2 Sarakuna 4
1 Matar wani daga ƙungiyar annabawa ta yi wa Elisha kuka ta ce, “Mijina, bawanka, ya mutu, ka kuma san yadda ya girmama Ubangiji. Amma ga shi yanzu mai binsa bashi ya zo yă kwashe’ya’yana maza biyu su zama bayinsa.”
One day the widow of one of [Yahweh’s] prophets came to Elisha and cried out to him, “My husband, who worked with you, is dead. You know that he revered Yahweh [very much]. But now a man to whom he owed a lot of money has come to me. [And because I cannot pay back the money, he is threatening] to take away my two sons to be his slaves [as payment for what I owe him]!”
2 Elisha ya amsa mata ya ce, “Me kike so in yi miki? Ki faɗa mini, me kike da shi a gidanki?” Sai ta ce, “Baiwarka ba ta da kome a can, sai ɗan tulun man zaitun.”
Elisha replied, “What can I do to help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” She replied, “We have only a container of [olive] oil; we have nothing else.”
3 Elisha ya ce, “Ki je wurin dukan maƙwabtanki, ki nemi tulunan da babu kome a ciki. Kada ki nemo kaɗan kawai.
Elisha said, “Go to your neighbors and borrow from them as many empty jars as you can.
4 Sa’an nan ki shiga ciki, ki kulle ƙofar da ke da’ya’yanki kuke ciki. Ku ɗuɗɗura man a dukan tulunan, sa’ad da kowanne ya cika, sai ki ajiye a gefe.”
Then take the jars into your house with your sons. Shut the door. Then pour olive oil from your container into the other jars. When each jar is full, set it aside [and fill another jar. Keep doing that until all the jars are full].”
5 Ta tashi ta shiga tare da’ya’yanta maza, suka kulle ƙofa.’Ya’yanta suka kawo mata tuluna, ita kuma tana ɗurawa.
[So she did what Elisha told her to do]. Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she kept filling them.
6 Da dukan tulunan suka cika, sai ta ce wa ɗanta, “Kawo mini wani tulu.” Amma ya amsa ya ce, “Ai, ba saura.” Sa’an nan man ya daina zuba.
Soon all the jars were full. So she said to one of her sons, “Bring me another jar!” But he replied, “There are no more jars!” And then the olive oil stopped flowing.
7 Sai ta tafi ta faɗa wa mutumin Allah. Shi kuwa ya ce mata, “Tafi, ki sayar da man, ki biya bashinki. Ki biya bukatanki da na’ya’yanki da sauran da ya rage.”
When she told Elijah [what had happened], he said to her, “Now sell the jars of oil. And [with the money you get, ] pay what you owe, and there will be enough extra money to keep buying food for yourself and your sons.” [So she did that].
8 Wata rana Elisha ya tafi Shunem. Akwai wata mai arziki a can wadda ta gayyace shi cin abinci. Sai ya zama duk lokacin da yake wucewa, yakan tsaya a can don cin abinci.
One day Elisha went to Shunem [town]. There was a wealthy woman who lived there [with her husband]. One day she invited Elisha to her house for a meal. [Elisha went there and] from then on, every time Elisha was in Shunem, he went to their house to eat a meal.
9 Ta ce wa mijinta, “Na san cewa wannan mutum da kullum yake zuwa nan mai tsarki ne na Allah.
One day the woman said to her husband, “I am sure that this man who often comes here is a prophet [who brings messages] from God.
10 Bari mu yi ɗan ɗaki a rufin gida mu kuma sa masa gado da tebur da kujera da kuma fitila. Saboda a duk lokacin da ya zo wurinmu, sai yă sauka a can.”
I think we should make a small room for him on our [flat] roof, and put a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp in it. If we do that, whenever he comes here, he will have a place to stay.” [So they did that].
11 Wata rana da Elisha ya zo, sai ya haura ɗakinsa ya kwanta.
One day Elisha returned to Shunem, and he went up to that room to rest.
