| א וְנַעֲמָן שַׂר-צְבָא מֶלֶךְ-אֲרָם הָיָה אִישׁ גָּדוֹל לִפְנֵי אֲדֹנָיו, וּנְשֻׂא פָנִים--כִּי-בוֹ נָתַן-יְהוָה תְּשׁוּעָה, לַאֲרָם; וְהָאִישׁ, הָיָה גִּבּוֹר חַיִל--מְצֹרָע. | 1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Aram, was a great man with his master, and held in esteem, because by him the LORD had given victory unto Aram; he was also a mighty man of valour, but he was a leper. |
| ב וַאֲרָם יָצְאוּ גְדוּדִים, וַיִּשְׁבּוּ מֵאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל נַעֲרָה קְטַנָּה; וַתְּהִי, לִפְנֵי אֵשֶׁת נַעֲמָן. | 2 And the Arameans had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife. |
| ג וַתֹּאמֶר, אֶל-גְּבִרְתָּהּ, אַחֲלֵי אֲדֹנִי, לִפְנֵי הַנָּבִיא אֲשֶׁר בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן; אָז יֶאֱסֹף אֹתוֹ, מִצָּרַעְתּוֹ. | 3 And she said unto her mistress: 'Would that my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! then would he recover him of his leprosy.' |
| ד וַיָּבֹא, וַיַּגֵּד לַאדֹנָיו לֵאמֹר: כָּזֹאת וְכָזֹאת דִּבְּרָה הַנַּעֲרָה, אֲשֶׁר מֵאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל. | 4 And he went in, and told his lord, saying: 'Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.' |
| ה וַיֹּאמֶר מֶלֶךְ-אֲרָם לֶךְ-בֹּא, וְאֶשְׁלְחָה סֵפֶר אֶל-מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל; וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיִּקַּח בְּיָדוֹ עֶשֶׂר כִּכְּרֵי-כֶסֶף, וְשֵׁשֶׁת אֲלָפִים זָהָב, וְעֶשֶׂר, חֲלִיפוֹת בְּגָדִים. | 5 And the king of Aram said: 'Go now, 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. |
| ו וַיָּבֵא הַסֵּפֶר, אֶל-מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר: וְעַתָּה, כְּבוֹא הַסֵּפֶר הַזֶּה אֵלֶיךָ, הִנֵּה שָׁלַחְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ אֶת-נַעֲמָן עַבְדִּי, וַאֲסַפְתּוֹ מִצָּרַעְתּוֹ. | 6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying: 'And now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.' |
| ז וַיְהִי כִּקְרֹא מֶלֶךְ-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת-הַסֵּפֶר וַיִּקְרַע בְּגָדָיו, וַיֹּאמֶר הַאֱלֹהִים אָנִי לְהָמִית וּלְהַחֲיוֹת, כִּי-זֶה שֹׁלֵחַ אֵלַי, לֶאֱסֹף אִישׁ מִצָּרַעְתּוֹ: כִּי אַךְ-דְּעוּ-נָא וּרְאוּ, כִּי-מִתְאַנֶּה הוּא לִי. | 7 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 doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? but consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh an occasion against me.' |
| ח וַיְהִי כִּשְׁמֹעַ אֱלִישָׁע אִישׁ-הָאֱלֹהִים, כִּי-קָרַע מֶלֶךְ-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת-בְּגָדָיו, וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ לֵאמֹר, לָמָּה קָרַעְתָּ בְּגָדֶיךָ; יָבֹא-נָא אֵלַי--וְיֵדַע, כִּי יֵשׁ נָבִיא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל. | 8 And it was so, 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 come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.' |
| ט וַיָּבֹא נַעֲמָן, בְּסוּסָו וּבְרִכְבּוֹ; וַיַּעֲמֹד פֶּתַח-הַבַּיִת, לֶאֱלִישָׁע. | 9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. |
