2 Kings 5
1 and Naaman ruler army king Syria to be man great: large to/for face: before lord his and to lift: kindness face: kindness for in/on/with him to give: give LORD deliverance: victory to/for Syria and [the] man to be mighty man strength be leprous
[A man named] Naaman was the commander of the army of Syria. Yahweh had enabled him to win many victories/battles. He was a great warrior, and as a result the king of Syria greatly respected him. But he had (leprosy/a dreaded skin disease).
2 and Syria to come out: come band and to take captive from land: country/planet Israel maiden small and to be to/for face: before woman: wife Naaman
[Some time previously, ] groups of soldiers/marauders from Syria had raided/attacked the land of Israel, and they had captured a young girl [and taken her to Syria]. She became a servant for Naaman’s wife.
3 and to say to(wards) lady her O that! lord my to/for face: before [the] prophet which in/on/with Samaria then to gather [obj] him from leprosy his
One day, that girl said to her, “I wish that (my master/your husband) would go to see the prophet in Samaria. That prophet would heal your husband from his leprosy.”
4 and to come (in): come and to tell to/for lord his to/for to say like/as this and like/as this to speak: speak [the] maiden which from land: country/planet Israel
[Naaman’s wife told her husband] what the girl from Israel had said, [and] Naaman told [that] to the king.
5 and to say king Syria to go: went to come (in): come and to send: depart scroll: document to(wards) king Israel and to go: went and to take: take in/on/with hand: to his ten talent silver: money and six thousand gold and ten change garment
The king said to him, “Okay, go [and see the prophet]. I will [write] a letter for you to take to the king of Israel, [saying that I sent you].” The king wrote in the letter, “I am sending this letter with [my army commander] Naaman, who serves me [faithfully]. I want you to heal him of his disease.” So Naaman, [assuming/thinking that the king of Israel was the prophet, took the letter and] 750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold, and ten sets of clothing, to give to the king of Israel, [and he went to Samaria, taking along several servants].
6 and to come (in): bring [the] scroll: document to(wards) king Israel to/for to say and now like/as to come (in): come [the] scroll: document [the] this to(wards) you behold to send: depart to(wards) you [obj] Naaman servant/slave my and to gather him from leprosy his
7 and to be like/as to call: read out king Israel [obj] [the] scroll: document and to tear garment his and to say God I to/for to die and to/for to live for this to send: depart to(wards) me to/for to gather man from leprosy his for surely to know please and to see: see for to meet he/she/it to/for me
[When he arrived in Samaria, he gave the letter to the king] of Israel. The king read the letter. Then, being very dismayed, the king tore his clothes and said, “I am not God [RHQ]! I am not able to enable people to live or to die [RHQ]! Why does [the king] who wrote this letter request me to cure this man of his leprosy? I think that he is just wanting to start a fight with me!”
8 and to be like/as to hear: hear Elisha man [the] God for to tear king Israel [obj] garment his and to send: depart to(wards) [the] king to/for to say to/for what? to tear garment your to come (in): come please to(wards) me and to know for there prophet in/on/with Israel
But the prophet Elisha heard that the king of Israel had torn his robe [and said that]. So he sent a message to the king, saying, “Why are you upset/frustrated [RHQ]? Send Naaman to me, and he will find out that [because] I am a true prophet [here] in Israel, [I can help/heal him].”
9 and to come (in): come Naaman (in/on/with horse his *Q(K)*) and in/on/with chariot his and to stand: stand entrance [the] house: home to/for Elisha
So Naaman went with his horses and chariots to Elisha’s house and waited outside the door.
10 and to send: depart to(wards) him Elisha messenger to/for to say to go: went and to wash: wash seven beat in/on/with Jordan and to return: rescue flesh your to/for you and be pure
But Elisha [did not come to the door. Instead, he] sent a messenger to Naaman, to tell him, “Go to the Jordan [River] and wash yourself seven times in the river. Then your skin will be restored/healed, and you will no longer have leprosy.”
11 and be angry Naaman and to go: went and to say behold to say to(wards) me to come out: come to come out: come and to stand: stand and to call: call to in/on/with name LORD God his and to wave hand his to(wards) [the] place and to gather [the] be leprous
But Naaman became very angry. He said, “I thought that surely he would wave his hand over the leprosy, and pray to Yahweh his god, and heal me!
12 not pleasant (Amana *Q(K)*) and Pharpar river Damascus from all water Israel not to wash: wash in/on/with them and be pure and to turn and to go: went in/on/with rage
Surely the Abana River and the Pharpar River in Damascus [in my own country of Syria] are [RHQ] better than any of the rivers in Israel! Why can I not wash in those rivers and be healed?” [RHQ] So he turned and walked away with great anger/disgust.
13 and to approach: approach servant/slave his and to speak: speak to(wards) him and to say father word: thing great: large [the] prophet to speak: speak to(wards) you not to make: do and also for to say to(wards) you to wash: wash and be pure
But his servants came to him, and [one of them] said, “Sir, if that prophet had told you to do something difficult, you would certainly [RHQ] have done it. So you should certainly do what he says and wash [in the Jordan River] to be healed!” [RHQ]
14 and to go down and to dip in/on/with Jordan seven beat like/as word man [the] God and to return: rescue flesh his like/as flesh youth small and be pure
So Naaman went down to the Jordan [River] and washed himself seven times, as (the prophet/Elisha) told him to do. Then his skin was restored/healed, and it became healthy/smooth, like the skin of a young child.
