2 Samuel 4
1 Cuando el hijo de Saúl se enteró de que Abner había muerto en Hebrón, sus manos se debilitaron, y todos los israelitas se preocuparon.
Then Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, heard that Abner had fallen in Hebron. And his hands were weakened, and all of Israel was troubled.
2 El hijo de Saúl tenía dos hombres que eran capitanes de bandas de asalto. Uno se llamaba Baana y el otro Recab, hijos de Rimón el beerotita, de los hijos de Benjamín (pues Beerot también se considera parte de Benjamín;
Now the son of Saul had two men, leaders among robbers. The name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other was Rechab, sons of Rimmon, a Beerothite from the sons of Benjamin. For indeed, Beeroth, too, was reputed with Benjamin.
3 y los beerotitas huyeron a Gittaim, y han vivido allí como extranjeros hasta hoy).
And the Beerothites had fled into Gittaim. And they were strangers there, until that time.
4 Jonatán, hijo de Saúl, tenía un hijo que era cojo de los pies. Tenía cinco años cuando llegó la noticia de que Saúl y Jonatán habían salido de Jezreel; y su nodriza lo recogió y huyó. Mientras se apresuraba a huir, él se cayó y quedó cojo. Se llamaba Mefiboset.
Now Jonathan, the son of Saul, had a son with disabled feet. For he was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan arrived from Jezreel. And so, his nurse, taking him up, fled. And while she was hurrying, so that she might flee, he fell and was made lame. And he was called Mephibosheth.
5 Los hijos de Rimón el beerotita, Recab y Baana, salieron y llegaron al filo del calor del día a la casa de Ishboshet cuando éste descansaba al mediodía.
And so, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, arrived and entered the house of Ishbosheth, in the heat of the day. And he was sleeping on his bed at midday. And the doorkeeper of the house, who was cleaning the wheat, fell fast asleep.
6 Entraron allí, en medio de la casa, como si quisieran recoger trigo, y lo hirieron en el cuerpo; pero Recab y su hermano Baana escaparon.
Then they entered the house secretly, taking the ears of grain. And Rechab and his brother Baanah stabbed him in the groin, and they fled away.
7 Cuando entraron en la casa mientras él estaba acostado en su cama, en su dormitorio, lo golpearon, lo mataron, lo decapitaron y tomaron su cabeza, y se fueron por el camino del Arabá toda la noche.
For when they had entered the house, he was sleeping on his bed in a closed room. And striking him, they killed him. And taking his head, they departed by the way of the desert, walking throughout the night.
8 Llevaron la cabeza de Isboset a David, a Hebrón, y le dijeron al rey: “¡He aquí la cabeza de Isboset, hijo de Saúl, tu enemigo, que buscaba tu vida! El Señor ha vengado hoy a mi señor el rey de Saúl y de su descendencia.”
And they brought the head of Ishbosheth to David in Hebron. And they said to the king: “Behold, the head of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy, who was seeking your life. And so, the Lord has avenged my lord the king, this day, from Saul and from his offspring.”
9 David respondió a Recab y a su hermano Baana, hijos de Rimón el beerothita, y les dijo: “Vive Yahvé, que ha redimido mi alma de toda adversidad,
But David, responding to Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, said to them: “As the Lord lives who has rescued my soul from all distress,
10 cuando alguien me dijo: ‘He aquí que Saúl ha muerto’, pensando que traía buenas noticias, lo agarré y lo maté en Siclag, que fue la recompensa que le di por sus noticias.
the one who reported to me and said, ‘Saul is dead,’ who was thinking that he announced good news, I apprehended. And at Ziklag I killed him who ought to have been given a reward for the news.
11 ¿Cuánto más, si los malvados han matado a un justo en su propia casa, en su lecho, no he de exigir ahora su sangre de tu mano, y librar la tierra de ti?”
How much more so now, when impious men have put to death an innocent man in his own house, upon his bed, shall I not require his blood from your hand, and take you away from the earth?”
12 David ordenó a sus jóvenes, y los mataron, les cortaron las manos y los pies y los colgaron junto al estanque de Hebrón. Pero tomaron la cabeza de Isboset y la enterraron en la tumba de Abner en Hebrón.
And so, David commanded his servants, and they put them to death. And cutting off their hands and feet, they suspended them up over the pool in Hebron. But the head of Ishbosheth they took and buried in the sepulcher of Abner at Hebron.
