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| [1]And sons of the prophet say unto Elisha, `Lo, we pray thee, the place where we are dwelling before thee is too strait for us; |
[1]And the children of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold, we pray thee, the place where we dwell with thee, is too little for us. |
| [2]let us go, we pray thee, unto the Jordan, and we take thence each one beam, and we make for ourselves there a place to dwell there;' and he saith, `Go.' |
[2]Let us now go to Jordan, that we may take thence every man a beam, and make us a place to dwell in. And he answered, Go. |
| [3]And the one saith, `Be pleased, I pray thee, and go with thy servants;' and he saith, `I -- I go.' |
[3]And one said, Vouchsafe, I pray thee, to go with thy servants, and he answered, I will go. |
| [4]And he goeth with them, and they come in to the Jordan, and cut down the trees, |
[4]So he went with them, and when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood. |
| [5]and it cometh to pass, the one is felling the beam, and the iron hath fallen into the water, and he crieth and saith, `Alas! my lord, and it asked!' |
[5]And as one was felling of a tree, the iron fell into the water: then he cried, and said, Alas master, it was but borrowed. |
| [6]And the man of God saith, `Whither hath it fallen?' and he sheweth him the place, and he cutteth a stick, and casteth thither, and causeth the iron to swim, |
[6]And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. Then he cut down a piece of wood, and cast in thither, and he caused the iron to swim. |
| [7]and saith, `Raise to thee;' and he putteth forth his hand and taketh it. |
[7]Then he said, Take it up to thee. And he stretched out his hand, and took it. |
| [8]And the king of Aram hath been fighting against Israel, and taketh counsel with his servants, saying, `At such and such a place [is] my encamping.' |
[8]Then the king of Aram [Syria] warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, and said, In such and such a place shall be my camp. |
| [9]And the man of God sendeth unto the king of Israel, saying, `Take heed of passing by this place, for thither are the Aramaeans coming down; |
[9]Therefore the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware thou go not over to such a place: for there the Aramites [Syrians] are come down. |
| [10]and the king of Israel sendeth unto the place of which the man of God spake to him, and warned him, and he is preserved there not once nor twice. |
[10]So the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him, and warned him of, and saved himself from thence, not once, nor twice. |
| [11]And the heart of the king of Aram is tossed about concerning this thing, and he calleth unto his servants, and saith unto them, `Do ye not declare to me who of us [is] for the king of Israel?' |
[11]And the heart of the king of Aram [Syria] was troubled for this thing: therefore he called his servants and said unto them, Will ye not show me, which of us betrayeth our counsel to the king of Israel? |
| [12]And one of his servants saith, `Nay, my lord, O king, for Elisha the prophet, who [is] in Israel, declareth to the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in the inner part of thy bed-chamber.' |
[12]Then one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king, but Elisha the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel, even the words that thou speakest in thy privy chamber. |
| [13]And he saith, `Go ye and see where he [is], and I send and take him;' and it is declared to him, saying, `Lo -- in Dothan.' |
[13]And he said, Go, and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And one told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan. |
| [14]And he sendeth thither horses and chariot, and a heavy force, and they come in by night, and go round against the city. |
[14]So he sent thither horses, and chariots, and a mighty host: and they came by night, and compassed the city. |
| [15]And the servant of the man of God riseth early, and goeth out, and lo, a force is surrounding the city, and horse and chariot, and his young man saith unto him, `Alas! my lord, how do we do?' |
[15]And when the servant of the man of God arose early to go out, behold, an host compassed the city with horses and chariots. Then his servant said unto him, Alas master, how shall we do? |
| [16]And he saith, `Fear not, for more [are] they who [are] with us than they who [are] with them.' |
[16]And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us, are more than they that be with them. |
| [17]And Elisha prayeth, and saith, `Jehovah, open, I pray Thee, his eyes, and he doth see;' and Jehovah openeth the eyes of the young man, and he seeth, and lo, the hill is full of horses and chariots of fire, round about Elisha. |
[17]Then Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I beseech thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the servant, and he looked, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. |
| [18]And they come down unto it, and Elisha prayeth unto Jehovah, and saith, `Smite, I pray Thee, this nation with blindness;' and He smiteth them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha. |
