2 Samuel 17

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1 Then Ahithophel said to Absalom: “I will choose for myself twelve thousand men, and rising up, I will pursue David this night.	1 Ajitófel dijo a Absalón: «Voy a elegir 12.000 hombres y me lanzaré en persecución de David esta misma noche.
2 And rushing against him, for he is weary and has weakened hands, I will strike him. And when all the people who are with him will have fled, I will strike down the king in isolation.	2 Caeré sobre él cuando esté fatigado y falto de fuerzas, le llenaré de espanto y huirá toda la gente que está con él; heriré al rey solamente
3 And I will lead back the entire people, returning in the manner of one man. For you are seeking only one man. And all the people shall be in peace.”	3 y haré que vuelva a ti todo el pueblo, como la novia viene a su esposo; solamente buscas la muerte de un hombre y todo el pueblo quedará a salvo».
4 And this word pleased Absalom and all those greater by birth of Israel.	4 Pareció bueno el consejo a Absalón y a todos los ancianos de Israel.
5 But Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite, and let us hear what he also may say.”	5 Pero Absalón dijo: «Llamad también a Jusay el arquita y oigámosle también a él».
6 And when Hushai had gone to Absalom, Absalom said to him: “Ahithophel has spoken a word in this manner. Should we do it or not? What counsel do you give?”	6 Llegó Jusay donde Absalón y Absalón dijo: «Ajitófel nos ha dicho esto. ¿Debemos hacer lo que dice? Si no, habla tu».
7 And Hushai said to Absalom, “The counsel that Ahithophel has given at this time is not good.”	7 Jusay dijo a Absalón: «Por esta vez, no es bueno el consejo de Ajitófel».
8 And again Hushai declared, “You know your father, and the men who are with him, to be very strong and bitter in soul, comparable to a bear raging in the forest when her young have been taken away. Moreover, your father is a man of war, and so he will not live among the people.	8 Añadió Jusay: «Tú ya sabes que tu padre y sus hombres son gente valerosa y están exasperados como una osa salvaje a la que han quitado sus oseznos. Tu padre es hombre de guerra y no permitirá que el pueblo descanse durante la noche.
9 Perhaps now he hides in pits, or in another place, wherever he wills. And if by chance, in the beginning, anyone may fall, whoever hears about it, no matter what he has heard, will say, ‘There is a slaughter among the people who were following Absalom.’	9 Ahora estará escondido en alguna caverna o en algún lugar. Si caen al principio algunos de los nuestros se correrá el rumor y se dirá: Ha habido un desastre en la tropa que sigue a Absalón.
10 And even the very strong, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will be weakened out of fear. For all the people of Israel know your father to be a valiant man, and that all who are with him are robust.	10 Y sucederá que incluso los más valientes, cuyo corazón es como corazón de león, perderán el ánimo, porque todo Israel sabe que tu padre es esforzado y que son valerosos los que están con él.
11 But this seems to me to be the right counsel: Let all of Israel be gathered to you, from Dan to Beersheba, like the sand of the sea which is innumerable. And you will be in their midst.	11 Por eso te aconsejo que reúnas en torno a ti a todo Israel, desde Dan hasta Berseba, como la arena que hay en la orilla del mar, y tú marcharás en persona en medio de ellos.
12 And we shall rush against him in whatever place he will have been found. And we shall cover him, as the dew usually falls upon the ground. And we shall not leave behind even one of the men who are with him.	12 Nos acercaremos a él en cualquier lugar en que se encuentre, caeremos sobre él como cae el rocío sobre la tierra y no dejaremos con vida ni a él ni a uno solo de los hombres que le acompañan.
13 And if he will enter into any city, all of Israel shall encircle that city with ropes. And we will pull it into the torrent, so that there may not be found even one small stone from it.”	13 Si se recoge a una ciudad, todo Israel llevará cuerdas y la arrastraremos hasta el torrente, de modo que no se pueda hallar en ella ni un pedrusco».
14 And Absalom, with all the men of Israel, said: “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” So, by an act of the Lord, the useful counsel of Ahithophel was defeated, in order that the Lord might lead evil over Absalom.	14 Absalón y todos los hombres de Israel dijeron: «El consejo de Jusay el arquita es mejor que el consejo de Ajitófel». Es que Yahveh había decidido frustrar el consejo de Ajitófel - que era bueno - para traer Yahveh la ruina sobre Absalón.
15 And Hushai said to the priests, Zadok and Abiathar: “Ahithophel gave counsel to Absalom and to the elders of Israel in this and that manner. And I gave counsel in such and such a manner.	15 Después Jusay dijo a los sacerdotes Sadoq y Abiatar: «Esto ha aconsejado Ajitófel a Absalón y a los ancianos de Israel; y esto y esto he aconsejado yo.
