1 O ra, Naamã, chefe do exército do rei da Síria, era um grande homem diante do seu senhor, e de muito respeito, porque por ele o Senhor dera livramento aos sírios; era homem valente, porém leproso.

Naaman the captain of the army of the king of Syria was an important man to his king. He was much respected, because by him the Lord had made Syria win in battle. Naaman was a strong man of war, but he had a bad skin disease.

2 O s sírios, numa das suas investidas, haviam levado presa, da terra de Israel, uma menina que ficou ao serviço da mulher de Naamã.

Now the Syrians had gone out in groups of soldiers, and had taken a little girl from the land of Israel. She served Naaman’s wife.

3 D isse ela a sua senhora: Oxalá que o meu senhor estivesse diante do profeta que está em Samária! Pois este o curaria da sua lepra.

And she said to her owner, “I wish that my owner’s husband were with the man of God who is in Samaria! Then he would heal his bad skin disease.”

4 E ntão Naamã foi notificar a seu senhor, dizendo: Assim e assim falou a menina que é da terra de Israel.

So Naaman went in and told his king, “This is what the girl from the land of Israel said.”

5 R espondeu o rei da Síria: Vai, anda, e enviarei uma carta ao rei de Israel. Foi, pois, e levou consigo dez talentos de prata, e seis mil siclos de ouro e dez mudas de roupa.

The king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman went and took with him silver weighing as much as ten men, 6, 000 pieces of gold, and ten changes of clothes.

6 T ambém levou ao rei de Israel a carta, que dizia: Logo, em chegando a ti esta carta, saberás que eu te enviei Naamã, meu servo, para que o cures da sua lepra.

He brought the letter to the king of Israel, which said, “I have sent my servant Naaman to you with this letter, that you may heal his bad skin disease.”

7 T endo o rei de Israel lido a carta, rasgou as suas vestes, e disse: Sou eu Deus, que possa matar e vivificar, para que este envie a mim um homem a fim de que eu o cure da sua lepra? Notai, peço-vos, e vede como ele anda buscando ocasião contra mim.

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive? Is this why this man sends word to me to heal a man’s bad skin disease? Think about it. He wants to start a fight with me.”

8 Q uando Eliseu, o homem de Deus, ouviu que o rei de Israel rasgara as suas vestes, mandou dizer ao rei: Por que rasgaste as tuas vestes? Deixa-o vir ter comigo, e saberá que há profeta em Israel.

Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes. So he sent word to the king, saying, “Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come to me. Then he will know that there is a man of God in Israel.”

9 V eio, pois, Naamã com os seus cavalos, e com o seu carro, e parou ã porta da casa de Eliseu.

So Naaman came with his horses and his war-wagons, and stood at the door of Elisha’s house.

10 E ntão este lhe mandou um mensageiro, a dizer-lhe: Vai, lava-te sete vezes no Jordão, e a tua carne tornará a ti, e ficarás purificado.

Elisha sent a man to him, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times. And your flesh will be made well and you will be clean.”

11 N aamã, porém, indignado, retirou-se, dizendo: Eis que pensava eu: Certamente ele sairá a ter comigo, pôr-se-á em pé, invocará o nome do Senhor seu Deus, passará a sua mão sobre o lugar, e curará o leproso.

But Naaman was very angry and went away. He said, “I thought he would come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God. I thought he would wave his hand over the place, and heal the bad skin disease.

12 N ão são, porventura, Abana e Farpar, rios de Damasco, melhores do que todas as águas de Israel? não poderia eu lavar-me neles, e ficar purificado? Assim se voltou e se retirou com indignação.

Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and went away very angry.

13 O s seus servos, porém, chegaram-se a ele e lhe falaram, dizendo: Meu pai, se o profeta te houvesse indicado alguma coisa difícil, porventura não a terias cumprido? Quanto mais, dizendo-te ele: Lava-te, e ficarás purificado.

Then his servants came and said to him, “My father, if the man of God had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, ‘Wash and be clean’?”

14 D esceu ele, pois, e mergulhou-se no Jordão sete vezes, conforme a palavra do homem de Deus; e a sua carne tornou-se como a carne dum menino, e ficou purificado.

So Naaman went down into the Jordan River seven times, as the man of God had told him. And his flesh was made as well as the flesh of a little child. He was clean.

15 E ntão voltou ao homem de Deus, ele e toda a sua comitiva; chegando, pôs-se diante dele, e disse: Eis que agora sei que em toda a terra não há Deus senão em Israel; agora, pois, peço-te que do teu servo recebas um presente.

