Jueces 20

EL LIBRO DEL PUEBLO DE DIOS	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Entonces todos los israelitas salieron como un solo hombre, desde Dan hasta Berseba y hasta la región de Galaad, y la comunidad se reunió delante del Señor, en Mispá.	1 Then all the children of Israel went out and gathered together as one man from Dan to Bersabee, with the land of Galaad, to the Lord in Maspha:
2 Los dignatarios de todo el pueblo y todas las tribus acudieron a la asamblea del pueblo de Dios: eran cuatrocientos mil hombres de a pie, armados de espada.	2 And all the chiefs of the people, and all the tribes of Israel met together in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen fit for war.
3 Los benjaminitas, por su parte, oyeron que los israelitas habían subido a Mispá. Los israelitas dijeron: «Cuéntennos cómo ha sucedido el crimen».	3 (Nor were the children of Benjamin ignorant that the children of Israel were come up to Maspha.) And the Levite the husband of the woman that was killed, being asked, how so great a wickedness had been committed,
4 Entonces el levita, el marido de la mujer asesinada, tomó la palabra y dijo: «Yo y mi concubina llegamos a Guibeá de Benjamín para pasar la noche,	4 Answered: I came into Gabaa of Benjamin with my wife, and there I lodged:
5 y los vecinos de Guibeá se levantaron contra mí: durante la noche rodearon la casa, intentaron matarme y abusaron de mi concubina hasta hacerla morir.	5 And behold the men of that city in the night beset the house wherein I was, intending to kill me, and abused my wife with an incredible fury of lust, so that at last she died.
6 Yo tomé a mi concubina, la corté en pedazos y envié esos pedazos a todo el territorio de la herencia de Israel, porque se había cometido una depravación y una infamia en Israel.	6 And I took her and cut her in pieces, and sent the, parts into all the borders of your possession: because there never was so heinous a crime, and so great an abomination committed in Israel.
7 Ahora les toca a ustedes, israelitas, tomar aquí mismo una determinación».	7 You are all here, O children of Israel, determine what you ought to do.
8 Todo el pueblo se levantó como un solo hombre y exclamó: «Ninguno de nosotros irá a su campamento; nadie volverá a su casa.	8 And all the people standing, answered as by the voice of one man: We will not return to our tents, neither shall any one of us go into his own house:
9 Y con Guibeá haremos lo siguiente: sortearemos a los que subirán a atacarla;	9 But this we will do in common against Gabaa:
10 de entre todas las tribus de Israel, tomaremos a diez hombres de cada cien, a cien de cada mil, y a mil de cada diez mil. Ellos recogerán víveres para la tropa, es decir, para los que irán a dar su merecido a Guibeá de Benjamín por la infamia que ha cometido en Israel».	10 We will take ten men of a hundred out of all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to bring victuals for the army, that we might fight against Gabaa of Benjamin, and render to it for its wickedness, what it deserveth.
11 Así, todos los hombres de Israel quedaron unidos como un solo hombre contra aquella ciudad.	11 And all Israel were gathered together against the city, as one man, with one mind, and one counsel:
12 Las tribus de Israel enviaron emisarios a toda la tribu de Benjamín para decirle: «¿Qué explicación dan al crimen que se ha cometido entre ustedes?	12 And they sent messengers to all the tribe of Benjamin to say to them: Why hath so great an abomination been found among you?
13 Entreguen a esos hombres pervertidos de Guibeá, para que los matemos y hagamos desaparecer el mal de Israel. Pero los benjaminitas no quisieron escuchar la demanda de sus hermanos israelitas.	13 Deliver up the men of Gabaa, that have committed this heinous crime, that they may die, and the evil may be taken away out of Israel. But they would not hearken to the proposition of their brethren the children of Israel:
14 Los benjaminitas de todas las ciudades se reunieron en Guibeá para salir a combatir contra los israelitas.	14 But out of all the cities which were of their lot, they gathered themselves together into Gabaa, to aid them, and to fight against the whole people of Israel.
15 Aquel mismo día se hizo el recuento de los benjaminitas provenientes de las diversas ciudades, y resultaron en total veinticinco mil hombres armados de espada, sin contar a los habitantes de Guibeá.	15 And there were found of Benjamin five and twenty thousand men that drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gabaa,
16 De toda esa tropa, setecientos hombres eran guerreros adiestrados, ambidextros, y capaces de arrojar la piedra de su honda contra un cabello, sin errar el tiro.	16 Who were seven hundred most valiant men, fighting with the left hand as well as with the right: and slinging stones so sure that they could hit even a hair, and not miss by the stone's going on either side.
17 La gente de Israel también hizo un recuento: descontando a Benjamín, eran cuatrocientos mil hombres armados de espada, todos guerreros.	17 Of the men of Israel also, beside the children of Benjamin, were found four hundred thousand that drew swords, and were prepared to fight.
