اَلْمُلُوكِ ٱلثَّانِي 7

١ 1 وَقَالَ أَلِيشَعُ: «ٱسْمَعُوا كَلَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ. هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا ٱلْوَقْتِ غَدًا تَكُونُ كَيْلَةُ ٱلدَّقِيقِ بِشَاقِلٍ، وَكَيْلَتَا ٱلشَّعِيرِ بِشَاقِلٍ فِي بَابِ ٱلسَّامِرَةِ».

And Elisha said, Hear ye the word of Jehovah. Thus says Jehovah, Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

٢ 2 وَإِنَّ جُنْدِيًّا لِلْمَلِكِ كَانَ يَسْتَنِدُ عَلَى يَدِهِ أَجَابَ رَجُلَ ٱللهِ وَقَالَ: «هُوَذَا ٱلرَّبُّ يَصْنَعُ كُوًى فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ! هَلْ يَكُونُ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرُ؟» فَقَالَ: «إِنَّكَ تَرَى بِعَيْنَيْكَ، وَلَكِنْ لَا تَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ».

Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shall see it with thine eyes, but shall not eat of it.

٣ 3 وَكَانَ أَرْبَعَةُ رِجَالٍ بُرْصٍ عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ ٱلْبَابِ، فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ لِصَاحِبِهِ: «لِمَاذَا نَحْنُ جَالِسُونَ هُنَا حَتَّى نَمُوتَ؟

Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate, and they said one to another, Why do we sit here until we die?

٤ 4 إِذَا قُلْنَا نَدْخُلُ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ، فَٱلْجُوعُ فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ فَنَمُوتُ فِيهَا. وَإِذَا جَلَسْنَا هُنَا نَمُوتُ. فَٱلْآنَ هَلُمَّ نَسْقُطْ إِلَى مَحَلَّةِ ٱلْأَرَامِيِّينَ، فَإِنِ اِسْتَحْيَوْنَا حَيِينَا، وَإِنْ قَتَلُونَا مُتْنَا».

If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall to the army of the Syrians. If they save us alive, we shall live, and if they kill us, we shall but die.

٥ 5 فَقَامُوا فِي ٱلْعِشَاءِ لِيَذْهَبُوا إِلَى مَحَلَّةِ ٱلْأَرَامِيِّينَ. فَجَاءُوا إِلَى آخِرِ مَحَلَّةِ ٱلْأَرَامِيِّينَ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ هُنَاكَ أَحَدٌ.

And they rose up in the twilight, to go to the camp of the Syrians. And when they came to the outermost part of the camp of the Syrians, behold, there was no man there.

٦ 6 فَإِنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ أَسْمَعَ جَيْشَ ٱلْأَرَامِيِّينَ صَوْتَ مَرْكَبَاتٍ وَصَوْتَ خَيْلٍ، صَوْتَ جَيْشٍ عَظِيمٍ. فَقَالُوا ٱلْوَاحِدُ لِأَخِيهِ: «هُوَذَا مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَدِ ٱسْتَأْجَرَ ضِدَّنَا مُلُوكَ ٱلْحِثِّيِّينَ وَمُلُوكَ ٱلْمِصْرِيِّينَ لِيَأْتُوا عَلَيْنَا».

For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great army. And they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.

٧ 7 فَقَامُوا وَهَرَبُوا فِي ٱلْعِشَاءِ وَتَرَكُوا خِيَامَهُمْ وَخَيْلَهُمْ وَحَمِيرَهُمُ، ٱلْمَحَلَّةَ كَمَا هِيَ، وَهَرَبُوا لِأَجْلِ نَجَاةِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ.

Therefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their donkeys, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.

٨ 8 وَجَاءَ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلْبُرْصُ إِلَى آخِرِ ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ وَدَخَلُوا خَيْمَةً وَاحِدَةً، فَأَكَلُوا وَشَرِبُوا وَحَمَلُوا مِنْهَا فِضَّةً وَذَهَبًا وَثِيَابًا وَمَضَوْا وَطَمَرُوهَا. ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا وَدَخَلُوا خَيْمَةً أُخْرَى وَحَمَلُوا مِنْهَا وَمَضَوْا وَطَمَرُوا.

And when these lepers came to the outermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and ate and drank, and carried from there silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it. And they came back, and entered into another tent, and carried from there also, and went and hid it.

٩ 9 ثُمَّ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «لَسْنَا عَامِلِينَ حَسَنًا. هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمُ هُوَ يَوْمُ بِشَارَةٍ وَنَحْنُ سَاكِتُونَ، فَإِنِ ٱنْتَظَرْنَا إِلَى ضَوْءِ ٱلصَّبَاحِ يُصَادِفُنَا شَرٌّ. فَهَلُمَّ ٱلْآنَ نَدْخُلْ وَنُخْبِرْ بَيْتَ ٱلْمَلِكِ».

Then they said one to another, We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news, and we keep silent. If we delay till the morning light, punishment will overtake us. Now therefore come, let us go and tell the king's household.

