The Second Book of Kings, Chapter 2מלכים ב 2

וַיְהִ֗י בְּהַעֲל֤וֹת יְהוָה֙ אֶת אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ בַּֽסְעָרָ֖ה הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ אֵלִיָּ֛הוּ וֶאֱלִישָׁ֖ע מִן הַגִּלְגָּֽל

And it came to pass, when YHWH would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ אֶל אֱלִישָׁ֜ע שֵֽׁב נָ֣א פֹ֗ה כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ שְׁלָחַ֣נִי עַד בֵּֽית אֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֔ע חַי יְהוָ֥ה וְחֵֽי נַפְשְׁךָ֖ אִם אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ וַיֵּרְד֖וּ בֵּֽית אֵֽל

And Elijah said to Elisha, Tarry here, I pray you; for YHWH has sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said YHWH liveth, and your soul liveth, I will not leave you. So they went down to Bethel.

וַיֵּצְא֨וּ בְנֵֽי הַנְּבִיאִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר בֵּֽית אֵל֮ אֶל אֱלִישָׁע֒ וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔יו הֲיָדַ֕עְתָּ כִּ֣י הַיּ֗וֹם יְהוָ֛ה לֹקֵ֥חַ אֶת אֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ מֵעַ֣ל רֹאשֶׁ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֛אמֶר גַּם אֲנִ֥י יָדַ֖עְתִּי הֶחֱשֽׁוּ

And the sons of the prophets that at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said to him, Knowest you that YHWH will take away your master from your head to day? And he said, Yea, I know ; hold you your peace.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ ל֨וֹ אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ אֱלִישָׁ֣ע שֵֽׁב נָ֣א פֹ֗ה כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ שְׁלָחַ֣נִי יְרִיח֔וֹ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר חַי יְהוָ֥ה וְחֵֽי נַפְשְׁךָ֖ אִם אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ יְרִיחֽוֹ

And Elijah said to him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray you; for YHWH has sent me to Jericho. And he said, YHWH liveth, and your soul liveth, I will not leave you. So they came to Jericho.

וַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּ בְנֵֽי הַנְּבִיאִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר בִּֽירִיחוֹ֮ אֶל אֱלִישָׁע֒ וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔יו הֲיָדַ֕עְתָּ כִּ֣י הַיּ֗וֹם יְהוָ֛ה לֹקֵ֥חַ אֶת אֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ מֵעַ֣ל רֹאשֶׁ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֛אמֶר גַּם אֲנִ֥י יָדַ֖עְתִּי הֶחֱשֽׁוּ

And the sons of the prophets that at Jericho came to Elisha, and said to him, Knowest you that YHWH will take away your master from your head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know ; hold you your peace.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ ל֨וֹ אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ שֵֽׁב נָ֣א פֹ֗ה כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ שְׁלָחַ֣נִי הַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָה וַיֹּ֕אמֶר חַי יְהוָ֥ה וְחֵֽי נַפְשְׁךָ֖ אִם אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם

And Elijah said to him, Tarry, I pray you, here; for YHWH has sent me to Jordan. And he said, YHWH liveth, and your soul liveth, I will not leave you. And they two went on.

וַחֲמִשִּׁ֨ים אִ֜ישׁ מִבְּנֵ֤י הַנְּבִיאִים֙ הָֽלְכ֔וּ וַיַּעַמְד֥וּ מִנֶּ֖גֶד מֵרָח֑וֹק וּשְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם עָמְד֥וּ עַל הַיַּרְדֵּֽן

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.

וַיִּקַּח֩ אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ אֶת אַדַּרְתּ֤וֹ וַיִּגְלֹם֙ וַיַּכֶּ֣ה אֶת הַמַּ֔יִם וַיֵּחָצ֖וּ הֵ֣נָּה וָהֵ֑נָּה וַיַּעַבְר֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם בֶּחָרָבָֽה

And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.

וַיְהִ֣י כְעָבְרָ֗ם וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּ אָמַ֤ר אֶל אֱלִישָׁע֙ שְׁאַל֙ מָ֣ה אֶֽעֱשֶׂה לָּ֔ךְ בְּטֶ֖רֶם אֶלָּקַ֣ח מֵעִמָּ֑ךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֔ע וִֽיהִי נָ֛א פִּֽי שְׁנַ֥יִם בְּרוּחֲךָ֖ אֵלָֽי

And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said to Elisha, Ask what I shall do for you, before I be taken away from you. And Elisha said, I pray you, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִקְשִׁ֣יתָ לִשְׁא֑וֹל אִם תִּרְאֶ֨ה אֹתִ֜י לֻקָּ֤ח מֵֽאִתָּךְ֙ יְהִֽי לְךָ֣ כֵ֔ן וְאִם אַ֖יִן לֹ֥א יִהְיֶֽה

And he said, You have asked a hard thing: , if you see me taken from you, it shall be so to you; but if not, it shall not be .

וַיְהִ֗י הֵ֣מָּה הֹלְכִ֤ים הָלוֹךְ֙ וְדַבֵּ֔ר וְהִנֵּ֤ה רֶֽכֶב אֵשׁ֙ וְס֣וּסֵי אֵ֔שׁ וַיַּפְרִ֖דוּ בֵּ֣ין שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם וַיַּ֨עַל֙ אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ בַּֽסְעָרָ֖ה הַשָּׁמָֽיִם

And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

וֶאֱלִישָׁ֣ע רֹאֶ֗ה וְה֤וּא מְצַעֵק֙ אָבִ֣י אָבִ֗י רֶ֤כֶב יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וּפָ֣רָשָׁ֔יו וְלֹ֥א רָאָ֖הוּ ע֑וֹד וַֽיַּחֲזֵק֙ בִּבְגָדָ֔יו וַיִּקְרָעֵ֖ם לִשְׁנַ֥יִם קְרָעִֽים

And Elisha saw , 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.

