اَلْمُلُوكِ ٱلثَّانِي 4

١ 1 وَصَرَخَتْ إِلَى أَلِيشَعَ ٱمْرَأَةٌ مِنْ نِسَاءِ بَنِي ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ قَائِلَةً: «إِنَّ عَبْدَكَ زَوْجِي قَدْ مَاتَ، وَأَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ عَبْدَكَ كَانَ يَخَافُ ٱلرَّبَّ. فَأَتَى ٱلْمُرَابِي لِيَأْخُذَ وَلَدَيَّ لَهُ عَبْدَيْنِ».

And one of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisaie, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant feared the Lord: and the creditor is come to take my two sons to be his servants.

٢ 2 فَقَالَ لَهَا أَلِيشَعُ: «مَاذَا أَصْنَعُ لَكِ؟ أَخْبِرِينِي مَاذَا لَكِ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ؟». فَقَالَتْ: «لَيْسَ لِجَارِيَتِكَ شَيْءٌ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ إِلَّا دُهْنَةَ زَيْتٍ».

And Elisaie said, What shall I do for thee? tell me what thou hast in the house. And she said, Thy servant has nothing in the house, except oil wherewith I anoint myself.

٣ 3 فَقَالَ: «ٱذْهَبِي ٱسْتَعِيرِي لِنَفْسِكِ أَوْعِيَةً مِنْ خَارِجٍ، مِنْ عِنْدِ جَمِيعِ جِيرَانِكِ، أَوْعِيَةً فَارِغَةً. لَا تُقَلِّلِي.

And he said to her, Go, borrow for thyself vessels without of all thy neighbours, [even] empty vessels; borrow not a few.

٤ 4 ثُمَّ ٱدْخُلِي وَأَغْلِقِي ٱلْبَابَ عَلَى نَفْسِكِ وَعَلَى بَنِيكِ، وَصُبِّي فِي جَمِيعِ هَذِهِ ٱلْأَوْعِيَةِ، وَمَا ٱمْتَلَأَ ٱنْقُلِيهِ».

And thou shalt go in and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and thou shalt pour forth into these vessels, and remove that which is filled.

٥ 5 فَذَهَبَتْ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ وَأَغْلَقَتِ ٱلْبَابَ عَلَى نَفْسِهَا وَعَلَى بَنِيهَا. فَكَانُوا هُمْ يُقَدِّمُونَ لَهَا ٱلْأَوْعِيَةَ وَهِيَ تَصُبُّ.

And she departed from him, and shut the door upon herself and upon her sons: they brought the vessels near to her, and she poured in until the vessels were filled.

٦ 6 وَلَمَّا ٱمْتَلَأَتِ ٱلْأَوْعِيَةُ قَالَتْ لِٱبْنِهَا: «قَدِّمْ لِي أَيْضًا وِعَاءً». فَقَالَ لَهَا: «لَا يُوجَدُ بَعْدُ وِعَاءٌ». فَوَقَفَ ٱلزَّيْتُ.

And she said to her sons, Bring me yet a vessel. And they said to her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.

٧ 7 فَأَتَتْ وَأَخْبَرَتْ رَجُلَ ٱللهِ فَقَالَ: «ٱذْهَبِي بِيعِي ٱلزَّيْتَ وَأَوْفِي دَيْنَكِ، وَعِيشِي أَنْتِ وَبَنُوكِ بِمَا بَقِيَ».

And she came and told the man of God: and Elisaie said, Go, and sell the oil, and thou shalt pay thy debts, and thou and thy sons shall live of the remaining oil.

٨ 8 وَفِي ذَاتِ يَوْمٍ عَبَرَ أَلِيشَعُ إِلَى شُونَمَ. وَكَانَتْ هُنَاكَ ٱمْرَأَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ، فَأَمْسَكَتْهُ لِيَأْكُلَ خُبْزًا. وَكَانَ كُلَّمَا عَبَرَ يَمِيلُ إِلَى هُنَاكَ لِيَأْكُلَ خُبْزًا.

