Judges 20
1 And so all the sons of Israel went out like one man, from Dan to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, and they gathered together, before the Lord, at Mizpah.
Entonces todos los hijos de Israel salieron desde Dan hasta Beerseba y la tierra de Galaad, y la congregación se reunió como un solo hombre ante Yavé en Mizpa.
2 And all the chiefs of the people, and every tribe of Israel, convened as an assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand foot soldiers for battle.
Los jefes de todo el pueblo, de todas las tribus de Israel, 400.000 hombres de a pie que sacaban espada, tomaron su posición en la asamblea del pueblo de ʼElohim.
3 (But it was not hidden from the sons of Benjamin that the sons of Israel had ascended to Mizpah.) And the Levite, the husband of the woman who was killed, being questioned as to how so great a crime had been perpetrated,
Los hijos de Benjamín oyeron que los hijos de Israel habían subido a Mizpa. Los hijos de Israel dijeron: Digan cómo fue cometida esta perversidad.
4 responded: “I went to Gibeah of Benjamin, with my wife, and I diverted to that place.
Y el levita, el marido de la mujer asesinada, respondió: Yo llegué a Gabaa de Benjamín con mi concubina para pasar allí la noche.
5 And behold, the men of that city, at night, surrounded the house in which I was staying, intending to kill me. And they abused my wife with such an incredible fury of lust that in the end she died.
Los hombres de Gabaa se alzaron contra mí, rodearon la casa de noche con intención de matarme, y violaron a mi concubina de tal manera que murió.
6 And taking her up, I cut her into pieces, and I sent the parts into all the borders of your possession. For never before was such a nefarious crime, and so great a sin, committed in Israel.
Yo tomé a mi concubina, la corté en trozos y la envié por todo el territorio de la posesión de Israel, porque habían cometido aquella maldad e infamia en Israel.
7 You are all present here, O sons of Israel. Discern what you ought to do.”
Miren, todos ustedes los hijos de Israel están presentes. Den aquí su parecer y consejo.
8 And all the people, standing, responded as if with the word of one man: “We shall not return to our own tents, nor shall anyone enter into his own house.
Entonces todo el pueblo se levantó como un solo hombre y dijeron: Ninguno de nosotros irá a su tienda, ni volverá a su casa.
9 But this we shall do in common against Gibeah:
Esto es lo que ahora haremos en Gabaa: Iremos contra ella por sorteo.
10 We shall select ten men out of one hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and one hundred out of one thousand, and one thousand out of ten thousand, so that they may transport supplies for the army, and so that we will be able to fight against Gibeah of Benjamin, and to repay it for its crime as it deserves.”
Tomaremos diez hombres de cada centenar de todas las tribus de Israel, y 100 de cada 1.000, y 1.000 de cada 10.000, para que lleven provisiones al pueblo, a fin de que vayan a Gabaa de Benjamín y le hagan según toda la repugnancia que cometió en Israel.
11 And all of Israel convened against the city, like one man, with one mind and one counsel.
Así todos los hombres de Israel unidos se juntaron contra la ciudad como un solo hombre.
12 And they sent messengers to the entire tribe of Benjamin, who said: “Why has so great a wickedness been found among you?
Y las tribus de Israel enviaron hombres por toda la tribu de Benjamín para decir: ¿Qué maldad es esta que cometieron ustedes?
13 Deliver the men of Gibeah, who have perpetrated this deplorable act, so that they may die, and so that the evil may be taken away from Israel.” And they were not willing to listen to the command of their brothers, the sons of Israel.
Ahora pues, entreguen a los hombres, aquellos perversos que están en Gabaa, para que los matemos y quitemos esta infamia de Israel. Pero los hijos de Benjamín no quisieron escuchar la voz de sus hermanos, los hijos de Israel.
14 Instead, out of all the cities that were their lot, they convened at Gibeah, so that they might bring them assistance, and so that they might contend against the entire people of Israel.
Mas bien, los hijos de Benjamín salieron de sus ciudades y se reunieron en Gabaa para enfrentar en batalla a los hijos de Israel.
15 And there were found from Benjamin twenty-five thousand who drew the sword, aside from the inhabitants of Gibeah,
Fueron contados aquel día los hijos de Benjamín que salieron de las ciudades: 26.000 hombres que sacaban espada, además de los habitantes de Gabaa, donde se alistaron 700 hombres escogidos.
16 who were seven hundred very strong men, fighting with the left hand as well as with the right hand, and casting stones from a sling so accurately that they were able to strike even a hair, and the path of the stone would by no means miss to either side.
Entre toda esa gente estaban 700 hombres escogidos que eran zurdos. Cada uno podía tirar una piedra con la honda a un cabello y no erraba tiro.
17 Then too, among the men of Israel apart from the sons of Benjamin, there were found four hundred thousand who drew the sword and who were prepared for battle.
Los hombres de Israel, aparte de Benjamín, ascendían a 400.000 hombres que sacaban espada, todos guerreros.