15 and to return: return to(wards) man [the] God he/she/it and all camp his and to come (in): come and to stand: stand to/for face: before his and to say behold please to know for nothing God in/on/with all [the] land: country/planet that if: except if: except in/on/with Israel and now to take: recieve please blessing from with servant/slave your
Then Naaman and those who were with him went back to talk to Elisha. They stood in front of him, and Naaman said, “Now I know that there are no real gods anywhere else in the world, but there is a God here in Israel! So now please accept these gifts that I [have brought to you]!”
16 and to say alive LORD which to stand: stand to/for face: before his if: surely no to take: recieve and to press in/on/with him to/for to take: recieve and to refuse
But Elisha replied, “Just as certainly as Yahweh, the one whom I serve, lives, I will not accept any gifts.” Naaman kept urging him [to accept the gifts], but Elisha kept refusing.
17 and to say Naaman and not to give: give please to/for servant/slave your burden pair mule land: soil for not to make: offer still servant/slave your burnt offering and sacrifice to/for God another that if: except if: except to/for LORD
Then Naaman said, “Okay, but [I have one request. This dirt here in Israel is holy, so] please allow me to take some dirt from this place and put it [in sacks] on two mules. Then I will take it back home with me [and make an altar on this dirt]. From now on, I will offer sacrifices to Yahweh [on that altar]. I will not offer sacrifices to any other god.
18 to/for word: thing [the] this to forgive LORD to/for servant/slave your in/on/with to come (in): come lord my house: temple Rimmon to/for to bow there [to] and he/she/it to lean upon hand my and to bow house: temple Rimmon in/on/with to bow I house: temple Rimmon to forgive (please *Q(K)*) LORD to/for servant/slave your in/on/with word: thing [the] this
However, when my master, [the king, ] goes into the temple of the god Rimmon to worship him/it there, and he is leaning on my arm, I hope/desire that Yahweh will forgive me because I will have to bow down, too.”
19 and to say to/for him to go: went to/for peace and to go: went from with him distance land: country/planet
Elisha replied, “Go home, and do not worry about that.” So Naaman [and his servants] started to travel home.
20 and to say Gehazi youth Elisha man [the] God behold to withhold lord my [obj] Naaman [the] Syrian [the] this from to take: recieve from hand his [obj] which to come (in): bring alive LORD for if: except to run: run after him and to take: recieve from with him anything
But then Elisha’s servant Gehazi said to himself, “It is not good that my master allowed this Syrian man to leave like this. He should have accepted his gifts. So just as certainly as Yahweh lives, I will go and catch up with Naaman and get something from him.”
21 and to pursue Gehazi after Naaman and to see: see Naaman to run: run after him and to fall: fall from upon [the] chariot to/for to encounter: meet him and to say peace: well-being
So Gehazi hurried to catch up with Naaman. When Naaman saw Gehazi running toward him, he [stopped] the chariot [in which he was riding, ] jumped out, and went to see what Gehazi wanted. He asked him, “Is everything all right?”
22 and to say peace: well-being lord my to send: depart me to/for to say behold now this to come (in): come to(wards) me two youth from mountain: hill country Ephraim from son: child [the] prophet to give: give [emph?] please to/for them talent silver: money and two change garment
Gehazi replied, “Yes, but two young prophets from the hilly area where the descendants of Ephraim live have just arrived. Elisha has sent me to tell you that he would like 75 pounds of silver and two sets of clothing to give to them.”
23 and to say Naaman be willing to take: recieve talent and to break through in/on/with him and to confine talent silver: money in/on/with two purse and two change garment and to give: put to(wards) two youth his and to lift: bear to/for face: before his
Naaman replied, “Certainly! You can have 150 pounds of silver!” He urged Gehazi to take it. He also gave him two sets of clothing. He tied up the silver in two bags and gave them to two of his servants to carry back to Elisha.
24 and to come (in): come to(wards) [the] hill and to take: take from hand their and to reckon: put in/on/with house: home and to send: depart [obj] [the] human and to go: went
But when they arrived at the hill [where Elisha lived], Gehazi took the silver and the clothes from Naaman’s servants and sent the servants back to Naaman. Then he took those things into his house and hid them.
25 and he/she/it to come (in): come and to stand: stand to(wards) lord his and to say to(wards) him Elisha (from where? *Q(K)*) Gehazi and to say not to go: went servant/slave your where? and where?
When he went to Elisha, Elisha asked him, “Where did you go, Gehazi?” Gehazi replied, “I did not go anywhere.”
26 and to say to(wards) him not heart my to go: went like/as as which to overturn man from upon chariot his to/for to encounter: meet you time to/for to take: recieve [obj] [the] silver: money and to/for to take: recieve garment and olive and vineyard and flock and cattle and servant/slave and maidservant
Elisha asked him, [“Do you not realize that] my spirit was there when Naaman got out of his chariot to talk with you? This is certainly not [RHQ] the time to accept gifts of money and clothes and olive groves and vineyards and sheep and oxen and servants!
27 and leprosy Naaman to cleave in/on/with you and in/on/with seed: children your to/for forever: enduring and to come out: come from to/for face: before his be leprous like/as snow
Because you have done this, you and your children and all your descendants, forever, will have leprosy just like Naaman had!” And when Gehazi left the room, he was a leper! His skin was as white as snow!
