2 Kings 5

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	LXX
1 Naaman, the army commander of the king of Aram, was highly esteemed and respected by his master, for through him the LORD had brought victory to Aram. But valiant as he was, the man was a leper.	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
2 Now the Arameans had captured from the land of Israel in a raid a little girl, who became the servant of Naaman's wife.	2 και συρια εξηλθον μονοζωνοι και ηχμαλωτευσαν εκ γης ισραηλ νεανιδα μικραν και ην ενωπιον της γυναικος ναιμαν
3 "If only my master would present himself to the prophet in Samaria," she said to her mistress, "he would cure him of his leprosy."	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
4 Naaman went and told his lord just what the slave girl from the land of Israel had said.	4 και εισηλθεν και απηγγειλεν τω κυριω εαυτης και ειπεν ουτως και ουτως ελαλησεν η νεανις η εκ γης ισραηλ
5 "Go," said the king of Aram. "I will send along a letter to the king of Israel." So Naaman set out, taking along ten silver talents, six thousand gold pieces, and ten festal garments.	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
6 To the king of Israel he brought the letter, which read: "With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman to you, that you may cure him of his leprosy."	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
7 When he read the letter, the king of Israel tore his garments and exclaimed: "Am I a god with power over life and death, that this man should send someone to me to be cured of leprosy? Take note! You can see he is only looking for a quarrel with me!"	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
8 When Elisha, the man of God, heard that the king of Israel had torn his garments, he sent word to the king: "Why have you torn your garments? Let him come to me and find out that there is a prophet in Israel."	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
9 Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of Elisha's house.	9 και ηλθεν ναιμαν εν ιππω και αρματι και εστη επι θυρας οικου ελισαιε
10 The prophet sent him the message: "Go and wash seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will heal, and you will be clean."	10 και απεστειλεν ελισαιε αγγελον προς αυτον λεγων πορευθεις λουσαι επτακις εν τω ιορδανη και επιστρεψει η σαρξ σου σοι και καθαρισθηση
11 But Naaman went away angry, saying, "I thought that he would surely come out and stand there to invoke the LORD his God, and would move his hand over the spot, and thus cure the leprosy.	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
12 Are not the rivers of Damascus, the Abana and the Pharpar, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be cleansed?" With this, he turned about in anger and left.	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
13 But his servants came up and reasoned with him. "My father," they said, "if the prophet had told you to do something extraordinary, would you not have done it? All the more now, since he said to you, 'Wash and be clean,' should you do as he said."	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
14 So Naaman went down and plunged into the Jordan seven times at the word of the man of God. His flesh became again like the flesh of a little child, and he was 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
15 He returned with his whole retinue to the man of God. On his arrival he stood before him and said, "Now I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel. Please accept a gift from your servant."	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
16 "As the LORD lives whom I serve, I will not take it," Elisha replied; and despite Naaman's urging, he still refused.	16 και ειπεν ελισαιε ζη κυριος ω παρεστην ενωπιον αυτου ει λημψομαι και παρεβιασατο αυτον λαβειν και ηπειθησεν
17 Naaman said: "If you will not accept, please let me, your servant, have two mule-loads of earth, for I will no longer offer holocaust or sacrifice to any other god except to the LORD.	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
18 But I trust the LORD will forgive your servant this: when my master enters the temple of Rimmon to worship there, then I, too, as his adjutant, must bow down in the temple of Rimmon. May the LORD forgive your servant this."	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
19 "Go in peace," Elisha said to him.	19 και ειπεν ελισαιε προς ναιμαν δευρο εις ειρηνην και απηλθεν απ' αυτου εις δεβραθα της γης
20 Naaman had gone some distance when Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, thought to himself: "My master was too easy with this Aramean Naaman, not accepting what he brought. As the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something out of him."	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
21 So Gehazi hurried after Naaman. Aware that someone was running after him, Naaman alighted from his chariot to wait for him. "Is everything all right?" he asked.	21 και εδιωξε γιεζι οπισω του ναιμαν και ειδεν αυτον ναιμαν τρεχοντα οπισω αυτου και επεστρεψεν απο του αρματος εις απαντην αυτου
22 "Yes," Gehazi replied, "but my master sent me to say, 'Two young men have just come to me, guild prophets from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two festal garments.'"	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
23 "Please take two talents," Naaman said, and pressed them upon him. He tied up these silver talents in bags and gave them, with the two festal garments, to two of his servants, who carried them before Gehazi.	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
24 When they reached the hill, Gehazi took what they had, carried it into the house, and sent the men on their way.	24 και ηλθον εις το σκοτεινον και ελαβεν εκ των χειρων αυτων και παρεθετο εν οικω και εξαπεστειλεν τους ανδρας
25 He went in and stood before Elisha his master, who asked him, "Where have you been, Gehazi?" He answered, "Your servant has not gone anywhere."	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
26 But Elisha said to him: "Was I not present in spirit when the man alighted from his chariot to wait for you? Is this a time to take money or to take garments, olive orchards or vineyards, sheep or cattle, male or female servants?	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
27 The leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and your descendants forever." And Gehazi left Elisha, a leper white as snow.	27 και η λεπρα ναιμαν κολληθησεται εν σοι και εν τω σπερματι σου εις τον αιωνα και εξηλθεν εκ προσωπου αυτου λελεπρωμενος ωσει χιων