2 Re 4

1 Or una donna di tra le mogli de’ discepoli de’ profeti esclamò e disse ad Eliseo: “Il mio marito, tuo servo, è morto; e tu sai che il tuo servo temeva l’Eterno; e il suo creditore è venuto per prendersi i miei due figliuoli e farsene degli schiavi”.

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 Eliseo le disse: “Che debbo io fare per te? Dimmi; che hai tu in casa?” Ella rispose: “La tua serva non ha nulla in casa, tranne un vasetto d’olio”.

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 Allora egli disse: “Va’ fuori, chiedi in prestito da tutti i tuoi vicini de’ vasi vuoti; e non ne chieder pochi.

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

4 Poi torna, serra l’uscio dietro a te ed ai tuoi figliuoli, e versa dell’olio in tutti que’ vasi; e, man mano che saran pieni, falli mettere da parte”.

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 Ella dunque si partì da lui, e si chiuse in casa coi suoi figliuoli; questi le portavano i vasi, ed ella vi versava l’olio.

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 E quando i vasi furono pieni, ella disse al suo figliuolo: “Portami ancora un vaso”. Quegli le rispose: “Non ce n’è più dei vasi”. E l’olio si fermò.

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 Allora ella andò e riferì tutto all’uomo di Dio, che le disse: “Va’ a vender l’olio, e paga il tuo debito; e di quel che resta sostentati tu ed i tuoi figliuoli”.

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 Or avvenne che un giorno Eliseo passava per Shunem, e c’era quivi una donna ricca che lo trattenne con premura perché prendesse cibo da lei; e tutte le volte che passava di là, si recava da lei a mangiare.

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 Ed ella disse a suo marito: “Ecco, io son convinta che quest’uomo che passa sempre da noi, e un santo uomo di Dio.

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

10 Ti prego, facciamogli costruire, di sopra, una piccola camera in muratura, e mettiamoci per lui un letto, un tavolino, una sedia e un candeliere, affinché, quando verrà da noi, egli possa ritirarvisi”.

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 Così, un giorno ch’egli giunse a Shunem, si ritirò su in quella camera, e vi dormì.

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

12 E disse a Ghehazi, suo servo: “Chiama questa Shunamita”. Quegli la chiamò, ed ella si presentò davanti a lui.

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

13 Ed Eliseo disse a Ghehazi: “Or dille così: Ecco, tu hai avuto per noi tutta questa premura; che si può fare per te? Hai bisogno che si parli per te al re o al capo dell’esercito?” Ella rispose:

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 “Io vivo in mezzo al mio popolo”. Ed Eliseo disse: “Che si potrebbe fare per lei?” Ghehazi rispose: “Ma! ella non ha figliuoli, e il suo marito è vecchio”.

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 Eliseo gli disse: “Chiamala!” Ghehazi la chiamò, ed ella si presentò alla porta.

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

16 Ed Eliseo le disse: “L’anno prossimo, in questo stesso tempo, tu abbraccerai un figliuolo”. Ella rispose: “No, signor mio, tu che sei un uomo di Dio, non ingannare la tua serva!”

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 E questa donna concepì e partorì un figliuolo, in quel medesimo tempo, l’anno dopo, come Eliseo le aveva detto.

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 Il bambino si fe’ grande; e, un giorno ch’era uscito per andare da suo padre presso i mietitori,

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

19 disse a suo padre: “Oh! la mia testa! la mia testa!” Il padre disse al suo servo: “Portalo a sua madre!”

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

20 Il servo lo portò via e lo recò a sua madre. Il fanciullo rimase sulle ginocchia di lei fino a mezzogiorno, poi si morì.

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 Allora ella salì, lo adagiò sul letto dell’uomo di Dio, chiuse la porta, ed uscì.

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

22 E, chiamato il suo marito, disse: “Ti prego, mandami uno de’ servi e un’asina, perché voglio correre dall’uomo di Dio, e tornare”.

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 Il marito le chiese: “Perché vuoi andar da lui quest’oggi? Non è il novilunio, e non è sabato”. Ella rispose: “Lascia fare!”

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 Poi fece sellar l’asina, e disse al suo servo: “Guidala, e tira via; non mi fermare per istrada, a meno ch’io tel dica”.