And a day came, when Elisaie passed over to Soman, and [there was] a great lady there, and she constrained him to eat bread: and it came to pass as often as he went into [the city, that] he turned aside to eat there.

٩ 9 فَقَالَتْ لِرَجُلِهَا: «قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ، مُقَدَّسٌ ٱلَّذِي يَمُرُّ عَلَيْنَا دَائِمًا.

And the woman said to her husband, See now, I know that this [is] a holy man of God who comes over continually to us.

١٠ 10 فَلْنَعْمَلْ عُلِّيَّةً عَلَى ٱلْحَائِطِ صَغِيرَةً وَنَضَعْ لَهُ هُنَاكَ سَرِيرًا وَخِوَانًا وَكُرْسِيًّا وَمَنَارَةً، حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ إِلَيْنَا يَمِيلُ إِلَيْهَا».

Let us now make for him an upper chamber, a small place; and let us put there for him a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall come to pass that when he comes in to us, he shall turn in thither.

١١ 11 وَفِي ذَاتِ يَوْمٍ جَاءَ إِلَى هُنَاكَ وَمَالَ إِلَى ٱلْعُلِّيَّةِ وَٱضْطَجَعَ فِيهَا.

And a day came, and he went in thither, and turned aside into the upper chamber, and lay there.

١٢ 12 فَقَالَ لِجِيحْزِي غُلَامِهِ: «ٱدْعُ هَذِهِ ٱلشُّونَمِيَّةَ». فَدَعَاهَا، فَوَقَفَتْ أَمَامَهُ.

And he said to Giezi his servant, Call me this Somanite. and he called her, and she stood before him.

١٣ 13 فَقَالَ لَهُ: «قُلْ لَهَا: هُوَذَا قَدِ ٱنْزَعَجْتِ بِسَبَبِنَا كُلَّ هَذَا ٱلِٱنْزِعَاجِ، فَمَاذَا يُصْنَعُ لَكِ؟ هَلْ لَكِ مَا يُتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ أَوْ إِلَى رَئِيسِ ٱلْجَيْشِ؟» فَقَالَتْ: «إِنَّمَا أَنَا سَاكِنَةٌ فِي وَسْطِ شَعْبِي».

And he said to him, Say now to her, Behold, thou hast taken all this trouble for us; what should I do for thee? Hast thou any request [to make] to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she said, I dwell in the midst of my people.

١٤ 14 ثُمَّ قَالَ: «فَمَاذَا يُصْنَعُ لَهَا؟» فَقَالَ جِيحْزِي: «إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَهَا ٱبْنٌ، وَرَجُلُهَا قَدْ شَاخَ».

And he said to Giezi, What must we do for her? and Giezi his servant said, Indeed she has no son, and her husband [is] old.

١٥ 15 فَقَالَ: «ٱدْعُهَا». فَدَعَاهَا، فَوَقَفَتْ فِي ٱلْبَابِ.

And he called her, and she stood by the door.

١٦ 16 فَقَالَ: «فِي هَذَا ٱلْمِيعَادِ نَحْوَ زَمَانِ ٱلْحَيَاةِ تَحْتَضِنِينَ ٱبْنًا». فَقَالَتْ: «لَا يَا سَيِّدِي رَجُلَ ٱللهِ. لَا تَكْذِبْ عَلَى جَارِيَتِكَ».

And Elisaie said to her, At this time [next year], as the season [is], thou [shalt be] alive, and embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, do not lie to thy servant.

١٧ 17 فَحَبِلَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ وَوَلَدَتِ ٱبْنًا فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْمِيعَادِ نَحْوَ زَمَانِ ٱلْحَيَاةِ، كَمَا قَالَ لَهَا أَلِيشَعُ.

And the woman conceived, and bore a son at the very time, as the season was, being alive, as Elisaie said to her.