18 En seguida subieron a Betel y consultaron a Dios para preguntarle: «¿Quién de nosotros será el primero en subir a luchar contra los benjaminitas?». Y el Señor respondió: «Judá será el primero».	18 And they arose and came to the house of God, that is, to Silo: and they consulted God, and said: Who shall be in our army the first to go to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord answered them: Let Juda be your leader.
19 Los israelitas avanzaron de madrugada para acampar frente a Guibeá	19 And forthwith the children of Israel rising in the morning, camped by Gabaa:
20 y salir a luchar contra Benjamín. Los hombres de Israel se dispusieron en orden de batalla frente a la ciudad,	20 And going out from thence to fight against Benjamin, began to assault the city.
21 pero los benjaminitas salieron de Guibeá y dejaron tendidos por tierra aquel día a veintidós mil hombres de Israel.	21 And the children of Benjamin coming out of Gabaa, slew of the children of Israel that day two and twenty thousand men.
22 Entonces los israelitas subieron a lamentarse delante del Señor hasta la tarde. Luego consultaron al Señor, diciendo: «¿Tenemos que entablar un nuevo combate con los hijos de nuestro hermano Benjamín?». Y el Señor respondió: «Suban a atacarlo».	22 Again Israel trusting in their strength and their number, set their army in array in the same place, where they had fought before:
23 De esta manera, la tropa israelita recobró el valor y volvió a disponer sus filas para el combate en el mismo lugar que el primer día.	23 Yet so that they first went up and wept before the Lord until night: and consulted him, and said: Shall I go out any more to fight against the children of Benjamin my brethren, or not? And he answered them: Go up against them, and join battle.
24 Los israelitas se acercaron por segunda vez a los benjaminitas,	24 And when the children of Israel went out the next day to fight against the children of Benjamin,
25 pero también aquel segundo día Benjamín les salió al encuentro desde Guibeá, y dejó tendidos por tierra a dieciocho mil israelitas, todos ellos armados de espada.	25 The children of Benjamin sallied forth out of the gates of Gabaa: and meeting them made so great a slaughter of them, as to kill eighteen thousand men that drew the sword.
26 Entonces los israelitas subieron a Betel con todo el pueblo y allí se lamentaron, sentados delante del Señor: ayunaron todo el día hasta la tarde y ofrecieron al Señor holocaustos y sacrificios de comunión.	26 Wherefore all the children of Israel came to the house of God, and sat and wept before the Lord: and they fasted that day till the evening, and offered to him holocausts, and victims of peace offerings,
27 Después consultaron al Señor, porque en aquel tiempo el Arca de la Alianza de Dios se encontraba allí,	27 And inquired of him concerning their state. At that time the ark of the covenant of the Lord was there,
28 y Pinjás, hijo de Eleazar, hijo de Aarón, estaba al servicio de ella. «¿Tenemos que salir otra vez a luchar contra los hijos de nuestro hermano Benjamín, o debemos desistir?», preguntaron al Señor. Y el Señor respondió: «Suban, porque mañana los entregaré en manos de ustedes».	28 And Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron was over the house. So they consulted the Lord and said: Shall we go out any more to fight against the children of Benjamin our brethren, or shall we cease? And the Lord said to them: Go up, for to morrow I will deliver them into your hands.
29 Israel tendió una emboscada alrededor de Guibeá.	29 And the children of Israel set ambushes round about the city of Gabaa:
30 Al tercer día, los israelitas avanzaron contra Benjamín, y dispusieron sus filas contra Guibeá, como las otras veces.	30 And they drew up their army against Benjamin the third time, as they had done the first and second.
31 los benjaminitas les salieron al encuentro, dejándose arrastrar lejos de la ciudad, y comenzaron como las otras veces a matar gente por los senderos que suben, uno a Betel y el otro a Gabaón. Así mataron a unos treinta hombres de Israel, sobre el campo raso.	31 And the children of Benjamin boldly issued out of the city, and seeing their enemies flee, pursued them a long way, so as to wound and kill some of them, as they had done the first and second day, whilst they fled by two highways, whereof one goeth up to Bethel, and the other to Gabaa, and they slew about thirty men:
32 Entonces los benjaminitas pensaron: «Ya los tenemos derrotados como la primera vez». Pero los israelitas habían dicho: «Vamos a simular que huimos, para atraerlos hasta los caminos, lejos de la ciudad».	32 For they thought to cut them off, as they did before. But they artfully feigning a flight, designed to draw them away from the city, and by their seeming to flee to bring them to the highways aforesaid.
