2 Samuel 5
1 Entonces todas las tribus de Israel acudieron a David en Hebrón y hablaron diciendo: “He aquí que somos tu hueso y tu carne.
Then [the leaders of] all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and said to him, “Listen, we have the same ancestors [IDM] that you do.
2 En tiempos pasados, cuando Saúl era rey sobre nosotros, eras tú quien conducía a Israel hacia afuera y hacia adentro. Yahvé te dijo: ‘Tú serás pastor de mi pueblo Israel, y serás príncipe sobre Israel’”.
In the past, when Saul was our king, it was you who led our Israeli soldiers [in our battles]. You are the one to whom Yahweh promised, ‘You will be the leader [MET] of my people; you will be their king.’”
3 Así que todos los ancianos de Israel vinieron al rey a Hebrón, y el rey David hizo un pacto con ellos en Hebrón ante Yahvé; y ungieron a David como rey de Israel.
So while Yahweh was listening, all those leaders of the people of Israel declared there at Hebron [that David would be their king]. And David made a sacred agreement with them. They anointed him [with olive oil to set him apart] to be the king of the Israeli people.
4 David tenía treinta años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó cuarenta años.
David was 30 years old when he became their king. He ruled them for 40 years.
5 En Hebrón reinó sobre Judá siete años y seis meses, y en Jerusalén reinó treinta y tres años sobre todo Israel y Judá.
In Hebron he ruled over the tribe of Judah for seven and a half years, and in Jerusalem he ruled over all the people of Judah and Israel for 33 years.
6 El rey y sus hombres se dirigieron a Jerusalén contra los jebuseos, habitantes del país, que hablaron a David diciendo: “Los ciegos y los cojos te mantendrán fuera de aquí”, pensando que “David no puede entrar aquí”.
[One day] King David and his soldiers went to Jerusalem to fight against the Jebus people-group who lived there. The people there thought that David’s army would not be able to capture the city, so they sent a message to David, saying “Your army will never be able to get inside our city! Even the blind and crippled people will be able to chase you away!”
7 Sin embargo, David tomó la fortaleza de Sión. Esta es la ciudad de David.
But David’s army captured the fortress on Zion [Hill], [and later it was known as] David’s City.
8 Aquel día David dijo: “El que golpee a los jebuseos, que suba a la rambla y golpee a los cojos y a los ciegos, que son odiados por el alma de David.” Por eso dicen: “Los ciegos y los cojos no pueden entrar en la casa”.
On that day, David said [to his soldiers], “Those who want to get rid of the Jebus people-group should go through the water tunnel [to enter the city]. Then they can attack those people whom I [SYN] detest—[and we will find out if any] blind and crippled people [will be able to stop them]!” That is why people say, “Blind and crippled people cannot enter Yahweh’s temple.”
9 David vivió en la fortaleza y la llamó ciudad de David. David construyó alrededor de Millo y hacia adentro.
[After] David [and his soldiers captured] the city with its strong walls around it, he lived there, and they named it ‘David’s City’. David [and his soldiers] built the city around the fortress, starting where the [land was (filled in/terraces) on the east side of the hill].
10 David crecía cada vez más, porque Yahvé, el Dios de los Ejércitos, estaba con él.
David continued to become more and more powerful/influential, because the Almighty Commander of the armies of angels was with/helping him.
11 Hiram, rey de Tiro, envió mensajeros a David con cedros, carpinteros y albañiles, y le construyeron una casa.
[One day] Hiram, the king of Tyre [city], sent ambassadors/messengers to David [to talk about making agreements between their countries]. Hiram agreed to provide cedar trees [to make lumber], and also that he would send carpenters and masons, to build a palace for David.
12 David se dio cuenta de que Yahvé lo había establecido como rey sobre Israel y que había exaltado su reino por causa de su pueblo Israel.
His doing that caused David to realize that Yahweh truly had appointed him to be the king of Israel, and that Yahweh was going to cause his kingdom to prosper, because Yahweh loved the Israeli people, whom [he had chosen to] belong to him.
13 David tomó para sí más concubinas y esposas fuera de Jerusalén, después de haber venido de Hebrón; y le nacieron más hijos e hijas.
After David moved from Hebron to Jerusalem, he took more slave women to be his second-class wives, and he also married other women. [All of those women] gave birth to more sons and daughters.
14 Estos son los nombres de los que le nacieron en Jerusalén Shammua, Shobab, Natán, Salomón,
The names of the sons who were born in Jerusalem were Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
16 Elishama, Eliada y Eliphelet.
Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
17 Cuando los filisteos se enteraron de que habían ungido a David como rey de Israel, todos los filisteos subieron a buscar a David, pero éste se enteró y bajó a la fortaleza.
When the Philistia people heard that David had been appointed to be the king of Israel, their army went up [toward Jerusalem] to try to capture David. But David heard that they were coming, so he went down to another fortified place.
18 Los filisteos habían llegado y se habían extendido en el valle de Refaim.
The [army of] Philistia arrived at Rephaim Valley [southwest of Jerusalem] and spread all over the valley.
19 David consultó al Señor, diciendo: “¿Debo subir contra los filisteos? ¿Los entregarás en mi mano?” Yahvé dijo a David: “Sube, porque ciertamente entregaré a los filisteos en tu mano”.
David asked Yahweh, “Should [my men and] I attack the Philistia army? Will you enable us to defeat them [IDM]?” Yahweh replied, “Yes, attack them, because I will certainly enable your army to defeat them. [IDM]”
20 David llegó a Baal Perazim, y allí los golpeó. Entonces dijo: “Yahvé ha quebrado a mis enemigos ante mí, como la brecha de las aguas”. Por eso llamó a ese lugar Baal Perazim.
So David [and his army] went to [where the Philistia army was], and there they defeated them. Then David said, “Yahweh has burst through my enemies like a flood.” [SIM] So that place is called ‘Lord of Bursting-through’.
21 Dejaron allí sus imágenes, y David y sus hombres se las llevaron.
The Philistia men left their idols there; so David and his soldiers took them away.
22 Los filisteos volvieron a subir y se extendieron por el valle de Refaim.
Then the Philistia [army] returned to Rephaim Valley and spread all over the valley.
23 Cuando David consultó al Señor, éste le dijo: “No subas. Da la vuelta por detrás de ellos y atácalos frente a las moreras.
So again David asked Yahweh [if his army should attack them]. But Yahweh replied, “Do not attack them [from here]. Tell your men to go around them and attack them from the other side, near the balsam trees.
24 Cuando oigas el ruido de la marcha en las copas de las moreras, entonces revuélvete, porque entonces Yahvé ha salido delante de ti para atacar al ejército de los filisteos.”
When you hear something in the tops of the balsam trees that sounds like [an army] marching, attack them, because I will have gone ahead of you [to enable your army] to defeat their army.”
25 David lo hizo así, tal como se lo había ordenado Yahvé, y atacó a los filisteos desde Geba hasta Gezer.
So David did what Yahweh told him to do, and his [army] defeated the Philistia army from Geba [city] all the way [west] to Gezer [city].
