1 Reyes 21

1 Después de estas cosas, Nabot de Jezreel tenía una viña que estaba en Jezreel, junto al palacio de Acab, rey de Samaria.

And Achaab numbered the young men the heads of the districts, and they were two hundred and thirty: and afterwards he numbered the people, [even] every man fit for war, seven thousand.

2 Acab habló a Nabot, diciendo: “Dame tu viña, para que la tenga como jardín de hierbas, porque está cerca de mi casa; y yo te daré por ella una viña mejor que ésta. O, si te parece bien, te daré su valor en dinero”.

And he went forth at noon, an the son of Ader was drinking [and] getting drunk in Socchoth, he and the kings, [even] thirty and two kings, his allies.

3 Nabot dijo a Ajab: “¡Que Yahvé me prohíba dar la herencia de mis padres a ti!”

And the young men the heads of the districts went forth first; and they send and report to the king of Syria, saying, There are men come forth out of Samaria.

4 Acab entró en su casa hosco y enojado por la palabra que le había dicho Nabot de Jezreel, pues había dicho: “No te daré la herencia de mis padres”. Se acostó en su cama, apartó su rostro y no quiso comer pan.

And he said to them, If they come forth peaceably, take them alive; and if they come forth to war, take them alive:

5 Pero Jezabel, su mujer, se acercó a él y le dijo: “¿Por qué está tu espíritu tan triste que no comes pan?”

and let not the young men the heads of the districts go forth of the city. And the force that was behind them

6 Le dijo: “Porque hablé con Nabot de Jezreel y le dije: ‘Dame tu viña por dinero, o si te place, te daré otra viña por ella’. Él respondió: ‘No te daré mi viña’”.

struck each one the man next to him; and each one a second time struck the man next to him: and Syria fled, and Israel pursued them; and the son of Ader, [even] the king of Syria, escapes on the horse of a horseman.

7 Jezabel, su mujer, le dijo: “¿Ahora gobiernas el reino de Israel? Levántate, come pan y alegra tu corazón. Te daré la viña de Nabot el jezreelita”.

And the king of Israel went forth, and took all the horses and the chariots, and struck [the enemy] with a great slaughter in Syria.

8 Así que ella escribió cartas en nombre de Acab y las selló con su sello, y envió las cartas a los ancianos y a los nobles que estaban en su ciudad, que vivían con Nabot.

And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said, Strengthen yourself, and observe, and see what you shall do; for at the return of the year the son of Ader king of Syria comes up against you.

9 Ella escribió en las cartas, diciendo: “Proclamen un ayuno y pongan a Nabot en alto entre el pueblo.

And the servants of the king of Syria, even they said, The God of Israel [is] a God of mountains, and not a God of valleys; therefore has he prevailed against us: but if we should fight against them in the plain, verily we shall prevail against them.

10 Poned delante de él a dos hombres malvados, y que testifiquen contra él diciendo: ‘¡Has maldecido a Dios y al rey! Luego llévenlo y mátenlo a pedradas”.

And do you this thing: Send away the kings, each one to his place, and set princes in their stead.

11 Los hombres de su ciudad, los ancianos y los nobles que vivían en ella, hicieron lo que Jezabel les había ordenado en las cartas que les había escrito y enviado.

And we will give you [another] army according to the army that was destroyed, and cavalry according to the cavalry, and chariots according to the chariots, and we will fight against them in the plain, and we shall prevail against them. And he listened to their voice, and did so.

12 Proclamaron un ayuno y pusieron a Nabot en lo alto del pueblo.

And it came to pass at the return of the year, that the son of Ader reviewed Syria, and went up to Apheca to war against Israel.

13 Los dos hombres, los malvados, entraron y se sentaron ante él. Los malvados testificaron contra él, contra Nabot, en presencia del pueblo, diciendo: “¡Nabot maldijo a Dios y al rey!” Entonces lo sacaron de la ciudad y lo mataron a pedradas.

And the children of Israel were numbered, and came to meet them: and Israel encamped before them as two little flocks of goats, but Syria filled the land.

14 Luego enviaron a Jezabel diciendo: “Nabot ha sido apedreado y ha muerto”.

And there came the man of God, and said to the king of Israel, Thus says the Lord, Because Syria has said, The Lord God of Israel [is] a God of the hills, and he [is] not a God of the valleys, therefore will I give this great army into your hand, and you shall know that I [am] the Lord.

