2 Kings 5

1 Now was there one Naaman captaine of the hoste of the King of Aram, a great man, and honourable in the sight of his lorde, because that by him the Lord had deliuered the Aramites. He also was a mightie man and valiant, but a leper.

١ وَكَانَ نُعْمَانُ رَئِيسُ جَيْشِ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ رَجُلًا عَظِيمًا عِنْدَ سَيِّدِهِ مَرْفُوعَ ٱلْوَجْهِ، لِأَنَّهُ عَنْ يَدِهِ أَعْطَى ٱلرَّبُّ خَلَاصًا لِأَرَامَ. وَكَانَ ٱلرَّجُلُ جَبَّارَ بَأْسٍ، أَبْرَصَ.

2 And the Aramites had gone out by bands, and had taken a litle mayde of the land of Israel, and shee serued Naamans wife.

٢ وَكَانَ ٱلْأَرَامِيُّونَ قَدْ خَرَجُوا غُزَاةً فَسَبَوْا مِنْ أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَتَاةً صَغِيرَةً، فَكَانَتْ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ ٱمْرَأَةِ نُعْمَانَ.

3 And she sayd vnto her mistres, Would God my lord were with the Prophet that is in Samaria, he would soone deliuer him of his leprosie.

٣ فَقَالَتْ لِمَوْلَاتِهَا: «يَا لَيْتَ سَيِّدِي أَمَامَ ٱلنَّبِيِّ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسَّامِرَةِ، فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَشْفِيهِ مِنْ بَرَصِهِ».

4 And he went in, and tolde his lorde, saying, Thus and thus saith the mayde that is of the land of Israel.

٤ فَدَخَلَ وَأَخْبَرَ سَيِّدَهُ قَائِلًا: «كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَتِ ٱلْجَارِيَةُ ٱلَّتِي مِنْ أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ».

5 And the King of Aram sayde, Goe thy way thither, and I will send a letter vnto the King of Israel. And he departed, and tooke with him ten talents of siluer, and sixe thousand pieces of golde, and ten change of rayments,

٥ فَقَالَ مَلِكُ أَرَامَ: «ٱنْطَلِقْ ذَاهِبًا، فَأُرْسِلَ كِتَابًا إِلَى مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ». فَذَهَبَ وَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ عَشَرَ وَزَنَاتٍ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، وَسِتَّةَ آلَافِ شَاقِلٍ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ، وَعَشَرَ حُلَلٍ مِنَ ٱلثِّيَابِ.

6 And brought the letter to the King of Israel to this effect, Now when this letter is come vnto thee, vnderstand, that I haue sent thee Naaman my seruant, that thou maiest heale him of his leprosie.

٦ وَأَتَى بِٱلْكِتَابِ إِلَى مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ يَقُولُ فِيهِ: «فَٱلْآنَ عِنْدَ وُصُولِ هَذَا ٱلْكِتَابِ إِلَيْكَ، هُوَذَا قَدْ أَرْسَلْتُ إِلَيْكَ نُعْمَانَ عَبْدِي فَٱشْفِهِ مِنْ بَرَصِهِ».

7 And when the King of Israel had read the letter, he rent his clothes, and sayde, Am I God, to kill and to giue life, that hee doth send to mee, that I should heale a man from his leprosie? wherfore consider, I pray you, and see howe he seeketh a quarel against me.

٧ فَلَمَّا قَرَأَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلْكِتَابَ مَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ وَقَالَ: «هَلْ أَنَا ٱللهُ لِكَيْ أُمِيتَ وَأُحْيِيَ، حَتَّى إِنَّ هَذَا يُرْسِلُ إِلَيَّ أَنْ أَشْفِيَ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَرَصِهِ؟ فَٱعْلَمُوا وَٱنْظُرُوا أَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا يَتَعَرَّضُ لِي».

8 But when Elisha the man of God had heard that the King of Israel had rent his clothes, hee sent vnto the King, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? Let him come now to me, and he shall knowe that there is a Prophet in Israel.

٨ وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ أَلِيشَعُ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ أَنَّ مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَدْ مَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ، أَرْسَلَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ يَقُولُ: «لِمَاذَا مَزَّقْتَ ثِيَابَكَ؟ لِيَأْتِ إِلَيَّ فَيَعْلَمَ أَنَّهُ يُوجَدُ نَبِيٌّ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ».

9 Then Naaman came with his horses, and with his charets, and stoode at the doore of the house of Elisha.

٩ فَجَاءَ نُعْمَانُ بِخَيْلِهِ وَمَرْكَبَاتِهِ وَوَقَفَ عِنْدَ بَابِ بَيْتِ أَلِيشَعَ.

10 And Elisha sent a messenger vnto him, saying, Go and wash thee in Iorden seuen times, and thy flesh shall come againe to thee, and thou shalt be clensed.

