4:1 Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried to Eli'sha, "Your servant my husband is dead; and you know that your servant feared the LORD, but the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves."
4:1 Now the wife of a member of the company of prophets cried to Elisha, "Your servant my husband is dead; and you know that your servant feared the LORD, but a creditor has come to take my two children as slaves."

4:2 And Eli'sha said to her, "What shall I do for you? Tell me; what have you in the house?" And she said, "Your maidservant has nothing in the house, except a jar of oil."
4:2 Elisha said to her, "What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?" She answered, "Your servant has nothing in the house, except a jar of oil."

4:3 Then he said, "Go outside, borrow vessels of all your neighbors, empty vessels and not too few.
4:3 He said, "Go outside, borrow vessels from all your neighbors, empty vessels and not just a few.

4:4 Then go in, and shut the door upon yourself and your sons, and pour into all these vessels; and when one is full, set it aside."
4:4 Then go in, and shut the door behind you and your children, and start pouring into all these vessels; when each is full, set it aside."

4:5 So she went from him and shut the door upon herself and her sons; and as she poured they brought the vessels to her.
4:5 So she left him and shut the door behind her and her children; they kept bringing vessels to her, and she kept pouring.

4:6 When the vessels were full, she said to her son, "Bring me another vessel." And he said to her, "There is not another." Then the oil stopped flowing.
4:6 When the vessels were full, she said to her son, "Bring me another vessel." But he said to her, "There are no more." Then the oil stopped flowing.

4:7 She came and told the man of God, and he said, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on the rest."
4:7 She came and told the man of God, and he said, "Go sell the oil and pay your debts, and you and your children can live on the rest."

4:8 One day Eli'sha went on to Shunem, where a wealthy woman lived, who urged him to eat some food. So whenever he passed that way, he would turn in there to eat food.
4:8 One day Elisha was passing through Shunem, where a wealthy woman lived, who urged him to have a meal. So whenever he passed that way, he would stop there for a meal.

4:9 And she said to her husband, "Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, who is continually passing our way.
4:9 She said to her husband, "Look, I am sure that this man who regularly passes our way is a holy man of God.

4:10 Let us make a small roof chamber with walls, and put there for him a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp, so that whenever he comes to us, he can go in there."
4:10 Let us make a small roof chamber with walls, and put there for him a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp, so that he can stay there whenever he comes to us."

4:11 One day he came there, and he turned into the chamber and rested there.
4:11 One day when he came there, he went up to the chamber and lay down there.

4:12 And he said to Geha'zi his servant, "Call this Shu'nammite." When he had called her, she stood before him.
4:12 He said to his servant Gehazi, "Call the Shunammite woman." When he had called her, she stood before him.

4:13 And he said to him, "Say now to her, See, you have taken all this trouble for us; what is to be done for you? Would you have a word spoken on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?" She answered, "I dwell among my own people."
4:13 He said to him, "Say to her, Since you have taken all this trouble for us, what may be done for you? Would you have a word spoken on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?" She answered, "I live among my own people."

4:14 And he said, "What then is to be done for her?" Geha'zi answered, "Well, she has no son, and her husband is old."
4:14 He said, "What then may be done for her?" Gehazi answered, "Well, she has no son, and her husband is old."

4:15 He said, "Call her." And when he had called her, she stood in the doorway.
4:15 He said, "Call her." When he had called her, she stood at the door.

4:16 And he said, "At this season, when the time comes round, you shall embrace a son." And she said, "No, my lord, O man of God; do not lie to your maidservant."
4:16 He said, "At this season, in due time, you shall embrace a son." She replied, "No, my lord, O man of God; do not deceive your servant."

4:17 But the woman conceived, and she bore a son about that time the following spring, as Eli'sha had said to her.
4:17 The woman conceived and bore a son at that season, in due time, as Elisha had declared to her.

4:18 When the child had grown, he went out one day to his father among the reapers.
4:18 When the child was older, he went out one day to his father among the reapers.

4:19 And he said to his father, "Oh, my head, my head!" The father said to his servant, "Carry him to his mother."
4:19 He complained to his father, "Oh, my head, my head!" The father said to his servant, "Carry him to his mother."

4:20 And when he had lifted him, and brought him to his mother, the child sat on her lap till noon, and then he died.
4:20 He carried him and brought him to his mother; the child sat on her lap until noon, and he died.

4:21 And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.
4:21 She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, closed the door on him, and left.

4:22 Then she called to her husband, and said, "Send me one of the servants and one of the asses, that I may quickly go to the man of God, and come back again."
4:22 Then she called to her husband, and said, "Send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, so that I may quickly go to the man of God and come back again."

4:23 And he said, "Why will you go to him today? It is neither new moon nor sabbath." She said, "It will be well."
4:23 He said, "Why go to him today? It is neither new moon nor sabbath." She said, "It will be all right."

