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以利沙預言撒瑪利亞獲救

以利沙說:“你們要聽耶和華的話。耶和華這樣說:‘明日大約這個時候,在撒瑪利亞的城門,三公斤麵粉只賣十一克銀子,六公斤大麥也只是賣十一克銀子。’” 但那攙扶王的官長回答神人,說:“即使耶和華在天上開了窗戶,也不會有這事發生。”以利沙說:“看哪,你要親眼看見,卻吃不著。”

亞蘭軍撤退

有四個痲風病人在城門口那裡,他們彼此說:“我們為甚麼坐在這裡等死呢? 我們如果說:‘我們進城去吧!’城裡正有饑荒,我們就要死在那裡。我們如果坐在這裡,也是要死。現在,讓我們去投降亞蘭人的軍隊吧;如果他們饒我們一命,我們就可以活著;如果他們要殺死我們,我們就死吧。” 於是他們在黃昏動身去到亞蘭人的軍營那裡;他們來到亞蘭人的軍營外邊,竟看不見一個人在那裡。 因為主使亞蘭人的軍隊聽見戰車、戰馬和大軍的聲音;他們就彼此說:“看哪,一定是以色列王雇用了赫人的眾王和埃及人的眾王來攻擊我們。” 於是他們在黃昏的時候起來逃跑,他們丟下他們的帳幕,他們的馬匹和他們的驢子;軍營仍在那裡,他們卻只顧逃命去了。 這些患痲風病的人來到軍營的外邊,他們進入其中一座帳幕,又吃又喝,並且從那裡取去金子、銀子和衣服,然後離去,把東西收藏起來。他們再回去,進入另一座帳幕,從那裡拿走財物,去收藏起來。

四個痲風病人報信

他們彼此說:“我們這樣作是不對的。今天是報好消息的日子,我們竟不出聲,如果我們等到早上天亮,我們就算為有罪了。現在,來吧,我們要去通知王家。” 10 他們就去呼喊守城門的,告訴他們說:“我們去過亞蘭人的軍營那裡,看見那裡一個人也沒有,也沒有人聲。只有馬仍拴著,驢仍拴著,帳幕都原封不動。” 11 守城門的就喊叫起來,又往城內給王家報信。 12 王在夜間起來,對他的臣僕說:“我告訴你們亞蘭人對我們所作的是怎麼一回事。他們知道我們鬧饑荒,所以出到軍營外在田野埋伏,心裡說:‘他們必從城裡出來。我們就可以活捉他們,進入城裡去了。’” 13 他的一位臣僕回答,說:“請叫人拉五匹剩下的馬來;看哪,牠們像所有剩下在這裡的以色列人,都要像所有死去的以色列人一樣;讓我們打發人去看看吧。” 14 於是他們取了兩輛戰車和馬匹,王差人去追蹤亞蘭軍,吩咐他們:“去查看吧。” 15 他們就去追蹤亞蘭軍直到約旦河。看哪,沿途堆滿了衣物器具,就是亞蘭人在匆忙逃走時丟棄的。於是使者回去向王報告。

預言應驗

16 眾民就出去,搶掠亞蘭人的軍營。於是三公斤麵粉賣十一克銀子,六公斤大麥也賣十一克銀子,好像耶和華所說的。 17 王指派那官長,就是那攙扶他的,在城門口鎮壓。眾民在城門那裡把他踐踏在地,他就死了,好像神人所說的,就是王下來到神人那裡時,他所說的。 18 這是因為當神人對王說:“明天大約這個時分,在撒瑪利亞城門口,六公斤大麥賣十一克銀子,三公斤麵粉也賣十一克銀子。” 19 那官長回答神人,說:“即使耶和華在天上開了窗戶,也不會有這事發生。”神人說:“看哪,你要親眼看見,卻吃不著。” 20 這事果然發生在他身上:眾民把他踐踏在地,他就死了。

(A)Тогава Елисей каза: Слушайте Господнето слово. Така казва Господ: Утре, по това време, при портата на Самария една сата чисто брашно ще се продаде за един сикъл и две сати ечемик за един сикъл.

(B)А сановникът, на чиято ръка се подпираше царят, отговори на Божия човек: Ето сега, и прозорци, ако би направил Господ на небето, може ли да стане това? А пророкът каза: Ще видиш с очите си, но няма да ядеш от него.

(C)А във входа на портата имаше четирима прокажени. Те си казаха един на друг: Защо да седим тук, докато умрем?

Ако решим да влезем в града, гладът е в града и ще умрем там; ако седим тук, пак ще умрем. И така, сега да идем, за да се предадем в сирийския стан. Ако ни оставят живи, ще живеем; но ако ни убият, само ще умрем.

