1
Now
Naaman,
captain of the
army of the
king of
Aram, was a
great man with his
master, and highly
respected *,
because by him the
LORD had
given victory to
Aram. The
man was also a
valiant warrior, but he was a
leper.
vyia h'y'h ~'r]a -.k,l,m a'b.c -r;f !'m][;n.w ? w{b -yiK ~yin'p aUf.n.W wy'n{d]a yen.pil lw{d'G ? h'y'h vyia'h.w ~'r]a;l h'[.Wv.T h'wh.y -n;t'n ? ['r{c.m lIy;x rw{BiG
2
Now the
Arameans had
gone out in
bands and had
taken captive a
little girl from the
land of
Israel; and she
waited on
Naaman's wife.
lea'r.fIy #,r,aem .WB.viY;w ~yid.Wd.g .Wa.c'y ~'r]a;w ? !'m][;n t,vea yen.pil yih.T;w h'N;j.q h'r][;n
3
She
said to her
mistress, "I
wish that my
master were with the
prophet who is in
Samaria!
Then he would
cure him of his
leprosy."
yen.pil yin{d]a yel]x;a H'T.rib.G -l,a r,ma{T;w ? w{T.[;r'Cim w{t{a @{s/a,y z'a !w{r.m{v.B<08111!> r,v]a ayib'N;h
4
Naaman
went in and
told his
master,
saying,
"Thus and
thus spoke the
girl who is from the
land of
Israel."
ta{z'k.w ta{z'K r{mael wy'n{da;l deG;Y;w a{b'Y;w ? lea'r.fIy #,r,aem r,v]a h'r][;N;h h'r.BiD
5
Then the
king of
Aram said,
"Go now, and I will
send a
letter to the
king of
Israel." He
departed and
took with him
ten talents of
silver and
six thousand shekels of
gold and
ten changes of
clothes.
r,pes h'x.l.v,a.w a{B -.k,l ~'r]a -.k,l,m r,ma{Y;w ? r,f,[ w{d'y.B x;QiY;w .$,leY;w lea'r.fIy .$,l,m -l,a ? tw{pyil]x r,f,[.w b'h'z ~yip'l]a t,vev.w @,s,k -yer.KiK ? ~yid'g.B
6
He
brought the
letter to the
king of
Israel,
saying, "And
now as
this letter comes to you,
behold, I have
sent Naaman my
servant to you, that you may
cure him of his
leprosy."
h'T;[.w r{mael lea'r.fIy .$,l,m -l,a r,peS;h aeb'Y;w ? '$y,lea yiT.x;l'v heNih '$y,lea h,Z;h r,peS;h aw{b.K ? w{T.[;r'Cim w{T.p;s]a;w yiD.b;[ !'m][;n -t,a
7
When the
king of
Israel read the
letter, he
tore his
clothes and
said, "Am I
God, to
kill and to
make alive, that
this man is
sending word to me to
cure a
man of his
leprosy? But
consider now, and
see how he is
seeking a
quarrel against me."
[;r.qiY;w r,peS;h -t,a lea'r.fIy -.k,l,m a{r.qiK yih.y;w ? tw{y]x;h.l.W tyim'h.l yin'a ~yih{l/a;h r,ma{Y;w wy'd'g.B ? w{T.[;r'Cim vyia @{s/a,l y;lea ;xel{v h,z -yiK ? a.Wh h,N;a.tim -yiK .Wa.r.W a'n -.W[.D -.k;a yiK ? yil
8
It
happened when
Elisha the
man of
God heard that the
king of
Israel had
torn his
clothes, that he
sent word to the
king,
saying,
"Why have you
torn your
clothes?
Now let him
come to me, and he shall
know that
there is a
prophet in
Israel."
[;r'q -yiK ~yih{l/a'h -vyia ['vyil/a ;[{m.viK yih.y;w ? .$,l,M;h -l,a x;l.viY;w wy'd'g.B -t,a lea'r.fIy -.k,l,m ? y;lea a'n -a{b'y '$y,d'g.B 'T.[;r'q h'M'l r{mael ? lea'r.fIy.B ayib'n vey yiK [;dey.w
9
So
Naaman came with his
horses and his
chariots and
stood at the
doorway of the
house of
Elisha.
tIy;B;h -x;t,P d{m][;Y;w w{B.kir.b.W w{s.Ws.B !'m][;n a{b'Y;w ? ['vyil/a,l
10
Elisha sent a
messenger to him,
saying,
"Go and
wash in the
Jordan seven times, and your
flesh will be
restored to you and you will be
clean."
