The Second Book of Kings, Chapter 5מלכים ב 5

וְ֠נַעֲמָן שַׂר צְבָ֨א מֶֽלֶךְ אֲרָ֜ם הָיָ֣ה אִישׁ֩ גָּד֨וֹל לִפְנֵ֤י אֲדֹנָיו֙ וּנְשֻׂ֣א פָנִ֔ים כִּֽי ב֛וֹ נָֽתַן יְהוָ֥ה תְּשׁוּעָ֖ה לַאֲרָ֑ם וְהָאִ֗ישׁ הָיָ֛ה גִּבּ֥וֹר חַ֖יִל מְצֹרָֽע

Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him YHWH had given deliverance to Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, a leper.

וַאֲרָם֙ יָצְא֣וּ גְדוּדִ֔ים וַיִּשְׁבּ֛וּ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נַעֲרָ֣ה קְטַנָּ֑ה וַתְּהִ֕י לִפְנֵ֖י אֵ֥שֶׁת נַעֲמָֽן

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.

וַתֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל גְּבִרְתָּ֔הּ אַחֲלֵ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י לִפְנֵ֥י הַנָּבִ֖יא אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹן אָ֛ז יֶאֱסֹ֥ף אֹת֖וֹ מִצָּרַעְתּֽוֹ

And she said to her mistress, Would God my lord with the prophet that in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.

וַיָּבֹ֕א וַיַּגֵּ֥ד לַאדֹנָ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑ר כָּזֹ֤את וְכָזֹאת֙ דִּבְּרָ֣ה הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר מֵאֶ֥רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that of the land of Israel.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ אֲרָם֙ לֶךְ בֹּ֔א וְאֶשְׁלְחָ֥ה סֵ֖פֶר אֶל מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּלֶךְ֩ וַיִּקַּ֨ח בְּיָד֜וֹ עֶ֣שֶׂר כִּכְּרֵי כֶ֗סֶף וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁת אֲלָפִים֙ זָהָ֔ב וְעֶ֖שֶׂר חֲלִיפ֥וֹת בְּגָדִֽים

And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

וַיָּבֵ֣א הַסֵּ֔פֶר אֶל מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר וְעַתָּ֗ה כְּב֨וֹא הַסֵּ֤פֶר הַזֶּה֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ הִנֵּ֨ה שָׁלַ֤חְתִּי אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙ אֶת נַעֲמָ֣ן עַבְדִּ֔י וַאֲסַפְתּ֖וֹ מִצָּרַעְתּֽוֹ

And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come to you, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you mayest recover him of his leprosy.

וַיְהִ֡י כִּקְרֹא֩ מֶֽלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל אֶת הַסֵּ֜פֶר וַיִּקְרַ֣ע בְּגָדָ֗יו וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַאֱלֹהִ֥ים אָ֨נִי֙ לְהָמִ֣ית וּֽלְהַחֲי֔וֹת כִּֽי זֶה֙ שֹׁלֵ֣חַ אֵלַ֔י לֶאֱסֹ֥ף אִ֖ישׁ מִצָּֽרַעְתּ֑וֹ כִּ֤י אַךְ דְּעֽוּ נָא֙ וּרְא֔וּ כִּֽי מִתְאַנֶּ֥ה ה֖וּא לִֽי

And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man does send to me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.

וַיְהִ֞י כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ אֱלִישָׁ֣ע אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים כִּֽי קָרַ֤ע מֶֽלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶת בְּגָדָ֔יו וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ אֶל הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ לֵאמֹ֔ר לָ֥מָּה קָרַ֖עְתָּ בְּגָדֶ֑יךָ יָבֹֽא נָ֣א אֵלַ֔י וְיֵדַ֕ע כִּ֛י יֵ֥שׁ נָבִ֖יא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And it was , 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 have you rent your clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.

וַיָּבֹ֥א נַעֲמָ֖ן בסוסו בְּסוּסָ֣יו וּבְרִכְבּ֑וֹ וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד פֶּֽתַח הַבַּ֖יִת לֶאֱלִישָֽׁע

So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֵלָ֛יו אֱלִישָׁ֖ע מַלְאָ֣ךְ לֵאמֹ֑ר הָל֗וֹךְ וְרָחַצְתָּ֤ שֶֽׁבַע פְּעָמִים֙ בַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וְיָשֹׁ֧ב בְּשָׂרְךָ֛ לְךָ֖ וּטְהָֽר

And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall come again to you, and you shall be clean.

