< 2 Kings 4 >
1 And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets hath cried unto Elisha, saying, 'Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou hast known that thy servant was fearing Jehovah, and the lender hath come to take my two children to him for servants.'
有一個先知弟子的妻子,前來哀求厄里叟說:「你的僕人,我的丈夫死了,你知道你的僕人是一個敬畏上主的人;現在債主前來,要帶走我的兩個孩子,作他的奴隸。」
2 And Elisha saith unto her, 'What do I do for thee? declare to me, what hast thou in the house?' and she saith, 'Thy maid-servant hath nothing in the house except a pot of oil.'
厄里叟對她說:「我能為你做什麼﹖你告訴我:你家裏還有什麼﹖」她答說:「你的婢女家裏除一瓶油外,什麼也沒有。」
3 And he saith, 'Go, ask for thee vessels from without, from all thy neighbours — empty vessels — let [them] not be few;
厄里叟說:「你去,到外面向你所有的鄰居借些空器皿,不要少借;
4 and thou hast entered, and shut the door upon thee, and upon thy sons, and hast poured out into all these vessels, and the full ones thou dost remove.'
然後回家,關上門,你和你的兒子在家裏,將油倒在所有的那些器皿內,把裝滿了的,放在一邊。」
5 And she goeth from him, and shutteth the door upon her, and upon her sons; they are bringing nigh unto her, and she is pouring out,
她於是辭別厄里叟,回去照辦。她和她的兒子關上門,兒子給她遞器皿,她只顧倒油,
6 and it cometh to pass, at the filling of the vessels, that she saith unto her son, 'Bring nigh unto me a vessel more,' and he saith unto her, 'There is not a vessel more;' and the oil stayeth.
器皿都裝滿了,她對兒子說:「再遞給我器皿! 」兒子答說:「沒有了。」同時油也止住了。
7 And she cometh and declareth to the man of God, and he saith, 'Go, sell the oil, and repay thy loan; and thou [and] thy sons do live of the rest.'
婦人就去告訴天主的人。厄里叟對她說:「你去把油賣了,還了你的債;剩下的,你和你的兒子可用來過活。」
8 And the day cometh that Elisha passeth over unto Shunem, and there [is] a great woman, and she layeth hold on him to eat bread, and it cometh to pass, at the time of his passing over, he turneth aside thither to eat bread,
有一天,厄里叟路過叔能,那裏有一個富貴的婦人,曾挽留他吃飯;因此,厄里叟每次路過那裏,總到她家裡吃飯。
9 and she saith unto her husband, 'Lo, I pray thee, I have known that a holy man of God he is, passing over by us continually;
婦人對丈夫說:「現在我看出:這個時常路過我們這裏的天主的人,是位聖者。
10 let us make, I pray thee, a little upper chamber of the wall, and we set for him there a bed, and a table, and a high seat, and a candlestick; and it hath been, in his coming in unto us, he doth turn aside thither.'
我們可以在房頂上,給他蓋一間小房,裏面放一張床,一張桌子,一把椅子和一盞燈;這樣,他幾時來到我們這裏,可在那裏休息。」
11 And the day cometh, that he cometh in thither, and turneth aside unto the upper chamber, and lieth there,
一天,厄里叟又到了那裏,就進入那間小房休息。
12 and he saith unto Gehazi his young man, 'Call for this Shunammite;' and he calleth for her, and she standeth before him.
厄里叟吩咐自己的僕人革哈齊說:「你叫這位叔能婦人來。」僕人叫了婦人來,婦人站在先知面前,
13 And he saith to him, 'Say, I pray thee, unto her, Lo, thou hast troubled thyself concerning us with all this trouble; what — to do for thee? is it to speak for thee unto the king, or unto the head of the host?' and she saith, 'In the midst of my people I am dwelling.'
厄里叟吩咐僕人說:「現在你對她說:看,你照顧我們既然這樣周到,我們可為你作什麼呢﹖要不要我們在君王或軍長前為你說句話﹖」那婦人答說:「我住在我本國人民中很平安。」
14 And he saith, 'And what — to do for her?' and Gehazi saith, 'Verily she hath no son, and her husband [is] aged.'
厄里叟就問革哈齊:「我們究竟能為她作什麼﹖」革哈齊說:「可憐她沒有兒子,丈夫又老了。」
15 And he saith, 'Call for her;' and he calleth for her, and she standeth at the opening,
厄里叟說:「快再叫她來! 」僕人又將婦人叫來,這次她卻站在門口,
16 and he saith, 'At this season, according to the time of life, thou art embracing a son;' and she saith, 'Nay, my lord, O man of God, do not lie unto thy maid-servant.'
