2 Kings 6
1 The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “See now, the place where we live and meet with you is too small for us.
| وَقَالَ بَنُو ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ لِأَلِيشَعَ: «هُوَذَا ٱلْمَوْضِعُ ٱلَّذِي نَحْنُ مُقِيمُونَ فِيهِ أَمَامَكَ ضَيِّقٌ عَلَيْنَا. | ١ |
2 Please let us go to the Jordan, and each man take a beam from there, and let’s make us a place there, where we may live.” He answered, “Go!”
| فَلْنَذْهَبْ إِلَى ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ وَنَأْخُذْ مِنْ هُنَاكَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ خَشَبَةً، وَنَعْمَلْ لِأَنْفُسِنَا هُنَاكَ مَوْضِعًا لِنُقِيمَ فِيهِ». فَقَالَ: «ٱذْهَبُوا». | ٢ |
3 One said, “Please be pleased to go with your servants.” He answered, “I will go.”
| فَقَالَ وَاحِدٌ: «ٱقْبَلْ وَٱذْهَبْ مَعَ عَبِيدِكَ». فَقَالَ: «إِنِّي أَذْهَبُ». | ٣ |
4 So he went with them. When they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
| فَٱنْطَلَقَ مَعَهُمْ. وَلَمَّا وَصَلُوا إِلَى ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ قَطَعُوا خَشَبًا. | ٤ |
5 But as one was cutting down a tree, the ax head fell into the water. Then he cried out and said, “Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.”
| وَإِذْ كَانَ وَاحِدٌ يَقْطَعُ خَشَبَةً، وَقَعَ ٱلْحَدِيدُ فِي ٱلْمَاءِ. فَصَرَخَ وَقَالَ: «آهِ يَا سَيِّدِي! لِأَنَّهُ عَارِيَةٌ». | ٥ |
6 The man of God asked, “Where did it fall?” He showed him the place. He cut down a stick, threw it in there, and made the iron float.
| فَقَالَ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ: «أَيْنَ سَقَطَ؟» فَأَرَاهُ ٱلْمَوْضِعَ، فَقَطَعَ عُودًا وَأَلْقَاهُ هُنَاكَ، فَطَفَا ٱلْحَدِيدُ. | ٦ |
7 He said, “Take it.” So he put out his hand and took it.
| فَقَالَ: «ٱرْفَعْهُ لِنَفْسِكَ». فَمَدَّ يَدَهُ وَأَخَذَهُ. | ٧ |
8 Now the king of Syria was at war against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”
| وَأَمَّا مَلِكُ أَرَامَ فَكَانَ يُحَارِبُ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَتَآمَرَ مَعَ عَبِيدِهِ قَائِلًا: «فِي ٱلْمَكَانِ ٱلْفُلَانِيِّ تَكُونُ مَحَلَّتِي». | ٨ |
9 The man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, “Beware that you not pass this place, for the Syrians are coming down there.”
| فَأَرْسَلَ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ إِلَى مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ يَقُولُ: «ٱحْذَرْ مِنْ أَنْ تَعْبُرَ بِهَذَا ٱلْمَوْضِعِ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْأَرَامِيِّينَ حَالُّونَ هُنَاكَ». | ٩ |
10 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 or twice.
| فَأَرْسَلَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى ٱلْمَوْضِعِ ٱلَّذِي قَالَ لَهُ عَنْهُ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ وَحَذَّرَهُ مِنْهُ وَتَحَفَّظَ هُنَاكَ، لَا مَرَّةً وَلَا مَرَّتَيْنِ. | ١٠ |
11 The king of Syria’s heart was very troubled about this. He called his servants, and said to them, “Will not you show me which of us is for the king of Israel?”
| فَٱضْطَرَبَ قَلْبُ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ مِنْ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ، وَدَعَا عَبِيدَهُ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَمَا تُخْبِرُونَنِي مَنْ مِنَّا هُوَ لِمَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟» | ١١ |
12 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 you speak in your bedroom.”
| فَقَالَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ عَبِيدِهِ: «لَيْسَ هَكَذَا يَا سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكَ. وَلَكِنَّ أَلِيشَعَ ٱلنَّبِيَّ ٱلَّذِي فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، يُخْبِرُ مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِٱلْأُمُورِ ٱلَّتِي تَتَكَلَّمُ بِهَا فِي مُخْدَعِ مِضْطَجَعِكَ». | ١٢ |
13 He said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him.” He was told, “Behold, he is in Dothan.”
| فَقَالَ: «ٱذْهَبُوا وَٱنْظُرُوا أَيْنَ هُوَ، فَأُرْسِلَ وَآخُذَهُ». فَأُخْبِرَ وَقِيلَ لَهُ: «هُوَذَا هُوَ فِي دُوثَانَ». | ١٣ |
14 Therefore he sent horses, chariots, and a great army there. They came by night and surrounded the city.
| فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى هُنَاكَ خَيْلًا وَمَرْكَبَاتٍ وَجَيْشًا ثَقِيلًا، وَجَاءُوا لَيْلًا وَأَحَاطُوا بِٱلْمَدِينَةِ. | ١٤ |
15 When the servant of the man of God had risen early and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was around the city. His servant said to him, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?”
| فَبَكَّرَ خَادِمُ رَجُلِ ٱللهِ وَقَامَ وَخَرَجَ، وَإِذَا جَيْشٌ مُحِيطٌ بِٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَخَيْلٌ وَمَرْكَبَاتٌ. فَقَالَ غُلَامُهُ لَهُ: «آهِ يَاسَيِّدِي! كَيْفَ نَعْمَلُ؟» | ١٥ |
16 He answered, “Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
| فَقَالَ: «لَا تَخَفْ، لِأَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَنَا أَكْثَرُ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُمْ». | ١٦ |
17 Elisha prayed, and said, “LORD, please open his eyes, that he may see.” the LORD opened the young man’s eyes, and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha.
| وَصَلَّى أَلِيشَعُ وَقَالَ: «يَارَبُّ، ٱفْتَحْ عَيْنَيْهِ فَيُبْصِرَ». فَفَتَحَ ٱلرَّبُّ عَيْنَيِ ٱلْغُلَامِ فَأَبْصَرَ، وَإِذَا ٱلْجَبَلُ مَمْلُوءٌ خَيْلًا وَمَرْكَبَاتِ نَارٍ حَوْلَ أَلِيشَعَ. | ١٧ |
18 When they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, “Please strike this people with blindness.” He struck them with blindness according to Elisha’s word.
| وَلَمَّا نَزَلُوا إِلَيْهِ صَلَّى أَلِيشَعُ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ وَقَالَ: «ٱضْرِبْ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلْأُمَمَ بِٱلْعَمَى». فَضَرَبَهُمْ بِٱلْعَمَى كَقَوْلِ أَلِيشَعَ. | ١٨ |
19 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 you seek.” He led them to Samaria.
| فَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَلِيشَعُ: «لَيْسَتْ هَذِهِ هِيَ ٱلطَّرِيقَ، وَلَا هَذِهِ هِيَ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ. ٱتْبَعُونِي فَأَسِيرَ بِكُمْ إِلَى ٱلرَّجُلِ ٱلَّذِي تُفَتِّشُونَ عَلَيْهِ». فَسَارَ بِهِمْ إِلَى ٱلسَّامِرَةِ. | ١٩ |
20 When they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, “LORD, open these men’s eyes, that they may see.” The LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and behold, they were in the middle of Samaria.
| فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا ٱلسَّامِرَةَ قَالَ أَلِيشَعُ: «يَارَبُّ ٱفْتَحْ أَعْيُنَ هَؤُلَاءِ فَيُبْصِرُوا». فَفَتَحَ ٱلرَّبُّ أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَأَبْصَرُوا وَإِذَا هُمْ فِي وَسْطِ ٱلسَّامِرَةِ. | ٢٠ |
21 The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, “My father, shall I strike them? Shall I strike them?”
| فَقَالَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِأَلِيشَعَ لَمَّا رَآهُمْ: «هَلْ أَضْرِبُ؟ هَلْ أَضْرِبُ يَا أَبِي؟» | ٢١ |
22 He answered, “You shall not strike them. Would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, then go to their master.”
| فَقَالَ: «لَا تَضْرِبْ. تَضْرِبُ ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَيْتَهُمْ بِسَيْفِكَ وَبِقَوْسِكَ. ضَعْ خُبْزًا وَمَاءً أَمَامَهُمْ فَيَأْكُلُوا وَيَشْرَبُوا، ثُمَّ يَنْطَلِقُوا إِلَى سَيِّدِهِمْ». | ٢٢ |
23 He prepared a great feast for them. After they ate and drank, he sent them away and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria stopped raiding the land of Israel.
