2 Kings 7
1 Elisha replied to the king, “Listen to what Yahweh says: ‘He says that by this time tomorrow, at the marketplace here in Samaria, you will be able to buy (ten pounds/five kg.) of fine wheat or (20 pounds/ten kg.) of barley for [only] one piece of silver.’”
И сказал Елисей: выслушайте слово Господне: так говорит Господь: завтра в это время мера муки лучшей будет по сиклю и две меры ячменя по сиклю у ворот Самарии.
2 The king’s officer said to Elijah, “That cannot happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the windows of the sky [and send grain down to us], that certainly could not [RHQ] happen!” Elisha replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
И отвечал сановник, на руку которого царь опирался, человеку Божию, и сказал: если бы Господь и открыл окна на небе, и тогда может ли это быть? И сказал тот: вот увидишь глазами твоими, но есть этого не будешь.
3 That day there were four men who had (leprosy/a dreaded skin disease) who were sitting outside the gate of Samaria [city. They said to each other, “(Why should we] wait here until we die?/[It is ridiculous for us to] wait here until we die.) [RHQ]
Четыре человека прокаженных находились при входе в ворота и говорили они друг другу: что нам сидеть здесь, ожидая смерти?
4 If we go into the city, we will die there, because there is no food there. If we remain sitting here, we will die here. So let’s go to where the army of Syria has set up their tents. If they kill us, we will die. But if they allow us to remain alive, we will not die.”
Если решиться нам пойти в город, то в городе голод, и мы там умрем; если же сидеть здесь, то также умрем. Пойдем лучше в стан Сирийский. Если оставят нас в живых, будем жить, а если умертвят, умрем.
5 So when it was getting dark, those four men went to the camp where the army of Syria had set up their tents. But when they reached the camp, they saw that there was no one there!
И встали в сумерки, чтобы пойти в стан Сирийский. И пришли к краю стана Сирийского, и вот, нет там ни одного человека.
6 What had happened was that Yahweh had caused the army of Syria to hear something that sounded like a large army marching with chariots and horses. So they said to each other, “Listen! The king of Israel has hired the kings of Egypt and the Heth people-group [and their armies], and they have come to attack us!”
Господь сделал то, что стану Сирийскому послышался стук колесниц и ржание коней, шум войска большого. И сказали они друг другу: верно нанял против нас царь Израильский царей Хеттейских и Египетских, чтобы пойти на нас.
7 So they all ran away that evening and left their tents and their horses and donkeys there, because [they were afraid that] they would be killed [if they stayed there].
И встали и побежали в сумерки, и оставили шатры свои, и коней своих, и ослов своих, весь стан, как он был, и побежали, спасая себя.
8 When those four lepers came to the edge of the area where the soldiers of Syria had set up their tents, they went into one tent, [and saw all the things that had been left there]. So they ate and drank what was there, and they took the silver and the gold and clothes. Then they went [outside the tent] and hid those things. Then they entered another tent, and took things from there, and then went outside and hid them, also.
И пришли те прокаженные к краю стана, и вошли в один шатер, и ели и пили, и взяли оттуда серебро, и золото, и одежды, и пошли и спрятали. Пошли еще в другой шатер, и там взяли, и пошли и спрятали.
9 But then they said to each other, “We are not doing what is right. We have good news [to tell others] today. If we do not tell it to anyone now, and if we wait until morning to tell it, we will certainly be punished [by Yahweh]. So let’s go right now to the palace and tell it to the king’s officials!”
И сказали друг другу: не так мы делаем. День сей - день радостной вести, если мы замедлим и будем дожидаться утреннего света, то падет на нас вина. Пойдем же и уведомим дом царский.
10 So they went to the guards at the city gates and called out to them, “We went to where the army of Syria had set up their tents, but we did not see or hear anyone there. Their horses and donkeys were still tied up, but their tents were all deserted/abandoned!”
И пришли, и позвали привратников городских, и рассказали им, говоря: мы ходили в стан Сирийский, и вот, нет там ни человека, ни голоса человеческого, а только кони привязанные, и ослы привязанные, и шатры, как быть им.
11 The guards shouted the news, and some people [who heard it] went to the palace and reported it there.
И позвали привратников, и они передали весть в самый дворец царский.
12 [When] the king [heard it, he] got up out of his bed and said to his officials, “I will tell you what the army of Syria is planning to do. They know that we have no food here, so they have left their tents and are hiding in the fields. They think that we will leave the city [to find some food], and then they will capture us and capture the city.”
И встал царь ночью, и сказал слугам своим: скажу вам, что делают с нами Сирияне. Они знают, что мы терпим голод, и вышли из стана, чтобы спрятаться в поле, думая так: “когда они выйдут из города, мы захватим их живыми и вторгнемся в город”.
13 But one of his officials said, “Many of our Israeli people have already died [from (hunger/not having anything to eat]). If those of us who are still alive all stay here, we also will die anyway. So let’s send some men with five of our horses that are still alive to go and see [what has really happened].”
И отвечал один из служащих при нем, и сказал: пусть возьмут пять из остальных коней, которые остались в городе, из всего ополчения Израильтян только и осталось в нем, из всего ополчения Израильтян, которое погибло, и пошлем, и посмотрим.
14 So they chose some men and told them to go in a chariot and find out what had happened to the army of Syria.
И взяли две пары коней, запряженных в колесницы. И послал царь вслед Сирийского войска, сказав: пойдите, посмотрите.
15 They went as far as the Jordan [River]. All along the road they saw clothes and equipment that the soldiers from Syria had thrown away while they were running away very quickly. So the men returned to the king and reported [what they had seen].
И ехали за ним до Иордана, и вот вся дорога устлана одеждами и вещами, которые побросали Сирияне при торопливом побеге своем. И возвратились посланные, и донесли царю.
16 Then many of the people of Samaria also went [out of the city and went] to where the army of Syria had previously set up their tents. They entered all the tents and took everything. [So there was now plenty of everything!] As a result people could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver, which was what Yahweh had said would happen!
И вышел народ, и разграбил стан Сирийский, и была мера муки лучшей по сиклю, и две меры ячменя по сиклю, по слову Господню.
17 The king of Israel had appointed the officer who was his assistant to supervise what was happening at the marketplace. But as he was standing near the gate, all the people [who were rushing outside the city] trampled on him, and he died, which was what Elisha had said would happen to him when Elisha previously went to talk to the king.
И царь поставил того сановника, на руку которого опирался, у ворот; и растоптал его народ в воротах, и он умер, как сказал человек Божий, который говорил, когда приходил к нему царь.
18 Elisha had told him that by the next day there would be plenty of food, with the result that anyone could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver.
Когда говорил человек Божий царю так: “две меры ячменя по сиклю, и мера муки лучшей по сиклю будут завтра в это время у ворот Самарии”,
19 And the officer had answered, “That certainly cannot [RHQ] happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the sky and send down some grain, that could not happen.” And Elisha had replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
тогда отвечал этот сановник человеку Божию и сказал: “если бы Господь и открыл окна на небе, и тогда может ли это быть?” А он сказал: “увидишь твоими глазами, но есть этого не будешь”.
20 And that is what happened to him. The people [who were rushing out of] the city gate trampled on him, and he died.
Так и сбылось с ним; и затоптал его народ в воротах, и он умер.
