Now Naaman,⁵²⁸³ captain⁸²⁶⁹ of the host⁶⁶³⁵ of the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Syria,⁷⁵⁸ was a great¹⁴¹⁹ man³⁷⁶ with⁶⁴⁴⁰ his master,¹¹³ and honourable,⁵³⁷⁵ because by him Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ had given⁵⁴¹⁴ deliverance⁸⁶⁶⁸ unto Syria:⁷⁵⁸ he was also a mighty¹³⁶⁸ man³⁷⁶ in valour,²⁴²⁸ but he was a leper.⁶⁸⁷⁹

And the Syrians⁷⁵⁸ had gone out³³¹⁸ by companies,¹⁴¹⁶ and had brought away captive⁷⁶¹⁷ out of the land⁷⁷⁶ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ a little⁶⁹⁹⁶ maid;⁵²⁹¹ and she waited on⁶⁴⁴⁰ Naaman's⁵²⁸³ wife.⁸⁰²

And she said⁵⁵⁹ unto her mistress,¹⁴⁰⁴ If only³⁰⁵ my sovereign¹¹³ were with⁶⁴⁴⁰ the prophet⁵⁰³⁰ that is in Samaria!⁸¹¹¹ for²²⁷ he would recover⁶²² him of his leprosy.⁶⁸⁸³

And one went in,⁹³⁵ and told⁵⁰⁴⁶ his sovereign,¹¹³ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Thus and thus said¹⁶⁹⁶ the maid⁵²⁹¹ that is of the land⁷⁷⁶ of Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

And the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Syria⁷⁵⁸ said,⁵⁵⁹ Go to,³²¹² go,⁹³⁵ and I will send⁷⁹⁷¹ a letter⁵⁶¹² unto the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Israel.³⁴⁷⁸ And he departed,³²¹² and took³⁹⁴⁷ with him³⁰²⁷ ten⁶²³⁵ talents³⁶⁰³ of silver,³⁷⁰¹ and six⁸³³⁷ thousand⁵⁰⁵ pieces of gold,²⁰⁹¹ and ten⁶²³⁵ changes²⁴⁸⁷ of raiment.⁸⁹⁹

And he brought⁹³⁵ the letter⁵⁶¹² to the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Now when this letter⁵⁶¹² is come⁹³⁵ unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent⁷⁹⁷¹ Naaman⁵²⁸³ my servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ to thee, that thou mayest recover⁶²² him of his leprosy.⁶⁸⁸³

And it came to pass, when the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ had read⁷¹²¹ the letter,⁵⁶¹² that he rent⁷¹⁶⁷ his clothes,⁸⁹⁹ and said,⁵⁵⁹ Am I Elohim,⁴³⁰ to kill⁴¹⁹¹ and to make alive,²⁴²¹ that this man²⁰⁸⁸ doth send⁷⁹⁷¹ unto me to recover⁶²² a man³⁷⁶ of his leprosy?⁶⁸⁸³ wherefore³⁸⁹ consider,³⁰⁴⁵ I pray you, and see⁷²⁰⁰ how he seeketh a quarrel⁵⁷⁹ against me.

And it was so, when Elisha⁴⁷⁷ the man³⁷⁶ of Elohim⁴³⁰ had heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ that the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ had rent⁷¹⁶⁷ his clothes,⁸⁹⁹ that he sent⁷⁹⁷¹ to the king,⁴⁴²⁸ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Wherefore hast thou rent⁷¹⁶⁷ thy clothes?⁸⁹⁹ let him come⁹³⁵ now to me, and he shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that there is³⁴²⁶ a prophet⁵⁰³⁰ in Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

So Naaman⁵²⁸³ came⁹³⁵ with his horses⁵⁴⁸³ and with his chariot,⁷³⁹³ and stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ at the door⁶⁶⁰⁷ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Elisha.⁴⁷⁷

And Elisha⁴⁷⁷ sent⁷⁹⁷¹ a messenger⁴³⁹⁷ unto him, saying,⁵⁵⁹ Go¹⁹⁸⁰ and wash⁷³⁶⁴ in Jordan³³⁸³ seven⁷⁶⁵¹ times,⁶⁴⁷¹ and thy flesh¹³²⁰ shall come again⁷⁷²⁵ to thee, and thou shalt be clean.²⁸⁹¹

