1 Reyes 22
1 Reposaron tres años sin guerra entre los sirios e Israel.
For almost three years there was no war between Syria and Israel.
2 Y aconteció al tercer año, que Josafat rey de Judá descendió al rey de Israel.
Then King Jehoshaphat, who ruled Judah, went to [visit] King Ahab, who ruled Israel.
3 Y el rey de Israel dijo a sus siervos: ¿No sabéis que es nuestra Ramot de Galaad? Y nosotros estamos quedados a tomarla de mano del rey de Siria.
[While they were talking, ] Ahab said to his officials, “Do you realize that the Syrians are still occupying our city of Ramoth in [the] Gilead [region]? And we are doing nothing to retake that city!”
4 Y dijo a Josafat: ¿Quieres venir conmigo a pelear contra Ramot de Galaad? Y Josafat respondió al rey de Israel: Como yo, así tú; y como mi pueblo, así tu pueblo; y como mis caballos, tus caballos.
Then he turned to Jehoshaphat and asked, “Will your [army] join my [army] to fight against the people of Ramoth [and retake that city]?” Jehoshaphat replied, “[Certainly] I [will do whatever] you [want], and you may command my troops. You may take my horses into battle, also.”
5 Y dijo luego Josafat al rey de Israel: Yo te ruego que consultes hoy la palabra del SEÑOR.
Then he added, “But we should ask Yahweh first, to find out what he wants us to do.”
6 Entonces el rey de Israel juntó los profetas, como cuatrocientos varones, a los cuales dijo: ¿Iré a la guerra contra Ramot de Galaad, o la dejaré? Y ellos dijeron: Sube; porque el Señor la entregará en mano del rey.
So Ahab summoned about 400 of his prophets together, and he asked them, “Should my [army] go to fight the people in Ramoth and retake that city, or not?” They answered, “Yes, go [and attack them], because God will enable your [army] to defeat them.”
7 Y dijo Josafat: ¿Hay aún aquí algún profeta del SEÑOR, por el cual consultemos?
But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of Yahweh here whom we can ask?”
8 Y el rey de Israel respondió a Josafat: Aun hay un varón por el cual podríamos consultar al SEÑOR, Micaías, hijo de Imla; mas yo le aborrezco porque nunca me profetiza bien, sino solamente mal. Y Josafat dijo: No hable el rey así.
The King of Israel replied, “There is one man we can talk to. We can ask him if he can find out what Yahweh wants. His name is Micaiah; he is the son of Imlah. But I hate him, because when he (prophesies/tells what God says to him) he never says [that] anything good [will happen] to me. He always predicts [that] bad things [will happen to me].” Jehoshaphat replied, “King Ahab, you should not say that!”
9 Entonces el rey de Israel llamó a un eunuco, y le dijo: trae presto a Micaías hijo de Imla.
So the king of Israel told one of his officers to summon Micaiah immediately.
10 Y el rey de Israel y Josafat rey de Judá estaban sentados cada uno en su silla, vestidos de sus ropas reales, en la plaza junto a la entrada de la puerta de Samaria; y todos los profetas profetizaban delante de ellos.
The king of Israel and the king of Judah were wearing their (royal robes/robes that showed that they were kings). They were sitting on thrones at the place where people threshed grain, near the gate of Samaria [city]. All of Ahab’s prophets were standing in front of the kings, (prophesying/predicting what was going to happen).
11 Y Sedequías hijo de Quenaana se había hecho unos cuernos de hierro, y dijo: Así dijo el SEÑOR: Con éstos acornearás a los sirios hasta acabarlos.
One of them, whose name was Zedekiah, the son of Kenaanah, had made from iron [something that resembled] horns of a bull. Then he proclaimed [to Ahab], “This is what Yahweh says: ‘With horns like these your [army] will keep attacking the Syrians [like a bull attacks another animal] [MET], until you completely destroy them!’”
12 Y todos los profetas profetizaban de la misma manera, diciendo: Sube a Ramot de Galaad, y serás prosperado; que el SEÑOR la dará en mano del rey.
All the [other] prophets [of Ahab] agreed. They said, “Yes! If you go up to attack Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region], you will be successful, because Yahweh will enable you to defeat them!”
