2 Kings 3
1 After Jehoshaphat had been ruling Judah for almost 18 years, Ahab’s son Joram became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria [city] for twelve years.
Joram, hijo de Acab, empezó a reinar sobre Israel, en Samaria, el año diez y ocho de Josafat, rey de Judá. Reinó doce años,
2 He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil, but he did not do as much evil as his father and mother had done, and he got rid of the pillar [for worshiping] Baal which his father had made.
e hizo lo que era malo a los ojos de Yahvé, pero no tanto como su padre y su madre; pues quitó las estatuas de Baal que había hecho su padre.
3 But he committed the sins that [King] Jeroboam had committed and which led the Israeli people to sin, and he did not stop committing those sins.
Sin embargo siguió los pecados de Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat, que había hecho pecar a Israel, y no se apartó de ellos.
4 Mesha, the king of Moab, raised sheep. [Every year] he was forced to give 100,000 lambs and the wool from 100,000 rams to the king of Israel, [because his kingdom was controlled by the king of Israel].
Mesó, rey de Moab, era criador de ovejas, y pagaba al rey de Israel un tributo de cien mil corderos, y cien mil carneros, con su lana.
5 But after King Ahab died, Mesha rebelled against the king of Israel.
Pero después de la muerte de Acab, se rebeló el rey de Moab contra el rey de Israel.
6 So King Joram left Samaria and gathered together all his soldiers.
Entonces el rey Joram salió de Samaria y pasó revista a todo Israel.
7 Then he sent this message to Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. So will your army join my army and fight against the army of Moab?” Jehoshaphat replied, “Yes, we will help you. We are ready to do whatever you want us to. My soldiers and my horses are ready to help you.”
Y cuando se puso en marcha, envió a decir a Josafat, rey de Judá: “El rey de Moab se ha rebelado contra mí. ¿Quieres venir conmigo para atacar a Moab?” Josafat respondió: “Subiré. Yo haré lo mismo que tú, mi pueblo es tu pueblo, y mis caballos son tus caballos.”
8 He asked, “On which road shall we march to attack them?” Joram replied, “We will go [south to Jerusalem, where your army will join us. Then we will all go south of the Dead Sea, and then turn north] through the Edom Desert.”
Y agregó: “¿Por qué camino subiremos?” “Por el camino del desierto de Edom”, contestó él.
9 So the king of Israel [and his army] went with the kings of Judah and Edom [and their armies]. They marched for seven days. Then there was no water left for their soldiers or for their animals that carried supplies.
Partieron el rey de Israel y el rey de Judá, juntamente con el rey de Edom, y después de haber marchado siete días, se hallaron sin agua para el ejército y para el ganado que los seguía.
10 The king of Israel exclaimed, “This is a terrible situation! [It seems that] Yahweh will allow the three of us to be captured by [the army of] [MTY] Moab!”
Dijo entonces el rey de Israel: “¡Ay! Yahvé ha convocado a estos tres reyes para entregarlos en manos de Moab.”
11 Jehoshaphat said, “Is there a prophet here who can ask Yahweh for us [what we should do]?” One of Joram’s army officers said, “Elisha, the son of Shaphat, is here. He was Elijah’s assistant.” [IDM]
Pero Josafat dijo: “¿No hay aquí ningún profeta de Yahvé, por medio del cual podamos consultar a Yahvé?” Y respondió uno de los siervos del rey de Israel, diciendo: “Aquí está Eliseo, hijo de Safat, que echaba agua sobre las manos de Elías.”
12 Jehoshaphat said, “[It will be good to ask him, because] he speaks what Yahweh tells him to say.” So those three kings went to Elisha.
Dijo Josafat: “En él hay palabra de Yahvé.” Y bajaron a encontrarle el rey de Israel, Josafat y el rey de Edom.
13 Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Why do you come to me [RHQ]? Go and ask those prophets that your father and mother consulted!” But Joram replied, “No, [we want you to ask Yahweh, because it seems that] Yahweh is going to allow us three kings to be captured by the army of Moab.”
Mas Eliseo dijo al rey de Israel: “¿Qué tengo yo que ver contigo? ¡Vete a los profetas de tu padre y a los profetas de tu madre!” El rey de Israel le respondió: “¡No! Pues Yahvé ha convocado a estos tres reyes para entregarlos en manos del rey de Moab.”
14 Elisha replied, “I serve Yahweh, the commander of the armies of angels in heaven. As surely as he lives, if I did not respect Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not even think about doing anything to help you.
