1 A nd Elisha said, Hear ye the word of Jehovah: thus saith Jehovah, To-morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

فَقالَ ألِيشَعُ: «اسْمَعُوا كَلامَ اللهِ! يَقُولُ اللهُ: ‹غَداً فِي مِثلِ هَذا الوَقتِ، سَيُباعُ مكيالُ طَحِينٍ بِمِثْقالٍ واحِدٍ، وَمِكيالا شَعِيرٍ بِمِثْقالٍ واحِدٍ فِي السُّوق عِنْدَ بَوّابَةِ السّامِرَةِ.›»

2 T hen the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

فَقالَ أحَدُ الجُنُود المُقَرَّبِينَ إلَى المَلِكِ لِرَجُلِ اللهِ: «حَتَّى وَلَوْ فَتَحَ اللهُ نَوافِذَ فِي السَّماءِ، لا يُمْكِنُ لِهَذا أنْ يَحدُثَ!» فَقالَ ألِيشَعُ: «سَتُبْصِرُ هَذا بِعَينَيكَ، لَكِنَّكَ لَنْ تَذُوقَ شَيئاً مِنْهُ.» بُرْصٌ يَعثُرُونَ عَلَى مُعَسْكَرِ الأرامِيِّين

3 N ow there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?

وَكانَ هُناكَ أربَعَةُ رِجالٍ بُرْصٍ عِنْدَ بَوّابَةِ المَدِينَةِ. فَقالَ بَعضُهُمْ لِبَعضٍ: «لِماذا نَحنُ مُنتَظرُونَ هُنا حَتَّى يَأْتِيَنا المَوتُ؟

4 I f we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there; and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.

إذا دَخَلْنا مَدِينَةَ السّامِرَةِ، فَسَنَمُوتُ جُوعاً. فَلا يُوجَدُ طَعامٌ هُناكَ. وَإذا بَقِينا هُنا، فَسَنَمُوتُ أيضاً. فَلْنَذهَبْ إلَى مُعَسْكَرِ الأرامِيِّينَ. فَإذا عَفُوا عَنّا، سَنَحْيا. وَإذا قَتَلُونا فَسَنَمُوتُ.»

5 A nd they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians; and when they were come to the outermost part of the camp of the Syrians, behold, there was no man there.

فَذَهَبَ البُرْصُ الأربَعَةُ فِي المَساء إلَى مُعَسْكَرِ الأرامِيِّينَ. وَوَصَلُوا إلَى حُدُودِ المُعَسْكَرِ. فَوَجَدُوهُ فارِغاً!

6 F or the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.

فَقَدْ أسْمَعَ الرَّبُّ الجَيشَ الأرامِيَّ صَوْتَ مَرْكَباتٍ وَخَيلٍ وَجَيشٍ كَبِيرٍ. فَقالَ الجُنُودُ الأرامِيُّونَ بَعضُهُمْ لِبَعضٍ: «لا بُدَّ أنَّ مَلِكَ إسْرائِيلَ قَدِ اسْتَنْجَدَ بِمُلُوكِ الحِثِّيِّينَ وَالمصْرِيِّينَ لِكَي يُهاجِمُونا.»

7 W herefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.

فَهَرَبَ الأرامِيُّونَ فِي وَقتٍ مُبَكِّرٍ مِنْ ذَلِكَ المَساء، تارِكينَ كُلَّ شَيءٍ خَلْفَهُمْ. تَرَكُوا خِيامَهُمْ وَخَيلَهُمْ وَحَمِيرَهُمْ وَهَرَبُوا لِحَياتِهمْ. البُرْصُ فِي مُعَسْكَرِ العَدُوّ

8 A nd when these lepers came to the outermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and they came back, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.

فَلَمّا وَصَلَ الرِّجالُ البُرْصُ إلَى أوَّلِ المُعَسْكَرِ، دَخَلُوا إحدَى الخِيامِ. فَأكَلُوا وَشَرِبُوا. وَبَعدَ ذَلِكَ حَمَلُوا فِضَّةً وَذَهَباً وَمَلابِسَ مِنَ المُخَيَّمِ. وَذَهَبُوا وَأخفُوها فِي حُفْرَةٍ وَطَمَرُوها. ثُمَّ رَجِعُوا إلَى المُعَسْكَرِ وَدَخَلُوا خَيمَةً أُخْرَى. وَحَمَلُوا مِنْها غَنائِمَ وَذَهَبُوا وَأخفُوها أيضاً.

9 T hen they said one to another, We do not well; this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, punishment will overtake us; now therefore come, let us go and tell the king's household.

ثُمَّ قالُوا بَعضُهُمْ لبَعضٍ: «بِئْسَ ما نَفْعَلُ! اليَوْمُ يَوْمُ بِشارَةٍ، وَنَحنُ ساكِتُونَ! وَإذا انْتَظَرْنا حَتَّى الصَّباحِ، سَنُعاقَبُ. فَلْنَذْهَبْ وَنُبَشِّرِ السّاكنِينَ فِي بَيتِ المَلِكِ.» البُرْصُ يُعلِنُونَ البَشرَى

10 S o they came and called unto the porter of the city; and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but the horses tied, and the asses tied, and the tents as they were.

