2 Kings 4
English Standard Version
Elisha and the Widow's Oil
4 Now the wife of one of the (A)sons of the prophets cried to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord, (B)but the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.” 2 And Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me; what have you in the house?” And she said, “Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.” 3 Then he said, “Go outside, borrow vessels from all your neighbors, empty vessels and not too few. 4 Then go in and shut the door behind yourself and your sons and pour into all these vessels. And when one is full, set it aside.” 5 So she went from him and shut the door behind herself and her sons. And as she poured they brought the vessels to her. 6 When the vessels were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not another.” Then the oil stopped flowing. 7 She came and told the (C)man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on the rest.”
Elisha and the Shunammite Woman
8 One day Elisha went on to (D)Shunem, where a (E)wealthy woman lived, who urged him to eat some food. So whenever he passed that way, he would turn in there to eat food. 9 And she said to her husband, “Behold now, I know that this is a holy (F)man of God who is continually passing our way. 10 Let us make a small room on the roof with walls and put there for him a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp, so that whenever he comes to us, he can go in there.”
11 One day he came there, and he turned into the chamber and rested there. 12 And he said to (G)Gehazi his servant, “Call this Shunammite.” When he had called her, she stood before him. 13 And he said to him, “Say now to her, ‘See, you have taken all this trouble for us; what is to be done for you? Would you have a word spoken on your behalf to the king or to (H)the commander of the army?’” She answered, “I dwell among my own people.” 14 And he said, “What then is to be done for her?” Gehazi answered, “Well, she has no son, and her husband is old.” 15 He said, “Call her.” And when he had called her, she stood in the doorway. 16 And he said, “At this season, (I)about this time next year, you shall embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord, (J)O man of God; (K)do not lie to your servant.” 17 But the woman conceived, and she bore a son about that time (L)the following spring, as Elisha had said to her.
Elisha Raises the Shunammite's Son
18 When the child had grown, he went out one day to his father among the reapers. 19 And he said to his father, “Oh, (M)my head, my head!” The father said to his servant, “Carry him to his mother.” 20 And when he had lifted him and brought him to his mother, the child sat on her lap till noon, and then he died. 21 And she went up (N)and laid him on the bed of the (O)man of God and shut the door behind him and went out. 22 Then she called to her husband and said, “Send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may quickly go to (P)the man of God and come back again.” 23 And he said, “Why will you go to him today? It is neither (Q)new moon nor Sabbath.” She said, “All is well.” 24 Then she saddled the donkey, and she said to her servant, “Urge the animal on; do not slacken the pace for me unless I tell you.” 25 So she set out and came to the man of God (R)at Mount Carmel.
When the man of God saw her coming, he said to Gehazi his servant, “Look, there is the Shunammite. 26 Run at once to meet her and say to her, ‘Is all well with you? Is all well with your husband? Is all well with the child?’” And she answered, “All is well.” 27 And when she came (S)to the mountain to the man of God, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came to push her away. But the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for she is in bitter distress, and the Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me.” 28 Then she said, “Did I ask my lord for a son? (T)Did I not say, ‘Do not deceive me?’” 29 He said to Gehazi, (U)“Tie up your garment and (V)take my staff in your hand and go. If you meet anyone, (W)do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not reply. And (X)lay my staff on the face of the child.” 30 Then the mother of the child said, (Y)“As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So he arose and followed her. 31 Gehazi went on ahead and laid the staff on the face of the child, but there was no sound or sign of life. Therefore he returned to meet him and told him, “The child (Z)has not awakened.”
32 When Elisha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed. 33 So he went in and (AA)shut the door behind the two of them (AB)and prayed to the Lord. 34 Then he went up and lay on the child, putting his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands. And as (AC)he stretched himself upon him, the flesh of the child became warm. 35 Then he got up again and walked once back and forth in the house, and went up (AD)and stretched himself upon him. The child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. 36 Then he summoned Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her. And when she came to him, he said, “Pick up your son.” 37 She came and fell at his feet, bowing to the ground. (AE)Then she picked up her son and went out.
Elisha Purifies the Deadly Stew
38 And Elisha came again to (AF)Gilgal when (AG)there was a famine in the land. And as (AH)the sons of the prophets (AI)were sitting before him, he said to his servant, (AJ)“Set on the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.” 39 One of them went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine and gathered from it his lap full of wild gourds, and came and cut them up into the pot of stew, not knowing what they were. 40 And they poured out some for the men to eat. But while they were eating of the stew, they cried out, “O man of God, there is death in the pot!” And they could not eat it. 41 He said, “Then bring flour.” (AK)And he threw it into the pot and said, “Pour some out for the men, that they may eat.” And there was no harm in the pot.
