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2 Rois 5:19-27
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2 Rois 5:19-27
La Bible du Semeur
19 Elisée lui dit : Va en paix !
Et Naaman le quitta.
La faute et le châtiment de Guéhazi
Lorsque Naaman eut parcouru une certaine distance, 20 Guéhazi, le serviteur d’Elisée l’homme de Dieu, se dit : Mon maître a voulu ménager ce Syrien, Naaman, et il l’a laissé partir sans accepter aucun des cadeaux qu’il lui avait apportés. Aussi vrai que l’Eternel est vivant, je vais le rattraper et j’obtiendrai certainement quelque chose de lui.
21 Guéhazi se mit donc à courir après Naaman. Lorsque celui-ci le vit accourir, il sauta de son char et se précipita vers lui.
– Est-ce que tout va bien, lui demanda-t-il ?
22 – Oui, tout va bien, répondit Guéhazi. Mon maître m’envoie te dire : « A l’instant, deux jeunes disciples des prophètes viennent d’arriver chez moi de la région montagneuse d’Ephraïm. Peux-tu me donner pour eux trente-cinq kilos d’argent, je te prie, et deux vêtements de rechange ? »
23 Naaman lui dit : Fais-moi le plaisir d’accepter soixante-dix kilos d’argent !
Il insista auprès de lui pour qu’il accepte et mit lui-même les soixante-dix kilos d’argent dans deux sacs qu’il lui donna. Il lui remit aussi deux vêtements d’apparat que deux de ses serviteurs portèrent devant Guéhazi. 24 Quand Guéhazi fut arrivé à la colline située près de l’entrée de la ville, il prit les objets de leurs mains, les déposa chez lui, et renvoya les deux serviteurs qui s’en allèrent. 25 Puis il alla lui-même se présenter à son maître. Elisée lui demanda : D’où viens-tu, Guéhazi ?
Il répondit : Ton serviteur n’est allé nulle part.
26 Mais Elisée lui dit : Crois-tu que mon esprit n’était pas avec toi lorsque cet homme a sauté de son char pour aller à ta rencontre ? Penses-tu que c’est le moment de prendre de l’argent et d’acquérir des vêtements, puis des oliviers, des vignes, des brebis et des bœufs, des serviteurs et des servantes ? 27 Puisque tu as fait cela, la maladie de la peau de Naaman s’attachera à toi et à tes descendants pour toujours.
Alors Guéhazi quitta Elisée ; il y avait sur sa peau des taches blanches comme neige[a].
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2 Kings 5:19-27
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2 Kings 5:19-27
New International Version
19 “Go in peace,”(A) 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(B) 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[a] of silver and two sets of clothing.’”(C)
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(D) to take money or to accept clothes—or olive groves and vineyards, or flocks and herds, or male and female slaves?(E) 27 Naaman’s leprosy(F) will cling to you and to your descendants forever.” Then Gehazi(G) went from Elisha’s presence and his skin was leprous—it had become as white as snow.(H)
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 5:22 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms
2 Kings 5:19-27
English Standard Version
2 Kings 5:19-27
English Standard Version
19 He said to him, (A)“Go in peace.”
But when Naaman had gone from him a short distance, 20 (B)Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “See, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not accepting from his hand what he brought. (C)As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him.” 21 So Gehazi followed Naaman. And when Naaman saw someone running after him, he got down from the chariot to meet him and said, (D)“Is all well?” 22 And he said, “All is well. My master has sent me to say, ‘There have just now come to me from (E)the hill country of Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets. Please give them a talent of silver and (F)two changes of clothing.’” 23 And Naaman said, (G)“Be pleased to accept two talents.” And he urged him and tied up two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing, and laid them on two of his servants. And they carried them before Gehazi. 24 And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand and put them in the house, and he sent the men away, and they departed. 25 He went in and stood before his master, and Elisha said to him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?” And he said, “Your servant went nowhere.” 26 But he said to him, “Did not my heart go when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Was it a time to accept money and garments, olive orchards and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male servants and female servants? 27 Therefore the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and to your descendants forever.” So he went out from his presence (H)a leper, like snow.
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