¹以利沙帮助寡妇还债

¹And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets hath cried unto Elisha, saying, `Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou hast known that thy servant was fearing Jehovah, and the lender hath come to take my two children to him for servants.`

²以利沙对他说：“我可以为你作什么呢？告诉我，你家里有什么呢？”她说：“婢女家中除了一瓶油以外，什么也没有。”

²And Elisha saith unto her, `What do I do for thee? declare to me, what hast thou in the house?` and she saith, `Thy maid-servant hath nothing in the house except a pot of oil.`

³以利沙说：“你到外面去向你所有的邻居借空器皿，要尽量多借。

³And he saith, `Go, ask for thee vessels from without, from all thy neighbours — empty vessels — let [them] not be few;

⁴然后回去，把你和你儿子关在家里，你要把油倒在所有器皿里面，装满了的就放在一边。”

⁴and thou hast entered, and shut the door upon thee, and upon thy sons, and hast poured out into all these vessels, and the full ones thou dost remove.`

⁵于是妇人离开了他，把自己和儿子关在门内；她的儿子不住地把器皿拿到她面前，她就把油倒进去。

⁵And she goeth from him, and shutteth the door upon her, and upon her sons; they are bringing nigh unto her, and she is pouring out,

⁶器皿都倒满了的时候，她对儿子说：“再拿一个器皿给我。”他对她说：“再没有器皿了。”油就止住了。

⁶and it cometh to pass, at the filling of the vessels, that she saith unto her son, `Bring nigh unto me a vessel more,` and he saith unto her, `There is not a vessel more;` and the oil stayeth.

⁷她去告诉神人，神人说：“你去把油卖掉，还清你的债务，你和你的儿子可以靠着剩下的过活。”

⁷And she cometh and declareth to the man of God, and he saith, `Go, sell the oil, and repay thy loan; and thou [and] thy sons do live of the rest.`

⁸书念妇人接待以利沙有一天，以利沙经过书念的时候，那里有一位贵妇坚持留他吃饭；于是以后每逢他从那里经过，他总进去吃饭。

⁸And the day cometh that Elisha passeth over unto Shunem, and there [is] a great woman, and she layeth hold on him to eat bread, and it cometh to pass, at the time of his passing over, he turneth aside thither to eat bread,

⁹那妇人对她的丈夫说：“你看，我知道那常从我们这里经过的，是个圣洁的神人。

⁹and she saith unto her husband, `Lo, I pray thee, I have known that a holy man of God he is, passing over by us continually;

¹⁰让我们盖一间有墙的小阁，为他在里面摆设睡床、桌子、椅子和灯盏；他到我们这里来的时候，就可以到那里休息。”

¹⁰let us make, I pray thee, a little upper chamber of the wall, and we set for him there a bed, and a table, and a high seat, and a candlestick; and it hath been, in his coming in unto us, he doth turn aside thither.`

¹¹有一天，以利沙来到那里，就上小阁休息，在那里躺下。

¹¹And the day cometh, that he cometh in thither, and turneth aside unto the upper chamber, and lieth there,

¹²他对他的仆人基哈西说：“你去叫这书念的妇人来。”于是他叫了她来，站在他的面前。

¹²and he saith unto Gehazi his young man, `Call for this Shunammite;` and he calleth for her, and she standeth before him.

¹³他对他的仆人说：“你对她说：‘看哪！你为我们费了这么多心思。我可以为你作些什么呢？你有事要我替你向王或军长说的吗？’”她说：“我住在自己的人民中间。”

¹³And he saith to him, `Say, I pray thee, unto her, Lo, thou hast troubled thyself concerning us with all this trouble; what — to do for thee? is it to speak for thee unto the king, or unto the head of the host?` and she saith, `In the midst of my people I am dwelling.`

¹⁴于是他说：“我到底可以为她作些什么呢？”基哈西说：“她没有儿子，而她的丈夫又老了。”

¹⁴And he saith, `And what — to do for her?` and Gehazi saith, `Verily she hath no son, and her husband [is] aged.`

¹⁵于是以利沙对他说：“再叫她来。”他就再去叫了她来，她就站在门口。

¹⁵And he saith, `Call for her;` and he calleth for her, and she standeth at the opening,

¹⁶以利沙说：“明年这个时分，时候到了，你必怀抱一个儿子。”她说：“神人哪！不要欺哄你的婢女。”

¹⁶and he saith, `At this season, according to the time of life, thou art embracing a son;` and she saith, `Nay, my lord, O man of God, do not lie unto thy maid-servant.`

¹⁷蒙恩生子这妇人果然怀了孕，到明年这个时分，时候到了，她就生了一个儿子，正如以利沙对她所说的。

¹⁷And the woman conceiveth and beareth a son, at this season, according to the time of life, that Elisha spake of unto her.

