2 Kings 6
1 And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell before thee is too confined for us.
| وَقَالَ بَنُو الأَنْبِيَاءِ لأَلِيشَعَ: «ضَاقَ بِنَا الْمَكَانُ الَّذِي نَحْنُ مَاكِثُونَ فِيهِ للاجْتِمَاعِ بِكَ. | ١ |
2 Let us go, we pray thee, to the Jordan, and every man take a beam from there, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.
| فَاسْمَحْ لَنَا أَنْ نَذْهَبَ إِلَى الأُرْدُنِّ فَيَقْطَعَ كُلٌّ مِنَّا بَعْضَ الأَخْشَابِ لِنَبْنِيَ مَكَاناً أَرْحَبَ نُقِيمُ فِيهِ». فَقَالَ: «اذْهَبُوا». | ٢ |
3 And one said, Be pleased, I pray thee, to go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
| وَقَالَ لَهُ أَحَدُهُمْ: «أَلا تَتَكَرَّمُ بِالذِّهَابِ مَعَ عَبِيدِكَ؟» فَقَبِلَ. | ٣ |
4 So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
| وَمَضَى مَعَهُمْ. وَعِنْدَمَا وَصَلُوا إِلَى نَهْرِ الأُردُنِّ شَرَعُوا فِي قَطْعِ الْخَشَبِ. | ٤ |
5 But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water. And he cried, and said, Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.
| وَفِيمَا كَانَ أَحَدُهُمْ يَقْطَعُ خَشَبَةً سَقَطَ رَأْسُ فَأْسِهِ الْحَدِيدِيُّ فِي الْمَاءِ، فَاسْتَغَاثَ بِأَلِيشَعَ قَائِلاً: «آهِ يَا سَيِّدِي، إنِّي اسْتَعَرْتُهُ». | ٥ |
6 And the man of God said, Where did it fall? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in there, and made the iron to float.
| فَسَأَلَهُ رَجُلُ اللهِ: «أَيْنَ سَقَطَ؟» فَأَشَارَ إِلَى الْمَوْضِعِ. فَقَطَعَ أَلِيشَعُ عُودَ حَطَبٍ أَلْقَاهُ فِي الْمَاءِ فَطَفَا رَأْسُ الْفَأْسِ، فَقَالَ: «الْتَقِطْهُ». | ٦ |
7 And he said, Take it up to thee. So he put out his hand, and took it.
| فَمَدَّ الرَّجُلُ يَدَهُ وَالْتَقَطَهُ. | ٧ |
8 Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel, and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
| وَحَارَبَ مَلِكُ أَرَامَ إِسْرَائِيلَ. وَبَعْدَ التَّدَاوُلِ مَعَ ضُبَّاطِهِ قَالَ: «سَأُعَسْكِرُ فِي مَوْضِعِ كَذَا (لأَتَرَبَّصَ بِمَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ)». | ٨ |
9 And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou not pass such a place, for the Syrians are coming down there.
| فَبَعَثَ رَجُلُ اللهِ إِلَى مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَائِلاً: «احْذَرْ الاجْتِيَازَ فِي مَوْضِعِ كَذَا، لأَنَّ الأَرَامِيِّينَ مُتَرَبِّصُونَ بِكَ فِيهِ». | ٩ |
10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of. And he saved himself there, not once nor twice.
| فَأَرْسَلَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مُرَاقِبِيهِ إِلَى الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْهُ رَجُلُ اللهِ وَحَذَّرَهُ مِنْهُ، فَتَأَكَّدَ مِنْ صِحَّةِ النَّبَأِ. وَتَكَرَّرَتْ تَحْذِيرَاتُ أَلِيشَعَ لِلْمَلِكِ مَرَّاتٍ عَدِيدَةً، فَكَانَ الْمَلِكُ يَتَحَفَّظُ دَائِماً لِنَفْسِهِ. | ١٠ |
11 And the heart of the king of Syria was greatly troubled for this thing, and he called his servants, and said to them, Will ye not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?
| فَانْزَعَجَ مَلِكُ أَرَامَ مِنْ هَذَا الأَمْرِ، وَجَمَعَ ضُبَّاطَهُ وَسَأَلَهُمْ: «أَلا تُخْبِرُونَنِي مَنْ مِنْكُمْ مُتَآمِرٌ مَعَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟» | ١١ |
12 And one of his servants said, No, my lord, O king, but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel tells the king of Israel the words that thou speak in thy bedchamber.
| فَأَجَابَهُ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ ضُبَّاطِهِ: «لا يُوْجَدُ مَنْ يَتَآمَرُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكَ، وَلَكِنَّ النَّبِيَّ أَلِيشَعَ الْمُقِيمَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ يُبَلِّغُ مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ حَتَّى بِالأُمُورِ الَّتِي تَهْمِسُ بِها فِي مُخْدَعِ نَوْمِكَ». | ١٢ |
13 And he said, Go and see where he is that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
| فَقَالَ: «اذْهَبُوا وَابْحَثُوا لِي عَنْ مَكَانِ إِقَامَتِهِ، فَأُرْسِلَ مَنْ يَعْتَقِلُهُ». فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّهُ فِي دُوثَانَ. | ١٣ |
14 Therefore he sent there horses, and chariots, and a great army. And they came by night, and encompassed the city about.