12 Ya ce wa bawansa Gehazi, “Kira mutuniyar Shunam nan.” Sai ya kira ta, ta zo ta tsaya a gabansa.
He said to his servant Gehazi, “Tell the woman that I want to speak to her.” [So the servant went and told her]. When she came [to the doorway of Elisha’s room],
13 Elisha ya ce masa, “Ka ce mata, ‘Kin yi duk wannan ɗawainiya saboda mu. Yanzu, me kike so a yi miki? Kina so mu yi magana a madadinki wa sarki ko babban hafsan mayaƙa?’” Sai ta ce, “A’a, ina da dukan abin da nake bukata a cikin jama’ata.”
Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tell her that we both appreciate all the kind things that she has done for us. Then ask her what we can do for her. Ask, ‘Do you want [me to go to] the king or the army commander, to request something for you?’” [Gehazi told her, ] and she replied, “No, [he does not need to do that, because] my family/relatives are able to give me what I need.”
14 Sai Elisha ya tambayi Gehazi ya ce, “Me za mu yi mata?” Sai ya amsa ya ce, “Ba ta da ɗa, ga shi kuma mijinta ya tsufa.”
[Later, ] Elisha asked Gehazi, “What do you think that we can do for that woman?” He replied, “She does not have a son, and her husband is an old man. [So maybe we should ask Yahweh to enable her to have a son].”
15 Sai Elisha ya ce, “Ka kira ta.” Sai ya kira ta, ta zo ta tsaya a bakin ƙofa.
Elisha told Gehazi, “Call her back again.” [So Gehazi went and called her]. And when the woman returned, as she stood in the doorway,
16 Elisha ya ce mata, “War haka baɗi, za ki riƙe ɗa na kanki.” Sai ta ce masa, “A’a, ranka yă daɗe, mutumin Allah, kada ka ruɗi baiwarka!”
Elisha said to her, “About this time next year you will be holding your [infant] son in your arms.” But she protested, “O, sir, you are a prophet [who brings messages] from God, so please do not deceive/lie to me by saying things like that!”
17 Amma matan ta yi ciki, a shekara ta biye kuwa a daidai lokacin, sai ta haifi ɗa kamar yadda Elisha ya faɗa mata.
But a few months later, the woman became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son at that time the following year, just like Elisha had predicted.
18 Yaron ya yi girma, wata rana sai ya tafi wurin mahaifinsa, wanda yake tare da masu girbi.
When the child was older, one day he went out to the fields to see his father, who was [working] with the men who were harvesting [grain].
19 Ba zato sai ya ce wa mahaifinsa, “Wayyo! Kaina yana mini ciwo! Kaina yana mini ciwo!” Sai mahaifinsa ya ce wa bawansa, “Kai shi wurin mahaifiyarsa.”
[Suddenly] the boy exclaimed, “My head [hurts]! My head [hurts a lot]!” His father said to one of the servants, “Carry him home to his mother!”
20 Bayan bawan ya ɗaga shi ya kai wurin mahaifiyarsa, sai yaron ya zauna a cinyarta har tsakar rana, sa’an nan ya mutu.
So the servant carried him home, and his mother held him on her lap. But at noontime the boy died.
21 Sai ta haura ta shimfiɗa shi a gadon mutumin Allah, ta rufe ƙofar, ta fita.
She carried him up [the steps] to the prophet’s room and laid him on the bed. She left him there and went out and shut the door.
22 Ta kira mijinta ta ce, “Ina roƙonka ka aika mini da ɗaya daga cikin bayi da kuma jaka, don in yi sauri in je wurin mutumin Allah in dawo.”
She then called out to her husband, saying, “Send to me one of the servants and a donkey, so that I can ride [on it] quickly to the prophet, and then come back!” [But she did not tell her husband that their son had died].
23 Sai ya ce, “Me zai kai ki wurinsa, ai, yau ba Sabon Wata ba ne ko ranar Asabbaci?” Sai ta ce, “Ba kome.”
Her husband [called out to her and] said, “Why [do you want to go] today? This is not the day when we celebrate the Festival of the New Moon, and it is not a Sabbath day!” But she only replied, “[Just do what I requested and] everything will be all right.”
24 Sai ta sa wa jakar sirdi ta ce wa bawanta, “Yi ta kora mini jakar, kada ka sassauta, sai na faɗa maka.”
So she [told the servant to] put saddles on [two] donkeys, and as they left, she said, “Hurry! Do not slow down unless t tell you to do that!”
