II Kings 5

vena'aman sar-tseva melekh-aram hayah ish gadol lifne adonayw unesu fanim ki-vo natan-Adonai teshu'ah la'aram veha'ish hayah gibbor khayil metsora

Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was an important man to his lord and high in his favor, for through him GOD had granted victory to Aram. But the man, though a great warrior, was a leper.

va'aram yatse'u gedudim vayyishbu me'erets yisra'el na'arah qetannah vattehi lifne eshet na'aman

Once, when the Arameans were out raiding, they carried off a young girl from the land of Israel, and she became an attendant to Naaman’s wife.

vattomer el-gevirtah akhale adoni lifne hannavi asher beshomeron az ye'esof oto mitsarato

She said to her mistress, “I wish Master could come before the prophet in Samaria; he would cure him of his leprosy.”

vayyavo vayyagged ladonayw lemor kazot vekhazot dibberah hanna'arah asher me'erets yisra'el

[Naaman] went and told his lord just what the girl from the land of Israel had said.

vayyomer melekh-aram lekh-bo ve'eshlekhah sefer el-melekh yisra'el vayyelekh vayyiqqakh beyado eser kikkere-khesef vesheshet alafim zahav ve'eser khalifot begadim

And the king of Aram said, “Go to the king of Israel, and I will send along a letter.” He set out, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing.

vayyave hassefer el-melekh yisra'el lemor ve'attah kevo hassefer hazzeh elekha hinneh shalakhti elekha et-na'aman avdi va'asafto mitsarato

He brought the letter to the king of Israel. It read: “Now, when this letter reaches you, know that I have sent my courtier Naaman to you, that you may cure him of his leprosy.”

vayehi kiqro melekh-yisra'el et-hassefer vayyiqra begadayw vayyomer ha'elohim ani lehamit ulehakhayot ki-zeh sholeakh elay le'esof ish mitsarato ki akh-de'u-na ure'u ki-mitanneh hu li

When the king of Israel read the letter, he rent his clothes and cried, “Am I God, to deal death or give life, that this fellow writes to me to cure a man of leprosy? Just see for yourselves that he is seeking a pretext against me!”

vayehi kishmoa elisha ish-ha'elohim ki-qara melekh-yisra'el et-begadayw vayyishlakh el-hammelekh lemor lammah qarata begadekha yavo-na elay veyeda ki yesh navi beyisra'el

When Elisha, the agent of God, heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, he sent a message to the king: “Why have you rent your clothes? Let him come to me, and he will learn that there is a prophet in Israel.”

vayyavo na'aman besusav uverikhbo vayya'amod petakh-habbayit le'elisha

So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and halted at the door of Elisha’s house.

vayyishlakh elayw elisha malakh lemor halokh verakhatsta sheva-pe'amim bayyarden veyashov besarekha lekha utehar

Elisha sent a messenger to say to him, “Go and bathe seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh shall be restored and you shall be pure.”

vayyiqtsof na'aman vayyelakh vayyomer hinneh amarti elay yetse yatso ve'amad veqara beshem-Adonai elohayw vehenif yado el-hammaqom ve'asaf hammetsora

But Naaman was angered and walked away. “I thought,” he said, “he would surely come out to me, and would stand and invoke the ETERNAL his God by name, and would wave his hand toward the spot, and cure the affected part.

halo tov (vnh) [amanah] ufarpar naharot dammeseq mikkol meme yisra'el halo-erkhats bahem vetahareti vayyifen vayyelekh bekhemah

Are not the Amanah and the Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? I could bathe in them and be pure!” And he stalked off in a rage.

vayyiggeshu avadayw vayedabberu elayw vayyomeru avi davar gadol hannavi dibber elekha halo ta'aseh ve'af ki-amar elekha rekhats utehar

But his servants came forward and spoke to him. “Sir,” they said, “if the prophet told you to do something difficult, would you not do it? How much more when he has only said to you, ‘Bathe and be pure.’”

vayyered vayyitbol bayyarden sheva pe'amim kidvar ish ha'elohim vayyashov besaro kivsar na'ar qaton vayyithar

So he went down and immersed himself in the Jordan seven times, as the agent of God had bidden; and his flesh became like a little child’s, and he was pure.

