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Den spetälske Naaman blir botad

Naaman var överbefälhavare för den arameiske kungens här, och kungen där satte stort värde på honom, därför att Herren genom honom räddat Aram från dess fiender. Han var en ansedd stridsman, men han led av spetälska.

Enheter av araméer hade gått in i Israel och tagit en liten flicka som fånge, och hon fick komma i tjänst hos Naamans hustru. En dag sa flickan till sin husmor: ”Jag önskar att min herre kunde besöka profeten i Samaria. Han skulle säkert bota honom från spetälskan.”

Naaman berättade för sin herre vad den israelitiska flickan hade sagt.

”Res du dit”, sa kungen till honom. ”Jag ska skriva ett rekommendationsbrev till kungen i Israel.”

Naaman gav sig iväg med tio talenter silver, sextusen siklar guld[a] och dessutom tio uppsättningar kläder. I brevet han tog till Israels kung stod det: ”Tillsammans med det här brevet sänder jag min tjänare Naaman till dig, för att du ska bota honom från hans spetälska!”

När kungen i Israel läste brevet, rev han sönder sina kläder och sa: ”Är jag Gud som kan döda och ge liv igen? Han skickar hit en spetälsk och vill att jag ska göra honom frisk! Är jag då kanske Gud, som kan ge och ta liv? Nej, ni ser väl att han bara söker sak med mig.”

Men när gudsmannen Elisha fick höra att Israels kung hade rivit sönder sina kläder, skickade han ett meddelande till honom: ”Varför har du rivit sönder dina kläder? Sänd mannen till mig, så ska han inse att det finns en profet i Israel!”

Naaman kom med sina hästar och vagnar och stannade utanför Elishas hus. 10 Elisha skickade bud till honom att han skulle gå och bada i floden Jordan sju gånger. Då skulle hans hud bli frisk igen och han själv bli ren. 11 Men Naaman blev arg och for sin väg.

”Jag tycker att han åtminstone borde ha kommit ut själv och ställt sig där och åkallat Herrens, sin Guds namn”, sa han. ”Jag hade väntat mig att han skulle stryka med sin hand över det sjuka stället och botat spetälskan. 12 Är inte floderna Amana och Parpar i Damaskus bättre än alla vattendrag i Israel? Om det är floder jag behöver, kan jag bada hemma och bli ren.” Sedan for han ilsken därifrån.

13 Men hans tjänare gick till honom och sa: ”Min fader, om profeten hade bett dig att göra något svårt, skulle du ha gjort det, eller hur? Därför borde du också lyda honom nu när han säger att du ska göra något så enkelt som att gå och bada för att bli frisk.”

14 Naaman for då ner till floden Jordan och doppade sig där sju gånger, precis som gudsmannen hade sagt åt honom. Hans hud blev helt återställd, som på ett litet barn, och han blev ren. 15 Då for han och hela hans sällskap tillbaka till gudsmannen. När han stod där framför honom, sa han: ”Nu förstår jag att det inte finns någon Gud i hela världen, förutom i Israel! Ta nu emot de gåvor som jag, din tjänare, har med mig.”

16 ”Så sant Herren lever, han som jag tjänar, jag kan inte ta emot någonting”, svarade Elisha. Naaman försökte övertala Elisha, men han vägrade att ta emot någonting. 17 ”Låt mig, din tjänare, då få med mig hem så mycket jord som ett par mulåsnor kan bära”, sa Naaman. ”För från och med nu ska jag, din tjänare, inte offra brännoffer eller slaktoffer till någon annan gud än Herren. 18 Men kan Herren förlåta mig en sak? När min herre går till guden Rimmons tempel för att tillbe och lutar sig mot min arm, kan Herren då förlåta mig om jag också böjer mig där i Rimmons tempel? Må Herren förlåta mig det!”

19 ”Gå i frid”, svarade Elisha. Och så for Naaman därifrån och hann ett stycke på väg.

Elishas tjänare skaffar sig förmåner

20 Men gudsmannen Elishas tjänare Gechasi sa för sig själv: ”Min herre lät denne aramé Naaman komma härifrån för lätt, utan att ta emot de erbjudna gåvorna. Så sant Herren lever, jag ska springa efter Naaman och försöka få något av honom.”

21 Gechasi skyndade sig alltså efter Naaman, och när denne fick se honom, steg han ur vagnen och gick fram till honom. ”Jag hoppas att allt står väl till”, sa han. 22 ”Ja, allt är väl, men min herre har skickat mig hit för att säga att två unga profeter från Efraims bergsbygd just har kommit till honom, och han ber dig ge dem en talent silver och var sin uppsättning kläder”, svarade Gechasi.