4:24 Then she saddled the ass, and she said to her servant, "Urge the beast on; do not slacken the pace for me unless I tell you."
4:24 Then she saddled the donkey and said to her servant, "Urge the animal on; do not hold back for me unless I tell you."

4:25 So she set out, and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When the man of God saw her coming, he said to Geha'zi his servant, "Look, yonder is the Shu'nammite;
4:25 So she set out, and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When the man of God saw her coming, he said to Gehazi his servant, "Look, there is the Shunammite woman;

4:26 run at once 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 answered, "It is well."
4:26 run at once to meet her, and say to her, Are you all right? Is your husband all right? Is the child all right?" She answered, "It is all right."

4:27 And when she came to the mountain to the man of God, she caught hold of his feet. And Geha'zi came to thrust her away. But the man of God said, "Let her alone, for she is in bitter distress; and the LORD has hidden it from me, and has not told me."
4:27 When she came to the man of God at the mountain, she caught hold of his feet. Gehazi approached to push her away. But the man of God said, "Let her alone, for she is in bitter distress; the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me."

4:28 Then she said, "Did I ask my lord for a son? Did I not say, Do not deceive me?"
4:28 Then she said, "Did I ask my lord for a son? Did I not say, Do not mislead me?"

4:29 He said to Geha'zi, "Gird up your loins, and take my staff in your hand, and go. If you meet any one, do not salute him; and if any one salutes you, do not reply; and lay my staff upon the face of the child."
4:29 He said to Gehazi, "Gird up your loins, and take my staff in your hand, and go. If you meet anyone, give no greeting, and if anyone greets you, do not answer; and lay my staff on the face of the child."

4:30 Then the mother of the child said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So he arose and followed her.
4:30 Then the mother of the child said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave without you." So he rose up and followed her.

4:31 Geha'zi went on ahead and laid the staff upon the face of the child, but there was no sound or sign of life. Therefore he returned to meet him, and told him, "The child has not awaked."
4:31 Gehazi went on ahead and laid the staff on the face of the child, but there was no sound or sign of life. He came back to meet him and told him, "The child has not awakened."

4:32 When Eli'sha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed.
4:32 When Elisha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed.

4:33 So he went in and shut the door upon the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.
4:33 So he went in and closed the door on the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.

4:34 Then he went up and lay upon the child, putting his mouth upon his mouth, his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands; and as he stretched himself upon him, the flesh of the child became warm.
4:34 Then he got up on the bed and lay upon the child, putting his mouth upon his mouth, his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands; and while he lay bent over him, the flesh of the child became warm.

4:35 Then he got up again, and walked once to and fro in the house, and went up, and stretched himself upon him; the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
4:35 He got down, walked once to and fro in the room, then got up again and bent over him; the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

4:36 Then he summoned Geha'zi and said, "Call this Shu'nammite." So he called her. And when she came to him, he said, "Take up your son."
4:36 Elisha summoned Gehazi and said, "Call the Shunammite woman." So he called her. When she came to him, he said, "Take your son."

4:37 She came and fell at his feet, bowing to the ground; then she took up her son and went out.
4:37 She came and fell at his feet, bowing to the ground; then she took her son and left.

4:38 And Eli'sha came again to Gilgal when there was a famine in the land. And as the sons of the prophets were sitting before him, he said to his servant, "Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets."
4:38 When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. As the company of prophets was sitting before him, he said to his servant, "Put the large pot on, and make some stew for the company of prophets."

4:39 One of them 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 cut them up into the pot of pottage, not knowing what they were.
4:39 One of them went out into the field to gather herbs; he found a wild vine and gathered from it a lapful of wild gourds, and came and cut them up into the pot of stew, not knowing what they were.

4:40 And they poured out for the men to eat. But while they were eating of the pottage, they cried out, "O man of God, there is death in the pot!" And they could not eat it.
4:40 They served some for the men to eat. But while they were eating the stew, they cried out, "O man of God, there is death in the pot!" They could not eat it.

4:41 He said, "Then bring meal." And he threw it into the pot, and said, "Pour out for the men, that they may eat." And there was no harm in the pot.
4:41 He said, "Then bring some flour." He threw it into the pot, and said, "Serve the people and let them eat." And there was nothing harmful in the pot.

4:42 A man came from Ba'al-shal'ishah, bringing the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And Eli'sha said, "Give to the men, that they may eat."
4:42 A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing food from the first fruits to the man of God: twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. Elisha said, "Give it to the people and let them eat."

4:43 But his servant said, "How am I to set this before a hundred men?" So he repeated, "Give them to the men, that they may eat, for thus says the LORD, `They shall eat and have some left.'"
4:43 But his servant said, "How can I set this before a hundred people?" So he repeated, "Give it to the people and let them eat, for thus says the LORD, 'They shall eat and have some left.'"

4:44 So he set it before them. And they ate, and had some left, according to the word of the LORD.
4:44 He set it before them, they ate, and had some left, according to the word of the LORD.