2 Kings 4:38
Compared across 29 translations
English
Elisha came back to Gilgal during a famine in the land. The sons of the prophets were sitting before him, and he said to his servant, “Put on the large pot and cook stew for the sons of the prophets.”
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.
Elisha went back down to Gilgal. There was a famine there. While he was consulting with the guild of prophets, he told his servant, “Put a large pot on the fire and cook up some stew for the prophets.” 39-40 One of the men went out into the field to get some herbs; he came across a wild vine and picked gourds from it, filling his gunnysack. He brought them back, sliced them up, and put them in the stew, even though no one knew what kind of plant it was. The stew was then served up for the men to eat. They started to eat, and then exclaimed, “Death in the pot, O man of God! Death in the pot!” Nobody could eat it.Elisha ordered, “Get me some meal.” Then he sprinkled it into the stew pot.
When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. [t]As the sons of the prophets were sitting before him, he said to his servant, “Put on the large pot and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.”
Elisha returned to Gilgal. There wasn’t enough food to eat in that area. The group of the prophets was meeting with Elisha. So he said to his servant, “Put the large pot over the fire. Cook some stew for these prophets.”
Elisha returned to Gilgal and there was a famine in that region. While the company of the prophets was meeting with him, he said to his servant, “Put on the large pot and cook some stew for these prophets.”
Elisha returned to Gilgal and there was a famine in that region. While the company of the prophets was meeting with him, he said to his servant, ‘Put on the large pot and cook some stew for these prophets.’
Elisha now returned to Gilgal, and there was a famine in the land. One day as the group of prophets was seated before him, he said to his servant, “Put a large pot on the fire, and make some stew for the rest of the group.”
Arabic
وَرَجَعَ أَلِيشَعُ إِلَى الْجِلْجَالِ. بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ عَمَّتِ الْمَجَاعَةُ الْبِلادَ. وَفِيمَا كَانَ بَنُو الأَنْبِيَاءِ مُجْتَمِعِينَ مَعَ أَلِيشَعَ، قَالَ لِخَادِمِهِ: «اسْلُقْ بَعْضَ السَّلِيقَةِ فِي الْقِدْرِ الْكَبِيرَةِ لِبَنِي الأَنْبِيَاءِ».
Danish
Elisa vendte derefter tilbage til Gilgal. På den tid var der hungersnød i landet. En dag, da han havde undervist profeteleverne, sagde han til Gehazi: „Sæt den store gryde på ilden og lav en ret mad til de unge mennesker.”
German
Elisa kehrte nach Gilgal zurück. Zu der Zeit herrschte im Land eine Hungersnot. Als Elisa einmal vor den Prophetenjüngern in Gilgal sprach, befahl er seinem Diener: »Setz den großen Topf auf und koch den Prophetenjüngern etwas zu essen!«
Spanish
Eliseo regresó a Guilgal y se encontró con que en esos días había mucha hambre en el país. Por tanto, se reunió con la comunidad de profetas y le ordenó a su criado: «Pon esa olla grande en el fogón y prepara un guisado para los profetas».
Eliseo regresó a Guilgal y se encontró con que en esos días había mucha hambre en el país. Por tanto, se reunió con la comunidad de profetas y le ordenó a su criado: «Pon esa olla grande en el fogón y prepara un guisado para los profetas».
French
Elisée retourna à Guilgal[f]. Or, la famine sévissait dans cette contrée. Un jour, ses disciples étaient assis devant lui. Il s’interrompit et dit à son serviteur : Mets la grande marmite sur le feu et prépare une soupe pour les disciples !
Hiligaynon
Sang pagbalik ni Elisha sa Gilgal, may gutom didto. Karon, samtang nagapakigsugilanon ang grupo sang mga propeta sa iya, nagsiling siya sa iya suluguon, “Isun-ad ang dako nga kolon kag magluto sang sopas para sa sini nga mga tawo.”
Korean
한때 온 땅에 기근이 들었을 때 엘리사는 길갈로 돌아가서 예언자의 생도들을 가르치고 있었다. 어느 날 그는 자기 사환에게 큰 솥을 걸고 생도들을 위해 국을 끓이라고 지시하였다.
nl
Elisa ging terug naar Gilgal, maar ondertussen heerste er hongersnood in het land. Op een dag, toen hij de jonge profeten les gaf, zei hij tegen Gehazi: ‘Maak wat moes klaar voor deze mannen in de grootste pot die er is.’
Portuguese
Depois Eliseu voltou a Gilgal. Nesse tempo a fome assolava a região. Quando os discípulos dos profetas estavam reunidos com ele, ordenou ao seu servo: “Ponha o caldeirão no fogo e faça um ensopado para estes homens”.
Eliseu voltou para Gilgal, mas havia fome na terra. Estava um dia a ensinar os novos profetas, quando disse para Geazi: “Põe a panela grande ao lume e faz um caldo de verduras para estes comerem.”
Romanian
Elisei s-a întors la Ghilgal. În ţară era foamete. În timp ce fiii profeţilor primeau învăţătură, el i-a zis slujitorului său: „Pune oala cea mare şi fierbe ciorbă pentru profeţi!“
Russian
Елисей же вернулся в Гилгал. В той области тогда был голод. Однажды, когда ученики пророков слушали Елисея, он сказал слуге:– Поставь большой котёл и свари для нас похлёбки.
Елисей же вернулся в Гилгал. В той области тогда был голод. Однажды, когда ученики пророков слушали Елисея, он сказал слуге:– Поставь большой котёл и свари для нас похлёбки.
Елисей же вернулся в Гилгал. В той области тогда был голод. Однажды, когда ученики пророков слушали Елисея, он сказал слуге:– Поставь большой котёл и свари для нас похлёбки.
Елисей же вернулся в Гилгал. В той области тогда был голод. Когда ученики пророков встретили его, он сказал слуге:– Поставь большой котел и свари для этих людей похлебки.
Swedish
Elisha återvände nu till Gilgal. Det var hungersnöd i området, och en dag när profetskaran satt framför honom bad han sin tjänare: ”Ta fram en stor gryta och gör i ordning en stuvning åt männen!”
Thai
เอลีชากลับไปยังกิลกาล เกิดการกันดารอาหารในแถบนั้น วันหนึ่งขณะที่เขานั่งอยู่ต่อหน้ากลุ่มผู้เผยพระวจนะ เขาบอกคนรับใช้ของเขาว่า “ทำอาหารหม้อใหญ่เลี้ยงคนพวกนี้ด้วย”
zh-Hans
以利沙回到吉甲,那里正闹饥荒。一群先知坐在他面前,他吩咐仆人把一口大锅放在火上给他们煮汤。
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zh-Hant
以利沙回到吉甲,那裡正鬧饑荒。一群先知坐在他面前,他吩咐僕人把一口大鍋放在火上給他們煮湯。