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).
Naamán, general del ejército del rey de Siria, era un hombre muy estimado por su ʼadón porque Yavé dio victoria a Siria por medio de él. Era además muy valiente, pero 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.
Los sirios salieron en incursiones, y llevaron cautiva a una muchacha de la tierra de Israel, la cual servía a la esposa de Naamán.
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.”
Y ella dijo a su ʼadón: ¡Deseo que mi ʼadón vaya al profeta que está en Samaria! Él lo sanaría de su lepra.
4 [Naaman’s wife told her husband] what the girl from Israel had said, [and] Naaman told [that] to the king.
Naamán fue e informó a su ʼadón: Así y así dijo la muchacha que es de la tierra 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].
Y el rey de Siria dijo: Vé allí con una carta para el rey de Israel. Salió y llevaba consigo 330 kilogramos de plata, 7.000 piezas de oro y diez mudas de ropa.
Llevó la carta al rey de Israel, la cual decía: Ahora pues, cuando esta carta llegue a ti, ciertamente te envío a mi esclavo Naamán, para que lo sanes de su 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!”
Sucedió que al leer la carta, el rey de Israel rasgó sus ropas y dijo: ¿Soy yo ʼElohim que mata o da vida, para que éste me envíe a un hombre y espere que yo lo sane de su lepra? Consideren ahora, y vean cómo busca ocasión contra mí.
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].”
Pero aconteció que al oír Eliseo, el varón de ʼElohim, que el rey de Israel rasgó sus ropas, envió a decir al rey: ¿Por qué rasgaste tus ropas? Que venga a mí y sabrá que hay profeta en Israel.
9 So Naaman went with his horses and chariots to Elisha’s house and waited outside the door.
Entonces Naamán fue con sus caballos y sus carruajes, y se detuvo en la puerta de la casa de Eliseo.
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.”
Eliseo le envió un mensajero, quien le dijo: Vé y lávate siete veces en el Jordán. Tu carne te será restaurada y será limpia.
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!
Naamán salió airado y dijo: Ciertamente yo pensaba: Él saldrá luego, en pie invocará el Nombre de Yavé su ʼElohim, moverá su mano por encima del lugar y sanará la 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 y Farfar, ríos de Damasco, no son mejores que todas las aguas de Israel? ¿No puedo yo lavarme en ellos y ser limpio? Y dio la vuelta y salió airado.
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]
Pero sus esclavos se le acercaron y le dijeron: Padre mío, si el profeta te mandara alguna cosa grande, ¿no la harías? ¿Cuánto más cuando te dice: Lávate y serás limpio?
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.
Entonces bajó y se sumergió siete veces en el Jordán, según la palabra del varón de ʼElohim. Y su cuerpo se volvió como el cuerpo de un niño y quedó limpiado.
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]!”
Enseguida volvió al varón de ʼElohim con toda su comitiva. Se presentó ante él y dijo: Mira, ahora reconozco que no hay ʼElohim en toda la tierra, sino en Israel. ¡Te ruego que recibas algún presente de tu esclavo!
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.
Pero él respondió: ¡Vive Yavé, delante de Quien estoy, que no lo tomaré! E insistió que aceptara alguna cosa, pero él no quiso.
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.
Naamán dijo: Pues entonces, te ruego que sea dada a tu esclavo la carga de tierra para un par de mulas, pues tu esclavo ya no ofrecerá holocausto ni sacrificio a otros ʼelohim, sino a Yavé.
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.”
En esto perdone Yavé a tu esclavo: cuando mi ʼadón entre al templo de Rimón para postrarse allí y se apoye en mi mano, y yo me incline en el templo de Rimón cuando yo tenga que hacerlo, perdone Yavé a tu esclavo en esto.
19 Elisha replied, “Go home, and do not worry about that.” So Naaman [and his servants] started to travel home.
Y él le dijo: Vé en paz. Se había alejado de él cierta distancia,
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.”
cuando Giezi, esclavo de Eliseo, varón de ʼElohim, pensó: Ciertamente mi ʼadón se inclinó a perdonar a este sirio Naamán al no recibir de su mano lo que traía. Pero, ¡vive Yavé, que de seguro correré tras él para tomar algo de él!
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?”
Giezi siguió a Naamán. Cuando Naamán vio que corría tras él, se bajó del carruaje para recibirlo y preguntó: ¿Está todo bien?
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.”
Y él dijo: Todo bien. Mi ʼadón me envió y dijo: Mira, en este momento llegaron a mí de la región montañosa de Efraín dos jóvenes de los hijos de los profetas: Te ruego que les des 33 kilogramos de plata y dos mudas de ropa.
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.
Naamán dijo: Toma, por favor, 66 kilogramos. Le insistió, y ató los 66 kilogramos de plata en dos bolsas con dos mudas de ropa. Las entregó a dos de sus esclavos, quienes las llevaron delante de él.
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.
Cuando llegaron a la colina las tomó de las manos de ellos y las puso en la casa, despachó a los hombres, quienes regresaron.
25 When he went to Elisha, Elisha asked him, “Where did you go, Gehazi?” Gehazi replied, “I did not go anywhere.”
Y él entró y se detuvo ante su ʼadón. Entonces Eliseo le preguntó: ¿De dónde vienes, Giezi? Y éste respondió: Tu esclavo no fue a alguna 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!
Pero él le dijo: ¿No iba mi corazón contigo cuando el hombre se volvió de su carruaje a encontrarte? ¿Es tiempo de recibir plata, de tomar ropas, olivares, viñas, ovejas, bueyes, esclavos y esclavas?
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!
Por tanto, la lepra de Naamán se te pegará a ti, y a tu descendencia para siempre. Y salió de su presencia leproso, blanco como la nieve.