וַיִּקְצֹ֥ף נַעֲמָ֖ן וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ וַיֹּאמֶר֩ הִנֵּ֨ה אָמַ֜רְתִּי אֵלַ֣י יֵצֵ֣א יָצ֗וֹא וְעָמַד֙ וְקָרָא֙ בְּשֵׁם יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔יו וְהֵנִ֥יף יָד֛וֹ אֶל הַמָּק֖וֹם וְאָסַ֥ף הַמְּצֹרָֽע

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 YHWH his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.

הֲלֹ֡א טוֹב֩ אבנה אֲמָנָ֨ה וּפַרְפַּ֜ר נַהֲר֣וֹת דַּמֶּ֗שֶׂק מִכֹּל֙ מֵימֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הֲלֹֽא אֶרְחַ֥ץ בָּהֶ֖ם וְטָהָ֑רְתִּי וַיִּ֖פֶן וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ בְּחֵמָֽה

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.

וַיִּגְּשׁ֣וּ עֲבָדָיו֮ וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ אֵלָיו֒ וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ אָבִי֙ דָּבָ֣ר גָּד֗וֹל הַנָּבִ֛יא דִּבֶּ֥ר אֵלֶ֖יךָ הֲל֣וֹא תַעֲשֶׂ֑ה וְאַ֛ף כִּֽי אָמַ֥ר אֵלֶ֖יךָ רְחַ֥ץ וּטְהָֽר

And his servants came near, and spake to him, and said, My father, the prophet had bid you great thing, wouldest you not have done ? how much rather then, when he says to you, Wash, and be clean?

וַיֵּ֗רֶד וַיִּטְבֹּ֤ל בַּיַּרְדֵּן֙ שֶׁ֣בַע פְּעָמִ֔ים כִּדְבַ֖ר אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיָּ֣שָׁב בְּשָׂר֗וֹ כִּבְשַׂ֛ר נַ֥עַר קָטֹ֖ן וַיִּטְהָֽר

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 to the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

וַיָּשָׁב֩ אֶל אִ֨ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים ה֣וּא וְכָֽל מַחֲנֵ֗הוּ וַיָּבֹא֮ וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד לְפָנָיו֒ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּה נָ֤א יָדַ֨עְתִּי֙ כִּ֣י אֵ֤ין אֱלֹהִים֙ בְּכָל הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֖י אִם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְעַתָּ֛ה קַח נָ֥א בְרָכָ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ת עַבְדֶּֽךָ

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 no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray you, take a blessing of your servant.

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר חַי יְהוָ֛ה אֲשֶׁר עָמַ֥דְתִּי לְפָנָ֖יו אִם אֶקָּ֑ח וַיִּפְצַר בּ֥וֹ לָקַ֖חַת וַיְמָאֵֽן

But he said, YHWH liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take ; but he refused.

וַיֹּאמֶר֮ נַעֲמָן֒ וָלֹ֕א יֻתַּן נָ֣א לְעַבְדְּךָ֔ מַשָּׂ֥א צֶֽמֶד פְּרָדִ֖ים אֲדָמָ֑ה כִּ֡י לֽוֹא יַעֲשֶׂה֩ ע֨וֹד עַבְדְּךָ֜ עֹלָ֤ה וָזֶ֨בַח֙ לֵאלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים כִּ֖י אִם לַיהוָֽה

And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray you, be given to your servant two mules' burden of earth? for your servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice to other gods, but to YHWH.

לַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה יִסְלַ֥ח יְהוָ֖ה לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ בְּב֣וֹא אֲדֹנִ֣י בֵית רִמּוֹן֩ לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֨ת שָׁ֜מָּה וְה֣וּא נִשְׁעָ֣ן עַל יָדִ֗י וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֨יתִי֙ בֵּ֣ית רִמֹּ֔ן בְּהִשְׁתַּחֲוָיָ֨תִי֙ בֵּ֣ית רִמֹּ֔ן יִסְלַח נא יְהוָ֥ה לְעַבְדְּךָ֖ בַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה

In this thing YHWH pardon your servant, 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, YHWH pardon your servant in this thing.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֖וֹ לֵ֣ךְ לְשָׁל֑וֹם וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ מֵאִתּ֖וֹ כִּבְרַת אָֽרֶץ

And he said to him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר גֵּיחֲזִ֗י נַעַר֮ אֱלִישָׁ֣ע אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים֒ הִנֵּ֣ה חָשַׂ֣ךְ אֲדֹנִ֗י אֶֽת נַעֲמָ֤ן הָֽאֲרַמִּי֙ הַזֶּ֔ה מִקַּ֥חַת מִיָּד֖וֹ אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר הֵבִ֑יא חַי יְהוָה֙ כִּֽי אִם רַ֣צְתִּי אַחֲרָ֔יו וְלָקַחְתִּ֥י מֵאִתּ֖וֹ מְאֽוּמָה

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, YHWH liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.

וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף גֵּיחֲזִ֖י אַחֲרֵ֣י נַֽעֲמָ֑ן וַיִּרְאֶ֤ה נַֽעֲמָן֙ רָ֣ץ אַחֲרָ֔יו וַיִּפֹּ֞ל מֵעַ֧ל הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛ה לִקְרָאת֖וֹ וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הֲשָׁלֽוֹם

So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, all well?

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁל֗וֹם אֲדֹנִי֮ שְׁלָחַ֣נִי לֵאמֹר֒ הִנֵּ֣ה עַתָּ֡ה זֶ֠ה בָּ֣אוּ אֵלַ֧י שְׁנֵֽי נְעָרִ֛ים מֵהַ֥ר אֶפְרַ֖יִם מִבְּנֵ֣י הַנְּבִיאִ֑ים תְּנָה נָּ֤א לָהֶם֙ כִּכַּר כֶּ֔סֶף וּשְׁתֵּ֖י חֲלִפ֥וֹת בְּגָדִֽים

And he said, All well. My master has 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 you, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר נַעֲמָ֔ן הוֹאֵ֖ל קַ֣ח כִּכָּרָ֑יִם וַיִּפְרָץ בּ֗וֹ וַיָּצַר֩ כִּכְּרַ֨יִם כֶּ֜סֶף בִּשְׁנֵ֣י חֲרִטִ֗ים וּשְׁתֵּי֙ חֲלִפ֣וֹת בְּגָדִ֔ים וַיִּתֵּן֙ אֶל שְׁנֵ֣י נְעָרָ֔יו וַיִּשְׂא֖וּ לְפָנָֽיו

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 upon two of his servants; and they bare before him.

וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל הָעֹ֔פֶל וַיִּקַּ֥ח מִיָּדָ֖ם וַיִּפְקֹ֣ד בַּבָּ֑יִת וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח אֶת הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים וַיֵּלֵֽכוּ

And when he came to the tower, he took from their hand, and bestowed in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.

וְהוּא בָא֙ וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד אֶל אֲדֹנָ֔יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ אֱלִישָׁ֔ע מאן מֵאַ֖יִן גֵּחֲזִ֑י וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לֹֽא הָלַ֥ךְ עַבְדְּךָ֖ אָ֥נֶה וָאָֽנָה

But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, Whence , Gehazi? And he said, Your servant went no whither.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ לֹא לִבִּ֣י הָלַ֔ךְ כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר הָֽפַךְ אִ֛ישׁ מֵעַ֥ל מֶרְכַּבְתּ֖וֹ לִקְרָאתֶ֑ךָ הַעֵ֞ת לָקַ֤חַת אֶת הַכֶּ֨סֶף֙ וְלָקַ֣חַת בְּגָדִ֔ים וְזֵיתִ֤ים וּכְרָמִים֙ וְצֹ֣אן וּבָקָ֔ר וַעֲבָדִ֖ים וּשְׁפָחֽוֹת

And he said to him, Went not mine heart , when the man turned again from his chariot to meet you? a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?

וְצָרַ֤עַת נַֽעֲמָן֙ תִּֽדְבַּק בְּךָ֔ וּֽבְזַרְעֲךָ לְעוֹלָ֑ם וַיֵּצֵ֥א מִלְּפָנָ֖יו מְצֹרָ֥ע כַּשָּֽׁלֶג

The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave to you, and to your seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as snow.