| י וַיִּשְׁלַח אֵלָיו אֱלִישָׁע, מַלְאָךְ לֵאמֹר: הָלוֹךְ, וְרָחַצְתָּ שֶׁבַע-פְּעָמִים בַּיַּרְדֵּן, וְיָשֹׁב בְּשָׂרְךָ לְךָ, וּטְהָר. | 10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying: 'Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come back to thee, and thou shalt be clean.' |
| יא וַיִּקְצֹף נַעֲמָן, וַיֵּלַךְ; וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה אָמַרְתִּי אֵלַי יֵצֵא יָצוֹא, וְעָמַד וְקָרָא בְּשֵׁם-יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו, וְהֵנִיף יָדוֹ אֶל-הַמָּקוֹם, וְאָסַף הַמְּצֹרָע. | 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 the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place, and recover the leper. |
| יב הֲלֹא טוֹב אבנה אֲמָנָה וּפַרְפַּר נַהֲרוֹת דַּמֶּשֶׂק, מִכֹּל מֵימֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל--הֲלֹא-אֶרְחַץ בָּהֶם, וְטָהָרְתִּי; וַיִּפֶן, וַיֵּלֶךְ בְּחֵמָה. | 12 Are not Amanah and Pharpar, the 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. |
| יג וַיִּגְּשׁוּ עֲבָדָיו, וַיְדַבְּרוּ אֵלָיו, וַיֹּאמְרוּ אָבִי דָּבָר גָּדוֹל הַנָּבִיא דִּבֶּר אֵלֶיךָ, הֲלוֹא תַעֲשֶׂה; וְאַף כִּי-אָמַר אֵלֶיךָ, רְחַץ וּטְהָר. | 13 And his servants came near, and spoke 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?' |
| יד וַיֵּרֶד, וַיִּטְבֹּל בַּיַּרְדֵּן שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים, כִּדְבַר, אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים; וַיָּשָׁב בְּשָׂרוֹ, כִּבְשַׂר נַעַר קָטֹן--וַיִּטְהָר. | 14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh came back like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. |
| טו וַיָּשָׁב אֶל-אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים הוּא וְכָל-מַחֲנֵהוּ, וַיָּבֹא וַיַּעֲמֹד לְפָנָיו, וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה-נָא יָדַעְתִּי כִּי אֵין אֱלֹהִים בְּכָל-הָאָרֶץ, כִּי אִם-בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל; וְעַתָּה קַח-נָא בְרָכָה, מֵאֵת עַבְדֶּךָ. | 15 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 thee, take a present of thy servant.' |
| טז וַיֹּאמֶר, חַי-יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר-עָמַדְתִּי לְפָנָיו אִם-אֶקָּח; וַיִּפְצַר-בּוֹ לָקַחַת, וַיְמָאֵן. | 16 But he said: 'As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none.' And he urged him to take it; but he refused. |
| יז וַיֹּאמֶר, נַעֲמָן, וָלֹא, יֻתַּן-נָא לְעַבְדְּךָ מַשָּׂא צֶמֶד-פְּרָדִים אֲדָמָה: כִּי לוֹא-יַעֲשֶׂה עוֹד עַבְדְּךָ עֹלָה וָזֶבַח, לֵאלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים--כִּי, אִם-לַיהוָה. | 17 And Naaman said: 'If not, yet I pray thee let there 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 the LORD. |
| יח לַדָּבָר הַזֶּה, יִסְלַח יְהוָה לְעַבְדֶּךָ--בְּבוֹא אֲדֹנִי בֵית-רִמּוֹן לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺת שָׁמָּה וְהוּא נִשְׁעָן עַל-יָדִי, וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתִי בֵּית רִמֹּן, בְּהִשְׁתַּחֲוָיָתִי בֵּית רִמֹּן, יִסְלַח-נא יְהוָה לְעַבְדְּךָ בַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה. | 18 In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant: when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I prostrate myself in the house of Rimmon, when I prostrate myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.' |
