The Second Book of Kings, Chapter 7מלכים ב 7

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֔ע שִׁמְע֖וּ דְּבַר יְהוָ֑ה כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה כָּעֵ֤ת מָחָר֙ סְאָֽה סֹ֣לֶת בְּשֶׁ֗קֶל וְסָאתַ֧יִם שְׂעֹרִ֛ים בְּשֶׁ֖קֶל בְּשַׁ֥עַר שֹׁמְרֽוֹן

Then Elisha said, Hear you the word of YHWH; Thus says YHWH, To morrow about this time a measure of fine flour for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

וַיַּ֣עַן הַשָּׁלִ֡ישׁ אֲשֶׁר לַמֶּלֶךְ֩ נִשְׁעָ֨ן עַל יָד֜וֹ אֶת אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים֮ וַיֹּאמַר֒ הִנֵּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה עֹשֶׂ֤ה אֲרֻבּוֹת֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם הֲיִהְיֶ֖ה הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנְּכָ֤ה רֹאֶה֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ וּמִשָּׁ֖ם לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽל

Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, YHWH would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, you shall see with your eyes, but shall not eat thereof.

וְאַרְבָּעָ֧ה אֲנָשִׁ֛ים הָי֥וּ מְצֹרָעִ֖ים פֶּ֣תַח הַשָּׁ֑עַר וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל רֵעֵ֔הוּ מָ֗ה אֲנַ֛חְנוּ יֹשְׁבִ֥ים פֹּ֖ה עַד מָֽתְנוּ

And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?

אִם אָמַרְנוּ֩ נָב֨וֹא הָעִ֜יר וְהָרָעָ֤ב בָּעִיר֙ וָמַ֣תְנוּ שָׁ֔ם וְאִם יָשַׁ֥בְנוּ פֹ֖ה וָמָ֑תְנוּ וְעַתָּ֗ה לְכוּ֙ וְנִפְּלָה֙ אֶל מַחֲנֵ֣ה אֲרָ֔ם אִם יְחַיֻּ֣נוּ נִֽחְיֶ֔ה וְאִם יְמִיתֻ֖נוּ וָמָֽתְנוּ

If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall to the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.

וַיָּק֣וּמוּ בַנֶּ֔שֶׁף לָב֖וֹא אֶל מַחֲנֵ֣ה אֲרָ֑ם וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ עַד קְצֵה֙ מַחֲנֵ֣ה אֲרָ֔ם וְהִנֵּ֥ה אֵֽין שָׁ֖ם אִֽישׁ

And they rose up in the twilight, to go to the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, no man there.

וַאדֹנָ֞י הִשְׁמִ֣יעַ אֶת מַחֲנֵ֣ה אֲרָ֗ם ק֥וֹל רֶ֨כֶב֙ ק֣וֹל ס֔וּס ק֖וֹל חַ֣יִל גָּד֑וֹל וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל אָחִ֗יו הִנֵּ֣ה שָֽׂכַר עָלֵינוּ֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶת מַלְכֵ֧י הַחִתִּ֛ים וְאֶת מַלְכֵ֥י מִצְרַ֖יִם לָב֥וֹא עָלֵֽינוּ

For YHWH had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.

וַיָּקוּמוּ֮ וַיָּנ֣וּסוּ בַנֶּשֶׁף֒ וַיַּעַזְב֣וּ אֶת אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם וְאֶת סֽוּסֵיהֶם֙ וְאֶת חֲמֹ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה כַּאֲשֶׁר הִ֑יא וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ אֶל נַפְשָֽׁם

Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it , and fled for their life.

וַיָּבֹאוּ֩ הַֽמְצֹרָעִ֨ים הָאֵ֜לֶּה עַד קְצֵ֣ה הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗ה וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ אֶל אֹ֤הֶל אֶחָד֙ וַיֹּאכְל֣וּ וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּ וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ מִשָּׁ֗ם כֶּ֤סֶף וְזָהָב֙ וּבְגָדִ֔ים וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ וַיַּטְמִ֑נוּ וַיָּשֻׁ֗בוּ וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ אֶל אֹ֣הֶל אַחֵ֔ר וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ מִשָּׁ֔ם וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ וַיַּטְמִֽנוּ

And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid ; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence , and went and hid .

וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶל רֵעֵ֜הוּ לֹֽא כֵ֣ן אֲנַ֣חְנוּ עֹשִׂ֗ים הַיּ֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙ יוֹם בְּשֹׂרָ֣ה ה֔וּא וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ מַחְשִׁ֗ים וְחִכִּ֛ינוּ עַד א֥וֹר הַבֹּ֖קֶר וּמְצָאָ֣נוּ עָו֑וֹן וְעַתָּה֙ לְכ֣וּ וְנָבֹ֔אָה וְנַגִּ֖ידָה בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ

Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.

וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֮ אֶל שֹׁעֵ֣ר הָעִיר֒ וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ לָהֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בָּ֚אנוּ אֶל מַחֲנֵ֣ה אֲרָ֔ם וְהִנֵּ֥ה אֵֽין שָׁ֛ם אִ֖ישׁ וְק֣וֹל אָדָ֑ם כִּ֣י אִם הַסּ֤וּס אָסוּר֙ וְהַחֲמ֣וֹר אָס֔וּר וְאֹהָלִ֖ים כַּאֲשֶׁר הֵֽמָּה

So they came and called to the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they .

וַיִּקְרָ֖א הַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֑ים וַיַּגִּ֕ידוּ בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ פְּנִֽימָה

And he called the porters; and they told to the king's house within.

וַיָּ֨קָם הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לַ֗יְלָה וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל עֲבָדָ֔יו אַגִּֽידָה נָּ֣א לָכֶ֔ם אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר עָ֥שׂוּ לָ֖נוּ אֲרָ֑ם יָדְע֞וּ כִּי רְעֵבִ֣ים אֲנַ֗חְנוּ וַיֵּצְא֤וּ מִן הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ לְהֵחָבֵ֤ה בהשדה בַשָּׂדֶה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כִּֽי יֵצְא֤וּ מִן הָעִיר֙ וְנִתְפְּשֵׂ֣ם חַיִּ֔ים וְאֶל הָעִ֖יר נָבֹֽא

And the king arose in the night, and said to his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.

וַיַּעַן֩ אֶחָ֨ד מֵעֲבָדָ֜יו וַיֹּ֗אמֶר וְיִקְחוּ נָ֞א חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה מִן הַסּוּסִים֮ הַֽנִּשְׁאָרִים֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁאֲרוּ בָהּ֒ הִנָּ֗ם כְּכָל ההמון הֲמ֤וֹן יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁאֲרוּ בָ֔הּ הִנָּ֕ם כְּכָל הֲמ֥וֹן יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֲשֶׁר תָּ֑מּוּ וְנִשְׁלְחָ֖ה וְנִרְאֶֽה

And one of his servants answered and said, Let take, I pray you, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, , they even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.

וַיִּקְח֕וּ שְׁנֵ֖י רֶ֣כֶב סוּסִ֑ים וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אַחֲרֵ֧י מַחֲנֵֽה אֲרָ֛ם לֵאמֹ֖ר לְכ֥וּ וּרְאֽוּ

They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

וַיֵּלְכ֣וּ אַחֲרֵיהֶם֮ עַד הַיַּרְדֵּן֒ וְהִנֵּ֣ה כָל הַדֶּ֗רֶךְ מְלֵאָ֤ה בְגָדִים֙ וְכֵלִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר הִשְׁלִ֥יכוּ אֲרָ֖ם בהחפזם בְּחָפְזָ֑ם וַיָּשֻׁ֨בוּ֙ הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים וַיַּגִּ֖דוּ לַמֶּֽלֶךְ

And they went after them to Jordan: and, lo, all the way full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.

וַיֵּצֵ֣א הָעָ֔ם וַיָּבֹ֕זּוּ אֵ֖ת מַחֲנֵ֣ה אֲרָ֑ם וַיְהִ֨י סְאָה סֹ֜לֶת בְּשֶׁ֗קֶל וְסָאתַ֧יִם שְׂעֹרִ֛ים בְּשֶׁ֖קֶל כִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָֽה

And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of YHWH.

וְהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ הִפְקִ֨יד אֶת הַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁעָ֤ן עַל יָדוֹ֙ עַל הַשַּׁ֔עַר וַיִּרְמְסֻ֧הוּ הָעָ֛ם בַּשַּׁ֖עַר וַיָּמֹ֑ת כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר דִּבֶּר֙ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֔ר בְּרֶ֥דֶת הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֵלָֽיו

And the king appointed YHWH on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.

וַיְהִ֗י כְּדַבֵּר֙ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶל הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֵאמֹ֑ר סָאתַ֨יִם שְׂעֹרִ֜ים בְּשֶׁ֗קֶל וּֽסְאָה סֹ֨לֶת֙ בְּשֶׁ֔קֶל יִהְיֶה֙ כָּעֵ֣ת מָחָ֔ר בְּשַׁ֖עַר שֹׁמְרֽוֹן

And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:

וַיַּ֨עַן הַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁ אֶת אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים֮ וַיֹּאמַר֒ וְהִנֵּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה עֹשֶׂ֤ה אֲרֻבּוֹת֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם הֲיִהְיֶ֖ה כַּדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנְּךָ֤ רֹאֶה֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ וּמִשָּׁ֖ם לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽל

And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, YHWH should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, you shall see it with your eyes, but shall not eat thereof.

וַיְהִי ל֖וֹ כֵּ֑ן וַיִּרְמְס֨וּ אֹת֥וֹ הָעָ֛ם בַּשַּׁ֖עַר וַיָּמֹֽת

And so it fell out to him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.