2 Samuel 5
1 Todas las tribus de Israel se acercaron a David en Hebrón y le dijeron: “Somos tu carne y tu sangre.
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 Antes, cuando Saúl era nuestro rey, tú eras el que dirigía el ejército israelita en la batalla. El Señor te dijo: ‘Tú serás el pastor de mi pueblo Israel y serás su gobernante’”.
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 Todos los ancianos de Israel acudieron al rey en Hebrón, donde el rey David llegó a un acuerdo con ellos en presencia del Señor. Entonces lo ungieron como rey de 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 David tenía treinta años cuando llegó a ser rey, y reinó durante cuarenta años.
David was 30 years old when he became their king. He ruled them for 40 years.
5 Reinó sobre Judá siete años y seis meses desde Hebrón, y reinó sobre todo Israel y Judá durante treinta y tres años desde Jerusalén.
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 El rey David y sus hombres fueron a Jerusalén para atacar a los jebuseos que vivían allí. Los jebuseos le dijeron a David: “Nunca entrarás aquí. Hasta los ciegos y los cojos podrían impedírtelo”. Estaban convencidos de que David no podría entrar.
[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 Pero David sí capturó la fortaleza de Sión, ahora conocida como 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 ese momento dijo: “Si queremos conquistar a los jebuseos, tendremos que subir por el pozo de agua para atacar a esos ‘cojos y ciegos’, a esa gente que odia a David. Por eso se dice: ‘Los ciegos y los cojos nunca entrarán 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 fue a vivir a la fortaleza y la llamó Ciudad de David. La extendió en todas las direcciones, empezando por las terrazas de apoyo exteriores y avanzando hacia el interior.
[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 David se volvía cada vez más poderoso, porque el Señor Dios Todopoderoso 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 Tiempo después, el rey Hiram de Tiro envió representantes a David, junto con madera de cedro, carpinteros y canteros, construyeron un palacio 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 David se dio cuenta de que el Señor lo había instalado como rey de Israel y había engrandecido su reino por el bien de su pueblo Israel.
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 Después de mudarse de Hebrón, David tomó más concubinas y esposas de Jerusalén, y tuvo 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 sus hijos nacidos en Jerusalén Samúa, Sobab, Natán, Salomón,
The names of the sons who were born in Jerusalem were Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
15 Ibhar, Elisúa, Nefeg, Jafía,
Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
16 Elisama, Eliada y Elifelet.
Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
17 Cuando los filisteos se enteraron de que David había sido ungido rey de Israel, todo el ejército filisteo salió a capturarlo, pero David se enteró y entró en 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 Entonces los filisteos llegaron y se extendieron por el valle de Refaim.
The [army of] Philistia arrived at Rephaim Valley [southwest of Jerusalem] and spread all over the valley.
19 Y David preguntó al Señor: “¿Debo ir a atacar a los filisteos? ¿Me los entregarás?” “Sí, ve”, respondió el Señor, “porque sin duda alguna te los entregaré”.
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 David fue a Baal-perazim y allí derrotó a los filisteos. “Como un torrente que se desborda, así ha estallado el Señor contra mis enemigos delante de mí”, declaró David. Y llamó a ese lugar Baal-perazim.
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 sus ídolos, y David y sus hombres los quitaron.
The Philistia men left their idols there; so David and his soldiers took them away.
22 Un tiempo después, los filisteos volvieron a llegar y se extendieron por el valle de Refaim.
Then the Philistia [army] returned to Rephaim Valley and spread all over the valley.
23 David le preguntó al Señor qué hacer. El Señor le respondió: “No los ataques directamente, sino que rodea por detrás de ellos y atácalos frente a 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 En cuanto oigas el ruido de la marcha en las copas de los bálsamos prepárate, porque eso significa que el Señor ha salido delante de ti para atacar el campamento filisteo”.
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 cumplió las órdenes del Señor, y mató a los filisteos desde Geba hasta Gezer.
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].
