| 1 Quando o Senhor quis arrebatar Elias ao céu num remoinho (de fogo), Elias e Eliseu partiram de Galgala. | 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 Elias disse a Eliseu: Fica aqui, porque o Senhor me mandou a Betel. Eliseu respondeu-lhe: Viva o Senhor e viva a tua alma, que não te deixarei. Indo para Betel, | 2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel. |
| 3 saíram os filhos dos profetas, que estavam em Betel, a receber Eliseu, e disseram-lhe: Porventura sabes tu que o Senhor te há-de levar hoje o teu amo? Ele respondeu: Eu também o sei; calai-vos. | 3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel 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 Disse Elias a Eliseu: Fica aqui, porque o Senhor me mandou a Jericó. Ele respondeu: Viva o Senhor e viva a tua alma, que não te deixarei. Tendo chegado a Jericó, | 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 foram os filhos dos profetas, que estavam em Jericó, ter com Eliseu, e disseram-lhe: Porventura sabes tu que o Senhor te há-de tirar hoje o teu amo? Ele disse-lhes: Eu também o sei; calai-vos. | 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 Disse-lhe novamente Elias: Fica aqui, porque o Senhor me mandou até ao Jordão. Ele respondeu: Viva o Senhor e viva a tua alma, que não te deixarei. Foram, pois, ambos juntos, | 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 e cinqüenta dos filhos dos profetas os seguiram. Pararam defronte deles, ao longe, e eles ambos puseram-se à borda do Jordão. | 7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan. |
| 8 Elias tomou a sua capa, dobrou-a, e feriu as águas, as quais se dividiram para as duas bandas, de modo que passaram ambos a pé enxuto. | 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 Tendo passado, disse Elias a Eliseu: Pede-me o que queres que eu te alcance, antes que eu seja arrebatado de ti. Eliseu respondeu: Seja-me concedida uma porção dobrada do teu espirito. | 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 Elias respondeu: Dificultosa coisa pediste; todavia, se tu me vires quando me arrebatarem de ti, (isto é o sinal de que) terás o que pediste; mas, se não me vires, não o terás. | 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 Continuando o seu caminho, entretidos a conversar, eis que um carro de fogo e uns cavalos de fogo os separaram um do outro, e Elias subiu ao céu no meio dum remoinho. | 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 Eliseu o via e clamava: Meu pai, meu pai! Carro de Israel e seu condutor! Depois não o viu mais. Tomando então as suas vestes, rasgou-as em duas partes (sinal de dor), | 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 e levantou do chão a capa que Elias lhe tinha deixado cair. Voltando, parou à borda do Jordão | 13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; |
| 14 e, pegando na capa que Elias lhe tinha deixado cair, feriu as águas, dizendo: Onde está agora o Senhor, o Deus de Elias? Quando feriu as águas, elas dividiram-se para uma e para outra parte, e Eliseu passou. | 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 Vendo isto, os filhos dos profetas, que estavam em Jericó, na margem oposta, disseram: O espírito de Elias repousou sobre Eliseu. Saindo ao seu encontro, prostraram-se por terra a seus pés, com profundo respeito, | 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 e disseram-lhe: Sabe que entre os teus servos há cinqüenta homens fortes, que podem ir buscar o teu amo, porque talvez o espirito do Senhor o levasse, e atirasse com ele para algum monte ou para algum vale. Eliseu respondeu: Não mandeis. | 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 Eles, porém, constrangeram-no, até que condescendeu e disse: Mandai. Mandaram, pois, cinquenta homens, os quais, tendo-o buscado durante três dias, não o encontraram. | 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 Quando voltaram para Eliseu, que estava em Jericó, ele disse-lhe: Não vos disse eu: Não mandeis? | 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 Disseram a Eliseu os habitantes desta cidade: A habitação desta cidade é muito boa como tu mesmo. Senhor, vês, mas as águas são más e a terra estéril. | 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 Ele respondeu: Trazei-me um vaso novo e deitai-lhe sal. Tendo-lho trazido, | 20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him. |
| 21 saiu ele à fonte das águas, deitou sal nelas e disse: Eis o que diz o Senhor: Eu sarei estas águas, e elas não causarão mais nem morte nem esterilidade. | 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 Tornaram-se, pois, sadias aquelas águas até ao dia de hoje, conforme a palavra que Eliseu disse. | 22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake. |
| 23 Dali foi para Betel, e, indo pelo caminho, uns rapazes pequenos saíram da cidade e zombavam dele, dizendo: Sobe, ó calvo, sobe, ó calvo! | 23 And he went up from thence unto Bethel: 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 Eliseu, virando-se para eles, olhou-os e amaldiçoou-os em nome do Senhor. Imediatamente saíram dois ursos do bosque, e despedaçaram quarenta e dois daqueles rapazes. | 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 Dali retirou-se para o monte Carmelo, e de lá voltou para Samaria. | 25 And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria. |
