II Livro dos Reis 4

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1 A mulher de um dos filhos dos profetas clamou a Eliseu, dizendo: Meu marido, teu servo, morreu, e sabes que ele temia o Senhor. Ora, eis que veio o credor tomar os meus dois filhos para fazê-los seus escravos.	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 Eliseu disse-lhe: Que posso eu fazer por ti? Dize-me: que tens em tua casa? Ela respondeu: Tua serva só tem em sua casa uma garrafa de óleo.	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 Vai, replicou Eliseu, pede emprestadas às tuas vizinhas ânforas vazias em grande quantidade.	3 And he said to her: “Go, ask to borrow from all your neighbors empty vessels, more than a few.
4 Depois entra, fecha a porta atrás de ti e de teus filhos, e enche com o óleo estas ânforas, pondo-as de lado à medida que estiverem cheias!	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 Partiu a mulher e fechou a porta atrás de si e de seus filhos. Estes traziam-lhe as ânforas e ela as enchia.	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 Tendo enchido as ânforas, disse ela ao seu filho: Dá-me mais uma ânfora. Não há mais, respondeu ele. E o óleo cessou de correr.	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 A mulher foi e contou tudo ao homem de Deus. Este disse-lhe: Vai e vende esse óleo para pagar a tua dívida. Depois disso, tu e teus filhos vivereis do resto.	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 Certo dia em que Eliseu atravessava Sunão, veio uma mulher rica do lugar e insistiu com ele para comer em sua casa. Depois disso, cada vez que ele passava por aquele lugar, dirigia-se à casa daquela mulher para tomar ali a sua refeição.	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 Ela disse ao seu marido: Escuta: eu sei que esse homem, que passa sempre por nossa casa, é um santo homem de Deus.	9 And she said to her husband: “I have noticed that he is a holy man of God, who passes by us frequently.
10 Preparemos-lhe em cima um quarto, obra de pedreiro, onde poremos uma cama, uma mesa, uma cadeira e uma lâmpada; assim poderá acomodar-se ali quando vier à nossa casa.	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 Ora, aconteceu que um dia, passando Eliseu por Sunão, retirou-se ao quarto de cima para dormir.	11 Then it happened that, on a certain day, arriving, he turned aside into the upper room, and he rested there.
12 E disse a Giezi, seu servo: Chama essa sunamita. Giezi chamou-a e ela apresentou-se diante dele.	12 And he said to his servant Gehazi, “Call this Shunammite woman.” And when he had called her, and she stood before him,
13 Pergunta-lhe, disse Eliseu, o que posso fazer por ela em reconhecimento do desvelo com que nos tem tratado. Talvez ela queira que se fale ao rei ou ao general do exército sobre algum negócio seu. Eu habito no meio de meu povo, respondeu ela.	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 Eliseu então disse: Que se pode fazer por ela? Ela não tem filhos, respondeu Giezi, e seu marido é idoso.	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 Chama-a, disse Eliseu. Giezi chamou-a e ela apareceu à porta.	15 And so, he instructed him to call her. And when she had been called, and was standing before the door,
16 Eliseu disse-lhe: Por esse tempo, daqui a um ano, acariciarás um filho. Não, meu senhor, respondeu ela, não zombes de tua escrava, ó homem de Deus!	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 E a mulher concebeu. No ano seguinte, à mesma época, como tinha predito Eliseu, ela deu à luz um filho.	17 And the woman conceived. And she bore a son, in the time and at the same hour as Elisha had said.
