2 Samuel 4
1 When Saul’s son Ishbosheth heard that Abner had been killed at Hebron, [he realized that he might also be killed]. He became discouraged, and all the Israeli people (trembled/became afraid).
Cuando Is-boset, el hijo de Saúl, supo que Abner murió en Hebrón, sus manos se debilitaron y todo Israel fue perturbado.
2 Ishbosheth had two officers who were leaders of groups that raided other villages. [They were brothers; ] their names were Baanah and Rechab, sons of Rimmon from Beeroth [town] in the tribe of Benjamin. Beeroth is in the area that had [been assigned to] the tribe of Benjamin.
El hijo de Saúl tenía dos hombres que eran jefes de bandas. Uno se llamaba Baana y el otro, Recab, hijos de Rimón beerotita, de los hijos de Benjamín. Beerot era también considerada como de Benjamín,
3 But the people of Beeroth had fled to Gittaim [town], and they still live there.
pues los beerotitas huyeron a Gitaim y viven allí como forasteros hasta hoy.
4 Saul’s son Jonathan had a son named Mephibosheth. When Mephibosheth was five years old, Saul and Jonathan died in the battle. When people brought that news from Jezreel, Mephibosheth’s nursemaid picked him up and ran away. She ran very fast, with the result that she dropped him, and his legs became crippled.
Jonatán, hijo de Saúl, tuvo un hijo lisiado de los pies, quien tenía cinco años cuando llegaron las noticias de Jezreel acerca de Saúl y Jonatán. Su madre de crianza lo tomó y huyó. Pero mientras huía apresuradamente, él cayó y quedó cojo. Su nombre era Mefi-boset.
5 One day, Rechab and Baanah left [their home] to go to Ishbosheth’s house. They arrived there about noontime, when Ishbosheth was taking his midday nap.
Recab y Baanaos, los hijos de Rimón beerotita, fueron y entraron al mediodía en casa de Is-boset mientras dormía la siesta.
6 The woman who was the doorkeeper was sifting wheat. While doing that, she became sleepy, and fell asleep. So Rechab and his brother Baanah were able to creep in quietly.
Entraron hasta el interior de la casa como para llevar trigo. Lo hirieron por la quinta costilla, y luego Recab y Baana huyeron.
7 They entered Ishbosheth’s bedroom, where he was sleeping. They killed him [with their swords] and cut off his head. They carried his head and walked all night through the Jordan [River] Valley.
Cuando entraron en la casa, él estaba acostado en su lecho en la alcoba, donde lo hirieron y mataron. Luego lo decapitaron, tomaron su cabeza y caminaron por el camino del Arabá toda la noche.
8 They took the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron. They said to him, “Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of your enemy Saul, who tried to kill you. Your majesty, today Yahweh has allowed you to get revenge on Saul and his descendants!”
Llevaron la cabeza de Is-boset a David en Hebrón, y dijeron al rey: Aquí está la cabeza de Is-boset, hijo de tu enemigo Saúl, quien atentaba contra tu vida. Yavé dio hoy a mi ʼadón el rey venganza de Saúl y de su descendencia.
9 But David replied to them, “Yahweh is the one who has rescued me from all my troubles. And just as surely as Yahweh lives, what I am now saying is also true.
Pero David respondió a Recab y Baana, hijos de Rimón beerotita: ¡Vive Yavé que rescató mi vida de toda adversidad!
10 When a messenger came to Ziklag and told me ‘Saul is dead!’ and he thought that the news that he was bringing to me was good news, I seized him and [commanded one of my soldiers to] kill him. That was the reward I gave to him for his news!
Si al que me informó: ciertamente Saúl murió, lo detuve y ordené que lo mataran en Siclag en pago por la noticia, aunque se creía portador de buenas noticias,
11 So because you two evil men murdered a man who is (innocent/has done nothing wrong) when he was sleeping on his bed in his own house, I will do something worse to you. I will surely [RHQ] get revenge on you two for murdering [MTY] him, and (wipe you/cause you to disappear) from the earth!”
¡cuánto más a ustedes, hombres perversos que asesinaron a un hombre justo en su propio lecho y en su misma casa! ¿No demandaré ahora la sangre de él de las manos de ustedes, al eliminarlo de la tierra?
12 Then, following David’s orders, his soldiers killed the two men, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hung their bodies (OR, their hands and feet) [on a pole] near the pool at Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it [respectfully] in the tomb of Abner, there at Hebron.
David dio orden a los jóvenes, y éstos los mataron. Les cortaron las manos y los pies. A ellos los colgaron junto al estanque de Hebrón. Luego tomaron la cabeza de Is-boset y la enterraron en el sepulcro de Abner en Hebrón.
