Y una mujer de las mujeres de los hijos de los profetas^a clamó a Eliseo, diciendo: Tu siervo, mi marido, ha muerto, y tú sabes que tu siervo temía al SEÑOR; y ha venido el acreedor a tomar a mis dos hijos para esclavos suyos^b. 2 Y Eliseo le dijo: ¿Qué puedo hacer por ti? Dime qué tienes en casa. Y ella respondió: Tu sierva no tiene en casa más que una vasija de aceite^a. 3 Entonces él le dijo: Ve, pide¹ vasijas prestadas por todas partes de todos tus vecinos, vasijas vacías; no pidas pocas. 4 Luego entra y cierra la puerta detrás de ti y de tus hijos y echa el aceite en todas estas vasijas, poniendo aparte las que estén llenas. 5 Y ella se fue de su lado, y cerró la puerta tras sí y de sus hijos; y ellos traían las vasijas y ella echaba el aceite. 6 Y sucedió que cuando las vasijas estuvieron llenas^a, dijo ella a un hijo suyo: Tráeme otra vasija. Y él le dijo: No hay más vasijas. Y cesó el aceite. 7 Entonces ella fue y se lo contó al hombre de Dios^a. Y él le dijo: Ve, vende el aceite y paga tu deuda, y tú y tus hijos podéis vivir de lo que quede.

8 Y aconteció que un día pasaba Eliseo por Sunem^a, donde había una mujer distinguida¹, y ella le persuadió a que comiera². Y así fue que siempre que pasaba, entraba allí a comer³. 9 Y ella dijo a su marido: He aquí, ahora entiendo queeste que siempre pasa por nuestra casa, es un hombre santo de Dios^a. 10 Te ruego que hagamos un pequeño aposento alto, con paredes, y pongamos allí para él una cama, una mesa, una silla y un candelero; y será que cuando venga a nosotros, se podrá retirar allí^a. 11 Y aconteció que un día vino él por allí, se retiró al aposento alto y allí se acostó. 12 Entonces dijo a Giezi su criado^a: Llama a esta sunamita. Y cuando la llamó, ella se presentó delante de él. 13 Y él le dijo a Giezi: Dile ahora: «He aquí, te has preocupado¹ por nosotros con todo este cuidado²; ¿qué puedo hacer por ti? ¿Quieres que hable por ti al rey o al jefe del ejército?». Y ella respondió: Yo vivo en medio de mi pueblo³. 14 Él entonces dijo: ¿Qué, pues, se puede hacer por ella? Y Giezi respondió: En verdad ella no tiene ningún hijo y su marido es viejo. 15 Y él dijo: Llámala. Cuando él la llamó, ella se detuvo a la entrada. 16 Entonces él le dijo: Por este tiempo, el año que viene¹, abrazarás un hijo^a. Y ella dijo: No, señor mío, hombre de Dios, no engañes a tu sierva^b. 17 Pero la mujer concibió y dio a luz un hijo al año siguiente en el¹ tiempo que Eliseo le había dicho.

18 Y cuando el niño creció, llegó el día en que salió al campo adonde estaba¹ su padre con² los segadores, 19 y dijo a su padre: ¡Ay, mi cabeza, mi cabeza! Y el padre dijo a un criado: Llévalo a su madre. 20 Y tomándolo, lo llevó a su madre, y estuvo sentado en sus rodillas hasta el mediodía, y murió. 21 Entonces ella subió y lo puso sobre la cama^a del hombre de Dios^b, cerró la puerta detrás de él y salió. 22 Luego llamó a su marido y le dijo: Te ruego que me envíes uno de los criados y una de las asnas, para que yo vaya corriendo al hombre de Dios y regrese. 23 Y él dijo: ¿Por qué vas hoy a él? No es luna nueva ni día de reposo^a. Y ella respondió: Quédate en paz. 24 Entonces ella aparejó el asna y dijo a su criado: Arrea¹ y anda; no detengas el paso² por mí a menos que yo te lo diga. 25 Y ella fue y llegó al hombre de Dios en el monte Carmelo^a. Y sucedió que cuando el hombre de Dios la vio a lo lejos, dijo a Giezi su criado: He aquí, allá viene la¹ sunamita. 26 Te ruego que corras ahora a su encuentro y le digas: «¿Te va bien a ti? ¿Le va bien a tu marido? ¿Le va bien al niño?». Y ella respondió: Bien. 27 Cuando ella llegó al monte, al hombre de Dios^a, se asió de sus pies. Y Giezi se acercó para apartarla, pero el hombre de Dios dijo: Déjala, porque su alma está angustiada¹ y el SEÑOR me lo ha ocultado y no me lo ha revelado. 28 Entonces ella dijo: ¿Acaso pedí un hijo a mi señor? ¿No dije: «No me engañes^a?».

