2 Samuel 21
1 During the time that David [ruled], there was a famine [in Israel] for three years. David prayed to Yahweh about it. And Yahweh said, “[In order for the famine to end], Saul’s family needs to be punished [MTY] because Saul killed many people from Gibeon [city].”
Hubo hambre en los días de David durante tres años, año tras año; y David buscó el rostro de Yahvé. Yahvé dijo: “Es por Saúl y por su sangrienta casa, porque dio muerte a los gabaonitas”.
2 The people of Gibeon were not Israelis; they were a small group of the Amor people-group whom the Israelis had solemnly promised to protect. But Saul had tried to kill all of them because he (was very zealous/wanted very much) to enable the people of Judah and Israel [to be the only ones living in that land]. So the king summoned the leaders of Gibeon
El rey llamó a los gabaonitas y les dijo (ahora bien, los gabaonitas no eran de los hijos de Israel, sino del remanente de los amorreos, y los hijos de Israel les habían jurado; y Saúl trató de matarlos en su celo por los hijos de Israel y de Judá);
3 and said to them, “What shall I do for you? How can I make amends/up for what was done to your people, in order that you will bless us who belong to Yahweh?”
y David dijo a los gabaonitas: “¿Qué debo hacer por ustedes? ¿Y con qué debo hacer expiación, para que bendigáis la heredad de Yahvé?”
4 They replied, “You cannot settle our quarrel with Saul and his family by giving us silver or gold. And we do not have the right to kill any Israelis.” So David asked, “Then/So what do you say that I should do for you?”
Los gabaonitas le dijeron: “No es cuestión de plata ni de oro entre nosotros y Saúl o su casa; tampoco nos corresponde dar muerte a ningún hombre en Israel.” Dijo: “Haré por ti lo que digas”.
5 They replied, “Saul [wanted to] get rid of us. He wanted to annihilate/kill all of us, in order that none of us would live anywhere in Israel.
Dijeron al rey: “El hombre que nos consumió y que conspiró contra nosotros para que no permaneciéramos en ninguna de las fronteras de Israel,
6 Hand over to us seven of Saul’s descendants. We will hang them where Yahweh is worshiped in Gibeon, our town, the town where Saul, whom Yahweh previously chose to be king, lived.” The king replied, “Okay, I will hand them over to you.”
que nos entreguen a siete hombres de sus hijos, y los colgaremos a Yahvé en Guibeá de Saúl, el elegido de Yahvé.” El rey dijo: “Se los daré”.
7 The king did not hand over to them Saul’s grandson Mephibosheth, because of what he and [Mephibosheth’s father] Jonathan had solemnly promised to each other.
Pero el rey perdonó a Mefiboset, hijo de Jonatán, hijo de Saúl, a causa del juramento de Yahvé que había entre ellos, entre David y Jonatán, hijo de Saúl.
8 Instead, he took Armoni and another man named Mephibosheth, the two sons that Saul’s slave wife Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, had given birth to, and the five sons that Saul’s daughter Merab had given birth to. Merab’s husband was Adriel, the son of a man named Barzillai from Meholah [town].
Pero el rey tomó a los dos hijos de Rizpa, hija de Aja, que ella había dado a luz a Saúl, Armoní y Mefiboset, y a los cinco hijos de Merab, hija de Saúl, que ella había dado a luz a Adriel, hijo de Barzilái el meholatí.
9 David handed those men over to the men from Gibeon. Then they hanged those seven men on a hill where they worshiped Yahweh. They were all killed during the time of the year that the people started to harvest the barley.
Los entregó en manos de los gabaonitas, y los colgaron en el monte delante de Yahvé, y los siete cayeron juntos. Los mataron en los días de la cosecha, en los primeros días, al comienzo de la cosecha de cebada.
10 Then Rizpah took coarse cloth made from goats’ hair, and spread it on the rock [where the corpses lay]. She stayed there from the time that people started to harvest the barley until the rains started. She did not allow any birds to come near the corpses during the day, and she did not allow any animals to come near during the night.
Rizpa, hija de Aja, tomó un saco y lo extendió para sí misma sobre la roca, desde el comienzo de la cosecha hasta que el agua se derramó sobre ellos desde el cielo. No permitió que las aves del cielo se posaran sobre ellos de día, ni los animales del campo de noche.
