2 Reyes 9
1 El profeta Eliseo llamó a uno de los discípulos de los profetas, y le dijo: “Cíñete los lomos, toma esta redoma de óleo en tu mano y anda a Ramot- Galaad.
Meanwhile, the prophet Elisha summoned one of the other prophets. He said to him, “Get ready [IDM] and go to Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region]. Take this jar of [olive] oil with you.
2 Llegado allá buscaras a Jehú, hijo de Josafat; hijo de Namsi; y luego que entres lo invitarás que se levante de en medio de sus compañeros, y lo llevarás a un aposento retirado.
When you arrive there, search for a man named Jehu, the son of Jehoshaphat and grandson of Nimshi. Go with him into a room away from his companions,
3 Allí tomarás la redoma de óleo y lo derramarás sobre su cabeza, diciendo: Así dice Yahvé: «Yo te unjo por rey de Israel.» Después abrirás la puerta y huirás sin tardar.”
and pour [some of] this oil on his head. Then say to him, ‘Yahweh declares that he is appointing you to be the king of Israel.’ Then open the door and run away as quickly as you can.”
4 Partió, pues, el joven, criado del profeta, para Ramot-Galaad;
So the young prophet went to Ramoth.
5 y llegado que hubo, vio a los jefes del ejército reunidos y dijo: “Tengo que decirte una palabra, oh jefe.” Preguntó Jehú: “¿A quién de todos nosotros?” Respondió: “A ti, oh jefe.”
When he arrived, he saw that the commanders of the army were having a conference. He [looked at Jehu and] said, “Sir, I have a message for [one of] you.” Jehu replied, “Which one of us is the message for?” The young prophet replied, “It is for you, commander/sir.”
6 Entonces se levantó (Jehú), y entró en la casa; y el (joven) derramó sobre su cabeza el óleo y le dijo: “Así dice Yahvé, el Dios de Israel: Yo te unjo por rey sobre el pueblo de Yahvé, sobre Israel.
So Jehu got up and went with the young prophet into a house. There the young prophet poured some [olive] oil on Jehu’s head and said to him, “Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], declares this: ‘I am appointing you to be the king of my Israeli people.
7 Tú destruirás la casa de Acab, tu señor, y Yo vengaré en Jezabel la sangre de mis siervos los profetas y la sangre de todos los siervos de Yahvé.
You must kill your master [King Joram], the son of Ahab, because I want to punish [Ahab’s wife] Jezebel for murdering [MTY] many of my prophets and other people who served me.
8 Perecerá toda la casa de Acab; exterminaré de (la casa de) Acab a todos los varones, tanto a los esclavos como a los libres en Israel,
You must kill [not only Joram but] all of Ahab’s family. I want to get rid of every male in the family, including young ones and old ones.
9 trataré la casa de Acab como la casa de Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat, y como la casa de Baasá, hijo de Ahías.
I will get rid of Ahab’s family, like I got rid of the families of two other kings of Israel, Jeroboam and Baasha.
10 Y a Jezabel la comerán los perros en el campo de Jesreel, y no habrá nadie quien la entierre.” Dicho esto abrió la puerta y echó a huir.
And [when] Jezebel [dies], her corpse will not be buried. Dogs will eat her corpse there in Jezreel [city].’” After the young prophet said this, he left the room and ran.
11 Jehú volvió adonde estaban los siervos de su señor; y uno le preguntó: “¿Va (todo) bien? ¿Para qué vino a verte ese loco?” Entonces les dijo: “Vosotros conocéis ya a ese hombre y lo que suele hablar.”
When Jehu came out of the room to where his other commanders were, they said to him, “Is everything all right? Why did that mad fellow come to you?” He replied, “You know what kinds of things young prophets like him say.”
12 Dijeron ellos: “De ninguna manera. ¡Cuéntanoslo!” Y él respondió: “De tal y tal manera habló conmigo diciendo: Así dice Yahvé: «Yo te unjo por rey de Israel.»”
They said, “You are lying! Tell us what he said!” He replied, “He told me that Yahweh said, ‘I am appointing [MTY] you to be the king of Israel.’”
13 Entonces ellos se apresuraron a tomar cada uno su vestido, y poniéndolo debajo de él, sobre el macizo de las gradas, tocaron las trompetas y gritaron: “¡Jehú es rey!”
Then they all spread their cloaks on the steps of the building [for Jehu to walk out on], and they blew trumpets and shouted, “Jehu is now the king!”
