Βασιλειῶν Δʹ 8
1 Και ελάλησεν ο Ελισσαιέ προς την γυναίκα, της οποίας ανεζωοποίησε τον υιόν, λέγων, Σηκώθητι και ύπαγε, συ και ο οίκός σου, και παροίκησον όπου αν δυνηθής να παροικήσης· διότι ο Κύριος εκάλεσε την πείναν, και θέλει μάλιστα επέλθει επί την γην επτά έτη.
After Elisha caused the son of the woman from Shunem [town] to become alive again, he told her that she should leave with her family and live somewhere else for a while, because Yahweh was going to (send a famine/cause food to become very scarce) in the land. He said that the famine would last for seven years.
2 Και σηκωθείσα η γυνή, έκαμε κατά τον λόγον του ανθρώπου του Θεού· και υπήγεν αυτή και ο οίκος αυτής, και παρώκησεν εν τη γη των Φιλισταίων επτά έτη.
So the woman did what Elisha told her to do. She and her family went to live in [the] Philistia [region] for seven years.
3 Μετά δε το τέλος των επτά ετών, επέστρεψεν η γυνή εκ της γης των Φιλισταίων· και εξήλθε να βοήση προς τον βασιλέα περί της οικίας αυτής και περί των αγρών αυτής.
After the seven years were ended, they returned to their home. The woman went to the king to request that her house and her land be given back to her.
4 Και ελάλησεν ο βασιλεύς προς τον Γιεζεί, τον υπηρέτην του ανθρώπου του Θεού, λέγων, Διηγήθητί μοι, παρακαλώ, πάντα τα μεγαλεία τα οποία έκαμεν ο Ελισσαιέ.
When she arrived, the king was talking with Gehazi, Elisha’s servant. The king was saying to him, “Tell me all the great things that Elisha has done.”
5 Και ενώ διηγείτο προς τον βασιλέα πως ανεζωοποίησε τον νεκρόν, ιδού, η γυνή, της οποίας τον υιόν είχεν αναζωοποιήσει, εβόησε προς τον βασιλέα περί της οικίας αυτής και περί των αγρών αυτής. Και είπεν ο Γιεζεί, Κύριέ μου βασιλεύ, αύτη είναι η γυνή και ούτος ο υιός αυτής, τον οποίον ανεζωοποίησεν ο Ελισσαιέ.
While Gehazi was telling the king that Elisha had caused the son of a woman [from Shunem] to become alive again, that woman came in and requested the king to enable her to get her house and land back again. Gehazi exclaimed, “Your Majesty, this is the woman whose son Elisha caused to become alive again!”
6 Και ηρώτησεν ο βασιλεύς την γυναίκα, και αυτή διηγήθη το πράγμα προς αυτόν. Τότε έδωκεν εις αυτήν ο βασιλεύς ευνούχον, λέγων, Επίστρεψον πάντα τα πράγματα αυτής και πάντα τα προϊόντα των αγρών αυτής, αφ' ης ημέρας αφήκε την γην μέχρι του νυν.
When the king asked her about it, she told him [that what Gehazi had said was true]. The king summoned one of his officials and said to him, “[I want] everything that this woman possessed previously, including the value of all the crops that have been harvested during these last seven years while she was away from her land, [to] be given back to her.” [So the official did that].
7 Ο δε Ελισσαιέ ήλθεν εις Δαμασκόν. Και Βεν-αδάδ ο βασιλεύς της Συρίας ήτο άρρωστος· και απήγγειλαν προς αυτόν, λέγοντες, Ο άνθρωπος του Θεού ήλθεν έως εδώ.
Elisha went to Damascus, [the capital of Syria], when Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, was [very] sick. When someone told the king that Elisha was in Damascus,
8 Και είπεν ο βασιλεύς προς τον Αζαήλ, Λάβε εις την χείρα σου δώρον και ύπαγε εις συνάντησιν του ανθρώπου του Θεού και ερώτησον δι' αυτού τον Κύριον, λέγων, Θέλω αναλάβει εκ της αρρωστίας ταύτης;
the king told [one of his officials named] Hazael, “Go and talk to that prophet and take a present/gift with you to give to him. Request him to ask Yahweh if I will recover from my illness.”
9 Και υπήγεν ο Αζαήλ εις συνάντησιν αυτού, λαβών δώρον εις την χείρα αυτού και από παντός αγαθού της Δαμασκού, τεσσαράκοντα καμήλων φορτίον· και ελθών εστάθη έμπροσθεν αυτού και είπεν, Ο υιός σου Βεν-αδάδ, ο βασιλεύς της Συρίας, με απέστειλε προς σε, λέγων, Θέλω αναλάβει εκ της αρρωστίας ταύτης;
So Hazael went to talk with Elisha. He took with him forty camels that were carrying many kinds of goods that were produced in Damascus. When Hazael met him, he said to him, “Your friend Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, sent me to ask you whether [you think] he will recover from his illness.”
