2 Samuel 16
1 When David [and the others] had gone a little way past the top of the hill, Mephibosheth’s servant Ziba met him. He had with him two donkeys that were carrying 200 loaves of bread, 100 bunches/clusters of raisins, 100 bunches of fresh fruit, and a leather bag full of wine.
Apenas hubo David pasado un poco más allá de la cumbre, he aquí que Sibá, siervo de Mefibóset, vino a su encuentro con un par de asnos aparejados, y sobre ellos doscientos panes, cien cuelgas de pisas, cien frutas de verano y un odre de vino.
2 The king said to Ziba, “What are these for?” Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for your family to ride on, the bread and the fruit are for your soldiers to eat, and the wine is for them to drink when they become exhausted in the desert.”
Preguntó el rey a Sibá: “¿Qué quieres con estas cosas?” Respondió Sibá: “Los asnos son para que monte en ellos la familia del rey, y el pan y las frutas para que coman los mozos, y el vino para que beban los que se fatiguen en el desierto.”
3 The king said, “Where is Mephibosheth, the grandson of your [former] master [Saul]?” Ziba [deceived David by] saying, “He stayed in Jerusalem, because he thinks that now the Israeli people will allow him to rule the kingdom that his grandfather Saul ruled.”
Preguntó más el rey: “¿Dónde está el hijo de tu señor?” Sibá respondió al rey: “He aquí que se ha quedado en Jerusalén, diciendo: «Hoy me devolverá la casa de Israel el reino de mi padre.»”
4 The king said to Ziba, “Okay, everything that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours.” Ziba replied, “Your Majesty, I will humbly serve you; and I desire/hope that you will always be pleased with me.”
Dijo entonces el rey a Sibá: “He aquí que todo lo que pertenece a Mefibóset, es tuyo.” A lo que contestó Sibá: “Yo me prosterno. ¡Halle yo gracia a tus ojos, oh rey, señor mío!”
5 When King David [and those with him] arrived at Bahurim [town], a man named Shimei met him. Shimei, whose father was Gera, was one of Saul’s relatives. Shimei was cursing David as he approached.
Cuando el rey llegó a Bahurim, he aquí que de allí le salió al encuentro un hombre de la parentela de Saúl, cuyo nombre era Semeí, hijo de Gerá. Salía, echando maldiciones,
6 Then he threw stones at David and his officials, even though the officials and David’s bodyguards surrounded David.
y tiraba piedras contra David, y contra todos los siervos del rey David, mientras toda la gente y todos los hombres de guerra marchaban a la derecha y a la izquierda (del rey).
7 Shimei cursed David and said to him, “Get out of here, you murderer, you scoundrel!
Y así decía Semeí en sus maldiciones: “¡Vete, vete sanguinario y hombre de Belial!
8 Yahweh is (getting revenge on/punishing) you all for murdering [MTY] many people in Saul’s family. And now he is giving Saul’s kingdom to your son Absalom. You murderer, you are being paid back for the many people that you have killed/murdered [MTY]!”
Yahvé ha hecho recaer sobre ti toda la sangre de la casa de Saúl, en cuyo lugar te has hecho rey; Yahvé ha dado el reino en manos de Absalón, tu hijo; y a ti te ha prendido en tus maldades, porque eres un sanguinario.”
9 Then Abishai said to the king, “Your Majesty, this man is [as worthless as] [MET] a dead dog! (Why should he be allowed to curse you?/He should not be allowed to curse you.) [RHQ] Allow me to go over there and cut off his head!”
Entonces Abisai, hijo de Sarvia, dijo al rey: “¿Por qué este perro muerto ha de maldecir a mi señor el rey? Iré, con tu permiso, y le cortaré la cabeza.”
10 But the king replied, “You two sons of Zeruiah, (do not tell me what to do/this does not concern you) [RHQ]. If he is cursing me because Yahweh told him to do that, certainly no one should say ‘(Why are you doing that?/You should not be doing that.) [RHQ]’”
El rey respondió: “¿Qué tengo yo que ver con vosotros, hijos de Sarvia? ¡Que siga él maldiciendo! Si Yahvé le ha dicho: «¡Maldice a David!» ¿Quién osará decirle: «Por qué haces esto»?”