فَجاءَ البُرْصُ وَنادُوا عَلَى حُرّاسِ بَوّابَةِ المَدِينَةِ. وَقالُوا لَهُمْ: «ذَهَبْنا إلَى مُعَسْكَرِ الأرامِيِّينَ، لَكِنَّنا لَمْ نَسْمَعْ صَوْتاً وَلَمْ نَجِدْ أحَداً. غَيرَ أنَّنا وَجَدْنا الخُيُولَ وَالحَمِيرَ مَرْبُوطَةً وَالخيامَ مازالَتْ قائمَةً.»

11 A nd he called the porters; and they told it to the king's household within.

فَنادَى حُرّاسُ البَوّابَةِ بِأعلَى صَوْتِهِمْ وَأخبَرُوا السّاكِنِينَ فِي بَيتِ المَلِكِ.

12 A nd the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and get into the city.

كانَ الوَقْتُ لَيلاً، لَكِنَّ المَلِكَ قالَ لِكِبارِ مَسْؤُوليهِ: «أعتَقِدُ أنِّي أفهَمُ خُطَّةَ الجَيشِ الأرامِيِّ. إنَّهُمْ يَعرِفُونَ أنَّنا جَوْعَى. فَتَرَكُوا المُعَسْكَرَ لِيَكمُنُوا لَنا فِي السُّهُولِ. وَهُمْ يُرِيدُونَنا أنْ نَخرُجَ مِنَ المَدِينَةِ لِكَي يَقبِضُوا عَلَينا أحياءً. وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ سَيَدْخُلُونَ المَدِينَةَ.»

13 A nd one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are consumed); and let us send and see.

فَقالَ أحَدُ كِبارِ مَسْؤُولِي المَلِك: «فَلنُرْسِلْ خَمْسَةَ رِجالٍ عَلَى الأحْصِنَةِ الخَمْسَةِ المُتَبَقِّيَةِ فِي المَدِينَةِ. فَمَصِيرُها المَوْتُ كَجَمِيعِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ الباقِينَ فِي المَدِينَةِ. فَلْيَذْهَبِ الرِّجالُ وَيَسْتَطلِعُوا الأمْرَ.»

14 T hey took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

فَأخَذَ هَؤُلاء الرِّجالُ مَرْكَبَتَينِ، وَذَهَبُوا حَسَبَ أمْرِ المَلِكِ لِيَرَوْا ما حَدَثَ للجَيشِ الأرامِيِّ.

15 A nd they went after them unto the Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.

فانطَلَقَ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالُ خَلْفَ الجَيشِ الأرامِيِّ حَتَّى نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ. فَرَأَوْا عَلَى طُولِ الطَّرِيقِ ثِياباً وَأسلِحَةً ألقَى بِها الأرامِيُّونَ حَتَّى لا يُبْطِئُوا بِالهَرَبِ. فَرَجِعَ الرُّسُلُ إلَى السّامِرَةِ وَأخْبَرُوا المَلِكَ بِهَذا.

16 A nd the people went out, and plundered the camp of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of Jehovah.

فَخَرَجَ الشَّعبُ مُسْرِعِينَ إلَى مُعَسْكَرِ الأرامِيِّينَ. وَنَهَبُوا كُلَّ ثَمِينٍ فِيهِ. وَصارَ مِكيالُ الطَّحينِ يُباعُ بِمِثْقالٍ، وَمِكيالا الشَّعيرِ بِمِثْقالٍ. فَتَحَقَّقَ كَلامُ اللهِ.

17 A nd the king appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.

وَأرْسَلَ المَلِكُ القائِدَ الَّذِي كانَ يَسْتَنِدُ عَلَى يَدِهِ إلَى البَوّابَةِ لِيَحرُسَها. لَكِنَّ النّاسَ تَدافَعُوا وَطَرَحُوهُ أرْضاً وَداسُوهُ، فَماتَ. فَحَدَثَ كُلُّ شَيءٍ كَما قالَ رَجُلُ اللهِ لِلمَلِكِ.

18 A nd it came to pass, as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to-morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria;

فَعِندَما قالَ رَجُلُ اللهِ لِلمَلِكِ: «سَيُباعُ مِكيالُ الطَّحِينِ بِمِثْقالٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَمِكيالا الشَّعِيرِ بِمِثْقالٍ وَاحِدٍ فِي السُّوق عِنْدَ بَوّابَةِ السّامِرَةِ، غَداً فِي مِثلِ هَذا الوَقتِ»

19 a nd that captain answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? and he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof:

قالَ القائِدُ لِرَجُلِ اللهِ: «حَتَّى وَلَوْ فَتَحَ اللهُ نَوافِذَ فِي السَّماءِ، لا يُمْكِنُ لِهَذا أنْ يَحدُثَ!» وَقالَ لَهُ ألِيشَعُ: «سَتُبْصِرُ هَذا بِعَينَيكَ، لَكِنَّكَ لَنْ تَذُوقَ شَيئاً مِنْهُ.»

20 i t came to pass even so unto him; for the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died.

وَهَذا تَماماً ما حَدَثَ لِلقائِدِ. إذْ طَرَحَهُ النّاسُ أرْضاً عِندَ البَوّابَةِ، وَداسُوا عَلَيهِ فَماتَ.