18 And they rose up and went to the house of God, that is, to Shiloh. And they consulted God, and they said, “Who shall be, in our army, the first to contend against the sons of Benjamin?” And the Lord responded to them, “Let Judah be your leader.”
Se levantaron los hijos de Israel y subieron a Bet-ʼEl. Consultaron a ʼElohim: ¿Quién de nosotros irá primero a combatir contra los hijos de Benjamín? Y Yavé respondió: Primero Judá.
19 And immediately the sons of Israel, rising up in the morning, made camp near Gibeah.
Por la mañana se levantaron los hijos de Israel y acamparon contra Gabaa.
20 And setting out from there to fight against Benjamin, they began to assault the city.
Salieron los hijos de Israel a pelear contra Benjamín, y se alinearon en orden de batalla contra ellos junto a Gabaa.
21 And the sons of Benjamin, departing from Gibeah, slew twenty-two thousand men from the sons of Israel, on that day.
Pero los hijos de Benjamín salieron de Gabaa y derribaron a tierra aquel día 22.000 hombres de Israel.
22 Again the sons of Israel, trusting in both strength and number, set their troops in order, in the same place where they had contended before.
Pero el pueblo, los hombres de Israel, se reanimaron y volvieron a ordenar batalla en el mismo lugar donde la habían ordenado el día anterior.
23 But first they also went up and wept before the Lord, even until night. And they consulted him and said, “Should I continue to go forth, so as to contend against the sons of Benjamin, my brothers, or not?” And he responded to them, “Ascend against them, and undertake the struggle.”
Pues los hijos de Israel subieron y lloraron delante de Yavé hasta llegar la noche. Consultaron a Yavé: ¿Nos acercaremos otra vez a pelear contra los hijos de nuestro hermano Benjamín? Yavé dijo: Suban contra él.
24 And when the sons of Israel had continued to do battle against the sons of Benjamin on the next day,
Entonces los hijos de Israel llegaron contra los hijos de Benjamín el segundo día.
25 the sons of Benjamin burst forth from the gates of Gibeah. And meeting them, they made such a frenzied slaughter against them that they struck down eighteen thousand men who drew the sword.
Benjamín de Gabaa salió contra ellos el segundo día y otra vez cayeron a tierra 18.000 hombres de los hijos de Israel. Todos ellos sacaban espada.
26 As a result, all the sons of Israel went to the house of God, and sitting down, they wept before the Lord. And they fasted that day until evening, and they offered to him holocausts and victims of peace offerings.
Entonces todo el pueblo de los hijos de Israel subió, fueron a Bet-ʼEl y lloraron. Permanecieron allí delante de Yavé y ayunaron aquel día hasta llegar la noche. Sacrificaron holocaustos y ofrendas de paz delante de Yavé.
27 And they inquired about their state. At that time, the ark of the covenant of the Lord was in that place.
Consultaron los hijos de Israel a Yavé, pues el Arca del Pacto de ʼElohim estaba allí aquellos días,
28 And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, was the first ruler of the house. And so, they consulted the Lord, and they said, “Should we continue to go forth in battle against the sons of Benjamin, our brothers, or should we cease?” And the Lord said to them: “Ascend. For tomorrow, I will deliver them into your hands.”
y Finees, hijo de Eleazar, hijo de Aarón, ministraba ante ella en aquel tiempo. Preguntaron: ¿Volveremos a salir a luchar contra los hijos de nuestro hermano Benjamín, o desistiremos? Y Yavé dijo: ¡Suban, porque mañana lo entregaré en sus manos!
29 And the sons of Israel stationed ambushes around the city of Gibeah.
Entonces Israel tendió emboscadas alrededor de Gabaa.
30 And they brought out their army against Benjamin a third time, just as they had done on the first and second times.
Al tercer día, cuando los hijos de Israel subieron contra los hijos de Benjamín, dispusieron batalla frente a Gabaa como las otras veces.
31 But the sons of Benjamin again burst forth boldly from the city. And since their enemies were fleeing, they pursued them a long way, so that they might wound or kill some of them, just as they had done on the first and second days. And they turned their backs along two paths, one bringing them toward Bethel, and the other toward Gibeah. And they struck down about thirty men.
Los hijos de Benjamín salieron para enfrentarse al pueblo y se alejaron de la ciudad. Como las otras veces, comenzaron a matar a algunos de ellos en los caminos, uno de los cuales sube a Bet-ʼEl y otro a Gabaa. Así mataron en el campo a unos 30 hombres de Israel.
32 For they thought that they were falling back as they had done before. But instead, skillfully feigning flight, they undertook a plan to draw them away from the city, and by seeming to flee, to lead them along the above stated paths.
Los hijos de Benjamín decían: ¡Están vencidos ante nosotros como antes! Pero los hijos de Israel se habían dicho: Huiremos para alejarlos de la ciudad hasta los caminos.
33 And so all the sons of Israel, rising up from their positions, set their troops in order, in the place which is called Baaltamar. Likewise, the ambushes that encircled the city began, little by little, to reveal themselves,
Entonces todos los de Israel se levantaron de su posición y se dispusieron en orden de batalla en Baal-tamar, mientras que la emboscada de Israel se lanzó desde su posición al oeste de Gabaa.
