2 Raja-raja 4

1 Salah seorang dari isteri-isteri para nabi mengadukan halnya kepada Elisa, sambil berseru: "Hambamu, suamiku, sudah mati dan engkau ini tahu, bahwa hambamu itu takut akan TUHAN. Tetapi sekarang, penagih hutang sudah datang untuk mengambil kedua orang anakku menjadi budaknya."

Now a certain woman, the wife of one of the sons of the prophets, came crying to Elisha and said, Your servant my husband is dead; and to your knowledge he was a worshipper of the Lord; but now, the creditor has come to take my two children as servants in payment of his debt.

2 Jawab Elisa kepadanya: "Apakah yang dapat kuperbuat bagimu? Beritahukanlah kepadaku apa-apa yang kaupunya di rumah." Berkatalah perempuan itu: "Hambamu ini tidak punya sesuatu apapun di rumah, kecuali sebuah buli-buli berisi minyak."

Then Elisha said to her, What am I to do for you? say now, what have you in the house? And she said, Your servant has nothing in the house but a pot of oil.

3 Lalu berkatalah Elisa: "Pergilah, mintalah bejana-bejana dari luar, dari pada segala tetanggamu, bejana-bejana kosong, tetapi jangan terlalu sedikit.

Then he said, Go out to all your neighbours and get vessels, a very great number of them.

4 Kemudian masuklah, tutuplah pintu sesudah engkau dan anak-anakmu masuk, lalu tuanglah minyak itu ke dalam segala bejana. Mana yang penuh, angkatlah!"

Then go in, and, shutting the door on yourself and your sons, put oil into all these vessels, putting on one side the full ones.

5 Pergilah perempuan itu dari padanya; ditutupnyalah pintu sesudah ia dan anak-anaknya masuk; dan anak-anaknya mendekatkan bejana-bejana kepadanya, sedang ia terus menuang.

So she went away, and when the door was shut on her and her sons, they took the vessels to her and she put oil into them.

6 Ketika bejana-bejana itu sudah penuh, berkatalah perempuan itu kepada anaknya: "Dekatkanlah kepadaku sebuah bejana lagi," tetapi jawabnya kepada ibunya: "Tidak ada lagi bejana." Lalu berhentilah minyak itu mengalir.

And when all the vessels were full, she said to her son, Get me another vessel. And he said, There are no more. And the flow of oil was stopped.

7 Kemudian pergilah perempuan itu memberitahukannya kepada abdi Allah, dan orang ini berkata: "Pergilah, juallah minyak itu, bayarlah hutangmu, dan hiduplah dari lebihnya, engkau serta anak-anakmu."

So she came to the man of God and gave him word of what she had done. And he said, Go and get money for the oil and make payment of your debt, and let the rest be for the needs of yourself and your sons.

8 Pada suatu hari Elisa pergi ke Sunem. Di sana tinggal seorang perempuan kaya yang mengundang dia makan. Dan seberapa kali ia dalam perjalanan, singgahlah ia ke sana untuk makan.

Now there came a day when Elisha went to Shunem, and there was a woman of high position living there, who made him come in and have a meal with her. And after that, every time he went by, he went into her house for a meal.

9 Berkatalah perempuan itu kepada suaminya: "Sesungguhnya aku sudah tahu bahwa orang yang selalu datang kepada kita itu adalah abdi Allah yang kudus.

And she said to her husband, Now I see that this is a holy man of God, who comes by day after day.

10 Baiklah kita membuat sebuah kamar atas yang kecil yang berdinding batu, dan baiklah kita menaruh di sana baginya sebuah tempat tidur, sebuah meja, sebuah kursi dan sebuah kandil, maka apabila ia datang kepada kita, ia boleh masuk ke sana."

So let us make a little room on the wall; and put a bed there for him, and a table and a seat and a light; so that when he comes to us, he will be able to go in there.

11 Pada suatu hari datanglah ia ke sana, lalu masuklah ia ke kamar atas itu dan tidur di situ.

Now one day, when he had gone there, he went into the little room and took his rest there.

