열왕기하 5

1아람 왕의 군대장관 나아만은 그 주인 앞에서 크고 존귀한 자니 이는 여호와께서 전에 저로 아람을 구원하게 하셨음이라 저는 큰 용사나 문둥병자더라 2전에 아람 사람이 떼를 지어 나가서 이스라엘 땅에서 작은 계집아이 하나를 사로잡으매 저가 나아만의 아내에게 수종들더니 3그 주모에게 이르되 우리 주인이 사마리아에 계신 선지자 앞에 계셨으면 좋겠나이다 저가 그 문둥병을 고치리이다 4나아만이 들어가서 그 주인에게 고하여 가로되 이스라엘 땅에서 온 계집아이의 말이 이러이러하더이다 5아람 왕이 가로되 갈지어다 이제 내가 이스라엘 왕에게 글을 보내리라 나아만이 곧 떠날새 은 십 달란트와 금 육천 개와 의복 열 벌을 가지고 가서 6이스라엘 왕에게 그 글을 전하니 일렀으되 내가 내 신하 나아만을 당신에게 보내오니 이 글이 당신에게 이르거든 당신은 그 문둥병을 고쳐주소서 하였더라 7이스라엘 왕이 그 글을 읽고 자기 옷을 찢으며 가로되 내가 어찌 하나님이관대 능히 사람을 죽이며 살릴 수 있으랴 저가 어찌하여 사람을 내게 보내어 그 문둥병을 고치라 하느냐 너희는 깊이 생각하고 저 왕이 틈을 타서 나로 더불어 시비하려 함인줄 알라 하니라 8하나님의 사람 엘리사가 이스라엘 왕이 자기 옷을 찢었다 함을 듣고 왕에게 보내어 가로되 왕이 어찌하여 옷을 찢었나이까 그 사람을 내게로 오게 하소서 저가 이스라엘 중에 선지자가 있는 줄을 알리이다 9나아만이 이에 말들과 병거들을 거느리고 이르러 엘리사의 집 문에 서니 10엘리사가 사자를 저에게 보내어 가로되 너는 가서 요단 강에 몸을 일곱 번 씻으라 네 살이 여전하여 깨끗하리라 11나아만이 노하여 물러가며 가로되 내 생각에는 저가 내게로 나아와 서서 그 하나님 여호와의 이름을 부르고 당처 위에 손을 흔들어 문둥병을 고칠까 하였도다 12다메섹 강 아마나와 바르발은 이스라엘 모든 강물보다 낫지 아니하냐 내가 거기서 몸을 씻으면 깨끗하게 되지 아니하랴 하고 몸을 돌이켜 분한 모양으로 떠나니 13그 종들이 나아와서 말하여 가로되 내 아버지여 선지자가 당신을 명하여 큰 일을 행하라 하였더면 행치 아니하였으리이까 하물며 당신에게 이르기를 씻어 깨끗하게 하라 함이리이까 14나아만이 이에 내려가서 하나님의 사람의 말씀대로 요단 강에 일곱 번 몸을 잠그니 그 살이 여전하여 어린아이의 살 같아서 깨끗하게 되었더라 15나아만이 모든 종자와 함께 하나님의 사람에게로 도로 와서 그 앞에 서서 가로되 내가 이제 이스라엘 외에는 온 천하에 신이 없는 줄을 아나이다 청컨대 당신의 종에게서 예물을 받으소서 16가로되 나의 섬기는 여호와의 사심을 가리켜 맹세하노니 내가 받지 아니하리라 나아만이 받으라 강권하되 저가 고사한지라 17나아만이 가로되 그러면 청컨대 노새 두 바리에 실을 흙을 당신의 종에게 주소서 이제부터는 종이 번제든지 다른 제든지 다른 신에게는 드리지 아니하고 다만 여호와께 드리겠나이다 18오직 한가지 일이 있사오니 여호와께서 당신의 종을 사유하시기를 원하나이다 곧 내 주인께서 림몬의 당에 들어가 거기서 숭배하며 내 손을 의지하시매 내가 림몬의 당에서 몸을 굽히오니 내가 림몬의 당에서 몸을 굽힐 때에 여호와께서 이 일에 대하여 당신의 종을 사유하시기를 원하나이다 19엘리사가 가로되 너는 평안히 가라 저가 엘리사를 떠나 조금 진행하니라 20하나님의 사람 엘리사의 사환 게하시가 스스로 이르되 내 주인이 이 아람 사람 나아만에게 면하여 주고 그 가지고 온 것을 그 손에서 받지 아니하였도다 여호와의 사심을 가리켜 맹세하노니 내가 저를 쫓아가서 무엇이든지 그에게서 취하리라 하고 21나아만의 뒤를 쫓아가니 나아만이 자기 뒤에 달려옴을 보고 수레에 내려서 맞아 가로되 평안이냐 22저가 가로되 평안이니이다 우리 주인께서 나를 보내시며 말씀하시기를 지금 선지자의 생도 중에 두 소년이 에브라임 산지에서부터 내게 왔으니 청컨대 당신은 저희에게 은 한 달란트와 옷 두 벌을 주라 하시더이다 23나아만이 가로되 바라건대 두 달란트를 받으라 하고 저를 억제하여 은 두 달란트를 두 전대에 넣어 매고 옷 두 벌을 아울러 두 사환에게 지우매 저희가 게하시 앞에서 지고 가니라 24언덕에 이르러는 게하시가 그 물건을 두 사환의 손에서 취하여 집에 감추고 저희를 보내어 가게 한 후 25들어가서 그 주인 앞에 서니 엘리사가 이르되 게하시야 네가 어디서 오느냐 대답하되 종이 아무데도 가지 아니하였나이다 26엘리사가 이르되 그 사람이 수레에서 내려 너를 맞을 때에 내 심령이 감각되지 아니하였느냐 지금이 어찌 은을 받으며 옷을 받으며 감람원이나 포도원이나 양이나 소나 남종이나 여종을 받을 때냐 27그러므로 나아만의 문둥병이 네게 들어 네 자손에게 미쳐 영원토록 이르리라 게하시가 그 앞에서 물러 나오매 문둥병이 발하여 눈 같이 되었더라

1Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him Yahweh had given victory to Syria: he was also a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. 2The Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on Naaman’s wife. 3She said to her mistress, “I wish that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would heal him of his leprosy.” 4Someone went in, and told his lord, saying, “The maiden who is from the land of Israel said this.” 5The king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” He departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of clothing. 6He brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, “Now when this letter has come to you, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may heal him of his leprosy.” 