But Naaman⁵²⁸³ was wroth,⁷¹⁰⁷ and went away,³²¹² and said,⁵⁵⁹ Behold, I thought,⁵⁵⁹ He will surely³³¹⁸ come out³³¹⁸ to me, and stand,⁵⁹⁷⁵ and call⁷¹²¹ on the name⁸⁰³⁴ of Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ his Elohim,⁴³⁰ and strike⁵¹³⁰ his hand³⁰²⁷ over the place,⁴⁷²⁵ and recover⁶²² the leper.⁶⁸⁷⁹

Are not Abana⁷¹ and Pharpar,⁶⁵⁵⁴ rivers⁵¹⁰⁴ of Damascus,¹⁸³⁴ better²⁸⁹⁶ than all the waters⁴³²⁵ of Israel?³⁴⁷⁸ may I not wash⁷³⁶⁴ in them, and be clean?²⁸⁹¹ So he turned⁶⁴³⁷ and went away³²¹² in a rage.²⁵³⁴

And his servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ came near,⁵⁰⁶⁶ and spake¹⁶⁹⁶ unto him, and said,⁵⁵⁹ My father,¹ if the prophet⁵⁰³⁰ had bid¹⁶⁹⁶ thee do some great¹⁴¹⁹ thing,¹⁶⁹⁷ wouldest thou not have done⁶²¹³ it? how much rather then,⁶³⁷ when he saith⁵⁵⁹ to thee, Wash,⁷³⁶⁴ and be clean?²⁸⁹¹

Then went he down,³³⁸¹ and dipped²⁸⁸¹ himself seven⁷⁶⁵¹ times⁶⁴⁷¹ in Jordan,³³⁸³ according to the saying¹⁶⁹⁷ of the man³⁷⁶ of Elohim:⁴³⁰ and his flesh¹³²⁰ came again⁷⁷²⁵ like unto the flesh¹³²⁰ of a little⁶⁹⁹⁶ child,⁵²⁸⁸ and he was clean.²⁸⁹¹

And he returned⁷⁷²⁵ to the man³⁷⁶ of Elohim,⁴³⁰ he and all his company,⁴²⁶⁴ and came,⁹³⁵ and stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ him: and he said,⁵⁵⁹ Behold, now I know³⁰⁴⁵ that there is no Elohim⁴³⁰ in all the earth,⁷⁷⁶ but in Israel:³⁴⁷⁸ now therefore, I pray thee, take³⁹⁴⁷ a blessing¹²⁹³ of thy servant.⁵⁶⁵⁰

But he said,⁵⁵⁹ As Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ liveth,²⁴¹⁶ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ whom I stand,⁵⁹⁷⁵ I will receive³⁹⁴⁷ none. And he urged⁶⁴⁸⁴ him to take³⁹⁴⁷ it; but he refused.³⁹⁸⁵

And Naaman⁵²⁸³ said,⁵⁵⁹ Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given⁵⁴¹⁴ to thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ two⁶⁷⁷⁶ mules'⁶⁵⁰⁵ burden⁴⁸⁵³ of earth?¹²⁷ for thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ will henceforth offer⁶²¹³ neither burnt offering⁵⁹³⁰ nor sacrifice²⁰⁷⁷ unto other³¹² mighty ones,⁴³⁰ but unto Yahweh.³⁰⁶⁸

In this thing¹⁶⁹⁷ Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ pardon⁵⁵⁴⁵ thy servant,⁵⁶⁵⁰ that when my master¹¹³ goeth⁹³⁵ into the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Rimmon⁷⁴¹⁷ to worship⁷⁸¹² there, and he leaneth⁸¹⁷² on my hand,³⁰²⁷ and I bow⁷⁸¹² myself in the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Rimmon:⁷⁴¹⁷ when I bow down⁷⁸¹² myself in the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Rimmon,⁷⁴¹⁷ Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ pardon⁵⁵⁴⁵ thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ in this thing.¹⁶⁹⁷

