اَلْمُلُوكِ ٱلثَّانِي 5

١ 1 وَكَانَ نُعْمَانُ رَئِيسُ جَيْشِ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ رَجُلًا عَظِيمًا عِنْدَ سَيِّدِهِ مَرْفُوعَ ٱلْوَجْهِ، لِأَنَّهُ عَنْ يَدِهِ أَعْطَى ٱلرَّبُّ خَلَاصًا لِأَرَامَ. وَكَانَ ٱلرَّجُلُ جَبَّارَ بَأْسٍ، أَبْرَصَ.

Now Naiman, the captain of the host of Syria, was a great man before his master, and highly respected, because by him the Lord had given deliverance to Syria, and the man was mighty in strength, [but] a leper.

٢ 2 وَكَانَ ٱلْأَرَامِيُّونَ قَدْ خَرَجُوا غُزَاةً فَسَبَوْا مِنْ أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَتَاةً صَغِيرَةً، فَكَانَتْ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ ٱمْرَأَةِ نُعْمَانَ.

And the Syrians went forth in small bands, and took captive out of the land of Israel a little maid: and she waited on Naiman's wife.

٣ 3 فَقَالَتْ لِمَوْلَاتِهَا: «يَا لَيْتَ سَيِّدِي أَمَامَ ٱلنَّبِيِّ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسَّامِرَةِ، فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَشْفِيهِ مِنْ بَرَصِهِ».

And she said to her mistress, O that my lord were before the prophet of God in Samaria; then he would recover him from his leprosy.

٤ 4 فَدَخَلَ وَأَخْبَرَ سَيِّدَهُ قَائِلًا: «كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَتِ ٱلْجَارِيَةُ ٱلَّتِي مِنْ أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ».

And she went in and told her lord, and said, Thus and thus spoke the maid from the land of Israel.

٥ 5 فَقَالَ مَلِكُ أَرَامَ: «ٱنْطَلِقْ ذَاهِبًا، فَأُرْسِلَ كِتَابًا إِلَى مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ». فَذَهَبَ وَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ عَشَرَ وَزَنَاتٍ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، وَسِتَّةَ آلَافِ شَاقِلٍ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ، وَعَشَرَ حُلَلٍ مِنَ ٱلثِّيَابِ.

And the king of Syria said to Naiman, Go to, go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he went, and took in his hand ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

٦ 6 وَأَتَى بِٱلْكِتَابِ إِلَى مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ يَقُولُ فِيهِ: «فَٱلْآنَ عِنْدَ وُصُولِ هَذَا ٱلْكِتَابِ إِلَيْكَ، هُوَذَا قَدْ أَرْسَلْتُ إِلَيْكَ نُعْمَانَ عَبْدِي فَٱشْفِهِ مِنْ بَرَصِهِ».

And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now then, as soon as this letter shall reach you, behold, I have sent to you my servant Naiman, and you shall recover him from his leprosy.

٧ 7 فَلَمَّا قَرَأَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلْكِتَابَ مَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ وَقَالَ: «هَلْ أَنَا ٱللهُ لِكَيْ أُمِيتَ وَأُحْيِيَ، حَتَّى إِنَّ هَذَا يُرْسِلُ إِلَيَّ أَنْ أَشْفِيَ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَرَصِهِ؟ فَٱعْلَمُوا وَٱنْظُرُوا أَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا يَتَعَرَّضُ لِي».

And it came to pass, when the king of Israel read the letter, [that] he tore his garments, and said, [Am] I God, to kill and to make alive, that this [man] sends to me to recover a man of his leprosy? consider, however, I pray you, and see that this [man] seeks an occasion against me.

٨ 8 وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ أَلِيشَعُ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ أَنَّ مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَدْ مَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ، أَرْسَلَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ يَقُولُ: «لِمَاذَا مَزَّقْتَ ثِيَابَكَ؟ لِيَأْتِ إِلَيَّ فَيَعْلَمَ أَنَّهُ يُوجَدُ نَبِيٌّ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ».

And it came to pass, when Elisaie heard that the king of Israel had tore his garments, that he sent to the king of Israel, saying, Therefore have you tore your garments? Let Naiman, I pray you, come to me, and let him know that there is a prophet in Israel.

٩ 9 فَجَاءَ نُعْمَانُ بِخَيْلِهِ وَمَرْكَبَاتِهِ وَوَقَفَ عِنْدَ بَابِ بَيْتِ أَلِيشَعَ.

So Naiman came with horse and chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisaie.

١٠ 10 فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ أَلِيشَعُ رَسُولًا يَقُولُ: «ٱذْهَبْ وَٱغْتَسِلْ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ فِي ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ، فَيَرْجِعَ لَحْمُكَ إِلَيْكَ وَتَطْهُرَ».