12 Kemudian berkatalah ia kepada Gehazi, bujangnya: "Panggillah perempuan Sunem itu." Lalu dipanggilnyalah perempuan itu dan dia berdiri di depan Gehazi.

And he said to Gehazi, his servant, Send for this Shunammite. So in answer to his voice she came before him.

13 Elisa telah berkata kepada Gehazi: "Cobalah katakan kepadanya: Sesungguhnya engkau telah sangat bersusah-susah seperti ini untuk kami. Apakah yang dapat kuperbuat bagimu? Adakah yang dapat kubicarakan tentang engkau kepada raja atau kepala tentara?" Jawab perempuan itu: "Aku ini tinggal di tengah-tengah kaumku!"

And he said to him, Now say to her, See, you have taken all this trouble for us; what is to be done for you? will you have any request made for you to the king or the captain of the army? But she said, I am living among my people.

14 Kemudian berkatalah Elisa: "Apakah yang dapat kuperbuat baginya?" Jawab Gehazi: "Ah, ia tidak mempunyai anak, dan suaminya sudah tua."

So he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi made answer, Still there is this, she has no son and her husband is old.

15 Lalu berkatalah Elisa: "Panggillah dia!" Dan sesudah dipanggilnya, berdirilah perempuan itu di pintu.

Then he said, Send for her. And in answer to his voice she took her place at the door.

16 Berkatalah Elisa: "Pada waktu seperti ini juga, tahun depan, engkau ini akan menggendong seorang anak laki-laki." Tetapi jawab perempuan itu: "Janganlah tuanku, ya abdi Allah, janganlah berdusta kepada hambamu ini!"

And Elisha said, At this time in the coming year you will have a son in your arms. And she said, No, my lord, O man of God, do not say what is false to your servant.

17 Mengandunglah perempuan itu, lalu melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki pada waktu seperti itu juga, pada tahun berikutnya, seperti yang dikatakan Elisa kepadanya.

Then the woman became with child and gave birth to a son at the time named, in the year after, as Elisha had said to her.

18 Setelah anak itu menjadi besar, pada suatu hari keluarlah ia mendapatkan ayahnya, di antara penyabit-penyabit gandum.

Now one day, when the child was older, he went out to his father to where the grain was being cut.

19 Tiba-tiba menjeritlah ia kepada ayahnya: "Aduh kepalaku, kepalaku!" Lalu kata ayahnya kepada seorang bujang: "Angkatlah dia dan bawa kepada ibunya!"

And he said to his father, My head, my head! And the father said to a servant, Take him in to his mother.

20 Diangkatnyalah dia, dibawanya pulang kepada ibunya. Duduklah dia di pangkuan ibunya sampai tengah hari, tetapi sesudah itu matilah dia.

And he took him in to his mother, and she took him on her knees and kept him there till the middle of the day, when his life went from him.

21 Lalu naiklah perempuan itu, dibaringkannyalah dia di atas tempat tidur abdi Allah itu, ditutupnyalah pintu dan pergi, sehingga anak itu saja di dalam kamar.

Then she went up and put him on the bed of the man of God, shutting the door on him, and went out.

22 Sesudah itu ia memanggil suaminya serta berkata: "Suruh kepadaku salah seorang bujang dengan membawa seekor keledai betina; aku mau pergi dengan segera kepada abdi Allah itu, dan akan terus pulang."

And she said to her husband, Send me one of the servants and one of the asses so that I may go quickly to the man of God and come back again.

23 Berkatalah suaminya: "Mengapakah pada hari ini engkau hendak pergi kepadanya? Padahal sekarang bukan bulan baru dan bukan hari Sabat." Jawab perempuan itu: "Jangan kuatir."

And he said, Why are you going to him today? it is not a new moon or a Sabbath. But she said, It is well.

24 Dipelanainyalah keledai itu dan berkatalah ia kepada bujangnya: "Tuntunlah dan majulah, jangan tahan-tahan aku dalam perjalananku, kecuali apabila kukatakan kepadamu."

