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Eliseo y la viuda
4 Y una mujer de las mujeres de los hijos de los profetas(A) clamó a Eliseo, diciendo: «Su siervo, mi marido, ha muerto, y usted sabe que su siervo temía al Señor; y ha venido el acreedor a tomar a mis dos hijos para esclavos suyos(B)». 2 Y Eliseo le dijo: «¿Qué puedo hacer por ti? Dime qué tienes en casa». Y ella respondió: «Su sierva no tiene en casa más que una vasija de aceite(C)».
3 Entonces Eliseo le dijo: «Ve, pide vasijas prestadas por todas partes de todos tus vecinos, vasijas vacías; no pidas pocas. 4 Luego entra y cierra la puerta detrás de ti y de tus hijos y echa el aceite en todas estas vasijas, poniendo aparte las que estén llenas». 5 Y ella se fue de su lado, y cerró la puerta tras sí y de sus hijos; y ellos traían las vasijas y ella echaba el aceite. 6 Cuando las vasijas estuvieron llenas(D), ella dijo a un hijo suyo: «Tráeme otra vasija». Y él le dijo: «No hay más vasijas». Y cesó el aceite. 7 Entonces ella fue y se lo contó al hombre de Dios(E). Y él le dijo: «Ve, vende el aceite y paga tu deuda, y tú y tus hijos pueden vivir de lo que quede».
Eliseo y la sunamita
8 Un día pasaba Eliseo por Sunem(F), donde había una mujer distinguida, y ella lo persuadió a que comiera. Y sucedía que siempre que pasaba, entraba allí a comer. 9 Y ella dijo a su marido: «Ahora entiendo que este que siempre pasa por nuestra casa, es un santo hombre de Dios(G). 10 Te ruego que hagamos un pequeño aposento alto, con paredes, y pongamos allí para él una cama, una mesa, una silla y un candelero; y cuando venga a nosotros, se podrá retirar allí(H)».
11 Y un día que Eliseo vino por allí, se retiró al aposento alto y allí se acostó. 12 Después dijo a Giezi su criado(I): «Llama a esta sunamita». Y cuando la llamó, ella se presentó delante de él. 13 Entonces Eliseo le dijo a Giezi: «Dile ahora: “Ya que te has preocupado por nosotros con todo este cuidado[a], ¿qué puedo hacer por ti? ¿Quieres que hable por ti al rey o al jefe del ejército?”». Y ella respondió: «Yo vivo en medio de mi pueblo[b]». 14 Eliseo entonces preguntó: «¿Qué, pues, se puede hacer por ella?». Y Giezi respondió: «En verdad ella no tiene ningún hijo y su marido es viejo». 15 Y Eliseo dijo: «Llámala». Cuando él la llamó, ella se detuvo a la entrada. 16 Entonces Eliseo le dijo: «Por este tiempo, el año que viene[c], abrazarás un hijo(J)». Y ella dijo: «No, señor mío, hombre de Dios, no engañe usted a su sierva(K)». 17 Pero la mujer concibió y dio a luz un hijo al año siguiente en el[d] tiempo que Eliseo le había dicho.
18 Cuando el niño creció, llegó el día en que salió al campo adonde estaba su padre con los segadores, 19 y dijo a su padre: «¡Ay, mi cabeza, mi cabeza!». Y el padre dijo a un criado: «Llévalo a su madre». 20 Y tomándolo, el criado lo llevó a su madre, y el niño estuvo sentado en sus rodillas hasta el mediodía, y murió. 21 Entonces ella subió y lo puso sobre la cama(L) del hombre de Dios(M), cerró la puerta, y salió. 22 Luego llamó a su marido y le dijo: «Te ruego que me envíes uno de los criados y una de las asnas, para que yo vaya corriendo al hombre de Dios y regrese». 23 Y él dijo: «¿Por qué vas hoy a él? No es luna nueva ni día de reposo(N)». Y ella respondió: «Quédate en paz».
24 Entonces ella aparejó el asna y dijo a su criado: «Arrea[e] y anda; no detengas el paso[f] por mí a menos que yo te lo diga». 25 Y ella fue y llegó al hombre de Dios en el monte Carmelo(O). Cuando el hombre de Dios la vio a lo lejos, dijo a Giezi su criado: «Mira, allá viene la sunamita. 26 Te ruego que corras ahora a su encuentro y le digas: “¿Te va bien a ti? ¿Le va bien a tu marido? ¿Le va bien al niño?”». Y ella respondió: «Estamos bien». 27 Pero cuando ella llegó al monte, al hombre de Dios(P), se abrazó de sus pies. Y Giezi se acercó para apartarla, pero el hombre de Dios dijo: «Déjala, porque su alma está angustiada y el Señor me lo ha ocultado y no me lo ha revelado». 28 Entonces ella dijo: «¿Acaso pedí un hijo a mi señor? ¿No dije: “No me engañe usted(Q)?”».
