2 Kings 8
1 After Elisha caused the son of the woman from Shunem [town] to become alive again, he told her that she should leave with her family and live somewhere else for a while, because Yahweh was going to (send a famine/cause food to become very scarce) in the land. He said that the famine would last for seven years.
Eliseo dijo a la mujer cuyo hijo había resucitado: “Levántate y vete, tú y tu casa, y habita donde quieras, pues Yahvé ha llamado el hambre, la cual vendrá sobre el país por siete años.”
2 So the woman did what Elisha told her to do. She and her family went to live in [the] Philistia [region] for seven years.
Se levantó la mujer, e hizo según la palabra del varón de Dios. Se marchó, con su familia y moró en el país de los filisteos durante siete años.
3 After the seven years were ended, they returned to their home. The woman went to the king to request that her house and her land be given back to her.
Transcurridos los siete años, la mujer regresó del país de los filisteos; y fue a reclamar ante el rey su casa y su campo.
4 When she arrived, the king was talking with Gehazi, Elisha’s servant. The king was saying to him, “Tell me all the great things that Elisha has done.”
El rey estaba hablando con Giecí, criado del varón de Dios, y le decía: “Cuéntame, te ruego, todas las maravillas que ha hecho Eliseo.”
5 While Gehazi was telling the king that Elisha had caused the son of a woman [from Shunem] to become alive again, that woman came in and requested the king to enable her to get her house and land back again. Gehazi exclaimed, “Your Majesty, this is the woman whose son Elisha caused to become alive again!”
Y mientras estaba contando al rey cómo (Eliseo) había resucitado a un muerto, he aquí que esa mujer cuyo hijo (el profeta) había resucitado, vino a reclamar ante el rey su casa y su campo. Dijo entonces Giecí: “¡Oh, rey, señor mío, esta es la mujer, y este es su hijo, a quien Eliseo ha resucitado!”
6 When the king asked her about it, she told him [that what Gehazi had said was true]. The king summoned one of his officials and said to him, “[I want] everything that this woman possessed previously, including the value of all the crops that have been harvested during these last seven years while she was away from her land, [to] be given back to her.” [So the official did that].
El rey preguntó a la mujer, la cual le informó; y el rey le dio un eunuco, a quien dijo: “Haz que se le restituya a ella todo lo suyo, con todos los frutos de su campo, desde el día que dejó el país hasta ahora.”
7 Elisha went to Damascus, [the capital of Syria], when Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, was [very] sick. When someone told the king that Elisha was in Damascus,
Vino Eliseo a Damasco, cuando Benhadad, rey de Siria, estaba enfermo. Avisaron a este, diciendo: “Ha llegado aquí el varón de Dios.”
8 the king told [one of his officials named] Hazael, “Go and talk to that prophet and take a present/gift with you to give to him. Request him to ask Yahweh if I will recover from my illness.”
Y dijo el rey a Hazael: “Toma contigo un regalo, y vete a encontrar al varón de Dios, y consulta por medio de él a Yahvé si sanaré de esta enfermedad.”
9 So Hazael went to talk with Elisha. He took with him forty camels that were carrying many kinds of goods that were produced in Damascus. When Hazael met him, he said to him, “Your friend Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, sent me to ask you whether [you think] he will recover from his illness.”
Fue, pues, Hazael a encontrarle, llevando consigo regalos de todo lo precioso que había en Damasco: una carga de cuarenta camellos. Y llegado, se presentó delante de él, diciendo: “Tu hijo Benhadad, rey de Siria, me envía a ti para preguntar: «¿Sanaré de esta enfermedad?»”
10 Elisha said to Hazael, “Go and say to him, ‘Yes, you will certainly not die from this illness,’ but Yahweh has shown me that he will certainly die [before he recovers].”
Respondió Eliseo: “Ve y dile: «Sanarás seguramente»; pero Yahvé me ha revelado que morirá sin remedio.”
11 Then Elisha stared at him and had a terrified look on his face. That caused Hazael to feel uneasy/embarrassed. Then [suddenly] Elisha started to cry.
Luego fijó sus ojos (sobre Hazael) y lo hizo así hasta que este se avergonzó. Luego el varón de Dios rompió a llorar.
12 Hazael said, “Sir, why are you crying?” Elisha replied, “Because [Yahweh has enabled] me [to] know the terrible things that you will do to the people of Israel: You will burn their cities with walls around them, you will kill their fine young men with a sword, you will bash the heads of their children, and you will rip open the bellies of their pregnant women [with a sword].”
Hazael le preguntó: “¿Por qué llora mi señor?” Respondió: “Porque conozco el mal que vas a hacer a los hijos de Israel. Entregarás a las llamas sus plazas fuertes, pasarás a cuchillo a sus mancebos, estrellarás a sus pequeñitos, y rajarás a sus mujeres encintas.”
13 Hazael replied, “I am [as insignificant as] [MET] a dog; (how could I do such things?/I would never do such terrible things!)” [RHQ] Elisha replied, “Yahweh has also revealed to me that you will become the king of Syria.”
