¹In proroški sinovi reko Elizeju: Glej vendar, kraj, kjer stanujemo pred teboj, je nam pretesen.

¹And sons of the prophet say unto Elisha, `Lo, we pray thee, the place where we are dwelling before thee is too strait for us;

²Dovoli, da gremo k Jordanu, in ondi naj vzame vsak lesa, in naredimo si tam domovališče. On odgovori: Pojdite!

²let us go, we pray thee, unto the Jordan, and we take thence each one beam, and we make for ourselves there a place to dwell there;` and he saith, `Go.`

³Eden pa reče: Izvoli, prosim, iti s hlapci svojimi! Odgovori: Pojdem.

³And the one saith, `Be pleased, I pray thee, and go with thy servants;` and he saith, `I — I go.`

⁴In šel je ž njimi. In ko pridejo doli k Jordanu, sekajo les.

⁴And he goeth with them, and they come in to the Jordan, and cut down the trees,

⁵In ko eden seka drevo, mu pade železo v vodo, in zavpije in reče: Gorje, moj gospod, saj še to sem vzel naposodo!

⁵and it cometh to pass, the one is felling the beam, and the iron hath fallen into the water, and he crieth and saith, `Alas! my lord, and it asked!`

⁶A mož Božji vpraša: Kam je padlo? In pokaže mu tisti kraj. On pa odreže palico in jo porine tja in stori, da železo splava.

⁶And the man of God saith, `Whither hath it fallen?` and he sheweth him the place, and he cutteth a stick, and casteth thither, and causeth the iron to swim,

⁷In veli: Vzdigni si ga! In iztegne roko ter ga vzame.

⁷and saith, `Raise to thee;` and he putteth forth his hand and taketh it.

⁸Kralj sirski pa se je bojeval zoper Izraela; in se je posvetoval s služabniki svojimi in je rekel: Na tem in tem mestu bodi moj tabor.

⁸And the king of Aram hath been fighting against Israel, and taketh counsel with his servants, saying, `At such and such a place [is] my encamping.`

⁹A mož Božji pošlje h kralju Izraelovemu in sporoči: Varuj se, da ne greš na tisto mesto, kajti tja so se odpravili Sirci.

⁹And the man of God sendeth unto the king of Israel, saying, `Take heed of passing by this place, for thither are the Aramaeans coming down;

¹⁰In kralj Izraelov je poslal na mesto, ki mu je o njem mož Božji bil povedal in ga posvaril, in se ga je ognil ne enkrat ali dvakrat samo.

¹⁰and the king of Israel sendeth unto the place of which the man of God spake to him, and warned him, and he is preserved there not once nor twice.

¹¹In sirskemu kralju se je srce hudo vznemirilo zaradi tega; in pokliče služabnike svoje in jim veli: Mi li nočete povedati, kdo je od naših zvezan s kraljem Izraelovim?

¹¹And the heart of the king of Aram is tossed about concerning this thing, and he calleth unto his servants, and saith unto them, `Do ye not declare to me who of us [is] for the king of Israel?`

¹²Eden služabnikov njegovih pa mu reče: Ni tako, gospod moj, kralj, temuč Elizej prorok, ki je v Izraelu, pravi kralju Izraelovemu besede, ki jih govoriš v svoji spalnici!

¹²And one of his servants saith, `Nay, my lord, O king, for Elisha the prophet, who [is] in Israel, declareth to the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in the inner part of thy bed-chamber.`

¹³Kralj veli: Pojdite in poglejte, kje je, da pošljem in ga ujamem. In naznanijo mu, rekoč: Glej, v Dotanu je!

¹³And he saith, `Go ye and see where he [is], and I send and take him;` and it is declared to him, saying, `Lo — in Dothan.`

¹⁴Zatorej pošlje tja konje in vozove in veliko vojsko, in pridejo ponoči ter obkolijo mesto.

¹⁴And he sendeth thither horses and chariot, and a heavy force, and they come in by night, and go round against the city.

¹⁵In ko vstane strežnik moža Božjega zarana in gre ven, vidi vojsko s konji in vozovi okoli mesta. In strežnik njegov mu reče: Gorje, gospod moj, kaj bomo počeli?

¹⁵And the servant of the man of God riseth early, and goeth out, and lo, a force is surrounding the city, and horse and chariot, and his young man saith unto him, `Alas! my lord, how do we do?`

¹⁶On odgovori: Ne boj se, zakaj več jih je z nami nego ž njimi!

¹⁶And he saith, `Fear not, for more [are] they who [are] with us than they who [are] with them.`

¹⁷In Elizej moli in reče: GOSPOD, prosim, odpri mu oči, da bo videl. In GOSPOD je odprl mladeniču oči, in je videl, in glej: gora je bila polna konj in ognjenih voz okoli Elizeja.

¹⁷And Elisha prayeth, and saith, `Jehovah, open, I pray Thee, his eyes, and he doth see;` and Jehovah openeth the eyes of the young man, and he seeth, and lo, the hill is full of horses and chariots of fire, round about Elisha.

¹⁸In ko pridejo do njega, moli Elizej h GOSPODU in reče: Udari, prosim, ta narod s slepoto! In udaril jih je s slepoto po besedi Elizejevi.

¹⁸And they come down unto it, and Elisha prayeth unto Jehovah, and saith, `Smite, I pray Thee, this nation with blindness;` and He smiteth them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.

