1 Da Herren skulle ta Elia opp til himmelen i en kraftig storm, dro Elia sammen med Elisja fra Gilgal.

Now when the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a great wind, Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

2 Elia sa til Elisja: Bli her, for Herren har sendt meg til Betel. Men Elisja svarte: Så sant Herren lever, og så sant du selv lever, jeg forlater deg ikke. Så dro de ned til Betel.

And Elijah said to Elisha, Come no farther for the Lord has sent me to Beth-el. But Elisha said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not be parted from you. So they went down to Beth-el.

3 I Betel kom profetenes disipler ut til Elisja og sa: Vet du at Herren i dag vil ta bort mesteren din fra deg? Han svarte: Ja, jeg vet det. Vær stille.

And at Beth-el the sons of the prophets came out to Elisha and said, Has it been made clear to you that the Lord is going to take away your master from over you today? And he said, Yes, I have knowledge of it: say no more.

4 Så sa Elia til ham: Bli her, for Herren har sendt meg til Jeriko. Men han sa: Så sant Herren lever, og så sant du selv lever, jeg forlater deg ikke. Så fortsatte de til Jeriko.

Then Elijah said to him, Come no farther, for the Lord has sent me to Jericho. But he said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not be parted from you. So they went on to Jericho.

5 I Jeriko kom profetenes disipler til Elisja og sa: Vet du at Herren i dag vil ta bort mesteren din fra deg? Han svarte: Ja, jeg vet det. Vær stille.

And at Jericho the sons of the prophets came up to Elisha and said to him, Has it been made clear to you that the Lord is going to take away your master from over you today? And he said in answer, Yes, I have knowledge of it: say no more.

6 Da sa Elia til ham: Bli her, for Herren har sendt meg til Jordan. Men han sa: Så sant Herren lever, og så sant du selv lever, jeg forlater deg ikke. Så gikk de videre sammen.

Then Elijah said to him, Come no farther, for the Lord has sent me to Jordan. But he said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not be parted from you. So they went on together.

7 Og femti menn av profetenes disipler sto på avstand og så på mens Elia og Elisja sto ved Jordans bredd.

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went out and took their places facing them a long way off, while the two of them were by the edge of Jordan.

8 Elia tok kappen sin, rullet den sammen og slo på vannet. Da delte vannet seg, og de gikk over på tørr grunn.

Then Elijah took off his robe, and, rolling it up, gave the water a blow with it, and the waters were parted, flowing back this way and that, so that they went over on dry land.

9 På den andre siden sa Elia til Elisja: Si hva jeg skal gjøre for deg før jeg blir tatt fra deg. Elisja svarte: La meg få en dobbel del av din ånd.

And when they had come to the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, Say what you would have me do for you before I am taken from you. And Elisha said, Be pleased to let a special measure of your spirit be on me.

10 Han sa: Du har bedt om noe vanskelig. Men om du ser meg når jeg blir tatt fra deg, vil det skje. Hvis ikke, så vil det ikke skje.

And he said, You have made a hard request: still, if you see me when I am taken from you, you will get your desire; but if not, it will not be so.

11 Mens de gikk videre og snakket sammen, kom det plutselig en vogn og hester av ild som skilte dem fra hverandre, og Elia ble tatt opp til himmelen i en kraftig storm.

And while they went on their way, going on talking together, suddenly there were carriages and horses of fire separating them from one another and Elijah went up to heaven in a great wind.

12 Da Elisja så det, ropte han: Min far, min far, Israels vogner og ryttere! Han så ham ikke mer, og han sørget dypt.

And when Elisha saw it he gave a cry, My father, my father, the carriages of Israel and its horsemen! And he saw him no longer; and he was full of grief.

13 Så tok han opp Elias kappe som hadde falt av, og gikk tilbake til Jordans bredd.

Then he took up Elijah's robe, which had been dropped from him, and went back till he came to the edge of Jordan.

14 Han tok Elias kappe, som hadde falt av, slo på vannet og sa: Hvor er Herren, Elias' Gud? Da han slo på vannet, delte det seg, og Elisja krysset over.

And he took Elijah's robe, which had been dropped from him, and giving the water a blow with it, said, Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah? and at his blow the waters were parted this way and that; and Elisha went over.

15 Da profetenes disipler i Jeriko så ham, sa de: Elias' ånd hviler over Elisja. De kom ut til ham og bøyde seg for ham.

And when the sons of the prophets who were facing him at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha. And they came out to him, and went down on the earth before him.

16 De sa: Her har dine tjenere femti sterke menn med seg; la dem gå og lete etter Elia, for kanskje har Herrens ånd tatt ham og satt ham på et fjell eller i en dal. Men han sa: Ikke send dem.

And they said, Your servants have with us here fifty strong men; be pleased to let them go in search of Elijah; for it may be that the spirit of the Lord has taken him up and put him down on some mountain or in some valley. But he said, Do not send them.

17 Da de fortsatte å be om det, følte han seg skamfull og sa: Send dem da. Så sendte de femti menn, men etter å ha lett i tre dager kom de tilbake uten å ha funnet ham.

But when they kept on requesting him, he was shamed and said, Send, then. So they sent fifty men; but after searching for three days, they came back without having seen him.

18 De kom tilbake til ham mens han fortsatt var i Jeriko, og han sa til dem: Sa jeg ikke at dere ikke skulle gå?

And they came back to him, while he was still at Jericho; and he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not?

19 Mennene i byen sa til Elisja: Som du ser, er denne byens beliggenhet god, men vannet er dårlig, og det gjør at kveget kaster.

Now the men of the town said to Elisha, You see that the position of this town is good; but the water is bad, causing the young of the cattle to come to birth dead.

20 Han sa: Hent meg et nytt kar og legg salt i det. De gjorde som han sa.

So he said, Get me a new vessel, and put salt in it; and they took it to him.

21 Så gikk han ut til kilden for vannet, strødde salt i den og sa: Herren sier: Nå har jeg gjort dette vannet friskt, og det skal ikke lenger føre til død eller ufruktbarhet.

Then he went out to the spring from which the water came, and put salt in it, and said, The Lord says, Now I have made this water sweet; no longer will it be death-giving or unfertile.

22 Vannet ble gjort friskt den dag i dag, som Elisja hadde sagt.

And the water was made sweet again to this day, as Elisha said.

23 Derfra gikk han opp til Betel, og på veien kom noen smågutter fra byen og hånte ham og ropte: Gå opp, din barnsboy! Gå opp, din barnsboy!

Then from there he went up to Beth-el; and on his way, some little boys came out from the town and made sport of him, crying, Go up, old no-hair! go up, old no-hair!

24 Han snudde seg, så dem, og han forbannet dem i Herrens navn. Da kom det to binner ut av skogen og rev i hjel førtito av barna.

And turning back, he saw them, and put a curse on them in the name of the Lord. And two she-bears came out of the wood and put forty-two of the children to death.

25 Derfra dro han til Karmelfjellet og vendte tilbake til Samaria.

From there he went to Mount Carmel, and came back from there to Samaria.