There were four men who had a skin disease. They were at the entrance of the gate of Samaria. They said to one another,“ Why should we stay here until we die?

在城门那里有四个长大麻风的人，他们彼此说：“我们为何坐在这里等死呢？

在城门口有四个长麻风的人，他们彼此说：“我们为何坐在这里等死呢？

在城门口有四个长麻风的人，他们彼此说：“我们为何坐在这里等死呢？

城门口有四个麻风病人，他们商量说：“我们为什么坐在这里等死呢？

有四个痲风病人在城门口那里，他们彼此说：“我们为什么坐在这里等死呢？

在城門那裏有四個長大痲瘋的人，他們彼此說：「我們為何坐在這裏等死呢？

在城門口有四個長痲瘋的人，他們彼此說：「我們為何坐在這裏等死呢？

在城門口有四個長痲瘋的人，他們彼此說：「我們為何坐在這裏等死呢？

城門口有四個痲瘋病人，他們商量說：「我們為什麼坐在這裡等死呢？

有四個痲風病人在城門口那裡，他們彼此說：“我們為甚麼坐在這裡等死呢？

有四個人、是患痲瘋屬之病的、在城門那裏；他們彼此說：『我們為甚麼在這裏坐着等死呢？

邑門有癩者四人、相語曰、我坐此待斃、何為哉、

邑門前有癩者四人、相語曰、我胡為坐此以待斃。

城門前、有癩者四人、相語曰、我坐此而待死何為、

Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate. They said to each other,“ Why stay here until we die?

Now there were four men who were lepers at the entrance to the gate. And they said to one another,“ Why are we sitting here until we die?

Now there were four men with leprosy sitting at the entrance of the city gates.“ Why should we sit here waiting to die?” they asked each other.

Now four men with a skin disease were at the entrance to the city gate. They said to each other,“ Why just sit here until we die?

Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another,“ Why are we sitting here until we die?

Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another,“ Why are we sitting here until we die?

Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?

Four men with a skin disease were at the entrance to the gate. They said to each other,“ Why just sit here until we die?

And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?

Now four men with a skin disease were sitting at the entrance of the city gate. They said to one another,“ Why are we just sitting here waiting to die?

Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate. They said to one another,“ Why do we sit here until we die?

“ Tell the Israelites that certain people must be sent away from the camp. Command them to send away anyone who has a skin disease. They must send away all those who have liquid waste coming from their bodies. And they must send away those who are‘ unclean’ because they have touched a dead body.That applies to men and women alike. Send them out of the camp. They must not make their camp‘ unclean.’ That is where I live among them.”So the Israelites did what the Lord commanded. They sent out of the camp those who were“ unclean.” They did just as the Lord had directed Moses.

The Lord answered Moses. He said,“ Suppose her father had spit in her face. Then she would have been put to shame for seven days. So keep her outside the camp for seven days. After that, you can bring her back.”

Why are we sitting here? Let’s gather together! Let’s run to the cities that have high walls around them! Let’s die there! The Lord our God has sentenced us to death. He has given us poisoned water to drink. That’s because we’ve sinned against him.

The king was talking to Gehazi. Gehazi was the servant of the man of God. The king had said,“ Tell me about all the great things Elisha has done.”

“ Suppose someone has a skin disease that makes them‘ unclean.’ Then they must wear torn clothes. They must let their hair hang loose. They must cover the lower part of their face. They must cry out,‘ Unclean! Unclean!’As long as they have the disease, they remain‘ unclean.’ They must live alone. They must live outside the camp.

Suppose we say,‘ We’ll go into the city.’ There isn’t any food there, and we’ll die. But if we stay here, we’ll die anyway. So let’s go over to Aram’s army camp. Let’s give ourselves up. If they spare us, we’ll live. If they kill us, we’ll die.”

Naaman was army commander of the king of Aram. He was very important to his master and was highly respected. That’s because the Lord had helped him win the battle over Aram’s enemies. He was a brave soldier. But he had a skin disease.

Why should you and your people die? Why should you die of war, hunger and plague? That’s what the Lord said would happen to any nation that won’t serve the king of Babylon.