¹⁸孩子中暑死亡孩子渐渐长大。有一天，他出来到收割的人中找他的父亲。

¹⁸And the lad groweth, and the day cometh that he goeth out unto his father, unto the reapers,

¹⁹他对他的父亲说：“我的头啊！我的头啊！”他的父亲对仆人说：“把他抱到他母亲那里。”

¹⁹and he saith unto his father, `My head, my head;` and he saith unto the young man, `Bear him unto his mother;`

²⁰于是仆人把他抱着，送到他母亲那里。孩子坐在他母亲的双膝上，到中午就死了。

²⁰and he beareth him, and bringeth him in unto his mother, and he sitteth on her knees till the noon, and dieth.

²¹她把孩子抱上小阁，放在神人的床上；她把他关在里面，就出去了。

²¹And she goeth up, and layeth him on the bed of the man of God, and shutteth [the door] upon him, and goeth out,

²²她呼唤她的丈夫，说：“请你派一个仆人和一头驴子给我。我要赶到神人那里，立刻就回来。”

²²and calleth unto her husband, and saith, `Send, I pray thee, to me, one of the young men, and one of the asses, and I run unto the man of God, and return.`

²³他说：“为什么你要在今天去见他呢？今天既不是月朔，也不是安息日。”她说：“一切都平安。”

²³And he saith, `Wherefore art thou going unto him to-day? — neither new moon nor sabbath!` and she saith, `Peace [to thee]!`

²⁴于是她把驴套上鞍，对她的仆人说：“你来赶驴子走吧，除非我告诉你，否则不要因为我慢下来。”

²⁴And she saddleth the ass, and saith unto her young man, `Lead, and go, do not restrain riding for me, except I have said [so] to thee.`

²⁵于是她起程，去到迦密山神人那里。神人从远处看见她的时候，就对他的仆人基哈西说：“看哪！书念的妇人在那边呢！

²⁵And she goeth, and cometh in unto the man of God, unto the hill of Carmel, and it cometh to pass, at the man of God`s seeing her from over-against, that he saith unto Gehazi his young man, `Lo, this Shunammite;

²⁶现在你跑去迎接她，对她说：‘你平安吗？你的丈夫平安吗？你的儿子平安吗？’”她说：“都平安。”

²⁶now, run, I pray thee, to meet her, and say to her, Is there peace to thee? is there peace to thy husband? is there peace to the lad?` and she saith, `Peace.`

²⁷她来到山上神人那里，就抱住神人的脚；基哈西上前要推开她，但神人说：“由她吧，因为她的心灵很痛苦。耶和华隐瞒我，没有告诉我。”

²⁷And she cometh in unto the man of God, unto the hill, and layeth hold on his feet, and Gehazi cometh nigh to thrust her away, and the man of God saith, `Let her alone, for her soul [is] bitter to her, and Jehovah hath hidden [it] from me, and hath not declared [it] to me.`

²⁸她说：“我有向我主求过儿子吗？我不是说过：‘不要欺哄我’的吗？”

²⁸And she saith, `Did I ask a son from my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?`

²⁹使死去的孩子复活神人对基哈西说：“你束上腰，手里拿着我的手杖前去；不论遇见的是谁，都不要向他问安；若是有人向你问安，你也不要回答他，只要去把我的手杖放在孩子的脸上。”

²⁹And he saith to Gehazi, `Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go; when thou dost meet a man, thou dost not salute him; and when a man doth salute thee, thou dost not answer him; and thou hast laid my staff on the face of the youth.`

³⁰孩子的母亲说：“我指着永活的耶和华和你的性命起誓，我决不会离开你。”神人只好起身随她而去。

³⁰And the mother of the youth saith, `Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth — if I leave thee;` and he riseth and goeth after her.

