2 KINGS 2

ملوك ثاني 2

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

1  وَكَانَ عِنْدَ إِصْعَادِ الرَّبِّ إِيلِيَّا فِي الْعَاصِفَةِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ أَنَّ إِيلِيَّا وَأَلِيشَعَ ذَهَبَا مِنَ الْجِلْجَالِ.

2  Then Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to Bethel." But Elisha said, "As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!" So they went down to Bethel.

2  فَقَالَ إِيلِيَّا لأَلِيشَعَ: [امْكُثْ هُنَا لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَى بَيْتِ إِيلَ]. فَقَالَ أَلِيشَعُ: [حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ وَحَيَّةٌ هِيَ نَفْسُكَ إِنِّي لاَ أَتْرُكُكَ]. وَنَزَلاَ إِلَى بَيْتِ إِيلَ.

3  Now 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; keep silent!"

3  فَخَرَجَ بَنُو الأَنْبِيَاءِ الَّذِينَ فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ إِلَى أَلِيشَعَ وَقَالُوا لَهُ: [أَتَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ الْيَوْمَ يَأْخُذُ الرَّبُّ سَيِّدَكَ مِنْ عَلَى رَأْسِكَ؟] فَقَالَ: [نَعَمْ، إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ فَاصْمُتُوا].

4  Then Elijah said to him, "Elisha, stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to Jericho." But he said, "As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!" So they came to Jericho.

4  ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ إِيلِيَّا: [يَا أَلِيشَعُ، امْكُثْ هُنَا لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَى أَرِيحَا]. فَقَالَ: [حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ وَحَيَّةٌ هِيَ نَفْسُكَ إِنِّي لاَ أَتْرُكُكَ]. وَأَتَيَا إِلَى أَرِيحَا.

5  Now the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came to Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from over you today?" So he answered, "Yes, I know; keep silent!"

5  فَتَقَدَّمَ بَنُو الأَنْبِيَاءِ الَّذِينَ فِي أَرِيحَا إِلَى أَلِيشَعَ وَقَالُوا لَهُ: [أَتَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ الْيَوْمَ يَأْخُذُ الرَّبُّ سَيِّدَكَ مِنْ عَلَى رَأْسِكَ؟] فَقَالَ: [نَعَمْ، إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ فَاصْمُتُوا].

6  Then Elijah said to him, "Stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to the Jordan." But he said, "As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!" So the two of them went on.

6  ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ إِيلِيَّا: [أُمْكُثْ هُنَا لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَى الأُرْدُنِّ]. فَقَالَ: [حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ وَحَيَّةٌ هِيَ نَفْسُكَ إِنِّي لاَ أَتْرُكُكَ]. وَانْطَلَقَا كِلاَهُمَا.

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

7  فَذَهَبَ خَمْسُونَ رَجُلاً مِنْ بَنِي الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَوَقَفُوا قُبَالَتَهُمَا مِنْ بَعِيدٍ. وَوَقَفَ كِلاَهُمَا بِجَانِبِ الأُرْدُنِّ.

8  Now Elijah took his mantle, rolled it up, and struck the water; and it was divided this way and that, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

8  وَأَخَذَ إِيلِيَّا رِدَاءَهُ وَلَفَّهُ وَضَرَبَ الْمَاءَ، فَانْفَلَقَ إِلَى هُنَا وَهُنَاكَ، فَعَبَرَا كِلاَهُمَا فِي الْيَبَسِ.

9  And so it was, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, "Ask! What may I do for you, before I am taken away from you?" Elisha said, "Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me."

9  وَلَمَّا عَبَرَا قَالَ إِيلِيَّا لأَلِيشَعَ: [اطْلُبْ مَاذَا أَفْعَلُ لَكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ أُوخَذَ مِنْكَ]. فَقَالَ أَلِيشَعُ: [لِيَكُنْ نَصِيبُ اثْنَيْنِ مِنْ رُوحِكَ عَلَيَّ].

10  So he 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."

10  فَقَالَ: [صَعَّبْتَ السُّؤَالَ. فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَنِي أُوخَذُ مِنْكَ يَكُونُ لَكَ كَذَلِكَ، وَإِلاَّ فَلاَ يَكُونُ].

11  Then it happened, as they continued on and talked, that suddenly a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire, and separated the two of them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

11  وَفِيمَا هُمَا يَسِيرَانِ وَيَتَكَلَّمَانِ إِذَا مَرْكَبَةٌ مِنْ نَارٍ وَخَيْلٌ مِنْ نَارٍ فَصَلَتْ بَيْنَهُمَا، فَصَعِدَ إِيلِيَّا فِي الْعَاصِفَةِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ.

12  And Elisha saw it, and he cried out, "My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!" So he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces.

12  وَكَانَ أَلِيشَعُ يَرَى وَهُوَ يَصْرُخُ: [يَا أَبِي يَا أَبِي، مَرْكَبَةَ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَفُرْسَانَهَا!] وَلَمْ يَرَهُ بَعْدُ. فَأَمْسَكَ ثِيَابَهُ وَمَزَّقَهَا قِطْعَتَيْنِ،

13  He also took up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan.

13  وَرَفَعَ رِدَاءَ إِيلِيَّا الَّذِي سَقَطَ عَنْهُ، وَرَجَعَ وَوَقَفَ عَلَى شَاطِئِ الأُرْدُنِّ.

