The sonsוַ בְנֵיof the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִיםsaidיֹּאמְרוּtoאֶלElisha,אֱלִישָׁע“Look,הִנֵּהplease,נָאthe placeהַמָּקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםweאֲנַחְנוּliveיֹשְׁבִיםbefore youלְפָנֶיךָis too smallצַרfor us.מִמֶּנּוּ
Let us go,נֵלְכָהplease,נָּאtoעַדthe Jordan,הַיַּרְדֵּןand let us takeוְנִקְחָהfrom thereמִשָּׁםeachאִישׁoneאֶחָתbeam,קוֹרָהand let us makeוְנַעֲשֶׂהfor ourselvesלָּנוּthereשָׁםa placeמָקוֹםto liveלָשֶׁבֶתthere.”שָׁםHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Go.”לֵכוּ
Oneהָאֶחָדsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Be pleased,הוֹאֶלplease,נָאto goוְלֵךְwithאֶתyour servants.”עֲבָדֶיךָHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Iאֲנִיwill go.”אֵלֵךְ
So he wentוַיֵּלֶךְwith them.אִתָּםThey cameוַיָּבֹאוּto the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּנָהand cut downוַיִּגְזְרוּtrees.הָעֵצִים
And it happened,וַיְהִיas oneהָאֶחָדwas fellingמַפִּילa beam,הַקּוֹרָהthat the ironוְאֶת הַבַּרְזֶלfellנָפַלintoאֶלthe water;הַמָּיִםand he cried outוַיִּצְעַקand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Alas,אֲהָהּmy lord!אֲדֹנִיAnd itוְהוּאwas borrowed!”שָׁאוּל
The manאִישׁof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whereאָנָהdid it fall?”נָפָלHe showed himוַיַּרְאֵהוּthe place,הַמָּקוֹםand he cut offוַיִּקְצָבa stickעֵץand threw itוַיַּשְׁלֶךְthere,שָׁמָּהand made the iron float.וַיָּצֶף הַבַּרְזֶל
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Pick it upהָרֶםfor yourself.”לָךְHe put outוַיִּשְׁלַחhis handיָדוֹand took it.וַיִּקָּחֵהוּ
The kingוּמֶלֶךְof Aramאֲרָםwasהָיָהfightingנִלְחָםagainst Israel,בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלand he took counselוַיִּוָּעַץwithאֶלhis servants,עֲבָדָיוsaying,לֵאמֹר“Inאֶלsuchפְּלֹנִיand suchאַלְמֹנִיa placeמְקוֹםwill be my camp.”תַּחֲנֹתִי
The manאִישׁof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםsentוַיִּשְׁלַחtoאֶלthe kingמֶלֶךְof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלsaying,לֵאמֹר“Be carefulהִשָּׁמֶרnot to passמֵעֲבֹרthisהַזֶּהplace,הַמָּקוֹםforכִּיAramאֲרָםis going downנְחִתִּיםthere.”שָׁם
The kingמֶלֶךְof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלsentוַיִּשְׁלַחtoאֶלthe placeהַמָּקוֹםthatאֲשֶׁרthe manאִישׁof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםhad toldאָמַרhimלוֹand warned him about,וְהִזְהִירוֹand he was on guardוְנִשְׁמַרthere,שָׁםnotלֹאonceאַחַתorוְלֹאtwice.שְׁתָּיִם
The heartלֵבof the kingמֶלֶךְof Aramאֲרָםwas stormyוַיִּסָּעֵרoverעַלthisהַזֶּהmatter,הַדָּבָרand he calledוַיִּקְרָאtoאֶלhis servantsעֲבָדָיוand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵיהֶם“Will you notהֲלוֹאtellתַּגִּידוּmeלִיwhoמִיof thoseמִשֶּׁof oursלָּנוּis forאֶלthe kingמֶלֶךְof Israel?”יִשְׂרָאֵל
Oneאַחַדofמֵhis servantsעֲבָדָיוsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“No,לוֹאmy lordאֲדֹנִיthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְbutכִּיElisha,אֱלִישָׁעthe prophetהַנָּבִיאwho isאֲשֶׁרin Israel,בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלtellsיַגִּידthe kingלְמֶלֶךְof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלthe wordsהַדְּבָרִיםthatאֲשֶׁרyou speakתְּדַבֵּרin the roomבַּחֲדַרwhere you sleep.”מִשְׁכָּבֶךָ