١٠ 10 فَجَاءُوا وَدَعَوْا بَوَّابَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَأَخْبَرُوهُ قَائِلِينَ: «إِنَّنَا دَخَلْنَا مَحَلَّةَ ٱلْأَرَامِيِّينَ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ هُنَاكَ أَحَدٌ وَلَا صَوْتُ إِنْسَانٍ، وَلَكِنْ خَيْلٌ مَرْبُوطَةٌ وَحَمِيرٌ مَرْبُوطَةٌ وَخِيَامٌ كَمَا هِيَ».

So they came and called to the porter of the city. And they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but the horses tied, and the donkeys tied, and the tents as they were.

١١ 11 فَدَعَا ٱلْبَوَّابِينَ فَأَخْبَرُوا بَيْتَ ٱلْمَلِكِ دَاخِلًا.

And he called the porters, and they told it to the king's household within.

١٢ 12 فَقَامَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لَيْلًا وَقَالَ لِعَبِيدِهِ: «لَأُخْبِرَنَّكُمْ مَا فَعَلَ لَنَا ٱلْأَرَامِيُّونَ. عَلِمُوا أَنَّنَا جِيَاعٌ فَخَرَجُوا مِنَ ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ لِيَخْتَبِئُوا فِي حَقْلٍ قَائِلِينَ: إِذَا خَرَجُوا مِنَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ قَبَضْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَحْيَاءً وَدَخَلْنَا ٱلْمَدِينَةَ».

And the king arose in the night, and said to his servants, I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry. Therefore they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city we shall take them alive, and get into the city.

١٣ 13 فَأَجَابَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ عَبِيدِهِ وَقَالَ: «فَلْيَأْخُذُوا خَمْسَةً مِنَ ٱلْخَيْلِ ٱلْبَاقِيَةِ ٱلَّتِي بَقِيَتْ فِيهَا. هِيَ نَظِيرُ كُلِّ جُمْهُورِ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلَّذِينَ بَقَوْا بِهَا، أَوْ هِيَ نَظِيرُ كُلِّ جُمْهُورِ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلَّذِينَ فَنَوْا. فَنُرْسِلُ وَنَرَى».

And one of his servants answered and said, Let, I pray thee, some men take five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are consumed), and let us send and see.

١٤ 14 فَأَخَذُوا مَرْكَبَتَيْ خَيْلٍ. وَأَرْسَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَرَاءَ جَيْشِ ٱلْأَرَامِيِّينَ قَائِلًا: «ٱذْهَبُوا وَٱنْظُرُوا».

Therefore they took two chariots with horses. And the king sent after the army of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

١٥ 15 فَٱنْطَلَقُوا وَرَاءَهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ، وَإِذَا كُلُّ ٱلطَّرِيقِ مَلآنٌ ثِيَابًا وَآنِيَةً قَدْ طَرَحَهَا ٱلْأَرَامِيُّونَ مِنْ عَجَلَتِهِمْ. فَرَجَعَ ٱلرُّسُلُ وَأَخْبَرُوا ٱلْمَلِكَ.

And they went after them to the Jordan. And, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.

١٦ 16 فَخَرَجَ ٱلشَّعْبُ وَنَهَبُوا مَحَلَّةَ ٱلْأَرَامِيِّينَ. فَكَانَتْ كَيْلَةُ ٱلدَّقِيقِ بِشَاقِلٍ، وَكَيْلَتَا ٱلشَّعِيرِ بِشَاقِلٍ حَسَبَ كَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

And the people went out, and plundered the camp of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of Jehovah.

١٧ 17 وَأَقَامَ ٱلْمَلِكُ عَلَى ٱلْبَابِ ٱلْجُنْدِيَّ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ يَسْتَنِدُ عَلَى يَدِهِ، فَدَاسَهُ ٱلشَّعْبُ فِي ٱلْبَابِ، فَمَاتَ كَمَا قَالَ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ ٱلَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ عِنْدَ نُزُولِ ٱلْمَلِكِ إِلَيْهِ.

And the king appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate. And the people trampled upon him in the gate, and he died as the man of God had said, who spoke when the king came down to him.

١٨ 18 فَإِنَّهُ لَمَّا تَكَلَّمَ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ قَائِلًا: «كَيْلَتَا شَعِيرٍ بِشَاقِلٍ وَكَيْلَةُ دَقِيقٍ بِشَاقِلٍ تَكُونُ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا ٱلْوَقْتِ غَدًا فِي بَابِ ٱلسَّامِرَةِ»

And it came to pass, as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be tomorrow about this time in the gate of Samaria.

١٩ 19 وَأَجَابَ ٱلْجُنْدِيُّ رَجُلَ ٱللهِ وَقَالَ: «هُوَذَا ٱلرَّبُّ يَصْنَعُ كُوًى فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ! هَلْ يَكُونُ مِثْلَ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ؟» قَالَ: «إِنَّكَ تَرَى بِعَيْنَيْكَ وَلَكِنَّكَ لَا تَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ».

And that captain answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shall see it with thine eyes, but shall not eat of it.

٢٠ 20 فَكَانَ لَهُ كَذَلِكَ. دَاسَهُ ٱلشَّعْبُ فِي ٱلْبَابِ فَمَاتَ.

It came to pass even so to him, for the people trampled upon him in the gate, and he died.