.$w{l'h r{mael .$'a.l;m ['vyil/a wy'lea x;l.viY;w ? '$.r'f.B b{v'y.w !eD.r;Y;B ~yim'[.P -[;b,v 'T.c;x'r.w ? r'h.j.W '$.l
11
But
Naaman was
furious and
went away and
said,
"Behold, I
thought, 'He will
surely come out to me and
stand and
call on the
name of the
LORD his
God, and
wave his
hand over the
place and
cure the
leper.'
yiT.r;m'a heNih r,ma{Y;w .$;leY;w !'m][;n @{c.qiY;w ? h'wh.y -mev.B a'r'q.w d;m'[.w aw{c'y aecey y;lea ? @;s'a.w ~w{q'M;h -l,a w{d'y @yineh.w wy'h{l/a ? ['r{c.M;h
12
"Are not
Abanah and
Pharpar, the
rivers of
Damascus,
better than all the
waters of
Israel? Could I not
wash in them and be
clean?" So he
turned and
went away in a
rage.
l{Kim q,f,M;D tw{r]h;n r;P.r;p.W h'n'b]a bw{j a{l]h ? yiT.r'h'j.w ~,h'B #;x.r,a -a{l]h lea'r.fIy yemyem ? h'mex.B .$,leY;w !,piY;w
13
Then his
servants came near and
spoke to him and
said, "My
father, had the
prophet told you to do some
great thing, would you not have
done it?
How much * more * then,
when he
says to you,
'Wash, and be
clean '?"
.Wr.ma{Y;w wy'lea .Wr.B;d.y;w wy'd'b][ .Wv.GiY;w ? aw{l]h '$y,lea r,BiD ayib'N;h lw{d'G r'b'D yib'a ? r'h.j.W #;x.r '$y,lea r;m'a -yiK @;a.w h,f][;t
14
So he
went down and
dipped himself
seven times in the
Jordan, according to the
word of the
man of
God; and his
flesh was
restored like the
flesh of a
little child and he was
clean.
r;b.diK ~yim'[.P [;b,v !eD.r;Y;B l{B.jiY;w d,reY;w ? !{j'q r;[;n r;f.biK w{r'f.B b'v'Y;w ~yih{l/a'h vyia ? r'h.jiY;w
15
When he
returned to the
man of
God with
all his
company, and
came and
stood before him, he
said,
"Behold now, I
know that
there is
no God in
all the
earth, but in
Israel; so
please take a
present from your
servant now."
.When]x;m -l'k.w a.Wh ~yih{l/a'h vyia -l,a b'v'Y;w ? a'n -heNih r,ma{Y;w wy'n'p.l d{m][;Y;w a{b'Y;w ? yiK #,r'a'h -l'k.B ~yih{l/a !yea yiK yiT.[;d'y ? teaem h'k'r.b a'n -x;q h'T;[.w lea'r.fIy.B -mia ? '$,D.b;[
16
But he
said, "As the
LORD lives,
before whom I
stand, I will
take nothing." And he
urged him to
take it, but he
refused.
wy'n'p.l yiT.d;m'[ -r,v]a h'wh.y -y;x r,ma{Y;w ? !ea'm.y;w t;x;q'l w{B -r;c.piY;w x'Q,a -mia
17
Naaman said, "If not,
please let your
servant at least be
given two mules' load of
earth; for your
servant will
no longer offer burnt offering nor will he
sacrifice to
other gods, but to the
LORD.
'$.D.b;[.l a'n -n;TUy a{l'w !'m][;n r,ma{Y;w ? h,f][;y -aw{l yiK h'm'd]a ~yid'r.P -d,m,c<06505'> a'F;m ? h'why;l -mia yiK ~yirex]a ~yih{lael x;b,z'w h'l{[ '$.D.b;[ dw{[
18
"In
this matter may the
LORD pardon your
servant: when my
master goes into the
house of
Rimmon to
worship there, and he
leans on my
hand and I
bow myself in the
house of
Rimmon, when I
bow myself in the
house of
Rimmon, the
LORD pardon your
servant in
this matter."
yin{d]a aw{b.B '$,D.b;[.l h'wh.y x;l.sIy h,Z;h r'b'D;l ? !'[.vin a.Wh.w h'M'v t{w]x;T.vih.l !w{Mir -tyeb ? yit'y'w]x;T.vih.B !{Mir tyeB yityew]x;T.vih.w yid'y -l;[ ? r'b'D;B '$.D.b;[.l h'wh.y a'n -x;l.sIy !{Mir tyeB ? h,Z;h
19
He
said to him,
"Go in
peace." So he
departed from him
some distance *.
