2 Kings 4

1 Now, a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets, made outcry unto Elisha, saying—Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and, thou, knowest that, thy servant, was one who revered Yahweh, —now, the creditor, hath come to take my two boys to himself as bondmen.

١ وَصَرَخَتْ إِلَى أَلِيشَعَ ٱمْرَأَةٌ مِنْ نِسَاءِ بَنِي ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ قَائِلَةً: «إِنَّ عَبْدَكَ زَوْجِي قَدْ مَاتَ، وَأَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ عَبْدَكَ كَانَ يَخَافُ ٱلرَّبَّ. فَأَتَى ٱلْمُرَابِي لِيَأْخُذَ وَلَدَيَّ لَهُ عَبْدَيْنِ».

2 And Elisha said unto her—What shall I do for thee? tell me what thou, hast, in the house. And she said—Thy maid-servant hath, nothing at all, in the house, save a flask of oil.

٢ فَقَالَ لَهَا أَلِيشَعُ: «مَاذَا أَصْنَعُ لَكِ؟ أَخْبِرِينِي مَاذَا لَكِ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ؟». فَقَالَتْ: «لَيْسَ لِجَارِيَتِكَ شَيْءٌ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ إِلَّا دُهْنَةَ زَيْتٍ».

3 And he said—Go, ask thee vessels, from without, of all thy neighbours, —empty vessels, let them not be few.

٣ فَقَالَ: «ٱذْهَبِي ٱسْتَعِيرِي لِنَفْسِكِ أَوْعِيَةً مِنْ خَارِجٍ، مِنْ عِنْدِ جَمِيعِ جِيرَانِكِ، أَوْعِيَةً فَارِغَةً. لَا تُقَلِّلِي.

4 And, when thou hast come in, then shalt thou shut the door behind thee and behind thy sons, and shalt pour out into all these vessels, —and, that which is full, shalt thou set aside.

٤ ثُمَّ ٱدْخُلِي وَأَغْلِقِي ٱلْبَابَ عَلَى نَفْسِكِ وَعَلَى بَنِيكِ، وَصُبِّي فِي جَمِيعِ هَذِهِ ٱلْأَوْعِيَةِ، وَمَا ٱمْتَلَأَ ٱنْقُلِيهِ».

5 So she went out from his presence, and shut the door behind her, and behind her sons, —they bringing near to her, and she pouring out.

٥ فَذَهَبَتْ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ وَأَغْلَقَتِ ٱلْبَابَ عَلَى نَفْسِهَا وَعَلَى بَنِيهَا. فَكَانُوا هُمْ يُقَدِّمُونَ لَهَا ٱلْأَوْعِيَةَ وَهِيَ تَصُبُّ.

6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son—Bring me a vessel more. And he said unto her—There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.

٦ وَلَمَّا ٱمْتَلَأَتِ ٱلْأَوْعِيَةُ قَالَتْ لِٱبْنِهَا: «قَدِّمْ لِي أَيْضًا وِعَاءً». فَقَالَ لَهَا: «لَا يُوجَدُ بَعْدُ وِعَاءٌ». فَوَقَفَ ٱلزَّيْتُ.

7 Then came she in, and told the man of God, and he said—Go, sell the oil, and pay thy creditor, —and, thou and thy sons, shall live of the rest.

٧ فَأَتَتْ وَأَخْبَرَتْ رَجُلَ ٱللهِ فَقَالَ: «ٱذْهَبِي بِيعِي ٱلزَّيْتَ وَأَوْفِي دَيْنَكِ، وَعِيشِي أَنْتِ وَبَنُوكِ بِمَا بَقِيَ».

8 And so it was, on a day, that Elisha passed over unto Shunem, where was a woman of position, and she constrained him to eat bread, —and so it came about, whensoever he passed that way, that he turned aside thither, to eat bread.

٨ وَفِي ذَاتِ يَوْمٍ عَبَرَ أَلِيشَعُ إِلَى شُونَمَ. وَكَانَتْ هُنَاكَ ٱمْرَأَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ، فَأَمْسَكَتْهُ لِيَأْكُلَ خُبْزًا. وَكَانَ كُلَّمَا عَبَرَ يَمِيلُ إِلَى هُنَاكَ لِيَأْكُلَ خُبْزًا.

