2 Siangpahrang 5
1 Siria siangpahrang ransabawi Naaman teh BAWIPA ni Sirianaw e bawi lah ouk a hno dawkvah, a bawipa hanlah, tami kalen hoi barilawa kaawm lah ao. Ahni teh athakaawme tami hoi minkamthang e buet touh a tho. Hatei ama teh ka hrikbei e lah ao.
[A man named] Naaman was the commander of the army of Syria. Yahweh had enabled him to win many victories/battles. He was a great warrior, and as a result the king of Syria greatly respected him. But he had (leprosy/a dreaded skin disease).
2 Sirianaw taran a thaw awh teh, Isarel ram hoi camo napui ca buet touh san lah a hrawi awh. Ahni ni Naaman yu e thaw hah a tawk pouh.
[Some time previously, ] groups of soldiers/marauders from Syria had raided/attacked the land of Israel, and they had captured a young girl [and taken her to Syria]. She became a servant for Naaman’s wife.
3 Napui ca niyah, ka bawipa heh, Samaria kho e profet koevah cet haw pawiteh tie ka ngaikhai. Bangkongtetpawiteh, a hrikbei hah a dam sak han doeh atipouh.
One day, that girl said to her, “I wish that (my master/your husband) would go to see the prophet in Samaria. That prophet would heal your husband from his leprosy.”
4 Naaman teh a bawipa koe a kâen teh, Isarel ram e, napui ca ni a dei e patetlah a dei pouh.
[Naaman’s wife told her husband] what the girl from Israel had said, [and] Naaman told [that] to the king.
5 Siria siangpahrang ni cet leih, Isarel siangpahrang koe ca ka patawn han atipouh. Hahoi teh a kamthaw, ngun talen hra, sui shekel 6, 000 hoi hnicu yung hra touh a sin.
The king said to him, “Okay, go [and see the prophet]. I will [write] a letter for you to take to the king of Israel, [saying that I sent you].” The king wrote in the letter, “I am sending this letter with [my army commander] Naaman, who serves me [faithfully]. I want you to heal him of his disease.” So Naaman, [assuming/thinking that the king of Israel was the prophet, took the letter and] 750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold, and ten sets of clothing, to give to the king of Israel, [and he went to Samaria, taking along several servants].
6 Hete ca, na hmu toteh, ka san Naaman e hrikbei na dam sak nahanelah, nang koe ka patoun e doeh tie ca hah Isarel siangpahrang koe a poe.
7 Isarel siangpahrang ni hote ca, a touk navah, a angki a phi teh tami ka thet ni teh kahring sak thai e Cathut lah maw ka tho, hete tami ni hrikbei dam sak hanelah kai koe khuet a patoun. Hatdawkvah pouk awh haw. Kai ka tak dawk thoe ka tawng e doeh tie hah panuek awh.
[When he arrived in Samaria, he gave the letter to the king] of Israel. The king read the letter. Then, being very dismayed, the king tore his clothes and said, “I am not God [RHQ]! I am not able to enable people to live or to die [RHQ]! Why does [the king] who wrote this letter request me to cure this man of his leprosy? I think that he is just wanting to start a fight with me!”
8 Hahoi Cathut e tami Elisha ni Isarel siangpahrang ni, amae angkinaw a phi tie a thai toteh, bangkong na angki hah na phi, pahren lahoi hote tami hah kai koe tho sak telah siangpahrang koe tami a patoun.
But the prophet Elisha heard that the king of Israel had torn his robe [and said that]. So he sent a message to the king, saying, “Why are you upset/frustrated [RHQ]? Send Naaman to me, and he will find out that [because] I am a true prophet [here] in Israel, [I can help/heal him].”
9 Naaman teh a rangleng hoi a cei teh, Elisha e takhang koe a kangdue.
So Naaman went with his horses and chariots to Elisha’s house and waited outside the door.
10 Elisha ni, Jordan palang vah, cet nateh vai sari touh kâ pâsu, na tak teh yampa e patetlah ao han na thoung han telah patoune a patoun.