vayyashov el-ish ha'elohim hu vekhol-makhanehu vayyavo vayya'amod lefanayw vayyomer hinneh-na yadati ki en elohim bekhol-ha'arets ki im-beyisra'el ve'attah qakh-na verakhah me'et avdekha

Returning with his entire retinue to the agent of God, he stood before him and exclaimed, “Now I know that there is no God in the whole world except in Israel! So please accept a gift from your servant.”

vayyomer khay-Adonai asher-amadti lefanayw im-eqqakh vayyiftsar-bo laqakhat vayema'en

But he replied, “As GOD lives, whom I serve, I will not accept anything.” He pressed him to accept, but he refused.

vayyomer na'aman valo yuttan-na le'avdekha massa tsemed-peradim adamah ki lo-ya'aseh od avdekha olah vazevakh lelohim akherim ki im-la-Adonai

And Naaman said, “Then at least let your servant be given two mule-loads of earth; for your servant will never again offer up burnt offering or sacrifice to any god, except GOD.

laddavar hazzeh yislakh Adonai le'avdekha bevo adoni vet-rimmon lehishtakhavot shammah vehu nishan al-yadi vehishtakhaveti bet rimmon behishtakhavayati bet rimmon yislakh-(n-)Adonai le'avdekha baddavar hazzeh

But may GOD pardon your servant for this: When my master enters the temple of Rimmon to bow low in worship there, and he is leaning on my arm so that I must bow low in the temple of Rimmon—when I bow low in the temple of Rimmon, may GOD pardon your servant in this.”

vayyomer lo lekh leshalom vayyelekh me'itto kivrat-arets

And he said to him, “Go in peace.” When he had gone some distance from him,

vayyomer gekhazi na'ar elisha ish-ha'elohim hinneh khasakh adoni et-na'aman ha'arammi hazzeh miqqakhat miyyado et asher-hevi khay-Adonai ki-im-ratsti akharayw velaqakhti me'itto me'umah

Gehazi, the attendant of Elisha the agent of God, thought: “My master has let that Aramean Naaman off without accepting what he brought! As GOD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”

vayyirdof gekhazi akhare na'aman vayyireh na'aman rats akharayw vayyippol me'al hammerkavah liqrato vayyomer hashalom

So Gehazi hurried after Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he alighted from his chariot to meet him and said, “Is all well?”

vayyomer shalom adoni shelakhani lemor hinneh attah zeh ba'u elay shene-ne'arim mehar efrayim mibbene hannevi'im tenah-nna lahem kikkar-kesef ushete khalifot begadim

“All is well,” he replied. “My master has sent me to say: Two youths, disciples of the prophets, have just come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothing.”

vayyomer na'aman ho'el qakh kikkarayim vayyifrots-bo vayyatsar kikkerayim kesef bishne kharitim ushete khalifot begadim vayyitten el-shene ne'arayw vayyisu lefanayw

Naaman said, “Please take two talents.” He urged him, and he wrapped the two talents of silver in two bags and gave them, along with two changes of clothes, to two of his servants, who carried them ahead of him.

vayyavo el-ha'ofel vayyiqqakh miyyadam vayyifqod babbayit vayeshallakh et-ha'anashim vayyelekhu

When [Gehazi] arrived at the citadel, he took [the things] from them and deposited them in the house. Then he dismissed the men and they went their way.

vehu-va vayya'amod el-adonayw vayyomer elayw elisha (mn) [me'ayin] gekhazi vayyomer lo-halakh avdekha aneh va'anah

He entered and stood before his master; and Elisha said to him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?” He replied, “Your servant has not gone anywhere.”

vayyomer elayw lo-libbi halakh ka'asher hafakh-ish me'al merkavto liqratekha ha'et laqakhat et-hakkesef velaqakhat begadim vezetim ukheramim vetson uvaqar va'avadim ushefakhot

Then [Elisha] said to him, “Did not my spirit go along when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this a time to take money in order to buy clothing and olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, and male and female slaves?

vetsara'at na'aman tidbaq-bekha uvezarakha le'olam vayyetse millefanayw metsora kashaleg

Surely, the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and to your descendants forever.” And as [Gehazi] left his presence, he was snow-white with leprosy.