1 And it came to pass when Jehovah would take up Elijah into the heavens by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
2 And Elijah said to Elisha, Abide here, I pray thee; for Jehovah has sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said, As Jehovah 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 to him, Dost thou know that Jehovah will take away thy master from over thy head to-day? And he said, I also know it: be silent!
4 And Elijah said to him, Elisha, abide here, I pray thee; for Jehovah has sent me to Jericho. And he said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee! And they came to Jericho.
5 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho drew near to Elisha and said to him, Dost thou know that Jehovah will take away thy master from over thy head to-day? And he said, I also know it: be silent!
6 And Elijah said to him, Abide here, I pray thee; for Jehovah has sent me to the Jordan. And he said, As Jehovah 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 opposite afar off; and they two stood by the Jordan.
8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither; and they two went over on dry ground.
9 And it came to pass when they had gone over, that Elijah said to Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I am 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: if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so to thee; but if not, it shall not be {so}.
11 And it came to pass as they went on, and talked, that behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire; and they parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into the heavens.
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. Then he took hold of his own garments and rent them in two pieces.
13 And he took up the mantle of Elijah which fell from him, and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan;
14 and he took the mantle of Elijah which had fallen from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is Jehovah, the God of Elijah? He also smote the waters, and they parted hither and thither, and Elisha went over.
15 And the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho on the opposite side saw him, and they said, The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him,
16 and said to him, Behold now, there are with thy servants fifty valiant men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master, lest perhaps the Spirit of Jehovah have taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some ravine. And he said, Ye shall not send.
17 And they pressed him till he was ashamed, and he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men, and they sought three days, but did not find him.
18 And they came again to him (now he was staying at Jericho); and he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not?
19 And the men of the city said to Elisha, Behold now, the situation of the city is good, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the land is barren.
20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt in it. And they brought it to him.
21 And he went forth to the source of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith Jehovah: I have healed these waters: there shall not be from thence any more death or barrenness.
22 And the waters were healed to this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spoke.
23 And he went up from thence to Bethel, and as he went up by the way, there came forth little boys out of the city, and mocked him, and said to him, Go up, bald head; go up, bald head!
24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of Jehovah. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tore forty-two children of them.
25 And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
1 耶和华将要用旋风接以利亚往天上去的时候， 以利亚和以利沙一起离开吉甲。
2 以利亚对以利沙说： "你留在这里吧， 因为耶和华差派我到伯特利去。"以利沙说： "我指着永活的耶和华和你的性命起誓： 我必不离开你。"于是他们下到伯特利去。
3 在伯特利的先知门徒出来见以利沙， 对他说： "你知道今天耶和华要接你的老师离开你吗？"他说： "我已经知道了， 你们别再多说。"
4 以利亚对以利沙说： "你留在这里吧， 因为耶和华差派我往耶利哥。"他说： "我指着永活的耶和华和你的性命起誓： 我必不离开你。"于是他们来到耶利哥。
5 在耶利哥的先知门徒前来见以利沙， 对他说： "你知道今天耶和华要接你的老师离开你吗？"他说： "我已经知道了， 你们别再多说。"
6 以利亚对他说： "你留在这里吧， 因为耶和华差派我往约旦河去。"以利沙说： "我指着永活的耶和华和你的性命起誓： 我必不离开你。"于是他们二人继续前行。
7 先知门徒中有五十人跟着他们， 远远地站在他们对面； 他们二人在约旦河河边站着。
8 以利亚拿着自己的外衣， 把它卷起， 击打河水， 河水就左右分开， 他们二人就在干地上走过去了。
9 他们过去之后， 以利亚对以利沙说： "在我没有被接离开你以先， 我可以为你作些什么， 你尽管求吧！ "以利沙说： "求你使你的灵双倍地临到我。"
10 以利亚说： "你所求的是一件难事， 不过我被接离开你的时候， 如果你看见我， 就必得着， 否则就得不着了。"
11 他们边走边谈的时候， 忽然， 有火车火马把他们二人分开， 以利亚就在旋风中被接往天上去了。
12 以利沙看见， 就喊叫： "我父！ 我父！ 以色列的战车马兵啊！ "跟着就不再看见他了。以利沙抓住自己的衣服， 把它撕成两片。
13 他拾起以利亚身上掉下来的外衣， 就回去， 站在约旦河河边。
14 他拿着从以利亚身上掉下来的外衣， 击打河水， 说： "耶和华以利亚的 神在哪里呢？"他一击打河水， 河水就左右分开， 以利沙就走过去了。
15 那些耶利哥的先知门徒在远处看见， 就说： "以利亚的灵在以利沙身上了。"他们就来迎接他， 俯伏在地拜他。
16 他们对他说： "请看， 你的仆人这里有五十个壮士； 请让他们去寻找你的老师， 或者耶和华的灵把他提去， 丢在某一座山上， 或某一处山谷里。"以利沙说： "你们不必派人去了。"
17 他们恳求他， 使他不好意思推辞， 于是他说： "你们派人去吧。"他们就派出五十个人， 寻觅了三天， 仍然找不着。
18 于是他们回到以利沙那里； 那时， 他还停留在耶利哥， 他对他们说： "我不是告诉了你们不必去的吗？"
19 那城的人对以利沙说： "请看这城的地势很好， 老师你也看见， 可惜水恶劣， 以致此地没有出产。"
20 以利沙说： "给我拿一个新碗来， 里面要盛点盐。"他们就把碗拿给他。
21 他就出去到水源那里， 把盐倒在那里， 然后说： "耶和华这样说： ‘我已经医好了这水， 从此不再有人死亡， 地也不再没有出产了。’"
22 那水果然治好了， 直到今日， 正如以利沙所说的话。
23 以利沙从那里上伯特利去， 正沿路上去的时候， 从城里有一班年轻人走出来， 讥笑他， 说： "秃头的上去吧！ 秃头的上去吧！ "
24 以利沙回头看着他们， 奉耶和华的名咒诅他们。于是有两只母熊从树林里走出来， 撕裂了他们中间四十二个年轻人。
25 以利沙从那里上迦密山， 又从迦密山回到撒玛利亚。