13 Y el mensajero que había ido a llamar a Micaías, le habló, diciendo: He aquí las palabras de los profetas a una boca anuncian al rey bien; sea ahora tu palabra conforme a la palabra de alguno de ellos, y anuncia bien.
Meanwhile, the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Listen to me! All the other prophets are predicting that the king’s army will defeat the Syrians. So be sure that you agree with them and say (what will be favorable/that the king’s army will be successful).”
14 Y Micaías respondió: Vive el SEÑOR, que todo lo que el SEÑOR me hablare, eso diré.
But Micaiah replied, “As surely as Yahweh lives, I will tell him only what Yahweh tells me to say.”
15 Vino, pues, al rey, y el rey le dijo: Micaías, ¿iremos a pelear contra Ramot de Galaad, o la dejaremos? Y él respondió: Sube, que serás prosperado, y el SEÑOR la entregará en mano del rey.
When Micaiah came to Ahab, Ahab asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to fight against [the people of] Ramoth, or not?” Micaiah replied, “Sure, go! Yahweh will enable your army to defeat them!”
16 Y el rey le dijo: ¿Hasta cuántas veces he de conjurarte que no me digas sino la verdad en el nombre del SEÑOR?
But King Ahab [realized that Micaiah was (lying/being sarcastic), so he] said to Micaiah, “I have told you [RHQ] many times that you must always tell only the truth when you say what Yahweh [has revealed to you]!”
17 Entonces él dijo: Yo vi a todo Israel esparcido por los montes, como ovejas que no tienen pastor; y el SEÑOR dijo: Estos no tienen señor: vuélvase cada uno a su casa en paz.
So Micaiah said to him, “[The truth is that] in a vision I saw all the troops of Israel scattered on the mountains. They seemed to be like sheep that did not have a shepherd. And Yahweh said, ‘Their master has been killed. So tell them all to go home peacefully.’”
18 Y el rey de Israel dijo a Josafat: ¿No te lo había yo dicho? Ninguna cosa buena profetizará él acerca de mí, sino solamente mal.
Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “I told you [RHQ] that he never predicts [that] anything good [will happen to me]! He [always] predicts [that] bad things [will happen to me].”
19 Entonces él dijo: Oye, pues, palabra del SEÑOR: Yo vi al SEÑOR sentado en su trono, y todo el ejército de los cielos estaba junto a él, a su diestra y a su siniestra.
But Micaiah continued, saying, “Listen to what Yahweh showed to me! [In a vision] I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, with all the armies of heaven surrounding him, on his right side and on his left side.
20 Y el SEÑOR dijo: ¿Quién inducirá a Acab, para que suba y caiga en Ramot de Galaad? Y uno decía de una manera; y otro decía de otra.
And Yahweh said, ‘Who can persuade Ahab to go to fight against the people of Ramoth, in order that he may be killed there?’ Some suggested one thing, and others suggested something else.
21 Y salió un espíritu, y se puso delante del SEÑOR, y dijo: Yo le induciré. Y el SEÑOR le dijo: ¿De qué manera?
Finally one [evil] spirit came to Yahweh and said, ‘I can do it!’
22 Y él dijo: Yo saldré, y seré espíritu de mentira en boca de todos sus profetas. Y él dijo: Le inducirás, y aun prevalecerás; sal pues, y hazlo así.
Yahweh asked him, ‘How will you do it?’ The spirit replied, ‘I will go and inspire all of Ahab’s prophets to tell lies.’ Yahweh said, ‘You will be successful; go and do it!’
23 Y ahora, he aquí el SEÑOR ha puesto espíritu de mentira en la boca de todos éstos tus profetas, y el SEÑOR ha decretado mal acerca de ti.
So now [I tell you that] Yahweh has caused all of your prophets to lie to you. Yahweh has decided that something terrible will happen to you.”
24 Entonces se acercó Sedequías hijo de Quenaana, e hirió a Micaías en la mejilla, diciendo: ¿Por dónde se fue de mí el espíritu del SEÑOR para hablarte a ti?
Then Zedekiah walked over to Micaiah and slapped him on his face. He said, “Do you think that Yahweh’s Spirit left me in order to speak to you?” [RHQ]
25 Y Micaías respondió: He aquí tú lo verás en aquel día, cuando te irás metiendo de cámara en cámara por esconderte.
Micaiah replied, “You will find out for yourself [which of us Yahweh’s Spirit has truly spoken to] on the day when you go into a room of some house to hide [from the Syrian troops]!”
