2 Samuel 5
1 Entonces llegaron todas las tribus de Israel a David, a Hebrón, y le hablaron, diciendo: “He aquí que hueso tuyo y carne tuya somos.
Then [the leaders of] all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and said to him, “Listen, we have the same ancestors [IDM] that you do.
2 Ya anteriormente, cuando Saúl era rey sobre nosotros, capitaneabas tú a Israel en sus salidas y en sus entradas. Además te ha dicho Yahvé: ‘Tú apacentarás a Israel mi puedo, y tú serás el príncipe sobre Israel’.”
In the past, when Saul was our king, it was you who led our Israeli soldiers [in our battles]. You are the one to whom Yahweh promised, ‘You will be the leader [MET] of my people; you will be their king.’”
3 Llegaron, pues, todos los ancianos de Israel al rey, a Hebrón, y el rey David hizo alianza con ellos delante de Yahvé en Hebrón; y ellos ungieron a David por rey sobre Israel.
So while Yahweh was listening, all those leaders of the people of Israel declared there at Hebron [that David would be their king]. And David made a sacred agreement with them. They anointed him [with olive oil to set him apart] to be the king of the Israeli people.
4 Treinta años tenía David cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó cuarenta años.
David was 30 years old when he became their king. He ruled them for 40 years.
5 En Hebrón reinó sobre Judá siete años y seis meses; y en Jerusalén reinó treinta y tres años sobre todo Israel y Judá.
In Hebron he ruled over the tribe of Judah for seven and a half years, and in Jerusalem he ruled over all the people of Judah and Israel for 33 years.
6 Y marchó el rey con su gente a Jerusalén, contra los jebuseos, que habitaban todavía en el país. Estos decían a David: “Aquí no entrarás; los ciegos y los cojos bastarán para rechazarte con solo decir: ¡David no entrará aquí!”
[One day] King David and his soldiers went to Jerusalem to fight against the Jebus people-group who lived there. The people there thought that David’s army would not be able to capture the city, so they sent a message to David, saying “Your army will never be able to get inside our city! Even the blind and crippled people will be able to chase you away!”
7 Sin embargo David se apoderó de la fortaleza de Sión, que es la ciudad de David,
But David’s army captured the fortress on Zion [Hill], [and later it was known as] David’s City.
8 En aquel día dijo David: “¿Quién bate a los jebuseos, acercándose por el canal y (saca) a esos ‘cojos y ciegos’, aborrecidos del alma de David?” Por eso se dice: “Ni ciego ni cojo entrará en la casa.”
On that day, David said [to his soldiers], “Those who want to get rid of the Jebus people-group should go through the water tunnel [to enter the city]. Then they can attack those people whom I [SYN] detest—[and we will find out if any] blind and crippled people [will be able to stop them]!” That is why people say, “Blind and crippled people cannot enter Yahweh’s temple.”
9 David se estableció en la fortaleza, y la llamó ciudad de David. David hizo construcciones al contorno, desde el Millo para adentro.
[After] David [and his soldiers captured] the city with its strong walls around it, he lived there, and they named it ‘David’s City’. David [and his soldiers] built the city around the fortress, starting where the [land was (filled in/terraces) on the east side of the hill].
10 Así se hizo David cada vez más grande, y Yahvé, el Dios de los Ejércitos, estaba con él.
David continued to become more and more powerful/influential, because the Almighty Commander of the armies of angels was with/helping him.
11 Hiram, rey de Tiro, envió mensajeros a David, con madera de cedro, y carpinteros y canteros, los cuales edificaron una casa para David.
[One day] Hiram, the king of Tyre [city], sent ambassadors/messengers to David [to talk about making agreements between their countries]. Hiram agreed to provide cedar trees [to make lumber], and also that he would send carpenters and masons, to build a palace for David.
12 Y conoció David que Yahvé le había confirmado como rey sobre Israel, y que había ensalzado su reino, por amor de Israel, su pueblo.
His doing that caused David to realize that Yahweh truly had appointed him to be the king of Israel, and that Yahweh was going to cause his kingdom to prosper, because Yahweh loved the Israeli people, whom [he had chosen to] belong to him.
13 Tomó David más concubinas y mujeres de Jerusalén, después que vino de Hebrón; y le nacieron a David más hijos e hijas.
After David moved from Hebron to Jerusalem, he took more slave women to be his second-class wives, and he also married other women. [All of those women] gave birth to more sons and daughters.
14 Estos son los nombres de los que le nacieron en Jerusalén: Samúa, Sobab, Natán, Salomón,
The names of the sons who were born in Jerusalem were Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
15 Ibhar, Elisúa, Néfeg, Jafía,
Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
16 Elisamá, Eliadá y Elifélet.
Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
17 Luego que los filisteos oyeron que David había sido ungido rey sobre Israel, subieron todos ellos en busca de David. Tan pronto como lo supo David bajó a la fortaleza.
When the Philistia people heard that David had been appointed to be the king of Israel, their army went up [toward Jerusalem] to try to capture David. But David heard that they were coming, so he went down to another fortified place.
18 Entretanto vinieron los filisteos y se extendieron por el valle de Refaím.
The [army of] Philistia arrived at Rephaim Valley [southwest of Jerusalem] and spread all over the valley.
19 Entonces consultó David a Yahvé preguntando: “¿Subiré contra los filisteos? ¿Los entregarás en mis manos?” Y Yahvé respondió a David: “Sube, que sin falta entregaré a los filisteos en tus manos.”
David asked Yahweh, “Should [my men and] I attack the Philistia army? Will you enable us to defeat them [IDM]?” Yahweh replied, “Yes, attack them, because I will certainly enable your army to defeat them. [IDM]”
20 Vino, pues, David a Baal-Ferasim y allí los derrotó y dijo: “Yahvé ha roto a mis enemigos, delante de mí, como rompen las agitas.” Por lo cual fue llamado aquel lugar Baal-Ferasim.
So David [and his army] went to [where the Philistia army was], and there they defeated them. Then David said, “Yahweh has burst through my enemies like a flood.” [SIM] So that place is called ‘Lord of Bursting-through’.
21 (Los filisteos) dejaron allí sus ídolos, donde David y su gente los recogieron.
The Philistia men left their idols there; so David and his soldiers took them away.
22 Volvieron los filisteos a subir y se desparramaron por el valle de Refaím.
Then the Philistia [army] returned to Rephaim Valley and spread all over the valley.
23 Y consultó David a Yahvé; el cual respondió: “No subas; da la vuelta por detrás de ellos, y atácalos desde el lado de los árboles de bálsamo.
So again David asked Yahweh [if his army should attack them]. But Yahweh replied, “Do not attack them [from here]. Tell your men to go around them and attack them from the other side, near the balsam trees.
24 Y cuando oyeres el ruido de pasos por las copas de los árboles de bálsamo, te darás prisa, porque entonces sale Yahvé delante de ti para derrotar al ejército de los filisteos.”
When you hear something in the tops of the balsam trees that sounds like [an army] marching, attack them, because I will have gone ahead of you [to enable your army] to defeat their army.”
25 David, lo hizo así, según se lo había mandado Yahvé; y derrotó a los filisteos desde Gueba hasta la entrada de Guézer.
So David did what Yahweh told him to do, and his [army] defeated the Philistia army from Geba [city] all the way [west] to Gezer [city].