34 and to advance upon the western part of the city. Moreover, another ten thousand men from all of Israel were provoking a conflict with the inhabitants of the city. And the war grew heavy against the sons of Benjamin. And they did not realize that, on all sides of them, death was imminent.
10.000 hombres escogidos de todo Israel llegaron frente a Gabaa, y la batalla arreciaba, pero los benjaminitas no entendían que el desastre se les venía encima.
35 And the Lord struck them down in the sight of the sons of Israel, and they put to death, on that day, twenty-five thousand of them, along with one hundred men, all warriors and those who drew the sword.
Aquel día Yavé derrotó a Benjamín ante Israel, y los hijos de Israel mataron a 25.100 hombres de Benjamín, todos los cuales sacaban espada.
36 But the sons of Benjamin, when they had seen themselves to be the weaker, began to flee. And the sons of Israel discerning this, gave them room to flee, so that they might arrive at the ambushes that were prepared, which they had positioned near the city.
Los hijos de Benjamín vieron que eran derrotados. Sin embargo, los hijos de Israel cedieron campo a Benjamín, pues confiaban en la emboscada que pusieron contra Gabaa.
37 And after they had risen up suddenly from hiding, and those of Benjamin had turned their backs to those who cut them down, they entered the city, and they struck it with the edge of the sword.
Entonces la gente de la emboscada se apresuró y atacó a Gabaa. Se desplegó y mataron a filo de espada a toda la ciudad.
38 Now the sons of Israel had given a sign to those whom they had stationed in ambushes, so that, after they had seized the city, they would light a fire, and by the smoke ascending on high, they would show that the city was captured.
Era señal convenida entre los hombres de Israel y los de la emboscada, que éstos harían subir una gran humareda desde la ciudad.
39 And then, the sons of Israel discerned this sign during the battle (for the sons of Benjamin had thought that they fled, and they pursued them forcefully, cutting down thirty men from their army).
Así, cuando los hombres de Israel volvieron la espalda en el combate, y los de Benjamín comenzaron a causar bajas entre los hombres de los de Israel y mataron a unos 30 hombres, pensaron: De seguro están derrotados ante nosotros como en el primer combate.
40 And they saw something like a pillar of smoke ascending from the city. Likewise, Benjamin, looking back, discerned that the city was captured, for the flames were being carried on high.
Pero cuando la humareda comenzó a subir de la ciudad, los de Benjamín miraron hacia atrás y vieron que de la ciudad subía el humo al cielo.
41 And those who before had pretended to flee, turning their faces, withstood them more strongly. And when the sons of Benjamin had seen this, they turned their backs in flight,
Entonces los hombres de Israel se devolvieron, mientras los de Benjamín se consternaron, pues veían que la catástrofe cayó sobre ellos.
42 and they began to go toward the way of the desert, with the adversary pursuing them to that place also. Moreover, those who had set fire to the city also met them.
Por ello volvieron sus espaldas ante los hombres de Israel y tomaron el camino al desierto. Pero la batalla los alcanzó, mientras que los que salían de las ciudades eran exterminados en medio de ellas.
43 And so it happened that they were cut down on both sides by the enemies, nor was there any respite for the dying. They were killed and struck down on the eastern side of the city of Gibeah.
Cercaron así a los benjamitas y los persiguieron sin tregua hasta frente a Gabaa, hacia donde nace el sol.
44 Now those who were put to death in the same place were eighteen thousand men, all very robust fighters.
De Benjamín cayeron 18.000 hombres, todos hombres valientes.
45 And when those who remained of Benjamin had seen this, they fled into the wilderness. And they were traveling toward the rock which is called Rimmon. In that flight also, among those who were scattering in different directions, they slew five thousand men. And though they scattered all the more, they continued to pursue them, and then they put to death another two thousand.
Los demás se volvieron y huyeron hacia el desierto, hasta la peña de Rimón. De ellos fueron abatidos en los caminos otros 5.000 hombres, y siguieron en la persecución hasta Gidom, donde mataron a 2.000 hombres más.
46 And so it happened that all of those who were slain from Benjamin, in various places, were twenty-five thousand fighters, very willing to go to war.
De manera que los que cayeron de Benjamín aquel día fueron 25.000 hombres que sacaban espada, todos hombres valientes.
47 And so there remained from the entire number of Benjamin six hundred men who were able to escape and to flee into the wilderness. And they settled at the rock of Rimmon, for four months.
Pero 600 hombres se volvieron y huyeron hacia el desierto, hasta la peña de Rimón, y se quedaron en la peña de Rimón cuatro meses.
48 But the sons of Israel, returning, had struck with the sword all that remained in the city, from men even to cattle. And all the cities and villages of Benjamin were consumed with devouring flames.
Los de Israel se volvieron contra los hijos de Benjamín y los mataron a filo de espada, tanto hombres como animales, y todo lo que fue hallado, e incendiaron las ciudades.
