2 Kings 7
1 Elisha replied to the king, “Listen to what Yahweh says: ‘He says that by this time tomorrow, at the marketplace here in Samaria, you will be able to buy (ten pounds/five kg.) of fine wheat or (20 pounds/ten kg.) of barley for [only] one piece of silver.’”
Eliseo dijo: “Escuchen la palabra de Yahvé. Yahvé dice: ‘Mañana a esta hora se venderá un seah de harina fina por un siclo, y dos seah de cebada por un siclo, en la puerta de Samaria’”.
2 The king’s officer said to Elijah, “That cannot happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the windows of the sky [and send grain down to us], that certainly could not [RHQ] happen!” Elisha replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
Entonces el capitán en cuya mano se apoyaba el rey respondió al hombre de Dios y dijo: “He aquí que si Yahvé hizo ventanas en el cielo, ¿podría ser esto?” Dijo: “He aquí que lo veréis con vuestros ojos, pero no comeréis de él”.
3 That day there were four men who had (leprosy/a dreaded skin disease) who were sitting outside the gate of Samaria [city. They said to each other, “(Why should we] wait here until we die?/[It is ridiculous for us to] wait here until we die.) [RHQ]
Había cuatro leprosos a la entrada de la puerta. Se dijeron unos a otros: “¿Por qué nos sentamos aquí hasta que muramos?
4 If we go into the city, we will die there, because there is no food there. If we remain sitting here, we will die here. So let’s go to where the army of Syria has set up their tents. If they kill us, we will die. But if they allow us to remain alive, we will not die.”
Si decimos: ‘Vamos a entrar en la ciudad’, entonces el hambre está en la ciudad y moriremos allí. Si nos quedamos aquí sentados, también moriremos. Ahora, pues, venid y entreguémonos al ejército de los sirios. Si nos salvan con vida, viviremos; y si nos matan, sólo moriremos”.
5 So when it was getting dark, those four men went to the camp where the army of Syria had set up their tents. But when they reached the camp, they saw that there was no one there!
Se levantaron en el crepúsculo para ir al campamento de los sirios. Cuando llegaron a la parte más alejada del campamento de los sirios, he aquí que no había nadie allí.
6 What had happened was that Yahweh had caused the army of Syria to hear something that sounded like a large army marching with chariots and horses. So they said to each other, “Listen! The king of Israel has hired the kings of Egypt and the Heth people-group [and their armies], and they have come to attack us!”
Porque el Señor había hecho oír al ejército de los sirios el ruido de los carros y el ruido de los caballos, el ruido de un gran ejército; y se dijeron unos a otros: “He aquí que el rey de Israel ha contratado contra nosotros a los reyes de los hititas y a los reyes de los egipcios para que nos ataquen.”
7 So they all ran away that evening and left their tents and their horses and donkeys there, because [they were afraid that] they would be killed [if they stayed there].
Se levantaron, pues, y huyeron en el crepúsculo, y dejaron sus tiendas, sus caballos y sus asnos, y el campamento tal como estaba, y huyeron por su vida.
8 When those four lepers came to the edge of the area where the soldiers of Syria had set up their tents, they went into one tent, [and saw all the things that had been left there]. So they ate and drank what was there, and they took the silver and the gold and clothes. Then they went [outside the tent] and hid those things. Then they entered another tent, and took things from there, and then went outside and hid them, also.
Cuando estos leprosos llegaron a la parte más alejada del campamento, entraron en una tienda y comieron y bebieron; luego se llevaron plata, oro y ropa y fueron a esconderlos. Luego volvieron, entraron en otra tienda y también se llevaron cosas de allí, y fueron a esconderlas.
9 But then they said to each other, “We are not doing what is right. We have good news [to tell others] today. If we do not tell it to anyone now, and if we wait until morning to tell it, we will certainly be punished [by Yahweh]. So let’s go right now to the palace and tell it to the king’s officials!”
Entonces se dijeron unos a otros: “No estamos haciendo bien las cosas. Hoy es un día de buenas noticias, y guardamos silencio. Si esperamos hasta la luz de la mañana, el castigo nos alcanzará. Ahora, pues, venid, vamos a contárselo a la casa del rey”.