29 Entonces él dijo a Giezi: Ciñe tus lomos^a y toma mi báculo en tu mano, y vete^b; si encuentras a alguno, no lo saludes, y si alguien te saluda, no le respondas^c, y pon mi báculo sobre el rostro del niño^d. 30 Y la madre del niño dijo: Vive el SEÑOR y vive tu alma, que no me apartaré de ti^a. Entonces él se levantó y la siguió. 31 Y Giezi se adelantó a ellos y puso el báculo sobre el rostro del niño, mas no hubo voz ni reacción¹. Así que volvió para encontrarlo, y le dijo²: El niño no ha despertado^a. 32 Cuando Eliseo entró en la casa, he aquí, el niño estaba muerto, tendido sobre su cama. 33 Y entrando, cerró la puerta tras ambos y oró al SEÑOR^a. 34 Entonces subió y se acostó sobre el niño, y puso la boca sobre su boca, los ojos sobre sus ojos y las manos¹ sobre sus manos², y se tendió sobre él; y la carne del niño entró en calor^a. 35 Entonces Eliseo volvió y caminó por la casa de un lado para otro, y subió y se tendió sobre él^a; y el niño estornudó siete veces y¹ abrió sus ojos. 36 Y Eliseo llamó a Giezi y le dijo: Llama a la¹ sunamita. Y él la llamó. Y cuando ella vino a Eliseo², él dijo: Toma a tu hijo. 37 Entonces ella entró, cayó a sus pies y se postró en tierra, y tomando a su hijo, salió^a.

38 Cuando Eliseo regresó a Gilgal^a, había hambre en la tierra^b. Y estando sentados los hijos de los profetas^c delante de él^d, dijo a su criado: Pon la olla^e grande y cuece potaje para los hijos de los profetas. 39 Entonces uno de ellos salió al campo a recoger hierbas, y encontró una viña silvestre y de ella recogió su falda llena de calabazas silvestres, y vino y las cortó en pedazos en la olla de potaje, porque no sabía lo que eran. 40 Y lo sirvieron para que los hombres comieran. Y sucedió que cuando comían el potaje, clamaron y dijeron: ¡Oh hombre de Dios, hay muerte^a en la olla! Y no pudieron comer. 41 Pero él dijo: Traedme harina. Y la echó en la olla, y dijo: Sírvelo a la gente para que coman. Y ya no había nada malo^a en la olla.

42 Y vino un hombre de Baal-salisa y trajo al hombre de Dios panes de primicias, veinte panes de cebada y espigas de grano nuevo en su bolsa. Y él dijo: Dalos a la gente para que coman^a. 43 Y su sirviente dijo: ¿Cómo pondré esto delante de cien hombres? Pero él respondió: Dalos a la gente para que coman, porque así dice el SEÑOR^a: «Comerán y sobrará». 44 Y lo puso delante de ellos y comieron, y sobró conforme a la palabra del SEÑOR^a.

Now a certain woman of the wives of ^athe sons of the prophets cried out to ¹Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD; and ^bthe creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.” 2 Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house except ^aa jar of oil.” 3 Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels at large for yourself from all your neighbors, even empty vessels; do not get a few. 4 And you shall go in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour out into all these vessels, and you shall set aside what is full.” 5 So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons; they were bringing the vessels to her and she poured. 6 When ^athe vessels were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not one vessel more.” And the oil stopped. 7 Then she came and told ^athe man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt, and you and your sons can live on the rest.”

8 Now there came a day when Elisha passed over to ^aShunem, where there was a ¹prominent woman, and she persuaded him to eat ²food. And so it was, as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat ³food. 9 She said to her husband, “Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy ^aman of God passing by us continually. 10 Please, let us ^amake a little walled upper chamber and let us set a bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand; and it shall be, when he comes to us, that he can turn in there.”

