Naaman Cured of Leprosy (Luke 17:11–19)
1 ULT Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man to the face of his master, and he was lifted of face, because through him Yahweh gave deliverance to Aram. And the man was mighty of valor, a leper. BSB BSB: Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
2 ULT And Aram went out{ in} raiding bands, and they captured a young girl from the land of Israel. And she was to the face of the wife of Naaman. BSB BSB: At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife.
3 ULT And she said to her mistress,“Oh that my lord{ was} to the face of the prophet who{ is} in Samaria! Then he would remove him from his leprosy.” BSB BSB: She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.”
4 ULT And one came and declared to his master, saying,“Like this and like this the girl spoke who{ is} from the land of Israel.” BSB BSB: And Naaman went and told his master what the girl from the land of Israel had said.
5 ULT And the king of Aram said,“Go, enter, and let me send a letter to, the king of Israel.” And he went, and he took in his hand 10 kikkars of silver and 6, 000 gold and 10 changes of clothes. BSB BSB: “Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.
6 ULT And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying,“And now, when this letter comes to you, behold, I have sent to you Naaman my servant, and you shall remove him from his leprosy.” BSB BSB: And the letter that he took to the king of Israel stated: “With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman, so that you may cure him of his leprosy.”
7 ULT And it happened when the king of Israel read the letter that he tore his clothes, and he said,“{ Am} I God, killing and making alive, that this{ one} is sending to me to remove a man from his leprosy? For surely, please know and see that he is seeking a quarrel with me.” BSB BSB: When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”
8 ULT And it happened when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes that he sent to the king saying,“Why did you tear your clothes? Please let him come to me, and let him know that there is a prophet in Israel.” BSB BSB: Now when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent a message to the king: “Why have you torn your clothes? Please let the man come to me, and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.”
9 ULT So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots. And he stood{ at} the entrance of the house of Elisha. BSB BSB: So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stood at the door of Elisha’s house.
10 ULT And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying,“Go, and you shall wash seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will return to you, and be clean.” BSB BSB: Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.”
11 ULT And Naaman became angry, and he went, and he said,“Behold, I said to myself,‘Coming out, he will come out, and he will stand, and he will call on the name of Yahweh his God, and he will wave his hand over the place, and he will remove the leprosy.’ BSB BSB: But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy.
12 ULT { Are} not Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all of the waters of Israel? Shall I not bathe in them and become clean?” And he turned, and he went away in heat. BSB BSB: Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage.
13 ULT But his servants approached, and they spoke to him and said,“My father,{ if} the prophet had spoken a great matter to you, would you not have done{ it}? Then how much more when he has said to you,‘Wash and be clean’?” BSB BSB: Naaman’s servants, however, approached him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’?”
14 ULT So he went down, and he dipped in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God. And his flesh returned like the flesh of a little boy, and he became clean. BSB BSB: So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean.
Gehazi’s Greed and Leprosy 15 ULT And he returned to the man of God, he and all of his camp, and he came and stood to his face. And he said,“Behold, please, I know that there is no God in all of the earth except in Israel. And now, please take a blessing from your servant.” BSB BSB: Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “Now I know for sure that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”
16 ULT But he said,“The life of Yahweh, to whose face I stand, if I should take.” And he urged him to take, but he refused. BSB BSB: But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused.
17 ULT And Naaman said,“But{ if} not, let dirt, the burden of a pair of mules, please be given to your servant, for your servant will no longer make a burnt offering or sacrifice to other gods, but rather to Yahweh. BSB BSB: “If you will not,” said Naaman, “please let me, your servant, be given as much soil as a pair of mules can carry. For your servant will never again make a burnt offering or a sacrifice to any other god but the LORD.
18 ULT For this matter, may Yahweh forgive your servant. When my master comes{ to} the house of Rimmon to prostrate himself there, and he is leaning himself on my hand, and I prostrate myself{ in} the house of Rimmon, when I prostrate myself{ in} the house of Rimmon, may Yahweh please forgive your servant in this matter.” BSB BSB: Yet may the LORD forgive your servant this one thing: When my master goes into the temple of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my arm, and I bow down in the temple of Rimmon, may the LORD forgive your servant in this matter.”
19 ULT And he said to him,“Go in peace.” And he went from him a length of land. BSB BSB: “Go in peace,” said Elisha. But after Naaman had traveled a short distance,
20 ULT And Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said,“Behold, my master spared Naaman, that Aramean, from taking from his hand what he brought. The life of Yahweh, if I do not run after him and take something from him!” BSB BSB: Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, by not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”
21 ULT So Gehazi pursued after Naaman. And Naaman saw one running after him, and he got down from upon the chariot to meet him. And he said,“Peace?” BSB BSB: So Gehazi pursued Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running toward him, he got down from the chariot to meet him and asked, “Is everything all right?”
22 ULT And he said,“Peace. My master sent me, saying,‘Behold, even now two young men from the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give to them a kikkar of silver and two changes of clothes.’” BSB BSB: “Everything is all right,” Gehazi replied. “My master has sent me to say, ‘Look, two young men from the sons of the prophets have just now come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothing.’”
23 ULT And Naaman said,“Be willing, take two kikkars.” And he urged him, and he bound two silver kikkars in two bags and two changes of clothes. And he gave{ them} to two of his servants, and they carried{ them} to his face. BSB BSB: But Naaman insisted, “Please, take two talents.” And he urged Gehazi to accept them. Then he tied up two talents of silver in two bags along with two sets of clothing and gave them to two of his servants, who carried them ahead of Gehazi.
24 ULT And he came to the hill, and he took{ them} from their hand, and he deposited{ them} in the house. And he sent the men away, and they went. BSB BSB: When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from the servants and stored them in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they departed.
25 ULT And he, he came, and he stood beside his master. And Elisha said to him,“From where, Gehazi?” And he said,“Your servant did not go here or here.” BSB BSB: When Gehazi went in and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, “Gehazi, where have you been?” “Your servant did not go anywhere,” he replied.
26 ULT And he said to him,“Did my heart not go when the man turned from upon his chariot to meet you?{ Is this} a time to take silver or to take clothing or olives trees or vineyards or sheep or cattle or male servants or female servants? BSB BSB: But Elisha questioned him, “Did not my spirit go with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to accept money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants and maidservants?
27 ULT Now the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and to your seed to forever.” And he went out from to his face, afflicted with leprosy like snow. BSB BSB: Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow.
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