# the waters were healed

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "the waters have remained pure" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# to this day, ... spoke

This means that something remains in a certain condition until the present time. Alternate translation: "by the word which Elisha spoke, and have always remained pure since" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])