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.
Cuando David pasó un poco más allá de la cima de la montaña, allí estaba Ziba, el siervo de Mefi-boset, esperándole. Llevaba ya ensillados dos asnos con doscientos panes, cien tortas de pasas, 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.”
“¿Para qué has traído esto?” le preguntó David a Siba. Siba respondió: “Los burros son para que los monte la familia del rey, el pan y la fruta de verano son para que coman los hombres, y el vino es para que lo beban los que se desgastan 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.”
“¿Dónde está el nieto de tu amo?”, preguntó el rey. Siba respondió: “Ha decidido quedarse en Jerusalén. Dice: ‘Hoy el pueblo de Israel me devolverá el reino de mi abuelo’”.
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.”
El rey le dijo a Siba: “¡Te doy todo lo que pertenece a Mefi-boset!” “Me inclino ante ti”, respondió Siba. “Que me apruebe, Su Majestad”.
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 David llegó a la ciudad de Bahurim, un hombre de la familia de Saúl estaba saliendo. Se llamaba Simei, hijo de Gera, y gritaba maldiciones al llegar.
6 Then he threw stones at David and his officials, even though the officials and David’s bodyguards surrounded David.
Arrojó piedras a David y a todos los oficiales del rey, a pesar de que los hombres del rey y todos sus guardaespaldas rodeaban a David.
7 Shimei cursed David and said to him, “Get out of here, you murderer, you scoundrel!
“¡Sal de aquí, vete, asesino, malvado!” dijo Simei mientras maldecía.
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]!”
“El Señor te ha pagado por toda la familia de Saúl que mataste y por robarle el trono. El Señor le ha dado el reino a tu hijo Absalón. Mira cómo has acabado en el desastre por ser un asesino”.
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!”
Abisai, hijo de Sarvia, preguntó al rey: “¿Por qué este perro muerto debe maldecir a Su Majestad? Deja que vaya y le corte 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]’”
“¿Qué tiene eso que ver con ustedes, hijos de Sarvia?”, respondió el rey. “Si me está maldiciendo porque el Señor se lo ha dicho, ¿quién puede cuestionar lo que hace?”.
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.
David dijo a Abisai y a todos sus oficiales: “Miren, si mi propio hijo está tratando de matarme, ¿por qué no va a quererlo aún más este Benjamíta? Déjenlo en paz; que me maldiga, porque el Señor se lo ha dicho.
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.”
Tal vez el Señor vea cómo estoy sufriendo y me pague con bien sus 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.
David y sus hombres continuaron por el camino, y Simei los seguía por la ladera de enfrente. Siguió maldiciendo mientras avanzaba, arrojándole piedras y tierra a David.
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 todos los que estaban con él estaban cansados cuando llegaron al Jordán. Y David descansó allí.
15 While that was happening, Absalom and all the Israeli people who were with him had arrived in Jerusalem. Ahithophel had also arrived there.
Mientras tanto, Absalón y todos los israelitas que lo acompañaban llegaron a Jerusalén, junto con Ahitofel.
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!”
Husai el arquita, amigo de David, fue a ver a Absalón y declaró: “¡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]?”
“¿Así es como demuestras lealtad a tu amigo?” preguntó Absalón. “¿Por qué no te fuiste 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.
“¡Claro que no!” respondió Husai. “Estoy del lado del elegido por el Señor, por el ejército y por todo el pueblo de Israel. Me mantendré leal a él.
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.”
En todo caso, ¿por qué no habría de servir a su hijo? De la misma manera que serví a tu padre, te serviré a ti”.
20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “What do you advise that we should do?”
Entonces Absalón le preguntó a Ahitofel: “Dame tu 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.”
Ahitofel le dijo: “Ve a dormir con las concubinas de tu padre, las que él dejó aquí para cuidar el palacio. Así todos en Israel se darán cuenta de que has ofendido tanto a tu padre que no hay vuelta atrás, lo que animará a todos tus partidarios”.
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].
Así que montaron una tienda en el techo del palacio y Absalón entró y tuvo relaciones sexuales con las concubinas de su padre a la vista de todos.
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 ese momento los consejos de Ahitofel eran como si recibieran mensajes del propio Dios. Así consideraban tanto David como Absalón los consejos de Ahitofel.