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Goלְכוּand seeוּרְאוּwhereאֵיכֹהhe is,הוּאso that I may sendוְאֶשְׁלַחand take him.”וְאֶקָּחֵהוּIt was toldוַיֻּגַּדhim,לוֹsaying,לֵאמֹר“Look,הִנֵּהhe is in Dothan.”בְדֹתָן
He sentוַיִּשְׁלַחthereשָׁמָּהhorsesסוּסִיםand chariotsוְרֶכֶבand a heavyכָּבֵדforce,וְחַיִלand they cameוַיָּבֹאוּby nightלַיְלָהand surroundedוַיַּקִּפוּthe city.עַל הָעִיר
The attendantמְשָׁרֵתof the manאִישׁof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםrose earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּםto get upלָקוּםand went out,וַיֵּצֵאand there wasוְהִנֵּהa forceחַיִלsurroundingסוֹבֵבthe city,אֶת הָעִירwith horsesוְסוּסand chariots.וָרָכֶבHis young manנַעֲרוֹsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Alas,אֲהָהּmy lord!אֲדֹנִיWhatאֵיכָהshall we do?”נַעֲשֶׂה
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Do notאַלbe afraid,תִּירָאforכִּיmoreרַבִּיםare those whoאֲשֶׁרare with usאִתָּנוּthan those whoמֵאֲשֶׁרare with them.”אוֹתָם
Elishaאֱלִישָׁעprayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּלand said,וַיֹּאמַר“YHWH,יְהוָהpleaseנָאopenפְּקַחhis eyesאֶת עֵינָיוso that he may see.”וְיִרְאֶהYHWHיְהוָהopenedוַיִּפְקַחthe eyesאֶת עֵינֵיof the young man,הַנַּעַרand he saw;וַיַּרְאand there wasוְהִנֵּהthe mountain,הָהָרfullמָלֵאof horsesסוּסִיםand chariotsוְרֶכֶבof fireאֵשׁall aroundסְבִיבֹתElisha.אֱלִישָׁע
They came downוַיֵּרְדוּto him,אֵלָיוand Elishaוַ אֱלִישָׁעprayedיִּתְפַּלֵּלtoאֶלYHWHיְהוָהand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Pleaseנָאstrikeהַךְthisהַזֶּהnationאֶת הַגּוֹיwith blindness.”בַּסַּנְוֵרִיםAnd he struck themוַיַּכֵּםwith blindness,בַּסַּנְוֵרִיםaccording to the wordכִּדְבַרof Elisha.אֱלִישָׁע
Elishaאֱלִישָׁעsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵהֶם“Thisזֶהis notלֹאthe way,הַדֶּרֶךְand thisוְ זֹהis notלֹאthe city.הָעִירFollowלְכוּme,אַחֲרַיand I will leadוְאוֹלִיכָהyouאֶתְכֶםtoאֶלthe manהָאִישׁwhomאֲשֶׁרyou are seeking.”תְּבַקֵּשׁוּןAnd he ledוַיֹּלֶךְthemאוֹתָםto Samaria.שֹׁמְרוֹנָה
And it happened,וַיְהִיwhen they cameכְּבֹאָםinto Samaria,שֹׁמְרוֹןthat Elishaוַ אֱלִישָׁעsaid,יֹּאמֶר“YHWH,יְהוָהopenפְּקַחthe eyesעֵינֵיof these menאֵלֶּהso that they may see.”וְיִרְאוּYHWHיְהוָהopenedוַיִּפְקַחtheir eyes,עֵינֵיהֶםand they saw;וַיִּרְאוּand there they were,וְהִנֵּהin the middleבְּתוֹךְof Samaria.שֹׁמְרוֹן
The kingמֶלֶךְof IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלElisha,אֱלִישָׁעwhenכִּhe sawרְאֹתוֹthem,אוֹתָם“Shall I strike them?הַאַכֶּהShall I strike them,אַכֶּהmy father?”אָבִי
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“You shall notלֹאstrike them.תַכֶּהWould youהַ אַתָּהstrikeמַכֶּהthose whomאֲשֶׁרyou have taken captiveשָׁבִיתָwith your swordבְּחַרְבְּךָand with your bow?וּבְקַשְׁתְּךָSetשִׂיםbreadלֶחֶםand waterוָמַיִםbefore them,לִפְנֵיהֶםand let them eatוְיֹאכְלוּand drinkוְיִשְׁתּוּand goוְיֵלְכוּtoאֶלtheir master.”אֲדֹנֵיהֶם
He preparedוַיִּכְרֶהfor themלָהֶםa greatגְדוֹלָהfeast,כֵּרָהand they ateוַיֹּאכְלוּand drank,וַיִּשְׁתּוּand he sent them away,וַיְשַׁלְּחֵםand they wentוַיֵּלְכוּtoאֶלtheir master.אֲדֹנֵיהֶםAnd the bandsוְ גְּדוּדֵיof Aramאֲרָםdid notלֹאcomeלָבוֹאagainיָסְפוּ עוֹדinto the landבְּאֶרֶץof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
