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2 Kings 2
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2 Kings 2
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Elijah taken up to heaven
2 When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. 2 Elijah said to Elisha, ‘Stay here; 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.’ So they went down to Bethel.
3 The company 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.’
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 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; the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.’
And he replied, ‘As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.’ 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, rolled it up and struck the water with it. The water divided to the right and to the left, and the two of them crossed over on dry 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 portion of your spirit,’ 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 and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. 12 Elisha saw this and cried out, ‘My father! My father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!’ And Elisha saw him no more. Then he took hold of his garment and tore 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 that had fallen from Elijah and struck 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 of the prophets from Jericho, who were watching, said, ‘The spirit 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 of the Lord has picked him up 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 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 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 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 at him. ‘Get out of here, baldy!’ they said. ‘Get out of here, baldy!’ 24 He turned round, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name 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 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.
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Elias bliver taget op til Himlen
2 Da Herren hentede Elias op til Himlen i en hvirvelvind, foregik det på følgende måde:
Elias og Elisa kom gående sammen på vejen fra Gilgal.[a] 2 Så sagde Elias til Elisa: „Bliv her, for Herren har sagt, at jeg skal tage til Betel.”
Men Elisa svarede: „Så sandt Herren lever, og så sandt du lever, du går ingen steder uden mig.” Så fulgtes de ad mod Betel.
3 Inden de nåede byen, kom eleverne fra profetskolen i Betel dem i møde, og de spurgte Elisa: „Ved du, at Herren vil tage din herre fra dig i dag?”
„Jeg ved det godt,” svarede Elisa. „Ti bare stille.”
4 Så sagde Elias til Elisa: „Bliv her i Betel, for Herren har sagt, at jeg skal tage til Jeriko.”
Men Elisa svarede som før: „Så sandt Herren lever, og så sandt du lever, du går ingen steder uden mig.” Så fulgtes de ad ned mod Jeriko.
5 Eleverne fra profetskolen i Jeriko kom dem også i møde, og de stillede Elisa samme spørgsmål: „Ved du, at Herren vil tage din herre fra dig i dag?”
„Jeg ved det godt,” svarede Elisa. „Ti bare stille.”
6 Derpå sagde Elias til Elisa: „Bliv her i Jeriko, for nu vil Herren have mig hen til Jordanfloden.”
Men Elisa svarede igen: „Så sandt Herren lever, og så sandt du lever, du går ingen steder uden mig.” Så fulgtes de ad og kom til Jordanflodens bred.
7 50 af profeteleverne gik hen og stillede sig et sted, hvor de kunne holde øje med dem på afstand. 8 Elias rullede sin kappe sammen og slog på vandet med den, og vandet delte sig, så de kunne gå tørskoet over.
9 Da de var kommet over på den anden side, sagde Elias til Elisa: „Hvad ønsker du, at jeg skal gøre for dig, før jeg bliver taget bort?”
„Lad din profetiske ånd gå i arv til mig,”[b] var Elisas svar.
10 „Det er en dristig bøn,” svarede Elias. „Men hvis du ser mig i det øjeblik, jeg bliver taget bort, vil din bøn blive opfyldt. Hvis du derimod ikke ser mig, bliver den ikke opfyldt.”
11 Mens de gik og talte sammen på vejen, kørte der pludselig en ildvogn med ildheste ind imellem dem. Elias blev taget op i vognen og fór op mod himlen i en hvirvelvind.
12 Elisa fulgte ham med øjnene og råbte: „Min mester og herre. Du var et bedre værn for Israel end alle dets stridsvogne og ryttere.”
Da Elisa ikke længere kunne se ham, rev han sin kjortel itu. 13-14 Så samlede han profetkappen op, som var faldet af Elias, og gik tilbage til Jordanflodens bred. Han slog vandet med kappen, ligesom Elias havde gjort, og sagde:
„Hvor er nu Herren, Elias’ Gud?” Straks delte vandet sig, så Elisa kunne gå tørskoet over.
15 Da eleverne fra profetskolen i Jeriko så det, råbte de: „Se, Elias’ ånd er kommet over Elisa.” Så gik de ham i møde og bøjede sig for ham.
16 „Herre,” sagde de, „vi er 50 mænd i god form. Skal vi ikke gå ud og lede efter din herre? Måske Herrens Ånd har sat ham på et af bjergene eller i en kløft.”
„Nej,” svarede Elisa, „lad være med det.”
17 Men de blev ved med at presse ham. Til sidst gav han efter og sagde: „Godt, så gør det bare.” De 50 mænd søgte efter Elias i tre dage, men de fandt ham ikke. 18 Elisa var stadig i Jeriko, da de kom tilbage, og han sagde til dem: „Det var jo det, jeg sagde.”
Elisas første mirakler
19 En dag kom Jerikos ledere til Elisa med et problem. „Vores by ligger på et godt sted, som du kan se,” sagde de. „Men der er noget galt med vandet. Det forårsager aborter her i området.”
20 „Bring mig en ny skål og kom salt i den,” beordrede Elisa. Det gjorde de.
21 Så gik han ned til kilden, kastede saltet ned i den og sagde: „Herren siger: Jeg gør dette vand sundt. Det vil ikke længere forårsage død eller aborter.” 22 Så blev vandet sundt, ganske som Elisa havde sagt. Og det er det den dag i dag.
23 Fra Jeriko gik Elisa nu mod Betel. Da han nærmede sig byen, kom der en flok drenge ud derfra og gjorde nar af ham. De råbte til ham: „Kom herop, skaldepande, kom herop.” 24 Da vendte Elisa sig mod børnene og forbandede dem i Herrens navn. Straks kom to hunbjørne ud fra krattet og sønderrev 42 af dem. 25 Derfra gik Elisa videre til Karmels bjerg og vendte siden tilbage til Samaria.
Footnotes
- 2,1 Flere byer bærer navnet Gilgal. Den by, der tænkes på her, ligger tæt ved Shilo, nord for Betel.
- 2,9 Ordret står der: „Lad mig nu få to dele af din ånd”. Det var skik, når en far delte sin jord og sine ejendele mellem sine sønner, at den førstefødte fik dobbelt så stor en del som de øvrige sønner, idet han fik ansvar for at føre slægtsgården videre, jf. 5.Mos. 21,17. Når Elisa beder om en dobbelt portion af Elias’ ånd, er det sikkert et udtryk for, at han er parat til at tage arven op efter Elias.
2 Kings 2
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2 Kings 2
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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.
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