И така, на мръкване станаха, за да отидат в сирийския стан. А когато стигнаха до края на сирийския стан, там нямаше никой.

(D)Защото Господ беше направил в стана на сирийците да се чуе тропот от колесници и коне, тропот от голяма войска. А те си бяха казали един на друг: Ето, Израилевият цар е наел против нас хетейските царе и египетските царе, за да ни нападнат.

(E)Затова бяха станали и побегнали в полумрака, като оставиха шатрите, конете и ослите си – целия стан, както си беше, – и бяха побегнали за живота си.

И когато тези прокажени стигнаха до края на стана, влязоха в един шатър и ядоха, и пиха, и взеха оттам сребро, злато и дрехи, и отидоха и ги скриха. После, като се връщаха, влязоха в друг шатър, взеха и оттам, отидоха и скриха взетото.

Тогава казаха помежду си: Не постъпваме добре; този ден е ден на добри вести, а ние мълчим. Ако чакаме, докато съмне, възмездието ще ни постигне; нека отидем да известим това на царския дом.

10 Те дойдоха, извикаха градските вратари и им известиха: Отидохме в стана на сирийците и там нямаше нито човек, нито човешки глас, само вързани коне и осли, и шатрите, както са си били.

11 И вратарите известиха това в царския дом.

12 А царят стана през нощта и каза на слугите си: Сега ще ви кажа какво ни направиха сирийците. Те знаят, че сме гладни, и затова са излезли от стана, за да се скрият по нивите, като си казват: Когато излязат от града, ще ги заловим живи и ще влезем в града.

13 А един от слугите му отговори: Нека вземат, моля, пет от останалите коне, които са оцелели в града (те са като цяло множество от Израил, което е оцеляло в него; те са, както цялото множество от израилтяните, които погинаха), и нека пратим да видим.

14 И така, взеха две колесници с коне. Царят ги прати по дирята на сирийската войска и каза: Идете и вижте.

15 Те отидоха след тях до Йордан и видяха, че целият път беше пълен с дрехи и вещи, които сирийците бяха захвърлили в бързането си. Пратениците се върнаха и съобщиха това на царя.

16 (F)Тогава народът излезе и разграби стана на сирийците. Така една сата чисто брашно се продаваше за един сикъл, а две сати ечемик – за един сикъл, според Господнето слово.

17 (G)А за пазенето на портата царят постави сановника, на чиято ръка се подпираше; но народът го стъпка при портата и той умря, както беше казал Божият човек, който говорѝ, когато царят слезе при него.

18 (H)И както беше говорил Божият човек на царя: Утре по това време в самарийската порта две сати ечемик ще се дават за сикъл, а една сата чисто брашно – за сикъл,

19 а сановникът беше отговорил на Божия човек: И прозорци, ако би направил Господ на небето, може ли да стане такова нещо?, а Елисей беше казал: Ще видиш това с очите си, но няма да ядеш от него,

20 така му се случи, защото народът го стъпка при портата и той умря.

Elisha replied, “Hear the word of the Lord. This is what the Lord says: About this time tomorrow, a seah[a] of the finest flour will sell for a shekel[b] and two seahs[c] of barley for a shekel(A) at the gate of Samaria.”

The officer on whose arm the king was leaning(B) said to the man of God, “Look, even if the Lord should open the floodgates(C) of the heavens, could this happen?”

“You will see it with your own eyes,” answered Elisha, “but you will not eat(D) any of it!”

The Siege Lifted

Now there were four men with leprosy[d](E) at the entrance of the city gate. They said to each other, “Why stay here until we die? If we say, ‘We’ll go into the city’—the famine is there, and we will die. And if we stay here, we will die. So let’s go over to the camp of the Arameans and surrender. If they spare us, we live; if they kill us, then we die.”

At dusk they got up and went to the camp of the Arameans. When they reached the edge of the camp, no one was there, for the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound(F) of chariots and horses and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel has hired(G) the Hittite(H) and Egyptian kings to attack us!” So they got up and fled(I) in the dusk and abandoned their tents and their horses and donkeys. They left the camp as it was and ran for their lives.

The men who had leprosy(J) reached the edge of the camp, entered one of the tents and ate and drank. Then they took silver, gold and clothes, and went off and hid them. They returned and entered another tent and took some things from it and hid them also.

Then they said to each other, “What we’re doing is not right. This is a day of good news and we are keeping it to ourselves. If we wait until daylight, punishment will overtake us. Let’s go at once and report this to the royal palace.”

10 So they went and called out to the city gatekeepers and told them, “We went into the Aramean camp and no one was there—not a sound of anyone—only tethered horses and donkeys, and the tents left just as they were.” 11 The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported within the palace.