Respondió Hazael: “Pues ¿qué es tu siervo, este perro, para hacer cosa tan grande?” Eliseo le replicó: “Yahvé me ha hecho ver que tú serás rey de Siria.”
14 Then Hazael left and returned to his master/boss [the king], who asked him, “What did Elisha say?” He replied, “He told me that you would certainly recover.”
Dejó entonces a Eliseo y volvió a su señor, el cual le preguntó: “¿Qué te ha dicho Eliseo?” Él contestó: “Me ha dicho: Seguramente sanarás.”
15 But the next day, [while the king was sleeping, ] Hazael took a blanket and soaked it in water. Then he spread it on the king’s face [in order that he could not breathe], and he died. Then Hazael became the king of Syria instead of Ben-Hadad.
Mas al día siguiente tomó un paño, lo empapó en agua y tapó con él el rostro (del rey), el cual murió; y reinó Hazael en su lugar.
16 After King Joram, the son of Ahab, had been ruling in Israel for almost five years, Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram became the king of Judah.
El año quinto de Joram, hijo de Acab, rey de Israel, y siendo Josafat aún rey en Judá, empezó a reinar Joram, hijo de Josafat, rey de Judá.
17 He was thirty-two years old when he became the king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eight years.
Treinta y dos años tenía cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó ocho años en Jerusalén.
18 His wife was the daughter of King Ahab. And like everyone in Ahab’s family, he continually did the evil things that the previous kings of Israel had done. He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil.
Siguió el camino de los reyes de Israel, como lo había hecho la casa de Acab, porque la hija de Acab era su mujer; e hizo lo malo a los ojos de Yahvé.
19 But Yahweh did not want to get rid of the people of Judah, because of what he had promised David, who served him [very well]. He had promised David that his descendants [MET] would always rule Judah.
Pero Yahvé no quiso destruir a Judá, por amor de David, su siervo, según la promesa que le había dado de conservarle siempre una lámpara, a él y a sus hijos.
20 During the time that Jehoram ruled, [the king of] Edom rebelled against Judah, and they appointed their own king.
En sus días se rebelaron los idumeos contra el dominio de Judá, y pusieron sobre sí un rey.
21 So Jehoram went with his army and all their chariots to Zair [city near the border of Edom]. There the army of Edom surrounded them. But during the night, Jehoram and the commanders in their chariots were able to get through the enemy lines and escaped. And all his soldiers also fled to their homes.
Por eso Joram marchó a Seír, y con él todos los carros. Y levantándose de noche, derrotó a los idumeos, que le habían cercado a él y a los capitanes de los carros, mas el pueblo huyó a sus tiendas.
22 So after that, Edom was no longer controlled by Judah, and it is still like that. During that same time, the people of Libnah [city] also freed themselves from being controlled by Judah.
Así Edom se libró del dominio de Judá hasta el día de hoy. Entonces, al mismo tiempo, se rebeló también Lobná.
23 [If you want to read about] the other things that Jehoram did, they are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
Las demás cosas de Joram, y todo lo que hizo, ¿no está esto escrito en el libro de los anales de los reyes de Judá?
24 Jehoram died [EUP] and was buried where the other kings of Judah had been buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then Jehoram’s son Ahaziah became the king.
Se durmió Joram con sus padres, y fue sepultado con sus padres en la ciudad de David; y reinó en su lugar su hijo Ococías.
25 After Ahab’s son Joram has been ruling in Israel for almost twelve years, Jehoram’s son Ahaziah became the king of Judah.
El año doce de Joram, hijo de Acab, rey de Israel, comenzó a reinar Ococías, hijo de Joram, rey de Judá.
26 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he started to rule. He ruled in Jerusalem for [only] one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, [the daughter of King Ahab and] the granddaughter of King Omri of Israel.
Veinte y dos años tenía Ococías cuando empezó a reinar, y reinó un año en Jerusalén. El nombre de su madre era Atalía, hija de Amrí, rey de Israel.
27 King Ahab conducted his life just like the members of Ahab’s family had done. He did things that Yahweh considered to be very evil.
Siguió el camino de la casa de Acab, e hizo lo que era malo a los ojos de Yahvé, como la casa de Acab; siendo como era yerno de la casa de Acab.
28 Ahaziah’s army joined the army of King Joram of Israel to fight against the army of King Hazael of Syria. Their armies started fighting at Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region], and the soldiers of Syria wounded Joram.
Estuvo con Joram, hijo de Acab, en la guerra contra Hazael, rey de Siria, en Ramot-Galaad, donde los sirios derrotaron a Joram.
29 King Joram returned to Jezreel [city] to recover from his wounds. King Ahaziah went to visit him there.
El rey Joram volvió para curarse en Jesreel de las heridas que los sirios le habían causado en Ramá, cuando estaba en guerra con Hazael, rey de Siria. Ococías, hijo de Joram, rey de Judá, bajó entonces a Jesreel para ver a Joram, hijo de Acab, que estaba enfermo.