And Elisaie sent a messenger to him, saying, Go and wash seven times in Jordan, and your flesh shall return to you, and you shall be cleansed.

١١ 11 فَغَضِبَ نُعْمَانُ وَمَضَى وَقَالَ: «هُوَذَا قُلْتُ إِنَّهُ يَخْرُجُ إِلَيَّ، وَيَقِفُ وَيَدْعُو بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ، وَيُرَدِّدُ يَدَهُ فَوْقَ ٱلْمَوْضِعِ فَيُشْفِي ٱلْأَبْرَصَ.

And Naiman was angry, and departed, and said, Behold, I said, He will by all means come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of his God, and lay his hand upon the place, and recover the leper.

١٢ 12 أَلَيْسَ أَبَانَةُ وَفَرْفَرُ نَهْرَا دِمَشْقَ أَحْسَنَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ مِيَاهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ أَمَا كُنْتُ أَغْتَسِلُ بِهِمَا فَأَطْهُرَ؟» وَرَجَعَ وَمَضَى بِغَيْظٍ.

[Are] not the Abana and Pharphar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not go and wash in them, and be cleansed? and he turned and went away in a rage.

١٣ 13 فَتَقَدَّمَ عَبِيدُهُ وَكَلَّمُوهُ وَقَالُوا: «يَا أَبَانَا، لَوْ قَالَ لَكَ ٱلنَّبِيُّ أَمْرًا عَظِيمًا، أَمَا كُنْتَ تَعْمَلُهُ؟ فَكَمْ بِٱلْحَرِيِّ إِذَا قَالَ لَكَ: ٱغْتَسِلْ وَٱطْهُرْ؟».

And his servants came near and said to him, [Suppose] the prophet had spoken a great thing to you, would you not perform it? yet he has but said to you, Wash, and be cleansed.

١٤ 14 فَنَزَلَ وَغَطَسَ فِي ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ، حَسَبَ قَوْلِ رَجُلِ ٱللهِ، فَرَجَعَ لَحْمُهُ كَلَحْمِ صَبِيٍّ صَغِيرٍ وَطَهُرَ.

So Naiman went down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the word of Elisaie: and his flesh returned to him as the flesh of a little child, and he was cleansed.

١٥ 15 فَرَجَعَ إِلَى رَجُلِ ٱللهِ هُوَ وَكُلُّ جَيْشِهِ وَدَخَلَ وَوَقَفَ أَمَامَهُ وَقَالَ: «هُوَذَا قَدْ عَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ إِلَهٌ فِي كُلِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّا فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَٱلْآنَ فَخُذْ بَرَكَةً مِنْ عَبْدِكَ».

And he and all his company returned to Elisaie, and he came and stood before him, and said, Behold, I know that there is no God in all the earth, save only in Israel: and now receive a blessing of your servant.

١٦ 16 فَقَالَ: «حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلَّذِي أَنَا وَاقِفٌ أَمَامَهُ، إِنِّي لَا آخُذُ». وَأَلَحَّ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ فَأَبَى.

And Elisaie said, [As] the Lord lives, before whom I stand, I will not take [one]. And he pressed him to take [one]: but he would not.

١٧ 17 فَقَالَ نُعْمَانُ: «أَمَا يُعْطَى لِعَبْدِكَ حِمْلُ بَغْلَيْنِ مِنَ ٱلتُّرَابِ، لِأَنَّهُ لَا يُقَرِّبُ بَعْدُ عَبْدُكَ مُحْرَقَةً وَلَا ذَبِيحَةً لِآلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى بَلْ لِلرَّبِّ.

And Naiman said, Well then, if not, let there be given to your servant, I pray you, the load [of a] yoke of mules; and you shall give me of the red earth: for henceforth your servant will not offer whole burnt offering or sacrifice to other gods, but only to the Lord by [reason of] this thing.

١٨ 18 عَنْ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ يَصْفَحُ ٱلرَّبُّ لِعَبْدِكَ: عِنْدَ دُخُولِ سَيِّدِي إِلَى بَيْتِ رِمُّونَ لِيَسْجُدَ هُنَاكَ، وَيَسْتَنِدُ عَلَى يَدِي فَأَسْجُدُ فِي بَيْتِ رِمُّونَ، فَعِنْدَ سُجُودِي فِي بَيْتِ رِمُّونَ يَصْفَحُ ٱلرَّبُّ لِعَبْدِكَ عَنْ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ».

And let the Lord be propitious to your servant when my master goes into the house of Remman to worship there, and he shall lean on my hand, and I shall bow down in the house of Remman when he bows down in the house of Remman; even let the Lord, I pray, be merciful to your servant in this matter.