Then she made the ass ready and said to her servant, Keep driving on; do not make a stop without orders from me.

25 Demikianlah perempuan itu berangkat dan pergi kepada abdi Allah di gunung Karmel. Segera sesudah abdi Allah melihat dia dari jauh, berkatalah ia kepada Gehazi, bujangnya: "Lihat, perempuan Sunem itu datang!

So she went, and came to Mount Carmel, to the man of God. And when the man of God saw her coming in his direction, he said to Gehazi, his servant, See, there is the Shunammite;

26 Larilah menyongsongnya dan katakanlah kepadanya: Selamatkah engkau, selamatkah suamimu, selamatkah anak itu?" Jawab perempuan itu: "Selamat!"

Go quickly to her, and on meeting her say to her, Are you well? and your husband and the child, are they well? And she said in answer, All is well.

27 Dan sesudah ia sampai ke gunung itu, dipegangnyalah kaki abdi Allah itu, tetapi Gehazi mendekat hendak mengusir dia. Lalu berkatalah abdi Allah: "Biarkanlah dia, hatinya pedih! TUHAN menyembunyikan hal ini dari padaku, tidak memberitahukannya kepadaku."

And when she came to where the man of God was on the hill, she put her hands round his feet; and Gehazi came near with the purpose of pushing her away; but the man of God said, Let her be, for her soul is bitter in her; and the Lord has kept it secret from me, and has not given me word of it.

28 Lalu berkatalah perempuan itu: "Adakah kuminta seorang anak laki-laki dari pada tuanku? Bukankah telah kukatakan: Jangan aku diberi harapan kosong?"

Then she said, Did I make a request to my lord for a son? did I not say, Do not give me false words?

29 Maka berkatalah Elisa kepada Gehazi: "Ikatlah pinggangmu, bawalah tongkatku di tanganmu dan pergilah. Apabila engkau bertemu dengan seseorang, janganlah beri salam kepadanya dan apabila seseorang memberi salam kepadamu, janganlah balas dia, kemudian taruhlah tongkatku ini di atas anak itu."

Then he said to Gehazi, Make yourself ready, and take my stick in your hand, and go: if you come across anyone on the way, give him no blessing, and if anyone gives you a blessing, give him no answer. And put my stick on the child's face.

30 Tetapi berkatalah ibu anak itu: "Demi TUHAN yang hidup dan demi hidupmu sendiri, sesungguhnya aku tidak akan meninggalkan engkau." Lalu bangunlah Elisa dan berjalan mengikuti perempuan itu.

But the mother of the child said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not go back without you. So he got up and went with her.

31 Adapun Gehazi telah berjalan mendahului mereka dan telah menaruh tongkat di atas anak itu, tetapi tidak ada suara, dan tidak ada tanda hidup. Lalu kembalilah ia menemui Elisa serta memberitahukan kepadanya, katanya: "Anak itu tidak bangun!"

And Gehazi went on before them and put the stick on the child's face; but there was no voice, and no one gave attention. So he went back, and meeting him gave him the news, saying, The child is not awake.

32 Dan ketika Elisa masuk ke rumah, ternyata anak itu sudah mati dan terbaring di atas tempat tidurnya.

And when Elisha came into the house he saw the child dead, stretched on his bed.

33 Sesudah ia masuk, ditutupnyalah pintu, sehingga ia sendiri dengan anak itu di dalam kamar, kemudian berdoalah ia kepada TUHAN.

So he went in, and shutting the door on the two of them, made prayer to the Lord.

34 Lalu ia membaringkan dirinya di atas anak itu dengan mulutnya di atas mulut anak itu, dan matanya di atas mata anak itu, serta telapak tangannya di atas telapak tangan anak itu; dan karena ia meniarap di atas anak itu, maka menjadi panaslah badan anak itu.

Then he got up on the bed, stretching himself out on the child, and put his mouth on the child's mouth, his eyes on his eyes and his hands on his hands; and the child's body became warm.

