1Quando o Senhor estava para tomar Elias ao céu num redemoinho, Elias partiu de Gilgal com Eliseu.
1It happened, when Yahweh would take up Elijah by a whirlwind into heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
2Disse Elias a Eliseu: Fica-te aqui, porque o Senhor me envia a Betel. Eliseu, porém disse: Vive o Senhor, e vive a tua alma, que não te deixarei. E assim desceram a Betel.
2Elijah said to Elisha, “Please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me as far as Bethel.” Elisha said, “As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.
3Então os filhos dos profetas que estavam em Betel saíram ao encontro de Eliseu, e lhe disseram: Sabes que o Senhor hoje tomará o teu senhor por sobre a tua cabeça? E ele disse: Sim, eu o sei; calai-vos.
3The sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from your head today?” He said, “Yes, I know it; hold your peace.”
4E Elias lhe disse: Eliseu, fica-te aqui, porque o Senhor me envia a Jericó. Ele, porém, disse: Vive o Senhor, e vive a tua alma, que não te deixarei. E assim vieram a Jericó.
4Elijah said to him, “Elisha, please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me to Jericho.” He said, “As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So they came to Jericho.
5Então 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 sobre a tua cabeça? E ele disse: Sim, eu o sei; calai-vos.
5The 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?” He answered, “Yes, I know it. Hold your peace.”
6E Elias lhe disse: Fica-te aqui, porque o senhor me envia ao Jordão. Mas ele disse: Vive o Senhor, e vive a tua alma, que não te deixarei. E assim ambos foram juntos.
6Elijah said to him, “Please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me to the Jordan.” He said, “As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” They both went on.
7E foram cinqüenta homens dentre os filhos dos profetas, e pararam defronte deles, de longe; e eles dois pararam junto ao Jordão.
7Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood opposite them at a distance; and they both stood by the Jordan.
8Então Elias tomou a sua capa e, dobrando-a, feriu as águas, as quais se dividiram de uma � outra banda; e passaram ambos a pé enxuto.
8Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that they two went over on dry ground.
9Havendo eles passado, Elias disse a Eliseu: Pede-me o que queres que eu te faça, antes que seja tomado de ti. E disse Eliseu: Peço-te que haja sobre mim dobrada porção de teu espírito.
9It happened, when they had gone over, that 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.”
10Respondeu Elias: Coisa difícil pediste. Todavia, se me vires quando for tomado de ti, assim se te fará; porém, se não, não se fará.
10He said, “You have asked a hard thing. If you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.”
11E, indo eles caminhando e conversando, eis que um carro de fogo, com cavalos de fogo, os separou um do outro; e Elias subiu ao céu num redemoinho.
11It happened, as they still went on, and talked, that behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12O que vendo Eliseu, clamou: Meu pai, meu pai! o carro de Israel, e seus cavaleiros! E não o viu mais. Pegou então nas suas vestes e as rasgou em duas partes;
12Elisha saw it, and he cried, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” He saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and tore them in two pieces.
13tomou a capa de Elias, que dele caíra, voltou e parou � beira do Jordão.
13He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of the Jordan.
14Então, pegando da capa de Elias, que dele caíra, feriu as águas e disse: Onde está o Senhor, o Deus de Elias? Quando feriu as águas, estas se dividiram de uma � outra banda, e Eliseu passou.
14He took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and struck the waters, and said, “Where is Yahweh, the God of Elijah?” When he also had struck the waters, they were divided here and there; and Elisha went over.
15Vendo-o, pois, os filhos dos profetas que estavam defronte dele em Jericó, disseram: O espírito de Elias repousa sobre Eliseu. E vindo ao seu encontro, inclinaram-se em terra diante dele.
15When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho over against 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.
16E disseram-lhe: Eis que entre os teus servos há cinqüenta homens valentes. Deixa-os ir, pedimos-te, em busca do teu senhor; pode ser que o Espírito do Senhor o tenha arrebatado e lançado nalgum monte, ou nalgum vale. Ele, porém, disse: Não os envieis.
16They said to him, “See now, there are with your servants fifty strong men. Please let them go and seek your master. Perhaps the Spirit of Yahweh has taken him up, and put him on some mountain, or into some valley. He said, “You shall not send them.”
17Mas insistiram com ele, até que se envergonhou; e disse-lhes: Enviai. E enviaram cinqüenta homens, que o buscaram três dias, porém não o acharam.
17When they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send them.” They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched for three days, but didn’t find him.
18Então voltaram para Eliseu, que ficara em Jericó; e ele lhes disse: Não vos disse eu que não fôsseis?
18They came back to him, while he stayed at Jericho; and he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t go?’”
19Os homens da cidade disseram a Eliseu: Eis que a situação desta cidade é agradável, como vê o meu senhor; porém as águas são péssimas, e a terra é estéril.
19The 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 miscarries.”
20E ele disse: Trazei-me um jarro novo, e ponde nele sal. E lho trouxeram.
20He said, “Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it.” They brought it to him.
21Então saiu ele ao manancial das águas e, deitando sal nele, disse: Assim diz o Senhor: Sarei estas águas; não mais sairá delas morte nem esterilidade.
21He went out to the spring of the waters, and threw salt into it, and said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘I have healed these waters. There shall not be from there any more death or miscarrying.’”
22E aquelas águas ficaram sãs, até o dia de hoje, conforme a palavra que Eliseu disse.
22So the waters were healed to this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke.
23Então subiu dali a Betel; e, subindo ele pelo caminho, uns meninos saíram da cidade, e zombavam dele, dizendo: Sobe, calvo; sobe, calvo!
23He 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 baldhead!”
24E, virando-se ele para trás, os viu, e os amaldiçoou em nome do Senhor. Então duas ursas saíram do bosque, e despedaçaram quarenta e dois daqueles meninos.
24He looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of Yahweh. Two female bears came out of the woods, and mauled forty-two of those youths.
25E dali foi para o monte Carmelo, de onde voltou para Samária.
25He went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.