1 و َاشْتَكَتْ 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!»

And a woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisha saying, Thy servant my husband is dead, and thou knowest that thy servant feared Jehovah; and the creditor is come to take my two children to be bondmen.

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

And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for thee? Tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid has not anything at all in the house but a pot of oil.

3 ف َقالَ ألِيشَعُ: «اذْهَبِي وَاسْتَعِيرِي أوْعِيَةً فارِغَةً مِنْ جَمِيعِ جاراتِكِ. اسْتَعِيرِي أكْبَرَ عَدَدٍ مُمكِنٍ.

And he said, Go, borrow for thyself vessels abroad from all thy neighbours, empty vessels; let it not be few;

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

and go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels, and set aside what is full.

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

And she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons: they brought to her, and she poured out.

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

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

7 ف َجاءَتْ 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

And she came and told the man of God; and he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou thy sons on the rest.

8 و َذاتَ 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.

And it came to pass on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a wealthy woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

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

And she said to her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us continually.

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

Let us make, I pray thee, a small upper chamber with walls, and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a seat, and a lampstand; and it shall be when he cometh to us, he shall turn in thither.

11 و َذاتَ يَومٍ جاءَ ألِيشَعُ إلَى بَيتِ المَرأةِ. وَدَخَلَ إلَى العِلِّيَّةِ وَاسْتَراحَ هُناكَ.

And it came to pass on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the upper chamber, and lay there.

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

And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And he called her, and she stood before him.

13 ف َقالَ 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.»

And he said to him, Say now to 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 said, I dwell among mine own people.

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

And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi said, Verily, she has no son, and her husband is old.

15 ف َقالَ ألِيشَعُ: «ادْعُها.» فَدَعا جِيحَزِي المَرأةَ. فَجاءَتْ وَوَقَفَتْ بِالبابِ.

And he said, Call her; and he called her; and she stood in the doorway.

16 ف َقالَ 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

And he said, At this appointed time, when thy term is come, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, No, my lord, man of God, do not lie to thy handmaid.

17 ل َكِنَّ المَرأةَ حَبِلَتْ بِالفِعلِ وَوَلَدَتِ ابْناً فِي الرَّبِيعِ التّالِي، حَسَبَ قَولِ النَّبِيِّ ألِيشَعَ.

And the woman conceived, and bore a son at that appointed time in the next year as Elisha had said to her.

18 و َكَبِرَ الوَلَدُ، وَذاتَ يَومٍ ذَهَبَ الوَلَدُ إلَى الحُقُولِ لِكَي يَرَى أباهُ وَالحَصّادِينَ.

And the child grew, and it came to pass one day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.

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

And he said to his father, My head, my head! And he said to the servant, Carry him to his mother.

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

And he carried him, and brought him to his mother; and he sat on her knees till noon, and died.

21 و َأضجَعَتِ المَرأةُ الوَلَدَ عَلَى فِراشِ رَجُلِ اللهِ. وَأغلَقَتْ بابَ الغُرْفَةِ عَلَيهِ وَخَرَجَتْ.

And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut upon him, and went out.

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

And she called to her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, and I will run to the man of God, and come again.

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

And he said, Why wilt thou go to him to-day? It is neither new moon nor sabbath. And she said, well.

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

Then she saddled the ass, and said to her servant, Drive and go forward; slack not the riding for me, except I bid thee.

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

And she went and came to 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, there is the Shunammite:

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

run 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 said, It is well.

27 و َصَعِدَتِ 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.»

And she came to the man of God to the mountain, and caught him by the feet; and Gehazi drew near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone, for her soul is troubled within her, and Jehovah has hidden it from me, and has not told me.

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

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

29 ف َقالَ 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.»

And he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy 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 lad.

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

And the mother of the lad said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee! And he rose up and followed her.

31 ف َسَبَقَ 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

And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the lad; but there was neither voice, nor sign of attention. And he returned to meet him, and told him saying, The lad is not awaked.

32 ف َدَخَلَ ألِيشَعُ البَيتَ، فَوَجَدَ الوَلَدَ مَيِّتاً وَمُمَدّداً عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ.

And when Elisha came into the house, behold, the child was dead, laid upon his bed.

33 ف َدَخَلَ الغُرْفَةَ، وَأغلَقَ البابَ عَلَيهِ وَعَلَى الوَلَدِ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى إلَى اللهِ.

And he went in and shut the door upon them both, and prayed to Jehovah.

34 ث ُمَّ 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.

And 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 bent over him; and the flesh of the child grew warm.

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

And he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and bent over him. And the lad sneezed seven times, and the lad opened his eyes.

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

And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. And he called her; and she came to him. And he said, Take up thy son.

37 ف َتَقَدَّمَتِ المَرأةُ الشُّونَمِيَّةُ وَسَجَدَتْ عِنْدَ قَدَمَيِّ ألِيشَعَ. ثُمَّ حَمَلَتِ ابْنَها وَخَرَجَتْ. ألِيشَعُ وَالحَساءُ المَسْمُوم

And she came and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; and she took up her son, and went out.

38 و َبَعْدَ 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.»

And Elisha came again to Gilgal. And there was a famine in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him. And he said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.

39 و َخَرَجَ 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.

Then one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered from it his lap full of wild colocynths, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage; for they did not know them.

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

And 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, Man of God, there is death in the pot! And they could not eat.

41 ل َكِنَّ 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

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

42 و َجاءَ 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.»

And there came a man from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of corn in his sack. And he said, Give to the people that they may eat.

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

And his attendant said, How shall I set this before a hundred men? And he said, Give the people that they may eat; for thus saith Jehovah: They shall eat, and shall have to spare.

44 ف َوَضَعَ خادِمُ ألِيشَعَ الطَّعامَ أمامَ الأنبِياءِ. فَأكَلُوا وَشَبِعُوا. وَفَضُلَ عَنْهُمْ حَسَبَ قَولِ اللهِ.

And he set before them, and they ate and left, according to the word of Jehovah.