35 Sesudah itu ia berdiri kembali dan berjalan dalam rumah itu sekali ke sana dan sekali ke sini, kemudian meniarap pulalah ia di atas anak itu. Maka bersinlah anak itu sampai tujuh kali, lalu membuka matanya.

Then he came back, and after walking once through the house and back, he went up, stretching himself out on the child seven times; and the child's eyes became open.

36 Kemudian Elisa memanggil Gehazi dan berkata: "Panggillah perempuan Sunem itu!" Dipanggilnyalah dia, lalu datanglah ia kepadanya, maka berkatalah Elisa: "Angkatlah anakmu ini!"

And he gave orders to Gehazi, and said, Send for the Shunammite. And she came in answer to his voice. And he said, Take up your son.

37 Masuklah perempuan itu, lalu tersungkur di depan kaki Elisa dan sujud menyembah dengan mukanya sampai ke tanah. Kemudian diangkatnyalah anaknya, lalu keluar.

And she came in, and went down on her face to the earth at his feet; then she took her son in her arms and went out.

38 Elisa kembali ke Gilgal pada waktu ada kelaparan di negeri itu. Dan ketika pada suatu kali rombongan nabi duduk di depannya, berkatalah ia kepada bujangnya: "Taruhlah kuali yang paling besar di atas api dan masaklah sesuatu makanan bagi rombongan nabi itu."

And Elisha went back to Gilgal, now there was very little food in the land; and the sons of the prophets were seated before him. And he said to his servant, Put the great pot on the fire, and make soup for the sons of the prophets.

39 Lalu keluarlah seorang dari mereka ke ladang untuk mengumpulkan sayur-sayuran; ia menemui pohon sulur-suluran liar dan memetik dari padanya labu liar, serangkul penuh dalam jubahnya. Sesudah ia pulang, teruslah ia mengiris-irisnya ke dalam kuali masakan tadi, sebab mereka tidak mengenalnya.

And one went out into the field to get green plants and saw a vine of the field, and pulling off the fruit of it till the fold of his robe was full, he came back and put the fruit, cut up small, into the pot of soup, having no idea what it was.

40 Kemudian dicedoklah dari masakan tadi bagi orang-orang itu untuk dimakan dan segera sesudah mereka memakannya, berteriaklah mereka serta berkata: "Maut ada dalam kuali itu, hai abdi Allah!" Dan tidak tahan mereka memakannya.

Then they gave the men soup from the pot. And while they were drinking the soup, they gave a cry, and said, O man of God, there is death in the pot; and they were not able to take any more food.

41 Tetapi berkatalah Elisa: "Ambillah tepung!" Dilemparkannyalah itu ke dalam kuali serta berkata: "Cedoklah sekarang bagi orang-orang ini, supaya mereka makan!" Maka tidak ada lagi sesuatu bahaya dalam kuali itu.

But he said, Get some meal. And he put it into the pot, and said, Now give it to the people so that they may have food. And there was nothing bad in the pot.

42 Datanglah seseorang dari Baal-Salisa dengan membawa bagi abdi Allah roti hulu hasil, yaitu dua puluh roti jelai serta gandum baru dalam sebuah kantong. Lalu berkatalah Elisa: "Berilah itu kepada orang-orang ini, supaya mereka makan."

Now a man came from Baal-shalishah with an offering of first-fruits for the man of God, twenty barley cakes and garden fruit in his bag. And he said, Give these to the people for food.

43 Tetapi pelayannya itu berkata: "Bagaimanakah aku dapat menghidangkan ini di depan seratus orang?" Jawabnya: "Berikanlah kepada orang-orang itu, supaya mereka makan, sebab beginilah firman TUHAN: Orang akan makan, bahkan akan ada sisanya."

But his servant said, How am I to put this before a hundred men? But he said, Give it to the people for food; for the Lord says, There will be food for them and some over.

44 Lalu dihidangkannyalah di depan mereka, maka makanlah mereka dan ada sisanya, sesuai dengan firman TUHAN.

So he put it before them, and they had a meal and there was more than enough, as the Lord had said.