¹Ale Elizeus riekol: Počujte slovo Hospodinovo! Takto hovorí Hospodin: Zajtra o tomto čase bude sat bielej múky jemnej za šekel a dva saty jačmeňa za šekel v bráne mesta Samárie.

¹And Elisha said, Hear ye the word of Jehovah: thus saith Jehovah, To-morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be [sold] for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

²Na to odpovedal knieža, na ktorého ruku sa opieral kráľ, mužovi Božiemu a riekol: Hľa, keby Hospodin učinil hoc aj prieduchy na nebi, či by to bolo možné? Ale on riekol: Hľa, uvidíš to na svoje oči, ale nebudeš z toho jesť.

²Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

³A boli pri vchode do brány štyria malomocní mužovia, ktorí povedali druh druhovi: Čo tu budeme sedieť, až zomrieme?

³Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?

⁴Ak povieme: Vojdime do mesta, pretože je hlad v meste, zomrieme tam, a keď zostaneme tu, taktiež zomrieme. Preto teraz poďte a vpadnime do tábora Sýrov; ak nás zachovajú pri živote, budeme žiť, a keď nás zabijú, nuž zomrieme.

⁴If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there; and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.

⁵A tak vstali večer na mraku, aby vošli do tábora Sýrov. A prišli až na kraj tábora Sýrov. Ale hľa, nebolo tam nikoho,

⁵And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians; and when they were come to the outermost part of the camp of the Syrians, behold, there was no man there.

⁶lebo Pán spôsobil to, že sýrske vojsko počulo hrmot vozov a zvuk koní, hukot veľkého vojska, a povedali jeden druhému: Hľa, izraelský kráľ najal za mzdu proti nám hetejských kráľov a egyptských kráľov, aby prišli na nás.

⁶For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.

⁷Preto vstali a utiekli za mraku zanechajúc svoje stány i svoje kone i svojich oslov, celý tábor tak, ako bol, a utiekli, aby zachránili svoj život.

⁷Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.

⁸A keď tedy prišli tí malomocní až na kraj tábora, vošli do jedného stánu a najedli sa a napili. A poberúc odtiaľ striebro a zlato i rúcha odišli a schovali. A zase sa navrátili a vošli do iného stánu a poberúc aj odtiaľ odišli a schovali.

⁸And when these lepers came to the outermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and they came back, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.

⁹Ale potom riekli druh druhovi: Nerobíme dobre. Tento deň je dňom radostnej zvesti, a my mlčíme. Ak budeme čakať až do ranného svetla, stihne nás neprávosť. Preto teraz poďte, vojdime a oznámme v dome kráľovom.

⁹Then they said one to another, We do not well; this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, punishment will overtake us; now therefore come, let us go and tell the king's household.

¹⁰A tak prijdúc volali na bránneho mesta a oznámili im a riekli: Prišli sme do tábora Sýrov, a hľa, nieto tam nikoho, ani ľudského hlasu, iba kone uviazané a osli uviazaní, a stány tak, ako boly.

¹⁰So they came and called unto the porter of the city; and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but the horses tied, and the asses tied, and the tents as they were.

¹¹A ten zavolal druhých bránnych, ktorí to oznámili domu kráľovmu, do vnútra.

¹¹And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's household within.

¹²Vtedy vstal kráľ vnoci a riekol svojim služobníkom: Nože nech vám poviem, čo spravili Sýrovia. Vedia, že sme hladní; preto vyšli z tábora, aby sa skryli na poli, lebo si riekli: Keď vyjdú z mesta, pochytáme ich živých a tak vojdeme do mesta.

¹²And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and get into the city.

¹³Na to odpovedal ktorýsi z jeho služobníkov a riekol: Prosím, nech vezmú päť z pozostalých koní, ktoré pozostaly v meste. Hľa, sú jako všetko množstvo Izraelovo, jako všetci, ktorí pozostali v ňom, hľa, sú jako všetko množstvo Izraelovo, ktoré hynie, a pošleme a uvidíme.

¹³And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are consumed); and let us send and see.

¹⁴A tak vzali dva vozy s koňmi, ktoré poslal kráľ za sýrskym vojskom povediac: Iďte a vidzte.

¹⁴They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

¹⁵A išli za nimi až k Jordánu. A hľa, celá cesta bola plná rúch a nádob, ktoré poodhadzovali zdesení Sýrovia vo svojom veľkom spechu. A poslovia sa navrátili a oznámili to kráľovi.

¹⁵And they went after them unto the Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.

¹⁶Vtedy vyšiel ľud a zlúpil tábor Sýrov, a bol sat bielej múky jemnej za šekel a dva saty jačmeňa za šekel podľa slova Hospodinovho.

¹⁶And the people went out, and plundered the camp of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was [sold] for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of Jehovah.

¹⁷A kráľ ustanovil knieža, na ktorého ruku sa opieral, aby mal dozor pri bráne, ale ho ľud zašliapal v bráne, aj zomrel, tak ako hovoril muž Boží, ktorý to hovoril vtedy, keď bol sišiel k nemu kráľ.

¹⁷And the king appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.

¹⁸A tedy stalo sa tak, ako hovoril muž Boží kráľovi povediac: Dva saty jačmeňa budú za šekel a sat bielej múky jemnej za šekel zajtra o tomto čase v bráne Samárie.

¹⁸And it came to pass, as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to-morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria;

¹⁹Na čo odpovedal knieža mužovi Božiemu a riekol: Hľa, keby Hospodin učinil hoc aj prieduchy na nebi, či by sa mohlo stať voľačo podobné jako to? A on mu povedal: Hľa, uvidíš to na svoje oči, ale nebudeš z toho jesť.

¹⁹and that captain answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? and he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof:

²⁰A tak sa mu aj stalo, lebo ho zašliapal ľud v bráne, aj zomrel.

²⁰it came to pass even so unto him; for the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died.