Fiawo 2 5
1 Azɔ la Naaman nye Aram fia ƒe aʋakplɔla. Ede ŋgɔ eye bubu nɔ eŋu le eƒe aƒetɔ gbɔ elabena eya dzie Yehowa to ɖu dzi geɖe na Aram. Enye asrafo kalẽtɔ gã aɖe gake enɔ kpodɔ lém.
Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given victory to Syria; he was also a mighty man of valour, but he was a leper.
2 Adzoha aɖewo tso Aram va da adzo le Israelnyigba dzi eye nyɔnuvi sue aɖe le ame siwo wolé la dome. Nyɔnuvi sia zu Naaman srɔ̃ ƒe subɔla.
The Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of Eretz-Israel a little girl, and she waited on Naaman’s wife.
3 Azɔ la, nyɔnuvi la gblɔ na eƒe aƒenɔ be, “Ne nye aƒetɔ, ɖe wòakpɔ nyagblɔɖila si le Samaria la, anyo ŋutɔ! Ada gbe le eƒe anyidɔ la ŋu nɛ.”
She said to her mistress, “I wish that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would heal him of his leprosy.”
4 Naaman yi eƒe aƒetɔ gbɔ eye wògblɔ nya si nyɔnuvi si tso Israel gblɔ la nɛ.
Someone went in and told his lord, saying, “The girl who is from Eretz-Israel said this.”
5 Aram fia ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Ele vevie be nàyi; maɖo agbalẽ ɖe Israel fia.” Ale Naaman dze mɔ; etsɔ klosaloga kilogram alafa etɔ̃ blaene ɖe asi kpe ɖe sikaga kilogram blaadre ŋuti kple awudodo ewo.
The king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” He departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of clothing.
6 Agbalẽ si woŋlɔ na Israel fia la me nyawoe nye: “Mele agbalẽ sia ɖom ɖe wò to nye dɔla Naaman dzi be nàda gbe le eƒe anyidɔ la ŋu nɛ.”
He brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, “Now when this letter has come to you, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may heal him of his leprosy.”
7 Esi Israel fia xlẽ agbalẽa me nyawo vɔ teti ko la, edze eƒe awuwo eye wògblɔ be, “Mawue menyea? Ɖe mate ŋu awu ame agagbɔ agbeea? Nu ka ŋuti ame sia dɔ ame aɖe ɖe gbɔnye be mada gbe le eƒe anyidɔ ŋu? Mikpɔ ale si wòle agbagba dzem be yeagawɔ dzre kplim la ɖa!”
When the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to heal a man of his leprosy? But please consider and see how he seeks a quarrel against me.”
8 Ke esi Mawu ƒe ame, Elisa se be Israel fia dze awu le eɖokui ŋuti la, eɖo du ɖee be, “Nu kae te ɖe dziwò ale gbegbe be nèdze wò awuwo? Ɖo Naaman ɖe gbɔnye ekema anya be nyagblɔɖila aɖe le Israel.”
It was so, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, “Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.”
9 Ale Naaman kple eƒe sɔwo kple tasiaɖamwo va tɔ ɖe Elisa ƒe aƒe ƒe agbonu.
So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.
10 Elisa ɖo dɔla aɖe ɖa be wòagblɔ na Naaman be, “Yi nàdo ɖi ɖe Yɔdan me zi adre, ekema wò ŋutigbalẽ aɖɔ ɖo eye nàkpɔ dɔyɔyɔ.”
Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall come again to you, and you shall be clean.”
11 Ke Naaman trɔ dzo kple dziku hegblɔ be, “Nye ya mesusui be godoo la, ado ɖe ŋutinye, atɔ ɖe gbɔnye ayɔ Yehowa eƒe Mawu la ƒe ŋkɔ, alili asi anyiteƒeawo, ayɔ dɔ nye anyidɔ la hafi.
But Naaman was angry, and went away and said, “Behold, I thought, ‘He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leper.’
12 Ɖe Abana kple Farpar, Damasko tɔsisiwo menyo wu tsi siwo katã le Israel oa? Ɖe nyemate ŋu ale tsi le wo me akpɔ dɔyɔyɔ oa?” Ale wòtrɔ dzo kple dziku.
Aren’t Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage.
13 Naaman ƒe dɔlawo yi egbɔ eye wogblɔ nɛ be, “Fofonye, nenye ɖe nyagblɔɖila la gblɔ na wò be nàwɔ nu sesẽ aɖe la, màwɔe oa? Kaka wòhenye be wògblɔ na wò be, ‘Yi nàle tsi eye wò ŋuti nakɔ!’”
His servants came near and spoke to him, and said, “My father, if the prophet had asked you do some great thing, wouldn’t you have done it? How much rather then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?”
14 Ale Naaman yi Yɔdan tɔsisi la me eye wòdo ɖi ɖe tɔsisi la me zi adre abe ale si Mawu ƒe ame la bia tso esi be wòawɔ ene. Eƒe ŋuti zrɔ̃ hekɔ enumake abe ŋutsuvi sue aɖe tɔ ene.