וַיָּ֨רֶם֙ אֶת אַדֶּ֣רֶת אֵלִיָּ֔הוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָפְלָ֖ה מֵעָלָ֑יו וַיָּ֥שָׁב וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד עַל שְׂפַ֥ת הַיַּרְדֵּֽן

He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;

וַיִּקַּח֩ אֶת אַדֶּ֨רֶת אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ אֲשֶׁר נָפְלָ֤ה מֵֽעָלָיו֙ וַיַּכֶּ֣ה אֶת הַמַּ֔יִם וַיֹּאמַ֕ר אַיֵּ֕ה יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ אַף ה֣וּא וַיַּכֶּ֣ה אֶת הַמַּ֗יִם וַיֵּֽחָצוּ֙ הֵ֣נָּה וָהֵ֔נָּה וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר אֱלִישָֽׁע

And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where YHWH God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.

וַיִּרְאֻ֨הוּ בְנֵֽי הַנְּבִיאִ֤ים אֲשֶׁר בִּֽירִיחוֹ֙ מִנֶּ֔גֶד וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ נָ֛חָה ר֥וּחַ אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ עַל אֱלִישָׁ֑ע וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ לִקְרָאת֔וֹ וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ ל֖וֹ אָֽרְצָה

And when the sons of the prophets which to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah does rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֡יו הִנֵּה נָ֣א יֵֽשׁ אֶת עֲבָדֶיךָ֩ חֲמִשִּׁ֨ים אֲנָשִׁ֜ים בְּנֵֽי חַ֗יִל יֵ֣לְכוּ נָא֮ וִיבַקְשׁ֣וּ אֶת אֲדֹנֶיךָ֒ פֶּן נְשָׂאוֹ֙ ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה וַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֨הוּ֙ בְּאַחַ֣ד הֶהָרִ֔ים א֖וֹ בְּאַחַ֣ת הגיאות הַגֵּאָי֑וֹת וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לֹ֥א תִשְׁלָֽחוּ

And they said to him, Behold now, there be with your servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray you, and seek your master: lest peradventure the Spirit of YHWH has taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, You shall not send.

וַיִּפְצְרוּ ב֥וֹ עַד בֹּ֖שׁ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁלָ֑חוּ וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אִ֔ישׁ וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ שְׁלֹשָֽׁה יָמִ֖ים וְלֹ֥א מְצָאֻֽהוּ

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.

וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ אֵלָ֔יו וְה֖וּא יֹשֵׁ֣ב בִּירִיח֑וֹ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם הֲלֽוֹא אָמַ֥רְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם אַל תֵּלֵֽכוּ

And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not?

וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י הָעִיר֙ אֶל אֱלִישָׁ֔ע הִנֵּה נָ֞א מוֹשַׁ֤ב הָעִיר֙ ט֔וֹב כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲדֹנִ֖י רֹאֶ֑ה וְהַמַּ֥יִם רָעִ֖ים וְהָאָ֥רֶץ מְשַׁכָּֽלֶת

And the men of the city said to Elisha, Behold, I pray you, the situation of this city pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water naught, and the ground barren.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר קְחוּ לִי֙ צְלֹחִ֣ית חֲדָשָׁ֔ה וְשִׂ֥ימוּ שָׁ֖ם מֶ֑לַח וַיִּקְח֖וּ אֵלָֽיו

And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought to him.

וַיֵּצֵא֙ אֶל מוֹצָ֣א הַמַּ֔יִם וַיַּשְׁלֶךְ שָׁ֖ם מֶ֑לַח וַיֹּ֜אמֶר כֹּֽה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה רִפִּ֨אתִי֙ לַמַּ֣יִם הָאֵ֔לֶּה לֹֽא יִהְיֶ֥ה מִשָּׁ֛ם ע֖וֹד מָ֥וֶת וּמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת

And he went forth to the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus says YHWH, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren .

וַיֵּרָפ֣וּ הַמַּ֔יִם עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה כִּדְבַ֥ר אֱלִישָׁ֖ע אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֵּֽר

So the waters were healed to this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.

וַיַּ֥עַל מִשָּׁ֖ם בֵּֽית אֵ֑ל וְה֣וּא עֹלֶ֣ה בַדֶּ֗רֶךְ וּנְעָרִ֤ים קְטַנִּים֙ יָצְא֣וּ מִן הָעִ֔יר וַיִּתְקַלְּסוּ בוֹ֙ וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ ל֔וֹ עֲלֵ֥ה קֵרֵ֖חַ עֲלֵ֥ה קֵרֵֽחַ

And he went up from thence to Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said to him, Go up, you bald head; go up, you bald head.

וַיִּ֤פֶן אַֽחֲרָיו֙ וַיִּרְאֵ֔ם וַֽיְקַלְלֵ֖ם בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה וַתֵּצֶ֨אנָה שְׁתַּ֤יִם דֻּבִּים֙ מִן הַיַּ֔עַר וַתְּבַקַּ֣עְנָה מֵהֶ֔ם אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁנֵ֖י יְלָדִֽים

And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of YHWH. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ מִשָּׁ֖ם אֶל הַ֣ר הַכַּרְמֶ֑ל וּמִשָּׁ֖ם שָׁ֥ב שֹׁמְרֽוֹן

And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.