اَلْمُلُوكِ ٱلثَّانِي 4

١ 1 وَصَرَخَتْ إِلَى أَلِيشَعَ ٱمْرَأَةٌ مِنْ نِسَاءِ بَنِي ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ قَائِلَةً: «إِنَّ عَبْدَكَ زَوْجِي قَدْ مَاتَ، وَأَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ عَبْدَكَ كَانَ يَخَافُ ٱلرَّبَّ. فَأَتَى ٱلْمُرَابِي لِيَأْخُذَ وَلَدَيَّ لَهُ عَبْدَيْنِ».

Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead, and thou know that thy servant feared Jehovah, and the creditor has come to take my two children to him to be bondmen.

٢ 2 فَقَالَ لَهَا أَلِيشَعُ: «مَاذَا أَصْنَعُ لَكِ؟ أَخْبِرِينِي مَاذَا لَكِ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ؟». فَقَالَتْ: «لَيْسَ لِجَارِيَتِكَ شَيْءٌ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ إِلَّا دُهْنَةَ زَيْتٍ».

And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for thee? Tell me, what have thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid has not anything in the house except a pot of oil.

٣ 3 فَقَالَ: «ٱذْهَبِي ٱسْتَعِيرِي لِنَفْسِكِ أَوْعِيَةً مِنْ خَارِجٍ، مِنْ عِنْدِ جَمِيعِ جِيرَانِكِ، أَوْعِيَةً فَارِغَةً. لَا تُقَلِّلِي.

Then he said, Go, borrow for thee vessels abroad from all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

٤ 4 ثُمَّ ٱدْخُلِي وَأَغْلِقِي ٱلْبَابَ عَلَى نَفْسِكِ وَعَلَى بَنِيكِ، وَصُبِّي فِي جَمِيعِ هَذِهِ ٱلْأَوْعِيَةِ، وَمَا ٱمْتَلَأَ ٱنْقُلِيهِ».

And thou shall go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels, and thou shall set aside that which is full.

٥ 5 فَذَهَبَتْ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ وَأَغْلَقَتِ ٱلْبَابَ عَلَى نَفْسِهَا وَعَلَى بَنِيهَا. فَكَانُوا هُمْ يُقَدِّمُونَ لَهَا ٱلْأَوْعِيَةَ وَهِيَ تَصُبُّ.

So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons. They brought the vessels to her, and she poured out.

٦ 6 وَلَمَّا ٱمْتَلَأَتِ ٱلْأَوْعِيَةُ قَالَتْ لِٱبْنِهَا: «قَدِّمْ لِي أَيْضًا وِعَاءً». فَقَالَ لَهَا: «لَا يُوجَدُ بَعْدُ وِعَاءٌ». فَوَقَفَ ٱلزَّيْتُ.

And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said to her, There is no more a vessel. And the oil halted.

٧ 7 فَأَتَتْ وَأَخْبَرَتْ رَجُلَ ٱللهِ فَقَالَ: «ٱذْهَبِي بِيعِي ٱلزَّيْتَ وَأَوْفِي دَيْنَكِ، وَعِيشِي أَنْتِ وَبَنُوكِ بِمَا بَقِيَ».

Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy sons from the rest.

٨ 8 وَفِي ذَاتِ يَوْمٍ عَبَرَ أَلِيشَعُ إِلَى شُونَمَ. وَكَانَتْ هُنَاكَ ٱمْرَأَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ، فَأَمْسَكَتْهُ لِيَأْكُلَ خُبْزًا. وَكَانَ كُلَّمَا عَبَرَ يَمِيلُ إِلَى هُنَاكَ لِيَأْكُلَ خُبْزًا.

And it fell on a day that Elisha passed to Shunem where there was a prominent woman. And she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as often as he passed by he turned in there to eat bread.

٩ 9 فَقَالَتْ لِرَجُلِهَا: «قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ، مُقَدَّسٌ ٱلَّذِي يَمُرُّ عَلَيْنَا دَائِمًا.

And she said to her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God who passes by us continually.

١٠ 10 فَلْنَعْمَلْ عُلِّيَّةً عَلَى ٱلْحَائِطِ صَغِيرَةً وَنَضَعْ لَهُ هُنَاكَ سَرِيرًا وَخِوَانًا وَكُرْسِيًّا وَمَنَارَةً، حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ إِلَيْنَا يَمِيلُ إِلَيْهَا».

Let us make, I pray thee, a little chamber on the wall. And let us set a bed for him there, and a table, and a seat, and a lampstand. And it shall be, when he comes to us, that he shall turn in there.

