1 When the LORD was about to take Elijah up by a whirlwind into heaven, Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. 2 Elijah said to Elisha, "Please wait here, for the LORD has sent me as far as Bethel."

Elisha said, "As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you." So they went down to Bethel.

3 The sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, "Do you know that the LORD will take away your master from over you today?"

He said, "Yes, I know it. Hold your peace."

4 Elijah said to him, "Elisha, please wait here, for the LORD has sent me to Jericho."

He said, "As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you." So they came to Jericho.

5 The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said to him, "Do you know that the LORD will take away your master from over you today?"

He answered, "Yes, I know it. Hold your peace."

6 Elijah said to him, "Please wait here, for the LORD has sent me to the Jordan."

He said, "As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you." Then they both went on. 7 Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite them at a distance; and they both stood by the Jordan. 8 Elijah took his mantle, and rolled it up, and struck the waters; and they were divided here and there, so that they both went over on dry ground. 9 When they had gone over, Elijah said to Elisha, "Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you."

Elisha said, "Please let a double portion of your spirit be on me."

10 He said, "You have asked a hard thing. If you see me when I am taken from you, it will be so for you; but if not, it will not be so."

11 As they continued on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 12 Elisha saw it, and he cried, "My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!"

He saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces. 13 He also took up Elijah’s mantle that fell from him, and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan. 14 He took Elijah’s mantle that fell from him, and struck the waters, and said, "Where is the LORD, the God of Elijah?" When he also had struck the waters, they were divided apart, and Elisha went over.

15 When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho facing him saw him, they said, "The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha." They came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. 16 They said to him, "See now, there are with your servants fifty strong men. Please let them go and seek your master. Perhaps the LORD’s Spirit has taken him up, and put him on some mountain or into some valley."

He said, "Don’t send them."

17 When they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, "Send them."

Therefore they sent fifty men; and they searched for three days, but didn’t find him. 18 They came back to him while he stayed at Jericho; and he said to them, "Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t go?’"

19 The men of the city said to Elisha, "Behold, please, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the land is barren."

20 He said, "Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it." Then they brought it to him. 21 He went out to the spring of the waters, and threw salt into it, and said, "The LORD says, ‘I have healed these waters. There shall not be from there any more death or barren wasteland.’" 22 So the waters were healed to this day, according to Elisha’s word which he spoke.

23 He went up from there to Bethel. As he was going up by the way, some youths came out of the city and mocked him, and said to him, "Go up, you baldy! Go up, you baldy!" 24 He looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the LORD’s name. Then two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of those youths. 25 He went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.

1 Sucedeu, pois, que, havendo o Senhor de elevar a Elias num redemoinho ao céu, Elias partiu com Eliseu de Gilgal. 2 E disse Elias a Eliseu: Fica-te aqui, porque o Senhor me enviou a Betel. Porém Eliseu disse: Vive o Senhor, e vive a tua alma, que te não deixarei. E assim foram a Betel. 3 Então, os filhos dos profetas que estavam em Betel saíram a Eliseu e lhe disseram: Sabes que o Senhor, hoje, tomará o teu senhor por de cima da tua cabeça? E ele disse: Também eu bem o sei; calai-vos.

4 E Elias lhe disse: Eliseu, fica-te aqui, porque o Senhor me enviou a Jericó. Porém ele disse: Vive o Senhor, e vive a tua alma, que te não deixarei. E assim vieram a Jericó. 5 Então, os filhos dos profetas que estavam em Jericó se chegaram a Eliseu e lhe disseram: Sabes que o Senhor, hoje, tomará o teu senhor por de cima da tua cabeça? E ele disse: Também eu bem o sei; calai-vos.

6 E Elias disse: Fica-te aqui, porque o Senhor me enviou ao Jordão. Mas ele disse: Vive o Senhor, e vive a tua alma, que te não deixarei. E assim ambos foram juntos. 7 E foram cinquenta homens dos filhos dos profetas e, de longe, pararam defronte; e eles ambos pararam junto ao Jordão. 8 Então Elias tomou a sua capa, e a dobrou, e feriu as águas, as quais se dividiram para as duas bandas; e passaram ambos em seco.

9 Sucedeu, pois, que, havendo eles passado, Elias disse a Eliseu: Pede-me o que queres que te faça, antes que seja tomado de ti. E disse Eliseu: Peço-te que haja porção dobrada de teu espírito sobre mim. 10 E disse: Coisa dura pediste; se me vires quando for tomado de ti, assim se te fará; porém, se não, não se fará. 11 E sucedeu que, indo eles andando e falando, eis que um carro de fogo, com cavalos de fogo, os separou um do outro; e Elias subiu ao céu num redemoinho.

12 O que vendo Eliseu, clamou: Meu pai, meu pai, carros de Israel e seus cavaleiros! E nunca mais o viu; e, tomando das suas vestes, as rasgou em duas partes. 13 Também levantou a capa de Elias, que lhe caíra; e voltou-se e parou à borda do Jordão. 14 E tomou a capa de Elias, que lhe caíra, e feriu as águas, e disse: Onde está o Senhor, Deus de Elias? Então, feriu as águas, e se dividiram elas para uma e outra banda; e Eliseu passou.

15 Vendo-o, pois, os filhos dos profetas que estavam defronte em Jericó, disseram: O espírito de Elias repousa sobre Eliseu. E vieram-lhe ao encontro e se prostraram diante dele em terra. 16 E disseram-lhe: Eis que, com teus servos, há cinquenta homens valentes; ora, deixa-os ir para buscar teu senhor; pode ser que o elevasse o Espírito do Senhor e o lançasse em algum dos montes ou em algum dos vales. Porém ele disse: Não os envieis. 17 Mas eles apertaram com ele, até se enfastiar; e disse-lhes: Enviai. E enviaram cinquenta homens, que o buscaram três dias, porém não o acharam. 18 Então, voltaram para ele, tendo ele ficado em Jericó; e disse-lhes: Eu não vos disse que não fôsseis?

19 E os homens da cidade disseram a Eliseu: Eis que boa é a habitação desta cidade, como o meu senhor vê; porém as águas são más, e a terra é estéril. 20 E ele disse: Trazei-me uma salva nova e ponde nela sal. E lha trouxeram. 21 Então, saiu ele ao manancial das águas e deitou sal nele; e disse: Assim diz o Senhor: Sararei estas águas; não haverá mais nelas morte nem esterilidade. 22 Ficaram, pois, sãs aquelas águas até ao dia de hoje, conforme a palavra que Eliseu tinha dito.

23 Então, subiu dali a Betel; e, subindo ele pelo caminho, uns rapazes pequenos saíram da cidade, e zombavam dele, e diziam-lhe: Sobe, calvo, sobe, calvo! 24 E, virando-se ele para trás, os viu e os amaldiçoou no nome do Senhor; então, duas ursas saíram do bosque e despedaçaram quarenta e dois daqueles pequenos. 25 E foi-se dali para o monte Carmelo e dali voltou para Samaria.