42 A man came from (AL)Baal-shalishah, (AM)bringing the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And Elisha said, (AN)“Give to the men, that they may eat.” 43 But his servant said, “How can I set this before a hundred men?” So he repeated, “Give them to the men, that they may eat, for thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat and have some left.’” 44 So he set it before them. And they ate and had some left, according to the word of the Lord.
2 Reis 4
Nova Versão Transformadora
Eliseu ajuda uma viúva pobre
4 Certo dia, a viúva de um dos membros do grupo de profetas foi pedir ajuda a Eliseu: “Meu marido, que o servia, morreu, e o senhor sabe como ele temia o Senhor. Agora, veio um credor que ameaça levar meus dois filhos como escravos”.
2 “O que posso fazer para ajudá-la?”, perguntou Eliseu. “Diga-me, o que você tem em casa?”
“Não tenho nada, exceto uma vasilha de azeite”, respondeu ela.
3 Então Eliseu disse: “Tome emprestadas muitas vasilhas de seus amigos e vizinhos, quantas conseguir. 4 Depois, entre em casa com seus filhos e feche a porta. Derrame nas vasilhas o azeite que você tem e separe-as quando estiverem cheias”.
5 A viúva seguiu as instruções de Eliseu. Seus filhos traziam vasilhas, e ela as enchia. 6 Logo, todas estavam cheias até a borda.
“Traga mais uma vasilha”, disse ela a um dos filhos.
“Acabaram as vasilhas!”, respondeu ele. E o azeite parou de correr.
7 Quando ela contou ao homem de Deus o que havia acontecido, ele lhe disse: “Agora venda o azeite e pague suas dívidas. Você e seus filhos poderão viver do que sobrar”.
Eliseu e a mulher de Suném
8 Certo dia, Eliseu foi à cidade de Suném. Uma mulher rica que morava na cidade o convidou para fazer uma refeição em sua casa. Depois disso, sempre que ele passava por lá, parava na casa dela para comer.
9 A mulher disse ao marido: “Sem dúvida esse homem que sempre passa por aqui é um santo homem de Deus. 10 Vamos construir um quartinho para ele no terraço e mobiliá-lo com uma cama, uma mesa, uma cadeira e uma lâmpada. Assim, quando ele passar por aqui, terá um lugar para ficar”.
11 Um dia, Eliseu voltou a Suném e subiu ao quarto para descansar. 12 Disse a seu servo, Geazi: “Chame a sunamita”. Quando ela veio, 13 Eliseu disse a Geazi: “Diga-lhe: ‘Somos gratos por sua bondade e seu cuidado conosco. O que podemos fazer por você? Podemos falar em seu favor ao rei ou ao comandante do exército?’”.
“Não”, respondeu ela. “Minha família cuida bem de mim.”
14 Mais tarde, Eliseu perguntou a Geazi: “O que podemos fazer por ela?”.
Geazi respondeu: “Ela não tem filhos, e o marido é idoso”.
15 “Chame-a de novo”, disse Eliseu. A mulher voltou e, enquanto ela estava à porta do quarto, 16 Eliseu lhe disse: “Ano que vem, por esta época, você estará com um filho nos braços!”.
“Não, meu senhor!”, exclamou ela. “Por favor, homem de Deus, não me dê falsas esperanças.”
17 Mas, de fato, a mulher ficou grávida. No ano seguinte, naquela mesma época, teve um filho, como Eliseu tinha dito.
18 Certo dia, quando o menino estava mais crescido, saiu para acompanhar o pai, que estava no campo com os ceifeiros. 19 De repente, o menino gritou: “Ai! Que dor de cabeça!”.
Seu pai disse a um dos servos: “Leve-o para casa, para a mãe dele”.
20 O servo levou o menino para casa, e a mãe o segurou no colo. Mas, por volta do meio-dia, ele morreu. 21 Ela o carregou para cima e o deitou na cama do homem de Deus; fechou a porta e o deixou ali. 22 Então enviou um recado para o marido: “Mande um dos servos e uma jumenta, para que eu vá depressa falar com o homem de Deus e volte em seguida”.
23 “Por que hoje?”, perguntou ele. “Não é a festa da lua nova nem sábado.”
Ela, porém, respondeu: “Não se preocupe”.
