2 Kings 5

1 And Naaman, head of the host of the king of Aram, was a great man before his lord, and accepted of face, for by him had Jehovah given salvation to Aram, and the man was mighty in valour — leprous.

Naaman, vojskovođa aramskoga kralja, bijaše ugledan čovjek i poštovan pred svojim gospodarom, jer je po njemu Jahve dao pobjedu Aramejcima. Ali taj vrsni ratnik bješe gubav.

2 And the Aramaeans have gone out [by] troops, and they take captive out of the land of Israel a little damsel, and she is before the wife of Naaman,

Jednom su Aramejci otišli u pljačku i na području izraelskom zarobili mladu djevojku, koja je zatim služila ženi Naamanovoj.

3 and she saith unto her mistress, 'O that my lord [were] before the prophet who [is] in Samaria; then he doth recover him from his leprosy.'

Ona reče svojoj gospodarici: “Ah, kad bi se samo moj gospodar obratio proroku koji je u Samariji! On bi ga zacijelo oslobodio gube!”

4 And [one] goeth in and declareth to his lord, saying, 'Thus and thus she hath spoken, the damsel who [is] from the land of Israel.'

Naaman ode i obavijesti svoga gospodara: “Tako je i tako rekla djevojka koja je došla iz zemlje izraelske.”

5 And the king of Aram saith, 'Go thou, enter, and I send a letter unto the king of Israel;' and he goeth and taketh in his hand ten talents of silver, and six thousand [pieces] of gold, and ten changes of garments.

Aramejski kralj odgovori: “Idi onamo! Ja ću poslati pismo kralju izraelskom.” Naaman ode; ponio je deset talenata srebra; šest tisuća zlatnih šekela i deset svečanih haljina.

6 And he bringeth in the letter unto the king of Israel, saying, 'And now, at the coming in of this letter unto thee, lo, I have sent unto thee Naaman my servant, and thou hast recovered him from his leprosy.'

I predade kralju izraelskom pismo što kazivaše: “Uz pismo koje ti stiže, šaljem ti, evo, svoga slugu Naamana da ga izliječiš od gube.”

7 And it cometh to pass, at the king of Israel's reading the letter, that he rendeth his garments, and saith, 'Am I God, to put to death and to keep alive, that this [one] is sending unto me to recover a man from his leprosy? for surely know, I pray you, and see, for he is presenting himself to me.'

Kad je izraelski kralj pročitao pismo, razdera haljine na sebi i reče: “Zar sam ja Bog da mogu usmrćivati i oživljavati te ga ovaj šalje k meni da ga izliječim od njegove gube? Gledajte samo kako traži povoda da me napadne!”

8 And it cometh to pass, at Elisha the man of God's hearing that the king of Israel hath rent his garments, that he sendeth unto the king, saying, 'Why hast thou rent thy garments? let him come, I pray thee, unto me, and he doth know that there is a prophet in Israel.'

A kad je Elizej saznao da je kralj izraelski razderao na sebi odjeću, poruči kralju: “Zašto si razderao haljine svoje? Neka onaj samo dođe k meni i neka se uvjeri da ima prorok u Izraelu.”

9 And Naaman cometh, with his horses and with his chariot, and standeth at the opening of the house for Elisha;

I tako Naaman stiže sa svojim konjima i kolima i stade pred vratima Elizejeve kuće.

10 and Elisha sendeth unto him a messenger, saying, 'Go, and thou hast washed seven times in Jordan, and thy flesh doth turn back to thee — and be thou clean.

A Elizej poruči dolazniku: “Idi i okupaj se sedam puta u Jordanu i tijelo će ti opet biti čisto.”

11 And Naaman is wroth, and goeth on, and saith, 'Lo, I said, Unto me he doth certainly come out, and hath stood and called in the name of Jehovah his God, and waved his hand over the place, and recovered the leper.

Naaman se naljuti i pođe govoreći: “Gle, ja mišljah, izići će preda me, zazvat će ime Jahve, Boga svoga, stavit će ruku na bolesno mjesto i odnijeti mi gubu.

12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? do I not wash in them and I have been clean?' and he turneth and goeth on in fury.

Nisu li rijeke u Damasku, Abana i Parpar, bolje od svih voda izraelskih? Ne bih li se mogao u njima okupati da postanem čist?” Okrenu se i ode odande ljutit.

13 And his servants come nigh, and speak unto him, and say, 'My father, a great thing had the prophet spoken unto thee — dost thou not do [it]? and surely, when he hath said unto thee, Wash, and be clean.'

Ali mu pristupiše sluge njegove i rekoše: “Oče moj, da ti je prorok odredio i teže, zar ne bi učinio? A nekmoli kad ti je rekao: 'Okupaj se, i bit ćeš čist.'”

14 And he goeth down and dippeth in Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh doth turn back as the flesh of a little youth, and is clean.

I tako siđe, opra se sedam puta u Jordanu, prema riječi čovjeka Božjega; i tijelo mu posta opet kao u malog djeteta - očistio se!

