2 Књига о царевима 5

1 И беше Неман војвода цара сирског човек велик у господара свог и у части, јер преко њега сачува Господ Сирију; али тај велики јунак беше губав.

Now Naaman, chief of the army of the king of Aram, was a man of high position with his master, and greatly respected, because by him the Lord had given salvation to Aram; but he was a leper.

2 А из Сирије изађе чета и зароби у земљи израиљској малу девојку, те она служаше жену Неманову.

Now the Aramaeans had gone out in bands, and taken prisoner from Israel a little girl, who became servant to Naaman's wife.

3 И она рече својој госпођи: О да би мој господар отишао к пророку у Самарији! Он би га опростио од губе.

And she said to her master's wife, If only my lord would go to the prophet in Samaria, he would make him well.

4 Тада он отиде к свом господару и јави му говорећи: Тако и тако каже девојка из земље израиљске.

And someone went and said to his lord, This is what the girl from the land of Israel says.

5 А цар сирски рече му: Хајде иди, а ја ћу послати књигу цару Израиљевом. И он отиде, и понесе десет таланата сребра и шест хиљада сикала злата и десеторе стајаће хаљине.

So the king of Aram said, Go then; and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he went, taking with him ten talents of silver and six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing.

6 И однесе књигу цару Израиљевом која овако говораше: Ето, кад ти дође ова књига, знај да шаљем к теби Немана, слугу свог, да га опростиш губе.

And he took the letter to the king of Israel, in which the king of Aram had said, See, I have sent my servant Naaman to you to be made well, for he is a leper.

7 А кад цар Израиљев прочита књигу, раздре хаљине своје и рече: Зар сам ја Бог да могу убити и повратити живот, те шаље к мени да опростим човека губе! Пазите и видите како тражи задевице са мном.

But the king of Israel, after reading the letter, was greatly troubled and said, Am I God, to give death and life? why does this man send a leper to me to be made well? is it not clear that he is looking for a cause of war?

8 А кад чу Јелисије, човек Божји, да је цар Израиљев раздро хаљине своје, посла к цару и поручи: Зашто си раздро хаљине своје? Нека дође к мени, да позна да има пророк у Израиљу.

Now Elisha, the man of God, hearing that the king of Israel had done this, sent to the king, saying, Why are you troubled? send the man to me, so that he may see that there is a prophet in Israel.

9 И тако дође Неман с коњима и колима својим, и стаде на вратима дома Јелисијева.

So Naaman, with all his horses and his carriages, came to the door of Elisha's house.

10 А Јелисије посла к њему и поручи: Иди и окупај се седам пута у Јордану, и оздравиће тело твоје, и очистићеш се.

And Elisha sent a servant to him, saying, Go to Jordan, and after washing seven times in its waters your flesh will be well again and you will be clean.

11 Тада се расрди Неман и пође говорећи: Гле! Ја мишљах, он ће изаћи к мени, и стаће, и призваће име Господа Бога свог, и метнути руку своју на место, и очистити губу.

But Naaman was angry and went away and said, I had the idea that he would come out to see such an important person as I am, and make prayer to the Lord his God, and with a wave of his hand over the place make the leper well.

12 Нису ли Авана и Фарфар воде у Дамаску боље од свих вода израиљских? Не бих ли се могао у њима окупати и очистити? И окренувши се отиде гневан.

Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not be washed in them and become clean? So turning, he went away in wrath.

13 Али слуге његове приступивши рекоше му говорећи: Оче, да ти је казао пророк шта велико, не би ли учинио? А зашто не би кад ти рече: Окупај се, па ћеш се очистити?

Then his servants came to him and said, If the prophet had given you orders to do some great thing, would you not have done it? how much more then, when he says to you, Be washed and become clean?

14 И тако сиђе, и зарони у Јордан седам пута по речима човека Божијег, и тело његово поста као у малог детета, и очисти се.

Then he went down seven times into the waters of Jordan, as the man of God had said; and his flesh became like the flesh of a little child again, and he was clean.

