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1 Wtedy Elizeusz powiedział: Słuchajcie słowa PANA. Tak mówi PAN: Jutro o tej porze w bramie Samarii jedna miara mąki pszennej będzie za jednego sykla i dwie miary jęczmienia [też] za sykla.
Elisha replied to the king, “Listen to what Yahweh says: ‘He says that by this time tomorrow, at the marketplace here in Samaria, you will be able to buy (ten pounds/five kg.) of fine wheat or (20 pounds/ten kg.) of barley for [only] one piece of silver.’”
2 Wówczas książę, na którego ramieniu król się wspierał, odezwał się do męża Bożego: Choćby PAN zrobił okna w niebie, czy mogłoby tak się stać? Odpowiedział mu: Oto zobaczysz to na własne oczy, ale jeść z tego nie będziesz.
The king’s officer said to Elijah, “That cannot happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the windows of the sky [and send grain down to us], that certainly could not [RHQ] happen!” Elisha replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
3 A było czterech trędowatych mężczyzn u wejścia bramy. Mówili oni jeden do drugiego: Po co tu siedzimy, aż umrzemy?
That day there were four men who had (leprosy/a dreaded skin disease) who were sitting outside the gate of Samaria [city. They said to each other, “(Why should we] wait here until we die?/[It is ridiculous for us to] wait here until we die.) [RHQ]
4 Jeśli powiemy: Wejdziemy do miasta, w mieście jest głód i tam umrzemy. A jeśli zostaniemy tu, również umrzemy. Teraz więc chodźcie i przejdźmy do obozu Syryjczyków. Jeśli pozostawią nas przy życiu, będziemy żyć, a jeśli nas zabiją, umrzemy.
If we go into the city, we will die there, because there is no food there. If we remain sitting here, we will die here. So let’s go to where the army of Syria has set up their tents. If they kill us, we will die. But if they allow us to remain alive, we will not die.”
5 Wstali więc o zmierzchu, aby przejść do obozu Syryjczyków. A gdy dotarli do krańca obozu Syryjczyków, oto nikogo tam nie było.
So when it was getting dark, those four men went to the camp where the army of Syria had set up their tents. But when they reached the camp, they saw that there was no one there!
6 PAN bowiem sprawił, że w obozie Syryjczyków słychać było turkot rydwanów, tętent koni i gwar wielkiego wojska. Mówili jeden do drugiego: Oto król Izraela najął przeciwko nam królów chetyckich i królów Egiptu, aby na nas napadli.
What had happened was that Yahweh had caused the army of Syria to hear something that sounded like a large army marching with chariots and horses. So they said to each other, “Listen! The king of Israel has hired the kings of Egypt and the Heth people-group [and their armies], and they have come to attack us!”
7 Wstali więc i uciekli o zmierzchu, zostawiając swoje namioty, swoje konie [i] osły – cały obóz tak, jak był, i uciekli, aby ratować swoje życie.
So they all ran away that evening and left their tents and their horses and donkeys there, because [they were afraid that] they would be killed [if they stayed there].
8 A gdy trędowaci dotarli do krańca obozu, weszli do jednego namiotu, jedli, pili, wynieśli stamtąd srebro, złoto i szaty, po czym poszli i ukryli to. Następnie wrócili, weszli do drugiego namiotu, [również] wynieśli stamtąd [łup], odeszli i ukryli [go].
When those four lepers came to the edge of the area where the soldiers of Syria had set up their tents, they went into one tent, [and saw all the things that had been left there]. So they ate and drank what was there, and they took the silver and the gold and clothes. Then they went [outside the tent] and hid those things. Then they entered another tent, and took things from there, and then went outside and hid them, also.
9 Wtedy powiedzieli jeden do drugiego: Niedobrze czynimy. Ten dzień jest dniem dobrej nowiny, a my milczymy. Jeśli będziemy czekać aż do brzasku, spotka nas kara. Chodźcie więc teraz, pójdźmy i opowiadajmy o tym domowi króla.
But then they said to each other, “We are not doing what is right. We have good news [to tell others] today. If we do not tell it to anyone now, and if we wait until morning to tell it, we will certainly be punished [by Yahweh]. So let’s go right now to the palace and tell it to the king’s officials!”
