1 GLT And Naaman the captain of the army of the king of Aram was a great man to the face of his lord and was lifted of face because through him Yahweh gave deliverance to Aram. But the man was mighty of military prowess, afflicted with a skin disease. 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 GLT And troops went out{ from} Aram, and they took captive from the land of Israel a young little girl. 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 GLT And she said to her queen mother,“O that my lord{ was} to the face of the prophet who{ is} in Samaria. Then he would take him away from his skin disease.” 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 GLT And he came, and he informed his lord, saying,“Like this and like this the young girl who{ is} from the land of Israel has spoken.” BSB BSB: And Naaman went and told his master what the girl from the land of Israel had said.
5 GLT And the king of Aram said,“Go, come, and let me send a letter to the king of Israel.” And he went, and he took in his hand ten disks of silver and 6, 000 gold and ten 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 GLT And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying,“And now, when this letter comes to you, look— I have sent to you Naaman my servant and you will take him away from his skin disease.” 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 GLT And it happened, when the king of Israel read the letter, and he tore his clothes, and he said,“{ Am} I God, killing and making alive, that this one is sending to me to take a man away from his skin disease? For surely, please, know and see that he is seeking an opportunity against 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 GLT And it happened, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel tore his clothes, and 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 GLT And Naaman came on his horses and on his chariots. And he stood{ in} the opening 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 GLT And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying,“Go, and wash seven times in the Jordan, and let your skin 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 GLT And Naaman was furious, and he went, and he said,“Look— I said to myself,‘Surely 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 to the place, and he will take away the skin disease. 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 GLT Are not Abanah and Pharpar the rivers of Damascus better than all the waters of Israel? Can I not bathe in them and I will be 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 GLT And his servants drew near, and they spoke to him, and they said,“My father,{ if} the prophet spoke to you a great matter, would you not do{ it}? And moreover 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 GLT And he went down, and he dipped in the Jordan seven times, according to word of the man of God. And his skin returned, like the skin of a young little boy, and he was 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.
15 GLT And he returned to the man of God, he and all of his camp, and he came, and he stood to his face. And he said,“Look, please— I know that there is no God in all 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 GLT But he said,“{ By} the life of Yahweh, whom I stand to his face, I will not 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 GLT And Naaman said,“But{ If} not, please, may a load of a pair of mules, earth, be given to your servant, for your servant will no longer make a burnt offering or a sacrifice to other gods except 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 GLT For this matter, may Yahweh forgive your servant: when my lord comes{ to} the house of Rimmon to prostrate himself there, and he is leaning on my hand, and I prostrate myself{ in} the house of Rimmon. When I prostrate myself{ in} the house of Rimmon, please may Yahweh 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 GLT And he said to him,“Go in peace.” And he went from him a stretch of land. BSB BSB: “Go in peace,” said Elisha. But after Naaman had traveled a short distance,
20 GLT And Gehazi the young man of Elisha, the man of God, said,“Look— my lord spared Naaman this Aramean from taking from his hand that which he brought.{ By} the life of Yahweh, if I will not run after him, and I will 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 GLT And Gehazi pursued after Naaman. And Naaman saw a person running after him, and he got down from on 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 GLT And he said,“Peace. My lord sent me, saying,‘Look, now this: two young men from the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please, give to them a disk of silver and two changes of clothing.’” 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 GLT And Naaman said,“Be resolved— take two disks.” And he urged him, and he bound two silver disks in two bags and two changes of clothing. And he gave{ them} to two of his young men, and they lifted{ 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 GLT 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, 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 GLT And he himself came, and he stood beside his lord, and Elisha said to him,“From where, Gehazi?” And he said,“Your servant did not go here or there.” 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 GLT And he said to him,“{ Did} not my heart go just as a man turned from on 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 GLT And the skin disease of Naaman will cling to you and to your seed to perpetuity.” And he went out from before his face, afflicted with a skin disease as the 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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