25 Ta haka ta kama hanya ta tafi wurin mutumin Allah a Dutsen Karmel. Da ya hange ta daga nesa, sai mutumin Allah ya ce wa bawansa Gehazi, “Duba! Ga mutuniyar Shunam nan can!
As they approached Carmel Mountain, where Elisha was, Elisha saw her in the distance. He said to Gehazi, “Look, the woman from Shunem is coming!
26 Ka yi gudu ka tarye ta ka tambaye ta, ‘Lafiyarki? Mijinki yana nan lafiya? Yaronki yana nan lafiya?’” Ta amsa ta ce, “Kome lafiya yake.”
Run to her, and ask her if everything is all right with her and her husband and with her child!” [So Gehazi ran to her and asked her, but she did not tell Gehazi anything.] She only said, “Yes, everything is fine.”
27 Da ta isa wurin mutumin Allah a dutsen, sai ta kama ƙafafunsa. Sai Gehazi ya zo don yă ture ta, amma mutumin Allah ya ce, “Ka bar ta! Tana cikin baƙin ciki ƙwarai, amma Ubangiji ya ɓoye mini, bai kuma faɗa mini me ya sa ba.”
But when she came to where Elisha was, she [prostrated herself on the ground in front of Elisha and] took hold of his feet. Gehazi started to push her away, but Elisha said, “(Do not push her away/Leave her alone)! Something is troubling her very much, but Yahweh has not told me what it is.”
28 Sai ta tambaya shi ta ce, “Na roƙe ka ɗa ne, ranka yă daɗe? Ba na ce maka, ‘Kada ka sa in fara bege ba’?”
Then she said to Elisha, “O, sir, I did not ask you to enable me to give birth to a son [RHQ]. And I told you not to lie to me about that!” [RHQ]
29 Elisha ya ce wa Gehazi, “Ka yi ɗamara, ka ɗauki sandana ka ruga a guje. Idan ka sadu da wani, kada ka gaishe shi, idan kuma wani ya gaishe ka, kada ka amsa. Ka shimfiɗa sandana a fuskar yaron.”
Then Elisha [realized that something must have happened to her son. So he] said to Gehazi, “Get ready [to leave immediately]. Take my staff/walking stick and go [to her home]. Do not [stop to] talk to anyone on the way. Go quickly [to where her son is] and lay the staff on the child’s face. [If you do that, perhaps Yahweh will enable him to be well].”
30 Amma mahaifiyar yaron ta ce, “Muddin Ubangiji yana raye, kai kuma kana a raye, ba zan bar ka ba.” Saboda haka ya tashi ya bi ta.
But the boy’s mother said, “Just [as certain] as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not go home if you do not go with me.” So Elisha returned with her [to her home].
31 Gehazi ya yi gaba, ya shimfiɗa sandan a fuskar yaron, amma babu motsi, babu alamar rai. Saboda haka Gehazi ya koma ya taryi Elisha, ya faɗa masa, “Yaron bai tashi ba.”
Gehazi hurried quickly, and [when he got to the woman’s home, ] he laid the staff/walking stick on the child’s face, but the child did not move or say anything. So Gehazi returned to meet Elisha [along the road], and told him, “The child is still dead.”
32 Da Elisha ya isa gidan, sai ga gawar yaron kwance a kan gadonsa.
When Elisha reached the house, he saw that the boy was lying dead on his bed.
33 Sai ya shiga, ya rufe ƙofa, daga shi sai yaron, ya kuma yi addu’a ga Ubangiji.
Elisha went into the room by himself and shut the door and prayed to Yahweh.
34 Sa’an nan ya hau gadon yă kwanta a bisa yaron, ya miƙe a kansa, baki da baki, ido da ido, hannu da hannu. Yayinda ya miƙe kansa a kan yaron, sai jikin yaron ya ɗau ɗumi.
Then he lay down on the boy’s body, and put his mouth on the boy’s mouth, and put his eyes on the boy’s eyes, and put his hands on the boy’s hands. Then the boy’s body started to become warm!
