¹A synovia prorokov povedali Elizeovi: Hľa, prosíme, miesto, v ktorom bývame pred tebou, je nám pritesné.

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

²Dovoľ, prosíme, žeby sme odišli až k Jordánu a vzali odtiaľ každý jedno brvno a spravíme si tam miesto, aby sme bývali tam. A riekol: Iďte.

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

³A ktorýsi povedal: Prosím, poď aj ty so svojimi služobníkmi. A riekol: Ja pojdem.

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

⁴Tak išiel s nimi. A keď prišli k Jordánu, rúbali drevo.

⁴So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.

⁵A stalo sa, keď zotínal jeden z nich nejaký kmeň, že mu železo sekery odpadlo do vody. Vtedy skríkol a povedal: Ach, môj pane, a to bolo vypožičané!

⁵But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.

⁶A muž Boží povedal: Kam padlo? A keď mu ukázal miesto, odťal kus dreva a hodil ho ta a spôsobil to, že vyplávalo železo.

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

⁷A riekol: Zodvihni si. A on vystrel svoju ruku a vzal ho.-

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

⁸A sýrsky kráľ bojoval proti Izraelovi. A poradiac sa so svojimi služobníkmi povedal: Na tom a tom mieste položí sa moje vojsko táborom.

⁸Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.

⁹Vtedy poslal muž Boží k izraelskému kráľovi s odkazom: Chráň sa, aby si neobišiel toho miesta nechajúc ho neobsadené, lebo tade sa spustia Sýrovia.

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

¹⁰A tak poslal izraelský kráľ vojsko na miesto, o ktorom mu povedal muž Boží a poučil ho, a mal tam na seba pozor, a to urobil nie raz ani nie dva.

¹⁰And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

¹¹Vtedy sa rozbúrilo srdce sýrskeho kráľa pre tú vec a povolajúc svojich služobníkov riekol im: Či mi neoznámite, kto z našich donáša zprávy izraelskému kráľovi?

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

¹²Na to povedal jeden z jeho služobníkov: Nie, môj pán kráľ, ale prorok Elizeus, ktorý je v Izraelovi, oznamuje izraelskému kráľovi slová, ktoré ty hovoríš vo svojej ložnici.

¹²And one of his servants said, Nay, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

¹³A on povedal: Iďte a vidzte, kde je, aby som poslal a zlapal ho! A bolo mu oznámené a rečené: Hľa, je v Dotáne.

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

¹⁴Preto ta poslal kone a vozy a veľké vojsko. A prijdúc vnoci obkolesili mesto.

¹⁴Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

¹⁵A keď vstal skoro ráno sluha muža Božieho a vyšiel, tu hľa, vojsko obkľučovalo mesto, kone i vozy. Vtedy mu povedal jeho služobník: Ach, môj pane, čo budeme robiť?!

¹⁵And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host with horses and chariots was round about the city. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

¹⁶A on odpovedal: Neboj sa, lebo je viacej tých, ktorí sú s nami, ako je tých, ktorí sú s nimi.

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

¹⁷A Elizeus sa modlil a riekol: Hospodine, prosím, otvor jeho oči, aby videl! Vtedy otvoril Hospodin oči služobníka, a videl a hľa, vrch bol plný koní a ohnivých vozov okolo Elizea.

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.

¹⁸Keď potom sostúpili nepriatelia k nemu, modlil sa Elizeus Hospodinovi a riekol: Poraz, prosím, tento národ slepotou! A porazil ich slepotou podľa slova Elizeovho.

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

¹⁹A Elizeus im povedal: Toto nie je tá cesta, ani toto neni to mesto. Poďte za mnou, a zavediem vás k mužovi, ktorého hľadáte. A zaviedol ich do Samárie.

¹⁹And Elisha said unto 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.

²⁰A stalo sa, keď prišli do Samárie, že povedal Elizeus: Hospodine, otvor oči týchto ľudí, aby videli! A Hospodin otvoril ich oči, a videli, že hľa, sú prostred Samárie.

²⁰And it came to pass, when they were come 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.

²¹Vtedy povedal izraelský kráľ Elizeovi, keď ich uvidel: Či ich mám pobiť, pobiť, môj otče?

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

²²Ale on riekol: Nepobiješ! Či by si azda pobil už hoc aj tých, ktorých by si zajal svojím mečom a svojím lučišťom? Polož pred nich chlieb a vodu, aby jedli a pili a potom pojdú k svojmu pánovi.

²²And he answered, 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.

²³A pripravil im veľkú hostinu. A keď sa najedli a napili, prepustil ich, a odišli k svojmu pánovi. A od toho času neprišly viacej lúpežné čaty sýrske do zeme Izraelovej.

²³And he prepared great provision for them; and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

²⁴Potom sa stalo, že Ben-hadad, sýrsky kráľ, shromaždil všetko svoje vojsko a odíduc hore obľahol Samáriu.

²⁴And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

²⁵A povstal veliký hlad v Samárii, a hľa, nepriatelia len obliehali, a to tak dlho, až bola oslia hlava za osemdesiat šeklov striebra a štvrtina kábu holubäcieho trusu za päť šeklov striebra.

²⁵And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore [pieces] of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five [pieces] of silver.

²⁶A prihodilo sa raz, keď išiel izraelský kráľ po múre, že nejaká žena kričala na neho a vravela: Pomôž mi, môj pán kráľ!

²⁶And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

²⁷A on riekol: Ak ti nepomôže Hospodin, odkiaľže ti ja pomôžem? Či azda niečim z humna alebo z preša?

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

²⁸A potom jej povedal kráľ: Čo chceš? A ona riekla: Táto žena mi povedala: Daj svojho syna, aby sme ho dnes zjedly, a môjho syna zjeme zajtra.

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

²⁹A tak sme uvarily môjho syna a zjedly sme ho. Ale keď som jej povedala druhého dňa: Daj svojho syna, aby sme ho zjedly, skryla svojho syna.

²⁹So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him; and she hath hid her son.

³⁰Tu keď počul kráľ slová ženy, roztrhol svoje rúcho a chodil tak po múre. A ľud videl, že hľa, smútočnú vrecovinu má na svojom tele zospodku.

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

³¹A kráľ povedal: Tak nech mi učiní Bôh a tak nech pridá, ak zostane stáť hlava Elizea, syna Šafatovho, dnes na ňom.

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

³²A Elizeus sedel vo svojom dome, a starší sedeli s ním. A kráľ poslal muža zpred seba. No, prv ako prišiel posol k nemu, povedal starším: Či vidíte, že tento syn vraha poslal sťať moju hlavu? Hľaďte, keď prijde posol, zamknite dvere a odtisnite ho dverami. Lebo či už nepočuť šum nôh jeho pána za ním?

³²But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; and [the king] sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold the door fast against him: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

³³A kým ešte hovoril s nimi, tu hľa, posol už prichádzal dolu k nemu; a kráľ pribehnúc riekol: Hľa, toto zlé je od Hospodina; čo mám viacej čakať na Hospodina!

³³And while he was yet talking with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of Jehovah; why should I wait for Jehovah any longer?