2 Samuel 21
1 En los días de David hubo una hambruna durante tres años consecutivos, y David buscó el rostro de Yavé. Y Yavé dijo: Es por causa de Saúl y de su casa sanguinaria que mató a los gabaonitas.
During the time that David [ruled], there was a famine [in Israel] for three years. David prayed to Yahweh about it. And Yahweh said, “[In order for the famine to end], Saul’s family needs to be punished [MTY] because Saul killed many people from Gibeon [city].”
2 El rey llamó a los gabaonitas y habló con ellos. Los gabaonitas no eran de los hijos de Israel, sino del remanente de los amorreos. Los hijos de Israel les juraron la paz, pero Saúl tenía la intensión de matarlos en su celo por los hijos de Israel y de Judá.
The people of Gibeon were not Israelis; they were a small group of the Amor people-group whom the Israelis had solemnly promised to protect. But Saul had tried to kill all of them because he (was very zealous/wanted very much) to enable the people of Judah and Israel [to be the only ones living in that land]. So the king summoned the leaders of Gibeon
3 David preguntó a los gabaonitas: ¿Qué puedo hacer por ustedes, y con qué les hago compensación para que bendigan la heredad de Yavé?
and said to them, “What shall I do for you? How can I make amends/up for what was done to your people, in order that you will bless us who belong to Yahweh?”
4 Los gabaonitas le respondieron: No nos importa la plata ni el oro de Saúl o de su casa, ni nos corresponde matar a alguien en Israel. Y él dijo: Haré por ustedes lo que digan.
They replied, “You cannot settle our quarrel with Saul and his family by giving us silver or gold. And we do not have the right to kill any Israelis.” So David asked, “Then/So what do you say that I should do for you?”
5 Y respondieron al rey: Que de aquel hombre que nos destruyó y maquinó contra nosotros para exterminarnos a fin de que no quedáramos dentro del territorio de Israel,
They replied, “Saul [wanted to] get rid of us. He wanted to annihilate/kill all of us, in order that none of us would live anywhere in Israel.
6 se nos entreguen de sus descendientes siete varones y los ahorcaremos delante de Yavé en Gabaa de Saúl, el escogido de Yavé. Y el rey contestó: Los entregaré.
Hand over to us seven of Saul’s descendants. We will hang them where Yahweh is worshiped in Gibeon, our town, the town where Saul, whom Yahweh previously chose to be king, lived.” The king replied, “Okay, I will hand them over to you.”
7 Pero el rey pasó por alto a Mefi-boset, hijo de Jonatán, hijo de Saúl, a causa del juramento que David y Jonatán, hijo de Saúl, se hicieron en Nombre de Yavé.
The king did not hand over to them Saul’s grandson Mephibosheth, because of what he and [Mephibosheth’s father] Jonathan had solemnly promised to each other.
8 El rey tomó a los dos hijos de Rizpa, hija de Aja, que dio a luz a Saúl: Armoni y Mefi-boset, y a los cinco hijos de Merab, hija de Saúl, los cuales dio a luz a Adriel, hijo de Barzilai meolatita,
Instead, he took Armoni and another man named Mephibosheth, the two sons that Saul’s slave wife Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, had given birth to, and the five sons that Saul’s daughter Merab had given birth to. Merab’s husband was Adriel, the son of a man named Barzillai from Meholah [town].
9 y los entregó en manos de los gabaonitas, quienes los ahorcaron en la montaña delante de Yavé. Así murieron juntos aquellos siete, los cuales fueron ahorcados en los primeros días de la cosecha de la cebada.
David handed those men over to the men from Gibeon. Then they hanged those seven men on a hill where they worshiped Yahweh. They were all killed during the time of the year that the people started to harvest the barley.
10 Entonces Rizpa, hija de Aja, tomó una tela áspera y la extendió sobre una roca, desde el comienzo de la cosecha hasta cuando cayó sobre ellos agua del cielo, y no dejó que alguna ave del cielo se posara sobre ellos de día, ni las fieras del campo por la noche.
Then Rizpah took coarse cloth made from goats’ hair, and spread it on the rock [where the corpses lay]. She stayed there from the time that people started to harvest the barley until the rains started. She did not allow any birds to come near the corpses during the day, and she did not allow any animals to come near during the night.
