2 Kralji 5

1 Torej Naamán, poveljnik vojske sirskega kralja, je bil plemenit mož pri svojem gospodarju in častitljiv, ker je po njem Gospod dal Siriji osvoboditev. Bil je tudi mogočen mož v hrabrosti, toda bil je gobavec.

Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.

2 Sirci so hodili ven po skupinah in iz izraelske dežele odvedli ujetnico, malo deklico; in ta je čakala na Naamánovo ženo.

And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.

3 Svoji gospodarici je rekla: »Da bi Bog dal, da bi bil moj gospodar s prerokom, ki je v Samariji! Kajti on bi odvzel njegovo gobavost.«

And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.

4 Nekdo je vstopil in to povedal svojemu gospodarju, rekoč: »Tako in tako je govorila služabnica, ki je iz Izraelove dežele.«

And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.

5 Kralj Sirije je rekel: »Odpravi se, pojdi, jaz pa bom poslal pismo Izraelovemu kralju.« Odpotoval je in s seboj vzel deset talentov srebra, šest tisoč koščkov zlata in deset zamenjav oblačil.

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 raiment.

6 Izraelovemu kralju je prinesel pismo, rekoč: »Sedaj, ko je to pismo prišlo k tebi, glej, sem z njim poslal k tebi svojega služabnika Naamána, da mu lahko odvzameš njegovo gobavost.«

And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter has come unto you, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may recover him of his leprosy.

7 Pripetilo se je, ko je Izraelov kralj prebral pismo, da je pretrgal svoja oblačila in rekel: » Sem jaz Bog, da ubijem in oživim, da je ta človek poslal k meni, da možu odvzamem njegovo gobavost? Zatorej preudarite, prosim vas in glejte, kako zoper mene išče spor.«

And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man does send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeks a quarrel against me.

8 Bilo je tako, ko je Božji mož Elizej slišal, da je Izraelov kralj pretrgal svoja oblačila, da je poslal h kralju, rekoč: »Zakaj si pretrgal svoja oblačila? Naj torej pride k meni in vedel bo, da je v Izraelu prerok.«

And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore have you rent your clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.

9 Tako je Naamán prišel s svojimi konji in s svojim bojnim vozom in obstal pri vratih Elizejeve hiše.

So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.

10 Elizej pa je k njemu poslal poslanca, rekoč: »Pojdi in se sedemkrat umij v Jordanu in tvoje meso bo ponovno prišlo k tebi in boš čist.«

And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall come again to you, and you shall be clean.

11 Toda Naaman je bil ogorčen in odšel ter rekel: »Glej, mislil sem: ›Zagotovo bo prišel ven k meni, obstal in klical k imenu Gospoda, svojega Boga in s svojo roko udaril nad mestom in odvzel gobavost.‹

But Naaman was angry, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.

12 Mar nista Abána in Parpár, reki v Damasku, boljši kakor vse Izraelove vode? Ali se ne bi mogel umiti v njima in bi bil čist?« Tako se je obrnil in v besu odšel proč.

Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.

13 Njegovi služabniki so prišli blizu, mu spregovorili in rekli: »Moj oče, če bi ti prerok naročil, da storiš neko veliko stvar, ali ne bi ti tega storil? Koliko bolj potem, ko ti je rekel: ›Umij se in bodi čist?‹«

And his servants came near, and spoke unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid you do some great thing, would you not have done it? how much rather then, when he says to you, Wash, and be clean?

14 Potem je odšel dol, se sedemkrat potopil v Jordanu, glede na izrek Božjega moža in njegovo meso je ponovno prišlo kakor meso majhnega otroka in bil je čist.

Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

15 Vrnil se je k Božjemu možu, on in vsa njegova skupina in prišel ter obstal pred njim in rekel: »Glej, sedaj vem, da ni Boga na vsej zemlji, razen v Izraelu. Sedaj torej, prosim te, vzemi blagoslov od svojega služabnika.«

And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray you, take a blessing of your servant.

16 Toda on je rekel: » Kakor živi Gospod, pred katerim stojim, ne bom ničesar sprejel.« Silil ga je, da to vzame; toda zavrnil je.

But he said, As the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

17 Naamán je rekel: »Ali ne bo, prosim te, dano tvojemu služabniku, tovor prsti za dve muli? Kajti tvoj služabnik odslej ne bo daroval niti žgalne daritve niti klavne daritve drugim bogovom, razen Gospodu.

And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray you, be given to your servant two mules' burden of earth? for your servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD.

18 V tej stvari pa naj Gospod odpusti svojemu služabniku, da ko gre moj gospodar v Rimónovo hišo, da tam obožuje in se naslanja na mojo roko in se priklonim v Rimónovi hiši. Ko se priklonim v Rimónovi hiši, naj Gospod v tej stvari odpusti svojemu služabniku.«

In this thing the LORD pardon your servant, that when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon your servant in this thing.

19 Rekel mu je: »Pojdi v miru.« Tako je odšel od njega del poti.

And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.

20 Toda Gehazí, služabnik Božjega moža Elizeja, je rekel: »Glej, moj gospodar je prizanesel temu Sircu Naamánu v tem, da iz njegovih rok ni sprejel tega, kar je prinesel. Toda kakor živi Gospod bom stekel za njim in od njega nekaj vzel.«

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD lives, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.

21 Tako je Gehazí sledil Naamánu. Ko ga je Naamán videl teči za seboj, je upočasnil bojni voz, da ga sreča in rekel: » Ali je vse dobro?«

So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?

22 Ta je rekel: »Vse je dobro. Moj gospodar me je poslal, rekoč: ›Glej, celo sedaj sta prišla k meni z gore Efrájim dva mladeniča izmed preroških sinov. Daj jima, prosim te, talent srebra in dve menjavi oblačil.‹«

And he said, All is well. My master has sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray you, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.

23 Naamán je rekel: »Bodi zadovoljen, vzemi dva talenta.« Silil ga je in dva talenta srebra povezal v dve vreči, z dvema menjavama oblačil in jih položil na dva izmed svojih služabnikov in nosila sta jih pred njim.

And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.

24 Ko je prišel k stolpu, jih je vzel iz njune roke in jih shranil v hiši, moža pa je pustil oditi in sta odšla.

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

25 Toda sam je vstopil in obstal pred svojim gospodarjem. Elizej mu je rekel: »Od kod prihajaš, Gehazí?« Rekel je: »Tvoj služabnik ni šel nikamor.«

But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence come you, Gehazi? And he said, Your servant went no where.

26 Rekel mu je: »Mar ni moje srce odšlo s teboj, ko se je mož ponovno obrnil nazaj iz svojega bojnega voza, da te sreča? Mar je čas, da prejemaš denar, da prejemaš obleke, oljčne nasade, vinograde, ovce, vole, služabnike in dekle?

And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with you, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and olive yards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and male servants, and maidservants?

27 Zato se bo Naamánova gobavost trdno prijela tebe in tvojega semena na veke.« In izpred njegove prisotnosti je odšel gobav, tako bel kakor sneg.

The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto you, and unto your seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.