But Elisha [did not come to the door. Instead, he] sent a messenger to Naaman, to tell him, “Go to the Jordan [River] and wash yourself seven times in the river. Then your skin will be restored/healed, and you will no longer have leprosy.”
11 Naaman teh a lungphuen laihoi a cei. Khenhaw! ama hah kai koe tho vaiteh ka kangdout han. BAWIPA Cathut min hah kaw vaiteh, ka hrikbeinae koe a kut toung vaiteh a tek han a dam sak han doeh telah ka pouk.
But Naaman became very angry. He said, “I thought that surely he would wave his hand over the leprosy, and pray to Yahweh his god, and heal me!
12 Damaskas kho e palang Abanah hoi Phapar tui naw teh Isarel ram palangnaw thung dawk kahawipoung e nahoehmaw. Awi haw ma kâpasu vaiteh ka thoung han nahoehmaw telah ati. Hahoi teh a kamlang teh lungphuen laihoi a cei.
Surely the Abana River and the Pharpar River in Damascus [in my own country of Syria] are [RHQ] better than any of the rivers in Israel! Why can I not wash in those rivers and be healed?” [RHQ] So he turned and walked away with great anger/disgust.
13 A sannaw ni rek a hnai teh ama koevah, ka ru e hno sak hanlah na patoun pawiteh na sak han na vai yaw. Kâpasu na thoung han tie hateh hoe sak hane nahoehmaw telah atipouh.
But his servants came to him, and [one of them] said, “Sir, if that prophet had told you to do something difficult, you would certainly [RHQ] have done it. So you should certainly do what he says and wash [in the Jordan River] to be healed!” [RHQ]
14 Hahoi teh, Cathut tami ni a dei e patetlah a cei ca thuk teh Jordan tui dawk vai sari touh a kâranup. A takthai teh camosenca e tak patetlah a thoung.
So Naaman went down to the Jordan [River] and washed himself seven times, as (the prophet/Elisha) told him to do. Then his skin was restored/healed, and it became healthy/smooth, like the skin of a young child.
15 Ama hoi a sannaw pueng hai Cathut e tami onae koe lah be a ban awh teh, a hmalah vah a kangdue pouh awh. Khenhaw! Isarel ram laipalah hoi talai van pueng dawkvah, Cathut awm hoeh tie ka panue toe. Hahoi na san koe e poehno na dâw pouh loe atipouh.
Then Naaman and those who were with him went back to talk to Elisha. They stood in front of him, and Naaman said, “Now I know that there are no real gods anywhere else in the world, but there is a God here in Israel! So now please accept these gifts that I [have brought to you]!”
16 Hatei ahni ni a hmalah ouk ka kangdue pouh e BAWIPA a hring e patetlah bangcahai ka lat mahoeh atipouh. A dâw hanlah voutsout a poe ei teh lat pouh ngai hoeh.
But Elisha replied, “Just as certainly as Yahweh, the one whom I serve, lives, I will not accept any gifts.” Naaman kept urging him [to accept the gifts], but Elisha kept refusing.
17 Naaman ni teh lat hoehpawiteh, na san kai heh la kahni touh phu hane talai na lat sak loe. Bangkongtetpawiteh, atu hoi teh na san kai ni Jehovah koe laipalah hoi teh hmaisawi thuengnae hoi thuengnae naw heh alouke cathut koe ka poe mahoeh toe.
Then Naaman said, “Okay, but [I have one request. This dirt here in Israel is holy, so] please allow me to take some dirt from this place and put it [in sacks] on two mules. Then I will take it back home with me [and make an altar on this dirt]. From now on, I will offer sacrifices to Yahweh [on that altar]. I will not offer sacrifices to any other god.
18 Hete hnonaw hoi BAWIPA ni a san kai heh na ngaithoum naseh, ka bawipa, hete Rimmon cathut bawk hanelah, ka tabut teh Rimmon bawkim dawk ka kâen. Rimmon bawkim dawk ka tabonae dawk, BAWIPA ni a san heh na ngaithoum naseh telah a ti.
