2 Kings 4

1 Now a certain woman, from the wives of the prophets, cried out to Elisha, saying: “My husband, your servant, is dead. And you know that your servant was one who fears the Lord. And behold, a creditor has arrived, so that he may take away my two sons to serve him.”

Una mujer de las mujeres de los hijos de los profetas clamó a Eliseo, diciendo: Tu siervo mi marido es muerto: y tú sabes que tu siervo era temeroso de Jehová: y ha venido el acreedor para tomarse dos hijos míos por siervos.

2 And Elisha said to her: “What do you want me to do for you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” And she responded, “I, your handmaid, do not have anything in my house, except a little oil, with which I may be anointed.”

Y Eliseo le dijo: ¿Qué te haré yo? declárame que tienes en casa. Y ella dijo: Tu sierva ninguna cosa tiene en casa, sino una botija de aceite.

3 And he said to her: “Go, ask to borrow from all your neighbors empty vessels, more than a few.

Y él le dijo: Vé, y demándate vasos emprestados de todos tus vecinos, vasos vacíos, no pocos.

4 And enter and close your door. And when you are inside with your sons, pour from the oil into all those vessels. And when they are full, take them away.”

Y entra y cierra la puerta tras ti, y tras tus hijos: y echa en todos los vasos, y en estando uno lleno, pónlo a parte.

5 And so, the woman went and closed the door upon herself and her sons. They were bringing her the vessels, and she was pouring into them.

Y partió la mujer de él, y cerró la puerta tras sí y tras sus hijos, y ellos le llegaban los vasos, y ella echaba del aceite.

6 And when the vessels had been filled, she said to her son, “Bring me another a vessel.” And he responded, “I have none.” And there was oil remaining.

Y como los vasos fueron llenos, dijo a su hijo: Llégame aun otro vaso. Y él dijo: No hay más vasos. Entonces el aceite cesó.

7 Then she went and told the man of God. And he said: “Go, sell the oil, and repay your creditor. Then you and your sons may live on what remains.”

Y ella vino, y díjolo al varón de Dios; el cual le dijo: Vé, y vende este aceite, y paga a tus acreedores: y tú y tus hijos vivíd de lo que quedare.

8 Now it happened that, on a certain day, Elisha passed by Shunem. And there was a great woman there, who took him to eat bread. And since he frequently passed by there, he turned aside to her house, so that he might eat bread.

Aconteció también, que un día Eliseo pasaba por Suna: y había allí una mujer principal, la cual le constriñó a que comiese del pan: y así cuando pasaba por allí, veníase a su casa a comer del pan.

9 And she said to her husband: “I have noticed that he is a holy man of God, who passes by us frequently.

Y ella dijo a su marido: He aquí, ahora yo entiendo que este, que siempre pasa por nuestra casa, es varón de Dios santo.

10 Therefore, let us prepare a small upper room for him, and place a bed in it for him, and a table, and a chair, and a lampstand, so that when he comes to us, he may stay there.”

Yo te ruego que hagamos una pequeña cámara de paredes, y pongamos en ella cama, y mesa, y silla, y candelero, para que cuando viniere a nuestra casa, se recoja en ella.

11 Then it happened that, on a certain day, arriving, he turned aside into the upper room, and he rested there.

Y aconteció, que un día él vino por allí, y recogióse en aquella cámara, y durmió en ella.

12 And he said to his servant Gehazi, “Call this Shunammite woman.” And when he had called her, and she stood before him,

Entonces dijo a Giezi su criado: Llama a esta Sunamita. Y como él la llamó, ella pareció delante de él.

13 he said to his servant: “Say to her: Behold, you have ministered to us attentively in all things. What do you want, that I might do for you? Do you have any business, or do you want me to speak to the king, or to the leader of the military?” And she responded, “I live in the midst of my own people.”

Y él le dijo: Díle: He aquí, tú has estado solícita por nosotros en todo este cuidado: ¿qué quieres que haga por ti? ¿Has menester que hable por ti al rey, o al general del ejército? Y ella respondió: Yo habito en medio de mi pueblo.

14 And he said, “Then what does she want, that I might do for her?” And Gehazi said: “You need not ask. For she has no son, and her husband is elderly.”

Y él dijo: ¿Qué pues haremos por ella? Y Giezi respondió: He aquí ella no tiene hijo, y su marido es viejo.

