2 Kings 2
1 యెహోవా సుడిగాలిచేత ఏలీయాను ఆకాశమునకు ఆరోహణము చేయింపబోవు కాలమున ఏలీయాయు ఎలీ షాయు కూడి గిల్గాలునుండి వెళ్లుచుండగా
2 ఏలీయాయెహోవా నన్ను బేతేలునకు పొమ్మని సెలవిచ్చి యున్నాడు గనుక నీవు దయచేసి యిక్కడ నుండుమని ఎలీషాతో అనెను. ఎలీషాయెహోవా జీవముతోడు, నీ జీవముతోడు, నేను నిన్ను విడువనని చెప్పగా వారిద్దరును బేతేలునకు ప్రయాణము చేసిరి.
3 బేతేలులో ఉన్న ప్రవక్తల శిష్యులు ఎలీషాయొద్దకు వచ్చినేడు యెహోవా నీయొద్దనుండి నీ గురువును పరమునకు తీసికొని పోవునని నీవెరుగుదువా అని ఎలీషాను అడుగగా అతడునేనెరుగు దును,మీరు ఊరకుండుడనెను.
4 పిమ్మట ఏలీయాఎలీషా, యెహోవా నన్ను యెరికోకు పొమ్మని సెలవిచ్చియున్నాడు గనుక నీవు దయచేసి యిక్కడ ఉండుమని ఎలీషాతో అనగా అతడు యెహోవా జీవముతోడు నీ జీవముతోడు, నేను నిన్ను విడువననెను గనుక వారిద్దరు యెరికోకు ప్రయాణము చేసిరి.
5 యెరికోలో ఉన్న ప్రవక్తల శిష్యులు ఎలీషాయొద్దకు వచ్చినేడు యెహోవా నీయొద్ద నుండి నీ గురువును పరమునకు తీసికొని పోవునని నీ వెరుగు దువా అని ఎలీషాను అడుగగా అతడునేనెరుగుదును మీరు ఊరకుండుడ నెను.
6 అంతట ఏలీయాయెహోవా నన్ను యొర్దానునకు పొమ్మని సెలవిచ్చియున్నాడు గనుక నీవు దయచేసి యిక్కడ ఉండుమని ఎలీషాతో అనగా అతడుయెహోవా జీవముతోడు నీ జీవముతోడు, నేను నిన్ను విడువనని చెప్పెను గనుక వారిద్దరును ప్రయాణమై సాగి వెళ్లిరి.
7 ప్రవక్తల శిష్యులలో ఏబదిమంది దూరమున నిలిచి చూచుచుండగా వారిద్దరు యొర్దానునదిదగ్గర నిలిచిరి.
8 అంతట ఏలీయా తన దుప్పటి తీసికొని మడత పెట్టి నీటిమీద కొట్టగా అది ఇవతలకును అవతలకును విడి పోయెను గనుక వారిద్దరు పొడినేలమీద దాటిపోయిరి.
9 వారు దాటిపోయిన తరువాత ఏలీయా ఎలీషాను చూచినేను నీయొద్దనుండి తీయబడకమునుపు నీకొరకు నేనేమి చేయకోరుదువో దాని నడుగుమని చెప్పగా ఎలీషానీకు కలిగిన ఆత్మలో రెండుపాళ్లు నా మీదికి వచ్చు నట్లు దయచేయుమనెను.
10 అందుకతడునీవు అడిగినది కష్టతరముగా నున్నది; అయితే నీయొద్దనుండి తీయబడి నప్పుడు నేను నీకు కనబడినయెడల ఆ ప్రకారము నీకు లభించును, కనబడనియెడల అది కాకపోవునని చెప్పెను.
11 వారు ఇంక వెళ్లుచు మాటలాడుచుండగా ఇదిగో అగ్ని రథమును అగ్ని గుఱ్ఱములును కనబడి వీరిద్దరిని వేరు చేసెను; అప్పుడు ఏలీయా సుడిగాలిచేత ఆకాశమునకు ఆరోహణమాయెను
12 ఎలీషా అది చూచినా తండ్రీ నా తండ్రీ, ఇశ్రాయేలువారికి రథమును రౌతులును నీవే అని కేకలువేసెను; అంతలో ఏలీయా అతనికి మరల కన బడకపోయెను. అప్పుడు ఎలీషా తన వస్త్రమును పట్టుకొని రెండు తునకలుగా చేసెను.