١٠ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ أَلِيشَعُ رَسُولًا يَقُولُ: «ٱذْهَبْ وَٱغْتَسِلْ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ فِي ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ، فَيَرْجِعَ لَحْمُكَ إِلَيْكَ وَتَطْهُرَ».

11 But Naaman was wroth and went away, and sayde, Beholde, I thought with my selfe, Hee will surely come out, and stande, and call on the Name of the Lord his God and put his hand on the place, and heale the leprosie.

١١ فَغَضِبَ نُعْمَانُ وَمَضَى وَقَالَ: «هُوَذَا قُلْتُ إِنَّهُ يَخْرُجُ إِلَيَّ، وَيَقِفُ وَيَدْعُو بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ، وَيُرَدِّدُ يَدَهُ فَوْقَ ٱلْمَوْضِعِ فَيُشْفِي ٱلْأَبْرَصَ.

12 Are not Abanah and Pharpar, riuers of Damascus, better then all the waters of Israel? may I not washe mee in them, and bee cleansed? so hee turned, and departed in displeasure.

١٢ أَلَيْسَ أَبَانَةُ وَفَرْفَرُ نَهْرَا دِمَشْقَ أَحْسَنَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ مِيَاهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ أَمَا كُنْتُ أَغْتَسِلُ بِهِمَا فَأَطْهُرَ؟» وَرَجَعَ وَمَضَى بِغَيْظٍ.

13 But his seruants came, and spake vnto him, and sayd, Father, if the Prophet had commanded thee a great thing, wouldest thou not haue done it? howe much rather then, when hee sayth to thee, Wash and be cleane?

١٣ فَتَقَدَّمَ عَبِيدُهُ وَكَلَّمُوهُ وَقَالُوا: «يَا أَبَانَا، لَوْ قَالَ لَكَ ٱلنَّبِيُّ أَمْرًا عَظِيمًا، أَمَا كُنْتَ تَعْمَلُهُ؟ فَكَمْ بِٱلْحَرِيِّ إِذَا قَالَ لَكَ: ٱغْتَسِلْ وَٱطْهُرْ؟».

14 Then went he downe, and washed him selfe seuen times in Iorden, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came againe, like vnto ye flesh of a litle child, and he was cleane.

١٤ فَنَزَلَ وَغَطَسَ فِي ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ، حَسَبَ قَوْلِ رَجُلِ ٱللهِ، فَرَجَعَ لَحْمُهُ كَلَحْمِ صَبِيٍّ صَغِيرٍ وَطَهُرَ.

15 And hee turned againe to the man of God, hee, and all his companie, and came and stood before him, and sayd, Behold, now I knowe that there is no God in all the world, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a reward of thy seruant.

١٥ فَرَجَعَ إِلَى رَجُلِ ٱللهِ هُوَ وَكُلُّ جَيْشِهِ وَدَخَلَ وَوَقَفَ أَمَامَهُ وَقَالَ: «هُوَذَا قَدْ عَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ إِلَهٌ فِي كُلِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّا فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَٱلْآنَ فَخُذْ بَرَكَةً مِنْ عَبْدِكَ».

16 But hee sayde, As the Lord liueth (before whom I stand) I wil not receiue it. And he would haue constrained him to receiue it, but he refused.

١٦ فَقَالَ: «حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلَّذِي أَنَا وَاقِفٌ أَمَامَهُ، إِنِّي لَا آخُذُ». وَأَلَحَّ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ فَأَبَى.

17 Moreouer Naaman sayde, Shall there not be giuen to thy seruant two mules loade of this earth? for thy seruant will henceforth offer neither burnt sacrifice nor offring vnto any other god, saue vnto the Lord.

١٧ فَقَالَ نُعْمَانُ: «أَمَا يُعْطَى لِعَبْدِكَ حِمْلُ بَغْلَيْنِ مِنَ ٱلتُّرَابِ، لِأَنَّهُ لَا يُقَرِّبُ بَعْدُ عَبْدُكَ مُحْرَقَةً وَلَا ذَبِيحَةً لِآلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى بَلْ لِلرَّبِّ.

18 Herein the Lord bee mercifull vnto thy seruant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon, to worship there, and leaneth on mine hand, and I bowe my selfe in the house of Rimmon: when I doe bowe downe, I say, in the house of Rimmon, the Lord be mercifull vnto thy seruant in this point.

١٨ عَنْ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ يَصْفَحُ ٱلرَّبُّ لِعَبْدِكَ: عِنْدَ دُخُولِ سَيِّدِي إِلَى بَيْتِ رِمُّونَ لِيَسْجُدَ هُنَاكَ، وَيَسْتَنِدُ عَلَى يَدِي فَأَسْجُدُ فِي بَيْتِ رِمُّونَ، فَعِنْدَ سُجُودِي فِي بَيْتِ رِمُّونَ يَصْفَحُ ٱلرَّبُّ لِعَبْدِكَ عَنْ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ».

