2 Chronicles 18
1 Now Jehoshaphat had great wealth and honour, and his son was married to Ahab's daughter.
Teniendo ya grandes riquezas y honores, Josafat emparentó con Acab;
2 And after some years he went down to Samaria to see Ahab. And Ahab made a feast for him and the people who were with him, putting to death great numbers of sheep and oxen; and he got Jehoshaphat to go with him to Ramoth-gilead.
y al cabo de algunos años descendió a visitar a Acab en Samaria. Acab mató gran número de ovejas y de bueyes, para él y la gente que le acompañaba; y le persuadió que subiese (con él) a Ramot-Galaad.
3 For Ahab, king of Israel, said to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead? And he said, I am as you are, and my people as your people; we will be with you in the war.
Dijo Acab, rey de Israel, a Josafat, rey de Judá: “¿Quieres ir conmigo a Ramot- Galaad?” Le contestó: “No hay diferencia entre mí y ti, entre tu pueblo y mi pueblo; contigo iremos a la guerra.”
4 Then Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Let us now get directions from the Lord.
Pero agregó Josafat, dirigiéndose al rey de Israel: “Te ruego que consultes hoy todavía la palabra de Yahvé.”
5 So the king of Israel got together all the prophets, 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 God will give it into the hands of the king.
Convocó el rey de Israel a los profetas, cuatrocientos hombres, y les dijo: “¿Subiremos a la guerra contra Ramot-Galaad, o lo dejaré?” Contestaron: “Sube, que Dios la entregará en manos del rey.”
6 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no other prophet of the Lord here from whom we may get directions?
Pero Josafat preguntó: “¿No hay todavía aquí algún profeta de Yahvé, a quien podamos consultar?”
7 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, but I have no love for him, because he has never been a prophet of good to me, but only of evil: he is Micaiah, the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
Respondió el rey de Israel a Josafat: “Aún hay un hombre por medio de quien podríamos consultar a Yahvé, mas yo le aborrezco, porque nunca profetiza para mí cosas buenas sino siempre malas. Es Miqueas, hijo de Imlá.” A lo que respondió Josafat: “No hable el rey así.”
8 Then the king of Israel sent for one of his unsexed servants and said, Go quickly and come back with Micaiah, the son of Imla.
Entonces el rey de Israel llamó a un eunuco y le dijo: “Trae inmediatamente a Miqueas, hijo de Imlá.”
9 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 cual en su trono, vestidos de vestiduras (reales), en la plaza que hay a la entrada de la puerta de Samaria; y todos los profetas estaban profetizando delante de ellos.
10 And Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, made himself iron horns and said, The Lord says, Pushing back the Aramaeans with these, you will put an end to them completely.
Sedecías, hijo de Canaaná, que se había hecho cuernos de hierro, dijo: “Así dice Yahvé: Con estos acornearás a los sirios hasta acabar con ellos.”
11 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 estaban profetizando del mismo modo, diciendo: “¡Sube a Ramot-Galaad, y triunfarás; porque Yahvé la entregará en manos del rey!”
12 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, habló con él, diciendo: “Mira que todos los profetas en coro (anuncian) sucesos felices al rey; sea, pues, tu vaticinio conforme al suyo y habla favorablemente.”
13 And Micaiah said, By the living Lord, whatever the Lord says to me I will say.
Respondió Miqueas: “¡Vive Yahvé que solo anunciaré lo que me dijere mi Dios!”
14 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 he said, Go up, and it will go well for you; and they will be given up into your hands.
Vino, pues, al rey; y el rey le preguntó: “Miqueas, ¿subiremos a la guerra contra Ramot-Galaad, o lo dejaré?” Y él respondió: “Subid, y triunfaréis, pues ellos serán entregados en vuestras manos.”
15 And 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?
El rey le dijo: “¿Hasta cuántas veces he de conjurarte que no me digas sino la verdad en nombre de Yahvé?”
16 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.
Entonces él replicó: “He visto a todo Israel disperso sobre las montañas como ovejas que no tienen pastor; y dijo Yahvé: “Estos no tienen señor; que vuelvan en paz, cada cual a su casa.”
17 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not say that he would not be a prophet of good to me, but of evil?
Dijo el rey de Israel a Josafat: “¿No te decía yo que este nunca profetiza para mí cosas buenas, sino malas?”
18 Then he said, Give ear now to the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord seated on his seat of power, and all the army of heaven in their places, at his right hand and at his left.
Dijo entonces Miqueas: “Por lo mismo, oíd la palabra de Yahvé: He visto a Yahvé sentado sobre su trono, y todo el ejército celestial estaba a su derecha y a su izquierda.
19 And the Lord said, How may Ahab, king of Israel, be tricked into going up to Ramoth-gilead to his death? And one said one thing and one another.
Y dijo Yahvé: «¿Quién engañará a Acab, rey de Israel, para que suba y caiga en Ramot-Galaad?» Y decía uno una cosa y otro otra.
20 Then a spirit came forward and took his place before the Lord and said, I will get him to do it by a trick. And the Lord said to him, How?
Entonces salió el Espíritu (maligno), se presentó delante de Yahvé y dijo: «Yo le engañaré.» Yahvé le preguntó: «¿De qué modo?»
21 And he said, I will go out and be a spirit of deceit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Your trick will have its effect on him: go out and do so.
Respondió: «Saldré y seré espíritu de mentira en boca de todos sus profetas.» Y (Yahvé) dijo: «Tú lo engañarás con pleno éxito. Sal y hazlo así.»
22 And now, see, the Lord has put a spirit of deceit in the mouth of these prophets of yours; and the Lord has said evil against you.
Ahora, pues, he aquí que Yahvé ha puesto un espíritu de mentira en la boca de todos estos tus profetas, ya que Yahvé ha decretado el mal contra ti.”
23 Then Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, came near and gave Micaiah a blow on the side of his face, saying, Where is the spirit of the Lord whose word is in you?
Entonces se acercó Sedecías, hijo de Canaaná y abofeteando a Miqueas, dijo: “¿Por qué camino salió el Espíritu de Yahvé de mí, para hablarte a ti?”
24 And Micaiah said, Truly, you will see on that day when you go into an inner room to keep yourself safe.
Respondió Miqueas: “En aquel día lo verás cuando andes de aposento en aposento para esconderte.”
25 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;
Mandó entonces el rey de Israel: “Prended a Miqueas y llevadlo a Amón comandante de la ciudad, y a Joás, hijo del rey;
26 And say, By the king's order this man is to be put in prison, and given prison food till I come back in peace.
y decidles: Así manda el rey: Meted a este en la cárcel y alimentadle con pan de angustia y con agua de aflicción hasta que yo vuelva en paz.”
27 And Micaiah said, If you come back at all in peace, the Lord has not sent his word by me.
Miqueas dijo: “Si tú efectivamente vuelves en paz, no ha hablado Yahvé por mí.” Y agregó: “¡Escuchad, pueblos todos!”
28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, went up to Ramoth-gilead.
Subieron el rey de Israel y Josafat, rey de Judá, a Ramot-Galaad.
29 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 they went to the fight.
Y dijo el rey de Israel a Josafat: “Yo voy a disfrazarme, y entraré así en la batalla; mas tú, ponte tus vestiduras.” Se disfrazó el rey de Israel, y así entraron en la batalla.
30 Now the king of Aram had given orders to the 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 capitanes de sus carros: “No ataquéis ni a chico ni a grande, sino tan solo al rey de Israel.”
31 So when the captains of the war-carriages saw Jehoshaphat, they said, It is the king of Israel. And turning about, they came round him, but Jehoshaphat gave a cry, and the Lord came to his help, and God sent them away from him.
Por eso, cuando los capitanes de los carros vieron a Josafat, dijeron: “Este es el rey de Israel”, y le rodearon para cargar sobre él. Pero Josafat se puso a gritar, y Yahvé le socorrió, y Dios los apartó de su persona.
32 Now when the captains of the war-carriages saw that he was not the king of Israel, they went back from going after him.
Efectivamente, al ver los capitanes de los carros que no era el rey de Israel, se retiraron de él.
33 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, disparando al azar el arco, hirió al rey de Israel por entre las comisuras de la coraza, por lo cual (el rey) dijo al auriga: “Retoma y sácame del campo, porque estoy gravemente herido.”
34 But the fight became more violent while the day went on; and the king of Israel was supported in his war-carriage facing the Aramaeans till the evening; and by sundown he was dead.
Pero recrudeció el combate en aquel día, y el rey de Israel tuvo que mantenerse erguido en su carro frente a los sirios hasta la tarde. Murió a la hora de ponerse el sol.
