¹Proročki sinovi rekoše Elizeju: "Gle, tijesan nam je prostor u tebe.

¹And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell before thee is too strait for us.

²Nego da odemo do Jordana, pa da svaki ondje uzmemo po brvno i načinimo sebi ondje prebivalište." On odgovori: "Idite."

²Let us go, we pray thee, to the Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he said, Go.

³Jedan od njih reče mu: "Udostoj se poći sa svojim slugama." On odgovori: "Hoću."

³And one said, Consent, I pray thee, to go with thy servants. And he said, I will go.

⁴I pođe s njima. Kad su stigli do Jordana, uzeše sjeći drva.

⁴And he went with them. And they came to the Jordan and cut down the trees.

⁵A dok je jedan od njih tesao gredu, pade mu sjekira u vodu i on povika: "Jao, gospodaru! I još je bila posuđena!"

⁵And it came to pass as one was felling a beam, that the iron fell into the water; and he cried and said, Alas, master, and it was borrowed!

⁶A čovjek Božji upita ga: "Gdje je pala?" Onaj mu pokaza mjesto. Tada on odsiječe komad drveta, baci ga na ono mjesto i učini da sjekira ispliva.

⁶And the man of God said, Where did it fall? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and made the iron to swim.

⁷I reče: "Izvadi je!" I čovjek pruži ruku te je uze.

⁷And he said, Take [it] up to thee. And he put out his hand and took it.

⁸Aramejski kralj bio u ratu s Izraelom. Posavjetovao se sa svojim časnicima i rekao: "Podignite šatore na tom mjestu."

⁸And the king of Syria warred against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place [shall be] my camp.

⁹Ali Elizej poruči izraelskom kralju: "Čuvaj se onoga mjesta jer su se Aramejci ondje utaborili."

⁹And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place, for thither the Syrians are come down.

¹⁰I kralj izraelski upozori ljude na mjesto za koje mu je rekao čovjek Božji. On je upozoravao i kralj se čuvao; a bilo je to više puta.

¹⁰And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and he was on his guard there. [That took place] not once, nor twice.

¹¹Srce aramejskog kralja uznemiri se zbog toga, pa on pozva svoje časnike te ih upita: "Nećete li mi reći tko od naših drži s kraljem Izraelovim?"

¹¹And the heart of the king of Syria was troubled because of this thing; and he called his servants, and said to them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?

¹²Jedan od časnika odgovori: "Ne, gospodaru kralju; Elizej, prorok Izraelov, otkriva izraelskom kralju riječi koje kazuješ u svojoj spavaonici."

¹²And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

¹³On reče: "Idite i pogledajte gdje je, pa ću već poslati da ga uhvate." I javiše mu: "Eno ga u Dotanu."

¹³And he said, Go and see where he is, and I will send and fetch him. And it was told him saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

¹⁴Tada kralj posla onamo konje, kola i jake čete. Oni stigoše noću i opkoliše grad.

¹⁴And he sent thither horses and chariots, and a great host, and they came by night and surrounded the city.

¹⁵Ujutro, ustavši, čovjek Božji iziđe, a to oko grada stoji vojska s konjima i kolima! Njegov mu momak reče: "Ah, gospodaru moj, što nam je činiti?"

¹⁵And when the attendant of the man of God rose early and went forth, behold, an army surrounded the city, with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

¹⁶A on odgovori: "Ne boj se jer ih ima više s nama nego s njima."

¹⁶And he said, Fear not, for they that are with us are more than they that are with them.

¹⁷I Elizej se pomoli ovako: "Jahve, otvori mu oči da vidi!" I Jahve otvori oči momku i on vidje: gora oko Elizeja sva prekrivena ognjenim konjima i kolima!

¹⁷And Elisha prayed and said, Jehovah, I pray thee, open his eyes that he may see. And Jehovah opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw; and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

¹⁸Kad su Aramejci sišli prema njemu, Elizej se ovako pomoli Jahvi: "Udari sljepoćom ove ljude!" I na riječ Elizejevu udari ih sljepoćom.

