Jueces 21
1 Los hombres de Israel habían hecho un juramento en Mizpa: “Ninguno de nosotros permitirá que nuestras hijas se casen con un benjamita”.
And [the] man of Israel he had sworn at Mizpah saying anyone of us not he will give daughter his to Benjamin to a wife.
2 Los israelitas fueron a Betel y se sentaron allí ante Dios hasta el atardecer, llorando a gritos de angustia.
And it came the people Beth-el and they sat there until the evening before God and they lifted up voice their and they wept weeping great.
3 “Señor, Dios de Israel, ¿por qué le ha sucedido esto a Israel?”, preguntaron. “Hoy falta una de nuestras tribus en Israel”.
And they said why? O Yahweh [the] God of Israel has it happened (this [thing] *LA(bh)*) in Israel to be missing this day from Israel a tribe one.
4 Al día siguiente se levantaron temprano, construyeron un altar y trajeron holocaustos y ofrendas de comunión.
And it was from [the] next day and they rose early the people and they built there an altar and they offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings.
5 “¿Cuál de todas las tribus de Israel no asistió a la asamblea que celebramos ante el Señor?”, preguntaron. Porque habían hecho un juramento sagrado de que cualquiera que no se presentara ante el Señor en Mizpa sería ejecutado sin excepción.
And they said [the] people of Israel who? [is [the] one] who not he went up in the assembly from all [the] tribes of Israel to Yahweh for the oath great it was to [the one] who not he went up to Yahweh Mizpah saying certainly he will be put to death.
6 Los israelitas se compadecieron de su hermano Benjamín, diciendo: “¡Hoy una tribu ha sido arrancada de Israel!
And they had compassion [the] people of Israel to Benjamin brother its and they said it has been cut off this day a tribe one from Israel.
7 ¿Qué haremos con las esposas para los que quedan, ya que hemos jurado ante el Señor que no permitiremos que ninguna de nuestras hijas se case con ellos?”
What? will we do for them for [those who] remain for wives and we we have sworn by Yahweh to not to give to them any of daughters our to wives.
8 Entonces preguntaron: “¿Quién de todas las tribus de Israel no asistió a la asamblea que celebramos ante el Señor en Mizpa?” Descubrieron que nadie de Jabés Galaad había acudido al campamento para la asamblea,
And they said who? [is the] one from [the] tribes of Israel which not it went up to Yahweh Mizpah and there! not he had come anyone to the camp from Jabesh Gilead to the assembly.
9 pues una vez hecho el recuento, no había nadie de Jabés Galaad.
And it was mustered the people and there! there not there [was] anyone from [the] inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead.
10 Así que la asamblea envió allí a doce mil de sus mejores guerreros. Les dieron órdenes, diciendo: “Vayan y maten a los habitantes de Jabes de Galaad con sus espadas, incluso a las mujeres y a los niños.
And they sent there the congregation two [plus] ten thousand man from [the] sons of strength and they commanded them saying go and you will strike [the] inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead to [the] mouth of [the] sword and the women and the little one[s].
11 Esto es lo que tienen que hacer: Destruyan a todo varón y a toda mujer que haya tenido relaciones sexuales con un hombre”.
And this [is] the thing which you will do every male and every woman [who] has known lying of a male you will totally destroy.
12 Lograron encontrar entre los habitantes de Jabés Galaad cuatrocientas vírgenes que no habían tenido relaciones sexuales con un hombre. Las llevaron al campamento de Silo, en la tierra de Canaán.
And they found of [the] inhabitants of - Jabesh Gilead four hundred young woman virgin[s] who not she had known a man to lying of a male and they brought them to the camp Shiloh which [is] in [the] land of Canaan.
13 Entonces toda la asamblea envió un mensaje a los benjamitas en la Roca de Rimónpara decirles: “¡Paz!”
And they sent all the congregation and they spoke to [the] descendants of Benjamin who [were] at [the] rock of Rimmon and they proclaimed to them peace.
