1 N ow there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

وَاشْتَكَتْ أرمَلَةُ أحَدِ الأنبِياءِ إلَى ألِيشَعَ، قالَتْ: «ماتَ زَوجي الَّذِي كانَ فِي مَقامِ خادِمِكَ. وَأنتَ تَعْرِفُ أنَّهُ كانَ يَتَّقِي اللهَ. لَكِنَّهُ كانَ مَدِيناً بِمَبلَغٍ مِنَ المالِ لِرَجُلٍ. وَها هُوَ الرَّجُلُ آتٍ لِكَي يَأْخُذَ وَلَدَيَّ وَيَسْتَعْبِدَهُما سَداداً لِلدَّينِ!»

2 A nd Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.

فَقالَ لَها ألِيشَعُ: «كَيفَ أُساعِدَكِ؟ أخبِرِينِي، ماذا لَدَيكِ فِي البَيْتِ؟» فَقالَتِ المَرأةُ: «لَيسَ عِندِي شَيءٌ فِي البَيتِ إلّا جَرَّةَ زَيتِ.»

3 T hen he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

فَقالَ ألِيشَعُ: «اذْهَبِي وَاسْتَعِيرِي أوْعِيَةً فارِغَةً مِنْ جَمِيعِ جاراتِكِ. اسْتَعِيرِي أكْبَرَ عَدَدٍ مُمكِنٍ.

4 A nd when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.

ثُمَّ اذهَبِي إلَى بَيتِكِ وَأغلِقِي البابَ عَلَيكِ وَعَلَى وَلَدَيكِ، ثُمَّ اسْكُبِي الزَّيتَ فِي كُلِّ الأوْعِيَةِ، وَضَعِي كُلَّ وِعاءٍ يَمتَلِئُ جانِباً.»

5 S o she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.

فَتَرَكَتْهُ المَرأةُ، وَأغلَقَتِ البابَ عَلَى نَفسِها وَعَلَى وَلَدَيها. فَكانَ الوَلَدانِ يُحضِرانِ لَها الأوْعِيَةَ المُستَعارَةَ وَهِيَ تَسْكُبُ الزَّيْتَ فِيها.

6 A nd it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.

فَمَلأتْ أوْعِيَةً كَثِيرَةً. وَأخِيراً، قالَتْ لأحَدِ وَلَدَيها: «أحْضِرْ لِي وِعاءً آخَرَ.» فَقالَ: «لَمْ يَعُدْ هُناكَ أوْعِيَةٌ.» فَتَوَقَّفَ الزَّيتُ.

7 T hen she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.

فَجاءَتْ وَأخْبَرَتْ رَجُلَ اللهِ بِما حَدَثَ، فَقالَ لَها: «اذهَبِي وَبِيعِي الزَّيتَ وَسَدِّدِي دَينَكِ. وَعِيشِي أنْتِ وَأولادُكِ عَلَى ما يَتَبَقَّى مِنَ المالِ.» امْرأةٌ مِنْ شُونَمَ تستضيف ألِيشَع

8 A nd it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

وَذاتَ يَوْمٍ ذَهَبَ ألِيشَعُ إلَى شُونَمَ حَيثُ تَسْكُنُ امْرأةٌ ذاتُ شَأْنٍ. فَألَحَّتْ عَلَى ألِيشَعَ أنْ يَأْتِيَ إلَى بَيتِها. فَصارَ كُلَّما مَرَّ مِنْ تِلْكَ المَدِينَةِ يَأتي إلَى بَيتِها لِيَتَناوَلَ الطَّعامَ.

9 A nd she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.

قالَتِ المَرأةُ لِزَوجِها: «اسْمَعْ، يَبْدُو أنَّ الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي يَتَرَدَّدُ إلَى بَيتِنا هُوَ رَجُلُ اللهِ المُقَدَّسُ.

10 L et us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.

فَما رَأْيُكَ أنْ نَبنِيَ لَهُ عِلِّيَّةً صَغِيرَةً. وَلْنَضَعْ فِيها فِراشاً وَطاوِلَةً وَكُرْسِيّاً وَمِصباحاً؟ وَعِندَمَأ يَأْتِي إلَينا، يَستَخدِمُها.»

11 A nd it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.

وَذاتَ يَومٍ جاءَ ألِيشَعُ إلَى بَيتِ المَرأةِ. وَدَخَلَ إلَى العِلِّيَّةِ وَاسْتَراحَ هُناكَ.