9 Then said she unto her husband, Lo! I pray thee—I perceive that, a holy man of God, he is, —passing our way continually.

٩ فَقَالَتْ لِرَجُلِهَا: «قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ، مُقَدَّسٌ ٱلَّذِي يَمُرُّ عَلَيْنَا دَائِمًا.

10 I pray thee, let us make a little upper chamber on the wall and set for him there—a bed, and a table, and a seat, and a lampstand, —so shall it be, when he cometh to us, that he can turn in thither.

١٠ فَلْنَعْمَلْ عُلِّيَّةً عَلَى ٱلْحَائِطِ صَغِيرَةً وَنَضَعْ لَهُ هُنَاكَ سَرِيرًا وَخِوَانًا وَكُرْسِيًّا وَمَنَارَةً، حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ إِلَيْنَا يَمِيلُ إِلَيْهَا».

11 And it came to pass, on a day, that he came thither, —so he turned aside into the upper chamber, and slept there.

١١ وَفِي ذَاتِ يَوْمٍ جَاءَ إِلَى هُنَاكَ وَمَالَ إِلَى ٱلْعُلِّيَّةِ وَٱضْطَجَعَ فِيهَا.

12 Then said he unto Gehazi, his young man, Call this Shunammitess. And he called her, and she stood before him.

١٢ فَقَالَ لِجِيحْزِي غُلَامِهِ: «ٱدْعُ هَذِهِ ٱلشُّونَمِيَّةَ». فَدَعَاهَا، فَوَقَفَتْ أَمَامَهُ.

13 And he said to him—I pray thee, say unto her—Lo! thou hast cared for us with all this anxious care, what can be done for thee? Is it, that we should speak for thee, unto the king, or unto the general of the army? But she said, In the midst of mine own people, do, I, dwell.

١٣ فَقَالَ لَهُ: «قُلْ لَهَا: هُوَذَا قَدِ ٱنْزَعَجْتِ بِسَبَبِنَا كُلَّ هَذَا ٱلِٱنْزِعَاجِ، فَمَاذَا يُصْنَعُ لَكِ؟ هَلْ لَكِ مَا يُتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ أَوْ إِلَى رَئِيسِ ٱلْجَيْشِ؟» فَقَالَتْ: «إِنَّمَا أَنَا سَاكِنَةٌ فِي وَسْطِ شَعْبِي».

14 So he said, What then can be done for thee? And Gehazi said, Verily, she hath no, son, and, her husband, is, old.

١٤ ثُمَّ قَالَ: «فَمَاذَا يُصْنَعُ لَهَا؟» فَقَالَ جِيحْزِي: «إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَهَا ٱبْنٌ، وَرَجُلُهَا قَدْ شَاخَ».

15 And he said—Call her. So he called her, and she stood in the doorway.

١٥ فَقَالَ: «ٱدْعُهَا». فَدَعَاهَا، فَوَقَفَتْ فِي ٱلْبَابِ.

16 Then said he—At this season, about the time of spring, thou, shalt be embracing a son. And she said—Nay! my lord, thou man of God, do not delude thy maid-servant.

١٦ فَقَالَ: «فِي هَذَا ٱلْمِيعَادِ نَحْوَ زَمَانِ ٱلْحَيَاةِ تَحْتَضِنِينَ ٱبْنًا». فَقَالَتْ: «لَا يَا سَيِّدِي رَجُلَ ٱللهِ. لَا تَكْذِبْ عَلَى جَارِيَتِكَ».

17 And the woman conceived, and bare a son, at this season, about the time of spring, when Elisha, had spoken unto her.

١٧ فَحَبِلَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ وَوَلَدَتِ ٱبْنًا فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْمِيعَادِ نَحْوَ زَمَانِ ٱلْحَيَاةِ، كَمَا قَالَ لَهَا أَلِيشَعُ.