[18]So they came down to him, but Elisha prayed unto the Lord, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha. |
| [19]And Elisha saith unto them, `This [is] not the way, nor [is] this the city; come after me, and I lead you unto the man whom ye seek;' and he leadeth them to Samaria. |
[19]And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will lead you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria. |
| [20]And it cometh to pass, at their coming in to Samaria, that Elisha saith, `Jehovah, open the eyes of these, and they see;' and Jehovah openeth their eyes, and they see, and lo, in the midst of Samaria! |
[20]And when they were come to Samaria, Elisha said, Lord, open their eyes that they may see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw, and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. |
| [21]And the king of Israel saith unto Elisha, at his seeing them, `Do I smite -- do I smite -- my father?' |
[21]And the king of Israel said unto Elisha when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them, shall I smite them? |
| [22]And he saith, `Thou dost not smite; those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow art thou smiting? set bread and water before them, and they eat, and drink, and go unto their lord.' |
[22]And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: dost thou not smite them that thou hast taken with thy sword, and with thy bow? But set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink and go to their master. |
| [23]And he prepareth for them great provision, and they eat and drink, and he sendeth them away, and they go unto their lord: and troops of Aram have not added any more to come in to the land of Israel. |
[23]And he made great preparation for them: and when they had eaten and drunken, he sent them away: and they went to their master. So the bands of Aram [Syria] came no more into the land of Israel. |
| [24]And it cometh to pass afterwards, that Ben-Hadad king of Aram gathereth all his camp, and goeth up, and layeth siege to Samaria, |
[24]But afterward Ben-hadad king of Aram [Syria] gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. |
| [25]and there is a great famine in Samaria, and lo, they are laying siege to it, till the head of an ass is at eighty silverlings, and a forth of the cab of dovesdung at five silverlings. |
[25]So there was a great famine in Samaria: for lo, they besieged it until an ass's head was at fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung at five pieces of silver. |
| [26]And it cometh to pass, the king of Israel is passing by on the wall, and a woman hath cried unto him, saying, `Save, my lord, O king.' |
[26]And as the king of Israel was going upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king. |
| [27]And he saith, `Jehovah doth not save thee -- whence do I save thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the wine-vat?' |
[27]And he said, Seeing the Lord doth not succor thee, how should I help thee with the barn, or with the wine press? |
| [28]And the king saith to her, `What -- to thee?' and she saith, `This woman said unto me, Give thy son, and we eat him to-day, and my son we eat to-morrow; |
[28]Also the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow, |
| [29]and we boil my son and eat him, and I say unto her on the next day, Give thy son, and we eat him; and she hideth her son.' |
[29]So we sod my son, and did eat him: and I said to her the day after, Give thy son, that we may eat him, but she hath hid her son. |
| [30]And it cometh to pass, at the king's hearing the words of the woman, that he rendeth his garments, and he is passing by on the wall, and the people see, and lo, the sackcloth [is] on his flesh within. |
[30]And when the king had heard the words of the woman, he rent his clothes, (and as he went upon the wall, the people looked, and behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh) |
| [31]And he saith, `Thus doth God do to me, and thus He doth add -- if it remain -- the head of Elisha son of Shaphat -- upon him this day.' |
[31]And he said, God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day. |
| [32]And Elisha is sitting in his house, and the elders are sitting with him, and [the king] sendeth a man from before him; before the messenger doth come unto him, even he himself said unto the elders, `Have ye seen that this son of the murderer hath sent to turn aside my head? see, at the coming in of the messenger, shut the door, and ye have held him fast at the door, is not the sound of the feet of his lord behind him?' |
[32](Now Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him.) And the king sent a man before him: but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye not how this murderer's son hath sent to take away mine head? Take heed when the messenger cometh, and shut the door and handle him roughly at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him? |
| [33]He is yet speaking with them, and lo, the messenger is coming down unto him, and he saith, `Lo, this [is] the evil from Jehovah: what -- do I wait for Jehovah any more?' |
[33]While he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him, and said, Behold, this evil cometh of the Lord: should I attend on the Lord any longer? |