1 Sucedeu que, quando o SENHOR estava para elevar a Elias num redemoinho ao céu, Elias partiu de Gilgal com Eliseu.

2 E disse Elias a Eliseu: Fica-te aqui, porque o Senhor me enviou a Betel. Porém Eliseu disse: Vive o Senhor, e vive a tua alma, que não te deixarei. E assim foram a Betel.

3 Então 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: Também eu bem o sei; calai-vos.

4 E Elias lhe disse: Eliseu, fica-te aqui, porque o Senhor me enviou a Jericó. Porém ele disse: Vive o Senhor, e vive a tua alma, que não te deixarei. E assim foram a Jericó.

5 Então 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: Também eu bem o sei; calai-vos.

6 E Elias disse: Fica-te aqui, porque o Senhor me enviou ao Jordão. Mas ele disse: Vive o Senhor, e vive a tua alma, que não te deixarei. E assim ambos foram juntos.

7 E foram cinqüenta homens dos filhos dos profetas, e pararam defronte deles, de longe: e assim ambos pararam junto ao Jordão.

8 Então Elias tomou a sua capa e a dobrou, e feriu as águas, as quais se dividiram para os dois lados; e passaram ambos em seco.

9 Sucedeu que, havendo eles passado, Elias disse a Eliseu: Pede-me o que queres que te faça, antes que seja tomado de ti. E disse Eliseu: Peço-te que haja porção dobrada de teu espírito sobre mim.

10 E disse: Coisa difícil pediste; se me vires quando for tomado de ti, assim se te fará, porém, se não, não se fará.

11 E sucedeu que, indo eles andando e falando, eis que um carro de fogo, com cavalos de fogo, os separou um do outro; e Elias subiu ao céu num redemoinho.

12 O que vendo Eliseu, clamou: Meu pai, meu pai, carros de Israel, e seus cavaleiros! E nunca mais o viu; e, pegando as suas vestes, rasgou-as em duas partes.

13 Também levantou a capa de Elias, que dele caíra; e, voltando-se, parou à margem do Jordão.

14 E tomou a capa de Elias, que dele caíra, e feriu as águas, e disse: Onde está o Senhor Deus de Elias? Quando feriu as águas elas se dividiram de um ao outro lado; e Eliseu passou.

15 Vendo-o, pois, os filhos dos profetas que estavam defronte em Jericó, disseram: O espírito de Elias repousa sobre Eliseu. E vieram-lhe ao encontro, e se prostraram diante dele em terra.

16 E disseram-lhe: Eis que agora entre os teus servos há cinqüenta homens valentes; ora deixa-os ir para buscar a teu senhor; pode ser que o elevasse o Espírito do SENHOR e o lançasse em algum dos montes, ou em algum dos vales. Porém ele disse: Não os envieis.

17 Mas eles insistiram com ele, até que, constrangido, disse-lhes: Enviai. E enviaram cinqüenta homens, que o buscaram três dias, porém não o acharam.

18 Então voltaram para ele, pois ficara em Jericó; e disse-lhes: Eu não vos disse que não fôsseis?

19 E os homens da cidade disseram a Eliseu: Eis que é boa a situação desta cidade, como o meu senhor vê; porém as águas são más, e a terra é estéril.

20 E ele disse: Trazei-me um prato novo, e ponde nele sal. E lho trouxeram.

21 Então saiu ele ao manancial das águas, e deitou sal nele; e disse: Assim diz o Senhor: Sararei a estas águas; e não haverá mais nelas morte nem esterilidade.

22 Ficaram, pois, sãs aquelas águas, até ao dia de hoje, conforme a palavra que Eliseu tinha falado.

23 Então subiu dali a Betel; e, subindo ele pelo caminho, uns meninos saíram da cidade, e zombavam dele, e diziam-lhe: Sobe, calvo; sobe, calvo!

24 E, virando-se ele para trás, os viu, e os amaldiçoou no nome do Senhor; então duas ursas saíram do bosque, e despedaçaram quarenta e dois daqueles meninos.

25 E dali foi para o monte Carmelo de onde voltou para Samaria.

1 And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. 2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el. 3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. 4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho. 5 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. 6 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on. 7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan. 8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.

9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. 10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so. 11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.

13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; 14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over. 15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

16 And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. 17 And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not. 18 And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?

19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren. 20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him. 21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land. 22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.

23 And he went up from thence unto Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. 24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them. 25 And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.