¹⁹In Elizej jim reče: To ni tista pot, ne tisto mesto; pojdite za menoj in privedem vas k možu, ki ga iščete. In pripelje jih v Samarijo.

¹⁹And Elisha saith unto them, `This [is] not the way, nor [is] this the city; come after me, and I lead you unto the man whom ye seek;` and he leadeth them to Samaria.

²⁰Ko pa pridejo v Samarijo, reče Elizej: GOSPOD, odpri oči tem možem, da vidijo. In GOSPOD je odprl njih oči, in videli so, in glej, bili so sredi Samarije!

²⁰And it cometh to pass, at their coming in to Samaria, that Elisha saith, `Jehovah, open the eyes of these, and they see;` and Jehovah openeth their eyes, and they see, and lo, in the midst of Samaria!

²¹In ko jih ugleda kralj Izraelov, reče Elizeju: Ali naj jih pobijem, oče moj? Naj jih pobijem?

²¹And the king of Israel saith unto Elisha, at his seeing them, `Do I smite — do I smite — my father?`

²²On odgovori: Ne pobijaj jih! Ali bi pobil tiste, ki si jih ujel z mečem in z lokom svojim? Postavi prednje kruha in vode, da jedo in pijo in se povrnejo h gospodu svojemu.

²²And he saith, `Thou dost not smite; those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow art thou smiting? set bread and water before them, and they eat, and drink, and go unto their lord.`

²³In jim je pripravil veliko gostovanje. In ko so bili jedli in pili, jih je odpustil, in šli so h gospodu svojemu. In sirske čete niso več vdirale v deželo Izraelovo.

²³And he prepareth for them great provision, and they eat and drink, and he sendeth them away, and they go unto their lord: and troops of Aram have not added any more to come in to the land of Israel.

²⁴In zgodi se potem, da zbere Ben-hadad, sirski kralj, vso vojsko in gre gori ter oblega Samarijo.

²⁴And it cometh to pass afterwards, that Ben-Hadad king of Aram gathereth all his camp, and goeth up, and layeth siege to Samaria,

²⁵In nastane velika lakota v Samariji, in glej, oblegali so Samarijo toliko časa, da se je prodajala oslovska glava za osemdeset srebrnikov in četrtinka golobje piče za pet srebrnikov.

²⁵and there is a great famine in Samaria, and lo, they are laying siege to it, till the head of an ass is at eighty silverlings, and a forth of the cab of dovesdung at five silverlings.

²⁶In ko je kralj Izraelov šel mimo po zidovju, zavpije vanj žena in reče: Pomozi mi, gospod moj, kralj!

²⁶And it cometh to pass, the king of Israel is passing by on the wall, and a woman hath cried unto him, saying, `Save, my lord, O king.`

²⁷On pa reče: Ko ti GOSPOD ne pomore, odkod naj ti pomorem jaz? z gumna ali iz tlačilnice?

²⁷And he saith, `Jehovah doth not save thee — whence do I save thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the wine-vat?`

²⁸In kralj jo vpraša: Kaj ti je? Ona reče: Ta žena mi je rekla: Daj sina svojega, da ga sneva danes, in mojega sina bova jedli jutri!

²⁸And the king saith to her, `What — to thee?` and she saith, `This woman said unto me, Give thy son, and we eat him to-day, and my son we eat to-morrow;

²⁹Skuhali sva torej mojega sina in ga snedli. In drugi dan ji velim: Daj sem sina svojega, da ga sneva! A ona ga je skrila.

²⁹and we boil my son and eat him, and I say unto her on the next day, Give thy son, and we eat him; and she hideth her son.`

³⁰Ko je slišal kralj besede žene, si je raztrgal oblačila; šel pa je naprej po zidovju, in ljudstvo je gledalo, in glej, imel je znotraj raševnik po životu.

³⁰And it cometh to pass, at the king`s hearing the words of the woman, that he rendeth his garments, and he is passing by on the wall, and the people see, and lo, the sackcloth [is] on his flesh within.

³¹Tedaj reče kralj: Bog mi stóri to in to še prideni, ako danes ostane glava Elizeja, sina Safatovega, na njem!

³¹And he saith, `Thus doth God do to me, and thus He doth add — if it remain — the head of Elisha son of Shaphat — upon him this day.`

³²Elizej pa je sedel v hiši svoji, in starejšine so sedeli pri njem. In kralj pošlje sla pred seboj; a preden dospe sel k njemu, reče Elizej starejšinam: Ne vidite li, kako je poslal tisti morilčev sin, da se mi odseka glava? Glejte, ko pride sel, da zaprete duri in ga z durmi nazaj pahnete! Ni li šum nog gospoda njegovega za njim?Ko ž njimi še govori, glej, pride sel doli k njemu. In reče: Glej, to hudo je od GOSPODA, čemu naj še čakam GOSPODA?

³²And Elisha is sitting in his house, and the elders are sitting with him, and [the king] sendeth a man from before him; before the messenger doth come unto him, even he himself said unto the elders, `Have ye seen that this son of the murderer hath sent to turn aside my head? see, at the coming in of the messenger, shut the door, and ye have held him fast at the door, is not the sound of the feet of his lord behind him?`

³³Ko ž njimi še govori, glej, pride sel doli k njemu. In reče: Glej, to hudo je od GOSPODA, čemu naj še čakam GOSPODA?

³³He is yet speaking with them, and lo, the messenger is coming down unto him, and he saith, `Lo, this [is] the evil from Jehovah: what — do I wait for Jehovah any more?`