厄里叟對她說:「明年這時,你必懷抱著一個兒子。」婦人答說:「我主,天主的人哪! 不會! 你別哄騙你的婢女! 」
17 And the woman conceiveth and beareth a son, at this season, according to the time of life, that Elisha spake of unto her.
這婦人果然懷了孕;過了一年,在厄里叟對她所說的時候,生了一個兒子。
18 And the lad groweth, and the day cometh that he goeth out unto his father, unto the reapers,
孩子漸漸長大,一天,他出去到收割的人那裏找他父親,
19 and he saith unto his father, 'My head, my head;' and he saith unto the young man, 'Bear him unto his mother;'
孩子忽然對他父親喊說:「我的頭! 我的頭啊!」他父親吩咐僕人說:「把孩子送到他母親那裏去! 」
20 and he beareth him, and bringeth him in unto his mother, and he sitteth on her knees till the noon, and dieth.
僕人將他抱起,送給他母親,孩子坐在母親膝上,到了中午,就死了。
21 And she goeth up, and layeth him on the bed of the man of God, and shutteth [the door] upon him, and goeth out,
他母親遂上了樓,將孩子放在天主的人的床上,關上門,出來,
22 and calleth unto her husband, and saith, 'Send, I pray thee, to me, one of the young men, and one of the asses, and I run unto the man of God, and return.'
叫自己的丈夫來說:「請你給我派一個僕人,牽一匹驢來,我要快去見見天主的人,就回來。」
23 And he saith, 'Wherefore art thou going unto him to-day? — neither new moon nor sabbath!' and she saith, 'Peace [to thee]!'
她丈夫說:「為什麼今天要去見他,既不是朔日,又不是安息日﹖」婦人答說:「你放心好了! 」
24 And she saddleth the ass, and saith unto her young man, 'Lead, and go, do not restrain riding for me, except I have said [so] to thee.'
於是,她把驢備好,對僕人說:「你快趕著走,我若不吩咐,在路上不要停下來。」
25 And she goeth, and cometh in unto the man of God, unto the hill of Carmel, and it cometh to pass, at the man of God's seeing her from over-against, that he saith unto Gehazi his young man, 'Lo, this Shunammite;
婦人於是來到加爾默耳山見天主的人。天主的人自遠處看見她,就對自己的僕人革哈齊說:「看,那是叔能婦人!
26 now, run, I pray thee, to meet her, and say to her, Is there peace to thee? is there peace to thy husband? is there peace to the lad?' and she saith, 'Peace.'
現在你跑去迎接她,向她問安說:你好嗎﹖你的丈夫好嗎﹖你的孩子好嗎﹖」她回答說:好。」
27 And she cometh in unto the man of God, unto the hill, and layeth hold on his feet, and Gehazi cometh nigh to thrust her away, and the man of God saith, 'Let her alone, for her soul [is] bitter to her, and Jehovah hath hidden [it] from me, and hath not declared [it] to me.'
婦人上到山上,來到天主的人跟前,就抱住他的腳;革哈齊前來想推開她,可是天主的人說:「由她罷! 因為她心中很痛苦;上主隱瞞了我,什麼也沒有告訴我。」
28 And she saith, 'Did I ask a son from my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?'
那婦人說:「我何嘗向我主求過一個兒子﹖我豈不是說過:你不要哄騙我嗎﹖」
29 And he saith to Gehazi, 'Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go; when thou dost meet a man, thou dost not salute him; and when a man doth salute thee, thou dost not answer him; and thou hast laid my staff on the face of the youth.'
厄里叟對革哈齊說:「你束上腰,手裏拿著我的棍杖前去;不論遇見誰,不要向他請安;不論誰向你請安,你也不要回答。你去把我的棍杖放在孩子的臉上。」
30 And the mother of the youth saith, 'Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth — if I leave thee;' and he riseth and goeth after her.
