Eliseus will not part from Elias. 7. Fifty disciples follow them to Jordan. 8. The water is divided by Elias' cloak, and they two pass the dry channel, 9. Elias is assumpted in a fiery chariot, and his double spirit is given to Eliseus, 13. Who returning by like miraculous means over Jordan, the disciples receive and honour him as their religious Superior. 16. They seek Elias, but find him not. 19. Eliseus amendeth the waters by casting in salt. 23. Boys are torn by bears for mocking Eliseus.Eliseus wil not part from Elias. 7. Fiftie disciples folow them to Iordan. 8. The water is diuided by Elias cloke, and they two passe the drie chanel, 9. Elias is assumpted in a firie chariote, and his duble spirite is geuen to Eliseus, 13. Who returning by like miraculous meanes ouer Iordan, the disciples receiue and honour him as their religious Superiour. 16. They seeke Elias, but find him not. 19. Eliseus amendeth the waters by casting in salt. 23. Boyes are torne by beares for mocking Eliseus.✦
And it came to pass, when our Lord would take up Elias by a hurl turbinem: whirlwind into heaven, Elias and Eliseus went from Galgal.AND it came to passe, when our Lord would take vp Elias by a hurle winde into ✱heauen, Elias and Eliseus went from Galgal.Factum est autem cum levare vellet Dominus Eliam per turbinem in cælum, ibant Elias et Eliseus de Galgalis.
2And Elias said to Eliseus: Sit here, because our Lord hath sent me as far as Bethel. To whom Eliseus said: Our Lord liveth, and thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And when he was come down to Bethel,And Elias sayd to Eliseus: Sitte here, because our Lord hath sent me as fur as Bethel. To whom Eliseus sayd: Our Lord liueth, and thy soule liueth, I wil not leaue thee. And when he was come downe to Bethel,✦Dixitque Elias ad Eliseum : Sede hic, quia Dominus misit me usque in Bethel. Cui ait Eliseus : Vivit Dominus, et vivit anima tua, quia non derelinquam te. Cumque descendissent Bethel,
3the children of the prophets, that were in Bethel, went forth to Eliseus, and said to him: Dost thou know, that this day our Lord will take thy master from thee? Who answered: I also know it: hold your peace.the children of the prophetes, that were in Bethel, went forth to Eliseus, and sayd to him: Doest thou know, that this day our Lord wil take thy maister from thee? Who answered: I also know it: hold your peace.✦egressi sunt filii prophetarum qui erant in Bethel, ad Eliseum, et dixerunt ei : Numquid nosti quia hodie Dominus tollet dominum tuum a te ? Qui respondit : Et ego novi : silete.
4And Elias said to Eliseus: Sit here, because our Lord hath sent me into Jericho. And he said: Our Lord liveth, and thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And when they were come to Jericho,And Elias sayd to Eliseus: Sitte here, because our Lord hath sent me into Iericho. And he sayd: Our Lord liueth, & thy soule liueth, I wil not leaue thee. And when they were come to Iericho,Dixit autem Elias ad Eliseum : Sede hic, quia Dominus misit me in Jericho. Et ille ait : Vivit Dominus, et vivit anima tua, quia non derelinquam te. Cumque venissent Jericho,
5the children of the prophets, that were in Jericho, came to Eliseus, and said to him: Dost thou know that this day our Lord will take away thy master from thee? And he said: I also know it, hold your peace.the children of the prophetes, that were in Iericho, came to Eliseus, and sayd to him: Doest thou know that this day our Lord wil take away thy maister from thee? And he sayd: I also know it, hold your peace.accesserunt filii prophetarum qui erant in Jericho, ad Eliseum, et dixerunt ei : Numquid nosti quia Dominus hodie tollet dominum tuum a te ? Et ait : Et ego novi : silete.
6And Elias said to him: Sit here, because our Lord hath sent me as far as Jordan. Who said: Our Lord liveth, and thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee: They went therefore both together,And Elias sayd to him: Sitte here, because our Lord hath sent me as farre as Iordan. Who sayd: Our Lord liueth, and thy soule liueth, I wil not leaue thee: They went therfore both together,Dixit autem ei Elias : Sede hic, quia Dominus misit me usque ad Jordanem. Qui ait : Vivit Dominus, et vivit anima tua, quia non derelinquam te. Ierunt igitur ambo pariter,
7and fifty men of the children of the prophets followed them, who also stood over against them, far off: but they two stood upon Jordan.& fiftie men of the children of the prophetes folowed them, who also stood ouer agaynst them, farre of: but they two stood vpon Iordan.✦et quinquaginta viri de filiis prophetarum secuti sunt eos, qui et steterunt e contra, longe : illi autem ambo stabant super Jordanem.