18 And, when the child was grown, it came to pass, on a certain day, that he went out unto his father, unto the reapers;

١٨ وَكَبِرَ ٱلْوَلَدُ. وَفِي ذَاتِ يَوْمٍ خَرَجَ إِلَى أَبِيهِ إِلَى ٱلْحَصَّادِينَ،

19 and he said unto his father—My head! my head! So he said unto the young man, Carry him to his mother.

١٩ وَقَالَ لِأَبِيهِ: «رَأْسِي، رَأْسِي». فَقَالَ لِلْغُلَامِ: «ٱحْمِلْهُ إِلَى أُمِّهِ».

20 And, when he had carried him, and brought him in unto his mother, he sat on her knees until noon, and then died.

٢٠ فَحَمَلَهُ وَأَتَى بِهِ إِلَى أُمِّهِ، فَجَلَسَ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهَا إِلَى ٱلظُّهْرِ وَمَاتَ.

21 And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, —and shut him in, and then went out.

٢١ فَصَعِدَتْ وَأَضْجَعَتْهُ عَلَى سَرِيرِ رَجُلِ ٱللهِ، وَأَغْلَقَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَخَرَجَتْ.

22 And she called unto her husband, and said—Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, —that I may run unto the man of God, and return!

٢٢ وَنَادَتْ رَجُلَهَا وَقَالَتْ: «أَرْسِلْ لِي وَاحِدًا مِنَ ٱلْغِلْمَانِ وَإِحْدَى ٱلْأُتُنِ فَأَجْرِيَ إِلَى رَجُلِ ٱللهِ وَأَرْجِعَ».

23 And he said—Wherefore art thou going unto him, to-day, neither new moon nor sabbath? And she said—Peace!

٢٣ فَقَالَ: «لِمَاذَا تَذْهَبِينَ إِلَيْهِ ٱلْيَوْمَ؟ لَا رَأْسُ شَهْرٍ وَلَا سَبْتٌ». فَقَالَتْ: «سَلَامٌ».

24 Then saddled she the ass, and said unto her young man—Lead on, and go forward, —do not slacken, for my sake, the riding, except I have bidden thee.

٢٤ وَشَدَّتْ عَلَى ٱلْأَتَانِ، وَقَالَتْ لِغُلَامِهَا: «سُقْ وَسِرْ وَلَا تَتَعَوَّقْ لِأَجْلِي فِي ٱلرُّكُوبِ إِنْ لَمْ أَقُلْ لَكَ».

25 So she went her way, and came unto the man of God, unto Mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her, opposite, that he said unto Gehazi young man, Lo! this Shunammitess!

٢٥ وَٱنْطَلَقَتْ حَتَّى جَاءَتْ إِلَى رَجُلِ ٱللهِ إِلَى جَبَلِ ٱلْكَرْمَلِ. فَلَمَّا رَآهَا رَجُلُ ٱللهِ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ قَالَ لِجِيحْزِي غُلَامِهِ: «هُوَذَا تِلْكَ ٱلشُّونَمِيَّةُ.

26 Now, run, I pray thee, to meet her, and say to her—Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she said, Well!

٢٦ اُرْكُضِ ٱلْآنَ لِلِقَائِهَا وَقُلْ لَهَا: أَسَلَامٌ لَكِ؟ أَسَلَامٌ لِزَوْجِكِ؟ أَسَلَامٌ لِلْوَلَدِ؟» فَقَالَتْ: «سَلَامٌ».

27 But, when she came unto the man of God, on the mount, she caught hold of his feet, —and Gehazi drew near to thrust her away, when the man of God said—Let her alone! for, her life, is embittered to her, howbeit, Yahweh, hath hidden it from me, and hath not told me.

٢٧ فَلَمَّا جَاءَتْ إِلَى رَجُلِ ٱللهِ إِلَى ٱلْجَبَلِ أَمْسَكَتْ رِجْلَيْهِ. فَتَقَدَّمَ جِيحْزِي لِيَدْفَعَهَا، فَقَالَ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ: «دَعْهَا لِأَنَّ نَفْسَهَا مُرَّةٌ فِيهَا وَٱلرَّبُّ كَتَمَ ٱلْأَمْرَ عَنِّي وَلَمْ يُخْبِرْنِي».

