1 Kings 22
1 For almost three years there was no war between Syria and Israel.
Continuaron tres años sin guerra entre Siria e Israel.
2 Then King Jehoshaphat, who ruled Judah, went to [visit] King Ahab, who ruled Israel.
Al tercer año, Josafat, rey de Judá, bajó a ver al rey de Israel.
3 [While they were talking, ] Ahab said to his officials, “Do you realize that the Syrians are still occupying our city of Ramoth in [the] Gilead [region]? And we are doing nothing to retake that city!”
El rey de Israel dijo a sus siervos: “¿Sabéis que Ramot de Galaad es nuestra, y no hacemos nada, y no la quitamos de la mano del rey de Siria?”
4 Then he turned to Jehoshaphat and asked, “Will your [army] join my [army] to fight against the people of Ramoth [and retake that city]?” Jehoshaphat replied, “[Certainly] I [will do whatever] you [want], and you may command my troops. You may take my horses into battle, also.”
Dijo a Josafat: “¿Quieres ir conmigo a la batalla de Ramot de Galaad?” Josafat dijo al rey de Israel: “Yo soy como tú, mi pueblo como tu pueblo, mis caballos como tus caballos”.
5 Then he added, “But we should ask Yahweh first, to find out what he wants us to do.”
Josafat dijo al rey de Israel: “Por favor, consulta primero la palabra de Yahvé”.
6 So Ahab summoned about 400 of his prophets together, and he asked them, “Should my [army] go to fight the people in Ramoth and retake that city, or not?” They answered, “Yes, go [and attack them], because God will enable your [army] to defeat them.”
Entonces el rey de Israel reunió a los profetas, unos cuatrocientos hombres, y les dijo: “¿Debo ir contra Ramot de Galaad a combatir, o me abstengo?” Dijeron: “Sube, porque el Señor la entregará en mano del rey”.
7 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of Yahweh here whom we can ask?”
Pero Josafat dijo: “¿No hay aquí un profeta de Yahvé, para que le preguntemos?”
8 The King of Israel replied, “There is one man we can talk to. We can ask him if he can find out what Yahweh wants. His name is Micaiah; he is the son of Imlah. But I hate him, because when he (prophesies/tells what God says to him) he never says [that] anything good [will happen] to me. He always predicts [that] bad things [will happen to me].” Jehoshaphat replied, “King Ahab, you should not say that!”
El rey de Israel dijo a Josafat: “Todavía hay un hombre por el que podemos consultar a Yahvé, Micaías hijo de Imá; pero lo odio, porque no profetiza el bien sobre mí, sino el mal.” Josafat dijo: “Que no lo diga el rey”.
9 So the king of Israel told one of his officers to summon Micaiah immediately.
Entonces el rey de Israel llamó a un oficial y le dijo: “Trae rápidamente a Micaías, hijo de Imlah”.
10 The king of Israel and the king of Judah were wearing their (royal robes/robes that showed that they were kings). They were sitting on thrones at the place where people threshed grain, near the gate of Samaria [city]. All of Ahab’s prophets were standing in front of the kings, (prophesying/predicting what was going to happen).
El rey de Israel y Josafat, rey de Judá, estaban sentados cada uno en su trono, vestidos con sus ropas, en un lugar abierto a la entrada de la puerta de Samaria, y todos los profetas profetizaban delante de ellos.
11 One of them, whose name was Zedekiah, the son of Kenaanah, had made from iron [something that resembled] horns of a bull. Then he proclaimed [to Ahab], “This is what Yahweh says: ‘With horns like these your [army] will keep attacking the Syrians [like a bull attacks another animal] [MET], until you completely destroy them!’”
Sedequías, hijo de Quená, se hizo unos cuernos de hierro y dijo: “Yahvé dice: ‘Con estos empujarás a los sirios hasta consumirlos’”.
12 All the [other] prophets [of Ahab] agreed. They said, “Yes! If you go up to attack Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region], you will be successful, because Yahweh will enable you to defeat them!”
Así lo profetizaron todos los profetas, diciendo: “Sube a Ramot de Galaad y prospera, porque Yahvé la entregará en manos del rey.”
