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1 Ben Hadad, rey de Siria, reunió a todo su ejército, y había con él treinta y dos reyes, con caballos y carros. Subió y sitió a Samaria, y luchó contra ella.
Then Benhadad, the king of Syria, gathered together his entire army. And there were thirty-two kings with him, with horses and chariots. And ascending, he fought against Samaria, and he besieged it.
2 Envió mensajeros a la ciudad a Ajab, rey de Israel, y le dijo: “Ben Hadad dice:
And sending messengers into the city, to Ahab, the king of Israel,
3 ‘Tu plata y tu oro son míos. Tus esposas también y tus hijos, incluso los mejores, son míos’”.
he said: “Thus says Benhadad: Your silver and your gold is mine. And your wives and your best sons are mine.”
4 El rey de Israel respondió: “Así es, mi señor, oh rey. Soy tuyo, y todo lo que tengo”.
And the king of Israel responded, “In agreement with your word, my lord the king, I am yours, with all that is mine.”
5 Los mensajeros volvieron a decir: “Ben Hadad dice: ‘En efecto, te envié a decir: “Me entregarás tu plata, tu oro, tus esposas y tus hijos;
And the messengers, returning, said: “Thus says Benhadad, who sent us to you: Your silver and your gold, and your wives and your sons, you shall give to me.
6 pero mañana, a esta hora, te enviaré a mis siervos y registrarán tu casa y las casas de tus siervos. Todo lo que sea agradable a tus ojos, lo pondrán en su mano y se lo llevarán””.
Therefore, tomorrow, at this same hour, I will send my servants to you, and they will search your house and the houses of your servants. And all that pleases them, they will put in their hands and take away.”
7 Entonces el rey de Israel llamó a todos los ancianos del país y les dijo: “Fíjense en que este hombre busca el mal, porque me mandó a pedir mis mujeres, mis hijos, mi plata y mi oro, y no se lo negué.”
Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and he said: “Let your souls take heed, and see that he commits treachery against us. For he sent to me for my wives and sons, and for silver and gold. And I did not refuse.”
8 Todos los ancianos y todo el pueblo le dijeron: “No escuches y no consientas”.
And all those greater by birth, with all the people, said to him, “You should neither listen, nor acquiesce to him.”
9 Por eso dijo a los mensajeros de Ben Hadad: “Decid a mi señor el rey: “Todo lo que mandasteis a vuestro siervo al principio lo haré, pero esto no puedo hacerlo””. Los mensajeros partieron y le trajeron el mensaje.
And so, he responded to the messengers of Benhadad: “Tell my lord the king: Everything about which you sent to me in the beginning, I your servant will do. But this thing, I am not able to do.”
10 Ben Hadad le mandó decir: “Los dioses me lo hacen, y más aún, si el polvo de Samaria alcanza para puñados para todo el pueblo que me sigue”.
And returning, the messengers took this to him, and he sent again and said, “May the gods do these things to me, and may they add these other things, if the dust of Samaria is enough to fill the hands of all the people who follow me.”
11 El rey de Israel contestó: “Dile que no se jacte el que se pone la armadura como el que se la quita”.
And responding, the king of Israel said, “Tell him that one who is girded should not boast the same as one who is ungirded.”
12 Cuando Ben Hadad escuchó este mensaje mientras bebía, él y los reyes en los pabellones, dijo a sus sirvientes: “¡Prepárense para atacar!” Así que se prepararon para atacar la ciudad.
Then it happened that, when Benhadad had heard this word, he and the kings were drinking in a pavilion. And he said to his servants, “Encircle the city.” And they encircled it.
13 He aquí que un profeta se acercó a Ajab, rey de Israel, y le dijo: “El Señor dice: ‘¿Has visto toda esta gran multitud? He aquí que hoy la entregaré en tu mano. Entonces sabrás que yo soy Yahvé’”.
And behold, one prophet, drawing near to Ahab, the king of Israel, said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Certainly, you have seen this entire exceedingly great multitude? Behold, I will deliver them into your hand today, so that you may know that I am the Lord.”
14 Ahab dijo: “¿Por quién?” Dijo: “Yahvé dice: ‘Por los jóvenes de los príncipes de las provincias’”. Entonces dijo: “¿Quién comenzará la batalla?” Él respondió: “Tú”.
And Ahab said, “By whom?” And he said to him: “Thus says the Lord: By the footmen of the leaders of the provinces.” And he said, “Who should begin to do battle?” And he said, “You should.”
15 Luego reunió a los jóvenes de los príncipes de las provincias, que eran doscientos treinta y dos. Después de ellos, reunió a todo el pueblo, a todos los hijos de Israel, que eran siete mil.
Therefore, he took a count of the servants of the leaders of the provinces. And he found the number to be two hundred thirty-two. And he set them in order after the people, all the sons of Israel, who were seven thousand.
