2 Samuel 5
1 Y vinieron todas las tribus de Israel a David en Hebrón, y hablaron, diciendo: He aquí, nosotros somos tus huesos 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 Y aun ayer y anteayer cuando Saul reinaba sobre nosotros, tú sacabas y volvías a Israel. Además de esto, Jehová te ha dicho: Tú apacentarás a mi pueblo Israel, y tú 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 Vinieron pues todos los ancianos de Israel al rey en Hebrón; y el rey David hizo con ellos alianza en Hebrón delante de Jehová: y ungieron a David por rey sobre 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 era de 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 Jerusalem 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 Entonces el rey y los suyos vinieron a Jerusalem al Jebuseo que habitaba en la tierra, el cual habló a David, diciendo: Tú no entrarás acá, si no echares los ciegos y los cojos, diciendo: No vendrá David acá.
[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 Mas David tomó la fortaleza de Sión, la cual 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 Y dijo David aquel día: ¿Quién llegará hasta las canales, y herirá al Jebuseo, y a los cojos y los ciegos, a los cuales el alma de David aborrece? Por esto se dijo: Ciego ni cojo no entrará en 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 Y David moró en la fortaleza, y púsole nombre, Ciudad de David: y edificó al derredor desde Mello para dentro.
[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 Y David iba creciendo y aumentándose: y Jehová Dios de los ejércitos era 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 E Hiram rey de Tiro envió embajadores a David, y madera de cedro, y carpinteros, y canteros para los muros, los cuales edificaron la casa de David.
[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 Y entendió David que Jehová le había confirmado por rey sobre Israel, y que había ensalzado su reino por amor 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 Y tomó David más concubinas, y mujeres de Jerusalem, después que vino de Hebrón, y naciéronle 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 Jerusalem: Samua, y Sobat, y Natán, y Salomón.
The names of the sons who were born in Jerusalem were Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
15 Y Jebahar, y Elisua, y Nefeg.
Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
16 Y Jafia, y Elisama, y Elioda, y Elifalet.
Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
17 Y oyendo los Filisteos que habían ungido a David por rey sobre Israel, todos los Filisteos subieron a buscar a David: lo cual como David oyó, vino 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 Y vinieron los Filisteos, y extendiéronse por el valle de Rafaim.
The [army of] Philistia arrived at Rephaim Valley [southwest of Jerusalem] and spread all over the valley.
19 Y David consultó a Jehová, diciendo: ¿Iré contra los Filisteos? ¿Entregarlos has en mis manos? Y Jehová respondió a David: Vé; porque entregando entregaré los Filisteos en tus manos.
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 Y vino David a Baal-perazim, y allí les venció David, y dijo: Rompió Jehová a mis enemigos delante de mí, como quien rompe aguas. Y por esto llamó el nombre de aquel 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 Y dejaron allí sus ídolos, los cuales quemó David y los suyos.
The Philistia men left their idols there; so David and his soldiers took them away.
22 Y los Filisteos tornaron a venir, y extendiéronse en el valle de Rafaim.
Then the Philistia [army] returned to Rephaim Valley and spread all over the valley.
23 Y consultando David a Jehová, él le respondió: No subas; mas rodéalos, y vendrás a ellos por delante de los morales:
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 Y cuando oyeres un estruendo que irá por las copas de los morales, entonces te moverás: porque Jehová saldrá delante de ti a herir el campo 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 Y David lo hizo así, como Jehová se lo había mandado: e hirió a los Filisteos desde Gabaa hasta llegar a Gaza.
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].