10 Przyszli więc i zawołali na strażnika bramy miejskiej. Powiedzieli im: Przyszliśmy do obozu Syryjczyków, a oto nikogo tam nie było, nie słychać było głosu ludzkiego, widzieliśmy tylko uwiązane konie i osły oraz namioty, tak jak były.
So they went to the guards at the city gates and called out to them, “We went to where the army of Syria had set up their tents, but we did not see or hear anyone there. Their horses and donkeys were still tied up, but their tents were all deserted/abandoned!”
11 Wtedy zawołał on innych strażników, a ci opowiedzieli o tym we wnętrzu domu króla.
The guards shouted the news, and some people [who heard it] went to the palace and reported it there.
12 Wówczas król wstał w nocy i powiedział do swoich sług: Powiem wam, co nam uczynili Syryjczycy: wiedzą, że głodujemy. Wyszli więc z obozu i ukryli się w polu, mówiąc: Gdy wyjdą z miasta, pojmiemy ich żywych i wejdziemy do miasta.
[When] the king [heard it, he] got up out of his bed and said to his officials, “I will tell you what the army of Syria is planning to do. They know that we have no food here, so they have left their tents and are hiding in the fields. They think that we will leave the city [to find some food], and then they will capture us and capture the city.”
13 Jeden z jego sług odpowiedział: Niech wezmą, proszę, pięć spośród reszty koni, które zostały w mieście – oto są one jak całe mnóstwo Izraela, które zostało w nim, oto [są] one jak całe mnóstwo Izraela, które już zginęło – wyślemy [je] i zobaczymy.
But one of his officials said, “Many of our Israeli people have already died [from (hunger/not having anything to eat]). If those of us who are still alive all stay here, we also will die anyway. So let’s send some men with five of our horses that are still alive to go and see [what has really happened].”
14 Wzięli więc dwa konie zaprzęgowe, które król posłał do obozu Syryjczyków, mówiąc: Idźcie i zobaczcie.
So they chose some men and told them to go in a chariot and find out what had happened to the army of Syria.
15 Szli za nimi aż do Jordanu. A oto cała droga była pełna szat i naczyń, które Syryjczycy porzucili w pośpiechu. Wtedy posłańcy wrócili i oznajmili to królowi.
They went as far as the Jordan [River]. All along the road they saw clothes and equipment that the soldiers from Syria had thrown away while they were running away very quickly. So the men returned to the king and reported [what they had seen].
16 Wówczas lud wyszedł i złupił obóz Syryjczyków. I jedna miara mąki pszennej była za sykla i dwie miary jęczmienia za sykla, według słowa PANA.
Then many of the people of Samaria also went [out of the city and went] to where the army of Syria had previously set up their tents. They entered all the tents and took everything. [So there was now plenty of everything!] As a result people could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver, which was what Yahweh had said would happen!
17 A król ustanowił tego księcia, na którego ramieniu się wspierał, [nadzorcą] bramy. Lud jednak zadeptał go w bramie na śmierć, jak powiedział mąż Boży, który [o tym] mówił, gdy król zszedł do niego.
The king of Israel had appointed the officer who was his assistant to supervise what was happening at the marketplace. But as he was standing near the gate, all the people [who were rushing outside the city] trampled on him, and he died, which was what Elisha had said would happen to him when Elisha previously went to talk to the king.
18 I stało się tak, jak powiedział królowi mąż Boży: Dwie miary jęczmienia za sykla i jedna miara mąki pszennej za sykla będą jutro o tej porze w bramie Samarii.
Elisha had told him that by the next day there would be plenty of food, with the result that anyone could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver.
19 Wtedy ten książę odpowiedział mężowi Bożemu: Choćby PAN zrobił okna w niebie, czy mogłoby tak się stać? Odpowiedział: Oto zobaczysz to na własne oczy, ale jeść z tego nie będziesz.
And the officer had answered, “That certainly cannot [RHQ] happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the sky and send down some grain, that could not happen.” And Elisha had replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
20 I tak się z nim stało. Lud bowiem zadeptał go w bramie i [książę] umarł.
And that is what happened to him. The people [who were rushing out of] the city gate trampled on him, and he died.

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