15 And he turneth back unto the man of God, he and all his camp, and cometh in, and standeth before him, and saith, 'Lo, I pray thee, I have known that there is not a God in all the earth except in Israel; and now, take, I pray thee, a blessing from thy servant.'

Vrati se on Elizeju sa svom svojom pratnjom, uđe, stade preda nj i reče mu: “Evo, sad znam da nema Boga na svoj zemlji, osim u Izraelu. Zato te molim, primi dar od svoga sluge.”

16 And he saith, 'Jehovah liveth, before whom I have stood — if I take [it];' and he presseth on him to take, and he refuseth.

Ali on odgovori: “Tako mi živog Jahve, komu služim, ne primam.” Naaman navaljivaše da primi, ali on ne htjede.

17 And Naaman saith, 'If not — let be given, I pray thee, to thy servant, a couple of mules' burden of earth, for thy servant doth make no more burnt-offering and sacrifice to other gods, but to Jehovah.

Tada Naaman reče: “Dobro, kad nećeš. Ali barem dopusti da meni, tvome sluzi, dadu ove zemlje koliko mogu ponijeti dvije mazge. Jer sluga tvoj neće više prinositi pomirnica ni klanica drugim bogovima nego samo Jahvi.

18 For this thing Jehovah be propitious to thy servant, in the coming in of my lord into the house of Rimmon to bow himself there, and he was supported by my hand, and I bowed myself [in] the house of Rimmon; for my bowing myself in the house of Rimmon Jehovah be propitious, I pray thee, to thy servant in this thing.'

A Jahve neka oprosti ovo sluzi tvome: kad moj gospodar pođe u hram Rimonov da se ondje pokloni, pa se nasloni na moju ruku, onda bih se i ja poklonio u hramu Rimonovu. Neka Jahve oprosti taj čin sluzi tvome.”

19 And he saith to him, 'Go in peace.' And he goeth from him a kibrath of land,

A on mu reče: “Idi s mirom.” I udalji se Naaman i prijeđe dio puta.

20 And Gehazi, servant of Elisha the man of God, saith, 'Lo, my lord hath spared Naaman this Aramaean, not to receive from his hand that which he brought; Jehovah liveth; surely if I have run after him, then I have taken from him something.'

Gehazi, momak Elizeja, Božjega čovjeka, pomisli: “Moj je gospodar poštedio Naamana, toga Aramejca, i nije primio ništa od onoga što mu je ponudio. Tako mi živog Jahve, potrčat ću ja za njim i uzet ću štogod od njega.”

21 And Gehazi pursueth after Naaman, and Naaman seeth one running after him, and alighteth from off the chariot to meet him, and saith, 'Is there peace?'

I Gehazi pohitje za Naamanom. Kada ga je Naaman vidio da za njim trči, skoči mu sa svojih kola u susret i upita ga: “Je li sve dobro?”

22 And he saith, 'Peace; my lord hath sent me, saying, Lo, now, this, come unto me have two young men from the hill-country of Ephraim, of the sons of the prophets; give, I pray thee, to them, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.'

On odgovori: “Dobro je. Moj gospodar šalje me da ti kažem: upravo su stigla dva mladića iz Efrajimove gore, dvojica od proročkih sinova. Daj za njih, molim te, talenat srebra i dvoje haljine.”

23 And Naaman saith, 'Be pleased, take two talents;' and he urgeth on him, and bindeth two talents of silver in two purses, and two changes of garments, and giveth unto two of his young men, and they bear before him;

Naaman reče: “Uzmi, molim te, dva telenta!” I navaljivaše da uzme. I zaveza dva talenta srebra u dvije kese, i dvoje haljine, i predade ih dvojici svojih momaka da ih nose pred njim.

24 and he cometh in unto the high place, and taketh out of their hand, and layeth up in the house, and sendeth away the men, and they go.

Kad je Gehazi stigao do Ofela, uze ih iz njihovih ruku i pohrani ih u kući. Zatim otpusti ljude i oni odoše.

25 And he hath come in, and doth stand by his lord, and Elisha saith unto him, 'Whence — Gehazi?' and he saith, 'Thy servant went not hither or thither.'

Kad je došao, stao je pred svoga gospodara. Elizej ga upita “Odakle, Gehazi?” On odgovori: “Tvoj sluga nije nikamo odlazio.”

26 And he saith unto him, 'My heart went not when the man turned from off his chariot to meet thee; is it a time to take silver, and to take garments, and olives, and vines, and flock, and herd, and men-servants, and maid-servants?

Ali Elizej reče: “Nije li Duh moj bio s tobom kad je netko sišao sa svojih kola te izišao preda te? Sad si primio srebro, pa možeš kupiti maslinike, vinograde, sitno i krupno blago, sluge i sluškinje.

27 yea, the leprosy of Naaman doth cleave to thee, and to thy seed, — to the age;' and he goeth out from before him — leprous as snow.

Ali će se guba Naamanova prilijepiti za te i za tvoje potomstvo zauvijek.” I Gehazi se udalji od njega, bijel od gube kao od snijega.