15 And so, he instructed him to call her. And when she had been called, and was standing before the door,

Y él dijo: Llámala: y él la llamó: y ella se paró a la puerta.

16 he said to her, “At this time, and at this same hour, with life as a companion, you will have a son in your womb.” But she responded, “Do not, I ask you, my lord, a man of God, do not be willing to lie to your handmaid.”

Y él le dijo: A este tiempo según el tiempo de la vida, abrazarás un hijo. Y ella dijo: No señor mío, varón de Dios, no hagas burla de tu sierva.

17 And the woman conceived. And she bore a son, in the time and at the same hour as Elisha had said.

Y la mujer concibió, y parió un hijo a aquel mismo tiempo que Eliseo le había dicho, según el tiempo de la vida.

18 And the boy grew. And on a certain day, when he had gone out to his father, to the harvesters,

Y como el niño fue grande aconteció, que un día salió a su padre a los segadores.

19 he said to his father: “I have a pain in my head. I have a pain in my head.” But he said to his servant, “Take him, and lead him to his mother.”

Y dijo a su padre: Mi cabeza, mi cabeza. Y él dijo a un criado: Llévale a su madre.

20 But when he had taken him, and he had led him to his mother, she placed him upon her knees, until midday, and then he died.

Y como él le tomó, y le trajo a su madre, estuvo sentado sobre sus rodillas hasta mediodía, y murióse.

21 Then she went up and laid him out on the bed of the man of God, and she closed the door. And departing,

Ella entonces subió, y púsole sobre la cama del varón de Dios: y cerró la puerta sobre él, y salió:

22 she called her husband, and she said: “Send with me, I beg you, one of your servants, and a donkey, so that I may hurry to the man of God, and then return.”

Y llamando a su marido, díjole: Ruégote que envíes conmigo a alguno de los criados, y una de las asnas, para que yo vaya corriendo al varón de Dios, y vuelva.

23 And he said to her: “What is the reason that you would go to him? Today is not the new moon, and it is not the Sabbath.” She responded, “I will go.”

Y él dijo: ¿Para qué has de ir a él hoy? no es nueva luna ni sábado. Y ella respondió: Paz.

24 And she saddled a donkey, and she instructed her servant: “Drive, and hurry on. You shall cause no delay for me in departing. And do whatever I instruct you to do.”

E hizo enalbardar un asna, y dijo al mozo: Guia y anda, y no me hagas detener para que suba, sino cuando yo te lo dijere.

25 And so she set out. And she came to the man of God, on mount Carmel. And when the man of God had seen her at a distance, he said to his servant Gehazi: “Behold, it is that Shunammite woman.

Y partiéndose vino al varón de Dios al monte del Carmelo, y cuando el varón de Dios la vio de lejos, dijo a su criado Giezi: He allí la Sunamita.

26 So then, go to meet her, and say to her, ‘Does all go well concerning you, and your husband, and your son?’” And she answered, “It is well.”

Yo te ruego que vayas ahora corriendo a recibirla, y díle: ¿Tienes paz, y tu marido, y tu hijo? Y ella dijo: Paz.

27 And when she had arrived at the man of God, on the mount, she took hold of his feet. And Gehazi drew near, so that he might remove her. But the man of God said: “Permit her. For her soul is in bitterness. And the Lord has concealed it from me, and has not revealed it to me.”

Y ella vino al varón de Dios en el monte, y asió de sus pies, y llegó Giezi para quitarla: mas el varón de Dios le dijo: Déjala; porque su alma está en amargura, y Jehová me lo ha encubierto, y no me lo ha revelado.

28 And she said to him: “Did I ask a son from my lord? Did I not say to you, ‘You should not deceive me?’”

Y ella dijo: ¿Pedí yo hijo a mi señor? ¿No dije yo, que no burlases de mi?

29 And so he said to Gehazi: “Gird your waist, and take my staff in your hand, and go. If any man will meet you, you shall not greet him. And if anyone greets you, you shall not respond to him. And place my staff upon the face of the boy.”

Entonces él dijo a Giezi: Ciñe tus lomos, y toma mi bordón en tu mano, y vé, y si alguno te encontrare, no le saludes, y si alguno te saludare, no le respondas. Y pondrás mi bordón sobre el rostro del niño.

30 But the mother of the boy said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not release you.” Therefore, he rose up, and he followed her.

Entonces dijo la madre del niño: Vive Jehová, y vive tu alma, que no te dejaré.