Then went he down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
15 Tete Naaman kple eƒe dɔlawo katã trɔ yi ɖe Mawu ƒe ame la gbɔ ɖatsi tsitre ɖe eŋkume hegblɔ nɛ be, “Azɔ la menyae be Mawu aɖeke mele xexea katã me o negbe le Israel ko, eya ta meɖe kuku, xɔ nunana siawo le wò dɔla si.”
He returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him; and he said, “See now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel. Now therefore, please take a gift from your servant.”
16 Ke nyagblɔɖila la ɖo eŋu be, “Meta Yehowa, ame si mesubɔna la ƒe agbe be nyemaxɔ naneke o.” Togbɔ be Naaman ƒoe ɖe enu hã la, egbe mexɔ nunanawo o.
But he said, “As the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none.” He urged him to take it; but he refused.
17 Naaman gblɔ nɛ be, “Ne màxɔ wo o la, meɖe kuku, na wò dɔla naka anyi si tedzi eve ate ŋu atsɔ la nam elabena wò dɔla magasa numevɔ kple vɔsa bubuwo na Mawu bubu aɖeke o, negbe Yehowa ko.
Naaman said, “If not, then, please let two mules’ load of earth be given to your servant; for your servant will from now on offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice to other gods, but to the LORD.
18 Ke Yehowa netsɔe ke wò dɔla ɖe esia ɖeka ko ta be ne nye aƒetɔ yi Rimon ƒe gbedoxɔ me be wòade ta agu eye wòziɔ ɖe nye abɔ ŋuti eye nye hã mede ta agu, le Rimon ƒe gbedoxɔa me la, Yehowa netsɔe ke wò dɔla ɖe esia ta.”
In this thing may the LORD pardon your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon. When I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, may the LORD pardon your servant in this thing.”
19 Elisa gblɔ nɛ be, “Heyi le ŋutifafa me.” Ale Naaman trɔ ɖo ta wo de.
He said to him, “Go in peace.” So he departed from him a little way.
20 Ke Gehazi, Elisa ƒe subɔla Mawu ƒe ame, gblɔ na eɖokui be, “Mele be nye aƒetɔ nagbe nunanawo xɔxɔ eye wòaɖe asi le Naaman, Aramea ŋutsu sia ŋu wòadzo o. Mati eyome eye maxɔ nane le esi.”
But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought. As the LORD lives, I will run after him, and take something from him.”
21 Ale Gehazi ɖe abla kplɔ Naaman ɖo. Esi Naaman kpɔe wònɔ du dzi gbɔna la, eɖi le eƒe tasiaɖam me be yeado goe. Ebia be, “Nu sia nu le nyuiea?”
So Gehazi followed after Naaman. When Naaman saw one running after him, he came down from the chariot to meet him, and said, “Is all well?”
22 Gehazi ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Ɛ̃, nu sia nu le nyuie gake nye aƒetɔe dɔm be magblɔ na wò be, ‘Ɖekakpui eve tso nyagblɔɖilawo ƒe nusrɔ̃lawo dome, tso Efraim to dzi va ɖo gbɔnye fifi laa eya ta, meɖe kuku, tsɔ klosaloga kilogram blaetɔ̃-vɔ-ene kple awudodo ha eve na wo.’”
He said, “All is well. My master has sent me, saying, ‘Behold, even now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothing.’”
23 Naaman ɖo eŋu nɛ be, ele vevie eya ta xɔ klosaloga kilogram blaade-vɔ-enyi. Eƒoe ɖe Gehazi nu be wòaxɔe. Tete wòbla klosaloga la ɖe kotoku eve me nɛ eye wòtsɔ awudodo ha eve kpe ɖe eŋuti nɛ. Etsɔ wo de eƒe dɔla eve si eye wotsɔ wo dze Gehazi ŋgɔe.
Naaman said, “Be pleased to take two talents.” He urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing, and laid them on two of his servants; and they carried them before him.
24 Ke esi wogogo to si dzi Elisa nɔ la, Gehazi xɔ nuawo le subɔla eveawo si eye wòna wotrɔ dzo. Etsɔ ga la ɣla ɖe eƒe aƒe me.
When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stored them in the house. Then he let the men go, and they departed.
25 Esi wòyi eƒe aƒetɔ gbɔ la, Elisa biae be, “Gehazi, afi ka nètso?” Gehazi ɖo eŋu be, “Wò dɔla medo yi afi aɖeke o.”
But he went in, and stood before his master. Elisha said to him, “Where did you come from, Gehazi?” He said, “Your servant went nowhere.”
26 Elisa biae be, “Mènya be menɔ afi ma le gbɔgbɔ me hafi Naaman ɖi le eƒe tasiaɖam me hekpe wò oa? Ɣeyiɣi sia mee woaxɔ ga, awu, amitigblewo, waingblewo, alẽwo, nyitsuwo kple subɔlawoa?
He said to him, “Didn’t my heart go with you when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and olive groves and vineyards, and sheep and cattle, and male servants and female servants?
27 Esi nèwɔ esia ta la, Naaman ƒe anyidɔ la ava wò kple viwòwo kple wo tɔgbuiyɔviwo dzi tegbetegbe.” Anyi ƒo ɖe Gehazi ŋu enumake, eŋuti katã fu kpii eye wòzu anyidzela hafi do go le xɔa me.
Therefore the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and to your offspring forever.” He went out from his presence a leper, as white as snow.