11 When someone told David what Rizpah had done,
A David le contaron lo que había hecho Rizpa, hija de Aia, la concubina de Saúl.
12 he went with some of his servants to Jabesh in [the] Gilead [region] and got the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan. The people of Jabesh had stolen their bones from the (plaza/public square) in Beth-Shan [city], where the men from Philistia had hanged them previously, on the day that they had killed Saul and Jonathan on Gilboa [Mountain].
Entonces David fue y tomó los huesos de Saúl y los huesos de su hijo de los hombres de Jabes de Galaad, que los habían robado de la calle de Bet Shan, donde los filisteos los habían colgado el día que los filisteos mataron a Saúl en Gilboa;
13 David and his men took the bones of Saul and Jonathan, and they also took the bones of the seven men [from Gibeon] whom the men from Philistia had hanged.
y sacó de allí los huesos de Saúl y los huesos de su hijo. También recogieron los huesos de los ahorcados.
14 They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan in Zela [town] in the land of [the tribe of] Benjamin. Doing all that the king commanded, they buried their bones in the tomb where Saul’s father Kish [was buried]. After that, [because] God [saw that Saul’s family had been punished to pay for Saul’s murder of many people from Gibeon, he] answered the Israelis’ prayers for their land, and caused the famine to end.
Enterraron los huesos de Saúl y de su hijo en el país de Benjamín, en Zela, en la tumba de Cis, su padre; y cumplieron todo lo que el rey les ordenó. Después de eso, Dios respondió a la oración por la tierra.
15 The army of Philistia again started to fight against the army of Israel. And David and his soldiers went to fight the Philistines. During the battle, David became weary.
Los filisteos volvieron a hacer la guerra a Israel; y David descendió, y sus siervos con él, y lucharon contra los filisteos. David desfallecía;
16 One of the Philistia men thought that he could kill David. His name was Ishbi-Benob. He was a descendant of [a group of] giants. He carried a bronze spear that weighed about (7-1/2 pounds/3-1/2 kg.), and he also had a new sword.
e Isbibenob, que era de los hijos del gigante, cuyo peso de la lanza era de trescientos siclos de bronce, estando armado con una espada nueva, pensó en matar a David.
17 But Abishai came to help David, and attacked the giant and killed him. Then David’s soldiers forced him to promise that he would not go with them into a battle again. They said to him, “[If you die, and none of your descendants become king, that would be like] [MET] extinguishing the last light in Israel.”
Pero Abisai, hijo de Sarvia, lo ayudó, e hirió al filisteo y lo mató. Entonces los hombres de David le juraron: “No salgas más con nosotros a combatir, para que no apagues la lámpara de Israel”.
18 Some time after that, there was a battle with the army of Philistia near Gob [village]. During the battle, Sibbecai, from [the] Hushah [clan], killed Saph, one of the descendants of the Rapha giants.
Después de esto, volvió a haber guerra con los filisteos en Gob. Entonces Sibbecai, el husatita, mató a Saf, que era de los hijos del gigante.
19 [Later] there was another battle with the army of Philistia at Gob. During that battle, Elhanan, the son of Jaare-Oregim from Bethlehem, killed [the brother of] Goliath from Gath [city]; Goliath’s spear shaft/handle was (very thick, like the bar on a weaver’s loom/over two inches thick).
Volvió a haber guerra con los filisteos en Gob, y Elhanán, hijo de Jaare-Oregim, betlemita, mató al hermano de Goliat, el gitita, cuyo asta era como un haz de telar.
20 Later there was another battle near Gath. There was a (huge man/giant) there who liked to fight [in battles]. He had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He was descended from [the] Rapha [giants].
Volvió a haber guerra en Gat, donde había un hombre de gran estatura, que tenía seis dedos en cada mano y seis dedos en cada pie, veinticuatro en total, y también era hijo del gigante.
21 But when he (made fun of/ridiculed) the men in the Israeli [army], Jonathan, the son of David’s [older] brother Shimeah, killed him.
Cuando desafió a Israel, lo mató Jonatán, hijo de Simei, hermano de David.
22 Those four men were some of the descendants of the Rapha giants who had lived in Gath, who were killed [MTY] by David and his soldiers.
Estos cuatro le nacieron al gigante en Gat, y cayeron por la mano de David y por la de sus servidores.