١٨ 18 وَكَبِرَ ٱلْوَلَدُ. وَفِي ذَاتِ يَوْمٍ خَرَجَ إِلَى أَبِيهِ إِلَى ٱلْحَصَّادِينَ،

And the child grew: and it came to pass when he went out to his father to the reapers,

١٩ 19 وَقَالَ لِأَبِيهِ: «رَأْسِي، رَأْسِي». فَقَالَ لِلْغُلَامِ: «ٱحْمِلْهُ إِلَى أُمِّهِ».

that he said to his father, My head, my head. and [his father] said to a servant, carry him to his mother.

٢٠ 20 فَحَمَلَهُ وَأَتَى بِهِ إِلَى أُمِّهِ، فَجَلَسَ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهَا إِلَى ٱلظُّهْرِ وَمَاتَ.

And he carried him to his mother, and he lay upon her knees till noon, and died.

٢١ 21 فَصَعِدَتْ وَأَضْجَعَتْهُ عَلَى سَرِيرِ رَجُلِ ٱللهِ، وَأَغْلَقَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَخَرَجَتْ.

And she carried him up and laid him on the bed of the man of god; and she shut the door upon him, and went out.

٢٢ 22 وَنَادَتْ رَجُلَهَا وَقَالَتْ: «أَرْسِلْ لِي وَاحِدًا مِنَ ٱلْغِلْمَانِ وَإِحْدَى ٱلْأُتُنِ فَأَجْرِيَ إِلَى رَجُلِ ٱللهِ وَأَرْجِعَ».

And she called her husband, and said, Send now for me one of the young men, and one of the asses, and I will ride quickly to the man of God, and return.

٢٣ 23 فَقَالَ: «لِمَاذَا تَذْهَبِينَ إِلَيْهِ ٱلْيَوْمَ؟ لَا رَأْسُ شَهْرٍ وَلَا سَبْتٌ». فَقَالَتْ: «سَلَامٌ».

And he said, Why art thou going to him to-day? It is neither new moon, nor the Sabbath. And she said, [It is] well.

٢٤ 24 وَشَدَّتْ عَلَى ٱلْأَتَانِ، وَقَالَتْ لِغُلَامِهَا: «سُقْ وَسِرْ وَلَا تَتَعَوَّقْ لِأَجْلِي فِي ٱلرُّكُوبِ إِنْ لَمْ أَقُلْ لَكَ».

And she saddled the ass, and said to her servant, Be quick, proceed: spare not on my account to ride, unless I shall tell thee. Go, and thou shalt proceed, and come to the man of God to mount Carmel.

٢٥ 25 وَٱنْطَلَقَتْ حَتَّى جَاءَتْ إِلَى رَجُلِ ٱللهِ إِلَى جَبَلِ ٱلْكَرْمَلِ. فَلَمَّا رَآهَا رَجُلُ ٱللهِ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ قَالَ لِجِيحْزِي غُلَامِهِ: «هُوَذَا تِلْكَ ٱلشُّونَمِيَّةُ.

And she rode and came to the man of God to the mountain: and it came to pass when Elisaie saw her coming, that he said to Giezi his servant, See now, that Somanite comes.

٢٦ 26 اُرْكُضِ ٱلْآنَ لِلِقَائِهَا وَقُلْ لَهَا: أَسَلَامٌ لَكِ؟ أَسَلَامٌ لِزَوْجِكِ؟ أَسَلَامٌ لِلْوَلَدِ؟» فَقَالَتْ: «سَلَامٌ».

Now run to meet her, and thou shalt say, [Is it] well with thee? [is it] well with thy husband? [is it] well with the child? and she said, [It is] well.

٢٧ 27 فَلَمَّا جَاءَتْ إِلَى رَجُلِ ٱللهِ إِلَى ٱلْجَبَلِ أَمْسَكَتْ رِجْلَيْهِ. فَتَقَدَّمَ جِيحْزِي لِيَدْفَعَهَا، فَقَالَ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ: «دَعْهَا لِأَنَّ نَفْسَهَا مُرَّةٌ فِيهَا وَٱلرَّبُّ كَتَمَ ٱلْأَمْرَ عَنِّي وَلَمْ يُخْبِرْنِي».