15 Тада се врати к човеку Божијем са пратњом својом и дошав стаде пред њим, и рече: Ево сад видим да нема Бога нигде на земљи до у Израиљу. Него узми дар од слуге свог.

Then he went back to the man of God, with all his train, and, taking his place before him, said, Now I am certain that there is no God in all the earth, but only in Israel: now then, take an offering from me.

16 Али он рече: Тако да је жив Господ, пред којим стојим, нећу узети. И он наваљиваше на њ да узме; али он не хте.

But he said, By the life of the Lord whose servant I am, I will take nothing from you. And he did his best to make him take it but he would not.

17 Тада рече Неман: Кад нећеш, а оно нека се да слузи твом ове земље колико могу понети две мазге. Јер слуга твој неће више приносити жртава паљеница ни других жртава другим боговима, него Господу.

Then Naaman said, If you will not, then let there be given to your servant as much earth as two beasts are able to take on their backs; because from now on, your servant will make no offering or burned offering to other gods, but only to the Lord.

18 А Господ нека опрости ово слузи твом: Кад господар мој уђе у дом Римонов да се поклони онде, па се прихвати за моју руку, да се и ја поклоним у дому Римоновом, нека опрости Господ слузи твом кад се тако поклоним у дому Римоновом.

But may your servant have the Lord's forgiveness for this one thing: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon for worship there, supported on my arm, and my head is bent in the house of Rimmon; when his head is bent in the house of Rimmon, may your servant have the Lord's forgiveness for this thing.

19 А он му рече: Иди с миром. И он отиде од њега, и пређе једно потркалиште.

And he said to him, Go in peace. And he went from him some distance.

20 Тада рече Гијезије, слуга Јелисија човека Божијег: Гле, господар мој не хте примити из руку тог Немана Сирца шта беше донео. Али тако да је жив Господ, потрчаћу за њим и узећу шта од њега.

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said, Now my master has taken nothing from Naaman, this Aramaean, of what he would have given him: by the living Lord, I will go after him and get something from him.

21 И Гијезије отрча за Неманом. А кад га виде Неман где трчи за њим, скочи с кола својих и срете га, па му рече: Је ли добро?

So Gehazi went after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he got down from his carriage and went back to him and said, Is all well?

22 А он рече: Добро је. Господар мој посла ме да ти кажем: Ево, баш сад дођоше к мени два младића из горе Јефремове, пророчки синови, дај за њих таланат сребра и двоје стајаће хаљине.

And he said, All is well: but my master has sent me, saying, Even now, two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill-country of Ephraim; will you give me a talent of silver and two changes of clothing for them?

23 А Неман рече: Узми и два таланта. И натера га; и свеза два таланта сребра у два тобоца, и двоје стајаће хаљине, и даде двојици момака својих, да носе пред њим.

And Naaman said, Be good enough to take two talents. And forcing him to take them, he put two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing, and gave them to his two servants to take before him.

24 А он кад дође на брдо, узе из руку њихових и остави у једној кући, а људе отпусти, те отидоше.

When he came to the hill, he took them from their hands, and put them away in the house; and he sent the men away, and they went.

25 Потом дошавши стаде пред господарем својим. А Јелисије му рече: Откле Гијезије? А он рече: Није ишао слуга твој никуда.

Then he came in and took his place before his master. And Elisha said to him, Where have you come from, Gehazi? And he said, Your servant went nowhere.

26 Али му он рече: Зар срце моје није ишло онамо кад се човек врати с кола својих преда те? Зар је то било време узимати сребро и узимати хаљине, маслинике, винограде, овце, говеда, слуге и слушкиње?

And he said to him, Did not my heart go with you, when the man got down from his carriage and went back to you? Is this a time for getting money, and clothing, and olive-gardens and vine-gardens, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants?

27 Зато губа Неманова нека прионе за те и за семе твоје довека. И отиде од њега губав, бео као снег.

Because of what you have done, the disease of Naaman the leper will take you in its grip, and your seed after you, for ever. And he went out from before him a leper as white as snow.