2 Reyes 7

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1 Dijo Eliseo: «Escucha la palabra de Yahveh: Así dice Yahveh: Mañana a esta hora estará la arroba de flor de harina a siclo, y las dos arrobas de cebada a siclo, en la puerta de Samaría».	1 Then Elisha said: “Listen to the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord: Tomorrow, at this time, one measure of fine wheat flour will be one silver coin, and two measures of barley will be one silver coin, at the gate of Samaria.”
2 El escudero, sobre cuyo brazo se apoyaba el rey, respondió al hombre de Dios y le dijo: «Aunque Yahveh abriera ventanas en el cielo ¿podría ocurrir tal cosa?» Respondió: «Con tus ojos lo verás, pero no lo comerás».	2 And one of the leaders, upon whose hand the king leaned, responding to the man of God, said, “Even if the Lord will open the floodgates of heaven, how can what you say possibly be?” And he said, “You will see it with your own eyes, and you will not eat from it.”
3 Cuatro hombres que estaban leprosos se hallaban a la entrada de la puerta y se dijeron uno a otro: «¿Por qué estarnos aquí hasta morir?	3 Now there were four lepers beside the entrance of the gate. And they said one to another: “Should we choose to stay here until we die?
4 Si decimos: “vamos a entrar en la ciudad”, como hay hambre en ella, allí nos moriremos, y si nos quedamos aquí, moriremos igual. Así que vamos a pasarnos al campamento de Aram; si nos dejan vivir, viviremos, y si no matan, moriremos».	4 If we choose to enter the city, we will die from the famine. And if we remain here, we also will die. Therefore, come and let us flee over to the camp of the Syrians. If they spare us, we will live. But if they choose to kill us, we will die anyway.”
5 Se levantaron al anochecer para ir al campamento de Aram; llegaron hasta el límite del campamento de Aram y no había allí nadie,	5 Therefore, they rose up in the evening, so that they might go to the camp of the Syrians. And when they had arrived at the beginning of the camp of the Syrians, they found no one in that place.
6 porque el Señor había hecho oír en el campamento de Aram estrépito de carros, estrépito de caballos y estrépito de un gran ejército, y se dijeron unos a otros: «El rey de Israel ha tomado a sueldo contra nosotros a los reyes de los hititas y a los reyes de Egipto para que vengan contra nosotros».	6 For indeed, the Lord had caused them to hear, in the camp of Syria, the sound of chariots and horses, and a very numerous army. And they said one to another: “Behold, the king of Israel has paid wages to the kings of the Hittites and of the Egyptians against us. And they will overwhelm us.”
7 Se levantaron y huyeron al anochecer abandonando su tiendas, sus caballos y sus asnos, el campamento tal como estaba, y huyeron para salvar sus vidas.	7 Therefore, they rose up and fled away in the dark. And they left behind their tents and horses and donkeys in the camp. And they fled, desiring to save so much as their own lives.
8 Aquellos leprosos llegaron al límite del campamento y, entrando en una tienda, comieron, bebieron y se llevaron de allí plata, oro y vestidos, y fueron a esconderlo. Regresaron y entraron en otra tienda y escondieron lo que de allí se llevaron.	8 And so, when these lepers had arrived at the beginning of the camp, they entered one tent, and they ate and drank. And they took from there silver, and gold, and clothing. And they went away and hid it. And they returned again to another tent, and similarly, carrying away from there, they hid it.
9 Se dijeron uno a otro: «No está bien lo que hacemos; hoy es un día de albricias; y si nosotros estamos callados hasta el lucir de la mañana incurriremos en culpa; así pues, vayamos, entremos y anunciémoslo a la casa del rey».	9 Then they said one to another: “We are not doing the right thing. For this is a day of good news. If we remain silent and refuse to report it until morning, we will be charged with a crime. Come, let us go and report it in the court of the king.”