However, when my master, [the king, ] goes into the temple of the god Rimmon to worship him/it there, and he is leaning on my arm, I hope/desire that Yahweh will forgive me because I will have to bow down, too.”
19 Elisha ni lungmawngcalah cet leih atipouh. Ahni koehoi a tâco teh kahlat lah a cei toe.
Elisha replied, “Go home, and do not worry about that.” So Naaman [and his servants] started to travel home.
20 Cathut tami e san, Gehazi ni yah, khenhaw! ka bawipa ni Siria tami Naaman ni a sin e poehno buet touh boehai lat laipalah a ceisak. Hatei BAWIPA a hring e patetlah ka pâlei vaiteh buet buet touh ngoun teh ka la pouh han telah a pouk.
But then Elisha’s servant Gehazi said to himself, “It is not good that my master allowed this Syrian man to leave like this. He should have accepted his gifts. So just as certainly as Yahweh lives, I will go and catch up with Naaman and get something from him.”
21 Gehazi ni Naaman teh a pâlei teh a pha toteh a kâhmo hanelah leng dawk hoi a kum.
So Gehazi hurried to catch up with Naaman. When Naaman saw Gehazi running toward him, he [stopped] the chariot [in which he was riding, ] jumped out, and went to see what Gehazi wanted. He asked him, “Is everything all right?”
22 Ahni ni awiya ahawinae lah doeh ao. Ka bawipa ni Ephraim mon dawk profet capanaw dawk hoi thoundoun kahni touh kai koe pouk laipalah, a tho. Ahni teh ngun talen buet touh hoi hna yung hni touh poe la ati teh kai heh na patoun atipouh.
Gehazi replied, “Yes, but two young prophets from the hilly area where the descendants of Ephraim live have just arrived. Elisha has sent me to tell you that he would like 75 pounds of silver and two sets of clothing to give to them.”
23 Naaman ni talen kahni touh hah lat atipouh. Talen kahni touh la hanelah a poe. Hna yung hni touh hoi cawngko kahni touh dawk a thun pouh teh, a san kahni touh ni a phu roi teh hmalah a ceikhai.
Naaman replied, “Certainly! You can have 150 pounds of silver!” He urged Gehazi to take it. He also gave him two sets of clothing. He tied up the silver in two bags and gave them to two of his servants to carry back to Elisha.
24 Mon dawk a pha toteh a la teh imthungkhu lah a ta, ka phawt e tami hah a cei sak.
But when they arrived at the hill [where Elisha lived], Gehazi took the silver and the clothes from Naaman’s servants and sent the servants back to Naaman. Then he took those things into his house and hid them.
25 Ama teh a kâen teh a bawipa hmalah a kangdue teh Elisha ni, na lahoi maw na tho Gehazi telah a pacei. Ahni ni na san heh nahai ka cet hoeh bo atipouh.
When he went to Elisha, Elisha asked him, “Where did you go, Gehazi?” Gehazi replied, “I did not go anywhere.”
26 Elisha ni, ahni koe nang ka hmo hanelah rangleng dawk hoi a kum navah, ka lungthin heh nang koe cet van hoeh namaw, tangka, khohna, olive takha, hoi misur takha, tu, maitotan hoi sannu, sanpanaw hah la hane atueng na maw.
Elisha asked him, [“Do you not realize that] my spirit was there when Naaman got out of his chariot to talk with you? This is certainly not [RHQ] the time to accept gifts of money and clothes and olive groves and vineyards and sheep and oxen and servants!
27 Hatdawkvah Naaman e hrikbei teh nang koehoi na catounnaw koe a yungyoe phat naseh, atipouh e patetlah Gehazi teh a hrikbei teh tadamtui patetlah a pangaw teh, a bawipa teh a tâco takhai toe.
Because you have done this, you and your children and all your descendants, forever, will have leprosy just like Naaman had!” And when Gehazi left the room, he was a leper! His skin was as white as snow!