| فَوَجَّهَ مَلِكُ أَرَامَ إِلَى هُنَاكَ جَيْشاً كَبِيراً مُجَهَّزاً بِخُيُولٍ وَمَرْكَبَاتٍ، وَحَاصَرَ الْمَدِينَةَ لَيْلاً. | ١٤ |
15 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an army with horses and chariots was round about the city. And his servant said to him, Alas, my master! What shall we do?
| فَنَهَضَ خَادِمُ رَجُلِ اللهِ مُبَكِّراً وَخَرَجَ، وَإذَا بِهِ يَجِدُ جَيْشاً مُجَهَّزاً بِخُيُولٍ وَمَرْكَبَاتٍ يُحَاصِرُ الْمَدِينَةَ. فَقَالَ الْخَادِمُ: «آهِ يَا سَيِّدِي، مَا الْعَمَلُ؟» | ١٥ |
16 And he answered, Fear not, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.
| فَأَجَابَهُ أَلِيشَعُ: «لا تَخَفْ لأَنَّ الَّذِينَ مَعَنَا أَكْثَرُ مِنَ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُمْ». | ١٦ |
17 And Elisha prayed, and said, Jehovah, I pray thee, open his eyes that he may see. And Jehovah opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
| وَتَضَرَّعَ أَلِيشَعُ قَائِلاً: «يَا رَبُّ، افْتَحْ عَيْنَيْهِ فَيُبْصِرَ». فَفَتَحَ الرَّبُّ عَيْنَيِ الْخَادِمِ، وَإذَا بِهِ يُشَاهِدُ الْجَبَلَ يَكْتَظُّ بِخَيْلٍ وَمَرْكَبَاتِ نَارٍ تُحِيطُ بِأَلِيشَعَ. | ١٧ |
18 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed to Jehovah, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
| وَعِنْدَمَا تَقَدَّمَ جَيْشُ أَرَامَ نَحْوَ أَلِيشَعَ صَلَّى إِلَى الرَّبِّ قَائِلاً: «أَصِبْ هَذَا الْجَيْشَ بِالْعَمَى». فَضَرَبَهُمُ الرَّبُّ بِالْعَمَى اسْتِجَابَةً لِدُعَاءِ أَلِيشَعَ. | ١٨ |
19 And Elisha said to them, This is not the way, neither is this the city. Follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. And he led them to Samaria.
| عِنْدَئِذٍ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَلِيشَعُ: «لَقَدْ ضَلَلْتُمْ طَرِيقَكُمْ فَأَخْطَأْتُمْ مُحَاصَرَةَ الْمَدِينَةِ الْمَطْلُوبَةِ. اتْبَعُونِي فَأُرْشِدَكُمْ إِلَى الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي تَبْحَثُونَ عَنْهُ». فَقَادَهُمْ إِلَى السَّامِرَةِ. | ١٩ |
20 And it came to pass, when they came into Samaria, that Elisha said, Jehovah, open the eyes of these men that they may see. And Jehovah opened their eyes, and they saw. And, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.
| فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحُوا دَاخِلَ السَّامِرَةِ صَلَّى أَلِيشَعُ قَائِلاً: «يَا رَبُّ افْتَحْ عُيُونَهُمْ فَيُبْصِرُوا». فَفَتَحَ الرَّبُّ عُيُونَهُمْ، وَإذَا بِهِمْ يَجِدُونَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ فِي وَسَطِ السَّامِرَةِ! | ٢٠ |
21 And the king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? Shall I smite them?
| وَعِنْدَمَا شَاهَدَهُمْ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ سَأَلَ أَلِيشَعَ: «هَلْ أَقْتُلُهُمْ، هَلْ أَقْتُلُهُمْ يَا أَبِي؟» | ٢١ |
22 And he answered, Thou shall not smite them. Would thou smite those whom thou have taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? Set bread and water before them that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
| فَأَجَابَهُ: «لا تَقْتُلْ أَحَداً. إِنَّمَا اقْتُلِ الَّذِينَ تَسْبِيهِمْ بِسَيْفِكَ وَقَوْسِكَ. أَمَّا هَؤُلاءِ فَقَدِّمْ لَهُمْ طَعَاماً وَمَاءً فَيَأْكُلُوا وَيَشْرَبُوا ثُمَّ يَنْطَلِقُوا إِلَى سَيِّدِهِمْ». | ٢٢ |
23 And he prepared great provision for them. And when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
| فَأَقَامَ لَهُمُ الْمَلِكُ مَأْدُبَةً عَظِيمَةً، فَأَكَلُوا وَشَرِبُوا، ثُمَّ أَطْلَقَهُمْ، فَرَجَعُوا إِلَى سَيِّدِهِمْ. وَتَوَقَّفَتْ جُيُوشُ أَرَامَ عَنْ غَزْوِ أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَتْرَةً. | ٢٣ |
24 And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
| وَحَشَدَ بَنْهَدَدُ مَلِكُ أَرَامَ، بَعْدَ زَمَنٍ، كُلَّ جَيْشِهِ وَحَاصَرَ السَّامِرَةَ. | ٢٤ |
25 And there was a great famine in Samaria. And, behold, they besieged it until a donkey's head was sold for eighty pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.
