2 Kings 5
King James Version
5 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.
2 And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
3 And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
4 And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.
5 And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.
6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.
7 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
8 And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.
10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?
14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
15 And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.
16 But he said, As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.
17 And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the Lord.
18 In this thing the Lord pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the Lord pardon thy servant in this thing.
19 And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.
20 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.
21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?
22 And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.
23 And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.
24 And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.
25 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
26 And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?
27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.
2 Kings 5
New King James Version
Naaman’s Leprosy Healed
5 Now (A)Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was (B)a great and honorable man in the eyes of his master, because by him the Lord had given victory to Syria. He was also a mighty man of valor, but a leper. 2 And the Syrians had gone out (C)on[a] raids, and had brought back captive a young girl from the land of Israel. She [b]waited on Naaman’s wife. 3 Then she said to her mistress, “If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy.” 4 And Naaman went in and told his master, saying, “Thus and thus said the girl who is from the land of Israel.”
5 Then the king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.”
So he departed and (D)took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing. 6 Then he brought the letter to the king of Israel, which said,
Now be advised, when this letter comes to you, that I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may heal him of his leprosy.
7 And it happened, when the king of Israel read the letter, that he tore his clothes and said, “Am I (E)God, to kill and make alive, that this man sends a man to me to heal him of his leprosy? Therefore please consider, and see how he seeks a quarrel with me.”
8 So it was, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, “Why have you torn your clothes? Please let him come to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.”
9 Then Naaman went with his horses and chariot, and he stood at the door of Elisha’s house. 10 And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and (F)wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored to you, and you shall be clean.” 11 But Naaman became furious, and went away and said, “Indeed, I said to myself, ‘He will surely come out to me, and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leprosy.’ 12 Are not the [c]Abanah and the Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage. 13 And his (G)servants came near and spoke to him, and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do something great, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?” 14 So he went down and dipped seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his (H)flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and (I)he was clean.
15 And he returned to the man of God, he and all his aides, and came and stood before him; and he said, “Indeed, now I know that there is (J)no God in all the earth, except in Israel; now therefore, please take (K)a gift from your servant.”
16 But he said, (L)“As the Lord lives, before whom I stand, (M)I will receive nothing.” And he urged him to take it, but he refused.
17 So Naaman said, “Then, if not, please let your servant be given two mule-loads of earth; for your servant will no longer offer either burnt offering or sacrifice to other gods, but to the Lord. 18 Yet in this thing may the Lord pardon your servant: when my master goes into the temple of Rimmon to worship there, and (N)he leans on my hand, and I bow down in the temple of Rimmon—when I bow down in the temple of Rimmon, may the Lord please pardon your servant in this thing.”
19 Then he said to him, “Go in peace.” So he departed from him a short distance.
Gehazi’s Greed
20 But (O)Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared Naaman this Syrian, while not receiving from his hands what he brought; but as the Lord lives, I will run after him and take something from him.” 21 So Gehazi pursued Naaman. When Naaman saw him running after him, he got down from the chariot to meet him, and said, “Is all well?”
22 And he said, “All is (P)well. My master has sent me, saying, ‘Indeed, just now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the mountains of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of garments.’ ”
23 So Naaman said, “Please, take two talents.” And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and handed them to two of his servants; and they carried them on ahead of him. 24 When he came to [d]the citadel, he took them from their hand, and stored them away in the house; then he let the men go, and they departed. 25 Now he went in and stood before his master. Elisha said to him, “Where did you go, Gehazi?”
And he said, “Your servant did not go anywhere.”
26 Then he said to him, “Did not my heart go with you when the man turned back from his chariot to meet you? Is it (Q)time to receive money and to receive clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male and female servants? 27 Therefore the leprosy of Naaman (R)shall cling to you and your descendants forever.” And he went out from his presence (S)leprous, as white as snow.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 5:2 Or in bands
- 2 Kings 5:2 Served, lit. was before
- 2 Kings 5:12 So with Kt., LXX, Vg.; Qr., Syr., Tg. Amanah
- 2 Kings 5:24 Lit. the hill
2 Reyes 5
Nueva Biblia Viva
Eliseo sana a Naamán
5 El rey de Siria sentía mucha admiración por Naamán, comandante en jefe de su ejército, porque había conducido a sus soldados a muchas victorias gloriosas. Era un gran héroe, pero estaba leproso. 2 Los sirios habían invadido a Israel en varias ocasiones y habían llevado muchos cautivos, entre los cuales había una niña que había sido dada como esclava a la esposa de Naamán. 3 Un día la niña le dijo a su ama: «Me gustaría que mi amo fuera a ver al profeta que vive en Samaria. Estoy segura de que él lo puede sanar de la lepra».