10 Και είπε προς αυτόν ο Ελισσαιέ, Ύπαγε, ειπέ προς αυτόν, Ναι, θέλεις αναλάβει πλην ο Κύριος έδειξεν εις εμέ ότι εξάπαντος θέλει αποθάνει.
Elisha said to Hazael, “Go and say to him, ‘Yes, you will certainly not die from this illness,’ but Yahweh has shown me that he will certainly die [before he recovers].”
11 Και έστησε το πρόσωπον αυτού ακίνητον, εωσού ερυθρίασε· και έκλαυσεν ο άνθρωπος του Θεού.
Then Elisha stared at him and had a terrified look on his face. That caused Hazael to feel uneasy/embarrassed. Then [suddenly] Elisha started to cry.
12 Και είπεν ο Αζαήλ, Διά τι κλαίεις, κύριέ μου; Ο δε απεκρίθη, Διότι εξεύρω όσα κακά θέλεις κάμει εις τους υιούς Ισραήλ· τα οχυρώματα αυτών θέλεις παραδώσει εις πυρ, και τους νέους αυτών θέλεις αποκτείνει εν ρομφαία, και τα νήπια αυτών θέλεις συντρίψει, και τας εγκυμονούσας αυτών θέλεις διασχίσει.
Hazael said, “Sir, why are you crying?” Elisha replied, “Because [Yahweh has enabled] me [to] know the terrible things that you will do to the people of Israel: You will burn their cities with walls around them, you will kill their fine young men with a sword, you will bash the heads of their children, and you will rip open the bellies of their pregnant women [with a sword].”
13 Και είπεν ο Αζαήλ, Αλλά τι είναι ο δούλός σου, ο κύων, ώστε να κάμη το μέγα τούτο πράγμα; Και είπεν ο Ελισσαιέ, Ο Κύριος έδειξεν εις εμέ, ότι συ θέλεις βασιλεύσει επί της Συρίας.
Hazael replied, “I am [as insignificant as] [MET] a dog; (how could I do such things?/I would never do such terrible things!)” [RHQ] Elisha replied, “Yahweh has also revealed to me that you will become the king of Syria.”
14 Τότε ανεχώρησεν από του Ελισσαιέ και ήλθε προς τον κύριον αυτού· ο δε είπε προς αυτόν, Τι σοι είπεν ο Ελισσαιέ; Και απεκρίθη, Μοι είπε, Ναι, θέλεις αναλάβει.
Then Hazael left and returned to his master/boss [the king], who asked him, “What did Elisha say?” He replied, “He told me that you would certainly recover.”
15 Την δε ακόλουθον ημέραν έλαβε το σκέπασμα και εμβάψας εις ύδωρ, εξήπλωσεν επί του προσώπου αυτού· και απέθανε· και αντ' αυτού εβασίλευσεν ο Αζαήλ.
But the next day, [while the king was sleeping, ] Hazael took a blanket and soaked it in water. Then he spread it on the king’s face [in order that he could not breathe], and he died. Then Hazael became the king of Syria instead of Ben-Hadad.
16 Εν δε τω πέμπτω έτει του Ιωράμ, υιού του Αχαάβ βασιλέως του Ισραήλ, βασιλεύοντος Ιωσαφάτ επί του Ιούδα, εβασίλευσεν Ιωράμ, ο υιός του Ιωσαφάτ βασιλέως του Ιούδα.
After King Joram, the son of Ahab, had been ruling in Israel for almost five years, Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram became the king of Judah.
17 Τριάκοντα δύο ετών ηλικίας ήτο ότε εβασίλευσεν· εβασίλευσε δε οκτώ έτη εν Ιερουσαλήμ.
He was thirty-two years old when he became the king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eight years.
18 Και περιεπάτησεν εν τη οδώ των βασιλέων του Ισραήλ, καθώς έπραξεν ο οίκος του Αχαάβ· διότι η θυγάτηρ του Αχαάβ ήτο γυνή αυτού· και έπραξε πονηρά ενώπιον του Κυρίου.
His wife was the daughter of King Ahab. And like everyone in Ahab’s family, he continually did the evil things that the previous kings of Israel had done. He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil.
