2 Mga Hari 7
1 Sinabi ni Eliseo, “Pakinggan ninyo ang salita ni Yahweh. Ito ang sinasabi niya: 'Bukas, sa ganitong oras, isang takal ng mainam na harina ang ipagbibili kapalit ng isang sekel, at dalawang takal ng sebada ang ipagbibili kapalit ng isang sekel sa tarangkahan ng Samaria.'”
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 Pagkatapos ang kapitan na kanang kamay ng hari ay sumagot sa lingkod ng diyos, at sinabi, “Masdan mo, kahit na gumawa si Yahweh ng bintana sa langit, maaari bang mangyari ito?” Tumugon si Eliseo, “Masasaksihan mo itong mangyari gamit ang sarili mong mga mata, pero hindi ka makakakain mula dito.”
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 Ngayon, mayroong apat na lalaking may ketong sa labas ng tarangkahan ng lungsod. Sinabi nila sa isa't isa, “Bakit tayo mauupo rito hanggang mamatay tayo?
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 Kung sabihin nating papasok tayo sa lungsod, ang taggutom ay nasa lungsod, at mamamatay tayo roon. Pero kung uupo pa rin tayo dito, mamamatay pa rin tayo. Kaya ngayon, halika, pumunta tayo sa hukbo ng mga Aramean. Kung pananatilihin nila tayong buhay, mabubuhay tayo, at kung papatayin nila tayo, mamamatay lang tayo.”
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 Kaya tumayo sila nang mag-gagabi na para pumunta sa kampo ng mga Aramean; nang dumating sila sa pinakalabas na bahagi ng kampo, walang naroon.
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 Dahil pinarinig ng Panginoon sa mga Aramean ang ingay ng mga karwahe, at ang ingay ng mga kabayo —ang ingay ng isang malaking hukbo, at sinabi nila sa isa't isa, “Inupahan ng hari ng Israel ang mga hari ng mga Hiteo at mga taga-Ehipto para pumunta laban sa amin.”
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 Kaya tumayo ang mga sundalo at tumakas nang mag-gagabi na; iniwan nila ang kanilang mga tolda, mga kabayo, mga asno, at ang kampo sa lagay nito, at tumakas para sa mga buhay nila.
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 Nang dumating sa pinakalabas na bahagi ng kampo ang mga lalaking may ketong, pumasok sila sa loob ng isang tolda at kumain at uminom, at tinangay ang pilak at ginto at mga damit at tinago ito. Bumalik sila at pumasok sa isa pang tolda at tinangay ang mga nasamsam nila mula roon at tinago itong muli.
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 Pagkatapos sinabi nila sa isa't isa, “Hindi tama ang ginagawa natin. Ang araw na ito ay araw ng magandang balita, pero nananahimik tayo patungkol dito. Kung maghihintay tayo hanggang bukang-liwayway, parurusahan tayo. Kaya, halina at sabihin natin ito sa sambahayan ng hari.”
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 Kaya't pumunta sila at tinawag ang mga tagabantay ng tarangkahan ng lungsod. Sinabi nila sa kanila, “Nagpunta kami sa kampo ng mga Aramean, pero walang naroon, wala ni tunog ninuman, pero naroon ang mga kabayo nila, at ang mga asnong nakatali, at ang mga tolda sa lagay nito.”
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 At isinigaw ng mga bantay ng tarangkahan ang balita, at pagkatapos sinabi ito sa loob ng sambahayan ng hari.
The guards shouted the news, and some people [who heard it] went to the palace and reported it there.
12 Pagkatapos bumangon ang hari kinagabihan at sinabi sa kaniyang mga lingkod, “Sasabihin ko sa inyo ngayon ang ginawa ng mga Aramean sa atin. Alam nilang gutom tayo, kaya umalis sila ng kampo para magtago sa mga bukirin. Sinasabi nila, “Sa oras na lumabas sila sa lungsod, kukunin natin sila nang buhay, at papasok tayo sa lungsod.'”
[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 Sumagot ang isa sa mga lingkod ng hari at sinabing, “Pakiusap, hayaan mong kunin ng ilan sa mga tauhan ang limang kabayong natitira sa lungsod. Tulad sila ng lahat ng natitira sa mga mamamayan ng Israel —karamihan ay patay na; hayaan mong ipadala namin sila at tingnan ito.”
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 Kaya kumuha sila ng dalawang karwahe na may mga kabayo, at sinugo sila ng hari sa hukbo ng mga Aramean, sinasabing, “Tingnan ninyo iyon.”
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 Sinundan nila sila hanggang sa Jordan, at ang lahat ng daanan ay puno ng mga damit at gamit na iniwan ng mga Aramean sa pagmamadali. Kaya bumalik ang mga mensahero at sinabi sa hari.”
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 Lumabas ang mga tao at sinamsam ang mga gamit sa kampo ng mga Aramean. Kaya ang takal ng mainam na harina ay ipinagbili sa halagang isang sekel at ang dalawang takal ng sebada ay kapalit ng isang sekel, tulad ng sinabi ni Yahweh.
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 Inutusan ng hari ang kapitan, ang kaniyang kanang kamay, para mangasiwa sa tarangkahan, at tinapak-tapakan siya ng mga tao sa daan ng tarangkahan. Namatay siya gaya ng sinabi ng lingkod ng Diyos nang bumaba ang hari sa kaniya.
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 Kaya nangyari iyon gaya ng sinabi ng lingkod ng Diyos sa hari, sinasabing, “Sa oras na ito sa tarangkahan ng Samaria, ang dalawang takal ng sebada ay ipagbibili sa halagang isang sekel, at ang isang takal ng mainam na harina para sa isang sekel.”
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 Sinagot ng kapitang iyon ang lingkod ng Diyos at sinabing, “Kahit gumawa si Yahweh ng bintana sa langit, maaari bang mangyari ito?” Sinabi ni Eliseo, “Makikita mong mangyari ito nang sarili mong mga mata, pero hindi ka kakain mula rito.”
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 At nangyari ito sa kaniya sa ganoong paraan, dahil tinapak-tapakan siya ng mga tao sa tarangkahan, at namatay siya.
And that is what happened to him. The people [who were rushing out of] the city gate trampled on him, and he died.
