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.
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Элишайнинг бева аёлга ёрдами
1 Илгари пайғамбарлар гуруҳида бир пайғамбар бўлар эди. Ўша пайғамбарнинг беваси Элишайнинг олдига келиб фарёд қилди:
— Сизга хизмат қилиб юрган менинг эрим вафот этди. Ўзингиз биласиз, у Эгамиздан қўрқарди. Бир одам олдин қарз берган эди. Энди у иккала ўғлимни ўзига қул қилиб олиб кетгани келди.
2 Шунда Элишай:
— Айт–чи, сен учун мен нима қилай? Уйингда нима бор? — деди.
— Бу чўрингизнинг уйида зайтун мойи солинган хумчадан бошқа ҳеч вақо йўқ, — деди аёл.
3 — Бор, ҳамма қўшниларингдан бўш идишларини сўраб ол, — деди Элишай. — Иложи борича кўпроқ сўраб ол. 4 Борганингдан кейин ўғилларинг билан бирга уйга кириб, эшикни ёпиб қўй. Сўнг ҳамма идишга зайтун мойи қуй, тўлган идишларни нари суриб қўявер.
5 Аёл Элишайнинг олдидан кетгач, ўғиллари билан бирга уйга кириб, эшикни беркитди. Ўғиллари идишларни узатиб туришди, аёл эса қуяверди.
6 Ҳамма идишлар тўлгандан кейин, аёл ўғлига:
— Яна идиш узат, — деди.
— Бошқа идиш йўқ, — деди ўғли. Шундан сўнг зайтун мой ҳам оқмай қолди.
7 Аёл пайғамбар ҳузурига келиб, бўлган воқеани айтиб берди.
— Бор, мойни сотиб, қарзингни тўла, — деди Элишай. — Ортиб қолган мойни ишлатиб, ўғилларинг билан кун кечир.
Элишай ва Шунамлик бой аёл
8 Бир куни Элишай Шунамга келди. У ерда бир бой аёл: “Меникига кириб, чой–пой ичиб кетинг”, деб илтимос қилиб, кўндирди.
Элишай қачон келмасин, ҳар доим тамадди қилгани ўша аёлникига кирадиган бўлди.
9 Бир куни аёл эрига:
— Шу йўлдан доимо ўтиб юрадиган одам Худонинг муқаддас одами эканини билиб олдим, — деди. 10 — Келинг, том устига чоғроққина болохона қуриб, у ерга кўрпа–тўшак, хонтахта, курси, мойчироқ қўяйлик. У бизникига келганда, болохонада турсин.
11 Кунларнинг бирида Элишай Шунамга келганда, болохонага кириб, ёнбошлади. 12 Кейин хизматкори Гахазига: “Шунамлик аёлни чақир”, деб буюрди. Хизматкор аёлни чақириб келди. Аёл келгач, 13 Элишай хизматкорига гапирди:
— Бу аёлга шундай деб айт: “Сен бизга ғамхўрлик қиляпсан. Бунинг эвазига сен учун нима қилайлик? Сенинг бирор ишинг юзасидан шоҳ билан ёки лашкарбоши билан гаплашиш керак эмасми?”
— Йўқ, — деди аёл, — мен халқим орасида яшасам, бас.
14 Элишай Гахазидан:
— Ундай бўлса, бу аёл учун нима қилишим керак? — деб сўради.
— Унинг ўғли йўқ экан, эри эса кексайиб қолибди, — деди Гахази.
15 — Чақир уни! — буюрди Элишай. Хизматкор аёлни чақириб келди, аёл эшик олдида ҳозир бўлди.
16 — Келгуси йили худди шу пайтда қўлингда ўғлингни кўтариб юрган бўласан, — деб айтди Элишай аёлга.
— Йўқ, ҳазратим, эй Худонинг одами , бу чўрингизни беҳудага умидвор қилманг, — деди аёл.
17 Лекин Элишай айтганидай, аёл ҳомиладор бўлиб, келгуси йил ўша вақтда ўғил туғди.
18 Бола улғаяверди. Бир куни бола ўроқчилар орасида ишлаётган отаси ёнига бориб: 19 “Вой бошим! Бошим оғриб кетди!” деди отасига. Отаси эса хизматкорига: “Онасига олиб бор”, деб буюрди. 20 Хизматкор болани кўтариб, онасига олиб борди. Бола тушгача онасининг тиззасида ўтирди–ю, сўнгра вафот этди. 21 Она боласини кўтариб бориб, пайғамбар ётадиган тўшакка ётқизди–да, эшикни беркитиб, ташқарига чиқди.
22 Сўнг эрини чақириб келиб, унга айтди:
— Менинг ёнимга хизматкорларингиздан биттасини эшаги билан бирга юборинг. Мен пайғамбар ҳузурига бориб, тезда қайтиб келаман.
23 — Нимага унинг олдига бугун боришинг керак?! — деди эри. — Бугун янги ой шодиёнаси куни эмас, Шаббат куни ҳам эмас.
