2 Raja-raja 5

1 Naaman adalah panglima angkatan bersenjata Siria yang sangat dicintai dan dihargai oleh raja Siria. Sebab, melalui Naaman, TUHAN telah memberikan kemenangan kepada tentara Siria. Naaman adalah seorang panglima yang perkasa, tapi ia berpenyakit kulit yang mengerikan.

And Na'aman, the captain of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man before his Lord, and highly honored; because by him had the Lord given victory unto Syria: and this man was valiant in war, [but] a leper.

2 Pada suatu waktu orang Siria menyerbu negeri Israel. Dalam penyerbuan itu seorang anak perempuan Israel ditangkap dan diangkut sebagai tawanan, kemudian menjadi pelayan bagi istri Naaman.

And the Syrians had gone out in predatory troops, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on Na'aman's wife.

3 Pada suatu hari berkatalah pelayan itu kepada majikannya, "Nyonya, sekiranya tuan pergi menemui nabi yang tinggal di Samaria, pastilah nabi itu akan menyembuhkan tuan."

And she said unto her mistress, Oh that my Lord were but before the prophet that is in Samaria! then would he heal him of his leprosy.

4 Ketika Naaman mendengar hal itu, ia pergi kepada raja dan menceritakan apa yang dikatakan oleh anak perempuan itu.

And he went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus hath spoken the maiden that is from the land of Israel.

5 Raja berkata, "Baik, pergilah kepada raja Israel. Saya akan menulis surat kepadanya." Maka berangkatlah Naaman dengan membawa 30.000 uang perak, 6.000 uang emas, dan 10 setel pakaian yang bagus-bagus.

And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of garments.

6 Surat yang dibawanya itu berbunyi demikian: "Melalui surat ini aku memperkenalkan perwiraku, Naaman, kepada Tuan supaya Tuan menyembuhkan dia dari penyakitnya."

And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, which said, And now when this letter cometh unto thee, behold, I have sent to thee Na'aman my servant, that thou mayest heal him of his leprosy.

7 Ketika raja Israel membaca surat itu, ia merobek-robek pakaiannya karena cemas, sambil berkata, "Celaka, apa sebabnya raja Siria itu minta aku menyembuhkan orang ini? Aku bukan Allah yang mempunyai kuasa untuk menghidupkan atau mematikan orang! Pasti raja Siria itu hanya mencari gara-gara dengan aku!"

And it came to pass, when the king of Israel read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this one doth send unto me to heal a man of his leprosy? for know to a certainty, I pray you, and see that he but seeketh a quarrel against me.

8 Nabi Elisa mendengar tentang hal itu, dan mengirim pesan ini kepada raja Israel, "Mengapa cemas? Suruhlah orang itu datang kepada saya supaya dia tahu bahwa di Israel ini ada seorang nabi!"

And it happened, when Elisha' the man of God heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him but come to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.

9 Karena itu berangkatlah Naaman dengan kereta kudanya ke rumah Elisa, dan berhenti di depan pintu.

And Na'aman came with his horses and with his chariot, and remained at the door of the house of Elisha'.

10 Elisa mengutus seorang pelayan untuk berkata begini kepada Naaman, "Pergilah Tuan mandi tujuh kali di Sungai Yordan, nanti Tuan sembuh sama sekali."

And Elisha' sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and bathe seven times in the Jordan, and thy flesh shall be restored [healthy] to thee, and thou shalt become clean.

11 Mendengar itu, Naaman marah dan berkata, "Saya pikir dia akan keluar sendiri menemui saya, dan berdoa kepada TUHAN, Allahnya, serta menggerakkan tangannya di atas bagian badan saya yang sakit ini lalu saya menjadi sembuh.

But Na'aman became wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I had thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and swing his hand over the place, and heal the leper.

12 Sungai Abana dan Parpar di Damsyik lebih baik dari sungai mana pun juga di Israel! Saya dapat mandi di sana dan menjadi sembuh!"

Are not Amanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not bathe in them, and become clean? and he turned and went away in a rage.

13 Tetapi pelayan-pelayannya mendekati dia dan berkata, "Tuan, seandainya Tuan disuruh melakukan sesuatu yang sulit, pasti Tuan akan melakukannya. Apalagi ia hanya menyuruh Tuan mandi supaya sembuh!"

And his servants came near, and spoke unto him, and they said, My father, if the prophet had bidden thee a great thing, wouldst thou not do it? how much rather then, when he hath said to thee, Bathe, and become clean?

14 Sebab itu pergilah Naaman ke Sungai Yordan, lalu masuk dan membenamkan dirinya ke dalam sungai itu tujuh kali seperti yang disuruh oleh Elisa. Maka sembuhlah Naaman. Badannya menjadi sehat kembali seperti badan anak muda.

Then went he down, and dived seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God: and his flesh was restored [healthy] like the flesh of a little boy, and he became clean.

