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2 Re 2
Nuova Riveduta 2006
2 Re 2
Nuova Riveduta 2006
Elia rapito in cielo
2 (A)Quando il Signore volle rapire in cielo Elia in un turbine, Elia se ne andò da Ghilgal con Eliseo. 2 Elia disse a Eliseo: «Fèrmati qui, ti prego, perché il Signore mi manda fino a Betel». Ma Eliseo rispose: «Com’è vero che il Signore vive, e che tu vivi, io non ti lascerò». Così scesero a Betel. 3 I discepoli[a] dei profeti che erano a Betel andarono a trovare Eliseo e gli dissero: «Sai che il Signore quest’oggi rapirà in alto il tuo signore?» Egli rispose: «Sì, lo so; tacete!» 4 Elia gli disse: «Eliseo, fèrmati qui, ti prego, perché il Signore mi manda a Gerico». Quegli rispose: «Com’è vero che il Signore vive, e che tu vivi, io non ti lascerò». Così se ne andarono a Gerico. 5 I discepoli dei profeti che erano a Gerico si avvicinarono a Eliseo e gli dissero: «Sai che il Signore quest’oggi rapirà in alto il tuo signore?» Egli rispose: «Sì, lo so; tacete!» 6 Ed Elia gli disse: «Fèrmati qui, ti prego, perché il Signore mi manda al Giordano». Egli rispose: «Com’è vero che il Signore vive, e che tu vivi, io non ti lascerò». E proseguirono il cammino insieme. 7 Cinquanta discepoli dei profeti andarono dietro a loro e si fermarono di fronte al Giordano, da lontano, mentre Elia ed Eliseo si fermarono sulla riva del Giordano. 8 Allora Elia prese il suo mantello, lo arrotolò e percosse le acque, le quali si divisero in due. Così attraversarono il fiume a piedi asciutti.
9 Quando furono passati, Elia disse a Eliseo: «Chiedi quello che vuoi che io faccia per te, prima che io ti sia tolto». Eliseo rispose: «Ti prego, mi sia data una parte doppia del tuo spirito!» 10 Elia disse: «Tu domandi una cosa difficile; tuttavia, se mi vedi quando io ti sarò rapito, ti sarà dato quello che chiedi; ma, se non mi vedi, non ti sarà dato».
11 Essi continuarono a camminare discorrendo insieme, quand’ecco un carro di fuoco e dei cavalli di fuoco che li separarono l’uno dall’altro, ed Elia salì al cielo in un turbine.
La missione di Eliseo; i suoi miracoli
12 (B)Eliseo lo vide e si mise a gridare: «Padre mio, padre mio! Carro e cavalleria d’Israele!» Poi non lo vide più. E, afferrate le proprie vesti, le strappò in due pezzi; 13 raccolse il mantello che era caduto di dosso a Elia, tornò indietro e si fermò sulla riva del Giordano; 14 e, preso il mantello che era caduto di dosso a Elia, percosse le acque e disse: «Dov’è il Signore, Dio di Elia?» Quando anch’egli ebbe percosso le acque, queste si divisero in due, ed Eliseo passò.
15 Quando i discepoli dei profeti che stavano a Gerico, di fronte al Giordano, videro Eliseo, dissero: «Lo spirito di Elia si è posato sopra Eliseo». Gli andarono incontro, si prostrarono fino a terra davanti a lui 16 e gli dissero: «Ecco qui fra i tuoi servi cinquanta uomini robusti; lascia che vadano in cerca del tuo signore, se mai lo Spirito del Signore lo avesse preso e gettato su qualche monte o in qualche valle». Eliseo rispose: «Non li mandate». 17 Ma insistettero tanto con lui, che egli ne fu confuso e disse: «Mandateli». Allora quelli mandarono cinquanta uomini, i quali cercarono Elia per tre giorni, ma non lo trovarono. 18 Quando tornarono da lui, che si era fermato a Gerico, egli disse loro: «Non vi avevo detto di non andare?»
19 (C)Gli abitanti della città dissero a Eliseo: «Ecco, il soggiorno in questa città è gradevole, come vede il mio signore; ma le acque sono cattive, e il paese è sterile». 20 Egli disse: «Portatemi una scodella nuova e mettetevi del sale». Quelli gliela portarono. 21 Egli andò alla sorgente delle acque, vi gettò il sale e disse: «Così dice il Signore: “Io rendo sane queste acque, ed esse non saranno più causa di morte né di sterilità”». 22 Così le acque furono rese sane e tali sono rimaste fino a oggi, secondo la parola che Eliseo aveva pronunciata.
23 (D)Poi di là Eliseo salì a Betel; e, mentre camminava per la via, uscirono dalla città dei ragazzi, i quali lo beffeggiavano, dicendo: «Sali, calvo! Sali, calvo!» 24 Egli si voltò, li vide e li maledisse nel nome del Signore. Allora due orse uscirono dal bosco e sbranarono quarantadue di quei ragazzi.
25 Di là Eliseo si recò sul monte Carmelo, da dove poi tornò a Samaria.
Footnotes
- 2 Re 2:3 Discepoli, lett. figli.
2 Kings 2
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2 Kings 2
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Elijah Taken to Heaven
2 Now when the Lord was about to (A)take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and (B)Elisha were on their way from (C)Gilgal. 2 And Elijah said to Elisha, (D)“Please stay here, for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.” But Elisha said, (E)“As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel. 3 And (F)the sons of the prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that today the Lord will take away your master from over you?” And he said, “Yes, I know it; keep quiet.”
