1 And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with you is too small for us.

2 Let us go, we pray you, unto the Jordan, and take there every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go.

3 And one said, Be content, I pray you, and go with your servants. And he answered, I will go.

4 So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.

5 But as one was cutting down a tree, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.

6 And the man of God said, Where did it fall? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in there; and the iron did float.

7 Therefore he said, Take it up to you. And he put out his hand, and took it.

1 E disseram os filhos dos profetas a Eliseu: Eis que o lugar em que habitamos diante da tua face nos é estreito. 2 Vamos, pois, até ao Jordão, e tomemos de lá, cada um de nós, uma viga, e façamo-nos ali um lugar, para habitar ali. E disse ele: Ide. 3 E disse um: Serve-te de ires com os teus servos. E disse: Eu irei. 4 E foi com eles; e, chegando eles ao Jordão, cortaram madeira. 5 E sucedeu que, derribando um deles uma viga, o ferro caiu na água; e clamou e disse: Ai! Meu senhor! Porque era emprestado. 6 E disse o homem de Deus: Onde caiu? E, mostrando-lhe ele o lugar, cortou um pau, e o lançou ali, e fez nadar o ferro. 7 E disse: Levanta-o. Então, ele estendeu a sua mão e o tomou.