19 Αλλ' ο Κύριος δεν ηθέλησε να εξολοθρεύση τον Ιούδαν, χάριν Δαβίδ του δούλου αυτού, καθώς είπε προς αυτόν ότι θέλει δώσει εις αυτόν λύχνον και εις τους υιούς αυτού εις τον αιώνα.
But Yahweh did not want to get rid of the people of Judah, because of what he had promised David, who served him [very well]. He had promised David that his descendants [MET] would always rule Judah.
20 Εν ταις ημέραις αυτού απεστάτησεν ο Εδώμ από της υποταγής του Ιούδα, και κατέστησαν βασιλέα εφ' εαυτών.
During the time that Jehoram ruled, [the king of] Edom rebelled against Judah, and they appointed their own king.
21 Όθεν διέβη ο Ιωράμ εις Σαείρ, και πάσαι αι άμαξαι μετ' αυτού· και σηκωθείς διά νυκτός, επάταξε τους Ιδουμαίους τους κύκλω αυτού και τους αμαξάρχας· ο δε λαός έφυγον εις τας σκηνάς αυτών.
So Jehoram went with his army and all their chariots to Zair [city near the border of Edom]. There the army of Edom surrounded them. But during the night, Jehoram and the commanders in their chariots were able to get through the enemy lines and escaped. And all his soldiers also fled to their homes.
22 Πλην ο Εδώμ απεστάτησεν από της υποταγής του Ιούδα, έως της ημέρας ταύτης. Τότε κατά τον αυτόν καιρόν απεστάτησεν η Λιβνά.
So after that, Edom was no longer controlled by Judah, and it is still like that. During that same time, the people of Libnah [city] also freed themselves from being controlled by Judah.
23 Αι δε λοιπαί πράξεις του Ιωράμ και πάντα όσα έπραξε, δεν είναι γεγραμμένα εν τω βιβλίω των χρονικών των βασιλέων του Ιούδα;
[If you want to read about] the other things that Jehoram did, they are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
24 Και εκοιμήθη ο Ιωράμ μετά των πατέρων αυτού και ετάφη μετά των πατέρων αυτού εν τη πόλει Δαβίδ· εβασίλευσε δε αντ' αυτού Οχοζίας ο υιός αυτού.
Jehoram died [EUP] and was buried where the other kings of Judah had been buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then Jehoram’s son Ahaziah became the king.
25 Εν τω δωδεκάτω έτει του Ιωράμ, υιού του Αχαάβ βασιλέως του Ισραήλ, εβασίλευσεν Οχοζίας, ο υιός του Ιωράμ βασιλέως του Ιούδα.
After Ahab’s son Joram has been ruling in Israel for almost twelve years, Jehoram’s son Ahaziah became the king of Judah.
26 Εικοσιδύο ετών ηλικίας ήτο ο Οχοζίας ότε εβασίλευσεν· εβασίλευσε δε εν έτος εν Ιερουσαλήμ. Και το όνομα της μητρός αυτού ήτο Γοθολία, θυγάτηρ του Αμρί, βασιλέως του Ισραήλ.
Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he started to rule. He ruled in Jerusalem for [only] one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, [the daughter of King Ahab and] the granddaughter of King Omri of Israel.
27 Και περιεπάτησεν εν τη οδώ του οίκου του Αχαάβ, και έπραξε πονηρά ενώπιον του Κυρίου, καθώς ο οίκος του Αχαάβ· διότι ήτο γαμβρός του οίκου του Αχαάβ.
King Ahab conducted his life just like the members of Ahab’s family had done. He did things that Yahweh considered to be very evil.
28 Και υπήγε μετά του Ιωράμ υιού του Αχαάβ εις πόλεμον εναντίον του Αζαήλ βασιλέως της Συρίας εις Ραμώθ-γαλαάδ· και ετραυμάτισαν οι Σύριοι τον Ιωράμ.
Ahaziah’s army joined the army of King Joram of Israel to fight against the army of King Hazael of Syria. Their armies started fighting at Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region], and the soldiers of Syria wounded Joram.
29 Και επέστρεψεν ο βασιλεύς Ιωράμ διά να ιατρευθή εν Ιεζραέλ από των τραυμάτων, τα οποία οι Σύριοι έκαμον εις αυτόν εν Ραμά, ότε επολέμει εναντίον του Αζαήλ βασιλέως της Συρίας. Οχοζίας δε ο υιός του Ιωράμ, βασιλεύς του Ιούδα, κατέβη διά να ίδη τον Ιωράμ υιόν του Αχαάβ εν Ιεζραέλ, διότι ήτο άρρωστος.
King Joram returned to Jezreel [city] to recover from his wounds. King Ahaziah went to visit him there.