35 Elisha ya tashi, ya yi ta kai komo a cikin ɗakin. Sa’an nan ya sāke koma kan gadon yă miƙe a kan yaron, sai yaron ya yi atishawa sau bakwai, ya kuma buɗe idanunsa.
Elisha got up and walked back and forth in the room [several times]. Then he stretched his body on the boy’s body again. The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes!
36 Elisha ya kira Gehazi ya ce, “Kirawo mutuniyar Shunam.” Ya kuwa kira ta. Sa’ad da ta zo, sai Elisha ya ce mata, “Ɗauki ɗanki.”
Then Elisha summoned Gehazi. He said, “Call the boy’s mother!” [So Gehazi went and called her, ] and when she came in, Elisha said, “Here, take your son!”
37 Sai ta shiga, ta fāɗi a ƙafafunsa ta rusuna har ƙasa. Sa’an nan ta ɗauki ɗanta ta fita.
She [gratefully] prostrated herself at Elisha’s feet. Then she picked up her son and carried him downstairs.
38 Sai Elisha ya koma Gilgal, a can kuwa ana yunwa a yankin. Yayinda ƙungiyar annabawa suke tattaunawa da shi, sai ya ce wa Gehazi bawansa, “Ka sa babban tukunya a wuta, ka yi wa mutanen nan fate.”
Then Elisha returned to Gilgal. But at that time there was (a famine/very little food) in that area. One day as the group of prophets was sitting in front of Elisha [listening to what he was teaching], he said to his servant, “Put a large pot on [the stove] and make some stew for these men.”
39 Ɗaya daga cikin mutanen ya shiga gona don neman ganyaye, ya kuwa sami kabewar jeji. Ya tsinko’ya’yanta cike da shafin rigarsa. Da ya dawo, sai ya yayyanka su ya zuba a cikin tukunyar faten, ko da yake ba wanda ya san ko mene ne.
One of the prophets went out to the fields to gather some vegetables. But he gathered [only] some wild gourds and put them in his cloak and brought them back. He shredded them and put them in the pot, but he did not know that the gourds were poisonous.
40 Sai aka zuba wa mutanen faten, amma da suka fara ci, sai suka yi ihu suna cewa, “Ya mutumin Allah, akwai dafi a cikin tukunyan nan!” Suka kuwa kāsa ci.
He served the stew to the prophets, but after the men had eaten only a couple bites, they cried out, “Elisha, there is something in the pot that will kill us!” So they would not eat it.
41 Elisha ya ce, “Samo mini ɗan gari.” Aka kawo masa ya kuma sa a cikin tukunyan ya ce, “Raba wa mutanen su ci.” Ya kasance kuwa babu wani abin damuwa a tukunyar.
Elisha said, “Bring me some flour.” [They brought him some, and] he threw it in the pot and he said, “It is all right now. You can eat it.” And they ate it, and it did not harm them.
42 Sai ga wani mutum ya zo daga Ba’al-Shalisha, ya kawo wa Elisha dunƙulen burodi guda ashirin na sha’ir da aka gasa daga nunan fari na hatsi, tare da kawunan sababbin hatsi. Sai Elisha ya ce, “Ka ba mutanen su ci.”
One day a man from Baal-Shalishah [town] brought to Elisha a sack of freshly cut grain and 20 loaves of barley bread, made from the first grain that they harvested [that year]. Elisha said [to his servant], “Give it to the group of prophets, so that they can eat it.”
43 Sai bawansa ya ce, “Yaya zan raba wa mutane ɗari wannan?” Amma Elisha ya amsa ya ce, “Ka raba wa mutane su ci, gama haka Ubangiji ya ce, ‘Za su ci har su bar saura.’”
But his servant exclaimed, “Do you think that we can feed 100 of us prophets with only that much?” [RHQ] But Elisha replied, “Give it to the prophets so that they can eat it, because Yahweh says that there will be plenty for all of them, and there will be some left over!”
44 Sa’an nan ya ajiye a gabansu, suka kuwa ci har suka bar saura, bisa ga maganar Ubangiji.
After his servant gave it to the prophets, they ate [all that they wanted], and there was food left over, just as Yahweh had promised.