28 Then said she, Did I ask a son, of my lord? Said I not, Thou must not mislead me?

٢٨ فَقَالَتْ: «هَلْ طَلَبْتُ ٱبْنًا مِنْ سَيِّدِي؟ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ لَا تَخْدَعْنِي؟»

29 And he said to Gehazi—Gird thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go thy way, if thou meet with any man, thou must not bless him, and, if any man bless thee, thou must not respond to him, —then shalt thou lay my staff upon the face of the boy.

٢٩ فَقَالَ لِجِيحْزِي: «أُشْدُدْ حَقَوَيْكَ وَخُذْ عُكَّازِي بِيَدِكَ وَٱنْطَلِقْ، وَإِذَا صَادَفْتَ أَحَدًا فَلَا تُبَارِكْهُ، وَإِنْ بَارَكَكَ أَحَدٌ فَلَا تُجِبْهُ. وَضَعْ عُكَّازِي عَلَى وَجْهِ ٱلصَّبِيِّ».

30 But the mother of the boy said, By the life of Yahweh and by the life of thine own soul, I will not leave thee. So he arose and followed her.

٣٠ فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ ٱلصَّبِيِّ: «حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ، وَحَيَّةٌ هِيَ نَفْسُكَ، إِنَّنِي لَا أَتْرُكُكَ». فَقَامَ وَتَبِعَهَا.

31 Now, Gehazi, had passed on before them, and laid the staff on the face of the boy, but there was neither voice, nor attention, —so he returned to meet him, and told him, saying—The boy hath not awaked.

٣١ وَجَازَ جِيحْزِي قُدَّامَهُمَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلْعُكَّازَ عَلَى وَجْهِ ٱلصَّبِيِّ، فَلَمْ يَكُنْ صَوْتٌ وَلَا مُصْغٍ. فَرَجَعَ لِلِقَائِهِ وَأَخْبَرَهُ قَائِلًا: «لَمْ يَنْتَبِهِ ٱلصَّبِيُّ».

32 And, when Elisha had come into the house, lo! the boy, was dead, laid upon his bed.

٣٢ وَدَخَلَ أَلِيشَعُ ٱلْبَيْتَ وَإِذَا بِٱلصَّبِيِّ مَيْتٌ وَمُضْطَجعٌ عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ.

33 So he went in, and shut the door upon them two, —and prayed unto Yahweh.

٣٣ فَدَخَلَ وَأَغْلَقَ ٱلْبَابَ عَلَى نَفْسَيْهِمَا كِلَيْهِمَا، وَصَلَّى إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ.

34 Then gat he up, and lay upon the child, and put his own mouth upon his mouth, and his own eyes upon his eyes, and his own hands upon his hands, and bowed himself upon him, —and the flesh of the child, waxed warm.

٣٤ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ وَٱضْطَجَعَ فَوْقَ ٱلصَّبِيِّ وَوَضَعَ فَمَهُ عَلَى فَمِهِ، وَعَيْنَيْهِ عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ، وَيَدَيْهِ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ، وَتَمَدَّدَ عَلَيْهِ فَسَخُنَ جَسَدُ ٱلْوَلَدِ.

35 Then retraced he, and walked in the house—once to and fro, and then went up and bowed himself upon him, —and the boy sneezed as many as seven times, and the boy opened his eyes.

٣٥ ثُمَّ عَادَ وَتَمَشَّى فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ تَارَةً إِلَى هُنَا وَتَارَةً إِلَى هُنَاكَ، وَصَعِدَ وَتَمَدَّدَ عَلَيْهِ فَعَطَسَ ٱلصَّبِيُّ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ، ثُمَّ فَتَحَ ٱلصَّبِيُّ عَيْنَيْهِ.

36 Then called he Gehazi, and said—Call this Shunammitess. So he called her, and, when she was come in unto him, he said—Take up thy son.

٣٦ فَدَعَا جِيحْزِي وَقَالَ: «اُدْعُ هَذِهِ ٱلشُّونَمِيَّةَ» فَدَعَاهَا. وَلَمَّا دَخَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ: «ٱحْمِلِي ٱبْنَكِ».

