A woman,וְאִשָּׁהoneאַחַתof the wivesמִנְּשֵׁיof the sonsבְנֵיof the prophets,הַנְּבִיאִיםcried outצָעֲקָהtoאֶלElisha,אֱלִישָׁעsaying,לֵאמֹר“Your servant,עַבְדְּךָmy husband,אִישִׁיis dead,מֵתand youוְאַתָּהknowיָדַעְתָּthatכִּיyour servantעַבְדְּךָfearedהָיָה יָרֵאYHWH;יְהוָהand the creditorוְהַנֹּשֶׁהhas comeבָּאto takeלָקַחַתmy twoשְׁנֵיchildrenיְלָדַיfor himselfלוֹas slaves.”לַעֲבָדִים
Elishaאֱלִישָׁעsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto her,אֵלֶיהָ“Whatמָהshall I doאֶעֱשֶׂהfor you?לָּךְTellהַגִּידִיme,לִיwhatמַהdo you haveיֶּשׁ לָךְin the house?”בַּבָּיִתShe said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Your servantלְשִׁפְחָתְךָhas nothingאֵין כֹלin the houseבַּבַּיִתexceptכִּי אִםa jarאָסוּךְof oil.”שָׁמֶן
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Go,לְכִיaskשַׁאֲלִיfor yourselfלָךְvesselsכֵּלִיםfromמִןoutside,הַחוּץfromמֵאֵתallכָּלyour neighbors,שְׁכֵנָיִךְemptyרֵקִיםvessels;כֵּלִיםdo notאַלget just a few.תַּמְעִיטִי
Then go inוּבָאתand shutוְסָגַרְתְּthe doorהַדֶּלֶתbehind youבַּעֲדֵךְand behindוּבְעַדyour sons,בָּנַיִךְand pourוְיָצַקְתְּintoעַלallכָּלtheseהָאֵלֶּהvessels,הַכֵּלִיםand set asideתַּסִּיעִיeach one that is full.”וְהַמָּלֵא
She wentוַתֵּלֶךְfromמֵhimאִתּוֹand shutוַתִּסְגֹּרthe doorהַדֶּלֶתbehind herבַּעֲדָהּand behindוּבְעַדher sons;בָּנֶיהָtheyהֵםwere bringing vesselsמַגִּשִׁיםto her,אֵלֶיהָand sheוְהִיאwas pouring.מוֹצָקֶת
And it happened,וַיְהִיwhen the vesselsכִּ הַכֵּלִיםwere full,מְלֹאתthat she saidוַתֹּאמֶרtoאֶלher son,בְּנָהּ“Bringהַגִּישָׁהmeאֵלַיanotherעוֹדvessel.”כֶּלִיHe saidוַיֹּאמֶרto her,אֵלֶיהָ“There is notאֵיןanotherעוֹדvessel.”כֶּלִיAnd the oilוַ הַשָּׁמֶןstopped.יַּעֲמֹד
She cameוַתָּבֹאand toldוַתַּגֵּדthe manלְאִישׁof Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםand he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Go,לְכִיsellמִכְרִיthe oilהַשֶּׁמֶןand payוְשַׁלְּמִיyour debt,נִשְׁיֵךְand youוְאַתְּand your sonsוּבָנַיִךְcan liveתִחְיִיon what is left.”בַּנּוֹתָר
And it happenedוַיְהִיone dayהַיּוֹםthat Elishaאֱלִישָׁעpassed overוַיַּעֲבֹרtoאֶלShunem,שׁוּנֵםand thereוְשָׁםwasa prominentגְדוֹלָהwoman,אִשָּׁהand she urgedוַתַּחֲזֶקhimבּוֹto eatלֶאֱכָלbread.לָחֶםSo it happenedוַיְהִיthat wheneverמִדֵּיhe passed by,עָבְרוֹhe would turn asideיָסֻרthereשָׁמָּהto eatלֶאֱכָלbread.לָחֶם
She saidוַתֹּאמֶרtoאֶלher husband,אִישָׁהּ“Look,הִנֵּהplease,נָאI knowיָדַעְתִּיthatכִּיheהוּאis a holyקָדוֹשׁmanאִישׁof Elohimאֱלֹהִיםwho passes byעֹבֵרusעָלֵינוּcontinually.תָּמִיד
Let us make,נַעֲשֶׂהplease,נָּאa smallקְטַנָּהwalledקִירupper roomעֲלִיַּתand putוְנָשִׂיםthereשָׁםfor himלוֹa bed,מִטָּהa table,וְשֻׁלְחָןa chair,וְכִסֵּאand a lampstand;וּמְנוֹרָהand it will be,וְהָיָהwhen he comesבְּבֹאוֹto us,אֵלֵינוּhe can turn asideיָסוּרthere.”שָׁמָּה
And it happenedוַיְהִיone dayהַיּוֹםthat he cameוַיָּבֹאthereשָׁמָּהand turned asideוַיָּסַרtoאֶלthe upper roomהָעֲלִיָּהand lay downוַיִּשְׁכַּבthere.שָׁמָּה
He saidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלGehazi,גֵּחֲזִיhis young man,נַעֲרוֹ“CallקְרָאthisהַזֹּאתShunammite.”לַשּׁוּנַמִּיתHe calledוַיִּקְרָאher,לָהּand she stoodוַתַּעֲמֹדbefore him.לְפָנָיו
He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Say,אֱמָרplease,נָאto her,אֵלֶיהָ‘Look,הִנֵּהyou have taken troubleחָרַדְתְּfor usאֵלֵינוּwith allאֶת כָּלthisהַזֹּאתtrouble.הַחֲרָדָהWhatמֶהis to be doneלַעֲשׂוֹתfor you?לָךְIs there a matterהֲיֵשׁto speakלְדַבֶּרfor youלָךְtoאֶלthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְorאוֹtoאֶלthe commanderשַׂרof the army?’”הַצָּבָאShe said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Iאָנֹכִיliveיֹשָׁבֶתamongבְּתוֹךְmy own people.”עַמִּי
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“What, then,וּמֶהis to be doneלַעֲשׂוֹתfor her?”לָהּGehaziגֵּיחֲזִיsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Well,אֲבָלshe has noאֵיןson,בֵּן לָהּand her husbandוְאִישָׁהּis old.”זָקֵן
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Callקְרָאher.”לָהּHe calledוַיִּקְרָאher,לָהּand she stoodוַתַּעֲמֹדin the doorway.בַּפָּתַח
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“At thisלַ הַזֶּהappointed time,מּוֹעֵדabout this timeכָּעֵתnext year,חַיָּהyouאַתְּwill be embracingחֹבֶקֶתa son.”בֵּןShe said,וַתֹּאמֶר“No,אַלmy lord,אֲדֹנִיmanאִישׁof Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםdo notאַלlieתְּכַזֵּבto your servant.”בְּשִׁפְחָתֶךָ
The womanהָאִשָּׁהconceivedוַתַּהַרand boreוַתֵּלֶדa sonבֵּןat thisלַ הַזֶּהappointed time,מּוֹעֵדabout this timeכָּעֵתnext year,חַיָּהasאֲשֶׁרElishaאֱלִישָׁעhad toldדִּבֶּרher.אֵלֶיהָ
The childהַיָּלֶדgrew,וַיִּגְדַּלand it happenedוַיְהִיone dayהַיּוֹםthat he went outוַיֵּצֵאtoאֶלhis father,אָבִיוtoאֶלthe reapers.הַקֹּצְרִים
He saidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלhis father,אָבִיו“My head,רֹאשִׁיmy head!”רֹאשִׁיHe saidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe young man,הַנַּעַר“Carry himשָׂאֵהוּtoאֶלhis mother.”אִמּוֹ
He carried himוַיִּשָּׂאֵהוּand brought himוַיְבִיאֵהוּtoאֶלhis mother,אִמּוֹand he satוַיֵּשֶׁבonעַלher kneesבִּרְכֶּיהָuntilעַדnoon,הַצָּהֳרַיִםand he died.וַיָּמֹת
She went upוַתַּעַלand laid himוַתַּשְׁכִּבֵהוּonעַלthe bedמִטַּתof the manאִישׁof Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםshut the doorוַתִּסְגֹּרbehind him,בַּעֲדוֹand went out.וַתֵּצֵא
She calledוַתִּקְרָאtoאֶלher husbandאִישָׁהּand said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Sendשִׁלְחָהme,לִיplease,נָאoneאֶחָדofמִןthe young menהַנְּעָרִיםand oneוְאַחַתof the donkeys,הָאֲתֹנוֹתso that I may runוְאָרוּצָהtoעַדthe manאִישׁof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםand come back.”וְאָשׁוּבָה
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whyמַדּוּעַare youאַתְּgoingהֹלֶכֶתto himאֵלָיוtoday?הַיּוֹםIt is notלֹאa new moonחֹדֶשׁorוְלֹאa Sabbath.”שַׁבָּתShe said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Peace.”שָׁלוֹם
She saddledוַתַּחֲבֹשׁthe donkeyהָאָתוֹןand saidוַתֹּאמֶרtoאֶלher young man,נַעֲרָהּ“Driveנְהַגand go;וָלֵךְdo notאַלhold backתַּעֲצָרthe ridingלִרְכֹּבfor meלִיunlessכִּי אִםI tellאָמַרְתִּיyou.”לָךְ