³¹基哈西在他们前面去了，把手杖放在孩子的脸上，可是没有声音，也没有反应；于是他回来迎着以利沙，告诉他说：“那孩子还没有醒过来。”

³¹And Gehazi hath passed on before them, and layeth the staff on the face of the youth, and there is no voice, and there is no attention, and he turneth back to meet him, and declareth to him, saying, `The youth hath not awaked.`

³²以利沙来到书念妇人的家，看见孩子已经死了，躺在他的床上。

³²And Elisha cometh in to the house, and lo, the youth is dead, laid on his bed,

³³于是他进去，把自己和孩子二人关在门内，然后向耶和华祷告。

³³and he goeth in and shutteth the door upon them both, and prayeth unto Jehovah.

³⁴他又上床伏在孩子身上，使自己的口对着孩子的口，自己的眼对着孩子的眼，自己的手放在孩子的手上；他伏在孩子身上，孩子的身体就渐渐温暖起来。

³⁴And he goeth up, and lieth down on the lad, and putteth his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands, and stretcheth himself upon him, and the flesh of the lad becometh warm;

³⁵然后他下来在房内来回走了一趟，再上去，伏在孩子身上；那孩子打了七个喷嚏，跟着就张开了眼睛。

³⁵and he turneth back and walketh in the house, once hither and once thither, and goeth up and stretcheth himself upon him, and the youth sneezeth till seven times, and the youth openeth his eyes.

³⁶神人呼唤基哈西，说：“你去叫那书念的妇人来。”他就去叫她，她来到他那里，他就说：“把你的儿子抱起来。”

³⁶And he calleth unto Gehazi, and saith, `Call unto this Shunammite;` and he calleth her, and she cometh in unto him, and he saith, `Lift up thy son.`

³⁷于是她进去，在他的脚前下拜，俯伏在地上；然后把儿子抱起来，出去了。

³⁷And she goeth in, and falleth at his feet, and boweth herself to the earth, and lifteth up her son, and goeth out.

³⁸以利沙以面解毒以利沙又回到吉甲，那地正发生饥荒。先知的门徒坐在他面前。他对他的仆人说：“把大锅放在火上，给先知的门徒们煮点东西吃。”

³⁸And Elisha hath turned back to Gilgal, and the famine [is] in the land, and the sons of the prophets are sitting before him, and he saith to his young man, `Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.`

³⁹有一个人到田野那里去采摘野菜。他找到一棵野瓜藤，就摘下藤上的野瓜装满了他的衣服。他回来，把瓜切了放入煮东西的锅中，他们不知道是什么东西。

³⁹And one goeth out unto the field to gather herbs, and findeth a vine of the field, and gathereth of it gourds of the field — the fulness of his garment — and cometh in and splitteth [them] into the pot of pottage, for they knew [them] not;

⁴⁰后来他们倒出来给众人吃，他们在吃锅里的东西的时候，都惨叫起来，说：“神人哪！锅中有致死的毒物！”他们就不能吃了。

⁴⁰and they pour out for the men to eat, and it cometh to pass at their eating of the pottage, that they have cried out, and say, `Death [is] in the pot, O man of God!` and they have not been able to eat.

⁴¹他说：“拿些面给我。”他把面放在锅中，说：“倒出来给众人吃吧。”锅里就没有毒了。

⁴¹And he saith, `Then bring ye meal;` and he casteth into the pot, and saith, `Pour out for the people, and they eat;` and there was no evil thing in the pot.

⁴²二十个饼给一百人吃饱有一个人从巴力．沙利沙来，他带给神人二十个用初熟大麦做的饼，还有新穗子；以利沙说：“把这些给众人吃吧！”

⁴²And a man hath come from Baal-Shalishah, and bringeth in to the man of God bread of first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in its husk, and he saith, `Give to the people, and they eat.`

⁴³他的仆人说：“我怎能把这一些食物摆在一百个人面前呢？”神人说：“给众人吃吧，因为耶和华这样说：‘他们要吃，而且还有剩下的。’”

⁴³And his minister saith, `What — do I give this before a hundred men?` and he saith, `Give to the people, and they eat, for thus said Jehovah, Eat and leave;`

⁴⁴于是仆人摆在众人面前，他们都吃，而且还有剩下的，正如耶和华所说的。

⁴⁴and he giveth before them, and they eat and leave, according to the word of Jehovah.