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列王記Ⅱ 2
Japanese Living Bible
列王記Ⅱ 2
Japanese Living Bible
天に上げられるエリヤ
2 1-2 さて、主がエリヤをたつまきで天に上げる時がきました。エリヤはギルガルを出立する時、エリシャに、「ここに残ってくれ。主が私に、ベテルへ行けと仰せなのだ」と言いましたが、エリシャは、「主にかけて誓いますが、私は決して先生から離れません」と答えました。そこで二人は、そろってベテルへ向かいました。 3 すると、ベテルの預言者学校の若い預言者たちが迎えに出て、エリシャに言いました。「今日、主がエリヤ先生をあなたから取り上げようとしておられるのをご存じですか。」
「もちろん知っているとも。でも、黙っていてください。」エリシャはきびしい口調で言いました。
4 すると、エリヤはエリシャに、「このベテルに残りなさい。主は私を、エリコへ遣わされる」と言いました。しかし、エリシャは、「主にかけて誓いますが、私は決して先生から離れません」と答えました。そこで二人は、そろってエリコへ出かけました。
5 エリコでも、預言者学校の生徒たちがエリシャに、「今日、主がエリヤ先生をあなたから取り上げようとしておられるのを、ご存じですか」と言いました。エリシャは答えました。「知っているとも。だが、そのことは黙っていてくれないか。」
6-7 エリヤはまたもエリシャに、「ここに残りなさい。主が私をヨルダン川へ送られる」と言いましたが、この時も、エリシャは前と同じように、「主に誓って、先生から離れません」と答えました。二人はそろって出かけ、ヨルダン川のほとりに立ちました。若い預言者五十人は、遠くから見守っていました。 8 エリヤが外套を丸めてヨルダン川の水を打つと、川の水が分かれたので、二人は乾いた土の上を渡って行きました。
9 向こう岸に着くと、エリヤはエリシャに言いました。「わしが天に行く前に、あなたにどんなことをしてあげようか。」すると、エリシャは言いました。「どうぞ、先生の二倍の預言の力をお授けください。」
10 「難しいことを注文するものだ。私が取り去られる様子を見ることができたら、願いはかなえられるだろう。だが、見られないならばだめだ。」
11 二人が話しながら歩いていると、突然、火の馬に引かれた火の戦車が、二人の間に割り込みました。そして、エリヤはたつまきに乗って天に上って行ったのです。 12 エリシャはその姿をじっと見つめ、「わが父！ わが父！ イスラエルの戦車と騎兵よ！」と叫び、エリヤの姿が見えなくなると、自分の着物を二つに引き裂きました。 13-14 それから、エリヤが脱いだ外套を拾い上げ、ヨルダン川のほとりに引き返しました。そして、彼がその外套でヨルダン川の水を打ち、「エリヤの神、主はどこにおられますか」と言うと、水が両側に分かれたので、彼は歩いて川を渡りました。
15 エリコの若い預言者たちはこれを見て、口々に「エリヤの霊がエリシャに下った」と叫び、エリシャを迎えに出て、ひれ伏しました。 16 「お許しをいただければ、五十人の屈強な者たちにエリヤ先生を捜しに行かせます。おそらく、主の霊が先生を運んで、どこかの山か谷に置き去りにされたのでしょうから。」
するとエリシャは言いました。「どうか、そんなことはしないでくれ。」
17 しかし、彼らがあまりにもしつこく言うので、ついにエリシャも根負けして、「そこまで言うなら、そうしなさい」と折れました。そこで五十人の男たちが三日間、手分けして捜しましたが、エリヤの姿はどこにも見あたりませんでした。 18 すごすご引き返して来ると、エリシャはまだエリコにいて、「だから、あれほど行くなと言っただろう」と彼らをしかりました。
水の奇跡
19 さて、エリコの町の人々がエリシャを尋ねて来て、言いました。「実は、困ったことがあるのです。この町は、ごらんのように、美しい自然に囲まれています。ところが水が悪くて、女たちは流産に悩まされています。」
20 エリシャは、「それはお困りですな。何とかしましょう。新しい器に塩をいっぱい入れて、持って来なさい」と言いました。彼らは言われたとおりにしました。
21 エリシャは町の井戸へ出かけ、塩を振りまいて、「主がこの水をきよめてくださった。これからはもう流産する人もないし、水にあたって死ぬ人もいない」と宣言しました。 22 はたして、エリシャの言ったとおり水はきれいになりました。
ばかにされたエリシャ
23 エリシャがエリコからベテルへの道を進んで行くと、ベテルの町から少年たちが出て来て、「やーい、はげ頭、はげ頭」と言ってあざけりました。 24 エリシャは彼らの方を振り向いて、主の名によってのろいました。すると、森の中から二頭の雌熊が出て来て、少年たちのうち四十二人を裂き殺しました。 25 このあと、エリシャはカルメル山へ行き、またサマリヤへ帰りました。
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.
2 Kings 2
King James Version
2 Kings 2
King James Version
2 And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.
3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
5 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
6 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the Lord hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.
7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.
8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.
11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.
15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
16 And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the Lord hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.
17 And 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.
18 And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.
20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.
22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.
23 And he went up from thence unto Bethel: 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, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
25 And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
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