2 Raja-raja 5

1 Naaman adalah panglima angkatan bersenjata Siria yang sangat dicintai dan dihargai oleh raja Siria. Sebab, melalui Naaman, TUHAN telah memberikan kemenangan kepada tentara Siria. Naaman adalah seorang panglima yang perkasa, tapi ia berpenyakit kulit yang mengerikan.

Naaman, the king of Aram's army commander was considered a great man by his master and highly respected, for through him the Lord had made the Arameans victorious. He was a mighty warrior, but he was a leper.

2 Pada suatu waktu orang Siria menyerbu negeri Israel. Dalam penyerbuan itu seorang anak perempuan Israel ditangkap dan diangkut sebagai tawanan, kemudian menjadi pelayan bagi istri Naaman.

Some Arameans had gone on a raid and had captured a young girl from the land of Israel. She had been made a servant to Naaman's wife.

3 Pada suatu hari berkatalah pelayan itu kepada majikannya, "Nyonya, sekiranya tuan pergi menemui nabi yang tinggal di Samaria, pastilah nabi itu akan menyembuhkan tuan."

She told her mistress, “If only my master would go and see the prophet who lives in Samaria. I'm sure he could cure him of his leprosy.”

4 Ketika Naaman mendengar hal itu, ia pergi kepada raja dan menceritakan apa yang dikatakan oleh anak perempuan itu.

Naaman went to his master and explained what the Israelite girl had said.

5 Raja berkata, "Baik, pergilah kepada raja Israel. Saya akan menulis surat kepadanya." Maka berangkatlah Naaman dengan membawa 30.000 uang perak, 6.000 uang emas, dan 10 setel pakaian yang bagus-bagus.

“You can go,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send a letter with you to the king of Israel.” So Naaman left. He took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.

6 Surat yang dibawanya itu berbunyi demikian: "Melalui surat ini aku memperkenalkan perwiraku, Naaman, kepada Tuan supaya Tuan menyembuhkan dia dari penyakitnya."

The letter he took to the king of Israel read: “This letter accompanies my servant Naaman, sent to you so you can heal him of his leprosy.”

7 Ketika raja Israel membaca surat itu, ia merobek-robek pakaiannya karena cemas, sambil berkata, "Celaka, apa sebabnya raja Siria itu minta aku menyembuhkan orang ini? Aku bukan Allah yang mempunyai kuasa untuk menghidupkan atau mematikan orang! Pasti raja Siria itu hanya mencari gara-gara dengan aku!"

When the king of Israel read the letter, he ripped his clothes in panic and said, “Does this man think I'm God, having power over life and death, sending me a leper to heal? Obviously he's just trying to invent an excuse to attack me, as anyone can see!”

8 Nabi Elisa mendengar tentang hal itu, dan mengirim pesan ini kepada raja Israel, "Mengapa cemas? Suruhlah orang itu datang kepada saya supaya dia tahu bahwa di Israel ini ada seorang nabi!"

But when Elisha, the man of God, heard that the king of Israel had ripped his clothes in panic, he sent a message to the king, saying: “What did you rip your clothes for? Please send the man to me, so he will be convinced there is a prophet in Israel.”

9 Karena itu berangkatlah Naaman dengan kereta kudanya ke rumah Elisa, dan berhenti di depan pintu.

So Naaman arrived with his horses and chariots and stood waiting at the door of Elisha's house.

10 Elisa mengutus seorang pelayan untuk berkata begini kepada Naaman, "Pergilah Tuan mandi tujuh kali di Sungai Yordan, nanti Tuan sembuh sama sekali."

Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan. Then your body will be healed, and you will be clean.”

11 Mendengar itu, Naaman marah dan berkata, "Saya pikir dia akan keluar sendiri menemui saya, dan berdoa kepada TUHAN, Allahnya, serta menggerakkan tangannya di atas bagian badan saya yang sakit ini lalu saya menjadi sembuh.

But Naaman got angry and left, saying, “I expected he would at least come out, stand there and invoke the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over where my leprosy is and heal it.

12 Sungai Abana dan Parpar di Damsyik lebih baik dari sungai mana pun juga di Israel! Saya dapat mandi di sana dan menjadi sembuh!"

Aren't the rivers of Damascus, Abanah and Pharpar, better than any of these streams of Israel? Couldn't I have washed in them and been healed?” So he turned around and went off in a rage.

13 Tetapi pelayan-pelayannya mendekati dia dan berkata, "Tuan, seandainya Tuan disuruh melakukan sesuatu yang sulit, pasti Tuan akan melakukannya. Apalagi ia hanya menyuruh Tuan mandi supaya sembuh!"

But Naaman's officials went to him and said, “Sir, if the prophet had told you that you had to do something extraordinary, wouldn't you have done it? How much easier is it to do what he says, ‘Wash and you'll be healed’?”

14 Sebab itu pergilah Naaman ke Sungai Yordan, lalu masuk dan membenamkan dirinya ke dalam sungai itu tujuh kali seperti yang disuruh oleh Elisa. Maka sembuhlah Naaman. Badannya menjadi sehat kembali seperti badan anak muda.

So Naaman went down and plunged himself underwater in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him. His body was healed, his skin became like a baby's, and he was clean.

