Четвертая книга Царств 6
1 И реша сынове пророчи ко Елиссею: се, убо место, идеже мы живем противу тебе, тесно нам:
The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “See now, the place where we live and meet with you is too small for us.
2 да идем ныне до Иордана, и да возмем оттуду кийждо муж по бервну единому и сотворим себе ту обиталища пребывати тамо. И рече: идите.
Please let us go to the Jordan, and each man take a beam from there, and let’s make us a place there, where we may live.” He answered, “Go!”
3 И рече един кротце: гряди и сам с рабы твоими. И рече: аз пойду.
One said, “Please be pleased to go with your servants.” He answered, “I will go.”
4 И иде с ними: и приидоша ко Иордану, и секоша древа:
So he went with them. When they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
5 и егда един отсекаше бервно, и се, железо спаде с топорища и впаде в воду. И возопи: о, господине, и сие заемное.
But as one was cutting down a tree, the axe head fell into the water. Then he cried out and said, “Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.”
6 И рече человек Божий: где паде? И показа ему место. И отсече древо и вверже и тамо: и всплыве железо.
The man of God asked, “Where did it fall?” He showed him the place. He cut down a stick, threw it in there, and made the iron float.
7 И рече: возми себе. И простре руку свою и взят е.
He said, “Take it.” So he put out his hand and took it.
8 И царь Сирский бе воюя на Израиля, и совеща со отроки своими, глаголя: на месте некоем сокровеннем ополчуся.
Now the king of Syria was at war against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”
9 И посла Елиссей ко царю Израилеву, глаголя: блюдися не преити на место сие, яко ту Сиряне залягоша.
The man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, “Beware that you not pass this place, for the Syrians are coming down there.”
10 И посла царь Израилев на место, о немже рече ему Елиссей, и соблюдеся оттуду не единою, ниже дважды.
The king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once or twice.
11 И смутися душа царя Сирска о словеси сем: и призва отроки своя и рече и ним: не возвестите ли мне, кто предает мя царю Израилеву?
The king of Syria’s heart was very troubled about this. He called his servants, and said to them, “Won’t you show me which of us is for the king of Israel?”
12 И рече един от отрок его: ни, господине мой царю: яко пророк Елиссей, иже во Израили, возвещает царю Израилеву вся словеса, яже аще глаголеши в сокровищи ложницы твоея.
One of his servants said, “No, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.”
13 И рече: идите, видите, где сей, и послав возму его. И возвестиша ему, глаголюще: се, есть в Дофаиме.
He said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him.” He was told, “Behold, he is in Dothan.”
14 И посла тамо кони и колесницы и силу тяжку: и приидоша нощию и окружиша град.
Therefore he sent horses, chariots, and a great army there. They came by night and surrounded the city.
15 И урани раб Елиссеев востати, и изыде: и се, сила обступи град, и кони и колесницы. И рече отрок его к нему: о, господине, что сотворим?
When the servant of the man of God had risen early and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was around the city. His servant said to him, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?”
16 И рече Елиссей: не бойся, яко множае иже с нами, нежели с ними.
He answered, “Don’t be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
17 И помолися Елиссей и рече: Господи, отверзи ныне очи отрока, да узрит. И отверзе Господь очи его, и виде: и се, гора исполнь коней, и колесница огненна окрест Елиссеа.
Elisha prayed, and said, “LORD, please open his eyes, that he may see.” the LORD opened the young man’s eyes, and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha.
18 И снидоша к нему: и помолися Елиссей ко Господу и рече: порази убо язык сей невидением. И порази их невидением по глаголу Елиссееву.
When they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, “Please strike this people with blindness.” He struck them with blindness according to Elisha’s word.
19 И рече к ним Елиссей: не сей путь и не сей град: грядите по мне, и отведу вы к мужу, егоже ищете. И отведе их в Самарию.
Elisha said to them, “This is not the way, neither is this the city. Follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek.” He led them to Samaria.
20 И бысть егда внидоша в Самарию, и рече Елиссей: отверзи убо, Господи, очи их, и да видят. И отверзе Господь очи их, и видеша: и се, бяху посреде Самарии.
When they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, “LORD, open these men’s eyes, that they may see.” The LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and behold, they were in the middle of Samaria.
21 И рече царь Израилев ко Елиссею, егда увиде я: аще поражу я поражением, отче?
The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, “My father, shall I strike them? Shall I strike them?”
22 И рече Елиссеи: да не поразиши: еда ли пленил еси их мечем твоим и луком твоим, да избиеши? И предложи им хлебы и воду, да ядят и да пиют и да отидут ко господину своему.
He answered, “You shall not strike them. Would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, then go to their master.”
23 И предложи им предложение велие, и ядоша и пиша, и отпусти я, и идоша ко господину своему: и не приложиша ктому воини приходити из Сирии в землю Израилеву.
He prepared a great feast for them. After they ate and drank, he sent them away and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria stopped raiding Eretz-Israel.
24 И бысть по сих, и собра сын Адеров царь Сирийский все ополчение свое, и взыде и обседе Самарию.
After this, Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria.
25 И бысть глад велик в Самарии: и се, обседоша ю, дондеже бысть глава ослова за пятьдесят сикль сребра, и четвертая часть меры гноя голубинаго за пять сикль сребра.
There was a great famine in Samaria. Behold, they besieged it until a donkey’s head was sold for eighty pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.
26 И бысть царь Израилев обходяй по стенам: и жена (некая) возопи к нему, глаголющи: спаси мя, господине мой царю.
As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, saying, “Help, my lord, O king!”
27 И рече ей: аще тебе не спасает Господь, како аз спасу тя? Еда от гумна или от точила?
He said, “If the LORD doesn’t help you, where could I get help for you? From the threshing floor, or from the wine press?”
28 И рече ей царь: что ти есть? И рече: сия жена ко мне рече: даждь сына твоего, да съядим его днесь, а утро моего сына съядим:
Then the king asked her, “What is your problem?” She answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.’
29 и испекохом сына моего и снедохом его: и рех к ней в день вторый: даждь сына твоего, и съядим его: и скры сына своего.
So we boiled my son and ate him; and I said to her on the next day, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him;’ and she has hidden her son.”
30 И бысть егда услыша царь Израилев словеса жены, раздра ризы своя и сам хождаше по стене, и видеша людие вретище на плоти его внутрь.
When the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. Now he was passing by on the wall, and the people looked, and behold, he had sackcloth underneath on his body.
31 И рече царь: сия да сотворит ми Бог и сия да приложит ми, аще будет глава Елиссеева на нем днесь.
Then he said, “God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat stays on him today.”
32 Елиссей же седяше в дому своем, и старцы седяху с ним. И посла царь мужа пред лицем своим. И прежде даже приити посланному к нему, и той рече ко старцем: не весте ли, яко посла сын убийцы сей, да отсечет главу мою? Видите, егда приидет вестник, заключите двери и стисните его во дверех: не топот ли ног господина его вслед его?
But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. Then the king sent a man from before him; but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, “Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? Behold, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold the door shut against him. Isn’t the sound of his master’s feet behind him?”
33 И еще ему глаголющу с ними, и се, вестник сниде к нему и рече: се, сие зло от Господа: что потерплю Господеви ксему?
While he was still talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him. Then he said, “Behold, this evil is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”