孩子的母親說:「我指著永生的上主及你的性命起誓:你不去,我決不離開。」厄里叟就起身跟她去了。
31 And Gehazi hath passed on before them, and layeth the staff on the face of the youth, and there is no voice, and there is no attention, and he turneth back to meet him, and declareth to him, saying, 'The youth hath not awaked.'
革哈齊在他們以前去了。將棍杖放在孩子的臉上,但是沒有聲音,沒有反應;他便回來見厄里叟,告訴他說:「孩子沒有醒來。」
32 And Elisha cometh in to the house, and lo, the youth is dead, laid on his bed,
厄里叟一來到她家,看見孩子死了,躺在自己的床上,
33 and he goeth in and shutteth the door upon them both, and prayeth unto Jehovah.
就進去,關上門,房內只有他和孩子;先知哀求了上主,
34 And he goeth up, and lieth down on the lad, and putteth his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands, and stretcheth himself upon him, and the flesh of the lad becometh warm;
然後上床,伏在孩子身上,自己的口對住孩子的口,自己的眼對住孩子的眼,自己的手按住孩子的手,屈身伏在孩子身上,孩子的肉身便漸漸溫暖了。
35 and he turneth back and walketh in the house, once hither and once thither, and goeth up and stretcheth himself upon him, and the youth sneezeth till seven times, and the youth openeth his eyes.
然後他下來,在屋內來回走了一趟;又上去,屈身伏在孩子身上,對著孩子呵了七口氣,孩子就睜開了眼睛。
36 And he calleth unto Gehazi, and saith, 'Call unto this Shunammite;' and he calleth her, and she cometh in unto him, and he saith, 'Lift up thy son.'
厄里叟叫革哈齊來,對他說:「你叫叔能婦人來。」他便去叫那婦人,婦人就來了。厄里叟說:「抱起你的孩子來! 」
37 And she goeth in, and falleth at his feet, and boweth herself to the earth, and lifteth up her son, and goeth out.
婦人一進來,就俯伏在他腳前,叩首至地;然後起來,抱起自己的孩子出去了。
38 And Elisha hath turned back to Gilgal, and the famine [is] in the land, and the sons of the prophets are sitting before him, and he saith to his young man, 'Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.'
厄里叟又來到基貝加耳,那地方正遭受肌荒;眾先知的弟子坐在他面前,他吩咐自己的僕人說:「你在火上放一個火鍋,給眾先知的弟子煮些菜湯。」
39 And one goeth out unto the field to gather herbs, and findeth a vine of the field, and gathereth of it gourds of the field — the fulness of his garment — and cometh in and splitteth [them] into the pot of pottage, for they knew [them] not;
有一個弟子出去到田間採菜,看見一棵葡萄樹,從上面採了一滿兜野果子回來,切碎放在菜鍋裏,並不知道是什麼東西。
40 and they pour out for the men to eat, and it cometh to pass at their eating of the pottage, that they have cried out, and say, 'Death [is] in the pot, O man of God!' and they have not been able to eat.
以後,他們把菜湯倒出來給眾人吃。眾人一嘗菜湯,都喊叫說:「天主的人,鍋裏有致死的毒物啊! 」眾人都不能吃。
41 And he saith, 'Then bring ye meal;' and he casteth into the pot, and saith, 'Pour out for the people, and they eat;' and there was no evil thing in the pot.
那時厄里叟說:「拿點麵來! 」他把麵撒在鍋裏說:「倒出來給眾人吃罷! 」鍋裏就再沒有什麼毒了。
42 And a man hath come from Baal-Shalishah, and bringeth in to the man of God bread of first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in its husk, and he saith, 'Give to the people, and they eat.'
有一個人從巴耳沙里來,在自己的行囊裏,給天主的人帶來了初熟大麥作的二十個餅和一些新麥穗。厄里叟說:「分給眾人吃罷! 」
43 And his minister saith, 'What — do I give this before a hundred men?' and he saith, 'Give to the people, and they eat, for thus said Jehovah, Eat and leave;'
僕人說:「我怎能將這一點東西擺在一百人面前呢﹖」厄里叟說:「你儘管分給中人吃,因此上主這樣說:眾人吃了,還有剩餘。」
44 and he giveth before them, and they eat and leave, according to the word of Jehovah.
於是僕人將食物擺在眾人面前,他們都吃了,並且還有剩餘,全應驗了上主的話。