18 O menino cresceu. Um dia em que ele fora ter com seu pai junto dos ceifadores,	18 And the boy grew. And on a certain day, when he had gone out to his father, to the harvesters,
19 disse-lhe: Oh, minha cabeça, minha cabeça! Leva-o à sua mãe, disse o pai a um escravo.	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 Este levou-o e entregou-o à sua mãe. O menino ficou nos joelhos da mãe até meio-dia, e morreu.	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 Ela subiu, colocou o menino na cama do homem de Deus, fechou a porta e saiu.	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 Chamou o marido e disse-lhe: Manda comigo um escravo e uma jumenta, para que eu vá à casa do homem de Deus e volte.	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 Ele disse-lhe: Por que vais ter com ele hoje? Não é lua nova, nem sábado. Fica tranqüilo, respondeu ela.	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 Mandou selar a jumenta e disse ao escravo: Conduze-me, apressa-te, não me detenhas em caminho sem que eu te diga.	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 Ela partiu e chegou aonde estava o homem de Deus, no monte Carmelo. O homem de Deus, vendo-a de longe, disse ao seu servo Giezi: Aí vem a sunamita;	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 corre-lhe ao encontro e pergunta-lhe se ela vai bem, como vai o seu marido e o seu filho. Ela respondeu: Tudo vai bem.	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 Mas chegando junto do homem de Deus na montanha, pegou-lhe os pés. Giezi aproximou-se para afastá-la, mas o homem de Deus disse-lhe: Deixa-a; sua alma está cheia de amargura e o Senhor me oculta o motivo, nada me revelou.	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 A mulher disse: Pedi eu porventura um filho ao meu senhor? Não te disse que não zombasses de mim?	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 Eliseu disse a Giezi: Põe o teu cinto, toma na mão o meu bastão e parte. Se encontrares alguém, não o saúdes; e se alguém te saudar, não lhe respondas. Porás o meu bastão no rosto do menino.	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 A mãe do menino exclamou: Por Deus e pela tua vida, não te deixarei! Então Eliseu seguiu-a.	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 Entretanto, Giezi, que os tinha precedido, pôs o bastão no rosto do menino; mas não houve voz, nem sinal de vida. Ele voltou a Eliseu e disse-lhe: O menino não despertou.	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 Eliseu entrou na casa, onde estava o menino morto em cima da cama.	32 Therefore, Elisha entered the house. And behold, the boy was lying dead upon his bed.
33 Entrou, fechou a porta atrás de si e do morto, e orou ao Senhor.	33 And entering, he closed the door upon himself and the boy. And he prayed to the Lord.
34 Depois, subiu à cama, deitou-se em cima do menino, colocou seus olhos sobre os olhos dele, suas mãos sobre as mãos dele, e enquanto estava assim estendido, o corpo do menino aqueceu-se.	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 Eliseu levantou-se, deu algumas voltas pelo quarto, tornou a subir e estendeu-se sobre o menino; este espirrou sete vezes e abriu os olhos.	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 Eliseu chamou Giezi e disse-lhe: Chama a sunamita; o que ele fez. Ela entrou e Eliseu disse-lhe: Toma o teu filho.	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 Então ela veio e lançou-se aos pés de Eliseu, prostrando-se por terra. Em seguida tomou o filho e saiu.	37 She went and fell at his feet, and she reverenced upon the ground. And she took up her son, and departed.
38 Quando Eliseu voltou a Gálgala, a fome devastava a terra. Estando os filhos dos profetas sentados diante dele, disse ao seu servo: Toma uma panela grande e prepara uma sopa para os filhos dos profetas.	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 Foi um deles ao campo para colher legumes, e encontrou uma planta silvestre; colheu dela coloquíntidas selvagens, encheu o manto, voltou para casa e cortou-as em pedaços dentro da panela da sopa, sem saber o que era.	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 Serviu-se a refeição aos homens. Logo, porém, que provaram da sopa, puseram-se a gritar: Homem de Deus, a morte está na panela! E não puderam comer.	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 Eliseu disse-lhes: Trazei-me farinha. Jogou farinha na panela e disse: Serve agora, para que todos comam. E não havia mais nada ruim na panela.	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 Veio um homem de Baalsalisa, que trazia ao homem de Deus, à guisa de primícias, vinte pães de cevada e trigo novo no seu saco. Dá-os a esses homens, disse Eliseu, para que comam.	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 Seu servo respondeu: Como poderei dar de comer a cem pessoas com isto? Dá-os a esses homens, repetiu Eliseu, para que comam. Eis o que diz o Senhor: Comerão e ainda sobrará.	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 E deu-os ao povo. Comeram e ainda sobrou, como o Senhor tinha dito.	44 And so, he set it before them. And they ate, and there was still more, in accord with the word of the Lord.