1 A nd a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets hath cried unto Elisha, saying, `Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou hast known that thy servant was fearing Jehovah, and the lender hath come to take my two children to him for servants.'

Now the wife of the son of one of the men who tell what will happen in the future cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead. You know that your servant honored the Lord with fear. But the man to whom he owed money has come to take my two children to make them serve him.”

2 A nd Elisha saith unto her, `What do I do for thee? declare to me, what hast thou in the house?' and she saith, `Thy maid-servant hath nothing in the house except a pot of oil.'

Elisha said to her, “What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your woman servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.”

3 A nd he saith, `Go, ask for thee vessels from without, from all thy neighbours -- empty vessels -- let not be few;

Then he said, “Go around and get jars from all your neighbors. Get empty jars, many of them.

4 a nd thou hast entered, and shut the door upon thee, and upon thy sons, and hast poured out into all these vessels, and the full ones thou dost remove.'

Then go in and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour the oil into all these jars, and set aside each one that is full.”

5 A nd she goeth from him, and shutteth the door upon her, and upon her sons; they are bringing nigh unto her, and she is pouring out,

So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons. They took the jars to her, and she poured.

6 a nd it cometh to pass, at the filling of the vessels, that she saith unto her son, `Bring nigh unto me a vessel more,' and he saith unto her, `There is not a vessel more;' and the oil stayeth.

When the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another jar.” And he said to her, “There is not one jar left.” Then the oil stopped flowing.

7 A nd she cometh and declareth to the man of God, and he saith, `Go, sell the oil, and repay thy loan; and thou thy sons do live of the rest.'

She came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go and sell the oil and pay what you owe. You and your sons can live on the rest.” Elisha and the Shunammite’s Son

8 A nd the day cometh that Elisha passeth over unto Shunem, and there a great woman, and she layeth hold on him to eat bread, and it cometh to pass, at the time of his passing over, he turneth aside thither to eat bread,

One day Elisha went to Shunem. An important woman was there, who talked him into eating some food. So every time he passed by, he would turn in there to eat food.

9 a nd she saith unto her husband, `Lo, I pray thee, I have known that a holy man of God he is, passing over by us continually;

She said to her husband, “Now I see that this is a holy man of God who is always passing by.

10 l et us make, I pray thee, a little upper chamber of the wall, and we set for him there a bed, and a table, and a high seat, and a candlestick; and it hath been, in his coming in unto us, he doth turn aside thither.'

Let us make a little room on the second floor. And let us put a bed there for him, and a table and a chair and a lamp. Then when he comes to us, he can go in there.”

11 A nd the day cometh, that he cometh in thither, and turneth aside unto the upper chamber, and lieth there,

One day Elisha came there and went into the room on the second floor, and rested.

12 a nd he saith unto Gehazi his young man, `Call for this Shunammite;' and he calleth for her, and she standeth before him.

He said to Gehazi his servant, “Call this Shunammite.” When he had called her, she came and stood in front of him.

13 A nd he saith to him, `Say, I pray thee, unto her, Lo, thou hast troubled thyself concerning us with all this trouble; what -- to do for thee? is it to speak for thee unto the king, or unto the head of the host?' and she saith, `In the midst of my people I am dwelling.'

Elisha said to Gehazi, “Now tell her, ‘See, you have done much for us. What can I do for you? Should I speak to the king or to the captain of the army for you?’” And she answered, “I live among my own people.”

14 A nd he saith, `And what -- to do for her?' and Gehazi saith, `Verily she hath no son, and her husband aged.'

So Elisha said, “What then is to be done for her?” Gehazi answered, “She has no son, and her husband is old.”

15 A nd he saith, `Call for her;' and he calleth for her, and she standeth at the opening,

Elisha said, “Call her.” When he had called her, she stood at the door.

16 a nd he saith, `At this season, according to the time of life, thou art embracing a son;' and she saith, `Nay, my lord, O man of God, do not lie unto thy maid-servant.'

Then he said, “At this time next year you will hold a son in your arms.” And she said, “No, my lord, O man of God. Do not lie to your woman servant.”

17 A nd the woman conceiveth and beareth a son, at this season, according to the time of life, that Elisha spake of unto her.

Later she was going to have a child and she gave birth to a son at that time the next year, as Elisha had told her.

18 A nd the lad groweth, and the day cometh that he goeth out unto his father, unto the reapers,

When the child was grown, he went out one day to his father who was with those gathering grain.

19 a nd he saith unto his father, `My head, my head;' and he saith unto the young man, `Bear him unto his mother;'

He said to his father, “O, my head, my head!” The father said to his servant, “Carry him to his mother.”

20 a nd he beareth him, and bringeth him in unto his mother, and he sitteth on her knees till the noon, and dieth.

When he was brought to his mother, he sat on her knees until noon. Then he died.

21 A nd she goeth up, and layeth him on the bed of the man of God, and shutteth upon him, and goeth out,

She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God. She shut the door behind him, and went out.

22 a nd calleth unto her husband, and saith, `Send, I pray thee, to me, one of the young men, and one of the asses, and I run unto the man of God, and return.'

Then she called to her husband and said, “Send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God and return.”

23 A nd he saith, `Wherefore art thou going unto him to-day? -- neither new moon nor sabbath!' and she saith, `Peace!'

Her husband said, “Why will you go to him today? It is not the time of the new moon or the Day of Rest.” She said, “It will be all right.”

24 A nd she saddleth the ass, and saith unto her young man, `Lead, and go, do not restrain riding for me, except I have said to thee.'