١١ 11 وَفِي ذَاتِ يَوْمٍ جَاءَ إِلَى هُنَاكَ وَمَالَ إِلَى ٱلْعُلِّيَّةِ وَٱضْطَجَعَ فِيهَا.

And it fell on a day that he came there, and he turned into the chamber and lay there.

١٢ 12 فَقَالَ لِجِيحْزِي غُلَامِهِ: «ٱدْعُ هَذِهِ ٱلشُّونَمِيَّةَ». فَدَعَاهَا، فَوَقَفَتْ أَمَامَهُ.

And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.

١٣ 13 فَقَالَ لَهُ: «قُلْ لَهَا: هُوَذَا قَدِ ٱنْزَعَجْتِ بِسَبَبِنَا كُلَّ هَذَا ٱلِٱنْزِعَاجِ، فَمَاذَا يُصْنَعُ لَكِ؟ هَلْ لَكِ مَا يُتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ أَوْ إِلَى رَئِيسِ ٱلْجَيْشِ؟» فَقَالَتْ: «إِنَّمَا أَنَا سَاكِنَةٌ فِي وَسْطِ شَعْبِي».

And he said to him, Say now to her, Behold, thou have been caring for us with all this care. What is to be done for thee? Would thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the army? And she answered, I dwell among my own people.

١٤ 14 ثُمَّ قَالَ: «فَمَاذَا يُصْنَعُ لَهَا؟» فَقَالَ جِيحْزِي: «إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَهَا ٱبْنٌ، وَرَجُلُهَا قَدْ شَاخَ».

And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Truly she has no son, and her husband is old.

١٥ 15 فَقَالَ: «ٱدْعُهَا». فَدَعَاهَا، فَوَقَفَتْ فِي ٱلْبَابِ.

And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.

١٦ 16 فَقَالَ: «فِي هَذَا ٱلْمِيعَادِ نَحْوَ زَمَانِ ٱلْحَيَاةِ تَحْتَضِنِينَ ٱبْنًا». فَقَالَتْ: «لَا يَا سَيِّدِي رَجُلَ ٱللهِ. لَا تَكْذِبْ عَلَى جَارِيَتِكَ».

And he said, At this season, when the time comes round, thou shall embrace a son. And she said, No, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie to thy handmaid.

١٧ 17 فَحَبِلَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ وَوَلَدَتِ ٱبْنًا فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْمِيعَادِ نَحْوَ زَمَانِ ٱلْحَيَاةِ، كَمَا قَالَ لَهَا أَلِيشَعُ.

And the woman conceived, and bore a son at that season, when the time came round, as Elisha had said to her.

١٨ 18 وَكَبِرَ ٱلْوَلَدُ. وَفِي ذَاتِ يَوْمٍ خَرَجَ إِلَى أَبِيهِ إِلَى ٱلْحَصَّادِينَ،

And when the child was grown, it fell on a day that he went out to his father to the reapers.

١٩ 19 وَقَالَ لِأَبِيهِ: «رَأْسِي، رَأْسِي». فَقَالَ لِلْغُلَامِ: «ٱحْمِلْهُ إِلَى أُمِّهِ».

And he said to his father, My head, my head. And he said to his servant, Carry him to his mother.

٢٠ 20 فَحَمَلَهُ وَأَتَى بِهِ إِلَى أُمِّهِ، فَجَلَسَ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهَا إِلَى ٱلظُّهْرِ وَمَاتَ.

And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.

٢١ 21 فَصَعِدَتْ وَأَضْجَعَتْهُ عَلَى سَرِيرِ رَجُلِ ٱللهِ، وَأَغْلَقَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَخَرَجَتْ.

And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.

٢٢ 22 وَنَادَتْ رَجُلَهَا وَقَالَتْ: «أَرْسِلْ لِي وَاحِدًا مِنَ ٱلْغِلْمَانِ وَإِحْدَى ٱلْأُتُنِ فَأَجْرِيَ إِلَى رَجُلِ ٱللهِ وَأَرْجِعَ».

And she called to her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the servants, and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

٢٣ 23 فَقَالَ: «لِمَاذَا تَذْهَبِينَ إِلَيْهِ ٱلْيَوْمَ؟ لَا رَأْسُ شَهْرٍ وَلَا سَبْتٌ». فَقَالَتْ: «سَلَامٌ».

And he said, Why will thou go to him today? It is neither new moon nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.

