以利沙帮助穷寡妇

有一个先知的妻子哀求以利沙说:“你仆人——我丈夫怎样敬畏耶和华,你是知道的。如今他去世了,债主来取我的两个孩子做奴隶。” 以利沙问她:“我该怎样帮你呢?告诉我,你家里有什么?”妇人答道:“婢女家什么也没有,只有一瓶油。”

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The Widow’s Olive Oil

The wife of a man from the company(A) of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor(B) is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.”

Elisha replied to her, “How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?”

“Your servant has nothing there at all,” she said, “except a small jar of olive oil.”(C)

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