2 Kings 5
1 [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).
Naamã, general do exército do rei da Síria, era grande homem diante de seu senhor, e em alta estima, porque por meio dele o SENHOR havia dado salvamento à Síria. Era este homem valente em extremo, mas leproso.
2 [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.
E da Síria haviam saído tropas, e haviam levado cativa da terra de Israel uma menina; a qual servindo à mulher de Naamã,
3 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.”
disse à sua senhora: Se meu senhor rogasse ao profeta que está em Samaria, ele o sararia de sua lepra.
4 [Naaman’s wife told her husband] what the girl from Israel had said, [and] Naaman told [that] to the king.
E Naamã, vindo a seu senhor, declarou-o a ele, dizendo: Assim e assim disse uma menina que é da terra de Israel.
5 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].
E disse-lhe o rei da Síria: Anda, vai, e eu enviarei cartas ao rei de Israel. Partiu, pois, ele, levando consigo dez talentos de prata, e seis mil peças de ouro, e dez mudas de roupas.
Tomou também cartas para o rei de Israel, que diziam assim: Logo em chegando a ti estas cartas, sabe por elas que eu envio a ti meu servo Naamã, para que o sares de sua lepra.
7 [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!”
E logo que o rei de Israel leu as cartas, rasgou suas roupas, e disse: Sou eu Deus, que mate e dê vida, para que este envie a mim a que sare um homem de sua lepra? Considerai agora, e vede como busca ocasião contra mim.
8 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].”
E quando Eliseu, homem de Deus ouviu que o rei de Israel havia rasgado suas roupas, enviou a dizer ao rei: Por que rasgaste tuas vestes? Venha agora a mim, e saberá que há profeta em Israel.
9 So Naaman went with his horses and chariots to Elisha’s house and waited outside the door.
E veio Naamã com seus cavalos e com seu carro, e parou-se às portas da casa de Eliseu.
10 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.”
Então Eliseu lhe enviou um mensageiro, dizendo: Vai, e lava-te sete vezes no Jordão, e tua carne se te restaurará, e serás limpo.
11 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!
E Naamã se foi irritado, dizendo: Eis que eu dizia para mim: Sairá ele logo, e estando em pé invocará o nome do SENHOR seu Deus, e levantará sua mão, e tocará o lugar, e sarará a lepra.
12 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.
Abana e Farpar, rios de Damasco, não são melhores que todas as águas de Israel? Se me lavar neles, não serei também limpo? E voltou-se, e foi-se irritado.
13 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]
Mas seus criados se chegaram a ele, e falaram-lhe, dizendo: Pai meu, se o profeta te mandasse alguma grande coisa, não a farias? Quanto mais, dizendo-te: Lava-te, e serás limpo?
14 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.
Ele então desceu, e mergulhou sete vezes no Jordão, conforme a palavra do homem de Deus; e sua carne se restaurou como a carne de um menino, e foi limpo.
15 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]!”
E voltou ao homem de Deus, ele e toda sua companhia, e pôs-se diante dele, e disse: Eis que agora conheço que não há Deus em toda a terra, a não ser em Israel. Rogo-te que recebas algum presente do teu servo.
16 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.
Mas ele disse: Vive o SENHOR, diante do qual estou, que não o tomarei. E insistindo-lhe que tomasse, ele não quis.
17 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.
Então Naamã disse: Rogo-te, pois, não se dará a teu servo uma carga de um par de mulas desta terra? Porque de agora em diante teu servo não sacrificará holocausto nem sacrifício a outros deuses, a não ser ao SENHOR.
18 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.”
Em isto perdoe o SENHOR a teu servo: que quando meu senhor entrar no templo de Rimom, e para adorar nele se apoiar sobre minha mão, se eu também me inclinar no templo de Rimom, se no templo de Rimom me inclino, o SENHOR perdoe nisto a teu servo.
19 Elisha replied, “Go home, and do not worry about that.” So Naaman [and his servants] started to travel home.
E ele lhe disse: Vai em paz. Partiu-se, pois, dele, e caminhou como o espaço de uma milha.
20 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.”
Então Geazi, criado de Eliseu o homem de Deus, disse entre si: Eis que meu senhor poupou a este sírio Naamã, não tomando de sua mão as coisas que havia trazido. Vive o SENHOR, que correrei eu atrás dele, e tomarei dele alguma coisa.
21 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?”
E Geazi seguiu Naamã; e quando Naamã lhe viu que vinha correndo atrás dele, desceu do carro para receber-lhe, e disse: Vai bem?
22 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.”
E ele disse: Bem. Meu senhor me envia a dizer: Eis que vieram a mim nesta hora do monte de Efraim dois rapazes dos filhos dos profetas: rogo-te que lhes dês um talento de prata, e duas mudas de roupas.
23 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.
E Naamã disse: Rogo-te que tomes dois talentos. E ele lhe constrangeu, e atou dois talentos de prata em dois sacos, e duas mudas de roupas, e o pôs às costas a dois de seus criados, que o levassem diante dele.
24 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.
E chegado que houve a um lugar secreto, ele o tomou da mão deles, e guardou-o em casa: logo mandou aos homens que se fossem.
25 When he went to Elisha, Elisha asked him, “Where did you go, Gehazi?” Gehazi replied, “I did not go anywhere.”
E ele entrou, e pôs-se diante de seu senhor. E Eliseu lhe disse: De onde vens, Geazi? E ele disse: Teu servo não foi a nenhuma parte.
26 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!
O então lhe disse: Não foi também meu coração, quando o homem voltou de seu carro a receber-te? É tempo de tomar prata, e de tomar roupas, olivais, vinhas, ovelhas, bois, servos e servas?
27 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!
A lepra de Naamã se apegará a ti e à tua semente para sempre. E saiu de diante dele leproso, branco como a neve.