33 Todos los hombres de Israel se levantaron de sus puestos y tomaron posiciones en Baal Tamar. Los israelitas que estaban emboscados, atacaron desde sus posiciones al oeste de Gueba.	33 Then all the children of Israel rising up out of the places where they were, set their army in battle array, in the place which is called Baalthamar. The ambushes also which were about the city, began by little and little to come forth,
34 Diez mil guerreros adiestrados de todo Israel llegaron frente a Guibeá. El combate se hizo muy encarnizado, sin que los benjaminitas advirtieran el desastre que se les venía encima.	34 And to march from the west side of the city. And other ten thousand men chosen out of all Israel attacked the inhabitants of the city. And the battle grew hot against the children of Benjamin: and they understood not that present death threatened them on every side.
35 El Señor hizo que Benjamín cayera derrotado delante de Israel, y aquel día los israelitas mataron a veinticinco mil cien hombres de Benjamín, todos ellos armados de espada	35 And the Lord defeated them before the children of Israel, and they slew of them in that day five and twenty thousand, and one hundred, all fighting men and that drew the sword.
	36 But the children of Benjamin when they saw themselves to be too weak, began to flee. Which the children of Israel seeing, gave them place to flee, that they might come to the ambushes that were prepared, which they had set near the city.
37 Estos, por su parte, se desplegaron rápidamente y atacaron a Guibeá, pasando a todos sus habitantes al filo de la espada.	37 And they that were in ambush arose on a sudden out of their coverts, and whilst Benjamin turned their backs to the slayers, went into the city, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
38 La gente de Israel se había puesto de acuerdo con los que estaban emboscados, para que estos levantaran una humareda desde la ciudad,	38 Now the children of Israel had given a sign to them, whom they had laid in ambushes, that after they had taken the city, they should make a fire: that by the smoke rising on high, they might shew that the city was taken.
39 y entonces ellos presentarían batalla. Cuando Benjamín comenzó a matar a algunos israelitas, unos treinta hombres en total, pensó: «Ya los tenemos completamente derrotados, como en el primer combate».	39 And when the children of Israel saw this in the battle (for the children of Benjamin thought they fled and pursued them vigorously, killing thirty men of their army)
40 Pero la columna de humo empezó a levantarse desde la ciudad, y Benjamín, al mirar atrás, vio que la ciudad entera subía en llamas hacia el cielo.	40 And perceived as it were a pillar of smoke rise up from the city; and Benjamin looking back, saw that the city was taken, and that the flames ascended on high:
41 Entonces los hombres de Israel presentaron batalla, y los benjaminitas temblaron al ver el desastre que se les venía encima.	41 They that before had made as if they fled, turning their faces stood bravely against them; which the children of Benjamin seeing, turned their backs,
42 Los benjaminitas retrocedieron ante los hombres de Israel en dirección al desierto, pero se vieron acosados por los combatientes, y los que venían de la ciudad atacaron tomándolos entre dos frentes.	42 And began to go towards the way of the desert, the enemy pursuing them thither also. And they that fired the city came also out to meet them.
43 Así encerraron a Benjamín, lo persiguieron sin darle tregua y siguieron derrotándolo hasta llegar a Gueba por el oriente.	43 And so it was, that they were slain on both sides by the enemies, and there was no rest of their men dying. They fell and were beaten down on the east side of the city Gabaa.
44 Cayeron dieciocho mil guerreros de Benjamín.	44 And they that were slain in the same place were eighteen thousand men, all most valiant soldiers.
45 y los sobrevivientes volvieron la espalda y huyeron al desierto, hacia la Roca de Rimón. Los israelitas capturaron por los caminos a cinco mil hombres y, mientras perseguían a Benjamín hasta Gueba, mataron a otros dos mil.	45 And when they that remained of Benjamin saw this, they fled into the wilderness and made towards the rock that is called Remmon. In that flight, also as they were straggling and going different ways, they slew of them five thousand men. And as they went farther, they still pursued them, and slew also other two thousand.
46 Aquel día cayeron en total veinticinco mil benjaminitas, todos ellos guerreros armados de espada.	46 And so it came to pass, that all that were slain of Benjamin in divers places, were five and twenty thousand fighting men, most valiant for war.
47 Seiscientos hombres, en cambio, pudieron escapar al desierto, hasta la Roca de Rimón, y allí estuvieron durante cuatro meses.	47 And there remained of all the number of Benjamin only six hundred men that were able to escape, and flee to the wilderness: and they abode in the rock Remmon four months.
48 Los israelitas se volvieron contra los benjaminitas y pasaron al filo de la espada a los varones de las ciudades, al ganado y a todo lo que encontraron, y también incendiaron a su paso a todas las ciudades.	48 But the children of Israel returning, put all the remains of the city to the sword, both men and beasts, and all the cities and villages of Benjamin were consumed with devouring flames.