11 ¹One day he came there and turned in to the upper chamber and ²rested. 12 Then he said to ^aGehazi his servant, “Call this Shunammite.” And when he had called her, she stood before him. 13 He said to him, “Say now to her, ‘Behold, you have been ¹careful for us with all this ²care; what can I do for you? Would you be spoken for to the king or to the captain of the army?’” And she ³answered, “I live among my own people.” 14 So he said, “What then is to be done for her?” And Gehazi ¹answered, “Truly she has no son and her husband is old.” 15 He said, “Call her.” When he had called her, she stood in the doorway. 16 Then he said, “^aAt this season ¹next year you will embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord, O man of God, ^bdo not lie to your maidservant.”

17 The woman conceived and bore a son at that season ¹the next year, as Elisha had said to her.

18 When the child was grown, the day came that he went out to his father to the reapers. 19 He said to his father, “My head, my head.” And he said to his servant, “Carry him to his mother.” 20 When he had taken him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her ¹lap until noon, and then died. 21 She went up and ^alaid him on the bed of ^bthe man of God, and shut the door behind him and went out. 22 Then she called to her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God and return.” 23 He said, “Why will you go to him today? It is neither ^anew moon nor sabbath.” And she said, “It will be well.” 24 Then she saddled a donkey and said to her servant, “Drive and go forward; do not slow down ¹the pace for me unless I tell you.” 25 So she went and came to the man of God to ^aMount Carmel.

When the man of God saw her at a distance, he said to Gehazi his servant, “Behold, ¹there is the Shunammite. 26 Please run now to meet her and say to her, ‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?’” And she ¹answered, “It is well.” 27 When she came to the man of God ^ato the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to push her away; but the man of God said, “Let her alone, for her soul is ¹troubled within her; and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.” 28 Then she said, “Did I ask for a son from my lord? Did I not say, ‘^aDo not deceive me’?”

29 Then he said to Gehazi, “^aGird up your loins and ^btake my staff in your hand, and go your way; if you meet any man, do not ^csalute him, and if anyone salutes you, do not answer him; and ^dlay my staff on the lad’s face.” 30 The mother of the lad said, “^aAs the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” And he arose and followed her. 31 Then Gehazi passed on before them and laid the staff on the lad’s face, but there was no sound or ¹response. So he returned to meet him and told ²him, “The lad ^ahas not awakened.”

32 When Elisha came into the house, behold the lad was dead and laid on his bed. 33 So he entered and ^ashut the door behind them both and prayed to the LORD. 34 And ^ahe went up and lay on the child, and put his mouth on his mouth and his eyes on his eyes and his hands on his hands, and he stretched himself on him; and the flesh of the child became warm. 35 Then he returned and walked in the house once back and forth, and went up and ^astretched himself on him; and the lad sneezed seven times and the lad opened his eyes. 36 He called Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her. And when she came in to him, he said, “Take up your son.” 37 Then she went in and fell at his feet and bowed herself to the ground, and ^ashe took up her son and went out.

38 When Elisha returned to ^aGilgal, there was ^ba famine in the land. ¹As ^cthe sons of the prophets ^dwere sitting before him, he said to his servant, “^ePut on the large pot and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.” 39 Then one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine and gathered from it his lap full of wild gourds, and came and sliced them into the pot of stew, for they did not know what they were. 40 So they poured it out for the men to eat. And as they were eating of the stew, they cried out and said, “O man of God, there is ^adeath in the pot.” And they were unable to eat. 41 But he said, “Now bring meal.” ^aHe threw it into the pot and said, “Pour it out for the people that they may eat.” Then there was no harm in the pot.

42 Now a man came from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And he said, “^aGive them to the people that they may eat.” 43 His attendant said, “What, ^awill I set this before a hundred men?” But he said, “Give them to the people that they may eat, for thus says the LORD, ‘They shall eat and have some left over.’” 44 So he set it before them, and they ate and ^ahad some left over, according to the word of the LORD.

Now a woman of the wives of ^athe sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD; and ^bthe creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.” 2 So Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your servant has nothing in the house except ^aa jar of oil.” 3 Then he said, “Go, ¹borrow containers ²elsewhere for yourself, empty containers from all your neighbors—do not get too few. 4 Then you shall come in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour into all these containers; and you shall set aside what is full.” 5 So she left him and shut the door behind her and her sons; they began bringing the containers to her, and she poured the oil. 6 When ^athe containers were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another container.” But he said to her, “There ¹are no more containers.” Then the oil stopped. 7 So she came and told ^athe man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt, and you and your sons can live on the rest.”

8 Now a day came when Elisha went over to ^aShunem, where there was a ¹prominent woman, and she urged him to eat ²food. And so it was, as often as he passed by, that he turned in there to eat ³food. 9 And she said to her husband, “Behold now, I am aware that this is a holy ^aman of God passing by us repeatedly. 10 Please, let’s ^amake a little walled upper room, and let’s set up a bed for him there, and a table, a chair, and a lampstand; then it shall be, when he comes to us, that he can turn in there.”