7When the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his clothes, and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to heal a man of his leprosy? But please consider and see how he seeks a quarrel against me.” 8It was so, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, “Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.” 9So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. 10Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall come again to you, and you shall be clean.” 11But Naaman was angry, and went away, and said, “Behold, I thought, ‘He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of Yahweh his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leper.’ 12Aren’t Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them, and be clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage. 13His servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, “My father, if the prophet had asked you do some great thing, wouldn’t you have done it? How much rather then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean?’” 14Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. 15He returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him; and he said, “See now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel. Now therefore, please take a gift from your servant.” 16But he said, “As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none.” He urged him to take it; but he refused. 17Naaman said, “If not, then, please let two mules’ burden of earth be given to your servant; for your servant will from now on offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice to other gods, but to Yahweh. 18In this thing may Yahweh pardon your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon. When I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, may Yahweh pardon your servant in this thing.” 19He said to him, “Go in peace.” So he departed from him a little way. 20But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought. As Yahweh lives, I will run after him, and take something from him.” 21So Gehazi followed after Naaman. When Naaman saw one running after him, he came down from the chariot to meet him, and said, “Is all well?” 22He said, “All is well. My master has sent me, saying, ‘Behold, even now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothing.’” 23Naaman said, “Be pleased to take two talents.” He urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing, and laid them on two of his servants; and they carried them before him. 24When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stored them in the house. Then he let the men go, and they departed. 25But he went in, and stood before his master. Elisha said to him, “Where did you come from, Gehazi?” He said, “Your servant went nowhere.” 26He said to him, “Didn’t my heart go with you, when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and olive groves and vineyards, and sheep and cattle, and male servants and female servants? 27Therefore the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and to your seed forever.” He went out from his presence a leper, as white as snow.