12 A nd he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.

فَقالَ ألِيشَعُ لِخادِمِهِ جِيحَزِي: «ادْعُ لِي هَذِهِ المَرأةَ الشُّونَمِيَّةَ.» فَدَعا الخادِمُ المَرأةَ الشُّونَمِيَّةَ، فَجاءَتْ وَوَقَفَتْ أمامَهُ.

13 A nd he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.

فَقالَ ألِيشَعُ لِخادِمِهِ: «وَالآنَ، قُلْ لَها: ‹لَقَدْ أتْعَبْتِ نَفْسَكِ كَثِيراً مِنْ أجلِنا. فَماذا يُمكِنُنا أنْ نَفعَلَ مِنْ أجلِكِ؟ هَلْ تُرِيدِينَ أنْ نَتَوَسَّطَ لَكِ فِي شَيءٍ عِندَ المَلِكِ أوْ قائِدِ الجَيشِ؟›» فَقالَتِ المَرأةُ لِجِيحَزِي: «أنا أسْكُنُ في وَسْطِ شَعبِي، وَلا أحتاجُ شَيئاً.»

14 A nd he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.

فَقالَ ألِيشَعُ لِجِيحَزِي: «ماذا يُمكِنُنا أنْ نَصْنَعَ مِنْ أجلِها؟» فَأجابَ: «إنَّها مَحرُومَةٌ مِنَ الأولادِ. وَزَوْجُها قَدْ شاخَ.»

15 A nd he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.

فَقالَ ألِيشَعُ: «ادْعُها.» فَدَعا جِيحَزِي المَرأةَ. فَجاءَتْ وَوَقَفَتْ بِالبابِ.

16 A nd he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.

فَقالَ لَها ألِيشَعُ: «فِي مِثلِ هَذا الوَقتِ مِنَ الرَّبِيعِ القادِمِ سَتَحضِنِينَ ابْنَكِ بَينَ ذِراعَيكِ.» فَقالَتِ المَرأةُ: «لا يا سَيِّدِي، رَجُلَ اللهِ، لا تَكذِبْ عَلَيَّ!» المَرأةُ الشُّونَمِيَّةُ تُرزَقُ بابْن

17 A nd the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.

لَكِنَّ المَرأةَ حَبِلَتْ بِالفِعلِ وَوَلَدَتِ ابْناً فِي الرَّبِيعِ التّالِي، حَسَبَ قَولِ النَّبِيِّ ألِيشَعَ.

18 A nd when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.

وَكَبِرَ الوَلَدُ، وَذاتَ يَومٍ ذَهَبَ الوَلَدُ إلَى الحُقُولِ لِكَي يَرَى أباهُ وَالحَصّادِينَ.

19 A nd he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.

فَقالَ الوَلَدُ لِأبِيهِ: «رَأْسِي! رَأْسِي يُؤلِمُنِي!» فَقالَ الأبُ لِخادِمِهِ: «احمِلْهُ إلَى أُمِّهِ.»

20 A nd when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.

فَحَمَلَ الخادِمُ الوَلَدَ إلَى أُمِّهِ. فَأجلَسَتْهُ عَلَى حِجْرِها حَتَّى الظُّهْرِ. ثُمَّ ماتَ. المَرأةُ تَذهَبُ لِرُؤيَةِ ألِيشَع

21 A nd she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.

وَأضجَعَتِ المَرأةُ الوَلَدَ عَلَى فِراشِ رَجُلِ اللهِ. وَأغلَقَتْ بابَ الغُرْفَةِ عَلَيهِ وَخَرَجَتْ.

22 A nd she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

ثُمَّ نادَتْ زَوْجَها وَقالَتْ لَهُ: «أرْسِلْ لِي واحِداً مِنَ الخَدَمِ وَحِماراً. إذْ أُرِيدُ أنْ أذهَبَ إلَى رَجُلِ اللهِ بِسُرْعَةٍ وَأرجِعَ.»

23 A nd he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.

فَقالَ لَها زَوْجُها: «وَلِماذا تَذهَبِينَ إلَيهِ اليَوْمَ؟ لَيسَ اليَوْمُ عيداً وَلا سَبْتاً.» فَقالَتْ: «سَيَكُونُ الأمرُ خَيراً.»

24 T hen she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.

ثُمَّ أسْرَجَتِ الحِمارَ وَقالَتْ لِخادِمِها: «لِنَذهَبْ، وَأسْرِعْ! لا تَتَوَقَّفْ حَتَّى أقُولَ لَكَ.»

