2 Reyes 3
1 Joram, hijo de Ajab, comenzó a reinar sobre Israel en Samaria en el año dieciocho de Josafat, rey de Judá, y reinó doce años.
Truly, Joram, the son of Ahab, reigned over Israel, in Samaria, in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah. And he reigned for twelve years.
2 Hizo lo que era malo a los ojos de Yahvé, pero no como su padre y como su madre, pues quitó la columna de Baal que había hecho su padre.
And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not as his father and mother did. For he took away the statues of Baal, which his father had made.
3 Sin embargo, se aferró a los pecados de Jeroboam hijo de Nabat, con los que hizo pecar a Israel. No se apartó de ellos.
Yet truly, he did adhere to the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin; neither did he withdraw from these.
4 Mesá, rey de Moab, era criador de ovejas, y suministraba al rey de Israel cien mil corderos y la lana de cien mil carneros.
Now Mesha, the king of Moab, raised many sheep. And he repaid to the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs, and one hundred thousand rams, with their fleece.
5 Pero cuando murió Acab, el rey de Moab se rebeló contra el rey de Israel.
And when Ahab had died, he transgressed the pact that he had with the king of Israel.
6 El rey Joram salió entonces de Samaria y reunió a todo Israel.
Therefore, king Joram departed on that day from Samaria, and he took a count of all of Israel.
7 Fue y envió a Josafat, rey de Judá, diciendo: “El rey de Moab se ha rebelado contra mí. ¿Vas a ir conmigo contra Moab a la batalla?” Dijo: “Subiré. Yo soy como tú, mi pueblo como tu pueblo, mis caballos como tus caballos”.
And he sent to Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, saying: “The king of Moab has withdrawn from me. Come to battle with me against him.” And he responded: “I will go up. What is mine, is yours. My people are your people. And my horses are your horses.”
8 Entonces dijo: “¿Por dónde subiremos?” Joram respondió: “El camino del desierto de Edom”.
And he said, “Along which way shall we ascend?” So he responded, “Along the desert of Idumea.”
9 El rey de Israel fue con el rey de Judá y el rey de Edom, y marcharon durante siete días por una ruta tortuosa. No había agua para el ejército ni para los animales que los seguían.
Therefore, the king of Israel, and the king of Judah, and the king of Idumea, traveled, and they went by a circuitous path for seven days. But there was no water for the army or for the beasts of burden which were following them.
10 El rey de Israel dijo: “¡Ay! Porque Yahvé ha convocado a estos tres reyes para entregarlos en manos de Moab”.
And the king of Israel said: “Alas, alas, alas! The Lord has gathered we three kings, so that he might deliver us into the hands of Moab.”
11 Pero Josafat dijo: “¿No hay aquí un profeta de Yahvé, para que podamos consultar a Yahvé por medio de él?” Uno de los siervos del rey de Israel respondió: “Eliseo, hijo de Safat, que derramó agua sobre las manos de Elías, está aquí”.
And Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not a prophet of the Lord here, so that we may appeal to the Lord through him?” And one of the servants of the king of Israel responded, “Elisha, the son of Shaphat, is here, who poured water upon the hands of Elijah.”
12 Josafat dijo: “La palabra de Yahvé está con él”. Entonces el rey de Israel, Josafat y el rey de Edom bajaron hacia él.
And Jehoshaphat said, “The word of the Lord is with him.” And so, the king of Israel, with Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, and with the king of Idumea, descended to him.
13 Eliseo dijo al rey de Israel: “¿Qué tengo que hacer contigo? Ve a los profetas de tu padre y a los profetas de tu madre”. El rey de Israel le dijo: “No, porque Yahvé ha convocado a estos tres reyes para entregarlos a la mano de Moab”.
Then Elisha said to the king of Israel: “What is there between you and me? Go to the prophets of your father and your mother.” And the king of Israel said to him, “Why has the Lord gathered these three kings, so that he might deliver them into the hands of Moab?”
14 Eliseo dijo: “Vive Yahvé de los Ejércitos, ante quien estoy, ciertamente, si no fuera porque respeto la presencia de Josafat, rey de Judá, no miraría hacia ti ni te vería.
