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, from the wives of the prophets, cried out to Elisha, saying: “My husband, your servant, is dead. And you know that your servant was one who fears the Lord. And behold, a creditor has arrived, so that he may take away my two sons to serve him.”

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”.

And Elisha said to her: “What do you want me to do for you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” And she responded, “I, your handmaid, do not have anything in my house, except a little oil, with which I may be anointed.”

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

And he said to her: “Go, ask to borrow from all your neighbors empty vessels, more than a few.

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”.

And enter and close your door. And when you are inside with your sons, pour from the oil into all those vessels. And when they are full, take them away.”

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.

And so, the woman went and closed the door upon herself and her sons. They were bringing her the vessels, and she was pouring 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 the vessels had been filled, she said to her son, “Bring me another a vessel.” And he responded, “I have none.” And there was oil remaining.

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”.

Then she went and told the man of God. And he said: “Go, sell the oil, and repay your creditor. Then you and your sons may live on what remains.”

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 it happened that, on a certain day, Elisha passed by Shunem. And there was a great woman there, who took him to eat bread. And since he frequently passed by there, he turned aside to her house, so that he might eat bread.

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: “I have noticed that he is a holy man of God, who passes by us frequently.

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”.

Therefore, let us prepare a small upper room for him, and place a bed in it for him, and a table, and a chair, and a lampstand, so that when he comes to us, he may stay there.”

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

Then it happened that, on a certain day, arriving, he turned aside into the upper room, and he rested 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 his servant Gehazi, “Call this Shunammite woman.” And when he had called her, and she stood 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:

he said to his servant: “Say to her: Behold, you have ministered to us attentively in all things. What do you want, that I might do for you? Do you have any business, or do you want me to speak to the king, or to the leader of the military?” And she responded, “I live in the midst of my own 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”.

And he said, “Then what does she want, that I might do for her?” And Gehazi said: “You need not ask. For she has no son, and her husband is elderly.”

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

And so, he instructed him to call her. And when she had been called, and was standing before 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!”

he said to her, “At this time, and at this same hour, with life as a companion, you will have a son in your womb.” But she responded, “Do not, I ask you, my lord, a man of God, do not be willing to lie to your handmaid.”

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

And the woman conceived. And she bore a son, in the time and at the same hour as Elisha had said.

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

And the boy grew. And on a certain day, when he had gone out to his father, to the harvesters,

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

he said to his father: “I have a pain in my head. I have a pain in my head.” But he said to his servant, “Take him, and lead him 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.

But when he had taken him, and he had led him to his mother, she placed him upon her knees, until midday, and then he died.

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

Then she went up and laid him out on the bed of the man of God, and she closed the door. And departing,

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”.

she called her husband, and she said: “Send with me, I beg you, one of your servants, and a donkey, so that I may hurry to the man of God, and then return.”

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 to her: “What is the reason that you would go to him? Today is not the new moon, and it is not the Sabbath.” She responded, “I will go.”

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”.

And she saddled a donkey, and she instructed her servant: “Drive, and hurry on. You shall cause no delay for me in departing. And do whatever I instruct you to do.”

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!

And so she set out. And she came to the man of God, on mount Carmel. And when the man of God had seen her at a distance, he said to his servant Gehazi: “Behold, it is that Shunammite woman.

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

So then, go to meet her, and say to her, ‘Does all go well concerning you, and your husband, and your son?’” And she answered, “It 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 had arrived at the man of God, on the mount, she took hold of his feet. And Gehazi drew near, so that he might remove her. But the man of God said: “Permit her. For her soul is in bitterness. And the Lord has concealed it from me, and has not revealed it to me.”

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

And she said to him: “Did I ask a son from my lord? Did I not say to you, ‘You should not deceive me?’”

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”.

And so he said to Gehazi: “Gird your waist, and take my staff in your hand, and go. If any man will meet you, you shall not greet him. And if anyone greets you, you shall not respond to him. And place my staff upon the face of the boy.”

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 boy said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not release you.” Therefore, he rose up, and he followed 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”.

But Gehazi had gone before them, and he had placed the staff upon the face of the boy. And there was no voice, nor any response. And so he returned to meet him. And he reported to him, saying, “The boy did not rise up.”

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

Therefore, Elisha entered the house. And behold, the boy was lying dead upon his bed.

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

And entering, he closed the door upon himself and the boy. And he prayed 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.

And he climbed up, and lay across the boy. And he put his mouth over his mouth, and his eyes over his eyes, and his hands over his hands. And he leaned himself over him, and the body of the boy grew 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.

And returning, he walked around the house, first here and then there. And he went up, and lay across him. And the boy gasped seven times, and he opened his eyes.

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 called Gehazi, and said to him, “Call this Shunammite woman.” And having been called, she entered to him. 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.

She went and fell at his feet, and she reverenced upon the ground. And she took up her son, and departed.

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 returned to Gilgal. Now there was a famine in the land, and the sons of the prophets were living in his sight. And he said to one of his servants, “Set out a large cooking pot, and boil a 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, so that he might collect wild herbs. And he found something like a wild vine, and he gathered from it bitter fruits of the field, and he filled his cloak. And returning, he cut these up for the pot of soup. But he did not know 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 poured it out for their companions to eat. And when they had tasted the mixture, they cried out, saying, “Death is in the cooking pot, O man of God!” And they were unable to eat.

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, “Bring some flour.” And when they had brought it, he cast it into the cooking pot, and he said, “Pour it out for the group, so that they may eat.” And there was no longer any bitterness in the cooking 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 certain man arrived from Baal-Shalishah, carrying, for the man of God, bread from the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and new grain in his satchel. But he said, “Give it to the people, so that they may eat.”

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”.

And his servant responded to him, “What amount is this, that I should set it before a hundred men?” But he said again: “Give it to the people, so that they may eat. For thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat, and there shall be still more.’”

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

And so, he set it before them. And they ate, and there was still more, in accord with the word of the Lord.