Elishaאֱלִישָׁעsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Hearשִׁמְעוּthe wordדְּבַרof YHWH:יְהוָהthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָה‘About this timeכָּעֵתtomorrowמָחָרa seahסְאָהof fine flourסֹלֶתwill sell for a shekel,בְּשֶׁקֶלand two seahsוְסָאתַיִםof barleyשְׂעֹרִיםfor a shekel,בְּשֶׁקֶלat the gateבְּשַׁעַרof Samaria.’”שֹׁמְרוֹן
The captainהַשָּׁלִישׁon whose handאֲשֶׁר עַל יָדוֹthe kingלַמֶּלֶךְwas leaningנִשְׁעָןansweredוַיַּעַןthe manאִישׁof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Look,הִנֵּהeven ifYHWHיְהוָהwere makingעֹשֶׂהfloodgatesאֲרֻבּוֹתin the heavens,בַּשָּׁמַיִםcouldהֲthisהַזֶּהthingהַדָּבָרhappen?”יִהְיֶהHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Look,הִנְּכָהyou will see itרֹאֶהwith your own eyes,בְּעֵינֶיךָbut from thereוּמִשָּׁםyou will notלֹאeat.”תֹאכֵל
There wereוְ הָיוּfourאַרְבָּעָהmen,אֲנָשִׁיםlepers,מְצֹרָעִיםat the entranceפֶּתַחof the gate;הַשָּׁעַרand they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto one another,אִישׁ אֶל רֵעֵהוּ“Whyמָהare weאֲנַחְנוּsittingיֹשְׁבִיםhereפֹּהuntilעַדwe die?מָתְנוּ
Ifאִםwe say,אָמַרְנוּ‘Let us enterנָבוֹאthe city,’הָעִירthe famineוְהָרָעָבis in the city,בָּעִירand we will dieוָמַתְנוּthere;שָׁםand ifוְאִםwe sitיָשַׁבְנוּhere,פֹהwe will die.וָמָתְנוּSo now,וְעַתָּהcome,לְכוּlet us go overוְנִפְּלָהtoאֶלthe campמַחֲנֵהof Aram.אֲרָםIfאִםthey let us live,יְחַיֻּנוּwe will live;נִחְיֶהand ifוְאִםthey put us to death,יְמִיתֻנוּwe will die.”וָמָתְנוּ
They got upוַיָּקוּמוּat twilightבַנֶּשֶׁףto goלָבוֹאtoאֶלthe campמַחֲנֵהof Aram;אֲרָםand they cameוַיָּבֹאוּtoעַדthe edgeקְצֵהof the campמַחֲנֵהof Aram,אֲרָםand there wasוְהִנֵּהnoאֵיןoneאִישׁthere.שָׁם
Adonaiוַאדֹנָיhad causedהִשְׁמִיעַthe campמַחֲנֵהof Aramאֲרָםto hearthe soundקוֹלof chariots,רֶכֶבthe soundקוֹלof horses,סוּסthe soundקוֹלof a greatגָּדוֹלforce;חַיִלand they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto one another,אִישׁ אֶל אָחִיו“Look,הִנֵּהthe kingמֶלֶךְof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhas hiredשָׂכַרagainst usעָלֵינוּthe kingsמַלְכֵיof the Hittitesהַחִתִּיםand the kingsוְאֶת מַלְכֵיof Egyptמִצְרַיִםto comeלָבוֹאagainst us.”עָלֵינוּ
They got upוַיָּקוּמוּand fledוַיָּנוּסוּat twilightבַנֶּשֶׁףand leftוַיַּעַזְבוּtheir tentsאָהֳלֵיהֶםand their horsesוְ סוּסֵיהֶםand their donkeys,וְ חֲמֹרֵיהֶםthe campהַמַּחֲנֶהjust asכַּאֲשֶׁרit was,הִיאand they fledוַיָּנֻסוּforאֶלtheir lives.נַפְשָׁם
Theseהָאֵלֶּהlepersהַמְצֹרָעִיםcameוַיָּבֹאוּtoעַדthe edgeקְצֵהof the campהַמַּחֲנֶהand wentוַיָּבֹאוּintoאֶלoneאֶחָדtentאֹהֶלand ateוַיֹּאכְלוּand drank,וַיִּשְׁתּוּand they carriedוַיִּשְׂאוּfrom thereמִשָּׁםsilverכֶּסֶףand goldוְזָהָבand clothes,וּבְגָדִיםand wentוַיֵּלְכוּand hid them;וַיַּטְמִנוּand they came backוַיָּשֻׁבוּand wentוַיָּבֹאוּintoאֶלanotherאַחֵרtentאֹהֶלand carried thingsוַיִּשְׂאוּfrom thereמִשָּׁםand wentוַיֵּלְכוּand hid them.וַיַּטְמִנוּ
They saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto one another,אִישׁ אֶל רֵעֵהוּ“Weאֲנַחְנוּare notלֹאdoingעֹשִׂיםright.כֵןThisהַזֶּהdayהַיּוֹםisהוּאa dayיוֹםof good news,בְּשֹׂרָהand weוַאֲנַחְנוּare keeping silent.מַחְשִׁיםIf we waitוְחִכִּינוּuntilעַדthe lightאוֹרof morning,הַבֹּקֶרguiltעָווֹןwill find us.וּמְצָאָנוּNowוְעַתָּהcome,לְכוּlet us goוְנָבֹאָהand tellוְנַגִּידָהthe houseבֵּיתof the king.”הַמֶּלֶךְ
They cameוַיָּבֹאוּand calledוַיִּקְרְאוּtoאֶלthe gatekeepersשֹׁעֵרof the cityהָעִירand toldוַיַּגִּידוּthem,לָהֶםsaying,לֵאמֹר“We cameבָּאנוּtoאֶלthe campמַחֲנֵהof Aram,אֲרָםand there wasוְהִנֵּהnoאֵיןoneאִישׁthere,שָׁםnot aוְhumanאָדָםsound,קוֹלbut onlyכִּי אִםthe horsesהַסּוּסtied,אָסוּרand the donkeysוְהַחֲמוֹרtied,אָסוּרand the tentsוְאֹהָלִיםjust asכַּאֲשֶׁרthey were.”הֵמָּה
