Translation, 2 Kings 4

Now a woman, one from the women of the sons of the prophets cried out to ‘Eliysha’ saying “Your servant my man is dead. Now you yourself know that your servant was fearing Yahweh And the creditor/forgetful-one has entered to take two of my children to himself as servants.” And said to her ‘Eliysha’ “What shall I do for you? Report to me: What is there to you in the house?” And she said, “There is not to your maidservant all in the house except small-jug of oil.” And he said, “Walk/go. Ask for you vessels from outside, from all your inhabitants. Empty vessels. Do not diminish. And you shall enter and shut the door away from you and away from your sons. And you shall pour out from over all these vessels And the full you shall cause-to-set-out.”

And she went/walked from him And she shut the door away from her and away from her sons. They themselves were causing-to-draw-near to her And she herself poured out. And it was according to the filling of the vessels And she said to her son “Cause-to-draw-near to me still a vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not still a vessel.” And stood the oil. And she entered and reported to the man of the Elohim And he said, “Walk/go. Sell the oil. And finish the debt/forgetfulness. But you yourself, your sons, you live on what-is-preserved.”

And it was a day and ‘Eliysha’ crossed over to Shunem. Now there [was] a woman, a great one, And she prevailed/strengthened him to eat bread. And it was whenever he crossed over he turned aside there to eat bread. And she said to her man, “Look, please! I know that the man of Elohim, holy is he, crossing over above us continually. Let us make, please, an ascension-room of a wall (roof chamber with wall), a small one, And let us set for him there a bed and a table and a throne and a menorah. And it will be in his entering to us he will turn aside there.” And it was the day And he entered there And he turned aside to the ascension-room And he lay there.

And he said to Gechaziy his boy “Call to this Shunammiyt.” And he called to her. And she stood before his face. And he said to her, “Say, please, to her, ‘Behold, you have trembled to us all this trembling. What to do for you? Is there for a word/thing for you to the king or to the chief of the host?’” And she said, “In the midst of my people I myself dwell.” And he said, “Now what to do for her?” And said Geychaziy, “Truly a son there is not to her. And her man is old.” And he said, “Call to her.” And he called to her and she stood in the opening/doorway. And he said, “At this appointed time, according to the time of living You yourself will embrace a son.” And she said, “No, master, man of the Elohim, Do not lie with your maidservant.” And conceived the woman and she bore a son At this appointed time, according to the time of living Which spoke to her ‘Eliysha’.

And child became great And it happened the day And he went out to his father to the reapers. And he said to his father, “My head, my head.” And he said to the boy, “Carry him to his mother.” And they carried him And they caused-him-to-enter to his mother Ad he sat on her knees until the midday And he died. And she ascended and she caused-him-to-lay on the bed of the man of the Elohim And she close from away from him And she went out. And she called to her man, and she said, “Send, please, for me one from the boys and one from the she-asses. And I will run unto the man of the Elohim And I will return.?E And he said, “Why will you yourself walk/go to him the day? Not new moon and not sabbath.” And she said, “Peace.” And she saddled/bound she-ass And she said to her boy, “Drive along and go/walk. Do not hold back to me to ride except I say to you.” And she went/walked and entered to the man of the Elohim to Mout Karmel And it was according to the seeing of the man of the Elohim her from opposite, And he said the Geychaziy his boy “Look! the Shunammiyt [is] this. Now run, please, to call her. And say to her, ‘Peace to you? Peace to your man? Peace to your child?’” And she said, “Peace.”

And she entered to the man of the Elohim to the mountain And she prevailed at his feet. And drew near Geyhaziy to shove her. And said man of the Elohim, “Relax to her. For her soul is bitter to her. But Yahweh had hidden from me And he has not reported to me.” And she said, “Asked I a son from my master? Said I not, ‘Do not put me at ease.’”

And he said to Geyhaziy, “Tie up your loins and take my staff in your hand and go/walk. If you find a man, do not bless him. And if blesses you a man do not answer him. And put my staff on the face of the boy.” And said the mother of the boy, “Life of Yahweh! And life of your soul? If I forsake you.” And he arose and he walked/went after her. Now Gechaziy crossed over before their face And he set the staff on the face of the boy And there was not voice And there was not attentiveness. And he returned to call him And he reported to him, saying, “The boy has not roused.” And entered ‘Eliysha’ the house Now look! The boy was dead And laid on his bed. And he entered and he shut the door away from the two of them And he interceded to Yahweh. And he ascended and lay on the child And he sat his mouth corresponding-to his mouth And his eyes corresponding-to his eyes And his palms corresponding-to his palms. And he crouched himself on him. And the flesh of the child heated up.

And he returned and he walked in the house once hither and once hither And he ascended and crouched on him. And sneezed the boy unto seven times. And the lad opened his eyes. And he called Geychaziy and he said, “Call to this Shunammiyt.” And he called her and she entered to him And he said, “Carry your son.” And she entered And she feel at his feet And she prostrated herself on the land And she carried her son And she went out.

Now ‘Eliysha’ returned to the Gilgal. Now the famine in the land. And the sons of the prophets sitting before his face And he said to his boy, “Set a pot, a great one, And boil stew for the sons of the prophets.” And one went out to the field to gather light-plants. And he found a vine of the field And he gathered from it gourds of the field, a fullness of his garment. And he entered and he cut to the pot of the stew For they did not know. And they poured out to the men to eat. And it was according to the eating from the stew And they themselves cried out and they said, “Death in the pot! Man of the Elohim!?E And they were not able to eat. And he said, “Take coarse-flour.” And he cast to the pot And he said, “Pour out for the people and they will eat.” And there was not an evil thing in the pot.

Now a man entered from Ba’al-Shalish ah. And he caused-to-enter to the man of the Elohim bread in the firstfruits, twenty bread of barley and fertile land in his garment/sack. And he said, “Give to the people and they will eat.” And said his attendant, “What shall I give this before the face of a hundred men?” And he said, “Give to the people and they shall eat. For thus says Yahweh, ‘Eating and there will be remnants.’” And he gave before their face. And they wate And there were remnants according to the word of Yahweh.