Then Naaman returned to the man of God with all those who were with him. He came and stood in front of Elisha and said, “See, now I know that there is no God in all the earth but in Israel. So I ask you now to take a gift from your servant.”

16 E le, porém, respondeu: Vive o Senhor, em cuja presença estou, que não o receberei. Naamã instou com ele para que o tomasse; mas ele recusou.

But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives, before Whom I stand, I will take nothing.” Naaman tried to talk him into taking it, but he would not.

17 A o que disse Naamã: Seja assim; contudo dê-se a este teu servo terra que baste para carregar duas mulas; porque nunca mais oferecerá este teu servo holocausto nem sacrifício a outros deuses, senão ao Senhor.

Naaman said, “If not, I ask you, let your servant be given as much dirt as two horses can carry. For your servant will not give burnt gifts or kill animals on the altar in worship to other gods any more. I will only give gifts to the Lord.

18 N isto perdoe o Senhor ao teu servo: Quando meu amo entrar na casa de Rimom para ali adorar, e ele se apoiar na minha mão, e eu também me tenha de encurvar na casa de Rimom; quando assim me encurvar na casa de Rimom, nisto perdoe o Senhor ao teu servo.

But may the Lord forgive your servant for this. My king goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there. He rests on my arm and I put my face to the ground in the house of Rimmon. When I put my face to the ground in the house of Rimmon, may the Lord forgive your servant.”

19 E liseu lhe disse: Vai em paz.

And Elisha said to him, “Go in peace.” So Naaman went away from him a short way. Gehazi Wants More

20 Q uando Naamã já ia a uma pequena distância, Geazi, moço de Eliseu, o homem de Deus, disse: Eis que meu senhor poupou a este sírio Naamã, não recebendo da mão dele coisa alguma do que trazia; vive o Senhor, que hei de correr atrás dele, e receber dele alguma coisa.

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, “See, my owner has let Naaman the Syrian go without receiving the gift he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and take something from him.”

21 F oi pois, Geazi em alcance de Naamã. Este, vendo que alguém corria atrás dele, saltou do carro a encontrá-lo, e perguntou: Vai tudo bem?

So Gehazi went after Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he stepped off the war-wagon to meet him, and said, “Is all well?”

22 R espondeu ele: Tudo vai bem. Meu senhor me enviou a dizer-te: Eis que agora mesmo vieram a mim dois mancebos dos filhos dos profetas da região montanhosa de Efraim; dá-lhes, pois, um talento de prata e duas mudas de roupa.

Gehazi said, “All is well. My owner has sent me, saying, ‘See, just now two young sons of the men who tell what will happen in the future have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. I ask of you, give them a man’s weight in silver and two changes of clothes.’”

23 D isse Naamã: Sê servido de tomar dois talentos. E instou com ele, e amarrou dois talentos de prata em dois sacos, com duas mudas de roupa, e pô-los sobre dois dos seus moços, os quais os levaram adiante de Geazi.

Naaman said, “Be pleased to take silver weighing as much as two men.” And he had him take two bags of silver weighing as much as two men, with two changes of clothes. He gave them to two of his servants. And they carried them before Gehazi.

24 T endo ele chegado ao outeiro, tomou-os das mãos deles e os depositou na casa; e despediu aqueles homens, e eles se foram.

When he came to the hill, Gehazi took them from the servants and put them in the house. Then he sent the men away, and they left.

25 M as ele entrou e pôs-se diante de seu amo. Então lhe perguntou Eliseu: Donde vens, Geazi? Respondeu ele: Teu servo não foi a parte alguma.

And Gehazi went in and stood in front of his owner. Elisha said to him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?” And he said, “Your servant did not leave.”

26 E liseu porém, lhe disse: Porventura não foi contigo o meu coração, quando aquele homem voltou do seu carro ao teu encontro? Era isto ocasião para receberes prata e roupa, olivais e vinhas, ovelhas e bois, servos e servas?

Elisha said to him, “Did I not go with you in spirit when the man turned from his war-wagon to meet you? Was it a time to receive money and clothes and olive fields and grape-fields and sheep and cattle and men servants and women servants?

27 P ortanto a lepra de Naamã se pegará a ti e ã tua descendência para sempre. Então Geazi saiu da presença dele leproso, branco como a neve.

So now the bad skin disease will be upon you and your children forever.” And Gehazi went away from Elisha with a bad skin disease. He was as white as snow.