1وكان نعمان رئيس جيش ملك ارام رجلا عظيما عند سيده مرفوع الوجه لانه عن يده اعطى الرب خلاصا لارام. وكان الرجل جبار بأس ابرص.
1Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him Yahweh had given victory to Syria: he was also a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
2وكان الاراميون قد خرجوا غزاة فسبوا من ارض اسرائيل فتاة صغيرة فكانت بين يدي امرأة نعمان.
2The Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on Naaman’s wife.
3فقالت لمولاتها يا ليت سيدي امام النبي الذي في السامرة فانه كان يشفيه من برصه.
3She said to her mistress, “I wish that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would heal him of his leprosy.”
4فدخل واخبر سيده قائلا كذا وكذا قالت الجارية التي من ارض اسرائيل.
4Someone went in, and told his lord, saying, “The maiden who is from the land of Israel said this.”
5فقال ملك ارام انطلق ذاهبا فارسل كتابا الى ملك اسرائيل. فذهب واخذ بيده عشر وزنات من الفضة وستة آلاف شاقل من الذهب وعشر حلل من الثياب.
5The king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” He departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of clothing.
6وأتى بالكتاب الى ملك اسرائيل يقول فيه******فالآن عند وصول هذا الكتاب اليك هوذا قد ارسلت اليك نعمان عبدي فاشفه من برصه.
6He brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, “Now when this letter has come to you, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may heal him of his leprosy.”
7فلما قرأ ملك اسرائيل الكتاب مزّق ثيابه وقال هل انا الله لكي أميت واحيي حتى ان هذا يرسل اليّ ان اشفي رجلا من برصه. فاعلموا وانظروا انه انما يتعرض لي
7It happened, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he tore his clothes, and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to heal a man of his leprosy? But please consider and see how he seeks a quarrel against me.”
8ولما سمع اليشع رجل الله ان ملك اسرائيل قد مزّق ثيابه ارسل الى الملك يقول لماذا مزّقت ثيابك. ليات اليّ فيعلم انه يوجد نبي في اسرائيل.
8It was so, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, “Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.”
9فجاء نعمان بخيله ومركباته ووقف عند باب بيت اليشع.
9So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.
10فارسل اليه اليشع رسولا يقول اذهب واغتسل سبع مرّات في الاردن فيرجع لحمك اليك وتطهر.
10Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall come again to you, and you shall be clean.”
11فغضب نعمان ومضى وقال هوذا قلت انه يخرج اليّ ويقف ويدعو باسم الرب الهه ويردد يده فوق الموضع فيشفي الابرص.
11But 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 Yahweh his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leper.’
12أليس ابانة وفرفر نهرا دمشق احسن من جميع مياه اسرائيل. أما كنت اغتسل بهما فاطهر. ورجع ومضى بغيظ.
12Aren’t Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them, and be clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage.
13فتقدم عبيده وكلموه وقالوا يا ابانا لو قال لك النبي امرا عظيما أما كنت تعمله فكم بالحري اذ قال لك اغتسل واطهر.
13His servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, “My father, if the prophet had asked you do some great thing, wouldn’t you have done it? How much rather then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean?’”
14فنزل وغطس في الاردن سبع مرات حسب قول رجل الله فرجع لحمه كلحم صبي صغير وطهر.
14Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
15فرجع الى رجل الله هو وكل جيشه ودخل ووقف امامه وقال هوذا قد عرفت انه ليس اله في كل الارض الا في اسرائيل. والآن فخذ بركة من عبدك.
15He returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him; and he said, “See now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel. Now therefore, please take a gift from your servant.”
16فقال حيّ هو الرب الذي انا واقف امامه اني لا آخذ. والحّ عليه ان ياخذ فابى.
16But he said, “As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none.” He urged him to take it; but he refused.
17فقال نعمان اما يعطى لعبدك حمل بغلين من التراب لانه لا يقرب بعد عبدك محرقة ولا ذبيحة لآلهة اخرى بل للرب.
17Naaman said, “If not, then, please let two mules’ burden of earth be given to your servant; for your servant will from now on offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice to other gods, but to Yahweh.
18عن هذا الأمر يصفح الرب لعبدك. عند دخول سيدي الى بيت رمّون ليسجد هناك ويستند على يدي فاسجد في بيت رمّون فعند سجودي في بيت رمون يصفح الرب لعبدك عن هذا الامر.
18In this thing may Yahweh pardon your servant: 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 myself in the house of Rimmon, may Yahweh pardon your servant in this thing.”
19فقال له امض بسلام ولما مضى من عنده مسافة من الارض
19He said to him, “Go in peace.” So he departed from him a little way.
20قال جيحزي غلام اليشع رجل الله هوذا سيدي قد امتنع عن ان يأخذ من يد نعمان الارامي هذا ما احضره. حيّ هو الرب اني اجري وراءه وآخذ منه شيئا.
20But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought. As Yahweh lives, I will run after him, and take something from him.”
21فسار جيحزي وراء نعمان ولما رآه نعمان راكضا وراءه نزل عن المركبة للقائه وقال أسلام.
21So Gehazi followed after Naaman. When Naaman saw one running after him, he came down from the chariot to meet him, and said, “Is all well?”
22فقال سلام. ان سيدي قد ارسلني قائلا هوذا في هذا الوقت قد جاء اليّ غلامان من جبل افرايم من بني الانبياء فاعطهما وزنة فضة وحلتي ثياب.
22He said, “All is well. My master has sent me, saying, ‘Behold, even now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothing.’”
23فقال نعمان اقبل وخذ وزنتين والحّ عليه وصرّ وزنتي فضة في كيسين وحلتّي الثياب ودفعها لغلاميه فحملاها قدامه.
23Naaman said, “Be pleased to take two talents.” He urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing, and laid them on two of his servants; and they carried them before him.
24ولما وصل الى الاكمة اخذها من ايديهما واودعها في البيت واطلق الرجلين فانطلقا.
24When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stored them in the house. Then he let the men go, and they departed.
25واما هو فدخل ووقف امام سيده. فقال له اليشع من اين يا جيحزي. فقال لم يذهب عبدك الى هنا او هناك.
25But he went in, and stood before his master. Elisha said to him, “Where did you come from, Gehazi?” He said, “Your servant went nowhere.”
26فقال له ألم يذهب قلبي حين رجع الرجل من مركبته للقائك. أهو وقت لأخذ الفضة ولأخذ ثياب وزيتون وكروم وغنم وبقر وعبيد وجوار.
26He said to him, “Didn’t my heart go with you, when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and olive groves and vineyards, and sheep and cattle, and male servants and female servants?
27فبرص نعمان يلصق بك وبنسلك الى الابد. وخرج من امامه ابرص كالثلج
27Therefore the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and to your seed forever.” He went out from his presence a leper, as white as snow.