12 The king got up in the night and said to his officers, “I will tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know we are starving; so they have left the camp to hide(K) in the countryside, thinking, ‘They will surely come out, and then we will take them alive and get into the city.’”

13 One of his officers answered, “Have some men take five of the horses that are left in the city. Their plight will be like that of all the Israelites left here—yes, they will only be like all these Israelites who are doomed. So let us send them to find out what happened.”

14 So they selected two chariots with their horses, and the king sent them after the Aramean army. He commanded the drivers, “Go and find out what has happened.” 15 They followed them as far as the Jordan, and they found the whole road strewn with the clothing and equipment the Arameans had thrown away in their headlong flight.(L) So the messengers returned and reported to the king. 16 Then the people went out and plundered(M) the camp of the Arameans. So a seah of the finest flour sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley sold for a shekel,(N) as the Lord had said.

17 Now the king had put the officer on whose arm he leaned in charge of the gate, and the people trampled him in the gateway, and he died,(O) just as the man of God had foretold when the king came down to his house. 18 It happened as the man of God had said to the king: “About this time tomorrow, a seah of the finest flour will sell for a shekel and two seahs of barley for a shekel at the gate of Samaria.”

19 The officer had said to the man of God, “Look, even if the Lord should open the floodgates(P) of the heavens, could this happen?” The man of God had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!” 20 And that is exactly what happened to him, for the people trampled him in the gateway, and he died.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 7:1 That is, probably about 12 pounds or about 5.5 kilograms of flour; also in verses 16 and 18
  2. 2 Kings 7:1 That is, about 2/5 ounce or about 12 grams; also in verses 16 and 18
  3. 2 Kings 7:1 That is, probably about 20 pounds or about 9 kilograms of barley; also in verses 16 and 18
  4. 2 Kings 7:3 The Hebrew for leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin; also in verse 8.

The Syrians Flee

Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord: (A)‘Tomorrow about this time a [a]seah of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria.’ ”

(B)So an officer on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God and said, “Look, (C)if the Lord would make windows in heaven, could this thing be?”

And he said, “In fact, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat of it.”

The Syrians Flee

Now there were four leprous men (D)at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, “Why are we sitting here until we die? If we say, ‘We will enter the city,’ the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And if we sit here, we die also. Now therefore, come, let us surrender to the (E)army of the Syrians. If they keep us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall only die.” And they rose at twilight to go to the camp of the Syrians; and when they had come to the outskirts of the Syrian camp, to their surprise no one was there. For the Lord had caused the army of the Syrians (F)to hear the noise of chariots and the noise of horses—the noise of a great army; so they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel has hired against us (G)the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians to attack us!” Therefore they (H)arose and fled at twilight, and left the camp intact—their tents, their horses, and their donkeys—and they fled for their lives. And when these lepers came to the outskirts of the camp, they went into one tent and ate and drank, and carried from it silver and gold and clothing, and went and hid them; then they came back and entered another tent, and carried some from there also, and went and hid it.

Then they said to one another, “We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news, and we remain silent. If we wait until morning light, some [b]punishment will come upon us. Now therefore, come, let us go and tell the king’s household.” 10 So they went and called to the gatekeepers of the city, and told them, saying, “We went to the Syrian camp, and surprisingly no one was there, not a human sound—only horses and donkeys tied, and the tents intact.” 11 And the gatekeepers called out, and they told it to the king’s household inside.

12 So the king arose in the night and said to his servants, “Let me now tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are (I)hungry; therefore they have gone out of the camp to [c]hide themselves in the field, saying, ‘When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.’ ”

13 And one of his servants answered and said, “Please, let several men take five of the remaining horses which are left in the city. Look, they may either become like all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; or indeed, I say, they may become like all the multitude of Israel left from those who are consumed; so let us send them and see.” 14 Therefore they took two chariots with horses; and the king sent them in the direction of the Syrian army, saying, “Go and see.” 15 And they went after them to the Jordan; and indeed all the road was full of garments and weapons which the Syrians had thrown away in their haste. So the messengers returned and told the king. 16 Then the people went out and plundered the tents of the Syrians. So a seah of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, (J)according to the word of the Lord.

17 Now the king had appointed the officer on whose hand he leaned to have charge of the gate. But the people trampled him in the gate, and he died, just (K)as the man of God had said, who spoke when the king came down to him. 18 So it happened just as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, (L)“Two seahs of barley for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour for a shekel, shall be sold tomorrow about this time in the gate of Samaria.”

19 Then that officer had answered the man of God, and said, “Now look, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, could such a thing be?”

And he had said, “In fact, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat of it.” 20 And so it happened to him, for the people trampled him in the gate, and he died.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 7:1 A third of an ephah, or about 8 gallons
  2. 2 Kings 7:9 Calamity
  3. 2 Kings 7:12 Hide themselves in ambush