1 Kings 22
1 Now for three years there was no war between Aram and Israel.
Pasaron tres años sin que hubiera guerra entre la Siria e Israel.
2 And it came about in the third year, that Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, came down to the king of Israel.
Mas al tercer año Josafat, rey de Judá, bajó a ver al rey de Israel.
3 And the king of Israel said to his servants, Do you not see that Ramoth-gilead is ours? and we are doing nothing to get it back from the hands of the king of Aram.
Dijo entonces el rey de Israel a sus siervos: “¿No sabéis que Ramot-Galaad es nuestra? ¡Y nosotros no hacemos nada para quitársela de las manos del rey de la Siria!”
4 And he said to Jehoshaphat, Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead to make war? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as you are: my people as your people, my horses as your horses.
Dijo, pues, a Josafat: “¿Quieres ir conmigo para atacar a Ramot- Galaad?” Respondió Josafat al rey de Israel: “Yo hago lo mismo que tú; mi pueblo es tu pueblo, mis caballos son tus caballos.”
5 Then Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Let us now get directions from the Lord.
Josafat dijo, además, al rey de Israel: “Consulta, te ruego, hoy la palabra de Yahvé.”
6 So the king of Israel got all the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, Am I to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And they said, Go up: for the Lord will give it into the hands of the king.
Juntó, pues, el rey de Israel a los profetas, unos cuatrocientos hombres, y les dijo: “¿Iré a atacar a Ramot-Galaad, o desistiré?” “Sube, dijeron ellos, y el Señor la entregará en manos del rey.”
7 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no other prophet of the Lord here from whom we may get directions?
Preguntó entonces Josafat: “¿No hay aquí algún profeta de Yahvé, para que por medio de él hagamos una consulta?”
8 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, Micaiah, son of Imlah; but I have no love for him, for he is a prophet of evil to me and not of good. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
Respondió el rey de Israel a Josafat: “Queda todavía un hombre por cuyo medio podríamos consultar a Yahvé; pero yo le aborrezco, porque nunca me profetiza cosa buena, sino solamente mala. Es Miqueas, hijo de Imlá.” Replicó Josafat: “No hable el rey así.”
9 Then the king of Israel sent for one of his unsexed servants and said, Go quickly and come back with Micaiah, the son of Imlah.
Llamó, pues, el rey de Israel a un eunuco y dijo: “Trae presto a Miqueas, hijo de Imlá.”
10 Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, were seated on their seats of authority, dressed in their robes, by the doorway into Samaria; and all the prophets were acting as prophets before them.
El rey de Israel y Josafat, rey de Judá, estaban sentados cada uno en su trono, vestidos de gala, en una plaza contigua a la entrada de la puerta de Samaria, y todos los profetas profetizaban delante de ellos.
11 And Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, made himself horns of iron and said, The Lord says, Pushing back the Aramaeans with these, you will put an end to them completely.
Sedecías, hijo de Canaaná, se había hecho cuernos de hierro, y decía: “Así dice Yahvé: «Con estos acornearás a los sirios hasta acabar con ellos.»”
12 And all the prophets said the same thing, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and it will go well for you, for the Lord will give it into the hands of the king.
Y todos los profetas profetizaban de la misma manera, diciendo: Sube a Ramot-Galaad, y tendrás éxito, pues Yahvé la entregará en manos del rey.”
13 Now the servant who had gone to get Micaiah said to him, See now, all the prophets with one voice are saying good things to the king; so let your words be like theirs and say good things.
Entretanto, el mensajero que había ido a llamar a Miqueas, le habló de esta manera: “Mira cómo los oráculos de los profetas anuncian unánimemente prósperos sucesos al rey; sea, pues, tu oráculo como el oráculo de cada uno de ellos; habla favorablemente.”
14 And Micaiah said, By the living Lord, whatever the Lord says to me I will say.
Respondió Miqueas: “¡Vive Yahvé, que hablaré solamente lo que me dijere Yahvé!”
15 When he came to the king, the king said to him, Micaiah, are we to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And in answer he said, Go up, and it will go well for you; and the Lord will give it into the hands of the king.
Llegado al rey, este le preguntó: “Miqueas, ¿debemos ir a atacar a Ramot-Galaad, o debemos desistir?” Contestó él: “Sube y saldrás bien, pues Yahvé la entregará en manos del rey.”
16 Then the king said to him, Have I not, again and again, put you on your oath to say nothing to me but what is true in the name of the Lord?
Dijole el rey: “¿Hasta cuántas veces he de conjurarte que no me digas sino la verdad en nombre de Yahvé?”
17 Then he said, I saw all Israel wandering on the mountains like sheep without a keeper; and the Lord said, These have no master: let them go back, every man to his house in peace.
