列王纪下 2 – CCB & NIRV

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)

列王纪下 2:1-25

以利亚被接到天上

1耶和华用旋风接以利亚升天之前,以利亚以利沙正在离开吉甲的路上。 2以利亚以利沙说:“你留在这里吧,耶和华吩咐我去伯特利。”以利沙说:“我凭永活的耶和华和你的性命起誓,我决不离开你。”于是二人前往伯特利3伯特利的众先知出来见以利沙,问他:“你知道耶和华今天要接走你师傅吗?”他说:“我知道,请不要作声。”

4以利亚以利沙说:“你留在这里吧,耶和华差遣我去耶利哥。”以利沙说:“我凭永活的耶和华和你的性命起誓,我决不离开你。”于是二人前往耶利哥5耶利哥的众先知来见以利沙,问他:“你知道耶和华今天要接走你师傅吗?”他说:“我知道,请不要作声。”

6以利亚以利沙说:“你留在这里吧,耶和华差遣我去约旦河。”以利沙说:“我凭永活的耶和华和你的性命起誓,我决不离开你。”于是二人继续前行。 7先知中有五十人跟他们来到约旦河,远远地站着,他们二人则站在河边。 8以利亚脱下外衣卷起来,用它击打河水,水立即左右分开,二人脚踏干地而过。

9到对岸后,以利亚以利沙说:“在我被接走之前,你要我为你做什么?”以利沙说:“请将你的灵加倍地给我。” 10以利亚说:“这是个很难的要求。不过,我被接走的时候,如果你看得见我,就可以得到,否则就得不到。” 11他们边走边谈,忽然有火马拉的火车把他们二人隔开,以利亚乘着旋风升上了天。 12以利沙见此情景,便喊道:“我父啊!我父啊!以色列的战车和骑兵啊!”以利沙以利亚消失在天空中,就悲伤地把自己的衣服撕成两半。

13他拿起以利亚身上掉下来的外衣,回到约旦河边, 14用它击打河水,说:“以利亚的上帝耶和华在哪里呢?”河水就左右分开,以利沙便过了河。

15耶利哥的先知们从远处看见他,就说:“以利亚的灵降在以利沙身上了。”他们就上前迎接,俯伏在他面前, 16说:“仆人们这里有五十个壮士,请让他们去寻找你师傅吧,或许耶和华的灵把他放在某座山上或某个山谷里了。”以利沙说:“你们不要派人去找了。” 17他们再三恳求,以利沙难以推辞,就让他们派人去了。他们派去了五十人,找了三天也没有找到。 18他们回来的时候,以利沙仍在耶利哥。他对他们说:“我不是早就告诉你们不要去吗?”

以利沙行神迹

19耶利哥城的人对以利沙说:“我主,你看这城地势很好,只是水不好,地里长不出庄稼。” 20以利沙说:“拿一个新碗装些盐给我。”他们就去照办。 21以利沙走到水源那里,把盐倒在水中说:“耶和华说,‘我洁净了这水,从此它不会再使人死亡,也不会再使土地贫瘠。’” 22果然如以利沙所说,那里的水变好了,直到如今。

23以利沙从那里去伯特利,正在赶路的时候,从城里出来一群少年讥笑他说:“秃头,上去吧!秃头,上去吧!” 24以利沙转身看着他们,奉耶和华的名咒诅他们。林中随即走出来两只母熊,咬死了其中的四十二个少年。 25以利沙伯特利上了迦密山,又从迦密山回到撒玛利亚

New International Reader’s Version

2 Kings 2:1-25

Elijah Is Taken Up to Heaven

1Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. The Lord was going to use a strong wind to take Elijah up to heaven. 2Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here. The Lord has sent me to Bethel.”

But Elisha said, “I won’t leave you. And that’s just as sure as the Lord and you are alive.” So they went down to Bethel.

3There was a group of prophets at Bethel. They came out to where Elisha was. They asked him, “Do you know what the Lord is going to do? He’s going to take your master away from you today.”

“Yes, I know,” Elisha replied. “So be quiet.”

4Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here, Elisha. The Lord has sent me to Jericho.”

Elisha replied, “I won’t leave you. And that’s just as sure as the Lord and you are alive.” So they went to Jericho.

5There was a group of prophets at Jericho. They went up to where Elisha was. They asked him, “Do you know what the Lord is going to do? He’s going to take your master away from you today.”

“Yes, I know,” Elisha replied. “So be quiet.”

6Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here. The Lord has sent me to the Jordan River.”

Elisha replied, “I won’t leave you. And that’s just as sure as the Lord and you are alive.” So the two of them walked on.

7Fifty men from the group of prophets followed them. The men stopped and stood not far away from them. They faced the place where Elijah and Elisha had stopped at the Jordan River. 8Elijah rolled up his coat. Then he struck the water with it. The water parted to the right and to the left. The two of them went across the river on dry ground.

9After they had gone across, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me. What can I do for you before I’m taken away from you?”

“Please give me a double share of your spirit,” Elisha replied.

10“You have asked me for something that’s very hard to do,” Elijah said. “But suppose you see me when I’m taken away from you. Then you will receive what you have asked for. If you don’t see me, you won’t receive it.”

11They kept walking along and talking together. Suddenly there appeared a chariot and horses made of fire. The chariot and horses came between the two men. Then Elijah went up to heaven in a strong wind. 12Elisha saw it and cried out to Elijah, “My father! You are like a father to me! You, Elijah, are the true chariots and horsemen of Israel!” Elisha didn’t see Elijah anymore. Then Elisha took hold of his own garment and tore it in two.

13He picked up the coat that had fallen from Elijah. He went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan River. 14Then he struck the water with Elijah’s coat. “Where is the power of the Lord?” he asked. “Where is the power of the God of Elijah?” When Elisha struck the water, it parted to the right and to the left. He went across the river.

15The group of prophets from Jericho were watching. They said, “The spirit of Elijah has been given to Elisha.” They went over to Elisha. They bowed down to him with their faces toward the ground. 16“Look,” they said. “We have 50 capable men. Let them go and look for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has lifted him up. Maybe he has put him down on a mountain or in a valley.”

“No,” Elisha replied. “Don’t send them.”

17But they kept asking until he felt he couldn’t say no. So he said, “Send them.” And they sent 50 men. They looked for Elijah for three days. But they didn’t find him. 18So they returned to Elisha. He was staying in Jericho. Elisha said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”

Elisha Makes Jericho’s Water Pure

19The people of Jericho said to Elisha, “Look. This town has a good location. You can see that for yourself. But the spring of water here is bad. So the land doesn’t produce anything.”

20“Bring me a new bowl,” Elisha said. “Put some salt in it.” So they brought it to him.

21Then he went out to the spring. He threw the salt into it. He told the people, “The Lord says, ‘I have made this water pure. It will never cause death again. It will never keep the land from producing crops again.’ ” 22The water has stayed pure to this day. That’s what Elisha had said would happen.

Some Boys Make Fun of Elisha

23Elisha left Jericho and went up to Bethel. He was walking along the road. Some boys came out of the town. They made fun of him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here! You don’t even have any hair on your head!” 24He turned around and looked at them. And he asked for bad things to happen to them. He did it in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods. They attacked 42 of the boys. 25Elisha went on to Mount Carmel. From there he returned to Samaria.