1 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen. 2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil. 3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. 4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. 5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out. 6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. 7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.

8 And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. 9 And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually. 10 Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither. 11 And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there. 12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him. 13 And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people. 14 And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old. 15 And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door. 16 And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid. 17 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.

18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. 19 And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. 20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. 21 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out. 22 And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again. 23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well. 24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee. 25 So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite: 26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well. 27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me. 28 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me? 29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child. 30 And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her. 31 And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked. 32 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed. 33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD. 34 And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm. 35 Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. 36 And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son. 37 Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.

38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets. 39 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not. 40 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof. 41 But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.

42 And there came a man from Baal-shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat. 43 And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof. 44 So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.

1 En 'n sekere vrou uit die vroue van die profete-seuns het na El¡sa geroep en gesê: U dienaar, my man, is dood, en u weet self dat u dienaar die HERE gevrees het; nou het die skuldeiser gekom om my twee kinders vir hom as slawe te neem.

2 Toe sê El¡sa vir haar: Wat kan ek vir jou doen? Gee my te kenne wat jy in die huis het. En sy antwoord: U dienares het glad niks in die huis nie, behalwe 'n flessie met olie.

3 En hy sê: Gaan leen vir jou van buite af kanne, leë kanne van al jou bure; leen nie te min nie.

4 Gaan dan in en sluit die deur agter jou en jou seuns toe, en giet in al daardie kanne en sit weg wat vol is.

5 Sy het toe van hom af weggegaan en die deur agter haar en haar seuns toegesluit; en terwyl hulle vir haar aanbring, giet sy in.

6 Sodra die kanne vol was, sê sy aan haar seun: Bring vir my nog 'n kan aan; maar hy antwoord haar: Daar is geen kan meer nie. Toe gaan die olie staan.

7 Daarop kom sy om dit die man van God te kenne te gee; en hy sê: Gaan verkoop die olie en betaal jou skulde; van die orige kan jy en jou seuns dan lewe.

8 En op 'n dag het El¡sa verbygegaan na Sunem; en daar was 'n vermoënde vrou wat by hom aangehou het dat hy brood sou eet. En so dikwels as hy verbygaan, het hy daarheen weggedraai om brood te eet.

9 En sy het aan haar man gesê: Kyk tog, ek merk dat dit 'n heilige man van God is wat gedurig by ons verbygaan;

10 laat ons tog 'n klein ommuurde bo-kamer maak, en laat ons daar vir hom 'n bed en 'n tafel en 'n stoel en 'n lamp neersit; wanneer hy dan by ons kom, kan hy daar intrek.

11 En toe hy op 'n dag daar kom, het hy in die bo-kamer ingetrek en daar gaan lê

12 en aan sy dienaar Geh si gesê: Roep hierdie Sunamitiese vrou. Nadat hy haar dan geroep en sy voor hom gaan staan het,

13 sê hy vir hom: Vra haar tog: Kyk, jy het al hierdie sorg aan ons bestee; wat kan daar vir jou gedoen word? Kan daar vir jou 'n goeie woord gedoen word by die koning of die leërowerste? Maar sy antwoord: Ek woon onder my volk.

14 Daarop sê hy: Wat kan daar dan vir haar gedoen word? En Geh si antwoord: Voorwaar, sy het geen seun nie, en haar man is oud.

15 En hy sê: Roep haar. En toe hy haar geroep en sy in die deur gaan staan het,

16 sê hy: Sulke tyd oor 'n jaar sal jy 'n seun omhels. En sy antwoord: Ag nee, my heer, man van God, moenie vir u dienares lieg nie!

17 En die vrou het swanger geword en 'n seun gebaar op daardie tyd oor 'n jaar, soos El¡sa met haar gespreek het.

18 Maar toe die kind groot was, het hy op 'n dag uitgegaan na sy vader, na die maaiers,

19 en vir sy vader gesê: My kop, my kop! Di, sê toe vir 'n dienaar: Dra hom na sy moeder.

20 En hy het hom gedra en by sy moeder gebring. En hy het op haar knieë gesit tot die middag en gesterwe.

21 En sy het opgeklim en hom op die bed van die man van God neergelê en agter hom toegesluit en uitgegaan.

22 Daarop roep sy haar man en sê: Stuur tog vir my een van die dienaars met een van die eselinne, dat ek gou na die man van God kan gaan en terugkom.

