2 Samuel 17
1 Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Allow me to choose 12,000 men, and I will leave [with them] tonight to pursue David.
Dijo Aquitófel a Absalón: “Déjame escoger doce mil hombres, para que me levante y siga tras David esta misma noche.
2 We will attack him while he is tired and discouraged, and cause him to be very frightened. All the soldiers who are with him will run away. We will kill only the king.
Caeré sobre él mientras esté cansado y muy debilitado. Le infundiré miedo, y toda la gente que le acompaña huirá, de modo que mataré al rey solo,
3 Then we will bring back all his soldiers to you, like [SIM] a (bride/woman comes to her husband when she is married). You are wanting to kill only one man; so the other people will not be harmed.”
y traeré de nuevo a ti todo el pueblo. Y cuando volvieren todos los hombres, según tú deseas, todo el pueblo estará en paz.”
4 Absalom and all the Israeli leaders [who were with him] thought that what Ahithophel said would be good to do.
Este consejo agradó a Absalón y a todos los ancianos de Israel.
5 But Absalom said, “Summon Hushai also, and we will hear what he suggests.”
Pero Absalón dijo: “Llámese asimismo a Cusai, el arquita, para que oigamos también lo que dice él.”
6 So when Hushai arrived, Absalom told him what Ahithophel had suggested. Then he asked Hushai, “What do you think we should do? If you do not think that we should do what Ahithophel suggests, tell us [what you think that we should do].”
Vino Cusai a Absalón, el cual le habló, diciendo: “De esta manera ha hablado Aquitófel. ¿Haremos según su consejo? Si no, habla tú.”
7 Hushai replied, “This time what Ahithophel has suggested is not good advice.
Cusai respondió a Absalón: “Esta vez el consejo que ha dado Aquitófel no es bueno.”
8 You know that your father and the men who are with him are strong soldiers, and that now they are very angry, like [SIM] a mother bear whose cubs have been stolen from her. Furthermore, your father knows how to fight because he has fought in many battles. He will not stay with his troops during the night.
Y agregó Cusai: “Tú sabes que tu padre y sus hombres son valerosos, y de ánimo exasperado como una osa en el campo a quien le han robado sus cachorros. Tu padre es hombre de guerra y no descansará la noche con el pueblo.
9 Right now he is probably already hiding in one of the pits, or in some other place. [If his soldiers start to attack your soldiers, and] if they kill some of them, whoever hears about that will say ‘Many of the soldiers with Absalom have been killed!’
Estará ahora escondido en alguna cueva, o en otro lugar, y si al principio cayeren algunos de los (tuyos), los que lo oyeren dirán: ‘Se ha hecho estrago entre la gente que sigue a Absalón.’
10 Then your other soldiers, even if they are as fearless [SIM, IDM] as lions, they will become very afraid. Do not forget that everyone in Israel knows that your father is a great/strong soldier, and that the soldiers who are with him are also very brave/courageous.
Entonces aun el más valiente, cuyo corazón es como de león, va a desmayar completamente; porque todo Israel sabe que tu padre es esforzado, y que son valientes cuantos le siguen.
11 “So what I suggest is that you summon all the Israeli soldiers, from Dan [in the far north] to Beersheba [in the far south]. They will be as many as the grains of sand on the seashore [HYP]. And then you yourself lead us into the battle.
Mi consejo es, pues: que se reúna en derredor de ti todo Israel, desde Dan hasta Bersabee, en multitud como las arenas de la orilla del mar, y que tú en persona vayas al combate.
12 We will find [your father], wherever he is, and we will attack him [from all sides], like [SIM] dew covers all the ground. And neither he nor any of the soldiers who are with him will survive.
Y nos echaremos sobre él en cualquier lugar en que se hallare, y caeremos sobre él a la manera del rocío que cae sobre la tierra, y no dejaremos que quede él, ni nadie de los que lo acompañan.
13 If he escapes into some city, all our soldiers will bring ropes and pull that city down into the valley. As a result, not one stone will be left there [on top of the hill where that city was]!”
Y si se refugiare en una ciudad, todo Israel llevará sogas a esa ciudad, y la arrastraremos al torrente, hasta que no quede allí ni siquiera una piedrecita.”
14 Absalom and all the other Israeli men [who were with him] said, “What Hushai suggests is better than what Ahithophel suggested.” The reason that happened was that Yahweh had determined that if they would accept the good advice that Ahithophel had given them, [they would have been able to defeat/kill David]. But [as a result of their doing what Hushai suggested], Yahweh would cause a disaster to happen to Absalom.
Dijeron entonces Absalón y todos los hombres de Israel: “El consejo de Cusai arquita es mejor que el consejo de Aquitófel”; porque Yahvé había determinado frustrar el excelente consejo de Aquitófel, pues Yahvé quería traer el mal sobre Absalón.
15 Then Hushai told the two priests, Zadok and Abiathar, what both he and Ahithophel had suggested to Absalom and the Israeli leaders.
Dijo luego Cusai a los sacerdotes Sadoc y Abiatar: “Esto y esto ha aconsejado Aquitófel a Absalón y a los ancianos de Israel; y esto y esto les he aconsejado yo.
