Secondo libro dei Re 2

LA SACRA BIBBIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Quando il Signore stava per sollevare Elia in cielo in un turbine, Elia ed Eliseo partirono da Gàlgala.	1 Now it happened that, when the Lord willed to lift up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were going out of Gilgal.
2 Elia disse ad Eliseo: "Resta qui, perché il Signore mi manda a Betel!". Eliseo rispose: "Quant'è vero che il Signore vive e tu stesso vivi, non ti lascerò!". Discesero a Betel.	2 And Elijah said to Elisha: “Remain here. For the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.” And Elisha said to him, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you.” And when they had descended to Bethel,
3 Ora i discepoli dei profeti, che si trovavano a Betel, andarono incontro a Eliseo e gli dissero: "Sai che oggi il Signore rapirà al di sopra della tua testa il tuo signore?". Quegli rispose: "Anch'io lo so, tacete!".	3 the sons of the prophets, who were at Bethel, went out to Elisha. And they said to him, “Do you not know that today the Lord will take away your lord from you?” And he responded: “I know it. Be silent.”
4 Elia disse ad Eliseo: "Resta qui, perché il Signore mi manda a Gerico!". Egli rispose: "Quant'è vero che il Signore vive e tu stesso vivi, non ti lascerò!". Discesero a Gerico.	4 Then Elijah said to Elisha: “Remain here. For the Lord has sent me to Jericho.” And he said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you.” And when they had arrived at Jericho,
5 I discepoli dei profeti che erano in Gerico si avvicinarono a Eliseo e gli dissero: "Sai che oggi il Signore rapirà al di sopra della tua testa il tuo signore?". Quegli rispose: "Anch'io lo so, tacete!".	5 the sons of the prophets, who were at Jericho, drew near to Elisha. And they said to him, “Do you not know that today the Lord will take away your lord from you?” And he said: “I know it. Be silent.”
6 Gli disse ancora Elia: "Resta qui, perché il Signore mi manda al Giordano!". Egli rispose: "Quant'è vero che il Signore vive e tu stesso vivi, non ti lascerò!". Andarono tutti e due.	6 Then Elijah said to him: “Remain here. For the Lord has sent me as far as the Jordan.” And he said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you.” And so, the two of them continued on together.
7 Cinquanta discepoli di profeti vennero e si fermarono di fronte, da lontano, mentre i due si spinsero fino al Giordano.	7 And fifty men from the sons of the prophets followed them, and they stood opposite them, at a distance. But the two of them were standing above the Jordan.
8 Elia prese il suo mantello, l'arrotolò e percosse le acque, che si divisero in due parti e i due le attraversarono.	8 And Elijah took his cloak, and he rolled it up, and he struck the waters, which were divided into two parts. And they both went across on dry ground.
9 Dopo che furono passati, Elia disse ad Eliseo: "Chiedi ciò che vuoi che faccia per te prima che sia sottratto a te". Eliseo rispose: "Passino a me i due terzi del tuo spirito".	9 And when they had gone across, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what you wish that I may do for you, before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “I beg you, that twice your spirit may be accomplished in me.”
10 Elia replicò: "Domandi una cosa difficile, ma l'otterrai se mi potrai vedere quando verrò tolto da te; altrimenti no".	10 And he responded: “You have requested a difficult thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, you will have what you requested. But if you do not see, it shall not be.”
11 Or mentre essi camminavano e parlavano, ecco un carro di fuoco e cavalli di fuoco si interposero fra di essi ed Elia salì al cielo in un turbine.	11 And as they continued on, they were conversing while walking. And behold, a fiery chariot with fiery horses divided the two. And Elijah ascended by a whirlwind into heaven.
12 Mentre stava guardando, Eliseo gridava: "Padre mio, padre mio! Carro d'Israele e sua pariglia!". Quando non lo vide più, afferrò i suoi vestiti e li stracciò in due pezzi.	12 Then Elisha saw it, and he cried out: “My father, my father! The chariot of Israel with its driver!” And he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own garments, and he tore them into two parts.