4 Elijah said to him, “Elisha, (G)please stay here, for the Lord has sent me to (H)Jericho.” But he said, (I)“As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they came to Jericho. 5 (J)The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that today the Lord will take away your master from over you?” And he answered, “Yes, I know it; keep quiet.”
6 Then Elijah said to him, (K)“Please stay here, for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.” But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on. 7 Fifty men of (L)the sons of the prophets also went and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan. 8 Then Elijah (M)took his cloak and rolled it up and struck the water, (N)and the water was parted to the one side and to the other, till the two of them could go over on dry ground.
9 When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “Please let there be a double portion of your spirit on me.” 10 And he said, “You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you, it shall be so for you, but if you do not see me, it shall not be so.” 11 And as they still went on and talked, behold, (O)chariots of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 12 And Elisha saw it and he cried, “My father, my father! (P)The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” And he saw him no more.
Then he took hold of his own clothes (Q)and tore them in two pieces. 13 And he took up the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. 14 Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the water, saying, “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” And when he had struck the water, (R)the water was parted to the one side and to the other, and Elisha went over.
Elisha Succeeds Elijah
15 Now when (S)the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho saw him opposite them, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they came to meet him and bowed to the ground before him. 16 And they said to him, “Behold now, there are with your servants fifty strong men. Please let them go and seek your master. It may be that (T)the Spirit of the Lord has caught him up and cast him upon some mountain or into some valley.” And he said, “You shall not send.” 17 But when they urged him (U)till he was ashamed, he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men. And for three days they sought him but did not find him. 18 And they came back to him while he was staying at Jericho, and he said to them, “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not go’?”
19 Now the men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees, but the water is bad, and the land is unfruitful.” 20 He said, “Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him. 21 Then he went to the spring of water and (V)threw salt in it and said, “Thus says the Lord, I have healed this water; from now on neither death nor miscarriage shall come from it.” 22 So the water has been healed to this day, according to the word that Elisha spoke.
23 He went up from there to Bethel, and while he was going up on the way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him, saying, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” 24 And he turned around, and when he saw them, (W)he cursed them in the name of the Lord. And two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys. 25 From there he went on to (X)Mount Carmel, and from there he returned (Y)to Samaria.
2 Kings 2
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2 Kings 2
New International Version
Elijah Taken Up to Heaven
2 When the Lord was about to take(A) Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind,(B) Elijah and Elisha(C) were on their way from Gilgal.(D) 2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here;(E) the Lord has sent me to Bethel.”
But Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.”(F) So they went down to Bethel.
3 The company(G) of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and asked, “Do you know that the Lord is going to take your master from you today?”
“Yes, I know,” Elisha replied, “so be quiet.”
4 Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here, Elisha; the Lord has sent me to Jericho.(H)”
And he replied, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.
5 The company(I) of the prophets at Jericho went up to Elisha and asked him, “Do you know that the Lord is going to take your master from you today?”
“Yes, I know,” he replied, “so be quiet.”
6 Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here;(J) the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.”(K)
And he replied, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.”(L) So the two of them walked on.
7 Fifty men from the company of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing the place where Elijah and Elisha had stopped at the Jordan. 8 Elijah took his cloak,(M) rolled it up and struck(N) the water with it. The water divided(O) to the right and to the left, and the two of them crossed over on dry(P) ground.
9 When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?”
“Let me inherit a double(Q) portion of your spirit,”(R) Elisha replied.
10 “You have asked a difficult thing,” Elijah said, “yet if you see me when I am taken from you, it will be yours—otherwise, it will not.”
11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire(S) and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven(T) in a whirlwind.(U) 12 Elisha saw this and cried out, “My father! My father! The chariots(V) and horsemen of Israel!” And Elisha saw him no more. Then he took hold of his garment and tore(W) it in two.
13 Elisha then picked up Elijah’s cloak that had fallen from him and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. 14 He took the cloak(X) that had fallen from Elijah and struck(Y) the water with it. “Where now is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” he asked. When he struck the water, it divided to the right and to the left, and he crossed over.
15 The company(Z) of the prophets from Jericho, who were watching, said, “The spirit(AA) of Elijah is resting on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him. 16 “Look,” they said, “we your servants have fifty able men. Let them go and look for your master. Perhaps the Spirit(AB) of the Lord has picked him up(AC) and set him down on some mountain or in some valley.”
“No,” Elisha replied, “do not send them.”
17 But they persisted until he was too embarrassed(AD) to refuse. So he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find him. 18 When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”
Healing of the Water
19 The people of the city said to Elisha, “Look, our lord, this town is well situated, as you can see, but the water is bad and the land is unproductive.”
20 “Bring me a new bowl,” he said, “and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him.
21 Then he went out to the spring and threw(AE) the salt into it, saying, “This is what the Lord says: ‘I have healed this water. Never again will it cause death or make the land unproductive.’” 22 And the water has remained pure(AF) to this day, according to the word Elisha had spoken.
Elisha Is Jeered
23 From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered(AG) at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” 24 He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse(AH) on them in the name(AI) of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. 25 And he went on to Mount Carmel(AJ) and from there returned to Samaria.
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