25 S o she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:

فَذَهَبَتِ المَرأةُ إلَى رَجُلِ اللهِ فِي جَبَلِ الكَرمَلِ. فَرَأى رَجُلُ اللهِ المَرأةَ الشُّونَمِيَّةَ آتِيَةً مِنْ بَعِيدٍ. فَقالَ لِخادِمِهِ جِيحَزِي: «إنَّها المَرأةُ الشُّونَمِيَّةُ!

26 r un now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.

فاركُضْ إلَيها وَاسألْها: ‹هَلْ أنْتِ بِخَيرٍ؟ هَلْ زَوجُكِ بِخَيرٍ؟ هَلِ ابْنُكِ بِخَيرٍ؟›» فَقالَتْ: «بِخَيرٍ!»

27 A nd when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

وَصَعِدَتِ المَرأةُ الشُّونَمِيَّةُ التَّلَّةَ إلَى رَجُلِ اللهِ. وَانحَنَتْ وَسَجَدَتْ عِنْدَهُ وَأمْسَكَتْ بِقَدَمَيهِ. فَتَقَدَّمَ جِيحَزِي لِكَي يَدْفَعَها بَعِيداً عَنْهُ. لَكِنَّ رَجُلَ اللهِ قالَ لِجِيحَزِي: «دَعْها وَشَأنَها! فَهِيَ مُنزَعِجَةٌ جِدّاً. وَلَمْ يُخبِرْنِي اللهُ بِما حَدَثَ لَها. بَلْ أخفاهُ عَنِّي.»

28 T hen she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?

فَقالَتْ لَهُ: «لَمْ أطلُبْ مِنْكَ وَلَداً يَوْماً. بَلْ قُلْتُ لَكَ: ‹لا تَخْدَعْنِي!›»

29 T hen he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.

فَقالَ ألِيشَعُ لِجِيحَزِي: «اسْتَعِدَّ لِلذَّهابِ. خُذْ عُكّازِيَ وَاذْهَبْ. وَإنْ قابَلَكَ أحَدٌ فِي الطَّرِيقِ، فَلا تَتَوَقَّفْ حَتَّى لِتَحِيَّتِهِ. وَإنْ حَيّاكَ أحَدٌ، فَلا تَرُدَّ عَلَيهِ. وَعِنْدَما تَصِلُ إلَى الوَلَدِ، ضَعْ عُكّازِيَ عَلَى وَجهِهِ.»

30 A nd the mother of the child said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.

فَقالَتْ أُمُّ الولَدِ: «أُقْسِمُ بِاللهِ الحَيِّ وَبِحَياتِكَ، لَنْ أعُودَ إلَى بَيتِي إلّا مَعَكَ!» فَقامَ ألِيشَعُ وَتَبِعَها.

31 A nd Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.

فَسَبَقَ جِيحَزِي ألِيشَعَ وَالمَرأةَ الشُّونَمِيَّةَ إلَى البَيتِ، وَوَضَعَ عَصاهُ عَلَى وَجهِ الوَلَدِ. لَكِنَّ الوَلَدَ لَمْ يُصْدِرْ صَوتاً أوْ يُظْهِرْ أيَّةَ عَلامَةٍ. فَرَجِعَ لِلِقاءِ ألِيشَعَ. وَقالَ لَهُ: «لَمْ يَسْتَيقِظِ الوَلَدُ بَعْدُ!» ابْنُ المَرأةِ الشُّونَمِيَّةِ يَعُودُ إلَى الحَياة

32 A nd when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.

فَدَخَلَ ألِيشَعُ البَيتَ، فَوَجَدَ الوَلَدَ مَيِّتاً وَمُمَدّداً عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ.

33 H e went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the Lord.

فَدَخَلَ الغُرْفَةَ، وَأغلَقَ البابَ عَلَيهِ وَعَلَى الوَلَدِ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى إلَى اللهِ.

34 A nd he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.

ثُمَّ صَعِدَ عَلَى الفِراشِ وَتَمَدَّدَ عَلَى الوَلَدِ، وَوَضَعَ عَينَيهِ عَلَى عَينَيهِ، وَفَمَهُ عَلَى فَمِهِ، وَيَدَيهِ عَلَى يَدَيهِ. وَظَلَّ مُتَمَدِّداً فَوْقَهُ إلَى أنْ صارَ جَسَدُ الصَّبِيِّ دافِئاً.