23 ”Ta två talenter”, sa Naaman och trugade dem på honom. Han knöt in två talenter silver i två påsar och gav honom också högtidskläderna. Två av hans tjänare fick följa med och bära dem åt Gechasi. 24 Men när de kom fram till berget, tog Gechasi påsarna från tjänarna, gömde dem i huset och sände iväg tjänarna.

25 När han kom in till Elisha och ställde sig framför sin herre, frågade denne: ”Var har du varit, Gechasi?” ”Jag, din tjänare, har inte varit någonstans”, svarade han.

26 ”Förstår du inte att jag var där i min ande, när en man steg ur sin vagn för att möta dig?” sa Elisha. ”Är det här den rätta tiden att ta emot pengar, kläder, olivplanteringar, vingårdar, oxar och tjänare? 27 Naamans spetälska ska nu komma över dig och dina barn och barnbarn för alltid.”

Och Gechasi lämnade rummet spetälsk och vit som snö.

Footnotes

  1. 5:5 Ca 350 kilo silver och 70 kilo guld.

Si Naaman nga, na punong kawal ng hukbo ng hari sa Siria, ay dakilang lalake sa kaniyang panginoon, at marangal, sapagka't sa pamamagitan niya'y nagbigay ang Panginoon ng pagtatagumpay sa Siria: siya rin nama'y malakas na lalake na may tapang, nguni't may ketong.

At ang mga taga Siria ay nagsilabas na mga pulupulutong, at nagdala ng bihag na mula sa lupain ng Israel na isang dalagita; at siya'y naglingkod sa asawa ni Naaman.

At sinabi niya sa kaniyang babaing panginoon. Mano nawa ang aking panginoon ay humarap sa propeta na nasa Samaria! kung magkagayo'y pagagalingin niya siya sa kaniyang ketong.

At pumasok ang isa, at isinaysay sa kaniyang panginoon, na sinasabi, Ganito't ganito ang sabi ng dalagita na nagmula sa lupain ng Israel.

At sinabi ng hari sa Siria, Yumaon ka, yumaon ka, at ako'y magpapadala ng sulat sa hari sa Israel. At siya'y yumaon, at nagdala siya ng sangpung talentong pilak, at anim na libong putol na ginto, at sangpung pangpalit na bihisan.

At kaniyang dinala ang sulat sa hari sa Israel, na sinasabi, At pagka nga dumating sa iyo ang sulat na ito, ay talastasin mo na aking sinugo si Naaman na aking lingkod sa iyo, upang iyong pagalingin siya sa kaniyang ketong.

At nangyari, nang mabasa ng hari sa Israel ang sulat, na kaniyang hinapak ang kaniyang suot at nagsabi, Ako ba'y Dios upang pumatay at bumuhay, na ang lalaking ito ay nagsugo sa akin upang pagalingin ito sa kaniyang ketong? nguni't talastasin mo, isinasamo ko sa iyo, at tingnan mo kung paanong siya'y humahanap ng dahilan laban sa akin.

At nagkagayon, nang mabalitaan ni Eliseo na lalake ng Dios na hinapak ng hari sa Israel ang kaniyang suot, na siya'y nagsugo sa hari, na nagsabi: Bakit mo hinapak ang iyong mga kasuutan? paparituhin mo siya sa akin, at kaniyang malalaman na may isang propeta sa Israel.

Sa gayo'y naparoon si Naaman na dala ang kaniyang mga kabayo at ang kaniyang mga karo, at tumayo sa pintuan ng bahay ni Eliseo.

10 At si Eliseo ay nagsugo ng sugo sa kaniya, na nagsasabi, ikaw ay yumaon, at maligo sa Jordan na makapito, at ang iyong laman ay sasauli sa iyo, at ikaw ay magiging malinis.

11 Nguni't si Naaman ay naginit, at umalis, at nagsabi, Narito, aking inakalang, walang pagsalang lalabasin niya ako, at tatayo, at tatawag sa pangalan ng Panginoon niyang Dios, at pagagalawgalawin ang kaniyang kamay sa kinaroroonan, at mapapawi ang ketong.

12 Hindi ba ang Abana at ang Pharphar, na mga ilog ng Damasco, ay mainam kay sa lahat ng tubig sa Israel? hindi ba ako makapaliligo sa mga yaon, at maging malinis? Sa gayo'y pumihit siya at umalis sa paginit.

