Secondo libro dei Re 4

BIBBIA CEI 1974	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Una donna, moglie di uno dei profeti, gridò a Eliseo: "Mio marito, tuo servo, è morto; tu sai che il tuo servo temeva il Signore. Ora è venuto il suo creditore per prendersi come schiavi i due miei figli".	1 Now a certain woman, from the wives of the prophets, cried out to Elisha, saying: “My husband, your servant, is dead. And you know that your servant was one who fears the Lord. And behold, a creditor has arrived, so that he may take away my two sons to serve him.”
2 Eliseo le disse: "Che posso fare io per te? Dimmi che cosa hai in casa". Quella rispose: "In casa la tua serva non ha altro che un orcio di olio".	2 And Elisha said to her: “What do you want me to do for you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” And she responded, “I, your handmaid, do not have anything in my house, except a little oil, with which I may be anointed.”
3 Le disse: "Su, chiedi in prestito vasi da tutti i tuoi vicini, vasi vuoti, nel numero maggiore possibile.	3 And he said to her: “Go, ask to borrow from all your neighbors empty vessels, more than a few.
4 Poi entra in casa e chiudi la porta dietro a te e ai tuoi figli; versa olio in tutti quei vasi; i pieni mettili da parte".	4 And enter and close your door. And when you are inside with your sons, pour from the oil into all those vessels. And when they are full, take them away.”
5 Si allontanò da lui e chiuse la porta dietro a sé e ai suoi figli; questi porgevano ed essa versava.	5 And so, the woman went and closed the door upon herself and her sons. They were bringing her the vessels, and she was pouring into them.
6 Quando i vasi furono pieni, disse a un figlio: "Porgimi ancora un vaso". Le rispose: "Non ce ne sono più". L'olio cessò.	6 And when the vessels had been filled, she said to her son, “Bring me another a vessel.” And he responded, “I have none.” And there was oil remaining.
7 Essa andò a riferire la cosa all'uomo di Dio, che le disse: "Va', vendi l'olio e accontenta i tuoi creditori; tu e i tuoi figli vivete con quanto ne resterà".	7 Then she went and told the man of God. And he said: “Go, sell the oil, and repay your creditor. Then you and your sons may live on what remains.”
8 Un giorno Eliseo passava per Sunem, ove c'era una donna facoltosa, che l'invitò con insistenza a tavola. In seguito, tutte le volte che passava, si fermava a mangiare da lei.	8 Now it happened that, on a certain day, Elisha passed by Shunem. And there was a great woman there, who took him to eat bread. And since he frequently passed by there, he turned aside to her house, so that he might eat bread.
9 Essa disse al marito: "Io so che è un uomo di Dio, un santo, colui che passa sempre da noi.	9 And she said to her husband: “I have noticed that he is a holy man of God, who passes by us frequently.
10 Prepariamogli una piccola camera al piano di sopra, in muratura, mettiamoci un letto, un tavolo, una sedia e una lampada, sì che, venendo da noi, vi si possa ritirare".	10 Therefore, let us prepare a small upper room for him, and place a bed in it for him, and a table, and a chair, and a lampstand, so that when he comes to us, he may stay there.”
11 Recatosi egli un giorno là, si ritirò nella camera e vi si coricò.	11 Then it happened that, on a certain day, arriving, he turned aside into the upper room, and he rested there.
12 Egli disse a Ghecazi suo servo: "Chiama questa Sunammita". La chiamò ed essa si presentò a lui.	12 And he said to his servant Gehazi, “Call this Shunammite woman.” And when he had called her, and she stood before him,
13 Eliseo disse al suo servo: "Dille tu: Ecco hai avuto per noi tutta questa premura; che cosa possiamo fare per te? C'è forse bisogno di intervenire in tuo favore presso il re oppure presso il capo dell'esercito?". Essa rispose: "Io sto in mezzo al mio popolo".	13 he said to his servant: “Say to her: Behold, you have ministered to us attentively in all things. What do you want, that I might do for you? Do you have any business, or do you want me to speak to the king, or to the leader of the military?” And she responded, “I live in the midst of my own people.”
14 Eliseo replicò: "Che cosa si può fare per lei?". Ghecazi disse: "Purtroppo essa non ha figli e suo marito è vecchio".	14 And he said, “Then what does she want, that I might do for her?” And Gehazi said: “You need not ask. For she has no son, and her husband is elderly.”