15 Lalu ia dan semua pengiringnya kembali kepada Elisa. "Sekarang saya tahu," kata Naaman kepada Elisa, "bahwa di seluruh dunia hanya ada satu Allah, yaitu Allah yang disembah oleh orang Israel. Sebab itu, sudilah Tuan menerima pemberian dari saya."

And he returned to the man of God, he with all his camp, and came and stood before him, and said, Behold, now I know that there is no god on all the earth, but in Israel; and now, I pray thee, take a present from thy servant.

16 Elisa menjawab, "Demi TUHAN yang hidup, yang saya layani, saya tidak akan menerima pemberian apa pun." Naaman mendesak supaya Elisa mau menerima pemberiannya, tetapi Elisa tetap menolak.

But he said, As the Lord liveth before whom I have stood, I will take none: and he urged him to take it; but he refused.

17 Lalu kata Naaman, "Kalau Tuan tidak juga mau menerima pemberian saya, izinkanlah saya membawa pulang tanah sebanyak yang dapat dibawa oleh sepasang bagal. Sebab, mulai sekarang saya akan mempersembahkan kurban hanya untuk TUHAN, dan tidak untuk ilah lain.

And Na'aman said, If [thou wilt] not, [then] let there be given, I pray thee, unto thy servant two mules' burden of earth; for thy servant will not offer henceforth either burnt-offering or peace-sacrifice unto other gods, except unto the Lord.

18 Apabila saya nanti harus mendampingi raja saya pergi bersembahyang ke kuil Rimon dewa Siria, semoga TUHAN mengampuni saya."

For this thing may the Lord pardon thy servant, that when my Lord goeth into the house of Rimmon to prostrate himself there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I prostrate myself also in the house of Rimmon: when I prostrate myself in the house of Rimmon, may the Lord pardon thy servant for this thing.

19 Kata Elisa, "Pergilah dengan selamat." Lalu pergilah Naaman. Tidak lama sesudah Naaman berangkat,

And he said unto him, Go in peace: so he departed from him some distance.

20 Gehazi pelayan Elisa, berpikir, "Ah, kenapa ia dibiarkan pergi tanpa membayar? Seharusnya tuan saya menerima pemberian orang Siria itu! Demi TUHAN yang hidup, saya harus mengejar dia dan mendapat sesuatu dari dia!"

But Gechazi, the servant of Elisha' the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Na'aman, this Syrian, in not receiving from his hand what he had brought; but, as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take some little thing from him.

21 Lalu Gehazi mengejar Naaman. Ketika Naaman melihat ada orang datang, ia turun dari keretanya dan bertanya, "Ada apa?"

So Gechazi hurried after Na'aman; and when Na'aman saw him running after him, he lighted doom from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is [all] well?

22 Gehazi menjawab, "Maaf Tuan, saya disuruh mengatakan kepada Tuan bahwa baru saja dua nabi muda datang dari daerah pegunungan Efraim. Tuan saya minta supaya Tuan memberikan 3.000 uang perak dan dua setel pakaian yang bagus untuk kedua nabi itu."

And he said, [all] is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there are come to me from the mountain of Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: do give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.

23 "Tentu saja!" kata Naaman, dan ia mendesak supaya Gehazi membawa 6.000 uang perak. Naaman membungkus uang itu dalam dua buah kantong, dan mengambil dua setel pakaian yang bagus-bagus. Semuanya itu diberikannya kepada dua orang pelayannya, yang disuruhnya berjalan mendahului Gehazi.

And Na'aman said, Give thy assent, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound up two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and he gave them unto his two young men, and they carried them before him.

24 Setelah sampai di bukit tempat tinggal Elisa, Gehazi mengambil uang dan pakaian itu dari pelayan-pelayan Naaman, kemudian menyimpannya di dalam rumah. Pelayan-pelayan itu disuruhnya pulang,

And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he dismissed the men, and they departed.

25 lalu ia masuk kembali ke dalam rumah. Elisa bertanya, "Kau dari mana?" "Tidak dari mana-mana, Tuan!" jawabnya.

But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha' said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gechazi? And he said, Thy servant went not hither or thither.

26 Tetapi Elisa berkata, "Hati saya ada di sana ketika Naaman turun dari keretanya untuk menemui engkau. Ini bukan waktunya untuk mendapat uang dan membeli kebun zaitun, kebun anggur, domba dan sapi serta hamba-hamba!

And he said unto him, My mind was not gone, when the man turned round from his chariot to meet thee. Is it a time to take money, and to take garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and men-servants, and maid-servants?

27 Karena kau menerima pemberian itu, kau akan menerima juga penyakit Naaman. Bahkan untuk selama-lamanya keturunanmu pun akan mendapat penyakit itu!" Ketika Gehazi keluar dari situ, ia mendapat penyakit kulit--kulitnya menjadi putih sekali.

May then the leprosy of Na'aman cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper [as white] as snow.