4 Царе 4
1 А една от жените на пророческите ученици извика към Елисея и каза: Слугата ти мъж ми умря; и ти знаеш, че слугата ти се боеше от Господа; а заимодавецът дойде да вземе за себе си двата ми сина за роби.
One day the widow of one of [Yahweh’s] prophets came to Elisha and cried out to him, “My husband, who worked with you, is dead. You know that he revered Yahweh [very much]. But now a man to whom he owed a lot of money has come to me. [And because I cannot pay back the money, he is threatening] to take away my two sons to be his slaves [as payment for what I owe him]!”
2 И Елисей й каза: Що да ти сторя? Кажи ми що имаш в къщи? А тя рече: Слугинята ти няма нищо в къщи, освен един съд с дървено масло.
Elisha replied, “What can I do to help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” She replied, “We have only a container of [olive] oil; we have nothing else.”
3 И рече: Иди, вземи на заем вън, от всичките си съседи, съдове празни съдове, вземи не малко.
Elisha said, “Go to your neighbors and borrow from them as many empty jars as you can.
4 Сетне влез и затвори вратата зад себе си и зад синовете си, и наливай от маслото във всички тия съдове, и пълните туряй на страна.
Then take the jars into your house with your sons. Shut the door. Then pour olive oil from your container into the other jars. When each jar is full, set it aside [and fill another jar. Keep doing that until all the jars are full].”
5 И тъй, та си отиве от него та затвори вратата зад себе си и зад синовете си; и те донасяха съдовете при нея, а тя наливаше.
[So she did what Elisha told her to do]. Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she kept filling them.
6 И като се напълниха съдовете, рече на един от синовете си: Донеси ми още един съд. А той й рече: Няма друг съд. И маслото престана.
Soon all the jars were full. So she said to one of her sons, “Bring me another jar!” But he replied, “There are no more jars!” And then the olive oil stopped flowing.
7 Тогава тя дойде та извести на Божия човек. И той рече: Иди, продай маслото та плати дълга си, и живей с останалото, ти и синовете ти.
When she told Elijah [what had happened], he said to her, “Now sell the jars of oil. And [with the money you get, ] pay what you owe, and there will be enough extra money to keep buying food for yourself and your sons.” [So she did that].
8 И един ден Елисей замина в Сунам, гдето имаше една богата жена; и тя го задържа да яде хляб. И колкото пъти заминаваше свръщаше там, за да яде хляб.
One day Elisha went to Shunem [town]. There was a wealthy woman who lived there [with her husband]. One day she invited Elisha to her house for a meal. [Elisha went there and] from then on, every time Elisha was in Shunem, he went to their house to eat a meal.
9 Сетне жената рече на мъжа си: Ето сеха, познавам че този, който постоянно наминава у нас, е свет Божий човек.
One day the woman said to her husband, “I am sure that this man who often comes here is a prophet [who brings messages] from God.
10 Да направим, моля една малка стаичка на стената, и да турим в нея за него легло и маса и стол и светилник, за да свръща там, когато дохожда при нас.
I think we should make a small room for him on our [flat] roof, and put a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp in it. If we do that, whenever he comes here, he will have a place to stay.” [So they did that].
11 И един ден, като дойде там и свърна в стаичката та лежеше в нея,
One day Elisha returned to Shunem, and he went up to that room to rest.
12 рече на слугата си Гиезия: Повикай тая сунамка. И повика я, и тя застана пред него.
He said to his servant Gehazi, “Tell the woman that I want to speak to her.” [So the servant went and told her]. When she came [to the doorway of Elisha’s room],
13 И рече Гиезия: Кажи й сега: Етой, ти си положила всички тия грижи за нас; що да се говори за тебе на царя или на военачалника. А тя отговори: Аз живея между своите люде.
Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tell her that we both appreciate all the kind things that she has done for us. Then ask her what we can do for her. Ask, ‘Do you want [me to go to] the king or the army commander, to request something for you?’” [Gehazi told her, ] and she replied, “No, [he does not need to do that, because] my family/relatives are able to give me what I need.”
14 Тогава рече: Що, прочее, да сторим за нея? А гиезиий отговори: Наистина тя няма син, а мъжът й е стар.
[Later, ] Elisha asked Gehazi, “What do you think that we can do for that woman?” He replied, “She does not have a son, and her husband is an old man. [So maybe we should ask Yahweh to enable her to have a son].”
15 И рече: Повикай я. И когато я повика, тя застана при вратата.
