2 Kings 4
1 One day the widow of one of [Yahweh’s] prophets came to Elisha and cried out to him, “My husband, who worked with you, is dead. You know that he revered Yahweh [very much]. But now a man to whom he owed a lot of money has come to me. [And because I cannot pay back the money, he is threatening] to take away my two sons to be his slaves [as payment for what I owe him]!”
Una de las mujeres de los discípulos de los profetas, clamó a Eliseo, diciendo: “Tu siervo, mi marido, ha muerto, y tú sabes que tu siervo era temeroso de Yahvé; ahora ha venido el acreedor para llevarse mis dos hijos como esclavos.”
2 Elisha replied, “What can I do to help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” She replied, “We have only a container of [olive] oil; we have nothing else.”
Eliseo le dijo: “¿Qué puedo hacer yo por ti? Dime ¿qué tienes en casa?” Ella respondió: “Tu sierva no tiene ninguna otra cosa sino una orza de aceite.”
3 Elisha said, “Go to your neighbors and borrow from them as many empty jars as you can.
Dijo él: “Vete a pedir fuera vasijas, de parte de todas tus vecinas, vasijas vacías, y no sean pocas.
4 Then take the jars into your house with your sons. Shut the door. Then pour olive oil from your container into the other jars. When each jar is full, set it aside [and fill another jar. Keep doing that until all the jars are full].”
Luego entrarás y cerrarás la puerta tras de ti y tus hijos, y echarás (aceite) en todas esas vasijas, y las que estuvieren llenas, las pondrás aparte.”
5 [So she did what Elisha told her to do]. Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she kept filling them.
Ella se retiró de él, cerró la puerta tras de sí y de sus hijos; y mientras estos le alcanzaban (las vasijas) ella las llenaba.
6 Soon all the jars were full. So she said to one of her sons, “Bring me another jar!” But he replied, “There are no more jars!” And then the olive oil stopped flowing.
Estando ya todas llenas, dijo a su hijo: “Alcánzame otra vasija.” Él le respondió: “No hay más vasijas.” Y se detuvo el aceite.
7 When she told Elijah [what had happened], he said to her, “Now sell the jars of oil. And [with the money you get, ] pay what you owe, and there will be enough extra money to keep buying food for yourself and your sons.” [So she did that].
Ella fue entonces y se lo contó al varón de Dios, el cual dijo: “Vete y vende el aceite, y paga tus deudas; y viviréis de lo restante, tú y tus hijos.”
8 One day Elisha went to Shunem [town]. There was a wealthy woman who lived there [with her husband]. One day she invited Elisha to her house for a meal. [Elisha went there and] from then on, every time Elisha was in Shunem, he went to their house to eat a meal.
Un día pasó Eliseo a Sunem, donde había una mujer distinguida, la cual le obligó a que comiese. Y siempre que pasaba se detenía allí para comer.
9 One day the woman said to her husband, “I am sure that this man who often comes here is a prophet [who brings messages] from God.
Dijo entonces ella a su marido: Mira, por favor, yo sé que este hombre que viene tan a menudo a nuestra casa, es un santo varón de Dios.
10 I think we should make a small room for him on our [flat] roof, and put a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp in it. If we do that, whenever he comes here, he will have a place to stay.” [So they did that].
Hagamos en el piso de arriba un cuartito con paredes, y pongámosle allí una cama, una mesa, una silla, y un candelero, para que siempre que nos visite pueda retirarse allí.”
11 One day Elisha returned to Shunem, and he went up to that room to rest.
Efectivamente, llegó allá un día (Eliseo) y retirándose al cuarto, se acostó allí.
12 He said to his servant Gehazi, “Tell the woman that I want to speak to her.” [So the servant went and told her]. When she came [to the doorway of Elisha’s room],
Luego dijo a Giecí, su criado: “Llama a esta sunamita.” La llamó y ella se presentó ante él.
13 Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tell her that we both appreciate all the kind things that she has done for us. Then ask her what we can do for her. Ask, ‘Do you want [me to go to] the king or the army commander, to request something for you?’” [Gehazi told her, ] and she replied, “No, [he does not need to do that, because] my family/relatives are able to give me what I need.”
Entonces dijo a (Giecí): “Dile a ella: Mira, tú nos has tratado con tanta solicitud. ¿Qué se puede hacer para ti? ¿Hay que intervenir por ti ante el rey, o ante el jefe del ejército?” Respondió ella: “Yo habito en medio de mi pueblo.”
14 [Later, ] Elisha asked Gehazi, “What do you think that we can do for that woman?” He replied, “She does not have a son, and her husband is an old man. [So maybe we should ask Yahweh to enable her to have a son].”
“¿Qué se puede entonces hacer por ella?”, preguntó (Eliseo). Giecí respondió: “Desgraciadamente no tiene hijo, y su marido es ya viejo.”
