II Kings 5

وَكَانَ نُعْمَانُ رَئِيسُ جَيْشِ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ رَجُلاً عَظِيمًا عِنْدَ سَيِّدِهِ مَرْفُوعَ الْوَجْهِ، لأَنَّهُ عَنْ يَدِهِ أَعْطَى الرَّبُّ خَلاَصًا لأَرَامَ. وَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ جَبَّارَ بَأْسٍ، أَبْرَصَ.

Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.

وَكَانَ الأَرَامِيُّونَ قَدْ خَرَجُوا غُزَاةً فَسَبَوْا مِنْ أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَتَاةً صَغِيرَةً، فَكَانَتْ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ امْرَأَةِ نُعْمَانَ.

And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.

فَقَالَتْ لِمَوْلاَتِهَا: «يَا لَيْتَ سَيِّدِي أَمَامَ النَّبِيِّ الَّذِي فِي السَّامِرَةِ، فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَشْفِيهِ مِنْ بَرَصِهِ».

And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.

فَدَخَلَ وَأَخْبَرَ سَيِّدَهُ قَائِلاً: «كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَتِ الْجَارِيَةُ الَّتِي مِنْ أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ».

And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.

فَقَالَ مَلِكُ أَرَامَ: «انْطَلِقْ ذَاهِبًا، فَأُرْسِلَ كِتَابًا إِلَى مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ». فَذَهَبَ وَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ عَشَرَ وَزَنَاتٍ مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ، وَسِتَّةَ آلاَفِ شَاقِل مِنَ الذَّهَبِ، وَعَشَرَ حُلَل مِنَ الثِّيَابِ.

And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

وَأَتَى بِالْكِتَابِ إِلَى مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ يَقُولُ فِيهِ: «فَالآنَ عِنْدَ وُصُولِ هذَا الْكِتَابِ إِلَيْكَ، هُوَذَا قَدْ أَرْسَلْتُ إِلَيْكَ نُعْمَانَ عَبْدِي فَاشْفِهِ مِنْ بَرَصِهِ».

And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.

فَلَمَّا قَرَأَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ الْكِتَابَ مَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ وَقَالَ: «هَلْ أَنَا اللهُ لِكَيْ أُمِيتَ وَأُحْيِيَ، حَتَّى إِنَّ هذَا يُرْسِلُ إِلَيَّ أَنْ أَشْفِيَ رَجُلاً مِنْ بَرَصِهِ؟ فَاعْلَمُوا وَانْظُرُوا أَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا يَتَعَرَّضُ لِي».

And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.

وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ أَلِيشَعُ رَجُلُ اللهِ أَنَّ مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَدْ مَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ، أَرْسَلَ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ يَقُولُ: «لِمَاذَا مَزَّقْتَ ثِيَابَكَ؟ لِيَأْتِ إِلَيَّ فَيَعْلَمَ أَنَّهُ يُوجَدُ نَبِيٌّ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ».

And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.

فَجَاءَ نُعْمَانُ بِخَيْلِهِ وَمَرْكَبَاتِهِ وَوَقَفَ عِنْدَ بَابِ بَيْتِ أَلِيشَعَ.

So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.

فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ أَلِيشَعُ رَسُولاً يَقُولُ: «اذْهَبْ وَاغْتَسِلْ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ فِي الأُرْدُنِّ، فَيَرْجعَ لَحْمُكَ إِلَيْكَ وَتَطْهُرَ».

And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.

فَغَضِبَ نُعْمَانُ وَمَضَى وَقَالَ: «هُوَذَا قُلْتُ إِنَّهُ يَخْرُجُ إِلَيَّ، وَيَقِفُ وَيَدْعُو بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ إِلهِهِ، وَيُرَدِّدُ يَدَهُ فَوْقَ الْمَوْضِعِ فَيَشْفِي الأَبْرَصَ.

But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.

أَلَيْسَ أَبَانَةُ وَفَرْفَرُ نَهْرَا دِمَشْقَ أَحْسَنَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ مِيَاهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ أَمَا كُنْتُ أَغْتَسِلُ بِهِمَا فَأَطْهُرَ؟» وَرَجَعَ وَمَضَى بِغَيْظٍ.

Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.

فَتَقَدَّمَ عَبِيدُهُ وَكَلَّمُوهُ وَقَالُوا: «يَا أَبَانَا، لَوْ قَالَ لَكَ النَّبِيُّ أَمْرًا عَظِيمًا، أَمَا كُنْتَ تَعْمَلُهُ؟ فَكَمْ بِالْحَرِيِّ إِذْ قَالَ لَكَ: اغْتَسِلْ وَاطْهُرْ؟».

And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

فَنَزَلَ وَغَطَسَ فِي الأُرْدُنِّ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ، حَسَبَ قَوْلِ رَجُلِ اللهِ، فَرَجَعَ لَحْمُهُ كَلَحْمِ صَبِيٍّ صَغِيرٍ وَطَهُرَ.

Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

فَرَجَعَ إِلَى رَجُلِ اللهِ هُوَ وَكُلُّ جَيْشِهِ وَدَخَلَ وَوَقَفَ أَمَامَهُ وَقَالَ: «هُوَذَا قَدْ عَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ إِلهٌ فِي كُلِّ الأَرْضِ إِلاَّ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَالآنَ فَخُذْ بَرَكَةً مِنْ عَبْدِكَ».

And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.

فَقَالَ: «حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ الَّذِي أَنَا وَاقِفٌ أَمَامَهُ، إِنِّي لاَ آخُذُ». وَأَلَحَّ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ فَأَبَى.

But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

فَقَالَ نُعْمَانُ: «أَمَا يُعْطَى لِعَبْدِكَ حِمْلُ بَغْلَيْنِ مِنَ التُّرَابِ، لأَنَّهُ لاَ يُقَرِّبُ بَعْدُ عَبْدُكَ مُحْرَقَةً وَلاَ ذَبِيحَةً لآلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى بَلْ لِلرَّبِّ.

And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD.

عَنْ هذَا الأَمْرِ يَصْفَحُ الرَّبُّ لِعَبْدِكَ: عِنْدَ دُخُولِ سَيِّدِي إِلَى بَيْتِ رِمُّونَ لِيَسْجُدَ هُنَاكَ، وَيَسْتَنِدُ عَلَى يَدِي فَأَسْجُدُ فِي بَيْتِ رِمُّونَ، فَعِنْدَ سُجُودِي فِي بَيْتِ رِمُّونَ يَصْفَحُ الرَّبُّ لِعَبْدِكَ عَنْ هذَا الأَمْرِ».

In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.

فَقَالَ لَهُ: «امْضِ بِسَلاَمٍ».

And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.

قَالَ جِيحْزِي غُلاَمُ أَلِيشَعَ رَجُلِ اللهِ: «هُوَذَا سَيِّدِي قَدِ امْتَنَعَ عَنْ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ مِنْ يَدِ نُعْمَانَ الأَرَامِيِّ هذَا مَا أَحْضَرَهُ. حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ، إِنِّي أَجْرِي وَرَاءَهُ وَآخُذُ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا».

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.

فَسَارَ جِيحْزِي وَرَاءَ نُعْمَانَ. وَلَمَّا رَآهُ نُعْمَانُ رَاكِضًا وَرَاءَهُ نَزَلَ عَنِ الْمَرْكَبَةِ لِلِقَائِهِ وَقَالَ: «أَسَلاَمٌ؟».

So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?

فَقَالَ: «سَلاَمٌ. إِنَّ سَيِّدِي قَدْ أَرْسَلَنِي قَائِلاً: هُوَذَا فِي هذَا الْوَقْتِ قَدْ جَاءَ إِلَيَّ غُلاَمَانِ مِنْ جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ مِنْ بَنِي الأَنْبِيَاءِ، فَأَعْطِهِمَا وَزْنَةَ فِضَّةٍ وَحُلَّتَيْ ثِيَابٍ».

And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.

فَقَالَ نُعْمَانُ: «اقْبَلْ وَخُذْ وَزْنَتَيْنِ». وَأَلَحَّ عَلَيْهِ، وَصَرَّ وَزْنَتَيْ فِضَّةٍ فِي كِيسَيْنِ، وَحُلَّتَيِ الثِّيَابِ، وَدَفَعَهَا لِغُلاَمَيْهِ فَحَمَلاَهَا قُدَّامَهُ.

And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.

وَلَمَّا وَصَلَ إِلَى الأَكَمَةِ أَخَذَهَا مِنْ أَيْدِيهِمَا وَأَوْدَعَهَا فِي الْبَيْتِ وَأَطْلَقَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَانْطَلَقَا.

And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.

وَأَمَّا هُوَ فَدَخَلَ وَوَقَفَ أَمَامَ سَيِّدِهِ. فَقَالَ لَهُ أَلِيشَعُ: «مِنْ أَيْنَ يَا جِيحْزِي؟» فَقَالَ: «لَمْ يَذْهَبْ عَبْدُكَ إِلَى هُنَا أَوْ هُنَاكَ».

But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.

فَقَالَ لَهُ: «أَلَمْ يَذْهَبْ قَلْبِي حِينَ رَجَعَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ مَرْكَبَتِهِ لِلِقَائِكَ؟ أَهُوَ وَقْتٌ لأَخْذِ الْفِضَّةِ وَلأَخْذِ ثِيَابٍ وَزَيْتُونٍ وَكُرُومٍ وَغَنَمٍ وَبَقَرٍ وَعَبِيدٍ وَجَوَارٍ؟

And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?

فَبَرَصُ نُعْمَانَ يَلْصَقُ بِكَ وَبِنَسْلِكَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ». فَخَرَجَ مِنْ أَمَامِهِ أَبْرَصَ كَالثَّلْجِ.

The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.