8And Elias took his mantle, and folded it together, and smote the waters, which were divided into two parts, and they both passed over by the dry land.And Elias tooke his mantel, and folded it together, and smote the waters, which were diuided into two partes, and they both passed ouer by the drie land.Tulitque Elias pallium suum, et involvit illud, et percussit aquas : quæ divisæ sunt in utramque partem, et transierunt ambo per siccum.
9And when they were over, Elias said to Eliseus: Ask what thou wilt have me to do for thee, before I be taken from thee. And Eliseus said: I beseech thee that in me may be thy double spirit.And when they were ouer, Elias sayd to Eliseus: Aske what thou wilt haue me to doe for thee, before I be taken from thee. And Eliseus sayd: I besech thee that in me may be thy duble spirit.✦Cumque transissent, Elias dixit ad Eliseum : Postula quod vis ut faciam tibi, antequam tollar a te. Dixitque Eliseus : Obsecro ut fiat in me duplex spiritus tuus.
10who answered: Thou hast asked a hard thing: Nevertheless if thou see me, when I shall be taken from thee, thou shalt have that thou hast asked: but if thou see me not, thou shalt not have it.who answered: Thou hast asked a hard thing: Neuerthelesse if thou see me, when I shal be taken from thee, thou shalt haue that thou hast asked: but if thou see me not, thou shalt not haue it.✦Qui respondit : Rem difficilem postulasti : attamen si videris me quando tollar a te, erit tibi quod petisti : si autem non videris, non erit.
11And when they went forward, and going talked together, behold a fiery chariot, and fiery horses parted them two asunder: and Elias ascended by a hurl wind into heaven.And when they went forward, and going talked together, behold a fyrie chariote, and fyrie horses parted them two asunder: and Elias ascended by a hurle winde into heauen.✦Cumque pergerent, et incedentes sermocinarentur, ecce currus igneus, et equi ignei diviserunt utrumque : et ascendit Elias per turbinem in cælum.
12And Eliseus saw him, and cried: My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the auriga: driver, charioteer thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took his garments, and rent them in two pieces.And Eliseus saw him, and cried: My father, my father, the chariote of Israel, and the guider therof. And he saw him no more: and he tooke his garmentes, and rent them in two pecces.✦Eliseus autem videbat, et clamabat : Pater mi, pater mi, currus Israël, et auriga ejus. Et non vidit eum amplius : apprehenditque vestimenta sua, et scidit illa in duas partes.
13And he took up the mantle of Elias, that was fallen to him: and returning he stood upon the bank of Jordan,And he tooke vp the mantel of Elias, that was fallen to him: and returning he stood vpon the banke of Iordan,✦Et levavit pallium Eliæ, quod ceciderat ei : reversusque stetit super ripam Jordanis,
14and with the mantle of Elias, that fell down to him, he smote the waters, and they were not divided. And he said: Where is the God of Elias, now also? and he smote the waters, and they were divided this way and that way, and Eliseus passed over.and with the mantel of Elias, that fel downe to him, he smote the waters, and they were not diuided. And he sayd: Where is the God of Elias, now also? and he smote the waters, and they were diuided this way and that way, and Eliseus passed ouer.✦et pallio Eliæ, quod ceciderat ei, percussit aquas, et non sunt divisæ : et dixit : Ubi est Deus Eliæ etiam nunc ? Percussitque aquas, et divisæ sunt huc atque illuc, et transiit Eliseus.