She wentוַתֵּלֶךְand cameוַתָּבוֹאtoאֶלthe manאִישׁof ElohimהָאֱלֹהִיםatאֶלMountהַרCarmel.הַכַּרְמֶלAnd it happened,וַיְהִיwhenכִּthe manאִישׁof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםsawרְאוֹתherאֹתָהּfrom a distance,מִנֶּגֶדthat he saidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלGehazi,גֵּיחֲזִיhis young man,נַעֲרוֹ“Look,הִנֵּהthatהַלָּזShunammite.הַשּׁוּנַמִּית
Nowעַתָּהrun,רוּץplease,נָאto meet herלִקְרָאתָהּand sayוֶאֱמָרto her,לָהּ‘Is all wellהֲשָׁלוֹםwith you?לָךְIs all wellהֲשָׁלוֹםwith your husband?לְאִישֵׁךְIs all wellהֲשָׁלוֹםwith the child?’”לַיָּלֶדShe said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Peace.”שָׁלוֹם
She cameוַתָּבֹאtoאֶלthe manאִישׁof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםonאֶלthe mountainהָהָרand took holdוַתַּחֲזֵקof his feet.בְּרַגְלָיוGehaziגֵּיחֲזִיcame nearוַיִּגַּשׁto push her away,לְהָדְפָהּbut the manוַ אִישׁof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםsaid,יֹּאמֶר“Leaveהַרְפֵּהher alone,לָהּforכִּיher soulנַפְשָׁהּis bitterמָרָהwithin her,לָהּand YHWHוַיהוָהhas hidden itהֶעְלִיםfrom meמִמֶּנִּיand has notוְלֹאtoldהִגִּידme.”לִי
She said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Did I askהֲשָׁאַלְתִּיfor a sonבֵןfromמֵאֵתmy lord?אֲדֹנִיDid I notהֲלֹאsay,אָמַרְתִּי‘Do notלֹאdeceiveתַשְׁלֶהme’?”אֹתִי
He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto Gehazi,לְגֵיחֲזִי“Girdחֲגֹרyour waist,מָתְנֶיךָtakeוְקַחmy staffמִשְׁעַנְתִּיin your hand,בְיָדְךָand go.וָלֵךְIfכִּיyou meetתִמְצָאanyone,אִישׁdo notלֹאbless him;תְבָרְכֶנּוּand ifוְכִיanyoneאִישׁblesses you,יְבָרֶכְךָdo notלֹאanswer him;תַעֲנֶנּוּand layוְשַׂמְתָּmy staffמִשְׁעַנְתִּיonעַלthe faceפְּנֵיof the boy.”הַנָּעַר
The motherאֵםof the boyהַנַּעַרsaid,וַתֹּאמֶר“As YHWH livesחַי יְהוָהand as your soul lives,וְחֵי נַפְשְׁךָI will notאִםleave you.”אֶעֶזְבֶךָּSo he got upוַיָּקָםand wentוַיֵּלֶךְafter her.אַחֲרֶיהָ
Gehaziוְגֵחֲזִיwent onעָבַרahead of themלִפְנֵיהֶםand laidוַיָּשֶׂםthe staffהַמִּשְׁעֶנֶתonעַלthe faceפְּנֵיof the boy,הַנַּעַרbut there was noוְאֵיןsoundקוֹלand noוְאֵיןresponse.קָשֶׁבHe went backוַיָּשָׁבto meet himלִקְרָאתוֹand toldוַיַּגֶּדhim,לוֹsaying,לֵאמֹר“The boyהַנָּעַרhas notלֹאawakened.”הֵקִיץ
Elishaאֱלִישָׁעcameוַיָּבֹאinto the house,הַבָּיְתָהand there wasוְהִנֵּהthe boy,הַנַּעַרdead,מֵתlaidמֻשְׁכָּבonעַלhis bed.מִטָּתוֹ
He went inוַיָּבֹאand shutוַיִּסְגֹּרthe doorהַדֶּלֶתbehindבְּעַדthe two of themשְׁנֵיהֶםand prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּלtoאֶלYHWH.יְהוָה
He went upוַיַּעַלand layוַיִּשְׁכַּבonעַלthe childהַיֶּלֶדand putוַיָּשֶׂםhis mouthפִּיוonעַלhis mouth,פִּיוhis eyesוְעֵינָיוonעַלhis eyes,עֵינָיוand his handsוְכַפָּיוonעַלhis hands;כַּפָּיוand he stretched himselfוַיִּגְהַרon him,עָלָיוand the fleshוַ בְּשַׂרof the childהַיָּלֶדbecame warm.יָּחָם
