列王纪下 5
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
乃縵患大痲風
5 亞蘭王的軍長乃縵在他的主人面前是一個大人物，很得王的賞識，因為耶和華曾藉他把勝利賜給亞蘭。這個人是個勇猛的戰士，可惜他是個痲風病人。 2 亞蘭人曾經出去結隊搶掠，從以色列地擄了一個小女孩，她就侍候乃縵的妻子。 3 她對她的女主人說：“如果我的主人去見撒瑪利亞的先知就好了，他必定能治好他的痲風。” 4 於是乃縵去告訴他的主人說：“從以色列地擄回來的女孩子這樣這樣說。” 5 亞蘭王說：“你去吧！我會送一封書信給以色列王的。”於是乃縵去了，手裡帶著三百公斤銀子，約七十公斤金子和十套衣裳。 6 他把信帶到以色列王那裡，信上說：“這信既已達到你那裡，你看見我差去見你的臣僕乃縵，你就要醫好他的痲風。” 7 以色列王讀了這信後，就撕裂自己的衣服，說：“我是 神，能使人死使人活嗎？這人竟派人到我這裡來，要我治好他的痲風。請你們想想看，他是要找機會攻擊我。”
神藉以利沙治好乃縵
8 神人以利沙聽見以色列王撕裂自己的衣服，就打發人去見王說：“你為甚麼撕裂自己的衣服呢？請你把他送到我這裡來吧！他就知道在以色列中有先知了。” 9 於是乃縵帶著他的車馬來到，停在以利沙的門前。 10 以利沙差派一個使者去見他說：“你去在約旦河中沐浴七次，你的身體就會復原，得著潔淨。” 11 乃縵卻發怒走了，他說：“我以為他必會出來，站著求告耶和華他的 神的名，向著患處搖手，潔淨這痲風病。 12 大馬士革的亞罷拿河和法珥法河，不是比以色列一切河流更好嗎？我不是可以在那裡沐浴，得著潔淨嗎？”於是他掉過頭來，氣忿忿地走了。 13 他的僕人上前，對他說：“我父啊，先知如果吩咐你作一件大事，你不是照著行嗎？何況他只是說：‘你去沐浴就得潔淨’呢？” 14 於是他下去，在約旦河裡浸了七趟，正如神人所吩咐的。他的肌肉就復原，好像小孩子的肌肉，他就得了潔淨。
以利沙不接受餽贈
15 乃縵和他的隨員又回到神人那裡，他進去，站在他面前，說：“看哪！現在我知道除了在以色列以外，全地都沒有 神。現在，請你收下你僕人一點禮物吧。” 16 以利沙說：“我指著我所事奉永活的耶和華起誓，我決不收取任何禮物。”乃縵再三促請他接受，都被他拒絕。 17 乃縵說：“你若是不肯收取，就請你賜你僕人兩頭驢子可以馱的泥土，因為你的僕人不再獻燔祭或別的祭給別的神，只獻給耶和華。 18 但有一件事，求耶和華赦免你的僕人；我的主人到臨門廟那裡叩拜的時候，他總是靠在我的手臂上，因此，我也曾在臨門廟叩拜。我在臨門廟叩拜這事，求耶和華赦免你的僕人。” 19 以利沙說：“你平平安安回去吧。”於是乃縵離開他去了，走了一段路程。
基哈西貪財受罰
20 神人以利沙的僕人基哈西心裡說：“看哪，我主人不肯從這亞蘭人乃縵手中收取他帶來的禮物；我指著永活的耶和華起誓，我要追上他，向他要些東西。” 21 於是基哈西追趕乃縵。乃縵看見有人追上來，就下車迎著他，說：“平安嗎？” 22 他說：“平安。我主人派我來說：‘剛才有兩位年輕人，都是先知的門徒，從以法蓮山地來到我這裡，請你給他們三十公斤銀子和兩套衣服。’” 23 乃縵說：“請你拿六十公斤吧。”他再三促請基哈西，並把六十公斤銀子，裝在兩個袋子裡，還有兩套衣服，交給兩個僕人。他們就在基哈西前面捧著走。 24 到達山岡後，他就從他們手中接過東西，存放在屋子裡，然後打發他們離去，他們就走了。 25 他進去，侍立在他主人面前，以利沙對他說：“基哈西，你從哪裡來？”他說：“你的僕人沒有到過甚麼地方。” 26 以利沙對他說：“那人下車轉身迎著你的時候，我的心不是和你同去嗎？現在不是收受銀子、衣服、橄欖園、葡萄園、羊、牛、僕人和婢女的時候。 27 因此，乃縵的痲風要附在你的身上和你後裔的身上，直到永遠。”基哈西從以利沙面前離去時，就長了痲風，好像雪那樣白。
2 Kings 5
New Living Translation
The Healing of Naaman
5 The king of Aram had great admiration for Naaman, the commander of his army, because through him the Lord had given Aram great victories. But though Naaman was a mighty warrior, he suffered from leprosy.[a]
2 At this time Aramean raiders had invaded the land of Israel, and among their captives was a young girl who had been given to Naaman’s wife as a maid. 3 One day the girl said to her mistress, “I wish my master would go to see the prophet in Samaria. He would heal him of his leprosy.”
