Ii Regum 4

1 Mulier autem quaedam de uxoribus prophetarum clamabat ad Eliseum, dicens: Servus tuus vir meus mortuus est, et tu nosti quia servus tuus fuit timens Deum: et ecce creditor venit ut tollat duos filios meos ad serviendum sibi.

And a certain woman, of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried unto Elisha', saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou well knowest that thy servant was one who feared the Lord: and now the creditor is come to take my two sons unto himself for servants.

2 Cui dixit Eliseus: Quid vis ut faciam tibi? Dic mihi, quid habes in domo tua? At illa respondit: Non habeo ancilla tua quidquam in domo mea, nisi parum olei, quo ungar.

And Elisha' said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thy hand-maid hath nothing in the house, save a pot of oil.

3 Cui ait: Vade, pete mutuo ab omnibus vicinis tuis vasa vacua non pauca.

And he said, Go, borrow for thyself vessels from abroad from all thy neighbors, empty vessels, let them not be a few.

4 Et ingredere, et claude ostium tuum, cum intrinsecus fueris tu, et filii tui: et mitte inde in omnia vasa haec: et cum plena fuerint, tolles.

And then go home, and lock the door behind thee and behind thy sons, and then pour out into all those vessels; and that which is full thou shalt set aside.

5 Ivit itaque mulier, et clausit ostium super se, et super filios suos: illi offerebant vasa, et illa infundebat.

So she went from him, and locked the door behind her and behind her sons, who brought the vessels near to her, and she poured out.

6 Cumque plena fuissent vasa, dixit ad filium suum: Affer mihi adhuc vas. Et ille respondit: Non habeo. Stetitque oleum.

And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring near to me yet another vessel; and he said unto her, There is not a vessel more: and the oil stayed.

7 Venit autem illa, et indicavit homini Dei. Et ille, Vade, inquit, vende oleum, et redde creditori tuo: tu autem, et filii tui vivite de reliquo.

Then came she and told it to the man of God; and he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and thou with thy children shalt live of the rest.

8 Facta est autem quaedam dies, et transibat Eliseus per Sunam: erat autem ibi mulier magna, quae tenuit eum ut comederet panem: cumque frequenter inde transiret, divertebat ad eam ut comederet panem.

And it happened one day, that Elisha' passed over to Shunem, and there was a great woman, and she constrained him to eat bread; and it happened, that as oft as he passed by, he used to turn in thither to eat bread.

9 Quae dixit ad virum suum: Animadverto quod vir Dei sanctus est iste, qui transit per nos frequenter.

And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, who passeth through by us continually.

10 Faciamus ergo ei coenaculum parvum, et ponamus ei in eo lectulum, et mensam, et sellam, et candelabrum, ut cum venerit ad nos, maneat ibi.

Let us then make a little upper chamber, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a chair, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.

11 Facta est ergo dies quaedam, et veniens divertit in coenaculum, et requievit ibi.

And it happened one day, that he came thither, and he turned into the upper chamber, and lay there.

12 Dixitque ad Giezi puerum suum: Voca Sunamitidem istam. Qui cum vocasset eam, et illa stetisset coram eo,

And he said to Gechazi his servant, Call this Shunammite: and he called her, and she stood before him.

13 dixit ad puerum suum: Loquere ad eam: Ecce, sedule in omnibus ministrasti nobis, quid vis ut faciam tibi? numquid habes negotium, et vis ut loquar regi, sive principi militiae? Quae respondit: In medio populi mei habito.

And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been at pains to take all this trouble for us: what is to be done for thee? wouldst thou be spoken for to the king, or to the chief of the army? And she said, I dwell in the midst of my own people.

14 Et ait: Quid ergo vult ut faciam ei? Dixitque Giezi: Ne quaeras: filium enim non habet, et vir eius senex est.

And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gechazi said, Verily, she hath no son, and her husband is old.

15 Praecepit itaque ut vocaret eam: quae cum vocata fuisset, et stetisset ante ostium,

And he said, Call her: and he called her, and she stood in the door.

16 dixit ad eam: In tempore isto, et in hac eadem hora, si vita comes fuerit, habebis in utero filium. At illa respondit: Noli quaeso, domine mi, vir Dei, noli mentiri ancillae tuae.

And he said, At this season, next year, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, No, my Lord, man of God, do not deceive thy hand-maid.

17 Et concepit mulier, et peperit filium in tempore, et in hora eadem, qua dixerat Eliseus.

But the woman conceived, and bore a son at that season in the following year, as Elisha' had spoken unto her.

18 Crevit autem puer. Et cum esset quaedam dies, et egressus isset ad patrem suum, ad messores,

And the child grew up; and it happened one day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.

19 ait patri suo: Caput meum doleo, caput meum doleo. At ille dixit puero: Tolle, et duc eum ad matrem suam.

And he said unto his father, My head, my head: and he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.

20 Qui cum tulisset, et duxisset eum ad matrem suam, posuit eum illa super genua sua usque ad meridiem, et mortuus est.

And he took him up, and brought him to his mother, and he sat on her knees till noon, when he died.

21 Ascendit autem, et collocavit eum super lectulum hominis Dei, et clausit ostium: et egressa,

And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and locked the door behind him, and went out.

22 vocavit virum suum, et ait: Mitte mecum, obsecro, unum de pueris, et asinam, ut excurram usque ad hominem Dei, et revertar.

And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the she-asses, that I may hasten as far as the man of God, and return.

23 Qui ait illi: Quam ob causam vadis ad eum? hodie non sunt Calendae, neque Sabbatum. Quae respondit: Vadam:

And he said, Wherefore art thou going to him today? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It is well.

