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The Fourth
Book of Kings 2
And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elias
into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elias and Eliseus were
going from Galgal.
And Elias said to Eliseus: Stay thou here, because the
Lord hath sent me as far as Bethel. And Eliseus said
to him: As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth,
I will not leave thee. And when they were come down
to Bethel,
The sons of the prophets, that were at Bethel, came
forth to Eliseus, and said to him: Dost thou know that
this day the Lord will take away thy master from thee?
And he answered: I also know it: hold your peace.
And Elias said to Eliseus: Stay here because the Lord
hath sent me to Jericho. And he said: As the Lord liveth,
and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And when
they were come to Jericho,
The sons of the prophets that were at Jericho, came
to Eliseus, and said to him: Dost thou know that this
day the Lord will take away thy master from thee? And
he said: I also know it: hold your peace.
And Elias said to him: Stay here, because the Lord hath
sent me as far as the Jordan. And he said: As the Lord
liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee;
and they two went on together,
And fifty men of the sons of the prophets followed them,
and stood in sight at a distance: but they two stood
by the Jordan.
And Elias took his mantle and folded it together, and
struck the waters, and they were divided hither and
thither, and they both passed over on dry ground.
And when they were gone over, Elias said to Eliseus:
Ask what thou wilt have me to do for thee, before I
be taken away from thee. And Eliseus said: I beseech
thee that in me may be thy double spirit.
And he answered: Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless
if thou see me when I am taken from thee, thou shalt
have what thou hast asked: but if thou see me not, thou
shalt not have it.
And as they went on, walking and talking together, behold
a fiery chariot, and fiery horses parted them both asunder:
and Elias went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
And Eliseus saw him, and cried: My father, my father,
the chariot of Israel, and the driver thereof. And he
saw him no more: and he took hold of his own garments,
and rent them in two pieces.
And he took up the mantle of Elias, that fell from him:
and going back, he stood upon the bank of the Jordan,
And he struck the waters with the mantle of Elias, that
had fallen from him, and they were not divided. And
he said: Where is now the God of Elias? And he struck
the waters, and they were divided, hither and thither,
and Eliseus passed over.
And the sons of the prophets at Jericho, who were over
against him, seeing it said: The spirit of Elias hath
rested upon Eliseus. And coming to meet him, they worshipped
him, falling to the ground,
And they said to him: Behold, there are with thy servants
fifty strong men, that can go, and seek thy master,
lest perhaps the spirit of the Lord hath taken him up
and cast him upon some mountain or into some valley.
And he said: Do not send.
But they pressed him, till he consented, and said: Send.
And they sent fifty men: and they sought three days
but found him not.
And they came back to him: for he abode at Jericho,
and he said to them: Did I not say to you: Do not send?
And the men of the city said to Eliseus: Behold the
situation of this city is very good, as thou, my lord,
seest: but the waters are very bad, and the ground barren.
And he said: Bring me a new vessel, and put salt into
it. And when they had brought it,
He went out to the spring of the waters, and cast the
salt into it, and said: Thus saith the Lord: I have
healed these waters, and there shall be no more in them
death or barrenness.
And the waters were healed unto this day, according
to the word of Eliseus, which he spoke.
And he went up from thence to Bethel: and as he was
going up by the way, little boys came out of the city
and mocked him, saying: Go up, thou bald head; go up,
thou bald head.
And looking back, he saw them, and cursed them in the
name of the Lord: and there came forth two bears out
of the forest, and tore of them two and forty boys.
And from thence he went to mount Carmel, and from thence
he returned to Samaria. |
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