2 Kings, 2

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.

1. Evo što se dogodilo kad je Jahve uznio Iliju na nebo u vihoru: Ilija i Elizej pošli iz Gilgala.

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,

2. I reèe Ilija Elizeju: "Ostani ovdje jer me Jahve šalje do Betela." Elizej odgovori: "Života mi Jahvina i tvoga: ja te neæu ostaviti!" I siðoše do Betela.

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.”

3. A proroèki sinovi koji su boravili u Betelu iziðoše Elizeju u susret i rekoše mu: "Znaš li da æe danas Jahve uzeti tvoga gospodara iznad tvoje glave?" On reèe: "I ja to znam; tiho!"

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,

4. Ilija mu reèe: "Elizeju! Ostani ipak ovdje jer me Jahve šalje do Jerihona." Ali on odgovori: "Života mi Jahvina i tvoga: ja te neæu ostaviti!" I uðoše u Jerihon.

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.”

5. Proroèki sinovi koji su živjeli u Jerihonu priðoše Elizeju i rekoše mu: "Znaš li da æe danas Jahve uzeti tvoga gospodara iznad tvoje glave?" On reèe: "I ja to znam; tiho!"

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.

6. Ilija mu reèe: "Ostani ipak ovdje jer me Jahve šalje do Jordana." Ali on odgovori: "Života mi Jahvina i tvoga: ja te neæu ostaviti!" I tako poðoše obojica.

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.

7. I pedeset proroèkih sinova poðe i zaustavi se podalje, dok su se njih dvojica zadržala na obali Jordana.

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.

8. Tada Ilija uze svoj ogrtaè, smota ga i udari njime po vodi, a voda se razdijeli na dvije strane. I obojica prijeðoše po suhu.

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.”

9. A kad prijeðoše, Ilija æe Elizeju: "Traži što da ti još uèinim prije nego što budem uznesen ispred tebe!" A Elizej odgovori: "Neka mi u dio padne obilje tvoga duha!"

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.”

10. Ilija odgovori: "Mnogo tražiš: ako me budeš vidio kad budem uznesen ispred tebe, bit æe ti tako; ako pak ne budeš vidio, neæe ti biti."

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.

11. I dok su tako išli i razgovarali, gle: ognjena kola i ognjeni konji stadoše meðu njih i Ilija u vihoru uziðe na nebo.

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.

12. Elizej je gledao i vikao: "Oèe moj, oèe moj! Kola Izraelova i konjanici njegovi!" I više ga nije vidio. Uze tada svoje haljine i razdera ih nadvoje.

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.

13. I podiže Ilijin plašt, koji bijaše pao s njega, te se vrati i zaustavi se na obali Jordana.

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.

14. Uze onda Ilijin plašt i udari po vodi govoreæi: "Gdje je Jahve, Bog Ilijin?" I kad udari po vodi, ona se razdijeli na dvije strane i Elizej prijeðe.

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.

15. Proroèki su sinovi to sa strane vidjeli pa rekoše: "Duh je Ilijin poèinuo na Elizeju!" I krenuše mu u susret, baciše se pred njim na zemlju

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.”

16. i rekoše mu: "Evo ovdje s tvojim slugama pedeset junaka. Dopusti im da idu tražiti tvoga gospodara; možda ga je Duh Jahvin uzdigao i bacio na koju goru ili u kakvu dolinu." On im odgovori: "Ne šaljite nikoga."

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.

17. Ali kako su oni svejednako navaljivali, reèe im: "Pošaljite!" I poslaše pedesetoricu; tražili su ga tri dana, ali ga nisu našli.

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?’ ”

18. Vratiše se Elizeju, koji je ostao u Jerihonu, i on im reèe: "Nisam li vam rekao: 'Nemojte iæi!'"

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.”

19. Ljudi iz grada rekoše Elizeju: "Lijepo je u gradu, kako to može vidjeti i naš gospodar, ali je voda loša i zemlja neplodna."

20. And so he said, “Bring a new vessel to me, and place salt in it.” And when they had brought it,

20. On reèe: "Donesite mi novu zdjelu i metnite soli u nju!" I oni mu je donesoše.

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.”

21. On tada ode na izvor, baci u nj soli i reèe: "Ovako govori Jahve: 'Ozdravljam ovu vodu. Neæe od nje više biti ni smrti ni neplodnosti.'"

22. Then the waters were healed, even to this day, in accord with the word of Elisha, which he spoke.

22. I voda postade zdrava i takva je do današnjeg dana, po rijeèi koju je izrekao Elizej.

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!”

23. Odatle je uzašao u Betel. Dok je išao putem, djeèaci bijahu izišli iz grada i rugahu mu se govoreæi: "Hodi, æelo! Hodi, æelo!"

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.

24. On se obazre, pogleda ih i prokle ih u ime Jahvino. I odmah iziðoše dva medvjeda iz šume i rastrgaše èetrdeset i dvoje djece.

25. Then he went away from there to mount Carmel. And he returned from there into Samaria.

25. Odatle ode on na goru Karmel, a odande se vrati u Samariju.