| فَأَوْلَمَ لَهُمْ وَلِيمَةً عَظِيمَةً فَأَكَلُوا وَشَرِبُوا، ثُمَّ أَطْلَقَهُمْ فَٱنْطَلَقُوا إِلَى سَيِّدِهِمْ. وَلَمْ تَعُدْ أَيْضًا جُيُوشُ أَرَامَ تَدْخُلُ إِلَى أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. | ٢٣ |
24 After this, Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria.
| وَكَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ بَنْهَدَدَ مَلِكَ أَرَامَ جَمَعَ كُلَّ جَيْشِهِ وَصَعِدَ فَحَاصَرَ ٱلسَّامِرَةَ. | ٢٤ |
25 There was a great famine in Samaria. 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.
| وَكَانَ جُوعٌ شَدِيدٌ فِي ٱلسَّامِرَةِ. وَهُمْ حَاصَرُوهَا حَتَّى صَارَ رَأْسُ ٱلْحِمَارِ بِثَمَانِينَ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، وَرُبْعُ ٱلْقَابِ مِنْ زِبْلِ ٱلْحَمَامِ بِخَمْسٍ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ. | ٢٥ |
26 As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, saying, “Help, my lord, O king!”
| وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ جَائِزًا عَلَى ٱلسُّورِ صَرَخَتِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ إِلَيْهِ تَقُولُ: «خَلِّصْ يَا سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكَ». | ٢٦ |
27 He said, “If the LORD does not help you, where could I get help for you? From the threshing floor, or from the wine press?”
| فَقَالَ: «لَا! يُخَلِّصْكِ ٱلرَّبُّ. مِنْ أَيْنَ أُخَلِّصُكِ؟ أَمِنَ ٱلْبَيْدَرِ أَوْ مِنَ ٱلْمِعْصَرَةِ؟» | ٢٧ |
28 Then the king asked her, “What is your problem?” She answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.’
| ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ: «مَا لَكِ؟» فَقَالَتْ: «إِنَّ هَذِهِ ٱلْمَرْأَةَ قَدْ قَالَتْ لِي: هَاتِي ٱبْنَكِ فَنَأْكُلَهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ ثُمَّ، نَأْكُلَ ٱبْنِي غَدًا. | ٢٨ |
29 So we boiled my son and ate him; and I said to her on the next day, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him;’ and she has hidden her son.”
| فَسَلَقْنَا ٱبْنِي وَأَكَلْنَاهُ. ثُمَّ قُلْتُ لَهَا فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْآخَرِ: هَاتِي ٱبْنَكِ فَنَأْكُلَهُ فَخَبَّأَتِ ٱبْنَهَا». | ٢٩ |
30 When the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. Now he was passing by on the wall, and the people looked, and behold, he had sackcloth underneath on his body.
| فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ٱلْمَلِكُ كَلَامَ ٱلْمَرْأَةِ مَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ وَهُوَ مُجْتَازٌ عَلَى ٱلسُّورِ، فَنَظَرَ ٱلشَّعْبُ وَإِذَا مِسْحٌ مِنْ دَاخِلٍ عَلَى جَسَدِهِ. | ٣٠ |
31 Then he said, “God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat stays on him today.”
| فَقَالَ: «هَكَذَا يَصْنَعُ لِي ٱللهُ وَهَكَذَا يَزِيدُ، إِنْ قَامَ رَأْسُ أَلِيشَعَ بْنِ شَافَاطَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْيَوْمَ». | ٣١ |
32 But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. Then the king sent a man from before him; but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, “Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? Behold, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold the door shut against him. Is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?”
| وَكَانَ أَلِيشَعُ جَالِسًا فِي بَيْتِهِ وَٱلشُّيُوخُ جُلُوسًا عِنْدَهُ. فَأَرْسَلَ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَمَامِهِ. وَقَبْلَمَا أَتَى ٱلرَّسُولُ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ لِلشُّيُوخِ: «هَلْ رَأَيْتُمْ أَنَّ ٱبْنَ ٱلْقَاتِلِ هَذَا قَدْ أَرْسَلَ لِكَيْ يَقْطَعَ رَأْسِي؟ ٱنْظُرُوا! إِذَا جَاءَ ٱلرَّسُولُ فَأَغْلِقُوا ٱلْبَابَ وَٱحْصُرُوهُ عِنْدَ ٱلْبَابِ. أَلَيْسَ صَوْتُ قَدَمَيْ سَيِّدِهِ وَرَاءَهُ؟». | ٣٢ |
33 While he was still talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him. Then he said, “Behold, this evil is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”
| وَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ يُكَلِّمُهُمْ إِذَا بِٱلرَّسُولِ نَازِلٌ إِلَيْهِ. فَقَالَ: «هُوَذَا هَذَا ٱلشَّرُّ هُوَ مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ. مَاذَا أَنْتَظِرُ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ بَعْدُ؟». | ٣٣ |