16 Now therefore, send quickly, and report to David, saying: ‘You shall not stay this night in the plains of the desert. Instead, without delay, go across. Otherwise the king may be engulfed, and all the people who are with him.’ ”	16 Ahora mandad rápidamente a avisar a David: “No hagas noche en las llanuras del desierto. Pasa sin tardanza al otro lado, no vaya a ser devorado el rey y todo el pueblo que le acompaña.”»
17 But Jonathan and Ahimaaz remained beside the Fountain of Rogel. And a handmaid went away and reported it to them. And they set out, so that they might carry the report to king David. For they could not be seen, nor enter into the city.	17 Jonatán y Ajimaas estaban apostados en la fuente de Roguel. Una criada vendría a avisarles y ellos irían a comunicárselo al rey David, porque no podían dejarse ver al entrar en la ciudad.
18 But a certain young man saw them, and he revealed it to Absalom. Yet truly, they traveled quickly and entered into the house of a certain man in Bahurim, who had a well in his court, and they descended into it.	18 Pero los vio un muchacho y avisó a Absalón. Entonces los dos partieron a toda prisa y entraron en casa de un hombre de Bajurim. Tenía éste un pozo en el patio y los bajaron a él.
19 Then a woman took and spread a covering over the mouth of the well, as if drying hulled barley. And so the matter was hidden.	19 La mujer tomó una manta, la extendió sobre la boca del pozo, y puso encima grano trillado; de modo que no se notaba nada.
20 And when the servants of Absalom had entered into the house, they said to the woman, “Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” And the woman responded to them, “They passed through hurriedly, after they had taken a little water.” But those who were seeking them, when they had not found them, returned to Jerusalem.	20 Llegó la gente de Absalón a la casa, donde la mujer, y dijeron: «¿Dónde están Ajimaas y Jonatán?» La mujer respondió: «Han pasado más allá hacia el agua». Buscaron, pero no hallaron nada y se volvieron a Jerusalén.
21 And when they had gone, they ascended from the well. And traveling, they reported to king David, and they said: “Rise up, and go across the river quickly. For Ahithophel has given a counsel of this kind against you.”	21 Después que se fueron, subieron ellos del pozo y fueron a avisar al rey David diciéndole: «Llevantos y pasad aprisa el agua, porque este consejo les ha dado Ajitófel contra vosotros».
22 Therefore, David rose up, and all the people who were with him, and they crossed over the Jordan, until first light. And not even one of them was left behind who had not crossed over the river.	22 Se levantó David y todo el pueblo que estaba con él y pasaron el Jordán; al romper la luz de la mañana no quedaba nadie sin pasar el Jordán.
23 Then Ahithophel, seeing that his counsel had not been done, saddled his donkey, and he rose up and went away to his own house and to his own city. And putting his house in order, he killed himself by hanging. And he was buried in the sepulcher of his father.	23 Cuando vio Ajitófel que no habían seguido con su consejo, aparejó el asno y levantándose fue a su casa en su ciudad; ordenó su casa, y luego se ahorcó y murió. Le sepultaron en la tumba de su padre.
24 Then David went to the encampment, and Absalom crossed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.	24 Llegaba David a Majanáyim cuando atravesaba Absalón el Jordán con todos los hombres de Israel.
25 Truly, Absalom appointed Amasa in place of Joab over the army. Now Amasa was the son of a man who was called Ithra of Jezrael, who entered to Abigail, the daughter of Nahash, the sister of Zeruiah, who was the mother of Joab.	25 Absalón había puesto a Amasá al frente del ejército, en lugar de Joab. Amasá era hijo de un hombre llamado Yitrá el ismaelita, que se había unido con Abigaíl, hija de Jesé, hermana de Sarvia, madre de Joab.
26 And Israel made camp with Absalom in the land of Gilead.	26 Israel y Absalón acamparon en tierra de Galaad.
27 And when David had arrived at the encampment, Shobi, the son of Nahash, from Rabbah, of the sons of Ammon, and Machir, the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai, the Gileadite of Rogelim,	27 Cuando David llegó a Majanáyim, Sobí, hijo de Najás, de Rabbá de los ammonitas, y Makir, hijo de Ammiel, de Lo Debar, y Barzillay de Galaad de Roguelim,
28 brought to him bedding, and tapestries, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and meal, and cooked grain, and beans, and lentils, and fried chick peas,	28 llevaron lechos, esteras, copas y vasos de barro, así como trigo, cebada, harina, grano tostado, lentejas, habas,
29 and honey, and butter, sheep and fattened calves. And they gave these to David and to the people who were with him to eat. For they suspected that the people were faint with hunger and thirst in the desert.	29 miel, cuajada, ovejas y quesos de vaca, y lo ofrecieron a David y a la gente que estaba con él, para que comiesen, pues se habían dicho: «La gente habrá pasado hambre, fatigas y sed en el desierto».