2 Kings 13
1 After Joash had been ruling Judah for almost 23 years, Jehu’s son Jehoahaz became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria [city] for 17 years.
El año veinte y tres de Joás, hijo de Ococías, rey de Judá, comenzó a reinar Joacaz, hijo de Jehú, sobre Israel en Samaria. (Reinó) diez y siete años,
2 He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil and committed the same kind of sins that Jeroboam had committed, sins which led the people of Israel to sin. He did not stop committing those sins.
e hizo lo que era malo a los ojos de Yahvé, imitando los pecados de Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat, el cual había hecho pecar a Israel. Nunca se apartó de ellos;
3 So Yahweh became very angry with the Israeli people, and he allowed the army of King Hazael of Syria and his son Ben-Hadad to defeat the Israelis many times.
con lo cual se encendió la ira de Yahvé contra Israel, y los entregó durante todo ese tiempo en manos de Hazael, rey de Siria, y en manos de Benhadad, hijo de Hazael.
4 Then Jehoahaz prayed to Yahweh [for help], and Yahweh heeded him, because he saw that the army of the king of Syria was oppressing the Israelis.
Entonces Joacaz imploró a Yahvé, y le oyó Yahvé, porque vio la opresión de Israel con que los oprimía el rey de Siria.
5 Yahweh sent a leader to Israel, who enabled them to be freed from being controlled by Syria. After that, the Israeli people lived peacefully as they had done previously.
Y Yahvé dio a Israel un libertador; y liberados del poder de los sirios habitaron los hijos de Israel en sus tiendas como en los tiempos anteriores,
6 But they still continued to commit the same kind of sins that Jeroboam and his family had committed and which led the Israelis to [also] sin. And the statue of the goddess Asherah remained in Samaria.
pero no se apartaron de los pecados de la casa de Jeroboam, el cual había hecho pecar a Israel. Anduvieron en ellos, y también la aschera permaneció en Samaria.
7 Jehoahaz had only 50 men who rode on horses and ten chariots and 10,000 other soldiers, because the army of Syria had killed all the rest, trampling them like people walk on dirt.
Por eso (Yahvé) no dejó a Joacaz más gentes que cincuenta de a caballo, diez carros y diez mil soldados de a pie; pues el rey de Siria los había destruido y deshecho como el polvo que se pisotea.
8 [If you want to read about] [RHQ] everything else that Jehoahaz did, you can read about it in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
Las demás cosas de Joacaz, y todo lo que hizo y sus hazañas, ¿no está esto escrito en el libro de los anales de los reyes de Israel?
9 Jehoahaz died [EUP] and was buried in Samaria. Then his son Jehoash became the king.
Joacaz se durmió con sus padres, y lo sepultaron en Samaria. Reinó en su lugar su hijo Joás.
10 Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz, started to rule in Israel after King Joash had been ruling in Judah for 23 years. Jehoash ruled in Samaria for 17 years.
El año treinta y siete de Joás, rey de Judá, comenzó a reinar Joás, hijo de Joacaz, sobre Israel en Samaria. (Reinó) diez y seis años,
11 He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He refused to turn away from worshiping idols, which was the sin that [many years earlier King] Jeroboam had told the Israeli people to commit.
e hizo lo malo a los ojos de Yahvé; porque no se apartó de ninguno de los pecados de Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat, que había hecho pecar a Israel, sino que caminó en ellos.
12 The other things that happened while Jehoash was king and all the things that he did are written in the book called ‘The Account of What the Kings of Israel Did’. In that account they wrote about Jehoash’s [army’s] victories, and their war with [the army of] King Amaziah of Judah.
Las demás cosas de Joás, y todo lo que hizo, sus hazañas y su guerra contra Amasías, rey de Judá, ¿no está esto escrito en el libro de los anales de los reyes de Israel?
13 When Jehoash died, he was buried in Samaria where the [other] kings of Israel were buried. Then his son Jeroboam became king.
Durmiose Joás con sus padres y se sentó Jeroboam sobre su trono. Joás fue sepultado en Samaria con los reyes de Israel.
14 Elisha became very ill. Just before he died, King Jehoash went to Elisha and cried in front of him. [Saying the same words that Elisha had said when Elijah was taken to heaven], he said, “My father/master! My father/master! The chariots of us Israeli people and their drivers [are taking my master away]!”