¹⁸And they came down to him; and Elisha prayed to Jehovah and said, Smite this nation, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

¹⁹Elizej im reče: "Nije ovo put i nije ovo grad. Pođite za mnom, ja ću vas odvesti čovjeku koga tražite." Ali ih odvede u Samariju.

¹⁹And Elisha said to them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. And he led them to Samaria.

²⁰Kad su ulazili u Samariju, Elizej reče: "Jahve, otvori ovima oči da progledaju." Jahve im otvori oči i oni vidješe da su usred Samarije!

²⁰And it came to pass when they entered into Samaria, that Elisha said, Jehovah, open the eyes of these [men] that they may see. And Jehovah opened their eyes, and they saw, and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

²¹Kad ih vidje kralj Izraela, reče Elizeju: "Treba li ih poubijati, oče moj?"

²¹And the king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite? shall I smite [them]?

²²A on odgovori: "Nemoj ih ubiti. Zar ćeš ubiti one koje nisi zarobio svojim lukom i mačem? Ponudi im kruha i vode; neka jedu i piju i neka se vrate svome gospodaru."

²²And he said, Thou shalt not smite [them]: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

²³Kralj im priredi veliku gozbu. Pošto su jeli i pili, otpusti ih. I vratiše se svome gospodaru. I tako aramejski pljačkaši nisu više zalazili na izraelsko tlo.

²³And he prepared a great repast for them, and they ate and drank; and he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

²⁴Dogodi se poslije toga te aramejski kralj Ben-Hadad skupi svu svoju vojsku i uzađe i opkoli Samariju.

²⁴And it came to pass after this that Ben-Hadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria.

²⁵I nasta velika glad u Samariji, a opsada potraja toliko da je magareća glava stajala osamdeset šekela srebra, a četvrt kaba golubinje nečisti pet šekela srebra.

²⁵And there was a great famine in Samaria; and behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was worth eighty silver-pieces, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung five silver-pieces.

²⁶Kada je kralj prolazio po zidinama, neka mu žena vikne: "Pomozi, gospodaru kralju!"

²⁶And it came to pass as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman to him saying, Help, my lord O king!

²⁷On odgovori: "Neka ti pomogne Jahve! Kako ću ti ja pomoći? Nečim s gumna ili iz tijeska?"

²⁷And he said, If Jehovah do not help thee, whence should I help thee? Out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?

²⁸Još joj kralj reče: "Što ti je?" Ona odgovori: "Ova mi je žena rekla: 'Daj svoga sina da ga pojedemo danas, a sutra ćemo pojesti moga!'

²⁸And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she said, This woman said to me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.

²⁹Skuhale smo moga sina i pojele ga. A sutradan rekoh joj: 'Daj svoga sina da ga pojedemo.' Ali je ona sakrila svoga sina."

²⁹And we boiled my son, and ate him: and I said to her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him; and she has hidden her son.

³⁰Kada je kralj čuo riječi te žene, razdrije na sebi haljine. I kad je išao po zidinama, narod vidje da mu je na tijelu kostrijet.

³⁰And it came to pass when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his garments; and he was passing by upon the wall, and the people looked, and behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.

³¹I reče tada kralj: "Neka mi Bog učini ovo zlo i doda drugo ako glava Elizeja, sina Šafatova, ostane danas na njegovim ramenima!"

³¹And he said, God do so, and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall remain on him this day!

³²Elizej sjedio u svojoj kući i starješine sjedile s njim. Kralj je ispred sebe poslao glasnika, ali Elizej reče starješinama, prije nego što je glasnik stigao do njega: "Vidite li da je onaj krvnički sin naredio da mi skinu glavu? Pazite: kada glasnik stigne, zatvorite vrata i odbijte ga od vrata. Ne čuje li se topot koraka njegova gospodara za njim?"

³²And Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him. And [the king] sent a man before him. Before the messenger came to him, he himself said to the elders, Do ye see how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? See, when the messenger comes; shut the door, and keep him off with the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

³³Dok im je još govorio, kralj stupi preda nj i reče mu: "Ova je nevolja, gle, od Jahve! Što da još očekujem od Jahve?"

³³And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down to him. And [the king] said, Behold, this evil is of Jehovah: why should I wait for Jehovah any longer?