ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΩΝ Δ´ - 2 Re - Kings IV 5

LXX	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 και ναιμαν ο αρχων της δυναμεως συριας ην ανηρ μεγας ενωπιον του κυριου αυτου και τεθαυμασμενος προσωπω οτι εν αυτω εδωκεν κυριος σωτηριαν συρια και ο ανηρ ην δυνατος ισχυι λελεπρωμενος	1 Naaman, the leader of the military of the king of Syria, was a great and honorable man with his lord. For through him the Lord gave salvation to Syria. And he was a strong and rich man, but a leper.
2 και συρια εξηλθον μονοζωνοι και ηχμαλωτευσαν εκ γης ισραηλ νεανιδα μικραν και ην ενωπιον της γυναικος ναιμαν	2 Now robbers had gone out from Syria, and they had led away captive, from the land of Israel, a little girl. And she was in the service of the wife of Naaman.
3 η δε ειπεν τη κυρια αυτης οφελον ο κυριος μου ενωπιον του προφητου του θεου του εν σαμαρεια τοτε αποσυναξει αυτον απο της λεπρας αυτου	3 And she said to her lady: “I wish that my lord had been with the prophet who is in Samaria. Certainly, he would have cured him of the leprosy that he has.”
4 και εισηλθεν και απηγγειλεν τω κυριω εαυτης και ειπεν ουτως και ουτως ελαλησεν η νεανις η εκ γης ισραηλ	4 And so, Naaman entered to his lord, and he reported to him, saying: “The girl from the land of Israel spoke in such a manner.”
5 και ειπεν βασιλευς συριας προς ναιμαν δευρο εισελθε και εξαποστελω βιβλιον προς βασιλεα ισραηλ και επορευθη και ελαβεν εν τη χειρι αυτου δεκα ταλαντα αργυριου και εξακισχιλιους χρυσους και δεκα αλλασσομενας στολας	5 And the king of Syria said to him, “Go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” And when he had set out, he had taken with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand gold coins, and ten changes of fine clothing.
6 και ηνεγκεν το βιβλιον προς τον βασιλεα ισραηλ λεγων και νυν ως αν ελθη το βιβλιον τουτο προς σε ιδου απεστειλα προς σε ναιμαν τον δουλον μου και αποσυναξεις αυτον απο της λεπρας αυτου	6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, in these words: “When you will receive this letter, know that I have sent to you my servant, Naaman, so that you may heal him of his leprosy.”
7 και εγενετο ως ανεγνω βασιλευς ισραηλ το βιβλιον διερρηξεν τα ιματια αυτου και ειπεν μη θεος εγω του θανατωσαι και ζωοποιησαι οτι ουτος αποστελλει προς με αποσυναξαι ανδρα απο της λεπρας αυτου οτι πλην γνωτε δη και ιδετε οτι προφασιζεται ουτος με	7 And when the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his garments, and he said: “Am I God, so that I could take or give life, or so that this man would send to me to cure a man from his leprosy? Take notice and see that he is seeking occasions against me.”
8 και εγενετο ως ηκουσεν ελισαιε οτι διερρηξεν ο βασιλευς ισραηλ τα ιματια εαυτου και απεστειλεν προς τον βασιλεα ισραηλ λεγων ινα τι διερρηξας τα ιματια σου ελθετω δη προς με ναιμαν και γνωτω οτι εστιν προφητης εν ισραηλ	8 And when Elisha, the man of God, had heard this, specifically, that the king of Israel had torn his garments, he sent to him, saying: “Why have you torn your garments? Let him come to me, and let him know that there is a prophet in Israel.”
9 και ηλθεν ναιμαν εν ιππω και αρματι και εστη επι θυρας οικου ελισαιε	9 Therefore, Naaman arrived with his horses and chariots, and he stood at the door of the house of Elisha.
10 και απεστειλεν ελισαιε αγγελον προς αυτον λεγων πορευθεις λουσαι επτακις εν τω ιορδανη και επιστρεψει η σαρξ σου σοι και καθαρισθηση	10 And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go, and wash seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will receive health, and you will be clean.”
11 και εθυμωθη ναιμαν και απηλθεν και ειπεν ιδου δη ελεγον οτι εξελευσεται προς με και στησεται και επικαλεσεται εν ονοματι θεου αυτου και επιθησει την χειρα αυτου επι τον τοπον και αποσυναξει το λεπρον	11 And becoming angry, Naaman went away, saying: “I thought that he would have come out to me, and, standing, would have invoked the name of the Lord, his God, and that he would have touched the place of the leprosy with his hand, and so have healed me.
12 ουχι αγαθος αβανα και φαρφαρ ποταμοι δαμασκου υπερ ιορδανην και παντα τα υδατα ισραηλ ουχι πορευθεις λουσομαι εν αυτοις και καθαρισθησομαι και εξεκλινεν και απηλθεν εν θυμω	12 Are not the Abana and the Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel, so that I might wash in them and be cleansed?” But then, after he had turned himself away and was leaving with indignation,
13 και ηγγισαν οι παιδες αυτου και ελαλησαν προς αυτον μεγαν λογον ελαλησεν ο προφητης προς σε ουχι ποιησεις και οτι ειπεν προς σε λουσαι και καθαρισθητι	13 his servants approached him, and they said to him: “If the prophet had told you, father, to do something great, certainly you ought to have done it. How much more so, now that he has said to you: ‘Wash, and you will be clean?’ ”
14 και κατεβη ναιμαν και εβαπτισατο εν τω ιορδανη επτακι κατα το ρημα ελισαιε και επεστρεψεν η σαρξ αυτου ως σαρξ παιδαριου μικρου και εκαθαρισθη	14 So he descended and washed in the Jordan seven times, in accord with the word of the man of God. And his flesh was restored, like the flesh of a little child. And he was made clean.
