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1 Por orden de Yahveh, un hombre de Dios llegó de Judá a Betel cuando Jeroboam estaba en pie sobre el altar para quemar incienso,	1 And behold, by the word of the Lord, a man of God went from Judah to Bethel, when Jeroboam was standing over the altar, and burning incense.
2 y por orden de Yahveh apostrofó al altar diciendo: «Altar, altar, así dice Yahveh: Ha nacido a la casa de David un hijo llamado Josías que sacrificará sobre ti a los sacerdotes de los altos, a los que queman incienso sobre ti, y quemará huesos humanos sobre ti».	2 And by the word of the Lord, he cried out against the altar. And he said: “O altar, O altar! Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, a son will be born to the house of David, Josiah by name. And upon you, he will immolate the priests of the high places, who now burn incense upon you. And upon you, he will burn up the bones of men.’ ”
3 Aquel mismo día dio una señal diciendo: «Esta es la señal de que Yahveh habla: el altar va a romperse y se va derramar la ceniza que hay sobre él».	3 And he gave a sign on the same day, saying: “This will be the sign that the Lord has spoken. Behold, the altar shall be torn apart, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.”
4 Cuando el rey oyó lo que el hombre de Dios decía contra el altar de Betel, extendió su mano desde encima del altar diciendo: «Prendedle». Pero la mano que extendió contra él se secó y no pudo volverla hacia sí.	4 And when the king had heard the word of the man of God, which he had cried out against the altar at Bethel, he extended his hand from the altar, saying, “Apprehend him!” But his hand, which he had extended against him, withered. And he was unable to draw it back to himself.
5 El altar se rompió y se esparció la ceniza del altar según la señal que había dado el hombre de Dios por orden de Yahveh.	5 Also, the altar was torn apart, and the ashes were poured out from the altar, in accord with the sign that the man of God had predicted by the word of the Lord.
6 Respondió el rey al hombre de Dios: «Aplaca, por favor el rostro de Yahveh tu Dios, para que mi mano pueda volver a mí». Aplacó el hombre de Dios el rostro de Yahveh, volvió la mano al rey y quedo como antes.	6 And the king said to the man of God, “Entreat the face of the Lord your God, and pray for me, so that my hand may be restored to me.” And the man of God prayed before the face of the Lord, and the hand of the king was restored to him, and it became as it had been before.
7 Dijo el rey al hombre de Dios: «Entra en casa conmigo para confortarte y te haré un regalo».	7 Then the king said to the man of God: “Come home with me, so that you may dine. And I will give you gifts.”
8 Dijo el hombre de Dios al rey: «Aunque me dieras la mitad de tu casa no entraré contigo y no comeré ni beberé agua en este lugar,	8 And the man of God responded to the king: “Even if you will give me one half part of your house, I will not go with you, nor eat bread, nor drink water in this place.
9 porque así me lo ha ordenado la palabra de Yahveh: No comerás pan ni beberás agua ni volverás por el camino por el que has ido».	9 For so it was commanded to me by the word of the Lord, ordering: ‘You shall not eat bread, and you shall not drink water, nor shall you return by the way that you came.’ ”
10 Y se fue por otro camino, no volvió por el camino por donde había venido a Betel.	10 Then he departed by another way, and he did not return along the way that he had traveled to Bethel.
11 Vivía en Betel un anciano profeta. Vinieron sus hijos y le contaron cuanto había hecho aquel día el hombre de Dios en Betel, contaron a su padre las palabras que dijo el rey.	11 Now a certain elderly prophet was living in Bethel. His sons went to him, and they described to him all the works which the man of God had accomplished on that day in Bethel. And they described to their father the words that he had spoken to the king.
12 Su padre les dijo: «¿Por qué camino se ha ido?» Sus hijos le mostraron el camino por el que se fue el hombre de Dios que vino de Judá.	12 And their father said to them, “By which way did he depart?” His sons showed him the way by which the man of God, who had come from Judah, had departed.
13 Dijo a sus hijos: «Aparejadme el asno». Y aparejaron el asno y se montó sobre él.	13 And he said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” And when they had saddled it, he climbed on,
14 Fue en seguimiento del hombre de Dios y le encontró sentado bajo el terebinto y le dijo: «¿Eres tú el hombre de Dios que ha venido de Judá?» El respondió: «Yo soy».	14 and he went away after the man of God. And he found him sitting under a terebinth tree. And he said to him, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” And he responded, “I am.”
15 Le dijo: «Ven conmigo a casa y comerás algo».	15 And he said to him, “Come home with me, so that you may eat bread.”
16 Respondió: «No puedo volver contigo ni puedo comer pan ni beber agua en este lugar	16 But he said: “I am not able to turn back, nor to go with you. Neither will I eat bread, or drink water in this place.
17 porque la palabra de Dios me dijo: No comerás pan ni beberás agua ni volverás por el camino por el que viniste».	17 For the Lord has spoken to me, by the word of the Lord, saying, “You shall not eat bread, and you shall not drink water in that place, nor shall you return by the way that you arrived.”
