Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
at
Jehovah's
taking
up
Elijah in a whirlwind to
the
heavens
, that
Elijah goeth,
and Elisha ,
from Gilgal,
Shortly
before
the
LORD
took
Elijah up
to
heaven
in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were
on
their
way
from Gilgal,
and Elijah saith
unto
Elisha, `Abide,
I
pray
thee,
here, for Jehovah
hath
sent me unto
Beth-El;'
and
Elisha saith,
`Jehovah
liveth
, and thy
soul
liveth
, if
I leave thee;'
and
they go
down to Beth-El
.
and Elijah said
to
Elisha, “Please
stay
here, for the
LORD
has
sent me on
to
Bethel.”
But
Elisha replied
, “As
surely
as
the
LORD
lives
and as
you
yourself
live
, I will
not
leave you.”
So
they went
down to Bethel
.
And
sons of the prophets who
`are'
in
Beth-El
come
out unto
Elisha ,
and say
unto
him
, `Hast
thou
known
that to-day
Jehovah
is
taking
thy
lord from thy
head
? '
and
he
saith
, `
I also
have
known
--
keep
silent
. '
Then
the
sons of the prophets at
Bethel
came
out to
Elisha and said
, “Do
you
know
that the
LORD will
take
your
master
away
from you
today
? ”
“Yes
, I know,”
he
replied
. “Do
not
speak
of
it.”
And Elijah saith
to him,
`
Elisha, abide,
I
pray
thee,
here, for Jehovah
hath
sent me to Jericho ;'
and
he
saith,
`Jehovah
liveth
, and thy
soul
liveth
, if
I leave thee;'
and
they come
in
to Jericho.
And Elijah said
to Elisha, “Please
stay
here, for the
LORD
has
sent me on
to Jericho .”
But
Elisha
replied
, “As
surely
as
the
LORD
lives
and as
you
yourself
live
, I will
not
leave you.”
So
they went
to Jericho.
And
sons of the prophets who
`are'
in
Jericho come
nigh
unto
Elisha ,
and say
unto
him
, `Hast
thou
known
that to-day
Jehovah
is
taking
thy
lord from thy
head
? '
and
he
saith
, `
I also
have
known
--
keep
silent
. '
Then
the
sons of the prophets at
Jericho came
up
to
Elisha and said
, “Do
you
know
that the
LORD will
take
your
master
away
from you
today
? ”
“Yes
, I know,”
he
replied
. “Do
not
speak
of
it.”
And Elijah saith
to him,
`Abide,
I
pray
thee
, here, for Jehovah
hath
sent me to the Jordan ;'
and
he
saith,
`Jehovah
liveth
, and thy
soul
liveth
, if
I leave thee;'
and
they
go
on
both
of them ,
And Elijah said
to Elisha
, “Please
stay
here, for the
LORD
has
sent me on
to the Jordan .”
But
Elisha
replied
, “As
surely
as
the
LORD
lives
and as
you
yourself
live
, I will
not
leave you.”
So
the
two
of them went
on.
--
and
fifty men
of the sons of the prophets have
gone
on,
and stand
over-against
afar
off
--
and both
of them have
stood by the Jordan.
Then
a
company
of
fifty of the sons of the prophets went
and stood
at
a
distance,
facing
Elijah
and Elisha
as
the
two
of them stood by the Jordan.
And Elijah taketh
his robe
, and
wrappeth
`
it '
together
, and smiteth
the waters, and
they
are
halved,
hither
and thither
, and
they
pass
over
both
of them on dry land
.
And Elijah took
his cloak
, rolled
it up
, and struck
the waters, which
parted
to
the
right
and to
the
left
, so
that
the
two
of them crossed
over
on dry ground
.
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
at
their
passing
over, that
Elijah hath
said unto
Elisha, `Ask
, what do
I do for thee
before I am taken from thee
? '
and
Elisha
saith
, `Then
let there
be,
I
pray
thee,
a double portion of thy
spirit unto
me;'
After
they
had
crossed
over, Elijah said to
Elisha, “Tell
me
, what can
I do for you
before I am taken away
from you
? ”
“Please
, let me
inherit
a double portion of your
spirit ,”
Elisha
replied.
and
he
saith,
`Thou
hast
asked
a hard
thing ;
if thou
dost
see me taken from thee
, it is
to
thee
so;
and
if not, it is
not. '
“You
have
requested
a difficult
thing ,”
said
Elijah.
“Nevertheless,
if you
see me as
I
am
taken from you
, it will
be
yours.
But
if not, then
it will
not be
so
. ”
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
they are
going,
going
on
and
speaking,
and lo
, a chariot of fire ,
and
horses of fire ,
and they
separate
between
them both
, and Elijah goeth
up in a whirlwind ,
to
the
heavens
.
As
they were
walking
along
and talking
together
, suddenly
a chariot of fire with
horses of fire appeared
and separated
the
two
of
them, and Elijah went
up into
heaven
in a whirlwind.
And
Elisha is
seeing
, and
he is
crying
, `
My father, my father, the chariot
of
Israel,
and its
horsemen ;'
and
he
hath
not
seen
him
again;
and he taketh
hold on
his garments
, and
rendeth
them into
two pieces
.
