¹It happened, when Yahweh would take up Elijah by a whirlwind into heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

¹Dengang HERREN ville lade Elias fare op til Himmelen i et Stormvejr, gik Elias fra Gilgal.

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.

²Og Elias sagde til Elisa: "Bliv her, thi HERREN vil have mig til Betel!" Men Elisa svarede: "Så sandt HERREN lever, og så sandt du lever, jeg går ikke fra dig!" De gik da ned til Betel.

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.”

³Så kom Profetsønnerne i Betel ud til Elisa og sagde til ham: "Ved du, at HERREN i dag vil tage din Herre bort fra dig?" Han svarede: "Ja, jeg ved det, ti kun stille!"

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.

⁴Derpå sagde Elias til ham: "Bliv her, Elisa, thi HERREN vil have mig til Jeriko!" Men han svarede: "Så sandt HERREN lever, og så sandt du lever, jeg går ikke fra dig!" De kom da til Jeriko.

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.”

⁵Men Profetsønnerne i Jeriko trådte hen til Elisa og sagde til ham: "Ved du, at HERREN i Dag vil tage din Herre bort fra dig?" Han svarede: "Ja, jeg ved det, ti kun stille!"

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.

⁶Derpå sagde Elias til ham: "Bliv her, thi HERREN vil have mig til Jordan!" Men han svarede: "Så sandt HERREN lever, og så sandt du lever, jeg går ikke fra dig!" Så fulgtes de ad.

⁷Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood opposite them at a distance; and they both stood by the Jordan.

⁷Men halvtredsindstyve af Profetsønnerne gik hen og stillede sig et godt Stykke derfra, medens de to stod ved Jordan.

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.

⁸Elias tog nu sin Kappe, rullede den sammen og slog Vandet med den; da skiltes det ad, og de gik begge over på tør Bund.

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.”

⁹Og da de var kommet over, sagde Elias til Elisa: "Sig, hvad du ønsker, jeg skal gøre for dig, før jeg tages bort fra dig!" Elisa svarede: "Måtte to Dele af din Ånd komme over mig!"

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.”

¹⁰Da sagde han: "Det er et stort Forlangende, du kommer med! Dersom du ser mig, når jeg tages bort fra dig, skal det blive dig til Del, ellers ikke!"

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.

¹¹Medens de nu gik og talte sammen, se, da kom en lldvogn og Ildheste og skilte dem ad, og Elias for op til Himmelen i Stormvejret.

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.

¹²Og Elisa så det og råbte: "Min Fader, min Fader, du Israels Vogne og Ryttere!" Og han så ham ikke mere. Så greb han sine Klæder og sønderrev dem.

¹³He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of the Jordan.

¹³Derpå tog han Elias's Kappe, som var faldet af ham, op og gik tilbage og stillede sig ved Jordans Bred,

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.

¹⁴og han tog Elias's Kappe, som var faldet af ham, slog Vandet med den og sagde: "Hvor er nu HERREN, Elias's Gud?" Og da han havde slået Vandet, skiltes det ad, og Elisa gik over.

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.

¹⁵Da Profetsønnerne fra Jeriko så det derovre, sagde de: "Elias's Ånd hviler på Elisa!" Og de gik ham i Møde og kastede sig til Jorden for ham.

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.”

¹⁶Derpå sagde de til ham: "Se, her hos dine Trælle er der halvtredsindstyve raske Mænd, lad dem gå ud og lede efter din Herre; måske HERRENs Ånd har taget ham og kastet ham hen på et af Bjergene eller i en af Dalene!" Men han svarede: "I skal ikke sende dem af Sted!"

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.

¹⁷Men da de blev ved at trænge ind på ham, sagde han: "Så send dem da af Sted!" Så sendte de halvtredsindstyve Mænd ud, og de ledte efter ham i tre Dage, men fandt ham ikke.

¹⁸They came back to him, while he stayed at Jericho; and he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t go?’”

¹⁸Og da de kom tilbage, medens han endnu var i Jeriko, sagde han til dem: "Sagde jeg ikke til eder, at I ikke skulde gå?"

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.”

¹⁹Mændene i Byen sagde til Elisa: "Byen ligger godt nok, som min Herre ser, men Vandet er dårligt og volder utidige Fødsler i Egnen."

²⁰He said, “Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it.” They brought it to him.

²⁰Da sagde han: "Hent mig en ny Skål og kom Salt deri!" Og de hentede den til ham.

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.’”

²¹Så gik han ned til Kildevældet og kastede Salt deri, idet han sagde: "Så siger HERREN: Jeg gør dette Vand sundt, så at der ikke mer skal komme Død eller utidige Fødsler deraf!"

²²So the waters were healed to this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke.

²²Så blev Vandet sundt, efter det Ord Elisa talte; og det er det den Dag i dag.

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!”

²³Derfra begav han sig op til Betel. Som han var på Vej derop, kom nogle Smådrenge ud af Byen og spottede ham og råbte: "Kom herop, Skaldepande, kom herop, Skaldepande!"

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.

²⁴Han vendte sig om, og da han fik Øje på dem, forbandede han dem i HERRENs Navn. Så kom to Bjørne ud af Krattet og sønderrev to og fyrretyve af Drengene.

²⁵He went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.

²⁵Derfra begav han sig til Karmels Bjerg, og derfra vendte han tilbage til Samaria.