35 T hen he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

ثُمَّ قامَ ألِيشَعُ عَنِ الوَلَدِ وَراحَ يَتَمَشَّى فِي الغُرْفَةِ. وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ رَجِعَ وَتَمَدَّدَ عَلَى الصَّبِيِّ إلَى أنْ عَطَسَ الصَّبِيُّ سَبْعَ مَرّاتٍ وَفَتَحَ عَينَيهِ.

36 A nd he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.

ثُمَّ نادَى ألِيشَعُ جِيحَزِي وَقالَ لَهُ: «ادْعُ المَرأةَ الشُّونَمِيَّةَ!» فَدَعاها جِيحَزِي، فَجاءَتْ إلَى ألِيشَعَ. فَقالَ لَها: «احمِلِي ابْنَكِ.»

37 T hen she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.

فَتَقَدَّمَتِ المَرأةُ الشُّونَمِيَّةُ وَسَجَدَتْ عِنْدَ قَدَمَيِّ ألِيشَعَ. ثُمَّ حَمَلَتِ ابْنَها وَخَرَجَتْ. ألِيشَعُ وَالحَساءُ المَسْمُوم

38 A nd Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.

وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، عادَ ألِيشَعُ إلَى الجِلجالِ. وَكانَتْ فِي الأرْضِ مَجاعَةٌ. وَكانَتْ جَماعَةُ الأنبِياءِ جالِسَةً أمامَ ألِيشَعَ. فَقالَ لِخادِمِهِ: «ضَعِ القِدْرَ الكَبِيرَ عَلَى النّارِ، وَاصْنَعْ حَساءً لِجَماعَةِ الأنْبِياءِ.»

39 A nd one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.

وَخَرَجَ رَجُلٌ إلَى الحُقُولِ لِيَجمَعَ أعشاباً، فَوَجَدَ يَقطِيناً بَرِّيّاً. فَوَضَعَهُ فِي ثَوْبِهِ وَأحضَرَهُ مَعَهُ. وَقَطَّعَ اليَقطِينَ البَرِّيَّ وَوَضَعَهُ فِي القِدْرِ. وَلَمْ يَعرِفْ أحَدٌ ما الَّذِي وَضَعَهُ فِي القِدْرِ.

40 S o they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.

ثُمَّ سَكَبُوا بَعْضَ الحَساءِ. وَعِندَما بَدَأُوا يَأْكُلُونَ، صَرَخُوا: «يا رَجُلَ اللهِ، هُناكَ سُمٌّ فِي القِدْرِ!» لَمْ يَستَطِيعُوا أنْ يَأْكُلُوا لِأنَّهُمْ أحَسُّوا بِطَعْمِ السُّمِّ.

41 B ut he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.

لَكِنَّ ألِيشَعَ قالَ: «أحضِرُوا بَعْضَ الطَّحِينِ.» فَرَمَى ألِيشَعُ الطَّحِينَ فِي القِدْرِ. ثُمَّ قالَ: «صُبَّ الحَساءَ حَتَّى يَأْكُلُوا.» فاختَفَى كُلُّ أثَرٍ سَيئٍ مِنَ الحَساءِ! ألِيشَعُ يُطعِمُ مِئَةَ رَجُل

42 A nd there came a man from Baal-shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.

وَجاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَعلِ شَلِيشَةَ حامِلاً مَعَهُ خُبْزاً مِنْ أوَّلِ الحَصادِ لِرَجُلِ اللهِ. جَلَبَ مَعَهُ هَذا الرَجُلُ عِشْرِينَ رَغِيفاً مِنَ الشَّعِيرِ وَسَنابِلَ طَرِيَّةً فِي كِيسِهِ. فَقالَ ألِيشَعُ لَهُ: «أعطِ ما مَعَكَ لِلرِّجالِ لِيَأْكُلُوا.»

43 A nd his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the Lord, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

فَقالَ خادِمُ ألِيشَعَ: «كَيفَ أضَعُ هَذِهِ الكَمِّيَّةَ الضَّئِيلَةَ مِنَ الطَّعامِ أمامَ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ؟» فَقالَ ألِيشَعَ: «قَدِّمِ الطَّعامَ لِلرِّجالِ لِيَأْكُلُوا. إذْ يَقُولُ اللهُ: ‹سَيَشْبَعُونَ وَيَفْضُلُ عَنْهُمْ.›»

44 S o he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the Lord.

فَوَضَعَ خادِمُ ألِيشَعَ الطَّعامَ أمامَ الأنبِياءِ. فَأكَلُوا وَشَبِعُوا. وَفَضُلَ عَنْهُمْ حَسَبَ قَولِ اللهِ.