And she came to Elisaie to the mountain, and laid hold of his feet; and Giezi drew near to thrust her away. And Elisaie said, Let her alone, for her soul [is] much grieved in her, and the Lord has hidden [it] from me, and has not told [it] me.

٢٨ 28 فَقَالَتْ: «هَلْ طَلَبْتُ ٱبْنًا مِنْ سَيِّدِي؟ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ لَا تَخْدَعْنِي؟»

And she said, Did I ask a son of my lord? For did I not say, Do not deal deceitfully with me?

٢٩ 29 فَقَالَ لِجِيحْزِي: «أُشْدُدْ حَقَوَيْكَ وَخُذْ عُكَّازِي بِيَدِكَ وَٱنْطَلِقْ، وَإِذَا صَادَفْتَ أَحَدًا فَلَا تُبَارِكْهُ، وَإِنْ بَارَكَكَ أَحَدٌ فَلَا تُجِبْهُ. وَضَعْ عُكَّازِي عَلَى وَجْهِ ٱلصَّبِيِّ».

And Elisaie said to Giezi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go: if thou meet any man, thou shalt not salute him, and if a man salute thee thou shalt not answer him: and thou shalt lay my staff on the child's face.

٣٠ 30 فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ ٱلصَّبِيِّ: «حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ، وَحَيَّةٌ هِيَ نَفْسُكَ، إِنَّنِي لَا أَتْرُكُكَ». فَقَامَ وَتَبِعَهَا.

And the mother of the child said, [As] the Lord lives and [as] thy soul lives, I will not leave thee. And Elisaie arose, and went after her.

٣١ 31 وَجَازَ جِيحْزِي قُدَّامَهُمَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلْعُكَّازَ عَلَى وَجْهِ ٱلصَّبِيِّ، فَلَمْ يَكُنْ صَوْتٌ وَلَا مُصْغٍ. فَرَجَعَ لِلِقَائِهِ وَأَخْبَرَهُ قَائِلًا: «لَمْ يَنْتَبِهِ ٱلصَّبِيُّ».

And Giezi went on before her, and laid his staff on the child's face: but there was neither voice nor any hearing. So he returned to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.

٣٢ 32 وَدَخَلَ أَلِيشَعُ ٱلْبَيْتَ وَإِذَا بِٱلصَّبِيِّ مَيْتٌ وَمُضْطَجعٌ عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ.

And Elisaie went into the house, and, behold, the dead child was laid upon his bed.

٣٣ 33 فَدَخَلَ وَأَغْلَقَ ٱلْبَابَ عَلَى نَفْسَيْهِمَا كِلَيْهِمَا، وَصَلَّى إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ.

And Elisaie went into the house, and shut the door upon themselves, the two, and prayed to the Lord.

٣٤ 34 ثُمَّ صَعِدَ وَٱضْطَجَعَ فَوْقَ ٱلصَّبِيِّ وَوَضَعَ فَمَهُ عَلَى فَمِهِ، وَعَيْنَيْهِ عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ، وَيَدَيْهِ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ، وَتَمَدَّدَ عَلَيْهِ فَسَخُنَ جَسَدُ ٱلْوَلَدِ.

And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands; and bowed himself upon him, and the flesh of the child grew warm.

٣٥ 35 ثُمَّ عَادَ وَتَمَشَّى فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ تَارَةً إِلَى هُنَا وَتَارَةً إِلَى هُنَاكَ، وَصَعِدَ وَتَمَدَّدَ عَلَيْهِ فَعَطَسَ ٱلصَّبِيُّ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ، ثُمَّ فَتَحَ ٱلصَّبِيُّ عَيْنَيْهِ.

And he returned, and walked up and down in the house: and he went up, and bowed himself on the child seven times; and the child opened his eyes.

٣٦ 36 فَدَعَا جِيحْزِي وَقَالَ: «اُدْعُ هَذِهِ ٱلشُّونَمِيَّةَ» فَدَعَاهَا. وَلَمَّا دَخَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ: «ٱحْمِلِي ٱبْنَكِ».

And Elisaie cried out to Giezi, and said, Call this Somanite. So he called her, and she came in to him: and Elisaie said, Take thy son.