10 So they went to the guards at the city gates and called out to them, “We went to where the army of Syria had set up their tents, but we did not see or hear anyone there. Their horses and donkeys were still tied up, but their tents were all deserted/abandoned!”
Vinieron, pues, y llamaron a los porteros de la ciudad, y les dijeron: “Hemos llegado al campamento de los sirios, y he aquí que no había allí ningún hombre, ni siquiera una voz de hombre, sino los caballos atados, los asnos atados y las tiendas tal como estaban.”
11 The guards shouted the news, and some people [who heard it] went to the palace and reported it there.
Entonces los porteros dieron la voz de alarma y se lo contaron a la casa del rey que estaba dentro.
12 [When] the king [heard it, he] got up out of his bed and said to his officials, “I will tell you what the army of Syria is planning to do. They know that we have no food here, so they have left their tents and are hiding in the fields. They think that we will leave the city [to find some food], and then they will capture us and capture the city.”
El rey se levantó por la noche y dijo a sus siervos: “Ahora les mostraré lo que nos han hecho los sirios. Saben que tenemos hambre. Por eso han salido del campamento para esconderse en el campo, diciendo: ‘Cuando salgan de la ciudad, los tomaremos vivos y entraremos en la ciudad’.”
13 But one of his officials said, “Many of our Israeli people have already died [from (hunger/not having anything to eat]). If those of us who are still alive all stay here, we also will die anyway. So let’s send some men with five of our horses that are still alive to go and see [what has really happened].”
Uno de sus siervos respondió: “Por favor, deja que algunas personas tomen cinco de los caballos que quedan, que han quedado en la ciudad. He aquí que son como toda la multitud de Israel que ha quedado en ella. He aquí que son como toda la multitud de Israel que ha sido consumida. Enviemos y veamos”.
14 So they chose some men and told them to go in a chariot and find out what had happened to the army of Syria.
Por lo tanto, tomaron dos carros con caballos, y el rey los envió al ejército sirio, diciendo: “Vayan y vean”.
15 They went as far as the Jordan [River]. All along the road they saw clothes and equipment that the soldiers from Syria had thrown away while they were running away very quickly. So the men returned to the king and reported [what they had seen].
Fueron tras ellos hasta el Jordán, y he aquí que todo el camino estaba lleno de ropas y equipos que los sirios habían arrojado en su apuro. Los mensajeros volvieron y se lo comunicaron al rey.
16 Then many of the people of Samaria also went [out of the city and went] to where the army of Syria had previously set up their tents. They entered all the tents and took everything. [So there was now plenty of everything!] As a result people could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver, which was what Yahweh had said would happen!
El pueblo salió y saqueó el campamento de los sirios. Así, un seah de harina fina se vendió por un siclo, y dos medidas de cebada por un siclo, según la palabra de Yahvé.
17 The king of Israel had appointed the officer who was his assistant to supervise what was happening at the marketplace. But as he was standing near the gate, all the people [who were rushing outside the city] trampled on him, and he died, which was what Elisha had said would happen to him when Elisha previously went to talk to the king.
El rey había designado al capitán en cuya mano se apoyó para que estuviera a cargo de la puerta; y el pueblo lo pisoteó en la puerta, y murió como había dicho el hombre de Dios, que habló cuando el rey bajó a él.
18 Elisha had told him that by the next day there would be plenty of food, with the result that anyone could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver.
Sucedió así como el hombre de Dios había hablado al rey, diciendo: “Dos seahs de cebada por un siclo, y un seah de harina fina por un siclo, estarán mañana a esta hora en la puerta de Samaria;”
19 And the officer had answered, “That certainly cannot [RHQ] happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the sky and send down some grain, that could not happen.” And Elisha had replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
y aquel capitán respondió al hombre de Dios, y dijo: “Ahora bien, si Yahvé hiciera ventanas en el cielo, ¿podría ser tal cosa?” y dijo: “He aquí, lo verás con tus ojos, pero no comerás de él.”
20 And that is what happened to him. The people [who were rushing out of] the city gate trampled on him, and he died.
Así le sucedió, pues el pueblo lo pisoteó en la puerta, y murió.