And it happenedוַיְהִיafterאַחֲרֵיthisכֵןthat Ben-hadad,וַ בֶּן הֲדַדkingמֶלֶךְof Aram,אֲרָםgatheredיִּקְבֹּץallכָּלhis armyמַחֲנֵהוּand went upוַיַּעַלand besiegedוַיָּצַרSamaria.עַל שֹׁמְרוֹן
There wasוַיְהִיa greatגָּדוֹלfamineרָעָבin Samaria,בְּשֹׁמְרוֹןand there they were,וְהִנֵּהbesiegingצָרִיםit,עָלֶיהָuntilעַדa donkey’sחֲמוֹרheadרֹאשׁsoldהֱיוֹתfor eightyבִּשְׁמֹנִיםshekels of silver,כֶּסֶףand a quarterוְרֹבַעof a kabהַקַּבof dove’s dungדִּבְיוֹנִיםfor five shekelsבַּחֲמִשָּׁהof silver.כָסֶף
And it happened,וַיְהִיas the kingמֶלֶךְof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwas passing byעֹבֵרonעַלthe wall,הַחֹמָהthat a womanוְאִשָּׁהcried outצָעֲקָהto him,אֵלָיוsaying,לֵאמֹר“Save me,הוֹשִׁיעָהmy lordאֲדֹנִיthe king!”הַמֶּלֶךְ
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“If YHWHיְהוָהdoes notאַלsave you,יוֹשִׁעֵךְfrom whereמֵאַיִןshall I save you?אוֹשִׁיעֵךְFromהֲמִןthe threshing floorהַגֹּרֶןorאוֹfromמִןthe winepress?”הַיָּקֶב
The kingהַמֶּלֶךְsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto her,לָהּ“What is the matterמַהwith you?”לָּךְShe said,וַתֹּאמֶר“This womanהָאִשָּׁה הַזֹּאתsaidאָמְרָהto me,אֵלַי‘Giveתְּנִיyour son,בְּנֵךְand let us eat himוְנֹאכְלֶנּוּtoday,הַיּוֹםand my sonוְ בְּנִיwe will eatנֹאכַלtomorrow.’מָחָר
So we cookedוַנְּבַשֵּׁלmy sonבְּנִיand ate him;וַנֹּאכְלֵהוּand I saidוָאֹמַרto herאֵלֶיהָon the nextבַּ הָאַחֵרday,יּוֹם‘Giveתְּנִיyour son,בְּנֵךְand let us eat him’;וְנֹאכְלֶנּוּbut she has hiddenוַתַּחְבִּאher son.”בְּנָהּ
And it happened,וַיְהִיwhen the kingכִ הַמֶּלֶךְheardשְׁמֹעַthe wordsאֶת דִּבְרֵיof the woman,הָאִשָּׁהthat he toreוַיִּקְרַעhis clothes,בְּגָדָיוand heוְהוּאwas passing byעֹבֵרonעַלthe wall,הַחֹמָהand the peopleהָעָםsaw,וַיַּרְאand there wasוְהִנֵּהthe sackclothהַשַּׂקonעַלhis fleshבְּשָׂרוֹunderneath.מִבָּיִת
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Thusכֹּהmay Elohimאֱלֹהִיםdoיַעֲשֶׂהto me,לִּיand thusוְכֹהmay he add,יוֹסִףifאִםthe headרֹאשׁof Elishaאֱלִישָׁעsonבֶּןof Shaphatשָׁפָטstaysיַעֲמֹדon himעָלָיוtoday!”הַיּוֹם
Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁעwas sittingיֹשֵׁבin his house,בְּבֵיתוֹand the eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִיםwere sittingיֹשְׁבִיםwith him.אִתּוֹAnd he sentוַיִּשְׁלַחa manאִישׁfrom before him;מִלְּפָנָיוbeforeבְּטֶרֶםthe messengerהַמַּלְאָךְcameיָבֹאto him,אֵלָיוheוְהוּאsaidאָמַרtoאֶלthe elders,הַזְּקֵנִים“Do you seeהַרְּאִיתֶםhowכִּיthisהַזֶּהsonבֶּןof a murdererהַמְרַצֵּחַhas sentשָׁלַחto take offלְהָסִירmy head?אֶת רֹאשִׁיLook,רְאוּwhenכְּthe messengerהַמַּלְאָךְcomes,בֹאshutסִגְרוּthe doorהַדֶּלֶתand holdוּלְחַצְתֶּםhimאֹתוֹback with the door.בַּדֶּלֶתIs notהֲלוֹאthe soundקוֹלof his master’sאֲדֹנָיוfeetרַגְלֵיbehind him?”אַחֲרָיו
While he was stillעוֹדֶנּוּspeakingמְדַבֵּרwith them,עִמָּםthere wasוְהִנֵּהthe messengerהַמַּלְאָךְcoming downיֹרֵדto him;אֵלָיוand he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Look,הִנֵּהthisזֹאתevilהָרָעָהis fromמֵאֵתYHWH!יְהוָהWhyמָהshould I waitאוֹחִילfor YHWHלַיהוָהany longer?”עוֹד