Respondió (Miqueas): “Yo he visto a todo Israel disperso por las montañas, como ovejas sin pastor”; y dijo Yahvé: “Estos no tienen señor; vuélvase cada cual en paz a su casa.”
18 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not say that he would not be a prophet of good but of evil?
Dijo entonces el rey de Israel a Josafat: “¿No te dije: Este nunca me profetiza cosa buena, sino solamente mala?”
19 And he said, Give ear now to the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord seated on his seat of power, with all the army of heaven in their places round him at his right hand and at his left.
A lo cual contestó (Miqueas): “Oye, por tanto, el oráculo de Yahvé: He visto a Yahvé sentado sobre su trono, y todo el ejército celestial estaba alrededor de él, a su derecha y a su izquierda.
20 And the Lord said, How may Ahab be tricked into going up to Ramoth-gilead to his death? And one said one thing and one another.
Y preguntó Yahvé: «¿Quién engañara a Acab, para que suba y caiga en Ramot- Galaad?» Y habló uno de esta manera, y otro de otra.
21 Then a spirit came forward and took his place before the Lord and said, I will get him to do it by a trick.
En ese momento vino el (mal) espíritu, que presentándose delante de Yahvé, dijo: «Yo lo engañaré.» Yahvé le preguntó: «¿De qué manera?»
22 And the Lord said, How? And he said, I will go out and be a spirit of deceit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Your trick will have its effect on him: go out and do so.
Respondió él: «Saldré y seré espíritu de mentira en boca de todos sus profetas.» Y dijo Yahvé: «Tú lo engañarás y tendrás éxito. Sal, y hazlo así.»
23 And now, see, the Lord has put a spirit of deceit in the mouth of all these your prophets; and the Lord has said evil against you.
Ahora, pues, he aquí que Yahvé ha puesto un espíritu de mentira en boca de todos estos tus profetas; pues Yahvé tiene decretada contra ti la desventura.”
24 Then Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, came near and gave Micaiah a blow on the side of the face, saying, Where is the spirit of the Lord whose word is in you?
Se acercó entonces Sedecías, hijo de Canaaná, y abofeteó a Miqueas, diciéndole: “¿Ha salido acaso de mí el espíritu de Yahvé, Miqueas, para hablarte a ti?”
25 And Micaiah said, Truly, you will see on that day when you go into an inner room to keep yourself safe.
Respondió Miqueas: “Ya lo verás en aquel día en que huyas de aposento en aposento para esconderte.”
26 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah and send him back to Amon, the ruler of the town, and to Joash, the king's son;
Dijo entonces el rey de Israel (al eunuco): “Prende a Miqueas y llévalo a Amón, comandante de la ciudad, y a Joás, hijo del rey. Les dirás:
27 And say, It is the king's order that this man is to be put in prison and given prison food till I come again in peace.
Así dice el Rey: «Meted a este en la cárcel, y alimentadle con pan de aflicción, y agua de aflicción, hasta que yo regrese en paz».”
28 And Micaiah said, If you come back at all in peace, the Lord has not sent his word by me.
A lo que dijo Miqueas: “Si tú, de veras vuelves en paz, no ha hablado Yahvé por mi boca.” Y agregó: “¡Oídlo, pueblos todos!”
29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, went up to Ramoth-gilead.
Subieron, pues, el rey de Israel y Josafat, rey de Judá, a Ramot- Galaad.
30 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will make a change in my clothing, so that I do not seem to be the king, and will go into the fight; but do you put on your robes. So the king of Israel made a change in his dress and went into the fight.
Y dijo el rey de Israel a Josafat: “Voy a disfrazarme para la batalla, mas tú ponte tus vestiduras.” El rey de Israel se disfrazó, y se metió en la batalla.
31 Now the king of Aram had given orders to the thirty-two captains of his war-carriages, saying, Make no attack on small or great, but only on the king of Israel.
Ahora bien, el rey de Siria había dado esta orden a los treinta y dos capitanes de sus carros: “No ataquéis a ninguno, ni chico ni grande, sino tan solo al rey de Israel.”
32 So when the captains of the war-carriages saw Jehoshaphat, they said, Truly, this is the king of Israel; and turning against him, they came round him, but Jehoshaphat gave a cry.
Viendo, pues, los capitanes de los carros a Josafat, dijeron: “Sin duda es este el rey de Israel; y se arrojaron sobre él para atacarlo”, pero Josafat gritó;
33 And when the captains of the war-carriages saw that he was not the king of Israel, they went back from going after him.
y viendo los capitanes de los carros que no era el rey de Israel, le dejaron.
34 And a certain man sent an arrow from his bow without thought of its direction, and gave the king of Israel a wound where his breastplate was joined to his clothing; so he said to the driver of his war-carriage, Go to one side and take me away out of the army, for I am badly wounded.