14 Así que los hombres de Benjamín regresaron a sus casas y les dieron como esposas a las cuatrocientas mujeres de Jabes Galaad que se habían salvado. Sin embargo, no había suficiente para todos ellos.
And it returned Benjamin at the time that and they gave to them the women whom they had preserved alive from [the] women of Jabesh Gilead and not they found for them so.
15 El pueblo se compadeció de los benjamitas porque el Señor había hecho este vacío entre las tribus israelitas.
And the people it had compassion to Benjamin for he had made Yahweh a breach in [the] tribes of Israel.
16 Los ancianos de la asamblea preguntaron: “¿Qué haremos para suplir a las esposas restantes, porque todas las mujeres de Benjamín han sido destruidas?”
And they said [the] elders of the congregation what? will we do for [those who] remain for wives for she is destroyed from Benjamin woman.
17 Añadieron: “Tiene que haber herederos para los supervivientes benjaminitas; una tribu israelita de Israel no puede ser aniquilada.
And they said a possession of [the] escaped remnant [belongs] to Benjamin and not it will be wiped out a tribe from Israel.
18 Pero no podemos permitirles que tengan a nuestras hijas como esposas, ya que nosotros, como pueblo de Israel, hicimos un juramento sagrado, diciendo: ‘¡Maldito aquél que le dé una esposa a un benjaminita!’”
And we not we are able to give to them wives any of daughters our for they had sworn [the] people of Israel saying [be] cursed [one who] gives a wife to Benjamin.
19 Entonces dijeron: “¡Mira! Todos los años se celebra la fiesta del Señor en Silo. Se celebra al norte de Betel, y al este del camino que va de Betel a Siquem, al sur de Lebona”.
And they said here! [the] festival of Yahweh [is] in Shiloh from days - days towards which [is] from north-ward of Beth-el [the] rising of towards the sun of [the] highway which goes up from Beth-el Shechem towards and from [the] south to Lebonah.
20 Entonces ordenaron a los benjamitas: “Vayan y escóndanse en las viñas.
(And they commanded *Q(K)*) [the] descendants of Benjamin saying go and you will lie in wait in the vineyards.
21 Estén atentos, y cuando vean a las jóvenes de Silo salir a hacer sus danzas, salgan corriendo de las viñas, y cada uno de ustedes secuestre una esposa para sí mismo y regrese a su casa en la tierra de Benjamín.
And you will see and there! if they will come out [the] daughters of Shiloh to dance in dances and you will go out from the vineyards and you will seize for yourselves each man wife his from [the] daughters of Shiloh and you will go [the] land of Benjamin.
22 Si sus padres o hermanos vienen a quejarse a nosotros, les diremos: ‘Por favor, hágannos un favor, porque no pudimos encontrar suficientes esposas para ellos en la guerra. Y no es que ustedes sean culpables de romper el juramento, ya que no las dieron en matrimonio’”.
And it will be that they will come fathers their or brothers their (to make a complaint *Q(k)*) to us and we will say to them show favor for to us them for not we took each man wife his in the battle for not you you gave [them] to them about this time you will be guilty.
23 Losbenjaminitas hicieron lo que se les ordenó. Cada hombre tomó a una de las mujeres bailarinas hasta donde fue necesario y se la llevó para que fuera su esposa. Luego regresaron a su tierra, donde reconstruyeron sus ciudades y habitaron en ellas.
And they did thus [the] descendants of Benjamin and they carried off wives to number their from the dancers whom they seized and they went and they returned to inheritance their and they rebuilt the cities and they dwelt in them.
24 Luego los israelitas partieron y se fueron a sus tribus y familias, cada uno a la tierra que poseía.
And they dispersed from there [the] people of Israel at the time that each man to tribe his and to clan his and they went out from there each man to inheritance his.
25 En aquel tiempo Israel no tenía un rey; cada uno hacía lo que le parecía correcto.
In the days those there not [was] a king in Israel each man the right in own eyes his he will do.
