Rotherham(i)
9 Then said they one to another––Not a right thing, are, we, doing. This day, is, a day of good tidings, and, we, are holding our peace, if we tarry until the light of the morning, there will come upon us, some misfortune,––Now, therefore, come and let us go in, and tell the household of the king.
10 So they came in and called unto the gate of the city, and told them, saying, We entered into the camp of the Syrians, and lo! there was not there, a man, nor sound of human being,––only horses tied, and asses tied, and their tents, just as they were!
11 And the watchers of the gate called and told it to the household of the king, within.
12 Then arose the king by night, and said unto his servants, Let me tell you, I pray you, what the Syrians have done to us,––they knew that we were, famished, so they have gone forth out of the camp, to hide in the field, saying, When they come forth out of the city, then shall we take them alive, and, into the city, will we enter. 13 Then responded one of his servants, and said––Let there be taken, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which have been left therein, there they are, according to all the multitude of Israel who have been left therein, there they are, according to all the multitude of Israel, who have been consumed,––and let us send and see! 14 So they took two chariots and horses,––and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see! 15 And they followed them as far as the Jordan, and lo! all the way, was full of garments, and utensils, which the Syrians had cast away in their fright,––and the messengers returned, and told the king. 16 Then went the people forth and spoiled the camp of the Syrians,––and so there came to be––a measure of fine meal for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of Yahweh.
12 Then arose the king by night, and said unto his servants, Let me tell you, I pray you, what the Syrians have done to us,––they knew that we were, famished, so they have gone forth out of the camp, to hide in the field, saying, When they come forth out of the city, then shall we take them alive, and, into the city, will we enter. 13 Then responded one of his servants, and said––Let there be taken, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which have been left therein, there they are, according to all the multitude of Israel who have been left therein, there they are, according to all the multitude of Israel, who have been consumed,––and let us send and see! 14 So they took two chariots and horses,––and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see! 15 And they followed them as far as the Jordan, and lo! all the way, was full of garments, and utensils, which the Syrians had cast away in their fright,––and the messengers returned, and told the king. 16 Then went the people forth and spoiled the camp of the Syrians,––and so there came to be––a measure of fine meal for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of Yahweh.