Mas un hombre tiró con un arco al azar, e hirió al rey de Israel por entre las junturas de la coraza. Dijo entonces (el rey) al conductor de su carro: “¡Vuélvete y sácame del combate, porque estoy herido!”
35 But the fight became more violent while the day went on; and the king was supported in his war-carriage facing the Aramaeans, and the floor of the carriage was covered with the blood from his wound, and by evening he was dead.
Arreció el combate en aquel día, mas el rey se sostenía de pie en su carro, frente a los sirios. Murió por la tarde, y la sangre de la herida corría por el fondo del carro.
36 And about sundown a cry went up from all parts of the army, saying, Let every man go back to his town and his country, for the king is dead.
Al ponerse el sol, pasó por el campamento este grito: “¡Cada cual a su ciudad y cada cual a su tierra!”
37 And they came to Samaria, and put the king's body to rest in Samaria.
Así murió el rey, y fue llevado a Samaria. Allí sepultaron al rey.
38 And the war-carriage was washed by the pool of Samaria, which was the bathing-place of the loose women, and the dogs were drinking his blood there, as the Lord had said.
Y cuando lavaron el carro junto al estanque de Samaria, donde se bañan las rameras, lamieron los perros su sangre, según la palabra que Yahvé había dicho.
39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all he did, and his ivory house, and all the towns of which he was the builder, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel?
Las demás cosas de Acab, y todo lo que hizo, y la casa de marfil que levantó, y todas las ciudades que edificó; ¿no está esto escrito en el libro de los anales de los reyes de Israel?
40 So Ahab was put to rest with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son became king in his place.
Se durmió Acab con sus padres; y reinó en su lugar su hijo Ococías.
41 And Jehoshaphat, the son of Asa, became king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab's rule over Israel.
Josafat, hijo de Asá, comenzó a reinar sobre Judá el año cuarto de Acab, rey de Israel.
42 Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he was king for twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.
Tenía Josafat treinta y cinco años cuando comenzó a reinar y reinó veinticinco años en Jerusalén. Su madre se llamaba Azubá, hija de Salai.
43 He did as Asa his father had done, not turning away from it, but doing what was right in the eyes of the Lord; but the high places were not taken away: the people went on making offerings and burning them in the high places.
Anduvo en todos los caminos de su padre Asá, sin apartarse de ellos, haciendo lo que era recto a los ojos de Yahvé. Sin embargo, no desaparecieron los lugares altos, y el pueblo siguió ofreciendo sacrificios y quemando incienso en los altos.
44 And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
Josafat vivió en paz con el rey de Israel.
45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his great power, and how he went to war, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Judah?
Las demás cosas de Josafat, las hazañas que hizo, y sus guerras ¿no está esto escrito en el libro de los anales de los reyes de Judá?
46 He put an end to the rest of those who were used for sex purposes in the worship of the gods, all those who were still in the land in the time of his father Asa.
Exterminó del país el resto de los hieródulos que habían quedado aún en los días de su padre Asá.
47 At that time there was no king in Edom;
No había entonces rey en Edom; reinaba un gobernador.
48 And the representative of King Jehoshaphat made a Tarshish-ship to go to Ophir for gold, but it did not go, because it was broken at Ezion-geber.
Josafat construyó naves de Tarsis, para que fuesen a Ofir en busca de oro; mas no fueron, porque las naves se destrozaron en Esionguéber.
49 Then Ahaziah, the son of Ahab, said to Jehoshaphat, Let my men go with yours in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not let them.
Dijo entonces Ococías, hijo de Acab, a Josafat: “Mis siervos podrían ir con tus siervos en las naves”, pero Josafat no quiso.
50 Then Jehoshaphat went to rest with his fathers, and his body was put into the earth in the town of David his father; and Jehoram his son became king in his place.
Se durmió Josafat con sus padres, y fue sepultado con sus padres en la ciudad de su padre David; y reinó en su lugar su hijo Joram.
51 Ahaziah, the son of Ahab, became king over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of the rule of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, and he was king over Israel for two years.
Ococías, hijo de Acab, comenzó a reinar sobre Israel en Samaria el año diecisiete de Josafat, rey de Judá. Reinó sobre Israel dos años,
52 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, going in the ways of his father and his mother, and in the ways of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who made Israel do evil.
e hizo lo que era malo a los ojos de Yahvé, siguiendo el camino de su padre y de su madre, y el camino de Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat, que hizo pecar a Israel.
53 He was a servant and worshipper of Baal, moving the Lord, the God of Israel, to wrath, as his father had done.
Pues sirvió a Baal y se prosternó delante de él. Así provocó a Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, haciendo todo lo que había hecho su padre.