26 Entonces el rey de Israel dijo: Toma a Micaías, y llévalo a Amón gobernador de la ciudad, y a Joas hijo del rey;
King Ahab commanded [his soldiers], “Seize Micaiah and take him to Amon, the governor of this city, and to my son Joash.
27 y dirás: Así dijo el rey: Echad a éste en la cárcel, y mantenedle con pan de angustia y con agua de angustia, hasta que yo vuelva en paz.
Tell them that I have commanded that they should put this man in prison and give him only bread and water. Do not give him anything else to eat until I return safely from the battle!”
28 Y dijo Micaías: Si llegares a volver en paz, el SEÑOR no ha hablado por mí. En seguida dijo: Oíd, pueblos todos.
Micaiah replied, “If you return safely, [it will be clear that] it was not Yahweh who told me what to say to you!” Then he said [to all those who were standing there], “Do not forget what I have said [to King Ahab]!”
29 Así subió el rey de Israel con Josafat rey de Judá a Ramot de Galaad.
So the King of Israel and the King of Judah [led their armies] to Ramoth, in [the] Gilead [region].
30 Y el rey de Israel dijo a Josafat: Yo me disfrazaré, y así entraré en la batalla; y tú vístete tus vestidos. Y el rey de Israel se disfrazó, y entró en la batalla.
King Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “I will put on different clothes, [in order that no one will recognize that I am the king]. But you should wear your (royal robe/robe that shows that you are a king).” So Ahab disguised himself, and they both went into the battle.
31 Mas el rey de Siria había mandado a sus treinta y dos capitanes de los carros, diciendo: No peleéis vosotros ni con grande ni con chico, sino contra el rey de Israel.
The King of Syria told this to his thirty-two men who were driving the chariots: “Attack only the king of Israel!”
32 Y cuando los capitanes de los carros vieron a Josafat, dijeron: Ciertamente este es el rey de Israel; y vinieron contra él para pelear con él; mas el rey Josafat gritó.
So when the men who were driving the Syrian chariots saw Jehoshaphat [wearing (his royal robes/clothes that showed he was the king)], they pursued him. They shouted, “There is the king of Israel!” But when Jehoshaphat cried out,
33 Viendo entonces los capitanes de los carros que no era el rey de Israel, se apartaron de él.
they realized that he was not the king of Israel. So they stopped pursuing him.
34 Mas un varón disparando su arco en su perfección, hirió al rey de Israel por entre las junturas y las corazas; por lo que dijo él a su carretero: Da la vuelta, y sácame del campo, que estoy herido.
But one [Syrian] soldier shot an arrow at Ahab, without knowing that it was Ahab. The arrow struck Ahab between the places where the parts of his armor joined together. Ahab told the driver of his chariot, “Turn the chariot around and take me out of here! I have been severely wounded!”
35 La batalla había arreciado aquel día, y el rey estuvo en su carro delante de los sirios, y a la tarde murió; y la sangre de la herida corría por el seno del carro.
The battle continued all the day. Ahab was sitting propped up in his chariot, facing the Syrian troops. The blood from his wound ran down to the floor of the chariot. And late in the afternoon he died.
36 Y a la puesta del sol salió un pregón por el campo, diciendo: ¡Cada uno a su ciudad, y cada cual a su tierra!
Just as the sun was going down, someone among the Israeli troops shouted, “[The battle is ended!] Everyone should return home!”
37 Murió, pues, el rey, y fue traído a Samaria; y sepultaron al rey en Samaria.
So king Ahab died, and they took his body [in the chariot] to Samaria [city] and buried his body there.
38 Y lavaron el carro en el estanque de Samaria; lavaron también sus armas; y los perros lamieron su sangre, conforme a la palabra del SEÑOR que había hablado.
They washed his chariot alongside the pool in Samaria, a pool where the prostitutes bathed. And dogs [came and] licked the king’s blood, just like Yahweh had predicted would happen.
39 Lo demás de los hechos de Acab, y todas las cosas que hizo, y la casa de marfil que edificó, y todas las ciudades que edificó, ¿no está todo escrito en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Israel?