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

25 Ella dunque partì, e giunse dall’uomo di Dio, sul monte Carmel. E come l’uomo di Dio l’ebbe scorta di lontano, disse a Ghehazi, suo servo: “Ecco la Shunamita che viene!

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 Ti prego, corri ad incontrarla, e dille: Stai bene? Sta bene tuo marito? E il bimbo sta bene?” Ella rispose: “Stanno bene”.

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 E come fu giunta dall’uomo di Dio, sul monte, gli abbracciò i piedi. Ghehazi si appressò per respingerla; ma l’uomo di Dio disse: “Lasciala stare, poiché l’anima sua e in amarezza, e l’Eterno me l’ha nascosto, e non me l’ha rivelato”.

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 La donna disse: “Avevo io forse domandato al mio signore un figliuolo? Non ti diss’io: Non m’ingannare?”

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 Allora Eliseo disse a Ghehazi: “Cingiti i fianchi, prendi in mano il mio bastone e parti. Se t’imbatti in qualcuno, non lo salutare; e se alcuno ti saluta, non gli rispondere; e poserai il mio bastone sulla faccia del fanciullo”.

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 La madre del fanciullo disse ad Eliseo: “Com’è vero che l’Eterno vive, e che vive l’anima tua, io non ti lascerò”. Ed Eliseo si levò e le andò appresso.

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 Or Ghehazi, che li avea preceduti, pose il bastone sulla faccia del fanciullo, ma non ci fu né voce né segno alcuno di vita. Tornò quindi incontro ad Eliseo, e gli riferì la cosa, dicendo: “Il fanciullo non s’è svegliato”.

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 E quando Eliseo arrivò in casa, ecco che il fanciullo era morto e adagiato sul letto di lui.

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

33 Egli entrò, si chiuse dentro col fanciullo, e pregò l’Eterno.

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

34 Poi salì sul letto e si coricò sul fanciullo; pose la sua bocca sulla bocca di lui, i suoi occhi sugli occhi di lui, le sue mani sulle mani di lui; si distese sopra di lui, e le carni del fanciullo si riscaldarono.

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 Poi Eliseo s’allontanò, andò qua e là per la casa; poi risalì, e si ridistese sopra il fanciullo; e il fanciullo starnutì sette volte, ed aperse gli occhi.

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 Allora Eliseo chiamò Ghehazi, e gli disse: “Chiama questa Shunamita”. Egli la chiamò; e com’ella fu giunta da Eliseo, questi le disse: “Prendi il tuo figliuolo”.

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 Ed ella entrò, gli si gettò ai piedi, e si prostrò in terra; poi prese il suo figliuolo, ed uscì.

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 Eliseo se ne tornò a Ghilgal, e v’era carestia nel paese. Or mentre i discepoli de’ profeti stavan seduti davanti a lui, egli disse al suo servo: “Metti il marmittone al fuoco, e cuoci una minestra per i discepoli dei profeti”.

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 E uno di questi uscì fuori nei campi per coglier delle erbe; trovò una specie di vite salvatica, ne colse delle colloquintide, e se n’empì la veste; e, tornato che fu, le tagliò a pezzi nella marmitta dov’era la minestra; perché non si sapeva che cosa fossero.

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 Poi versarono della minestra a quegli uomini perché mangiassero; ma com’essi l’ebbero gustata, esclamarono: “C’è la morte, nella marmitta, o uomo di Dio!” E non ne poteron mangiare.

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 Eliseo disse: “Ebbene, portatemi della farina!” La gettò nella marmitta, e disse: “Versatene a questa gente che mangi”. E non c’era più nulla di cattivo nella marmitta.

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 Giunse poi un uomo da Baal-Shalisha, che portò all’uomo di Dio del pane delle primizie: venti pani d’orzo, e del grano nuovo nella sua bisaccia. Eliseo disse al suo servo: “Danne alla gente che mangi”.

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 Quegli rispose: “Come fare a por questo davanti a cento persone?” Ma Eliseo disse: “Danne alla gente che mangi; perché così dice l’Eterno: Mangeranno, e ne avanzerà”.

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 Così egli pose quelle provviste davanti alla gente, che mangiò e ne lasciò d’avanzo, secondo la parola dell’Eterno.

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