Replicó Eliseo: “¡Vive Yahvé de los ejércitos, al cual yo sirvo! Si no fuera por respeto a Josafat, rey de Judá, no alzaría ni siquiera mis ojos para mirarte.
15 But, bring a musician to me.” [So they did that]. And when the musician played [on his harp], the power of Yahweh came on Elisha.
Ahora pues, traedme un tañedor.” Y mientras tocaba el tañedor, vino sobre (Eliseo) la mano de Yahvé.
16 He said, “Yahweh says that he will cause this dry stream-bed to be full of water.
Y dijo: “Así dice Yahvé: Haced en este valle zanjas y zanjas;
17 The result will be that your soldiers and your animals that carry supplies and your livestock will have plenty of water to drink.
porque así dice Yahvé: No veréis viento ni lluvia; y con todo el valle se llenará de aguas, y beberéis vosotros, y vuestros ganados, y vuestras bestias de tiro.
18 That is not difficult for Yahweh to do. [But he will do more than that]. He will also enable you to defeat [the army of] Moab.
Pero esto es lo de menos a los ojos de Yahvé; porque entregará a Moab en vuestra mano;
19 You will conquer all their beautiful cities, cities that have high walls around them. You must cut down all their fruit trees, stop water from flowing from their springs, and ruin their fertile fields by covering them with rocks.”
tomaréis todas las plazas fuertes y todas las ciudades principales; derribaréis todo árbol bueno, cegaréis todas las fuentes de agua e inutilizaréis con piedras todos los campos fértiles.”
20 The next morning, at the time when they offered the sacrifices [of grain], they were surprised to see water flowing from Edom and covering the ground.
En efecto, llegada la mañana, a la hora en que se suele ofrecer la oblación, he aquí que el agua vino por el camino de Edom, y se llenó de agua aquel país.
21 When the people of Moab heard that the three kings had come [with their armies] to fight against them, all the men who were able to fight in battles, from the youngest men to the oldest ones, were summoned, and they (took their positions/prepared to fight) at the [southern] border of their land.
Todos los moabitas, al oír que subían los reyes a pelear contra ellos, fueron convocados, todos los que eran capaces de ceñirse las armas, incluso los de edad avanzada, y se apostaron en la frontera.
22 But when they rose early the next morning, they saw that the water across from them appeared to be as red as blood.
Y cuando se levantaron muy de mañana, al brillar el sol sobre las aguas, vieron los moabitas delante de sí las aguas rojas como sangre;
23 They exclaimed, “It is blood! The three enemy armies must have fought and killed each other! So let’s go and take everything that they have left!”
por lo cual dijeron: “Esta es sangre. Los reyes han peleado uno con otro y cada cual ha matado a su compañero. ¡Ahora, pues, a la presa, Moab!”
24 But when they reached the area where the Israeli soldiers had set up their tents, the Israelis attacked the soldiers from Moab and forced them to retreat. The Israeli soldiers pursued the soldiers from Moab and killed many of them.
Mas cuando llegaron al campamento de Israel, se levantaron los israelitas y derrotaron a los moabitas, los cuales huyeron delante de ellos; e invadiendo destrozaron a Moab.
25 The Israelis also destroyed their cities. And whenever they passed fertile fields, they threw rocks on those fields, until the fields were covered with rocks. They stopped water from flowing from the springs and cut down the fruit trees. Finally, only [the capital city, ] Kir-Hareseth, remained. The Israeli soldiers who threw stones with slings surrounded the city and attacked it.
Destruyeron las ciudades, y echando cada cual su piedra sobre todo campo fértil lo llenaron de ellas, cegaron todas las fuentes de agua y talaron todo árbol bueno, dejando solo las piedras de Kir Haróset, a la cual los honderos rodearon y batieron.
26 When the king of Moab realized that his army was being defeated, he took with him 700 men who fought with swords, and they tried to force a way through the Israeli lines of soldiers to escape to [get help from] the king of Syria, but they were unable to escape.
Cuando el rey de Moab vio que iba a ser vencido en la guerra tomó consigo setecientos hombres que desenvainaron espada, para abrirse paso hacia el rey de Edom, mas no pudo.
27 Then the king of Moab took his oldest son, who would have become the next king, and killed him and offered him for a sacrifice [to their god Chemosh], burning him on top of the city wall. The Israeli soldiers were horrified, with the result that they left that city and returned to their own country.
Entonces tomó a su hijo primogénito, que había de reinar en su lugar, y le ofreció en holocausto sobre la muralla, lo cual causó grande indignación entre los israelitas, los cuales levantaron el campamento contra el (rey de Moab) y se volvieron a su país.