He went backוַיָּשָׁבand walkedוַיֵּלֶךְin the house,בַּבַּיִתonceאַחַתthis wayהֵנָּהand onceוְאַחַתthat way,הֵנָּהand went upוַיַּעַלand stretched himselfוַיִּגְהַרon him;עָלָיוand the boyהַנַּעַרsneezedוַיְזוֹרֵרup toעַדsevenשֶׁבַעtimes,פְּעָמִיםand the boyוַ הַנַּעַרopenedיִּפְקַחhis eyes.עֵינָיו
He calledוַיִּקְרָאtoאֶלGehaziגֵּיחֲזִיand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“CallקְרָאthisהַזֹּאתShunammite.”אֶל הַשֻּׁנַמִּיתHe called her,וַיִּקְרָאֶהָand she cameוַתָּבוֹאto him,אֵלָיוand he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Pick upשְׂאִיyour son.”בְנֵךְ
She cameוַתָּבֹאand fellוַתִּפֹּלatעַלhis feetרַגְלָיוand bowed downוַתִּשְׁתַּחוּto the ground;אָרְצָהthen she picked upוַתִּשָּׂאher sonבְּנָהּand went out.וַתֵּצֵא
Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁעreturnedשָׁבto Gilgal,הַגִּלְגָּלָהand there was the famineוְהָרָעָבin the land.בָּאָרֶץThe sonsוּבְנֵיof the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִיםwere sittingיֹשְׁבִיםbefore him,לְפָנָיוand he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto his young man,לְנַעֲרוֹ“Put onשְׁפֹתthe largeהַגְּדוֹלָהpotהַסִּירand cookוּבַשֵּׁלstewנָזִידfor the sonsלִבְנֵיof the prophets.”הַנְּבִיאִים
Oneאֶחָדwent outוַיֵּצֵאtoאֶלthe fieldהַשָּׂדֶהto gatherלְלַקֵּטherbs,אֹרֹתand he foundוַיִּמְצָאa wildשָׂדֶהvineגֶּפֶןand gatheredוַיְלַקֵּטfrom itמִמֶּנּוּwildשָׂדֶהgourds,פַּקֻּעֹתhis garmentבִגְדוֹfull,מְלֹאand cameוַיָּבֹאand cut them upוַיְפַלַּחintoאֶלthe potסִירof stew,הַנָּזִידforכִּיthey did notלֹאknow what they were.יָדָעוּ
They poured out someוַיִּצְקוּfor the menלַאֲנָשִׁיםto eat.לֶאֱכוֹלAnd it happened,וַיְהִיas they were eatingכְּאָכְלָםfromמֵthe stew,הַנָּזִידthat theyוְהֵמָּהcried outצָעָקוּand said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Death isמָוֶתin the pot,בַּסִּירmanאִישׁof Elohim!”הָאֱלֹהִיםAnd they could notוְלֹא יָכְלוּeat it.לֶאֱכֹל
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Thenוּgetקְחוּflour.”קֶמַחHe threw itוַיַּשְׁלֵךְintoאֶלthe potהַסִּירand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Pour out someצַקfor the people,לָעָםand let them eat.”וְיֹאכֵלוּAnd there was noוְלֹא הָיָהharmfulרָעthingדָּבָרin the pot.בַּסִּיר
A manוְאִישׁcameבָּאfrom Baal-shalishahמִבַּעַל שָׁלִשָׁהand broughtוַיָּבֵאthe manלְאִישׁof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםbreadלֶחֶםof the firstfruits,בִּכּוּרִיםtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםloavesלֶחֶםof barley,שְׂעֹרִיםand fresh grainוְכַרְמֶלin his sack.בְּצִקְלֹנוֹHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Give itתֵּןto the people,לָעָםand let them eat.”וְיֹאכֵלוּ
His attendantמְשָׁרְתוֹsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Howמָהcan I setאֶתֵּןthisזֶהbeforeלִפְנֵיa hundredמֵאָהmen?”אִישׁHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Give itתֵּןto the people,לָעָםand let them eat,וְיֹאכֵלוּforכִּיthusכֹהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָה‘They will eatאָכֹלand have some left over.’”וְהוֹתֵר
He set itוַיִּתֵּןbefore them,לִפְנֵיהֶםand they ateוַיֹּאכְלוּand had some left over,וַיּוֹתִרוּaccording to the wordכִּדְבַרof YHWH.יְהוָה