11 Cuando le informaron a David lo que hacía Rizpa, hija de Aja, concubina de Saúl,
When someone told David what Rizpah had done,
12 David fue y tomó los huesos de Saúl y los huesos de su hijo Jonatán de los hombres de Jabes de Galaad, quienes los quitaron en oculto de la plaza de Bet-sán donde los filisteos los colgaron el día cuando ellos mataron a Saúl en Gilboa.
he went with some of his servants to Jabesh in [the] Gilead [region] and got the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan. The people of Jabesh had stolen their bones from the (plaza/public square) in Beth-Shan [city], where the men from Philistia had hanged them previously, on the day that they had killed Saul and Jonathan on Gilboa [Mountain].
13 Mandó que llevaran de allí los huesos de Saúl y los huesos de su hijo Jonatán. Recogieron los huesos de los que fueron ahorcados y
David and his men took the bones of Saul and Jonathan, and they also took the bones of the seven men [from Gibeon] whom the men from Philistia had hanged.
14 los sepultaron con los huesos de Saúl y de su hijo Jonatán en tierra de Benjamín, en Zela, en el sepulcro de su padre Cis. Se hizo todo lo que el rey ordenó. Después de eso, ʼElohim prestó atención a la oración por la tierra.
They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan in Zela [town] in the land of [the tribe of] Benjamin. Doing all that the king commanded, they buried their bones in the tomb where Saul’s father Kish [was buried]. After that, [because] God [saw that Saul’s family had been punished to pay for Saul’s murder of many people from Gibeon, he] answered the Israelis’ prayers for their land, and caused the famine to end.
15 Los filisteos volvieron a hacer guerra contra Israel. David bajó con sus esclavos y luchaban contra los filisteos. Y David se cansó.
The army of Philistia again started to fight against the army of Israel. And David and his soldiers went to fight the Philistines. During the battle, David became weary.
16 Isbi-benob, quien era uno de los descendientes de los gigantes, cuya lanza pesaba 3,3 kilogramos de bronce y tenía atada una espada nueva, trató de matar a David.
One of the Philistia men thought that he could kill David. His name was Ishbi-Benob. He was a descendant of [a group of] giants. He carried a bronze spear that weighed about (7-1/2 pounds/3-1/2 kg.), and he also had a new sword.
17 Pero Abisai, hijo de Sarvia, ayudó [a David], hirió al filisteo y lo mató. Entonces los hombres de David le juraron: ¡No volverás a salir con nosotros a la batalla, no sea que tú apagues la lámpara de Israel!
But Abishai came to help David, and attacked the giant and killed him. Then David’s soldiers forced him to promise that he would not go with them into a battle again. They said to him, “[If you die, and none of your descendants become king, that would be like] [MET] extinguishing the last light in Israel.”
18 Después hubo otra guerra en Gob contra los filisteos. Sibecai el husatita mató a Saf, quien era otro de los descendientes de los gigantes.
Some time after that, there was a battle with the army of Philistia near Gob [village]. During the battle, Sibbecai, from [the] Hushah [clan], killed Saph, one of the descendants of the Rapha giants.
19 Otra vez hubo guerra en Gob contra los filisteos, y Elhanán, hijo de Jaare-oregim, de Belén, mató a Goliat geteo, cuya asta de la lanza era como el rodillo de un telar.
[Later] there was another battle with the army of Philistia at Gob. During that battle, Elhanan, the son of Jaare-Oregim from Bethlehem, killed [the brother of] Goliath from Gath [city]; Goliath’s spear shaft/handle was (very thick, like the bar on a weaver’s loom/over two inches thick).
20 Después hubo otra guerra en Gat, donde había un hombre de gran estatura que tenía seis dedos en cada mano y seis dedos en cada pie, 24 en total. También éste era descendiente de gigantes.
Later there was another battle near Gath. There was a (huge man/giant) there who liked to fight [in battles]. He had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He was descended from [the] Rapha [giants].
21 Cuando desafió a Israel, Jonatán, hijo de Simea, hermano de David, lo mató.
But when he (made fun of/ridiculed) the men in the Israeli [army], Jonathan, the son of David’s [older] brother Shimeah, killed him.
22 Estos cuatro eran descendientes del gigante de Gat. Cayeron en la mano de David por medio de sus esclavos.
Those four men were some of the descendants of the Rapha giants who had lived in Gath, who were killed [MTY] by David and his soldiers.