13 At ang kaniyang mga lingkod ay nagsilapit, at nagsipagsalita sa kaniya, at nagsabi, Ama ko, kung ipinagawa sa iyo ng propeta ang anomang mahirap na bagay, hindi mo ba gagawin? gaano nga kung sabihin niya sa iyo, Ikaw ay maligo, at maging malinis?

14 Nang magkagayo'y lumusong siya at sumugbong makapito sa Jordan, ayon sa sabi ng lalake ng Dios: at ang kaniyang laman ay nagsauling gaya ng laman ng isang munting bata, at siya'y naging malinis.

15 At siya'y bumalik sa lalake ng Dios, siya at ang buong pulutong niya, at naparoon, at tumayo sa harap niya: at siya'y nagsabi, Narito ngayon, aking talastas na walang Dios sa buong lupa, kundi sa Israel: isinasamo ko ngayon sa iyo na tanggapin mo ang kaloob ng iyong lingkod.

16 Nguni't kaniyang sinabi, Buhay ang Panginoon, na nakatayo ako sa harap niya, wala akong tatanggapin. At ipinilit niya sa kaniyang kunin; nguni't siya'y tumanggi.

17 At sinabi ni Naaman, Kung hindi, isinasamo ko pa sa iyo, na bigyan ko ang iyong lingkod ng lupang mapapasan ng dalawang mula; sapagka't ang iyong lingkod buhat ngayon ay hindi maghahandog ng handog na susunugin o hain man sa ibang mga dios, kundi sa Panginoon.

18 Sa bagay na ito'y patawarin nawa ng Panginoon ang iyong lingkod, pagka ang aking panginoon ay pumasok sa bahay ni Rimmon upang sumamba roon, at siya'y umagapay sa aking kamay, at ako'y yumukod sa bahay ni Rimmon, pagyukod ko sa bahay ni Rimmon, na patawarin nawa ng Panginoon ang iyong lingkod sa bagay na ito.

19 At sinabi niya sa kaniya, Ikaw ay yumaong payapa. Sa gayo'y nilisan niya siya ng may aguwat na kaunti.

20 Nguni't si Giezi, na lingkod ni Eliseo na lalake ng Dios, ay nagsabi, Narito, pinalagpas ng aking panginoon ang Naamang ito na taga Siria, sa di pagtanggap sa kaniyang mga kamay ng kaniyang dala; buhay ang Panginoon, tatakbuhin ko siya, at kukuha ako ng anoman sa kaniya.

21 Sa gayo'y sinundan ni Giezi si Naaman, at nang makita ni Naaman na isa'y humahabol sa kaniya, siya'y bumaba sa karo na sinalubong niya, at sinabi, Lahat ba'y mabuti?

22 At kaniyang sinabi, Lahat ay mabuti. Sinugo ako ng aking panginoon, na sinabi, Narito, dumating sa akin ngayon mula sa lupaing maburol ng Ephraim ang dalawang binata sa mga anak ng mga propeta: isinasamo ko sa iyo na bigyan mo sila ng isang talentong pilak, at dalawang pangpalit na bihisan.

23 At sinabi ni Naaman, Matuwa ka, kunin mo ang dalawang talento. At ipinilit niya sa kaniya, at ibinalot ang dalawang talentong pilak sa dalawang supot, sangpu ng dalawang pangpalit na bihisan, at mga ipinasan sa dalawa sa kaniyang mga bataan; at dinala nila sa unahan niya.

24 At nang siya'y dumating sa burol, kinuha niya sa kanilang kamay, at itinago niya sa bahay: at pinayaon niya ang mga lalake, at sila'y nagsiyaon.

25 Nguni't siya'y pumasok at tumayo sa harap ng kaniyang panginoon. At sinabi ni Eliseo sa kaniya, Saan ka nanggaling Giezi? At kaniyang sinabi, Ang iyong lingkod ay walang pinaroonan.

26 At kaniyang sinabi, Hindi ba sumasa iyo ang aking puso nang ang lalake ay bumalik mula sa kaniyang karo na sinasalubong ka? panahon ba ng pagtanggap ng salapi, at pagtanggap ng bihisan, at ng mga olibohan, at ng mga ubasan, at ng mga tupa, at ng mga baka, at ng mga aliping lalake at babae?