٢٤ 24 وَشَدَّتْ عَلَى ٱلْأَتَانِ، وَقَالَتْ لِغُلَامِهَا: «سُقْ وَسِرْ وَلَا تَتَعَوَّقْ لِأَجْلِي فِي ٱلرُّكُوبِ إِنْ لَمْ أَقُلْ لَكَ».

Then she saddled a donkey, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward. Do not restrain my riding unless I bid thee.

٢٥ 25 وَٱنْطَلَقَتْ حَتَّى جَاءَتْ إِلَى رَجُلِ ٱللهِ إِلَى جَبَلِ ٱلْكَرْمَلِ. فَلَمَّا رَآهَا رَجُلُ ٱللهِ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ قَالَ لِجِيحْزِي غُلَامِهِ: «هُوَذَا تِلْكَ ٱلشُّونَمِيَّةُ.

So she went, and came to the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is the Shunammite.

٢٦ 26 اُرْكُضِ ٱلْآنَ لِلِقَائِهَا وَقُلْ لَهَا: أَسَلَامٌ لَكِ؟ أَسَلَامٌ لِزَوْجِكِ؟ أَسَلَامٌ لِلْوَلَدِ؟» فَقَالَتْ: «سَلَامٌ».

Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say to her, Is it well with thee? Is it well with thy husband? Is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.

٢٧ 27 فَلَمَّا جَاءَتْ إِلَى رَجُلِ ٱللهِ إِلَى ٱلْجَبَلِ أَمْسَكَتْ رِجْلَيْهِ. فَتَقَدَّمَ جِيحْزِي لِيَدْفَعَهَا، فَقَالَ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ: «دَعْهَا لِأَنَّ نَفْسَهَا مُرَّةٌ فِيهَا وَٱلرَّبُّ كَتَمَ ٱلْأَمْرَ عَنِّي وَلَمْ يُخْبِرْنِي».

And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away, but the man of God said, Let her alone, for her soul is vexed within her, and Jehovah has hid it from me, and has not told me.

٢٨ 28 فَقَالَتْ: «هَلْ طَلَبْتُ ٱبْنًا مِنْ سَيِّدِي؟ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ لَا تَخْدَعْنِي؟»

Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? Did I not say, do not deceive me?

٢٩ 29 فَقَالَ لِجِيحْزِي: «أُشْدُدْ حَقَوَيْكَ وَخُذْ عُكَّازِي بِيَدِكَ وَٱنْطَلِقْ، وَإِذَا صَادَفْتَ أَحَدًا فَلَا تُبَارِكْهُ، وَإِنْ بَارَكَكَ أَحَدٌ فَلَا تُجِبْهُ. وَضَعْ عُكَّازِي عَلَى وَجْهِ ٱلصَّبِيِّ».

Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go thy way. If thou meet any man, do not salute him, and if any salute thee, do not answer him again. And lay my staff upon the face of the child.

٣٠ 30 فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ ٱلصَّبِيِّ: «حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ، وَحَيَّةٌ هِيَ نَفْسُكَ، إِنَّنِي لَا أَتْرُكُكَ». فَقَامَ وَتَبِعَهَا.

And the mother of the child said, As Jehovah lives, and as thy soul lives, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.

٣١ 31 وَجَازَ جِيحْزِي قُدَّامَهُمَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلْعُكَّازَ عَلَى وَجْهِ ٱلصَّبِيِّ، فَلَمْ يَكُنْ صَوْتٌ وَلَا مُصْغٍ. فَرَجَعَ لِلِقَائِهِ وَأَخْبَرَهُ قَائِلًا: «لَمْ يَنْتَبِهِ ٱلصَّبِيُّ».

And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child, but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Therefore he returned to meet him, and told him, saying, The child has not awakened.

٣٢ 32 وَدَخَلَ أَلِيشَعُ ٱلْبَيْتَ وَإِذَا بِٱلصَّبِيِّ مَيْتٌ وَمُضْطَجعٌ عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ.

And when Elisha came into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.

٣٣ 33 فَدَخَلَ وَأَغْلَقَ ٱلْبَابَ عَلَى نَفْسَيْهِمَا كِلَيْهِمَا، وَصَلَّى إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ.

He went in therefore, and shut the door upon the two of them, and prayed to Jehovah.

٣٤ 34 ثُمَّ صَعِدَ وَٱضْطَجَعَ فَوْقَ ٱلصَّبِيِّ وَوَضَعَ فَمَهُ عَلَى فَمِهِ، وَعَيْنَيْهِ عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ، وَيَدَيْهِ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ، وَتَمَدَّدَ عَلَيْهِ فَسَخُنَ جَسَدُ ٱلْوَلَدِ.

