< 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.
亚兰王的元帅乃缦在他主人面前为尊为大,因耶和华曾借他使亚兰人得胜;他又是大能的勇士,只是长了大麻风。
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.
先前亚兰人成群地出去,从以色列国掳了一个小女子,这女子就服事乃缦的妻。
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.
她对主母说:“巴不得我主人去见撒马利亚的先知,必能治好他的大麻风。”
4 And he went in, and tolde his lorde, saying, Thus and thus saith the mayde that is of the land of Israel.
乃缦进去,告诉他主人说,以色列国的女子如此如此说。
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,
亚兰王说:“你可以去,我也达信于以色列王。”于是乃缦带银子十他连得,金子六千舍客勒,衣裳十套,就去了;
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.
且带信给以色列王,信上说:“我打发臣仆乃缦去见你,你接到这信,就要治好他的大麻风。”
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.
以色列王看了信就撕裂衣服,说:“我岂是 神,能使人死使人活呢?这人竟打发人来,叫我治好他的大麻风。你们看一看,这人何以寻隙攻击我呢?”
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.
神人以利沙听见以色列王撕裂衣服,就打发人去见王,说:“你为什么撕了衣服呢?可使那人到我这里来,他就知道以色列中有先知了。”
9 Then Naaman came with his horses, and with his charets, and stoode at the doore of the house of Elisha.
于是,乃缦带着车马到了以利沙的家,站在门前。
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.
以利沙打发一个使者,对乃缦说:“你去在约旦河中沐浴七回,你的肉就必复原,而得洁净。”
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.
乃缦却发怒走了,说:“我想他必定出来见我,站着求告耶和华—他 神的名,在患处以上摇手,治好这大麻风。
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.
大马士革的河亚罢拿和法珥法岂不比以色列的一切水更好吗?我在那里沐浴不得洁净吗?”于是气忿忿地转身去了。
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?
他的仆人进前来,对他说:“我父啊,先知若吩咐你做一件大事,你岂不做吗?何况说你去沐浴而得洁净呢?”
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.
于是乃缦下去,照着神人的话,在约旦河里沐浴七回;他的肉复原,好像小孩子的肉,他就洁净了。
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.
乃缦带着一切跟随他的人,回到神人那里,站在他面前,说:“如今我知道,除了以色列之外,普天下没有 神。现在求你收点仆人的礼物。”
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.
以利沙说:“我指着所事奉永生的耶和华起誓,我必不受。”乃缦再三地求他,他却不受。
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.
乃缦说:“你若不肯受,请将两骡子驮的土赐给仆人。从今以后,仆人必不再将燔祭或平安祭献与别神,只献给耶和华。
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.
惟有一件事,愿耶和华饶恕你仆人:我主人进临门庙叩拜的时候,我用手搀他在临门庙,我也屈身。我在临门庙屈身的这事,愿耶和华饶恕我。”
19 Vnto whome he saide, Goe in peace. So he departed from him about halfe a dayes iourney of grounde.
以利沙对他说:“你可以平平安安地回去!” 乃缦就离开他去了;走了不远,
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.
神人以利沙的仆人基哈西心里说:“我主人不愿从这亚兰人乃缦手里受他带来的礼物,我指着永生的耶和华起誓,我必跑去追上他,向他要些。”
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?
于是基哈西追赶乃缦。乃缦看见有人追赶,就急忙下车迎着他,说:“都平安吗?”
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.
说:“都平安。我主人打发我来说:‘刚才有两个少年人,是先知门徒,从以法莲山地来见我,请你赐他们一他连得银子,两套衣裳。’”
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.
乃缦说:“请受二他连得”;再三地请受,便将二他连得银子装在两个口袋里,又将两套衣裳交给两个仆人;他们就在基哈西前头抬着走。
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.
到了山冈,基哈西从他们手中接过来,放在屋里,打发他们回去。
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.
基哈西进去,站在他主人面前。以利沙问他说:“基哈西你从哪里来?”回答说:“仆人没有往哪里去。”
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?
以利沙对他说:“那人下车转回迎你的时候,我的心岂没有去呢?这岂是受银子、衣裳、买橄榄园、葡萄园、牛羊、仆婢的时候呢?
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.
因此,乃缦的大麻风必沾染你和你的后裔,直到永远。”基哈西从以利沙面前退出去,就长了大麻风,像雪那样白。