4 Царе 7
1 Тогава рече Елисей: Слушайте Господното слово. Така казва Господ: Утре, по това време, при портата на Самария една сата чисто брашно ще се продаде за един сикъл.
Elisha replied to the king, “Listen to what Yahweh says: ‘He says that by this time tomorrow, at the marketplace here in Samaria, you will be able to buy (ten pounds/five kg.) of fine wheat or (20 pounds/ten kg.) of barley for [only] one piece of silver.’”
2 А сановникът на чиято ръка се подпираше царят, отговори на Божия човек, казвайки: Ето сега, и прозорци, ако би направил Господ на небето, били могло да стане това нещо? А той каза: Ето, ще видиш с очите си, но няма да ядеш от него.
The king’s officer said to Elijah, “That cannot happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the windows of the sky [and send grain down to us], that certainly could not [RHQ] happen!” Elisha replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
3 А във входа на портата имаше четирима прокажени; и рекоха си един на друг: Защо да седим тук докле умрем?
That day there were four men who had (leprosy/a dreaded skin disease) who were sitting outside the gate of Samaria [city. They said to each other, “(Why should we] wait here until we die?/[It is ridiculous for us to] wait here until we die.) [RHQ]
4 Ако речем да влезем в града, гладът е в града, и ще умрем там; и ако седим тук, пак ще умрем. Сега, прочее, да идем та да се предадем в сирийският стан. Ако ни оставят живи, ще живеем; но ако ни убият, само ще умрем.
If we go into the city, we will die there, because there is no food there. If we remain sitting here, we will die here. So let’s go to where the army of Syria has set up their tents. If they kill us, we will die. But if they allow us to remain alive, we will not die.”
5 И така, на мръкване станаха за да отидат към сирийския стан, а като стигнаха до края на сирийския стан, ето, нямаше никой там.
So when it was getting dark, those four men went to the camp where the army of Syria had set up their tents. But when they reached the camp, they saw that there was no one there!
6 Защото Господ беше направил да се чуе в стана на сирийците тропот от колесници и тропот от коне, тропот от голяма войска; и те бяха си рекли един на друг: Ето, Израилевият цар е наел против нас хетейските царе и египетските царе, за да дойдат върху нас.
What had happened was that Yahweh had caused the army of Syria to hear something that sounded like a large army marching with chariots and horses. So they said to each other, “Listen! The king of Israel has hired the kings of Egypt and the Heth people-group [and their armies], and they have come to attack us!”
7 Затова, бяха станали и побягнали в полусветлината, като оставиха шатрите си, конете си и ослите си, - целия стан, както си беше, - и бяха пибягнали за живота си.
So they all ran away that evening and left their tents and their horses and donkeys there, because [they were afraid that] they would be killed [if they stayed there].
8 И когато тия прокажени стигнаха до края на стана, влязоха в един шатър та ядоха и пиха, и взеха от там сребро, злато и дрехи, и отидоха та ги скриха; после, връщайки се, влязоха в друг шатър, взеха и от там и отидоха та скриха взетото.
When those four lepers came to the edge of the area where the soldiers of Syria had set up their tents, they went into one tent, [and saw all the things that had been left there]. So they ate and drank what was there, and they took the silver and the gold and clothes. Then they went [outside the tent] and hid those things. Then they entered another tent, and took things from there, and then went outside and hid them, also.
9 Тогава рекоха помежду си: Ние не правим добре; тоя ден е ден на добри вести, а ние мълчим; ако чякаме докле съмне, възмездието ни ще ни постигне; нека, прочее, отидем да известим това на царския дом.
But then they said to each other, “We are not doing what is right. We have good news [to tell others] today. If we do not tell it to anyone now, and if we wait until morning to tell it, we will certainly be punished [by Yahweh]. So let’s go right now to the palace and tell it to the king’s officials!”
10 И тъй, дойдоха та известиха към градските врати, и известиха им казвайки: Отидохме в стана на сирийците, и, ето, нямаше там ни човек ни човешки глас, само коне вързани и осли вързани, и шатрите както са си били.
So they went to the guards at the city gates and called out to them, “We went to where the army of Syria had set up their tents, but we did not see or hear anyone there. Their horses and donkeys were still tied up, but their tents were all deserted/abandoned!”
11 И вратарите извикаха и известиха това вътре в царския дом.
The guards shouted the news, and some people [who heard it] went to the palace and reported it there.
12 А царят, като стана, през нощта, каза на слугите си: Сега ще ви кажа що ни направиха сирийците. Те знаят, че сме гладни, и за това са излезли из стана, за да се скрият по нивите, като си казват: Когато излязат из града ще ги заловим живи, и ще възлезем в града.
[When] the king [heard it, he] got up out of his bed and said to his officials, “I will tell you what the army of Syria is planning to do. They know that we have no food here, so they have left their tents and are hiding in the fields. They think that we will leave the city [to find some food], and then they will capture us and capture the city.”
13 А един от слугите му в отговор рече: Нека вземат, моля, пет от останалите коне, които са оцелели в града, (ето те са като цяло множество от израилтяните, които се изнуриха), и нека пратим да видим.
But one of his officials said, “Many of our Israeli people have already died [from (hunger/not having anything to eat]). If those of us who are still alive all stay here, we also will die anyway. So let’s send some men with five of our horses that are still alive to go and see [what has really happened].”
14 Вързаха, прочее, две колесници с конете, и царят ги прати по дирята на сирийската войска, и рече: Идете и вижте.
So they chose some men and told them to go in a chariot and find out what had happened to the army of Syria.
15 И отидоха подир тях до Иордан; и, ето, целият път беше пълен с дрехи и вещи, които сирийците бяха хвърлили в бързането си. И пратениците се върнаха та явиха това на царя.
They went as far as the Jordan [River]. All along the road they saw clothes and equipment that the soldiers from Syria had thrown away while they were running away very quickly. So the men returned to the king and reported [what they had seen].
16 Тогава людете излязоха та разграбиха стана на сирияците. Така, една сата чисто брашно се продаваше за един сикъл, и две сати ечемик за един сикъл, според Господното слово.
Then many of the people of Samaria also went [out of the city and went] to where the army of Syria had previously set up their tents. They entered all the tents and took everything. [So there was now plenty of everything!] As a result people could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver, which was what Yahweh had said would happen!
17 И за пазенето на портата церят постави сановника, на чиято ръка се подпираше; но людете го стъпкаха в портата, та умря, както беше казал Божият човек, който говори, когато церят слезе при него
The king of Israel had appointed the officer who was his assistant to supervise what was happening at the marketplace. But as he was standing near the gate, all the people [who were rushing outside the city] trampled on him, and he died, which was what Elisha had said would happen to him when Elisha previously went to talk to the king.
18 И както беше говорил Божият човек на царя, казвайки: Утре, по това време, в самарийската порта две сати ечемик ще се дават за сикъл, и една сата чисто брашно за сикъл,
Elisha had told him that by the next day there would be plenty of food, with the result that anyone could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver.
19 а сановникът беше отговорил на Божия човек, казвайки: И прозорци ако би направил Господ на небето, би ли могло да стане такова нещо? а той беше казал: Ето, ще видиш това с очите си, но няма да ядеш от него,
And the officer had answered, “That certainly cannot [RHQ] happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the sky and send down some grain, that could not happen.” And Elisha had replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
20 така му се случи, защото людете го стъпкаха в портата, та умря.
And that is what happened to him. The people [who were rushing out of] the city gate trampled on him, and he died.