18 Pero él le dijo: «También yo soy profeta como tú, y un ángel me ha hablado por orden de Yahveh diciendo: Hazle volver contigo a tu casa para que coma y beba agua», pero le mentía.	18 And he said to him: “I, too, am a prophet like you. And an Angel spoke to me, by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘Lead him back with you to your house, so that he may eat bread, and drink water.’ ” And so he deceived him.
19 Se volvió, pues, con él y comió pan y bebió agua en su casa.	19 And he led him back with him. Then he ate bread and drank water in his house.
20 Estando ellos sentados a la mesa, fue dirigida la palabra de Dios al profeta que le había hecho volver,	20 And while they were sitting at table, the word of the Lord came to the prophet who had led him back.
21 y gritó al hombre de Dios que vino de Judá, diciendo: «Así dice Yahveh: Porque has desobedecido la voz de Yahveh y no has guardado la orden que Yahveh tu Dios te había dado,	21 And he cried out to the man of God who had arrived from Judah, saying: “Thus says the Lord: Because you were not obedient to the mouth of the Lord, and you did not keep the commandment that the Lord your God instructed to you,
22 sino que te has vuelto y has comido pan y has bebido agua en el lugar del que dijo: No comerás pan y no beberás agua, tu cadáver no entrará en la tumba de tus padres».	22 and you turned back, and ate bread, and drank water in the place where he commanded you that you should not eat bread, nor drink water: your dead body shall not be carried back to the sepulcher of your fathers.”
23 Después de haber comido y bebido, el profeta que le había hecho volver le aparejó su asno.	23 And when he had eaten and had drunk, he saddled his donkey for the prophet whom he had led back.
24 Partió, y un león le encontró en el camino y le mató; su cadáver yacía en el camino y el asno permanecía junto a él; también el león permanecía junto al cadáver.	24 And when he had departed, a lion found him along the way, and it killed him, and his dead body was left upon the road. Now the donkey was standing beside him. And the lion was standing beside the dead body.
25 Pasaron algunos hombres que vieron el cadáver tirado en el camino y al león que permanecía junto al cadáver; entraron y lo contaron en la ciudad en que vivía el anciano profeta.	25 And behold, men who were passing by saw the dead body lying in the road, with the lion standing beside the body. And they went and made it widely known in the city where that elderly prophet was living.
26 Lo oyó el profeta que le había hecho volver del camino, y dijo: «Es el hombre de Dios que desobedeció la orden de Yahveh, y Yahveh lo ha entregado al león que le ha destrozado y matado, según la palabra que le dijo Yahveh».	26 And when that prophet, who had led him back from the way, had heard it, he said: “It is the man of God, who was disobedient to the mouth of the Lord. And the Lord has delivered him to the lion. And it has torn him apart and killed him, in accord with the word of the Lord, which he spoke to him.”
27 Habló a sus hijos diciendo: «Aparejadme el asno», y se lo aparejaron.	27 And he said to his sons, “Saddle a donkey for me.” And when they had saddled it,
28 Partió, y halló el cadáver tendido en el camino, y al asno y al león que permanecían junto al cadáver. El león no había devorado el cadáver ni había destrozado al asno.	28 and he had departed, he found the dead body lying on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside the dead body. The lion did not eat from the dead body, nor did it harm the donkey.
29 Levantó el profeta el cadáver del hombre de Dios, lo puso sobre el asno y lo trajo. Entró en la ciudad el anciano profeta, le lloró y le sepultó.	29 Then the prophet took the dead body of the man of God, and he placed it upon the donkey, and returning, he brought it into the city of the elderly prophet, so that he might mourn for him.
30 Depositó el cadáver en su propio sepulcro, e hicieron la lamentación sobre él: «¡Ay, hermano mío!»	30 And he placed his dead body in his own sepulcher. And they mourned for him, saying: “Alas! Alas! My brother!”
31 Después que le hubo sepultado, dijo a sus hijos: «Cuando yo muera, me sepultaréis en el sepulcro en que ha sido sepultado el hombre de Dios; junto a sus huesos depositaréis mis huesos,	31 And when they had mourned over him, he said to his sons: “When I will have died, bury me in the sepulcher in which the man of God was buried. Place my bones beside his bones.
32 porque con toda certeza se cumplirá la palabra que por orden de Yahveh gritó contra el altar de Betel y contra todos los santuarios de los altos que hay en las ciudades de Samaría».	32 For certainly, the word will arrived, which he predicted by the word of the Lord, against the altar, which is in Bethel, and against all the shrines of the high places, which are in the cities of Samaria.”
33 Después de esto no se volvió Jeroboam de su mal camino, continuó haciendo sacerdotes para los altos de entre el pueblo común; a todo el que lo deseaba le investía como sacerdote de los altos,	33 After these words, Jeroboam did not turn back from his very evil way. Instead, to the contrary, he made priests for the high places out of the least of the people. Whosoever was willing, he filled his hand, and he became a priest of the high places.
34 Este proceder hizo caer en pecado a la casa de Jeroboam y fue causa de su perdición y su exterminio de sobre la faz de la tierra.	34 And for this reason, the house of Jeroboam sinned, and was uprooted, and was wiped from the face of the earth.