1Naaman nu, de krijgsoverste van den koning van Syrie, was een groot man voor het aangezicht zijns heren, en van hoog aanzien; want door hem had de HEERE den Syriers verlossing gegeven; zo was deze man een strijdbaar held, doch melaats. 2En er waren benden uit Syrie getogen, en hadden een kleine jonge dochter uit het land van Israel gevankelijk gebracht, die in den dienst der huisvrouw van Naaman was. 3Deze zeide tot haar vrouw: Och, of mijn heer ware voor het aangezicht van den profeet, die te Samaria is, dan zou hij hem van zijn melaatsheid ontledigen. 4Toen ging hij in en gaf het zijn heer te kennen, zeggende: Zo en zo heeft de jonge dochter gesproken, die uit het land van Israel is. 5Toen zeide de koning van Syrie: Ga heen, kom, en ik zal een brief aan den koning van Israel zenden. En hij ging heen, en nam in zijn hand tien talenten zilvers, en zes duizend sikkelen gouds, en tien wisselklederen. 6En hij bracht den brief tot den koning van Israel, zeggende: Zo wanneer nu deze brief tot u zal gekomen zijn, zie, ik heb mijn knecht Naaman tot u gezonden, dat gij hem ontledigt van zijn melaatsheid. 7En het geschiedde, als de koning van Israel den brief gelezen had, dat hij zijn klederen scheurde, en zeide: Ben ik dan God, om te doden en levend te maken, dat deze tot mij zendt, om een man van zijn melaatsheid te ontledigen? Want voorwaar, merkt toch, en ziet, dat hij oorzaak tegen mij zoekt. 8Maar het geschiedde, als Elisa, de man Gods, gehoord had, dat de koning van Israel zijn klederen gescheurd had, dat hij tot den koning zond, om te zeggen: Waarom hebt gij uw klederen gescheurd? Laat hem nu tot mij komen, zo zal hij weten, dat er een profeet in Israel is. 9Alzo kwam Naaman met zijn paarden en met zijn wagen, en stond voor de deur van het huis van Elisa. 10Toen zond Elisa tot hem een bode, zeggende: Ga heen en was u zevenmaal in de Jordaan, en uw vlees zal u wederkomen, en gij zult rein zijn. 11Maar Naaman werd zeer toornig, en toog weg, en zeide: Zie, ik zeide bij mijzelven: Hij zal zekerlijk uitkomen, en staan, en den Naam des HEEREN, Zijns Gods, aanroepen, en zijn hand over de plaats strijken, en den melaatse ontledigen. 12Zijn niet Abana en Farpar, de rivieren van Damaskus, beter dan alle wateren van Israel; zou ik mij in die niet kunnen wassen en rein worden? Zo wendde hij zich, en toog weg met grimmigheid. 13Toen traden zijn knechten toe, en spraken tot hem, en zeiden: Mijn vader, zo die profeet tot u een grote zaak gesproken had, zoudt gij ze niet gedaan hebben? Hoeveel te meer, naardien hij tot u gezegd heeft: Was u, en gij zult rein zijn? 14Zo klom hij af, en doopte zich in de Jordaan zevenmaal, naar het woord van den man Gods; en zijn vlees kwam weder, gelijk het vlees van een kleinen jongen; en hij werd rein. 15Toen keerde hij weder tot den man Gods, hij en zijn ganse heir, en kwam, en stond voor zijn aangezicht en zeide: Zie, nu weet ik, dat er geen God is op de ganse aarde, dan in Israel! Nu dan, neem toch een zegen van uw knecht. 16Maar hij zeide: Zo waarachtig als de HEERE leeft, voor Wiens aangezicht ik sta, indien ik het neme! En hij hield bij hem aan, opdat hij het nam, doch hij weigerde het. 17En Naaman zeide: Zo niet; laat toch uw knecht gegeven worden een last aarde van een juk muildieren; want uw knecht zal niet meer brandoffer of slachtoffer aan andere goden doen, maar den HEERE. 18In deze zaak vergeve de HEERE uw knecht: wanneer mijn heer in het huis van Rimmon zal gaan, om zich daar neder te buigen, en hij op mijn hand leunen zal en ik mij in het huis van Rimmon nederbuigen zal; als ik mij alzo nederbuigen zal in het huis van Rimmon, de HEERE vergeve toch uw knecht in deze zaak. 19En hij zeide tot hem: Ga in vrede. En hij ging van hem een kleine streek lands. 20Gehazi nu, de jongen van Elisa, den man Gods, zeide: Zie, mijn heer heeft Naaman, dien Syrier belet, dat men uit zijn hand niet genomen heeft, wat hij gebracht had; maar zo waarachtig als de HEERE leeft, ik zal hem nalopen, en zal wat van hem nemen! 21Zo volgde Gehazi Naaman achterna. En toen Naaman zag, dat hij hem naliep, viel hij van den wagen af, hem tegemoet, en hij zeide: Is het wel? 22En hij zeide: Het is wel; mijn heer heeft mij gezonden, om te zeggen: Zie, nu straks zijn tot mij twee jongelingen uit de zonen der profeten, van het gebergte van Efraim gekomen; geef hun toch een talent zilvers en twee wisselklederen. 23En Naaman zeide: Belieft het u, neem twee talenten. En hij hield aan bij hem, en bond twee talenten zilvers in twee buidels, met twee wisselklederen, en hij legde ze op twee van zijn jongens, die ze voor zijn aangezicht droegen. 24Als hij nu op de hoogte kwam, nam hij ze van hun hand, en bestelde ze in een huis; en hij liet de mannen gaan, en zij togen heen. 25Daarna kwam hij in, en stond voor zijn heer. En Elisa zeide tot hem: Van waar, Gehazi? En hij zeide: Uw knecht is noch herwaarts noch derwaarts gegaan. 26Maar hij zeide tot hem: Ging niet mijn hart mede, als die man zich omkeerde van op zijn wagen u tegemoet? Was het tijd, om dat zilver te nemen, en om klederen te nemen, en olijfbomen, en wijngaarden, en schapen, en runderen, en knechten, en dienstmaagden? 27Daarom zal u de melaatsheid van Naaman aankleven, en uw zaad in eeuwigheid! Toen ging hij uit van voor zijn aangezicht, melaats, wit als de sneeuw.