24 Stravitque asinam, et praecepit puero: Mina, et propera, ne mihi moram facias in eundo: et hoc age quod praecipio tibi.

Then she saddled the she-ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; do not restrain me in riding, unless I say it to thee.

25 Profecta est igitur, et venit ad virum Dei in montem Carmeli: cumque vidisset eam vir Dei econtra, ait ad Giezi puerum suum: Ecce Sunamitis illa.

So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel; and it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gechazi his servant, Behold, yonder that Shunammite.

26 Vade ergo in occursum eius, et dic ei: Recte ne agitur circa te, et circa virum tuum, et circa filium tuum? Quae respondit: Recte.

Now do run to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with thy child? and she answered, It is well.

27 Cumque venisset ad virum Dei in montem, apprehendit pedes eius: et accessit Giezi ut amoveret eam. Et ait homo Dei: Dimitte illam: anima enim eius in amaritudine est, et Dominus celavit, et non indicavit mihi.

And she came to the man of God to the mount, and caught hold of his feet; and Gechazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is grieved within her; and the Lord hath hidden it from me, and hath not told it me.

28 Quae dixit illi: Numquid petivi filium a Domino meo? numquid non dixi tibi: Ne illudas me?

And she said, Did I request a son from my Lord? did I not say, Do not lead me astray?

29 Et ille ait ad Giezi: Accinge lumbos tuos, et tolle baculum meum in manu tua, et vade. Si occurrerit tibi homo, non salutes eum: et si salutaverit te quispiam, non respondeas illi: et pones baculum meum super faciem pueri.

Then said he to Gechazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, thou shalt not salute him; and if any salute thee, thou shalt not answer him; and lay my staff upon the face of the lad.

30 Porro mater pueri ait: Vivit dominus, et vivit anima tua, non dimittam te. Surrexit ergo, et secutus est eam.

And the mother of the lad said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose and followed her.

31 Giezi autem praecesserat ante eos, et posuerat baculum super faciem pueri, et non erat vox, neque sensus: reversusque est in occursum eius, et nunciavit ei, dicens: Non surrexit puer.

And Gechazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the lad; but there was neither voice, nor perceptible sound; wherefore he went back to meet him, and told him, saying, The lad is not awakened.

32 Ingressus est ergo Eliseus domum, et ecce puer mortuus iacebat in lectulo eius:

And when Elisha' was come into the house, behold, the lad was dead, laid upon his bed.

33 ingressusque clausit ostium super se, et super puerum: et oravit ad Dominum.

And he went in and locked the door behind both of them, and prayed unto the Lord.

34 Et ascendit, et incubuit super puerum: posuitque os suum super os eius, et oculos suos super oculos eius, et manus suas super manus eius: et incurvavit se super eum, et calefacta est caro pueri.

And he went up, and laid himself upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands; and he stretched himself upon him: and the flesh of the child became warm.

35 At ille reversus, deambulabat in domo, semel huc atque illuc: et ascendit, et incubuit super eum: et oscitavit puer septies, aperuitque oculos.

Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself [again] upon him; and the lad sneezed as many as seven times, and the lad opened his eyes.

36 At ille vocavit Giezi, et dixit ei: Voca Sunamitidem hanc. Quae vocata, ingressa est ad eum. Qui ait: Tolle filium tuum.

And he called Gechazi, and said, Call this Shunammite: so he called her, and she came in unto him; and he said, Take up thy son.

37 Venit illa, et corruit ad pedes eius, et adoravit super terram: tulitque filium suum, et egressa est,

Then went she in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.

38 et Eliseus reversus est in Galgala. Erat autem fames in terra, et filii prophetarum habitabant coram eo. dixitque uni de pueris suis: Pone ollam grandem, et coque pulmentum filiis prophetarum.

And Elisha' returned to Gilgal; and there was a famine in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the large pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.

39 Et egressus est unus in agrum ut colligeret herbas agrestes: invenitque quasi vitem silvestrem, et collegit ex ea colocynthidas agri, et implevit pallium suum, et reversus concidit in ollam pulmenti: nesciebat enim quid esset.

And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild colocynths his garment full, and came and cut them up into the pot of pottage; for they knew them not.

40 Infuderunt ergo sociis, ut comederent: cumque gustassent de coctione, clamaverunt, dicentes: Mors in olla vir Dei. Et non potuerunt comedere.

And they poured it out for the men to eat; and it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, Death is in the pot, O man of God. And they could not eat.

41 At ille, Afferte, inquit, farinam. Cumque tulissent, misit in ollam, et ait: Infunde turbae, ut comedant. Et non fuit amplius quidquam amaritudinis in olla.

But he said, Then bring some meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour it out for the people, that they may eat. And there was nothing bad in the pot.

42 Vir autem quidam venit de Baalsalisa deferens viro Dei panes primitiarum et, viginti panes hordeaceos, et frumentum novum in pera sua. At ille dixit: Da populo, ut comedat.

And there came a man from Ba'alshalishah, and brought unto the man of God bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley bread, and fresh ears of corn in his scrip: and he said, Give it unto the people, that they may eat.

43 Responditque ei minister eius: Quantum est hoc, ut apponam centum viris? Rursum ille ait: Da populo, ut comedat: haec enim dicit Dominus: Comedent, et supererit.

And his servitor said, What, shall I set this before a hundred men? And he said, Give it unto the people, that they may eat; for thus hath said the Lord, They shall eat, and shall leave [thereof].

44 Posuit itaque coram eis: qui comederunt, et superfuit iuxta verbum Domini.

So he set it before them, and they ate, and left thereof, according to the word of the Lord.