5:1 Now Naiman, the captain of the host of
Syria, was a great man before his master, and highly respected, because by
him Yehovah had given deliverance to Syria, and the man was mighty in
strength, [but] a leper.
5:2 And the Syrians went forth in small bands, and took captive out of the
land of Israel a little maid: and she waited on Naiman's wife.
5:3 And she said to her mistress, O that my lord were before the prophet of
Elohim in Samaria; then he would recover him from his leprosy.
5:4 And she went in and told her lord, and said, Thus and thus spoke the
maid from the land of Israel.
5:5 And the king of Syria said to Naiman, Go to, go, and I will send a
letter to the king of Israel. And he went, and took in his hand ten talents
of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.
5:6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now then, as
soon as this letter shall reach thee, behold, I have sent to thee my servant
Naiman, and thou shalt recover him from his leprosy.
5:7 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel read the letter, [that] he
rent his garments, and said, [Am] I Elohim, to kill and to make alive, that
this [man] sends to me to recover a man of his leprosy? consider, however, I
pray you, and see that this [man] seeks an occasion against me.
5:8 And it came to pass, when Elisaie heard that the king of Israel had rent
his garments, that he sent to the king of Israel, saying, Wherefore hast
thou rent thy garments? Let Naiman, I pray thee, come to me, and let him
know that there is a prophet in Israel.
5:9 So Naiman came with horse and chariot, and stood at the door of the
house of Elisaie.
5:10 And Elisaie sent a messenger to him, saying, Go and wash seven times in
Jordan, and thy flesh shall return to thee, and thou shalt be cleansed.
5:11 And Naiman was angry, and departed, and said, Behold, I said, He will
by all means come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of his Elohim, and
lay his hand upon the place, and recover the leper.
5:12 [Are] not the Abana and Pharphar, rivers of Damascus, better than all
the waters of Israel? may I not go and wash in them, and be cleansed? and he
turned and went away in a rage.
5:13 And his servants came near and said to him, [Suppose] the prophet had
spoken a great thing to thee, wouldest thou not perform it? yet he has but
said to thee, Wash, and be cleansed.
5:14 So Naiman went down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan,
according to the word of Elisaie: and his flesh returned to him as the flesh
of a little child, and he was cleansed.
5:15 And he and all his company returned to Elisaie, and he came and stood
before him, and said, Behold, I know that there is no Elohim in all the earth,
save only in Israel: and now receive a blessing of thy servant.
5:16 And Elisaie said, [As] Yehovah lives, before whom I stand, I will not
take [one]. And he pressed him to take [one]: but he would not.
5:17 And Naiman said, Well then, if not, let there be given to thy servant,
I pray thee, the load [of a] yoke of mules; and thou shalt give me of the
red earth: for henceforth thy servant will not offer whole-burnt-offering or
sacrifice to other gods, but only to Yehovah by [reason of] this thing.
5:18 And l let Yehovah be propitious to thy servant when my master goes
into the house of Remman to worship there, and he shall lean on my hand, and
I shall bow down in the house of Remman when he bows down in the house of
Remman; even let Yehovah, I pray, be merciful to thy servant in this
matter.
5:19 And Elisaie said to Naiman, Go in peace. And he departed from him a
little way.
5:20 And Giezi the servant of Elisaie said, Behold, my Lord has spared this
Syrian Naiman, so as not to take of his hand what he has brought: as the
Lord lives, I will surely run after him, and take somewhat of him.
5:21 So Giezi followed after Naiman: and Naiman saw him running after him,
and turned back from his chariot to meet him.
5:22 And [Giezi] said, All is well: my master has sent me, saying, Behold,
now are there come to me two young men of the sons of the prophets from
mount Ephraim; give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes
of raiment.
5:23 And [Naiman] said, Take two talents of silver. And he took two talents
of silver in two bags, and two changes of raiment, and put them upon two of
his servants, and they bore them before him.
5:24 And he came to a secret place, and took them from their hands, and laid
them up in the house, and dismissed the men.
5:25 And he went in himself and stood before his master; and Elisaie said to
him,
5:26 Whence [comest thou], Giezi? and Giezi said, Thy servant has not been
hither or thither. And Elisaie said to him, Went not my heart with thee,
when the man returned from his chariot to meet thee? and now thou hast
received silver, and now thou hast received raiment, and olive yards, and
vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants.
5:27 The leprosy also of Naiman shall cleave to thee, and to thy seed for
ever. And he went out from his presence leprous, like snow. |
5:1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the
king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by
him Yehovah had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in
valor, but he was a leper.
5:2 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.
5:3 And she said unto her mistress, Would Elohim my lord were with the prophet
that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
5:4 And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid
that is of the land of Israel.
5:5 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.
5:6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this
letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to
thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.
5:7 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that
he rent his clothes, and said, Am I Elohim, to kill and to make alive, that
this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore
consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
5:8 And it was so, when Elisha the man of Elohim had 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 come now to me, and he shall know that
there is a prophet in Israel.
5:9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the
door of the house of Elisha.
5:10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan
seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be
clean.
5:11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He
will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of Yehovah his
Elohim, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
5:12 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.
5:13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if
the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done
it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?
5:14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according
to the saying of the man of Elohim: and his flesh came again like unto the
flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
5:15 And he returned to the man of Elohim, he and all his company, and came,
and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no Elohim
in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing
of thy servant.
5:16 But he said, As Yehovah liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive
none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.
5:17 And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy
servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer
neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto Yehovah.
5:18 In this thing Yehovah pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth
into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I
bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of
Rimmon, Yehovah pardon thy servant in this thing.
5:19 And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little
way.
5:20 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of Elohim, said, Behold, my
master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that
which he brought: but, as Yehovah liveth, I will run after him, and take
somewhat of him.
5:21 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?
5:22 And he said, All is well. My master hath 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 thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of
garments.
5:23 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.
5:24 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.
5:25 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him,
Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
5:26 And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man
turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money,
and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen,
and menservants, and maidservants?
5:27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy
seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow. |