Naamāna dziedināšana
1 Arāmas ķēniņa karaspēka virspavēlnieks Naamāns bija godājams vīrs savam kungam un baudīja tā labvēlību, jo caur viņu Kungs bija devis Arāmam uzvaru. Viņš bija varonīgs vīrs, taču sirga ar spitālību. 2 Aramieši bija gājuši sirot un sagūstījuši jaunu meiteni no Israēla zemes. Viņa kļuva par Naamāna sievas kalponi. 3 Un viņa teica savai kundzei: “Ak, ja mans kungs tiktu pie pravieša, kurš ir Samarijā, tad tas viņam noņemtu spitālību.” 4 Naamāns gāja un teica savam kungam: “Meitene no Israēla zemes sacīja tā un tā.” 5 Arāmas ķēniņš sacīja: “Dodies ceļā, un es sūtīšu Israēla ķēniņam vēstuli.” Tas ņēma desmit talantus sudraba, sešus tūkstošus zelta naudas, desmit kārtas tērpu un devās ceļā. 6 Viņš aiznesa Israēla ķēniņam vēstuli, kurā bija teikts: “Tagad, kad tu saņem šo vēstuli, redzi, es esmu tev sūtījis savu kalpu Naamānu, lai tu viņam noņem spitālību.” 7 Kad Israēla ķēniņš izlasīja vēstuli, viņš saplēsa drānas un sacīja: “Vai es esmu Dievs, kas nonāvē un dara dzīvu, ka viņš pie manis sūta šo vīru, lai noņemu tam spitālību, – jūs taču zināt un redzat, ka viņš meklē strīdu!”
8 Dieva vīrs Elīša dzirdēja, ka Israēla ķēniņš ir saplēsis drānas, un sūtīja pie viņa, lai teiktu: “Kāpēc tu plēs savas drānas? Lai taču viņš nāk pie manis un zina, ka Israēlā ir pravietis!” 9 Un Naamāns nāca ar saviem zirgiem un ratiem un apstājās pie Elīšas nama durvīm. 10 Tad Elīša izsūtīja pie viņa ziņnesi un lika teikt: “Ej mazgājies Jardānā septiņas reizes, tad tava miesa būs šķīsta!” 11 Bet Naamāns sadusmojās un aizgāja, sacīdams: “Redzi, es domāju – viņš iznāks ārā pie manis, nostāsies, piesauks Kunga, sava Dieva, vārdu, braucīs to vietu ar roku un tā noņems spitālību! 12 Vai tad Damaskas upes Abāna un Parpara nav labākas par visiem Israēla ūdeņiem! Vai es nevarēju mazgāties tajās un kļūt šķīsts?” Un viņš aizgāja dusmīgs. 13 Bet viņa kalpi nāca pie tā un runāja: “Ak, mūsu tēvs, ja pravietis būtu licis tev darīt kādu grūtu lietu, vai tu to nedarītu? Tad klausi jo vairāk, kad viņš tev saka: mazgājies, un tu kļūsi šķīsts!” 14 Tad viņš nokāpa pie upes un iegremdējās Jardānā septiņas reizes, kā Dieva vīrs bija teicis, – un viņa miesa kļuva kā jaunam zēnam, un viņš bija šķīsts.
15 Tad viņš kopā ar pavadoņiem atgriezās pie Dieva vīra. Viņš nāca, nostājās tā priekšā un sacīja: “Ak, tagad es zinu, ka citur visā zemē nav Dieva, kā tikai Israēlā! Un nu, lūdzams, pieņem kādu dāvanu no sava kalpa!” 16 Bet viņš atbildēja: “Dzīvs Kungs, kura priekšā es stāvu! Es neņemšu.” Tas viņu mudināja ņemt, bet viņš atteicās. 17 Naamāns sacīja: “Ja ne, tad lai tavam kalpam dod zemi, cik pāris mūļu var panest, jo tavs kalps vairs nenesīs citiem dieviem sadedzināmos upurus, vienīgi Kungam. 18 Bet lai Kungs piedod tavam kalpam tikai šo – kad mans kungs ieies Rimmona namā, lai tur zemotos, viņš atbalstīsies uz manas rokas, un tad arī es zemošos Rimmona namā. Lai jel Kungs piedod tavam kalpam, ka es zemošos Rimmona namā!” 19 Elīša sacīja: “Ej ar mieru!” Un tas aizgāja no viņa kādu ceļa gabalu.
Gēhazī mantkārība
20 Tad Gēhazī, Dieva vīra Elīšas puisis, nodomāja: “Redzi, mans kungs ir saudzējis Naamānu, šo aramieti, neņemdams neko no tā, ko viņš bija atnesis. Dzīvs Kungs! Es skriešu tam pakaļ un kaut ko no viņa dabūšu.” 21 Gēhazī steidzās pakaļ Naamānam. Kad Naamāns ieraudzīja kādu skrienam pakaļ, viņš izkāpa no ratiem, nāca tam pretī un jautāja: “Vai viss ir kārtībā?” 22 Tas sacīja: “Viss kārtībā! Mans kungs sūta pateikt: redzi, no Efraima kalniem tikko pie manis atnāca divi jaunekļi, praviešu dēli, dod tiem talantu sudraba un divas kārtas tērpu!” 23 Naamāns sacīja: “Ņem jel divus sudraba talantus!” Un viņš spieda viņu tos ņemt un iesēja divus sudraba talantus divos maisos kopā ar divām kārtām tērpu, lika diviem puišiem tos nest tam pa priekšu. 24 Kad viņi sasniedza pakalnu, tas visu no viņiem paņēma un ienesa namā. Viņš atlaida vīrus, un tie aizgāja. 25 Tad viņš nāca un stājās sava kunga priekšā, bet Elīša viņam jautāja: “No kurienes tu nāc, Gēhazī?” Viņš atbildēja: “Nekur tavs kalps nav gājis!”
26 Elīša viņam teica: “Vai es garā negāju tev līdzi, kad tas vīrs nāca no saviem ratiem tev pretī? Vai šis ir laiks ņemt sudrabu un tērpus, olīvkokus un vīnadārzus, avis un vēršus, kalpus un kalpones? 27 Naamāna spitālība pielips tev un taviem pēcnācējiem uz mūžiem!” Un Gēhazī aizgāja no viņa spitālīgs, balts kā sniegs.
1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper. 2 And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s wife. 3 And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy. 4 And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel. 5 And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment. 6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy. 7 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
8 ¶ And it was so , when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. 10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. 11 But Naaman was wroth, 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 strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. 12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. 13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it ? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? 14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
15 ¶ And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant. 16 But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused. 17 And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules’ burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD. 18 In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing. 19 And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.
20 ¶ But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him. 21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well? 22 And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments. 23 And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him. 24 And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed. 25 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou , Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither. 26 And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee , when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants? 27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.
