2 Kings 6
1 One day a group of prophets said to Elisha, “Look, this place where we meet together with you is very small.
А синови пророчки рекоше Јелисију: Гле, место где седимо пред тобом тесно нам је.
2 Allow us to go to the Jordan [River and cut down some trees to make] logs to build a new meeting place.” So Elisha said, “Okay, go.”
Него хајде да отидемо на Јордан, па да узмемо онде сваки по брвно и начинимо онде место где ћемо боравити. А он рече: Идите.
3 One of them said to Elisha, “Please come with us.” So Elisha replied, “Okay, I will go with you.”
А један рече: Буди вољан, пођи и ти са слугама својим. А он рече: Хоћу.
4 So they went together. When they reached the Jordan [River], they cut down some trees.
И тако пође с њима. И дошавши на Јордан секоше дрва.
5 But while one of them was cutting down a tree, suddenly the axe head [separated from the handle and] fell into the water. He cried out to Elisha, “O, Master, what shall I do? [The axe is not mine]; I borrowed it!”
А кад један од њих сечаше дрво, паде му секира у воду; а он повика говорећи: Авај господару, још је у наруч узета.
6 Elisha replied, “Where did it fall into the water?” After the man showed him the place, Elisha cut off a stick, and threw it into the water, and caused the iron axe head to float [on top of the water].
А човек Божји рече му: Где је пала? А кад му показа место, он одсече дрво и баци га онамо, и учини те секира исплива.
7 Elisha said, “Take it out of the water.” So the man reached his hand down and picked up the axe head.
А он рече: Узми је. И човек пружи руку, те је узе.
8 Whenever the king of Syria [prepared to send his army to] fight against Israel, he first consulted his officers, and then told them where they should set up their tents.
А кад цар сирски војеваше на Израиља, већаше са слугама својим, и рече: Ту и ту нека стане војска моја.
9 But each time, Elisha would send a message to warn the king of Israel, [telling him where the army of Syria was planning to attack them, ] saying, “Be sure that your army does not go near that place, because the army of Syria has set up their tents there.”
А човек Божји посла к цару Израиљевом и поручи: Чувај се да не идеш онуда, јер су онде Сирци у заседи.
10 So the king of Israel would send [messengers] to warn [the people who lived in] that place, and the people would remain on guard. That happened several times.
И цар Израиљев посла на оно место, за које рече човек Божји и опомену га, те се чуваше. И то не би једанпут ни двапута.
11 The king of Syria was very upset/disturbed/angry about that. So he summoned his army officers and said to them, “[Obviously] one of you is (betraying us/revealing our plans) to the king of Israel. Which one of you is doing it?”
И смути се срце цару сирском зато, и сазвавши слуге своје рече им: Хоћете ли ми казати ко од наших доказује цару Израиљевом?
12 One of his officers answered, “Your Majesty, it is not one of us. Elisha the prophet [knows what we plan to do, and he] tells the king of Israel everything. He even knows what you say in your own bedroom!”
А један од слуга његових рече му: Нико, царе господару мој; него Јелисије пророк у Израиљу доказује цару Израиљевом речи које говориш у ложници својој.
13 The king of Syria replied, “Go and find out where he is, and I will send [some men there] to capture him.” Someone told him, “People say that he is in Dothan [town north of Samaria].”
Тада рече: Идите, видите где је, да пошаљем да га ухвате. И јавише му говорећи: Ено га у Дотану.
14 So the king sent a large group of soldiers [to Dothan] with horses and chariots. They arrived at night and surrounded the town.
И посла онамо коње и кола с великом војском; и они дошавши ноћу опколише град.
15 Early the next morning, Elisha’s servant got up and went outside the house. He saw the soldiers of Syria with their horses and chariots surrounding the town. So he went inside [the house and reported it to Elisha] and exclaimed, “O, sir! What are we going to do?”
А ујутру, слуга човека Божијег уставши изађе, а то војска око града и коњи и кола. И рече му слуга: Јаох господару, шта ћемо сад?
16 Elisha replied, “Do not be afraid! Those who will be helping us will be more than those who will be helping them!”
А он му рече: Не бој се, јер је више наших него њихових.
17 Then he prayed, “Yahweh, I request that you open my servant’s eyes in order that he can see [what is out there]!” So Yahweh enabled the servant to look out and see that surrounding the hill on which the town [was built] was a huge number of horses, and chariots made of fire!
И помоли се Јелисије говорећи: Господе, отвори му очи да види. И Господ отвори очи момку, те виде, а то гора пуна коња и кола огњених око Јелисија.
18 When the army of Syria prepared to attack Elisha, he prayed again, saying, “Yahweh, cause all these soldiers to become blind!” Yahweh answered his prayer and caused them to be unable to see clearly.
А кад пођоше Сирци к њему, помоли се Јелисије Господу и рече: Ослепи овај народ. И ослепи их по речи Јелисијевој.
19 Then Elisha went to them and said, “You are not on the right road; this is not the city that you are searching for. I will take you to the man whom you are searching for.” But he led them to Samaria, [the capital of Israel]!