15 Elisha told Gehazi, “Call her back again.” [So Gehazi went and called her]. And when the woman returned, as she stood in the doorway,
Dijo entonces: “Llámala.” La llamó y ella se paró a la puerta.
16 Elisha said to her, “About this time next year you will be holding your [infant] son in your arms.” But she protested, “O, sir, you are a prophet [who brings messages] from God, so please do not deceive/lie to me by saying things like that!”
Dijo él: “El año que viene, a este tiempo, abrazarás un hijo.” Mas ella respondió: “No, señor mío, varón de Dios, no engañes a tu sierva.”
17 But a few months later, the woman became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son at that time the following year, just like Elisha had predicted.
En efecto, concibió la mujer y dio a luz un hijo el año siguiente, por ese mismo tiempo, como Eliseo lo había anunciado.
18 When the child was older, one day he went out to the fields to see his father, who was [working] with the men who were harvesting [grain].
Creció el niño, pero un día habiendo salido para ver a su padre, que estaba con los segadores,
19 [Suddenly] the boy exclaimed, “My head [hurts]! My head [hurts a lot]!” His father said to one of the servants, “Carry him home to his mother!”
dijo a su padre: “¡Mi cabeza, mi cabeza!” El (padre) dijo al criado: “Llévalo a su madre.”
20 So the servant carried him home, and his mother held him on her lap. But at noontime the boy died.
Él lo alzó y lo llevó a su madre, sobre cuyas rodillas (el niño) estuvo sentado hasta el mediodía, y luego murió.
21 She carried him up [the steps] to the prophet’s room and laid him on the bed. She left him there and went out and shut the door.
Entonces ella subió, le puso sobre la cama del varón de Dios, cerró la puerta y salió.
22 She then called out to her husband, saying, “Send to me one of the servants and a donkey, so that I can ride [on it] quickly to the prophet, and then come back!” [But she did not tell her husband that their son had died].
Llamó a su marido y le dijo: “Mándame, por favor, uno de los criados con una borrica, para que yo vaya corriendo en busca del varón de Dios; luego volveré.”
23 Her husband [called out to her and] said, “Why [do you want to go] today? This is not the day when we celebrate the Festival of the New Moon, and it is not a Sabbath day!” But she only replied, “[Just do what I requested and] everything will be all right.”
Contestó él: “¿Por qué vas a verlo hoy? Hoy no es novilunio ni sábado.” Pero ella respondió: “Adiós.”
24 So she [told the servant to] put saddles on [two] donkeys, and as they left, she said, “Hurry! Do not slow down unless t tell you to do that!”
Hizo aparejar la borrica, y dijo a su criado: “¡Arrea y anda! no me detengas en el camino hasta que yo te lo diga.”
25 As they approached Carmel Mountain, where Elisha was, Elisha saw her in the distance. He said to Gehazi, “Look, the woman from Shunem is coming!
Fue y llegó al varón de Dios en el monte Carmelo. Cuando el varón de Dios la vio de lejos, dijo a Giecí, su criado: “He ahí a esa sunamita.
26 Run to her, and ask her if everything is all right with her and her husband and with her child!” [So Gehazi ran to her and asked her, but she did not tell Gehazi anything.] She only said, “Yes, everything is fine.”
Córre, pues, al encuentro de ella, y dile: «¿Te va bien? ¿Y cómo están tu marido y el niño?»” “¡Bien!”, dijo ella.
27 But when she came to where Elisha was, she [prostrated herself on the ground in front of Elisha and] took hold of his feet. Gehazi started to push her away, but Elisha said, “(Do not push her away/Leave her alone)! Something is troubling her very much, but Yahweh has not told me what it is.”
Pero llegada al varón de Dios en el monte, le asió de los pies. Giecí se acercó para arrancarla; mas el varón de Dios dijo: “Déjala porque su alma está llena de amargura, pero Yahvé me lo ha ocultado, y no me lo ha revelado.”
28 Then she said to Elisha, “O, sir, I did not ask you to enable me to give birth to a son [RHQ]. And I told you not to lie to me about that!” [RHQ]
Exclamó ella: “¿Acaso he pedido yo un hijo a mi señor? ¿No te dije: no me engañes?”
29 Then Elisha [realized that something must have happened to her son. So he] said to Gehazi, “Get ready [to leave immediately]. Take my staff/walking stick and go [to her home]. Do not [stop to] talk to anyone on the way. Go quickly [to where her son is] and lay the staff on the child’s face. [If you do that, perhaps Yahweh will enable him to be well].”
Dijo él entonces a Giecí: “Cíñete los lomos, y toma mi báculo en tu mano y marcha. Si encuentras a alguno no le saludes; y si alguna te saluda no le respondas; y pon mi báculo sobre el rostro del niño.”
30 But the boy’s mother said, “Just [as certain] as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not go home if you do not go with me.” So Elisha returned with her [to her home].
