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Anden Kongebog 2
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Anden Kongebog 2
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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
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 Kings 2
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Elijah in the Whirlwind
2 The time had come for the Lord to take Elijah up to heaven(A) in a whirlwind.(B) Elijah and Elisha(C) were traveling from Gilgal,(D) 2 and Elijah said to Elisha,(E) “Stay here;(F) the Lord is sending me on to Bethel.”(G)
But Elisha replied, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.”(H) So they went down to Bethel.
3 Then the sons of the prophets(I) who were at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the Lord will take your master away from you today?”(J)
He said, “Yes, I know. Be quiet.”
4 Elijah said to him, “Elisha, stay here; the Lord is sending me to Jericho.”(K)
But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.
5 Then the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the Lord will take your master away from you today?”
He said, “Yes, I know. Be quiet.”
6 Elijah said to him, “Stay here; the Lord is sending me to the Jordan.”(L)
But Elisha 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 from the sons of the prophets came and stood facing them from a distance while the two of them stood by the Jordan. 8 Elijah took his mantle,(M) rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and left. Then the two of them crossed over on dry ground.(N) 9 After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what I can do for you before I am taken from you.”
So Elisha answered, “Please, let me inherit two shares[a] of your spirit.”(O)
10 Elijah replied, “You have asked for something difficult. If you see me being taken from you,(P) you will have it. If not, you won’t.”
11 As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire with horses of fire(Q) suddenly appeared and separated the two of them. Then Elijah went up into heaven in the whirlwind.(R) 12 As Elisha watched, he kept crying out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”(S) Then he never saw Elijah again. He took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces.(T)
Elisha Succeeds Elijah
13 Elisha picked up the mantle(U) that had fallen off Elijah and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. 14 Then he took the mantle Elijah had dropped and struck the waters. “Where is the Lord God of Elijah?” he asked. He struck the waters himself, and they parted to the right and the left, and Elisha crossed over.
15 When the sons of the prophets from Jericho who were facing him saw him, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” They came to meet him and bowed down to the ground in front of him.
16 Then the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Since there are 50 strong men here with your servants, please let them go and search for your master. Maybe the Spirit of the Lord has carried him away and put him on one of the mountains or into one of the valleys.”(V)
He answered, “Don’t send them.”
17 However, they urged him to the point of embarrassment,(W) so he said, “Send them.” They sent 50 men, who looked for three days but did not find him. 18 When they returned to him in Jericho(X) where he was staying, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”
19 Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Even though our lord can see that the city’s location is good, the water is bad and the land unfruitful.”(Y)
20 He replied, “Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it.”(Z)
After they had brought him one, 21 Elisha went out to the spring of water, threw salt in it,(AA) and said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘I have healed this water. No longer will death or unfruitfulness result from it.’” 22 Therefore, the water remains healthy to this very day according to the word that Elisha spoke.
23 From there Elisha went up to Bethel.(AB) As he was walking up the path, some small boys came out of the city and harassed him,(AC) chanting, “Go up, baldy! Go up, baldy!” 24 He turned around, looked at them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord.(AD) Then two female bears came out of the woods and mauled 42 of the children. 25 From there Elisha went to Mount Carmel,(AE) and then he returned to Samaria.(AF)
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 2:9 Two shares is the inheritance of blessing for the firstborn son; Dt 21:17. Here Elisha is asking for the leadership role among the prophets.
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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