13 మరియు ఏలీయా దుప్పటి క్రింద పడగా అతడు దాని తీసికొని యొర్దాను ఒడ్డునకు వచ్చి నిలిచి
14 ఒంటిమీదినుండి క్రిందపడిన ఆ దుప్పటిని పట్టుకొని నీటిమీద కొట్టిఏలీయాయొక్క దేవుడైన యెహోవా ఎక్కడ ఉన్నాడనెను. అతడు ఆ దుప్పటితో నీటిని కొట్టగా అది ఇటు అటు విడిపోయి నందున ఎలీషా అవతలి యొడ్డునకు నడిచిపోయెను.
15 యెరికోదగ్గరనుండి కనిపెట్టుచుండిన ప్రవక్తల శిష్యులు అతని చూచిఏలీయా ఆత్మ ఎలీషామీద నిలిచియున్నదని చెప్పుకొని, అతనిని ఎదుర్కొనబోయి అతనికి సాష్టాంగ నమస్కారము చేసి
16 అతనితో ఇట్లనిరిఇదిగో నీ దాసులమైన మా యొద్ద ఏబదిమంది బలముగలవారున్నారు;మా మీద దయయుంచి నీ గురువును వెదకుటకు వారిని పోనిమ్ము; యెహోవా ఆత్మ అతనిని ఎత్తి యొక పర్వతము మీదనైనను లోయయందైనను వేసి యుండునేమో అని మనవి చేయగా అతడుఎవరిని పంపవద్దనెను.
17 అతడు ఒప్పవలసినంత బలవంతము చేసి వారతని బతిమాలగా అతడు పంపుడని సెలవిచ్చెను గనుక వారు ఏబదిమందిని పంపిరి. వీరు వెళ్లి మూడు దినములు అతనిని వెదకినను అతడు వారికి కనబడకపోయెను.
18 వారు యెరికో పట్టణమందు ఆగియున్న ఎలీషాయొద్దకు తిరిగి రాగా అతడువెళ్లవద్దని నేను మీతో చెప్పలేదా అని వారితో అనెను.
19 అంతట ఆ పట్టణపువారుఈ పట్టణమున్న చోటు రమ్యమైనదని మా యేలినవాడవైన నీకు కనబడుచున్నది గాని నీళ్లు మంచివి కావు. అందుచేత భూమియు నిస్సారమై యున్నదని ఎలీషాతో అనగా
20 అతడుక్రొత్త పాత్రలో ఉప్పువేసి నాయొద్దకు తీసికొని రండని వారితో చెప్పెను. వారు దాని తీసికొని రాగా
21 అతడు ఆ నీటి ఊటయొద్దకు పోయి అందులో ఉప్పువేసి, యెహోవా సెలవిచ్చునదేమనగాఈ నీటిని నేను బాగు చేసి యున్నాను గనుక ఇక దీనివలన మరణము కలుగక పోవును. భూమియు నిస్సారముగా ఉండదు అనెను.
22 కాబట్టి నేటివరకు ఎలీషా చెప్పిన మాటచొప్పున ఆ నీరు మంచిదైయున్నది.
23 అక్కడనుండి అతడు బేతేలునకు ఎక్కి వెళ్లెను అతడు త్రోవను పోవుచుండగా బాలురు పట్టణములోనుండి వచ్చిబోడివాడా ఎక్కిపొమ్ము, బోడివాడా ఎక్కిపొమ్మని అతని అపహాస్యము చేయగా
24 అతడు వెనుకకు తిరిగి వారిని చూచి యెహోవా నామమును బట్టి వారిని శపించెను. అప్పుడు రెండు ఆడు ఎలుగు బంట్లు అడవిలోనుండి వచ్చి వారిలో నలువది యిద్దరు బాలురను చీల్చి వేసెను.
25 అతడు అచ్చటనుండి పోయి కర్మెలు పర్వతమునకు వచ్చి అచ్చటనుండి పోయి షోమ్రోనునకు తిరిగివచ్చెను.
1 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 Beth-el. And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el.
3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el 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 Beth-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, 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.
1 Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
2 And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
3 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
4 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
5 And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.
6 And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.
7 But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:
8 And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.
9 So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
10 But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.
11 And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand.
12 And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.
13 For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.
14 And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
15 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.
16 But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.
17 He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.
18 After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.
19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
20 Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.
23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
25 And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.
26 Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.
27 And both these kings’ hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.
28 Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.
29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.
30 For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.
31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.
33 And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.
34 Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.
35 And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.
36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.