2 Kings 4

1 One day the widow of one of [Yahweh’s] prophets came to Elisha and cried out to him, “My husband, who worked with you, is dead. You know that he revered Yahweh [very much]. But now a man to whom he owed a lot of money has come to me. [And because I cannot pay back the money, he is threatening] to take away my two sons to be his slaves [as payment for what I owe him]!”

۱ و زنی از زنان پسران انبیا نزد الیشع تضرع نموده، گفت: «بنده ات، شوهرم مرد و تومی دانی که بنده ات از خداوند می‌ترسید، وطلبکار او آمده است تا دو پسر مرا برای بندگی خود ببرد.»

2 Elisha replied, “What can I do to help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” She replied, “We have only a container of [olive] oil; we have nothing else.”

۲ الیشع وی را گفت: «بگو برای تو چه کنم؟ و در خانه چه داری؟ او گفت: «کنیزت را درخانه چیزی سوای ظرفی از روغن نیست.»

3 Elisha said, “Go to your neighbors and borrow from them as many empty jars as you can.

۳ اوگفت برو و ظرفها از بیرون از تمامی همسایگان خود طلب کن، ظرفهای خالی و بسیار بخواه.

4 Then take the jars into your house with your sons. Shut the door. Then pour olive oil from your container into the other jars. When each jar is full, set it aside [and fill another jar. Keep doing that until all the jars are full].”

۴ و داخل شده، در را بر خودت و پسرانت ببندو در تمامی آن ظرفها بریز و هرچه پر شود به کناربگذار.»

5 [So she did what Elisha told her to do]. Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she kept filling them.

۵ پس از نزد وی رفته، در را بر خود وپسرانش بست و ایشان ظرفها نزد وی آورده، اومی ریخت.

6 Soon all the jars were full. So she said to one of her sons, “Bring me another jar!” But he replied, “There are no more jars!” And then the olive oil stopped flowing.

۶ و چون ظرفها را پر کرده بود به یکی از پسران خود گفت: «ظرفی دیگر نزد من بیاور.» او وی را گفت: «ظرفی دیگر نیست.» و روغن بازایستاد.

7 When she told Elijah [what had happened], he said to her, “Now sell the jars of oil. And [with the money you get, ] pay what you owe, and there will be enough extra money to keep buying food for yourself and your sons.” [So she did that].

۷ پس رفته، آن مرد خدا را خبر داد. واو وی را گفت: «برو و روغن را بفروش و قرض خود را ادا کرده، تو و پسرانت از باقی‌مانده گذران کنید.»

8 One day Elisha went to Shunem [town]. There was a wealthy woman who lived there [with her husband]. One day she invited Elisha to her house for a meal. [Elisha went there and] from then on, every time Elisha was in Shunem, he went to their house to eat a meal.

۸ و روزی واقع شد که الیشع به شونیم رفت ودر آنجا زنی بزرگ بود که بر او ابرام نمود که طعام بخورد و هرگاه عبور می‌نمود، به آنجا به جهت نان خوردن میل می‌کرد.

9 One day the woman said to her husband, “I am sure that this man who often comes here is a prophet [who brings messages] from God.

۹ پس آن زن به شوهرخود گفت: «اینک فهمیده‌ام که این مرد مقدس خداست که همیشه از نزد ما می‌گذرد.

10 I think we should make a small room for him on our [flat] roof, and put a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp in it. If we do that, whenever he comes here, he will have a place to stay.” [So they did that].

۱۰ پس برای وی بالاخانه‌ای کوچک بر دیوار بسازیم و بستر و خوان و کرسی و شمعدانی درآن برای وی بگذرانیم که چون نزد ما آید، در آنجا فرودآید.»

11 One day Elisha returned to Shunem, and he went up to that room to rest.

۱۱ پس روزی آنجا آمد و به آن بالاخانه فرودآمده، در آنجا خوابید.