And Elisha said to him: “As the Lord of hosts lives, in whose sight I stand, if I was not humbled by the face of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, certainly I would neither have listened to you, nor have looked upon you.
15 Pero ahora tráeme un músico”. Cuando el músico tocó, la mano de Yahvé se posó sobre él.
But now, bring a musician to me.” And while the musician was playing, the hand of the Lord fell upon him, and he said:
16 Dijo: “Yahvé dice: ‘Haz que este valle se llene de trincheras’.
“Thus says the Lord: Make, in the channel of this torrent, pit after pit.
17 Porque Yahvé dice: ‘No verás viento, ni verás lluvia, pero ese valle se llenará de agua y beberás, tanto tú como tu ganado y tus otros animales.
For thus says the Lord: You shall not see wind or rain. And yet this channel shall be filled with water. And you shall drink, you and your families, and your beasts of burden.
18 Esto es algo fácil a los ojos del Señor. También entregará a los moabitas en tu mano.
And this is small in the sight of the Lord. So, in addition, he will also deliver Moab into your hands.
19 Golpearás toda ciudad fortificada y toda ciudad selecta, y derribarás todo árbol bueno, y detendrás todos los manantiales de agua, y estropearás con piedras todo terreno bueno”.
And you shall strike every fortified town and every elect city. And you shall cut down every fruitful tree. And you shall obstruct all the sources of water. And you shall cover every excellent field with stones.”
20 Por la mañana, a la hora de ofrecer el sacrificio, he aquí que llegaron aguas por el camino de Edom, y el país se llenó de agua.
Then it happened that, in the morning, when the sacrifices were usually to be offered, behold, water was arriving along the way of Idumea, and the land was filled with water.
21 Cuando todos los moabitas se enteraron de que los reyes habían subido a luchar contra ellos, se reunieron, todos los que podían ponerse una armadura, jóvenes y viejos, y se pusieron en la frontera.
Then all the Moabites, hearing that the kings had ascended so that they might fight against them, gathered all who had been girded with a belt around them, and they stood at the borders.
22 Se levantaron de madrugada, y el sol brilló sobre el agua, y los moabitas vieron el agua frente a ellos roja como la sangre.
And rising up in early morning, and when the sun was now rising before the waters, the Moabites saw the waters opposite them, which were red like blood.
23 Dijeron: “Esto es sangre. Los reyes están seguramente destruidos, y se han golpeado mutuamente. Ahora, pues, Moab, ¡al saqueo!”
And they said: “It is the blood of the sword! The kings have fought among themselves, and they have slain one another. Go now, Moab, to the spoils!”
24 Cuando llegaron al campamento de Israel, los israelitas se levantaron e hirieron a los moabitas, de modo que huyeron ante ellos; y avanzaron por la tierra atacando a los moabitas.
And they went into the camp of Israel. But Israel, rising up, struck Moab, and they fled before them. And since they had prevailed, they went and struck down Moab.
25 Derribaron las ciudades, y en cada pedazo de tierra buena cada uno echó su piedra y la llenó. También detuvieron todos los manantiales de agua y cortaron todos los árboles buenos, hasta que en Kir Hareset sólo quedaron sus piedras; sin embargo, los hombres armados con hondas la rodearon y la atacaron.
And they destroyed the cities. And they filled up every excellent field, each one casting stones. And they obstructed all the sources of water. And they cut down all the fruitful trees, to such an extent that only brick walls remained. And the city was encircled by the slingers of stones. And a great part of it was struck down.
26 Cuando el rey de Moab vio que la batalla era demasiado dura para él, tomó consigo a setecientos hombres que sacaban una espada, para abrirse paso hasta el rey de Edom; pero no pudieron.
And when the king of Moab had seen this, specifically, that the enemies had prevailed, he took with him seven hundred men who draw the sword, so that he might break through to the king of Idumea. But they were unable.
27 Entonces tomó a su hijo mayor, que habría reinado en su lugar, y lo ofreció en holocausto sobre el muro. Hubo gran ira contra Israel, y se apartaron de él, y volvieron a su tierra.
And taking his firstborn son, who would have reigned in his place, he offered him as a holocaust upon the wall. And there was great indignation in Israel. And they promptly withdrew from him, and they turned back to their own land.