4 So Naaman told the king what the young girl from Israel had said. 5 “Go and visit the prophet,” the king of Aram told him. “I will send a letter of introduction for you to take to the king of Israel.” So Naaman started out, carrying as gifts 750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold,[b] and ten sets of clothing. 6 The letter to the king of Israel said: “With this letter I present my servant Naaman. I want you to heal him of his leprosy.”
7 When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes in dismay and said, “Am I God, that I can give life and take it away? Why is this man asking me to heal someone with leprosy? I can see that he’s just trying to pick a fight with me.”
8 But when Elisha, the man of God, heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes in dismay, he sent this message to him: “Why are you so upset? Send Naaman to me, and he will learn that there is a true prophet here in Israel.”
9 So Naaman went with his horses and chariots and waited at the door of Elisha’s house. 10 But Elisha sent a messenger out to him with this message: “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan River. Then your skin will be restored, and you will be healed of your leprosy.”
11 But Naaman became angry and stalked away. “I thought he would certainly come out to meet me!” he said. “I expected him to wave his hand over the leprosy and call on the name of the Lord his God and heal me! 12 Aren’t the rivers of Damascus, the Abana and the Pharpar, better than any of the rivers of Israel? Why shouldn’t I wash in them and be healed?” So Naaman turned and went away in a rage.
13 But his officers tried to reason with him and said, “Sir,[c] if the prophet had told you to do something very difficult, wouldn’t you have done it? So you should certainly obey him when he says simply, ‘Go and wash and be cured!’” 14 So Naaman went down to the Jordan River and dipped himself seven times, as the man of God had instructed him. And his skin became as healthy as the skin of a young child, and he was healed!
15 Then Naaman and his entire party went back to find the man of God. They stood before him, and Naaman said, “Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”
16 But Elisha replied, “As surely as the Lord lives, whom I serve, I will not accept any gifts.” And though Naaman urged him to take the gift, Elisha refused.
17 Then Naaman said, “All right, but please allow me to load two of my mules with earth from this place, and I will take it back home with me. From now on I will never again offer burnt offerings or sacrifices to any other god except the Lord. 18 However, may the Lord pardon me in this one thing: When my master the king goes into the temple of the god Rimmon to worship there and leans on my arm, may the Lord pardon me when I bow, too.”
19 “Go in peace,” Elisha said. So Naaman started home again.
The Greed of Gehazi
20 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said to himself, “My master should not have let this Aramean get away without accepting any of his gifts. As surely as the Lord lives, I will chase after him and get something from him.” 21 So Gehazi set off after Naaman.
When Naaman saw Gehazi running after him, he climbed down from his chariot and went to meet him. “Is everything all right?” Naaman asked.
22 “Yes,” Gehazi said, “but my master has sent me to tell you that two young prophets from the hill country of Ephraim have just arrived. He would like 75 pounds[d] of silver and two sets of clothing to give to them.”
23 “By all means, take twice as much[e] silver,” Naaman insisted. He gave him two sets of clothing, tied up the money in two bags, and sent two of his servants to carry the gifts for Gehazi. 24 But when they arrived at the citadel,[f] Gehazi took the gifts from the servants and sent the men back. Then he went and hid the gifts inside the house.
25 When he went in to his master, Elisha asked him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?”
“I haven’t been anywhere,” he replied.
26 But Elisha asked him, “Don’t you realize that I was there in spirit when Naaman stepped down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to receive money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and cattle, and male and female servants? 27 Because you have done this, you and your descendants will suffer from Naaman’s leprosy forever.” When Gehazi left the room, he was covered with leprosy; his skin was white as snow.
Footnotes
- 5:1 Or from a contagious skin disease. The Hebrew word used here and throughout this passage can describe various skin diseases.
- 5:5 Hebrew 10 talents [340 kilograms] of silver, 6,000 [shekels] [68 kilograms] of gold.
- 5:13 Hebrew My father.
- 5:22 Hebrew 1 talent [34 kilograms].
- 5:23 Hebrew take 2 talents [150 pounds or 68 kilograms].
- 5:24 Hebrew the Ophel.
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