12 He said to his servant Gehazi, “Tell the woman that I want to speak to her.” [So the servant went and told her]. When she came [to the doorway of Elisha’s room],

۱۲ و به خادم خود، جیحزی گفت: «این زن شونمی را بخوان.» و چون او را خواند، او به حضور وی ایستاد.

13 Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tell her that we both appreciate all the kind things that she has done for us. Then ask her what we can do for her. Ask, ‘Do you want [me to go to] the king or the army commander, to request something for you?’” [Gehazi told her, ] and she replied, “No, [he does not need to do that, because] my family/relatives are able to give me what I need.”

۱۳ و او به خادم گفت: «به او بگو که اینک تمامی این زحمت را برای ما کشیده‌ای پس برای تو چه شود؟ آیا باپادشاه یا سردار لشکر کاری داری؟ او گفت: «نی، من در میان قوم خود ساکن هستم.»

14 [Later, ] Elisha asked Gehazi, “What do you think that we can do for that woman?” He replied, “She does not have a son, and her husband is an old man. [So maybe we should ask Yahweh to enable her to have a son].”

۱۴ و او گفت: «پس برای این زن چه باید کرد؟» جیحزی عرض کرد: «یقین که پسری ندارد و شوهرش سالخورده است.»

15 Elisha told Gehazi, “Call her back again.” [So Gehazi went and called her]. And when the woman returned, as she stood in the doorway,

۱۵ آنگاه الیشع گفت: «او را بخوان.» پس وی را خوانده، او نزد در ایستاد.

16 Elisha said to her, “About this time next year you will be holding your [infant] son in your arms.” But she protested, “O, sir, you are a prophet [who brings messages] from God, so please do not deceive/lie to me by saying things like that!”

۱۶ و گفت: «دراین وقت موافق زمان حیات، پسری در آغوش خواهی گرفت.» و او گفت: «نی‌ای آقایم؛ ای مردخدا به کنیز خود دروغ مگو.»

17 But a few months later, the woman became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son at that time the following year, just like Elisha had predicted.

۱۷ پس آن زن حامله شده، در آن وقت موافق زمان حیات به موجب کلامی که الیشع به او گفته بود، پسری زایید.

18 When the child was older, one day he went out to the fields to see his father, who was [working] with the men who were harvesting [grain].

۱۸ و چون آن پسر بزرگ شد روزی اتفاق افتادکه نزد پدر خود نزد دروگران رفت.

19 [Suddenly] the boy exclaimed, “My head [hurts]! My head [hurts a lot]!” His father said to one of the servants, “Carry him home to his mother!”

۱۹ و به پدرش گفت: «آه سر من! آه سر من! و او به خادم خودگفت: «وی را نزد مادرش ببر.»

20 So the servant carried him home, and his mother held him on her lap. But at noontime the boy died.

۲۰ پس او رابرداشته، نزد مادرش برد و او به زانوهایش تا ظهرنشست و مرد.

21 She carried him up [the steps] to the prophet’s room and laid him on the bed. She left him there and went out and shut the door.

۲۱ پس مادرش بالا رفته، او را بربستر مرد خدا خوابانید و در را بر او بسته، بیرون رفت.

22 She then called out to her husband, saying, “Send to me one of the servants and a donkey, so that I can ride [on it] quickly to the prophet, and then come back!” [But she did not tell her husband that their son had died].

۲۲ و شوهر خود را آواز داده، گفت: «تمنااینکه یکی از جوانان و الاغی از الاغها بفرستی تانزد مرد خدا بشتابم و برگردم.

23 Her husband [called out to her and] said, “Why [do you want to go] today? This is not the day when we celebrate the Festival of the New Moon, and it is not a Sabbath day!” But she only replied, “[Just do what I requested and] everything will be all right.”

۲۳ او گفت: «امروز چرا نزد او بروی، نه غره ماه و نه سبت است.» گفت: «سلامتی است.»

