2 Reyes 3

BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Joram, hijo de Ajab, comenzó a reinar sobre Israel en Samaría el año dieciocho de Josafat, rey de Judá, y reinó doce años.	1 Truly, Joram, the son of Ahab, reigned over Israel, in Samaria, in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah. And he reigned for twelve years.
2 Hizo el mal a los ojos de Yahveh, pero no como su padre y como su madre, porque retiró la estela de Baal que su padre había hecho.	2 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not as his father and mother did. For he took away the statues of Baal, which his father had made.
3 Tan sólo que se adhirió a los pecados de Jeroboam, hijo de Nebat, que hizo pecar a Israel, y no se apartó de ellos.	3 Yet truly, he did adhere to the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin; neither did he withdraw from these.
4 Mesá, rey de Moab, era pastor de ovejas y pagaba al rey de Israel 100.000 corderos y 100.000 carneros con su lana;	4 Now Mesha, the king of Moab, raised many sheep. And he repaid to the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs, and one hundred thousand rams, with their fleece.
5 pero a la muerte de Ajab, el rey de Moab se rebeló contra el rey de Israel.	5 And when Ahab had died, he transgressed the pact that he had with the king of Israel.
6 Aquel día salió el rey Joram de Samaría y pasó revista a todo Israel.	6 Therefore, king Joram departed on that day from Samaria, and he took a count of all of Israel.
7 Fue y envió a decir a Josafat, rey de Judá: «El rey de Moab se ha rebelado contra mí. ¿Quieres venir conmigo a la guerra contra Moab?» Respondió: «Subiré. Yo seré como tú; mi pueblo como tu pueblo, mis caballos como tus caballos».	7 And he sent to Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, saying: “The king of Moab was withdrawn from me. Come to battle with me against him.” And he responded: “I will go up. What is mine, is yours. My people are your people. And my horses are your horses.”
8 Y preguntó: «¿Por qué camino subiremos?» Respondió: «Por el camino del desierto de Edom».	8 And he said, “Along which way shall we ascend?” So he responded, “Along the desert of Idumea.”
9 Fueron el rey de Israel, el rey de Judá y el rey de Edom; dieron un rodeo durante siete días y faltó el agua para el campamento y para las bestias de carga que les seguían.	9 Therefore, the king of Israel, and the king of Judah, and the king of Idumea, traveled, and they went by a circuitous path for seven days. But there was no water for the army or for the beasts of burden which were following them.
10 El rey de Israel dijo: «¡Ay! Que Yahveh ha llamado a estos tres reyes para entregarlos en manos de Moab!»	10 And the king of Israel said: “Alas, alas, alas! The Lord has gathered we three kings, so that he might deliver us into the hands of Moab.”
11 Pero Josafat dijo: «¿No hay aquí algún profeta de Yahveh para que consultemos a Yahveh por su medio?» Respondió uno de los servidores del rey de Israel y dijo: «Esta aquí Eliseo, hijo de Safat, el que vertía el agua en manos de Elías».	11 And Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not a prophet of the Lord here, so that we may appeal to the Lord through him?” And one of the servants of the king of Israel responded, “Elisha, the son of Shaphat, is here, who poured water upon the hands of Elijah.”
12 Dijo Josafat: «Con él está la palabra de Yahveh». Y bajaron donde él el rey de Israel, Josafat, y el rey de Edom.	12 And Jehoshaphat said, “The word of the Lord is with him.” And so, the king of Israel, with Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, and with the king of Idumea, descended to him.
13 Dijo Eliseo al rey de Israel: «¿Qué tengo que ver yo contigo? ¡Vete a los profetas de tu padre y a los profetas de tu madre!» Respondió el rey de Israel: «Es que Yahveh ha llamado a estos tres reyes para entregarlos en manos de Moab».	13 Then Elisha said to the king of Israel: “What is there between you and me? Go to the prophets of your father and your mother.” And the king of Israel said to him, “Why has the Lord gathered these three kings, so that he might deliver them into the hands of Moab?”
14 Dijo Eliseo: «Vive Yahveh Seboat a quien sirvo, que si no tuviera delante a Josafat, rey de Judá, no te atendería ni te miraría.	14 And Elisha said to him: “As the Lord of hosts lives, in whose sight I stand, if I was not humbled by the face of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, certainly I would neither have listened to you, nor have looked upon you.