٣٧ 37 فَأَتَتْ وَسَقَطَتْ عَلَى رِجْلَيْهِ وَسَجَدَتْ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، ثُمَّ حَمَلَتِ ٱبْنَهَا وَخَرَجَتْ.

And the woman went in, and fell at his feet, and did obeisance [bowing] to the ground; and she took her son, and went out.

٣٨ 38 وَرَجَعَ أَلِيشَعُ إِلَى ٱلْجِلْجَالِ. وَكَانَ جُوعٌ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ وَكَانَ بَنُو ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ جُلُوسًا أَمَامَهُ. فَقَالَ لِغُلَامِهِ: «ضَعِ ٱلْقِدْرَ ٱلْكَبِيرَةَ، وَٱسْلُقْ سَلِيقَةً لِبَنِي ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ».

And Elisaie returned to Galgala: and a famine [was] in the land; and the sons of the prophets sat before him: and Elisaie said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.

٣٩ 39 وَخَرَجَ وَاحِدٌ إِلَى ٱلْحَقْلِ لِيَلْتَقِطَ بُقُولًا، فَوَجَدَ يَقْطِينًا بَرِّيًّا، فَٱلْتَقَطَ مِنْهُ قُثَّاءً بَرِّيًّا مِلْءَ ثَوْبِهِ، وَأَتَى وَقَطَّعَهُ فِي قِدْرِ ٱلسَّلِيقَةِ، لِأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَعْرِفُوا.

And he went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a vine in the field, and gathered of it wild gourds, his garment full; and he cast it into the caldron of pottage, for they knew [them] not.

٤٠ 40 وَصَبُّوا لِلْقَوْمِ لِيَأْكُلُوا. وَفِيمَا هُمْ يَأْكُلُونَ مِنَ ٱلسَّلِيقَةِ صَرَخُوا وَقَالُوا: «فِي ٱلْقِدْرِ مَوْتٌ يَا رَجُلَ ٱللهِ!». وَلَمْ يَسْتَطِيعُوا أَنْ يَأْكُلُوا.

And he poured it out for the men to eat: and it came to pass, when they were eating of the pottage, that lo! they cried out, and said, [There is] death in the pot, O man of God. And they could not eat.

٤١ 41 فَقَالَ: «هَاتُوا دَقِيقًا». فَأَلْقَاهُ فِي ٱلْقِدْرِ وَقَالَ: «صُبَّ لِلْقَوْمِ فَيَأْكُلُوا». فَكَأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْءٌ رَدِيءٌ فِي ٱلْقِدْرِ.

And he said, Take meal, and cast it into the pot. And Elisaie said to his servant Giezi, Pour out for the people, and let them eat. And there was no longer there any hurtful thing in the pot.

٤٢ 42 وَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَعْلِ شَلِيشَةَ وَأَحْضَرَ لِرَجُلِ ٱللهِ خُبْزَ بَاكُورَةٍ عِشْرِينَ رَغِيفًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ، وَسَوِيقًا فِي جِرَابِهِ. فَقَالَ: «أَعْطِ ٱلشَّعْبَ لِيَأْكُلُوا».

And there came a man over from Baetharisa, and brought to the man of God twenty barley loaves and cakes of figs, of the first-fruits. And he said, Give to the people, and let them eat.

٤٣ 43 فَقَالَ خَادِمُهُ: «مَاذَا؟ هَلْ أَجْعَلُ هَذَا أَمَامَ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ؟» فَقَالَ: «أَعْطِ ٱلشَّعْبَ فَيَأْكُلُوا، لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: يَأْكُلُونَ وَيَفْضُلُ عَنْهُمْ».

And his servant said, Why should I set this before a hundred men? and he said, Give to the people, and let them eat; for thus saith the Lord, They shall eat and leave.

٤٤ 44 فَجَعَلَ أَمَامَهُمْ فَأَكَلُوا، وَفَضَلَ عَنْهُمْ حَسَبَ قَوْلِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

And they ate and left, according to the word of the Lord.