11 Then David said to Abishai and to all his officials, “You know that my own son is trying to kill me. So [it is not surprising that] this man from the tribe of Benjamin is also trying to kill me. So ignore him, and allow him to curse me, because [perhaps he thinks that] Yahweh told him to do that.
Y dijo David a Abisai y a todos sus siervos: “Mirad, mi propio hijo, que salió de mis entrañas, busca cómo quitarme la vida. ¿Con cuánta más razón puede hacerlo este hijo de Benjamín? Dejadle que siga maldiciendo; porque se lo ha mandado Yahvé.
12 Perhaps Yahweh will see that I am having all this trouble, and [some day he will repay me by] (blessing/doing good things for) me in return for this man cursing me today.”
Quizás Yahvé mirará mi aflicción y me devolverá bienes en lugar de las maldiciones de hoy.”
13 Then David and those who were with him walked along the road, and Shimei continued walking along the hillside near him. While he walked along, he cursed David and threw stones and dirt at him.
Así, pues, David y sus hombres siguieron su camino, mientras Semeí iba por la falda del monte, cerca de David, maldiciendo y tirando piedras hacia él y esparciendo polvo.
14 When David and those who were with him arrived at the Jordan [River], they were very tired. So they rested there.
El rey y toda la gente que le acompañaba llegaron extenuados y descansaron en aquel lugar.
15 While that was happening, Absalom and all the Israeli people who were with him had arrived in Jerusalem. Ahithophel had also arrived there.
Entretanto Absalón y todo el pueblo, los hombres de Israel, habían llegado a Jerusalén, y con él Aquitófel.
16 When David’s friend Hushai came to Absalom, he said to Absalom, “I desire/hope that the king will live a long time! May you live for many years!”
También Cusai, el arquita, amigo de David, fue a presentarse a Absalón; y dijo Cusai a Absalón: “¡Viva el rey! ¡Viva el rey!”
17 Absalom said to Hushai, “You have been loyal [RHQ] to your friend [David for a long time]. So why did you not go with him [instead of coming to me]?”
Absalón dijo a Cusai: “¿Es esta tu piedad para con tu amigo? ¿Por qué no has ido con tu amigo?”
18 Hushai replied, “I will serve the one whom Yahweh and these people and all the other people of Israel have chosen [to be their king]. So I will stay with you.
Respondió Cusai a Absalón: “¡No! Yo soy de aquel a quien ha escogido Yahvé y este pueblo y todos los hombres de Israel; con ese me quedaré.
19 You are my master [King David’s] son; if I do not serve you, what other man should I serve [RHQ]? I will serve you as I served your father.”
Por lo demás: ¿A quién voy a servir? ¿No es a un hijo suyo? De la misma manera que he servido al padre, así te serviré a ti.”
20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “What do you advise that we should do?”
Dijo entonces Absalón a Aquitófel: “¡Dad vuestro consejo! ¿Qué debemos hacer?”
21 Ahithophel replied, “Your father left some of his slave wives in the palace to take care of it. Have sex [EUP] with them. When everyone in Israel hears that you have done that, they will realize that you are acting very contemptuously toward your father. Then all those who are with you will be very encouraged.”
Aquitófel respondió a Absalón: “Entra a las concubinas de tu padre; que él ha dejado para custodiar la casa; y oirá todo Israel que te has hecho odioso a tu padre; así se fortalecerán las manos de todos los que están contigo.”
22 So they set up a tent for Absalom on the roof [of the palace]. And Absalom went into the tent and had sex [EUP] with his father’s slave wives, [one by one, ] and everyone [HYP] could see [him going into the tent].
Levantaron, pues, para Absalón un pabellón sobre el terrado y Absalón entró a las concubinas de su padre, viéndolo todo Israel.
23 In those days, people accepted what Ahithophel recommended as though he were speaking the words of God. So just as David had always accepted what Ahithophel said, now Absalom did also.
En aquel tiempo un consejo dado por Aquitófel era mirado como un oráculo que un hombre pedía a Dios. Así (eran estimados) todos los consejos de Aquitófel tanto por David como por Absalón.
