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Elias é elevado ao céu num carro de fogo

1 Quando Jeová *Gn 5.24;Hb 11.5estava para tomar a Elias ao céu por um redemoinho, Elias partiu de *Js 4.19Gilgal em companhia de *1Rs 19.16-21Eliseu. 2 Disse Elias a Eliseu: *Rt 1.15Fica-te aqui, porque Jeová me enviou para ir até *1Rs 12.28-29Betel. Respondeu Eliseu: *2Rs 2.4,6;1Sm 1.26Pela vida de Jeová e pela vida da tua alma, que não te deixarei. Desceram a Betel. 3 *2Rs 4.1,38;5.22Os filhos dos profetas que estavam em Betel saíram ao encontro de Eliseu, e disseram-lhe: Sabes que Jeová há de tirar, hoje, o teu amo de sobre a tua cabeça? Respondeu ele: Também eu o sei; calai-vos. 4 Disse Elias a Eliseu: *2Rs 2.2Fica-te aqui, porque Jeová me enviou a *Js 6.26Jericó. Respondeu Eliseu: *2Rs 2.2Pela vida de Jeová e pela vida da tua alma, que não te deixarei. Assim, foram a Jericó. 5 Então, *2Rs 2.3os filhos dos profetas que estavam em Jericó se chegaram a Eliseu e lhe disseram: *2Rs 2.3Sabes que Jeová há de tirar, hoje, o teu amo de sobre a tua cabeça? Respondeu ele: Também eu o sei; calai-vos. 6 Elias disse-lhe: *2Rs 2.2Fica-te aqui, porque Jeová me enviou *Js 3.8,15-17ao Jordão. Respondeu Eliseu: Pela vida de Jeová e pela vida da tua alma, que não te deixarei. Foram, pois, ambos juntos. 7 Foram *2Rs 2.15-16cinquenta homens dos filhos dos profetas e pararam defronte deles, de longe; eles ambos pararam junto ao Jordão. 8 Elias *1Rs 19.13,19tomou o seu manto e, dobrando-o, *2Rs 2.14;Êx 14.21-22feriu as águas, as quais se dividiram para as duas bandas, de modo que ambos passaram a pé enxuto. 9 Depois de terem passado, disse Elias a Eliseu: Pede o que te hei de fazer, antes que seja de ti arrebatado. Respondeu Eliseu: Peço-te que haja sobre mim uma dobrada porção do teu espírito. 10 Tornou-lhe Elias: Difícil coisa pediste. Todavia, se me vires quando de ti for arrebatado, assim se te fará; porém, do contrário, não se te fará. 11 Caminhando eles ainda e conversando, eis que apareceu *2Rs 6.17um carro de fogo e cavalos de fogo, os quais os separaram um do outro; Elias subiu ao céu por um redemoinho. 12 Eliseu o viu e clamou: *2Rs 13.14Meu pai, meu pai! Carros de Israel e os seus cavaleiros!

O espírito de Elias repousa sobre Eliseu

Não o viu mais; *Gn 37.34;Jó 1.20pegou nos seus vestidos e rasgou-os em duas partes. 13 Também levantou o manto de Elias, que este deixara cair, e, voltando, pôs-se à borda do Jordão. 14 Tomou o manto que Elias deixara cair, *2Rs 2.8feriu as águas e disse: Onde está Jeová, Deus de Elias? Quando ele ferira as águas, elas se dividiram para as duas bandas, e Eliseu passou.

15 Vendo-o *2Rs 2.7os filhos dos profetas que estavam defronte, em Jericó, disseram: O espírito de Elias repousa sobre Eliseu. Vieram-lhe ao encontro e prostraram-se com o rosto em terra, diante dele. 16 Disseram-lhe: Eis que, agora, entre os teus servos há cinquenta homens fortes. Deixa-os ir, te pedimos, em procura do teu amo; não suceda que *1Rs 18.12;At 8.39o Espírito de Jeová o tenha arrebatado e atirado com ele para algum monte ou para algum vale. Eliseu respondeu: Não envieis. 17 Quando *2Rs 8.11instaram com ele, até que se envergonhou, ele disse: Enviai. Enviaram cinquenta homens, que o buscaram por três dias; porém não o acharam. 18 Voltaram para ele, que os esperava em Jericó; e ele lhes disse: Não vos disse eu: Não vades?

19 Os habitantes da cidade disseram a Eliseu: Eis que a situação desta cidade é agradável, como vê o meu senhor; mas as águas são péssimas, e a terra é estéril. 20 Ele disse: Trazei-me um vaso novo e ponde nele sal. Eles lho trouxeram. 21 Então, saiu à fonte das águas, e *2Rs 4.41;6.6;Êx 15.25-26deitou nela sal, e disse: Assim diz Jeová: Curei estas águas; elas não serão mais a causa de morte nem de esterilidade. 22 Ficaram as águas sadias até o dia de hoje, conforme a palavra que Eliseu proferiu.

23 Dali, subiu a Betel; enquanto ele ia subindo pelo caminho, saíram da cidade uns rapazes, zombaram dele e lhe disseram: Sobe, calvo; sobe, calvo. 24 Ele olhou para trás, viu-os e *Ne 13.25-27amaldiçoou-os em nome de Jeová. Saíram do bosque duas ursas e despedaçaram deles quarenta e dois. 25 Dali, foi para *2Rs 4.25;1Rs 18.19-20o monte Carmelo e, de lá, voltou para Samaria.

1 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 Beth-el. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD 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 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.*2.7 to view: Heb. in sight, or, over against 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.*2.10 Thou hast…: Heb. Thou hast done hard in asking 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;*2.13 bank: Heb. lip 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.*2.16 strong…: Heb. sons of strength*2.16 some mountain: Heb. one of the mountains 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.*2.19 barren: Heb. causing to miscarry 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 Beth-el: 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.