And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands. And he stretched himself upon him, and the flesh of the child grew warm.

٣٥ 35 ثُمَّ عَادَ وَتَمَشَّى فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ تَارَةً إِلَى هُنَا وَتَارَةً إِلَى هُنَاكَ، وَصَعِدَ وَتَمَدَّدَ عَلَيْهِ فَعَطَسَ ٱلصَّبِيُّ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ، ثُمَّ فَتَحَ ٱلصَّبِيُّ عَيْنَيْهِ.

Then he returned, and walked in the house once to and fro, and went up, and stretched himself upon him. And the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

٣٦ 36 فَدَعَا جِيحْزِي وَقَالَ: «اُدْعُ هَذِهِ ٱلشُّونَمِيَّةَ» فَدَعَاهَا. وَلَمَّا دَخَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ: «ٱحْمِلِي ٱبْنَكِ».

And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she came in to him, he said, Take up thy son.

٣٧ 37 فَأَتَتْ وَسَقَطَتْ عَلَى رِجْلَيْهِ وَسَجَدَتْ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، ثُمَّ حَمَلَتِ ٱبْنَهَا وَخَرَجَتْ.

Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground. And she took up her son, and went out.

٣٨ 38 وَرَجَعَ أَلِيشَعُ إِلَى ٱلْجِلْجَالِ. وَكَانَ جُوعٌ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ وَكَانَ بَنُو ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ جُلُوسًا أَمَامَهُ. فَقَالَ لِغُلَامِهِ: «ضَعِ ٱلْقِدْرَ ٱلْكَبِيرَةَ، وَٱسْلُقْ سَلِيقَةً لِبَنِي ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ».

And Elisha came again to Gilgal. And there was a dearth in the land, and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him. And he said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.

٣٩ 39 وَخَرَجَ وَاحِدٌ إِلَى ٱلْحَقْلِ لِيَلْتَقِطَ بُقُولًا، فَوَجَدَ يَقْطِينًا بَرِّيًّا، فَٱلْتَقَطَ مِنْهُ قُثَّاءً بَرِّيًّا مِلْءَ ثَوْبِهِ، وَأَتَى وَقَطَّعَهُ فِي قِدْرِ ٱلسَّلِيقَةِ، لِأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَعْرِفُوا.

And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered wild gourds from it, his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage, for they did not know them.

٤٠ 40 وَصَبُّوا لِلْقَوْمِ لِيَأْكُلُوا. وَفِيمَا هُمْ يَأْكُلُونَ مِنَ ٱلسَّلِيقَةِ صَرَخُوا وَقَالُوا: «فِي ٱلْقِدْرِ مَوْتٌ يَا رَجُلَ ٱللهِ!». وَلَمْ يَسْتَطِيعُوا أَنْ يَأْكُلُوا.

So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat of it.

٤١ 41 فَقَالَ: «هَاتُوا دَقِيقًا». فَأَلْقَاهُ فِي ٱلْقِدْرِ وَقَالَ: «صُبَّ لِلْقَوْمِ فَيَأْكُلُوا». فَكَأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْءٌ رَدِيءٌ فِي ٱلْقِدْرِ.

But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot, and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.

٤٢ 42 وَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَعْلِ شَلِيشَةَ وَأَحْضَرَ لِرَجُلِ ٱللهِ خُبْزَ بَاكُورَةٍ عِشْرِينَ رَغِيفًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ، وَسَوِيقًا فِي جِرَابِهِ. فَقَالَ: «أَعْطِ ٱلشَّعْبَ لِيَأْكُلُوا».

And a man came from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And he said, Give to the people that they may eat.

٤٣ 43 فَقَالَ خَادِمُهُ: «مَاذَا؟ هَلْ أَجْعَلُ هَذَا أَمَامَ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ؟» فَقَالَ: «أَعْطِ ٱلشَّعْبَ فَيَأْكُلُوا، لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: يَأْكُلُونَ وَيَفْضُلُ عَنْهُمْ».

And his servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? But he said, Give to the people that they may eat, for thus says Jehovah, They shall eat, and shall leave of it.

٤٤ 44 فَجَعَلَ أَمَامَهُمْ فَأَكَلُوا، وَفَضَلَ عَنْهُمْ حَسَبَ قَوْلِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

So he set it before them, and they ate, and left of it according to the word of Jehovah.