29 Entonces Eliseo dijo a Giezi: «Prepárate(R), toma mi báculo en tu mano, y vete(S). Si encuentras a alguien, no lo saludes, y si alguien te saluda, no le respondas(T), y pon mi báculo sobre el rostro del niño(U)». 30 Y la madre del niño dijo: «Vive el Señor y vive su alma, que no me apartaré de usted(V)». Entonces Eliseo se levantó y la siguió. 31 Y Giezi se adelantó a ellos y puso el báculo sobre el rostro del niño, pero no hubo voz ni reacción[g]. Así que volvió para encontrar a Eliseo, y le dijo: «El niño no ha despertado(W)».
32 Cuando Eliseo entró en la casa, el niño ya estaba muerto, tendido sobre su cama. 33 Y entrando, cerró la puerta tras ambos y oró al Señor(X). 34 Entonces subió y se acostó sobre el niño, y puso la boca sobre su boca, los ojos sobre sus ojos y las manos sobre sus manos, y se tendió sobre él; y la carne del niño entró en calor(Y). 35 Entonces Eliseo volvió y caminó por la casa de un lado para otro, y subió y se tendió sobre él(Z); y el niño estornudó siete veces y abrió sus ojos. 36 Eliseo llamó a Giezi y le dijo: «Llama a la sunamita». Y él la llamó. Cuando ella vino a Eliseo, él le dijo: «Toma a tu hijo». 37 Entonces ella entró, cayó a sus pies y se postró en tierra, y tomando a su hijo, salió(AA).
Otros milagros de Eliseo
38 Cuando Eliseo regresó a Gilgal(AB), había hambre en la tierra(AC). Estando sentados los hijos de los profetas(AD) delante de él(AE), dijo a su criado: «Pon la olla(AF) grande y prepara un potaje para los hijos de los profetas». 39 Entonces uno de ellos salió al campo a recoger hierbas, y encontró una viña silvestre y de ella llenó su manto de calabazas silvestres, y vino y las cortó en pedazos en la olla de potaje, porque no sabía lo que eran. 40 Y lo sirvieron para que los hombres comieran. Y sucedió que cuando comían el potaje, clamaron y dijeron: «¡Oh hombre de Dios, hay muerte(AG) en la olla!». Y no pudieron comer. 41 Pero Eliseo les dijo: «Tráiganme harina». Y la echó en la olla, y dijo: «Sírvanlo a la gente para que coman». Y ya no había nada malo(AH) en la olla.
42 Y vino un hombre de Baal Salisa y trajo al hombre de Dios panes de primicias, veinte panes de cebada y espigas de grano nuevo en su bolsa. Y él dijo: «Dáselos a la gente para que coman(AI)». 43 Su sirviente le dijo: «¿Cómo pondré esto delante de cien hombres?». Pero él respondió: «Dáselos a la gente para que coman, porque así dice el Señor(AJ): “Comerán y sobrará”». 44 Y lo puso delante de ellos y comieron, y sobró conforme a la palabra del Señor(AK).
2 Kings 4
New King James Version
Elisha and the Widow’s Oil(A)
4 A certain woman of the wives of (B)the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. And the creditor is coming (C)to take my two sons to be his slaves.”
2 So Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.”
3 Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors—empty vessels; (D)do not gather just a few. 4 And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones.”
5 So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured it out. 6 Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.”
And he said to her, “There is not another vessel.” So the oil ceased. 7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest.”
Elisha Raises the Shunammite’s Son(E)
8 Now it happened one day that Elisha went to (F)Shunem, where there was a [a]notable woman, and she [b]persuaded him to eat some food. So it was, as often as he passed by, he would turn in there to eat some food. 9 And she said to her husband, “Look now, I know that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us regularly. 10 Please, let us make [c]a small upper room on the wall; and let us put a bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand; so it will be, whenever he comes to us, he can turn in there.”