And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto him, Go³²¹² in peace.⁷⁹⁶⁵ So he departed³²¹² from him a little³⁵³⁰ way.⁷⁷⁶

But Gehazi,¹⁵²² the servant⁵²⁸⁸ of Elisha⁴⁷⁷ the man³⁷⁶ of Elohim,⁴³⁰ said,⁵⁵⁹ Behold, my master¹¹³ hath spared²⁸²⁰ Naaman⁵²⁸³ this Syrian,⁷⁶¹ in not receiving³⁹⁴⁷ at his hands³⁰²⁷ that which he brought:⁹³⁵ but, as Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ liveth,²⁴¹⁶ I will run⁷³²³ after³¹⁰ him, and take³⁹⁴⁷ somewhat³⁹⁷² of him.

So Gehazi¹⁵²² followed⁷²⁹¹ after³¹⁰ Naaman.⁵²⁸³ And when Naaman⁵²⁸³ saw⁷²⁰⁰ him running⁷³²³ after³¹⁰ him, he lighted down⁵³⁰⁷ from the chariot⁴⁸¹⁸ to meet⁷¹²⁵ him, and said,⁵⁵⁹ Is all well?⁷⁹⁶⁵

And he said,⁵⁵⁹ All is well.⁷⁹⁶⁵ My master¹¹³ hath sent⁷⁹⁷¹ me, saying,⁵⁵⁹ Behold, even now there be come⁹³⁵ to me from mount²⁰²² Ephraim⁶⁶⁹ two⁸¹⁴⁷ young men⁵²⁸⁸ of the sons¹¹²¹ of the prophets:⁵⁰³⁰ give⁵⁴¹⁴ them, I pray thee, a talent³⁶⁰³ of silver,³⁷⁰¹ and two⁸¹⁴⁷ changes²⁴⁸⁷ of garments.⁸⁹⁹

And Naaman⁵²⁸³ said,⁵⁵⁹ Be content,²⁹⁷⁴ take³⁹⁴⁷ two talents.³⁶⁰³ And he urged⁶⁵⁵⁵ him, and bound⁶⁶⁹⁶ two talents³⁶⁰³ of silver³⁷⁰¹ in two⁸¹⁴⁷ bags,²⁷⁵⁴ with two⁸¹⁴⁷ changes²⁴⁸⁷ of garments,⁸⁹⁹ and laid⁵⁴¹⁴ them upon two⁸¹⁴⁷ of his servants;⁵²⁸⁸ and they bare⁵³⁷⁵ them before⁶⁴⁴⁰ him.

And when he came⁹³⁵ to the tower,⁶⁰⁷⁶ he took³⁹⁴⁷ them from their hand,³⁰²⁷ and bestowed⁶⁴⁸⁵ them in the house:¹⁰⁰⁴ and he let the men⁵⁸² go,⁷⁹⁷¹ and they departed.³²¹²

But he went in,⁹³⁵ and stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ before his master.¹¹³ And Elisha⁴⁷⁷ said⁵⁵⁹ unto him, Whence³⁷⁰ comest thou, Gehazi?¹⁵²² And he said,⁵⁵⁹ Thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ went¹⁹⁸⁰ no whither.⁵⁷⁵

And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto him, Went¹⁹⁸⁰ not mine heart³⁸²⁰ with thee, when the man³⁷⁶ turned²⁰¹⁵ again from his chariot⁴⁸¹⁸ to meet⁷¹²⁵ thee? Is it a time⁶²⁵⁶ to receive³⁹⁴⁷ money,³⁷⁰¹ and to receive³⁹⁴⁷ garments,⁸⁹⁹ and oliveyards,²¹³² and vineyards,³⁷⁵⁴ and sheep,⁶⁶²⁹ and oxen,¹²⁴¹ and menservants,⁵⁶⁵⁰ and maidservants?⁸¹⁹⁸

The leprosy⁶⁸⁸³ therefore of Naaman⁵²⁸³ shall cleave¹⁶⁹² unto thee, and unto thy seed²²³³ for ever.⁵⁷⁶⁹ And he went out³³¹⁸ from his presence⁶⁴⁴⁰ a leper⁶⁸⁷⁹ as white as snow.⁷⁹⁵⁰