2 Reyes 5

1 Naamán, capitán del ejército del rey de Siria, era un gran hombre con su amo, y honorable, porque por él Yahvé había dado la victoria a Siria; era también un hombre valiente, pero era leproso.

[A man named] Naaman was the commander of the army of Syria. Yahweh had enabled him to win many victories/battles. He was a great warrior, and as a result the king of Syria greatly respected him. But he had (leprosy/a dreaded skin disease).

2 Los sirios habían salido en grupos y habían llevado cautiva de la tierra de Israel a una niña, que atendía a la mujer de Naamán.

[Some time previously, ] groups of soldiers/marauders from Syria had raided/attacked the land of Israel, and they had captured a young girl [and taken her to Syria]. She became a servant for Naaman’s wife.

3 Ella le dijo a su ama: “¡Ojalá mi señor estuviera con el profeta que está en Samaria! Entonces lo sanaría de su lepra”.

One day, that girl said to her, “I wish that (my master/your husband) would go to see the prophet in Samaria. That prophet would heal your husband from his leprosy.”

4 Alguien entró y se lo contó a su señor, diciendo: “La chica que es de la tierra de Israel dijo esto”.

[Naaman’s wife told her husband] what the girl from Israel had said, [and] Naaman told [that] to the king.

5 El rey de Siria dijo: “Ve ahora y enviaré una carta al rey de Israel”. Partió, y tomó consigo diez talentos de plata, seis mil piezas de oro y diez mudas de ropa.

The king said to him, “Okay, go [and see the prophet]. I will [write] a letter for you to take to the king of Israel, [saying that I sent you].” The king wrote in the letter, “I am sending this letter with [my army commander] Naaman, who serves me [faithfully]. I want you to heal him of his disease.” So Naaman, [assuming/thinking that the king of Israel was the prophet, took the letter and] 750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold, and ten sets of clothing, to give to the king of Israel, [and he went to Samaria, taking along several servants].

6 Llevó la carta al rey de Israel, diciendo: “Cuando te llegue esta carta, he aquí que he enviado a mi siervo Naamán a ti, para que lo cures de su lepra.”

7 Cuando el rey de Israel leyó la carta, se rasgó las vestiduras y dijo: “¿Soy yo Dios, para matar y dar vida, para que este hombre me envíe a curar a un hombre de su lepra? Pero, por favor, considera y ve cómo busca un pleito contra mí”.

[When he arrived in Samaria, he gave the letter to the king] of Israel. The king read the letter. Then, being very dismayed, the king tore his clothes and said, “I am not God [RHQ]! I am not able to enable people to live or to die [RHQ]! Why does [the king] who wrote this letter request me to cure this man of his leprosy? I think that he is just wanting to start a fight with me!”

8 Cuando Eliseo, el hombre de Dios, oyó que el rey de Israel se había rasgado las vestiduras, envió a decir al rey: “¿Por qué te has rasgado las vestiduras? Que venga ahora a mí, y sabrá que hay un profeta en Israel”.

But the prophet Elisha heard that the king of Israel had torn his robe [and said that]. So he sent a message to the king, saying, “Why are you upset/frustrated [RHQ]? Send Naaman to me, and he will find out that [because] I am a true prophet [here] in Israel, [I can help/heal him].”

9 Entonces Naamán vino con sus caballos y con sus carros, y se paró a la puerta de la casa de Eliseo.

So Naaman went with his horses and chariots to Elisha’s house and waited outside the door.

10 Eliseo le envió un mensajero, diciendo: “Ve y lávate en el Jordán siete veces, y tu carne volverá a ti y quedarás limpio”.

But Elisha [did not come to the door. Instead, he] sent a messenger to Naaman, to tell him, “Go to the Jordan [River] and wash yourself seven times in the river. Then your skin will be restored/healed, and you will no longer have leprosy.”

11 Pero Naamán se enojó, y se fue diciendo: “He aquí, yo pensaba: ‘Seguramente saldrá a mí, y se pondrá de pie, e invocará el nombre de Yahvé su Dios, y agitará su mano sobre el lugar, y sanará al leproso’.

But Naaman became very angry. He said, “I thought that surely he would wave his hand over the leprosy, and pray to Yahweh his god, and heal me!

12 ¿No son Abaná y Farfar, los ríos de Damasco, mejores que todas las aguas de Israel? ¿No podría yo lavarme en ellos y quedar limpio?”. Así que se dio la vuelta y se marchó furioso.

Surely the Abana River and the Pharpar River in Damascus [in my own country of Syria] are [RHQ] better than any of the rivers in Israel! Why can I not wash in those rivers and be healed?” [RHQ] So he turned and walked away with great anger/disgust.

13 Sus criados se acercaron y le hablaron diciendo: “Padre mío, si el profeta te hubiera pedido que hicieras alguna cosa grande, ¿no la habrías hecho? ¿Cuánto más cuando te dice: ‘Lávate y queda limpio’?”

But his servants came to him, and [one of them] said, “Sir, if that prophet had told you to do something difficult, you would certainly [RHQ] have done it. So you should certainly do what he says and wash [in the Jordan River] to be healed!” [RHQ]

14 Entonces descendió y se sumergió siete veces en el Jordán, según el dicho del hombre de Dios; y su carne se restauró como la carne de un niño pequeño, y quedó limpio.