The account/record of the other things that happened while Ahab was ruling, and about the palace decorated with much ivory [that they built for him], and the cities that were built for him, was written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
40 Y durmió Acab con sus padres, y reinó en su lugar Ocozías su hijo.
When Ahab died, his body was buried where his ancestors were buried. Then his son Ahaziah became king.
41 Y Josafat hijo de Asa comenzó a reinar sobre Judá en el cuarto año de Acab rey de Israel.
Before King Ahab died, when he had been ruling in Israel for four years, Asa’s son Jehoshaphat started to rule in Judah.
42 Y era Josafat de treinta y cinco años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó veinticinco años en Jerusalén. El nombre de su madre fue Azuba hija de Silhi.
Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he started to rule, and he ruled in Jerusalem for twenty-five years. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.
43 Y anduvo en todo el camino de Asa su padre, sin declinar de él, haciendo lo recto en los ojos del SEÑOR. Con todo eso, los altos no fueron quitados; porque aún el pueblo sacrificaba, y quemaba incienso en los altos.
Jehoshaphat was a good king, just like his father Asa had been. He did things that pleased Yahweh. But while he was king, he did not remove all the pagan altars [that the people had built] on the hilltops. So the people continued to offer sacrifices [to idols] on those altars and burned incense there.
44 Y Josafat hizo paz con el rey de Israel.
Jehoshaphat also made [a] peace [agreement] with the king of Israel.
45 Lo demás de los hechos de Josafat, y sus valentías, y las guerras que hizo, ¿no está todo escrito en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Judá?
All the other things that happened while Jehoshaphat was ruling, and the great things that he did and the victories his [troops] won, are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
46 Barrió también de la tierra el resto de los sodomitas que habían quedado en el tiempo de su padre Asa.
Jehoshaphat’s father Asa [had tried to expel] the male prostitutes that stayed at the pagan shrines, but some of them were still there. Jehoshaphat got rid of them.
47 No había entonces rey en Edom; presidente había en lugar de rey.
At that time, there was no king in Edom; a ruler who had been appointed by Jehoshaphat ruled there.
48 Había hecho Josafat navíos en Tarsis, los cuales habían de ir a Ofir por oro; mas no fueron, porque se rompieron en Ezión-geber.
Jehoshaphat [ordered some Israeli men to] build a fleet/group of ships to sail [south] to [the] Ophir [region] to get gold. But they were wrecked at Ezion-Geber/Elath, so the ships never sailed.
49 Entonces Ocozías hijo de Acab dijo a Josafat: Vayan mis siervos con los tuyos en los navíos. Mas Josafat no quiso.
Before the ships were wrecked, Ahab’s son Ahaziah suggested to Jehoshaphat, “Allow my sailors to go with your sailors,” but Jehoshaphat refused.
50 Y durmió Josafat con sus padres, y fue sepultado con sus padres en la ciudad de David su padre; y en su lugar reinó Joram su hijo.
When Jehoshaphat died, his [body] was buried where his ancestors were buried in [Jerusalem, ] the city where King David [had ruled]. Then Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram became king.
51 Y Ocozías hijo de Acab comenzó a reinar sobre Israel en Samaria, el año diecisiete de Josafat rey de Judá; y reinó dos años sobre Israel.
Before King Jehoshaphat died, when he had been ruling in Judah for 17 years, Ahab’s son Ahaziah began to rule in Israel. Ahaziah ruled in Samaria for two years.
52 E hizo lo malo en los ojos del SEÑOR, y anduvo en el camino de su padre, y en el camino de su madre, y en el camino de Jeroboam hijo de Nabat, que hizo pecar a Israel;
He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, doing the [evil] things that his father and mother had done and the evil things that Jeroboam had done—the king who had led all the Israeli people to sin [by worshiping idols].
53 porque sirvió a Baal, y lo adoró, y provocó a ira al SEÑOR Dios de Israel, conforme a todas las cosas que su padre había hecho.
Ahaziah bowed in front of Baal’s idol and worshiped it. That caused Yahweh, the God who was the true God of the Israeli people, to become very angry, just as Ahaziah’s father had caused Yahweh to become angry.
