1 GLT And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha,“Look, please— the place where we are sitting there to your face is too tight for us. BSB BSB: Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please take note that the place where we meet with you is too small for us.
2 GLT Please, let us go as far as the Jordan, and let us take from there, each person one beam, and let us make for ourselves there a place to sit there.” And he said,“Go.” BSB BSB: Please let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a log so we can build ourselves a place to live there.” “Go,” said Elisha.
3 GLT And the one said,“Be resolved, please, and go with your servants.” And he said,“I myself will go.” BSB BSB: Then one of them said, “Please come with your servants.” “I will come,” he replied.
4 GLT And he went with them. And they came to the Jordan, and they cut down the trees. BSB BSB: So Elisha went with them, and when they came to the Jordan, they began to cut down some trees.
5 GLT And it happened, the one was felling the beam, and the iron fell into the water. And he cried out, and he said,“Alas, my lord, but it was lent!” BSB BSB: As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axe head fell into the water. “Oh, my master,” he cried out, “it was borrowed!”
6 GLT And the man of God said,“Where did it fall?” And he made him see the place, and he cut off a tree, and he threw{ it} to there, and the iron floated. BSB BSB: “Where did it fall?” asked the man of God. And when he showed him the place, the man of God cut a stick, threw it there, and made the iron float.
7 GLT And he said,“Lift{ it} up for yourself.” And he stretched out his hand, and he took it. BSB BSB: “Lift it out,” he said, and the man reached out his hand and took it.
8 GLT And the king of Aram was fighting against Israel. And he consulted with his servants, saying,“{ Make} my camp to such{ and} such a place.” BSB BSB: Now the king of Aram was at war against Israel. After consulting with his servants, he said, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”
9 GLT And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying,“Beware of passing by that place, for there Aram is coming down.” BSB BSB: Then the man of God sent word to the king of Israel: “Be careful not to pass by this place, for the Arameans are going down there.”
10 GLT And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God had said to him, and he warned it, and he was guarded there not once and not twice. BSB BSB: So the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had pointed out. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he was on his guard in such places.
11 GLT And the heart of the king of Aram became stormy concerning this matter. And he called to his servants, and he said to them,“Will you not inform me who from those{ belonging} to us{ is} to the king of Israel?” BSB BSB: For this reason the king of Aram became enraged and called his servants to demand of them, “Tell me, which one of us is on the side of the king of Israel?”
12 GLT And one from his servants said,“No, my lord the king, for Elisha the prophet who{ is} in Israel informs the king of Israel the things that you speak in the room of your bed.” BSB BSB: But one of his servants replied, “No one, my lord the king. For Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom.”
13 GLT And he said,“Go and see where he{ is}, and I will send, and I will take him.” And it was declared to him, saying,“Look, in Dothan.” BSB BSB: So the king said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send men to capture him.” On receiving the report, “Elisha is in Dothan,”
14 GLT And he sent to there horses and a chariot and a heavy army, and they came{ at} night, and they surrounded around the city. BSB BSB: the king of Aram sent horses, chariots, and a great army. They went there by night and surrounded the city.
15 GLT And the one serving the man of God rose early, getting up, and he went out, and look— an army surrounding the city and horse and chariot. And his young man said to him,“Oh, my lord! What will we do?” BSB BSB: When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early in the morning, behold, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. So he asked Elisha, “Oh, my master, what are we to do?”
16 GLT And he said,“Do not fear, for more numerous{ are} those with us than those with them.” BSB BSB: “Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
17 GLT And Elisha prayed, and he said,“Yahweh, please open his eyes, and he will see.” And Yahweh opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and look— the mountain{ was} full of horses and a chariot of fire{ was} all around Elisha. BSB BSB: Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
18 GLT And they came down to him, and Elisha prayed to Yahweh, and he said,“Please, strike this nation with blinding light.” And he struck them with blinding light according to the word of Elisha. BSB BSB: As the Arameans came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, “Please strike these people with blindness.” So He struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.
19 GLT And Elisha said to them,“This{ is} not the way, and this{ is} not the city. Walk after me, and let me lead you to the man whom you seek.” And he led them to Samaria. BSB BSB: And Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria.
20 GLT And it happened, when they came{ to} Samaria, and Elisha said,“Yahweh, open the eyes of these{ people}, and they will see.” And Yahweh opened their eyes, and they saw, and look— in the midst of Samaria. BSB BSB: When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O LORD, open the eyes of these men that they may see.” Then the LORD opened their eyes, and they looked around and discovered that they were in Samaria.
21 GLT And the king of Israel said to Elisha when he saw them,“Will I strike{ them}? Will I strike{ them}, my father?” BSB BSB: And when the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, “My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?”
22 GLT And he said,“Do not strike{ them}. Those who you took captive with your sword and with your bow— would you strike{ them}? Put bread and water to their faces, and they will eat, and they will drink, and they will go to their lord.” BSB BSB: “Do not kill them,” he replied. “Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and then return to their master.”
23 GLT And he prepared a great feast for them, and they ate and they drank, and he sent them, and they went to their lord. And the troops of Aram did not continue any longer to come into the land of Israel. BSB BSB: So the king prepared a great feast for them, and after they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them away, and they returned to their master. And the Aramean raiders did not come into the land of Israel again.
24 GLT And it happened after thus, and Ben- Hadad the king of Aram assembled all of his camp, and he went up, and he laid seige against Samaria. BSB BSB: Some time later, Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army and marched up to besiege Samaria.
25 GLT And a great famine was in Samaria, and look— laying siege against it, until a head of a donkey was in exchange for 80 silver, and a fourth of the kab of doves droppings{ was} in exchange for five silver. BSB BSB: So there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed, they besieged the city so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver.
26 GLT And it happened, the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, and a woman cried out to him, saying,“Save, my lord, the king!” BSB BSB: As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “Help me, my lord the king!”
27 GLT And he said,“Yahweh will not save you— from where will I save you? From the threshing floor or from the winepress?” BSB BSB: He answered, “If the LORD does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?”
28 GLT And the king said to her,“What{ belongs} to you?” And she said,“This woman said to me,‘Give your son, and we will eat him today, and my son we will eat tomorrow.’” BSB BSB: Then the king asked her, “What is the matter?” And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him, and tomorrow we will eat my son.’
29 GLT And we boiled my son, and we ate him. And I said to her on the next day,“Give your son, and we will eat him.” But she has hidden her son. BSB BSB: So we boiled my son and ate him, and the next day I said to her, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him.’ But she had hidden her son.”
30 GLT And it happened, when the king heard the words of the woman, and he tore his clothes(and he was passing by on the wall). And the people saw, and look— sackcloth{ was} on his skin, from beneath. BSB BSB: When the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. And as he passed by on the wall, the people saw the sackcloth under his clothes next to his skin.
31 GLT And he said,“Thus may God do to me, and thus may continue, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat stands on him today.” BSB BSB: He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!”
32 GLT And Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. And he sent a man from before his face, before the messenger came to him, and he himself said to the elders,“Do you see that this son of a murderer has sent to take off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and push him with the door. Is{ that} not the sound of the feet of his lord behind him?” BSB BSB: Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”
33 GLT He was still speaking with them, and look— the messenger was coming down to him. And he said,“Look— this disaster{ is} from Yahweh. Why will I hope for Yahweh any longer?” BSB BSB: While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, “This calamity is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”
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