Then she put a seat on a donkey and said to her servant, “Drive on. Do not slow down for me unless I tell you.”

25 A nd she goeth, and cometh in unto the man of God, unto the hill of Carmel, and it cometh to pass, at the man of God's seeing her from over-against, that he saith unto Gehazi his young man, `Lo, this Shunammite;

So she went and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When the man of God saw her far away, he said to Gehazi his servant, “See, there is the Shunammite.

26 n ow, run, I pray thee, to meet her, and say to her, Is there peace to thee? is there peace to thy husband? is there peace to the lad?' and she saith, `Peace.'

Run now to meet her. Say to her, ‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?’” And she answered, “It is well.”

27 A nd she cometh in unto the man of God, unto the hill, and layeth hold on his feet, and Gehazi cometh nigh to thrust her away, and the man of God saith, `Let her alone, for her soul bitter to her, and Jehovah hath hidden from me, and hath not declared to me.'

When she came to the mountain to the man of God, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to push her away, but the man of God said, “Let her alone. For her soul is troubled within her. The Lord has hidden it from me. He has not told me.”

28 A nd she saith, `Did I ask a son from my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?'

Then she said, “Did I ask you for a son? Did I not say, ‘Do not lie to me’?”

29 A nd he saith to Gehazi, `Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go; when thou dost meet a man, thou dost not salute him; and when a man doth salute thee, thou dost not answer him; and thou hast laid my staff on the face of the youth.'

Elisha said to Gehazi, “Get ready to travel. Take my walking stick and go. If you meet any man, do not greet him. If anyone greets you, do not answer him. Then lay my stick on the boy’s face.”

30 A nd the mother of the youth saith, `Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth -- if I leave thee;' and he riseth and goeth after her.

The mother of the boy said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So Elisha got up and followed her.

31 A nd Gehazi hath passed on before them, and layeth the staff on the face of the youth, and there is no voice, and there is no attention, and he turneth back to meet him, and declareth to him, saying, `The youth hath not awaked.'

Gehazi went on before them and laid the stick on the boy’s face. But there was no sound or anything to show that the boy was alive. So Gehazi returned to meet Elisha, and told him, “The boy is not awake.”

32 A nd Elisha cometh in to the house, and lo, the youth is dead, laid on his bed,

When Elisha came into the house, he saw the boy lying dead on his bed.

33 a nd he goeth in and shutteth the door upon them both, and prayeth unto Jehovah.

So he went in and shut the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the Lord.

34 A nd he goeth up, and lieth down on the lad, and putteth his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands, and stretcheth himself upon him, and the flesh of the lad becometh warm;

He went up and lay on the child. He put his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands. He spread himself out on him, and the child’s flesh became warm.

35 a nd he turneth back and walketh in the house, once hither and once thither, and goeth up and stretcheth himself upon him, and the youth sneezeth till seven times, and the youth openeth his eyes.

Then Elisha got up again. He walked from one end of the house to the other. Then he went up and spread himself on the child again. The boy sneezed seven times, and opened his eyes.

36 A nd he calleth unto Gehazi, and saith, `Call unto this Shunammite;' and he calleth her, and she cometh in unto him, and he saith, `Lift up thy son.'

Elisha called Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her. When she came to him, he said, “Take up your son.”

37 A nd she goeth in, and falleth at his feet, and boweth herself to the earth, and lifteth up her son, and goeth out.

She came and fell at his feet and put her face to the ground. Then she took up her son and went out. Elisha and the Pot of Food

38 A nd Elisha hath turned back to Gilgal, and the famine in the land, and the sons of the prophets are sitting before him, and he saith to his young man, `Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.'

When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was no food in the land. The sons of the men who tell what will happen in the future were sitting in front of him. Elisha said to his servant, “Put the large pot over the fire and make food ready for the sons of the men who tell what will happen in the future.”

39 A nd one goeth out unto the field to gather herbs, and findeth a vine of the field, and gathereth of it gourds of the field -- the fulness of his garment -- and cometh in and splitteth into the pot of pottage, for they knew not;

One of them went out into the field to gather plants. He found a wild vine, and gathered wild gourds from it. He came and cut them up in the pot of food, not knowing what they were.

40 a nd they pour out for the men to eat, and it cometh to pass at their eating of the pottage, that they have cried out, and say, `Death in the pot, O man of God!' and they have not been able to eat.

Then they poured it out for the men to eat. As they were eating the food, they cried out, “O man of God, there is death in the pot!” And they could not eat it.

41 A nd he saith, `Then bring ye meal;' and he casteth into the pot, and saith, `Pour out for the people, and they eat;' and there was no evil thing in the pot.

But he said, “Get some grain.” And he threw it into the pot, and said, “Pour it out for the people to eat.” Then there was no danger in the pot. Elisha Feeds One Hundred Men

42 A nd a man hath come from Baal-Shalishah, and bringeth in to the man of God bread of first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in its husk, and he saith, `Give to the people, and they eat.'

A man came from Baal-shalishah. He brought the man of God a gift of the first-fruits. There were twenty loaves of barley bread and new-grown grain in his bag. Elisha said, “Give them to the people, that they may eat.”

43 A nd his minister saith, `What -- do I give this before a hundred men?' and he saith, `Give to the people, and they eat, for thus said Jehovah, Eat and leave;'

But his servant said, “What? Should I put this in front of 100 men?” But Elisha said, “Give them to the people to eat. For the Lord says, ‘They will eat and have some left.’”

44 a nd he giveth before them, and they eat and leave, according to the word of Jehovah.

So he put it in front of them. And they ate and had some left, as the word of the Lord had said.