24 So she [told the servant to] put saddles on [two] donkeys, and as they left, she said, “Hurry! Do not slow down unless t tell you to do that!”

۲۴ پس الاغ را آراسته، به خادم خود گفت: «بران و برو و تا تو را نگویم درراندن کوتاهی منما.»

25 As they approached Carmel Mountain, where Elisha was, Elisha saw her in the distance. He said to Gehazi, “Look, the woman from Shunem is coming!

۲۵ پس رفته، نزد مرد خدا به کوه کرمل رسید.

26 Run to her, and ask her if everything is all right with her and her husband and with her child!” [So Gehazi ran to her and asked her, but she did not tell Gehazi anything.] She only said, “Yes, everything is fine.”

۲۶ پس حال به استقبال وی بشتاب و وی را بگو: آیا تو را سلامتی است و آیا شوهرت سالم وپسرت سالم است؟» او گفت: «سلامتی است.»

27 But when she came to where Elisha was, she [prostrated herself on the ground in front of Elisha and] took hold of his feet. Gehazi started to push her away, but Elisha said, “(Do not push her away/Leave her alone)! Something is troubling her very much, but Yahweh has not told me what it is.”

۲۷ و چون نزد مرد خدا به کوه رسید، به پایهایش چسبید. و جیحزی نزدیک آمد تا او را دور کنداما مرد خدا گفت: «او را واگذار زیرا که جانش دروی تلخ است و خداوند این را از من مخفی داشته، مرا خبر نداده است.»

28 Then she said to Elisha, “O, sir, I did not ask you to enable me to give birth to a son [RHQ]. And I told you not to lie to me about that!” [RHQ]

۲۸ و زن گفت: «آیا پسری ازآقایم درخواست نمودم، مگر نگفتم مرا فریب مده؟»

29 Then Elisha [realized that something must have happened to her son. So he] said to Gehazi, “Get ready [to leave immediately]. Take my staff/walking stick and go [to her home]. Do not [stop to] talk to anyone on the way. Go quickly [to where her son is] and lay the staff on the child’s face. [If you do that, perhaps Yahweh will enable him to be well].”

۲۹ پس او به جیحزی گفت: «کمر خود راببند و عصای مرا به‌دستت گرفته، برو و اگر کسی را ملاقات کنی، او را تحیت مگو و اگر کسی تو راتحیت گوید، جوابش مده و عصای مرا بر روی طفل بگذار.»

30 But the boy’s mother said, “Just [as certain] as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not go home if you do not go with me.” So Elisha returned with her [to her home].

۳۰ اما مادر طفل گفت: «به حیات یهوه و به حیات خودت قسم که تو را ترک نکنم.» پس او برخاسته، در عقب زن روانه شد.

31 Gehazi hurried quickly, and [when he got to the woman’s home, ] he laid the staff/walking stick on the child’s face, but the child did not move or say anything. So Gehazi returned to meet Elisha [along the road], and told him, “The child is still dead.”

۳۱ وجیحزی از ایشان پیش رفته، عصا را بر روی طفل نهاد اما نه آواز داد و نه اعتنا نمود، پس به استقبال وی برگشته، او را خبر داد و گفت که طفل بیدارنشد.

32 When Elisha reached the house, he saw that the boy was lying dead on his bed.

۳۲ پس الیشع به خانه داخل شده، دید که طفل مرده و بر بستر او خوابیده است.

33 Elisha went into the room by himself and shut the door and prayed to Yahweh.

۳۳ و چون داخل شد، در را بر هر دو بست و نزد خداوند دعا نمود.

34 Then he lay down on the boy’s body, and put his mouth on the boy’s mouth, and put his eyes on the boy’s eyes, and put his hands on the boy’s hands. Then the boy’s body started to become warm!

۳۴ و برآمده بر طفل دراز شد و دهان خود را بردهان وی و چشم خود را بر چشم او و دست خودرا بر دست او گذاشته، بر وی خم گشت و گوشت پسر گرم شد.

