2 Samuel 4
1 Cuando Isboset, hijo de Saúl, supo que Abner había muerto en Hebrón, sintió gran desánimo, y todos en Israel estaban consternados.
And when Saul's son Ish-bosheth had news that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.
2 Isboset tenía dos comandantes de sus bandas de asalto. Eran hermanos y sus nombres eran Baná y Recab. Eran hijos de Rimón, de la tribu de Benjamín, de la ciudad de Berot. Berot se considera parte del territorio de Benjamín,
And Saul's son had two men, captains of bands, one named Baanah and the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the tribe of Benjamin; (for Beeroth was at one time taken to be part of Benjamin:
3 porque el pueblo que había vivido en Berot antes huyó a Guitayin y han vivido allí como extranjeros hasta el presente.
But the people of Beeroth had gone in flight to Gittaim, where they have been living to this day.)
4 Jonatán, hijo de Saúl, tenía un hijo que era cojo de ambos pies. Cuando el niño tenía cinco años, llegó de Jezreel la noticia de la muerte de Saúl y Jonatán. Su nodriza lo había recogido y había salido corriendo con él para huir. Pero mientras corría, el niño se cayó y quedó cojo. Su nombre era Mefi-boset.
Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son whose feet were damaged. He was five years old when news of the death of Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel, and the woman who took care of him took him up and went in flight: and while she was getting him away as quickly as she was able, he had a fall and his feet were damaged. His name was Mephibosheth.
5 Recab y Baná, hijos de Rimón de Berot, se dirigieron a la casa de Isboset, llegando con el calor del día, cuando el rey estaba tomando su descanso de mediodía.
And Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, went out and came to the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, when he was resting in the middle of the day. Now the woman who kept the door was cleaning grain, and sleep overcame her.
6 La portera había estado limpiando el trigo, pero se había cansado y se había quedado dormida, así que Recab y Baná pudieron entrar sin que se dieran cuenta.
And Rechab and his brother Baanah got in without being seen.
7 Entraron en la casa mientras Isboset dormía en su habitación. Después de apuñalarlo y matarlo, le cortaron la cabeza, la cual se llevaron, y viajaron toda la noche por el camino del valle del Jordán.
And when they came into the house, Ish-bosheth was stretched on his bed in his bedroom; and they made an attack on him and put him to death, and, cutting off his head, they took it with them and went by the road through the Arabah all night.
8 Luego le llevaron la cabeza de Isboset a David en Hebrón. Le dijeron al rey: “Aquí está la cabeza de Isboset, hijo de Saúl, tu enemigo que intentó matarte. Hoy el Señor se ha vengado de Saúl y su familia por mi señor el rey”.
And they took the head of Ish-bosheth to David in Hebron, and said to the king, Here is the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul your hater, who would have taken your life; the Lord has taken payment for the wrongs of my lord the king from Saul and his seed today.
9 Pero David respondió a Recab y a su hermano Baná, hijos de Rimón de Berot: “Vive el Señor, que me ha salvado de todas mis angustias,
And David made answer to Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, By the living Lord, who has kept me safe from all my trouble,
10 cuando alguien me dijo: ‘Mira, Saúl ha muerto’ y creyó que me traía buenas noticias, lo agarré y lo hice matar en Siclag. ¡Eso fue lo que recibió por traerme sus noticias!
When one came to me with the news of Saul's death, in the belief that it would be good news, I took him and put him to death in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news:
11 ¡Con más razón, cuando hombres malos matan a un hombre bueno en su propia casa y en su propia cama, ¿no debería exigirles que paguen por su vida con sus propias vidas, y exterminarlos?!”
How much more, when evil men have put an upright person to death, in his house, sleeping on his bed, will I take payment from you for his blood, and have you cut off from the earth?
12 Entonces David dio la orden a sus hombres, y mataron a Recab y a Baná. Les cortaron las manos y los pies, y colgaron sus cuerpos junto al estanque de Hebrón. Luego tomaron la cabeza de Isboset y la enterraron en la tumba de Abner en Hebrón.
And David gave orders to his young men and they put them to death, cutting off their hands and their feet and hanging them up by the side of the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth and put it in its last resting-place with Abner's body in Hebron.
