2:1 |
Issa ġara hekk, when the Lord willed to lift up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were going out of Gilgal. |
2:6 |
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. |
2:7 |
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. |
2:8 |
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. |
2:9 |
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, "Nitolbok, that twice your spirit may be accomplished in me.” |
2:10 |
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.” |
2:11 |
And as they continued on, they were conversing while walking. U ara, a fiery chariot with fiery horses divided the two. And Elijah ascended by a whirlwind into heaven. |
2:12 |
Then Elisha saw it, u għajjat: “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. |
2:13 |
And he picked up the cloak of Elijah, which had fallen from him. And turning back, he stood above the bank of the Jordan. |
2:14 |
And he struck the waters with the cloak of Elijah, which had fallen from him, and they were not divided. U qal, “Where is the God of Elijah, anke issa?” And he struck the waters, and they were divided here and there. And Elisha went across. |
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