16 Salieron al mediodía. Pero Ben Hadad se emborrachaba en los pabellones, él y los reyes, los treinta y dos reyes que le ayudaban.
And they went out at midday. But Benhadad was drinking; he was inebriated in his pavilion, and the thirty-two kings with him, who had arrived in order to assist him.
17 Los jóvenes de los príncipes de las provincias salieron primero, y Ben Hadad mandó a decir: “Salen hombres de Samaria.”
Then the servants of the leaders of the provinces went out to the first place, at the front. And so, Benhadad sent, and they reported to him, saying: “Men have gone out from Samaria.”
18 Dijo: “Si han salido por la paz, tómenlos vivos; o si han salido por la guerra, tómenlos vivos”.
And he said: “If they have arrived for peace, apprehend them alive; if to do battle, capture them alive.”
19 Estos salieron de la ciudad, los jóvenes de los príncipes de las provincias y el ejército que los seguía.
Therefore, the servants of the leaders of the provinces went out, and the remainder of the army was following.
20 Cada uno mató a su hombre. Los sirios huyeron, e Israel los persiguió. Ben Hadad, rey de Siria, escapó en un caballo con gente de a caballo.
And each one struck down the man who came against him. And the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them. Also, Benhadad, the king of Syria, fled on a horse, with his horsemen.
21 El rey de Israel salió y golpeó a los caballos y a los carros, y mató a los sirios con una gran matanza.
But the king of Israel, going out, struck the horses and the chariots, and he struck the Syrians with a great slaughter.
22 El profeta se acercó al rey de Israel y le dijo: “Ve, fortalécete y planifica lo que debes hacer, porque a la vuelta del año, el rey de Siria subirá contra ti.”
Then a prophet, drawing near to the king of Israel, said to him: “Go and be strengthened. And know and see what you are doing. For in the following year, the king of Syria will rise up against you.”
23 Los servidores del rey de Siria le dijeron: “Su dios es un dios de las colinas; por eso fueron más fuertes que nosotros. Pero luchemos contra ellos en la llanura, y seguramente seremos más fuertes que ellos.
Then truly, the servants of the king of Syria said to him: “Their gods are the gods of the mountains; because of this, they have overwhelmed us. But it is better that we fight against them in the plains, and then we will prevail over them.
24 Haz esto: quita a los reyes, cada uno de su lugar, y pon capitanes en su lugar.
Therefore, you should do this word: Remove each of the kings from your army, and set commanders in their place.
25 Reúne un ejército como el que has perdido, caballo por caballo y carro por carro. Lucharemos contra ellos en la llanura, y seguramente seremos más fuertes que ellos”. Él escuchó su voz y así lo hizo.
And replace the number of soldiers who have been cut down of yours, and the horses, in accord with the earlier number of horses, and the chariots, in accord with the number of chariots that you had before. And we will fight against them in the plains, and you will see that we will prevail over them.” And he trusted in their counsel, and he did so.
26 A la vuelta del año, Ben Hadad reunió a los sirios y subió a Afec para luchar contra Israel.
Therefore, after the passing of the year, Benhadad took a count of the Syrians, and he ascended to Aphek, so that he might fight against Israel.
27 Los hijos de Israel se reunieron y recibieron provisiones, y fueron contra ellos. Los hijos de Israel acamparon frente a ellos como dos rebaños pequeños de cabras jóvenes, pero los sirios llenaron el país.
Then the sons of Israel were numbered, and taking provisions, they set out to the opposite side. And they stretched out the camp facing them, like two little flocks of goats. But the Syrians filled the land.
28 Un hombre de Dios se acercó y habló al rey de Israel y le dijo: “Yahvé dice: ‘Como los sirios han dicho: “Yahvé es un dios de las colinas, pero no es un dios de los valles”, por eso entregaré a toda esta gran multitud en tu mano, y sabrás que yo soy Yahvé’”.
And one man of God, drawing near, said to the king of Israel: “Thus says the Lord: Because the Syrians have said, ‘The Lord is the God of the mountains, but he is not the God of the valleys,’ I will deliver this entire great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.”
29 Acamparon uno frente al otro durante siete días. Al séptimo día se entabló la batalla, y los hijos de Israel mataron a cien mil hombres de a pie de los sirios en un solo día.
And for seven days, both sides arranged each of their battle lines. Then, on the seventh day, the war was undertaken. And the sons of Israel struck down, from the Syrians, one hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.
30 Pero los demás huyeron a Afec, a la ciudad, y el muro cayó sobre veintisiete mil hombres que quedaban. Ben Hadad huyó y entró en la ciudad, en una habitación interior.
Then those who had remained fled to Aphek, into the city. And the wall fell upon twenty-seven thousand men of those who had remained. Then Benhadad, fleeing, entered the city, into a room that was inside another room.