24 Então ela mandou selar a jumenta e disse ao servo: “Rápido! Só diminua o passo quando eu mandar”. 25 E partiu para encontrar-se com o homem de Deus no monte Carmelo.
Quando ele a viu a distância, disse a Geazi: “Olhe! Lá vem a sunamita! 26 Corra ao seu encontro e pergunte: ‘Está tudo bem com a senhora, com seu marido e com seu filho?’”.
A mulher respondeu: “Sim, está tudo bem”.
27 Mas, quando ela chegou ao homem de Deus no monte, abraçou os pés dele. Geazi quis afastá-la, mas o homem de Deus disse: “Deixe-a em paz. Ela está profundamente angustiada, mas o Senhor não me revelou o motivo”.
28 Então a mulher disse: “Acaso eu lhe pedi um filho, meu senhor? Não lhe disse que não me desse falsas esperanças?”.
29 Eliseu disse a Geazi: “Prepare-se para viajar;[a] pegue meu cajado e vá! Não cumprimente ninguém pelo caminho. Quando chegar, coloque o cajado sobre o rosto do menino”.
30 Mas a mãe do menino disse: “Tão certo como vive o Senhor, e tão certo como a sua própria vida, não voltarei para casa se o senhor não for comigo”. Então Eliseu voltou com ela.
31 Geazi foi à frente e pôs o cajado sobre o rosto do menino, mas não aconteceu nada. Não havia sinal de vida. Geazi voltou para encontrar-se com Eliseu e lhe disse: “O menino ainda não despertou”.
32 De fato, quando Eliseu chegou, o menino estava morto, deitado em sua cama. 33 Eliseu entrou sozinho no quarto, fechou a porta e orou ao Senhor. 34 Depois, deitou-se sobre o corpo do menino e colocou sua boca sobre a dele, seus olhos sobre os dele e suas mãos sobre as dele. E, enquanto se estendia sobre ele, o corpo do menino começou a se aquecer. 35 Eliseu se levantou, andou de um lado para o outro no quarto e, em seguida, se estendeu novamente sobre ele. Dessa vez, o menino espirrou sete vezes e abriu os olhos.
36 Eliseu chamou Geazi e lhe disse: “Chame a sunamita!”. Quando ela entrou, Eliseu disse: “Aqui está seu filho”. 37 Ela caiu aos pés do profeta e se curvou diante dele. Então pegou o filho e saiu.
Milagres durante o período de fome
38 Eliseu voltou a Gilgal, onde havia fome na terra. Certo dia, quando o grupo de profetas estava sentado diante dele, ordenou a seu servo: “Ponha no fogo uma panela grande e faça um ensopado para o resto do grupo”.
39 Um dos profetas foi ao campo apanhar ervas. Encontrou uma trepadeira do campo e voltou trazendo frutos silvestres em sua capa. Cortou os frutos em pedaços e os colocou na panela, sem saber exatamente o que eram. 40 O ensopado foi servido aos homens, mas, assim que provaram alguns bocados, gritaram: “Homem de Deus, há veneno neste ensopado!”. E não puderam comê-lo.
41 Eliseu disse: “Tragam-me um pouco de farinha”. Jogou a farinha na panela e disse: “Agora podem comer”. E o ensopado não lhes fez mal.
42 Outro dia, um homem de Baal-Salisa trouxe comida para o homem de Deus, vinte pães de cevada feitos dos primeiros grãos da colheita e também grãos frescos. Eliseu disse: “Distribua entre o povo para que comam”.
43 “Como vamos alimentar cem pessoas só com isso?”, perguntou seu servo.
Mas Eliseu repetiu: “Distribua entre o povo para que comam, pois assim diz o Senhor: ‘Todos comerão e ainda sobrará!’”. 44 E, quando distribuíram o alimento, houve suficiente para todos e ainda sobrou, como o Senhor tinha dito.
Footnotes
- 4.29 Em hebraico, Cinja os lombos.
2 Kings 4
King James Version
4 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.
7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.
8 And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
9 And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.
10 Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
11 And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.
12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
13 And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.
14 And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
15 And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.
16 And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
17 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.
18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.
19 And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.
20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
21 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.
22 And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.
23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.
24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.
25 So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:
26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well:
27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
28 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?
29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
30 And the mother of the child said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
31 And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
32 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.
33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the Lord.
34 And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
35 Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
36 And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.
37 Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.
38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.
39 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
40 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.
41 But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.
42 And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.
43 And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the Lord, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.
44 So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the Lord.
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