Elisha told Gehazi, “Call her back again.” [So Gehazi went and called her]. And when the woman returned, as she stood in the doorway,
16 И Елисей й рече: Не, господарю мой, Божий човече, не лъжи слугинята си.
Elisha said to her, “About this time next year you will be holding your [infant] son in your arms.” But she protested, “O, sir, you are a prophet [who brings messages] from God, so please do not deceive/lie to me by saying things like that!”
17 Но жената зачна и роди син на другата година по същото време, както й рече Елисей.
But a few months later, the woman became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son at that time the following year, just like Elisha had predicted.
18 И когато порасна детето, излезе един ден към баща си при жетварите.
When the child was older, one day he went out to the fields to see his father, who was [working] with the men who were harvesting [grain].
19 И рече на баща си: Главата ми! главата ми! А той рече на един от момците: Занеси го при майка му.
[Suddenly] the boy exclaimed, “My head [hurts]! My head [hurts a lot]!” His father said to one of the servants, “Carry him home to his mother!”
20 И като го взе занесе го при маяка му; и детето седна на коленете й до пладне, и тогава умря.
So the servant carried him home, and his mother held him on her lap. But at noontime the boy died.
21 И тя се качи та го положи на леглото на Божия човек, и като зетвори вратата след него, излезе.
She carried him up [the steps] to the prophet’s room and laid him on the bed. She left him there and went out and shut the door.
22 Тогава повика мъжа си и рече: Изпрати ми, моля, един от момците и една от ослиците, за да тичам при Божия човек и да се върна.
She then called out to her husband, saying, “Send to me one of the servants and a donkey, so that I can ride [on it] quickly to the prophet, and then come back!” [But she did not tell her husband that their son had died].
23 А той рече: Защо да отидеш днес при него? не е нито нов месец, нито събота. А тя рече: Бъди спокоен.
Her husband [called out to her and] said, “Why [do you want to go] today? This is not the day when we celebrate the Festival of the New Moon, and it is not a Sabbath day!” But she only replied, “[Just do what I requested and] everything will be all right.”
24 Тогава оседла ослицата, и рече на слугата си: Карай и бързай; не забравяй карането заради мене освен ако ти заповядвам.
So she [told the servant to] put saddles on [two] donkeys, and as they left, she said, “Hurry! Do not slow down unless t tell you to do that!”
25 И тъй, стана та отиде при Божия човек на планината Кармил. А Божият човек, като я видя от далеч, рече на слугата си Гиезия: Ето там сунамката!
As they approached Carmel Mountain, where Elisha was, Elisha saw her in the distance. He said to Gehazi, “Look, the woman from Shunem is coming!
26 Сега, прочее, тичай да я посрещнеш и кажи й: Добре ли си? добре ли е мъжът ти? Дабре ли е детето? А тя отговори: Добре.
Run to her, and ask her if everything is all right with her and her husband and with her child!” [So Gehazi ran to her and asked her, but she did not tell Gehazi anything.] She only said, “Yes, everything is fine.”
27 А когато дойде при Божия човек на планината, хвана се за нозете му; а Гиезий се приближи, за да я оттласне. Но Божият човек рече: Остави я, защото душата й е преогорчена в нея: А Господ е скрил причината от мене, и не ми я е явил.
But when she came to where Elisha was, she [prostrated herself on the ground in front of Elisha and] took hold of his feet. Gehazi started to push her away, but Elisha said, “(Do not push her away/Leave her alone)! Something is troubling her very much, but Yahweh has not told me what it is.”
28 А тя рече: Искала ли съм син от господаря си? Не рекох ли: Не ме лъжи?
Then she said to Elisha, “O, sir, I did not ask you to enable me to give birth to a son [RHQ]. And I told you not to lie to me about that!” [RHQ]
29 Тогава Елисей рече на Гиезия: Препаши кръста си, вземи тоягата ми в ръка, та иди; ако срещнеш човек, да го не поздравиш, а ако те поздрави някой, да ме не отговаряш; и положи тоягата ми върху лицето на детето.
Then Elisha [realized that something must have happened to her son. So he] said to Gehazi, “Get ready [to leave immediately]. Take my staff/walking stick and go [to her home]. Do not [stop to] talk to anyone on the way. Go quickly [to where her son is] and lay the staff on the child’s face. [If you do that, perhaps Yahweh will enable him to be well].”
30 А майката на детето рече: Заклевам се в живота на Господа и в живота на душата ти, няма да те оставя. И така, той стана та отиде подир нея.