11 And it happened one day that he came there, and he turned in to the upper room and lay down there. 12 Then he said to (G)Gehazi his servant, “Call this Shunammite woman.” When he had called her, she stood before him. 13 And he said to him, “Say now to her, ‘Look, you have been concerned for us with all this care. What can I do for you? Do you want me to speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?’ ”
She answered, “I dwell among my own people.”
14 So he said, “What then is to be done for her?”
And Gehazi answered, “Actually, she has no son, and her husband is old.”
15 So he said, “Call her.” When he had called her, she stood in the doorway. 16 Then he said, [d]“About this time next year you shall embrace a son.”
And she said, “No, my lord. Man of God, (H)do not lie to your maidservant!”
17 But the woman conceived, and bore a son when the appointed time had come, of which Elisha had told her.
18 And the child grew. Now it happened one day that he went out to his father, to the reapers. 19 And he said to his father, “My head, my head!”
So he said to a servant, “Carry him to his mother.” 20 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, shut the door upon him, and went out. 22 Then she called to her husband, and said, “Please send me one of the young men and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God and come back.”
23 So he said, “Why are you going to him today? It is neither the (I)New Moon nor the Sabbath.”
And she said, [e]“It is well.” 24 Then she saddled a donkey, and said to her servant, “Drive, and go forward; do not slacken the pace for me unless I tell you.” 25 And so she departed, and went to the man of God (J)at Mount Carmel.
So it was, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, the Shunammite woman! 26 Please run now to meet her, and say to her, ‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?’ ”
And she answered, “It is well.” 27 Now when she came to the man of God at the hill, she caught him by the feet, but Gehazi came near to push her away. But the man of God said, “Let her alone; for her soul is in deep distress, and the Lord has hidden it from me, and has not told me.”
28 So she said, “Did I ask a son of my lord? (K)Did I not say, ‘Do not deceive me’?”
29 Then he said to Gehazi, (L)“Get[f] yourself ready, and take my staff in your hand, and be on your way. If you meet anyone, (M)do not greet him; and if anyone greets you, do not answer him; but (N)lay my staff on the face of the child.”
30 And the mother of the child said, (O)“As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not (P)leave you.” So he arose and followed her. 31 Now Gehazi went on ahead of them, and laid the staff on the face of the child; but there was neither voice nor hearing. Therefore he went back to meet him, and told him, saying, “The child has (Q)not awakened.”
32 When Elisha came into the house, there was the child, lying dead on his bed. 33 He (R)went in therefore, shut the door behind the two of them, (S)and prayed to the Lord. 34 And he went up and lay on the child, and put his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands; and (T)he stretched himself out on the child, and the flesh of the child became warm. 35 He returned and walked back and forth in the house, and again went up (U)and stretched himself out on him; then (V)the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. 36 And he called Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite woman.” So he called her. And when she came in to him, he said, “Pick up your son.” 37 So she went in, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground; then she (W)picked up her son and went out.
Elisha Purifies the Pot of Stew
38 And Elisha returned to (X)Gilgal, and there was a (Y)famine in the land. Now the sons of the prophets were (Z)sitting before him; and he said to his servant, “Put on the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.” 39 So one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered from it a lapful of wild gourds, and came and sliced them into the pot of stew, though they did not know what they were. 40 Then they served it to the men to eat. Now it happened, as they were eating the stew, that they cried out and said, “Man of God, there is (AA)death in the pot!” And they could not eat it.
41 So he said, “Then bring some flour.” And (AB)he put it into the pot, and said, “Serve it to the people, that they may eat.” And there was nothing harmful in the pot.
Elisha Feeds One Hundred Men(AC)
42 Then a man came from (AD)Baal Shalisha, (AE)and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley bread, and newly ripened grain in his knapsack. And he said, “Give it to the people, that they may eat.”
43 But his servant said, (AF)“What? Shall I set this before one hundred men?”
He said again, “Give it to the people, that they may eat; for thus says the Lord: (AG)‘They shall eat and have some left over.’ ” 44 So he set it before them; and they ate (AH)and had some left over, according to the word of the Lord.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 4:8 Lit. great
- 2 Kings 4:8 Lit. laid hold on him
- 2 Kings 4:10 Or a small walled upper chamber
- 2 Kings 4:16 Lit. About this season, as the time of life
- 2 Kings 4:23 Or It will be well
- 2 Kings 4:29 Lit. Gird up your loins. The skirt of the robe was wrapped around the legs and tucked in the belt to gain freedom of movement.
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.
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