to take your master from you today?”
“Yes, I know,” Elisha replied, “so be quiet.”
4 Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here, Elisha; the Lord has sent me to Jericho.(H)”
And he replied, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.
5 The company(I) of the prophets at Jericho went up to Elisha and asked him, “Do you know that the Lord is going to take your master from you today?”
“Yes, I know,” he replied, “so be quiet.”
6 Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here;(J) the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.”(K)
And he replied, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.”(L) So the two of them walked on.
7 Fifty men from the company of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing the place where Elijah and Elisha had stopped at the Jordan. 8 Elijah took his cloak,(M) rolled it up and struck(N) the water with it. The water divided(O) to the right and to the left, and the two of them crossed over on dry(P) ground.
9 When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?”
“Let me inherit a double(Q) portion of your spirit,”(R) Elisha replied.
10 “You have asked a difficult thing,” Elijah said, “yet if you see me when I am taken from you, it will be yours—otherwise, it will not.”
11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire(S) and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven(T) in a whirlwind.(U) 12 Elisha saw this and cried out, “My father! My father! The chariots(V) and horsemen of Israel!” And Elisha saw him no more. Then he took hold of his garment and tore(W) it in two.
13 Elisha then picked up Elijah’s cloak that had fallen from him and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. 14 He took the cloak(X) that had fallen from Elijah and struck(Y) the water with it. “Where now is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” he asked. When he struck the water, it divided to the right and to the left, and he crossed over.
15 The company(Z) of the prophets from Jericho, who were watching, said, “The spirit(AA) of Elijah is resting on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him. 16 “Look,” they said, “we your servants have fifty able men. Let them go and look for your master. Perhaps the Spirit(AB) of the Lord has picked him up(AC) and set him down on some mountain or in some valley.”
“No,” Elisha replied, “do not send them.”
17 But they persisted until he was too embarrassed(AD) to refuse. So he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find him. 18 When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”
Healing of the Water
19 The people of the city said to Elisha, “Look, our lord, this town is well situated, as you can see, but the water is bad and the land is unproductive.”
20 “Bring me a new bowl,” he said, “and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him.
21 Then he went out to the spring and threw(AE) the salt into it, saying, “This is what the Lord says: ‘I have healed this water. Never again will it cause death or make the land unproductive.’” 22 And the water has remained pure(AF) to this day, according to the word Elisha had spoken.
Elisha Is Jeered
23 From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered(AG) at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” 24 He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse(AH) on them in the name(AI) of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. 25 And he went on to Mount Carmel(AJ) and from there returned to Samaria.
2 Kings 2
King James Version
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 Re 2
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2 Re 2
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Elia rapito in cielo
2 (A)Quando il Signore volle rapire in cielo Elia in un turbine, Elia se ne andò da Ghilgal con Eliseo. 2 Elia disse a Eliseo: «Fèrmati qui, ti prego, perché il Signore mi manda fino a Betel». Ma Eliseo rispose: «Com’è vero che il Signore vive, e che tu vivi, io non ti lascerò». Così scesero a Betel. 3 I discepoli[a] dei profeti che erano a Betel andarono a trovare Eliseo e gli dissero: «Sai che il Signore quest’oggi rapirà in alto il tuo signore?» Egli rispose: «Sì, lo so; tacete!» 4 Elia gli disse: «Eliseo, fèrmati qui, ti prego, perché il Signore mi manda a Gerico». Quegli rispose: «Com’è vero che il Signore vive, e che tu vivi, io non ti lascerò». Così se ne andarono a Gerico. 5 I discepoli dei profeti che erano a Gerico si avvicinarono a Eliseo e gli dissero: «Sai che il Signore quest’oggi rapirà in alto il tuo signore?» Egli rispose: «Sì, lo so; tacete!» 6 Ed Elia gli disse: «Fèrmati qui, ti prego, perché il Signore mi manda al Giordano». Egli rispose: «Com’è vero che il Signore vive, e che tu vivi, io non ti lascerò». E proseguirono il cammino insieme. 7 Cinquanta discepoli dei profeti andarono dietro a loro e si fermarono di fronte al Giordano, da lontano, mentre Elia ed Eliseo si fermarono sulla riva del Giordano. 8 Allora Elia prese il suo mantello, lo arrotolò e percosse le acque, le quali si divisero in due. Così attraversarono il fiume a piedi asciutti.
9 Quando furono passati, Elia disse a Eliseo: «Chiedi quello che vuoi che io faccia per te, prima che io ti sia tolto». Eliseo rispose: «Ti prego, mi sia data una parte doppia del tuo spirito!» 10 Elia disse: «Tu domandi una cosa difficile; tuttavia, se mi vedi quando io ti sarò rapito, ti sarà dato quello che chiedi; ma, se non mi vedi, non ti sarà dato».
11 Essi continuarono a camminare discorrendo insieme, quand’ecco un carro di fuoco e dei cavalli di fuoco che li separarono l’uno dall’altro, ed Elia salì al cielo in un turbine.
La missione di Eliseo; i suoi miracoli
12 (B)Eliseo lo vide e si mise a gridare: «Padre mio, padre mio! Carro e cavalleria d’Israele!» Poi non lo vide più. E, afferrate le proprie vesti, le strappò in due pezzi; 13 raccolse il mantello che era caduto di dosso a Elia, tornò indietro e si fermò sulla riva del Giordano; 14 e, preso il mantello che era caduto di dosso a Elia, percosse le acque e disse: «Dov’è il Signore, Dio di Elia?» Quando anch’egli ebbe percosso le acque, queste si divisero in due, ed Eliseo passò.
15 Quando i discepoli dei profeti che stavano a Gerico, di fronte al Giordano, videro Eliseo, dissero: «Lo spirito di Elia si è posato sopra Eliseo». Gli andarono incontro, si prostrarono fino a terra davanti a lui 16 e gli dissero: «Ecco qui fra i tuoi servi cinquanta uomini robusti; lascia che vadano in cerca del tuo signore, se mai lo Spirito del Signore lo avesse preso e gettato su qualche monte o in qualche valle». Eliseo rispose: «Non li mandate». 17 Ma insistettero tanto con lui, che egli ne fu confuso e disse: «Mandateli». Allora quelli mandarono cinquanta uomini, i quali cercarono Elia per tre giorni, ma non lo trovarono. 18 Quando tornarono da lui, che si era fermato a Gerico, egli disse loro: «Non vi avevo detto di non andare?»
19 (C)Gli abitanti della città dissero a Eliseo: «Ecco, il soggiorno in questa città è gradevole, come vede il mio signore; ma le acque sono cattive, e il paese è sterile». 20 Egli disse: «Portatemi una scodella nuova e mettetevi del sale». Quelli gliela portarono. 21 Egli andò alla sorgente delle acque, vi gettò il sale e disse: «Così dice il Signore: “Io rendo sane queste acque, ed esse non saranno più causa di morte né di sterilità”». 22 Così le acque furono rese sane e tali sono rimaste fino a oggi, secondo la parola che Eliseo aveva pronunciata.
23 (D)Poi di là Eliseo salì a Betel; e, mentre camminava per la via, uscirono dalla città dei ragazzi, i quali lo beffeggiavano, dicendo: «Sali, calvo! Sali, calvo!» 24 Egli si voltò, li vide e li maledisse nel nome del Signore. Allora due orse uscirono dal bosco e sbranarono quarantadue di quei ragazzi.
25 Di là Eliseo si recò sul monte Carmelo, da dove poi tornò a Samaria.
Footnotes
- 2 Re 2:3 Discepoli, lett. figli.
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