translation.en: But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; and 'the king' sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold the door fast against him: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
translation.me: Sotheli Elisee sat in his hows, and elde men saten with hym; therfor he biforsente a man, and bifor that thilke messanger cam, Elisee seide to the elde men, Whether ye witen, that the sone of manquellere sente hidur, that myn heed be gird of? Therfor se ye, whanne the messanger cometh, close ye the dore, and suffre ye not hym to entre; for, lo! the sown of the feet of his lord is bihynde hym.