13 Meanwhile, the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Listen to me! All the other prophets are predicting that the king’s army will defeat the Syrians. So be sure that you agree with them and say (what will be favorable/that the king’s army will be successful).”
El mensajero que fue a llamar a Micaías le habló diciendo: “Mira ahora, los profetas declaran el bien al rey con una sola boca. Por favor, que tu palabra sea como la de uno de ellos, y habla bien”.
14 But Micaiah replied, “As surely as Yahweh lives, I will tell him only what Yahweh tells me to say.”
Micaías dijo: “Vive Yahvé, lo que Yahvé me diga, eso hablaré”.
15 When Micaiah came to Ahab, Ahab asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to fight against [the people of] Ramoth, or not?” Micaiah replied, “Sure, go! Yahweh will enable your army to defeat them!”
Cuando llegó al rey, éste le dijo: “Micaías, ¿vamos a Ramot de Galaad a combatir o nos abstenemos?” Él le respondió: “Sube y prospera, y Yahvé la entregará en mano del rey”.
16 But King Ahab [realized that Micaiah was (lying/being sarcastic), so he] said to Micaiah, “I have told you [RHQ] many times that you must always tell only the truth when you say what Yahweh [has revealed to you]!”
El rey le dijo: “¿Cuántas veces tengo que conjurarte para que no me digas más que la verdad en nombre de Yahvé?”
17 So Micaiah said to him, “[The truth is that] in a vision I saw all the troops of Israel scattered on the mountains. They seemed to be like sheep that did not have a shepherd. And Yahweh said, ‘Their master has been killed. So tell them all to go home peacefully.’”
Dijo: “Vi a todo Israel disperso por los montes, como ovejas que no tienen pastor. El Señor dijo: ‘Estas no tienen dueño. Que cada uno vuelva a su casa en paz’”.
18 Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “I told you [RHQ] that he never predicts [that] anything good [will happen to me]! He [always] predicts [that] bad things [will happen to me].”
El rey de Israel dijo a Josafat: “¿No te dije que no profetizaría el bien sobre mí, sino el mal?”
19 But Micaiah continued, saying, “Listen to what Yahweh showed to me! [In a vision] I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, with all the armies of heaven surrounding him, on his right side and on his left side.
Micaías dijo: “Escuchen, pues, la palabra de Yahvé. Vi al Señor sentado en su trono, y a todo el ejército del cielo junto a él, a su derecha y a su izquierda.
20 And Yahweh said, ‘Who can persuade Ahab to go to fight against the people of Ramoth, in order that he may be killed there?’ Some suggested one thing, and others suggested something else.
Yahvé dijo: “¿Quién va a tentar a Ajab para que suba y caiga en Ramot de Galaad? Uno dijo una cosa, y otro dijo otra.
21 Finally one [evil] spirit came to Yahweh and said, ‘I can do it!’
Un espíritu salió y se puso delante de Yahvé, y dijo: “Lo voy a seducir”.
22 Yahweh asked him, ‘How will you do it?’ The spirit replied, ‘I will go and inspire all of Ahab’s prophets to tell lies.’ Yahweh said, ‘You will be successful; go and do it!’
El Señor le dijo: “¿Cómo? Dijo: ‘Saldré y seré un espíritu mentiroso en la boca de todos sus profetas’. Dijo: ‘Lo atraerás, y además vencerás. Salid y hacedlo’.
23 So now [I tell you that] Yahweh has caused all of your prophets to lie to you. Yahweh has decided that something terrible will happen to you.”
Ahora, pues, he aquí que Yahvé ha puesto un espíritu mentiroso en la boca de todos estos tus profetas, y Yahvé ha hablado mal de ti.”
24 Then Zedekiah walked over to Micaiah and slapped him on his face. He said, “Do you think that Yahweh’s Spirit left me in order to speak to you?” [RHQ]
Entonces Sedequías, hijo de Quenaana, se acercó y golpeó a Micaías en la mejilla, y dijo: “¿Por dónde se fue el Espíritu de Yahvé de mí para hablarte?”
25 Micaiah replied, “You will find out for yourself [which of us Yahweh’s Spirit has truly spoken to] on the day when you go into a room of some house to hide [from the Syrian troops]!”
Micaías dijo: “He aquí que verás aquel día cuando entres en una habitación interior para esconderte”.
26 King Ahab commanded [his soldiers], “Seize Micaiah and take him to Amon, the governor of this city, and to my son Joash.
El rey de Israel dijo: “Toma a Micaías y llévalo a Amón, el gobernador de la ciudad, y a Joás, el hijo del rey.
27 Tell them that I have commanded that they should put this man in prison and give him only bread and water. Do not give him anything else to eat until I return safely from the battle!”
Di: “El rey dice: “Pon a este hombre en la cárcel y aliméntalo con pan de aflicción y con agua de aflicción, hasta que yo venga en paz””.
28 Micaiah replied, “If you return safely, [it will be clear that] it was not Yahweh who told me what to say to you!” Then he said [to all those who were standing there], “Do not forget what I have said [to King Ahab]!”
Micaías dijo: “Si regresan en paz, Yahvé no ha hablado por mí”. Dijo: “¡Escuchen, todos ustedes!”
29 So the King of Israel and the King of Judah [led their armies] to Ramoth, in [the] Gilead [region].
El rey de Israel y Josafat, rey de Judá, subieron a Ramot de Galaad.
30 King Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “I will put on different clothes, [in order that no one will recognize that I am the king]. But you should wear your (royal robe/robe that shows that you are a king).” So Ahab disguised himself, and they both went into the battle.
El rey de Israel dijo a Josafat: “Yo me disfrazaré y entraré en la batalla, pero tú ponte tus ropas”. El rey de Israel se disfrazó y entró en la batalla.
31 The King of Syria told this to his thirty-two men who were driving the chariots: “Attack only the king of Israel!”
El rey de Siria había ordenado a los treinta y dos capitanes de sus carros que dijeran: “No peleen con los pequeños ni con los grandes, sino sólo con el rey de Israel.”
32 So when the men who were driving the Syrian chariots saw Jehoshaphat [wearing (his royal robes/clothes that showed he was the king)], they pursued him. They shouted, “There is the king of Israel!” But when Jehoshaphat cried out,
Cuando los capitanes de los carros vieron a Josafat, dijeron: “¡Seguramente ése es el rey de Israel!” Y se acercaron a pelear contra él. Josafat gritó.
33 they realized that he was not the king of Israel. So they stopped pursuing him.
Cuando los capitanes de los carros vieron que no era el rey de Israel, dejaron de perseguirlo.
34 But one [Syrian] soldier shot an arrow at Ahab, without knowing that it was Ahab. The arrow struck Ahab between the places where the parts of his armor joined together. Ahab told the driver of his chariot, “Turn the chariot around and take me out of here! I have been severely wounded!”
Un hombre sacó su arco al azar e hirió al rey de Israel entre las junturas de la armadura. Entonces dijo al conductor de su carro: “Da la vuelta y sácame de la batalla, porque estoy gravemente herido”.
35 The battle continued all the day. Ahab was sitting propped up in his chariot, facing the Syrian troops. The blood from his wound ran down to the floor of the chariot. And late in the afternoon he died.
La batalla se intensificó aquel día. El rey fue apuntalado en su carro de cara a los sirios, y murió al atardecer. La sangre corría por la herida hasta el fondo del carro.
36 Just as the sun was going down, someone among the Israeli troops shouted, “[The battle is ended!] Everyone should return home!”
Un grito recorrió el ejército al ponerse el sol, diciendo: “¡Cada uno a su ciudad y cada uno a su país!”
37 So king Ahab died, and they took his body [in the chariot] to Samaria [city] and buried his body there.
El rey murió y fue llevado a Samaria; y enterraron al rey en Samaria.
38 They washed his chariot alongside the pool in Samaria, a pool where the prostitutes bathed. And dogs [came and] licked the king’s blood, just like Yahweh had predicted would happen.
Lavaron el carro junto al estanque de Samaria, y los perros lamieron su sangre donde se lavaban las prostitutas, según la palabra de Yahvé que él había dicho.
39 The account/record of the other things that happened while Ahab was ruling, and about the palace decorated with much ivory [that they built for him], and the cities that were built for him, was written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
Los demás hechos de Acab, y todo lo que hizo, y la casa de marfil que construyó, y todas las ciudades que edificó, ¿no están escritos en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Israel?
40 When Ahab died, his body was buried where his ancestors were buried. Then his son Ahaziah became king.
Ajab, pues, durmió con sus padres, y su hijo Ocozías reinó en su lugar.
41 Before King Ahab died, when he had been ruling in Israel for four years, Asa’s son Jehoshaphat started to rule in Judah.
Josafat hijo de Asa comenzó a reinar sobre Judá en el cuarto año de Acab, rey de Israel.
42 Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he started to rule, and he ruled in Jerusalem for twenty-five years. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.
Josafat tenía treinta y cinco años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó veinticinco años en Jerusalén. Su madre se llamaba Azubá, hija de Silí.
43 Jehoshaphat was a good king, just like his father Asa had been. He did things that pleased Yahweh. But while he was king, he did not remove all the pagan altars [that the people had built] on the hilltops. So the people continued to offer sacrifices [to idols] on those altars and burned incense there.
Siguió todo el camino de su padre Asa. No se apartó de él, haciendo lo que era correcto a los ojos de Yahvé. Sin embargo, los lugares altos no fueron quitados. El pueblo seguía sacrificando y quemando incienso en los lugares altos.
44 Jehoshaphat also made [a] peace [agreement] with the king of Israel.
Josafat hizo la paz con el rey de Israel.
45 All the other things that happened while Jehoshaphat was ruling, and the great things that he did and the victories his [troops] won, are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
El resto de los hechos de Josafat, y el poderío que mostró, y cómo luchó, ¿no están escritos en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Judá?
46 Jehoshaphat’s father Asa [had tried to expel] the male prostitutes that stayed at the pagan shrines, but some of them were still there. Jehoshaphat got rid of them.
El resto de los sodomitas que quedaron en los días de su padre Asa, él los expulsó del país.
47 At that time, there was no king in Edom; a ruler who had been appointed by Jehoshaphat ruled there.
No hubo rey en Edom. Gobernaba un suplente.
48 Jehoshaphat [ordered some Israeli men to] build a fleet/group of ships to sail [south] to [the] Ophir [region] to get gold. But they were wrecked at Ezion-Geber/Elath, so the ships never sailed.
Josafat hizo que los barcos de Tarsis fueran a buscar oro a Ofir, pero no fueron, pues los barcos naufragaron en Ezión Geber.
49 Before the ships were wrecked, Ahab’s son Ahaziah suggested to Jehoshaphat, “Allow my sailors to go with your sailors,” but Jehoshaphat refused.
Entonces Ocozías, hijo de Ajab, dijo a Josafat: “Deja que mis siervos vayan con los tuyos en los barcos”. Pero Josafat no quiso.
50 When Jehoshaphat died, his [body] was buried where his ancestors were buried in [Jerusalem, ] the city where King David [had ruled]. Then Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram became king.
Josafat durmió con sus padres, y fue enterrado con sus padres en la ciudad de su padre David. Su hijo Joram reinó en su lugar.
51 Before King Jehoshaphat died, when he had been ruling in Judah for 17 years, Ahab’s son Ahaziah began to rule in Israel. Ahaziah ruled in Samaria for two years.
Ocozías hijo de Acab comenzó a reinar sobre Israel en Samaria en el año diecisiete de Josafat, rey de Judá, y reinó dos años sobre Israel.
52 He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, doing the [evil] things that his father and mother had done and the evil things that Jeroboam had done—the king who had led all the Israeli people to sin [by worshiping idols].
Hizo lo malo ante los ojos de Yahvé, y anduvo en el camino de su padre, y en el camino de su madre, y en el camino de Jeroboam hijo de Nabat, en el cual hizo pecar a Israel.
53 Ahaziah bowed in front of Baal’s idol and worshiped it. That caused Yahweh, the God who was the true God of the Israeli people, to become very angry, just as Ahaziah’s father had caused Yahweh to become angry.
Sirvió a Baal y lo adoró, y provocó la ira de Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, en todas las formas en que su padre lo había hecho.