13 Poi raccolse il mantello di Elia che gli era caduto di dosso, tornò indietro e si fermò sulla sponda del Giordano.	13 And he picked up the cloak of Elijah, which had fallen from him. And turning back, he stood above the bank of the Jordan.
14 Percosse le acque dicendo: "Dov'è mai il Signore, Dio di Elia?". Quando ebbe percosse le acque, esse si divisero in due parti ed egli le attraversò.	14 And he struck the waters with the cloak of Elijah, which had fallen from him, and they were not divided. And he said, “Where is the God of Elijah, even now?” And he struck the waters, and they were divided here and there. And Elisha went across.
15 I discepoli dei profeti che si trovavano in Gerico e stavano di fronte lo videro ed esclamarono: "Lo spirito di Elia si è posato su Eliseo!". Gli andarono incontro, si prostrarono a terra	15 Then the sons of the prophets, who were at Jericho, watching from a distance, said, “The spirit of Elijah has rested upon Elisha.” And approaching to meet him, they reverenced him prone on the ground.
16 e gli dissero: "Ecco, vi sono qui con i tuoi servi cinquanta uomini molto forti. Permetti che vadano a cercare il tuo signore; forse lo spirito del Signore lo ha sollevato e lo ha gettato su qualche montagna o in qualche valle". Egli rispose: "Non mandateli".	16 And they said to him, “Behold, with your servants there are fifty strong men, who are able to go forth and to seek your lord. For perhaps, the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley.” But he said, “Do not send them.”
17 Tuttavia quelli tanto insistettero che egli disse: "Mandateli". Allora mandarono cinquanta uomini i quali lo cercarono per tre giorni, ma non lo trovarono.	17 And they urged him, until he acquiesced and said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men. And after they had searched for three days, they did not find him.
18 Ritornarono da lui mentre si trovava in Gerico ed egli disse loro: "Non vi avevo forse detto: non andate?".	18 And they returned to him, for he was living in Jericho. And he said to them: “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not send them?’ ”
19 Gli abitanti della città dissero ad Eliseo: "Ecco, la città offre un piacevole soggiorno, come il mio signore può constatare; l'acqua però è cattiva e la terra è sterile".	19 Also, the men of the city said to Elisha: “Behold, this city is a very good habitation, as you yourself perceive, O lord. But the waters are very bad, and the ground is barren.”
20 Egli rispose: "Prendetemi un piatto nuovo e mettetevi del sale". Glielo presero.	20 And so he said, “Bring a new vessel to me, and place salt in it.” And when they had brought it,
21 Allora si recò alla sorgente dell'acqua, vi gettò il sale e disse: "Così parla il Signore: "Ho risanato quest'acqua; d'ora in poi non causerà più morte o sterilità".	21 he went out to the source of the waters, and he cast the salt into it. And he said: “Thus says the Lord: I have healed these waters, and no longer shall there be death or barrenness in them.”
22 L'acqua è stata salubre fino ad oggi, secondo la parola che Eliseo aveva pronunciato.	22 Then the waters were healed, even to this day, in accord with the word of Elisha, which he spoke.
23 Di là salì a Betel. Mentre saliva per la strada, alcuni ragazzi uscirono dalla città e si misero a beffeggiarlo dicendogli: "Vieni su, testa pelata; vieni su, testa pelata!".	23 Then he went up from there into Bethel. And as he was ascending along the way, little boys departed from the city. And they were mocking him, saying: “Go up, bald head! Go up, bald head!”
24 Egli si voltò, li guardò e li maledisse nel nome del Signore. Due orse uscirono dal bosco e sbranarono quarantadue di quei giovani.	24 And when he had looked back, he saw them, and he cursed them in the name of the Lord. And two bears went out from the forest, and they wounded forty-two boys among them.
25 Di là il profeta si recò sul monte Carmelo, donde poi tornò a Samaria.	25 Then he went away from there to mount Carmel. And he returned from there into Samaria.