23 En hy sê: Waarom gaan jy vandag na hom? Dit is geen nuwemaan of sabbat nie. En sy antwoord: Wees maar gerus!

24 Toe saal sy die esel op en sê aan haar dienaar: Jaag aan en gaan voort; hou my nie op in die ry nie, behalwe as ek jou sê.

25 Sy het dan weggegaan en by die man van God op die berg Karmel gekom. Sodra die man van God haar op 'n afstand sien, sê hy aan sy dienaar Geh si: Kyk, daar is die Sunamitiese vrou!

26 Loop haar nou tog tegemoet en sê vir haar: Gaan dit goed met u? Gaan dit goed met u man? Gaan dit goed met u kind? En sy antwoord: Goed.

27 Maar toe sy by die man van God op die berg kom, het sy sy voete gegryp. En Geh si het aangekom om haar weg te stoot; maar die man van God sê: Laat haar staan, want haar siel is bitter bedroef in haar, en die HERE het dit vir my verberg en my dit nie meegedeel nie.

28 En sy sê: Het ek van my heer 'n seun gevra? Het ek nie gesê: Moet my nie mislei nie?

29 En hy sê vir Geh si: Gord jou heupe en neem my staf in jou hand en gaan heen; as jy iemand teëkom, groet hom nie; en as iemand jou groet, antwoord hom nie; en lê my staf op die gesig van die seun.

30 Maar die moeder van die seun sê: So waar as die HERE leef en u siel leef, ek sal u nie verlaat nie! En hy het opgestaan en agter haar aan geloop.

31 En Geh si het voor hulle uit gegaan en die staf op die gesig van die seun gelê; maar daar was geen stem en geen opmerksaamheid nie. Daarop gaan hy terug hom tegemoet en bring hom die berig en sê: Die seun het nie wakker geword nie.

32 En toe El¡sa in die huis kom, was die seun dood, neergelê op sy bed!

33 En hy het ingegaan en die deur agter hulle twee toegesluit en tot die HERE gebid.

34 Daarna klim hy op en gaan lê op die kind en sit sy mond op die se mond en sy oë op die se oë en sy hande op die se hande en buig oor hom neer; en die vlees van die kind het warm geword.

35 Daarop het hy teruggekom en in die huis een keer heen en weer geloop, om dan opnuut op te klim en oor hom neer te buig; en die seun het sewe maal genies; en die seun het sy oë oopgemaak.

36 Toe roep hy Geh si en sê: Roep hierdie Sunamitiese vrou. Nadat hy haar dan geroep en sy by hom gekom het, sê hy: Tel jou seun op.

37 En sy het ingekom en voor sy voete geval en na die aarde gebuig; en sy het haar seun opgetel en uitgegaan.

38 Weer het El¡sa in Gilgal gekom, en daar was hongersnood in die land; en terwyl die profete-seuns voor hom sit, sê hy aan sy dienaar: Sit die groot pot op en maak 'n kooksel klaar vir die profete-seuns.

39 Toe gaan een uit in die veld om groente te versamel; en hy het wilde ranke gekry en daarvan sy kleed vol karkoere gepluk en gekom en dit in die kookpot stukkend gesny; want hulle het dit nie geken nie.

40 Daarna het hulle vir die manne opgeskep om te eet; maar net toe hulle van die kooksel eet, skreeu hulle en roep: Man van God, die dood is in die pot! En hulle kon dit nie eet nie.

41 Maar hy sê: Gaan haal dan meel. En hy gooi dit in die pot en sê: Skep uit vir die mense, dat hulle eet. En daar was niks verkeerds in die pot nie.

42 En daar het 'n man van Ba„l-Sal¡sa gekom en vir die man van God eerstelingsbrode, twintig garsbrode, en vars graan in sy mandjie gebring. En hy het gesê: Gee vir die mense, dat hulle eet.

43 En sy dienaar antwoord: Hoe kan ek dit aan honderd man voorsit? Maar hy sê: Gee vir die mense, dat hulle eet, want so spreek die HERE: Hulle sal eet en oorhou.

44 En hy sit dit hulle voor, en hulle het geëet en oorgehou volgens die woord van die HERE.