1 And it came to pass, when Yahweh was to take up Elijah by a whirlwind into heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.2 And Elijah said to Elisha, Tarry here, I pray you; for Yahweh has sent me as far as Beth-el. And Elisha said, As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. So they went down to Beth-el.3 And the sons of the prophets who were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said to him, Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from your head today? And he said, Yes, I know it; hold your{+} peace.4 And Elijah said to him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray you; for Yahweh has sent me to Jericho. And he said, As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. So they came to Jericho.5 And the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said to him, Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from your head today? And he answered, Yes, I know it; hold your{+} peace.6 And Elijah said to him, Tarry here, I pray you; for Yahweh has sent me to the Jordan. And he said, As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. And both of them went on.7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood across from them far off: and both of them stood by the Jordan.8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that both of them went over on dry ground.9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said to Elisha, Ask what I will do for you, before I am taken from you. And Elisha said, I pray you, let a double portion of your spirit be on me.10 And he said, You have asked a hard thing: [nevertheless], if you see me when I am taken from you, it will be so to you; but if not, it will not be so.11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, look, [there appeared] a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which separated them both apart; 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 its horsemen! 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 struck the waters, and said, Where is Yahweh, the God of Elijah, even he? And when he had struck the waters, they were divided here and there; and Elisha went over.15 And when the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho across from him saw him, 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 they said to him, Look now, there are with your slaves fifty strong men; let them go, we pray you, and seek your master, in case the Spirit of Yahweh has taken him up, and cast him on some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, You{+} will not send.17 And when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but did not find him.18 And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said to them, Didn't I say to you{+}, Don't go?19 And the men of the city said to Elisha, Look, we pray you, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees: but the water is bad, and the land miscarries.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 spring of the waters, and cast salt in it, and said, Thus says Yahweh, I have healed these waters; there will not be from there anymore death or miscarrying.22 So the waters were healed to this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke.23 And he went up from there to 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 to him, Go up, you baldhead; go up, you baldhead.24 And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of Yahweh. And there came forth two she-bears out of the forest, and tore forty and two lads of them.25 And he went from there to mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.

1 Quando o Senhor levou Elias aos céus num redemoinho aconteceu o seguinte: Elias e Eliseu saíram de Gilgal,2 e no caminho disse-lhe Elias: "Fique aqui, pois o Senhor me enviou a Betel". Eliseu, porém, disse: "Juro pelo nome do Senhor e por tua vida, que não te deixarei ir só". Então foram a Betel.3 Em Betel os discípulos dos profetas foram falar com Eliseu e perguntaram: "Você sabe que hoje o Senhor vai levar para os céus o seu mestre, separando-o de você? " Respondeu Eliseu: "Sim, eu sei, mas não falem nisso".4 Então Elias lhe disse: "Fique aqui, Eliseu, pois o Senhor me enviou a Jericó". Ele respondeu: "Juro pelo nome do Senhor e por tua vida, que não te deixarei ir só". Desceram então a Jericó.5 Em Jericó os discípulos dos profetas foram falar com Eliseu e lhe perguntaram: "Você sabe que hoje o Senhor vai levar para os céus o seu mestre, separando-o de você? " Respondeu Eliseu: "Sim, eu sei, mas não falem nisso".6 Em seguida Elias lhe disse: "Fique aqui, pois o Senhor me enviou ao rio Jordão". Ele respondeu: "Juro pelo nome do Senhor e por tua vida, que não te deixarei ir só! " Então partiram juntos.7 Cinqüenta discípulos dos profetas os acompanharam e ficaram olhando a distância, quando Elias e Eliseu pararam à margem do Jordão.8 Então Elias tirou o manto, enrolou-o e com ele bateu nas águas. As águas se dividiram, e os dois atravessaram a seco.9 Depois de atravessar, Elias disse a Eliseu: "O que posso fazer por você antes que eu seja levado para longe de você? " Respondeu Eliseu: "Faze de mim o principal herdeiro de teu espírito profético".10 Disse Elias: "Você fez um pedido difícil; mas, se você me vir quando eu for separado de você, terá o que pediu; do contrário, não será atendido".11 De repente, enquanto caminhavam e conversavam, apareceu um carro de fogo, puxado por cavalos de fogo, que os separou, e Elias foi levado aos céus num redemoinho.12 Quando viu isso, Eliseu gritou: "Meu pai! Meu pai! Tu eras como os carros de guerra e os cavaleiros de Israel! " E quando já não podia mais vê-lo, Eliseu pegou as próprias vestes e as rasgou ao meio.13 Depois pegou o manto de Elias, que tinha caído, e voltou para a margem do Jordão.14 Então bateu nas águas do rio com o manto e perguntou: "Onde está agora o Senhor, o Deus de Elias? " Tendo batido nas águas, essas se dividiram e ele atravessou.15 Quando os discípulos dos profetas, vindos de Jericó, viram isso, disseram: "O espírito profético de Elias repousa sobre Eliseu". Então foram ao seu encontro, prostraram-se diante dele e disseram:16 "Olha, nós, teus servos, temos cinqüenta homens fortes. Deixa-os sair à procura do teu mestre. Talvez o Espírito do Senhor o tenha levado e deixado em algum monte ou em algum vale". Respondeu Eliseu: "Não mandem ninguém".17 Mas eles insistiram até que, constrangido, consentiu: "Podem mandar os homens". E mandaram cinqüenta homens, que procuraram Elias por três dias, mas não o encontraram.18 Quando voltaram a Eliseu, que tinha ficado em Jericó, ele lhes falou: "Não lhes disse que não fossem? "19 Alguns homens da cidade foram dizer a Eliseu: "Como podes ver, esta cidade está bem localizada, mas a água não é boa e a terra é improdutiva".20 E disse ele: "Ponham sal numa tigela nova e tragam-na para mim". Quando a levaram,21 ele foi à nascente, jogou o sal ali e disse: "Assim diz o Senhor: ‘Purifiquei esta água. Não causará mais mortes nem deixará a terra improdutiva’ ".22 E até hoje a água permanece pura, conforme a palavra de Eliseu.23 De Jericó Eliseu foi para Betel. No caminho, alguns meninos que vinham da cidade começaram a caçoar dele, gritando: "Suma daqui, careca! "24 Voltando-se, olhou para eles e os amaldiçoou em nome do Senhor. Então, duas ursas saíram do bosque e despedaçaram quarenta e dois meninos.25 De Betel prosseguiu até o monte Carmelo e dali voltou a Samaria.