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.
1乃縵患大痲風亞蘭王的軍長乃縵在他的主人面前是一個大人物，很得王的賞識，因為耶和華曾藉他把勝利賜給亞蘭。這個人是個勇猛的戰士，可惜他是個痲風病人。
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.
2亞蘭人曾經出去結隊搶掠，從以色列地擄了一個小女孩，她就侍候乃縵的妻子。
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.”
3她對她的女主人說：“如果我的主人去見撒瑪利亞的先知就好了，他必定能治好他的痲風。”
4Someone went in, and told his lord, saying, “The maiden who is from the land of Israel said this.”
4於是乃縵去告訴他的主人說：“從以色列地擄回來的女孩子這樣這樣說。”
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.
5亞蘭王說：“你去吧！我會送一封書信給以色列王的。”於是乃縵去了，手裡帶著三百公斤銀子，約七十公斤金子和十套衣裳。
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.”
6他把信帶到以色列王那裡，信上說：“這信既已達到你那裡，你看見我差去見你的臣僕乃縵，你就要醫好他的痲風。”
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.”
7以色列王讀了這信後，就撕裂自己的衣服，說：“我是 神，能使人死使人活嗎？這人竟派人到我這裡來，要我治好他的痲風。請你們想想看，他是要找機會攻擊我。”
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.”
8 神藉以利沙治好乃縵神人以利沙聽見以色列王撕裂自己的衣服，就打發人去見王說：“你為甚麼撕裂自己的衣服呢？請你把他送到我這裡來吧！他就知道在以色列中有先知了。”
9So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.
9於是乃縵帶著他的車馬來到，停在以利沙的門前。
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.”
10以利沙差派一個使者去見他說：“你去在約旦河中沐浴七次，你的身體就會復原，得著潔淨。”
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.’
11乃縵卻發怒走了，他說：“我以為他必會出來，站著求告耶和華他的 神的名，向著患處搖手，潔淨這痲風病。
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.
12大馬士革的亞罷拿河和法珥法河，不是比以色列一切河流更好嗎？我不是可以在那裡沐浴，得著潔淨嗎？”於是他掉過頭來，氣忿忿地走了。
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?’”
13他的僕人上前，對他說：“我父啊，先知如果吩咐你作一件大事，你不是照著行嗎？何況他只是說：‘你去沐浴就得潔淨’呢？”
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.
14於是他下去，在約旦河裡浸了七趟，正如神人所吩咐的。他的肌肉就復原，好像小孩子的肌肉，他就得了潔淨。
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.”
15以利沙不接受餽贈乃縵和他的隨員又回到神人那裡，他進去，站在他面前，說：“看哪！現在我知道除了在以色列以外，全地都沒有 神。現在，請你收下你僕人一點禮物吧。”
16But he said, “As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none.” He urged him to take it; but he refused.
16以利沙說：“我指著我所事奉永活的耶和華起誓，我決不收取任何禮物。”乃縵再三促請他接受，都被他拒絕。
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.
17乃縵說：“你若是不肯收取，就請你賜你僕人兩頭驢子可以馱的泥土，因為你的僕人不再獻燔祭或別的祭給別的神，只獻給耶和華。
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.”
18但有一件事，求耶和華赦免你的僕人；我的主人到臨門廟那裡叩拜的時候，他總是靠在我的手臂上，因此，我也曾在臨門廟叩拜。我在臨門廟叩拜這事，求耶和華赦免你的僕人。”
19He said to him, “Go in peace.” So he departed from him a little way.
19以利沙說：“你平平安安回去吧。”於是乃縵離開他去了，走了一段路程。
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.”
20基哈西貪財受罰神人以利沙的僕人基哈西心裡說：“看哪，我主人不肯從這亞蘭人乃縵手中收取他帶來的禮物；我指著永活的耶和華起誓，我要追上他，向他要些東西。”
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?”
21於是基哈西追趕乃縵。乃縵看見有人追上來，就下車迎著他，說：“平安嗎？”
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.’”
22他說：“平安。我主人派我來說：‘剛才有兩位年輕人，都是先知的門徒，從以法蓮山地來到我這裡，請你給他們三十公斤銀子和兩套衣服。’”
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.
23乃縵說：“請你拿六十公斤吧。”他再三促請基哈西，並把六十公斤銀子，裝在兩個袋子裡，還有兩套衣服，交給兩個僕人。他們就在基哈西前面捧著走。
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.
24到達山岡後，他就從他們手中接過東西，存放在屋子裡，然後打發他們離去，他們就走了。
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.”
25他進去，侍立在他主人面前，以利沙對他說：“基哈西，你從哪裡來？”他說：“你的僕人沒有到過甚麼地方。”
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?
26以利沙對他說：“那人下車轉身迎著你的時候，我的心不是和你同去嗎？現在不是收受銀子、衣服、橄欖園、葡萄園、羊、牛、僕人和婢女的時候。
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.
27因此，乃縵的痲風要附在你的身上和你後裔的身上，直到永遠。”基哈西從以利沙面前離去時，就長了痲風，好像雪那樣白。