The Second Book of Kings, Chapter 8מלכים ב 8

וֶאֱלִישָׁ֡ע דִּבֶּ֣ר אֶל הָאִשָּׁה֩ אֲשֶׁר הֶחֱיָ֨ה אֶת בְּנָ֜הּ לֵאמֹ֗ר ק֤וּמִי וּלְכִי֙ אתי אַ֣תְּ וּבֵיתֵ֔ךְ וְג֖וּרִי בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר תָּג֑וּרִי כִּֽי קָרָ֤א יְהוָה֙ לָֽרָעָ֔ב וְגַם בָּ֥א אֶל הָאָ֖רֶץ שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִֽים

Then spake Elisha to the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go you and your household, and sojourn wheresoever you canst sojourn: for YHWH has called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.

וַתָּ֨קָם֙ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה וַתַּ֕עַשׂ כִּדְבַ֖ר אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַתֵּ֤לֶךְ הִיא֙ וּבֵיתָ֔הּ וַתָּ֥גָר בְּאֶֽרֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִֽים

And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.

וַיְהִ֗י מִקְצֵה֙ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים וַתָּ֥שָׁב הָאִשָּׁ֖ה מֵאֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַתֵּצֵא֙ לִצְעֹ֣ק אֶל הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֶל בֵּיתָ֖הּ וְאֶל שָׂדָֽהּ

And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry to the king for her house and for her land.

וְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ מְדַבֵּר֙ אֶל גֵּ֣חֲזִ֔י נַ֥עַר אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑ר סַפְּרָה נָּ֣א לִ֔י אֵ֥ת כָּל הַגְּדֹל֖וֹת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂ֥ה אֱלִישָֽׁע

And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray you, all the great things that Elisha has done.

וַ֠יְהִי ה֥וּא מְסַפֵּ֣ר לַמֶּלֶךְ֮ אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר הֶחֱיָ֣ה אֶת הַמֵּת֒ וְהִנֵּ֨ה הָאִשָּׁ֜ה אֲשֶׁר הֶחֱיָ֤ה אֶת בְּנָהּ֙ צֹעֶ֣קֶת אֶל הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַל בֵּיתָ֖הּ וְעַל שָׂדָ֑הּ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר גֵּֽחֲזִי֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ זֹ֚את הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה וְזֶה בְּנָ֖הּ אֲשֶׁר הֶחֱיָ֥ה אֱלִישָֽׁע

And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this the woman, and this her son, whom Elisha restored to life.

וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ לָאִשָּׁ֖ה וַתְּסַפֶּר ל֑וֹ וַיִּתֶּן לָ֣הּ הַמֶּלֶךְ֩ סָרִ֨יס אֶחָ֜ד לֵאמֹ֗ר הָשֵׁ֤יב אֶת כָּל אֲשֶׁר לָהּ֙ וְאֵת֙ כָּל תְּבוּאֹ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה מִיּ֛וֹם עָזְבָ֥ה אֶת הָאָ֖רֶץ וְעַד עָֽתָּה

And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed to her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.

וַיָּבֹ֤א אֱלִישָׁע֙ דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וּבֶן הֲדַ֥ד מֶֽלֶךְ אֲרָ֖ם חֹלֶ֑ה וַיֻּגַּד ל֣וֹ לֵאמֹ֔ר בָּ֛א אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים עַד הֵֽנָּה

And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶל חֲזָהאֵ֗ל קַ֤ח בְּיָֽדְךָ֙ מִנְחָ֔ה וְלֵ֕ךְ לִקְרַ֖את אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֨ אֶת יְהוָ֤ה מֵֽאוֹתוֹ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הַאֶחְיֶ֖ה מֵחֳלִ֥י זֶֽה

And the king said to Hazael, Take a present in your hand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of YHWH by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ חֲזָאֵל֮ לִקְרָאתוֹ֒ וַיִּקַּ֨ח מִנְחָ֤ה בְיָדוֹ֙ וְכָל ט֣וּב דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק מַשָּׂ֖א אַרְבָּעִ֣ים גָּמָ֑ל וַיָּבֹא֙ וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד לְפָנָ֔יו וַיֹּ֗אמֶר בִּנְךָ֨ בֶן הֲדַ֤ד מֶֽלֶךְ אֲרָם֙ שְׁלָחַ֤נִי אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הַאֶחְיֶ֖ה מֵחֳלִ֥י זֶֽה

So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Your son Benhadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ אֱלִישָׁ֔ע לֵ֥ךְ אֱמָר לא ל֖וֹ חָיֹ֣ה תִחְיֶ֑ה וְהִרְאַ֥נִי יְהוָ֖ה כִּֽי מ֥וֹת יָמֽוּת

And Elisha said to him, Go, say to him, You mayest certainly recover: howbeit YHWH has shewed me that he shall surely die.