Mas la madre del niño dijo: “¡Por la vida de Yahvé y por la vida de tu alma! No me apartaré de ti.” Se levantó él también y la siguió.
31 Gehazi hurried quickly, and [when he got to the woman’s home, ] he laid the staff/walking stick on the child’s face, but the child did not move or say anything. So Gehazi returned to meet Elisha [along the road], and told him, “The child is still dead.”
Entretanto Giecí se les adelantó y puso el báculo sobre el rostro del niño; pero no hubo voz en él ni señal de vida, por lo cual se volvió al encuentro (de Eliseo) y le dio noticia, diciendo: “No ha despertado el niño.”
32 When Elisha reached the house, he saw that the boy was lying dead on his bed.
Llegó Eliseo a la casa; y he aquí que halló al niño muerto, tendido sobre su cama.
33 Elisha went into the room by himself and shut the door and prayed to Yahweh.
Entró, cerró la puerta tras los dos, y oró a Yahvé.
34 Then he lay down on the boy’s body, and put his mouth on the boy’s mouth, and put his eyes on the boy’s eyes, and put his hands on the boy’s hands. Then the boy’s body started to become warm!
Luego subió, y acostándose sobre el niño, puso su boca sobre la boca de este, sus ojos sobre sus ojos, y sus manos sobre sus manos, y se tendió sobre él. Así se calentó la carne del niño.
35 Elisha got up and walked back and forth in the room [several times]. Then he stretched his body on the boy’s body again. The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes!
Después se retiró y anduvo por la casa, de un lugar a otro. Subió (de nuevo) y se tendió sobre el niño, el cual estornudó siete veces y abrió los ojos.
36 Then Elisha summoned Gehazi. He said, “Call the boy’s mother!” [So Gehazi went and called her, ] and when she came in, Elisha said, “Here, take your son!”
Entonces llamó a Giecí y dijo: “Llama a esa sunamita.” La llamó, y ella vino donde estaba él; y dijo (Eliseo): “Toma a tu hijo.”
37 She [gratefully] prostrated herself at Elisha’s feet. Then she picked up her son and carried him downstairs.
Entró ella y postrándose en tierra se echó a sus pies. Luego tomó a su hijo y salió.
38 Then Elisha returned to Gilgal. But at that time there was (a famine/very little food) in that area. One day as the group of prophets was sitting in front of Elisha [listening to what he was teaching], he said to his servant, “Put a large pot on [the stove] and make some stew for these men.”
Eliseo volvió a Gálgala. Había entonces hambre en el país; y estando los discípulos de los profetas sentados delante de él, dijo a su criado: “Pon la olla grande, y cuece un potaje para los discípulos de los profetas.”
39 One of the prophets went out to the fields to gather some vegetables. But he gathered [only] some wild gourds and put them in his cloak and brought them back. He shredded them and put them in the pot, but he did not know that the gourds were poisonous.
Salió, pues, uno de ellos al campo a recoger hierbas; y hallando una como cepa silvestre, recogió de ella coloquíntidas campestres y llenó con ellas su manto. Vuelto a casa las cortó en pedazos y las echó en la olla del potaje; pues no las conocían.
40 He served the stew to the prophets, but after the men had eaten only a couple bites, they cried out, “Elisha, there is something in the pot that will kill us!” So they would not eat it.
Sirvieron después a aquellos hombres la comida, pero luego que probaron el potaje alzaron el grito, diciendo: “Hay muerte en la olla, oh varón de Dios.” Y no pudieron comer.
41 Elisha said, “Bring me some flour.” [They brought him some, and] he threw it in the pot and he said, “It is all right now. You can eat it.” And they ate it, and it did not harm them.
Ordenó él: “Traed harina.” Y la echó en la olla, diciendo: “Sírvelo a la gente para que coma”, y no hubo ya nada malo en la olla.
42 One day a man from Baal-Shalishah [town] brought to Elisha a sack of freshly cut grain and 20 loaves of barley bread, made from the first grain that they harvested [that year]. Elisha said [to his servant], “Give it to the group of prophets, so that they can eat it.”
Vino un hombre de Baalsalisá que trajo al varón de Dios pan de primicias, veinte panes de cebada y espigas de trigo nuevo en su alforja. Dijo (Eliseo): “Dáselo a la gente para que coma.”
43 But his servant exclaimed, “Do you think that we can feed 100 of us prophets with only that much?” [RHQ] But Elisha replied, “Give it to the prophets so that they can eat it, because Yahweh says that there will be plenty for all of them, and there will be some left over!”
Pero respondió su siervo: “¿Cómo? ¿Esto he de servir a cien hombres?” Replicó él: “Dáselo a la gente para que coma, porque así dice Yahvé: «Comerán y aun sobrará.: »”
44 After his servant gave it to the prophets, they ate [all that they wanted], and there was food left over, just as Yahweh had promised.
Entonces los puso delante de ellos, y comieron, y sobró, según la palabra de Yahvé.
