19.以利沙對他們說:「這不是那道,也不是那城;你們跟我去,我必領你們到所尋找的人那裏。」於是領他們到了撒瑪利亞。
Elisha told them, 「This is not the road and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will lead you to the man you are looking for.」 And he led them to Samaria.
20.他們進了撒瑪利亞,以利沙禱告說:「耶和華啊,求你開這些人的眼目,使他們能看見。」耶和華開他們的眼目,他們就看見了,不料,是在撒瑪利亞的城中。
After they entered the city, Elisha said, 「LORD, open the eyes of these men so they can see.」 Then the LORD opened their eyes and they looked, and there they were, inside Samaria.
21.以色列王見了他們,就問以利沙說:「我父啊,我可以擊殺他們嗎?」
When the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, 「Shall I kill them, my father? Shall I kill them?」
22.回答說:「不可擊殺他們!就是你用刀用弓擄來的,豈可擊殺他們嗎【或譯:也不可擊殺,何況這些人呢】?當在他們面前設擺飲食,使他們吃喝回到他們的主人那裏。」
「Do not kill them,」 he answered. 「Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them so that they may eat and drink and then go back to their master.」
23.王就為他們預備了許多食物;他們吃喝完了,打發他們回到他們主人那裏。從此,亞蘭軍不再犯以色列境了。
So he prepared a great feast for them, and after they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them away, and they returned to their master. So the bands from Aram stopped raiding Israel’s territory.