וַיַּעֲמֵ֥ד אֶת פָּנָ֖יו וַיָּ֣שֶׂם עַד בֹּ֑שׁ וַיֵּ֖בְךְּ אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִֽים

And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חֲזָאֵ֔ל מַדּ֖וּעַ אֲדֹנִ֣י בֹכֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֡אמֶר כִּֽי יָדַ֡עְתִּי אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה֩ לִבְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל רָעָ֗ה מִבְצְרֵיהֶ֞ם תְּשַׁלַּ֤ח בָּאֵשׁ֙ וּבַחֻֽרֵיהֶם֙ בַּחֶ֣רֶב תַּהֲרֹ֔ג וְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֣ם תְּרַטֵּ֔שׁ וְהָרֹתֵיהֶ֖ם תְּבַקֵּֽעַ

And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel: their strong holds will you set on fire, and their young men will you slay with the sword, and will dash their children, and rip up their women with child.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חֲזָהאֵ֔ל כִּ֣י מָ֤ה עַבְדְּךָ֙ הַכֶּ֔לֶב כִּ֣י יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה הַדָּבָ֥ר הַגָּד֖וֹל הַזֶּ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֔ע הִרְאַ֧נִי יְהוָ֛ה אֹתְךָ֖ מֶ֥לֶךְ עַל אֲרָֽם

And Hazael said, But what, your servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, YHWH has shewed me that you king over Syria.

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ מֵאֵ֣ת אֱלִישָׁ֗ע וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל אֲדֹנָ֔יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ מָֽה אָמַ֥ר לְךָ֖ אֱלִישָׁ֑ע וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אָ֥מַר לִ֖י חָיֹ֥ה תִחְיֶֽה

So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to you? And he answered, He told me you shouldest surely recover.

וַיְהִ֣י מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת וַיִּקַּ֤ח הַמַּכְבֵּר֙ וַיִּטְבֹּ֣ל בַּמַּ֔יִם וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂ עַל פָּנָ֖יו וַיָּמֹ֑ת וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ חֲזָהאֵ֖ל תַּחְתָּֽיו

And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped in water, and spread on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.

וּבִשְׁנַ֣ת חָמֵ֗שׁ לְיוֹרָ֤ם בֶּן אַחְאָב֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָלַ֛ךְ יְהוֹרָ֥ם בֶּן יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה

And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.

בֶּן שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֛יִם שָׁנָ֖ה הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכ֑וֹ וּשְׁמֹנֶ֣ה שנה שָׁנִ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם

Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ מַלְכֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשׂוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֔ב כִּ֚י בַּת אַחְאָ֔ב הָֽיְתָה לּ֖וֹ לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה

And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of YHWH.

וְלֹֽא אָבָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לְהַשְׁחִ֣ית אֶת יְהוּדָ֔ה לְמַ֖עַן דָּוִ֣ד עַבְדּ֑וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר אָֽמַר ל֗וֹ לָתֵ֨ת ל֥וֹ נִ֛יר לְבָנָ֖יו כָּל הַיָּמִֽים

Yet YHWH would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, to his children.

בְּיָמָיו֙ פָּשַׁ֣ע אֱד֔וֹם מִתַּ֖חַת יַד יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיַּמְלִ֥כוּ עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מֶֽלֶךְ

In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר יוֹרָם֙ צָעִ֔ירָה וְכָל הָרֶ֖כֶב עִמּ֑וֹ וַֽיְהִי ה֞וּא קָ֣ם לַ֗יְלָה וַיַּכֶּ֨ה אֶת אֱד֜וֹם הַסֹּבֵ֤יב אֵלָיו֙ וְאֵת֙ שָׂרֵ֣י הָרֶ֔כֶב וַיָּ֥נָס הָעָ֖ם לְאֹהָלָֽיו

So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.

וַיִּפְשַׁ֣ע אֱד֗וֹם מִתַּ֨חַת֙ יַד יְהוּדָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה אָ֛ז תִּפְשַׁ֥ע לִבְנָ֖ה בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִֽיא

Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.

וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י יוֹרָ֖ם וְכָל אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֽוֹא הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה

And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יוֹרָם֙ עִם אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר עִם אֲבֹתָ֖יו בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו

And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.

בִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לְיוֹרָ֥ם בֶּן אַחְאָ֖ב מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ אֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ בֶן יְהוֹרָ֖ם מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה

In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.

בֶּן עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וּשְׁתַּ֤יִם שָׁנָה֙ אֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ בְמָלְכ֔וֹ וְשָׁנָ֣ה אַחַ֔ת מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֤ם אִמּוֹ֙ עֲתַלְיָ֔הוּ בַּת עָמְרִ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Two and twenty years old Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.

וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּדֶ֨רֶךְ֙ בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֔ב וַיַּ֧עַשׂ הָרַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה כְּבֵ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב כִּ֛י חֲתַ֥ן בֵּית אַחְאָ֖ב הֽוּא

And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of YHWH, as the house of Ahab: for he the son in law of the house of Ahab.

וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ אֶת יוֹרָ֣ם בֶּן אַחְאָ֗ב לַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה עִם חֲזָהאֵ֥ל מֶֽלֶךְ אֲרָ֖ם בְּרָמֹ֣ת גִּלְעָ֑ד וַיַּכּ֥וּ אֲרַמִּ֖ים אֶת יוֹרָֽם

And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramothgilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram.

וַיָּשָׁב֩ יוֹרָ֨ם הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לְהִתְרַפֵּ֣א בְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל מִן הַמַּכִּים֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַכֻּ֤הוּ אֲרַמִּים֙ בָּֽרָמָ֔ה בְּהִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וֹ אֶת חֲזָהאֵ֖ל מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֑ם וַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּ בֶן יְהוֹרָ֜ם מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה יָרַ֡ד לִרְא֞וֹת אֶת יוֹרָ֧ם בֶּן אַחְאָ֛ב בְּיִזְרְעֶ֖אל כִּֽי חֹלֶ֥ה הֽוּא

And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.