15 Eliseo disse: "Chiamala!". La chiamò; essa si fermò sulla porta.	15 And so, he instructed him to call her. And when she had been called, and was standing before the door,
16 Allora disse: "L'anno prossimo, in questa stessa stagione, tu terrai in braccio un figlio". Essa rispose: "No, mio signore, uomo di Dio, non mentire con la tua serva".	16 he said to her, “At this time, and at this same hour, with life as a companion, you will have a son in your womb.” But she responded, “Do not, I ask you, my lord, a man of God, do not be willing to lie to your handmaid.”
17 Ora la donna rimase incinta e partorì un figlio, proprio alla data indicata da Eliseo.	17 And the woman conceived. And she bore a son, in the time and at the same hour as Elisha had said.
18 Il bambino crebbe e un giorno uscì per andare dal padre fra i mietitori.	18 And the boy grew. And on a certain day, when he had gone out to his father, to the harvesters,
19 Egli disse al padre: "La mia testa, la mia testa!". Il padre ordinò a un servo: "Portalo dalla mamma".	19 he said to his father: “I have a pain in my head. I have a pain in my head.” But he said to his servant, “Take him, and lead him to his mother.”
20 Questi lo prese e lo portò da sua madre. Il bambino stette sulle ginocchia di costei fino a mezzogiorno, poi morì.	20 But when he had taken him, and he had led him to his mother, she placed him upon her knees, until midday, and then he died.
21 Essa salì a stenderlo sul letto dell'uomo di Dio; chiuse la porta e uscì.	21 Then she went up and laid him out on the bed of the man of God, and she closed the door. And departing,
22 Chiamò il marito e gli disse: "Su, mandami uno dei servi e un'asina; voglio correre dall'uomo di Dio; tornerò subito".	22 she called her husband, and she said: “Send with me, I beg you, one of your servants, and a donkey, so that I may hurry to the man of God, and then return.”
23 Quegli domandò: "Perché vuoi andare oggi? Non è il novilunio né sabato". Ma essa rispose: "Addio".	23 And he said to her: “What is the reason that you would go to him? Today is not the new moon, and it is not the Sabbath.” She responded, “I will go.”
24 Fece sellare l'asina e disse al proprio servo: "Conducimi, cammina, non fermarmi durante il tragitto, a meno che non te l'ordini io".	24 And she saddled a donkey, and she instructed her servant: “Drive, and hurry on. You shall cause no delay for me in departing. And do whatever I instruct you to do.”
25 Si incamminò; giunse dall'uomo di Dio sul monte Carmelo. Quando l'uomo di Dio la vide da lontano, disse a Ghecazi suo servo: "Ecco la Sunammita!	25 And so she set out. And she came to the man of God, on mount Carmel. And when the man of God had seen her at a distance, he said to his servant Gehazi: “Behold, it is that Shunammite woman.
26 Su, corrile incontro e domandale: Stai bene? Tuo marito sta bene? E tuo figlio sta bene?". Quella rispose: "Bene!".	26 So then, go to meet her, and say to her, ‘Does all go well concerning you, and your husband, and your son?’ ” And she answered, “It is well.”
27 Giunta presso l'uomo di Dio sul monte, gli afferrò le ginocchia. Ghecazi si avvicinò per tirarla indietro, ma l'uomo di Dio disse: "Lasciala stare, perché la sua anima è amareggiata e il Signore me ne ha nascosto il motivo; non me l'ha rivelato".	27 And when she had arrived at the man of God, on the mount, she took hold of his feet. And Gehazi drew near, so that he might remove her. But the man of God said: “Permit her. For her soul is in bitterness. And the Lord has concealed it from me, and has not revealed it to me.”
28 Essa disse: "Avevo forse domandato io un figlio al mio signore? Non ti dissi forse: Non mi ingannare?".	28 And she said to him: “Did I ask a son from my lord? Did I not say to you, ‘You should not deceive me?’ ”
29 Eliseo disse a Ghecazi: "Cingi i tuoi fianchi, prendi il mio bastone e parti. Se incontrerai qualcuno, non salutarlo; se qualcuno ti saluta, non rispondergli. Metterai il mio bastone sulla faccia del ragazzo".	29 And so he said to Gehazi: “Gird your waist, and take my staff in your hand, and go. If any man will meet you, you shall not greet him. And if anyone greets you, you shall not respond to him. And place my staff upon the face of the boy.”
30 La madre del ragazzo disse: "Per la vita del Signore e per la tua vita, non ti lascerò". Allora quegli si alzò e la seguì.	30 But the mother of the boy said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not release you.” Therefore, he rose up, and he followed her.