10 Llegaron y llamaron a los guardias de la ciudad y se lo anunciaron diciendo: «Hemos ido al campamento de Aram y no hay nadie, ninguna voz de hombre; sólo los caballos atados, los asnos atados y las tiendas intactas».	10 And when they had arrived at the gate of the city, they explained to them, saying: “We went into the camp of the Syrians, and we found no one in that place, except horses and donkeys tied, and the tents still standing.”
11 Llamaron los centinelas y lo comunicaron al interior de la casa del rey.	11 Therefore, the gatekeepers went and reported it in the palace of the king.
12 Se levantó el rey de noche y dijo a sus oficiales: «Os voy a decir lo que nos ha hecho Aram; saben que estamos hambrientos, han salido del campamento y se han escondido en el campo pensando: Saldrán de la ciudad, los prenderemos vivos y entraremos en la ciudad».	12 And he rose up in the night, and he said to his servants: “I tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are suffering from famine, and therefore they have gone out from the camp, and they lie hidden in the fields, saying: ‘When they will have gone out from the city, we will capture them alive, and then we will be able to enter the city.’ ”
13 Uno de los oficiales respondió y dijo: «Que se tomen cinco de los caballos restantes, pues les va a pasar lo que a toda la muchedumbre de Israel que ha perecido; y enviémosles para ver».	13 But one of his servants responded: “Let us take the five horses that remain in the city (for there were no more amid the entire multitude of Israel, since the rest had been consumed), and sending, we will be able to explore.”
14 Tomaron dos tiros de caballos y los envió el rey en pos de los arameos diciendo: «Id y ved».	14 Therefore, they brought two horses. And the king sent them into the camp of the Syrians, saying, “Go, and see.”
15 Fueron tras ellos hasta el Jordán, y todo el camino estaba lleno de vestidos y objetos que habían arrojado los arameos en su precipitación. Los mensajeros volvieron y se lo communicaron al rey.	15 And they went away after them, as far as the Jordan. But behold, the entire way was filled with clothing and vessels, which the Syrians had thrown aside when they were disturbed. And the messengers returned and told the king.
16 Salió el pueblo y saqueó el campamento de Aram; la arroba de flor de harina estaba a siclo y las dos arrobas de cebada a siclo, según la palabra de Yahveh.	16 And the people, going out, pillaged the camp of the Syrians. And one measure of fine wheat flour went for one silver coin, and two measures of barley went for one silver coin, in accord with the word of the Lord.
17 El rey había puesto de vigilancia a la puerta al escudero en cuyo brazo se apoyaba; pero el pueblo le pisoteó en la puerta y murió, según la palabra del hombre de Dios, cuando el rey bajó donde él.	17 Then the king stationed that leader, on whose hand he leaned, at the gate. And the crowd trampled him at the entrance of the gate. And he died, in accord with what the man of God had said when the king had descended to him.
18 Sucedió según la palabra del hombre de Dios al rey cuando dijo: «Mañana a esta hora estarán a siclo las dos arrobas de cebada y a siclo la arroba de flor de harina en la puerta de Samaría».	18 And this happened in accord with the word of the man of God, which he had spoken to the king, when he said: “Two measures of barley will be one silver coin, and one measure of fine wheat flour will be one silver coin, at this same time tomorrow, at the gate of Samaria.”
19 Respondió el escudero al hombre de Dios diciendo: «Aunque Yahveh abriera ventanas en el cielo, ¿podría ocurrir tal cosa?» Respondió: «Con tus ojos lo verás, pero no lo comerás».	19 Then that leader had responded to the man of God, and he had said, “Even if the Lord will open the floodgates of heaven, how can what you say possibly happen?” And he said to him, “You will see it with your own eyes, and you will not eat from it.”
20 Y así sucedió. El pueblo lo pisoteó en la puerta y murió.	20 Therefore, it happened to him just as it had been predicted. For the people trampled him at the gate, and he died.