14  Then he took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, and said, "Where is the Lord God of Elijah?" And when he also had struck the water, it was divided this way and that; and Elisha crossed over.

14  فَأَخَذَ رِدَاءَ إِيلِيَّا الَّذِي سَقَطَ عَنْهُ وَضَرَبَ الْمَاءَ وَقَالَ: [أَيْنَ هُوَ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِيلِيَّا؟] ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ الْمَاءَ أَيْضاً فَانْفَلَقَ إِلَى هُنَا وَهُنَاكَ، فَعَبَرَ أَلِيشَعُ.

15  Now when the sons of the prophets who were from Jericho saw him, they said, "The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha." And they came to meet him, and bowed to the ground before him.

15  وَلَمَّا رَآهُ بَنُو الأَنْبِيَاءِ الَّذِينَ فِي أَرِيحَا قُبَالَتَهُ قَالُوا: [قَدِ اسْتَقَرَّتْ رُوحُ إِيلِيَّا عَلَى أَلِيشَعَ]. فَجَاءُوا لِلِقَائِهِ وَسَجَدُوا لَهُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ.

16  Then they said to him, "Look now, there are fifty strong men with your servants. Please let them go and search for your master, lest perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up and cast him upon some mountain or into some valley." And he said, "You shall not send anyone."

16  وَقَالُوا لَهُ: [هُوَذَا مَعَ عَبِيدِكَ خَمْسُونَ رَجُلاً ذَوُو بَأْسٍ، فَدَعْهُمْ يَذْهَبُونَ وَيُفَتِّشُونَ عَلَى سَيِّدِكَ، لِئَلاَّ يَكُونَ قَدْ حَمَلَهُ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ وَطَرَحَهُ عَلَى أَحَدِ الْجِبَالِ أَوْ فِي أَحَدِ الأَوْدِيَةِ]. فَقَالَ: [لاَ تُرْسِلُوا].

17  But when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, "Send them!" Therefore they sent fifty men, and they searched for three days but did not find him.

17  فَأَلَحُّوا عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى خَجِلَ وَقَالَ: [أَرْسِلُوا]. فَأَرْسَلُوا خَمْسِينَ رَجُلاً، فَفَتَّشُوا ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَمْ يَجِدُوهُ.

18  And when they came back to him, for he had stayed in Jericho, he said to them, "Did I not say to you, 'Do not go'?"

18  وَلَمَّا رَجَعُوا إِلَيْهِ وَهُوَ مَاكِثٌ فِي أَرِيحَا قَالَ لَهُمْ: [أَمَا قُلْتُ لَكُمْ لاَ تَذْهَبُوا؟].

19  Then the men of the city said to Elisha, "Please notice, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the ground barren."

19  وَقَالَ رِجَالُ الْمَدِينَةِ لأَلِيشَعَ: [هُوَذَا مَوْقِعُ الْمَدِينَةِ حَسَنٌ كَمَا يَرَى سَيِّدِي، وَأَمَّا الْمِيَاهُ فَرَدِيئَةٌ وَالأَرْضُ مُجْدِبَةٌ].

20  And he said, "Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it." So they brought it to him.

20  فَقَالَ: [ائْتُونِي بِصَحْنٍ جَدِيدٍ وَضَعُوا فِيهِ مِلْحاً]. فَأَتُوهُ بِهِ.

21  Then he went out to the source of the water, and cast in the salt there, and said, "Thus says the Lord: 'I have healed this water; from it there shall be no more death or barrenness.' "

21  فَخَرَجَ إِلَى نَبْعِ الْمَاءِ وَطَرَحَ فِيهِ الْمِلْحَ وَقَالَ: [هَكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ: قَدْ أَبْرَأْتُ هَذِهِ الْمِيَاهَ. لاَ يَكُونُ فِيهَا أَيْضاً مَوْتٌ وَلاَ جَدْبٌ].

22  So the water remains healed to this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke.

22  فَبَرِئَتِ الْمِيَاهُ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ حَسَبَ قَوْلِ أَلِيشَعَ الَّذِي نَطَقَ بِهِ.

23  Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up the road, some youths came from the city and mocked him, and said to him, "Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!"

23  ثُمَّ صَعِدَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ إِلَى بَيْتِ إِيلَ. وَفِيمَا هُوَ صَاعِدٌ فِي الطَّرِيقِ إِذَا بِصِبْيَانٍ صِغَارٍ خَرَجُوا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَسَخِرُوا مِنْهُ وَقَالُوا لَهُ: [اصْعَدْ يَا أَقْرَعُ! اصْعَدْ يَا أَقْرَعُ!]

24  So he turned around and looked at them, and pronounced a curse on them in the name of the Lord. And two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths.

24  فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَى وَرَائِهِ وَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَعَنَهُمْ بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ. فَخَرَجَتْ دُبَّتَانِ مِنَ الْوَعْرِ وَافْتَرَسَتَا مِنْهُمُ اثْنَيْنِ وَأَرْبَعِينَ وَلَداً.

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

25  وَذَهَبَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ إِلَى جَبَلِ الْكَرْمَلِ، وَمِنْ هُنَاكَ رَجَعَ إِلَى السَّامِرَةِ.