2 Kings 7

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	Peshitta
1 But Elisha said, "Hear the word of the LORD: thus says the LORD, Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine meal shall be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria."	1 ܘܐܡܪ ܐܠܝܫܥ ܫܡܥ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܚܪ ܠܗܢܐ ܥܕܢܐ ܣܐܬܐ ܕܢܫܝܦܐ ܒܣܠܥܐ ܘܣܐܬܝܢ ܣܥܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܣܠܥܐ ܒܬܪܥܐ ܕܫܡܪܝܢ
2 Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned said to the man of God, "If the LORD himself should make windows in heaven, could this thing be?" But he said, "You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat of it."	2 ܘܥܢܐ ܓܢܒܪܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܡܣܬܡܟ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܟܘ̈ܐ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܗܐ ܚܙܐ ܐܢܬ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܘܡܢܗ ܠܐ ܬܐܟܘܠ
3 Now there were four men who were lepers at the entrance to the gate; and they said to one another, "Why do we sit here till we die?	3 ܘܐܪܒܥܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܓܪܒ̈ܝܢ ܝܬܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܓܒܪ ܠܚܒܪܗ ܡܢܐ ܝܬܒܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܗܪܟܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܢܡܘܬ
4 If we say, 'Let us enter the city,' the famine is in the city, and we shall die there; and if we sit here, we die also. So now come, let us go over to the camp of the Syrians; if they spare our lives we shall live, and if they kill us we shall but die."	4 ܐܢ ܐܡܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܥܘܠ ܠܓܘ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܟܦܢܐ ܥܫܝܢ ܒܓܘ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܬܡܢ ܘܐܢ ܝܬܒܝܢܢ ܗܪܟܐ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܐܠܐ ܬܘ ܢܐܙܠ ܠܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܐܕܘܡ ܐܢ ܢܚܘܢܢ ܢܚܐ ܘܐܢ ܢܡܝܬܘܢܢ ܢܡܘܬ
5 So they arose at twilight to go to the camp of the Syrians; but when they came to the edge of the camp of the Syrians, behold, there was no one there.	5 ܘܩܡܘ ܒܫܦܪܐ ܠܡܐܙܠ ܠܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܐܕܘܡ ܘܡܛܝܘ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܣܘܦܐ ܕܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܬܡܢ ܐܢܫ
6 For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians hear the sound of chariots, and of horses, the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, "Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to come upon us."	6 ܘܡܪܝܐ ܐܫܡܥ ܠܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܐܕܘܡ ܩܠ ܪ̈ܟܫܐ ܘܩܠ ܪ̈ܟܒܐ ܘܩܠ ܚܝܠܐ ܥܫܝܢܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܓܒܪ ܠܚܒܪܗ ܗܐ ܐܓܪ ܥܠܝܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܚ̈ܬܝܐ ܕܢܐܬܘܢ ܥܠܝܢ
7 So they fled away in the twilight and forsook their tents, their horses, and their asses, leaving the camp as it was, and fled for their lives.	7 ܘܩܡܘ ܘܥܪܩܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܫܦܪܐ ܘܫܒܩܘ ܡܫ̈ܟܢܝܗܘܢ ܘܪ̈ܟܫܝܗܘܢ ܘܚܡܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܡܫܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܘܥܪܩܘ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ
8 And when these lepers came to the edge of the camp, they went into a tent, and ate and drank, and they carried off silver and gold and clothing, and went and hid them; then they came back, and entered another tent, and carried off things from it, and went and hid them.	8 ܘܐܬܘ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܣܘܦܗ ܕܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܘܥܠܘ ܠܡܫܟܢܐ ܚܕ ܘܐܟܠܘ ܘܐܫܬܝܘ ܘܢܣܒܘ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܟܣܦܐ ܘܕܗܒܐ ܘܠܒ̈ܘܫܐ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܘܛܡܪܘ ܘܗܦܟܘ ܘܥܠܘ ܠܡܫܟܢܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܘܫܩܠܘ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܘܛܡܪܘ
9 Then they said to one another, "We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news; if we are silent and wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us; now therefore come, let us go and tell the king's household."	9 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܓܒܪ ܠܚܒܪܗ ܠܐ ܟܐܢܐܝܬ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܝܘܡܐ ܗܘ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܡܬܝ ܫܬܝܩܝܢܢ ܘܡܟܬܪܝܢܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܢܢܗܪ ܨܦܪܐ ܘܢܡܛܝܢ ܚܛܗܐ ܗܫܐ ܬܘ ܢܐܙܠ ܘܢܚܘܐ ܒܒܝܬ ܡܠܟܐ