The gatekeepersהַשֹּׁעֲרִיםcalled out,וַיִּקְרָאand they told itוַיַּגִּידוּto the king’sהַמֶּלֶךְhouseholdבֵּיתinside.פְּנִימָה
The kingהַמֶּלֶךְgot upוַיָּקָםin the nightלַיְלָהand saidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלhis servants,עֲבָדָיו“Let me tellאַגִּידָה נָּאyouלָכֶםwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרAramאֲרָםhas doneעָשׂוּto us.לָנוּThey knowיָדְעוּthatכִּיweאֲנַחְנוּare hungry,רְעֵבִיםand they have gone outוַיֵּצְאוּofמִןthe campהַמַּחֲנֶהto hideלְהֵחָבֵהin the field,בַשָּׂדֶהsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Whenכִּיthey come outיֵצְאוּofמִןthe city,הָעִירwe will seize themוְנִתְפְּשֵׂםaliveחַיִּיםand getוְ נָבֹאintoאֶלthe city.’”הָעִיר
Oneאֶחָדofמֵhis servantsעֲבָדָיוansweredוַיַּעַןand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Let men take,וְיִקְחוּplease,נָאfiveחֲמִשָּׁהofמִןthe remainingהַנִּשְׁאָרִיםhorses,הַסּוּסִיםwhichאֲשֶׁרare leftנִשְׁאֲרוּin it;בָהּlook,הִנָּםthey are likeכְּallכָלthe multitudeהֲמוֹןof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלthatאֲשֶׁרare leftנִשְׁאֲרוּin it;בָהּlook,הִנָּםthey are likeכְּallכָלthe multitudeהֲמוֹןof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלthatאֲשֶׁרhave perished;תָּמּוּand let us sendוְנִשְׁלְחָהand see.”וְנִרְאֶה
They tookוַיִּקְחוּtwoשְׁנֵיchariotsרֶכֶבwith horses,סוּסִיםand the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְsent themיִּשְׁלַחafterאַחֲרֵיthe campמַחֲנֵהof Aram,אֲרָםsaying,לֵאמֹר“Goלְכוּand see.”וּרְאוּ
They wentוַיֵּלְכוּafter themאַחֲרֵיהֶםas far asעַדthe Jordan,הַיַּרְדֵּןand there wasוְהִנֵּהallכָלthe roadהַדֶּרֶךְfullמְלֵאָהof clothesבְגָדִיםand gearוְכֵלִיםthatאֲשֶׁרAramאֲרָםhad thrown awayהִשְׁלִיכוּin their haste.בְּחָפְזָםThe messengersהַמַּלְאָכִיםreturnedוַיָּשֻׁבוּand toldוַיַּגִּדוּthe king.לַמֶּלֶךְ
The peopleהָעָםwent outוַיֵּצֵאand plunderedוַיָּבֹזּוּthe campמַחֲנֵהof Aram.אֲרָםAnd a seahוַיְהִי סְאָהof fine flourסֹלֶתsold for a shekel,בְּשֶׁקֶלand two seahsוְסָאתַיִםof barleyשְׂעֹרִיםfor a shekel,בְּשֶׁקֶלaccording to the wordכִּדְבַרof YHWH.יְהוָה
The kingוְהַמֶּלֶךְhad appointedהִפְקִידthe captainהַשָּׁלִישׁon whose handאֲשֶׁר עַל יָדוֹhe leanedנִשְׁעָןto be overעַלthe gate;הַשַּׁעַרand the peopleהָעָםtrampled himוַיִּרְמְסֻהוּin the gate,בַּשַּׁעַרand he died,וַיָּמֹתasכַּאֲשֶׁרthe manאִישׁof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםhad said,דִּבֶּרwhoאֲשֶׁרspokeדִּבֶּרwhen the kingבְּ הַמֶּלֶךְcame downרֶדֶתto him.אֵלָיו
It happenedוַיְהִיasכְּthe manאִישׁof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםhad spokenדַבֵּרtoאֶלthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְsaying,לֵאמֹר“Two seahsסָאתַיִםof barleyשְׂעֹרִיםfor a shekel,בְּשֶׁקֶלand a seahוּסְאָהof fine flourסֹלֶתfor a shekel,בְּשֶׁקֶלwill be soldיִהְיֶהabout this timeכָּעֵתtomorrowמָחָרat the gateבְּשַׁעַרof Samaria.”שֹׁמְרוֹן
The captainהַשָּׁלִישׁhad answeredוַיַּעַןthe manאִישׁof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Look,וְהִנֵּהeven ifYHWHיְהוָהwere makingעֹשֶׂהfloodgatesאֲרֻבּוֹתin the heavens,בַּשָּׁמַיִםcould there beהֲיִהְיֶהanything likeכַּדָּבָרthis?”הַזֶּהAnd he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Look,הִנְּךָyou will see itרֹאֶהwith your own eyes,בְּעֵינֶיךָbut from thereוּמִשָּׁםyou will notלֹאeat.”תֹאכֵל
And so it happenedוַיְהִי כֵּןto him:לוֹthe peopleהָעָםtrampledוַיִּרְמְסוּhimאֹתוֹin the gate,בַּשַּׁעַרand he died.וַיָּמֹת