1And it came to pass, when יהוה would take up Eli-Yahu by a whirlwind into heaven, that Eli-Yahu went with Elisha from Gilgal. 2And Eli-Yahu said unto Elisha, “Tarry here, I pray; for יהוה has sent me as far as Beit El.” And Elisha said, “As יהוה lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Beit El.
3And the sons of the Nevi’im that were at Beit El came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, “Do you know that יהוה will take away your master from your head today?” And he said, “Yes, I know it; hold your peace.”
4And Eli-Yahu said unto him, “Elisha, tarry here, I pray; for יהוה has sent me to Yerekho.” And he said, “As יהוה lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So they came to Yerekho. 5And the sons of the Nevi’im that were at Yerekho came near to Elisha, and said unto him, “Do you know that יהוה will take away your master from your head today?” And he answered, “Yes, I know it; hold your peace.”
6And Eli-Yahu said unto him, “Tarry here, I pray; for יהוה has sent me to the Yarden.” And he said, “As יהוה lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” And the two of them went on. 7And fifty men of the sons of the Nevi’im went, and stood over against them afar off; and the two of them stood by the Yarden. 8And Eli-Yahu took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that the two of them went over on dry ground. 9And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Eli-Yahu said unto Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “I pray, let a double portion of your Ru’akh be upon me.” 10And he said, “You have asked a hard thing; nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so unto you; but if not, it shall not be so.” 11And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which parted them both asunder; and Eli-Yahu went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 12And Elisha saw it, and he cried, “My father, my father, the chariots of Yisra’el and the horsemen thereof!” And he saw him no more; and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces. 13He took up also the mantle of Eli-Yahu that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of the Yarden. 14And he took the mantle of Eli-Yahu that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, “Where is יהוה , the Elohim of Eli-Yahu?” And when he also had smitten the waters, they were divided hither and thither; and Elisha went over.
15And when the sons of the Nevi’im that were at Yerekho some way off saw him, they said, “HaRu’akh of Eli-Yahu rests on Elisha.” And they came to meet him, and bowed down to the ground before him. 16And they said unto him, “Behold now, there are with your servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray, and seek your master; lest perhaps the Ru’akh of יהוה has taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley.” And he said, “You shall not send.” 17And 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. 18And they came back to him, while he tarried at Yerekho; and he said unto them, “Did I not say unto you, ‘Go not’?”
19And the men of the city said unto Elisha, “Behold, we pray, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my Adon sees; but the water is bad, and the land miscarries.” 20And he said, “Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein.” And they brought it to him. 21And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast salt therein, and said, “Thus says יהוה , ‘I have healed these waters; there shall not be from here any more death or miscarrying’.” 22So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke.
23And he went up from there unto Beit El; 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, you baldhead; go up, you baldhead!” 24And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the Name of יהוה . And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tore forty-two children of them. 25And he went from there to Har Karmel, and from there he returned to Shomron.
אוַיְהִי בְּהַעֲלוֹת יהוה אֶת אֵלִיָּהוּ בַּסְעָרָה הַשָּׁמָיִם; וַיֵּלֶךְ אֵלִיָּהוּ וֶאֱלִישָׁע מִן הַגִּלְגָּל. בוַיֹּאמֶר אֵלִיָּהוּ אֶל אֱלִישָׁע שֵׁב נָא פֹה כִּי יהוה שְׁלָחַנִי עַד בֵּית אֵל וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלִישָׁע חַי יהוה וְחֵי נַפְשְׁךָ אִם אֶעֶזְבֶךָּ; וַיֵּרְדוּ בֵּית אֵל.
גוַיֵּצְאוּ בְנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים אֲשֶׁר בֵּית אֵל אֶל אֱלִישָׁע וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו הֲיָדַעְתָּ כִּי הַיּוֹם יהוה לֹקֵחַ אֶת אֲדֹנֶיךָ מֵעַל רֹאשֶׁךָ; וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם אֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי הֶחֱשׁוּ.
דוַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ אֵלִיָּהוּ אֱלִישָׁע שֵׁב נָא פֹה כִּי יהוה שְׁלָחַנִי יְרִיחוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר חַי יהוה וְחֵי נַפְשְׁךָ אִם אֶעֶזְבֶךָּ; וַיָּבֹאוּ יְרִיחוֹ. הוַיִּגְּשׁוּ בְנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים אֲשֶׁר בִּירִיחוֹ אֶל אֱלִישָׁע וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו הֲיָדַעְתָּ כִּי הַיּוֹם יהוה לֹקֵחַ אֶת אֲדֹנֶיךָ מֵעַל רֹאשֶׁךָ; וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם אֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי הֶחֱשׁוּ.
ווַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ אֵלִיָּהוּ שֵׁב נָא פֹה כִּי יהוה שְׁלָחַנִי הַיַּרְדֵּנָה וַיֹּאמֶר חַי יהוה וְחֵי נַפְשְׁךָ אִם אֶעֶזְבֶךָּ; וַיֵּלְכוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם. זוַחֲמִשִּׁים אִישׁ מִבְּנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים הָלְכוּ וַיַּעַמְדוּ מִנֶּגֶד מֵרָחוֹק; וּשְׁנֵיהֶם עָמְדוּ עַל הַיַּרְדֵּן. חוַיִּקַּח אֵלִיָּהוּ אֶת אַדַּרְתּוֹ וַיִּגְלֹם וַיַּכֶּה אֶת הַמַּיִם וַיֵּחָצוּ הֵנָּה וָהֵנָּה; וַיַּעַבְרוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם בֶּחָרָבָה. טוַיְהִי כְעָבְרָם וְאֵלִיָּהוּ אָמַר אֶל אֱלִישָׁע שְׁאַל מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה לָּךְ בְּטֶרֶם אֶלָּקַח מֵעִמָּךְ; וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלִישָׁע וִיהִי נָא פִּי שְׁנַיִם בְּרוּחֲךָ אֵלָי. יוַיֹּאמֶר הִקְשִׁיתָ לִשְׁאוֹל; אִם תִּרְאֶה אֹתִי לֻקָּח מֵאִתָּךְ יְהִי לְךָ כֵן וְאִם אַיִן לֹא יִהְיֶה. יאוַיְהִי הֵמָּה הֹלְכִים הָלוֹךְ וְדַבֵּר וְהִנֵּה רֶכֶב אֵשׁ וְסוּסֵי אֵשׁ וַיַּפְרִדוּ בֵּין שְׁנֵיהֶם; וַיַּעַל אֵלִיָּהוּ בַּסְעָרָה הַשָּׁמָיִם. יבוֶאֱלִישָׁע רֹאֶה וְהוּא מְצַעֵק אָבִי אָבִי רֶכֶב יִשְׂרָאֵל וּפָרָשָׁיו וְלֹא רָאָהוּ עוֹד; וַיַּחֲזֵק בִּבְגָדָיו וַיִּקְרָעֵם לִשְׁנַיִם קְרָעִים. יגוַיָּרֶם אֶת אַדֶּרֶת אֵלִיָּהוּ אֲשֶׁר נָפְלָה מֵעָלָיו; וַיָּשָׁב וַיַּעֲמֹד עַל שְׂפַת הַיַּרְדֵּן. ידוַיִּקַּח אֶת אַדֶּרֶת אֵלִיָּהוּ אֲשֶׁר נָפְלָה מֵעָלָיו וַיַּכֶּה אֶת הַמַּיִם וַיֹּאמַר אַיֵּה יהוה אֱלֹהֵי אֵלִיָּהוּ; אַף הוּא וַיַּכֶּה אֶת הַמַּיִם וַיֵּחָצוּ הֵנָּה וָהֵנָּה וַיַּעֲבֹר אֱלִישָׁע.
טווַיִּרְאֻהוּ בְנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים אֲשֶׁר בִּירִיחוֹ מִנֶּגֶד וַיֹּאמְרוּ נָחָה רוּחַ אֵלִיָּהוּ עַל אֱלִישָׁע; וַיָּבֹאוּ לִקְרָאתוֹ וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ לוֹ אָרְצָה. טזוַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו הִנֵּה נָא יֵשׁ אֶת עֲבָדֶיךָ חֲמִשִּׁים אֲנָשִׁים בְּנֵי חַיִל יֵלְכוּ נָא וִיבַקְשׁוּ אֶת אֲדֹנֶיךָ פֶּן נְשָׂאוֹ רוּחַ יהוה וַיַּשְׁלִכֵהוּ בְּאַחַד הֶהָרִים אוֹ בְּאַחַת הגיאות (הַגֵּיאָיוֹת); וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא תִשְׁלָחוּ. יזוַיִּפְצְרוּ בוֹ עַד בֹּשׁ וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁלָחוּ; וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ חֲמִשִּׁים אִישׁ וַיְבַקְשׁוּ שְׁלֹשָׁה יָמִים וְלֹא מְצָאֻהוּ. יחוַיָּשֻׁבוּ אֵלָיו וְהוּא יֹשֵׁב בִּירִיחוֹ; וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם הֲלֹא אָמַרְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם אַל תֵּלֵכוּ.
יטוַיֹּאמְרוּ אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר אֶל אֱלִישָׁע הִנֵּה נָא מוֹשַׁב הָעִיר טוֹב כַּאֲשֶׁר אֲדֹנִי רֹאֶה; וְהַמַּיִם רָעִים וְהָאָרֶץ מְשַׁכָּלֶת. כוַיֹּאמֶר קְחוּ לִי צְלֹחִית חֲדָשָׁה וְשִׂימוּ שָׁם מֶלַח; וַיִּקְחוּ אֵלָיו. כאוַיֵּצֵא אֶל מוֹצָא הַמַּיִם וַיַּשְׁלֶךְ שָׁם מֶלַח; וַיֹּאמֶר כֹּה אָמַר יהוה רִפִּאתִי לַמַּיִם הָאֵלֶּה לֹא יִהְיֶה מִשָּׁם עוֹד מָוֶת וּמְשַׁכָּלֶת. כבוַיֵּרָפוּ הַמַּיִם עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה כִּדְבַר אֱלִישָׁע אֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּר.
כגוַיַּעַל מִשָּׁם בֵּית אֵל; וְהוּא עֹלֶה בַדֶּרֶךְ וּנְעָרִים קְטַנִּים יָצְאוּ מִן הָעִיר וַיִּתְקַלְּסוּ בוֹ וַיֹּאמְרוּ לוֹ עֲלֵה קֵרֵחַ עֲלֵה קֵרֵחַ. כדוַיִּפֶן אַחֲרָיו וַיִּרְאֵם וַיְקַלְלֵם בְּשֵׁם יהוה ; וַתֵּצֶאנָה שְׁתַּיִם דֻּבִּים מִן הַיַּעַר וַתְּבַקַּעְנָה מֵהֶם אַרְבָּעִים וּשְׁנֵי יְלָדִים. כהוַיֵּלֶךְ מִשָּׁם אֶל הַר הַכַּרְמֶל; וּמִשָּׁם שָׁב שֹׁמְרוֹן.
D'var יהוה , The Word of יהוה 