Четвертая книга Царств 7
1 И рече Елиссей: слышите слово Господне, сице глаголет Господь: якоже час сей, утро мера муки пшеничны будет за сикль един, и две меры ячменя за сикль един во вратех Самарии.
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 И отвеща тристат, на егоже руку царь почиваше, и рече и Елиссею: се, аще отверзет Господь и хляби небесныя, то не будет глагол сей. И Елиссей рече: се, ты узриши очима твоима, и оттуду не имаши ясти.
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 И бяху четыре мужа прокажени при вратех града. И рече муж ко искреннему своему: что мы седим зде дондеже умрем?
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 Аще речем: внидем во град, то глад есть во граде, и умрем тамо: аще же седим зде, то и тако умрем: и ныне идем и внидем в полк Сирийский: аще живят ны, живи будем: аще ли умертвят ны, то умрем.
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 И восташа в сумраце ити в полк Сирийский и внидоша среде полка Сирийска, и се, не бе мужа ту.
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 И Господь слышан сотвори полку Сирийску глас колесниц и глас коней и глас силы великия. И рече муж ко брату своему: се, ныне наял есть на нас царь Израилев цари Хеттейски и цари Египетския приити на ны.
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 И восташа, и бежаша в сумраце, и оставиша сени своя и кони своя и ослы своя, якоже быша во стану, и бежаша души ради своея.
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 И внидоша прокаженнии сии до среды полка, и внидоша в сень едину, и ядоша и пиша, и взяша оттуду сребро и злато и одежды, и отидоша, и скрыша: и возвратишася, и внидоша в другую сень, и взяша оттуду, и отидоша, и скрыша.
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 И рече муж ко искреннему своему: не тако мы творим: день сей день благоговещения есть, мы же молчим и медлим до света утренняго, и обрящем беззаконие: и ныне приидем и внидем, и возвестим в дому цареве.
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 И внидоша, и возопиша ко вратом града и возвестиша им, глаголюще: внидохом в полк Сирийский, и се, не бысть ту мужа, ни гласа человеча, но токмо кони привязани, и ослята, и сени их якоже суть.
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 И возопиша вратницы, и возвестиша в дому цареве внутрь.
The guards shouted the news, and some people [who heard it] went to the palace and reported it there.
12 И воста нощию царь и рече ко отроком своим: возвещу вам ныне, яже сотвориша нам Сириане: разумеша, яко гладни есмы, и изыдоша из стана, и сокрышася на селе, глаголюще: яко изыдут из града, и имем я живы и во град внидем.
[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 И отвеща един от отрок его и рече: да возмут ныне пять коней оставших, иже осташася зде, се, суть у толикаго множества Израилева оставшиися, и послем тамо, и узрим.
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 И взяша два всадника коней: и посла царь Израилев вслед царя Сирска, глаголя: идите и видите.
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 И идоша вслед их даже до Иордана, и се, весь путь исполнен одежд и оружия, яже повергоша Сириане, внегда устрашится им. И возвратишася посланнии, и возвестиша царю.
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 И изыдоша людие, и разграбиша весь стан Сирский. И бысть мера муки пшеничны за сикль един и две меры ячменя за сикль, по глаголу Господню.
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 И царь пристави тристата, на егоже руце царь почиваше, у врат: и попраша его людие во вратех, и умре, якоже глагола человек Божий, иже глагола, егда посланный прииде к нему.
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 И бысть якоже рече Елиссей к царю глаголя: две меры ячменя за сикль един, и мера муки пшеничны за сикль: и будет якоже сей час заутра во вратех Самарии.
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 И отвеща тристат Елиссею и рече: аще Господь отверзет хляби небесныя, не будет глагол сей. И рече Елиссей: се, узриши очима твоима, и оттуду и не имаши ясти.
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 И бысть тако, и попраша его людие во вратех, и умре.
And that is what happened to him. The people [who were rushing out of] the city gate trampled on him, and he died.