#,r'a -t;r.biK w{Tiaem .$,leY;w ~w{l'v.l .$el w{l r,ma{Y;w
20
But
Gehazi, the
servant of
Elisha the
man of
God,
thought,
"Behold, my
master has
spared this Naaman the
Aramean, by not
receiving from his
hands what he
brought. As the
LORD lives, I will
run after him and
take something from him."
~yih{l/a'h -vyia ['vyil/a r;[;n yiz]xyeG r,ma{Y;w ? h,Z;h yiM;r]a'h !'m][;n -t,a yin{d]a .$;f'x heNih ? h'wh.y -y;x ayibeh -r,v]a tea w{d'Yim t;x;Qim ? w{Tiaem yiT.x;q'l.w wy'r]x;a yiT.c;r -mia -yiK ? h'm.Wa.m
21
So
Gehazi pursued Naaman. When
Naaman saw one
running after him, he
came down from the
chariot to
meet him and
said, "Is all
well?"
!'m][;n h,a.riY;w !'m][;n yer]x;a yiz]xyeG @{D.riY;w ? w{ta'r.qil h'b'K.r,M;h l;[em l{PiY;w wy'r]x;a #'r ? ~w{l'v]h r,ma{Y;w
22
He
said, "All is
well. My
master has
sent me,
saying,
'Behold,
just now two young men of the
sons of the
prophets have
come to me from the
hill country of
Ephraim.
Please give them a
talent of
silver and
two changes of
clothes.' "
heNih r{mael yin;x'l.v yin{d]a ~w{l'v r,ma{Y;w ? ~Iy;r.p,a r;hem ~yir'[.n -yen.v y;lea .Wa'B h,z h'T;[ ? @,s,K -r;KiK ~,h'l a'N -h'n.T ~yiayib.N;h yen.Bim ? ~yid'g.B tw{pil]x yeT.v.W
23
Naaman said, "Be
pleased to
take two
talents." And he
urged him, and
bound two
talents of
silver in
two bags with
two changes of
clothes and
gave them to
two of his
servants; and they
carried them
before him.
w{B -c'r.piY;w ~Iy'r'KiK x;q leaw{h !'m][;n r,ma{Y;w ? yeT.v.W ~yijir]x yen.viB @,s,K ~Iy;r.KiK r;c'Y;w ? wy'r'[.n yen.v -l,a !eTiY;w ~yid'g.B tw{pil]x ? wy'n'p.l .Wa.fiY;w
24
When he
came to the
hill, he
took them from their
hand and
deposited them in the
house, and he
sent the
men away, and they
departed.
tIy'B;B d{q.piY;w ~'d'Yim x;QiY;w l,p{['h -l,a a{b'Y;w ? .WkeleY;w ~yiv'n]a'h -t,a x;L;v.y;w
25
But he
went in and
stood before his
master. And
Elisha said to him,
"Where have you been,
Gehazi?" And he
said, "Your
servant went nowhere *."
r,ma{Y;w wy'n{d]a -l,a d{m][;Y;w a'b -a.Wh.w ? .$;l'h -a{l r,ma{Y;w yiz]xeG !'aem ['vyil/a wy'lea ? h'n'a'w h,n'a '$.D.b;[
26
Then he
said to him, "Did not my
heart go with you,
when the
man turned from his
chariot to
meet you? Is it a
time to
receive money and to
receive clothes and
olive groves and
vineyards and
sheep and
oxen and
male and
female servants *?
vyia -.k;p'h r,v]a;K .$;l'h yiBil -a{l wy'lea r,ma{Y;w ? @,s,K;h -t,a t;x;q'l te[;h '$,ta'r.qil w{T.b;K.r,m l;[em ? !a{c.w ~yim'r.k.W ~yityez.w ~yid'g.B t;x;q'l.w ? tw{x'p.v.W ~yid'b][;w r'q'b.W
27
"Therefore, the
leprosy of
Naaman shall
cling to you and to your
descendants forever." So he
went out from his
presence a
leper as white as
snow.
~'lw{[.l '$][.r;z.b.W '$.B -q;B.diT !'m][;n t;[;r'c.w ? g,l'V;K ['r{c.m wy'n'p.Lim aeceY;w