35 Elisha got up and walked back and forth in the room [several times]. Then he stretched his body on the boy’s body again. The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes!

۳۵ و برگشته، درخانه یک مرتبه این طرف و آن طرف بخرامید و برآمده، بر وی خم شد که طفل هفت مرتبه عطسه کرد، پس طفل چشمان خود را باز کرد.

36 Then Elisha summoned Gehazi. He said, “Call the boy’s mother!” [So Gehazi went and called her, ] and when she came in, Elisha said, “Here, take your son!”

۳۶ و جیحزی را آوازداده، گفت: «این زن شونمی را بخوان.» پس او راخواند و چون نزد او داخل شد، او وی را گفت: «پسر خود را بردار.»

37 She [gratefully] prostrated herself at Elisha’s feet. Then she picked up her son and carried him downstairs.

۳۷ پس آن زن داخل شده، نزد پایهایش افتاد و رو به زمین خم شد و پسرخود را برداشته، بیرون رفت.

38 Then Elisha returned to Gilgal. But at that time there was (a famine/very little food) in that area. One day as the group of prophets was sitting in front of Elisha [listening to what he was teaching], he said to his servant, “Put a large pot on [the stove] and make some stew for these men.”

۳۸ و الیشع به جلجال برگشت و قحطی درزمین بود و پسران انبیا به حضور وی نشسته بودند. و او به خادم خود گفت: «دیگ بزرگ رابگذار و آش به جهت پسران انبیا بپز.»

39 One of the prophets went out to the fields to gather some vegetables. But he gathered [only] some wild gourds and put them in his cloak and brought them back. He shredded them and put them in the pot, but he did not know that the gourds were poisonous.

۳۹ و کسی به صحرا رفت تا سبزیها بچیند و بوته بری یافت وخیارهای بری از آن چیده، دامن خود را پرساخت و آمده، آنها را در دیگ آش خرد کردزیرا که آنها را نشناختند.

40 He served the stew to the prophets, but after the men had eaten only a couple bites, they cried out, “Elisha, there is something in the pot that will kill us!” So they would not eat it.

۴۰ پس برای آن مردمان ریختند تا بخورند و چون قدری آش خوردند، صدا زده، گفتند: «ای مرد خدا مرگ در دیگ است.» و نتوانستند بخورند.

41 Elisha said, “Bring me some flour.” [They brought him some, and] he threw it in the pot and he said, “It is all right now. You can eat it.” And they ate it, and it did not harm them.

۴۱ او گفت: «آردبیاورید.» پس آن را در دیگ انداخت و گفت: «برای مردم بریز تا بخورند.» پس هیچ‌چیز مضردر دیگ نبود.

42 One day a man from Baal-Shalishah [town] brought to Elisha a sack of freshly cut grain and 20 loaves of barley bread, made from the first grain that they harvested [that year]. Elisha said [to his servant], “Give it to the group of prophets, so that they can eat it.”

۴۲ و کسی از بعل شلیشه آمده، برای مرد خداخوراک نوبر، یعنی بیست قرص نان جو و خوشه‌ها در کیسه خود آورد. پس او گفت: «به مردم بده تا بخورند.»

43 But his servant exclaimed, “Do you think that we can feed 100 of us prophets with only that much?” [RHQ] But Elisha replied, “Give it to the prophets so that they can eat it, because Yahweh says that there will be plenty for all of them, and there will be some left over!”

۴۳ خادمش گفت: «اینقدر راچگونه پیش صد نفر بگذارم؟» او گفت: «به مردمان بده تا بخورند، زیرا خداوند چنین می‌گوید که خواهند خورد و از ایشان باقی خواهد ماند.»

44 After his servant gave it to the prophets, they ate [all that they wanted], and there was food left over, just as Yahweh had promised.

۴۴ پس پیش ایشان گذاشت و به موجب کلام خداوند خوردند و از ایشان باقی ماند.