15 Cuando Jezabel se enteró de que Nabot había sido apedreado y estaba muerto, le dijo a Ajab: “Levántate y toma posesión de la viña de Nabot de Jezreel, que él se negó a darte por dinero; porque Nabot no está vivo, sino muerto.”

And they encamp one over against the other before them seven days. And it came to pass on the seventh day that the battle drew on, and Israel struck Syria, [even] a hundred thousand footmen in one day.

16 Cuando Ajab se enteró de que Nabot había muerto, se levantó para bajar a la viña de Nabot de Jezreel, para tomar posesión de ella.

And the rest fled to Apheca, into the city; and the wall fell upon twenty-seven thousand men that were left: and the son of Ader fled, and entered into an inner chamber, into a closet.

17 La palabra de Yahvé llegó a Elías el tisbita, diciendo:

And he said to his servants, I know that the kings of Israel are merciful kings: let us now put sackcloth upon our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and let us go forth to the king of Israel, if by any means he will save our souls alive.

18 “Levántate y baja a recibir a Ajab, rey de Israel, que vive en Samaria. He aquí que está en la viña de Nabot, a la que ha bajado para tomar posesión de ella.

So they girded sackcloth upon their loins, and put ropes upon their heads, and said to the king of Israel, Your servant the son of Ader says, Let our souls live, I pray you. And he said, Does he yet live? He is my brother.

19 Le hablarás diciendo: “El Señor dice: “¿Has matado y también tomado posesión? Le hablarás diciendo: ‘Dice el Señor: “En el lugar donde los perros lamieron la sangre de Nabot, los perros lamerán tu sangre, la tuya”’”.

And the men divined, and offered drink-offerings; and they caught the word out of his mouth, and said, Your brother the son of Ader. And he said, Go you in and fetch him. And the son of Ader went out to him, and they cause him to go up to him into the chariot.

20 Acab dijo a Elías: “¿Me has encontrado, mi enemigo?” Él respondió: “Te he encontrado, porque te has vendido a hacer lo que es malo a los ojos de Yahvé.

And he said to him, The cities which my father took from your father I will restore to you; and you shall make streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father made streets in Samaria; and I will let you go with a covenant. And he made a covenant with him, and let him go.

21 He aquí que yo traigo el mal sobre ti, y te barreré por completo, y cortaré de Acab a todo el que orine contra una pared, y al que esté encerrado y al que quede suelto en Israel.

And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor by the word of the Lord, Strike me, I pray, And the man would not strike him.

22 Haré que tu casa sea como la casa de Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat, y como la casa de Baasa, hijo de Ahías, por la provocación con que me has hecho enojar y has hecho pecar a Israel.”

And he said to him, Because you have not listened to the voice of the Lord, therefore, behold, as you depart from me, a lion shall strike you: and he departed from him, and a lion found him, and struck him.

23 Yahvé también habló de Jezabel, diciendo: “Los perros se comerán a Jezabel junto a la muralla de Jezreel.

And he finds another man, and says, Strike me, I pray you. And the man struck him, and in striking wounded [him].

24 Los perros se comerán al que muera de Ajab en la ciudad, y las aves del cielo se comerán al que muera en el campo.”

And the prophet went and stood before the king of Israel by the way, and bound his eyes with a bandage.

25 Pero no hubo nadie como Ajab, que se vendió para hacer lo que era malo a los ojos de Yahvé, a quien Jezabel, su esposa, incitó.

And it came to pass as the king passed by, that he cried aloud to the king, and said, Your servant went out to war, and, behold, a man brought [another] man to me, and said to me, Keep his man; and if he should by any means escape, then your life shall go for his life, or you shall pay a talent of silver.

26 Hizo de manera muy abominable al seguir a los ídolos, conforme a todo lo que hicieron los amorreos, a quienes Yahvé expulsó ante los hijos de Israel.

And it came to pass, that your servant looked round this way and that way, and the man was gone. And the king of Israel said to him, Behold, you have also destroyed snares [set] for me.

27 Al oír estas palabras, Ajab se rasgó las vestiduras, se puso un saco en el cuerpo, ayunó, se acostó en un saco y anduvo abatido.

And he hasted, and took away the bandage from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was one of the prophets.

28 La palabra de Yahvé vino a Elías el tisbita, diciendo:

And he said to him, Thus says the Lord, Because you have suffered to escape out of your hand a man appointed to destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.

29 “¿Ves cómo se humilla Ajab ante mí? Porque se humilla ante mí, no traeré el mal en sus días; pero traeré el mal sobre su casa en los días de su hijo.”

And the king of Israel departed confounded and discouraged, and came to Samaria.