31 Sus siervos le dijeron: “Mira, hemos oído que los reyes de la casa de Israel son reyes misericordiosos. Por favor, pongamos sacos en nuestros cuerpos y cuerdas en nuestras cabezas, y salgamos a ver al rey de Israel. Tal vez él te salve la vida”.
And his servants said to him: “Behold, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel show clemency. And so, let us put sackcloth around our waists, and ropes on our heads, and let us go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will save our lives.”
32 Así que se pusieron tela de saco en el cuerpo y cuerdas en la cabeza, y vinieron al rey de Israel y le dijeron: “Tu siervo Ben Hadad dice: “Por favor, déjame vivir””. Dijo: “¿Aún está vivo? Es mi hermano”.
So they wrapped sackcloth around their waists, and they placed ropes on their heads. And they went to the king of Israel, and they said to him: “Your servant, Benhadad, says: ‘I beg you to let my soul live.’” And he replied, “If he is still alive, he is my brother.”
33 Los hombres observaron con diligencia y se apresuraron a tomar esta frase, y dijeron: “Tu hermano Ben Hadad”. Entonces dijo: “Ve, tráelo”. Entonces Ben Hadad salió hacia él, y lo hizo subir al carro.
The men accepted this as a good sign. And hastily, they took up the word from his mouth, and they said, “Benhadad is your brother.” And he said to them, “Go, and bring him to me.” Therefore, Benhadad went out to him, and he lifted him onto his chariot.
34 Ben Hadad le dijo: “Las ciudades que mi padre tomó de tu padre, yo las restauraré. Te harás calles en Damasco, como las que mi padre hizo en Samaria”. “Yo”, dijo Ajab, “te dejaré ir con este pacto”. Así que hizo un pacto con él y lo dejó ir.
And he said to him: “The cities that my father took from your father, I will return. And you may make streets for yourself in Damascus, just as my father made in Samaria. And after we have made a pact, I will withdraw from you.” Therefore, he formed a pact with him, and he released him.
35 Un hombre de los hijos de los profetas dijo a su compañero por palabra de Yahvé: “¡Por favor, golpéame!” El hombre se negó a golpearlo.
Then a certain man from the sons of the prophets said to his associate, by the word of the Lord, “Strike me.” But he was not willing to strike.
36 Entonces le dijo: “Como no has obedecido la voz de Yahvé, he aquí que en cuanto te apartes de mí, te matará un león”. En cuanto se apartó de él, un león lo encontró y lo mató.
And he said to him: “Because you were not willing to heed the voice of the Lord, behold, you will depart from me, and a lion will slay you. And when he had departed a short distance from him, a lion found him, and slew him.
37 Entonces encontró a otro hombre y le dijo: “Por favor, golpéame”. El hombre lo golpeó y lo hirió.
But upon finding another man, he said to him, “Strike me.” And he struck him, and wounded him.
38 Entonces el profeta partió y esperó al rey en el camino, y se disfrazó con su cintillo sobre los ojos.
Then the prophet departed. And he met the king along the way, and he changed his appearance by sprinkling dust around his mouth and eyes.
39 Al pasar el rey, gritó al rey y le dijo: “Tu siervo salió en medio de la batalla; y he aquí que un hombre se acercó y me trajo a un hombre, y me dijo: “¡Guarda a este hombre! Si por cualquier medio se pierde, entonces tu vida será por la suya, o si no pagarás un talento de plata.’
And when the king had passed by, he cried out to the king, and he said: “Your servant went out to do battle in close quarters. And when one man had fled, a certain person brought him to me, and he said: ‘Guard this man. For if he slips away, your life will take the place of his life, or you will weigh out one talent of silver.’
40 Como tu siervo estaba ocupado aquí y allá, desapareció”. El rey de Israel le dijo: “Así será tu juicio. Tú mismo lo has decidido”.
And while I was distracted, turning one way and another, suddenly, he was not to be seen.” And the king of Israel said to him, “This is your judgment, that which you yourself have decreed.”
41 Se apresuró a quitarse la cinta de los ojos, y el rey de Israel reconoció que era uno de los profetas.
Then immediately, he wiped away the dust from his face, and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was one of the prophets.
42 Le dijo: “Yahvé dice: ‘Como has dejado ir de tu mano al hombre que yo había consagrado a la destrucción, por eso tu vida tomará el lugar de su vida, y tu pueblo el lugar de su pueblo’.”
And he said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Because you have released from your hand a man worthy of death, your life will take the place of his life, and your people will take the place of his people.”
43 El rey de Israel se fue a su casa hosco y enojado, y llegó a Samaria.
And so the king of Israel returned to his house, unwilling to listen, and a fury entered into Samaria.