31 But Gehazi had gone before them, and he had placed the staff upon the face of the boy. And there was no voice, nor any response. And so he returned to meet him. And he reported to him, saying, “The boy did not rise up.”

Él entonces se levantó, y siguióla. Y Giezi había ido delante de ellos, y había puesto el bordón sobre el rostro del niño, mas ni tenía voz ni sentido, y así se había vuelto para encontrar a Eliseo, y declaróselo, diciendo: El mozo no despierta.

32 Therefore, Elisha entered the house. And behold, the boy was lying dead upon his bed.

Y venido Eliseo a la casa, he aquí el niño que estaba tendido muerto sobre su cama.

33 And entering, he closed the door upon himself and the boy. And he prayed to the Lord.

Y entrando él, cerró la puerta sobre ambos, y oró a Jehová.

34 And he climbed up, and lay across the boy. And he put his mouth over his mouth, and his eyes over his eyes, and his hands over his hands. And he leaned himself over him, and the body of the boy grew warm.

Y subió, y echóse sobre el niño, poniendo su boca sobre la boca de él, y sus ojos sobre los ojos de él, y sus manos sobre las manos de él: y así se tendió sobre él, y la carne del mozo se calentó.

35 And returning, he walked around the house, first here and then there. And he went up, and lay across him. And the boy gasped seven times, and he opened his eyes.

Y volviendo paseóse por casa a una parte y a otra, y después subió, y tendióse sobre él, y el mozo estornudó siete veces, y abrió sus ojos.

36 And he called Gehazi, and said to him, “Call this Shunammite woman.” And having been called, she entered to him. And he said, “Take up your son.”

Entonces él llamó a Giezi, y díjole: Llama a esta Sunamita. Y él la llamó: y entrando ella, él le dijo: Toma tu hijo.

37 She went and fell at his feet, and she reverenced upon the ground. And she took up her son, and departed.

Y ella entró, y echóse a sus pies, e inclinóse a tierra, y tomó su hijo, y se salió.

38 And Elisha returned to Gilgal. Now there was a famine in the land, and the sons of the prophets were living in his sight. And he said to one of his servants, “Set out a large cooking pot, and boil a soup for the sons of the prophets.”

Y volvióse Eliseo a Gálgala. Y hubo grande hambre en la tierra. Entonces los hijos de los profetas estaban con él: y dijo a su criado: Pon una grande olla, y haz potaje para los hijos de los profetas.

39 And one went out into the field, so that he might collect wild herbs. And he found something like a wild vine, and he gathered from it bitter fruits of the field, and he filled his cloak. And returning, he cut these up for the pot of soup. But he did not know what it was.

Y salió uno al campo a coger yerbas: y halló una parra montés, y cogió de ella uvas monteses su ropa llena: y volvió, y cortólas en la olla del potaje: porque no sabían lo que era.

40 Then they poured it out for their companions to eat. And when they had tasted the mixture, they cried out, saying, “Death is in the cooking pot, O man of God!” And they were unable to eat.

Y echó de comer a los varones: y fue que comiendo ellos de aquel guisado, dieron voces, diciendo: Varón de Dios, la muerte en la olla. Y no lo pudieron comer.

41 But he said, “Bring some flour.” And when they had brought it, he cast it into the cooking pot, and he said, “Pour it out for the group, so that they may eat.” And there was no longer any bitterness in the cooking pot.

El entonces dijo: Traed harina. Y esparcióla en la olla, y dijo: Echa de comer al pueblo. Y no hubo más mal en la olla.

42 Now a certain man arrived from Baal-Shalishah, carrying, for the man of God, bread from the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and new grain in his satchel. But he said, “Give it to the people, so that they may eat.”

Ítem, un varón vino de Baal-salisa, el cual trajo al varón de Dios, panes de primicias, veinte panes de cebada, y espigas de trigo nuevo en su espiga. Y él dijo: Da al pueblo, y coman.

43 And his servant responded to him, “What amount is this, that I should set it before a hundred men?” But he said again: “Give it to the people, so that they may eat. For thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat, and there shall be still more.’”

Y respondió el que le servía: ¿Cómo pondré esto delante de cien varones? Y él tornó a decir: Da al pueblo, y coman: porque Jehová dijo así: Comerán, y sobrará.

44 And so, he set it before them. And they ate, and there was still more, in accord with the word of the Lord.

Entonces él lo puso delante de ellos: y comieron, y sobróles conforme a la palabra de Jehová.