2 Samuel 4
1 Y cuando el hijo de Saúl, Is-boset, tuvo noticias de que Abner había muerto en Hebrón, sus manos se debilitaron, y todos los israelitas se turbaron.
And when Saul's son Ish-bosheth had news that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.
2 Y el hijo de Saúl tenía dos hombres, capitanes de bandas, uno llamado Baana y el otro Recab, hijos de Rimmon el Beerot, de la tribu de Benjamín; En un momento dado, Beerot fue tomado para ser parte de Benjamín.
And Saul's son had two men, captains of bands, one named Baanah and the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the tribe of Benjamin; (for Beeroth was at one time taken to be part of Benjamin:
3 Pero la gente de Beerot había ido en vuelo a Gitaim, donde han estado viviendo hasta el día de hoy.
But the people of Beeroth had gone in flight to Gittaim, where they have been living to this day.)
4 Ahora Jonatán, hijo de Saúl, tuvo un hijo cuyos pies fueron dañados. Tenía cinco años cuando llegaron las noticias de la muerte de Saúl y Jonatán de Jezreel, y la mujer que lo cuidó lo levantó y cuando huyeron, y mientras ella lo estaba alejando tan rápido, se le cayó y sus pies fueron dañados. Su nombre era Mefiboset.
Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son whose feet were damaged. He was five years old when news of the death of Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel, and the woman who took care of him took him up and went in flight: and while she was getting him away as quickly as she was able, he had a fall and his feet were damaged. His name was Mephibosheth.
5 Salieron Recab y Baana, los hijos de Rimón de Beerot, y llegaron a la casa de Is-boset en el calor del día, cuando él estaba descansando a la mitad del día. Ahora la mujer que guardaba la puerta estaba limpiando el grano, y el sueño la venció.
And Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, went out and came to the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, when he was resting in the middle of the day. Now the woman who kept the door was cleaning grain, and sleep overcame her.
6 Y Recab y su hermano Baana entraron sin ser vistos.
And Rechab and his brother Baanah got in without being seen.
7 Y cuando entraron en la casa, Is-boset estaba acostado en su cama en su dormitorio; Lo atacaron y lo mataron. Luego, cortándole la cabeza, se lo llevaron con ellos y pasaron por el camino a través del Arabá toda la noche.
And when they came into the house, Ish-bosheth was stretched on his bed in his bedroom; and they made an attack on him and put him to death, and, cutting off his head, they took it with them and went by the road through the Arabah all night.
8 Entonces tomaron la cabeza de Is-boset a David en Hebrón, y dijeron al rey: Aquí está la cabeza de Is-boset, el hijo de Saúl, tu enemigo, que te habría quitado la vida; El Señor ha pagado el pago de los males de mi señor el rey Saúl y su simiente hoy.
And they took the head of Ish-bosheth to David in Hebron, and said to the king, Here is the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul your hater, who would have taken your life; the Lord has taken payment for the wrongs of my lord the king from Saul and his seed today.
9 Entonces David respondió a Recab y a su hermano Baana, los hijos de Rimón de Beerot, y les dijo: Por el Señor vivo, que me ha mantenido a salvo de todos mis problemas,
And David made answer to Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, By the living Lord, who has kept me safe from all my trouble,
10 Cuando uno se acercó a mí con la noticia de la muerte de Saúl, creyendo que sería una buena noticia, lo tomé y lo maté en Siclag, que fue la recompensa que le di por su noticia.
When one came to me with the news of Saul's death, in the belief that it would be good news, I took him and put him to death in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news:
11 ¿Cuánto más, cuando los hombres malvados hayan dado muerte a una persona recta, en su casa, durmiendo en su cama, recibiré de ustedes el pago de su sangre y voy a borrarlos de la tierra?
How much more, when evil men have put an upright person to death, in his house, sleeping on his bed, will I take payment from you for his blood, and have you cut off from the earth?
12 Y David dio órdenes a sus oficiales y los mataron, les cortaron las manos y los pies y los colgaron al lado del estanque en Hebrón. Pero tomaron la cabeza de Is-boset y la enterraron en él sepulcro de Abner en Hebrón.
And David gave orders to his young men and they put them to death, cutting off their hands and their feet and hanging them up by the side of the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth and put it in its last resting-place with Abner's body in Hebron.
