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 Yavé: ¡Mañana a esta hora, una medida de flor de harina [se venderá] por 11 gramos de plata, y dos medidas de cebada por 11 gramos de plata 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 oficial sobre el cual se apoyaba el rey, respondió al varón de ʼElohim: Aun si Yavé abre ventanas en el cielo, ¿podría suceder esto? Y él respondió: Mira, tú lo mirarás con tus propios ojos, pero no comerás de ello.
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 en la entrada de la puerta. Se dijeron: ¿Por qué nos quedamos aquí hasta morir?
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 decidimos entrar en la ciudad, la hambruna está en ella y moriremos allí. Si nos quedamos aquí, también moriremos. Ahora pues, vayamos y pasemos al ejército de los sirios. Si nos dejan vivir, viviremos. Si nos matan, no haremos más que morir.
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 al alba para ir al campamento de los sirios. Cuando llegaron a la parte exterior del campamento de los sirios, nadie estaba 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 ʼAdonay produjo en el campamento de los sirios estruendo de carruajes, ruido de caballos y estrépito de un gran ejército. Cada uno dijo a su compañero: ¡Ciertamente el rey de Israel tomó a sueldo a los reyes de los hititas y a los de Egipto para que vengan contra nosotros!
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].
Por lo cual se levantaron, huyeron al llegar la noche y abandonaron sus tiendas, caballos y asnos. Dejaron el campamento tal como estaba y huyeron para salvar sus vidas.
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 exterior del campamento, entraron en una tienda, comieron y bebieron. Sacaron de allí plata, oro y ropas, y fueron y los escondieron. Luego regresaron y entraron en otra tienda. También llevaron cosas de allí, fueron y las escondieron.
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!”
Después se dijeron el uno al otro: No es bueno lo que hacemos. Este es día de buenas noticias, pero nosotros callamos. Si nos quedamos hasta la mañana, nuestra iniquidad nos alcanzará. Vayamos, entremos e informemos en 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!”
Fueron y llamaron al centinela de la ciudad. Le informaron: Fuimos al campamento de los sirios. Ciertamente allí no hay hombre, ni alguna voz de hombre, sino caballos y asnos atados, y las tiendas intactas.
11 The guards shouted the news, and some people [who heard it] went to the palace and reported it there.
Entonces los centinelas gritaron y lo anunciaron en la casa real.
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 de noche y dijo a sus esclavos: Ahora les diré lo que planearon los sirios: Saben que estamos hambrientos. Salieron del campamento para esconderse en el campo y dijeron: Cuando salgan de la ciudad, los agarraremos 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 esclavos dijo: [Deja que algunos hombres ]tomen cinco de los caballos que quedan y enviémoslos. Veamos, los [caballos] que quedan en ella van a correr la misma suerte que toda la multitud de israelitas que ya pereció.
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.
Entonces tomaron dos carruajes con caballos. El rey los envió tras el ejército de los sirios y dijo: 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. Ciertamente, todo el camino estaba lleno de ropas y utensilios que los sirios dejaron en su apuro. Volvieron los mensajeros e informaron 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!
Entonces el pueblo salió y tomó el despojo del campamento de los sirios. Así, una medida de flor de harina o dos medidas de cebada fueron vendidas por 11 gramos de plata, según la Palabra de Yavé.
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 colocado junto a la puerta al oficial en cuya mano se apoyaba. El pueblo lo pisoteó en la puerta, y murió, tal como habló el varón de ʼElohim quien habló cuando el rey bajaba hacia 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 como el varón de ʼElohim habló al rey: ¡Mañana a esta hora, una medida de flor de harina [se venderá] por 11 gramos de plata, y dos medidas de cebada por 11 gramos de plata 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 el oficial que respondió al varón de ʼElohim: Aun si Yavé abra ventanas en el cielo, ¿podría suceder esto? Y Eliseo respondió: Mira, tú lo verás con tus propios ojos, pero no comerás de ello,
20 And that is what happened to him. The people [who were rushing out of] the city gate trampled on him, and he died.
le sucedió así, pues el pueblo lo atropelló en la puerta, y murió.