As
Elisha watched
, he cried
out
, “
My father, my father, the chariots
and horsemen of
Israel!”
And he saw
Elijah
no
more.
So
taking
hold of
his own
clothes
, he
tore
them in
two.
And
he
taketh
up the robe
of
Elijah,
that fell
from off
him
, and turneth
back and standeth
on the edge
of the Jordan ,
Elisha
also
picked
up the cloak
that had
fallen
from Elijah
, and he
went
back and stood
on the bank
of the Jordan .
and
he taketh
the robe
of Elijah that fell
from off
him ,
and smiteth
the waters ,
and
saith,
`
Where `
is '
Jehovah
, God of Elijah --
even
He
? '
and he smiteth
the waters, and
they are
halved,
hither
and thither
, and Elisha passeth
over.
Then
he took
the cloak
of Elijah that had
fallen
from him and struck
the waters .
“
Where now
is the
LORD
, the
God of Elijah? ”
he
asked.
And when
he had
struck
the waters, they parted
to
the
right
and to
the
left
, and Elisha crossed
over.
And
they
see
him
--
the sons of the prophets who `are'
in
Jericho --
over-against
, and
they say
, `Rested
hath
the spirit of Elijah on Elisha ;'
and they come
to meet him ,
and bow
themselves
to
him
to the earth,
When
the sons of the prophets who were
facing
him
from
Jericho saw
what
had
happened
, they said
, “
The spirit of Elijah rests
on Elisha .”
And they went
to meet him and bowed
down
to the ground
before
him.
and
say
unto
him
, `Lo
, we pray
thee,
there
are
with
thy
servants fifty men ,
sons
of
valour:
let them go ,
we
pray
thee,
and they
seek
thy
lord,
lest
the Spirit of Jehovah
hath
taken him up ,
and doth
cast
him on one of the hills,
or into
one of the valleys ;'
and
he
saith,
`Ye
do not send. '
“Look
now
, ”
they
said
to
Elisha
, “
we your
servants have
fifty valiant
men .
Please
let them go and search
for
your
master.
Perhaps
the Spirit of the
LORD
has
taken him up and put
him on one of the mountains
or in
one of the valleys .”
“
Do not send them,”
Elisha
replied
.
And
they press
upon
him ,
till
he
is
ashamed
, and
he saith
, `
Send ye;'
and they send
fifty men, and
they
seek
three days ,
and
have
not found
him;
But
when
they pressed
him to
the
point
of
embarrassment
, he said
, “
Send them.”
And they sent
fifty men, who
searched
for
three days but
did
not find
Elijah.
and
they turn
back
unto
him
--
and
he
is
abiding
in Jericho --
and
he saith
unto
them, `Did
I not
say
unto
you ,
Do
not go? '
When
they returned
to
Elisha,
who
was
staying
in Jericho ,
he said
to
them, “Didn’t
I tell
you not to
go? ”
And
the men of the city say
unto
Elisha, `Lo
, we
pray
thee
, the
site
of
the city
`
is '
good, as my
lord
seeth,
and
the waters
`are'
bad ,
and the earth
sterile
. '
Then
the men of the city said
to
Elisha, “Please
note
, our
lord
, that
the city’s
location
is good, as you
can
see.
But
the water
is
bad and the land
is
unfruitful
. ”
And
he
saith,
`
Bring to
me a new dish
, and place
there
salt ;'
and
they bring
`
it '
unto
him,
“
Bring me a new bowl
, ”
he
replied,
“
and put
some
salt in
it.”
So
they brought
it to
him,
and he
goeth
out unto
the
source
of
the waters
, and
casteth
there
salt, and saith,
`Thus
said Jehovah
, I have given
healing
to
these
waters;
there
is
not
thence
any
more
death and
sterility
. '
and Elisha
went
out to
the spring
, cast
the
salt into
it
, and said, “This
is
what
the
LORD
says:
‘
I have healed
this
water.
No
longer
will
it
cause
death or
unfruitfulness
. ’”
And the waters are
healed
unto
this day, according to the word of
Elisha ,
that
he
spake
.
And the waters there
have
been
healthy
to
this day, according to the word spoken
by
Elisha.
And
he
goeth
up thence
to Beth-El
, and he is
going
up in
the way
, and
little
youths
have
come
out from
the city ,
and scoff
at him, and
say
to
him
, `
Go up, bald-head
! go up, bald-head
! '
From
there,
Elisha
went
up to Bethel
, and as
he was
walking
up the road
, a
group
of
boys
came
out of
the city and jeered
at him, chanting
, “
Go up, you
baldhead
! Go up, you
baldhead
! ”
And
he looketh
behind
him
, and
seeth
them, and declareth
them vile
in the name of Jehovah,
and
two bears come
out of the forest,
and rend
of
them
forty and
two lads
.
Then
he turned
around
, looked
at
them, and called
down
a
curse
on
them in the name of the
LORD.
Suddenly
two female
bears came
out of the woods
and mauled
forty -
two of
the
boys
.
And he
goeth
thence
unto
the
hill
of
Carmel, and thence
he hath
turned
back
to Samaria.
And Elisha
went
on
to
Mount
Carmel, and from
there
he returned
to Samaria.
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