2 Kings 5
5:1And Naaman. the ruler of the force of the king of Syria was a great man before his master, and being an admired person, for through him the lord gave deliverance to Syria. And the man was mighty in strength, but leprous.
5:2And the Syrians went forth in armed bands, and they captured from out of the land of Israel a small young woman; and she was in the presence of the wife of Naaman.
5:3And she said to her lady, Ought that my master was in the presence of the prophet in Samaria, then he shall cure him from his leprosy.
5:4And she entered and reported it to her master, and she said, Thus and thus says the young woman from out of the land of Israel.
5:5And the king of Syria said, Come, enter! and I will send out a scroll to the king of Israel. And he went and took in his hand ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of apparels.
5:6And he brought the scroll to the king of Israel, saying, And now when ever this scroll should come to you, behold, I sent to you Naaman my servant, and you shall cure him from his leprosy.
5:7And it came to pass as the king of Israel read the scroll, that he tore his garments, and said, Am I God, the one putting to death and restoring to life, that this one sends to me to cure a man from his leprosy? For besides, you know and see that this one makes an excuse towards me.
5:8And it came to pass as Elisha the man of God heard that the king tore his garments, that he sent to the king of Israel, saying, Why do you tear your garments? Let indeed Naaman come to me! and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
5:9And Naaman came by horse and chariot, and he stood at the door of the house of Elisha.
5:10And Elisha sent to him a messenger, saying, In going, bathe in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall return to you, and you shall be cleansed.
5:11And Naaman was enraged, and went forth, and said, Behold, I said, he will come forth to me, and he shall stand and shall call in the name of the lord his God, and shall place his hand upon the place, and shall cure the leper.
5:12Are not the Abana and Phaphar rivers of Damascus good over the Jordan, and all the waters of Israel? Shall I not go bathe in them, and be cleansed? And he turned aside, and went forth in rage.
5:13And his servants approached, and they said to him, If the prophet spoke a great word to you, would you not have done in so far as he said to you? Bathe and be cleansed!
5:14And Naaman went down, and he immersed in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God. And his flesh returned as the flesh of a small boy, and he was cleansed.
5:15And he returned to the man of God, he and his camp. And he came, and stood before him, and said, Behold, now I know that there is not a God in all the earth, but only in Israel. And now, receive a blessing from your servant!
5:16And Elisha said, As the lord lives in whom I stand before him, shall I take it? And he pressed him to take, but he resisted persuasion.
5:17And Naaman said, And if not, let there be given indeed to your servant a cargo team of mules of earth, for your servant shall not offer any longer a whole burnt-offering and sacrifice to other gods; but only to the lord alone.
5:18And concerning this matter, the lord shall deal kindly with me, to your servant in the entering of my master into the house of Rimmon to do obeisance there, for he shall rest upon my hand. And I shall do obeisance in the house of Rimmon, in his doing obeisance in the house of Rimmon. And the lord shall deal kindly with me to your servant over this matter.
5:19And Elisha said to Naaman, Go in peace! And he went forth from him into Havratha the land.
5:20And Gehazi said, the servant of Elisha the man of God, Behold, my master spared Naaman this Syrian, so as to not take from his hand of what he brought. As lives the lord, that I shall run after him, and I shall take something from him.
5:21And Gehazi pursued after Naaman. And Naaman saw him running after him, and he leaped down from the chariot for meeting him. And he said, Peace.
5:22And Gehazi said, Peace. My master has sent me, saying, Behold, now there came to me two young men from out of mount Ephraim, from the sons of the prophets. Give indeed to them a talent of silver and two changes of apparel!
5:23And Naaman said, Take two talents of silver! And he forced him, and he took to him two talents of silver in two purses, and two changes of apparel. And he gave unto his two servants, and they carried them in front of him.
5:24And he came to a dark place, and he took from their hands, and he placed them in the house, and sent out the men, and they left.
5:25And he entered and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him. From what place did you come from Gehazi? And Gehazi said, Your servant has not gone here or there.
5:26And Elisha said to him, Did not my heart go with you when the man turned from his chariot for meeting you? And now, you took the silver, and the garments, and you shall take with it gardens, and olive groves, and vineyards, and flocks, and herds, and bondmen and bondwomen.
5:27And the leprosy of Naaman shall cleave to you, and among your seed into the eon. And he went forth from his face being leprous as snow.