15 και επεστρεψεν προς ελισαιε αυτος και πασα η παρεμβολη αυτου και ηλθεν και εστη και ειπεν ιδου δη εγνωκα οτι ουκ εστιν θεος εν παση τη γη οτι αλλ' η εν τω ισραηλ και νυν λαβε την ευλογιαν παρα του δουλου σου	15 And returning to the man of God, with his entire retinue, he arrived, and stood before him, and he said: “Truly, I know there is no other God, in all the earth, except in Israel. And so I beg you to accept a blessing from your servant.”
16 και ειπεν ελισαιε ζη κυριος ω παρεστην ενωπιον αυτου ει λημψομαι και παρεβιασατο αυτον λαβειν και ηπειθησεν	16 But he responded, “As the Lord lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And though he urged him strongly, he did not agree at all.
17 και ειπεν ναιμαν και ει μη δοθητω δη τω δουλω σου γομος ζευγους ημιονων και συ μοι δωσεις εκ της γης της πυρρας οτι ου ποιησει ετι ο δουλος σου ολοκαυτωμα και θυσιασμα θεοις ετεροις αλλ' η τω κυριω μονω	17 And Naaman said: “As you wish. But I beg you to grant to me, your servant, that I may take from here the burden of two mules from the ground. For your servant will no longer offer holocaust or victim to other gods, except to the Lord.
18 και ιλασεται κυριος τω δουλω σου εν τω εισπορευεσθαι τον κυριον μου εις οικον ρεμμαν προσκυνησαι αυτον και επαναπαυσεται επι της χειρος μου και προσκυνησω εν οικω ρεμμαν εν τω προσκυνειν αυτον εν οικω ρεμμαν και ιλασεται δη κυριος τω δουλω σου εν τω λογω τουτω	18 But there is still this matter, for which you will entreat the Lord on behalf of your servant: when my lord enters the temple of Rimmon, so that he may adore there, and he leans on my hand, if I will bow down in the temple of Rimmon, while he is adoring in the same place, that the Lord may ignore me, your servant, concerning this matter.”
19 και ειπεν ελισαιε προς ναιμαν δευρο εις ειρηνην και απηλθεν απ' αυτου εις δεβραθα της γης	19 And he said to him, “Go in peace.” Then he went away from him, in the elect time of the earth.
20 και ειπεν γιεζι το παιδαριον ελισαιε ιδου εφεισατο ο κυριος μου του ναιμαν του συρου τουτου του μη λαβειν εκ χειρος αυτου α ενηνοχεν ζη κυριος οτι ει μη δραμουμαι οπισω αυτου και λημψομαι παρ' αυτου τι	20 And Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, said: “My lord has spared Naaman, this Syrian, by not receiving from him what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him, and take something from him.”
21 και εδιωξε γιεζι οπισω του ναιμαν και ειδεν αυτον ναιμαν τρεχοντα οπισω αυτου και επεστρεψεν απο του αρματος εις απαντην αυτου	21 And so, Gehazi followed after the back of Naaman. And when he had seen him running toward him, he leaped down from his chariot to meet him, and he said, “Is all well?”
22 και ειπεν ειρηνη ο κυριος μου απεστειλεν με λεγων ιδου νυν ηλθον προς με δυο παιδαρια εξ ορους εφραιμ απο των υιων των προφητων δος δη αυτοις ταλαντον αργυριου και δυο αλλασσομενας στολας	22 And he said: “It is well. My lord has sent me to you, saying: ‘Just now two youths from the sons of the prophets have come to me from mount Ephraim. Give them a talent of silver, and two changes of clothing.’ ”
23 και ειπεν ναιμαν λαβε διταλαντον αργυριου και ελαβεν εν δυσι θυλακοις και δυο αλλασσομενας στολας και εδωκεν επι δυο παιδαρια αυτου και ηραν εμπροσθεν αυτου	23 And Naaman said, “It is better that you accept two talents.” And he urged him, and he bound the two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing. And he set them upon two of his servants, who carried them before him.
24 και ηλθον εις το σκοτεινον και ελαβεν εκ των χειρων αυτων και παρεθετο εν οικω και εξαπεστειλεν τους ανδρας	24 And when now he had arrived in the evening, he took them from their hands, and he stored them in the house. And he dismissed the men, and they went away.
25 και αυτος εισηλθεν και παρειστηκει προς τον κυριον αυτου και ειπεν προς αυτον ελισαιε ποθεν γιεζι και ειπεν γιεζι ου πεπορευται ο δουλος σου ενθα και ενθα	25 Then, having entered, he stood before his lord. And Elisha said, “Where are you coming from, Gehazi?” He responded, “Your servant did not go anywhere.”
26 και ειπεν προς αυτον ελισαιε ουχι η καρδια μου επορευθη μετα σου οτε επεστρεψεν ο ανηρ απο του αρματος εις συναντην σοι και νυν ελαβες το αργυριον και νυν ελαβες τα ιματια και λημψη εν αυτω κηπους και ελαιωνας και αμπελωνας και προβατα και βοας και παιδας και παιδισκας	26 But he said: “Was my heart not present, when the man turned back from his chariot to meet you? And now you have received money, and you have received garments, so that you might buy olive groves, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and men and women servants.
27 και η λεπρα ναιμαν κολληθησεται εν σοι και εν τω σπερματι σου εις τον αιωνα και εξηλθεν εκ προσωπου αυτου λελεπρωμενος ωσει χιων	27 So then, the leprosy of Naaman shall adhere to you, and to your offspring forever.” And he departed from him a leper, as white as snow.