2 Reyes 9
1 El profeta Eliseo llamó a uno de los hijos de los profetas y le dijo: “Pon tu capa en tu cinturón, toma este frasco de aceite de oliva y ve a Ramot de 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 Cuando llegues allí, busca a Jehú, hijo de Josafat, hijo de Nimsí. Entra, aléjalo de sus compañeros y llévalo a una habitación interior. Haz que deje a sus amigos, llévalo a una habitación privada,
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 toma el frasco de aceite de oliva y viértelo sobre su cabeza. Dile: ‘Esto es lo que dice el Señor: te unjo como rey de Israel’. Luego abre la puerta y sal corriendo. No te quedes esperando”.
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 Así que el joven profeta fue a Ramot de Galaad.
So the young prophet went to Ramoth.
5 Cuando llegó, vio a los comandantes del ejército sentados. “Tengo un mensaje para usted, comandante”, dijo. “¿Para cuál de nosotros?” preguntó Jehú. “Para usted, comandante”, respondió.
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 Jehú se levantó y entró, donde el joven profeta le echó el aceite de oliva en la cabeza y le anunció: “Esto es lo que dice el Señor, el Dios de Israel: ‘Te unjo como rey del pueblo del Señor, 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 Vas a destruir a la familia de Acab, tu señor. Vengarás la sangre de mis profetas y la de todos los siervos del Señor asesinados por Jezabel.
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 Toda la casa de Acab será erradicada: destruiré a todos los varones de la familia de Acab en Israel, tanto esclavos como libres.
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 Haré que la casa de Acab sea como la casa de Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat, y como la casa de Basá, 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 Los perros se comerán a Jezabel, la mujer de Acab, en el solar de Jezrel, y nadie la enterrará’”. Entonces el joven profeta abrió la puerta y salió corriendo.
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 Cuando Jehú volvió a salir con los otros oficiales de su amo, éstos le preguntaron: “¿Está todo bien? ¿Por qué ha venido a verte este loco?” “Ya lo conocen. Saben que habla mucho”, respondió.
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 “¡Mentiroso!”, le dijeron. “Por favor, dinos qué pasa”. “Bueno, me habló de esto y de lo otro, y me dijo: ‘Esto es lo que dice el Señor: te unjo como rey sobre 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 Rápidamente tomaron sus mantos y los extendieron sobre los escalones desnudos. Tocaron la trompeta 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 Entonces Jehú, hijo de Josafat, hijo de Nimsí, tramó una rebelión contra Joram. Joram y todo el ejército israelita habían estado defendiendo Ramot-Galad contra Jazael, rey de Harán.
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 Pero Joram había regresado a Jezrel para recuperarse de las heridas que había recibido luchando contra Jazael, rey de Harán. Entonces Jehú dijo: “Si ustedes, los comandantes, quieren hacerme rey, no dejen que nadie salga de la ciudad y vayan a anunciarlo en Jezrel”.
16 Jehú subió a su carro y se dirigió a Jezrel, pues Joram se estaba recuperando allí. Ocozías, rey de Judá, también estaba allí porque había venido a visitar 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 El vigilante de la torre de Jezrel vio que se acercaban los soldados de Jehú, y gritó: “¡Veo que se acerca un soldado!” “Elige un jinete”, ordenó Joram. “Envíalo a recibirlos y pregúntales: ‘¿Vienen en son de paz?’”.
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 Así que un jinete salió al encuentro de Jehú y le dijo: “El rey te manda a preguntar: ‘¿Vienes en paz?’” “¿Qué les importa la paz a ustedes?” Respondió Jehú. “Date la vuelta y sígueme”. El vigilante informó: “El mensajero ha llegado hasta ellos, pero no regresa”.
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 El rey envió a un segundo jinete. Se acercó a ellos y les dijo: “El rey te manda a preguntar: ‘¿Vienes en son de paz?’”. “¿Qué les importa la paz a ustedes?” Respondió Jehú. “Date la vuelta y sígueme”.
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 vigilante informó: “El mensajero ha llegado hasta ellos, pero no regresa. ¡Su forma de conducir hace que parezca que es Jehú, hijo de Nimsi, pues conduce como un loco!”
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 “¡Preparen mi carro!” gritó Joram, y ya tenían su carro preparado. Entonces Joram, rey de Israel, y Ocozías, rey de Judá, partieron en sus carros por separado, y se encontraron con Jehú en el terreno que antes era propiedad de Nabot de Jezrel.
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 preguntó: “¿Vienes en son de paz, Jehú?” “¿Qué paz puede haber con tanta prostitución y brujería causada por tu madre Jezabel?” respondió Jehú.
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 Entonces Joram se dio la vuelta y se alejó corriendo, gritándole a Ocozías: “¡Es una traición, Ocozías!”
Joram cried out, “Ahaziah, they have deceived us! [They want to kill us]!” So Joram turned his chariot around and tried to flee.
24 Jehú tomó su arco y le disparó a Joram entre los hombros. La flecha le atravesó 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 Jehú dijo a Bidcar, su oficial: “Recógelo y arrójalo al campo de Nabot de Jezrel. Recuerda que cuando tú y yo cabalgábamos juntos detrás de su padre Acab, el Señor hizo esta profecía contra él:
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 ‘Así como ayer vi la sangre de Nabot y la sangre de sus hijos, dice el Señor, así también te pagaré en este mismo terreno, dice el Señor’. Ahora, pues, siguiendo lo que ha dicho el Señor, recógelo y arrójalo sobre la parcela”.
‘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 Cuando Ocozías, rey de Judá, vio lo sucedido, corrió por el camino hacia Bet-hagán. Pero Jehú lo persiguió, gritando: “¡Dispárenle también a él!”. Así que dispararon a Ocozías en su carro en el camino hacia Gur, cerca de Ibleam. Logró escapar a Meguido, pero allí 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 servidores lo llevaron en carro a Jerusalén y lo enterraron con sus antepasados en su tumba 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 Ocozías llegó a ser rey de Judá en el undécimo año del reinado de Joram, hijo de Acab.
Ahaziah had become the king of Judah when Joram had been ruling Israel for almost eleven years.
30 Cuando Jezabel se enteró de que Jehú había llegado a Jezrel, se puso su sombra de ojos negra, se puso joyas en el pelo y observó desde una 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 Cuando Jehú entró por la puerta, ella gritó: “¿Vienes en son de paz? ¿O eres como Zimri, un asesino de tu 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 Jehú miró hacia la ventana y gritó: “¿Quién está de mi lado? ¿Alguien?” Dos o tres eunucos lo miraron.
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 “¡Tírenla al suelo!”, gritó. Y ellos la arrojaron al suelo. Su sangre salpicó la pared y los caballos, que la pisotearon.
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 Jehú entró, comió y bebió. Luego dijo: “Por favor, traten a esa mujer maldita y entiérrenla, porque era la hija de un 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 Salieron a enterrarla pero sólo encontraron su cráneo, sus pies y sus 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 se lo contaron a Jehú, quien dijo: “Esto es lo que ha dicho el Señor por medio de su siervo Elías tisbita: ‘Los perros comerán la carne de Jezabel en la parcela de Jezrel.
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 Su cuerpo yacerá como estiércol en el campo, en la parcela de Jezrel, para que nadie pueda siquiera decir: Aquí es donde está enterrada 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.”’”