14 Conspiró, pues, Jehú, hijo de Josafat, hijo de Namsi, contra Joram. Ahora bien, Joram, y con él todo Israel, había defendido a Ramat-Galaad contra Hazael, rey de Siria;
King Joram and his army had been defending Ramoth against the attacks by the army of the king of Syria. King Joram had returned to Jezreel [city], to recover from being wounded in the battle against the army of Hazael, the king of Syria. And Jehu made plans to kill Joram. He said to his other commanders, “If helping me is truly what you want, make sure that no one leaves this city to go to warn the people of Jezreel [about what I am planning to do].”
15 y el rey Joram habíase vuelto para curarse en Jesreel de las heridas que los sirios le habían infligido en el combate contra Hazael, rey de Siria. Dijo, pues, Jehú: “Si os parece bien, no salga ninguno furtivamente de la ciudad, para llevar la noticia a Jesreel.”
16 Montó luego Jehú en su carro y partió para Jesreel; porque Joram estaba allí enfermo y Ococías, rey de Judá, había bajado a ver a Joram.
Then Jehu and his officers got into their chariots and rode to Jezreel, where Joram was still recovering. And King Ahaziah of Judah was there, visiting Joram.
17 Cuando el atalaya que estaba sobre la torre de Jesreel divisó la tropa de Jehú, dijo: “Estoy viendo una tropa.” Y mandó Joram: “Toma un jinete y envíalo al encuentro para preguntar: «¿Es pacífica (tu venida)?»
A guard was standing in the watchtower in Jezreel. He saw Jehu and his men approaching. He called out, “I see a lot of men [who are approaching]!” King Joram [heard what the watchman said, so he] said to his soldiers, “Send someone on a horse to go and find out if they are coming to be friendly to us or to attack us.”
18 Fue, pues, un jinete al encuentro (de Jehú), y dijo: “Así dice el rey: «¿Es pacífica (tu venida)?»” Respondió Jehú: “¿Qué te importa a ti si es pacífica? Ponte en pos de mí.” El atalaya dio aviso, diciendo: “El mensajero ha llegado hasta ellos, mas no vuelve.”
So a man rode out to meet Jehu and said to him, “The king wants to know [if you are coming to be] friendly to us.” Jehu replied, “This is not the time for you [RHQ] to be concerned about acting friendly! Turn around and come behind me!” So the guard in the watchtower reported that the messenger had reached the group [that was approaching], but that he was not returning [alone].
19 Envió (Joram) otro jinete, que llegado a ellos, dijo: “Así dice el rey: «¿Es pacifica (tu venida)?»” Contestó Jehú: “¿Qué te importa a ti si es pacífica? Ponte en pos de mí.”
So King Joram sent another messenger, who asked Jehu the same question. Again Jehu replied, “This is not the time [RHQ] for you to be concerned about acting friendly! Turn around and follow me!”
20 El atalaya avisó, diciendo: “Ha llegado hasta ellos, mas no vuelve; y la manera de manejar el carro es como la de Jehú, hijo de Namsi, pues maneja con ímpetu.”
Then the watchman reported again, “That messenger also reached them, but he is not coming back [alone]. And [the leader of the group must be] Jehu, the son of Nimshi, because he is driving [his chariot] furiously, [like Jehu does]!”
21 Entonces dijo Joram: “¡Engancha!” Engancharon su carro; y salieron Joram, rey de Israel, y Ococías, rey de Judá, cada uno en su carro, yendo al encuentro de Jehú, y le encontraron en el campo de Nabot de Jesreel.
Joram said [to his soldiers], “Get [my chariot] ready!” So they did that. Then King Joram and King Ahaziah both rode toward Jehu, each one in his own chariot. And [it happened that] they met Jehu at the field that had previously belonged to Naboth!
22 Cuando Joram vio a Jehú, le dijo: “¿Paz, Jehú?” El cual respondió: “¿Qué paz, mientras duren las fornicaciones de Jezabel tu madre, y sus muchas hechicerías?”
When Joram met Jehu, he said to him, “Are you coming on a peaceful visit?” Jehu replied, “(How can there be peace while you and your people are prostrating themselves to worship idols and practicing very much (witchcraft/sorcery) like your mother Jezebel did?/There certainly cannot be peace while you and your people are prostrating themselves to worship idols and practicing (witchcraft/sorcery) like your mother Jezebel has been doing!)” [RHQ]
23 Joram dio vuelta y echó a huir, y dijo a Ococías: “¡Traición, Ococías!”
Joram cried out, “Ahaziah, they have deceived us! [They want to kill us]!” So Joram turned his chariot around and tried to flee.
24 Pero Jehú asió con su mano el arco, e hirió a Joram entre las espaldas. La flecha le salió por el corazón, y cayó muerto en su carro.
But Jehu drew his bow mightily and shot [an arrow that pierced] Joram between his shoulder blades. The arrow [went through his body and] pierced his heart, and he slumped down dead in his chariot.
