1 And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, See now, the place where we are dwelling with you is too small for us.

2 Please, let us go to the Jordan, and let every man take a beam from there, and let us make there a place where we may dwell. So he answered, Go.

3 Then one of them said, Please consent to 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 trees.

5 But as one was cutting down a log, the iron ax head fell into the water; and he cried out 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. So he cut off a stick, and threw it in there, and the iron floated.

7 Therefore he said, Pick it up for yourself. So he extended 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.