37 So she came in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, —and took up her son, and went forth.

٣٧ فَأَتَتْ وَسَقَطَتْ عَلَى رِجْلَيْهِ وَسَجَدَتْ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، ثُمَّ حَمَلَتِ ٱبْنَهَا وَخَرَجَتْ.

38 Now, Elisha, returned to Gilgal, and there was, a famine, in the land, and, the sons of the prophets, being seated before him, he said to his young man—Put on the large pot, and boil a mess of food, for the sons of the prophets.

٣٨ وَرَجَعَ أَلِيشَعُ إِلَى ٱلْجِلْجَالِ. وَكَانَ جُوعٌ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ وَكَانَ بَنُو ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ جُلُوسًا أَمَامَهُ. فَقَالَ لِغُلَامِهِ: «ضَعِ ٱلْقِدْرَ ٱلْكَبِيرَةَ، وَٱسْلُقْ سَلِيقَةً لِبَنِي ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ».

39 And one went out into the field, to gather herbs, and found a vine in the field, and gathered thereof wild gourds, his lap full, and came in, and sliced them into the pot; for they knew them not.

٣٩ وَخَرَجَ وَاحِدٌ إِلَى ٱلْحَقْلِ لِيَلْتَقِطَ بُقُولًا، فَوَجَدَ يَقْطِينًا بَرِّيًّا، فَٱلْتَقَطَ مِنْهُ قُثَّاءً بَرِّيًّا مِلْءَ ثَوْبِهِ، وَأَتَى وَقَطَّعَهُ فِي قِدْرِ ٱلسَّلِيقَةِ، لِأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَعْرِفُوا.

40 So they poured out for the men to eat, —and it came so pass, as they were eating of the mess, that, they, made outcry and said—Death in the pot, O man of God! And they could not eat.

٤٠ وَصَبُّوا لِلْقَوْمِ لِيَأْكُلُوا. وَفِيمَا هُمْ يَأْكُلُونَ مِنَ ٱلسَّلِيقَةِ صَرَخُوا وَقَالُوا: «فِي ٱلْقِدْرِ مَوْتٌ يَا رَجُلَ ٱللهِ!». وَلَمْ يَسْتَطِيعُوا أَنْ يَأْكُلُوا.

41 And he said—Then fetch meal. And he cast it into the pot, —and then said—Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.

٤١ فَقَالَ: «هَاتُوا دَقِيقًا». فَأَلْقَاهُ فِي ٱلْقِدْرِ وَقَالَ: «صُبَّ لِلْقَوْمِ فَيَأْكُلُوا». فَكَأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْءٌ رَدِيءٌ فِي ٱلْقِدْرِ.

42 And, a man, came in from Baal-Shalisha, and brought for the man of God firstfruit bread, twenty barley loaves, and garden grain in the husk thereof. And he said—Give to the people, that they may eat.

٤٢ وَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَعْلِ شَلِيشَةَ وَأَحْضَرَ لِرَجُلِ ٱللهِ خُبْزَ بَاكُورَةٍ عِشْرِينَ رَغِيفًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ، وَسَوِيقًا فِي جِرَابِهِ. فَقَالَ: «أَعْطِ ٱلشَّعْبَ لِيَأْكُلُوا».

43 But his attendant said—How can I set this before a hundred men? And he said—Give to the people, that they may eat, for, Thus, saith Yahweh, They are about to eat and to leave remaining.

٤٣ فَقَالَ خَادِمُهُ: «مَاذَا؟ هَلْ أَجْعَلُ هَذَا أَمَامَ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ؟» فَقَالَ: «أَعْطِ ٱلشَّعْبَ فَيَأْكُلُوا، لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: يَأْكُلُونَ وَيَفْضُلُ عَنْهُمْ».

44 So he set before them, and they did eat and left remaining, according to the word of Yahweh.

٤٤ فَجَعَلَ أَمَامَهُمْ فَأَكَلُوا، وَفَضَلَ عَنْهُمْ حَسَبَ قَوْلِ ٱلرَّبِّ.