| יט וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ, לֵךְ לְשָׁלוֹם; וַיֵּלֶךְ מֵאִתּוֹ, כִּבְרַת-אָרֶץ. {ס} | 19 And he said unto him: 'Go in peace.' So he departed from him some way. {S} |
| כ וַיֹּאמֶר גֵּיחֲזִי, נַעַר אֱלִישָׁע אִישׁ-הָאֱלֹהִים, הִנֵּה חָשַׂךְ אֲדֹנִי אֶת-נַעֲמָן הָאֲרַמִּי הַזֶּה, מִקַּחַת מִיָּדוֹ אֵת אֲשֶׁר-הֵבִיא; חַי-יְהוָה כִּי-אִם-רַצְתִּי אַחֲרָיו, וְלָקַחְתִּי מֵאִתּוֹ מְאוּמָה. | 20 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said: 'Behold, my master hath spared this Naaman the Aramean, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought; as the LORD liveth, I will surely run after him, and take somewhat of him.' |
| כא וַיִּרְדֹּף גֵּיחֲזִי, אַחֲרֵי נַעֲמָן; וַיִּרְאֶה נַעֲמָן, רָץ אַחֲרָיו, וַיִּפֹּל מֵעַל הַמֶּרְכָּבָה לִקְרָאתוֹ, וַיֹּאמֶר הֲשָׁלוֹם. | 21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw one running after him, he alighted from the chariot to meet him, and said: 'Is all well?' |
| כב וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁלוֹם, אֲדֹנִי שְׁלָחַנִי לֵאמֹר, הִנֵּה עַתָּה זֶה בָּאוּ אֵלַי שְׁנֵי-נְעָרִים מֵהַר אֶפְרַיִם, מִבְּנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים; תְּנָה-נָּא לָהֶם כִּכַּר-כֶּסֶף, וּשְׁתֵּי חֲלִפוֹת בְּגָדִים. | 22 And he said: 'All is well. My master hath sent me, saying: Behold, even now there are come to me from the hill-country of Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets; give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of raiment.' |
| כג וַיֹּאמֶר נַעֲמָן, הוֹאֵל קַח כִּכָּרָיִם; וַיִּפְרָץ-בּוֹ, וַיָּצַר כִּכְּרַיִם כֶּסֶף בִּשְׁנֵי חֲרִטִים וּשְׁתֵּי חֲלִפוֹת בְּגָדִים, וַיִּתֵּן אֶל-שְׁנֵי נְעָרָיו, וַיִּשְׂאוּ לְפָנָיו. | 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 raiment, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bore them before him. |
| כד וַיָּבֹא, אֶל-הָעֹפֶל, וַיִּקַּח מִיָּדָם, וַיִּפְקֹד בַּבָּיִת; וַיְשַׁלַּח אֶת-הָאֲנָשִׁים, וַיֵּלֵכוּ. | 24 And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and deposited them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed. |
| כה וְהוּא-בָא, וַיַּעֲמֹד אֶל-אֲדֹנָיו, וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֱלִישָׁע, מאן מֵאַיִן גֵּחֲזִי; וַיֹּאמֶר, לֹא-הָלַךְ עַבְדְּךָ אָנֶה וָאָנָה. | 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.' |
| כו וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו לֹא-לִבִּי הָלַךְ, כַּאֲשֶׁר הָפַךְ-אִישׁ מֵעַל מֶרְכַּבְתּוֹ לִקְרָאתֶךָ; הַעֵת לָקַחַת אֶת-הַכֶּסֶף, וְלָקַחַת בְּגָדִים, וְזֵיתִים וּכְרָמִים וְצֹאן וּבָקָר, וַעֲבָדִים וּשְׁפָחוֹת. | 26 And he said unto him: 'Went not my heart [with thee], when the man turned back 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 men-servants and maid-servants? |
| כז וְצָרַעַת נַעֲמָן תִּדְבַּק-בְּךָ, וּבְזַרְעֲךָ לְעוֹלָם; וַיֵּצֵא מִלְּפָנָיו, מְצֹרָע כַּשָּׁלֶג. | 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. |