15And the children of the prophets, that were in Jericho, over against him seeing him, said: The spirit of Elias hath rested upon Eliseus. And coming to meet him, adored him flat to the ground,And the children of the prophetes, that were in Iericho, ouer agaynst him seing him, sayd: The spirit of Elias hath rested vpon Eliseus. And coming to meete him, adored him flatte to the ground,Videntes autem filii prophetarum qui erant in Jericho e contra, dixerunt : Requievit spiritus Eliæ super Eliseum. Et venientes in occursum ejus, adoraverunt eum proni in terram,
16and they said to him: Behold, there are with thy servants fifty strong men, that can go, and seek thy master, lest perhaps the spirit of our Lord hath taken him, and cast him upon one of the mountains, or into one of the valleys. Who said: Send not.and they sayd to him: Behold, there are with thy seruantes fiftie strong men, that can goe, and seeke thy maister, lest perhaps the spirit of our Lord hath taken him, and cast him vpon one of the mountaines, or into one of the valleis. Who sayd: Send not.dixeruntque illi : Ecce cum servis tuis sunt quinquaginta viri fortes qui possunt ire, et quærere dominum tuum, ne forte tulerit eum spiritus Domini, et projecerit eum in unum montium, aut in unam vallium. Qui ait : Nolite mittere.
17And they forced him, till he agreed, and said: Send. And they sent fifty men. Who when they had sought three days, found not.And they forced him, til he agreed, and sayd: Send. And they sent fiftie men. Who when they had sought three daies, found not.Coëgeruntque eum donec acquiesceret, et diceret : Mittite. Et miserunt quinquaginta viros : qui cum quæsissent tribus diebus, non invenerunt.
18And they returned to him: but he dwelt in Jericho, and he said to them: Did I not say to you: Send not?And they returned to him: but he dwelt in Iericho, and he sayd to them: Did I not say to you: Send not?Et reversi sunt ad eum : at ille habitabat in Jericho, et dixit eis : Numquid non dixi vobis : Nolite mittere ?
19The men also of the city said to Eliseus: Behold the habitation of this city is very good, as thyself my lord perceivest: but the waters are very ill, and the ground barren.The men also of the citie sayd to Eliseus: Behold the habitation of this citie is verie good, as thy selfe my lord perceiuest: but the waters are very il, and the ground barren.✦Dixerunt quoque viri civitatis ad Eliseum : Ecce habitatio civitatis hujus optima est, sicut tu ipse, domine, perspicis : sed aquæ pessimæ sunt, et terra sterilis.
20But he said: Fetch me a new vessel, and put salt into it. Which when they had brought,But he sayd: Fetch me a new vessel, and put salt into it. Which when they had brought,✦At ille ait : Afferte mihi vas novum, et mittite in illud sal. Quod cum attulissent,
21going out to the fountain of the waters, he cast salt into it, and said: Thus saith our Lord: I have amended these waters, and death shall no more be in them, nor barrenness.going out to the fountayne of the waters, he cast salt into it, and sayd: Thus sayth our Lord: I haue amended these waters, and death shal no more be in them, nor barrennesse.✦egressus ad fontem aquarum misit in illum sal, et ait : Hæc dicit Dominus : Sanavi aquas has, et non erit ultra in eis mors, neque sterilitas.
22The waters therefore were amended until this day, according to the word of Eliseus, which he spake.The waters therfore were amended vntil this day, according to the word of Eliseus, which he spake.Sanatæ sunt ergo aquæ usque in diem hanc, juxta verbum Elisei quod locutus est.
23And from thence he went up into Bethel: and when he went up by the way, little lads came forth out of the city, and mocked him, saying: Come up baldhead, come up baldhead.And from thence he went vp into Bethel: & when he went vp by the way, little laddes came forth out of the citie, and mocked him, saying: Come vp baldhead, come vp baldhead.✦Ascendit autem inde in Bethel : cumque ascenderet per viam, pueri parvi egressi sunt de civitate, et illudebant ei, dicentes : Ascende calve, ascende calve.
24Who when he had looked back, he saw them, and cursed them in the name of our Lord: and two bears came forth out of the forest, and tore of them two and forty boys.Who when he had looked backe, he saw them, & cursed them in the name of our Lord: and two beares came forth out of the forest, & tore of them two and fourtie boyes.✦Qui cum respexisset, vidit eos, et maledixit eis in nomine Domini : egressique sunt duo ursi de saltu, et laceraverunt ex eis quadraginta duos pueros.
25and from thence he went into the mount of Carmel, and from thence he turned into Samaria.and from thence he went into the mount of Carmel, and from thence he turned into Samaria.Abiit autem inde in montem Carmeli, et inde reversus est in Samariam.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.