But the boy’s mother said, “Just [as certain] as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not go home if you do not go with me.” So Elisha returned with her [to her home].
31 А Гиезия мина пред тях и положи тоягата върху лицето на детето; но нямаше ни глас, нито слушане. Затова се върна да го посрещне и му извести казвайко: Детето не се събуди.
Gehazi hurried quickly, and [when he got to the woman’s home, ] he laid the staff/walking stick on the child’s face, but the child did not move or say anything. So Gehazi returned to meet Elisha [along the road], and told him, “The child is still dead.”
32 И когато влезе Елисей в къщата, ето детето умряло, положено на леглото му.
When Elisha reached the house, he saw that the boy was lying dead on his bed.
33 Влезе, прочее, та затвори вратата зат тях двамата, и помоли се Господу.
Elisha went into the room by himself and shut the door and prayed to Yahweh.
34 Тогава се качи та легна върху детето, и като тури устата си върху неговите уста, и рацете си върху неговите ръце простря се върху него; и стопли се тялото на детето.
Then he lay down on the boy’s body, and put his mouth on the boy’s mouth, and put his eyes on the boy’s eyes, and put his hands on the boy’s hands. Then the boy’s body started to become warm!
35 После се оттегли та ходеше насам натам из къщата, тогава пак се качи та се простря върху него; и детето кихна седем пъти, и детето отвори очите си.
Elisha got up and walked back and forth in the room [several times]. Then he stretched his body on the boy’s body again. The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes!
36 И Елисай извика Гиезия и рече: Повикай тая сунамка. И повика я; и когато влезе при него, рече й: Вземи сина си.
Then Elisha summoned Gehazi. He said, “Call the boy’s mother!” [So Gehazi went and called her, ] and when she came in, Elisha said, “Here, take your son!”
37 И тя влезе, падна на нозете му та се поклони до земята, и дигна сина си те излезе.
She [gratefully] prostrated herself at Elisha’s feet. Then she picked up her son and carried him downstairs.
38 Пак дойде Елисей в Галгал, когато имаше глад в земята; и като седяха пред него пророческите ученици, та го слушаха, рече на слугата си: Тури големия котел та свари вариво за пророческите ученици.
Then Elisha returned to Gilgal. But at that time there was (a famine/very little food) in that area. One day as the group of prophets was sitting in front of Elisha [listening to what he was teaching], he said to his servant, “Put a large pot on [the stove] and make some stew for these men.”
39 Затова, един излезе на полето за да набере зеленище, и като намери диво растение, набра от него диви тиквички, та напълни дрехата си, и се върна и ги наряза в котела с варивото, понеже не знаеха, че са отровни.
One of the prophets went out to the fields to gather some vegetables. But he gathered [only] some wild gourds and put them in his cloak and brought them back. He shredded them and put them in the pot, but he did not know that the gourds were poisonous.
40 После сипаха на човеците да ядат; а като ядоха от варивото извикаха, казвайки: Божий човече, смърт има в котела! И не можаха да ядат от него.
He served the stew to the prophets, but after the men had eaten only a couple bites, they cried out, “Elisha, there is something in the pot that will kill us!” So they would not eat it.
41 А той рече: Тогава донесете брашно. И като го хвърли в котела рече: Сипи на людете да ядат. И нямаше нищо отровно в котела.
Elisha said, “Bring me some flour.” [They brought him some, and] he threw it in the pot and he said, “It is all right now. You can eat it.” And they ate it, and it did not harm them.
42 В това време един човек от Ваалселиса дойде та донесе на Божия човек хляб от първите плодове, двадесет ечемичени хляба и пресни класове жито небелени. И рече: Дай на людете да ядат.
One day a man from Baal-Shalishah [town] brought to Elisha a sack of freshly cut grain and 20 loaves of barley bread, made from the first grain that they harvested [that year]. Elisha said [to his servant], “Give it to the group of prophets, so that they can eat it.”
43 И слугата му рече: Що! да сложа ли това пред стотина човека? А той каза: Дай на людете да ядат, защото така казва Господ: Ще се нахранят и ще остане излишък.
But his servant exclaimed, “Do you think that we can feed 100 of us prophets with only that much?” [RHQ] But Elisha replied, “Give it to the prophets so that they can eat it, because Yahweh says that there will be plenty for all of them, and there will be some left over!”
44 Тогава той сложи пред тях, та се нахраниха, и остана излишък, според Господното слово.
After his servant gave it to the prophets, they ate [all that they wanted], and there was food left over, just as Yahweh had promised.