11 Now ¹one day he came there, and turned in to the upper room and ²rested. 12 Then he said to his servant ^aGehazi, “Call this Shunammite.” And when he had called her, she stood before him. 13 And he said to him, “Say now to her, ‘Behold, you have taken trouble for us with all this ¹care; what can I do for you? ²Would you like me to speak for you to the king or to the commander of the army?’” But she ³answered, “I live among my own people.” 14 So he said, “What then is to be done for her?” And Gehazi ¹answered, “It is a fact that she has no son, and her husband is old.” 15 He then said, “Call her.” When he had called her, she stood in the doorway. 16 Then he said, “^aAt this season ¹next year, you are going to embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord, you man of God, ^bdo not lie to your servant.”

17 Now the woman conceived and gave birth to a son at that season ¹the next year, as Elisha had told her.

18 When the child was grown, the day came that he went out to his father, to the reapers. 19 And he said to his father, “My head, my head!” And his father said to his servant, “Carry him to his mother.” 20 When he had carried him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her ¹lap until noon, and then he died. 21 And she went up and ^alaid him on the bed of ^bthe man of God, and shut the door behind him and left. 22 Then she called to her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, so that I may run to the man of God and return.” 23 But he said, “Why are you going to him today? It is neither ^anew moon nor Sabbath.” So she just said, “It will be fine.” 24 Then she saddled the donkey and said to her servant, “Drive the donkey and go on; do not slow down ¹the pace for me unless I tell you.” 25 So she went on and came to the man of God at ^aMount Carmel.

When the man of God saw her at a distance, he said to Gehazi his servant, “Behold, that person there is the Shunammite. 26 Please run now to meet her and say to her, ‘Is it going well for you? Is it going well for your husband? Is it going well for the child?’” Then she ¹answered, “It is going well.” 27 But she came to the man of God ^aat the hill and took hold of his feet. And Gehazi came up to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is ¹troubled within her; and the LORD has concealed it from me and has not informed me.” 28 Then she said, “Did I ask for a son from my lord? Did I not say, ‘^aDo not give me false hope’?”

29 Then he said to Gehazi, “^1aGet ready and ^btake my staff in your hand, and go; if you meet anyone, do not ^2cgreet him, and if anyone ³greets you, do not reply to him. And ^dlay my staff on the boy’s face.” 30 The mother of the boy said, “^aAs surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her. 31 Then Gehazi went on ahead of them and laid the staff on the boy’s face, but there was no sound or ¹response. So he returned to meet him and informed him, saying, “The boy ^ahas not awakened.”

32 When Elisha entered the house, behold the boy was dead, laid on his bed. 33 So he entered and ^ashut the door behind them both, and he prayed to the LORD. 34 Then ^ahe got up on the bed and lay on the child, and put his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, his hands on his hands, and he bent down on him; and the flesh of the child became warm. 35 Then he returned and walked in the house back and forth once, and went up and ^abent down on him; and the boy sneezed seven times, then the boy opened his eyes. 36 And he called Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her. And when she came to him, he said, “Pick up your son.” 37 Then she came in and fell at his feet and bowed down to the ground, and ^ashe picked up her son and left.

38 When Elisha returned to ^aGilgal, there was ^ba famine in the land. ¹As ^cthe sons of the prophets ^dwere sitting in front of him, he said to his servant, “^ePut on the large pot and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.” 39 Then one went out into the field to gather mallow, and found a wild vine and gathered from it his lap full of wild gourds; and he came and sliced them into the pot of stew, because they did not know what they were. 40 So they poured it out for the men to eat. But as they were eating the stew, they cried out and said, “You man of God, there is ^adeath in the pot!” And they were unable to eat. 41 Then he said, “Bring flour.” ^aAnd he threw it into the pot, and said, “Pour it out for the people that they may eat.” Then there was nothing harmful in the pot.

42 Now a man came from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley and fresh grain in his sack. And Elisha said, “^aGive them to the people that they may eat.” 43 But his attendant said, “How ^aam I to serve this to a hundred men?” Nevertheless he said, “Give them to the people that they may eat, for this is what the LORD says: ‘They shall eat and have some left over.’” 44 So he served it to them, and they ate and ^ahad some left over, in accordance with the word of the LORD.