2 Královská 7
1 Řekl pak Elizeus: Slyšte slovo Hospodinovo. Toto praví Hospodin: O tomto času zítra míra mouky bělné bude za lot stříbra, a dvě míry ječmene za lot stříbra v bráně Samařské.
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 I odpověděl muži Božímu jeden z knížat, na jehož ruku král zpoléhal, a řekl: Kdyby otevřel Hospodin průduchy nebeské, zdali by to býti mohlo? Kterýž řekl: Aj, uzříš očima svýma, ale nebudeš jísti z toho.
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 Byli pak u vrat brány čtyři muži malomocní, kteříž řekli jeden druhému: Co tu sedíme, až bychom zemříti musili?
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 Díme-li: Poďme do města, hlad jest v městě, i zemřeme tam; pakli zde zůstaneme, také zemřeme. Protož nyní poďte, a utecme do vojska Syrských. Budou-li nás živiti, zůstaneme živi; pakli nás zbijí, též zemřeme.
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 Vstavše tedy v soumrak, aby šli k vojsku Syrských, přišli až k kraji ležení Syrského, a hle, nebylo tu žádného.
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 Nebo Pán učinil to, aby slyšelo vojsko Syrské hřmot vozů a zvuk koňů, a tak hluk vojska velikého. I řekli jeden druhému: Hle, ze mzdy najal proti nám král Izraelský krále Hetejské a krále Egyptské, aby připadli na nás.
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 A vstavše, utekli v soumrak a nechali tu stanů svých, a koňů svých i oslů svých, a ležení, tak jakž bylo, a utekli pro zachování života svého.
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 Když tedy přišli malomocní ti na kraj ležení, všedše do jednoho stanu, jedli a pili, a pobravše v něm stříbro a zlato i roucha, odešli a schovali. Opět navrátivše se, vešli do jiného stanu a pobrali v něm, a odšedše, schovali.
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 I řekli vespolek: Nedobře děláme. Den tento jest den dobrých novin, a my mlčíme. Budeme-li čekati až do svitání, postihne nás nepravost; protož nyní poďte, vejdouce, oznamme to domu královskému.
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 A přišedše, volali na branné města, a pověděli jim, řkouce: Přišli jsme do ležení Syrského, a aj, nebylo tam žádného, ani hlasu lidského, kromě koní přivázaných a oslů přivázaných, a stanů, jakž prvé byli.
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 I volal ten na jiné branné, a ti ohlásili to po všem domě královském.
The guards shouted the news, and some people [who heard it] went to the palace and reported it there.
12 Vstav tedy král v noci, řekl služebníkům svým: Povím vám nyní, co jsou nám udělali Syrští. Vědí, že jsme hladovití, protož vyšli z ležení, aby se skryli v poli, řkouce: Když vyjdou z města, zjímáme je živé a vejdeme do města.
[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 K tomu odpovídaje jeden z služebníků jeho, řekl: Nechť, prosím, vezmou pět koní z těch, kteříž pozůstali v městě. (Hle, oniť jsou jako i všecko množství Izraelské, jenž zůstali v něm, hle, jsou jako všecko množství Izraelské, kteréž již hyne.) Ty pošleme a přezvíme.
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 A tak vzali dva koně vozní, kteréž poslal král za vojskem Syrským, řka: Jděte a vizte.
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 I jeli za nimi až k Jordánu, a aj, po vší té cestě plno bylo šatů a nádob, kteréž metali od sebe Syrští, splašeni jsouce. Tedy navrátivše se poslové, oznámili to králi.
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 Protož vyšed lid, vzebral ležení Syrské. A byla míra mouky bělné za lot, a dvě míry ječmene za lot vedlé řeči Hospodinovy.
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 Král pak byl ustanovil to kníže, na jehož ruku zpoléhal, u brány. Kteréhož pošlapal lid v bráně, tak že umřel, vedlé řeči muže Božího, kterouž mluvil, když král k němu byl sešel.
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 A stalo se tak, jakž mluvil muž Boží králi, řka: Dvě míry ječmene budou za lot stříbra, a míra mouky bělné za lot stříbra zítra o tomto času v bráně Samařské.
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 K čemuž bylo odpovědělo kníže muži Božímu, a řeklo: Kdyby otevřel Hospodin průduchy nebeské, zdali by to podlé řeči této býti mohlo? Jemuž on řekl: Aj, ty uzříš očima svýma, ale z toho jísti nebudeš.
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 A tak se stalo jemu; nebo pošlapal ho lid v bráně, tak že umřel.
And that is what happened to him. The people [who were rushing out of] the city gate trampled on him, and he died.