So Naaman went down to the Jordan [River] and washed himself seven times, as (the prophet/Elisha) told him to do. Then his skin was restored/healed, and it became healthy/smooth, like the skin of a young child.

15 Volvió al hombre de Dios, él y toda su compañía, y vino y se puso de pie ante él, y dijo: “Mira ahora, yo sé que no hay Dios en toda la tierra, sino en Israel. Ahora, pues, te ruego que aceptes un regalo de tu siervo”.

Then Naaman and those who were with him went back to talk to Elisha. They stood in front of him, and Naaman said, “Now I know that there are no real gods anywhere else in the world, but there is a God here in Israel! So now please accept these gifts that I [have brought to you]!”

16 Pero él dijo: “Vive Yahvé, ante quien estoy, no recibiré a ninguno”. Le instó a que lo tomara, pero él se negó.

But Elisha replied, “Just as certainly as Yahweh, the one whom I serve, lives, I will not accept any gifts.” Naaman kept urging him [to accept the gifts], but Elisha kept refusing.

17 Naamán dijo: “Si no es así, por favor, dale a tu siervo dos mulas de tierra, porque tu siervo no ofrecerá de ahora en adelante ni holocaustos ni sacrificios a otros dioses, sino a Yahvé.

Then Naaman said, “Okay, but [I have one request. This dirt here in Israel is holy, so] please allow me to take some dirt from this place and put it [in sacks] on two mules. Then I will take it back home with me [and make an altar on this dirt]. From now on, I will offer sacrifices to Yahweh [on that altar]. I will not offer sacrifices to any other god.

18 Que Yahvé perdone a tu siervo en esto: cuando mi amo entre en la casa de Rimón para adorar allí, y se apoye en mi mano, y yo me incline en la casa de Rimón. Cuando me inclino en la casa de Rimón, que el Señor perdone a tu siervo en esto”.

However, when my master, [the king, ] goes into the temple of the god Rimmon to worship him/it there, and he is leaning on my arm, I hope/desire that Yahweh will forgive me because I will have to bow down, too.”

19 Le dijo: “Ve en paz”. Y se alejó de él un poco.

Elisha replied, “Go home, and do not worry about that.” So Naaman [and his servants] started to travel home.

20 Pero Giezi, siervo de Eliseo, el hombre de Dios, dijo: “He aquí que mi amo ha perdonado a este Naamán el sirio, al no recibir de sus manos lo que ha traído. Vive Yahvé, que correré tras él y tomaré algo de él”.

But then Elisha’s servant Gehazi said to himself, “It is not good that my master allowed this Syrian man to leave like this. He should have accepted his gifts. So just as certainly as Yahweh lives, I will go and catch up with Naaman and get something from him.”

21 Entonces Giezi siguió a Naamán. Cuando Naamán vio que uno corría detrás de él, bajó del carro a su encuentro y le dijo: “¿Está todo bien?”.

So Gehazi hurried to catch up with Naaman. When Naaman saw Gehazi running toward him, he [stopped] the chariot [in which he was riding, ] jumped out, and went to see what Gehazi wanted. He asked him, “Is everything all right?”

22 Él dijo: “Todo está bien. Mi amo me ha enviado diciendo: ‘He aquí que ahora mismo han venido a mí, de la región montañosa de Efraín, dos jóvenes de los hijos de los profetas. Por favor, dales un talento de plata y dos mudas de ropa’”.

Gehazi replied, “Yes, but two young prophets from the hilly area where the descendants of Ephraim live have just arrived. Elisha has sent me to tell you that he would like 75 pounds of silver and two sets of clothing to give to them.”

23 Naamán dijo: “Tengan a bien tomar dos talentos”. Él lo instó, y ató dos talentos de plata en dos bolsas, con dos mudas de ropa, y se los puso a dos de sus siervos; y ellos los llevaron delante de él.

Naaman replied, “Certainly! You can have 150 pounds of silver!” He urged Gehazi to take it. He also gave him two sets of clothing. He tied up the silver in two bags and gave them to two of his servants to carry back to Elisha.

24 Cuando llegó al monte, se los quitó de las manos y los guardó en la casa. Luego dejó ir a los hombres y se marcharon.

But when they arrived at the hill [where Elisha lived], Gehazi took the silver and the clothes from Naaman’s servants and sent the servants back to Naaman. Then he took those things into his house and hid them.

25 Pero él entró y se puso delante de su amo. Eliseo le dijo: “¿De dónde vienes, Guejazi?” Dijo: “Su servidor no fue a ninguna parte”.

When he went to Elisha, Elisha asked him, “Where did you go, Gehazi?” Gehazi replied, “I did not go anywhere.”

26 Le dijo: “¿No te acompañó mi corazón cuando el hombre se apartó de su carro para salir a tu encuentro? ¿Acaso es tiempo de recibir dinero, y de recibir vestidos, y olivares y viñas, y ovejas y ganado, y siervos y siervas?

Elisha asked him, [“Do you not realize that] my spirit was there when Naaman got out of his chariot to talk with you? This is certainly not [RHQ] the time to accept gifts of money and clothes and olive groves and vineyards and sheep and oxen and servants!

27 Por eso, la lepra de Naamán se pegará a ti y a tu descendencia para siempre”. Salió de su presencia como un leproso, blanco como la nieve.

Because you have done this, you and your children and all your descendants, forever, will have leprosy just like Naaman had!” And when Gehazi left the room, he was a leper! His skin was as white as snow!