19 Vnto whome he saide, Goe in peace. So he departed from him about halfe a dayes iourney of grounde.

١٩ فَقَالَ لَهُ: «ٱمْضِ بِسَلَامٍ». وَلَمَّا مَضَى مِنْ عِنْدِهِ مَسَافَةً مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ،

20 And Gehazi the seruant of Elisha the man of God sayde, Beholde, my master hath spared this Aramite Naaman, receiuing not those things at his hand that he brought: as the Lord liueth, I will runne after him, and take somewhat of him.

٢٠ قَالَ جِيحْزِي غُلَامُ أَلِيشَعَ رَجُلِ ٱللهِ: «هُوَذَا سَيِّدِي قَدِ ٱمْتَنَعَ عَنْ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ مِنْ يَدِ نُعْمَانَ ٱلْأَرَامِيِّ هَذَا مَا أَحْضَرَهُ. حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ، إِنِّي أَجْرِي وَرَاءَهُ وَآخُذُ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا».

21 So Gehazi followed speedily after Naaman. And when Naaman sawe him running after him, he light downe from the charet to meete him, and said, Is all well?

٢١ فَسَارَ جِيحْزِي وَرَاءَ نُعْمَانَ. وَلَمَّا رَآهُ نُعْمَانُ رَاكِضًا وَرَاءَهُ نَزَلَ عَنِ ٱلْمَرْكَبَةِ لِلِقَائِهِ وَقَالَ: «أَسَلَامٌ؟».

22 And he answered, All is well: my master hath set me, saying, Behold, there be come to me, euen nowe from mount Ephraim two yong men of the children of the Prophets: giue them, I pray thee, a talent of siluer, and two change of garmets.

٢٢ فَقَالَ: «سَلَامٌ. إِنَّ سَيِّدِي قَدْ أَرْسَلَنِي قَائِلًا: هُوَذَا فِي هَذَا ٱلْوَقْتِ قَدْ جَاءَ إِلَيَّ غُلَامَانِ مِنْ جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ مِنْ بَنِي ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ، فَأَعْطِهِمَا وَزْنَةَ فِضَّةٍ وَحُلَّتَيْ ثِيَابٍ».

23 And Naaman saide, Yea, take two talents: and he compelled him, and bound two talents of siluer in two bagges, with two change of garments, and gaue them vnto two of his seruants, that they might beare them before him.

٢٣ فَقَالَ نُعْمَانُ: «ٱقْبَلْ وَخُذْ وَزْنَتَيْنِ». وَأَلَحَّ عَلَيْهِ، وَصَرَّ وَزْنَتَيْ فِضَّةٍ فِي كِيسَيْنِ، وَحُلَّتَيِ ٱلثِّيَابِ، وَدَفَعَهَا لِغُلَامَيْهِ فَحَمَلَاهَا قُدَّامَهُ.

24 And when he came to the towre, he tooke them out of their handes, and laide them in the house, and sent away the men: and they departed.

٢٤ وَلَمَّا وَصَلَ إِلَى ٱلْأَكَمَةِ أَخَذَهَا مِنْ أَيْدِيهِمَا وَأَوْدَعَهَا فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ وَأَطْلَقَ ٱلرَّجُلَيْنِ فَٱنْطَلَقَا.

25 Then he went in, and stoode before his master. And Elisha said vnto him, Whence commest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy seruant went no whither.

٢٥ وَأَمَّا هُوَ فَدَخَلَ وَوَقَفَ أَمَامَ سَيِّدِهِ. فَقَالَ لَهُ أَلِيشَعُ: «مِنْ أَيْنَ يَاجِيحْزِي؟» فَقَالَ: «لَمْ يَذْهَبْ عَبْدُكَ إِلَى هُنَا أَوْ هُنَاكَ».

26 But he saide vnto him, Went not mine heart with thee when the man turned againe from his charet to meete thee? Is this a time to take money, and to receiue garments, and oliues, and vineyardes, and sheepe, and oxen, and men seruants, and maide seruants?

٢٦ فَقَالَ لَهُ: «أَلَمْ يَذْهَبْ قَلْبِي حِينَ رَجَعَ ٱلرَّجُلُ مِنْ مَرْكَبَتِهِ لِلِقَائِكَ؟ أَهُوَ وَقْتٌ لِأَخْذِ ٱلْفِضَّةِ وَلِأَخْذِ ثِيَابٍ وَزَيْتُونٍ وَكُرُومٍ وَغَنَمٍ وَبَقَرٍ وَعَبِيدٍ وَجَوَارٍ؟

27 The leprosie therefore of Naaman shall cleaue vnto thee, and to thy seede for euer. And he went out from his presence a leper white as snowe.

٢٧ فَبَرَصُ نُعْمَانَ يَلْصَقُ بِكَ وَبِنَسْلِكَ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ». فَخَرَجَ مِنْ أَمَامِهِ أَبْرَصَ كَٱلثَّلْجِ.