25 Y dijo (Jehú) a Bidcar, capitán suyo: “Tómalo y arrójalo en el campo de Nabot de Jesreel; pues acuérdate de que cuando yo y tú íbamos juntos a caballo tras Acab, su padre, Yahvé fulminó contra él esta sentencia:
Then Jehu said to his assistant Bidkar, “Take his corpse and throw it here into the field that belonged to Naboth. [I am sure that] you remember that when you and I were riding together [in chariots] behind King Joram’s father Ahab, that Yahweh said this about Ahab:
26 «Yo he visto ayer la sangre de Nabot y la de sus hijos, dice Yahvé; y te lo voy a pagar en este mismo campo, dice Yahvé.» Ahora, pues, tómalo y arrójalo en este campo, conforme a la palabra de Yahvé.”
‘Yesterday I saw Ahab murder [MTY] Naboth and his sons here. And I solemnly promise that I will punish him right here in this same field!’ So take Joram’s corpse and throw it into that field! That will fulfill what Yahweh said would happen.”
27 Al ver esto Ococías, rey de Judá, echó a huir por el camino de la casa del huerto. Pero Jehú lo persiguió y dijo: “¡Herid también a este en el carro!” (Así sucedió) en la subida de Gur, que está cerca de Jibleam, pero siguió huyendo hasta Megiddó, donde murió.
When King Ahaziah saw what happened, he fled [in his chariot] toward Beth-Haggan [town]. But Jehu pursued him and said [to his other commanders], “Shoot him, also!” So they shot him [with arrows] while he was riding in his chariot on the road up to Gur, near Ibleam [town]. He continued going in his chariot until he reached Megiddo [city], where he died.
28 Sus siervos lo llevaron en un carro a Jerusalén, y lo sepultaron en su sepulcro, junto con sus padres, en la ciudad de David.
His officials took his corpse back to Jerusalem and buried it in the tombs in the [part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, where his ancestors had been buried.
29 Ococías había comenzado a reinar sobre Judá el año undécimo de Joram, hijo de Acab.
Ahaziah had become the king of Judah when Joram had been ruling Israel for almost eleven years.
30 Después entró Jehú en Jesreel. Cuando Jezabel lo supo se pintó los ojos con estibio, se adornó la cabeza y se asomó a la ventana.
Then Jehu went to Jezreel. When [Ahab’s widow] Jezebel heard what had happened, she put paint/makeup on her eyelids, and combed her hair to make it beautiful, and looked out the window [of the palace toward the street below].
31 Y al entrar Jehú por la puerta, le gritó: “¿Le ha ido bien a Zambrí, que mató a su señor?”
While Jehu was entering the city gate, she called out to him, “You [are like] Zimri! You are a murderer! [I think] you are certainly not [RHQ] coming on a peaceful visit!”
32 Mas él, alzando el rostro hacia la ventana, dijo: “¿Quién es de mi partido; quién?” Y miraron hacia él dos o tres eunucos,
Jehu looked up toward the window, and then he said, “Who is (on my side/wants to help me)? Anyone?” Two or three palace officials looked down at him [from a window and pointed to themselves].
33 a los cuales ordenó: “¡Arrojadla abajo!” La arrojaron, y su sangre salpicó el muro y los caballos. Y él mismo la holló.
Jehu said to them, “Throw her down here!” So they threw her down, and [when she hit the ground and died], some of her blood splattered on the city wall and on the horses [that were pulling the chariots].
34 Luego entró y después de haber comido y bebido, dijo: “Mirad por esa maldita y dadle sepultura, que al fin es hija de rey.”
Then Jehu went into the palace and ate and drank. Then he said [to some of his men], “Take the corpse of that women whom Yahweh has cursed and bury it, because she is a king’s daughter [and therefore should be buried properly].”
35 Fueron, pues, para enterrarla, pero no hallaron de ella más que la calavera, los pies y las palmas de las manos.
But when they went to get her corpse to bury it, all that was left was only her skull and [the bones of] her feet and her hands. Everything else was gone.
36 Volvieron y le dieron de ello noticia. Entonces él dijo: “Palabra de Yahvé es esta, que Él pronunció por boca de su siervo Elías tesbita, diciendo: «En el campo de Jesreel comerán los perros la carne de Jezabel.
When they reported this to Jehu, he said, “That is what Yahweh said would happen! He told his servant/prophet Elijah, ‘In [the city of] Jezreel, dogs will eat the flesh of Jezebel’s corpse.
37 Y será el cadáver de Jezabel como estiércol sobre la superficie de la tierra, en el campo de Jesreel; de suerte que no dirán más: ¡Esta es Jezabel!»”
Her bones will be scattered there in Jezreel like dung, with the result that no one will be able to [recognize them and] say, “These are Jezebel’s bones.”’”
