2 Kings 6
1 Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, There is not room enough for us in the place where we are living under your care;
| وَقَالَ بَنُو ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ لِأَلِيشَعَ: «هُوَذَا ٱلْمَوْضِعُ ٱلَّذِي نَحْنُ مُقِيمُونَ فِيهِ أَمَامَكَ ضَيِّقٌ عَلَيْنَا. | ١ |
2 So let us go to Jordan, and let everyone get to work cutting boards, and we will make a living-place for ourselves there. And he said to them, Go, then.
| فَلْنَذْهَبْ إِلَى ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ وَنَأْخُذْ مِنْ هُنَاكَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ خَشَبَةً، وَنَعْمَلْ لِأَنْفُسِنَا هُنَاكَ مَوْضِعًا لِنُقِيمَ فِيهِ». فَقَالَ: «ٱذْهَبُوا». | ٢ |
3 And one of them said, Be pleased to go with your servants. And he said, I will go.
| فَقَالَ وَاحِدٌ: «ٱقْبَلْ وَٱذْهَبْ مَعَ عَبِيدِكَ». فَقَالَ: «إِنِّي أَذْهَبُ». | ٣ |
4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they got to work cutting down trees.
| فَٱنْطَلَقَ مَعَهُمْ. وَلَمَّا وَصَلُوا إِلَى ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ قَطَعُوا خَشَبًا. | ٤ |
5 But one of them, while cutting a board, let the head of his axe go into the water; and he gave a cry, and said, This is a bad business, my master, for it is another's.
| وَإِذْ كَانَ وَاحِدٌ يَقْطَعُ خَشَبَةً، وَقَعَ ٱلْحَدِيدُ فِي ٱلْمَاءِ. فَصَرَخَ وَقَالَ: «آهِ يَا سَيِّدِي! لِأَنَّهُ عَارِيَةٌ». | ٥ |
6 And the man of God said, Where did it go in? and when he saw the place where it had gone into the water, cutting a stick, he put it into the water, and the iron came up to the top of the water.
| فَقَالَ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ: «أَيْنَ سَقَطَ؟» فَأَرَاهُ ٱلْمَوْضِعَ، فَقَطَعَ عُودًا وَأَلْقَاهُ هُنَاكَ، فَطَفَا ٱلْحَدِيدُ. | ٦ |
7 Then he said, Take it up. So he put out his hand and took it.
| فَقَالَ: «ٱرْفَعْهُ لِنَفْسِكَ». فَمَدَّ يَدَهُ وَأَخَذَهُ. | ٧ |
8 At that time the king of Aram was making war against Israel; and he had a meeting with the chiefs of his army and said, I will be waiting in secret in some named place.
| وَأَمَّا مَلِكُ أَرَامَ فَكَانَ يُحَارِبُ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَتَآمَرَ مَعَ عَبِيدِهِ قَائِلًا: «فِي ٱلْمَكَانِ ٱلْفُلَانِيِّ تَكُونُ مَحَلَّتِي». | ٨ |
9 And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, Take care to keep away from that place, for the Aramaeans are waiting there in secret.
| فَأَرْسَلَ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ إِلَى مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ يَقُولُ: «ٱحْذَرْ مِنْ أَنْ تَعْبُرَ بِهَذَا ٱلْمَوْضِعِ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْأَرَامِيِّينَ حَالُّونَ هُنَاكَ». | ٩ |
10 So the king of Israel sent to the place where the man of God had said there was danger, and kept clear of it more than once.
| فَأَرْسَلَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى ٱلْمَوْضِعِ ٱلَّذِي قَالَ لَهُ عَنْهُ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ وَحَذَّرَهُ مِنْهُ وَتَحَفَّظَ هُنَاكَ، لَا مَرَّةً وَلَا مَرَّتَيْنِ. | ١٠ |
11 And at this, the mind of the king of Aram was greatly troubled, and he sent for his servants and said to them, Will you not make clear to me which of us is helping the king of Israel?
| فَٱضْطَرَبَ قَلْبُ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ مِنْ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ، وَدَعَا عَبِيدَهُ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَمَا تُخْبِرُونَنِي مَنْ مِنَّا هُوَ لِمَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟» | ١١ |
12 And one of them said, Not one of us, my lord king; but Elisha, the prophet in Israel, gives the king of Israel news of the words you say even 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 Then he said, Go and see where he is, so that I may send and get him. And news came to him that he was in Dothan.
| فَقَالَ: «ٱذْهَبُوا وَٱنْظُرُوا أَيْنَ هُوَ، فَأُرْسِلَ وَآخُذَهُ». فَأُخْبِرَ وَقِيلَ لَهُ: «هُوَذَا هُوَ فِي دُوثَانَ». | ١٣ |
14 So he sent there horses and carriages and a great army; and they came by night, circling the town.
| فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى هُنَاكَ خَيْلًا وَمَرْكَبَاتٍ وَجَيْشًا ثَقِيلًا، وَجَاءُوا لَيْلًا وَأَحَاطُوا بِٱلْمَدِينَةِ. | ١٤ |
15 Now the servant of the man of God, having got up early and gone out, saw an army with horses and carriages of war all round the town. And the servant said to him, O my master, what are we to do?
| فَبَكَّرَ خَادِمُ رَجُلِ ٱللهِ وَقَامَ وَخَرَجَ، وَإِذَا جَيْشٌ مُحِيطٌ بِٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَخَيْلٌ وَمَرْكَبَاتٌ. فَقَالَ غُلَامُهُ لَهُ: «آهِ يَاسَيِّدِي! كَيْفَ نَعْمَلُ؟» | ١٥ |
16 And he said in answer, Have no fear; 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 Then Elisha made a prayer to the Lord, saying, Lord, let his eyes be open so that he may see. And the Lord made the young man's eyes open; and he saw that all the mountain was full of horses and carriages of fire round Elisha.