31 Ghecazi li aveva preceduti; aveva posto il bastone sulla faccia del ragazzo, ma non c'era stato un gemito né altro segno di vita. Egli tornò verso Eliseo e gli riferì: "Il ragazzo non si è svegliato".	31 But Gehazi had gone before them, and he had placed the staff upon the face of the boy. And there was no voice, nor any response. And so he returned to meet him. And he reported to him, saying, “The boy did not rise up.”
32 Eliseo entrò in casa. Il ragazzo era morto, steso sul letto.	32 Therefore, Elisha entered the house. And behold, the boy was lying dead upon his bed.
33 Egli entrò, chiuse la porta dietro a loro due e pregò il Signore.	33 And entering, he closed the door upon himself and the boy. And he prayed to the Lord.
34 Quindi salì, si distese sul ragazzo; pose la bocca sulla bocca di lui, gli occhi sugli occhi di lui, le mani nelle mani di lui e si curvò su di lui. Il corpo del bambino riprese calore.	34 And he climbed up, and lay across the boy. And he put his mouth over his mouth, and his eyes over his eyes, and his hands over his hands. And he leaned himself over him, and the body of the boy grew warm.
35 Quindi si alzò e girò qua e là per la casa; tornò a curvarsi su di lui; il ragazzo starnutì sette volte, poi aprì gli occhi.	35 And returning, he walked around the house, first here and then there. And he went up, and lay across him. And the boy gasped seven times, and he opened his eyes.
36 Eliseo chiamò Ghecazi e gli disse: "Chiama questa Sunammita!". La chiamò e, quando essa gli giunse vicino, le disse: "Prendi tuo figlio!".	36 And he called Gehazi, and said to him, “Call this Shunammite woman.” And having been called, she entered to him. And he said, “Take up your son.”
37 Quella entrò, cadde ai piedi di lui, gli si prostrò davanti, prese il figlio e uscì.	37 She went and fell at his feet, and she reverenced upon the ground. And she took up her son, and departed.
38 Eliseo tornò in Gàlgala. Nella regione imperversava la carestia. Mentre i figli dei profeti stavano seduti davanti a lui, egli disse al suo servo: "Metti la pentola grande e cuoci una minestra per i figli dei profeti".	38 And Elisha returned to Gilgal. Now there was a famine in the land, and the sons of the prophets were living in his sight. And he said to one of his servants, “Set out a large cooking pot, and boil a soup for the sons of the prophets.”
39 Uno di essi andò in campagna per cogliere erbe selvatiche e trovò una specie di vite selvatica: da essa colse zucche agresti e se ne riempì il mantello. Ritornò e gettò i frutti a pezzi nella pentola della minestra, non sapendo cosa fossero.	39 And one went out into the field, so that he might collect wild herbs. And he found something like a wild vine, and he gathered from it bitter fruits of the field, and he filled his cloak. And returning, he cut these up for the pot of soup. But he did not know what it was.
40 Si versò da mangiare agli uomini, che appena assaggiata la minestra gridarono: "Nella pentola c'è la morte, uomo di Dio!". Non ne potevano mangiare.	40 Then they poured it out for their companions to eat. And when they had tasted the mixture, they cried out, saying, “Death is in the cooking pot, O man of God!” And they were unable to eat.
41 Allora Eliseo ordinò: "Portatemi della farina". Versatala nella pentola, disse: "Danne da mangiare alla gente". Non c'era più nulla di cattivo nella pentola.	41 But he said, “Bring some flour.” And when they had brought it, he cast it into the cooking pot, and he said, “Pour it out for the group, so that they may eat.” And there was no longer any bitterness in the cooking pot.
42 Da Baal-Salisa venne un individuo, che offrì primizie all'uomo di Dio, venti pani d'orzo e farro che aveva nella bisaccia. Eliseo disse: "Dallo da mangiare alla gente".	42 Now a certain man arrived from Baal-Shalishah, carrying, for the man of God, bread from the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and new grain in his satchel. But he said, “Give it to the people, so that they may eat.”
43 Ma colui che serviva disse: "Come posso mettere questo davanti a cento persone?". Quegli replicò: "Dallo da mangiare alla gente. Poiché così dice il Signore: Ne mangeranno e ne avanzerà anche".	43 And his servant responded to him, “What amount is this, that I should set it before a hundred men?” But he said again: “Give it to the people, so that they may eat. For thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat, and there shall be still more.’ ”
44 Lo pose davanti a quelli, che mangiarono, e ne avanzò, secondo la parola del Signore.	44 And so, he set it before them. And they ate, and there was still more, in accord with the word of the Lord.