2 Reis 2

Ka Tangohia a Irāia ki te Rangi

1 Nā, i te meatanga a Ihowā kia tangohia atu a Irāia ki te rangi i roto i te tūkauati, ka haere atu a Irāia rāua ko Eriha i Kirikara. 2 Nā, ka mea atu a Irāia ki a Eriha, "Hei konei koe noho ai, kua ungā hoki ahau e Ihowā ki Pētēre."

Anō rā ko Eriha, "E ora ana a Ihowā, e ora ana hoki tōu wairua, e kore ahau e whakarere i a koe." Heoi, haere tahi ana rāua ki raro, ki Pētēre.

3 Nā, ka puta mai ngā tama a ngā poropiti i Pētēre ki a Eriha, ā, ka mea ki a ia, "E mōhio ana rānei koe ko āianei tangohia ai e Ihowā tōu ariki i runga i tōu upoko?"

Anō rā ko ia, "E mōhio ana anō ahau; whakarongoa."

4 Nā, ka mea a Irāia ki a ia, "E Eriha, hei konei koe noho ai; kua ungā hoki ahau e Ihowā ki Heriko."

Anō rā ko tērā, "E ora ana a Ihowā, e ora ana hoki tōu wairua, e kore ahau e whakarere i a koe." Heoi, haere ana rāua ki Heriko.

5 Nā, ka whakatata mai ngā tama a ngā poropiti i Heriko ki a Eriha, ā, ka mea ki a ia, "E mōhio ana rānei koe ko āianei tangohia ai e Ihowā tōu ariki i runga i tōu upoko?"

Anō rā ko ia, "E mōhio ana anō ahau; whakarongoa."

6 Nā, ka mea a Irāia ki a ia, "Hei konei koe noho ai; kua ungā hoki ahau e Ihowā ki Horano."

Anō rā ko tērā, "E ora ana a Ihowā, e ora ana anō hoki tōu wairua, e kore ahau e whakarere i a koe." Nā, haere ana rāua tokorua.

7 Nā, ka haere ētahi tāngata e rima tekau, he tama nā ngā poropiti, ā, tū atu ana i tawhiti; me te tū anō rāua tokorua i te taha o Horano. 8 Nā, ka mau a Irāia ki tōna koroka, whakakopaia ana e ia, patua ana ki ngā wai, ā, ka wehea ki tētahi taha, ki tētahi taha, ā, whiti ana rāua i te wāhi maroke.

9 Ā, nō tō rāua whitinga, ka mea a Irāia ki a Eriha, "Tonoa mai, ko te aha e meatia e ahau māu i ahau kīanō kia wehea noatia i a koe."

Anō rā ko Eriha, "Kia rereruatia mai ki ahau te wāhi wairua i a koe nā."

10 Nā, ka mea tērā, "He mea pakeke tāu i tono mai nā; he ahakoa rā, ki te kite koe i ahau e tangohia atu ana i a koe, ka rite ki tāu nā; ki te kāhore, ka kore e pēnā."

11 Nā, i a rāua e haere ana, me te kōrero haere, ka puta mai tētahi hāriata ahi me ngā hōiho ahi, ā, wehea ana rāua tokorua; ā, kake ana a Irāia i roto i te tūkauati ki te rangi. 12 Ā, ka kite a Eriha, ka karanga ia, "E tōku pāpā, e tōku pāpā, e ngā hāriata o Īharaira, e ōna kaieke hōiho!" Ā, kīhai ia i kite i a ia i muri. Nā, ka mau ia ki ōna kākahu ake, ā, haea iho kia rua ngā wāhi.

13 I tangohia ake hoki e ia te koroka o Irāia i marere i runga i a ia, ā, hoki ana, tū ana i te pareparenga o Horano. 14 Nā, ka mau ia ki te koroka o Irāia i marere nei i runga i a ia, ā, patua iho ki ngā wai, me te kī anō, "Kei hea rā a Ihowā, te Atua o Irāia?" Nā, ka patua e ia ngā wai, wehe ana ki tētahi taha, ki tētahi taha; ā, whiti ana a Eriha.

15 Ā, nō te kitenga o ngā tama a ngā poropiti, o ērā o Heriko i te ritenga mai ki a ia, ka mea rātou, "Kua tau te wairua o Irāia ki runga ki a Eriha."

Nā, haere ana mai rātou ki te whakatau i a ia, piko ana ki tōna aroaro ki te whenua. 16 Nā, ka mea rātou ki a ia, "Nanā, tēnei ētahi tāngata e rima tekau kei āu pononga, he mārohirohi; tukua rātou kia haere ki te rapu i tōu ariki; kei tūpono kua kāhakina atu ia e te Wairua o Ihowā, kua makā ki runga ki tētahi maunga, ki roto rānei ki tētahi awaawa."

Nā, ka mea ia, "Kaua e ungā."

17 Ā, i tā rātou tohenga ā whakamā noa ia, ka kī atu ia, "Ungā." Nā, ungā ana e rātou e rima tekau ngā tāngata; ā, e toru ngā rā i rapu ai rātou, heoi kīhai kitea. 18 Nā, hoki ana rātou ki a ia, (i Heriko hoki ia e noho ana); ā, ka mea ia ki a rātou, "Kīhai ianei ahau i kī atu ki a koutou, Kaua e haere?"

Ngā Merekara a Eriha

19 Nā, ka mea ngā tāngata o te pā ki a Eriha, "Nanā, he pai te tūranga o tēnei pā, e kite nei hoki tōku ariki; engari ko te wai he kino, ā, ko te whenua he whakatahe."

20 Nā, ka mea ia, "Maua mai he oko hou ki ahau, ka mea he tote ki roto." Nā, ka kawea mai e rātou ki a ia.

21 Nā, haere ana ia ki te mātāpuna o te wai, ā, makā ana te tote ki roto, me te kī anō, "Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā: ‘Kua ora tēnei wai i ahau; heoi anō o konei mate, o konei whakatahe.’ " 22 Nā, ora tonu ake taua wai ā mohoa noa nei, pērā tonu me tā Eriha kupu i kōrero ai.

23 Nā, ka haere atu ia i reira ki Pētēre; ā, i a ia e haere ana i te ara, ka puta mai ētahi tamariki ririki i te pā, ka taunu ki a ia, ka mea, "Pākira, haere ki runga; pākira, haere ki runga."

24 Nā, ka tahuri ake ia, ka titiro ki a rātou, ā, kangā iho rātou i runga i te ingoa o Ihowā. Nā, ko te putanga mai o ngā pea uha e rua i te ngahere, ā, haehaea ana ētahi o rātou, e whā tekau mā rua ngā tamariki.

25 Nā, haere atu ana ia i reira ki Maunga Karamere, ā, hoki ana i reira ki Hamaria.

1 And it came to pass, when Jehovah would take up Elijah by a whirlwind into heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. 2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for Jehovah hath sent me as far as Beth-el. And Elisha said, As Jehovah 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 Jehovah 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 Jehovah hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As Jehovah 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 near to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that Jehovah 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 here, I pray thee; for Jehovah hath 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 over against them 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, 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 am taken 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, which 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 chariots 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 the Jordan. 14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is Jehovah, the God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they were divided hither and thither; and Elisha went over.

15 And when the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho over against him 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 are with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master, lest the Spirit of Jehovah 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 they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?

19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, we pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is bad, and the land miscarrieth. 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 salt therein, and said, Thus saith Jehovah, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or miscarrying. 22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the word 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 young lads out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou baldhead; go up, thou baldhead. 24 And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of Jehovah. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two lads of them. 25 And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.