27 Ang ketong nga ni Naaman ay kakapit sa iyo, at sa iyong binhi magpakailan man. At siya'y umalis sa kaniyang harapan na may ketong na kasingputi ng niebe.

The Healing of Naaman

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]

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. 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.”

So Naaman told the king what the young girl from Israel had said. “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. 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.”

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.”

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.”

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

  1. 5:1 Or from a contagious skin disease. The Hebrew word used here and throughout this passage can describe various skin diseases.
  2. 5:5 Hebrew 10 talents [340 kilograms] of silver, 6,000 [shekels] [68 kilograms] of gold.
  3. 5:13 Hebrew My father.
  4. 5:22 Hebrew 1 talent [34 kilograms].
  5. 5:23 Hebrew take 2 talents [150 pounds or 68 kilograms].
  6. 5:24 Hebrew the Ophel.

Naaman Healed of Leprosy

Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram.(A) He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy.[a](B)

Now bands of raiders(C) from Aram had gone out and had taken captive a young girl from Israel, and she served Naaman’s wife. She said to her mistress, “If only my master would see the prophet(D) who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.”

Naaman went to his master and told him what the girl from Israel had said. “By all means, go,” the king of Aram replied. “I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman left, taking with him ten talents[b] of silver, six thousand shekels[c] of gold and ten sets of clothing.(E) The letter that he took to the king of Israel read: “With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman to you so that you may cure him of his leprosy.”

As soon as the king of Israel read the letter,(F) he tore his robes and said, “Am I God?(G) Can I kill and bring back to life?(H) Why does this fellow send someone to me to be cured of his leprosy? See how he is trying to pick a quarrel(I) with me!”

When Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his robes, he sent him this message: “Why have you torn your robes? Have the man come to me and he will know that there is a prophet(J) in Israel.” So Naaman went with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of Elisha’s house. 10 Elisha sent a messenger to say to him, “Go, wash(K) yourself seven times(L) in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed.”

11 But Naaman went away angry and said, “I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, wave his hand(M) over the spot and cure me of my leprosy. 12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters(N) of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them and be cleansed?” So he turned and went off in a rage.(O)

13 Naaman’s servants went to him and said, “My father,(P) if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’!” 14 So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times,(Q) as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored(R) and became clean like that of a young boy.(S)

15 Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God(T). He stood before him and said, “Now I know(U) that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. So please accept a gift(V) from your servant.”

16 The prophet answered, “As surely as the Lord lives, whom I serve, I will not accept a thing.” And even though Naaman urged him, he refused.(W)

17 “If you will not,” said Naaman, “please let me, your servant, be given as much earth(X) as a pair of mules can carry, for your servant will never again make burnt offerings and sacrifices to any other god but the Lord. 18 But may the Lord forgive your servant for this one thing: When my master enters the temple of Rimmon to bow down and he is leaning(Y) on my arm and I have to bow there also—when I bow down in the temple of Rimmon, may the Lord forgive your servant for this.”

19 “Go in peace,”(Z) Elisha said.

After Naaman had traveled some distance, 20 Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said to himself, “My master was too easy on Naaman, this Aramean, by not accepting from him what he brought. As surely as the Lord(AA) lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”

21 So Gehazi hurried after Naaman. When Naaman saw him running toward him, he got down from the chariot to meet him. “Is everything all right?” he asked.

22 “Everything is all right,” Gehazi answered. “My master sent me to say, ‘Two young men from the company of the prophets have just come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent[d] of silver and two sets of clothing.’”(AB)

23 “By all means, take two talents,” said Naaman. He urged Gehazi to accept them, and then tied up the two talents of silver in two bags, with two sets of clothing. He gave them to two of his servants, and they carried them ahead of Gehazi. 24 When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the things from the servants and put them away in the house. He sent the men away and they left.

25 When he went in and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?”

“Your servant didn’t go anywhere,” Gehazi answered.

26 But Elisha said to him, “Was not my spirit with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time(AC) to take money or to accept clothes—or olive groves and vineyards, or flocks and herds, or male and female slaves?(AD) 27 Naaman’s leprosy(AE) will cling to you and to your descendants forever.” Then Gehazi(AF) went from Elisha’s presence and his skin was leprous—it had become as white as snow.(AG)

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 5:1 The Hebrew for leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin; also in verses 3, 6, 7, 11 and 27.
  2. 2 Kings 5:5 That is, about 750 pounds or about 340 kilograms
  3. 2 Kings 5:5 That is, about 150 pounds or about 69 kilograms
  4. 2 Kings 5:22 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms