1 Kings 1
1 When King David was very old [IDM, DOU], even though his servants put many blankets on top of him, he was unable to become warm.
El rey David era ya viejo y entrado en años, y lo cubrían con ropas, pero no podía calentarse.
2 So they said to him, “Your Majesty, allow us to search for a young virgin who can stay with you and take care of you. She can sleep close to you and enable you to become warm.”
Por lo tanto, sus siervos le dijeron: “Que se busque una joven virgen para mi señor el rey. Que se ponga delante del rey y lo abrigue, y que se acueste en su seno, para que mi señor el rey se abrigue”.
3 [The king gave them permission, ] so they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful young woman. They found a woman named Abishag, from Shunem [town], and brought her to the king.
Así que buscaron a una joven hermosa por todos los confines de Israel, y encontraron a Abisag la sunamita, y la llevaron ante el rey.
4 She was [truly] very beautiful. She took care of [DOU] the king, but the king did not have sexual relations with her.
La joven era muy hermosa, y se puso al servicio del rey, pero el rey no la conocía íntimamente.
5 [After Absalom died], David’s oldest surviving son was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. He was a very handsome/good-looking man. But David had never rebuked him about anything he did. [After Absalom died, Adonijah thought that he would become king]. So he started to boast, saying “I will become king [now].” Then he provided for himself some chariots, and men to drive them, and horses [to pull them], and 50 men to run [as his bodyguards] in front of those chariots [wherever he went].
Entonces Adonías, hijo de Haggit, se exaltó diciendo: “Seré rey”. Entonces le preparó carros y jinetes, y cincuenta hombres para que corrieran delante de él.
Su padre no le había disgustado en ningún momento diciéndole: “¿Por qué lo has hecho?”, y además era un hombre muy apuesto; y había nacido después de Absalón.
7 One day he conferred with Joab, [David’s army commander], and Abiathar the priest, and they promised/agreed to help/support Adonijah.
Se puso de acuerdo con Joab, hijo de Sarvia, y con el sacerdote Abiatar, y ellos siguieron a Adonías y lo ayudaron.
8 But Zadok, who was also a priest, Benaiah [who had supervised David’s bodyguards], Nathan the prophet, Shimei and Rei, and David’s most capable soldiers refused to help/support Adonijah.
Pero el sacerdote Sadoc, Benaía hijo de Joiada, el profeta Natán, Simei, Rei y los valientes que pertenecían a David, no estaban con Adonías.
9 One day Adonijah went to Snake Rock near En-Rogel [Spring, which is near Jerusalem], to sacrifice some sheep and oxen and fattened cattle. He invited most of his brothers, King David’s other sons, to come. He also invited all of the king’s officials from Judah to come to the celebration.
Adonías mató ovejas, vacas y animales cebados junto a la piedra de Zohelet, que está al lado de En Rogel; y llamó a todos sus hermanos, los hijos del rey, y a todos los hombres de Judá, los servidores del rey;
10 But he did not invite Nathan or Benaiah or the king’s most capable soldiers or his [younger/half]-brother Solomon.
pero no llamó al profeta Natán, ni a Benaía, ni a los valientes, ni a su hermano Salomón.
11 Nathan [found out what they were doing, so he went to] Solomon’s mother Bathsheba [and] asked her, “Have you not heard that Haggith’s son Adonijah is declared himself to be the king? And King David does not know about it!
Entonces Natán habló a Betsabé, madre de Salomón, diciendo: “¿No has oído que Adonías, hijo de Haggit, reina, y que nuestro señor David no lo sabe?
12 So if you want to save yourself and your son Solomon from being killed, allow me to tell you what you should do.
Ahora, pues, ven, déjame que te aconseje, para que salves tu vida y la de tu hijo Salomón.
13 Go immediately to King David. Say to him, ‘Your Majesty, you solemnly promised me [RHQ] that my son Solomon would become the king after you [die], and that he would sit on your throne [and rule]. So why is it that Adonijah [has said that he] is now the king?’
Entra al rey David y dile: “¿No juraste tú, mi señor el rey, a tu siervo, diciendo: “Ciertamente tu hijo Salomón reinará después de mí y se sentará en mi trono”? ¿Por qué, pues, reina Adonías?’
14 Then, while you are still talking to the king, I will come in and tell him that what you are saying to him [about Adonijah] is true.”
Mira, mientras aún estás hablando allí con el rey, yo también entraré después de ti y confirmaré tus palabras.”
15 So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. He was very old, and Abishag was taking care of him.
Betsabé entró en la habitación del rey. El rey era muy anciano, y Abisag la sunamita servía al rey.
16 Bathsheba bowed very low in front of the king, and the king asked her, “What do you want?”
Betsabé se inclinó y mostró respeto al rey. El rey le dijo: “¿Qué quieres?”.
17 She replied, “Your Majesty, you solemnly promised me, knowing that Yahweh our God [was listening] [IDM], that my son Solomon would become king after you [die], and that he would sit on your throne [and rule].
Ella le dijo: “Señor mío, tú juraste por Yahvé tu Dios a tu siervo: ‘Ciertamente tu hijo Salomón reinará después de mí y se sentará en mi trono’.
18 But now, believe it or not, Adonijah has become king, and you do not know anything about it.
Ahora, he aquí que Adonías reina, y tú, mi señor el rey, no lo sabes.
19 He has sacrificed a lot of oxen and fattened cattle and sheep, and he has invited all of your other sons to the celebration. He has also invited Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of your army, but he did not invite your son Solomon.
Ha matado ganado, animales gordos y ovejas en abundancia, y ha llamado a todos los hijos del rey, al sacerdote Abiatar y a Joab, capitán del ejército; pero no ha llamado a Salomón, tu siervo.
20 Your Majesty, all the people [SYN] of Israel are expecting you to tell them who is the one who will become king after you are no longer the king.
Tú, mi señor el rey, los ojos de todo Israel están puestos en ti, para que les digas quién se sentará en el trono de mi señor el rey después de él.
21 If you do not do that, what will happen is that after you die [EUP] people will consider that my son Solomon and I are rebelling, [and they will execute us because we did not help Adonijah to become king].”
De lo contrario, cuando mi señor el rey duerma con sus padres, yo y mi hijo Salomón seremos considerados criminales.”
22 While she was still talking to the king, Nathan came [to the palace].
Mientras ella seguía hablando con el rey, entró el profeta Natán.
23 The king’s servants/advisors told David, “Nathan the prophet has come.” So [Bathsheba left, and] Nathan went into where the king was and knelt down, with his face on the ground.
Se lo comunicaron al rey, diciendo: “He aquí el profeta Natán”. Cuando entró ante el rey, se inclinó ante él con el rostro en tierra.
24 Then Nathan said, “Your Majesty, have you declared that Adonijah will become king after you are no longer the king?
Natán le dijo: “Rey, señor mío, ¿has dicho que Adonías reinará después de mí y que se sentará en mi trono?”
25 [I say that] because today he has gone down [to En-Rogel Spring] and has sacrificed a lot of oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep. And he has invited all of your other sons, Joab the army commander, and Abiathar the priest. They are all eating and drinking with him and saying ‘We hope/desire that King Adonijah will live a long time!’
Porque hoy ha bajado y ha matado ganado, animales gordos y ovejas en abundancia, y ha llamado a todos los hijos del rey, a los capitanes del ejército y al sacerdote Abiatar. He aquí que están comiendo y bebiendo delante de él, y diciendo: “¡Viva el rey Adonías!”
26 But he did not invite me or Zadok the priest or Benaiah or Solomon.
Pero no me ha llamado a mí, ni a tu siervo el sacerdote Sadoc, ni a Benaía hijo de Joiada, ni a tu siervo Salomón.
27 Did you, as the king, say that they should do this without telling your other officials who you want to become king [MTY] after you are no longer the king?”
¿Acaso ha hecho esto mi señor el rey, y no has mostrado a tus siervos quién debe sentarse en el trono de mi señor el rey después de él?”
28 Then [after Nathan left the room, ] King David said [to one of his servants], “Tell Bathsheba to come in here again.” So [he went and told her, and] she came in and stood in front of the king.
El rey David respondió: “Llama a Betsabé”. Ella vino a la presencia del rey y se puso de pie ante el rey.
29 Then the king said, “Yahweh has rescued me from all my troubles. I promised you, with Yahweh the God whom we Israelis [worship] listening, that your son Solomon would be king after I am no longer the king. Today, as surely as Yahweh lives, [I solemnly declare that] I will do what I promised.”
El rey hizo un voto y dijo: “Vive Yahvé, que ha redimido mi alma de toda adversidad,
ciertamente, como te juré por Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, diciendo: ‘Ciertamente tu hijo Salomón reinará después de mí, y se sentará en mi trono en mi lugar’; ciertamente lo haré hoy.”
31 Bathsheba knelt down with her face on the ground and said, “Your Majesty, I hope/desire that you will live for many more years [HYP]!”
Entonces Betsabé se inclinó con el rostro hacia la tierra y mostró respeto al rey, y dijo: “¡Viva mi señor el rey David para siempre!”
32 Then King David said, “Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah.” [So someone went and summoned them.] When they came in,
El rey David dijo: “Llama a mí al sacerdote Sadoc, al profeta Natán y a Benaía, hijo de Joiada”. Ellos se presentaron ante el rey.
33 he said to them, “Put my son Solomon on my mule. Take him with my officials down to Gihon [Spring].
El rey les dijo: “Llevad con vosotros a los siervos de vuestro señor, y haced que mi hijo Salomón monte en mi propia mula, y llevadlo a Gihón.
34 There, you two, Zadok and Nathan, should anoint him, [with olive oil to appoint him to be] the king of Israel. Then you must blow trumpets, and [all the people there must] shout, ‘We hope/desire that King Solomon will live for many years!’
Que el sacerdote Sadoc y el profeta Natán lo unjan allí como rey de Israel. Tocad la trompeta y decid: “¡Viva el rey Salomón!
35 Then follow him back here, and he will come and sit on my throne. He will then become king instead of me. I have appointed him to be the ruler of [all the people of] Israel and of Judah.”
Sube después de él, y vendrá y se sentará en mi trono; porque él será rey en mi lugar. Yo lo he designado para que sea príncipe sobre Israel y sobre Judá”.
36 Benaiah replied, “We will do that! We hope/wish that Yahweh, who is your God [and our God], will cause it to happen!
Benaía, hijo de Joiada, respondió al rey y dijo: “Amén. Que Yahvé, el Dios de mi señor el rey, lo diga.
37 King David, Yahweh has helped you; we hope/wish that he will also help Solomon and enable him to become a greater king than you have been.”
Como Yahvé ha estado con mi señor el rey, así esté con Salomón, y haga su trono más grande que el trono de mi señor el rey David.”
38 So Zadok, Nathan, Benaiah, and the two groups of men who were the king’s bodyguards went and put Solomon on King David’s mule and escorted him down to Gihon [Spring].
Entonces el sacerdote Sadoc, el profeta Natán, Benaía hijo de Joiada, y los queretanos y los peletanos, bajaron e hicieron montar a Salomón en la mula del rey David, y lo llevaron a Gihón.
39 There Zadok took the container of [olive] oil from the Sacred Tent and (anointed/poured some oil on) Solomon. Then the trumpets were blown, and all the people shouted, “We hope/wish that King Solomon will live for many years!”
El sacerdote Sadoc tomó el cuerno de aceite de la Tienda y ungió a Salomón. Tocaron la trompeta, y todo el pueblo dijo: “¡Viva el rey Salomón!”.
40 Then all the people followed him back up [to the city], shouting joyfully and playing flutes. They shouted very loudly, with the result that the ground shook.
Todo el pueblo subió detrás de él, y el pueblo tocó la flauta y se alegró mucho, de modo que la tierra tembló con su sonido.
41 When Adonijah and all (his guests/the people whom he had invited) were finishing eating at their celebration, they heard the noise. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpets, he asked, “What is causing all that noise in the city?”
Adonías y todos los invitados que estaban con él lo oyeron al terminar de comer. Cuando Joab oyó el sonido de la trompeta, dijo: “¿Por qué este ruido de la ciudad alborotada?”
42 While he was still speaking, Jonathan, the son of Abiathar the priest, arrived. Adonijah said, “Come in! You are a man whom we can trust, so you must be bringing us good news!”
Mientras él aún hablaba, he aquí que llegó Jonatán, hijo del sacerdote Abiatar, y Adonías le dijo: “Entra, porque eres un hombre digno y traes buenas noticias.”
43 Jonathan replied, “No, [I do not have good news]! His Majesty, King David, has caused Solomon to be the king!
Jonatán respondió a Adonías: “Ciertamente nuestro señor el rey David ha hecho rey a Salomón.
44 He sent Zadok, Nathan, Benaiah, and his own group of bodyguards to go with Solomon. They put Solomon on King David’s mule.
El rey ha enviado con él al sacerdote Sadoc, al profeta Natán, a Benaía hijo de Joiada, a los cereteos y a los peleteos, y lo han hecho montar en la mula del rey.
45 They [went down to] Gihon [Spring], and there Zadok and Nathan anointed him to become the king. Now they have returned from there to the city, shouting joyfully. That is why there is that great/loud noise that you are hearing.
El sacerdote Sadoc y el profeta Natán lo han ungido como rey en Gihón. Han subido de allí regocijados, de modo que la ciudad volvió a resonar. Este es el ruido que han escuchado.
46 So Solomon is now our king [MTY].
Además, Salomón está sentado en el trono del reino.
47 Furthermore, the palace officials came to His Majesty, King David, to tell him that they approved of what he had done. They said, ‘We wish/hope that our God will enable Solomon [MTY] to become more famous than you have been and enable him to be a better king than you have been.’ When they said that, the king, lying on his bed, bowed his head to worship [Yahweh].
Además, los servidores del rey vinieron a bendecir a nuestro señor, el rey David, diciendo: “Que tu Dios haga que el nombre de Salomón sea mejor que tu nombre, y que su trono sea más grande que el tuyo”; y el rey se inclinó sobre el lecho.
48 Then he said, ‘I praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], because he has allowed one of my sons to become the king today, and has permitted me to see it happen.’”
También dijo así el rey: ‘Bendito sea Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, que ha dado uno para sentarse hoy en mi trono, viéndolo mis ojos’”.
49 Then all of Adonijah’s guests (trembled/were afraid), so they all immediately got up and left and scattered.
Todos los invitados de Adonías tuvieron miedo, se levantaron y cada uno se fue por su lado.
50 Adonijah was afraid of what Solomon [would do], so he went [to the Sacred Tent] and grabbed the projections at the corners of the altar, [because he knew that no one would kill him there].
Adonías tuvo miedo a causa de Salomón, y se levantó y fue a colgarse de los cuernos del altar.
51 But someone told Solomon, “Hey/Listen, Adonijah is afraid of you, so he [has gone to the Sacred Tent and] is holding on to the corners of the altar. He is saying, ‘[Before I leave, ] I want King Solomon to solemnly promise that he will not command that I be executed.’”
Se le dijo a Salomón: “He aquí que Adonías teme al rey Salomón, pues está colgado de los cuernos del altar, diciendo: ‘Que el rey Salomón me jure primero que no matará a su siervo a espada’.”
52 Solomon replied, “If he proves that he is loyal to me, I will not harm him at all [IDM]. But if he does anything that is wrong, he will be executed.”
Salomón dijo: “Si se muestra como un hombre digno, ni un pelo suyo caerá a la tierra; pero si se encuentra maldad en él, morirá.”
53 So King Solomon sent [some men to Adonijah], and they brought him back from the altar. He came to Solomon and bowed down in front of him. Then Solomon said to him, “Go home.”
Entonces el rey Salomón envió, y lo hicieron bajar del altar. Vino y se inclinó ante el rey Salomón; y éste le dijo: “Vete a tu casa”.