| وَإِذْ طَالَ الْحِصَارُ، عَمَّتِ الْمَجَاعَةُ السَّامِرَةَ حَتَّى صَارَ رَأْسُ الْحِمَارِ يُبَاعُ بِثَمَانِينَ قِطْعَةً مِنْ الْفِضَّةِ، وَأُوقِيَةُ زِبْلِ الْحَمَامِ بِخَمْسِ قِطَعٍ مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ. | ٢٥ |
26 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, a woman cried out to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
| وَفِيمَا كَانَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ يَتَفَقَّدُ سُورَ الْمَدِينَةِ اسْتَغَاثَتْ بِهِ امْرَأَةٌ قَائِلَةً: «أَغِثْ يَا سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكَ». | ٢٦ |
27 And he said, If Jehovah does not help thee, from where shall I help thee? Out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?
| فَقَالَ لَهَا: «إِنْ لَمْ يُغِثْكِ الرَّبُّ، فَمِنْ أَيْنَ يُمْكِنُنِي أَنْ أَحْصُلَ لَكِ عَلَى الْغَوْثِ؟ أَمِنْ قَمْحِ الْبَيْدَرِ أَمْ مِنْ نَبِيذِ الْمِعْصَرَةِ؟» | ٢٧ |
28 And the king said to her, What troubles thee? And she answered, This woman said to me, Give thy son that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.
| ثُمَّ سَأَلَهَا الْمَلِكُ: «مَالَكِ؟» فَأَجَابَتْ: «لَقَدْ قَالَتْ لِي هَذِهِ الْمرْأَةُ، هَاتِي ابْنَكِ فَنَأْكُلَهُ الْيَوْمَ، ثُمَّ نَأْكُلَ ابْنِي فِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي. | ٢٨ |
29 So we boiled my son, and ate him. And I said to her on the next day, Give thy son that we may eat him. And she has hid her son.
| فَسَلَقْنَا ابْنِي وَأَكَلْنَاهُ. وَعِنْدَمَا قُلْتُ لَهَا فِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي: هَاتِي ابْنَكِ لِنَأْكُلَهُ، خَبَّأَتِ ابْنَهَا». | ٢٩ |
30 And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he tore his clothes (now he was passing by upon the wall). And the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth inside upon his flesh.
| فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الْمَلِكُ حَدِيثَ الْمَرْأَةِ مَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ وَهُوَ يَتَفَقَّدُ السُّورَ، فَرَأَى الْمُحِيطُونَ بِهِ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَرْتَدِي مُسُوحاً فَوْقَ جَسَدِهِ. | ٣٠ |
31 Then he said, God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.
| وَقَالَ: «لِيُعَاقِبْنِي الرَّبُّ أَشَدَّ عِقَابٍ وَيَزِدْ، إِنْ لَمْ أَقْطَعْ رَأْسَ أَلِيشَعَ بْنِ شَافَاطَ الْيَوْمَ». | ٣١ |
32 But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. And the king sent a man from before him, but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, Do ye see how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold the door fast against him. Is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
| وَكَانَ أَلِيشَعُ آنَئِذٍ مُجْتَمِعاً فِي بَيْتِهِ مَعَ شُيُوخِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَوَجَّهَ الْمَلِكُ رَسُولاً إِلَيْهِ يَتَقَدَّمُهُ. وَقَبْلَ أَنْ يَصِلَ الرَّسُولُ قَالَ أَلِيشَعُ لِلشُّيُوخِ: «أَرَأَيْتُمْ كَيْفَ أَنَّ هَذَا الْقَاتِلَ قَدْ أَرْسَلَ رَسُولاً لِيَقْطَعَ رَأْسِي؟ فَحَالَمَا يَأْتِي الرَّسُولُ أَغْلِقُوا الْبَابَ وَاتْرُكُوهُ مُوْصَداً فِي وَجْهِهِ. فَإِنَّ وَقْعَ خَطْوَاتِ سَيِّدِهِ يَتَجَاوَبُ وَرَاءَهُ» | ٣٢ |
33 And while he was yet talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him, and he said, Behold, this evil is of Jehovah. Why should I wait for Jehovah any longer?
| وَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ يُخَاطِبُهُمْ أَقْبَلَ الرَّسُولُ إِلَيْهِ، وَتَبِعَهُ الْمَلِكُ الَّذِي قَالَ: «إِنَّ هَذَا الشَّرَّ قَدْ حَلَّ بِنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ، فَأَيَّ شَيْءٍ أَتَوَقَّعُ مِنَ الرَّبِّ بَعْدُ؟» | ٣٣ |