Estando Eliseo enfermo de la enfermedad de la cual había de morir, bajó a verle Joás, rey de Israel, y llorando sobre su rostro dijo: “¡Padre mío, padre mío! ¡Carro de Israel y su caballería!”
15 Elisha said to him, “Bring to me a bow and some arrows!” So the king did that.
Eliseo le dijo: “Toma un arco y flechas.” Y tomó el arco y flechas;
16 Then Elisha told the king to put his hands on the bow [and prepare to shoot some arrows]. And then Elisha put his own hands on the king’s hands.
y dijo (Eliseo) al rey de Israel: “Pon tu mano sobre el arco.” Él la puso, y Eliseo puso sus manos sobre las manos del rey,
17 Then Elisha told him, “[Have someone] open that window toward the east.” So they opened it. Then Elisha said, “Shoot!” So the king did. Then Elisha said, “That is the arrow that [indicates that your army] will defeat the Syrian army. Your army will completely defeat their [army] at Aphek [town].”
y le dijo: “Abre la ventana que da al oriente.” Él la abrió; y dijo Eliseo: “¡Dispara!” Disparó (el rey), y dijo (Eliseo): “Es una flecha de liberación, de parte de Yahvé, una flecha de liberación del poder de los sirios, porque derrotarás a los sirios en Afee hasta exterminarlos.”
18 Then Elisha said, “Pick up the other arrows and strike the ground with them!” So the king picked up the arrows and struck the ground three times.
Y repitió: “Toma las flechas.” Él las tomó, y dijo (Eliseo) al rey de Israel: “¡Hiere la tierra!” La hirió tres veces, y se detuvo.
19 But Elisha was angry with him. He exclaimed, “You should have struck the ground five or six times! If you had done that, your army would have defeated the Syrian [army] until they were completely wiped out! But now, [because you struck the ground only three times, ] your army will defeat them only three times!”
Se irritó contra él el varón de Dios y dijo: “Si la hubieras herido cinco o seis veces, habrías derrotado a los sirios hasta exterminarlos. Ahora pues, solamente tres veces derrotarás a los sirios.”
20 Then Elisha died and was buried. Groups of raiders from Moab came to Israel each year during (spring/the time when the cold season was ending).
Murió Eliseo y lo sepultaron. Al comienzo del próximo año, los guerrilleros de Moab hicieron una incursión en el país,
21 One year, when some Israeli people were burying a man’s body, they saw a group of those raiders. [They were afraid, ] so quickly they threw that man’s body into the tomb where Elisha [had been buried, and they ran away]. But as soon as the man’s body touched Elisha’s bones, the dead man became alive again and jumped up!
y vieron a los guerrilleros algunos que estaban enterrando a un hombre. Entonces arrojaron al hombre en el sepulcro de Eliseo; y al tocar el hombre los huesos de Eliseo, revivió y se puso en pie.
22 King Hazael of Syria [sent soldiers to] oppress the Israeli people all during the years that Jehoahaz [ruled Judah].
Hazael, rey de Siria, oprimió a Israel todos los días de Joacaz.
23 But Yahweh was very kind [DOU] to the Israeli people. He helped them because of the agreement that he had made with [their ancestors] Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He did not get rid of the Israelis, and he still has not rejected them.
Mas Yahvé les tuvo misericordia, y se compadeció de ellos. Volvió hacia ellos su rostro a causa de su alianza con Abrahán, Isaac y Jacob; y no quiso destruirlos, ni desecharlos definitivamente de su presencia.
24 When Hazael the king of Syria died, his son Ben-Hadad became the king.
Murió Hazael, rey de Siria, y en su lugar reinó Benhadad, su hijo.
25 [The army of] King Jehoash of Israel defeated [the army of] King Ben-Hadad three times, and recaptured the cities that Ben-Hadad’s army had captured during the time that Jehoash’s father Jehoahaz was ruling Israel.
Entonces Joás, hijo de Joacaz, reconquistó de mano de Benhadad, hijo de Hazael, las ciudades que este había quitado a su padre Joacaz, por derecho de guerra. Tres veces lo derrotó Joás, y reconquistó las ciudades de Israel.