10 So they came and called to the gatekeepers of the city, and told them, "We came to the camp of the Syrians, and behold, there was no one to be seen or heard there, nothing but the horses tied, and the asses tied, and the tents as they were."	10 ܘܐܬܘ ܘܩܪܘ ܠܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܚܘܝܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܐܙܠܢ ܠܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܐܕܘܡ ܘܠܝܬ ܬܡܢ ܓܒܪ ܘܩܠ ܐܢܫ ܐܠܐ ܪ̈ܟܫܐ ܟܕ ܐܣܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܚܡܪ̈ܐ ܟܕ ܐܣܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܡܫ̈ܟܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܗܢܘܢ
11 Then the gatekeepers called out, and it was told within the king's household.	11 ܘܩܪܘ ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܘܚܘܝܘ ܠܓܘ ܒܝܬ ܡܠܟܐ
12 And the king rose in the night, and said to his servants, "I will tell you what the Syrians have prepared against us. They know that we are hungry; therefore they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the open country, thinking, 'When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive and get into the city.'"	12 ܘܩܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܐܚܘܝܟܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܠܢ ܐ̈ܕܘܡܝܐ ܝܕܥܘ ܕܟܦܢܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܘܢܦܩܘ ܡܢ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܠܡܬܛܫܝܘ ܒܕܒܪܐ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܡܐ ܕܢܦܩܘ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܢܐܚܘܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܟܕ ܚܝ̈ܝܢ ܘܠܩܪܝܬܐ ܢܥܘܠ
13 And one of his servants said, "Let some men take five of the remaining horses, seeing that those who are left here will fare like the whole multitude of Israel that have already perished; let us send and see."	13 ܘܥܢܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܢܕܒܪܘܢ ܚܡܫܐ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܟܒܐ ܕܐܫܬܚܪܘ ܐܢ ܐܬܬܚܕܘ ܚܫܝܒܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܐ ܟܠܗ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܣܦܘ ܘܢܫܕܪ ܘܢܚܙܐ
14 So they took two mounted men, and the king sent them after the army of the Syrians, saying, "Go and see."	14 ܘܪܟܒܘ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܙܘ̈ܓܝܢ ܕܪ̈ܟܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܟܫܐ
15 So they went after them as far as the Jordan; and, lo, all the way was littered with garments and equipment which the Syrians had thrown away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.	15 ܘܐܙܠܘ ܒܬܪܗܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܘܚܙܝܢ ܟܠܗ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܡܠܝܐ ܢܚ̈ܬܐ ܘܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܕܫܒܩܘ ܐܕ̈ܘܡܝܐ ܒܣܘܪܗܒܗܘܢ ܘܗܦܟܘ ܐܝ̈ܙܓܕܐ ܘܚܘܝܘ ܠܡܠܟܐ
16 Then the people went out, and plundered the camp of the Syrians. So a measure of fine meal was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.	16 ܘܢܦܩܘ ܥܡܐ ܘܒܙܘ ܠܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܐܕܘܡ ܘܗܘܬ ܣܐܬܐ ܕܢܫܝܦܐ ܒܣܠܥܐ ܘܣܐ̈ܬܝܢ ܣܥܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܣܠܥܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ
17 Now the king had appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to have charge of the gate; and the people trod upon him in the gate, so that he died, as the man of God had said when the king came down to him.	17 ܘܡܠܟܐ ܐܩܝܡ ܠܓܢܒܪܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܡܣܬܡܟ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܬܪܥܐ ܘܕܫܘܗܝ ܥܡܐ ܒܬܪܥܐ ܘܡܝܬ. ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪ ܢܒܝܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܟܕ ܢܚܬ ܐܝܙܓܕܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ
18 For when the man of God had said to the king, "Two measures of barley shall be sold for a shekel, and a measure of fine meal for a shekel, about this time tomorrow in the gate of Samaria,"	18 ܘܗܘܐ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܢܒܝܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܣܐܬܐ ܕܢܫܝܦܐ ܒܣܠܥܐ ܘܣܐ̈ܬܝܢ ܣܥܪܝܢ ܒܣܠܥܐ ܢܙܕܒܢ ܡܚܪ ܒܗܢܐ ܥܕܢܐ ܒܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܕܫܡܪܝܢ
19 the captain had answered the man of God, "If the LORD himself should make windows in heaven, could such a thing be?" And he had said, "You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat of it."	19 ܘܥܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܓܢܒܪܐ ܗܘ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܢܒܝܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܒܕ ܟܘ̈ܐ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܗܘܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܗܐ ܚܙܐ ܐܢܬ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܘܡܢܗ ܠܐ ܬܐܟܘܠ
20 And so it happened to him, for the people trod upon him in the gate and he died.	20 ܘܗܘܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܘܕܫܘܗܝ ܥܡܐ ܒܬܪܥܐ ܘܡܝܬ