2 Samuel 5
1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.
Entonces todas las tribus de Israel fueron a David en Hebrón y dijeron: ¡Aquí estamos, hueso tuyo y carne tuya!
2 In the past when Saul was king over us, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in: and the Lord said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel and their ruler.
Antes, cuando Saúl era nuestro rey, eras tú quien nos sacabas y nos devolvías en Israel, y Yavé te dijo: Tú apacentarás a mi pueblo Israel y serás el jefe de Israel.
3 So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel.
Cuando todos los ancianos de Israel fueron al rey en Hebrón, el rey David hizo un pacto con ellos en Hebrón delante de Yavé. Y ungieron a David como rey de Israel.
4 David was thirty years old when he became king, and he was king for forty years,
David comenzó a reinar cuando tenía 30 años y reinó 40 años.
5 Ruling over Judah in Hebron for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem, over all Israel and Judah, for thirty-three years.
En Hebrón reinó sobre Judá siete años y seis meses, y en Jerusalén reinó sobre todo Israel y Judá 33 años.
6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the people of the land: and they said to David, You will not come in here, but the blind and the feeble-footed will keep you out; for they said, David will not be able to come in here.
El rey marchó con sus hombres a Jerusalén contra los jebuseos que habitaban en aquella tierra, quienes hablaron a David: No podrás entrar acá, pues hasta los ciegos y los cojos te rechazarían y gritarían: ¡David no puede entrar acá!
7 But David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.
Pero David capturó la fortaleza de Sion, que es la Ciudad de David.
8 And that day David said, Whoever makes an attack on the Jebusites, let him go up by the water-pipe, and put to death all the blind and feeble-footed who are hated by David. And this is why they say, The blind and feeble-footed may not come into the house.
Aquel día David dijo: El que quiera atacar a los jebuseos, suba por el túnel del acueducto y llegue hasta los cojos y ciegos, a quienes el alma de David aborrece. Por lo cual se dice: ¡Ni ciegos ni cojos entrarán en la Casa!
9 So David took the strong tower for his living-place, naming it the town of David. And David took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo.
David vivió en la fortaleza y la llamó Ciudad de David. Luego edificó alrededor, desde el muro hacia adentro.
10 And David became greater and greater; for the Lord, the God of armies, was with him.
David se engrandecía cada vez más, porque Yavé ʼElohim de las huestes estaba con él.
11 And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent men to David, with cedar-trees and woodworkers and stoneworkers: and they made David a house.
Hiram, rey de Tiro, envió embajadores a David, con madera de cedro, ebanistas y canteros para los muros, quienes edificaron la casa de David.
12 And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, and that he had made his kingdom great because of his people Israel.
David entendió que Yavé lo había establecido como rey de Israel y que había exaltado su reino por amor a su pueblo Israel.
13 And David took more women and wives in Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron: and he had more sons and daughters.
Después que salió de Hebrón, David tomó otras concubinas y esposas en Jerusalén, y le nacieron más hijos e hijas a David.
14 These are the names of those whose birth took place in Jerusalem: Shammua and Shobab and Nathan and Solomon
Estos son los nombres de los que le nacieron en Jerusalén: Samúa, Sobab, Natán, Salomón,
15 And Ibhar and Elishua and Nepheg and Japhia
Ibhar, Elisúa, Nefeg, Jafía,
16 And Elishama and Eliada and Eliphelet.
Elisama, Eliada y Elifelet.
17 And when the Philistines had news that David had been made king over Israel, they all went up in search of David; and David, hearing of it, went down to the strong place.
Cuando los filisteos oyeron que David fue ungido como rey de Israel, todos subieron en busca de él. David lo supo y bajó a la fortaleza.
18 And when the Philistines came, they went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.
Los filisteos llegaron y se desplegaron por el valle de Refaim.
19 And David, desiring directions from the Lord, said, Am I to go up against the Philistines? will you give them up into my hands? And the Lord said, Go up, for I will certainly give up the Philistines into your hands.
David consultó entonces a Yavé: ¿Subo contra los filisteos? ¿Los entregarás en mi mano? Y Yavé respondió a David: Sube, porque ciertamente entregaré a los filisteos en tu mano.
20 And David went to Baal-perazim, and overcame them there; and he said, The Lord has let the forces fighting against me be broken before me as a wall is broken by rushing waters. So that place was named Baal-perazim.
David fue a Baal-perazim y allí los derrotó, y dijo: ¡Yavé me abrió brecha entre mis enemigos como corriente impetuosa! Por eso llamó aquel lugar Baal-perazim.
21 And the Philistines, when they went in flight, did not take their images with them, and David and his men took them away.
Ellos dejaron allí sus ídolos, y David y sus hombres se los llevaron.
22 And the Philistines came up again, and went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.
Los filisteos volvieron a subir y se desplegaron por el valle de Refaim.
23 And when David went for directions to the Lord, he said, You are not to go up against them in front; but make a circle round them from the back and come on them opposite the spice-trees.
David consultó a Yavé, y Él le dijo: No subas, sino rodéalos por detrás, y sal a ellos frente a las balsameras.
24 Then at the sound of footsteps in the tops of the trees, go forward quickly, for the Lord has gone out before you to overcome the army of the Philistines.
Cuando oigas el ruido de marcha en las copas de las balsameras, te apresurarás, porque entonces Yavé saldrá delante de ti para herir al ejército de los filisteos.
25 And David did as the Lord had said; and he overcame the Philistines, attacking them from Gibeon to near Gezer.
David hizo como Yavé le ordenó, y derrotó a los filisteos desde Geba hasta Gezer.