4 Naamán le contó al rey lo que la niña había dicho.
5 ―Ve y visita al profeta —le dijo el rey—. Yo te daré una carta de presentación para que se la entregues al rey de Israel.
Naamán emprendió la marcha. Llevaba consigo regalos: treinta mil monedas de plata, seis mil monedas de oro y diez mudas de ropa. 6 La carta dirigida al rey de Israel decía: «El hombre que lleva esta carta es mi siervo Naamán. Quiero que lo sanes de la lepra».
7 Cuando el rey de Israel leyó la carta, rasgó su ropa, y dijo: «¡Este hombre me manda a un leproso para que lo sane! ¿Acaso soy Dios, para matar y dar la vida? ¡Ese rey solo está buscando un pretexto para invadirnos nuevamente!».
8 Pero cuando el profeta Eliseo oyó lo que le ocurría al rey de Israel, le envió este mensaje: «¿Por qué estás tan confundido? Envíame a Naamán, y él sabrá que hay profeta de Dios en Israel».
9 Naamán llegó con sus caballos y carros, y se paró a la puerta de la casa de Eliseo. 10 Entonces el profeta le mandó a decir que fuera a lavarse siete veces en el río Jordán, y que así sanaría de su lepra. 11 Pero Naamán se enojó, y se fue. «¿Qué les parece? —dijo—. Yo pensaba que, por lo menos, el profeta saldría y me hablaría. Pensé que levantaría la mano sobre la lepra, invocaría el nombre del Señor su Dios, y me sanaría. 12 Los ríos Abaná y Farfar, de Damasco, son mucho mejores que todos los ríos de Israel juntos. Si de ríos se trata, yo me lavaré en ellos y me libraré de mi lepra».
Se marchó furioso. 13 Pero sus criados le dijeron: «Si el profeta le hubiera pedido que hiciera algo extraordinario, ¿no lo habría hecho? Debiera obedecerle, pues lo único que le ha dicho es que vaya y se lave, para que quede sano».
14 Entonces Naamán fue al río Jordán, se sumergió siete veces, como el profeta le había dicho, y su carne quedó tan sana como la de un niño. 15 Inmediatamente él y toda su compañía volvieron a buscar al profeta. Parado humildemente ante él, Naamán le dijo:
―Ahora sé que no hay Dios en todo el mundo, sino el de Israel. Te ruego que aceptes un regalo.
16 Pero Eliseo respondió:
―Juro por el Señor mi Dios que no lo aceptaré.
Naamán insistió en que lo aceptara, pero Eliseo se negó rotundamente.
17 ―Bien —dijo Naamán—, muy bien. Pero dame dos cargas de tierra para llevar conmigo, porque de ahora en adelante no volveré a ofrecer sacrificios ni holocaustos a otros dioses, sino al Señor. 18 Claro que cuando mi amo, el rey, entre en el santuario del dios Rimón y se apoye sobre mi brazo, el Señor habrá de perdonarme que yo me incline también.
19 ―Ve en paz —le dijo Eliseo.
Entonces Naamán emprendió el regreso. 20 Pero Guiezi, siervo de Eliseo, se dijo: «Mi amo no debió haber dejado que este hombre se fuera sin recibirle sus regalos. Yo lo alcanzaré y le pediré algo». Así que salió en busca de Naamán.
21 Cuando Naamán vio que Guiezi lo seguía, se bajó del carro y corrió a encontrarlo.
―¿Está todo bien? —preguntó.
22 ―Sí —dijo—, pero mi amo me ha enviado a decirte que dos jóvenes del monte de Efraín acaban de llegar, y le gustaría tener tres mil monedas de plata y dos mudas de ropa para ellos.
23 ―Lleva seis mil monedas —insistió Naamán.
Así que Naamán le entregó a Guiezi dos mudas de ropa muy preciosa y el dinero en dos bolsas, y envió a dos siervos para que ayudaran a Guiezi. 24 Pero cuando llegaron al monte donde Eliseo vivía, Guiezi tomó las bolsas que llevaban los dos siervos de Naamán, y los envió de regreso. Luego escondió el dinero en la casa. 25 Cuando entró a ver a su amo, Eliseo le preguntó:
―¿Dónde has estado Guiezi?
―En ninguna parte —respondió.
26 Pero Eliseo le dijo:
―¿No comprendes que, con mi pensamiento, yo te estaba acompañando cuando Naamán descendió de su carro para encontrarse contigo? ¿Es tiempo de recibir dinero, ropa, olivares, viñedos, ovejas, bueyes y criados? 27 Por cuanto has hecho esto, la lepra de Naamán se te pasará a ti, a tus hijos, y a los hijos de tus hijos para siempre.
Tan pronto dejó a Eliseo, la piel de Guiezi se volvió completamente blanca, debido a la lepra.
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