15 Traedme, pues, un tañedor. Y sucedió que, mientras tocaba el tañedor, vino sobre él la mano de Yahveh,	15 But now, bring a musician to me.” And while the musician was playing, the hand of the Lord fell upon him, and he said:
16 y dijo: «Así dice Yahveh: “Haced en este valle zanjas y más zanjas “,	16 “Thus says the Lord: Make, in the channel of this torrent, pit after pit.
17 porque así, dice Yahveh: “No veréis viento y no veréis lluvia, pero este valle se llenará de agua y beberéis vosotros y vuestros campamentos y vuestros ganados. “	17 For thus says the Lord: You shall not see wind or rain. And yet this channel shall be filled with water. And you shall drink, you and your families, and your beasts of burden.
18 Y aún es poco esto a los ojos de Yahveh, pues entregaré a Moab en vuestras manos	18 And this is small in the sight of the Lord. So, in addition, he will also deliver Moab into your hands.
19 y heriréis a toda ciudad fuerte, talaréis todo árbol bueno, cegaréis todas las fuentes y devastaréis todos los campos fértiles cubriéndolos de piedra».	19 And you shall strike every fortified town and every elect city. And you shall cut down every fruitful tree. And you shall obstruct all the sources of water. And you shall cover every excellent field with stones.”
20 A la mañana, a la hora de alzar la oblación, venían las aguas de la parte de Edom y la tierra se llenó de agua.	20 Then it happened that, in the morning, when the sacrifices were usually to be offered, behold, water was arriving along the way of Idumea, and the land was filled with water.
21 Habiendo oído todo Moab que subían los reyes para hacerles la guerra, convocaron a todos, desde los que empezaban a ceñir espada en adelante, y se apostaron en la frontera.	21 Then all the Moabites, hearing that the kings had ascended so that they might fight against them, gathered all who had been girded with a belt around them, and they stood at the borders.
22 Al levantarse de mañana brillaba el sol sobre las aguas y los moabitas vieron enfrente las aguas rojas como la sangre,	22 And rising up in early morning, and when the sun was now rising before the waters, the Moabites saw the waters opposite them, which were red like blood.
23 y exclamaron: «Es sangre; sin duda los reyes se han matado entre sí y se han herido unos a otros. Conque ¡al botín, Moab!»	23 And they said: “It is the blood of the sword! The kings have fought among themselves, and they have slain one another. Go now, Moab, to the spoils!”
24 Cuando llegaron al campamento de Israel, se levantaron los israelitas y batieron a Moab, que huyó ante ellos; ellos avanzaron impetuosamente y derrotaron a Moab,	24 And they went into the camp of Israel. But Israel, rising up, struck Moab, and they fled before them. And since they had prevailed, they went and struck down Moab.
25 destruyeron las ciudades, arrojaron sobre los mejores campos cada uno su piedra y los llenaron, cegaron todos los manantiales, talaron todo árbol bueno; sólo le quedaron sus piedras a Quir Jeres, y los honderos la cercaron y la batieron.	25 And they destroyed the cities. And they filled up every excellent field, each one casting stones. And they obstructed all the sources of water. And they cut down all the fruitful trees, to such an extent that only brick walls remained. And the city was encircled by the slingers of stones. And a great part of it was struck down.
26 Viendo el rey de Moab que llevaba la parte peor de la batalla, tomó consigo setecientos hombres que tiraban de espada para abrir brecha hacía el rey de Aram, pero no pudieron.	26 And when the king of Moab had seen this, specifically, that the enemies had prevailed, he took with him seven hundred men who draw the sword, so that he might break through to the king of Idumea. But they were unable.
27 Tomó entonces a su primogénito, el que había de reinar en su lugar, y lo alzó en holocausto sobre la muralla, y hubo gran cólera contra los israelitas, que se alejaron de allí volviendo al país.	27 And taking his firstborn son, who would have reigned in his place, he offered him as a holocaust upon the wall. And there was great indignation in Israel. And they promptly withdrew from him, and they turned back to their own land.