١٩ 19 فَقَالَ لَهُ: «ٱمْضِ بِسَلَامٍ». وَلَمَّا مَضَى مِنْ عِنْدِهِ مَسَافَةً مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ،

And Elisaie said to Naiman, Go in peace. And he departed from him a little way.

٢٠ 20 قَالَ جِيحْزِي غُلَامُ أَلِيشَعَ رَجُلِ ٱللهِ: «هُوَذَا سَيِّدِي قَدِ ٱمْتَنَعَ عَنْ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ مِنْ يَدِ نُعْمَانَ ٱلْأَرَامِيِّ هَذَا مَا أَحْضَرَهُ. حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ، إِنِّي أَجْرِي وَرَاءَهُ وَآخُذُ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا».

And Giezi the servant of Elisaie said, Behold, my Lord has spared this Syrian Naiman, so as not to take of his hand what he has brought: as the Lord lives, I will surely run after him, and take somewhat of him.

٢١ 21 فَسَارَ جِيحْزِي وَرَاءَ نُعْمَانَ. وَلَمَّا رَآهُ نُعْمَانُ رَاكِضًا وَرَاءَهُ نَزَلَ عَنِ ٱلْمَرْكَبَةِ لِلِقَائِهِ وَقَالَ: «أَسَلَامٌ؟».

So Giezi followed after Naiman: and Naiman saw him running after him, and turned back from his chariot to meet him.

٢٢ 22 فَقَالَ: «سَلَامٌ. إِنَّ سَيِّدِي قَدْ أَرْسَلَنِي قَائِلًا: هُوَذَا فِي هَذَا ٱلْوَقْتِ قَدْ جَاءَ إِلَيَّ غُلَامَانِ مِنْ جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ مِنْ بَنِي ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ، فَأَعْطِهِمَا وَزْنَةَ فِضَّةٍ وَحُلَّتَيْ ثِيَابٍ».

And [Giezi] said, All is well: my master has sent me, saying, Behold, now are there come to me two young men of the sons of the prophets from mount Ephraim; give them, I pray you, a talent of silver, and two changes of raiment.

٢٣ 23 فَقَالَ نُعْمَانُ: «ٱقْبَلْ وَخُذْ وَزْنَتَيْنِ». وَأَلَحَّ عَلَيْهِ، وَصَرَّ وَزْنَتَيْ فِضَّةٍ فِي كِيسَيْنِ، وَحُلَّتَيِ ٱلثِّيَابِ، وَدَفَعَهَا لِغُلَامَيْهِ فَحَمَلَاهَا قُدَّامَهُ.

And [Naiman] said, Take two talents of silver. And he took two talents of silver in two bags, and two changes of raiment, and put them upon two of his servants, and they bore them before him.

٢٤ 24 وَلَمَّا وَصَلَ إِلَى ٱلْأَكَمَةِ أَخَذَهَا مِنْ أَيْدِيهِمَا وَأَوْدَعَهَا فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ وَأَطْلَقَ ٱلرَّجُلَيْنِ فَٱنْطَلَقَا.

And he came to a secret place, and took them from their hands, and laid them up in the house, and dismissed the men.

٢٥ 25 وَأَمَّا هُوَ فَدَخَلَ وَوَقَفَ أَمَامَ سَيِّدِهِ. فَقَالَ لَهُ أَلِيشَعُ: «مِنْ أَيْنَ يَاجِيحْزِي؟» فَقَالَ: «لَمْ يَذْهَبْ عَبْدُكَ إِلَى هُنَا أَوْ هُنَاكَ».

And he went in himself and stood before his master; and Elisaie said to him,

٢٦ 26 فَقَالَ لَهُ: «أَلَمْ يَذْهَبْ قَلْبِي حِينَ رَجَعَ ٱلرَّجُلُ مِنْ مَرْكَبَتِهِ لِلِقَائِكَ؟ أَهُوَ وَقْتٌ لِأَخْذِ ٱلْفِضَّةِ وَلِأَخْذِ ثِيَابٍ وَزَيْتُونٍ وَكُرُومٍ وَغَنَمٍ وَبَقَرٍ وَعَبِيدٍ وَجَوَارٍ؟

Whence [come you], Giezi? and Giezi said, Your servant has not been hither or there. And Elisaie said to him, Went not my heart with you, when the man returned from his chariot to meet you? and now you have received silver, and now you have received raiment, and olive yards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants.

٢٧ 27 فَبَرَصُ نُعْمَانَ يَلْصَقُ بِكَ وَبِنَسْلِكَ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ». فَخَرَجَ مِنْ أَمَامِهِ أَبْرَصَ كَٱلثَّلْجِ.

The leprosy also of Naiman shall cleave to you, and to your seed for ever. And he went out from his presence leprous, like snow.