15 Lalu ia dan semua pengiringnya kembali kepada Elisa. "Sekarang saya tahu," kata Naaman kepada Elisa, "bahwa di seluruh dunia hanya ada satu Allah, yaitu Allah yang disembah oleh orang Israel. Sebab itu, sudilah Tuan menerima pemberian dari saya."

Then Naaman and his whole entourage went back to the man of God, stood before him, and Naaman announced, “Now I'm convinced that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. Please accept a gift from me, your servant.”

16 Elisa menjawab, "Demi TUHAN yang hidup, yang saya layani, saya tidak akan menerima pemberian apa pun." Naaman mendesak supaya Elisa mau menerima pemberiannya, tetapi Elisa tetap menolak.

But Elisha replied, “As the Lord lives, the one I serve, I will not accept anything.” Even though Naaman tried to persuade him to take the gift, he refused.

17 Lalu kata Naaman, "Kalau Tuan tidak juga mau menerima pemberian saya, izinkanlah saya membawa pulang tanah sebanyak yang dapat dibawa oleh sepasang bagal. Sebab, mulai sekarang saya akan mempersembahkan kurban hanya untuk TUHAN, dan tidak untuk ilah lain.

So Naaman said, “If you won't, please let me, your servant, take back with me two mule loads of earth, for I will never again bring a burnt offering or make a sacrifice to any other god but the Lord.

18 Apabila saya nanti harus mendampingi raja saya pergi bersembahyang ke kuil Rimon dewa Siria, semoga TUHAN mengampuni saya."

In addition, may the Lord forgive me for doing this: When my master goes into the temple of Rimmon to worship there, and I assist him, and I bow down in the temple of Rimmon, may the Lord forgive me for doing so.”

19 Kata Elisa, "Pergilah dengan selamat." Lalu pergilah Naaman. Tidak lama sesudah Naaman berangkat,

“Go in peace,” said Elisha, and Naaman left. But he had only gone a short way

20 Gehazi pelayan Elisa, berpikir, "Ah, kenapa ia dibiarkan pergi tanpa membayar? Seharusnya tuan saya menerima pemberian orang Siria itu! Demi TUHAN yang hidup, saya harus mengejar dia dan mendapat sesuatu dari dia!"

when Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said to himself, “Just look how my master has let this Naaman the Syrian off the hook by not accepting the gifts he brought! As the Lord lives, I'll run after him and get something from him.”

21 Lalu Gehazi mengejar Naaman. Ketika Naaman melihat ada orang datang, ia turun dari keretanya dan bertanya, "Ada apa?"

So Gehazi chased after Naaman. When Naaman saw him running after him, he jumped down from the chariot to meet him and asked, “Is everything all right?”

22 Gehazi menjawab, "Maaf Tuan, saya disuruh mengatakan kepada Tuan bahwa baru saja dua nabi muda datang dari daerah pegunungan Efraim. Tuan saya minta supaya Tuan memberikan 3.000 uang perak dan dua setel pakaian yang bagus untuk kedua nabi itu."

“Everything's fine,” Gehazi replied. “My master sent me to tell you, ‘I've just found out that two young men have arrived to see me from the sons of the prophets who live the hill country of Ephraim. Please let them have a talent of silver and two sets of clothing.’”

23 "Tentu saja!" kata Naaman, dan ia mendesak supaya Gehazi membawa 6.000 uang perak. Naaman membungkus uang itu dalam dua buah kantong, dan mengambil dua setel pakaian yang bagus-bagus. Semuanya itu diberikannya kepada dua orang pelayannya, yang disuruhnya berjalan mendahului Gehazi.

But Naaman replied, “Please, take two talents.” He insisted that Gehazi to accept them. Then he tied up two talents of silver in two bags as well as two sets of clothing. He gave them to two of his servants, who carried them for Gehazi.

24 Setelah sampai di bukit tempat tinggal Elisa, Gehazi mengambil uang dan pakaian itu dari pelayan-pelayan Naaman, kemudian menyimpannya di dalam rumah. Pelayan-pelayan itu disuruhnya pulang,

When Gehazi arrived at the hill fortress, he took the gifts from the servants and put them in the house. He told the men they could go, and they left.

25 lalu ia masuk kembali ke dalam rumah. Elisa bertanya, "Kau dari mana?" "Tidak dari mana-mana, Tuan!" jawabnya.

When Gehazi got back and attended his master, Elisha asked him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?” “Your servant hasn't been anywhere,” he replied.

26 Tetapi Elisa berkata, "Hati saya ada di sana ketika Naaman turun dari keretanya untuk menemui engkau. Ini bukan waktunya untuk mendapat uang dan membeli kebun zaitun, kebun anggur, domba dan sapi serta hamba-hamba!

But Elisha told him, “Didn't I see you in my mind's eye when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to take money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male and female servants?

27 Karena kau menerima pemberian itu, kau akan menerima juga penyakit Naaman. Bahkan untuk selama-lamanya keturunanmu pun akan mendapat penyakit itu!" Ketika Gehazi keluar dari situ, ia mendapat penyakit kulit--kulitnya menjadi putih sekali.

Consequently Naaman's leprosy will stick to you and your descendants forever!” As Gehazi left him, he had leprosy—he looked as white as snow.