Тада им рече Јелисије: Није ово пут, није ово град; ходите за мном и одвешћу вас човеку ког тражите. И одведе их у Самарију.
20 As soon as they entered Samaria, Elisha prayed again, saying, “Yahweh, now enable these soldiers to see correctly again!” So Yahweh enabled them to see correctly, and they were surprised to see that they were inside Samaria [city].
А кад дођоше у Самарију, рече Јелисије: Господе, отвори им очи да виде. И Господ им отвори очи, и видеше, а то беху усред Самарије.
21 When the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, “Sir, shall I [tell my soldiers to] kill them? Shall we kill all of them?”
А цар Израиљев рече Јелисију кад их угледа: Хоћу ли бити, хоћу ли бити, оче мој?
22 Elisha replied, “No, you must not kill them. If your army captured many of your enemies in a battle, you would certainly not [RHQ] kill them. Give these men something to eat and drink, and then allow them to return to their king.”
А он рече: Немој бити; еда ли ћеш оне побити које заробиш мачем својим и луком својим? Изнеси им хлеба и воде нека једу и пију, па онда нека иду господару свом.
23 So the king of Israel did that. He told his servants to provide a big feast for them. And when they had eaten and drunk plenty, he sent them away. They returned to the king of Syria [and told him what had happened]. So for a while after that, soldiers from Syria stopped raiding/attacking towns in Israel.
И уготови им гозбу велику; те једоше и пише; па их отпусти, а они отидоше господару свом; и отада не долазише чете сирске у земљу Израиљеву.
24 But some time later, Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, assembled his entire army, and they went to Samaria and surrounded the city [for a long time].
А после тога Вен-Адад, цар сирски скупи сву војску своју, и изађе и опколи Самарију.
25 Because of that, after a while there was hardly any food left inside the city, with the result that eventually a donkey’s head, [which was usually worthless, ] cost eighty pieces of silver, and (one cup/0.3 liter) of dove’s dung cost five pieces of silver.
И наста велика глад у Самарији, јер гле, беше опкољена толико да глава магарећа беше за осамдесет сикала сребра, а четврт кава голубињег кала за пет сикала сребра.
26 One day when the king of Israel was walking on top of the city wall, a woman cried out to him, “Your Majesty, help me!”
И кад цар иђаше по зидовима, једна жена повика к њему говорећи: Помагај, царе господару!
27 He replied, “If Yahweh will not help you, I certainly cannot [RHQ] help you. I certainly [RHQ] do not have any wheat or wine!
А он рече: Господ ти не помаже, како ћу ти ја помоћи? С гумна ли, или из каце?
28 What is your problem?” She replied, “Several days ago, that woman [over there] said to me, ‘[Because we have nothing left to eat, ] let’s kill your son today, in order that we can eat his flesh. Then tomorrow we can [kill] my son [and] eat his flesh.’
Још јој рече цар: Шта ти је? А она рече: Ова жена рече ми: Дај сина свог да га поједемо данас, а сутра ћемо појести мог сина.
29 So we [killed my son and cut his body up and] boiled his flesh and ate it. The next day, I said to her, ‘Now give your son to me, in order that we can [kill him and cook his flesh and] eat it.’ But she has hidden her son!”
И скувасмо сина мог и поједосмо га, а сутрадан рекох јој: Дај сина свог да га поједемо. Али она сакри свог сина.
30 When the king heard what the woman said, he tore his robe [to show that he was very distressed]. The people who were standing close to the wall were able to see that the king was wearing rough cloth underneath his robe [because he was very distressed].
А кад цар чу речи женине, раздре хаљине своје; и кад иђаше по зиду, виде народ где кострет беше оздо на телу његовом.
31 The king exclaimed, “I wish/hope that God will strike me dead if I do not cut off the head of Elisha today, [because he is the one who has caused these terrible things to happen to us]!”
Тада рече цар: Тако да ми учини Бог и тако да дода ако глава Јелисија сина Сафатовог остане данас на њему.
32 So the king sent an officer to get Elisha. Before the officer arrived, Elisha was sitting in his house with some Israeli elders who were talking with him. Elisha said to them, “That murderer, [the king of Israel, ] is sending someone here to kill me. Listen: When he arrives, shut the door and do not allow him to come in. And the king will be coming right behind that officer!”
А Јелисије сеђаше у својој кући, и старешине сеђаху код њега. И посла цар једног од оних што стајаху пред њим; а док још не дође послани к њему, он рече старешинама: Видите ли где онај крвнички син посла да ми одсече главу? Гледајте кад дође послани, закључајте врата, и одбијте га од врата; ето, и бахат ногу господара његовог за њим.
33 And while he was still speaking, the king and the officer arrived. The king said, “It is Yahweh who has caused us to have all this trouble/suffering. (Why should I wait any longer [RHQ] for him to do something [to help us]?/It is useless for me to wait any longer for him [to help us]!)”
И док још говораше с њима, гле, послани дође к њему, и рече; гле, ово је зло од Господа; чему ћу се још надати од Господа?
