1 A nd it came about when the Lord was about to take up Elijah by a whirlwind to heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

Quando o Senhor estava para tomar Elias ao céu num redemoinho, Elias partiu de Gilgal com Eliseu.

2 E lijah said to Elisha, “ Stay here please, for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.” But Elisha said, “ As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.

Disse Elias a Eliseu: Fica-te aqui, porque o Senhor me envia a Betel. Eliseu, porém disse: Vive o Senhor, e vive a tua alma, que não te deixarei. E assim desceram a Betel.

3 T hen the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from over you today?” And he said, “Yes, I know; be still.”

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: Sim, eu o sei; calai-vos.

4 E lijah said to him, “Elisha, please stay here, for the Lord has sent me to Jericho.” But he said, “ As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they came to Jericho.

E Elias lhe disse: Eliseu, fica-te aqui, porque o Senhor me envia a Jericó. Ele, porém, disse: Vive o Senhor, e vive a tua alma, que não te deixarei. E assim vieram a Jericó.

5 T he sons of the prophets who were at Jericho approached Elisha and said to him, “ Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from over you today?” And he answered, “Yes, I know; be still.”

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: Sim, eu o sei; calai-vos.

6 T hen Elijah said to him, “Please stay here, for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.” And he said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on.

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

7 N ow fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite them at a distance, while the two of them stood by the Jordan.

E foram cinqüenta homens dentre os filhos dos profetas, e pararam defronte deles, de longe; e eles dois pararam junto ao Jordão.

8 E lijah took his mantle and folded it together and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

Então Elias tomou a sua capa e, dobrando-a, feriu as águas, as quais se dividiram de uma ã outra banda; e passaram ambos a pé enxuto.

9 W hen they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “Please, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.”

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

10 H e said, “You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.”

Respondeu Elias: Coisa difícil pediste. Todavia, se me vires quando for tomado de ti, assim se te fará; porém, se não, não se fará.

11 A s they were going along and talking, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire and horses of fire which separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind to heaven.

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

12 E lisha saw it and cried out, “ My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” And he saw Elijah no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.

O que vendo Eliseu, clamou: Meu pai, meu pai! o carro de Israel, e seus cavaleiros! E não o viu mais. Pegou então nas suas vestes e as rasgou em duas partes;

13 H e also took up the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and returned and stood by the bank of the Jordan.

tomou a capa de Elias, que dele caíra, voltou e parou ã beira do Jordão.

14 H e took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and struck the waters and said, “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” And when he also had struck the waters, they were divided here and there; and Elisha crossed over. Elisha Succeeds Elijah

Então, pegando da capa de Elias, que dele caíra, feriu as águas e disse: Onde está o Senhor, o Deus de Elias? Quando feriu as águas, estas se dividiram de uma ã outra banda, e Eliseu passou.

15 N ow when the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho opposite him saw him, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they came to meet him and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

Vendo-o, pois, os filhos dos profetas que estavam defronte dele em Jericó, disseram: O espírito de Elias repousa sobre Eliseu. E vindo ao seu encontro, inclinaram-se em terra diante dele.

16 T hey said to him, “Behold now, there are with your servants fifty strong men, please let them go and search for your master; perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up and cast him on some mountain or into some valley.” And he said, “You shall not send.”

E disseram-lhe: Eis que entre os teus servos há cinqüenta homens valentes. Deixa-os ir, pedimos-te, em busca do teu senhor; pode ser que o Espírito do Senhor o tenha arrebatado e lançado nalgum monte, ou nalgum vale. Ele, porém, disse: Não os envieis.

17 B ut when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched three days but did not find him.

Mas insistiram com ele, até que se envergonhou; e disse-lhes: Enviai. E enviaram cinqüenta homens, que o buscaram três dias, porém não o acharam.

18 T hey returned to him while he was staying at Jericho; and he said to them, “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not go’?”

Então voltaram para Eliseu, que ficara em Jericó; e ele lhes disse: Não vos disse eu que não fôsseis?

19 T hen the men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold now, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad and the land is unfruitful.”

Os homens da cidade disseram a Eliseu: Eis que a situação desta cidade é agradável, como vê o meu senhor; porém as águas são péssimas, e a terra é estéril.

20 H e said, “Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him.

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

21 H e went out to the spring of water and threw salt in it and said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘I have purified these waters; there shall not be from there death or unfruitfulness any longer.’”

Então saiu ele ao manancial das águas e, deitando sal nele, disse: Assim diz o Senhor: Sarei estas águas; não mais sairá delas morte nem esterilidade.

22 S o the waters have been purified to this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke.

E aquelas águas ficaram sãs, até o dia de hoje, conforme a palavra que Eliseu disse.

23 T hen he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, young lads came out from the city and mocked him and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead; go up, you baldhead!”

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

24 W hen he looked behind him and saw them, he cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two female bears came out of the woods and tore up forty-two lads of their number.

E, virando-se ele para trás, os viu, e os amaldiçoou em nome do Senhor. Então duas ursas saíram do bosque, e despedaçaram quarenta e dois daqueles meninos.

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

E dali foi para o monte Carmelo, de onde voltou para Samária.