| وَصَلَّى أَلِيشَعُ وَقَالَ: «يَارَبُّ، ٱفْتَحْ عَيْنَيْهِ فَيُبْصِرَ». فَفَتَحَ ٱلرَّبُّ عَيْنَيِ ٱلْغُلَامِ فَأَبْصَرَ، وَإِذَا ٱلْجَبَلُ مَمْلُوءٌ خَيْلًا وَمَرْكَبَاتِ نَارٍ حَوْلَ أَلِيشَعَ. | ١٧ |
18 Now when the Aramaeans came down to Elisha, he made a prayer to the Lord saying, Lord, make this people blind. And he made them blind at Elisha's request.
| وَلَمَّا نَزَلُوا إِلَيْهِ صَلَّى أَلِيشَعُ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ وَقَالَ: «ٱضْرِبْ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلْأُمَمَ بِٱلْعَمَى». فَضَرَبَهُمْ بِٱلْعَمَى كَقَوْلِ أَلِيشَعَ. | ١٨ |
19 And Elisha said to them, This is not the way, and this is not the town: come after me so that I may take you to the man you are searching for. And he took 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 And when they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, Lord, let the eyes of these men be open so that they may see. And the Lord made their eyes open, and they saw that 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 And the king of Israel, when he saw them, said to Elisha, My father, am I to put them to the sword?
| فَقَالَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِأَلِيشَعَ لَمَّا رَآهُمْ: «هَلْ أَضْرِبُ؟ هَلْ أَضْرِبُ يَا أَبِي؟» | ٢١ |
22 But he said in answer, You are not to put them to death; have you any right to put to death those whom you have not taken prisoner with your sword and your bow? put bread and water before them, so that they may have food and drink and go to their master.
| فَقَالَ: «لَا تَضْرِبْ. تَضْرِبُ ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَيْتَهُمْ بِسَيْفِكَ وَبِقَوْسِكَ. ضَعْ خُبْزًا وَمَاءً أَمَامَهُمْ فَيَأْكُلُوا وَيَشْرَبُوا، ثُمَّ يَنْطَلِقُوا إِلَى سَيِّدِهِمْ». | ٢٢ |
23 So he made ready a great feast for them, and when they had had food and drink, he sent them away and they went back to their master. And no more bands of Aramaeans came into 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 Now after this, Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got together all his army and went up to make an attack on Samaria, shutting the town in on all sides with his forces.
| وَكَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ بَنْهَدَدَ مَلِكَ أَرَامَ جَمَعَ كُلَّ جَيْشِهِ وَصَعِدَ فَحَاصَرَ ٱلسَّامِرَةَ. | ٢٤ |
25 And they became very short of food in Samaria; for they kept it shut in till the price of an ass's head was eighty shekels of silver, and a small measure of doves' droppings was five shekels 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 And when the king of Israel was going by on the wall, a woman came crying out to him, and said, Help! my lord king.
| وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ جَائِزًا عَلَى ٱلسُّورِ صَرَخَتِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ إِلَيْهِ تَقُولُ: «خَلِّصْ يَا سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكَ». | ٢٦ |
27 And he said, If the Lord does not give you help, where am I to get help for you? from the grain-floor or the grape-crusher?
| فَقَالَ: «لَا! يُخَلِّصْكِ ٱلرَّبُّ. مِنْ أَيْنَ أُخَلِّصُكِ؟ أَمِنَ ٱلْبَيْدَرِ أَوْ مِنَ ٱلْمِعْصَرَةِ؟» | ٢٧ |
28 And the king said to her, What is troubling you? And she said in answer, This woman said to me, Give your son to be our food today, and we will have 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, boiling my son, we had a meal of him; and on the day after I said to her, Now give your son for our food; but she has put her son in a secret place.
| فَسَلَقْنَا ٱبْنِي وَأَكَلْنَاهُ. ثُمَّ قُلْتُ لَهَا فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْآخَرِ: هَاتِي ٱبْنَكِ فَنَأْكُلَهُ فَخَبَّأَتِ ٱبْنَهَا». | ٢٩ |
30 Then the king, hearing what the woman said, took his robes in his hands, violently parting them; and, while he was walking on the wall, the people, looking, saw that under his robe he had haircloth on his flesh.
| فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ٱلْمَلِكُ كَلَامَ ٱلْمَرْأَةِ مَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ وَهُوَ مُجْتَازٌ عَلَى ٱلسُّورِ، فَنَظَرَ ٱلشَّعْبُ وَإِذَا مِسْحٌ مِنْ دَاخِلٍ عَلَى جَسَدِهِ. | ٣٠ |
31 Then he said, May God's punishment come on me if Elisha, the son of Shaphat, keeps his head on his body after this day.
| فَقَالَ: «هَكَذَا يَصْنَعُ لِي ٱللهُ وَهَكَذَا يَزِيدُ، إِنْ قَامَ رَأْسُ أَلِيشَعَ بْنِ شَافَاطَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْيَوْمَ». | ٣١ |
32 But Elisha was in his house, and the responsible men were seated there with him; and before the king got there, Elisha said to those who were with him, Do you see how this cruel and violent man has sent to take away my life?
| 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 to them, the king came down and said, This evil is from the Lord; why am I to go on waiting any longer for the Lord?
| وَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ يُكَلِّمُهُمْ إِذَا بِٱلرَّسُولِ نَازِلٌ إِلَيْهِ. فَقَالَ: «هُوَذَا هَذَا ٱلشَّرُّ هُوَ مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ. مَاذَا أَنْتَظِرُ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ بَعْدُ؟». | ٣٣ |