16 Then he said to them, “Send [a message] quickly to David. Tell him to not stay at the place where people walk across the river, near the desert. Instead, he and his soldiers must cross [the Jordan River] immediately, in order that they will not be killed/wiped out.”
Enviad, pues, presto y dad a David esta noticia: «No te detengas esta noche en las llanuras del desierto, antes bien pasa sin falta a la otra ribera, para que no sea destruido el rey con toda la gente que le sigue.»”
17 [The priest’s two sons, ] Jonathan and Ahimaaz, were waiting at En-Rogel [Spring], outside Jerusalem. They did not [dare to] enter the city, because if someone saw them, [he would report it to Absalom]. [While they were at En-Rogel, ] a female servant [of the two priests] would frequently go to them and report to them [what was happening], and then they would go and report it to King David.
Entretanto Jonatán y Aquimaas estaban junto a la fuente de Rogel, porque no podían dejarse ver entrando en la ciudad. Por esto fue la criada y se lo dijo. Pero cuando partieron para dar aviso a David,
18 But a young man saw them, and went and reported it to Absalom. [They found out what the young man had done, ] so both of them left quickly and went to stay in the house of a man in Bahurim. That man had a well in his courtyard; so the two men went down into the well [to hide].
los vio un muchacho, que dio parte a Absalón. Los dos caminaron a toda prisa y llegaron a casa de un hombre, en Bahurim, que tenía en su patio un pozo, en el cual se metieron.
19 The man’s wife took a cloth/mat and covered the well, and scattered grain on top of it in order that no one would know [that two men were hiding inside it].
La mujer (de la casa) tomó una cubierta, la tendió sobre la boca del pozo y puso encima de ella grano trillado, de modo que no se notó nada.
20 Some of Absalom’s soldiers [found out where the two men had gone. So they] went to the house, and asked the woman, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” She replied, “They crossed the river.” So the soldiers [crossed the river and] searched for them. But they could not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
Y cuando llegaron los siervos de Absalón a la casa de la mujer y preguntaron: “¿Dónde están Aquimaas y Jonatán?” La mujer les respondió: “Han cruzado ya el río de las aguas.” Empezaron, pues, a buscarlos, mas no hallándolos regresaron a Jerusalén.
21 After they had gone, the two men came out of the well and went and reported to King David [what had happened and] what Ahithophel had suggested. Then they said to him, “Cross the river quickly!”
Cuando se hubieron ido, subieron (los dos) del pozo, y marcharon a avisar al rey David, y dijeron a David: “Levantaos, y apresuraos a pasar las aguas, pues esto y esotro ha aconsejado Aquitófel contra vosotros.”
22 So David and all his soldiers quickly started to cross the Jordan [River], and by dawn they had all crossed to the other side.
David se levantó y todo el pueblo que le acompañaba y pasaron el Jordán. Al despuntar el día no quedó ni uno que no hubiese pasado el Jordán.
23 When Ahithophel realized that Absalom was not going to do what he suggested, he put a saddle on his donkey and returned to his own town. He gave [to his family] instructions about his possessions, and then he hanged himself [because he knew that Absalom would be defeated and that he would be considered a traitor and be killed]. His body was buried in the tomb where his ancestors [had been buried].
Cuando Aquitófel vio que no se había seguido su consejo, aparejó su asno, y levantándose se fue a su casa, a su ciudad, donde dispuso los negocios de su casa. Después se ahorco y murió. Fue enterrado en el sepulcro de su padre.
24 David [and his soldiers] arrived at Mahanaim. And Absalom [and all his Israeli soldiers] also crossed the Jordan [River].
David había venido ya a Mahanaim cuando Absalón pasó el Jordán, y con él todos los hombres de Israel.
25 Absalom had appointed [his cousin] Amasa to be the commander of his army, instead of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Jether, a descendant of Ishmael. Amasa’s mother was Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and the sister of Joab’s mother Zeruiah.
Absalón puso a Amasa al frente del ejército en lugar de Joab. Amasa era hijo de un hombre llamado Itrá, ismaelita, que tuvo que ver con Abigail, hija de Nahás, hermana de Sarvia, madre de Joab.
26 Absalom and his Israeli soldiers set up their tents in [the] Gilead [region].
Israel y Absalón acamparon en el país de Galaad.
27 When David [and his soldiers] arrived at Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah [city] in the Ammon area, and Machir the son of Ammiel from Lo-Debar [city], and Barzillai from Rogelim [town] in [the] Gilead [region]
Llegado que hubo David a Mahanaim, Sobí, hijo de Nahás, de Rabbá de los hijos de Ammón, y Maquir, hijo de Amiel, de Lobedar, y Barcillai galaadita, de Rogelim,
28 brought sleeping mats, bowls, clay pots, barley, wheat flour, parched grain, beans, and lentils to them.
(le ofrecieron) camas, platos, vasijas de barro, trigo, cebada, harina, grano tostado, habas, lentejas, (garbanzos) tostados,
29 They brought honey and curds, sheep, and some cream/cheese for David and his soldiers to eat. They knew that David and his soldiers would be hungry and tired and thirsty [from marching] in the desert.
miel, manteca, ovejas y quesos de vaca; y se lo dieron a David y a la gente que con él estaba, para que comiesen; pues decían: “La gente habrá sufrido hambre, fatiga y sed en el desierto.”