— Ҳечқиси йўқ, — деди аёл. 24 Шундан кейин аёл эшакни эгарлаб, хизматкорга:
— Эшакни ҳайда, — деди, — мен сенга гапирмагунимча секинлама.
25 Аёл жўнаб кетди. У пайғамбар ёнига — Кармил тоғига етиб борди. Пайғамбар уни узоқдан кўриб, хизматкори Гахазига:
— Бу ўша Шунамлик аёл–ку! — деди. 26 — Югур, уни кутиб ол, “Ўзинг яхшимисан? Эринг соғ–саломатми? Боланг яхшими?” деб ундан сўра.
— Ҳаммаси яхши, — деди аёл. 27 Аёл тоққа, пайғамбар ёнига етиб келгач, унинг оёқларига ёпишиб олди. Гахази, аёлни четроққа олиб қўяй, деб яқин келган эди, Элишай Гахазига айтди:
— Уни тинч қўй, унинг дили озор чеккан. Эгамиз эса буни мендан яширди, менга маълум қилмади.
28 — Мен ҳазратимдан ўғил сўраганмидим?! — деди аёл. — “Мени беҳудага умидвор қилманг”, деб айтмаганмидим?!
29 Элишай Гахазига айтди:
— Қани бўл, менинг таёғимни қўлингга олиб югур. Бирортасини учратиб қолсанг, у билан саломлашма, ким сенга салом берса, саломига алик олма. Борганингдан кейин таёғимни боланинг юзига қўй.
30 — Худо шоҳид! Онт ичиб айтаманки, сизсиз кетмайман, — деди боланинг онаси Элишайга. Элишай ўрнидан туриб, аёлни эргаштириб кетди. 31 Гахази олдин етиб бориб, таёқни боланинг юзига қўйди. На бир садо, на бир жавоб бўлмагандан кейин Элишайга пешвоз чиқиб: “Бола уйғонмаяпти”, деди.
32 Элишай ичкарига кирди. Қараса, ўлган бола Элишайнинг тўшагида ётган экан. 33 Элишай хонага киргач, эшикни беркитди–да, Эгамизга ёлвориб ибодат қилди. 34 Сўнг боланинг устига чўзилиб ётди. У оғзини боланинг оғзига, кўзларини кўзларига, кафтини кафтига қўйди, боланинг устида чўзилиб ётганда, боланинг танаси исиди. 35 Сўнгра у ўрнидан туриб болохонанинг у ёғидан бу ёғига юрди. Кейин яна қайтиб келиб, боланинг устига чўзилди. Бола етти марта аксириб, кўзларини очди.
36 Элишай Гахазига: “Аёлни чақир!” — деди. Гахази аёлни чақириб келди. Аёл Элишайнинг олдига яқинлашди. Элишай унга: “Ол ўғлингни!” — деди.
37 Аёл ичкари кириб, Элишайнинг оёқларига йиқилди, боши ерга теккудай бўлиб таъзим қилди. Ўғлини олиб, чиқиб кетди.
Яна икки мўъжиза
38 Элишай Гилгалга қайтиб келди. Бу ерда очарчилик ҳукм сураётган эди. Пайғамбарлар гуруҳи Элишайнинг олдига йиғилишган эди. Шунда Элишай хизматкорига:
— Катта қозон ўрнатиб, пайғамбарлар гуруҳи учун бирор таом пишир! — деди.
39 Пайғамбарлардан биттаси далага кўкат тергани чиқди. У ерда чирмашиб ўсадиган ёввойи қовоқларни топиб, этагини тўлдириб қовоқлардан терди. У қовоқларни олиб келиб тўғради ва таом қайнаётган қозонга ташлади. Ўша одам қовоқнинг қанақалигини билмас эди.
40 Ҳаммаларига таомдан қуйиб берилди. Улар таомни татиб кўришлари биланоқ: “Эй пайғамбар ҳазратлари! Қозондаги таом заҳар бўлиб кетибди–ку!” деб шовқин кўтардилар. Таомдан ҳеч ким тановул қила олмади.
41 Шунда Элишай:
— Менга ун беринглар! — деди. Унни қозонга солгач, хизматкорга:
— Энди одамларга қуйиб беравер, еяверишсин, — деди. Қозондаги таом безарар бўлиб қолган эди.
42 Баал–Шолишо шаҳридан бир киши арпасининг биринчи ҳосилидан қилинган йигирмата кулча ва бир қоп янги узилган бошоқни пайғамбарга олиб келди. Элишай хизматкорига:
— Одамларга бер, тановул қилишсин, — деб буюрди.
43 Қандай қилиб шугинани юзта одамга бераман?! — деди хизматкор.
— Одамларга бўлиб бер, тановул қилишсин, — деди Элишай, — чунки Эгамиз шундай демоқда: “Ҳамма тўяди, ҳатто ортиб ҳам қолади.”
44 Хизматкор одамларга кулчаларни ва бошоқни бўлиб берди. Эгамиз айтганидай, одамлар еб тўйди, яна ортиб ҳам қолди.
